All Things New

As most of you already know, the Archdiocese of St Louis is engaged in a process to re-configure the current structure of Archdiocesan parishes, schools, and agencies in order to face the future needs of the Church. After presenting different draft models to the priests, the time has come to present those models to all of you. To this end the Archdiocese will host more than 350 listening sessions throughout our 178 parishes between October 8-November 19.

The two dates for the listening sessions at St Ferdinand parish will be Monday October 17 and Wednesday October 19 from 6-8 PM. Parishioners need only attend one listening session, but you MUST register to do so. You can register at:

https://allthingsnew.archstl.org/ways-to-engage/listening-sessions

The registration page also contains a short video from Fr. Chris Martin explaining what to expect at the listening sessions and it contains access to our “Parish Workbook” (We are listed in Planning Area #1) which shows Archdiocesan trends and data on St Ferdinand Parish. I highly encourage you to review this material. The purpose of these meetings is to provide us with draft models of possible parish configurations and then get your feedback which can be submitted on-line, up until December 31, 2022.

Steadfast in faith, forward in hope and guided by the Holy Spirit, our goals are three-fold: engage in unceasing prayer, define and implement a unified vision for evangelization, and ensure intentional stewardship of the gifts that God has given to us over these past 200 years.

We invite you to learn more, subscribe, be inspired, and pray with us at: allthingsnew.archstl.org