St. Peter and St. Hubert

Welcome & Mission

The parish's homepage greets visitors with the statement: 'St. Peter and St. Hubert Congregation is a community, rich in faith and dedicated to the traditions of the Holy Catholic Church.' Its published mission is to 'continue the teachings of Jesus by providing quality liturgy, religious education for all ages, pastoral care, and to serve our community with a positive attitude.' The office is staffed part-time (Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.), and parishioners can reach Fr. Timothy Machila or secretary Julie Engebose by phone (920-837-2852) or at [email protected].

Worship Sites

St. Peter and St. Hubert Parish worships at two country churches in Kewaunee County. St. Peter's Church sits at E2591 County Road S in the hamlet of Lincoln, and St. Hubert's Church stands at E3081 County Road X in the village of Rosiere. Both sites are within the Casco, WI 54205 mailing area. Weekend Mass alternates between the two: Saturday evening Mass is celebrated at St. Hubert's in Rosiere, and Sunday morning Mass is offered at St. Peter's in Lincoln.

• St. Peter's Church — Lincoln site, E2591 County Road S, Casco, WI 54205
• St. Hubert's Church — Rosiere site, E3081 County Road X, Casco, WI 54205

Religious Education

St. Peter and St. Hubert runs a year-round Religious Education Program for parishioners of all ages. The website invites families to 'contact the parish office or fill out the "contact us" form for additional information about our program.' This ministry is one of the parish's explicitly named pillars, alongside quality liturgy and pastoral care.

• Year-round Religious Education Program for all ages
• Contact: parish office at (920) 837-2852 or [email protected]

Parish Leadership & Staff

The parish is currently led by Parish Administrator Fr. Timothy Machila, with Julie Engebose serving as Parish Bookkeeper & Secretary. Parish office hours are Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Three standing parish committees support the work of the parish and meet regularly at the Rosiere site.

• Parish Administrator — Fr. Timothy Machila
• Parish Bookkeeper & Secretary — Julie Engebose
• Office hours — Monday & Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Parish phone — (920) 837-2852
• Parish email — [email protected]

Scrip Gift-Card Fundraiser

The parish runs a year-round Scrip gift-card fundraising program, an established Catholic-school-style fundraiser in which parishioners purchase gift cards at face value and a percentage is rebated to the parish. The website notes that 'we are always looking for more help selling scrip' and that cards 'can be purchased before and after' weekend Masses.

• Year-round Scrip gift-card program
• Scrip sold before and after Masses
• Volunteers welcome

History of St. Peter's, Lincoln

St. Peter's Church at Lincoln traces its origin to the Belgian Walloon settlement called 'Grandlez,' founded by immigrants from Grand-Leez in the Province of Namur, Belgium, who arrived in Kewaunee County between 1850 and 1860. The community organized as a Catholic congregation by 1862 under visiting Belgian missionaries; a larger 30' × 50' church was built by 1865 and, when statues of St. Peter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a bell were purchased, the church was dedicated to St. Peter. Father Phillip Crud, the Belgian-born priest-mason who oversaw the entire Belgian colony, wrote in his 1878 history that the congregation then numbered 107 families (mostly young), with 40 baptisms and only 4 marriages in a single year. Crud also reported that 'the great majority of Belgian people remain faithful to the Catholic faith and proved always very devoted to their beloved pastors,' though a handful of families had been drawn to Protestant 'Millenarian' or Presbyterian preachers from Robinsonville. The community later dropped the 'Grandlez' name and became simply Lincoln; today only St. Peter's Church and Susie's Place remain of the once-thriving 'downtown.'

• Belgian Walloon settlement of 'Grandlez,' 1850s–1860s
• Church dedicated to St. Peter by 1865 (statues and bell purchased)
• Father Phillip Crud's 1878 report: 107 families, 40 baptisms, 4 marriages that year
• Predates the Diocese of Green Bay (est. 1868)

History of St. Hubert's, Rosiere

The Rosiere-Misiere area received its first Catholic church — St. John the Baptist — around 1864–1866, built about half a mile northeast of the present St. Hubert's site. That church was destroyed in the great Peshtigo Fire of October 1871, after which Rosiere and neighboring Misiere residents quarreled bitterly over where to rebuild. Father Crud, who served as a mason-priest, eventually built a new church on the Rosiere site; the building contract was awarded to Emanuel Wynkers on June 13, 1874, and a laborer named Francois Barbiaux was hired at 81½ cents a day. By 1879 Rosiere had become a mission of Lincoln (St. Peter's). A later brick church stood on the site until it was taken down in 1932–33, and the present stone church was completed in 1933.

• Original church (St. John the Baptist) built 1864/1866
• Destroyed in the Peshtigo Fire of October 1871
• Replacement church built by Father Crud; contract awarded 1874 to Emanuel Wynkers
• Became a mission of Lincoln in 1879
• Brick church taken down 1932–33; present stone church completed 1933

Contact the Parish

Parishioners and visitors can reach St. Peter and St. Hubert by phone, email, or in person at the parish office. The office is open two days a week and serves both worship sites.

• Phone — (920) 837-2852
• Email — [email protected]
• Office hours — Monday & Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Website — http://www.stpeterandsthubert.com/