Life After Fifty will go to Arcadia Restaurant, Polk City on July 24th. Tap or click for details.

On Friday, June 28th, 25 volunteers from SSJP and other Catholic Circle of Faith parishes built 36 wall panels for this year's CCOF Habitat for Humanity home, giving a total of 148 volunteer hours. A big thank you to all who helped out! Tap or click to view some photos from the day.

Over 130 kiddos and over 80 volunteers made our True North Vacation Bible School a roaring success! Check out these photos where we explored trusting Jesus in a Wild World!

While planning summer trips, tap or click to find Mass where you are traveling.

Life After Fifty will prepare and serve the Caring Hands Simple Supper on Monday, June 30th. Donations for the meal and help with preparing and serving the meal are appreciated. Click or tap for more details.

Celebrate the day Mary visited her cousin, Elizabeth, by making Mary cookies. Pray the Hail Mary as a family.

During our May faith formation gatherings, we explored how the words, "Go the Mass is ended" are a call to action, to be the hands and feet of Jesus for others. We participated in numerous activities that serve our parish and our community. One of those was our Holy Grounds and Building Ministry, sprucing up the grounds to get ready for summer. Tap or click to check out some photos.

Did you know St. Martin is the patron saint of race relations? Learn more about him here.

On May 4th we honored our high school graduates at 10:30 Mass. We wish them well in their future endeavors and pray that they continue to live their faith! Tap or click to see more photos.

May 15 is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! Have a yummy snack with your favorite recipe or try this oat flour variety! Enjoy!

Stop in Founders Hall after 5:00 Mass and find out what Life After Fifty is all about. Tap or click for details.

Have you ever had a May crowning at home? Learn simple ways here.

Pray this prayer as we await the canonization of Blessed Carlos Acutis by our new Pope.

We celebrate Easter for 50 days. Create or color an Alleluia or other signs to celebrate in your home. Click here for more ideas.

How will you Care for Our Common Home? Find ideas and local activities here.

Our prayer of the month for Intergenerational Faith Formation is the Divine Mercy Chaplet. The Chaplet comes from the writings of St. Faustina Kowalska. Learn how to pray it on Kitchen Table Faith.

The main line for the parish, 515-967-3796 is not working. You can dial one of our rollover lines directly to reach the parish office: 515-967-8047 or 515-967-1015. You can also reach staff by email. Tap or click to go to the Contact Staff page.

We want to celebrate you! Join us Sunday, May 4th at 10:30am Mass for a recognition and blessing for our graduating seniors. Find the details and reply forms by clicking here.

Get ready for our 2025 VBS June 15-19! At True North, kids discover what it means to trust Jesus in a wild world! Register your 4-year-old through kids who have completed 5th Grade for a fun-filled experience of team-work, experiments and learning about God. Click here for more information and registration options. P.S. - we're looking for adventurous volunteers, too!