Church of St. Peter Parish
Through prayer, parishioners of the Church of St. Peter nurture the personal relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Sacraments, serving, prayer groups, and music ministries aid in fostering this relationship, and through the Eucharist, the Church of St. Peter parish family is strengthened to go and serve the Lord.
Prayer Ministries
Altar Servers assist the priest during Mass. Students are eligible to serve after they begin fourth grade, and are recruited through St. Peter School and the PSR program. Students receive training before they are assigned. Parents are welcome to be trained and to serve with their child. Other adults also are welcome to serve. Servers can sign up online to serve the Mass time of their preference.
Please contact Gina Bergman at 217-222-3155 or [email protected] to volunteer or find out more information.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are mandated by the Diocese to help distribute the Eucharist at Mass. They may also assist with blessing of throats and distribution of ashes and, with special training, may take Communion to hospital patients or parishioners who are homebound or in nursing homes. They may specify months and Mass times when they are available to serve.
Please contact Gina Bergman at 217-222-3155 or [email protected] to volunteer or find out more information.
Adults serve during funeral Masses throughout the year on an “as- needed” basis.
Please contact Tom McLaughlin at 217-653-1032 to volunteer or find out more information.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion take the Eucharist to parishioners who are homebound or in nursing homes who request it on Saturday, Sunday, or at other times.
Please contact the Parish Nurse at 217-222-3155 or [email protected] to volunteer or find out more information.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion take the Eucharist to Catholic patients at Blessing Hospital. Flexible schedules can be arranged. New volunteers are accompanied by experienced volunteers during their first hospital visits.
Please contact the Parish Nurse at 217-222-3155 or [email protected] to volunteer or find out more information.
Leaders and assistants plan and deliver Liturgy of the Word for children in kindergarten through the fourth grade during the 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass.
Please contact Kristen Walker at 708-227-5721 or [email protected] to volunteer or find out more information.
One morning a week throughout the academic year, this group meets to pray for the intentions of the children in our parish. The group receives prayer requests from students in St. Peter School and PSR.
Please contact Susan Peters at 573-822-2234 or [email protected] to participate or find out more information.
"The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly, more glorious and beautiful in heaven, and will help bring about everlasting peace on earth."
— Saint Teresa of Calcutta
"Adoration is a sign of devotion to and worship of Jesus Christ under the appearance of the consecrated host." Did you know that the Adoration Chapel has been a vital part of Quincy since October 1987? Are you looking for an uninterrupted quiet hour alone with the Lord once a month or every week? Doesn't everyone need an hour with the Lord? The Adoration Chapel is a private chapel where Jesus is exposed in the Eucharist in a monstrance on the altar. In the chapel, one can pray and be with Christ reverently and respectfully. Our adorers can spend quiet time in prayer or just listen to God. We welcome and are open to all to sign up for an hour either weekly, semi-monthly or monthly, or to be placed on our substitute list to fill in as needed. We would love you to join us in this ministry.
Please contact Jean Ann Cook at 217-430-6967 or Gina Wolf 217-257-9966 to volunteer or find out more information.
Readers proclaim readings from Sacred Scripture and present the Prayers of the Faithful at Mass. Once training is completed, signing up to read is all done online.
Please contact Tina Fetter at 217-653-7147 or [email protected] to volunteer or find out more information.
Music Ministries
The contact for all music ministries is Jaicee Griggs, Director of Music and Liturgy at 217-222-3155 or [email protected]. You may also visit with a member of our music ministry after any Mass.
Talented vocalists with a strong sense of liturgy and interest in leading the congregation in song are welcome to become cantors. Cantors also proclaim the Psalm from the ambo during Mass. New cantors receive in-depth training before serving during a liturgy.
Chorale is open to any adult or high school vocalist who wishes to share his or her gift of music and benefit from the camaraderie of other musicians. The group rehearses from 7-8:30 pm on Wednesday nights from September through May. Chorale sings at the 5 pm Saturday or the 9:30 am Sunday Mass several times each month from September through May, as well as at special liturgies and major holy days and feasts.
Musicians skilled in woodwind, brass, percussion and stringed instruments occasionally are invited to play at special liturgies.
Jubilation is open to students in grades 4-8. The group rehearses from 3-3:45 pm on Mondays during the school year. Jubilation normally sings at the 9:30 am Mass once a month during the school year, at the Family Christmas Mass (5:30 pm, Christmas Eve) and occasionally at special liturgies. New members are welcome at the start of each semester.
Singers are welcome to join the Resurrection Choir, which sings for funerals upon request. There are no rehearsals, and it is not necessary to be a member of another parish choir to join this group.
St. Peter Singers welcomes singers, guitarists, pianists and other instrumentalists who would like to lead the music at the 11:00 am Sunday Mass and other liturgies. This group has occasional practices and is ideal for musicians who have uncertain schedules but would like to participate as time permits.
Outside Ministries
Quincy Cursillo is an opportunity to encounter Christ in a very special way during a Thursday evening through Sunday evening retreat at the Our Lady of Angels Spirituality Center of Quincy University. The program is designed to make a Christian community possible in the home, parish and broader community. St Peter representatives for Cursillo are Dwight & Barb Seeley - 217-224-5615 or [email protected].
