August 2009 - Cardinal Ritter Senior Services

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CARDINAL RITTER
SENIOR SERVICES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
President,
Rosemary Fairhead
Past President,
Steve Young
Vice President,
Victoria Horst
Secretary, William Hopfinger
Assistant Secretary,
Sr. Suzanne Wesley, CSJ
Treasurer,
Daniel G. Wienstroer
EX-OFFICIO
Rev. Msgr. Mark C. Ullrich
MEMBERS
David G. Behlman
Daniel D. Callahan
Jack Challis
Mark Crenshaw
Patricia Demuth
Robert L. Devereux
Tom Doherty
Susan E. Kalist
Joseph J. Kelley, Jr.
James Laurentius
Sharon D. Lyons
Michelle Piranio
David Schlafly
Mark Siedband
John J. Smith, Sr.
Sr. Regina Strassburger, OSF
Barbara Tricomi
Susan M. Wilson
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It was more than 40 years ago when
Jack Lally came knocking on Fran
Beckman’s door. She was working for the
home care office at DePaul Hospital but he
wanted her to come work for Cardinal
Ritter Institute. That day began a long history
for the Beckman family and Cardinal
Ritter Senior Services.
In the early days, Fran’s daughters,
Ann, Barb and Linda, would spend their
summers working in the accounting department,
medical records, billing – you name
it, they would do it. Growing up on a farm,
the sisters were always taught by their parents
to give back, to take care of others.
Each year at Thanksgiving their parents
would cook up a feast – turkey, stuffing,
mashed potatoes and all the trimmings - for
all of the home health aides that Fran
supervised, and the Beckman sisters would
help serve and clean up. Working alongside
their mom at CRSS reinforced that
desire in each of them to nurture and care
for others.
Ann spent her summers during high
school and during college working in the
medical records and home health departments.
After having children, she returned
to CRSS and worked in the accounting
department before becoming the manager
Summer 2009
75 Years of Service from the Beckman Sisters
From the CEO 2
CRSS Celebrates Senior
Adult Week 2
Mature Mile 3
Thank You!
Friends of CRSS 4
Saint Louis Bread Co. and
United Way IMPACT the
Community 6
Young Neighbors in Action 7
at Santa Maria Apartments and now administrator
of Our Lady of Life Apartments. It
was at Santa Maria that she first realized
the impact of her work and the love and
appreciation that the residents had for her.
“We would have these parties and all of the
residents would come. One of the parties
happened to be on my birthday, and I
thought they might have a cake for me,”
Ann said. “All of a sudden, I heard all of
these sirens. I raced back into the building,
but couldn’t find any sign of trouble. When
I came back out, the firemen were there
with a huge cake, full of candles – all
arranged by my residents!” After 25 years
of working for CRSS, just like her mom,
Ann still finds caring for her residents to be
the most rewarding part of her job.
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The senior adults at DuBourg House, 5890 Eichelberger, in St. Louis, benefited from a
Home Builders Charitable Foundation grant for wooden hand rails to increase resident safety
and mobility. Deca Realty donated the labor for installation and finishing of the hand rails
along all interior hallways. The finished wood adds beauty as well as safety for the seniors
in the assisted living residence.
In This Issue:
Annual Community
Volunteer Luncheon 7
Help Wanted 7
CRSS is on Facebook 8
Magic of Motown 8

Dear Friends,
As this
beautiful summer
passes us
by so quickly,
we at Cardinal
Ritter Senior
Services are
working very
hard to help insure the quality of life
and care for those we currently serve
and those senior adults who will need
assistance in the future. No matter
what your political position may be, it
is important for each of us to be an
active advocate for improved health
care and health outcomes for senior
adults. I encourage you to let your
voice be heard around health issues for
those being set to the side and who
often are unable to speak for themselves,
which include our senior adults,
children, battered women, the homeless,
and helpless. Change, deep
change of a health care system that is
badly broken, must occur soon to provide
for the increasing number of folks
without coverage, access or follow up
care.
Recently, I was in the drug store
behind a senior adult lady who was trying
to explain to the pharmacist that
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her husband was very sick and getting
worse. He no longer recognized anyone
including her. She thought it was
her fault, because she couldn’t pay for
his medicine, and they had no insurance
that covered the expensive medication.
