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Name of Church Holy Cross Chapel
Address 1131 Keuterville Road, Keuterville ID 83522
Phone number (208) 962-3214
Website https://triparishchurches.com/holy-cross-church/
Mass times Holy Cross has a 7 pm Sunday Mass during the summer months (Memorial Day through
Labor Day). Otherwise, it is used for special events, such as baptisms, weddings and funerals.
Confessions Go to St. Mary’s in Cottonwood for confession Saturdays, 2:30 to 4 pm or by
appointment.
Names of priests Father Paul H. Wander, pastor. Father is from Weiser, a small Idaho farming community
on the Idaho-Oregon border. He grew up in a devout Catholic family; his father, Francis Wander,
became a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Boise. Father Wander was ordained a priest for the Diocese
of Boise in 1990. Today, he serves as pastor of Tri-Parish Community, which includes the parishes of
Assumption, St. Anthony and St. Mary’s. In his work at St. Mary’s, he oversees Holy Cross Chapel. He is
well educated and orthodox.
Special groups/activities There are a variety of parish groups in Tri-Parish Community of which Holy
Cross Chapel is a part: Holy Cross Parish Guild, Prairie Faith Formation Program, Hospital Ministry,
Catholic 201, Engaged Encounter. There is also an annual parish dinner in March in support of Holy
Cross.
School No.
Fellow parishioners Keuterville is a small community located in the foothills of Cottonwood Butte, a
mountain and ski area in north central Idaho.
Parking There is ample parking around the church.
Additional observations The first church in Keuterville was built in 1886 to serve the German farmers in
the area. It was called St. Peter’s, then Sacred Heart Church and eventually Holy Cross. A priest would
come into the area periodically for Mass; the people would still gather in the church for prayer when a
priest was not available. A second church was built at the site in 1897, but it was destroyed by fire in
1911. A third church was built in the same year, the church which stands there today. It has a
beautiful, historic interior, including a traditional altar made in Germany. It came under the oversight of
St. Mary’s Parish in Cottonwood in 1992 (which is now part of Tri-Parish Community) so they could be
served by a single priest. The historic Benedictine Monastery of St. Gertrude is nearby.