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The spirit of the Lord is upon me;
He has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor;
he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted
and to announce that captives shall be released and the blind shall see that the downtrodden shall be feed from their oppressors,
and that god is read to give blessings to all who come to him.

Luke 4:18-19

In 1992, after many years of financial struggle and declining membership, the individual leaderships from five North St. Louis Parishes came together to lay the plans for a new, merged parish.After extensive discussion, prayer and deliberation, Saint Augustine Parish was formed from the five original parishes of St. Barbara, St. Rose of Lima, St. Edward the King, St. Mark the Evangelist and Notre Dame of Lourdes (Wellston). Thus, a new era in Catholic parish life began on the North Side of St. Louis. Under the spiritual leadership and administration of its only Pastor, Monsignor Robert J. "Fr. Bob" Gettinger, St. Augustine Parish has continued to serve the spiritual, physical and social needs of the people of its parish and the community. We focus our time, talents and treasures on five ministries, Evangelization, Liturgy, Education, Christian Service and Administration/Finance. Thus, we are ever mindful in all of our celebrations, whether they are joyous, sorrowful or glorious, that God created us in His image and we are good!

Pastoral Team

Monsignor "Fr. Bob" Gettinger, Pastor

Monsignor Gettinger has been the Pastor at St. Augustine since the merger of the five parishes. He is the shepard of his flock at St. Augustine. He leads them to serve the Lord through spiritual growth and evangelization.email - bobjgetz@sbcglobal

Deacon Ed Grotpeter

Deacon assists Msgr. Gettinger with providing spiritual guidance for the parishioners of St. Augustine

Michele Brown, Parish Administrative Officer

Michele assists Monsignor Gettinger with the administrative needs of the parish. She is available at the rectory on Monday and Friday

Carmen Charleston, Parish Secretary

Carmen provides secretarial support for the parish and Fr. Bob's Outreach. She is available at the rectory on Wednesday and Thursday

Linda Hancock-Ross, Parish Secretary

Linda is responsible for submitting the parish bulletin each week. She requests that all submissions for the bulletin be sent through the parish email by Tuesday each week.

Simeon Layne Jr., Director of Music

Simeon is responsible for the celebration of the Liturgy through music. He directs both of the St. Augustine choirs and shares his musical talents throughout the community.email: St.Augustine.CC.Music@gmail.com

Parish Council President

Simeon Layne is the President for the St. Augustine Parish Council

Finance Committee

Tonny Mugera is the Chairman of the Finance Committee

Women of Faith

Katherine Beasley is the Chairman of the Women of Faith

Men of Faith

Joel Jones is the Chairman of the Men of Faith