Fr. Tom Pastorius
Chaplain
Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts
314-743-8601

I am Fr. Tom Pastorius and I was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in 2003.   My first priesthood assignment was as associate pastor of Sacred Heart in Valley Park.  I have also served as the associate pastor at St. Norbert’s parish in Florissant and I am currently serving as the associate pastor of St. Mark’s Parish in South County.  Much of my time in parish ministry has been focused on Catholic Education and Youth Ministry.  I am known for my interactive and engaging class room lessons and homilies and for devoting a lot of my time to the parish youth programs where I have served. 

I am the oldest of six children.  (I had an older sister who dies when she was four and I was two so I often tell people that I am the oldest by default.  Both of my parents are not only still living but they are still living in the same house that I grew up in.  While I was growing up, I attended Church at St. William’s Parish (which is now closed so technically Holy Trinity would be considered my home parish now.)

I attended St. William’s elementary school and one year of St. Louis Preparatory Seminary (“Prep South”).  Prep closed at the end of my freshman year, and I transferred to Ritenour High School in Overland/St. John area.  I attended Kenrick-Glennon Seminary for college and graduate school.  The college program was in conjunction with St. Louis University so I actually have a degree from St. Louis University with a double major in Philosophy and History.  I have a Masters of Divinity from Kenrick School of Theology.  My internship assignment was All Soul’s Parish in Overland and my deacon assignment was St. Gabriel’s in the city behind Ted Drew’s.  

In addition to my work in the parish, I try my best to support the Office of Vocations in their efforts to promote priesthood and religious life.  I have been very active in their summer camp programs: Kenrick-Glennon Days (KGD), CHRISTPOWER, & Camp Mater Dei.  I am also the current Archdiocesan Chaplain for the Catholic Committee on Girl Scouting.