ULY J 15, 2018 8TH SUNDAY AFTER 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 ADRIAN SEQUEIRA Vicar Adoration Thursday 6:30pm REV. CANON SCOTT SMITH Vicar ABBÉ ALEX J. BARGA Sacristan CONFESSIONS: 30 minutes before all Masses ORATORY STAFF: Mr. Jon Roché Mrs. Mary Hayworth Mr. Nicholas Botkins Accounting Manager Office Administrator Director of Sacred Music “Work to overcome minor temptations: only then will you obtain strength to overcome more serious temptations.” - St. Francis de Sales INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST ITURGICAL ALENDAR L C SUNDAY, JULY 15 UNDAY ULY 8TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, S , J 15 2ND CLASS 8:00am Low Mass 8:00am Low Mass - Carol Dubuque Acolytes: Alexander Unseth, Steven Gilroy 10:00am High Mass - Robert Gilmore 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Austin Newton MONDAY, JULY 16 Thurifer: Dominic Stamos OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, 4TH CLASS Acolyte 1: Michael Clonts 8:00am Low Mass - Lexus Gilmore Acolyte 2: Adrian Shea Crucifer: Thomas Stamos TUESDAY, JULY 17 Choir Master of Ceremonies: Timothy White ST. ALEXIS, 4TH CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Dona Sullivan Torchbearers: Patrick Daub, Johnny Under- 6:30pm Low Mass - Restoration & Benefactors wood, RJ Underwood, Joel Miller, Liam Miller, of the Oratory Adrian Shea WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 THURSDAY, JULY 19 ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS, 3RD CLASS 6:30pm Adoration 8:00am Low Mass - Janet Quinlan Master of Ceremonies: Michael LaZella 12:15pm Low Mass - Canon Scott Smith Thurifer: Joseph Pekny Acolyte 1: Michael Ruggiero THURSDAY, JULY 19 Acolyte 2: Gabriel Ruggiero ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, 3RD CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Ruth Flyn † Torchbearers: Raymond Pekny, Mark Stamos 6:30pm Adoration SUNDAY, JULY 22 FRIDAY, JULY 20 8:00am Low Mass ST. JEROME EMILIANI, 3RD CLASS Acolytes: Alexander Unseth, Steven Gilroy 8:00am Low Mass - Kristin Vogt 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Thomas Stamos SATURDAY, JULY 21 Thurifer: Joseph Clonts ST. LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI, 3RD CLASS Acolyte 1: Dominic Stamos 8:00am Low Mass - Roslyn Elaine Francis Acolyte 2: John Paul Davidson Crucifer: Michael LaZella SUNDAY, JULY 22 9TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, Choir Master of Ceremonies: Joseph Pekny 2ND CLASS Torchbearers: Joey Huber, Thomas Schuepfer, 8:00am Low Mass - Carl & Louanne Corrigan Raymond Clonts, Liam Aufmuth, Sam Huber, 10:00am High Mass - Mike & Susan Clonts Raymond Pekny NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS July 21: Convent Cleaning Ordination 2018 July 28: Church and Campus Cleaning Preparation of Convent August 2: Priestly Ordinations with and Cardinal Burke Church and Campus Cleaning Dear Faithful, August 5-10: Choir Camp in Kentucky As we had mentioned in our bulletins leading up August 15: Assumption of Our Lady to this year’s priest retreat, the 2018 priestly ordi- (Holy Day of Obligation) nations at St. Francis de Sales Oratory require an- other effort to clean the church, the convent and Ordination Child Care the campus at large. May I ask you kindly to help us on The Ordinations on August 2nd are right around the corner. Preparations are under way and we Saturday, July 21 (9:00am-12:30pm) must now ask for your assistance in the particular when the convent will have to be prepared for the field of child care. arrival of a large group of seminarians? The A number of the Ordinand’s families with young cleaning of the hallways and rooms on all three children will be traveling from out of town to at- levels of the convent will be much easier than tend the ordinations, and we would like to provide during the last cleaning in June because most childcare services during the ceremony for these rooms are still in good and clean condition. guests. On Saturday, July 28 (9:00am-12:30pm) We are anticipating 15-20 children. In order to provide this service we are in need of at least 2 it will be necessary to clean the beautiful church adults over age 21 who are in compliance with the and the outside of the campus at large and to Archdiocesan policy ‘Protecting God’s Chil- make it as pleasant as possible for the arrival of dren’ to act as chaperones. Additionally, we His Eminence, Cardinal Burke, and our superiors, would need 5-7 volunteering teenagers to oversee Msgr. Wach, Canon Mora and Msgr. Schmitz. our young guests under the guidance of those In this context I would like to announce that adult chaperones