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 Father Chinnappa blessed two marriages on Sunday, November 1st during our service. Gary and Marylou Hager have been blessed with 50 years of marriage and Steve and Cathy Olson were celebrating 40 years of marriage.
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Gary and Marylou celebrated after mass in our church hall
​ with family, friends and fellowship. Congratulations!

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The Hager's children and grandchildren joined their
​ parents as their marriage of 50 years was blessed by Father.

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The Olson's children and grandchildren joined them
as Father blessed their marriage of 40 years.


Sunday, March 13th: We celebrated the Rite of Testimony for our Confirmation candidates. They came forward with their sponsors to ask for a blessing from Father and the parish as they began the final preparations for Confirmation on April 15th, which will be at 7:00 p.m. at Pax Christi in Rochester. All are welcome to attend this important event.

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​On Sunday, December 13,  our Confirmation class had their Rite of Commitment Confirmation Preparation, 
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​Also, on Sunday, December 13 We had a Baptism for Fallon Stevenson.
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A photo from our Christmas Program held on December 20th.

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On  Sunday, September 27. We celebrated Fr. Fogal's birthday.
​ Teresa Post with Fr. Fogal.

Fall Bazaar  9-20-2015


It was a beautiful sunny fall day to enjoy the SS Peter & Paul Fall Bazaar! It was held on Sunday September 20th. There was something to entertain everyone. Whether you wanted to join in on bingo, browse the country store, take the kids to get their faces painted and of course have a delicious ham & turkey dinner - it was all there to enjoy!       Photos and Captions etc. by Pati Liffrig
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  On the beautiful Sunday morning of May 3rd, 2015, Father Joe Fogal and Deacon Chris Orlowski officiated at First Communion at St Peter and Paul.  First communicants were Frank Flicek, Molly Grobe, Taylor Hofschulte,
Caleb Kurtti, Craig Kurtti, Tory(TJ)Magnuson, Jack Meincke and Sawyer Sheridan. Their Catechist teacher this year was Teresa Post who did a wonderful job preparing the children for this holy occasion.

 First Communion is considered one of the holiest and most important occasions in a Catholic person's life. A child's first communion is a cause for celebration, but the event has a deeper meaning. We believe that
the event means that a child has studied and understood, to the best of his or her ability, what Catholics call the mystery of transubstantiation — the changing of the substance of ordinary bread and wine into the substance of Jesus Christ's body and blood, according to our Catholic beliefs. 



 Congratulations to all of our First communicants!

Here are a few Pictures from Msgr. Don Schmitz's Retirement party on 6/21/2015.
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Easter Egg Hunt - 3/29/2015

There was lots of excitement after Palm Sunday service. The annual Easter egg hunt for St. Peter and Paul was on! The weather did not allow the event to be held outside, but the kids were just as happy hunting for eggs in the church hall. Thank you to the confirmation kids who helped hide the eggs!  pictures and text by Pati Liffrig

Pancake Breakfast - 3/22/2015

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The Knights of Columbus sponsored a pancake breakfast to benefit the Mazeppa Area Foodshelf. The Knights were able to donate proceeds of $1,000.00 to this cause. Over 100 people enjoyed pancakes, sausage and
eggs on Sunday morning March 22nd at St Peter and Paul.
 Pictured are members Jim Perotti, Erik Flicek, Dennis O'Brien, Lloyd Befort, Gary Hager, Mike Liffrig and Dale Rohlfing. Other Knights helping were Bob
Poncelet, Duane Hinrichs, Randy Gregory, Lenny Feuling, Ron Wagner, Tom Roble, Mark Losure, Albert Miller, Jim Siems and Randy Nardinger.  Assisting in the kitchen were Mary Lou Hager, Pati Liffrig, Ann DeWitt,
Sherri Ferber and Jan Grossbach. Sharon, Paul and Tammy Musty helped with donations as representatives of the foodshelf. 
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he Knights greatly thank everyone attending for their support! If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, you may contact any member for more information. It is a wonderful organization whose four core principles are: Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. Together we can accomplish far more, than any of us can individually.  Pictures and story by Pati Liffrig

Spring Dinner

Judy Hofschulte and Marilyn Pahl are all smiles as they begin to serve hungry patrons at the Spring Dinner. The ladies guilds of St. Rose and St.Theresa were responsible for this years delicious meal of turkey gravy over mashed potatoes, salads and homemade desserts. The weather was
cooperative and a great crowd was able to attend!  Picture and story by Pati Liffrig

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SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church of Mazeppa MN