St. Nicholas Festival and Market Place - Saturday, December 6 at 10:00am

Advent Communal Penance – December 14 - 2pm

Immaculate Conception - Monday. December 8 - Mass at 8am and 6pm

Christmas Mass Times

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

2nd Annual Chili/Soup Cook-Off - March 1 in the Parish Hall

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?

Stations of the Cross 5:30pm - March 7, 14, 21, 28 - April 4, 11

Lenten Fish Frys - March 7, 14, 28 - April 4, 11

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.

Communal Penance - March 23 - 2pm

Meals from the Heartland Mobile Hunger Fight - March 9

Goal: Raise $14,500 and pack 50,000 meals Sign up or check your status HERE

Holy Thursday Mass and Adoration - April 17

We will have Mass at 7pm and Adoration from 8pm to 10pm.

Good Friday Service April 18 - 7pm

Easter Egg Hunt Saturday. April 19 - 9:30am

Divine Mercy Sunday - April 26/27

Prayer of the Chaplet at Mass Saturday April 26th 4:35 & Sunday April 27 8:20 & 10:35

Easter Vigil - Saturday, April 19 - 8pm

Easter Sunday - April 20 - Mass Times 9am and 11am

First Communion Sunday, May 4 at 11am Mass

Baby Bottle Campaign - May 10/11 Return on May 17/18

InnerVisions 5th Annual Dick Heger Baby Bottle Campaign InnerVisions, a local unplanned pregnancy and STD medical clinic, empowers women to choose parenting or adoption. During the weekend of May 10/11 you’ll find baby bottles in the gathering area. Please take a bottle, fill it with change, cash, or checks, and return it May 17/18. Many thanks to Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home for underwriting the baby bottle campaign this year! Thank you for your donation.

Cradle of Life - May 10/11 & May 17/18

St. Mary’s will be collecting donations for local pregnancy centers the weekends of May 10/11 and May 17/18. Suggested donation items include NEW baby clothes - newborn to 4T, onesies - newborn to 18 months, baby wipes, hooded towels, washcloths, pacifiers, and diapers. Other items needed are hand pump soap, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant and feminine products. Monetary donations are also welcome. Make checks payable to St. Mary’s and write “Cradle of Life” in the memo. If you have questions, please contact Suzanne at 515-339-9782.

May Crowning - May 11

All children of the parish, toddlers through teens, join us in a procession to honor our Blessed Mother. Please arrive by 8:45 in the gathering area and if possible bring a flower to carry. We will then process up the main aisle of the church and crown Mary before the 9:00 Mass. If you have questions, please contact Michelle Roberts at 515-279-7483.

Pancake Breakfast - May 18

Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast - Sunday, May 18, 2025 in the Parish Hall Serving from 9am to 12:30pm Cost: Free Will Donations (suggested $10 per person) Menu: Pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, juice, milk and coffee We will be supporting the Youth Group, specifically for members planning to attend the NCYC Conference this year in Indianapolis November 20-22. All profits will be given to the Youth Group to support the financial needs for those attending the conference