We look forward to seeing you tomorrow, August 23, at 10:00 a.m. to welcome Fr. John Vien as the Pastor of St. Pius V! Fr. John will be officially installed as Pastor by Fr. Carl Scheble, Vicar General and Priest-in-Residence at St. Pius. Please join us for this joyful celebration, and stay for a reception in Singler Hall. Light refreshments will be served. We can't wait to see new and old friends, family, neighbors, and the many wonderful supporters of St. Pius V.

Read about the year's accomplishments, and also find: A video about the IRM and the Archdiocese of St. Louis' Immigration Task Force Opportunities to volunteer, learn about, pray with, and show solidarity with our immigrant neighbors Events like St. Pius V's Migration Mass and Welcome Neighbor STL supper clubs

Dear St. Pius Community & Friends, We hope you will join us for some exciting events this fall! St. Pius V Catholic Church 3310 S. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63118 Installation Mass Sunday, August 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Our new (and returning) pastor, Fr. John Rogers Vien, will be installed by Fr. Carl Scheble, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Join us for Mass and a reception immediately following in Singler Hall. Mass in the Grass Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 1

All are invited to the next short fiction reading series, moderated by parishioner Paul Lynch. We will once again read and discuss one story per week. Other than reading, no other preparation is required. Our selections will include: Kristen Valdez Quade, “The Five Wounds” Shusaku Endo, “The Final Martyrs” JF Powers, “Bill” Alice McDermott, “Wives of the Saints” There is no cost to participate. Electronic copies will be emailed to participants ahead of time. Our meetin

All are invited to the next short fiction reading series, moderated by parishioner Paul Lynch. We will once again read and discuss one story per week. Other than reading, no other preparation is required. Our selections will include: Kristen Valdez Quade, “The Five Wounds” Shusaku Endo, “The Final Martyrs” JF Powers, “Bill” Alice McDermott, “Wives of the Saints” There is no cost to participate. Electronic copies will be emailed to participants ahead of time. Our meetin

Dear families, Our Children's Ministries will start back up in September, and we ask all caregivers to register their children for any and all of the following programs: Children's Liturgy of the Word Family Faith Formation Youth Sundays Youth Group We are also seeking volunteers to help with all of our ministries. To participate and volunteer, please register HERE. Send questions to Mary Loux, mloux3@gmail.com. We look forward to growing together in faith this year!

Our Children's Ministries are growing, and we are in need of more volunteers. We have been blessed to expand our ministries this past year to include Children's Liturgy of the Word, Family Faith Formation, Youth Sunday, and a Youth Group. We are in particular need of two more catechists who can lead a small group of five to six children during Family Faith Formation. We also need an additional leader and one more support person to assist with Children's Liturgy of the Word.

Dear St. Pius V Community, We'd like to share a few updates about our leadership transition. First, we welcome Fr. John Vien as our new pastor, beginning July 1. Fr. John will also continue in his current role as pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland. To be clear, St. Margaret and St. Pius are not merging. We will continue as two separate, independent parishes that share a pastor. The parish council is working with Fr. John to determine our parish’s staffing needs, complete our

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Listening IN the Spirit TO the Spirit for where God is calling us Join us at St. Pius V on Saturday, May 9, for Mass, a soup and bread potluck, and conversation on Synodality. Mass is at 4:30, and Dinner will begin afterward at 5:30 in Singler Hall. Katie Jansen and Aimee Wittman from St. Francis Xavier College Church will lead us in the conversation and guide us in "Conversations in the Spirit" to really get a feel for what Synodality looks and feels like in practice as we s

March 2026 Dear friends and supporters, We are very pleased to share the 2025 Impact Report for the St. Pius V Food Pantry. It has been a year blessed by the generosity of many individuals, groups, and parishes. Last year, we alleviated the food insecurity for a record 10,148 households. Increased Offerings & Donations In spite of increasing grocery prices, we were able to provide a more robust selection of healthy choices than ever at a lower cost than in 2024. We were only

April 12, 2026 Dear Parishioners of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Pius V Churches, May Divine Mercy and Easter Joy be with all of us! I am writing to inform you that after prayerful discernment, the Vincentians have decided to return the pastoral care of St. Pius V Church to the Archdiocese of St. Louis. In review of our own mission and the number of qualified priests on hand, the Vincentians can no longer staff these two parishes together. Therefore, effective July 1, 2026, th

Winter Outreach is in need of gloves for our overnight guests. Please bring donations of size Large winter gloves to the church or the rectory. Thank you so much for your support of this vital ministry.

Due to weather concerns, both 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Masses (and coffee and donuts) are canceled for Sunday, January 25, 2026, at St. Pius V Church. Setup for Winter Outreach will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Singler Hall on Sunday, January 25. Please come only if you can make it safely. Saturday vigil Mass at 4:30 p.m. on January 24 will be held as scheduled.

A five-year effort to mark Missouri’s most notorious slave prison will come to fruition this month, when a bronze historical plaque will be installed on the exterior of the Stadium East parking garage across from Ballpark Village and Busch Stadium. You are invited to participate in an Unveiling and Acknowledgment Ceremony of the plaque at the Lynch Slave Pen site on: Wednesday, January 28 at 200 S. Broadway Street from 3 to 4 pm. Please consider prayerfully this opportunity

St. Pius V Fish Fry 2026 is rapidly approaching! We need volunteers! Hosting our fish fry dinners every Friday during Lent is an incredible act of community building and service. We can't do it without your many talents and your time. How You Can Participate in Fish Fry There is a role for EVERY person, including kids and teens. You can give just an hour, or part of your evening on Wednesdays , Thursdays , and Fridays . We need: Food preparers Delivery unloaders Cooks Bakers

Looking for a way to give back this holiday season? Join us as we prepare and deliver hot holiday meals to our neighbors in need. We delivered 81 meals at Thanksgiving and expect to deliver just as many, if not more, this Christmas. Hot meals go to some of our homebound parishioners as well as some of our families from our food pantry and neighbors who are alone during the holiday season. We need volunteers, in order to make this event a success! Here are some ways you ca