The clinic doctor had
explained to her that her husband must
have his medicine in order for him to
be able to be taken care of at home.
The doctor had given her some samples,
but they were gone. She was
frantic to get the medicine filled. She
told the pharmacist “I’ll give you all the
money I have – my grocery money, my
rent money, the money for my medicine,
if you will just fill this for my husband,
Will.” The pharmacist told her
he could only give her enough medicine
to equal the dollars she had. She
emptied 3 envelopes of grocery money,
rent money and her medication money
and he gave her medicine for only 5
days! As she stepped away, shoulders
down and tears running down her face,
I quietly approached her and asked if I
could be of help. The story ended with
CRSS being able to help her with the
medicine. We also got her linked up
with several other resources to help
with the burden of care for her husband
and lack of financial resources.
CRSS celebrates Senior Adult Week
May 10-17 was Older Americans
Week and CRSS celebrated our
senior adults with activities in
all of our facilities all week long!
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I was able to help Dorry and Will
that Sunday because of your generosity.
I was given the grace to be in the
right place at the right time, CRSS gave
her back her hope ~~ You can give
other senior adults like her back their
hope.
I thank you for allowing us to
restore the light in Dorry’s eyes as she
began receiving help for her husband
who incidentally had progressive
Alzheimer’s Disease and the medicine
was to stop the progression of his disease.
I encourage you to speak up for
those in need who cannot help themselves,
using your voice, vote, and
action. I encourage you to give generously
to Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
where we have come to expect small
and large miracles because our God
grants them to our clients and employees
nearly every day through the generosity
of others like yourself.
May God shower blessings on you
and on your families!
Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ
Chief Executive Officer
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services

Mature Mile
Our Lady of Life residents represented Cardinal Ritter Senior Services well Saturday, April 18th at the Go St. Louis Mature
Mile in Forest Park!
The Mature Mile is an event held in conjunction with the Family Fitness Weekend that encourages seniors, 60-years-of-age
or older to walk a mile. The event started in 2005 and continues to inspire hundreds of senior adults to get fit. Seniors train for
months preceding the event in anticipation of completing their fitness journey. Our Lady of Life’s Ralph Braun won the award
for being the “most mature” male in the race - Ralph is 93 yrs. young! Thanks to all who participated and made CRSS proud!
75 Years of Service from the Beckman Sisters continued from page 1
Linda was the youngest of the Beckman girls. Her
mom went to work for Cardinal Ritter when she was just 3
years old. Linda began her career as the management
assistant at Santa Maria before taking a break to raise her
family. (Even her daughter caught the CRSS “bug” – she
was a lifeguard at the old San Luis Apartments pool!) She
returned to Cardinal Ritter Senior Service several years
later and now serves as the manager for Holy Angels and
St. Clare of Assisi Senior Village. Linda’s favorite story
about working for CRSS involves a resident she met while
working at St. Patrick’s. Olivia had been a home health aide
that had worked for Linda’s mom years ago. “I will never
forget her telling me about how the home health aides all
fought over who was going to get to take care of mom
when she was sick,” Linda said. “They had to develop a
schedule so that everyone would get a chance to look after
her. And even when it wasn’t their turn, often times, they’d
stop by and just use the “secret” key hidden on the front
porch to let themselves in.” It’s stories like these that
remind Linda of how much her mom enjoyed working at
Cardinal Ritter, a feeling that she passed on to all of her
girls.
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Barb is not only the sister who has been with Cardinal
Ritter Senior Services the longest, she’s also the employee
who has been with CRSS the longest – 38 years in July!
She’s worked in nursing, medical records, accounting and
finance and now serves as the Housing Operations Manager
for all of CRSS’s housing facilities. Barb says she always
remembers her mom coming home from work so happy and
full of stories of patients she was helping. “Cardinal Ritter
has always been so family-oriented, that was always clear in
the stories mom told us.” Nowadays, Barb loves to go the
housing facilities and see the residents gathered in the community
rooms, enjoying each others company and interacting
with one another. “It just touches my heart,” Barb said.
“I wish every senior adult could experience the wonderful
quality of life our residents have each and every day.”
All of the girls spoke of how their parents instilled in
them to always do the right thing, at the right moment, all
the time – something they continue to do for our residents
each and every day. Cardinal Ritter Senior Services gives
thanks to the Beckman girls for their years of service and
dedication to our residents and our mission – a true blessing
for us all!

