Gun Sense

On Thursday night, October 24, 2024, St. Margaret of Scotland School presented a 60-minute discussion co-sponsored by the SMOS PTA and Gun Sense: For the Common Good, hosted as part of the SMOS Gun Sense team’s four-part series called “From Outrage To Action”. For Part IV, St. Margaret of Scotland joined with Be SMART For Kids and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital to present a conversation on Kids, Guns, & Safety.

St. Margaret of Scotland School is partnering with Be SMART For Kids to bring gun safety to our families. It is our goal to make SMOS the first “Be SMART School” in the St. Louis area.

All SMOS school parents, parishioners, and extended family are invited and strongly encouraged to attend a special 60-minute presentation regarding the necessary steps to take to ensure your children’s safety around gun.

Event Date: Thursday, November 21, 7:00-8:00pm
St. Margaret of Scotland School – 3964 Castleman Ave., Saint Louis, 63110

St. Margaret of Scotland hosted a prayer vigil, organized by its Gun Sense team, to commemorate the 2-year anniversary of the CVPA/CSMB school shooting.

Event Date: Thursday, October 24, 7:30pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church

The SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good team is honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an opportunity to remember victims and survivors, raise awareness of what domestic violence is, how to recognize it, and what can be done to prevent it.

The SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good team is honoring World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10th) and highlighting National Suicide Prevention Month at all the Masses the second weekend in September.

Event Date: Thursday, August 29, 7:00-8:30pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Church Hall – 3864 Flad Ave., Saint Louis, 63110

You might have caught SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good highlighted in a recent set of stories on KSDK…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 shirts to honor survivors and victims of gun violence on Wear Orange Weekend, June 7-9. Get your shirts and details on events here!

Event Date: Thursday, May 30, 7:00-8:30pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Church Hall – 3864 Flad Ave., Saint Louis, 63110

Event Date: Friday, March 22 from 2:00-3:00pm
Outside of St. Margaret of Scotland Church

Event Date: Wednesday, March 27, 9:00am-2:00pm
Meet at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church at 6:30am to carpool.

Event Date: Friday, March 1, 7:00pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church

Event Date: Thursday, February 29, 7:00-8:30pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Church Hall – 3864 Flad Ave., Saint Louis, 63110

The SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good team is participating in an Interfaith Prayer Service for victims and survivors of gun violence on Sunday, December 10 at 6:00pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 600 N. Euclid Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108.

The Gun Sense team is observing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, noting the increased danger in domestic violence situations when a gun is present. They encourage people to reach out to national hotlines for support and to engage with local organizations while advocating for stricter domestic violence-related gun laws in Missouri.

St. Margaret of Scotland hosted a prayer vigil, organized by its Youth Ministry and Gun Sense team, to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the CVPA/Collegiate school shooting.

Event Date: Saturday, October 21, 8:00am-1:00pm
Old Playground Pavilion, Tower Grove Park

Event Date: Thursday, October 5, 7:00pm
School

The SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good team is honoring World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10th) and highlighting National Suicide Prevention Month at all the Masses the second weekend in September.

The SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good team is honoring World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10th) and highlighting National Suicide Prevention Month at all the Masses the second weekend in September.

The Living Justice Ministries – Gun Sense: For the Common Good team is continuing its work, after taking the lead with much of the Archdiocese ‘Addressing Gun Violence’ event last month. You too can lend your voice to this effort.  

This summit on gun violence prevention will likely sell out this week – so please be sure to get your spot before registration closes! You can just sign up for a half day, if you’re not available for the full session.

Members of the SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good team have been hard at work organizing an event for…

This weekend is Wear Orange Weekend. The SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good team invites you to wear your orange…

Event Date: Thursday, May 11, 7:00-8:00pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Church – 3854 Flad Ave., Saint Louis, 63110

Here’s the latest update on All Things New from Fr. Chris Martin, Vicar for Strategic Planning for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

The SMOS Gun Sense: For the Common Good task force invites you to a Good Friday Prayer Vigil: Mourning and Remembering Lives Lost.

Please join us in the chapel for a Stations of the Cross hosted by our Gun Sense: For the Common Good team.

The Living Justice Ministry at St. Margaret of Scotland has assembled a Parish task force to address the epidemic of…