Community Calendar

Join us Tuesday, August 26, 2025 for an open and honest conversation about prostate cancer and why it is still being diagnosed too late. Whether you know a little, a lot, or nothing at all about prostate cancer, this event is for you.

You’ll hear from local doctors, community leaders, and prostate cancer survivors who will share their stories, experiences, and ideas on how we can work together to save lives.



Let’s Talk About:

Why early detection of prostate cancer is so important and saves lives
How prostate cancer is still hitting certain groups of men the hardest
What’s getting in the way of early detection and treatment
What these disparities look like here in St. Louis
Why support services are needed
What we can all do as neighbors, leaders, and families to make a difference

This is not a lecture. It’s a real talk. A chance to ask questions, hear personal stories, and be part of a movement to bring change, hope, and health to our community.

Everyone is welcome! Men, women, and families. Wives, daughters, sisters, and loved ones often play the biggest role in helping the men in their lives take action. That’s why your voice matters here too.

Bring a friend. Bring your voice. And let’s build a healthier future together for our fathers, brothers, sons, and communities.

Join us for the next edition of the Civic Pride Explorer Series at The Hi-Pointe Theatre!

Known as the oldest continuously operating single-screen movie theater—and situated at the highest point in St. Louis City—The Hi-Pointe Theatre is perfect setting to explore the work of the St. Louis Film Office and Cinema St. Louis.

Join us for an engaging evening! Please also note the slight change to our usual schedule.

4:00 PM – Arrivals, concessions, and 4 Hands Brewing Co. libations for networking while a St. Louis classic film plays on the BIG screen

5:00 PM – Trailor viewing of Soul on Fire, filmed in St. Louis

Following the screening – A special panel discussion featuring:

Kelley Hiatt, St. Louis Film Office

Bree Maniscalco, Cinema St. Louis

Special Guest

Discover how St. Louis continues to play a starring role in the film industry—on screen and behind the scenes.

Join us on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Daniel Boone Branch Library in Ellisville, MO for a 30-minute volunteer info session with The Borgen Project, a nonprofit fighting to end extreme poverty. Learn how you can support global change through remote volunteer roles in advocacy, fundraising, writing, and community outreach. Hosted by a local ambassador, the event will include an overview of The Borgen Project’s mission, available opportunities, and how to take immediate action. Admission is free of charge—no registration is required, and all are welcome to attend. Attendees will receive takeaway resources and links to begin volunteering right away; visit https://borgenproject.org to learn more!

This heartfelt 3-hour event is created specifically to honor and support fathers and father figures who have experienced the profound loss of a child—a grief that is often overlooked. Through shared stories, moments of reflection, and a space filled with compassion, we aim to offer connection, validation, and hope.

Whether your loss is recent or decades old, you are welcome. This event is about brotherhood in grief and healing through remembrance.

Activities include:

Guided group reflection

Tribute station for your child

Light refreshments

Optional axe throwing activity for stress release

Join artist Jennie C. Jones and Pulitzer Senior Curator Stephanie Weissberg for a conversation about Jones’s multifaceted practice and two exhibitions on view: J'ennie C. Jones: A Line When Broken Begins Again" and "Other Octaves: Curated by Jennie C. Jones." This discussion will touch on themes of sound, space, and abstraction, which shape the artist’s work across media.

Join us every Sunday from June 29th to August 17th, 3–6 PM EST, for a transformative experience designed by veterans, for veterans. The Veteran Support Bootcamp is your chance to rebuild, refocus, and reconnect with a community that understands.

🔹 What’s Included:

✅ Mental Health & Wellness Tools
✅ Job & Business Resources
✅ Peer Bonding & Accountability
This bootcamp offers a safe and empowering space for veterans to navigate life after service. Whether you're seeking support, new opportunities, or a strong network, this is your next step forward.

"Because after the war, the real work begins… and no one should fight alone."