Friends of Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Contributions From
March 16, 2009
through July 15, 2009
Christmas Appeal
Mrs. Paula Ankney
Mrs. Josephine Barbaglia
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R.
Baumgartner
Mr. and Mrs. David G.
Behlman
Ms. Marianthi Beqari
Mr. William J. Bollwerk
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P.
Bowen
Ms. Gertrude M. Bucher
Mr. and Mrs. T. Jack Challis
Ms. Shirley A. Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chiodini
Ms. Margaret Clarke
Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse E.
Dowling
Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Erker, Jr.
Mrs. Beverly Favazza
Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Ferretti
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Goedeker
Mr. James T. Grass
Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Guidi
Ms. Florence M. Heuer
Mr. and Mrs. Joel E. Hodapp
Ms. Marcia G. Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hopfinger
Mr. Vincent C. Immel
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Kalist
Mr. Louis A. Kettenbach, Sr.
Ms. Helen L. Kulage
Mr. Thomas Landholt
Ms. Linda Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lombardo
Ms. Barbara A. Mackey
Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Mahaffy
Ms. Margaret Mantia
Mr. Steven E. Meyer
Ms. Carol J. Miller
Mrs. Hildegarde M.
Moellering
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J.
Morgan
Ms. Sue Mullen
Ms. Jacquelin S. Naunheim
Ms. Judith Ann Osborne
Mr. Vincent H. Otten
Ms. Esther Pfeiffer
Sr. M. Bertranda Pustelnik,
OSF
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W.
Rinke
Sr. Angela Senyszyn, OSF
Mr. Nicholas Serben
Ms. Jennie E. Slatinsky
Ms. Mary Pat Sullivan
Sr. Maria Tessari, OSF
Ms. Patricia A. Treacy
Mr. David W. Trippe
Mr. Daniel R. Turnure
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Uxa
Mr. Leo H. Vehige
Ms. Janet Wallis
Memorial and
Honorarium
In honor of …
Lisa Armbruster’s 50th
Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Ullery
Sharon Ryan
Debbie Bess
Dot Betz
Jackie Cleveland
Pam Cooper
Kathy Fernandez
Carol Fosdick
Kathy Fraraccio
Ann Fujarski
Karen Hallsten
Julie Huegerich
Judy Hunter
Pat Kasznel
Geri Kelly
Rose Keusenkothen
Dena McCaffrey
Claire McGaughey
Rochelle Niedringhaus
Nancy Niedzwiecki
Sandy Pelt
Ruth Pratt
Chis Raster
Mary Schiefelbein
Sis Suter
Debbie Zobrist
Mary Schrader’s Birthday
Anonymous
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Mrs. Joan Wesley
Sr. Suzanne Wesley, CSJ
Sr. Suzanne Wesley’s
Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F.
Dwyer
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lodes
Memorials
In memory of Mike Barbaglia
Mrs. Josephine Barbaglia
In memory of Harry Bean VI
Donna Cays
Deborah K. Cays Weltig
In memory of Bob Beckman
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy A.
Barnhart
In memory of Gladys Becker
Ms. Michelle L. Beerman
Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Feldsien
Mr. Milton C. Goldenberg
Ms. Marlene Oldenburg
Ms. Mary Ann Ritter
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Snoddy
Mr. Robert Stegeman
Ms. Jo Ann Wilson
Mr. Ron Wolken
In memory of Emil and
Virginia Bollwerk
Mr. William J. Bollwerk
In memory of Herman and
Louise Bridges
Ms. Barbara A. Mackey
In memory of Helen Burgoon
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
LoRusso
Mr. Wesley E. Zwilling
In memory of Catherine
Bussen
Mr. William E. Bussen
In memory of Al Chambers
Ms. Shirley A. Chambers
In memory of Lena Chiodini
Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Chiodini
In memory of Fr. Norman
Christian
Mr. Donal F. Mahoney
In memory of Mary Kathryn
Ciarniello
Mrs. Paula Ankney
Ms. Michelle Brydon
Ms. Edwina W. Bussmann
Ms. Lisa Colosimo
Hastings + Chivetta
Architects, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Merker
Ms. Rosemary Ward
Wellington
In memory of Kate Condon
Ms. Celeste Kloud
In memory of Catherine
Courtney for St. Williams
Apartments
Ms. Margaret A. Geringer
In memory of Marilyn Davis
Mrs. Beverly Favazza
In memory of Janet
Dickinson
Ms. Gertrude M. Bucher
In memory of Joe Donnelly
Ms. Katherine K.
