ST. FRANCIS DE SALES ORATORY

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1 July 29, TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST ST. FRANCIS DE SALES ORATORY HOLY MASS SCHEDULE: Sunday Mass 8:00; 10:00am Monday - Saturday Mass 8:00am Tuesday Mass 6:30pm ORATORY CLERGY: VERY REV. MSGR. R. MICHAEL SCHMITZ, STD, JCL Vicar General, Provincial ORATORY STAFF: Mr. Walter Feld General Manager Miss Anna Brandwein Administrative Assistant REV. CANON MICHAEL K. WIENER Rector, Episcopal Delegate REV. CANON WILLIAM E. AVIS Vicar REV. FATHER JEAN-PIERRE HERMAN Assistant Priest in residence ABBÉ ALEX J. BARGA Sacristan Mr. Jon Roché Accounting Manager Mr. Nick Botkins Director of Sacred Music Wednesday Mass 12:15pm First Fridays High Mass 6:30pm Holy Days Mass 8:00am & 12:15pm High Mass 6:30pm SACRED DEVOTIONS: Mother of Perpetual Help Tuesday 8:00am & 6:30pm Adoration Thursday 6:30pm CONFESSIONS: 30 minutes before all Masses A thousand little acts of virtue are all things anyone can do and can find plenty of opportunities to do. - St. Francis de Sales INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST

2 LITURGICAL CALENDAR SUNDAY, JULY 29 9TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Abram Brandwein 10:00am High Mass Gretchen Clinton MONDAY, JULY 30 SS. ABDON & SENNEN, MARTYRS Jonathon C. L. Gilbert, RIP TUESDAY, JULY 31 ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA, CONFESSOR Josepha Quiroga 6:30pm Low Mass Restoration & Benefactors of the Oratory WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 ST. PETER IN CHAINS Angela Incorvia, RIP 12:15pm Low Mass Abbé Alex Barga THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 VOTIVE MASS OF JESUS CHRIST ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST Alphonsus Andrew 6:30pm Adoration FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 VOTIVE MASS OF THE SACRED HEART Tom and Stephanie Evers 6:30pm High Mass Nick Botkins SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 VOTIVE MASS OF THE IMMACUALTE HEART OF MARY Mary Catherine Serafino SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 10TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Jim Trabulse 10:00am High Mass Mrs. Madeline Jordan 2 SERVER SCHEDULE SUNDAY, JULY 29 Acolytes: Joseph Buckley, Candidate 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Michael Stamos Thurifer: Thomas Serafino Acolyte 1: Christopher Stamos Acolyte 2: Justin Newton Crucifer: Dominic Haley Choir Master of Ceremonies: Cole Underwood Torchbearers: Gabriel Clonts, Michael Clonts, Christopher McCann, Sam Aufmuth, Timothy White, Austin Newton MONDAY, JULY 30 Acolytes: Curt Wichmer, Candidate TUESDAY, JULY 31 Acolyte: Candidates 6:30pm Low Mass Acolytes: Candidate WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 Acolytes: Candidates 12:15pm Low Mass Acolyte: Candidate THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 Acolytes: Candidates 6:30pm Adoration Master of Ceremonies: Scott Varian Thurifer: Cole Underwood Acolyte 1: Peter Clinton Acolyte 2: Luke Clinton Torchbearers: Stephen Kenney, Ronell Kenney FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 Acolytes: Candidates 6:30pm High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Michael Stamos Thurifer: Christopher Stamos Acolyte 1: Michael McCann Acolyte 2: Patrick Stamos Crucifer: Scott Varian Torchbearers: Thomas Stamos, Christopher McCann

