Sts. Peter and Paul Church opens pop-up shelter
A temporary pop-up shelter serving women opened in the church basement of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Soulard in January. The shelter is operated by Urban City Services, a local nonprofit organization that provides homeless outreach. The shelter also is part of the St. Louis Winter Outreach, which coordinates with other nonprofit organizations, temporary shelters and churches when the temperature is predicted to be 25 degrees or below. The shelter opened in the church basement at Sts. Peter and Paul after Peter &Paul Community Services moved its emergency shelter to a new location in north St. Louis last year.
Deacon Diaper Drive
During the weeks of Lent, Wednesday, March 5, through Sunday, April 13, the permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, in conjunction with the Respect Life Apostolate, will be collecting diapers for infants, toddlers and adults as part of their 10th annual archdiocesanwide pro-life service project to assist families in need. Last year, more than 225,000 diapers were collected for those in need and the hope is to exceed that total this year. Please consider placing the purchase of infant, toddler or adult diapers on your shopping list and bring them to your local parish during the Lenten weekends selected and advertised by your parish. All diapers collected will be donated to local families in need throughout the archdiocese. There is a need for larger-sized diapers and toddler pull-up pants for children, as well as wipes and adult diapers.
Lenten film series
Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Soulard will host a Lenten film series, “Stories of Conversion,” on Tuesdays during Lent beginning March 11. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., and there will be an opening reflection at 6:55, with the film starting at 7. The church is located at 1919 S. 7th St. Films and dates include “Sight” on March 11; “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot” on March 18; “God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness” on March 25; “Cabrini” on April 1; and “Romero” on April 8. Admission is free, but participants are asked to donate a personal care product to be donated to the church’s homeless outreach. For more information, call (314) 231-9923.
Gospel of Life Prayer Breakfast
The 16th annual Gospel of Life Prayer Breakfast will be hosted by the St. Louis chapter of Legatus on Wednesday, March 26, at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. Keynote speaker will be Miguel J. Romero, associate professor in the Center for Health Care Ethics and the Department of Theology at Saint Louis University, who will share his insights on Catholic social teaching, moral theology and Christian anthropology. The event begins with the Rosary at 6 a.m., Mass presided by Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski at 6:30 a.m., followed by breakfast and keynote speaker. To register a table of 10, visit www.archstl.org/event/prayerbreakfast.
Little Flower of Nashville
Guest speaker Grace Robinson will visit two parishes in the archdiocese on Saturday, March 8, to share the story of her sister Rosie, the “Little Flower of Nashville.” Rosie died of cancer at age 19; despite her diagnosis, her journey was filled with humor, sports and the love of the Lord. Grace will speak after 8 a.m. Mass at Assumption Church, 4725 Mattis Road in south St. Louis County, and at 1:30 p.m. at Ascension Church, 230 Santa Maria Drive in Chesterfield. Both talks are free and open to all. For more information about the Little Flower of Nashville, visit littleflowerofnashville.com.
