religious education

Advent is a phenomenal time to connect with Christ through service! Our 3rd and 8th graders have been busy connecting…

Happy Advent!  We are busy here at school preparing our hearts and minds for the coming of Christ this Christmas….

We concluded National Vocations Week the previous week – and now we’re preparing for Advent! Check out all of the details in this report.

This week we are celebrating National Vocations Awareness Week! We have had several guests who have agreed to come and…

Respect Life Rosary This week we held our annual October All-School Rosary to honor Respect Life Month.  All of the…

Last week marked our first atrium session here at SMOS as part of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program. Offered to…

The Summit:Calling all 6-8th graders!  On Thursday, November 7, the Office of Youth Ministry will be hosting The Summit, an event…

Thank you very much for the warm welcome back from maternity leave. It has been so great to be able…

Our Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE), Gwen Heithaus, is still out on maternity leave with her beautiful daughter, Miriam, until September 10th….

Registration for 2024-2025 South City Deanery PSR program will be held on both 8/11 and 8/19 at St. John the Baptist.

Calling all creators and craftspeople! SMOS is opening our own Level I Catechesis of the Good Shepherd atrium and we…

This week our 4th grade students went to do service at Tower Grove Park. They did a great job living out the Catholic Social Teaching tenet of caring for God’s creation! 

Last week many of our SMOS students received the sacrament of Confirmation. Part of their preparation involved writing a letter to Archbishop Rozanski, Fr. John, Mr. Schmidt, or myself.

Happy May! Traditionally we celebrate Mary throughout the month of May. Have you thought about how you would like to celebrate with your family this year? Read on for some ideas…

This week our students talked a lot about how to be good stewards of our Earth. God created such a beautiful gift for us – we are called to love and care for it!

Have you been to one of our class Masses lately??? On the third weekend of each month, a different grade level is celebrated at the 10:00am on Sunday mornings. Join our kindergarteners at 10:00 Mass this Sunday! Looking for another incentive to go to Mass this weekend? Two of our 7th graders will be receiving sacraments at that Mass. One of our 7th graders will be baptized, and he will be joined by another 7th grader in receiving First Communion. Please pray for these two students and for all who will be receiving sacraments in the weeks to come!

No Families in Faith tonight.  Parent Prayer tomorrow at 7:55am in the Hesed Outdoor Classroom! This week many of our…

No parent prayer tomorrow because on Friday morning, the 6th grade class will present a Living Stations of the Cross on the School Parking Lot. The “actors” will pose and hold still as the teacher of the class coming through reads a reflection/reading. Classes come individually throughout the morning/day.  This will be open to all school parents, as well as any other parishioners who wish to join us to walk through – from 8:15-10:15am.

Tonight’s gathering of Families in Faith has been POSTPONED until April 11. There will be NO event tonight. Taking place in our school cafeteria, these informal get-togethers are geared toward families looking to build community here in our parish and school. All are welcome! We will gather at 7:00pm and childcare is provided. Please RSVP using the link below, so that we know how many children will need care! The link has been updated to show the new, correct date.  Click the link below for the rest of this week’s CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus.

Please join us tomorrow (Friday) morning for Parent Prayer in the Hesed Outdoor Classroom! All are welcome.  Also, in this week in the CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus, news about the 6th Grade Retreat and learning about black saints for Black History month (lots of pics inside!).

In this week in the CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus, one great way to pray with your kids this Lent is to take them through the Stations of the Cross. Gwen provides several resources available online to use at home.

In this week in the CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus, it’s everything Ash Wednesday, as we celebrate as a school and parish community. It was so wonderful to see all of the children at Mass – even our preschoolers! See all of the pics inside!

In this week in the CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus, we wrap-up Catholic Schools Week with a look at our Spirit Day festivities and pray together for the Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. Plus, be sure to VOTE FOR SMOS in the TinySaints CSW contest – it’s a chance to win Tiny Saints of Margaret for the entire school! The school with the most votes wins!!

