Parish News

The month of May is arguably the most delightful month of the year – the weather is great, trees are budding and flowers are blooming, the school year is ending, summertime awaits!  But it is also one of the busiest months of the year, its days filled with sacraments, end-of-the-school-year events, graduations, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, and family celebrations!

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Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

Our NEW GATHER hymnals are here – and we will be starting to use them the weekend of May 11th and 12th.

For those who want to keep a piece of SMOS history, parish music lovers can obtain a souvenir copy of the OLD GATHER hymnal – either unsigned or in a “special edition” (signed by the church’s music director and/or other ‘celebrities’ from the church).

On Thursday, May 2, thirty-nine young parishioners celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation and completed their initiation into the Catholic Church. Congratulations to our SMOS Confirmands for 2024!

Please join us in the Church Hall for our annual Spring Middle School Choir/Violin concert. Featuring St. Margaret’s School 6th-8th Grade students. All are welcome!

Event Date: Sunday, May 5, 10:00am
St. Margaret of Scotland Church

This week’s celebration of Earth Day had me praying in thanksgiving for God’s beautiful gift of creation, so manifest at this time of year. St. Francis of Assisi is so often associated with nature and the created world, and our Pope who took his name has made the care of creation one of the hallmarks of his papacy.  

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Growing In Faith by Ruth Pera, Faith Formation Coordinator

On Sunday, April 28, 2024, our Eucharistic table and parish community welcomes 50 children in receiving their First Holy Communion. …

Sponsored by the Respect Life Committee During the month of May 2024, the Respect Life Committee would like to prayerfully…

Registration for SMOS Aftercare for the 2024-2025 school year is now open. Please click the link below to be taken…

This past weekend, the SMOS Track team competed in the CYC Track Meet at Cardinal Ritter High School.  Over 2500…

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From the Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity by Corey Shorter

In the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the Easter season is always the time for the Annual Catholic Appeal, and so as we continue to celebrate the joy of Christ’s resurrection during these days, I am asking for your prayerful support and pledge for the Annual Catholic Appeal, whose theme this year is “For the Life of the World.”

Mother’s Day is May 12. This year, Fr. John will be offering a number of Masses for all the mothers of our parish, living and deceased. 

The Respect Life Meeting is Sunday, April 21st at 9:00am. Due to the Spring Musical in the church basement, the meeting is moved to the home of Michael and Mary Brake, 3915 Flad Ave.

Event Date: Saturday, May 4, 9:00am
St. Margaret of Scotland School, 3964 Castleman Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63110