APRIL 15, 2018 2ND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 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 ADRIAN SEQUEIRA Vicar REV. CANON SCOTT SMITH Vicar ABBÉ ALEX J. BARGA Sacristan ORATORY STAFF: Mr. Jon Roché Mrs. Mary Hayworth Mr. Nicholas Botkins Accounting Manager Office Administrator Director of Sacred Music First Fridays Mass 6:30pm Holy Days of Obligation Please consult the bulletin SACRED DEVOTIONS: Mother of Perpetual Help Tuesday 8:00am & 6:30pm Adoration Thursday 6:30pm CONFESSIONS: 30 minutes before all Masses Remember! There is no state in life without its problems and frustrations. - St. Francis de Sales INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST
LITURGICAL CALENDAR SUNDAY, APRIL 15 2ND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER, 1ST CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Karl & Betty Breidecker 10:00am High Mass - McDonald Family Special Intentions MONDAY, APRIL 16 VOTIVE MASS OF THE BLESSED TRINITY 8:00am Low Mass - M.D.H.S. Special Intentions TUESDAY, APRIL 17 ST. ANICETUS, 4TH CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Dan Rupp 6:30pm Low Mass - Restoration & Benefactors of the Oratory WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 VOTIVE MASS OF ST. JOSEPH 8:00am Low Mass - Krystal Parker & Kallie and Kammie 12:15pm Low Mass - Andrew LaCivita THURSDAY, APRIL 19 VOTIVE MASS OF JESUS CHRIST ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST 8:00am Low Mass - Claudine Fickter 6:30pm Adoration FRIDAY, APRIL 20 VOTIVE MASS OF THE SACRED HEART 8:00am Low Mass - Kimberly Ann Myers SATURDAY, APRIL 21 ST. ANSELM, 3RD CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Rose Heinemann SUNDAY, APRIL 22 3RD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER, 1ST CLASS 8:00am Low Mass - Wilma Fuller 10:00am High Mass - Bonnie Shea SUNDAY, APRIL 15 8:00am Low Mass Acolytes: Alexander Unseth, Steven Gilroy 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Michael Clonts Thurifer: Raphael VandenBergh Acolyte 1: Thomas Stamos Acolyte 2: John Paul Davidson Crucifer: Dominic Stamos Choir Master of Ceremonies: Michael LaZella Torchbearers: Joseph Pekny, Victor Brown, Thomas Bornhop, Patrick Daub, Joel Miller, Liam Miller THURSDAY, APRIL 19 6:30pm Adoration Master of Ceremonies: Timothy White Thurifer: Thomas Stamos Acolyte 1: Michael LaZella Acolyte 2: Liam Aufmuth Torchbearers: Dominic Stamos, Raymond Pekny SUNDAY, APRIL 22 8:00am Low Mass Acolytes: Alexander Unseth, Steven Gilroy 10:00am High Mass Master of Ceremonies: Michael LaZella Thurifer: Timothy White Acolyte 1: Michael Clonts Acolyte 2: Raphael VandenBergh Crucifer: Joseph Pekny Choir Master of Ceremonies: Thomas Stamos Torchbearers: Adrian Shea, Joseph Clonts, Thomas Schuepfer, Raymond Clonts, Liam Aufmuth, Louis VandenBergh
NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS T : 2 C S A 20-22: C W M 6: M C M 13: F H C M 13: M D J 3: E S C C J 8: F S H J 10: E S F S H A 2: P O C B S P A R Company of the Immaculate ST. MICHAEL S PATROL B S Help support our youth at the Oratory by joining us for a feast of tasty treats! Bake sale will be held after both the 8am and 10am Masses. T BOTH M S G W T Mr. Bob Shea gives a 45-minute guided tour of the stained glass windows on the 2nd Sunday of every month. There will be an extra tour this month on Sunday, April 29th. These tours highlight some of the more than 35 windows in our church and cover both the art history and religious aspects. These beautiful windows were installed by the Emil Frei Company more than a hundred years ago. The tours are free of charge. Please bring your binoculars. T! G S S 2 C S Your generous donations for our seminary in Gricigliano will help with the formation of our future priests. This year s First Year s Class, the class of 2017/18, was the largest in the history of our young Institute. Be assured of the many prayers of the seminarians for their benefactors all over the world. With 23 total seminarians from the USA and 2 US-American First Year seminarians, we are fortunate and grateful for the benefits the US-Province of the Institute is reaping in the vineyard of the Lord. God bless you and reward you for all you do to support the important work of our community. C W 2018 A 20-22 C W L C A H M. N B D R A 16 www.institute-christ-king.org/news/415/92/ Sacred-Music-Workshop-2018/ The Institute s Second Annual Chant and Sacred Music Workshop, with Canon Wulfran Lebocq, Canon Aaron Huberfeld and Mr. Nicholas Botkins, will be offered at St. Francis de Sales Oratory on April 20-22, 2018. The workshop will begin for all participants on Friday, April 20, with check-in registration at 4:15pm. The Friday day classes, beginning in the morning after the 8:00 am Mass, will offer intensive teaching and practice for choir directors and more advanced singers only. Pricing: $95.00 (general) $145.00 (advanced)
D S H F We are pleased to announce that, with the assistance of our friends at the law firm of Stinson Leonard Street LLP in St. Louis, a new legal entity, the DeSales Heritage Foundation, has been created. DeSales Heritage Foundation is a public charity, tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). All donations made to the Foundation are therefore tax deductible according to IRC Section 170. The governing instrument of this newly-established Foundation provides that its purpose is to promote and support the restoration, preservation and improvement of our church building, an historically and architecturally significant structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We anticipate this narrow objective will encourage companies, associations and other entities that may not wish to support religion, as such, to contribute. F H C 2018 First Holy