Rice Bowl 2020

March 2, 2020 Ss. Peter & Paul News
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) invites each of us to participate in CRS Rice Bowl during Lent.  CRS Rice Bowl is Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten faith-in-action program. It offers opportunities for your family to engage daily with the spiritual pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Meet Trinh Trinh’s family are farmers in Vietnam who have been affected by climate change. What would you do if your source of nutrition was threatened? How can we support those whose livelihoods are vulnerable to weather? Visit crsricebowl.org for more.       Please take the time to take home a CRS Rice...

Open House

January 20, 2020 Ss. Peter & Paul News
Please join us for an Open House on Sunday, January 26 after 10:30 Mass at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School.  We serve students in grades Pre-K to Grade 8.  Enjoy this opportunity to tour the school and meet teachers, students and parents!  For additional information contact the school at (618) 344-5450

Growing Generous Hearts

January 14, 2020 Ss. Peter & Paul News
As we continue our journey of discipleship — to Be, Grow, and Make Disciples — we recognize that gratitude for all that God has given us is the cornerstone of our faith journey.  Disciples are good stewards of all of God’s gifts—time, talent and treasure.  As we grow in our relationship with God, gratitude for His gifts changes our hearts and minds.  As we know, everything we have is God’s already. God has entrusted gifts to us, and it’s our responsibly to share these gifts out love for God and neighbor. You may have heard of tithing. Tithing is...

S.O.S. Soup Kitchen – Christmas Give-Away

December 9, 2019 Ss. Peter & Paul News, What's Happening
S.O.S. Soup Kitchen – Christmas Give-Away Looking for donations of: Hats Gloves/Mittens Scarves Coats – Children & Adults Socks Slippers Blankets Personal Hygiene Items Toys Games Teen Gifts Items can be new or gently used. Please drop off items in Gathering Space on or before 12/15/19 Deadline. Questions? Call or text Dean @ 618-334-1177 SOS Soup Kitchen – Christmas Give-Away event is on Thursday, December 19th 5:00 pm at St. John’s All are welcome to attend for fellowship, food, and gifts.

Giving Tree

December 9, 2019 Ss. Peter & Paul News
It’s that time of year again.  Please select your tag from the Giving Tree and make someone’s Christmas morning special! The tags have items listed from each individual’s wish list.  These lists are suggestions.  You may purchase something from this list or something of your own choice.  Each person in each family has 3 tags on the tree to represent the 3 gifts from the Magi to the Christ Child.  Please do not feel like you have to buy everything on the list. When you select a tag from the tree, please fill in the requested information on the...

Parishioners reflect on faith, family, and music in the Church

October 24, 2019 Ss. Peter & Paul News
On September 29, some Ss. Peter & Paul parishioners joined thousands from the St. Louis area and beyond to attend “Coming Home: A Final Celebration,” a concert of the St. Louis Jesuits: composers and leaders of Catholic pastoral music. The five men: Bob Dufford, SJ; John Foley, SJ; Tim Manion; Roc O’Connor, SJ; and Dan Schutte, who first met as Jesuit scholastics at St. Louis University in the seventies, began composing music for Catholic and Christian worship in the years that followed the Second Vatican Council. This allowed for the celebration of the Mass in the vernacular (the commonly...