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Saint peter catholic church, Montgomery, Indiana
Whether you’re new to the area, returning to the Church, or curious about the Catholic faith and how it is shown in the world, we invite you to experience the warmth, the joy, and the community you’ll find at Saint Peter Catholic Church. We welcome the doubter as well as the believer, the active in faith as well as the seeker. There’s always a place for you at St. Peter Parish.
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We, the people of St. Peter Parish, Montgomery, IN, profess our Catholic faith.
We celebrate the seven sacraments of the Church.
We pledge to witness to our Catholic faith in this community
and to be examples of Christian love and service to all,
regardless of their religious affiliation.
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OUR PASTOR
Fr. Stephen McGinnis
I was born in West Virginia while my dad was in the Air Force and was attending medical school at West Virginia University. As an Air Force family, we moved around the country and spent two years in England. I graduated from high school in Papillion, NE.
I then went on to attend Notre Dame and then West Virginia University where I received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. I taught there for several years and started a business to commercialize my research. At the same time, my involvement with the Church continued to increase and I became a seminarian for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and attended St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, PA. Due to illness I decided to remain a Deacon and served at several different parishes in West Virginia.
When my dad retired from the Air Force, he decided he wanted to be a small-town country doctor and ended up in Spencer County, IN. As my parents got older, I moved to be near them, and later decided that I was still being called to be a priest. After being accepted by the Diocese
of Evansville, I attended St Meinrad for a year as a “refresher course” and was ordained a priest in Evansville on 3 June 2023.
I was first assigned to St. Francis Xavier Parish in Vincennes and St. Philip Neri Parish in Bicknell before becoming Administrator of St Peter Parish in June of 2024.
God bless you!
The Garden of Sorrow & Joy
The Garden of Sorrow and Joy were blessed and dedicated at St. Peter. This special place is in memory of all our beloved deceased, born and unborn. It is the intent of this place of prayer and memory to deal with grief that we may have suppressed for years but still carry with us. Causing the grief surface again will help us to deal with the circumstances of death in the light of Christ’s promise of life after death. The death of anyone is tragic. It leaves wounds that must heal. Only our hope in the promises of Jesus can help us heal.