from 9:00am until 2:00pm on Canon Karl W. Lenhardt, the first rector of the 2nd floor of the 1888 building which will be this Oratory, will be one of our guests of honor air conditioned. A stipend in gratitude of your sac- during the ordination week. Canon Lenhardt rifice will be offered to those who are able to as- will visit with us for the first time since his de- sist us. parture from St. Louis in 2008. He will be the Please contact the rectory office if you have any celebrant of a Solemn High Mass on Sunday, questions or if you think you might be able to August 5, at 10:00am. Please join us after- help. wards in the hall and greet Canon who is look- ing forward to visiting with you on this joyful Thank you for having considered offering your occasion. time for this blessed occasion. May God bless and reward you for all your help! Liturgical Schedule Canon Michael K. Wiener Important Change Rector, St. Francis de Sales Oratory Due to the priestly ordinations on Thursday, P.S. After all cleaning and beautification ef- August 2 there will be no 6:30pm Adoration. The forts, we will offer a hearty and delicious sand- normal schedule will resume the following week. wich and pizza lunch for all volunteers! De Sales Heritage Planned Giving Foundation Please remember St. Francis de Sales Oratory in your Will or Living Trust. An appropriate Will or We are pleased to announce that, with the assis- Trust provision would be: tance of our friends at the law firm of Stinson Leonard Street LLP in St. Louis, a new legal enti- "I give __________ to The Friends of St. Fran- ty, the DeSales Heritage Foundation, has been cis de Sales Oratory, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, created. DeSales Heritage Foundation is a public for the Oratory's unrestricted use." charity, tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). All donations made to Insurance Assessment the Foundation are therefore tax deductible ac- The Oratory’s biggest annual financial obligation cording to IRC Section 170. The governing in- is that of our property and liability insurance as- strument of this newly-established Founda- sessment. Our insurance assessment for the 2017- tion provides that its purpose is to promote and 2018 fiscal year was $90,162.00. In the beginning support the restoration, preservation and improve- of March 2018 we made our first payment of ment of our church building, an historically and $32,548.75 and this week we paid the remaining architecturally significant structure listed on the $57,613.25. National Register of Historic Places. We antici- The 2018-2019 insurance assessment is pate this narrow objective will encourage compa- $93,031.00. We are relying on your continuous nies, associations and other entities that may not generosity and donations which you exercise by wish to support religion, as such, to contribute. using the “insurance envelope” and by your re- The new DeSales Heritage Foundation has al- stricted gifts. ready been approved by The Boeing Company as an eligible organization for the Boeing Cash Please help us off set this cost by donating to- Matching Program! Many corporations match do- day. Thank you very much! nations made by employees to a recognized non-profit, such as DeSales Heritage Founda- tion. Please inquire about your company’s em- Stewardship ployee gift matching program and guidelines. July 2017 - June 2018 If you need to provide details to qualify DeSales Heritage Foundation for your company’s pro- Weekly Collection Goal: $8,000.00 gram, please contact Mr. Charles A. Redd at (314) Last Week’s Collection: July 08 259-4534 or [email protected]. Envelopes Mailed: 194 Envelopes Turned In: 115 Project Rachel Retreat Loose: $1,005.00 August 17-19 Envelopes: $8,336.50 Abortion can leave deep, unresolved wounds in TOTAL: $9,341.50 the hearts and souls of women. If you or a woman you know is hurting from an abortion experience, Online Donations for April 2018: $2,994.00 the St. Louis Project Rachel Team is offering a retreat on August 17-19 for women seeking hope, YTD Stewardship Goal: $16,000.00 healing, and peace. The retreat is offered in a pri- YTD Stewardship: $19,836.00 vate, nonjudgmental setting. YTD Surplus/Deficit: $3,836.00 To learn more or to sign up, contact Marisol at 314-792-7451 or [email protected], or go to Insurance Assessment 2018-2019 http://archstl.org/respectlife/page/project-rachel- $93,031.00 $2,3010.00 YTD retreats First Time Ever! Choir Camp 2018 August 5-10 Dear Faithful and Friends of St. Francis de Sales For the 9th year, the Institute of Christ the King Oratory, Choir Camp will take place from Sunday, August 5 to Friday, August 10, 2018.