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Shopping
with
SOUL
A “HOLY” NEW CHRISTMAS
GIFTING EXPERIENCE
M o th e r
of
G o o d
C o u n s e l
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Shopping
Dear Friends,
For 75 years the
Mother of Good Counsel
Home has been
providing quality,
with
loving care to the
elderly of the greater
St. Louis area. Year
after year our residents, their families, and
the people of St. Louis know that our Home
SOUL
is a place they can trust—and one that will
IT’S HARD HAT TIME at the Mother of Good Counsel Home.
continue for another 75 years.
Construction has begun on the expansion to our 75-year-old
skilled nursing home in North St. Louis County, a mission of
We, the Sisters of St. Francis of the
Martyr St. George, have made the decision
the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George. The Home
to remain in North County. Not only does the
provides quality, professional care in a spiritual, warm and
Home help stabilize the area, it provides
loving environment.
employment for men and women in the area
and a place close-to-home for those of our
we invite you to thumb through this Christmas Catalog and
residents who have lived in the area.
select from the unusual gifts to support the Home. Don’t worry,
you won’t lug these gifts home or mess with paper and bows.
One reason we have been known for the
As our facility expands, our budget is expanding too! So
quality care we offer is because we have
Instead, you’ll receive a lovely Gift Card acknowledging your
periodically updated our facilities to meet
donation to the Mother of Good Counsel Home. You can make
the needs of our residents. And this is what
a donation in your own name or in honor of someone else.
we are doing again.
Shopping Event, December 15 & 16 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
We trust that our Lord will assist us by
And please come to our Hard Hat Open House & Private
inspiring the people of St. Louis to contribute
Tour the construction, sample the Sisters’ homemade cookies
generously during this Christmas Season,
and shop the Unique Boutique, where you can buy beautiful
assuring that we will be able to continue
one-of-a-kind gifts hand-crafted by the Sisters.
providing the loving physical and spiritual
care our older citizens have come to expect.
Christmas…and Shop with Soul! You can be sure the Sisters and
Every dollar contributed through this catalog
residents of Mother of Good Counsel Home will be singing Joy
will go directly toward improving the services
To The World!
So Come All Ye Faithful….Have Yourself A Merry Little
we provide our residents.
During this very special time of year, when
everyone tries to balance spiritual and material
values, we are proud to offer you this unique
shopping experience: Shopping with Soul!
Putting a holier spirit into your holiday
shopping! A blessed and grace-filled Christmas
to each of you!
Sister M. Stephanie Belgeri, F.S.G.M.
HARD HAT OPEN HOUSE &
PRIVATE SHOPPING EVENT
December 15 & 16 — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
See back for details
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
[ ITEM 100 ]
You know we’ll need lots of electrical work
so don’t hide your light under a bushel!
Light up someone’s life this Christmas—
whether you can afford a flashlight or a
Klieg light. $100 for a small light or $500
for a large light!
DECK THE HALLS
Gifts that build hope
CHILL OUT! OR WARM UP!
BONUS! SISTERS COME CLEAN
[ ITEM 101 ]
[ ITEM 103]
Sweaters and shorts help us switch seasons
in St. Louis but every home needs a good
heating and air conditioning system. Our
new one will cost more than a million
dollars. That’s right – $l,250,000. We get
chills thinking about it but our hearts
are warmed when we trust that our good
friends will help sponsor the HVAC.
BRING ON THE BRASS!
GATEWAY TO THE WEST
[ ITEM 104 ]
[ ITEM 102 ]
Our West Hall has “gone south” and needs
$500,000 worth of renovation, so dig deep
into the saddle bags to help our Westward
Ho! renovation project.
Donate now! www.mogch.org
For only $500, the Sisters will wash your
car. Really! Whether you bring them an
old van, a shiny new sedan or a sports car,
they’ll scrub-a-dub-dub until it sparkles.
They may even wax poetic and remember
you morning, noon and night in their
prayers. What a deal!
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We hate to sound brassy but we do need
lots of copper piping at $l0 a foot. Count
up your copper coins and jump on this
oompah-pah bargain.
FAX (314) 383-7256
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PHONE (314) 383-4765
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WINDOWS ON THE WORLD
[ ITEM 105 ]
Oh, say can you see? Well, no you can’t
unless there’s a window in the room, and
the windows will make the view in our
new facility. They’ll cost $230,000, so can
you see your way clear to helping us out?
