Upcoming Chapter Events
Tuesday, October 21 Reading Session with “Simply Liturgical.”
Join us at 7:00 p.m. at St. Cletus Church, 2705 Zumbehl Road in St. Charles to learn more about these excellent and practical resources. Reception to follow.
Reserve your free packet of reading session music by emailing stlouismo@npm.org
NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 15, 2025 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Liturgical Year for Musicians Seminar Sr. Cathy Doherty, SSND Location TBD
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
IPADS! IMSLP! DORICO! Oh My! Date and Location pending
Discovering and Sharing How Technology Helps You in Your Ministry
FEBRUARY 2026
Spiritual Growth for Parish Musicians
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 8:30 a.m.
Quinceañeras y Bodas: Music for Hispanic Quinceañera Masses and Weddings
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Location TBD
JUNE
Date: Monday, June 1 or 8, 2026 Location TBD
Annual Chapter Banquet and Presentation “ Growing Your Chapter in Partnership With Your Diocese”
6:00 p.m. Happy Half Hour
6:30 p.m. Share a Meal
7:15 p.m. Business Meeting and Elections
7:45 p.m. Presentation by Laura Forbis St.Clair of Jefferson City NPM Chapter
8:30 p.m. Closing Prayer
Cost for meal $ 20
Reservations online at npmstlouis.org or
RSVP to Lisa Doerr: lisa@doerrs.org 314-276-1300
NPM NATIONAL GATHERING “ON THE ROAD”
Chicago, June 2025
Musicians’ Breakfast
MONDAY MORNINGS AT 7:30 AM
Have a Cow Urban Cafe
2742 Lafayette Avenue
ANDTUESDAY 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
“MISSION STATEMENT”
The St. Louis Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) is a membership organization primarily composed of musicians, musician-liturgists, clergy, and other leaders of prayer devoted to serving the life and mission of the Church through fostering the art of musical liturgy in Catholic worshiping communities in the Greater St. Louis Area.”