3 ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS August Choir Camp in Kentucky Sunday, August 19 - Summer at the Oratory SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 Acolytes: Candidates SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 Acolytes: Joseph Buckley, Candidate 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Abbé Alex Barga Thurifer: Curt Wichmer Acolyte 1: Joseph Grahek Acolyte 2: Peter Clinton Crucifer: Cole Underwood Choir Master of Ceremonies: James Schmidt Torchbearers: Stephen Kenney, Mitch White, Matthew Haley, Wolfgang Davidson, Joseph Clonts, Carl Aufmuth TRADITIONFORTOMORROW.COM UPDATE ON CANON WIENER Later this month Canon Wiener will receive a third round of chemotherapy for his lymphoma. Upon careful evaluation Canon s doctors say that he will need a total of six monthly chemotherapy treatments which, according to the medical timeline, will continue at least until November. Only then can the time necessary for rehabilitation be determined in order to assure the full recovery of Canon Wiener back to good health. For the moment his progress has been promising thanks to your many prayers. Let us be grateful to Divine Providence for this optimistic outlook! Please continue to pray for Canon during these next several months. May the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus reward you for your charity! 3 HELP SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE S MUSIC CAMP As in past years there has been an excellent response to the Institute s third annual choir camp! The girls dorm is full and there are currently four available spots for boy choristers. The tuition for choir camp underwrites a large portion of the necessary expenses: faculty stipends, musical material, camp counselors, room and board for 50 people. However, to make this unique camp affordable for choristers to attend, we must ask that you prayerfully consider making a donation to help underwrite the remaining balance of $1, May God bless you for your charity! SUMMER AT THE ORATORY AUGUST 19 Summer at the Oratory Raffle 2012 This year, we are introducing a raffle to the banquet of activities offered at the annual Summer at the Oratory. Thanks to our many generous donors, we have a wide array of excellent prizes. Some examples include: a Lake of the Ozark's vacation package, Kindle e-reader with accessories, Schlafly VIP brewery tour and tasting, a handmade Queen size quilt, $ Cash, Cardinals tickets, and much, much more. Many of you have received tickets in the mail for purchase. If you have not, or would like to purchase additional tickets, they will be made available after both Sunday Masses or you may contact the Oratory office at They are priced at 6 for $5.00 or 12 for $ Your presence is not required to win. We greatly appreciate your support and hope you will be able to join us on August 19th for this great family event. Please feel free to pass this information along to your family and friends!

4 SCRIP CORNER Collecting Box Tops and Campbell's labels There will be a container for collecting these labels from now on at the SCRIP table. A kind parishioner sells them to raise money for various Oratory related endeavors. JULY Anyone who purchases scrip in the month of July will be entered in a drawing to win a $25 Scrip card of your choice. If you have any questions please Gretchen Clinton at sfdsscrip@gmail.com or call The website is Please consider using scrip as a family budgeting tool. It is very effective. Scrip is available at the rectory throughout the week not just on weekends. Thank you once again for your continued support! WELCOME VISITORS LET US TREAT YOU TO A CUP OF COFFEE The clergy, staff, and lay faithful of St. Francis de Sales Oratory are always pleased when new visitors come to this beautiful church to join us in the celebration of Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form. We have a coffee hour after each of our Sunday Masses. Please join us and the coffee and donut are on us just let the cashier know you are a first-time visitor. This is also a reminder to all our Oratory faithful that the Sunday coffee hour is a good time to renew old friendships and make new ones, or to welcome people who are attending Mass here for the first time. 4 6-MONTH STATEMENTS 6 month statements will be available after both Masses TODAY in the church basement. Please stop by and pick them up! Those left over will be sent in the mail. Thank you. STEWARDSHIP WEEKLY COLLECTION GOAL: $10, LAST WEEK S COLLECTION: JULY 22 LOOSE: $1, ENVELOPES: $3, TOTAL: $5, YTD STEWARDSHIP GOAL: $327, YTD STEWARDSHIP: $193, SHORTFALL: ($133,894.08) Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us! St. Joseph, pray for us! St. Francis de Sales, pray for us! Insurance Assessment $83, YTD Collected: $2, SHORTFALL 2011: ($247,259.76)

5 Dear Faithful of Saint Francis de Sales, As my short time here in Saint Louis quickly draws to a close, I simply wish to express to you all my wholehearted gratitude for your very kind welcome and for the generous hospitality you have all shown me, making my visit here a most memorable experience. It has been my sincere pleasure to have met many of you, to have enjoyed your conversation and company, and to have had the opportunity to participate in the unique life of this apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. With my farewell, I assure you all of my devoted prayers for you and for your families, while asking you humbly for yours in return as I begin my second year at Gricigliano this fall. Thanking you again for a most enjoyable summer in Saint Louis, I remain, Yours very truly in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Abbé Matthew Weaver NOVENA DEVOTIONS TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP EVERY TUESDAY AFTER 8AM AND 6:30PM MASSES CONFIRMATION 2012 The Most Reverend Edward Rice, Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis, will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Extraordinary Form at St. Francis de Sales Oratory on October 20, 2012, at 10:30AM, and will attend the celebration of the Solemn High Mass following Confirmations, as well as the reception afterwards. 5 BAKERS, GARDENERS AND VOLUNEERS NEEDED The Country Market at the Summer at the Oratory needs baked goods, and other foods again this year to sell. Please bring them to the church basement before mass on the 19th, with a label SATO on it. Suggestions Are: Cookies, three in a baggie, or if very large, individually wrapped. Plates with a dozen or more are good too. Plastic wrapped cobblers, pies, breads such as pumpkin, banana, or zucchini (please label). Cakes, as long as there isn't a lot of icing on them. Fresh vegetables, canned jams and jellies, or pickles. The Country Market also needs volunteers to work 1-2 hour shifts. Two per shift are needed because we are also selling Ted Drewes. Please call Teresa Kahre at to sign up to help with the Country Market. ORATORY NEWSLETTER If you would like to receive our Newsletter, please send us an to: sfds@institute-christ-king.org DAILY PRAYER FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI When permitted by liturgical rubrics, priests of the Institute offer at each Mass the prayers Pro Papa found in the Roman Missal: O God, the Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful, graciously look down upon Thy servant Benedict whom Thou hast been pleased to appoint pastor over Thy Church: grant, we beseech Thee, that by both word and example he may edify those over whom he is set, and together with the flock committed to his care, may attain to eternal life. Amen

