SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 EXTERNAL SOLEMNITY OF ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX 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 Our most important work is turning to God a hundred times a day. This is true devotion and perfects everything we do. - St. Francis de Sales INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST
LITURGICAL CALENDAR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 EXTERNAL SOLEMNITY OF ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX, 2ND CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - James Heppermann 10:00am High Mass - Arthur & I-Wen Connick and Family MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 STS. CYPRIAN & JUSTINA, 4TH CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Niki Hudson TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 STS. COSMAS & DAMIAN, 3RD CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Ashley R. Hayworth 6:30pm Low Mass - Restoration & Benefactors of the Oratory WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 ST. WENCESLAUS, 3RD CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Larry Padberg 12:15pm Low Mass - Edward Burns, RIP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 DEDICATION OF ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, 1ST CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Alison Jacinta Mackenzie 6:30pm Solemn Mass - For the Faithful of St. Francis de Sales Oratory FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 ST. JEROME, 3RD CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Tommy Pehle SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 VOTIVE MASS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY 8:00am Low Mass - Mary Pat Hubert SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 EXTERNAL SOLEMNITY OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, 2ND CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Kaitlyn Morrison 10:00am High Mass - Suzie Beck SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 8:00am Low Mass Acolytes: Alexander Unseth, Steven Gilroy 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Timothy White Thurifer: Patrick Stamos Acolyte 1: Dominic Stamos Acolyte 2: Joseph Pekny Crucifer: Thomas Stamos Choir Master of Ceremonies: Michael LaZella Torchbearers: Raphael VandenBergh, Charlie Kahre, Adrian Shea, Sam Huber, Mark Stamos, Victor Brown THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 6:30pm Solemn Mass Master of Ceremonies: Abbé Alex Barga Thurifer: Abbé Francis Bennell Acolyte 1: Abbé Kevin Koski Acolyte 2: Abbé Taylor Chavez Crucifix: Michael LaZella Choir Master of Ceremonies: Patrick Stamos Torchbearers: Michael LaZella, Timothy White, Thomas Stamos, Dominic Stamos, Mark Stamos, Joseph Pekny SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 8:00am Low Mass Acolytes: Alexander Unseth, Steven Gilroy 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Timothy White Thurifer: Thomas Stamos Acolyte 1: Michael Clonts Acolyte 2: Wolfgang Davidson Crucifer: Austin Jones Choir Master of Ceremonies: Patrick Stamos Torchbearers: Joseph Clonts, Joel Miller, Raymond Clonts, Joseph Pekny, David Clonts, AJ Jones
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS September 26-30: Oblate Retreat October 1: Men s Retreat October 23: First Mass of Canon John O Connor October 30: Feast of Christ the King and Seminary Society Breakfast November 12: Confirmations First Mass of Newly Ordained Priest Canon David Silvey On Sunday, October 9 at 10:00am, Canon David Silvey, who has been assigned Vicar at Saint Francis de Sales Oratory for the year 2016/17, will celebrate a First Mass in our church and will give the blessing of a newly ordained priest. Please join us after Mass for a reception in the hall. First Mass of Newly Ordained Priest Canon John O Connor On Sunday, October 23 at 10:00am, 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. Procession in Honor of Our Lady after Mass On October 2, after the 10:00am Mass, we will have a procession in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary. The procession will be lead by Canon Talarico, celebrant of that Mass, and guide us around the block with chants and hymns. Please join us! Saturday - October 1 Men s Retreat 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 (314) 771-3100, or email sfds@institute-christ-king.org. 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 in the Church Hall 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 Rosary Crusade October 15, at 12:00 Noon Please join the 2016 Public Square Rosary Crusade on Saturday, October 15th at 12:00 Noon! This is the 99th Rosary Crusade observed in the United States. As we all know, the United States is in great need of public prayer, repentance and conversion. We must ask God to save America through the Rosary of His Most Holy Mother. Please join us in praying for our nation! The local Public Square Rosary will take place in front of St. Francis de Sales Oratory. Please contact Mrs. Anne Zivnuska at (314) 997-3307 for more information.
