Holy Redeemer Parish Founded 1886

17 Joy Ave. Webster Groves 63119

Holy Mass: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm

Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 am

Weekday: M-F 6:15 am · 8:15 am (during the school year) Holy Days: See Bulletin Announcements Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesday 9:00 am until Wednesday 6:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. Rectory/Office: 314-962-0038 Website: www.holyr.org Pastor: Reverend Kevin Schmittgens Deacon: Patrick Waldschmidt Deacon: Stephen L. Murray, M.A.

Mass Readings and Intentions

Monday, August 16 Judges 2:11-19 Matt 19:16-22 6:15 am: Donna Louise Vogt 8:15 am: Janet Knobbe Tuesday, August 17 Judges 6:11-24a Matt 19:23-30 6:15 am: Arthur Monterubio 8:15 am: Patricia Sharp Wednesday, August 18 Judges 9:6-15 Matt 20:1-16 6:15 am: Stanley Tiefenbrun 8:15 am: Janet Knobbe Thursday, August 19 Judges 11:29-39a Matt 22:1-14 6:15 am: Parish Purgatorial Society 8:15 am: Ann Sullivan Endres Friday, August 20 Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22 Matt 22:34-40 6:15 am: Arthur Monterubio 8:15 am: Huff Family (SI) Saturday, August 21 Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17 Matt 23:1-12 5:00 pm Frank & Lucille Boyer Sunday, August 22 Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b Eph 5:21-32 John 6:60-69 7:30 am People of the Parish 9:00 am Roy Henry 11:00 am Frank & Lucille Boyer

“And Mary said, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior.” Luke 1: 46 After Jesus, we look to Mary as our model of steward-ship. Her entire life was lived in obedience to God’s will. Just as the moon reflects the light of the sun, Mary reflects the light of Christ. Like Mary, we too are called to reflect Christ to the world. We do this by living grateful and generous lives. We do this by putting oth-er’s needs before our wants.

Thank you for your generosity!

Due to privacy laws we no longer are informed of hospital stays.

Catie Barnes Kenneth Burton Joe Cantalin Salvatore Colletti Torni Corno Susy Dolan Janet Doubek Rosemary Dreyer John Dwyer Patrick Fox Claire Galli Teresita Manubay

Johanna Marnatti Mardel McGuire Ginny Miller Bob Nawrocki Will Newman Don Pokorny David Schilli Will Schmitt Alberta Simeone Rick Slais Peggy Smith

Mary Swift Steve Thompson Judie Tucci Alice Vogt Ken Wetzel Patricia Wilhelm

PRAY FOR OUR SICK

August 15, 2021 Fr. Kevin Schmittgens fatherkevin@holyr.org Dea. Stephen Murray, M.A. stephen-murray@sbcglobal.net

Dea. Pat Waldschmidt patrickwaldschmidt@archstl.org Music Director - Todd Senzig music@holyr.org

Rectory Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Bulletin Deadline: Mon at Noon lmedley@holyr.org

Carol Herber bookkeeper@holyr.org

Parish Office 314-962-0038 Parish Secretary - Laurie Medley lmedley@holyr.org

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Holy Redeemer School 314-962-8989 Principal - Mrs. Pam Galluzzo principal@holyr.org School Secretary office@holyr.org PSR - Mrs. Kathleen Govero cre@holyr.org Youth Director-Mike Huggins youth@holyr.org Parish Council parishcouncil@holyr.org St. Vincent de Paul Helpline 314-289-6101 X2250

Due to an early deadline, this section

will be updated at a later date.

7/25/21 Actual Budget

Envelopes $ 8,413.00 $ 13,000.00

Online $ 5,028.00

Other $ 0,000.00

Total $ 13,441.00 $ 13,000.00

$ 427,647.69 $ 417,330.00 YEAR TO DATE

Lifeteen!

We meet tonight! 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the Gym.

All high school teens are invited!