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
[ ITEM 106 ]
St. Louis’ Ted Drewes has made “concrete”
famous and now you can join in the sweet
fun. Have just a few licks at $4 per square
foot or splurge on the full scoop of concrete
for $l40,000.
MAY I SHOW YOU TO YOUR TABLE?
[ ITEM 107 ]
A table for two, a table for four and many
many more. They all add up to about
$85,000 total – and that’s without tips!
YOU’RE SIMPLY MARBLE-OUS!
LET’S GET ALL FIRED UP!
Well, our new Chapel floor won’t be real
marble but beautiful enough to please the
angels, who will bless you for your marble-ous gift. $6 per square foot or $75,000
for the whole chapel floor. Glory Be!
Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire sounds just
lovely, and the fireplace you sponsor will lend
that warm, homey atmosphere. Just $5,000
each and that includes the chestnuts. Could you
log on and throw a few coals on our fire?
[ ITEM 108 ]
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[ ITEM 109 ]
HUG A TREE TODAY
[ ITEM 110 ]
Hoe, Hoe, Hoe! You won’t have to hoe,
weed, dig or water a single leaf to help
us make our house a Home once the
bulldozers all leave. Shrub $35, trees
$l50 or $250, the whole yard - $125,000.
Can you dig it?
GLAD TIDINGS
Gifts that Bring Joy
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
RUB-A-DUB-DUB, SPONSOR A TUB
COUNTER YOUR BLESSINGS
[ ITEM 111 ]
[ ITEM 113 ]
[ ITEM 115 ]
Bells, bells, lots of bells and call lights too,
so the residents can stay in touch with our
nurses, doctors and the Sisters. A call-light
system is about $25,000 per floor, or gift
three for $75,000. Ring-Ring! Can you hear
me now?
Here’s the deal - you sponsor a Spa Room
and we’ll throw in the rubber duckies.
Gather your spa friends to help with this
and we’ll be bubbling over with glee.
$2l,000 per spa.
A good nurse is a real blessing when you’re
sick, and we need to bless ours with new
nurse’s stations and workspace counters.
$l5,000 each, and we need three…ouch!
BLACK TOP & TIE!
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
[ ITEM 116 ]
[ ITEM 114 ]
[ ITEM 112 ]
You’ll love this little black number all
year long. Sounds pretty ritzy, doesn’t it?
But we’re so down-to-earth, we really are
talking asphalt here. $27,000 worth of the
stuff at $2 per square foot.
Donate now! www.mogch.org
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We all need one, don’t we? But if you’ve
traveled recently, you know the best rooms
don’t come cheap. A room renovation,
with bath, costs about $20,000. Think of
the happy habitat you’ll create.
FAX (314) 383-7256
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SMILE, YOU’RE ON CANDID CAMERA!
Once upon a time, a security blanket was
all we needed. Now Security Cameras are
de rigueur. You can wrap us in a new
Security System for only $5,000. It’s a steal!
PHONE (314) 383-4765
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WAYS TO
CONTRIBUTE
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Telephone: 314-383-4765
Fax: 314-383-7256
Mail the gift form to:
Mother of Good Counsel Home
6825 Natural Bridge Road
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As Director of Fundraising, I want to thank you for
generously supporting the work and mission of the
Sisters at Mother of Good Counsel Home.
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By giving during this holy season, you will more deeply
Sisters and staff to continue providing loving physical and
On line: www.mogch.org
(MasterCard, Visa, Discover
or American Express)
Attend the Hard Hat Open House in
person—and bring your friends!
Saturday, December 15, or Sunday,
celebrate the birth of the Christ Child, with a gift that
will continue to give. Your donation will help to enable the
St. Louis, MO 63121
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December 16—1 to 5 p.m.
Make an appointment for a
spiritual care for our senior residents well into the New Year
private showing
and beyond.
Any person or family interested in
making a large gift, please telephone
We invite you to visit our Home at any time – now,
during construction and later on when we’re all “brand
the Home for an appointment with one
new.” And if the gifts in this catalog don’t suit your fancy,
of our Sisters who will serve as your
we certainly welcome any contribution you can make.
tour guide and personal shopper.
Sister M. Nika Lee, F.S.G.M.
