SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 SIXTEENTH 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 ORATORY CLERGY: VERY REV. MSGR. R. MICHAEL SCHMITZ, STD, JCD Vicar General & Delegate for the United States REV. CANON MATTHEW L. TALARICO Provincial Superior, United States REV. CANON MICHAEL K. WIENER Rector, Episcopal Delegate REV. CANON ANDREW C. TODD Vicar REV. CANON JEAN-BAPTISTE COMMINS Vicar ABBÉ ALEX J. BARGA Sacristan ABBÉ JOHN I. CIAMBRANO Oblate ORATORY STAFF: First Fridays High Mass 6:30pm Holy Days of Obligation Mass 8:00am & 12:15pm High Mass 6:30pm Holy Days of Obligation on a Saturday 8:00am & 12:15pm SACRED DEVOTIONS: Mother of Perpetual Help Tuesday 8:00am & 6:30pm Adoration Thursday 6:30pm CONFESSIONS: 30 minutes before all Masses Mr. Jon Roché Mrs. Mary Hayworth Mr. Nicholas Botkins Accounting Manager Office Administrator Director of Sacred Music A teacher should not wish to appear more learned than he really is. If he abstains from such wishes, he is truly wise. - St. Francis de Sales INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST
LITURGICAL CALENDAR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 16TH SUNDAY AFTER PENECOST, 3RD CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Howard & Loretta Brandt 10:00am High Mass - Charlotte Todd MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 ST. LAWRENCE JUSTINIANI, 3RD CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Lillian Ciambrano, RIP TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 VOTIVE MASS OF OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP 8:00am Low Mass - Canon Andrew Todd 6:30pm Low Mass - Restoration & Benefactors of the Oratory WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 VOTIVE MASS OF ST. JOSEPH 8:00am Low Mass - Fr. Virgilio Elizondo 12:15pm Low Mass - Richard Allington THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 NATIVITY OF OUR LADY, 2ND CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Dominique Martel, RIP 6:30pm - Adoration FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 ST. GORGONIUS, 4TH CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Donald Joseph Ludwig, Jr. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINO, 3RD CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Mark Stephen Serafino SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 17TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, 2ND CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Mike & Marie Wadle 10:00am High Mass - Matthew & Kate Angeli SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 8:00am Low Mass Acolytes: Steven Gilroy, Alexander Unseth 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Patrick Stamos Thurifer: Michael Clonts Acolyte 1: Thomas Stamos Acolyte 2: Joel Miller Crucifer: Timothy White Choir Master of Ceremonies: Michael LaZella Torchbearers: Raphael VandenBergh, Johnny Underwood, Charlie Kahre, Liam Miller, Mark Stamos, RJ Underwood THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 6:30pm Adoration Master of Ceremonies: Patrick Stamos Thurifer: Michael LaZella Acolyte 1: Timothy White Acolyte 2: Mark Stamos Torchbearers: Thomas Stamos, Joseph Pekny SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 8:00am Low Mass Acolytes: Alexander Unseth, Steven Gilroy 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Timothy White Thurifer: Thomas Stamos Acolyte 1: Michael LaZella Acolyte 2: Raphael VandenBergh Crucifer: Wolfgang Davidson Choir Master of Ceremonies: Michael LaZella Torchbearers: Dominic Stamos, Sam Huber, William Cassibry, Sebastian Joseph, Adrian Shea, Victor Brown
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS S 11: S C N R S 26-30: O R O 1: M R O 23: F M C J O C O 30: F C K S S B N 12: C C N R. September 11 at 12:00pm All are welcome to attend the conference which will be held at the Oratory in the convent s main conference room. Topics will include: A - The Buddhist and Taoist fundaments: Yoga, Reiki, TaiChi B - Main ideas of the New Age Movement: "an Eastern formula in Western terms". C - The Alternative Medicines in the Western Civilization: Acupuncture, Kinesiology, Massage D Conclude with Saint Thomas Aquinas F M N O P C J O C On October 23, Canon John O Connor from New Jersey, will celebrate a First Mass in St. Louis and will give the blessing of a newly ordained priest after Mass. Canon O Connor was ordained to the sacred priesthood on July 7, 2016, by His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, in Florence together with 10 other priests of the Institute of Christ the King. Please invite family and friends to join us on this joyful occasion. S - O 1 M R St. Francis de Sales Oratory will be hosting a silent retreat for men 18 years and older on Saturday, October 1, 2016. The retreat master will be Canon Matthew Talarico, Provincial Superior. The day will include: Holy Mass, three spiritual conferences, Eucharistic Adoration, Benediction, and confession. A light breakfast and a full lunch will be served. The cost of the event including meals is $45.00 per person. For more information please call (573) 459-5531, or email sfds@institute-christ-king.org. Payment must be made in advance and the last day for registration and payment is Sunday, September 25, 2016. Cash or check only. Payment may be made in person in the church hall after the 8am and 10am Masses beginning on September 4, 2016 or delivered to the rectory office. Please make checks payable to St. Francis de Sales Oratory. Canon Talarico s talks will cover the following subjects: "St. Joseph: Model of What It Means to Be a Man" "St. Benedict: Lessons in Fatherhood "St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Francis de Sales: The Power of Manly Example Retreat Schedule: 7:30 Check-In 8:00 Holy Mass and Angelus 9:10 Breakfast 10:00 First Conference 11:00 Second Conference 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Adoration, Confessions 2:30 Third Conference 3:30 Retreat Conclusion