Donnelly
In memory of Paul Gerth
Ms. Jane H. Gerth
In memory of Mary
Giarraffia
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cahill
Ms. Carol Hauser
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ortbals
Mr. Frank G. Tranchilla
In memory of Vincent Hanley
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell
Kalist
In memory of Henry, Dottie
and Hank Hopfinger
Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Hopfinger
In memory of Olive Ilg
Ms. Patricia A. Treacy
In memory of Garnell Klobe
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Art Baebler
Ms. Marilyn Chambers
Reverend Robert Corbett
Mr. Frederick L. Klobe
SSM St. Mary’s Health
Center
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J.
Unterreiner
Ms. Margaret E. Wright
In memory of husband
Joseph and son Joseph
Kulage
Ms. Helen L. Kulage
In memory of Robert Laury
Mrs. Joan V. Grimaud

In memory of Virginia Leahy
Mr. and Mrs. John Asbury
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R.
Baumgartner
Mr. Stephen G. Bell
Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Boehm
Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Brescia
Ms. Patricia A. Deschler
Ms. Helen M. Falco
Ms. Karen L. Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Marty
Hadican
Mr. and Mrs. John
Hartman
Ms. Myrtle L. Herwig
Laclede Gas Company,
15th Floor
Mr. and Mrs. John
Kessler
Ms. Celeste Kloud
Mr. and Mrs. Byron
Peters
Ms. Charmaine Shadwick
Ms. Audrey M. Smith
Mrs. Ann E. Starr
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J.
Torno
Ms. Mary A. Winkelmann
In memory of Thomas Lee
Leonard
Dr. Linda S. Campbell
In memory of Robert D.
Martens
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Ullery
In memory of Paula
Masidonski
Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Deschler
Emerson Electric
Employees
Mrs. Nancy Gagan
Ms. Carol A. Graham
Ms. Nina M. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Konersman
SSIBC
Mr. and Mrs. William
Walters
Ms. Ruth A. Yordt
In memory of Lawrence H.
Moellering
Mrs. Hildegarde M.
Moellering
In memory of Glennon
Monahan
Mrs. Paula Ankney
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Cuddihee
In memory of Bertha A.
Morgan
Mr. Floyd J. Morgan
In memory of Gene
Naunheim
Ms. Jacquelin S.
Naunheim
In memory of Norbert
Niewoehner
Jacquelyn Gendron
Mrs. Clare H. Mantia
Ms. Margaret Mantia
Mr. Mike Mantia
In memory of Mr. and Mrs.
John Quinlan
Mr. and Mrs. T. Jack
Challis
In memory of Walter
Shedlofsky
Ms. Ruth Shedlofsky
In memory of Paul C.
Wehner
Mrs. Paula Ankney
In memory of Jim Neuner
Ms. Teresa H. Akeroyd
In memory of George J. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse E.
Dowling
In memory of Robert
Schrader
Mrs. Mary K. Schrader
In memory of Joseph and
Anna Serben
Mr. Nicholas Serben
In memory of Will
VanderWall
Ms. Pearl S. VanderWall
In memory of Norman Wesley
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar
Jorgensen
Sr. Suzanne Wesley, CSJ
In memory of Ceil Wolfe
Mr. Donald G. Quante
In memory of Rasti Ziola for
DuBourg House Activities
Mr. David L. DeClue
Mrs. Assunta Dellacrose
Italia-America Bocce
Club
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio
Panzeri
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Serra
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Blessing Garden Brick
In memory of Kathleen
Pustelnik
Ms. Christine DiNuzzo
We Care We Share
Ms. Rosemary Fairhead
Mother of Perpetual Help
Dietary Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Siedband and Gabriella
Ms. Jane T. Sohm
Ms. Ruth M. Whiting
Estates, Foundations,
Grants and Matching
Gifts
Leonard and Marcella
Schott Trust
Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet
St. Louis Philanthropic
Organization, Inc.
