St. Francis De Sales Oratory

AUGUST 25, 2019 SOLEMNITY OF SAINT LOUIS 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 “The soul draws no great profit in merely thinking a lot about God, but in loving Him greatly.” - St. Francis de Sales INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST LITURGICAL CALENDAR S, A 25 Sunday, August 25 8:00am Low Mass Solemnity of St. Louis, 1st Class Acolytes: Joel Miller, Liam Miller 8:00am Low Mass - Thomas Augustine Serafino 10:00am High Mass 10:00am High Mass - John Mayer † Master of Ceremonies: Thomas Stamos Thurifer: Austin Newton Monday, August 26 Acolyte 1: Raymond Clonts Commemoration of St. Zephyrinus Acolyte 2: Dominic Stamos 8:00am Low Mass - Priest’s Intention Crucifer: Raphael VandenBergh Choir Master of Ceremonies: Timothy White Tuesday, August 27 Torchbearers: Sam Huber, David Clonts, Gus St. Joseph Calasanctius, 3rd Class Pekny, Ezio Pekny, Charlie Kahre, Mark 8:00am Low Mass - Priest’s Intention Stamos, Michael Ruggiero 6:30pm Low Mass - Restoration & Benefactors of St. Francis de Sales Oratory T, A 29 Wednesday, August 28 6:30pm Adoration St. Augustine, 3rd Class Master of Ceremonies: Thomas Stamos 8:00am Low Mass - Priest’s Intention Thurifer: Joseph Pekny 12:15pm Low Mass - Priest’s Intention Acolyte 1: Gabriel Ruggiero Acolyte 2: Mark Stamos Thursday, August 29 Torchbearers: Raymond Pekny, Ezio LaZella Beheading of St. John the Baptist, 3rd Class 8:00am Low Mass - Priest’s Intention S, S 1 6:30pm Adoration 8:00am Low Mass Acolytes: Joel Miller, Liam Miller Friday, August 30 10:00am High Mass St. Rose of Lima, 3rd Class Master of Ceremonies: Timothy White 8:00am Low Mass - Priest’s Intention Thurifer: Joseph Clonts Acolyte 1: Joseph Pekny Saturday, August 31 Acolyte 2: Charlie Kahre St. Raymund Nonnatus, 3rd Class Crucifer: Michael LaZella 8:00am Low Mass - Priest’s Intention Choir MC: Raphael VandenBergh Torchbearers: John Paul Davidson, Maximus Sunday, September 1 AuBuchon, Jude Clonts, Gabriel Ruggiero, 12th Sunday after Pentecost, 2nd Class Adrian Shea, John Wichmer 8:00am Low Mass - Tereza Frollova 10:00am High Mass - Edward Shikles TFT. NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS A 26-31: A C M P O C G, I Please pray for the Superiors and all of the Can- S 14: E C ons of the Institute of Christ the King as they head S 23-27: O R 2019 this week to their annual chapter retreat in Gricigliano, Italy. More than anything, our priests S 29: S. M A need our prayers. O 3: C C B “O my child, bethink you that just as the bee, having gathered heaven's dew and earth's sweetest O 7: O L H R juices from amid the flowers, carries it to her hive; so the Priest, having taken the Saviour, S M P God's Own Son, Who came down from Heaven, the Son of Mary, Who sprang up as earth's choic- Feast of Saint Louis est flower, from the Altar, feeds you with that Bread of Sweetness and of all delight.” Gregorian Mass XI – St. Francis de Sales C C R O Catechism classes will begin in October at the We would like to invite you to participate more Oratory. Please refer to future bulletins for more fully in the life of the Oratory by registering as details. members. As our community grows, prayers and monetary sacrifices are essential for the upkeep and restoration of our church and campus, as well B S E as the development of our community. Oratory membership helps us carry out this work. It has If you have not yet been invested in the Brown only been by the prayers, volunteers and Scapular, you will have an opportunity on Tues- generosity of the faithful that we have been able day, September 3rd and Friday, September to accomplish and improve our beloved Oratory 6th after the 6:30pm evening Masses. Present campus so much over the last 14 years. yourself at the main communion rail after Mass St. Francis de Sales Oratory has been growing to be enrolled in the Confraternity of the Carmel- like a family. We cordially invite you to partici- ite Order by one of the priests at the Oratory. pate in it, and to support it more effectively by Please bring your own Brown Scapular! becoming members. Registration cards are availa- ble at the entrances of the church and at the Rec- Please contact the Rectory office if you would tory office. like to be enrolled on either of these dates. Please return the completed cards and place in either the Sunday collection basket or return to the Rectory office. O E N With gratitude, we remember all benefactors’ in- tentions at Mass every Tuesday, and we strive to T N, keep everyone updated on the progress and activi- ties of the Oratory. May God bless you. : For more information, please call: (314) 771-3100 @--. or email [email protected]. D S H P G F Please remember St. Francis de Sales Oratory in your Will or Living Trust. An appropriate Will or The DeSales Heritage Foundation is in existence Trust provision would be: since January 2018. This entity is a public chari- ty, 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- continues to be that of our property and liability icant structure listed on the National Register of insurance assessed by the Archdiocese of Saint Historic Places. This narrow objective is meant to Louis. encourage companies, associations and other enti- Our 2019-2020 insurance assessment is ties that may not wish to support religion, as such, $96,467.00. 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- Many corporations match donations made by stricted gifts. 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 Herit- age Foundation for your company’s program, please contact Mr. Charles A. Redd at (314) 259-4534 or S [email protected]. J 2019 - J 2020 W C G: $8,000.00 P C L W’ C: A 18 R S. F S O E M: 182 Every Wednesday, after both Masses, we recite the E T I: 118 Litany of Saint Joseph and Saint Francis de Sales’ prayer in his honor. We invite you to unite yourselves L: $1,726.00 to us by praying these prayers at home for this inten- E: $11,515.00 tion. Please stay tuned for more updates in the coming TOTAL: $13,241.50 weeks as we plan, fundraise, and move forward with some of these projects. YTD S G: $56,000.00 YTD S: $66,111.62 P O C 2019/20 YTD S/D: $10,111.62 Campaign Goal: $400,000.00 Amount Pledged: $36,842.00 Insurance Assessment 2018-2019 Received Pledge: $5,297.25 $96,467.00 Non Pledge Donations: $41,919.25 $9,120.00 YTD 277 Households - 71 Households Participating R U All of the debris has been removed from the choir loft. Next up will be the much needed electrical upgrades and additional floor work. This past Monday, Michele Bowman from Resto- rations Plus and her team removed the St. Anne and St. Anthony statues for repair & restoration. The statues are much taller than we thought, with the St. Anthony statue having exceptionally fine details. The photo, inset left, shows a glimpse of the rich and deep colors trimmed in gold under- neath the old paint on St. Anne. The statues were taken to Ms. Bowman’s studio to begin the lengthy process of cleaning and gently stripping away the layers of paint. The pedestals will remain in their current location. We will post periodic updates during the restoration process of these beau- tiful statues. In the north vestibule, there is a new Pipe Organ Project display case with pledge cards. We will be adding new photos and information as the project progresses over the next 16 months. Stay tuned. We have also added brochure racks in the three main vestibules which will hold various Institute printed materials and other information.

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