You need to try ALPHA! ALPHA is a short 2 hour evening held every Tuesday for 10 weeks in our parish hall. We meet in an open non-classroom setting where we share a meal (which we provide), watch a short video and then have an open friendly discussion about that video. There is no take home reading, preparation, or classroom lecture. We meet, make new friends, and talk about Christianity. This ALPHA conversation has been held in over 5000 parishes with more than 200,000 participants. I invite you to try it out. Registration forms are on tables on your way out or you can register online. We start October 7th. Please come!

Mass times: Thursday, August 14 @ 6pm and Friday August 15th @ 8am

We will meet in the Fireplace Room. We'll enjoy some tasty snacks and pray the day's Evening Prayer together. There will be wine to enjoy, but you are free to bring your own wine or beverage. After prayer, we will share some reflection and fellowship. It's a wonderful way to end the day and meet new people, too! Contact Deacon Greg if you have any questions: 515.650-2738.

Volunteer opportunities for the Catholic Circle Of Faith house build are now available. There will be volunteer opportunities available for July 12, September 12, 13 and 27. The address for the house build is 2348 Dean Ave. in Des Moines. Once you register online, you will be given information regarding the protocol to follow at the build site. You can donate to the Catholic Circle of Faith house build through St. Mary's Online Giving which can be found on the Website homepage. We hope that you will be able to help St. Mary’s to achieve their volunteer and fundraising goals. If you have any questions, please contact Glen Oglia at 515-326-1528 or ogliaglen@gmail.com

Help fill the SVdP Donation Truck on Saturday, June 21st from 9am to 2pm in the church parking lot. See list below.

Celebrate Our New Parish Members With Us! Join us after the 5 PM Mass on August 23rd at the Church. We'll have some wine & cheese and other refreshments and snacks to enjoy as we take a few minutes to get acquainted with each other. See you there!

Women's Association We invite all the women of the parish to join us for our first meeting of this season on Monday, September 8th at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. We will be having a pot-luck Salad Supper. Please bring a salad to share. Desert, drinks, and place settings will be provided. We look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones.

Join us after each weekend Mass on September 20/21 for a frosty treat! Whether it's outside the church or in the gathering area, you're sure to enjoy this long time favorite. You can also choose cola for a Black Cow or just the ice cream or soda, but be sure to plan to celebrate our growing parish with us! Free will donations will be appreciated for the Youth Group to travel to the National Catholic Youth Conference in November.

We will have adoration on Thursday, October 2nd from 6pm to 7pm and on Friday October 3rd from 8:30am to 9:30am

The Knights of Columbus from our parish are looking for your help - and in return - we will feed you breakfast! A pancake breakfast is planned for Sunday, November 16th from 9 AM to 12:30 PM in the Parish Hall. The proceeds from this will go directly to the youth group of STM for those students attending the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis November 20-22. Your free will donations help support our youth to come closer to Him. Each youth is going to receive financial support from us. We will have a credit card payment option for this event as well! We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, November 16th between 9 AM and 12:30 PM.

A beautiful collection of hand carved olive wood religious articles from the Holy Land, will be for sale in the Gathering Area November 8/9. They are very beautiful, and they make excellent gifts for first communion, mother’s day, father’s day, Christmas, and raffle donations. The profit goes to support the 27 Catholic Families who made these articles in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. I encourage you to stop by and support our suffering Catholic Families in the Holy Land.

All are welcome to attend the special “Saints of Americas Blessing Mass” at Saint Mary of Nazareth Catholic Church. Bishop Joensen will preside and bless the eighteen Icons on November 18th at 6:30PM. These eighteen Icons represent various Saints who have fulfilled their ministry in the Americas. We are familiar with the Saint Icons of the Blessed Mother, Apostles, and Saints of Europe, however, we are less familiar of those Saints of the United States and the Americas. After being blessed by Bishop Joensen the Icons will be on permanent display at Saint Mary of Nazareth Catholic Church 4600 Meredith Drive Des Moines, Iowa 50310. Please join us for this rare opportunity to see the blessing of an Icon.

Wednesday, December 24th - 4pm, 6pm and 9pm Thursday, December 25th - 9am

All are invited to sample the best CHILI and SOUP in the Diocese! Menu: Chili/Soup, Macaroni & Cheese, Cinnamon Rolls, Cookies, Water and Lemonade...or bring your own beverage and the best part it is FREE!! Come to see who wins the Golden Ladle. Questions?

Serving from 5pm to 6:30pm - $13.00 per person, $25.00 for two people, $7.00 per child 12 to 5, and under 5 free. Fried or Baked Fish, Baked or Mashed Potatoes, French Fries, Green Beans, Corn, Cole Slaw Mac and Cheese, rolls with butter coffee, Lemonade or water. Freewill donation for desserts prepared by the Women's Association.