Upcoming Events
- July 27th, after 5:15 pm Mass, Dine Out With Fellow Parishioners. More info below.
- July 27th-July 28th, we will celebrate the anticipated Feast of St. Ignatius at the 5:15 pm, 8:00 am, and 10:30 am Masses this weekend.
- August 11th, join us for Donut Sunday after the 8:00 am and 10:30 am Masses.
- Various Community Parties. More info below.
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In honor of the upcoming Feast of St. Ignatius, please take a few minutes to learn about the Bridges Retreat - the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life.
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The Bridges Retreat
Many members of the College Church community have had life-changing experiences of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola in Everyday Life through the Bridges Retreat.
The Bridges Retreat helps connect and integrate the 500-year-old Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola into our busy lives. It helps us draw closer to God and Jesus; create a more disciplined prayer life using a variety of prayer styles; find spiritual guidance for making big decisions; and form a clearer picture of their purpose and future.
Registration for the 2024-25 Bridges Retreat is now open.
The retreat takes place over the course of eight months, from September through May.
**2024 Information Sessions for Bridges Retreat**
Free information sessions about the Bridges Retreat are offered over the next month. At an information session, you will hear presentations from leaders and former retreatants and have the opportunity to ask any questions you might have about the Bridges Retreat and the application process. The information sessions last about 90 minutes.
- Saturday, July 27 @ 10 a.m. – St. Louis University High, 4970 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63110
- Tuesday, July 30 @ 7 pm – De Smet Jesuit High School, 233 N New Ballas Rd, St. Louis, MO 63141
- Saturday, August 17 @ 10 a.m. – St. Matthew the Apostle Church, 2715 Sarah St., St. Louis, MO, 63113
- Tuesday, August 20 @ 7 pm – De Smet Jesuit High School, 233 N New Ballas Rd, St. Louis, MO 63141
To register for any session or for more information, contact Steve Givens at: executive.director@bridgesfoundation.org or (314) 401-2072.
NOTE: An online information session was recorded and can be emailed to you. Please reach out to Steve Givens to ask for the link if you would like to watch the recorded information session.
If you would like to connect with College Church parishioners who have made the retreat, please reach out to Meg Beugg, Director of Parish Engagement at: meg@sfxstl.org
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Outreach Program: Volunteers Needed for Remote Appointment Setting Role
Our ID and Birth Certificate (Outreach) Program provides services to assist community members seeking a birth certificate and/or non-driver ID. An important aspect of our ministry is responding to voicemail messages in order to answer questions and set appointments for program services. We are seeking additional volunteers to help with this role!
Volunteer Role: Appointment Setting for the ID and Birth Certificate Program
Time Commitment: 2 hours per week on Mondays (with flexible timing)
Required Equipment: Must have a laptop or tablet, an internet connection, and be comfortable navigating your device while on the phone.
Desired Skills:
- Warm and empathetic
- A good listener and a clear communicator
- Comfortable navigating an online form and database while on the phone
- Committed to maintaining the confidentiality of the individuals with whom you speak
Details: This role involves calling individuals from a Google Voice number (not your personal number) and navigating our database in order to set appointments for the program. Calls can be made on the volunteer’s time (within the guidelines listed above) and from their home. We ask that the volunteer be able to commit to regularly making calls on Mondays and that they communicate to the program coordinator in advance when they will be unable to complete calls for a given week. Training will be provided.
If you are interested in this opportunity or have questions, please contact volunteer and parishioner Charles Basuino by email at cbasuino@icloud.com.
Thank you for considering participating in this important ministry!
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Meet Meg, Our New Director of Parish Engagement!
Meg Beugg has been a parishioner at College Church for the past 3 years. She serves as a member of our Racial Equity Review Team and filled in as our part time liturgy coordinator in 2022.
For the past five years, Meg worked in mission advancement for the United States - Canada Province of Society of the Sacred Heart, an international community of women religious know as the Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ). She is also lay associate of the Society of the Sacred Heart. She served for eight years in campus ministry at St. Louis University High School and five years at the Catholic Student Center at Washington University. We are honored to have her join our staff team.
As the Director of Parish Engagement, Meg will focus on getting to know parishioners and identifying ways they can share their gifts and talents. She will oversee communications, fundraising, and relationship building events for the parish.
Meg is someone who will help us become a more synodal church. She has a deep love for Ignatian spirituality and a long relationship with the Society of Jesus. She is a naturally relational person who is also deeply thoughtful. As you have the opportunity, please introduce (or re-introduce) yourself to her. She genuinely looks forward to getting to know you! Meg can be reached at meg@sfxstl.org.
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Do you have dinner plans this Saturday?
The Pastoral Care Commission is offering opportunities to dine and enjoy gathering with fellow parishioners. This is for Senior Parishioners and anyone who would like to join us. Our next opportunity this Saturday:
- Saturday, July 27th, after 5:15 Mass, at Vito’s on Lindell Blvd. Please RSVP today to Rosemary Jermann: 314-320-7677, or jermann.rosemary@gmail.com.
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Here is our bulletin for July 28th. We will be celebrating the Feast of St. Ignatius, founder of the Society of Jesus (in anticipation of his feast day on July 31) . We look forward to welcoming you to Mass either in-person or online.
Our Masses will be at 5:15 pm on Saturday and 8 am and 10:30 am on Sunday.
The bulletin has the text of the songs that will be sung at our weekend liturgies. The livestream of the 10:30 am Sunday Mass will be available to access at any time on our YouTube channel.
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