KOC Easter Egg Hunt

SMMA KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS EASTER EGG HUNT
Saturday, March 30 11:30am
SMMA Sports Field

For SMMA students : Pre school kindergarten, PSR, 1st & 2nd Grades.

Questions Please call John Dempsey 314 845 0088

Grown-Up Game Night


Save the Date – Saturday, April 6
Grown Up Game Night
SMMA Parish Center
It’s All Fun & Games

Join us for a night of fun games, laughter and prizes on Saturday, April 6 in the SMMA Parish Center. $25 / person – Tables of 8 Individuals without a full table are welcome!

Doors open at 6:30pm and games begin at 7:00pm.
Bring a dish for ALL to share at a community food table.
Two drink tickets included.

This event is a FUNdraiser in support of ACTS

Divine Mercy Sunday

 

Sunday, April 7th

The preparation for the Feast of Mercy is to be preceded by a novena beginning on Good Friday. Our Lord gave Sister Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena with the Chaplet prayers. Those daily intentions are:

1. Today bring to Me all mankind, especially all sinners, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.

2. Today bring to Me the souls of priests and religious, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy.

3. Today bring to Me all devout and faithful souls, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.

4. Today bring to Me those who do not believe in God and those who do not yet know Me.

5. Today bring to Me the souls of those who have separated themselves from the Church.

6. Today bring to Me the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children, and immerse them in My mercy.

7. Today bring to Me the souls who especially venerate and glorify My Mercy and immerse them in My mercy.

8. Today bring to Me the souls who are detained in purgatory and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy.

9. Today bring to Me souls who have become lukewarm, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy.

Our Lord said to Saint Faustina:

“Encourage souls to say the Chaplet which I have given you…Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death… When they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the Merciful Savior… Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy… Through the Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will.”
(687, 1541, 1731)

 

2024 Diva Dash

Please join us for a night of murder, mystery and mayhem where everyone is a suspect and no one is safe! It’s time for our annual women’s only trivia night:

Diva Dash 2024, A Murder Mystery
sponsored by Emerge Design Studio
Friday, April 19

Registration is now open, so gather your divas, select your favorite murder mystery theme for your table and join us for an unforgettable evening. After all, a little party never killed nobody…… Or did it?

Additional Info and registration link

Men’s White House Spring Retreat

Monday, April 22 – Thursday, April 25

“God, grant me the serenity, to accept the things I cannot change…. the courage, to participate in a White House Retreat… where the tranquility and silence is golden and deafening… and the wisdom, to realize and recall my past life! Trusting that He will make all things right, if I surrender to His will.”

Please join us at Noon on Monday, April 22th through Noon on Thursday, April 25th.

Call Jim Sweeney (314) 686-8696 or Paul Dudenhoeffer (314) 200-8402 for reservations

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Picnic – Save the Date

Save the Date!

Parish Picnic will be Saturday June 1, 2024 with the Adult Celebration on Friday May 31st.

We are now in the planning stages of the Picnic. If you have a business or service that might be able to supply the Picnic, please contact Jill Vaughn at 314-420-5174.

Watch the bulletin for more news in the next few months!

Youth Ministry – Steubenville Mid-America

SMMA Youth Ministry
Join Us For
Steubenville Mid-America 2024

When: July 12-14, 2024
Who: Students – Current 8 -12 grade
Where: Springfield, MO
Cost: $300.00

Steubenville Conference Weekend: Friday, July 12 – Sunday, July 14, 2024
Cost: $300 ($75 deposit due with registration, to SMMA)
Registration & Deposit Due By: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27th

Payment in Full Due By: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12th
Please make checks payable to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, and deliver it to Fr. Quarnstrom or the parish office, marked for youth ministry

All High Schoolers Welcome! 8th grade graduates through high school graduates. Join Fr. Quarnstrom and SMMA youth ministry for a life-changing weekend of faith, fellowship, and fun at Missouri State University (Springfield, MO), sponsored by the Archdiocese of St. Louis and Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH. We depart Friday morning, July 12th, and return Sunday, July 14th, late afternoon. Information about what to pack and our departure logistics will be forthcoming. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE, SO SIGN UP TODAY!
For more information, visit the steubystl website: https://steubystl.com/#about
Please contact Fr. Quarnstrom with any questions: rquarnstrom@smmaparish.org

Women’s White House Retreat

Second Annual SMMA Women’s
White House Retreat
Aug. 8-11!

Do you find it hard to truly relax, quiet your mind, and talk to God?

How about a 3-day vacation with our Lord, set on 80 breathtaking acres overlooking
the Mississippi River, right here in South County?

Join us for the second annual SMMA women’s White House retreat, Aug. 8-11!
It’s a silent, guided retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Meals
and a private bedroom/bathroom are provided. There is no set fee; White House operates on a free-will offering basis.

Hurry! Spots go quickly. Questions? Visit whitehouseretreat.org or
contact SMMA retreat captain Lisa Shea, lisa.shea@sbcglobal.net or 314.609.7061.

Ready to register? Call 1-800-643-1003 or email resservations@whretreat.org
and note that you are with the SMMA group.


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