Entries for July 2019

St. Gabriel the Archangel parish is seeking a full-time Maintenance Worker to support the church. This role provides maintenance for parish/school buildings.  Duties & Responsibilities Cleans parish or school buildings: Mops and vacuums floors, cleans bathrooms, washes windows and performs other cleaning activities as directed. Performs snow removal with hand shovels, blows walkways. Provides other general assistance as needed through set-up of tables and chairs in facilities, as requested Hauling and moving items and picking up parts or other equipment as requested by staff Collects and disposes ...

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There will be NO 8:00am Mass on July 22, 23 and 25. Please join the children attending Totus Tuus for an 11:30am Mass on those dates.

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Hello St. Gabriel Family,           My name is Fr. Mark Madden.  I was just ordained a bit over a month ago by Archbishop Robert Carlson.  I was born in St. Mary Magdalen Parish in St. Louis, but we moved to Immaculate Heart of Mary in St. Louis when I was about two.  My parents have lived in that parish for almost 40 years.  I am the oldest of five siblings, all younger sisters — I know God Help me — who have been instrumental in my upbringing and fostered in me a deep respect for women and increase in the virtue of patience.  One of...

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For those of you wondering, “Who is the senior priest saying Mass at St. Gabriel’s these days?”, I am Monsignor Joseph Simon.  As a matter of fact, I am newly-retired and very excited to be in-residence at the rectory.  I grew up a few miles north of St. Louis Hills in the City of Pagedale.  I attended St. Catherine of Siena Grade School and Mercy High School but both schools closed some time ago.  I graduated from the School of Commerce & Finance (now B & A) at St. Louis University in 1965, worked 14 months at McDonnell Aircraft in Dept. 14 (F-4 contracts), and entered Kenrick...

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