Ministries

Troop 121 meets in the Newman Center every Tuesday at 6:30-8 p.m., except in July and specified holidays and holy days. The troop goes camping every month based on a theme, and has consistently received the annual Quality Unit recognition since it began operation. While not excluding occasional attendance at other council camps, the troop supports the local council camps as its primary venues for longer-term summer camping.

The troop follows closely the national BSA program with its 3 aims (character development, citizenship training, physical fitness) using the following methods: Ideals (as spelled out by the Scout Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan), Patrols, Outdoor Programs, Advancement, Association with Adults, Personal Growth, Leadership Development, and Uniform.

Although part of the youth ministry at a Catholic Church, membership in the troop is open to all boys who meet the traditional qualification of the Boy Scouts of America.

Visit their website for more information.

The Father Tolton Legacy Society is a group dedicated to increase awareness and honor the legacy of Father Augustus Tolton. They typically meet once a month and plan an annual celebration Mass and event in April to mark the anniversaries of Fr. Tolton’s birth (1854) and ordination (1886).

The Hospitality Committee of the St. Thomas More Newman Center serves as a resource for promoting and providing fellowship opportunities within the parish. All members and guests are invited to participate in events and become one with others in the community. The fourth Sunday of the month, Hospitality hosts Coffee Sundays in the Gathering Space after the 9 & 11 a.m. Masses. The event consists of coffee, tea, juice, baked goods, and fruit. Parishioners have an opportunity to enjoy conversation with old friends and make new acquaintances. Hospitality also provides luncheons or receptions for grieving families, as well as meals on a short-term basis for members of our church community who are returning home from the hospital or to the family of a newborn.

This women’s group brings the American women of the parish together with the international women of the parish to learn about other cultures and make new friends.

Knights of Columbus Council 7231 is a College Council made up of student and resident parishioners. The Knights of Columbus typically meet on the third Tuesday of the month. For more information, contact [email protected] or visit mizzouknights.org.

Long Term Care/Homebound Ministry Team

Focuses on keeping parishioners who are homebound or in long term care connected to the parish. Members of the team do this by making home visits to pray and share the Holy Eucharist; sharing parish information and the Sunday bulletin; sending notes or making phone calls; and providing information to these parishioners about other ministries of the parish such as Meals Ministry and Sacrament of the Sick.

This team also coordinates prayers for parishioners through the Prayer Request ministry. Information about requesting prayers is in the Sunday bulletin and on the parish web page.

If you, or a loved one, has a need for ministry at home, or in a long term care facility, please complete the Homebound Ministry Request Form, or contact Sandy Dirks at homeboundministry@comonewman.org.

Meals Ministry

"Do you know a Newman member who is ill, just came home from the hospital, or maybe a new mother, who might be in need of a few carry-in meals?" The Meals Ministry Team is here to help you by providing meals on a short-term basis to members of our parish community in a time of need. This is a sub-committee under the Hospitality Commission.

If you know of someone who may need a meal please contact the parish office.

Give us a call - Meal Ministry is here to help!

This group welcomes knitters and crocheters of all levels to periodically share their craft and faith together. They donate hats, scarves, afghans, prayer shawls, and other items to those in need. They typically meet the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Romero Room. Contact the parish office at [email protected] for more information.

If requesting prayers or desiring to pray for others, visit this page.

The purpose of the Language Exchange Program is to aid members of our community to become better at their English conversation skills.  Pairs of English and non-English speakers meet weekly to get to know one another and work on English skills.  To participate, no knowledge of another language is necessary.

Newman Language Exchange Interest Form 2024-25

Korean Community Site

The Young Adults at Newman group meets at least once a month to build community and grow in faith together. The group also offers small group bible studies that meet weekly and other opportunities to just hang out with young adult Catholics. Any adult from post-undergrad to 35 years old is welcome to attend.  Contact [email protected] for more information and to begin receiving group emails.

The Tri-Parish Health Ministry (TPHM) is comprised of representatives from each of the Columbia parishes who are members of an existing Health Ministry committee or are interested in exploring issues of faith and health within their parishes. It is hoped that through this collaboration valuable resources can be shared.

The focus of the TPHM is on "wholistic" care. This is not a misspelling of "holistic." The term was first advocated by the Rev. Dr. Granger Westberg, to relate the term to wholeness and avoid confusion with the holistic, which often connotes non-religious alternative health care practices. Wholistic care focuses on mind, body and spirit.

Members of the team also attend the meetings (4 per year) of the Diocesan Faith Based Health Ministry Network, a program of Catholic Charities of Central and Northeast Missouri.

New members are always welcome

Contact or Susan Devaney [email protected]