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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Two Local Episcopal Churches Merge And Worship Together Today

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Warson Woods and Grace Episcopal Church in Kirkwood merged and hold their first service to worship together as one congregation Sunday, May 19 – the Day of Pentecost.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Man Charged in Kirkwood Thefts and Recent Church Burglaries, Police Say

Police said Thomas Cho, a man previously charged with thefts in Kirkwood, is also now charged with stealing twice from a Town and Country church.

*The following information was supplied by court documents. It does not indicate a conviction where an arrest was made. A man is accused of breaking into a Town and Country church two times, stealing electronics and other items. Thomas Cho, 37, of the 2400 block of Rustic Ridge in the West Overland area of unincorporated St. Louis County, was charged March 5 with two counts each of second-degree burglary and felony stealing. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Town and Country Police said Cho broke into Covenant Presbyterian Church at 2413 New Ballas Road between 9:30 a.m. July 22 and 3 p.m. July 24 and stole a camera lens. Police said he also broke into the church between 6 p.m. July 17 and 8 a.m. July 18 and …

Friday, February 8, 2013

Police: Man Verbally Abused at St. John Orthodox Church As Restraining Order Violated

Glendale police are investigating after a man said the order of protection was violated and he was verbally attacked while he attended church.

The following information was provided by the Glendale Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.  At 4:07 p.m. on Jan. 30, police were contacted about a Order of Protection violation which reportedly took place on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the St. John Serbian Orthodox Church at 1372 Beverly Avenue. Police are investigating after the reporting party said another man, who he has an order of protection against, made verbal threats against him while attending church services.  Anyone with information on these crimes is asked to contact the Glendale Police Department at (314) 965-0000. Anonymous tips can be made to the St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers at 866-317-TIPS (8477).   *Please contact Local Editor Gabrielle Biondo with …

Saturday, February 18, 2012

West County Native Now Cardinal in Catholic Church

With family reportedly watching the ceremony in Rome, West County native Timothy Dolan officially became a cardinal Saturday.

As previously reported by Patch, the St. Louis native who served the Catholic archdiocese as its auxiliary bishop in 2001 was named one of the church's newest cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI in January. Timothy M. Dolan, was born in St. Louis, attended church as a youth at Ballwin's Holy Infant Roman Catholic Church and "began his high school seminary education at St. Louis Preparatory Seminary South in Shrewsbury,"according to the New York archdiocese website. He has been the archbishop of New York since February 2009. Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI presided over the ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica to formally create the 22 cardinals, including Dolan. The men will eventually elect the 84-year-old pontiff's successor.  According to the St. …

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