Area Catholic Schools Plot New Course Together To Boost Enrollment

A kickoff mass for the new collaboration was held Monday at St Monica in Creve Coeur.

Roughly eight months after St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson laid out a plan for Catholic education in the region designed to boost enrollment and a stronger Catholic identity, five schools in St. Louis County are coming together in ways that school leaders hope leads to a similar result. St. Monica and Our Lady of The Pillar in Creve Coeur, St. Richard in unincorporated St. Louis County, Holy Spirit in Maryland Heights and Ste. Genevieve du Bois in Warson Woods celebrated a mass at St. Monica Monday to kickoff Central County Catholic Schools: Partners in Mission. The partnership is not a merger. It is a three-pronged approach that will see the schools work together on marketing, academics and professional development for teachers. "…

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Creve Coeur Church Parishes Looking To Help St. Patrick Center

Find out what Our Lady Of The Pillar and St. Anselm Church are trying to do and see if you can help.

A pair of Creve Coeur churches are in the middle of drives to help the St. Patrick Center, a St. Louis agency which provides housing, employment and mental health assistance to the area's homeless. See what you can do to help out.

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Man Passes Away Before Receiving City Honors

Robert McNulty was going to be honored with Creve Coeur proclamation Monday night, but died Sunday.

One of the first items on Monday's agenda for the Creve Coeur City Council meeting was supposed to be a brief ceremony presenting Robert McNulty, a longtime city resident who has served on city committees, currently on the Building Code Board of Appeals, with a proclamation of appreciation. Instead, Mayor Barry Glantz led a moment in silence for McNulty, who he said died Sunday. McNulty was also a trustee in the Whitebridge subdivision and had been in failing health, although the specifics were not immediately available late Monday. "He's just one of the good guys in Creve Coeur who always served the city, worked on committees," said Ward 1 Councilman David Kreuter, who also knew McNulty through their ties to Our Lady of The Pillar …

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Creve Coeur Elementary School Student To Be Remembered At Spring Boutique Thursday

11-year-old Katie Campanella died in a car accident in October 2011. All proceeds raised at the event will benefit the Katie Campanella Visual Arts Scholarship Fund.

October 8, 2011 was a day that changed everything for Hazelwood girls Katherine "Katie" Campanella and Elizabeth "Beth" Campanella. The sisters were involved in a tragic car accident that forever changed the Campanella family. 11-year-old Katie lost her life and 16-year-old Beth was seriously injured. "Katie was a fun-loving, energetic, and kind-hearted eleven year old with a smile that lit up the room," said Katie Eagan, a member of Incarnate Word Academy's alumni association. This year, Incarnate Word Academy's annual spring boutique is in honor of Katie. Although Katie attended Our Lady of the Pillar School in Creve Coeur, she had aspirations to someday follow in her sister's path and become part of the Incarnate Word Academy community…

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5 Things You Should Know About Earthquakes

Creve Coeur Patch looks at how you should prepare and what you should do during an earthquake if the New Madrid fault should really let loose.

Most people in the St. Louis area have never been through a major earthquake, despite the fact that much of its population lives in the potential shock zone of the New Madrid fault. Knowing what to do during a tornado may have saved scores of lives on Good Friday, but few St. Louisans are prepared for what to do if a major earthquake hits the area, said Mark Rosenblum, with the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) That’s part of the reason SEMA is conducting The Great American Shakeout earthquake drill Thursday, which will involve at least 2.8 million people in eight states. Among those registered as participating in Thursday's drill, scheduled for 10:15 a.m. include:   Not participating in the drill? Everyone can take five …

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The Fish Experts are Preparing for Lent

Lent is quickly approaching. Here is a list of local places offering fish on Fridays for our Patch readers in Creve Coeur.

American Legion Post 397 On Fridays during Lent, the American Legion Post 397 is having a fish fry.  Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner is from 4:30 p.m. to 8p.m.. During lunch fried catfish ($5), cod ($5) and salmon ($4) sandwiches are offered. The menu for lunch is à la carte,  sides ($1) offered are cole slaw, baked beans, spaghetti, hush puppies and chips. French fries ($1.50)are also available. During dinner they serve catfish ($7) and cod ($7) sandwich plates, which include two sides. The dinner menu also offers chicken tenders ($7), fried shrimp ($8), fried chicken ($8) and a whole catfish plate($9). Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church On Fridays during Lent, Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church is having a fish …

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