Our mission statement is: “Following the example of our patron St. Stephen,
we are called to be witnesses of God’s love and to be a faith-filled, reconciling parish.”
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| South Grand Senior Ministry |
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"Maximizing the Talents of Senior Citizens in South St. Louis"
South Grand Senior Ministry was created in 2001 and now includes a partnership of six Catholic parishes in South St. Louis. The parishes -- Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Cecilia, St Pius V, St. Stephen Protomartyr, and Resurrection of Our Lord to provide a variety of services for senior citizens in the parish or in the surrounding neighborhoods. You don’t have to be a member of the parishes to participate in the South Grand Senior Ministry activities! Our goal is to maximize the talents of seniors in South St. Louis. We serve active seniors who would like to join us for trips and volunteer opportunities, seniors who need support to stay in their homes, and everyone in between. |
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Who We Are: South Grand Senior Ministry (SGSM) was created in 2001 through a partnership of five Catholic parishes along the South Grand Corridor (south of Highway 44) in South St. Louis. In 2003, we grew to six parishes; Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Cecilia, St. Pius V, St. Stephen Protomartyr, and Resurrection of Our Lord parishes provide a variety of services for senior citizens in the parish or in the surrounding neighborhoods. SGSM is incorporated as a private, not-for-profit organization and currently has a coordinator, a staff associate, a staff nurse, and a financial manager; all these staff members are part-time and paid by various grants. In addition, each participating parish has a staff person specifically focused on seniors. Each staff person is supported financially by their respective parishes as well as through SGSM. Parish staff works independently for their parishioners as well as collaboratively with other parishes and social service agencies to provide comprehensive services to senior citizens in the area, regardless of race, creed or parish affiliation.
What We Do: South Grand Senior Ministry aims to increase the quality of life while maximizing the talents of senior citizens in South St. Louis. By increasing quality of life, we seek to promote successful aging by supporting our seniors to live safely in their homes, lead a physically and spiritually active life and remain socially engaged in their faith community. We do this by coordinating two broad categories of support; health and social services.
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| South Grand Senior Ministry Officers |
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President Rev. Mike Lydon, Pastor, St. Pius V 310 South Grand Avenue St. Louis, MO 63118 Phone: (314) 664-4763 Vice President Rev. Robert Sieg, OFM, Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua 3140 Meramec Street St. Louis, MO 63118 Phone: (314) 655-0554 Secretary / Treasurer Rev. Ronald C. Chochol, Ph.D., Pastor, St. Margaret of Scotland 3854 Flad Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: (314) 776-0363 Fax: 314) 776-0364 |
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Coordinator Holly Staley, MSW Phone: (314) 481-1133 Extension 342 Staff Nurse Barb Salmo, RN Phone: (314) 655-0554 Staff Associate Leigh Manalang, MSW Phone: (314) 481-1133 Extension 342 |
| South Grand Senior Ministry Participating Parishes and Their Staff |
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Jane Siebel 4092 Blow Street St. Louis, MO 63116 Phone: (314) 481-9385 Resurrection of Our Lord Sr. Dolores Rapp 3900 Meramec St. Louis, MO 63116 Phone: (314) 832-7023 St. Anthony of Padua Barb Salmo 3140 Meramec Street St. Louis, MO 63116 Phone: (314) 655-0554 St. Cecilia Heather Sieve 5418 Louisiana St. Louis, MO 63111 Phone: (314) 351-1318 St. Pius V Sr. Dorothy Ann Katke 3310 South Grand St. Louis, MO 63118 Phone: (314) 664-4763 Extension 206 St. Stephen Protomartyr Leigh Manalang 3949 Wilmington St. Louis, MO 63116 Phone: (314) 481-1133 Extension 342 St. Margaret of Scotland Parish (applicant for membership) Cathy White 3854 Flad St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: (314) 776-0363 The South Grand Senior Ministry Program is made possible through the generous support of the Incarnate Word Foundation. |
| We Need Your Talent |
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If you, or someone you know,
would be interested in participating
in the South Grand Senior Ministry Program,
we have a variety of opportunities available.
