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St. George

6345 Wydown Blvd. 
PO Box 11887 
Clayton, MO 63105 
314.721.1502 (p) 
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"Living Christ in This World"
April 3 - April 10, 2014
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Choral Evensong will be sung once again this Sunday, the Fifth Sunday in Lent. The choir will offer music of Herbert Sumsion, Robert Lehman, and Herbert Howells. This is a wonderful opportunity to savor stillness, quiet, and beauty -- the beauty of holiness -- at the close of the day, and the Lenten season, and all are cordially invited to attend. A Simple Supper in the Taylor Room will follow.
Sunday Liturgy Schedule
  
   8:00 AM    Holy Eucharist I (Church)
   9:15 AM    Choral Eucharist I (Church)
 11:15 AM    Holy Eucharist I (St. George's Chapel)
   5:30 PM    Holy Eucharist II (St. George's Chapel)
Preaching Rota  

   April  6   The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf
   April 13  The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon.
                George Carey 
   April 20  The Rev. Andrew J. Archie
   April 27  The Rev. Andrew J. Archie
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Sunday Adult Education 

The Rector's Forum 
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Sunday 10:30-11 AM   Taylor Room 

Please join the Rector as he leads a study of Paul's Epistle to the Romans. Everyone is welcome!

 

Stewardship Campaign 2014  

 

 

352 households have made a pledge for 2014 for a total of $1,713,490.75.

Over 70 women are registered for Saturday's Women's Retreat here at CSMSG. Many women are from other churches. Your pledge dollars provide a beautiful, sacred space for these women to grow spiritually. God's word is being spread to those inside and outside our Church thanks to your support.

  

Please contact the Church if you need a pledge card at [email protected] or 314.721.1502. Thank you for your pledge. 

  

"Celebrating Our History, Insuring Our Future"

Planned Giving at CSMSG

Planned Giving is a term for the number of ways in which parishioners can insure that their stewardship efforts continue after their death by making a gift to the Endowment Fund. If you care enough about your church to make a faithful annual pledge, contributing to our Endowment Fund should be a natural next step. If you are interested in more information about making a planned gift to CSMSG, please visit our website at www.csmsg.org for more information, or contact the Rector's Office at 314.721.1502.

Holy Week Schedule

 

April 13

Palm Sunday: Sunday of the Passion

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist I

9:15 AM Choral Eucharist I

11:15 AM Choral Eucharist I 

5:00 PM Passion Vespers

5:30 PM Holy Eucharist II

 

April 14, 15, 16

Holy Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

5:30 PM Choral Evensong and Sermon

 

April 15, 16

Holy Tuesday and Wednesday

Noon-12:30 PM Reconciliation of a Penitent

 

April 17

Maundy Thursday

5:30 PM Family Liturgy and Dinner

7:00 PM The Mandatum, Holy Eucharist, 

and Stripping of the Altar

9:00 PM-12:00 AM Vigil at the Altar of Repose

 

April 18

Good Friday

Midnight-12:00 PM Vigil at the Altar of Repose

7:00 AM Stations of the Cross

Noon Good Friday Family Liturgy

Noon Good Friday Liturgy

 

April 19

Holy Saturday

7:00 PM The Great Vigil of Easter

 

April 20

Easter Day: The Sunday of the Resurrection

7:30 AM Holy Eucharist I

8:55 AM Festal Music for Organ and Brass

9:15 AM Festal Eucharist

10:55 AM Festal Music for Organ and Brass

11:15 AM Festal Eucharist

5:30 PM Holy Eucharist II

 

 

Holy Week Preacher

The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. George Carey

was born in East London in 1935 and served with the Royal Air Force in Iraq in the 1950s. At 17, Carey became a Christian after attending a church service with friends; he experienced "a quiet conviction I had found something." After graduation from London College of Divinity taking an Associate Degree, and King's College London and earning a Bachelor of Divinity degree, Hons; he served as a curate in London. During this time, he earned both Master of Theology and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. In 1991, he was invited to take up the post of 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, and served 70 million Anglicans around the world until his retirement in 2002.

 

His archepicopacy was characterized by his commitment to ecumenism and evangelicalism. The decade that Carey served as archbishop saw the ordination of women in the Church of England as well as the historic 1998 Lambeth Conference, which navigated many divisive issues through the Communion with dignity and grace.