Communion for children of the Oratory will take place during the 10:00am Mass on Mother s Day, May 13, 2018. The deadline to register your child for First Communion was Friday, March 16, 2017. The child s First Confession must be made by the week prior to the day of your child s First Holy Communion. Confession can be made during any of the confessional times listed in the bulletin or by appointment. Notify the Rectory with the date. Please contact the rectory as soon as possible to make an appointment with the Rector, Canon Wiener, in the month of April. During the meeting Canon Wiener will ask your child some relevant questions concerning the teaching of the Church about the Eucharist. A mandatory rehearsal for the children will be held on May 6th after the 10:00am Mass in the church. THE FIRST COMMUNICANTS WILL RECEIVE THE BROWN SCAPULAR THAT SAME DAY. Thank you. 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." I A The Oratory s biggest annual financial obligation is that of our property and liability insurance assessment. Our insurance assessment for the 2017-2018 fiscal year is $90,162.00. In the beginning of March 2018 we made our first payment toward the insurance obligation of $32,548.75. We are planning on making the final payment of $57,613.25 in June of this year. We are relying on your continuous generosity and donations which you exercise by using the insurance envelope and by your restricted gifts. Please help us off set this cost by donating today. Thank you very much! S J 2017 - J 2018 W C G : $7,500.00 L W C : A 8 E M : 204 E T I : 119 L : $ 739.00 E : $9,181.00 TOTAL: $9,920.00 YTD S G : $300,000.00 YTD S : $344,664.30 YTD S /D : $44,664.30 Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us! St. Joseph, pray for us! St. Francis de Sales, pray for us! Insurance Assessment 2017-2018 $90,162.00 - YTD collected: $42,429.75 Payment Made: $32,548.75
N M B These beautiful Mass Booklets are available in the church since last Sunday. They are free to use while attending Mass. The color booklets were expensive to produce, so we kindly ask that if you would like to purchase a booklet for your own use, please pay $10.00 to the Oratory to help us cover the costs. Thank you very much. R C H S C C A R C N 17, 2018 10:30AM 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 17, 2018 at 10:30am. Archbishop Carlson will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation and will assist at a Solemn High Mass. Please contact the rectory office in case you have any questions and you or your child(ren) would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. We can help you review the eligibility requirements (minimum age for Confirmation is 12) and register for classes that are mandatory for anyone who will be confirmed. Classes will be taught from 5:00-6:00pm every Thursday in May and from September to October. C R To encourage and continue to enrich your spiritual journey throughout the Easter season, listen to Catholic radio, AM 1080 or 1460. Programming includes daily Holy Mass, the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, live call-in shows, local programming and much more. These booklets were created by the canons and their staff in Ireland. We believe that all instructions and especially the music notations are very helpful during the attendance of all three forms of the Mass celebrated in the Institute s apostolates (Low Mass; Sung Mass; High Mass). Faithful are instructed to use parallel to the booklets the texts of the Mass propers made available every feast day and Sunday. O E N T N, : @ - -. For a program schedule, please call: (314) 752-7000 or toll-free (877) 305-1234. W B Mr. Charles Polster of Edwardsville, IL and Mrs. Barbara Burrows of St. Louis, announce the approaching Marriage of their daughter, Taylor Mae Polster, to Mr. Jonathan Patrick Vall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Vall of Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 23, 2018 at St. Francis de Sales Oratory. If anyone knows of an existing impediment which would prevent this marriage, he is bound to let the Rector know as soon as possible. This is the SECOND publication of the Banns.
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. O S. V P H! P S M. 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 March 2018: 31 Families Assisted (59 Adults & 22 Children) Poor Box: A 5, 2018: $203.00 COFFEE HOUR April 15: Xac Vo / James Holland April 22: Mike Miller / Dan Hinrichs P -L A Pro-Life Events / Activities S -U L Pro-Life faithful from the Oratory pray the Rosary outside the Downtown Abortion clinic every Saturday at 6:30am. More participants and prayers are always needed for the mothers, children, and workers at the clinic. Need more details Contact Dave Benjamin at: 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, April 15: St. Veronica Sunday, April 22: St. Benedict Sunday, April 29: St. Anthony
PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING ON THIS PAGE. INFORMATION SHEET Church name & address St. Francis de Sales Oratory #238950 2653 Ohio Avenue Saint Louis Missouri 63118 Contact person: Mr. Jon Roche`, Bulletin Editor Phone number: (314) 771-3100 Software: Windows 10 / Publisher 2010 Date of publication (Sunday s date): Number of pages transmitted: Cover + 6 text pages + this page = 8 (1 ad page) Please note: the ADS should appear on THIS PAGE. Special instructions: FedEx shipping address: 2653 Ohio Avenue. Saint Louis 63118 SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS (if any, or NONE). Deliver to the Rectory Offices FedEx tracking e-mail: jroche@institute-christ-king.org
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 after the 10:00am High Mass. 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