Please join us as we better our neighborhoods,
have fun, and provide support for senior citizens
who need it. Every talent is appreciated!
Please call Holly Staley at 481-1133 Extension 342 for more information. |
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Our advisory board is made entirely of senior
citizens from the community. The purpose of
the South Grant Senior Ministry Advisory Board
is the provide the SGSM Project staff with insight
to more effectively serve senior citizens in the
five parishes as well as the larger senior community
in South St. Louis. The members are as follows:
Resurrection of Our Lord Clara Schoemehl - Miss Schoemehl is an active member of the South City Ramblers, a group of senior citizens who enjoy traveling in Missouri and abroad. She retired after nearly 40 years of service from the International Shoe Company, and prides herself on her independence, as she remained single her whole life. She is president of the Lady’s Sodality and volunteers regularly for St. Alexian Hospital. Richard Kreiner - Mr. Kreiner is an Austrian immigrant who escaped from a Nazi prison camp during World War II. Along with raising his five children with his wife, he ran his own small business for almost 50 years before retiring, and now enjoys the exercise classes offered at St. Anthony’s as well as at the local YMCA. St. Anthony of Padua Joetta Kern - Mrs. Kern is the mother of eight children and a former receptionist for an energy assistance program in St. Louis. She is actively involved with the secular Franciscans, sits on the Pastoral Council at St. Anthony’s, and is a member of the Lady’s Sodality. She is currently participating in the research project through St. Louis University that studies socially and physically active seniors and their relative health in comparison to seniors who are not emotionally and physically engaged in their community. Rose Hughes - Mrs. Hughes is a retired homemaker who has raised two children (both deceased) and has helped raise her five grandchildren. She is active in the Golden Frontiers Club which travels internationally, is a volunteer for St. Anthony’s food pantry and Martha’s Friends, a group of volunteers who help the bereaved. St. Cecilia Bob Winkeler - Mr. Winkeler is a World War II veteran who also worked for the Chrystler Auto plan before “retiring” and becoming a full time volunteer. He and any number of his children and grandchildren can be found patrolling the streets in St. Cecilia’s parish in a neighborhood watch program he spearheaded and still oversees. He is also an active member of the Holy Name society, is the Chairman of St. Cecilia’s Fall Festival, and volunteers for the Boy Scouts, the Athletic Association, Parish Council and the Liturgy Committee. Rosemarie Voss - Mrs. Voss is the mother of four children and an active volunteer for the Sisters of St. Joseph and is a member of the Samaritan Society, where she delivers groceries to the homebound. She also volunteers for Carondelet Community Betterment Federation, a neighborhood stabilization organization in her neighborhood, and is a board member on the Bellerive Neighborhood Association. St. Pius Carol King - Grace Smith - Mrs. Smith is the mother of three children and a retired factory worker. She is active in a number of prayer chains in South St. Louis and makes rosaries for the Legion of Mary. She is a member of the Blue Army and spends much of her time comforting others who are recently widowed or have lost a loved one. St. Stephen Protomartyr Blanche DeGreeff - Miss DeGreeff is a member of St. Stephen’s choir and an active volunteer in the school, working mostly with children in the lower grades on reading comprehension. She ran her own business for 20 years after working her way up to the director of sales and marketing for the Holiday Inn from 1942 – 1960. She is a former member of the Parish Council, and still volunteers for the USO when time allows. She also volunteers as disk jockey for the SGSM “Senior Prom” held in the fall. Ellen Bohac - Miss Bohac is an avid bowler and quilter and a volunteer for the SGSM transportation program. She also volunteers for the St. Stephen’s 50+ Club and is a member of Lady’s Sodality. She is an “on call” volunteer for St. Stephens for office work, and she volunteers for Martha’s Group. |
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