Student Reporter News: St. Louis the King Prayer Service

The OLS school family gathers to pray.

To develop strong writing habits, our junior high students take opportunities to write about the special events that take place at OLS.  Our student reporters provide an excellent glimpse into life at school and give you a chance to see their emerging writing skills.  In this first online edition of Student Reporter News, eighth grader Tiffany S. recounts a special prayer service.

Fr. Pete and Mrs. Liermann leading the prayer service.

On Friday, September 26, 2014, our whole school gathered in the gym lobby for a prayer service.  The prayer service was for a new picture of St. Louis that our school received when they participated in a special mass at the Cathedral.  We chose to hang the picture on the far wall that you see when you walk in, so we can always remember to look at it.  Every grade participated in the prayer service by saying a petition, and then everybody else responding, "Pray for us."  The prayer service was a good way to end the school week together as a Catholic community.--8th grader Tiffany S.

Honoring St. Louis IX

The OLS students pose with Flat Louie outside the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.

On September 9th, four students from Our Lady of Sorrows School, along with Ms. Schweiss and Mrs. Ryan, participated in a special Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. 8th grader Sam S., 7th grader Amy D., 5th grader Ali V., and 4th grader Mary Beth T. represented Our Lady of Sorrows School at the Mass in honor of St. Louis IX, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of our city. Every Catholic grade school and high school was represented and given a special framed image of our city's patron saint to hang in our school. It was an historic occasion!

Inside the Cathedral, our students excitedly wait for Mass to begin.