Saint Andrew of Crete Byzantine Catholic Outreach of Iowa Eparchy of Parma of the Ruthenians
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Welcome!

We are a fellowship of Catholics in central and eastern Iowa worshipping in the liturgical tradition of the Christian East. We strive to live the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ handed down to us through His Apostles and lived through Eastern Christian spirituality and ways of life. 

Fully Catholic 

Byzantine Catholics are in full communion with the successor of St Peter the Apostle in Rome, Pope Leo XIV. Divine Liturgy and pastoral care are offered as an “outreach” of Annunciation Byzantine Catholic parish of Homer Glen, Ilinois. Father Bruce Riebe is providing full time sacramental ministry. Catholics of any Rite can fulfill their Sunday obligation by attending a Divine Liturgy. 

Invitation 

​We welcome and encourage any and all to pray with us and help spread the Gospel of Christ, to the comfort, aide, and healing of those around us, and to the glory of God.
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Get to Know the Outreach
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Latest bulletin from St Andrew of Crete Outreach
Axios interviews Father Bruce Riebe
Byzantine worship in Des Moines
Outreach expands to Des Moines
Father Bruce Riebe on Lent in the Byzantine Catholic tradition
Outreach plants seeds of growth

Listen
Fr. Bruce Riebe as Interim Co-Host of Be Not Afraid on Iowa Catholic Radio
The Church Breathing with Two Lungs: Bishop of Des Moines Bishop Joensen interviews Bishop Robert Pipta of Parma on Iowa Catholic Radio - 3/7/2026 (25 min)
The Byzantine Catholic Church & St. Nicholas with Fr. Bruce Riebe - 12/04/2025 (13 min)

Watch Divine Liturgy & Prayer Services
Last 30 days - Livestreamed on Facebook
Palm Sunday - 3/29/26
Fifth Sunday of Great Lent & Commemoration of St. Mary of Egypt - 3/22/26
Third Sunday of Great Lent - Veneration of the Holy Cross - 3/8/26

Learn more about the Byzantine Catholic Church

Outreach Locations:

All Saints Roman Catholic Church
650 NE 52nd Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313

Every Sunday
10:30am: Confessions
11:00am: Divine Liturgy

Holy Days, as announced (see latest bulletin)
Generally 7:00pm on Days of Obligation, Solemn Holy Days, and Simple Holy Days

Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Chapel
4330 St Patrick's Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240 

3rd Sunday of the month
4:30pm: Divine Liturgy 

Holy Week for Iowa City group (all services are Reader's Services at St Joseph Catholic Church, North English, Iowa):

Great and Holy Wednesday, April 1 5PM Vespers.
Great and Holy Thursday, April 2 9AM Matins.
 
Great and Holy Thursday, April 2 5PM Vespers.
Great and Holy Friday, April 3 9AM Royal Hours. 
Great and Holy Friday, April 3 5PM Vespers (After the 3PM Good Friday service and Confessions).
Great and Holy Saturday, April 3 9AM Jerusalem Matins.
 
Great and Holy Saturday, April 3 5PM Vespers. 
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Archives
Recorded radio interviews
2025
Halftime - Mark Amadeo interviews Fr. Bruce Riebe (13 min, 1:14:50-1:27:28)
Hosts of Catholic Women Now interview Fr. Bruce Riebe (25 min)
Dcn. Mark Campbell interviews Fr. Bruce Riebe and Fr. Thomas Loya (Two parts; 22 min)
2024
Light of the East for Post-Festive Sunday of Christmas with guest Fr. Bruce Riebe (28 min)
Liturgies & prayer services
DEC-2025
Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonder-Worker - 12/6/25
Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple - 11/21/25
NOV-2025
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost - 11/30/25
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost - 11/2/25
OCT-2025
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost - 10/26/25
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost - 10/19/25
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - 10/5/25
SEP-2025
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost - 9/28/25
Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross - 9/21/25
Exaltation of the Holy Cross - 9/14/25
Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos - 9/8/25
Sunday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross - 9/7/25
AUG-2025
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost - 8/31/2025

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Address:
Byzantine Catholic Outreach of Iowa
c/o Father Bruce Riebe
105 NE Bel Aire Rd
​Ankeny, IA 50021

email: 
[email protected]

phone: 440-227-5037 (Father’s Cell)

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