Upcoming Chapter Events — Magnify the Lord with Music!

Saturday, November 15 with Sister Cathy Doherty

Join us at 8:30 a.m. at Sainte Genevieve du Bois Church in Warson Woods, Laura Stoessel, host.

ADVENT Sunday, November 30 4:00 p.m.

Benefit Advent Concert Saint Michael the Archangel Church, 7622 Sutherland Ave, Shrewsbury  63119 

Host: Linda Zappe           Bring a food pantry item to contribute as your “ticket”

JANUARY 2026

Monday, January 12, 2026        12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.

Location  Mary, Mother of the Church, 5901 Kerth Road, Saint Louis  63128

Lunch and Learn: A Potluck of Technology

Practicality tools for musicians, such as Dorico, forScore, iPads, Ministry Scheduler Pro (MSP), music transcription tips, public domain resources and more

With Krista Kutz, Orin Johnson, Simeon Layne, Marc Strathman, and all of you!

Pizza and Presentations, a free-will offering will be received

RSVP by sending an email to stlouismo@npm.org 

Host:  Nate Jackson

FEBRUARY 2026

February 21, 2026 - Lent

Saint Agnes Church, 40 St Agnes Dr, Bloomsdale, MO 63627

Lenten Retreat and Spiritual Growth for Parish Musicians    

Br. David Hardy OP, Retreat Leader

Time  8:30 a.m.   Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon  Program  

Hosts: Hayden Rhodes and Fr. Ryan Weber

MARCH

March 5-8, 2026

Center of Creative Arts (COCA) 6880 Washington Ave, University City 63130  

“I Will Live Until I Die” Sr. Thea Bowman musical with Valimar Jensen, Maria Varga and local musicians

Invitation for choir auditions coming soon

MAY

Saturday, May 2

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1115 S Florissant Rd, Ferguson, MO 63121

Quinceañas y Bodas: Music for Hispanic Quinceaña Masses and Weddings

8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Presentation with Dawn Riske and Carlos Flores Ramirez 

Hosts: Fr. Patrick Hayden and Lety Ortiz

JUNE

Monday, June 8

Saint Joseph Hall, 567 Saint Joseph Way, Manchester, MO  

Annual Chapter Banquet and Presentation  " Growing Your Chapter in Partnership With Your Diocese"

6:00 p.m. Happy Half Hour

6:30 p.m.  Food

7:15 p.m.  Business Meeting and Elections

7:45 p.m.  Presentation by Laura Forbis St.Clair of Jefferson City Chapter

8:30 p.m.  Closing Prayer

Cost for meal  $ 20     Program and Prayer  no fee

Reservations online at npmstlouis.org or 

     RSVP to Lisa Doerr: lisa@doerrs.org    314-276-1300

Hosts: Myrna Jimenez and Bob Wojcik

JULY 2026 EVENTS  July 6-10, 2026

American Guild of Organists National Convention at the Hyatt at the Arch

Help as event volunteers.  NPM Saint Louis Chapter will host a table in the Exhibit Hall

July 19-24, 2026 Forever I Will Sing

National Association of Pastoral Musicians 50th Anniversary Gathering 

Catholic University of America    Washington D.C.

NPM NATIONAL GATHERING “ON THE ROAD”

Chicago, June 2025

MONDAY MORNINGS AT 7:30 AM

Have a Cow Urban Cafe

2742 Lafayette Avenue

AND

TUESDAY MORNINGS AT 8:00 AM

Breakfast Corner

5213 Hampton Avenue Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63109

Come join us anytime!

- REMEMBERING PAST EVENTS -

Cantor Workshop February 1, 2025

Keith Ballentine Memorial Concert on November 10, 2024 at St. Roch Parish

Super Evening — ILP Choral Reading Session Monday, August 19, 2024

Saint Michael the Archangel Church in Shrewsbury

GREAT HOSPITALITY AT THE ARCHDIOCESE’S LARGEST PARISH—thank you!

ANNUAL MEETING AND BANQUET

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2024

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Cottleville

MORE EVENTS TO REMEMBER

October 2021 Event: Beauty and Blessing—An NPM Member Recital  

A Beautiful Evening of Song and Prayer

NOVEMBER 2021 EVENT

November 22nd Event

St. Cecilia Patronal Feast Day Celebration

Bilingual Mass with Blessing of Musicians

Praying with the diverse assembly of Saint Cecilia in South City as they celebrated their patronal feast day!

Reception WITH POZOLE followed!

February Flourish 2023

February Leadership Breakfast 2023

June Annual Banquet Gathering 2023