Our Plan: A Two-Fold Project
St. Peter’s efforts toward fostering sincere worship necessarily shows forth in fulfillment of the second great Commandment: love of neighbor. Home to one of the longest serving and most hands-on St. Vincent de Paul Chapters in Omaha, St. Peter parish never misses an opportunity to expand its outreach.
For this reason, 10% of the funds raised for the instrument will go directly to assist those in need for food, clothing, utility assistance and true accompaniment in time of need.
Our Goals
A Voice for God’s House, a Heart for God’s Poor campaign is an act of faith which profoundly connects the dignity of Catholic worship to our dignified outreach and concern for those in need. To achieve these two priorities, we have set milestone goals:
Celebration Goal
(Organ Fund)
$125,000
(10% Outreach Fund)
Challenge Goal
(Organ Fund)
$170,000
(10% Outreach Fund)
“Charity and devotion
differ no more,
the one from the other,
than the
flame from the fire.”
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
Give This Temple a Voice
Some suppose a church organ to be a selfcontained music machine and regard the church building merely as the place in which it is housed. On the contrary, for a proper church organ, the building is the instrument! The organ is the voice of the building. Just as one identifies a violin by its wooden body—not merely by its strings—so too a pipe organ is constructed as a means of exploiting the existing acoustic “body” of the instrument—that is, the church’s nave. Detailed acoustic assessments are made and pipes are located and voiced to highlight the exact acoustic strengths of the church. But imagine a Stradivarius violin without strings!
Since the 2014 renovation, St. Peter now possesses one of the finest acoustics in Omaha. Thus, giving this building a “voice” is a substantial investment in the future of St. Peter Church itself.
“. . .arrayed with the lightning of his glory,
let this holy building shake with joy,
filled with the mighty voices of the peoples.”
EASTER EXULTET
Please Consider Joining Us
The donate button below has been created expressly for the purpose of supporting the St. Peter Organ Project.
Organ Project Committee
John and Diane Anderson
Dr. Michael Bauer, Consultant
Dr. Marie Rubis Bauer, Consultant
Jeremy Bowers
Christopher Candela, OP
Keith and Teri Deras
Kevin and Cindy Engelkamp
Bernie Gutschewski
Regina Heywood
Jim Koch
Dick Muller
Bill and Rita Sawin
Michael Stevens
Mike and Denise Terneus