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St. Francis De Sales Oratory JUNE 9, 2019 PENTECOST ST. FRANCIS DE SALES ORATORY HOLY MASS SCHEDULE: Sunday Mass 8:00am & 10:00am Monday - Saturday Mass 8:00am Tuesday Mass 6:30pm Wednesday Mass 12:15pm First Fridays ORATORY CLERGY: Mass 6:30pm Holy Days of Obligation VERY REV. MSGR. R. MICHAEL SCHMITZ, STD, JCD Please consult the bulletin Vicar General & Delegate for the United States REV. CANON MATTHEW L. TALARICO Provincial Superior, United States SACRED DEVOTIONS: REV. CANON MICHAEL K. WIENER Mother of Perpetual Help Rector, Episcopal Delegate Tuesday 8:00am & 6:30pm REV. CANON PIERRE DUMAIN Vicar Adoration Thursday 6:30pm REV. CANON LUKE V. A. ZIGNEGO Vicar ABBÉ ALEX J. BARGA Sacristan CONFESSIONS: 30 minutes before all Masses ORATORY STAFF: Mr. Jon Roché Mrs. Mary Hayworth Dr. Steven Ball Accounting Manager Office Administrator Director of Sacred Music “It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.” - St. Francis de Sales INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST LITURGICAL CALENDAR S, J 9 Sunday, June 9 8:00am Low Mass Pentecost, 1st Class Acolytes: Steven Gilroy, Mark Halisky 8:00am Low Mass - Special Intention 10:00am High Mass of Monica Wissmann Master of Ceremonies: Michael LaZella 10:00am High Mass - The Coppa-Cross Family Thurifer: Thomas Stamos Monday, June 10 Acolyte 1: John Paul Davidson Pentecost Monday, 1st Class Acolyte 2: Gabriel Ruggiero 8:00am Low Mass - Gerald Robert Ball † Crucifer: Dominic Stamos Choir MC: Raphael VandenBergh Tuesday, June 11 Torchbearers: William Cassibry, Jude Clonts, Pentecost Tuesday, 1st Class Joseph Pekny, Patrick Daub, John Wichmer, 8:00am Low Mass - Alexander Unseth Thomas Darmody 6:30pm Low Mass - Restoration & Benefactors of St. Francis de Sales Oratory T, J 13 Wednesday, June 12 6:30pm Solemn Mass Ember Wednesday, 1st Class Thurifer: Michael LaZella 8:00am Low Mass - Nathan Andorf Acolyte 1: Thomas Stamos 12:15pm Low Mass - Mr. & Mrs. Thornton Acolyte 2: Timothy White Atkins † Crucifer: Raphael VandenBergh Choir MC: Abbé Alex Barga Thursday, June 13 Torchbearers: Dominic Stamos, Joseph Pekny, Pentecost Thursday, 1st Class 8:00am Low Mass - Tony Scott Louis VandenBergh, Michael Ruggiero, Liam 6:00pm Solemn Mass - Special Intention Aufmuth, Gabriel Ruggiero Friday, June 14 S, J 16 Ember Friday, 1st Class 8:00am Low Mass 8:00am Low Mass - Jose Luiz Baptista † Acolytes: Steven Gilroy, Mark Halisky 10:00am Solemn Mass Saturday, June 15 Master of Ceremonies: Timothy White Ember Saturday, 1st Class Thurifer: Michael LaZella 8:00am Low Mass - Lori Stamos Acolyte 1: Dominic Stamos Acolyte 2: Joel Miller Sunday, June 16 Trinity Sunday, 1st Class Crucifer: Thomas Stamos 8:00am Low Mass - Patricia LeFevre † Choir Master of Ceremonies: Joseph Pekny 10:00am Solemn Mass - Patrick Stamos Torchbearers: Adrian Shea, Joey Huber, Joseph Clonts, Liam Miller, Raymond Clonts, Ezio LaZella NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS J 9: O P I E J 16 J 10-14: A P R 2 C J 13: S H M 6:00 .. M G, A M W Canon Bertrand Bergerot will be attending our annual priest retreat this coming week. On J 16: V C H June 16, he will give a talk after both Masses C B, P about the important work that is being done in I’ G Gabon since the beginning of the Institute’s ex- istence. From the earliest days of the Institute’s J 22: 9:00 .. 2 O P life, these missions have been an integral part of I E our charism. For our missionaries, Gabon, with its difficult J 23: E S C atmosphere, murderous climate, and ever- C P present malaria, is a very hard country to work in, but the satisfaction given to them by the S M P openness of the African population, through Pentecost conversions and hundreds of baptisms every year, equals the strain on their health and all Missa Veni Creator Spiritus - the hardships that they must endure. We Giuseppe Antonio Bernabei should always keep them in our prayers and not forget that not only the Institute of Christ Credo III the King but the whole Church must be mis- Offertory: Confirma Hoc Deus - Antonio Salieri sionary. Canon Bergerot will present the work Communio: Factus est repente - William Byrd of the Institute in Gabon, presenting photos and describing the many difficult and joyful events in the life of a missionary. J 13 6:00 Please be generous in attending this presentation and in helping the canons in Africa by your pray- C P R ers and material donations. R M. W C H N O On June 13, the 2019 priest retreat for all canons T I M in the U.S. Province will conclude with a Solemn We invite you to attend one of the informational High Mass celebrated by Msgr. Gilles Wach, Prior meetings in the church hall that cover all aspects