Parish Mission Statement
“We, the community of Seven Holy Founders, invoke the Spirit to lead us in worship, education and SERVICE.
Through the teaching of Jesus, we are led by HOPE to promote healing. As people of FAITH, we support our Parish with our time, talent and treasures.”
6741 Rock Hill Road – Affton, Missouri 63123-3198
Tel: 314-638-3938 – Fax: 314-638-0613 – Website: www.foundersaffton.org
Dear parishioners:
The modern “hospice movement” was
finding its roots in our country in the
1970’s. It has been a great gift for
those facing terminal illness and their
loved ones. Many of our parishioners and members
of our families have experienced the grace that
hos-pice care can be. Here are two quotes from different
sources that seem complimentary in commenting on
the hospice movement.
“Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of
care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill,
terminally ill or seriously ill patient’s pain and
symp-toms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual
needs. In Western society, the concept of hospice has
been evolving in Europe since the 11
thcentury. Then,
and for centuries thereafter in Roman Catholic
tradi-tion, hospices were places of hospitality for the sick,
wounded or dying . . . “
“Hospice care services are provided by a team of
health care professionals who maximize comfort for
a person who is terminally ill, by reducing pain and
addressing physical, psychological, social and
spiri-tual needs.”
I want to invite the family of any parishioners who
are facing terminal illness to let the parish
know when you begin hospice care. Often we are
called only in the last hours of a person’s life.
Hos-pice groups will call asking for “last rites” for your
loved one. Actually the last rites of church are still
often confused with the sacrament of the anointing of
the sick. The last rites really are the opportunity for
Viaticum and prayers of commendation. Viaticum is
food for the passage through death to eternal life.
The Rite is a chance to renew baptismal promises,
receive Holy Communion and receive an Apostolic
Pardon for the pardon of all past sins. If we know
that someone has entered hospice care it also gives
me, the deacons and Sr. Pat Kofron an opportunity to
visit along the way, and pray with you and your
loved ones.
In Christ,
Fr. John
PARISH STAFF:
Rev. John Brennell — Pastor jbrennell@foundersaffton.org
Rev. Donald Buhr — (Retired) Living at Regina Cleri don_buhr@yahoo.com 968-2240
Rev. Mr. Thomas E. Forster — Deacon tforster@charter.net 753-4577
Rev. Mr. Thomas A. Schiller — Deacon tschills@earthlink.net 486-8600
Rev. Mr. Charles W. Lombardo — Deacon (Retired) Sr. Patricia Kofron, ASCJ — Pastoral Associate pkofron@foundersaffton.org
Mrs. Jenifer Broyles — PSR Coordinator Mrs. Gail Duvall — Business Manager gailshf@aol.com
Ms. Mary Truetken — Web Master
Child Safety Coordinator mtruetken@foundersaffton.org
Mrs. Mary Eggleston – Music Coordinator — 842-4049 Mrs. JoAnn Lombardo — Wedding Coordinator Website: www.foundersaffton.org
Parish School of Religion (PSR) Website: www.shfpsr.org 633-0123 jbroyles@foundersaffton.org
Youth Ministry — St. Louis Life Teen www.saintlouislifeteen.org
Seven Holy Founders, Secular Servites
Janet Paluczak — patsypal120381@hotmail.com St. Vincent de Paul Society: 631-8248
School: Holy Cross Academy: 475-3436
LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturday: 4:30pmSunday: 7am, 9am, 11am Monday through Friday at 8am Saturdays at 8am
Holy Days & Holidays: Consult the bulletin.
SACRAMENTAL SCHEDULE
Baptism: Celebrated by appointment only. Call the Rectory Office for Baptismal Prep Class details etc.
Reconciliation: Saturdays from 3pm to 4pm.
Marriage: As soon as marriage is contemplated, contact the Rectory Office at least 6 months prior to the desired date to schedule the wedding and preparation.
Communion to the Sick/Shut-Ins: Call the Rectory. Sacrament of the Sick: 1st Saturday of the month after the 8am Mass and upon request.
Parish Calendar
Sunday Monday
November 4, 2018Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00am Leo Hylla
9:00am SHF Parishioners 11:00am Lou Bollasina
Special Envelope: Retired Religious
November 5, 2018 8:00am John J. Sinclair
10:00am Alumni Moms/Jos. Rm. 3:15pm Dance Class/P. Hall 6:30pm PSR
7:30pm Boy Scout Troop Mtg. P. Hall
November 6, 2018 8:00am Deacon Frank & Anna Heritz
9:00am NO Adult Bible Study 10:00am Alumni Moms/Jos. Rm.
7:00pm Rekindling the Faith/Brd. Rm.
