St. Louis Review Online

Rebecca Venegoni Tower

FILLING THE GAP — Members of the CSJ Associates helped fill in after funding cuts affected services for seniors at the Carondelet Community Betterment Federation. Other agencies serving seniors also have been affected. Here, from left to right, are: Peggy Maguire, director of association and partnership, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet; Associate Diane Calcaterra; Associate Terrie Higel; and Katrie Spink, site director of Carondelet Senior Center make sandwiches for the South St. Louis agency’s meals program at the center and the meals delivered to homebound seniors.

September 5, 2008

Serrans renew prayer commitment for vocations
Prayer is the root of the Serrans’ effectiveness as a faith community. That was the key message brought back home by St. Louisans who attended the 67th Serra International convention in Brazil last month.

Church prepares to recognize catechists
On Sunday, Sept. 21, in Catholic churches around the country, catechists will be recognized for the vital work they do for the mission of the Church.

'Dark days' affect meals for seniors
Recent funding cuts have affected services for needy seniors, and at least one agency is doing its best to fill in the gaps.

Knights enlisted for new evangelization effort
The motto of the Knights of Columbus, “In service to One, in service to all,” is taking on new meaning as the organization’s members are being called to promote within the archdiocese the new evangelization of the Church.

St. Ann, Clover Bottom, to mark its 125th year
A country parish imbued with a contemporary environmental flair, St. Ann in Clover Bottom will celebrate its 125th anniversary Saturday, Sept. 13.

Plant life traces on Shroud of Turin draws local interest
For decades, scientists have debated the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.

Msgr. Hambrough named Aquinas’ ‘Great Preacher’
Msgr. Patrick Hambrough, pastor of St. Mark Parish in Affton, is the 2008 recipient of the Aquinas Institute of Theology Great Preacher Award.

2 ordained for Marianists
The ordinations of Fathers Patrick Thomas McDaid, SM, and Richard Charles Villa, SM, were celebrated by the Marianist Province of the United States Aug. 23 at Our Lady of the Pillar Parish in Creve Coeur.

Event promises look at faith of Chinese
A fascinating look at the Church in China awaits those attending the National Catholic China Conference next month in Belleville, Ill., says a St. Louis priest helping to organize it.

11 High School Nights planned
Middle-school students and their parents can go “shopping” for a high school at the upcoming High School Nights, to be held at 11 locations throughout the archdiocese.

Ladies Retreat Weekend set for Sept. 12-14 at Eagle Hurst Ranch
Women will hear how beloved by God they are at the fourth annual Ladies Retreat Weekend next Friday-Sunday, Sept. 12-14.

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