Y G S On September 18, after the 10:00am High Mass, please join Canon Commins in the Church hall for a presentation of the St. Francis de Sales youth groups. At this time, anyone ages 12-18 will have the opportunity to sign up for one of the groups. See you there! W? Two things: (1.) The static reservoir which regulates the airpressure has begun to fall apart at the seams. Once the reservoir falls apart, the organ will not have the air pressure it needs for the pipes to sound. The organ will be completely silent. (2.) The mechanical machines (balance valves) that exist beneath every large pipe of our organ are made of magnets, wiring, and leather. The leather has deteriorated to the point that those machines no longer function, causing many of the pedal pipes to sound simultaneously. C? The organ can be repaired! However, this won t be an easy fix and the Oratory must progress prudently. For example: the offending balance valves can be re-leathered (a very basic repair) but their placement is inside a chest that sits below nearly 1000 lbs. of wooden pipes. Practically speaking, moving 1000 lbs. of wooden pedal pipes is a job you only want to do once. H? The complete restoration will be broken into three phases totaling $320,000. The first phase will cost $49,000 and will get the organ up and running once again. The second phase will cost $186,000. The third and last phase will cost $85,000. Update on the organ repair project: So far, we have received $21,611.00 in donations for the repair of the organ, which is 43.7% of the costs of the first phase, and 6.7% of the total project volume. Thank you for your generous consideration. I A The remaining balance of $48,812.25 for the budget year 2015/16 has been paid from funds set aside for other pressing projects around the campus. Our 2016-2017 Insurance assessment is: $89,625.00. So far we have received $9,696.00 for this fiscal year that has just begun. If you would like to donate, please use the envelope Insurance Assessment which is mailed out monthly to all registered members of the Oratory. P G Please remember St. Francis de Sales Oratory in your Will or Living Trust. An appropriate Will or Trust provision would be: "I give to The Friends of St. Francis de Sales Oratory, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, for the Oratory's unrestricted use." S J 2015 - J 2016 W C G : $7,500.00 L W C : A 28 E M : 210 T I : 97 L : $1,269.00 E : $4,398.00 TOTAL: $5,667.00 YTD S G : $67,500.00 YTD S : $65,296.41 YTD S /D : ($2,203.59) Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us! St. Joseph, pray for us! St. Francis de Sales, pray for us! Insurance Assessment 2016-2017 $89,625.00 - YTD collected: $9,696.00
S C *Help the Oratory while you shop* SCRIP cards will be on sale in the church hall after both Masses on the first and last Sunday of the month. Stop by to see how easy it is to help raise funds for Oratory restoration projects. For more information contact the Rectory at: sfds@institutechrist-king.org or (314) 771-3100 You can also order cards ONLINE! www.shopwithscrip.com SFdS Oratory ID: 7B6B613B29666 N L ' R G Where: In the Convent When: Every 1st Monday of the month from 7pm - 9pm, starting October 3rd Women of the parish will make rosaries for the missions while praying and offering the work for the Institute's intentions. There are no fees to join, and no prior rosary-making experience is necessary. Email Christina Davidson for more information at chantgirl@live.com. S. J W R With your help, we ve collected $28,127.54 toward our new goal of $50,000.00. This is 56% of the total project goal! If you would like to donate toward the repair of these windows, please contact the rectory or make a note along with your donation. Work is scheduled to be finished well before the winter season, which will make it more comfortable! We thank you again for your prayers and your extreme generosity! Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us! O C The Oratory choir is looking for willing and able Tenors and Basses. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Nick Botkins at nbotkins@institutechrist-king.org. H S C C A R C N 12, 2016 10:30 It is with great joy that we announce the visit of His Grace, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, to Saint Francis de Sales Oratory on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 10:30am. Archbishop Carlson will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation and will assist at a Solemn High Mass. Confirmation classes will resume on September 15.
ORATORY ORGANIZATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS S S. V P Our Mission: Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic volunteer organization dedicated to helping all people in need, regardless of faith. In doing this work, we enrich our lives spiritually. To request assistance, to make a donation, volunteer, or for more information please contact: Conference of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Francis de Sales (314) 289-6101, Box 1147 July 2016: 37 Families Assisted 77 Adults and 49 Children Please remember that there is a Poor Box in the back of the Oratory for monetary donations. COFFEE HOUR September 4: Mike Miller / Michael Hayworth September 11: Chris McCann / Sean Paul O E N T N, : @ - -. P -L A U P -L E S L! Over 8500 abortions are performed in Missouri each year. Please pray that expectant mothers considering abortion may come to better understand God s gift of life. Need more information? Contact Mr. Dave Benjamin at benjaminfamily6@gmail.com. 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 this charitable and friendly group, please contact Mr. Wally Feld at wfeld@charter.net 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 (314) 771-3100 to sign up. Here are the next assignments: Sunday, September 4: St. Monica Sunday, September 11: St. Martha Sunday, September 18: St. Veronica
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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 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 or 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. S. F S O I : INFANT BAPTISM: Parents requesting Baptism must be active 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) 771-3100. TOURS: Stained Glass Window Tours are on the second Sunday of every month at 12:00noon. O R : 2653 Ohio Avenue Saint Louis, Missouri 63118 Telephone: (314) 771-3100 FAX: (314) 771-3295 www.institute-christ-king.org Email: sfds@institute-christ-king.org