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American Heritage Girls is a Christ-centered, non-profit organization, dedicated to building women of integrity while offering a wholesome character and leadership development ministry for girls, ages 5 to 18. AHG was founded with the love of God … through the love of families … for the love of children.

We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday’s of the month during the school year.

Building women of Integrity through service to God, family, community and country.

Working Together

Since 1995, AHG has provided a Christ centered program of character development for girls ages 5-18. The American Heritage Girls mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country has been successfully achieved in parishes and parochial schools across the nation.

Today, more and more Catholic Charter Partners have joined AHG to achieve the mission of the

US Conference of Bishops:

• Empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today
• Draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission and work of the faith community
• Foster the personal and spiritual growth of each young person

Together, the Church and AHG work to help girls grow in their faith and love for God while learning to live their faith everyday in relevant and meaningful ways. This is accomplished through the volunteer work of faith filled Catholic adult mentors who facilitate the AHG program.

The AHG Oath

“I promise to Love God, Cherish my family, Honor my country, and Serve in my community.”

AHG Facts

• AHG has received requests to learn more about the program from all 50 states, several countries, and military bases around the world.
• AHG is a non-profit, Christ-centered organization choosing to receive no government or United Way funding in an effort to maintain its biblical basis.
• AHG membership has experienced phenomenal growth at a rate of 30-50% per year, impacting tens of thousands of girls in 16 years! AHG’s growing numbers have expanded influence on girls across the country by further developing their character and service-mindedness.
• AHG, since its inception, has established a laser focus on service, promoting it as one of the key building blocks of young women … “Building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country.”
• AHG members logged more than 170,670 service hours for the 2010-11 program year. The Troops participate in many different service opportunities, such as Compassion International, Cookies for Kairos Prison Ministries, HUGS Duffle Bags, Operation Christmas Child, Scouting for Food Drive, as well as many others.
• AHG has its own highest honor, the prestigious Stars and Stripes Award
• AHG’s National Executive Director and Founder, Patti Garibay, has become a sought-after national spokesperson on teens and youth, receiving interview requests from such organizations as Family Research Council, American Life League, Focus on the Family, The Janet Parshall Show, Facing Life Head On, American Family Association and My Family Talk.

Program Emphases

Life Skill Enhancement through multi-level badge program

Girl Leadership opportunities at all levels of programming

Developing Teamwork & Building Confidence through varied outdoor experiences

Character Development through community service and citizenship programs

Social Development through organized special events

Spiritual Development through biblically-based programming and religious recognition program

Local Contact info: ahg.mo1776@gmail.com

Katie Cannavan behlskat@hotmail.com

For more information on the AHG organization

Go to: www.ahgonline.org

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Mission Statement

The mission of the St. Joseph Athletic Association is to proclaim Jesus Christ in word and action by serving the needs of every boy and girl, regardless of ability, religious affiliation, or ethnic background, to develop discipline and skills necessary to obtain and sustain individual achievements, build character and to develop valued relationships and teamwork.

Athletic Association information

…an athlete cannot receive the winner’s crown except by competing according to the rules. – 2 Tim 2:5

Enjoy all that scouting has to offer at St. Joseph parish. History website for Catholic Scouting in the United States.

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Enjoy all that scouting has to offer at St. Joseph parish. History website for Catholic Scouting in the United States.

Our Mission

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

The Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

The Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Age Levels

Daisy – Kindergarten and First Grade
Brownie – Second and Third Grades
Junior – Fourth and Fifth Grades
Cadette – Sixth through Eighth Grades
Senior – Ninth and Tenth Grades
Ambassador – Eleventh and Twelfth Grades

Religious Awards

Girls may earn religious awards at various age levels: Family of God (Brownies), I Live My Faith (Juniors), Mary the First Disciple (Cadets, Seniors, and Ambassadors), and The Spirit Alive (Seniors and Ambassadors). For more information contact the Office of Catholic Scouting at www.catholicscoutingstl.org.

