Movement Not Moment
Hundreds of students participated in the Movement Not Moment march and rally against gun violence March 30 in St. Louis. Movement Not Moment is a student-led effort started by students at Cardinal Ritter Preparatory High School in partnership with the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and other organizations. In December 2021, the school hosted its first march and rally in response to the death of Isis Mahr, a 2020 Cardinal Ritter graduate who was returning home from work at an elderly care facility when she was shot and killed. The march started at Wohl Recreation Center in north St. Louis and continued along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, ending with a rally at Cardinal Ritter Prep about two-and-a-half miles away. Students from CBC High School also were among several area schools that participated in the rally and march.
Medical equipment drive
St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program (St. Louis HELP), which provides free durable medical equipment regardless of income, is kicking off a series of equipment drives beginning April 18-19 at St. Gerard Majella Church, 1971 Dougherty Ferry Road in Kirkwood. Individuals with unneeded wheelchairs, walkers, canes, lift chairs, shower chairs or similar equipment are invited to donate them from 3-5:30 p.m. on April 18 or 7:30 a.m.-noon on April 19. Items will be redistributed to families in need. For a list of accepted items and future drive locations, visit stlhelp.org.
World Mission Rosary
The Living Rosary Association will gather to pray for the world through the World Mission Rosary at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at the Cardinal Rigali Center, 20 Archbishop May Drive in Shrewsbury. The World Mission Rosary, created by Archbishop Fulton Sheen in 1951, is part of the monthly gatherings of the Living Rosary Association. To learn more, visit archstl.org/mission.
No-Name Chorale concert
No-Name Chorale will perform “Still Feelin You,” a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 4130 Meramec St. in St. Louis. Under the direction of Andy Jensen, the volunteer community choir has been creating meaningful shared experiences through the art of choral singing, cultivating an appreciation of choral music in new audiences by presenting fine art music in an approachable, welcoming manner.
Joseph Challenge pilgrimage
The 11th annual Joseph Challenge pilgrimage will take place May 2-3. Organized by lay Catholic men, the Joseph Challenge is a walking pilgrimage of more than two dozen miles over a period of two days from St. Joseph Parish in Manchester to the Shrine of St. Joseph in Downtown St. Louis. It also incorporates time for prayer, reflection, fraternity and silence and a way to embrace challenges. The pilgrimage takes place every year on a weekend near the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1, and is open to men ages 18 and older. For more information or to sign up, visit josephchallenge.com.
Souls and Goals returns
The Office of Vocations is celebrating the return of Souls and Goals, a friendly soccer competition between high school men, seminarians and priests, at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at CBC High School in Town and Country. More details to come at stlvocations.org.
Kenrick-Glennon Days
Kenrick-Glennon Days is an overnight summer camp that gives grade school boys a chance to experience life at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. Campers will join small groups led by seminarians and high school counselors. Together they will experience games, prayers and activities that aim to strengthen their faith and promote an openness to a priestly vocation. A camp for rising sixth and seventh graders will be held June 8-10; and a camp for rising eighth and ninth graders will take place June 11-13. For more information and to register, visit stlvocations.org/kgd.