 

Since retiring as archbishop, Carey has continued to be an active voice for inter-religious efforts, especially with Muslims. He also remains a prominent supporter of religious freedom.

 

Mondays

Monday Night Bible Study 

6:30 PM    Library

Fr. Jed continues his Bible Study on The Gospel of John at 6:30 PM in the Library. All are welcome.  

  

Tuesdays

Church Service League/Susan Mount Guild  

11AM    Great Hall

Church Service League/Susan Mount Guild presents the Lenten Speakers Series: "Women of the Bible".

This week, April 8, we are honored to have 

our own Rev. Kit McLean and you know she is going to be good!

 

Don't forget that we have two more speakers; our own Rev. Kit McLean on April 8, followed by the Holy Week Preacher, The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. Lord Carey of Clifton the next week. He's very friendly and you won't have to refer to him by his complete title. Please come to lunch these next two weeks and hear both of our speakers. You won't be sorry.

 

April 8: The Rev. Kit Sharp McLean, Curate at CSMSG

April 15: The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. Lord Carey of Clifton and CSMSG's Holy Week Preacher 

  

Please join us. Bible Class meets at 11 AM, lunch ($7) at Noon, with the speaker to follow. Please make a luncheon reservation by calling Jane Cox at 636.394.3441. 

  

Download Speaker Series  
 

Fridays

Women's Bible Study & Breakfast

7:30 AM   Sverdrup Room

Join Fr. Mike Wheeler as he directs the study of the Acts of the Apostles. All women are welcome to attend these study sessions. We meet in the Sverdrup Room at 7:30 AM and are finished by 8:30 AM. A light breakfast is served. Come and nourish both your body and soul.

This Week

Saturday, April 5

Women's Retreat  

9 AM      The Church of St. Michael & St. George

TODAY is the last chance to register for the special one-day Women's Lenten Retreat here at the Church with The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf. Saturday April 5 from 9 AM-3 PM.

  

Breakfast will be served at 8:30 AM. $45 includes the retreat, breakfast, and lunch. Childcare available, reservations are necessary.

 

The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf stepped into history books by becoming only the second woman in U.S history to be ordained a diocesan bishop. She was ordained to the diaconate in 1977 and to the priesthood in 1978 in the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Prior to her election she was, from 1986-1995, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in the Diocese of Kentucky, the first woman dean of a cathedral.

  

For more information, contact Laurie at [email protected] or 314.721.1502.

  

 Download the retreat brochure

  

Sunday, April 6

The St. Louis GO! 

5K race is being held in Forest Park/Clayton area on Sunday, April 6. This may cause extra traffic in the area from 6 AM-12 PM. Please plan accordingly.

 

Guest Preacher

The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf will be our Guest Preacher on Sunday, April 6.

  

Beeple People

after 9:15 AM liturgy      Great Hall

Beeple People created by Bishop Wolf, will be displayed in the Great Hall on Sunday, April 6 after the 9:15 AM liturgy. The Beeple People is a collection of whimsical creatures made out of painted wood and found objects. Each piece is individually designed and hand crafted by Gerry Wolf, artist, and bishop in the Episcopal Church. She uses as much recycled material as possible, believing that God is continually refashioning and bringing to life that which we would cast away. Bishop Wolf has sold her work in galleries and craft shows in Rhode Island, Maine, Kentucky, and New York, where she currently lives with her husband, Tom Bair. You may purchase Beeple People in the Great Hall after the 9:15 AM liturgy.

  

Nicaragua Auction and Dinner Ticket Sale

After morning liturgies    Great Hall

Nicaragua Auction and Dinner tickets will be available in the Great Hall following the morning liturgies on April 6.

 

Invitation

RSVP Card

Seating Information

Express Pay Registration

 

Choral Evensong

5 PM    Church

Choral Evensong will be sung once again on the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Sunday, April 6 at 5 PM. The choir will offer music of Herbert Sumsion, Robert Lehman, and Herbert Howells. This is a wonderful opportunity to savor stillness, quiet, and beauty -- the beauty of holiness -- at the close of the day, and the Lenten season, and all are cordially invited to attend.

