May 2013 - Vol. 75, Issue 5 Serra Club of St. Louis Serra International Region 9 • District 12-1 • Club 19 5200 Glennon Drive St. Louis, MO 63119 314-792-6460 A Message From Our President Dear Serrans, I want to thank Bob Helmsing for the wonderful speak- ers that he has arranged for meetings this past year. And thanks to Fr. Horn for some outstanding suggestions that he has made. Our golf tournament at Tapawingo Golf Club is May 19th. All of our Serrans are asked to participate by buying and selling raffle tickets, playing golf or paying for a priest to play golf, donating auction items, and making a cash do- nation. A wonderful steak dinner and cocktails will be provided. Non- golfers can join us for the dinner, cocktails and the auction for just $65.00 per person. I hope to see you there; our seminarians need our support. Serra Club President Anita Mulligan Sincerely, Anita and Monsignor Nicholas Schneider our March 9th lunch speaker. Chaplain Father Chris Martin Director of Vocations(314)768.1888 Priest, Biographer, Historian Officers for 2013-14 By Serran Tom Fasl President – Anita Mulligan 314-882-4679 President-Elect – Ann Moloney 314-265-6481 March 9, 2014 Msgr. Nick Schneider joined the Saint VP Programs - Robert Helmsing 314-22-4413 Louis Serra Club for lunch. After lunch Msgr spoke to the Club VP Vocations– Deacon John B. Wainscott 314-842-1230 about the past three Cardinals of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis VP Communications – Thomas J. Fasl VP Membership - JoAnn Muenks 636- 273-4465 and their impact on the Catholic Church locally nationally and Luncheon Coordinator - JoAnn Muenks 636-273-4465 internationally. Secretary – Paul R. Kohl Treasurer – Robert E. Ahrens Msgr’s reflections spanned the years 1903 thru 1979. His 314-822-0122 subjects were Cardinal John Glennon (1903-1946); Cardinal Joseph Historian - Glennon E. Mertens Ritter (1946-1967) and Cardinal John Carberry (1968-1979). 314-638-5417 Trustees - George Kerry - Charles Raymond - Leo Seiffert Msgr recalled that John Glennon, an Irishman from Past President Trustees - Paul Knese Kansas City became Archbishop of Saint Louis in 1903. Archbishop - Rick Schmidt Glennon was able to capture the civic energy of the 1904 World’s - Robert E. Ahrens Fair plus the Catholic dynamism of Saint Louis and build one Newsletter Editor- Elise Rich 314-605-5293 Newsletter E-mail - [email protected] of the greatest Churches in the western hemisphere; the New Serra Club of St. Louis Website www.serrastl.org Cathedral (Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis). Archbishop Glennon’s District Governor - William E. Polka Serra International vision saw the need for a seminary and using revenue from real 70 East Lake St. Ste 1210 Chicago IL 60601 1-800-488-4008 estate investments acquired the Drummond Farm on Laclede www.serra.org Station Road where he built Kenrick Seminary which opened in 1915. Monsignor Nicholas Schneider:Priest, Biographer, Historian Continued That structure which is now the Rigali Center will In January 1961 he received the red hat of a Cardinal. Serra Club Events celebrates its 100th anniversary next year. Cardinal Ritter distinguished himself during Vatican He also saw the need for a minor Seminary as well II speaking as the Principal American Bishop. In as the creation of a Negro Catholic parish. The crash November 1963 he spoke as the leader of American May 14 - Dr. Lawrence Feingold is a very highly regarded professor at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. He of 1929 reduced the funding available to Archbishop Bishops acknowledging the universal sorrow at the moved to St. Louis for the opportunity to teach seminarians because he thinks it is the most important Glennon. Only the minor Seminary became a reality. death of President John Kennedy. Cardinal Ritter teaching in which he can be involved. He and his wife, Marcia, who will also join us, are both from Archbishop Glennon was a preacher of great renown. passed away on June 10, 1967. The Archdiocese of atheistic Jewish backgrounds and are converts to Catholicism. He is a scholar in Philosophy, Theology, He preached at the International Eucharistic Congress Saint Louis comprised 260 Parishes, 1350 Priests, 4300 Art, and Jewish culture and religion. in Dublin Ireland and Montreal Canada. His monthly Religious and over 550,000 Catholics. sermons at the Cathedral were published in the Cardinal Ritter was succeeded by Archbishop May 24 - Archdiocese of St. Louis Ordiantions into the Sacred Priesthood. newspaper the following day. Archbishop Glennon was John Carberry in February of 1968 and received his red Andrew Vincent Burkemper, Paul James Hamilton, David Jason Hogan, Conor Michael Sullivan, Thom- a friend of immigrants. He started the Colonization hat April 30, 1969. Cardinal Carberry was a proponent as Andrew Vordtriede, Ryan Matthew Weber Realty Company in 1905 that assisted immigrants in of Ecumenism who often spoke on ecumenical affairs. 