Eucharistic Adoration
In the Ursuline Chapel from 9am to 8pm
November 7, 2018 8:00am The Schwartz & Robinson Families
Coffee & Donuts after Mass in the Mary Rm. 9:00am St. Juliana Quilters/St. Juliana Rm.
7:00pm Adult Choir Rehearsal/Church
November 8, 2018 8:00am Mary Sternitzky
9:00am GriefShare/Mary Rm. 7:00pm Men’s ACTS/Mary Rm. 7:00pm Baptismal Prep Class/Jos. Rm.
November 9, 2018
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 8:00am Christopher Grimaud & Patrick McVey 7:00pm LAST Pickleball/Gym
November 11, 2018
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00am Pat Arana
9:00am SHF Parishioners
11:00am Anna Knobbe November 10, 2018
Saint Leo the Great 8:00am John Pree
1:00pm Wedding: Amy Deelo & Brian Curtin
Sacrament of Reconciliation 3pm to 4pm 4:30pm Larry Liebman
8:30am LIFT Women’s Prayer Group/Mary Rm.
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday
Saturday Sunday
Bingo
in the Parish Hall Doors open at 4:30pm Please join us!!!
Hospitality Sunday
7:30am to 12:30pm
Hosted by the
SYB Men’s Prayer Group
Mark Preiss Robert Abbott
Bob & Nancy Schukai Louise Carcagno Linda & Leo Makarewicz Douglas Pelikan Herman Krus Alice Shelton Lorraine Sullivan Kirby Kelso Chuck O’Reilly Dan Knobbe Amy & Jeff Grus Christine Musick Charlie Bezdeck Larry Brdzilauskas Carmen Waluska Virginia Worley Dave Kwiatkowski Nancy Braneky Renee Quackenbush Robert Brulle Melika Panneri Madi Beuligmann Jane Bucholz Carol Meyer-Gewercki Bob Kalert Pat Voss Alexis Edmond Judy Lowe
Donalyn Pieschel Cissell Larry Manion Betty Rumbolo Greg Bear Ruth Gezella Luke Harashe Verna Bankhead Christine Lewandowski Susan Rauh Jackie Eickenhorst Tim O’Donnell Cooper Treacy Myra Heaghney Bernie Weiss Mary Hannan Margaret Black Mary Bumm Geraldine Rodriguez Don Schisler Don Alwine Joe Hackney Peter Wong Ella Pittman Lois Gladden Mary Truetken Charles Feltman Peggy Maurer Joann Iwasyszyn
In Loving
& Prayerful Memory of
Mary Kay Strifler
Your Weekly Donations For
October 21, 2018
$11,085 was collected in contribution enve-lopes to the General Fund. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.
III Amy Deelo & Brian Curtin
2019 Mass Book Is Open
Please place your Mass requests IN
WRITING, (INCLUDE substitution
dates) and drop in the collection basket
or mail to the Rectory Office. Requests
will be processed in the order in which
they are received. If your request cannot be filled, the
closest available date will be substituted.
Stipend
for a Mass $5.
The offering for a Sanctuary Light remains the same,
at $15.
In order to be fair, and to try to accommodate
every-one’s requested dates,
you will be limited to 2
Sun-day or 2 SaturSun-day Masses at 4:30pm and 3 weekSun-day
Masses.
THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.
We understand that weekends might be the most
pref-erable for you and your family, but it is not something
we can do. There simply are not enough weekend
Masses in a calendar year for that to happen.
No Mass
stipends will be taken for Christmas, Easter,
Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day. Those Masses will
be offered for all of you, Our Parishioners.
Retired Religious
This weekend there is an envelope in your packet for the Retirement Fund for Religious, an opportunity for you to acknowledge the thousands of senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests for their faithful ser-vice. Today, many religious communities struggle to care for their elderly members. Elder sisters, brothers, and reli-gious order priests dedicated their lives to service and prayer, and some lack adequate retirement savings. In-creasing health-care costs and decreased income make it
difficult to provide necessary medical care, costly
medications and basic services. Please be as generous
as you can.
Last Weekend’s Baptisms
Jaden Joseph Bement
Son of Wesley Bement &
Meredith Bozesky
Madelyn Anne Keeney
Daughter of Donald Keeney & Abbey Bozesky
Tuesday Morning Bible Study
Tuesday Mornings, 9am-10:30am in the Board Rm. We are starting Let-ters to the Hebrews November 13th. Call Linda Virga @631-4488 for more details.Rev. Donald Koch
40 Days for Life …
Thank you to all who partici-pated at the prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood, for your prayers, fasting and sacrifice to end abortion.He will not forget your work and the love you have shared. Heb 6:10
Men’s ACTS Retreat
Reserve your space NOW FOR THE Men’sACTS Retreat to be held Nov. 29th-Dec. 2nd. Registration forms are at the church entrances. Call Jim Shaver @314-629-9650 with any questions.
