About Sts. Peter and Paul · McHenry, North Dakota
Sts. Peter and Paul is a small Roman Catholic mission parish serving the farming community of McHenry in north-central North Dakota. It is part of the Diocese of Fargo and shares pastoral care with St. Cecilia Church in Velva under the Diocese's shared pastoral model. The parish is listed in the Diocese of Fargo's priest directory under the care of Very Rev. Reese Weber, Pastor. Sunday Mass is celebrated on a rotating two-time schedule, and confessions are heard before each Mass, making this rural Northern Plains church a quiet but steady anchor of Catholic life for the surrounding farmland families.
- Patron
- Saints Peter and Paul (Princes of the Apostles)
- Rector
- Very Rev. Reese Weber
- Diocese
- Diocese of Fargo
Why belong here
Sts. Peter and Paul is a small, welcoming mission parish in the Diocese of Fargo where rural families gather for Sunday Mass and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Because it shares pastoral care with St. Cecilia in Velva, the community enjoys a stable priestly presence despite its size, and parishioners can count on the regular rhythm of Mass and confession on a published rotating Sunday schedule. It is the kind of country parish where neighbors know one another and faith is lived simply and faithfully on the Northern Plains.
Mass times at Sts. Peter and Paul
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:10 AM – 8:25 AM (2nd and 4th Sunday)
- Sunday 10:10 AM – 10:25 AM (1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday)
Parish Identity and Location
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church is a mission parish in the Diocese of Fargo, located at 391 Conn Street in McHenry, North Dakota. McHenry is a small farming town in McHenry County in the north-central part of the state. The parish is listed in the Diocese of Fargo's priest directory and shares pastoral care with neighboring St. Cecilia Church in Velva.
- Address: 391 Conn Street, McHenry, ND 58464
- Diocese: Diocese of Fargo
- Patron: Saints Peter and Paul
- Parish type: Mission / Church
Clergy and Pastoral Care
According to the Diocese of Fargo's priest directory, the pastor assigned to Sts. Peter and Paul is Very Rev. Reese Weber, who also serves nearby parishes including St. Cecilia in Velva under the Diocese's shared pastoral model. This arrangement keeps regular Mass and the sacraments available to a rural community that could not sustain a full-time resident priest on its own.
- Pastor: Very Rev. Reese Weber
- Shared pastoral model with St. Cecilia, Velva
Contact Information
For current Mass times, sacrament schedules, or pastoral needs, parishioners and visitors can call the parish directly at the phone number listed in the Diocese of Fargo directory.
- Phone: (701) 947-5325
- Diocese webpage: http://fargodiocese.net/mchenry-stspeterpaul
Local Catholic Heritage
The parish's long-standing presence in McHenry County is reflected in the Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, a historic Catholic burial ground recorded in the Geographic Names Information System. Together with the parish church itself, the cemetery is part of the enduring Catholic heritage of the area's German-Russian and other pioneer farming families on the Northern Plains.
- Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, McHenry County, ND (GNIS #1031061)
- Located near Karlsruhe, roughly 3 miles southwest of the cemetery