St. Margaret Mary
Alacoque-8th grade
Confirmation Class
Union Pacific Fund for
Effective Government
Vatterott Foundation
Walter, Marie and Barbara
Falk Family Foundation
Donations
Mr. Michael J. Ahearn
Arei, LLC
Ms. Margaret Aubermann
Ms. Penny Benz
Ms. Marianthi Bequari
Ms. Mary Kay Bonness
Ms. Rose Buchler
Ms. Madonna M. Carrino
Ms. Margaret Clarke
Mr. Ronald Coleman
Mr. Donald Copping
Mrs. Mary J. Crawford
Ms. Edna Deardeuff
Ms. Patricia L. Demuth
Mr. Ronald Dieckmann
Ms. Suzanne E. Faletti
Mr. Carl R. Gaertner
Ms. Rose Garland
Mr. and Mrs. Justin J. Gioia
Mr. James T. Grass
Ms. Lisa Greenwade
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M.
Gunn
Reverend Brian E. Hecktor
Mr. and Mrs. Joel E. Hodapp
Ms. Rosalie Kelly
Ms. Barbara Kimsey
Ms. Frances Knight
Mr. David G. Loseman
Mr. and Mrs. James C.
Mueller
Ms. Linda Ramey
Ms. Susan M. Reese
Ms. Joyce Salih
Ms. Mary P. Saunders
Mr. Edward R. Schott
Ms. Anna M. Shimkus
Mr. Robert Sontag
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. Denis J.
Tappella
Tech Electronics
Dr. Milton M. Tofle
Mr. Jerome J. Traub
Ms. Marilyn Ulrich
Ms. Mary M. Vogel
Ms. Clare S. Walsh
Ms. Lori A. Weatherly
Mr. Jim Weis
Ms. Thelma Williamson
Ms. Susan M. Wilson
Rev. Monsignor Thomas J.
Woracek
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Young
DuBourg House
Deca Realty
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Uxa
Gifts In Kind
Ms. Judy Bardwell
Mr. Donald A. Foushee
Mrs. Joan Freese
Mr. Ronald E. Giles
Ms. Doris Hartnett
Ms. Bernice Hodge
Ms. F. Wendy Smith
Ms. Rose Ann Walker
Ms. Helen Wambach
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Williams
Fundraisers
Noodles and Company
Oberweis
All donations for the Magic
of Motown Event will be
included in December issue
of Living

Saint Louis Bread Co. and United Way
IMPACT the Community!
Saint Louis Bread Co. has a long history of supporting their
local communities through fundraising and participation in community
events. In 2005, they joined with the United Way to create
the “Impact Your Community” program with the goal of bringing
Saint Louis Bread Co. employees and customers together for volunteer
projects that make a positive impact on their surrounding
community.
On June 27th, Saint Louis Bread Co. and the United Way
brought their “Impact Your Neighborhood” initiative to the
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services campus in Shrewsbury. More than
20 volunteers braved the 100 degree temperature,
met for breakfast at the Chippewa
Bread Company and caravanned to our campus
that morning ready to roll up their
sleeves and get to work! They weeded and
cleaned up the Blessing Garden and the
courtyard at Mother of Perpetual Help,
cleaned windows at Mary Queen and Mother
Center and Mother of Perpetual Help and
spruced up both the dining rooms at Mary
Queen and Mother Center. By the time they
were done our gardens looked beautiful and
the buildings were spotless!
We are grateful to all of the community
volunteers, the employees from Saint Louis
Bread Co. and to the United Way for all of
their hard work and efforts!
Young Neighbors in Action
In July, high school youth from Wisconsin descended
upon DuBourg House as part of Young Neighbors in Action.
Young Neighbors is a national service learning program that
teaches high school youth about Catholic social teaching and
the call to be of service to others. “Young Neighbors in
Action is a week-long service experience that provides a mix
of direct service, opportunities for learning and dialog, crosscultural
sharing, community building, prayer, and recreation,”
said Shelley Lang, who helped coordinate the project locally.
“The participants learn how poverty and a lack of respect for
human dignity impact the lives of real people and all of this is
done through the lens of the seven themes of Catholic social
teaching.”
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services partnered with two
groups of youth and their chaperones who spent 4 days helping
to spruce up DuBourg House. They worked to clean up
the courtyard area, and the flower beds out front, trimming
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bushes and pulling weeds. They also cleaned and painted in
the Chapel and living room and even challenged our residents
to a few games of bowling on our Wii gaming system! (No
word yet on who won.)