📍Spots are limited — sign up now at yourvet.org/events

Register today at https://franciscansisters-olph.org/events/sept9-ffe-film-starved/
to join the Sisters and other Franciscans For Earth on Tuesday, Sept 9, 2025, from 6:30 to 8 pm Central via Zoom, for a free screening and discussion of the film Starved: Our Food Insecurity Crises. Following the half-hour film, knowledgeable speakers representing St Louis area food pantries, will address the issues. Robert Telthorst (Rob), director, and Sister Marie Orf, CPPS, associate director of St Anthony Food Pantry in South St Louis, will be joined by Andrew Diemer, executive director of the Wellston Center.
This documentary is a collaboration between WQED and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, with a goal to examine food insecurity as a societal problem, identify the causes, and introduce the people and organizations working to bring nutritious meals to the tables of those who need it. WQED, based in Pittsburgh, PA, was the nation’s first community-supported television station and went on the air on April 1, 1954.
According to the WQED website, “More than a million people in Pennsylvania are hungry because they cannot afford or do not have access to healthy food. Many others are unsure of how, or where they might get their next proper meal. For some, food insecurity is a matter of financial need. But often, entire communities are cut off from proper nutrition because there are no grocery stores nearby. These so-called “food deserts” are not the only challenge. Some neighborhoods have turned into “food swamps” – with a proliferation of fast-food restaurants and no healthy options.”
Speakers Rob and Sister Marie have first-hand knowledge gained through their work at St. Anthony Food Pantry in the Dutchtown neighborhood. Rob, who spent most of his professional career as an attorney, is in his 6th year as director. Sister Marie began her ministry to the pantry in 2010 after serving on leadership for her Precious Blood community for six years. Prior to that, she coordinated a food pantry and soup kitchen at St Vincent de Paul Parish in Chicago. According to the pantry website, stanthonyfoodpantrystl.org, the organization strives to end hunger and poverty on the Southside of St. Louis by providing nutritional food, personal care items, diapers and household items. “We assess the underlying causes of hunger and work for systemic change in keeping with Catholic Social-Economic Teachings. All people who seek assistance at the pantry are treated with dignity, compassion and respect.”
Andrew earned his Ph.D. in Education Policy and Equity from Saint Louis University, where his studies included understanding the spread of food insecurity in Missouri children. In 2024, he became Executive Director of the Wellston Center—a food pantry, thrift store, and social service hub in northern St Louis city. Learn more at wellstoncenter.org.

We hope you can join us for the second Creation Care Summit on Saturday, September 13, 9-12:30 at the Cardinal Rigali Center!

The summit features Dr. Dan DiLeo, associate professor and director of the Justice and Peace Studies Program at Creighton University. His teaching, research, and scholarship focus on Catholic social teaching, public theology, and climate change. Since 2009, he has been a consultant with Catholic Climate Covenant of which the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is a founding member.

There will be light refreshments served and exhibitor tables.

Register by scanning the QR code or at bit.ly/2025CreationSummit

Join us every Sunday from June 29th to August 17th, 3–6 PM EST, for a transformative experience designed by veterans, for veterans. The Veteran Support Bootcamp is your chance to rebuild, refocus, and reconnect with a community that understands.

🔹 What’s Included:

✅ Mental Health & Wellness Tools
✅ Job & Business Resources
✅ Peer Bonding & Accountability
This bootcamp offers a safe and empowering space for veterans to navigate life after service. Whether you're seeking support, new opportunities, or a strong network, this is your next step forward.

"Because after the war, the real work begins… and no one should fight alone."

📍Spots are limited — sign up now at yourvet.org/events

Join arts professionals from across the country to explore best practices for nurturing diverse talent in museums and cultural institutions. “Advancing Change— Globalizing Museums for the Future” is a free virtual summit that offers valuable insights from the Romare Bearden Graduate Museum Fellowship at the Saint Louis Art Museum, aimed at advancing the careers of early-career museum professionals.