For Additional Information, Please Contact:

Suzanne Salmo
aty8keys@charter.net
636-978-0920

The St Joseph quilters donate their time and talent to produce beautiful hand-made quilts and to support one another in prayer, this organization is a long standing backbone of St Joseph Parish. We meet on Mondays and Wednesdays to make baby quilts for sale, raffle quilts, and quilts for prizes for our annual quilt social. If you like to play Bingo, come to the social and have an opportunity to win a one-of-a-kind hand made quilt. The quilters also have a booth at the Parish picnic and Fall Festival where we sell baby quilts and crafts. Proceeds from our Socials, Parish Picnic and Fall Festival benefit our parish.

Meeting Schedule

We meet in the quilting room (upper level) of the Parish Center any time on Mondays between Noon and 9:00 p.m. and on Wednesdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Special Events

We have a Quilt Social each spring on the second Saturday of April. Our next Social will be on Saturday April 8, 2017.  Doors open at 10:30 AM and Bingo starts at Noon..

For Additional Information, Please Contact:

Anne Striebel
636-441-5057

Dee Green
636-447-6937

Judy Bailey
donandjudy@baileypeople.com

Contact:

Bonnie Salih, 636-928-0927
blsalih@yahoo.com

Who we are

Stitches for Life is a charity group that anyone can join. We sew, knit, crochet, cross stitch, craft items, and make gift baskets to help the poor and needy.  We work from our own homes and/or meet as a group on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 10 am.  We gather to share our ideas, work on our current projects, have “show ‘n tell” and share lunch together.

Our organization provides handmade items for babies, children, teens, adults and the elderly. We make lap blankets, afghans, quilts, toys, tablecloths, curtains, pillowcases, crocheted angels, wheelchair/walker bags, wheelchair pads, gift bags, dish cloths, pillows and many other items.

If you want to give of your time but do not know how to crochet or knit, we will teach you.

What we do

Our group donated more than 3,400 items last year alone to various charities such as Birthright, Our Lady’s Inn, Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service, St. Vincent de Paul, Life Teen,  Kenrick Seminary, Knights of Columbus, Wings of Hope, St. Joseph’s Picnic, St. Patrick Center, Veteran’s Home and many more,  too numerous to mention.

One of our biggest projects is St. Augustine’s Christmas Appeal. St. Augustine is a very poor parish in north St. Louis. We provide many items, from toys to items of warmth to Msgr. Robert Gettinger’s Christmas Appeal which services 3000 to 3500 elderly, poor and homeless people.

We also donate items for various charitable silent auctions and fund raisers which help the organization raise money for shoes, rent and utilities.

What We Need

We need lots of helping hands to make our charity work.

Our workers also need supplies to defray the cost of their work.  We rely on donations of yarn, batting, buttons, material and various items for our projects.  We make many items including wheel chair/walker & homeless bags which we like to fill with sample size toiletries.  Just providing us with your unused hotel samples would be helpful.

However, we do not accept used clothing and we encourage you to donate these to a charity of your choice.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide warmth and comfort to the poor from newborn to the elderly.  By doing so, we offer to God the best of our time and talents.

Ernie & Mary Jo Verhulst
636-294-9710
o2bwell@charter.net

St. Joseph Life Teen Mission is a dynamic outreaching ministry. We are dedicated to seeking out teens and offering them the opportunity to develop a personal relationship with Christ. Our ministry focuses on the aspect of relationship. As friendships are made, trust and truth can more effectively be grasped. The fullness of our Catholic faith is what Life Teen offers the teens of our parish.
The glory of God is man fully alive. – St. Iranius of Lyons

Our Mission

Leading Teens Closer to Christ. As the teens of St. Joseph are presented with the authentic message of Christ, it is our hope that they will be transformed into the light of Christ for the entire parish community.

You’re Invited!

Sunday: Life Night @ 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Center Youth Room

Every Wednesday: Word Wide Open @ 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center Youth Room

To learn more

For Additional Info Please Contact:

Danny Zink
636-441-0055 ext 151