 

Evensong choir  

Simple Supper

after Evensong     Taylor Room

The Youth Ministry will sponsor a Simple Supper on Sunday, April 6 following Evensong in the Taylor Room. Make plans now to simplify your Sunday night and enjoy a night of home-cooked soup, salad, dessert, and fellowship, all while benefitting the Youth Ministry High School Mission Trip! Join us immediately after the Evensong service! Take-out meals are available. Suggested donation is $5/person minimum. 

 

Please note: The Simple Supper previously scheduled for April 13 has been cancelled.

 

Tuesday, April 8

Steak & Stories

6 PM    Great Hall

Spring has sprung! Please join us for Steak & Stories on April 8 from 6-8 PM!

 

Christopher Desloge, a Roman Catholic by heritage, has been a proud and excited member of St. Michael & St. George since 2010. In addition to his family business, he has used his ability as a writer, historian, "ancestrist", devoted man of God, and his activity in lay ministry serving the poor and homeless to bring to Steak & Stories a special perspective drawing from his ancestry to near the time of Christ.  

 

While the Desloge name is a part of the St. Louis historical narrative since the early 1800s, Chris Desloge will share with us excerpts from two of his books which tie the providence of God as played out in exciting historical moments, how this Providence settles on us and challenges us in our society today, while also questioning about the future, and how he trusts God will continue to form man's framework a thousand years hence. 

 

Mr. Desloge will offer excerpts from his books in context with God's role in His and our own desire for human improvement, and our shifting ethos over the centuries, and for centuries to come.

 

To make reservations, please contact the Receptionist of the Church at [email protected] or 314.721.1502 by Monday, April 7.

 

Wednesday, April 9

Great Wednesdays Concludes! 

Lenten Great Wednesdays conclude this week as The Rev. Kit McLean speaks about The Passion of St. Luke. Come to class as we discuss the Passion from the perspective of Luke's Gospel and enjoy fellowship and dinner with fellow parishioners. Dinner begins at 6 PM in the Great Hall, followed by class.

 

Flower and Music Thanksgiving and Memorial Offering

Wednesday, April 9 is the deadline for the Flower and Music Thanksgiving and Memorial Offering. Please send your cards in before April 9.

 

Wednesday & Thursday, April 9 & 10

Palm Cross Making

Wydown Meeting Room   

Help is needed to make Palm Crosses. Please consider coming. Palm Cross Making requires a lot of helping hands. If you know of friends who might want to join in, please bring them! There are two sessions from which to choose:

  • Wednesday evening, April 9, Palm Cross Making will begin at about 6:30 PM in the Wydown Meeting Room (formerly the Canterbury Bookstore) and will include a light supper. Please let Caroline Sheehan know if you can attend the evening "workshop" so we can plan the meal accordingly.
  • The second session will be held on Thursday, April 10 at 9 AM in the Wydown Meeting Room.

Please RSVP to Caroline Sheehan for either the morning or evening session at [email protected].

 

Upcoming Events
 

Friday, April 11

ECM/Kids in Detention Birthday Party! 

WANTED: 8-12 party hosts. WHEN: Friday, April 11, 2014 from 5:30-7:30 PM. (Actual party is from 6-6:55 PM.) WHERE: County Juvenile Detention Center 

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Through the Episcopal City Mission (ECM), CSMSG, along with other sponsoring Episcopal churches, provides an important ministry to incarcerated young people who are awaiting trial. Three staff chaplains see to the spiritual needs of the youth. Among the various programs ECM offers are monthly birthday parties (see http://www.ecitymission.org/a_programs.php). Ted Drewes donates frozen custard, and the hosting church provides pizza, soda, and small birthday gifts. The party begins with prayer and introductions, followed by acknowledgment of birthdays. Food and drink are served, then a game, usually BINGO, is played. CSMSG youth are making both birthday and Easter cards to give out at the party. 

 

For more information, or to volunteer to join in the fun, please contact The Rev. Kit McLean at [email protected].

 

WSSM Nicaragua Auction and Dinner

6 PM   Windows on Washington

It is time for the annual Nicaragua Dinner and Fundraising Auction. It will be held Friday evening, April 11. Come by yourself or, better yet, gather together a table of your friends! Ask anyone who has gone in past years, they will tell you what a fun time it is! The dinner has been graciously underwritten by our parishioners Tom and Michele Klein, so all of the proceeds go to funding the two Christian schools in Managua, Nicaragua and our annual trip to help them.

