Join us every Friday in Lent for Adoration, Confession and Stations of the Cross, followed by a wonderful Soup Supper hosted by various ministries of the Church. This week's Soup Supper is hosted by the Stewardship Team. The schedule is: 5:00 Confession, 5:30 Stations of the Cross, 6:00 Soup Supper. Click on the title above to view the flyer.
Check out the latest issue of our Quarterly Newsletter. Catch up on what happened on and off campus for the St. Louis Community during the Fall months, Advent, and the Christmas Season!
Dear family and friends, We are living in a dark age. But as true as there is darkness, it is also wondrously true that there is light. "The darkness will not darken from you, and the night will shine like the day." (Ps 139:12)
After all masses here on September 10 and 11, the Powers Farm Family on Marsh Rod. Will for the 52nd year bring their freshly harvested corn to church for us to sell to raise money for St. Damien Pediatric Hospital in Port- Au-Prince – Haiti’s only children’s hospital free to the indigent and one of only 4 hospitals with a Neo-natal unit.
Dear family and friends, I know that news of Haiti is rare. It is probably just as well, or you would be even more saturated by bad news than you already are...
A Lenten update and reflection from Fr. Rick Frenchette.... Lent is about learning the best way to suffer, because we cannot avoid suffering, and because suffering the wrong way can be very dangerous.
Thank you to all who donated their time and treasures during the Helping Haiti Christmas Ornament Sale! NPH wanted to thank you too. They sent along a lovely "thank you" note for all that YOU have done to support St. Damien's.
Merchants around town are helping to support our Ministry by selling Christmas Ornaments for our Helping Haiti Ministry. Team Ornaments can be purchased at the Ministry Center or at any one of these businesses. Suggested donation of $5.00 per ornament. Now through January 1, 2022. "Save Around" coupon books are also available at the Ministry Center- suggested donation of $25.00.
Dear friends and family, Recently I happened to come across the question as to whether it is possible to care too much. I had never thought about it. We can often ask ourselves if we care enough, but not if we care too much...
It's time again for our annual pie sale to support the Habitat Interfaith Partnership (HIP) fundraise to build homes for families in need. Pies are on sale through November 9th and can be picked up at the Church on November 23rd.
An update from Fr. Rick on the progress with building roofs for earthquake victims, the kidnapping & return of a friend of the ministry, an d insight into perspective changes in the face of trauma and stress.
Dear friends, It is worth for a moment to think about the meaning of breath. From the Judeo-Christian belief, a human person is clay formed by God's hand, and brought to life by God's breath.