PASTOR’S CORNER

Father Kevin

Have you ever wanted to walk out on a movie? I can honestly say that in all my years going to the theatre, I have never just walked out, given up on a movie. There have been a couple that were close. (Cool World is one of the worst mov-ies I ever sat through.) I saw a movie on a plane once that I wish I could have walked out of. (Joe vs. The Volcano, et tu Tom Hanks?) Even some really bad movies might have something about them that makes me want to stay through them to see how things get wrapped up. (Curiosity is a dangerous thing at times.) With the advent of streaming however, I stop watching movies all the time. My Netflix queue has a variety of films that are expectantly waiting for me to click on and finish. One that I will not be finishing is a horror flick called Fear Street 1994. Fifteen minutes was all I could handle. I have seen films with violence, I can usually take them for what they are worth, but when the first fifteen minutes has 1.) no likeable characters; 2.) pointless, random violence; 3.) seeming disre-gard for anything resembling human compassion and emotion, well, I’m out. It is a horrible, horri-ble movie. Well, the first fifteen minutes is, at least. (That is all I can fairly review.) I think it is generational. The “Fear Street” books were popular in the mid to late 1990’s and appar-ently, a lot of teenagers read it. I had never heard of it before. Let me tell you why I had such a visceral reaction to this. The film starts in a mall. A young woman is clos-ing up a store. Suddenly, there is a hooded fig-ure attacking her. He (you find out immediately who the killer is) stabs her and then he is shot and killed by the police. OK. Not like I haven’t seen this played out in one form or another. What got to me was a scene after that, the next day at school. Think about this for a second. A young man randomly stabs a classmate and is then shot and killed. But at their school it is busi-ness as usual. Really? The students even com-plain that they have to attend a memorial service

for the young woman. That is when I clicked off my TV. What world is this? I have been in a high school after students have died. Two accidents, two suicides. Our students were not just distraught, they were shattered. It was not business as usual. Years afterwards, they would still tear up remembering their friends. If I would have come to school and the students had reacted like the teens in the movie, I think I would have quit education immediately. Fear Street gives a dark, and I believe, unfair view of teenagers. They are way more compassionate that what the movie depicted. But what really disturbed me was the hopeless-ness and apathy that was depicted. That may be trendy, that may be cool, but it is totally soulless. It is not a world that I want to live in. That’s why the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is such a powerful feast. In the face of suffering, in the face of aimlessness, in the face of indifference and unconcern, the des-tiny of Mary speaks of hope, of life, of glad-ness and joy. What we claim for Mary is what we hope for ourselves, eternal life with God and our families in heaven. Our belief in the Assumption of Mary reminds us that the ‘business as usual” of hate, of despair, of coldness and lethargy, do not have the final say in our lives. That’s a story that I want to watch to the end. After all, I don’t live on Fear Street, I live on Joy Avenue.

Now that we are back to full capacity and normal practices during Mass, we are

looking for volunteers to freshen up the church on Saturday mornings in preparation for the week-end's Masses. Duties include straightening the books in the pews, replacing empty prayer can-dles, filling the holy water stoups etc. We are looking for a minimum of 2 additional volunteers in order to have a once every four weeks rotation. If you are interested, please email Claudia Perreault at claud14@swbell.net or call me at 314-952-6061. Thank you!

Altar Care Helpers Needed

Commemorate your time at HR, celebrate a milestone anniversary, or dedicate a brick in memory of someone special with an engraved brick in our parish brick garden. $100 4x8 brick (3 lines, 13 characters/line) $175 8x8 brick (6 lines, 13 characters/line) $1000 16x16" granite paver (8 lines, 18 characters/line) - only two available! We are enlarging the cross featured in the center of the garden and have two paver opportunities available. To order, please contact Katy Dowd Mutert at (314) 504-3693 or katydowd@hotmail.com. (Brick engraving date is subject to weather conditions and a minimum number of orders. Date cannot be guaranteed.)

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ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL 2021

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The Coalition for Life St. Louis is looking for pro-life individuals who are interest-ed in sidewalk counseling as their job! These are paid positions starting at $11 an hour and between 15-30 hours a week. If you are interested in applying please visit our website at coalitionfor-lifestl.com/jobs.

Please join the Friends of Birthright for the annual Night for Life Gala, cele-brating 50 years of Birth-right on Saturday, Septem-ber 18, 2021 at The Chase Park Plaza, 212 North Kingshighway Blvd., St Louis, MO 63108. Cocktails will begin at 6 pm, and the program will start at 7 pm. To register, visit www.BirthrightGala.eventbrite.com, or call 314-962-5300.

A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience is like the end of a summer holiday – it’s full of freshness, new beginnings, hope, and the start of an-other season. We are excited to announce that our next

IN-PERSON Encounter in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area will be held the weekend of September 24-26, 2021, at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in St. Peters, Missouri. We will have in place all the needed precautions to provide a safe environment for participants. For more information or to apply, go to wwme.org, or call Terry & Eric Engholm at 314-649-7317.

