Dear Parents, Each year youth from across the Diocese are invited to represent their parish at the Diocesan sponsored Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI). CLI is a six-day retreat held in Springfield and is open to kids who have graduated eighth grade through high school. CLI is designed to teach the kids leadership, communication and planning skills. CLI, first and foremost however, encourages the teens to strengthen their relationship with Christ. It is through Him that they will be given the grace and guidance to become a real leader. The goal of CLI is that the kids will return ready...

The seeds of your sacrificial giving you have planted and nurtured over the years are now sprouting into new life that will make our facilities more welcoming, accommodating, convenient and secure, helping us to grow and energize our parish. Due to the generosity of one of our beloved members, our parish has received a bequest in the form of a trust fund for our renovation project in the amount of $1 million. This means that we can not only move forward with the plans we communicated to you earlier this year, but also expand them to include a fellowship...

The construction of turn lanes by the state of Illinois has begun for the Ss. Peter and Paul south parking lot.  With the widening of Highway 159, cars can only make a right turn into or out of our lot at the east entry.  Care should be taken in this area during the construction period.

The Young Catholic Musicians, a talented group of young singers and instrumentalists aged 11- 20 from throughout the Metro St. Louis area, provided the music at 10:30 AM Mass at Ss. Peter Paul on April 19. The experience was inspiring and uplifting for our parishioners. The orchestra and choir consists of 120 musicians. Two parishioners are members: Adam Wilson, Cello   Lucas Thorpe, Violin   The choir consists of sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. The orchestra is composed of strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments. The Young Catholic Musicians lead the music for Mass at various churches once each...

Holy Week at Ss. Peter and Paul Holy week began with Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Parishioners gathered in the gym for the blessing of the palm branches followed by a procession into the church. Proclaiming the Passion enables us to see the love of Christ for each of us despite our sins, a love that even death could not vanquish.   The culmination of Holy Week was the Triduum consisting of these liturgical services: Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday service of the Lord’s Passion Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord...

The people of Ss. Peter and Paul were saddened to learn the weekend of March 14-15 that Father Steve Arisman has been assigned to a new ministry in Mattoon/Charleston beginning March 23. Click here to view Father Arisman Message Click here to view Bishop Paprocki Letter on the new assignment