About St Peter Parish · Colman, South Dakota
St. Peter Parish is a small Roman Catholic parish located at 200 N. Allen Avenue in the rural community of Colman, South Dakota, in the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The parish was founded in 1906 and takes its name from Saint Peter, the apostle traditionally regarded as the first Pope. It is one of four parishes that make up the Queen of Peace Pastorate (Pastorate #9) alongside St. Mary in Dell Rapids, SS. Simon and Jude in Flandreau, and St. Joseph the Workman in Huntimer/Colton. The parish community gathers for Sunday Mass in English and offers Sunday confessions and periodic Eucharistic Adoration as part of the wider pastorate schedule.
- Established
- 1906
- Patron
- Saint Peter the Apostle
- Rector
- Rev. Shane D. Stevens
- Diocese
- Diocese of Sioux Falls
Why belong here
St. Peter Parish offers a small, traditional rural Catholic community in Colman where parishioners can know one another by name. Sunday Mass is celebrated in English at 8:30 AM, with confessions before Mass and a Mid-week schedule of Eucharistic Adoration. As part of the four-parish Queen of Peace Pastorate, the parish shares priests, faith formation, and ministries with St. Mary (Dell Rapids), SS. Simon and Jude (Flandreau), and St. Joseph the Workman — giving a small-town church access to the full sacramental and pastoral life of a larger Catholic community.
Mass times at St Peter Parish
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:00 AM - 8:25 AM (at St. Peter's, Colman, before Mass)
- Wednesday 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM (3rd Wednesday, at Sts. Simon and Jude, Flandreau)
- Wednesday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (at St. Mary's, Dell Rapids)
- Saturday 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM (at St. Mary's, Dell Rapids)
- Saturday 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM (at St. Joseph the Workman, Colton)
- Or by appointment
Adoration times
- Wednesday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM (3rd Wednesday at St. Peter's, Colman)
About St. Peter Parish
St. Peter Parish is a Roman Catholic parish located at 200 N. Allen Avenue in Colman, South Dakota. It was founded in 1906 and is named for Saint Peter the Apostle. The parish is part of the Diocese of Sioux Falls and is one of four parishes that make up the Queen of Peace Pastorate.
- Patron: Saint Peter the Apostle
- Diocese: Sioux Falls
- Founded: 1906
- Rite: Roman-Latin
- Pastorate: Queen of Peace (Pastorate #9)
History
St. Peter's was established in 1906 as a Catholic worship site for the farming community around Colman in Moody County. Over more than a century it has remained a small but steady parish, and it is today joined with neighboring parishes in the Queen of Peace Pastorate under shared pastoral leadership from the Diocese of Sioux Falls.
- Founded: 1906
- Became part of the Queen of Peace Pastorate in the Diocese of Sioux Falls' consolidation of small rural parishes
Clergy & Staff
St. Peter's is served by the clergy of the Queen of Peace Pastorate, who provide Mass, sacraments, and pastoral care across all four parishes of the grouping.
- Rev. Shane D. Stevens — Pastor
- Rev. William Hamak — Parochial Vicar
- Rev. Brian Eckrich — Parochial Vicar; Chaplain of St. Mary's Catholic Schools
Queen of Peace Pastorate
St. Peter is one of four parishes that together form the Queen of Peace Pastorate (Pastorate #9) in the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The parishes share clergy, staff, and sacramental scheduling while each retaining its own church building and worship times.
- St. Peter — Colman (Sunday 8:30 AM)
- St. Mary — Dell Rapids (Saturday 4:30 PM; Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM)
- St. Joseph the Workman — Huntimer/Colton (Saturday 5:00 PM)
- SS. Simon and Jude — Flandreau (Sunday 10:30 AM)
Contact & Location
Parish mail, phone calls, and sacramental requests are routed through the pastorate's central office in Dell Rapids. Visitors to St. Peter's in Colman should use the Allen Avenue entrance.
- Address: 200 N. Allen Avenue, Colman, SD 57017
- Pastorate phone: (605) 428-3990
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://queenofpeacesd.org/