Weekly Adoration:
Wednesdays from 8:30am till 12 noon
40 Hours Devotion:
Wednesday after the 8:30am Mass until the First Friday at 3pm
The Bingo Committee's purpose is to organize and manage the Parish Bingo. Volunteers and players are always welcome.
A group of men and women age 50 or older. Current membership is around 100. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month in the lower level at 11:30 a.m., followed by cake, coffee, and bingo. COME JOIN US.
The Funeral Luncheon Committee prepares and serves meals in Runge Hall after Funerals. They provide care and support at a difficult time for those in our parish. It allows those who are grieving to focus on their families and friends while the Funeral Luncheon Committee does the preparation and servicing of the post-funeral meal. Please contact the Funeral Luncheon coordinator if you have an interest in joining the group, even if you cannot come to the luncheons and just want to contribute a dish.
The St. Martin of Tours’ Women’s Club will focus on the Spiritual works, Charitable works, and Social Works of the women in our parish and community. In support of these efforts, the club will participate in periodic fundraising efforts to maintain the organization’s positive and economically functioning existence.
The St. Martin of Tours Men's Club provides an opportunity for the men of the parish to socialize and serve the parish in various ways.
Our activities each year include the Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner, two Barbecues, two Chicken Dinners, and the Men's Christmas Party. We are also in charge of the parish Cornhole Tournaments and many other social events.
All men of the parish are welcomed and encouraged to join.
WE CAN represents Welcoming, Evangelizing, Communication, And Networking.
Our mission is to reach out to all who live within our parish boundaries and invite them to join us in prayer and friendship. Our calling is to share our message via personal contact, mailings, electronic signage, internet, web sharing, video, podcasts and social media. Our purpose is to administer to our parishioners, encourage new memberships, spread God’s word, enrich our parish life and embrace the needs of others recognizing the gifts and value of all members of the SMT family.
The Pastor, according to Canon Law (1281-1288), has among his responsibilities parish financial and temporal management. The Parish Finance Council (537) is a consultative body that assists the Pastor in meeting these obligations. Its members assist the pastor in the administration of parish temporal matters.
An active, well-formed Parish Finance Council is a key element for promoting the financial health of a parish. Although the Parish Finance Council does not have decision making authority, consultation is at the heart of the decision-making process – sharing information, listening, contributing to the discussion, and promoting consensus.
Would you like to serve our community as a lector, usher, extraordinary minister, server or homebound minister?
Individuals who are interested in joining the Choir of St. Martin are always welcome. Interested members should have a basic ability to read music, must be able to match pitch and agree to attend weekly rehearsals. If you are interested in joining the choir, simply email Sr. Kathleen Donovan: [email protected].
The Choir sings at the 10:00 a.m. Mass each Sunday and at all major solemnities of the liturgical year. As cantors, they also assist the congregation in singing the chants and hymns of the liturgy at all other weekend Masses. Choir rehearsals are weekly from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
In addition to singing at the weekly 10:00 am Mass, the Choir sings for the following:
- Major Liturgical Celebrations
- Sunday closest to November 11—The Feast of St. Martin of Tours
- December 24 Vigil Mass
- December 25 Mass at Midnight
- Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
- Sacred Triduum
- Mass of the Lord’s Supper
- Celebration of the Lord’s Passion and
- Veneration of the Cross
- Holy Saturday Easter Vigil
- Easter Sunday
- Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Tim Haber, Jr. Memorial Scholarship is offered to one 8th grade student at the end of the academic year whose virtue and faith exemplifies the spirit of Tim Haber, Jr. The recipient of this award is to be chosen by the Tim Haber, Jr. Scholarship Committee, and will be granted each year in June to a recipient who meets certain requirements.
We are pleased to announce that the Scholarship Grant Program at St. Martin of Tours will be continued into the 2022-23 school year. As beneficiaries of the St. Martin of Tours Scholarship Grant, your participation in the parish fundraisers is essential. Scholarships will be awarded to students attending PSR or Parochial Education.
