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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mark your calendars – the annual Feast On Flad celebration is coming up in November!
School and Parish families are invited to the 2026 SMOS Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, October 17, for a fun morning of walking, coffee, snacks, and community spirit while helping raise $10,000 for the Mandeville Multicultural Scholarship Fund!
Interested in learning more about the Catholic faith? Becoming Catholic weekly gatherings begin Sunday, September 20. Adults at any point in their faith journey are welcome, including those exploring Catholicism and those seeking to deepen their faith. The community also supports those participating in the Order of Christian Initiation (OCIA) process.
REMINDER: If you now give online for the General Collection, that also means that you are no longer prompted to donate for the various additional parish funds and causes, as well as optional extra collections with “special envelopes” each month.
The weekend of October 17–18, we’ll take up a special collection for World Mission Sunday, supporting missionaries and the Church in 1,130 mission territories around the world. Please consider giving and praying for the Church’s missionary work.
If you’d like to donate to this mission fund for our parish school, please go to bit.ly/smosgivenow and select this fund in the dropdown menu, to make your contribution or click the link below to donate online directly. Thank you.
Parish Life
LATEST NEWS
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and our neighbors need our help! The SMOS St. Vincent de Paul Society is collecting 350 gravy packets for Isaiah 58 Ministries to help families in need put Thanksgiving dinner on the table. Donations are needed by November 8!
Join St. Margaret of Scotland on November 1 for Legacy Sunday, an opportunity to learn how planned giving can help preserve our parish’s mission and pass the gift of faith on to future generations.
Every young life lost to gun violence leaves a community grieving and a future unrealized. As we mark the fourth anniversary of the tragic shooting at CVPA and Collegiate high schools, join St. Margaret of Scotland for an ecumenical prayer vigil honoring young people lost to gun violence in St. Louis and across the country. Please join us as we remember those we’ve lost and stand together in hope for a safer future, through prayer, music and reflection. All are welcome.
UPCOMING EVENTS
BULLETIN ARTICLES
Fr. John encourages parishioners to make time for daily Mass in their busy lives, explains the spiritual significance of requesting Mass intentions for loved ones and special needs, and reminds us to cherish the grace of every Mass.
Principal Angie Thomas shares how SMOS faculty and staff explored their Enneagram personality types, gaining new insights into one another’s perspectives and the importance of leading with grace, understanding, and appreciation for each person’s unique gifts.
Coordinator of Religious Education Mary Kay McVey reflects on Jesus’ teaching to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, emphasizing the importance of Catholics engaging in civic life and voting to promote the common good without partisanship.
Our Mission
We are a diverse, urban, Catholic parish. Inspired by the Holy Spirit and the example of our patroness, we are called to be a vibrant voice and beacon of the Catholic faith in our neighborhoods. We proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and action by:
- Praying and celebrating as a Eucharistic community
- Educating children and adults to live a full Christian life in today’s world
- Serving others with unconditional generosity
- Living just lives and working for a more just society
Clergy Corner
Fr. John Rogers Vien has served as Pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland since 2021. He has been a priest in the Archdiocese of St. Louis for over 30 years.
Fr. John (and sometimes other guest priests) writes a weekly article in the Parish bulletin called “A New Week”, in which he highlights various things going on around the Parish, focuses attention on a social justice or ecumenical topic, and challenges all of us to become better disciples of Christ in our daily lives.
Besides presiding at Mass or around the Church and Rectory, you will most likely find Fr. John out walking the neighborhood with his dog, Axel.