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis acquiring land in southern Missouri. He supported all of the pronouncements coming John Glennon was awarded the red hat of from Vatican II, even those he did not like. Although Cardinal on February 21, 1946. Due to ill health he was he was an opponent of Communion in the hand, reluctant to attend the ceremonies in Rome. After some when it was adopted at Vatican two, Cardinal Ritter Corporal Works coaxing Cardinal designate Glennon did make the trip prepared a cassette tape for distribution throughout to Rome to receive his red hat. Cardinal Glennon’s the Archdiocese explaining and encouraging this new As a Serran family we wish to pray for our Serra Club members, benefactors and friends who have return home included a stop in Dublin Ireland where way to receive Holy Communion. Msgr Schneider gone before us and pray that they are celebrating with our Lord in Heaven. Now we wish to pray his illness returned and he died. He was buried at the acknowledged that everything that Rome and or the for Rick Schmidt who died in April, Georgana Linneman who died on April 20 and was a friend Cathedral he loved on March 16, 1946. Monsignor American Bishops promoted Cardinal Ritter supported of Do and Ray Mohrman and Dave Wilmot, Marilyn Commerford, sister of Dottie Borgmeyer Schneider, in high school at the time, recalls passing with enthusiasm. In 1976 Cardinal Ritter supported the who died in April. We wish to pray for Nena Van Camp, Howard Kirkpatrick 11, son in law of by the coffin of Cardinal Glennon to pay his respects. adoption of an amendment to the State constitution Vic Schulte, Pete Racher Sr, father of Joseph, Clara Doyle, John O’Rourke, Dr Mary M Wainscott, When Cardinal Glennon passed away the Archdiocese that would allow for the public funding of the needs of of Saint Louis comprised 155 Parish’s, 700 Priests, 3100 private schools. [A similar initiative is currently taking Michael Seiffert, son of Leo, Fr Jim Edwards, Jean McEwan, Tom O’Toole, Bill Patience, Sr Mary Religious and 440,000 Catholics. place with the blessing and sponsorship of Archbishop Joseph Heisler DCJ, Denise O’Rourke, Dick Dames, Jim Doherty, and Leo Tevlin. Cardinal John Glennon was succeeded by Robert Carlson]. Thank you. Roger D Archbishop Joseph Ritter on July 20, 1946. Archbishop Cardinal Ritter initiated the Permanent Ritter was the first American Bishop to desegregate Diaconate in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Msgr diocesan schools. His belief in desegregation was so Schneider reports that the gains in the Permanent strong that he threatened excommunication to anyone Diaconate have helped offset the attrition of Priests May Birthdays who blocked his effort. Msgr. Schneider acknowledges in the Archdiocese. He established the first Pro-Life that Archbishop Ritter’s position was “a very courageous Committee in the United States. Cardinal Ritter created Frank Guyol 5-1 David Wilmot 5-12 Mary Espenschied 5-18 act”. It took the Supreme Court seven years to follow the Pope Paul VI Institute and had a lifelong devotion to his lead. Another first for Archbishop Ritter was his the Blessed Virgin Mary. He retired reluctantly in 1979 Leonard Walter 5-2 Elizabeth Kalb 5-13 Evelyn Keller 5-26 commitment to the missions in South America. He and passed away in June of 1998. Cardinal Ritter” the Eileen Wohlert 5-5 Paul Kohl 5-15 Ronald Aylward 5-30 was the first to build a diocesan hospital to care for the son of an accountant” kept a daily journal in which he Jeanne Fluri 5-9 Paul Knese 5-15 needs of children (Cardinal Ritter Children’s Hospital). recorded the 22,000 Mass’s that he celebrated during his He was the first to give a major address at a Protestant life as a Priest. Seminary; Eden Seminary in 1964. He welcomed Msgr Schneider concluded his remarks by displaced immigrants from WWII Europe to Saint reminding us that “it is good to recall once in a while Louis. Archbishop Ritter defended and promoted the history of our religious leaders and the impact that Temple Israel’s request to relocate their synagogue to they have had locally, nationally and internationally”. Serra Club Phone System a different location in the county. He developed the Call 1-877-399-0278 using the PIN number 59355 to hear the latest phone message sent. Archdiocese Expansion Fund and Archbishop Ritter Thank Your Monsignor Schneider for your 58 years of founded the Councils of Lay Men and Lay Women. service as Priest, Biographer and Historian! Golf Outing Golf Outing A Sneak Preview of the Auction A Sneak Preview of the Auction limited to $100. 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