Thursday, November 8th in the Parish Hall
Doors open at 4:30pm
Sale of Bingo Cards & Pull Tabs begin at 5pm
Speedball games start at 6:05pm
Hot Ball Progressive!!!
$500 Coverall
Great Dinner Specials every month!
This month is a Turkey Dinner,
Pumpkin Pie & Whipped Cream
SHF BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, November 27th 7pm in the Mary Room Selected Book:
America’s First Daughter By
Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
The authors tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph--a woman who kept the secrets of our most
enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.
call or email Grace Kruger - 578-1394,
gjkruger@swbell.net or Joan Finder - 849-1426, donutday@aol.com.
Join Us at Book Club!!!
TWB News …
Due to the fact TWB will not be available at the
November Hospitality Sunday … we will be
selling the gift cards in the back of church
Sun-day, November 18th from 8am to 12 noon.
With Christmas just around the corner, gift
cards make the perfect gift. We now carry
O’Charley’s and the combination card
TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Home Goods.
Grieving?
Know of
someone who is?
When you are grieving a
loved one’s death, the
holi-day season can be especially
painful. Our
Surviving the Holidays
semi-nar helps participants discover:
How to deal with emotions
What to do about traditions
Helpful tips for surviving social events
How to find hope for the future
Surviving The Holidays
Monday, November 12th at 6:30pm
Concord Church
13775 Tesson Ferry Rd., 63128
Register @ concordlife.com
Or 314-843-3500
$5 Registration Fee
Please join us for this encouraging seminar
www.griefshare.org/holidays
Advent
by
Candlelight
Ladies, please join us for an eve-ning of reflection to prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus. The evening will include fellowship, prayer, music, dessert and an in-spirational message from guest
speaker, Patty Schneier.
Sunday, December 2nd 6:30 - 8:30pm
Seven Holy Founders Parish Hall
For reservations, please contact Chris Luzecky at cluzecky@yahoo.com or 314-560-3539.
Registration deadline is Sunday, November 25th. Sign up as a guest or hostess. A table hostess deco-rates her table and provides dessert and drink for her guests. Coffee and tea provided. Each table will ac-commodate 8 women.
BVM Sodality News
Wednesday, November 7th— Quilting at
9am in the St. Juliana Rm.
Monday, November 12th—Meeting
starts by attending 8am Mass, to remember deceased
members. Following Mass the Rosary will be
re-cited and the names of deceased members
an-nounced. All members are asked to wear their
Mi-raculous Medal they received when initiated into the
Sodality to honor our patroness. We will sit
to-gether in the right side over from the center aisle.
Immediately following Mass, we will adjourn to
the Mary Rm. for refreshments and social time. For
further information, please call Shirley @487-0774.
or Nancy @842-1837.
Today is St. Vincent de Paul Sunday! Have you heard about the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? We provide food, clothing, mattresses, utilities and more to people in need - right here in our parish community. You can help too by donating, volunteering or shopping in St. Vincent de Paul Thrift stores. Learn more about us at:
SVdPStLouis.org.
Have you considered answering the call to help serve the poor by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? Please call 314 631-8248 and leave a message. A Vincen-tian will call you back with more information.
8th Annual SHF Wiffle Ball Tournament December 28th, 29th, & 30th Cost is $100 per team Must be 21 to play
Please contact Ed Bertram @314-706-1108 or at edbertram@gmail.com
Tournament is underhand slow-pitch with softball size wiffle ball. Each team must have at least 8 players. 2-game guarantee. No outside food/drink. Concessions will be available.
Dear Generous Parishioners:
With the Christmas season rapidly approaching, Seven Holy Founders St. Vincent de Paul Society will be changing the way we provide assistance to our local “Neighbors in Need”.
In order to more adequately meet the needs of our less fortu-nate neighbors and more closely match our gifts to their needed items, we are hoping to have each less fortunate ily personally adopted by an organization or a group of fam-ily/friends from SHF. Our hope is that we can have enough groups come forward to provide for all of our neighbors who come to us for assistance at Christmas.
For those of you who are not able to adopt a family or join a group but would still like to participate, we will have trees in the back of church with stars to purchase household items such as blankets, pillows, bath towels, kitchen items, diapers and gift cards. Thanks in advance for your continued gener-osity. If you have any questions or to sign up to adopt a family (either individually or as a group) please call Patty Papke at 680-3134.
