St. Margaret of Scotland Parish has been a cornerstone of the Catholic faith in the Shaw neighborhood of South St. Louis, Missouri for more than a century.
We hope you will join us!
Announcements
Holiday Schedule
Christmas Mass
Christmas Eve – Tuesday, December 24 @ 4:30 p.m.
Christmas Vigil – Tuesday, December 24 @ 10:00 p.m. (Abp. Rozanski Presiding)
Christmas Preludes begins at 9:30 p.m.
Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25 @ 9:00 a.m.
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Mass
New Year’s Eve – Tuesday, December 31 @ 4:30 p.m.
New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1 @ 9:00 a.m.
Check out the details of the rest of the Advent and Christmas schedule at the link below.
Holiday Schedule
125th Anniversary
This year (July 2024-June 2025), St. Margaret of Scotland celebrates it’s 125th Anniversary with a lot of revelry!
Over these next months, our SMOS community will have many opportunities to gather as a parish family to celebrate and give thanks to God for all the blessings given to this community over the past 125 years.
Click the link below for details of everything we have planned as we celebrate our Quasquicentennial.
125th Anniversary
2024 Great Preacher Award
Congratulations to the SMOS Music Ministry – a 2024 Honoree of the Aquinas Institute of Theology Great Preacher Award!
2024 Great Preacher Award
Gun Sense: For the Common Good
The St. Margaret of Scotland Living Justice Ministry has assembled a Parish task force to work on Gun Sense: For the Common Good. This faith-based initiative will address the issues of gun violence in our neighborhoods and our City, State, and Country – both from a systemic and an advocacy standpoint.
If YOU would like to get involved and learn more about how to support this effort, then check out the Gun Sense info via the link below and sign up to receive further updates. Together in one voice, we can say “ENOUGH!”.
Gun Sense: For the Common Good
Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:30 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM
Monday - Friday 6:30 AM
School Mass 8:15 AM Wednesday (School Year)
Holy Days and Holidays Please Refer to Bulletin
Reconciliation
Saturday 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Saturday 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
News
IRM Immigrant Accompaniment Program
The Immigrant & Refugee Ministry will be taking on a new immigrant accompaniment program, an initiative which provides a way…
Welcome New Members of Parish Family – December 2024
Please welcome the following families who have officially registered in St. Margaret of Scotland parish in the past several months.
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
Pastor's 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 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.
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