The students interacted with the residents each day as
well, bringing their enthusiasm and joy of life, filling the halls
with laughter. Their presence was inspiring and their service
was greatly appreciated by residents and staff alike. “They
energized us all. It seemed very quiet when they left, but
they left us with a lot of fun memories and promised to send
pictures,” said Betty Vick, DuBourg House administrator.
“Some of the residents even committed to being pen-pals
with the students. We look forward to next summer and
another group of Young Neighbors in Action volunteers!”
CRSS is grateful to the students and their chaperones for
taking time out of their busy summer schedules to serve the
residents at DuBourg House!

Annual Community Volunteer Luncheon
Volunteers are a very
important part of our
CRSS team. They come
from many different backgrounds
and contribute in
many different ways.
Volunteers make all the
difference for our residents
by bringing a fresh
outlook and so much
enthusiasm. They provide
a demonstration of the
community’s interest and
concern for our residents,
and give the residents a sense of belonging. Volunteers provide
human warmth and a sense of caring. And of course, with their
extra pair of hands, our staff can accomplish so much more.
On April 20th, Cardinal Ritter Senior Services honored
those who give generously of their time and talent to serve our
residents at our annual Community Volunteer Appreciation
Luncheon. Guests enjoyed a lovely wine and cheese reception
and piano music played by Lynn Wellman of Remnant Productions, followed by a delicious lunch and an inspiring talk by Rick
Skinner, Vice President of the Volunteer Center at the United Way of Greater St. Louis.
“Volunteers are such a great resource for us,” said Chris Vassolo, Activities Director at Mary, Queen and Mother
Center. “Our residents look forward to the volunteers’ smiling faces and helping hands in every aspect of their daily lives
here, be it at arts and crafts on Friday afternoons, assisting them to mass or just visiting them individually. Honoring these
folks for their outstanding service each year at the Volunteer Luncheon is the least we can do because what they do is such a
gift to all of us!”
Help Wanted
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services needs YOU! We have several needs for volunteers at the following locations:
Adult Day Program (Shrewsbury Campus): needs a volunteer to help in the kitchen from 11:30 to 2:00, Monday
through Friday, but especially on Tuesday and Thursday.
Housing Department (Shrewsbury Campus): needs someone to help with clerical duties like filing and copying.
Chaplin Services at Mary Queen and Mother Center (Shrewsbury Campus): needs volunteers to play the
organ at Mass on Saturday and Sunday, as well as to be “on call” to play at funeral Masses. They also need someone
who would be willing to iron small altar linens every other month.
St. Roberts Adult Day Program (St. Charles): needs someone who would be willing to pick up lunch from the
Senior Center and deliver it to St. Roberts and also someone who would be willing to help serve lunch and clean up.
They are also looking for volunteers who are interested in playing games or doing craft projects with clients and anyone
interested in providing entertainment like singing or playing an instrument.
All volunteers must complete a volunteer application, an ethical code of conduct form and HIPAA/Confidentiality
form. In addition, those serving more than 8 hours must also submit to a volunteer background check, have an annual
PPD test and attend the Protecting God’s Children workshop.
If you or anyone else you know is interested in becoming a Cardinal Ritter Senior Services volunteer, please contact
Kelly Ethington, Development Associate, at (314) 961-8000 ext. 347, or by email at kethington@ccstl.org.
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MISSION STATEMENT
Inspired by the teachings of
Jesus Christ, the mission of
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
is to be a recognized provider
of first choice in providing an
integrated continuum of quality
residential housing, healthcare
and supportive social services
for senior adults throughout the
Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
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Magic of Motown: CRSS’s
7th Annual Fundraiser!
is now on Facebook! Come dance the night away to sounds of the
Fabulous Motown Revue band and help Cardinal Ritter
Senior Services raise funds to support senior adults
without resources. Make plans now for the Magic of
Motown Friday, November 6th at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Clayton including live and silent auctions, a sit
down dinner and a fabulous band! This year’s raffle is
a Trip for Two to Hawaii –
tickets are available through the
development office and are $20
each. For more information on
sponsorship opportunities, to
make auction donations or to
learn more, please call the development
office at 314-961-8000
ext. 323. Missouri NAP tax credits
are available!