There is still much more work to do. On the weekend of June 6-7th, the SMOS community will come together to honor survivors and build community with those working to end gun violence during Wear Orange Weekend.
From the St. Louis Archdiocesan Task Force On Gun Violence Prevention:
JUNE IS NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. Every day, more than 300 people are directly impacted by gun violence in the United States. Gun Violence Awareness Month was created to draw attention to this tragic reality and demand life-saving change. The St. Louis Archdiocese honors this month with a weekly series of bulletin articles.
The SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good team invites you to wear your orange and participate in events to honor survivors and victims of gun violence on Wear Orange Weekend, June 5-7.
Event Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:00-8:30pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Church Hall – 3864 Flad Ave., Saint Louis, 63110
Event Date: Friday, October 24, 7:30pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church
Event Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025, 6:00-8:00pm
Parish Hall
The SMOS Gun Sense team is honoring Suicide Prevention Awareness during the month of September – with special highlights for World Suicide Prevention Week (September 7-13).
Event Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025, 7:00 PM
St. Margaret of Scotland School Cafeteria, 3964 Castleman Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63110
From the St. Louis Archdiocesan Task Force On Gun Violence Prevention:
Wear Orange is a movement to honor victims and survivors of gun violence and to raise awareness of the impact of gun violence, which began in 2013 by friends of Hadiya Pendleton. Hadiya marched in President Obama’s second inaugural parade. One week later, she was shot and killed on a playground in Chicago. Soon after this tragedy, Hadiya’s friends commemorated her life by wearing orange, the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others.
From the St. Louis Archdiocesan Task Force On Gun Violence Prevention:
Gun violence devastates individuals, families, and communities in the United States and the St. Louis Archdiocese. As Archbishop Rozanski has noted, “Gun violence is a human life — a quality of life — issue. Those who are threatened by gun violence are not living the fullest potential of their lives.”
The SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good team invites you to wear your orange to honor survivors and victims of gun violence on Wear Orange Weekend, June 6-8.