Our PSR classes are held on Wednesday evenings from 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 o.m. at St. Andrew Church (309 Hoffmeister Ave., St. Louis, MO 63125). Our PSR is designed for children from K-8th Grade who attend public schools. Our PSR systematically and intentionally, within an age-appropriate and family sensitive curriculum, supports the right of every Baptized person to a religious education. Our PSR has a goal, a fully expressed Sacramental life, a satisfying prayer life, and a life integrated with the moral teachings and doctrines of the Catholic Church.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is for non-baptized persons or persons baptized in another Christian Tradition who are considering entrance into the Catholic Church. If you are interested in becoming Catholic, contact Father Waldman directly for one-on-one instruction.
Mission Statement: We, the members of the St. Martin of Tours Respect Life Group, commit ourselves to prayer, education, and action in defense of human life. It is our mission to foster in our Parish community an awareness of the dignity and sanctity of all human life, from conception to natural death. We are dedicated to observing and promoting the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church on all life issues, including abortion, euthanasia, infanticide, assisted suicide, and stem cell research.
To learn more about 40 Days for Life, please follow this link. All are welcome to pray for an end to abortion in front of Planned Parenthood, the only abortion clinic still in St. Louis. Located at 4251 Forest Park Ave.
This group attempts to carry out Our Lord's mandate: to help those in need. They organize what help can be given to those within our parish boundaries. Monthly meetings are held, discussing assistance to be given, with all matters remaining confidential.
The quilters are a group of women who meet to quilt. Everyone is welcome. They are always happy to teach beginners. They meet every Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the lower level.
Please contact Pat Richardson at 314-296-3095 or [email protected] to volunteer to be on the prayer chain list.
Helpful Ministries Outside the Parish
Retrovaille
The Retrouvaille Program is for Married Couples Facing Difficult Challenges in their Relationship.
Bereavement
Seasons of Hope offers people an opportunity to come together to share in God's love and to explore mourning through Scripture, prayer, reflection activities, and faith sharing. Click the image to find out more about this program, other grief support groups in the archdiocese and recommended books, CDs and other resources.
Our Lady's Inn
Since 1982, Our Lady’s Inn has served as a life-affirming alternative to abortion for almost 7,000 women who have chosen life for their unborn babies. For more than 37 years, these families have been sheltered and supported in their efforts to live healthy and productive lives, achieve educational goals, gain employment, and secure stable housing.
Association of the Miraculous Medal
The Association of the Miraculous Medal brings Jesus Christ to the world by inspiring devotion to Mary, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, through whom we unite ourselves in prayer to grow in holiness while supporting the apostolic mission and charitable work of our Vincentian priests and brothers.
Credo of the Catholic Laity
Society is a reflection of the Church and it is up to the laity to save the Church.
Our Mission is to be advocates, activists, and educators for orthodox Roman Catholicism.
Credo supports the New Evangelization, adheres to the deposit of Faith, Magesterial direction, and Church teachings in union with its faithful papal office, bishops and priests.
Archdiocesan Office of Natural Family Planning
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is the general title for the scientific, natural, and moral methods of family planning that can help married couples either achieve or avoid pregnancies.
NFP is a system of understanding a couple’s combined fertility through observation of naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman's menstrual cycle. No drugs, devices, or surgical procedures are used to avoid pregnancy. Since the methods of NFP respect the love-giving (unitive) and life-giving (procreative) nature of the conjugal act, they support God's design for married love!
Divorce, Separated and Annulment Support
The Archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life has many resources to support those going through divorce, separation or the annulment process. Click the image for more info on groups, books, videos, and more.
Society of St. Vincent DePaul
Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul
Legion of Mary
The Legion of Mary is an association of Catholic laity who serve the Church on a voluntary basis in almost every country. The Legion of Mary is the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, with well over 3 million active members in almost every country of the world. It has been active in the United States since 1931, has been approved by the last 6 Popes, and was endorsed by the Second Vatican Council. The main purpose of the Legion of Mary is to give glory to God through the sanctification of its members.
Frassati Sports
We are a Young Adult Catholic Sports League in the St. Louis area committed to growing closer to Christ through camaraderie, competition, and fun! The league is run by Catholic Young Adults who are passionate about sports and bringing others closer to Christ! We will have sports leagues throughout the year including dodgeball, sand volleyball, soccer, indoor volleyball, and much more.