For those coming to the Auction or those who would like to submit an absentee bid, we have some extra-special items this year. Better be ready to bid on these!

 

   1. Four fabulous Home Field Box seat tickets to the CARDINALS vs. CUBS game on Sunday, April 13, 2014 (two days after the auction). A $560.00 value! Sec. 148, Row 4, seats # 7-10.

   2. Anyone have an anniversary, major birthday, or special occasion coming up? Anyone have a hankering for the very, very best or centerpiece for their wine cellar? How about a bottle of 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac wine? A once-in-a-lifetime 100 point wine and a $1,000 value.

 

Tickets are $75 each and include cocktails, wine with a fabulous dinner, and entertainment. 

 

To attend this affair, tickets will be available for purchase in the Great Hall after Sunday liturgies on April 6 or click on the links below and fill out the reservations forms provided:

 

Invitation

RSVP Card

Seating Information

Express Pay Registration

 

Saturday, April 12

Hunger Ministry Sandwich Making

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10 AM     Taylor Room

Hunger Ministry Sandwich Making will take place Saturday, April 12. All parishioners are invited and encouraged to join the St.

Michael's Hunger Ministry from 10-11 AM in the Taylor Room to make sandwiches for the Bridge and FOCUS St. Louis clients.

 

Saturday, April 26 or May 3

Adult Confirmation

8 AM to 3 PM   Taylor Room 

Classes for Adult Confirmation and Reception into the Episcopal Church will be held on both April 26 and May 3. Attendance is only necessary at one meeting.

 

If you are interested in becoming a full member of the Church, please contact Debbie Fenner in the Church offices at [email protected].

  

Sunday, May 4

Sunset Cocktail Party for Young Adults 

(20s and 30s)

6:30 PM after Evensong      Glen Echo Country Club 

Please join us for complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres on the patio at Glen Echo after the Evensong on May 4 at 6:30 PM. Meet some new friends, mingle over a mint julep, and check out the stunning golf vistas of GECC. All Young Adults welcome! RSVP by April 28 to Laurie Brown at [email protected] or 314.721.1502.

 

If you are in your 20s or 30s, enjoy cocktail parties and outdoor activities, and want to meet some new friends and CSMSG parishioners, please join the Young Adult Group! Kindly send your contact information to Hillary Gredell at [email protected] to be added to our invitation lists. We hope to see you at the next party!

 Church School

 

The Church School Lenten Project reaches out to include the entire Parish this year. We are collecting gently-used and new shoes, any style, any size, to help the Shoeman Water Project, a local organization which sends shoes to places like Haiti and Kenya. Large boxes are located outside of St. George's Chapel. Please check out the website www.shoemanwater.org.  

  

The First Grade Class will share with their chapel service the miracle of Jesus Calming the Storm by acting it out in the 9:15 AM Chapel service this Sunday, April 6. Parents are invited to watch them and to see the children's service.

 

There is no special Chapel on Palm Sunday and Easter. Children go to Church with their parents. Donatello, the donkey, will lead the parish into the Church from Ellenwood as usual! 

 Youth Ministry

 

 

WANTED: Five High School Students to volunteer at the Nicaragua Auction next Friday, April 11th from 5:30-9:30 PM at Windows on Washington. Dinner will be provided. Please e-mail Brett at [email protected] to sign up!

 

Spring Service Day: Saturday, April 12! Sign up NOW to help others in our community! This year we have two service opportunities: sorting food at the St. Louis Foodbank or baking Easter cupcakes for our shut-in parishioners. 

 

To go to the St. Louis Foodbank, meet on the playground at 9:15 AM. We will carpool over. Adult drivers and volunteers needed please! Pick-up will be at Church at 1:30 PM. 

 

To bake, please meet in the Sverdrup Room at 11 AM. Pick-up will be at 1 PM. Adult volunteers are needed for this activity also!

 

Please e-mail Brett at [email protected] to sign up for either opportunity! Families, sponsors, and friends (students and adults) of the Youth Ministry are invited to participate in this wonderful day of giving!

 

NOW is the time to sign up for the High School Mission Trip AND Middle School Mission Week. The HS Mission Trip will be July 3-13 in Buffalo, NY, where housing rehab work will be undertaken. The MS Mission Week is a week of local service opportunities and will be held June 9-13. Contact Marty Chapman at [email protected] for more information.

