About St. Timothy's Catholic Church · Cumberland, Iowa
St. Timothy's Catholic Church (also known as St. Timothy/Reno or simply Reno Catholic Church) is a small rural parish located about six miles south of Cumberland, Iowa, in the quiet farmland of Cass County in southwestern Iowa. It is part of the Ss. Peter, Paul and Mary parish cluster led from Atlantic, within the Diocese of Des Moines. The congregation gathers for Sunday Mass and a weekly Friday weekday Mass, and it is supported by a parish council of Catholic Women (CCW), a catechetical leader, and a small office staff shared with the cluster parishes.
- Established
- 1913
- Patron
- St. Timothy
- Rector
- Rev. Trevor Chicoine
- Diocese
- Diocese of Des Moines
Why belong here
St. Timothy's is the kind of close-knit rural parish where Catholic faith is shared across generations of farm and small-town families. Visitors are welcomed into a simple Sunday worship at 8:00 a.m., with weekday Mass on Fridays at 9:00 a.m. and Reconciliation before Sunday Mass. The parish shares a strong cluster with Ss. Peter and Paul in Atlantic, which means parishioners benefit from shared clergy, faith-formation programs, and a Council of Catholic Women — a community that is small but deeply rooted in the Reno countryside.
Mass times at St. Timothy's Catholic Church
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 7:00–7:30 a.m.
About St. Timothy's Catholic Church
St. Timothy's — often written St. Timothy/Reno — is a small rural Catholic parish serving families in the Reno community about six miles south of Cumberland in Cass County, Iowa. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Des Moines and is administered as part of the Ss. Peter, Paul and Mary cluster that is led from Atlantic. The cluster shares one pastor and one parochial vicar across the rural parishes, with shared office staff in Atlantic.
- Parish type: Roman Catholic parish
- Location: 69488 Wichita Rd., Cumberland (Reno), IA 50843
- Diocese: Des Moines
- Served from: Atlantic, IA (cluster)
History
St. Timothy's Church of Reno was incorporated under Iowa law on January 21, 1913, as a Revised Domestic Non-Profit corporation — a date that marks the parish's formal organization among the farming communities of Cass County. For more than a century the parish has sustained Catholic worship in this stretch of southwestern Iowa farmland. In the modern era it has been grouped with Ss. Peter and Paul in Atlantic and St. Mary in Anita (and, until 2023, with Our Lady of Grace in Griswold) so that rural parishes can share priestly ministry.
- Incorporated: January 21, 1913
- Clustered in modern era with Ss. Peter and Paul (Atlantic), St. Mary (Anita), and Our Lady of Grace (Griswold)
- August 2020: Fr. Trevor Chicoine named canonical administrator of St. Timothy
- July 2023: Fr. Michael Berner retired; Fr. Trevor Chicoine installed as pastor; Fr. Bradley Robey assigned as parochial vicar
Clergy & Staff
St. Timothy's is shepherded by a pastor and parochial vicar who also serve the other parishes in the Ss. Peter, Paul and Mary cluster. Day-to-day administration and faith-formation coordination are handled through the shared Atlantic office.
- Rev. Trevor Chicoine — Pastor (also Vicar for Divine Worship for the Diocese of Des Moines)
- Rev. Bradley Robey — Parochial Vicar and RCIA contact ([email protected])
- Kris Wernimont — Office Manager ([email protected])
- Maureen Doherty — Bookkeeper ([email protected])
- Julie Williamson — Catechetical Leader / Faith Formation ([email protected])
- Kathy Morgan — CCW contact, 641-322-3583, [email protected]
Faith Formation & Sacraments
Faith formation at St. Timothy's is coordinated through the cluster's catechetical leader, who serves the rural parishes from the Atlantic office. Adult initiation (RCIA) is coordinated by Fr. Bradley Robey for those preparing to enter the Catholic Church, while children and youth religious education is supported through Julie Williamson, the cluster's faith-formation contact.
- RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) — contact: Rev. Bradley Robey
- Religious Education / Faith Formation — contact: Julie Williamson, [email protected]
- First Reconciliation, First Communion, and Confirmation preparation coordinated through the cluster
Parish Life & Organizations
Parish life at St. Timothy's is centered on the Sunday gathering and the small groups that keep the rural community connected. The Council of Catholic Women (CCW) is the principal lay organization named on the diocesan directory and is a mainstay of parish fundraising, hospitality, and fellowship.
- Council of Catholic Women (CCW) — Kathy Morgan, [email protected], 641-322-3583
- Shared cluster office staff in Atlantic
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Michael Berneruntil July 2023
Pastor of Our Lady of Grace, Griswold, and St. Timothy, Reno/Cumberland; retired July 2023 after 37 years of priestly ministry, much of it in rural parishes of the Des Moines Diocese.
- Rev. Trevor Chicoinefrom July 2023
Installed as pastor of Our Lady of Grace (Griswold) and St. Timothy (Reno/Cumberland) in July 2023 while remaining pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul (Atlantic) and St. Mary (Anita); also serves as Vicar for Divine Worship for the diocese.
- Rev. Bradley Robeyfrom July 2023
Parochial vicar for the cluster; previously served at St. Pius X, Urbandale; ordained 2021 at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart, Ankeny.