What happened to the organ? 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. Can the organ be repaired? 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. Why not just a new organ? The Oratory s organ is an excellent example of American organ building in the early 20th century. The materials used to make the pipes are very desirable both in substance and scale. While the instrument is mechanically failing, the pipework is a great example of a high point of organ building in America and should be preserved. To build a new instrument to the same size and scale would cost $960,000! How much will this cost? 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 $25,454.37 in donations for the repair of the organ, which is 51.95% of the costs of the first phase, and 7.95% of the total project volume. Thank you for your generous consideration. Insurance Assessment 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 $13,293.00 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. Planned Giving 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." Stewardship July 2016 - June 2017 Weekly Collection Goal: $7,500.00 Last Week s Collection: September 18 Envelopes Mailed: 208 Turned In: 96 Loose: $ 906.50 Envelopes: $5,651.00 TOTAL: $6,557.50 Gabon Missions: $2,192.00 YTD Stewardship Goal: $90,000.00 YTD Stewardship: $84,326.62 YTD Surplus/Deficit: ($5,673.38) 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: $13,293.00
Announcement from the Vicar General in the Institute Dear Faithful and Friends of the Institute, Thankful for your prayers during the recent Chapter meeting at our Motherhouse in Gricigliano, Italy, I would like to inform you of priestly assignments made by our Prior General. We are grateful to the Most Reverend Bishops who have given their permission and blessing for these new appointments. Thanks to holy Providence and to your continual support of our many vocations, the Institute is able to send four priests and a deacon to the American Province. For reasons of organization, some of these new assignments have already begun last July. In West Orange, New Jersey, Canon Brian Bovee is Rector of St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, as Canon Jean- Marie Moreau starts the new overseas apostolate of the Institute in Mauritius. In Rockford, Illinois, Canon Benjamin Coggeshall is Rector of St. Mary s Oratory. In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Canon Antoine Boucheron is now appointed Rector of St. Patrick s Oratory. In Wausau, Wisconsin, Canon Francis Altiere is appointed Vicar at St. Mary s Oratory, as assistant to the Rector, Canon Aaron Huberfeld. In St. Louis, Missouri, Canon David Silvey is appointed Vicar at St. Francis de Sales Oratory, as assistant to the Rector, Canon Michael Wiener. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Canon Heitor Matheus will be serving as auxiliary priest on Sundays at St. Stanislaus Oratory beginning October 2, while residing at the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago during the week. In Chicago, Illinois, Canon Matthew Talarico is appointed Rector of the Shrine of Christ the King. Canon Andrew Todd is assigned Vice-Rector of the Shrine, effective October 9. In Detroit, Michigan, Archbishop Alan Vigneron has invited the Institute to establish an Oratory at St. Joseph Church beginning in mid-october. The Rector of this new apostolate will be Canon Michael Stein. Deacon Jonathon Fehrenbacher will assist Canon Stein at St. Joseph s Oratory. Very grateful to Archbishop Vigneron for his confidence and support, the Institute is looking forward to serving in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Thanking you for your prayerful and generous support of our priests in their work for the glory of God and the good of souls, I offer you my best prayerful wishes for divine blessings upon you and your families and remain, Yours in Christ the King, Msgr. Michael Schmitz, Vicar General, Delegate for the USA Brown Scapular If you have not yet been enrolled in the Brown Scapular, you will have two opportunities every month to do so: After the evening Masses (6:30PM) on every First Friday and every first Tuesday of the month, you can present yourself at the Mother of Perpetual Help Altar and be enrolled by one of the priests at the Oratory. Please bring your own Brown Scapular! St. Joseph Windows Repair With your help, we ve collected $28,207.54 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. We thank you again for your prayers and your extreme generosity!
ORATORY ORGANIZATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS Society of St. Vincent de Paul 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 August 2016: 25 Families Assisted (69 Adults & Children) ***A Family is in need of a used washing machine. Please contact the number above if you can help. COFFEE HOUR September 25: Eric Johnson / Eric Cartwright October 2: Mike Miller / Dan Hinrichs Oratory Email Newsletter To receive our Newsletter, please send your request to: sfds@institute-christ-king.org PRO-LIFE APOSTOLATE UPCOMING PRO-LIFE EVENTS 40 Days for Life Stand up for Life! Sign-Up TODAY after Mass in the Basement for St. Francis de Sales adopted day Friday Oct 21 st at the downtown Forest Park Abortion Clinic. One hour time slots from 7am to 7pm available. Questions or to Signup Contact Dave Benjamin: benjaminfamily6@gmail.com or 314-706-2525 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 25: St. Benedict Sunday, October 2: St. Anthony Sunday, October 9: St. Cecilia
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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. St. Francis de Sales Oratory Information: 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. Oratory Rectory: 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