Mass on the Grass was a success! We are grateful for all of the volunteers that set up, prepared food, served lunch, and provided clean up. Thank you to all of our special guests that joined us to celebrate Mass to kick off our 75th anniversary.
Click here to view the photo album from Mass on the Grass
Committee Members: Tim Dempsey, Anne Dols, Joan Ferguson, Andrew Gross, Jean Hemmer, Megs Howes, Rick McConville, Susan Malloy, Elizabeth Melcher, Emily Melcher (Chair), Kathy O’Neill (Co-Chair), Erica Ries, Barb Woods, Deacon David Schmidt, CeCe Talley, Jeanne Thill, Mac Tyrrell
Parish Events for 2024-2025
August 11, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. – Steve Angrisano Concert/Picnic supporting Mary’s Meals
September 2024 – Book Study Begins, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
October 1, 2024 – Feast Day of St. Therese of Lisieux
October 5/6, 2024 – St. Therese Feast Day Celebration
October 20, 2024 – 4 p.m. Music in the Park
November 9, 2024 – Parish Wide Service Project – Yard Clean Up
January 2025 – Praying with St. Therese of Lisieux Zoom Event, 6 Sessions
January 2025 – Parish Renewal Alpha Begins
February 11-17, 2025 – Random Acts of Kindness Week
March 4, 2025 – Mardis Gras Dinner
March 9/10, 2025 – Parish Lenten Event with Steve Angrisano
May 2025 – Parish May Crowning Event
June 9, 2025 – Pilgrimage to National Shrine and Museum of St. Therese, Darien, Illinois
June 28, 2025, 4:30 p.m. – Closing Celebration Mass with Bishop Joensen with meal and celebration to follow
75th Anniversary Prayer
Gracious God, we praise you and give you thanks for the many blessings you grant us. We place our complete trust in you as we prepare for our 75th anniversary of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish.
In heartfelt gratitude and love, we remember your abiding presence among us. We celebrate all those who have gone before us in faith to build, to witness, and to serve this parish and our community. We recommit ourselves to carrying out the mission entrusted to them, to us, and to future generations.
May the Holy Spirit guide us in the “little ways of love” of St. Theresa and continue to help our parish grow and flourish. We pray this through Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.
75th Anniversary Memory Book
We are in the process of making a book of memories from 2000 to the present. If you have some interesting stories from 2000- to present, please write them down and drop them off at church in the memory box in the back and east entrance, email or call Barb Woods, bwoods@stsdsm.com or 515-210-6649.