General and founder of the Institute. of the recently announced organ project. After the Solemn High Mass, there will be a Today’s first meeting (after both Masses) will reception in the hall with Msgr. Wach, all canons offer the opportunity to learn about the benefits of and the faithful until 9:00pm. this purchase. You will have the opportunity to ask If you can attend, please bring an appetizer or questions which will be answered by Canon Wie- dessert to share. If you have any questions ner and Dr. Steven Ball. about the reception, please contact Mr. Paul For those who are not able to attend today’s meet- ing, we offer a second opportunity on Saturday, Davidson at: [email protected]. June 22, between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m., in the We hope to see you there! church hall. D S H P G F Please remember St. Francis de Sales Oratory in your Will or Living Trust. An appropriate Will or Since January 2018, the DeSales Heritage Foun- Trust provision would be: dation has been erected. This entity is a public charity, tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code "I give __________ to The Friends of St. Fran- (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). All donations made to cis de Sales Oratory, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, the Foundation are therefore tax deductible ac- for the Oratory's unrestricted use." cording to IRC Section 170. The governing in- strument of this Foundation provides that its pur- I A pose is to promote and support the restoration, preservation and improvement of our church The Oratory’s biggest annual financial obligation building, an historically and architecturally signif- is that of our property and liability insurance as- icant structure listed on the National Register of sessment. Historic Places. This narrow objective is meant to encourage companies, associations and other enti- The 2018-2019 insurance assessment is ties that may not wish to support religion, as such, $93,031.00. We are relying on your continuous to contribute to the important cause of the restora- generosity and donations which you exercise by tion of our magnificent church. using the “insurance envelope” and by your re- stricted gifts. Many corporations match donations made by employees to a recognized non-profit, such as Please help us off set this cost by donating to- DeSales Heritage Foundation. Please inquire day. Thank you very much! about your company’s employee gift matching program and guidelines. If you need to provide details to qualify DeSales Heritage Foundation for your company’s pro- S gram, please contact Mr. Charles A. Redd at (314) J 2018 - J 2019 259-4534 or [email protected]. W C G: $8,000.00 P C L W’ C: J 2 E M: 186 R E T I: 117 S. F S O Every Wednesday, after both Masses, we recite L: $ 1,627.00 the Litany of Saint Joseph and Saint Francis de E: $10,146.00 Sales’ prayer in his honor. We invite you to unite TOTAL: $11,773.00 yourselves to us by praying these prayers at home for this intention. Please stay tuned for more up- dates in the coming weeks as we plan, fundraise, YTD S G: $392,000.00 and move forward with some of these projects. YTD S: $440,285.58 YTD S/D: $48,285.58 R If you wish to become a member of St. Francis de Insurance Assessment 2018-2019 Sales Oratory, please return a registration card to $93,031.00 the Oratory office with your contact information, $58,472.38 YTD or call us at (314)771-3100. Please help support our work at the Oratory by becoming a member! S A F D P O T L D P U S W, WI Professional photographers, George and Elizabeth Msgr. Gilles Wach, Prior General of the Institute Ngundue (www.elizabethandgeorge.com), mem- of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, is pleased to bers of St. Francis de Sales Oratory, will be avail- announce that the feminine branch of the Institute, able today for family photos. The photos will be the Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus taken on a first come, first serve basis. Please Christ Sovereign Priest, will open their first reli- meet in the Church Hall and check in at the regis- gious house in the United States. With the approv- tration table upon arrival. This is your last chance al and paternal blessing of His Excellency, the to take photos for our family directory. Most Reverend William P. Callahan, Bishop of La Today Crosse, this house will be located in the very dio- cese where the Institute began its ministry in from 9:15am – 10:30am and 11:30am – 1:00pm America some twenty years ago, and which has for families unable to attend their assigned date now yielded seven vocations to the Sisters Ador- OR ers.
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