Eucharistic Adoration - Tuesday at 9:00 am and continues through Wednesday before the 6:15 am Mass. Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 7:15 pm.

We should always have 2 people for each hour of adoration. Please contact Ann to find out which hours could use an extra adorer. If your schedule is flexible, please consider adding your name to our Substitute List as well.

Please contact Ann Wollaeger (annwol@icloud.com or (314) 420-8050) if you can help. God Bless You!

We are in need of someone for the 11:00 am time slot. If you can help, please call Ann Wollaeger.

Devotion to the Eucharist is the most noble, because it has God as its object; it is the most profitable for salvation, because it gives us the Author of Grace. St. Pope Pius X

Are you a good listener? Do you enjoy people and like to help? Stephen Ministry is alive and well here at Holy Redeemer. We are seeking new Minis-ters. If you want to know more, please contact Diana Dahl (314) 691-7786 (leave a message and your call will be returned) or Laurie Medley in the Par-ish Office. (314) 962-0038.

STEPHEN MINISTRY

YOU can share your Catholic Faith!

Who do YOU know who is:

Searching for God?

Desiring to become a Catholic?

Just curious about Catholicism?

Here is your chance to invite friends or family members to just “come and see” what Catholics believe and how we live out our faith.

Beginning Mid-September, the RCIA process at Holy Redeemer offers an inquiry class. Start date to be determined. This is a great place to begin to understand us Catholics and our ways.

Start thinking now of the friends or family members you can invite to at-tend the inquiry classes and then invite them! No cost or obligation of any kind. For more information contact Mary Ziegelman 314-968-2561 or call the Rectory office 314-962-0038. More information to follow.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul recognizes that an unexpected pregnancy can put a tremendous financial and emotional strain on couples already struggling to make ends meet. Through the Pregnancy Initiative Program, the SVDP partners with St. Louis crisis pregnancy centers to help mothers in crisis to choose life for their child by offer-ing financial and emotional support. Holy Redeemer's SVDP has recently provided support to a couple in this situa-tion. Your support has made it possible for them to choose life for their child and to remain in their home, and we have committed to following their journey through the birth of their child and beyond as needed. Your gifts help neighbors facing some of the toughest times of their lives. God bless you for doing what you can for them.

St. Vincent de Paul

Schedule Notes:

♦ PSR Registration now open! Regis-ter online at Holyr.org.

♦ Lifeteen: Meets tonight in the gym.

All high school teens welcome. ♦ Weekday Mass at 6:15 am ♦ 8:15 am Mass resumes on August 16 ♦ Eucharistic Adoration each Tuesday, beginning at 9:00 am Rosary & Chaplet at 7:15 pm

♦ Gym is closed until August 16th. ♦ 9:00 am Sunday Mass will be in person and Livestream indefinitely.

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Lector, Minister & Altar Server Assignments

Date

Mass Times

Lector

Extraordinary

Ministers

August 21 5:00 pm Jerry Jones Beth Mayer Paul Mayer

August 22 7:30 am Tracy James Joe Zapf Kathy Rehmer

August 22 9:00 am David Hercules Tony Miano Pat Miano

August 22 11:00 am Glenn Fox Janey Menner Susanne Doran

Altar Servers

2 Volunteers

2 Volunteers

2 Volunteers

2 Volunteers

Along with a complete directory of all members, this book will contain everything pertinent to our church: the various ministries, organizations, committees, activities, functions and events. This book is being provided and direct-mailed to each family at no cost to our church, and it is again being subsidized by local businesses that advertise. If you

own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please call the Church Office. Recent survey results by Guide Book Publishing show that 92.1% of families would rather patronize a Guide Book & Directory advertiser over a non-advertiser. It “will pay” to ad-vertise in our new Guide Book & Directory. Thank you!

A New Church Directory is Coming!

Your Information Update Is Needed.

We are currently working on our next church directory. It is time for us to update our database with any changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in YOUR family over the past year. ♦ Have you changed your phone number? ♦ Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? ♦ Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your member-

ship record? ♦ Do you still want your record published? If you have not already informed the Church Office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the information in the Directory is correct. (314) 962-0038, lmedley@holyr.org

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