 

Wednesday Night Youth Group meets every Wednesday for dinner in the Great Hall at 6 PM. Games and Bible Study follow in the Armstrong Room afterward. Pick-up is at 7:30 PM.

 

NOTE: There will be NO meeting on Wednesday, April 16, due to Holy Week.

 

Please e-mail Timothy Chapman your school sports, theater, or activity schedule at [email protected]. The Youth Ministry staff would LOVE to come support you as you compete or perform this school year!  

  

Youth Ministry Sunday School:  

The Sunday School schedule is as follows:

 

All Classes: 10:30 AM-11:10 AM

  • 6th and 7th Graders (downstairs in the Spanish Room) 
  • 8th Grade Confirmation (Armstrong Room) 
  • 8th Grade Parents Class  (classroom under the stairs)
  • 9th-12th Graders (upstairs in the Canterbury Hall)  

 

Youth Ministry on Facebook!

Don't forget to "Friend" the YM on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at @csmsgyouth!  Facebook

 

Guild Tidings Newsletter  

 

Seeking Writers for CSMSG's "Guild Tidings" Newsletter

 

CSMSG's "Guild Tidings" are newsletters envisioned to be directed by and for the members of our various Guilds. The focus of the newsletters will be on sharing information about Guild members as well as sharing specific information needed to better perform the Guilds assigned duties. The articles will be a little longer than what is written in the parish weekly e-letters and the Sunday service leaflets. In addition, archived copies of the newsletters can be used to tell a Guild's story and help attract new volunteers to that area of service. For more information, contact Denise Chachere at [email protected].

Outreach

 

Nicaragua Needs

Donations for Nicaragua: Cleaning out the kids' toy box? Send your gently-used toys to Nicaragua in a mission volunteer's second suitcase. Items will be used by the children at the schools in Santa Rosa and Nejapa. Mission volunteers are leaving for Nicaragua in July. 

 

Needed items: Educational toys, Legos/Lincoln Logs/Building blocks, Play stations and 'Play house' items (kitchen, workshop, etc.), Large plastic animals, dinosaurs, etc., Large trucks/cars, Tent 'Play House' (Playhut, etc.) Puzzles (ages eight+), Baby dolls, Board Games/Card Games, 'Dress-up' items.

(Please - No stuffed animals) 

 

Help the St. Michael's summer mission trip to Nicaragua with the three T's: travel size toiletries, toothbrushes, and toothpaste.

 

Do you travel travel frequently? Don't forget to save those unopened hotel toiletries for the 2014 mission trip to Nicaragua. (Ask your well-traveled friends and your co-workers, too!) Missioners take toiletry bags of soap, shampoo, and lotion to the patients at the women's and children's hospital in Managua. 400 toiletry bags are distributed by the missioners to the patients.

 

Toothbrushes and toothpaste go to the kids at the schools in Santa Rosa and Nejapa for healthy and bright smiles! (Does your dentist have extras?) All donations can be dropped off at the Nicaragua donation closet located across from the Church Library. Gracias!

  

Hunger Ministry

Hunger Ministry has a new location for Meal a Month donations and recipes for casseroles. To the left of the Taylor Room are two closets marked for Hunger Ministry. Pans, recipes, Meal a Month Yellow Bags, and shelves to place filled Meal a Month Bags are all now located together.

 

Contact Becky Zaccarello at [email protected] for further information or check with the Church Reception Desk. Your giving and sharing means so much to so many!


Shelter Ministry Volunteers Needed

The Shelter Ministry is looking for a handful of additional dedicated volunteers who would be willing to commit to serving at the Shelter breakfast one Sunday a month, i.e. the first, second, third, or fourth Sunday of each month. We need folks who will help with cooking, set-up, and serving breakfast from 6:15 AM to about 8:15 AM. We are also looking for volunteers to form dishwashing crews for each Sunday. This role would be different from the regular breakfast volunteers in that your time commitment is only from 7:30 AM to about 8:25 AM. If any among you are willing to say, "Here I am", please contact Nick Clifford at 314.997.4011 or [email protected] or Laurie Brown at [email protected] to answer any questions you might have about this arrangement and, of course, which Sunday of the month you would like to serve if this opportunity suits you.