Happy Catholic Schools Week! We have had a blast celebrating our Catholic identity here at SMOS this week, and there is more fun still to come! Check out some of the highlights from this week in the CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus.

Once again, please feel free to join us tomorrow for our Parent Prayer in the Hesed Outdoor Classroom at 7:50am to start the day with a little bit of Jesus. Also in this week’s CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus, we are reminded of the importance of bringing our children to Mass this weekend (especially) and every Sunday.

We have our next Faith in Families program – “Addressing Tough Questions” – this evening at 7:00pm in the School Cafeteria. All are welcome! And also, please feel free to join us once again tomorrow for our Parent Prayer in the Hesed Outdoor Classroom at 7:50am to start the day with a little bit of Jesus. And read on for more info in this week’s CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus.

Was one of your New Year’s Resolutions to grow in faith this year? Join us tomorrow for our first Parent Prayer of 2024! All are welcome to come to the Hesed Outdoor Classroom at 7:50am to start the day with a little bit of Jesus. And read on for more ideas of resolutions to make in this week’s CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus.

We are still in the Christmas season as Ms. Heithaus explains in this week’s CRE update, and next up is Epiphany. Here at SMOS, we will celebrate with an Epiphany Prayer Service on Monday, January 8 at 2:15pm. All are invited to come and celebrate as our 3rd graders lead us in prayer and reflection!

This week we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (12/12), and Ms. Heithaus has some really fun facts about the story of Our Lady and St. Juan Diego in this week’s CRE update!

Tomorrow (Dec. 8) is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception – it is a Holy Day of Obligation for all Catholics, and the students will celebrate Mass at 8:15am (all are welcome to join!).
Also, Mrs. Heithaus has news (and photos!) about the 1st Graders visit to Ronald McDonald House – all in this week’s Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) update.

Parent Prayer is BACK tomorrow after the holiday hiatus (and every Friday) at 7:50am – all are welcome to join in a few moments of prayer. Also, Mrs. Heithaus has news (and photos!) about the 3rd Graders visits to Isaiah 58 this month – all in this week’s Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) update.

Last Friday, 14 students had the opportunity to attend The Summit, an Archdiocesan event for Middle Schoolers; plus Mrs. Heithaus explains about her day with a caterpillar named Frank Diggy – all in this week’s Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) update.

This week the students celebrated National Vocations Awareness Week by welcoming several visitors to our school to talk about how God calls each of us to our own vocation, plus parent prayer tomorrow, collecting spices for Thanksgiving, and the prayer chalice program begins – all in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus.

Contributions were made to Isaiah 58, 8th graders created prayer cards for a shooting vigil, first graders made Halloween decorations for the Ronald McDonald House, and a prayer chalice program has begun – all in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus.

The first Faith In Families is tonight in the School Cafeteria at 7:00 PM. Also, news about Parent Prayer on Friday mornings, including next week’s service for the conflict in Israel, and well as details about “prayer chalices” in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus.

News about the first Families in Faith program starting up, as well as details and pics from the 3rd Grade retreat – all in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus.

News about Respect Life Month activities, including the annual baby bottle collection for Our Lady’s Inn – all in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus.

News about the new Faith In Families program which starts up this month, as well as fun pics of students creating angels to celebrate the feast of Guardian Angels – all in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus.

7th & 8th Grade students participated in National Migrant Week activities in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus.

Fun details and pics from scavenger hunts in Church in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus.

Details about how your family can join in with the school children’s celebration of all things Mary in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen (Cataldo) Heithaus.

Join the new Mrs. Heithaus for Friday morning prayer starting on 9/89 – details in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen Cataldo Heithaus.

We are excited to report that our new Middle School Electives program is off to a great start!  

First school Mass and the 8th Grade St. Margaret play are in this week’s update from Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen Cataldo.

Learn about the our returning Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) Gwen Cataldo.