August, 2017
Our Church Community -
Celebrates - Remembers - Plans

+ Birthdays & Anniversaries +

Special blessings to our parishioners who celebrate birthdays and anniversaries this month.

+ Birthday +

August 11 – Barb Butchart
August 22 – Erlaine Eltomi
August 28 – Fr. Tom Whitehead


+ Marriage Anniversary +

August 31 – Dr. Nathaniel & Sandra Murdock

Congratulations and Blessings
to all on your special day!

+ Baptism +

Our parish welcomes Abigail Laurene Monroe
as she is baptized into the
Catholic Faith Tradition
on Sunday, August 6, 2017. 
Fr. Bill will baptize Abigail during the Celebration of Mass.

+ Wedding Banns +

Tanner Allen Peters and Julie Lydia Fotinos
were united in Holy Matrimony on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Wine Country Garden, Defiance, Missouri. +Fr. Carl presided.

Mark Mikecin and Adrianne Weber
were united in Holy Matrimony on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at The Jewel Box, St. Louis, Missouri. Fr. Bill presided.

+ In Memoriam +

Mark Kreutz

The parish extends its deepest sympathies to our parishioner and former Pastoral Musician, Rita Kreutz, on the death of her son, Mark, at the young age of 64. Mark passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Eternal rest, grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen!

+ 2017 National Church Synod +

The 2017 Synod/Retreat of the Ecumenical Catholic Church+USA  will be held at Mercy Retreat and Conference Center, Frontenac, Missouri, from Friday afternoon, October 20, 2017, through noon on Sunday, October 22, 2017.

Our Synod will, once again, be full of prayer, learning and reflection. The topic of our 2017 Synod is entitled, “Beginning the Conversation” and deals with the theology and practicalities for end of life issues that are often not dealt with until people find themselves in a crisis situation. So, this topic will be practical for each of us, as well as an important training session for clergy, but also a training session for any of us if (when) we are asked for help and advice by friend or family.

Parishioners interested in attending, please contact Bishop Robert (bishoprobert@sspp-eccusa.org). The parish will pay the registration fee (commuter fee) for any parishioner wishing to attend, which includes lunches, dinners and materials.