   

Gateway 180  
Book Drive!

Gateway 180, a local homeless shelter The Church of St. Michael & St. George often supports, is in need of books! A collection basket has been set up in the Church Library to collect your gently-used books. Children's books and books including African-American characters are especially appreciated.

 

The Church will be collecting book donations throughout the year. Please contact Miranda Martin with any questions at [email protected].

Help Us Grow

Seeds for Growth!
planter

Wonderful stories are unfolding in our Church every day: Stories of faith, devotion, and love for our neighbors. Great things truly are happening here. But if CSMSG is to continue with great things, if we are to continue to grow, we need your help.

 

Please pick up a CSMSG business card(s) from the "planters" located in the Narthex and Great Hall. Plant one of CSMSG's "Seeds for Growth" in the hand of a friend who is looking to be a part of a wonderful story and a church community. We need your support to help us grow!

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Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction offers the participant the opportunity to be accompanied and guided on his/her spiritual journey toward God through confidential one-on-one meetings with a spiritual director. Nicki Gillis is CSMSG's spiritual director and is available to meet with those interested in exploring this personal approach to understanding our spiritual lives. Contact Nicki at 314.863.0407 or [email protected].

   

Help Wanted: 

We are looking for friendly morning people to be greeters for the 8 AM service. Please contact Laurie Brown at [email protected] or 314.721.1502 for more information.

   

E-Letter/Notice Information

Please send any new information that you would like to be included in the leaflet notices or e-letters to Debbie Fenner at [email protected]. The deadline for the submissions is Tuesday at 4 PM. Please keep the information concise. Thank you.

 

Instant Web Connection to CSMSG!
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Notice that symbol on the back of the service leaflet? That's a Quick Response (QR) Code! If your smartphone has a scanner app, scanning the image will automatically direct you to the CSMSG website, where you will find links to our weekly updates, calendars, service schedules, sermons, and news.

The Knitting Ministry

Young girl knitting This past September the Knitting Ministry celebrated its tenth birthday! The Knitting Ministry knits mantles of comfort (prayer shawls), baby blankets, and chemo caps. In the last ten years, this ministry has knitted and donated 377 prayer shawls, 74 chemo caps, and 98 baby blankets. We meet once a month on Saturday for knitting, conversation, and lunch. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Nicki Gillis at [email protected] or 314.863.0407. If Saturdays don't work for you, but you still want to participate, please let Nicki know. 


Good Neighbors
Please be considerate of our neighbors on Ellenwood and Wydown. Take advantage of the complimentary valet parking on Sundays and do not park blocking any part of driveways.

Valet Parking

Valet service by Midwest Parking will be available on Sunday mornings for elderly parishioners and those with special needs. This valuable service is being provided by an anonymous benefactor whom we thank for this very generous gift!

 

Altar Flowers  

Please consider giving flowers in celebration of a special event, in honor or in memory of a loved one. Order forms are available near the Ellenwood Narthex.   

  

Birth Announcements Needed

Please contact Debbie Fenner at [email protected] or 314.721.1502 when there is a birth in your family, so we can properly welcome your baby into our parish family.

 

CSMSG Pre-Primary Enrollment

We are currently accepting applications for our parish's two pre-primary programs: 18-24 months on Thursday and Friday mornings from 8:30-11:30 AM, and two to three years on Monday through Wednesday mornings from 8:30-11:30 AM. We are also offering a five-morning schedule for both classes. Our programs are taught by a degreed teacher and have proven quite successful since their inception. For more information, call Carol Rosales at 314.721.1502.

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The Servers Guild   

The Servers Guild provides a unique opportunity for students in the 6th through 12th grades to participate in the Sunday liturgies and gain a deeper appreciation for our traditions and style of worship. If you would like to join a group of young people who are dedicated to enhancing the worship experience at CSMSG, contact Fr. Mike Wheeler.

Altar Guild   
The Altar Guild invites you to deepen your spiritual life and connection to the liturgy by becoming a member. This ministry is dedicated to the service of God by lovingly preparing the altars. Many hands are needed, both weekdays and Sundays, to care for the linens, candles, and silver. Contact Caroline Sheehan at 314.537.3853 or [email protected] for more information on becoming a member!