New Activities
Vacation Bible School:
Date is July 12-16. 2010.
Call Rural Parish Workers 636-58--6-5171 to register.
Ages 5-12.
Join us for our Annual "Friends" Fashion Show
again this year. October 8th at the Ritz Carlton
More information coming soon!
To Natalie, Miss LaDonna, Monica, Neva, and Debbie,
thanks for an awesome day! We are grateful to you for
allowing us to visit and for the love and compassion
you share with those in need! We are so glad that
St. Joseph found us in time! ;-) >Click Here
Ladies trip to Concord Church @ Christmas 2009
Christmas Distribution 2009
Epiphany Party 2010
Check the new premiere events available on
Blacktie-St. Louis !
Celebration 2009
Our annual benefit was a great success, thank you one and all for
celebrating with us our 42 years of fashion & fund raising.
And a very special thank you to Jan McCormick, our mistress of ceremonies.
Julie Dubray & Diane Garea, chairwomen
Click here for some photos of our event!
The Rural Parish Workers live in
daily contact with the rural poor, sharing their problems,
providing
financial & other types of assistance while carrying on social
& religious welfare work. The people we serve are among the poorest
in Missouri. Our program helps unemployed men remain productive
by having them help other members of the community, including
the old and frail, & women with small children and little means of support.
We support & assist people of all ages, providing a
place for spiritual shelter & help with material needs.
This is a special ministry - a ministry which began in 1942
when Alice Widmer and LaDonna Hermann left St. Louis to
serve the rural poor. With the blessing of the late John
Cardinal Glennon, these two "city girls"
settled in Cottleville,
Missouri in St. Charles County. In 1949, they were called
to move to their ministry to Fertile, Missouri, where LaDonna
continues her work today. This small community has continued
to thrive with the help of Natalie Villmer, Doris Ann Bequette,
Neva Calvert, and Monica Pashia, Oblate. Their
multi-faceted ministry is ever changing - going beyond the
basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter. Along with their
archdiocesan and civic work, they sponsor a self-help work program,
help rehab homes, and conduct religious and social events
at St. Michael House.
Most importantly, they restore human dignity.
The Rural Parish Workers are women dedicated to God by
Benedictine vows of poverty, charity, and obedience.
They welcome your assistance to help the families they serve
and invite you to call or visit them.
15540 Cannon Mines Road
Fertile, Mo. 63630
1.626.586.5171
rpwck@sbcglobal.net
"Please donate to the Archdiocese Catholic
Appeal if you have not already done so. We receive
generous funds through the ACA. You can contact your
local Parish or visit the ACA office on line at
www.archstl.org and donate directly there."
