Organizations

Our Lady Parish has an adult co-ed volleyball league. We meet on Sunday evenings in the School Gymnasium. Matches last an hour and start at 5:00 p.m.  and will start our last match at 9:00 p.m.  We generally have 6-8 teams in the league.  It is a recreational league-no blocked serves or hard sides; we self-referee. There is a fall and winter session.  The Fall session begins at the end of September and runs through mid-December.  The Winter session begins at the end of January and runs through mid-March. 

Sean Rudolph 314-800-5308

Our Athletic Association provides opportunities to area youth to participate in various team sports through our membership in the Catholic Youth Council (CYC). Our program is open to parishioners and non-parishioners living within the parish boundaries. Participants have the opportunity to learn individual and team skills in an atmosphere of Christian behavior and fellowship. The Athletic Association Board consists of laypersons involved with the athletic program. We currently offer teams in soccer, volleyball, basketball, golf and lacrosse.

Amy Atzert 314-443-9516

The Finance Council assists the Pastor in the financial planning and management of parish funds. They meet the third Thursday of each month.

Paul Flynn 314-570-5853

This group of parishioners plans and organizes the Lenten Fish Fries and other parish dinners. The Fish Fries are one of our major fundraisers. We have fish fries on Ash Wednesday and most Fridays during Lent. Many volunteers are needed to prepare, cook, serve, and clean up. This is a great opportunity to meet new people.

Debbie Buenniger 314-605-6273

Judy Leonard 636-937-7089

This program provides parish members the opportunity to prepare for Christmas by remembering those less fortunate. The generosity of our parish family is always demonstrated in the support of this program. Volunteers help to make the ornaments, sort the gifts, and deliver them to various places.

Amy Bach 636-524-5645

The Home and School Association (HASA) supports and promotes the Key Attributes of Education for Our Lady School; Rooted in Faith, Nurtured with Family, Strengthened by Knowledge, enriched through Care, and Growing in Community. HASA sponsors many events and fundraisers including but not limited to the Golf Tournament, Mother and Father Masses, Krispy Kreme Donut Sale, Father/Daughter Dance, and Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month in the Design Center at school. Child care is provided at most meetings.

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The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic male fraternal organization with the sole priority of charitable works in our parish and surrounding community. You must be at least 18 years old, a male and a practicing Catholic to be a member. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the church basement.

Dirk Lupien 636-734-1044

The Ladies Auxiliary is a service organization working to make a difference in our church, our school and our community by helping the Knights help others. In August 2020, our auxiliary celebrated our tenth anniversary. Currently, we have 49 members, but are always looking for more. Our auxiliary activities have amassed an amazing 30,000 volunteer hours and we have been awarded the “Outstanding Ladies Auxiliary” for the past nine years. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. location TBD.

Karen Cronin 636-931-4886

The Parish Council consists of parish members who volunteer to serve our Parish Family. The Council advises the pastor on various matters within the parish. Anyone may attend the meeting or present a topic for discussion to the pastor.  Parish Council meets every third Thursday of the month at 6pm in the Design Center.

Parish Council President Dave Dugan

The Parish Picnic is held on the school grounds. There are kid and adult games, music, a great barbecue, and refreshments. The school cafeteria will host a full dinner, including fried chicken, kettle beef, sides, and homemade desserts. A picnic would not be complete without a large cash prize raffle and a silent auction full of fun. Every year we try to feature something new and exciting, so mark your calendars for this fun-filled event!

Rectory 636-937-5513

Our Lady School has been educating children since 1958. We are a PreK–8th grade school with an enrollment just under 300 students. We welcome students of all faiths to an environment where our mission is to foster a faith-filled and academically strong environment, supporting families and working with the faith community to encourage the formation of the whole child through the examples and teachings of Jesus Christ.

Tracy Kempfer 636-937-5008 | tkempfer@olparish.org

Through our Parish School of Religion we offer weekly instruction to children in grades K-8 who are attending public schools. Our Lady Parish School of Religion represents a commitment from the parish expressing the mission of the Catholic Church to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to all people. This is accomplished through a program of continuous religious education aimed at teaching gospel values, nurturing faith development, and the moral formation of each student. Our Lady Parish School of Religion seeks to assist parents in their role as primary educators in preparing their children to hear and live the teachings of Christ as embodied in our Catholic tradition and to grow in living relationships with God and others. Students must have on-going Archdiocesan approved Religious education prior to and between the grades the Sacraments are offered--First Reconciliation & Eucharist in 2nd grade and Confirmation in 8th grade--before receiving these Sacraments. Parents are involved in preparation.

Our program is a Family Catechesis program which invites parents and families to work together with the pastor and catechists so that all will grow and develop in their faith lives. Our program is a combination of in-person classes for parents and students, guest speakers for adults and children, monthly family activities, and monthly PSR Family Masses. All classes and activities are held during the school year on Wednesday evenings from 6:45p-8p. Classes are held on Wednesdays (excluding holidays) during the school year from 6:45 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Registration begins in April and continues through August for the following school year.

Dawn Meinhardt 636-937-5008 ext. 5 | dmeinhardt@olparish.org

Parishioners meet weekly on Wednesdays between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and sometimes at night to quilt in the rectory basement. Beginners and experienced quilters are always welcome. Through their generosity, the quilters donate a quilt each year to be raffled off at our annual parish picnic, parish auction and also the St. Pius X High School Auction.

Tanya Stoll 636-208-1320

The School Board works to create the best possible environment for learning so that the students can develop intellectually, physically and spiritually. We work collaboratively with the pastor to review existing policies and develop new policies that are most beneficial to the operation of Our Lady School. The board consists of members each serving a three-year term. We meet every other third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the rectory meeting room.

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Our Raise Right program earns revenue for Church needs by selling gift cards to various merchants. We purchase our gift cards at a reduced rate and sell them to our Parish and School families for face value. We earn between 2% and 15% depending on the merchant. Scrip can be purchased online directly to your home. You can also download eScrip cards using the myWallet app. Physical Scrip cards are sold after masses during the holiday season.

Diana Parker 636-937-5513

https://www.raiseright.com/

The Young at Heart is a parish social group for those 50 years and older. During the year, the Young at Heart invites guest speakers to talk to the group on topics of interest. Members take day-long bus trips to places of interest and also some three- to five-day trips to places further away. This is a wonderful way to make new friends and join in fellowship with other parishioners! The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month in the school cafeteria beginning with a potluck dinner. Dinner is followed by a prayer service for the current intentions and intentions of the parish.

Mary Lewis  314-954-3531

Kristin Roth  636-224-7075