Gaudete Benefit Gala

If you attend St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis you understand that with its enormous campus there is a LOT of work to be done.  A LOT! So, we all pitch in where we can - with either blood, sweat or tears (oh, and cash...lots of cash...if you want to donate but couldn't the night of, please call the rectory at (314) 771-3100. But I digress.)

Wait, is this the church basement?

It can't be!!

This weekend there was a benefit gala for the sacred music program.  And it was awesome. Super awesome. I took a few snapshots, but there was a genuine, bonafide professional photographer there and those photos will arrive soon, I'm sure.  I have more of the "behind the scenes" shots.

Stop the presses! Is this the Lynch street entrance?

Our musical director, choir, children's choir and orchestra performed flawlessly...as far as you know.  The basement was transformed from a quasi-basketball court to an elegant dinner hall...in my opinion.  The silent auction had items usually found in Sotheby auctions...I think.

Well, nothing a little fabric can't fix!

If you want to know more then make sure to read all about it in the upcoming newsletter from St. Francis de Sales.  St. Louis Catholic will post it as soon as it comes out.

I bet Canon Lenhardt can just *sense* that we are
putting up yards and yards of fabric!

Voila!

It was a truly uplifting and incredibly enjoyable evening.  I want to thank all of those wonderful de Sales members who worked so hard to put this together, Mr. Botkins for his incredible musical expertise, the choir for all of the practice and seamless performance, the rectory staff, Canon Wiener and Abbé Alex.  Everyone, I mean EVERYONE, cannot stop singing its praises.

I cannot wait for the next one...next year.