6 ORATORY ORGANIZATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS ORATORY CHOIR If you enjoy singing sacred a cappella music from the enormous treasury of the Catholic Church, if you relish the prospect of singing in one of the most beautiful churches in St. Louis, if you welcome the challenge of performing extraordinary repertoire - then the Saint Francis de Sales Choir is for you. Prior experience in choral singing is essential, and you must be able to read music. Contact Nick Botkins for audition details: KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS Want to become a Knight of Columbus? Know a Catholic gentleman who is not a Knight? Why not invite him to be a brother Knight? Contact Mr. Frank Aufmuth, Grand Knight Meetings are on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm. All Knights are welcome to attend. COFFEE HOUR SCHEDULE Today, July 29: 8:00 Kevin Madden 10:00 Mike Kenney Sunday, August 5: 8:00 Chris McCann 10:00 Larry Miller Sunday, August 12: 8:00 Ray Stephens 10:00 Ed Schmidt If you cannot meet your commitment call Tom Leith at , or him at trleith@alum.wustl.edu. Thank you, everyone, for your help! PRO-LIFE APOSTOLATE UPCOMING PRO-LIFE EVENTS Become a Constant Witness 40 Days twice a year is not enough. Women are in need of alternative to abortions year long. Constant Witness is a tool run by Defenders of the Unborn for the St. Louis Pro-Life Community to be more productive with their presence outside the abortion clinic. See the Constant Witness website for more info Questions Contact Mary Maschmeier at defenseless@sbcglobal.net or The Benevolent Society is a Catholic Men s organization that was founded in the early years of St. Francis de Sales church for the financial help of its members in time of need. For more information on the this charitable and friendly group, contact Mr. Dick Carr at or Mr. Wally Feld at the Oratory ORATORY CLEANING The Oratory Cleaning Crews put the church in order after the final Mass each Sunday. This involves light dust mopping and clearing the pews of handouts, etc. New volunteers will be most welcome and can call the office at Here are the next assignments: Today, July 29: St. Martin de Porres Sunday, August 5: St. Anthony Sunday, August 12: St. Francis de Sales

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8 TO ALL OUR GUESTS... Canon Wiener and the faithful of St. Francis de Sales Oratory welcome you, and hope that your time in the Cathedral of South St. Louis may be an opportunity to share in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Faith. Please enjoy the beauty of this building dedicated to St. Francis de Sales, co-patron of the INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST. According to the liturgical tradition, and the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Holy Communion is received kneeling and on the tongue. All visitors who are not of the Catholic faith are welcome to join us in prayer, but are requested not to receive Holy Communion. Because the reception of Holy Communion is the sign of Divine and Ecclesial unity, only practicing Catholics who are free of mortal sin, and in full communion with the Catholic Church should present themselves for Holy Communion. We pray for the full visible unity among all Christians. To receive more information about the Oratory please fill out a contact card available at the entrance of the church. If you desire to become a member of the Catholic Church, contact the rectory. St. Francis de Sales Oratory is an Oratory of the INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. All contributions to the Oratory are sincerely appreciated and are tax deductible. ST. FRANCIS DE SALES ORATORY INFORMATION: INFANT BAPTISM: Parents requesting Baptism must be registered members of the Oratory. 1ST HOLY COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION: For instructions please contact the Rectory. HOLY MATRIMONY: Couples planning to marry at the Oratory must call the rectory for the proper instructions. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Members facing surgery, serious illness, or even death may call (314) TOURS: Public tours are available Monday-Friday. Contact the Oratory office for availability. ORATORY RECTORY: 2653 Ohio Avenue Saint Louis, Missouri Telephone: (314) FAX: (314) sfds@institute-christ-king.org