HARD HAT OPEN HOUSE &
PRIVATE SHOPPING EVENT
December 15 & 16 — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
See back for details
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Donate now! PHONE (314) 383-4765
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FAX (314) 383-7256
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www.mogch.org
GIFT FORM
q I can’t attend the party, but here’s a donation for Mother of Good Counsel Home.
$_______________. These items tickled my fancy:
ITEM #
DESCRIPTION
CONTRIBUTION
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$
$
$
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TOTAL CONTRIBUTION $
Name
Address
City/State/Zip
Phone/E-mail
Please make check payable to: Mother of Good Counsel Home.
Credit card donations: ___ MasterCard ___ Visa ___ Discover ___ American Express
Card #
Signature
Phone #
Expiration Date
q Please put my name on the Gift Card.
q Please send ___ blank Gift Card(s). I’ll add the names.
MAIL TO:
Mother of Good Counsel Home
Attention: Sister M. Nika
6825 Natural Bridge
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 383-4765 Fax to (314) 383-7256
You can also donate online at www.mogch.org
The items described in this catalog are for description purposes only. Mother of Good Counsel Home reserves the right to use any
donations to pay for other capital projects, to fund its capital reserves or to fund any other general operating expense of the Home.
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Thank You
We thank the generous corporate sponsors
who have helped to make our Shopping With Soul
catalog and Hard Hat Open House possible. These
sponsors represent our architect, contractor,
and various subcontractors who are doing
the actual building and renovation of
our Home.
Corporate Sponsors
Behlman Builders, Inc.
BSI Constructors, Inc.
Christner Inc.
CI Select
Grant Contracting Co.
L. Grasse & Associates, Inc.
Jarrell Mechanical Contractors
Plumbing Planning Corporation
Richardet Floor Company Inc.
Schaeffer Electric Co., Inc.
ThyssenKrupp Elevator
T.J. Wies Contracting, Inc.
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KNOCK, KNOCK, WHO’S THERE?
[ ITEM 117 ]
You guessed right! Doors, doors, lots of
doors. We can guess who’s behind one of
them if you gift one for $l,000. C’mon in!
STOCKING STUFFERS
Gift Ideas Under $50
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
[ ITEM 118 ]
Those St. Louis summer showers have been
few and far between, so the Sisters are
hoping you’ll send some “liquid assets”
their way. At $400,000, a sprinkler system
is only $5 per square foot. But you know
how it is – nickel, nickel, nickel…trickle,
trickle, trickle, it all adds up quickly!
ROCK OF AGES
[ ITEM 119 ]
A construction project can be a rocky road
–rocks, rocks everywhere and we can’t take
that granite for granted. The Sisters already
have full-time jobs so who knows what it
will cost to get all those rocks cleared away.
Why not send some nickels, dimes or $l00
bills for the clean-up crew!
Donate now! www.mogch.org
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WASH, RINSE & SPIN
BEAM ME UP, SCOTTIE!
[ ITEM 120 ]
[ ITEM 122 ]
It takes a lot of coins for our laundry to
come clean every day. Now we need new
piping for the laundry room, at $38 per
foot. Help us clean up our act by sponsoring our sudsatorium.
No need to join the Star Trek crew! Your
gift will fly high on its own power if you
“buy” a few of the many steel beams
we’ll need. Only $2 per pound – cheaper
than chocolates.
SIDEWALK SALE
FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
[ ITEM 121 ]
[ ITEM 123 ]
Chalk it up to a chunk of sidewalk. Your
gift will welcome folks to Mother of Good
Counsel Home for many years to come.
Just $4 per square foot – gift whatever
you can.
Click your ruby slippers together three
times but don’t head off to Oz just yet.
We need you here to help with the new
“paths” through our Home. Only $5 per
square foot – just think of all the slippers
you’ll delight for years to come!
FAX (314) 383-7256
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PHONE (314) 383-4765
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STARRY, STARRY NIGHT
HANDMADE STRAW ORNAMENTS
[ $15 ]
Delicate holiday ornament hand-crafted
by the Sisters from natural straw fiber.
Includes red and gold thread hangers.
UNIQUE BOUTIQUE
handcrafted by the Sisters themselves
Here are some
gifts you can take home,
but you’ll need to come to the
Hard Hat party to make your
selection. Shop early! Each
beautiful item is handcrafted by
the Sisters themselves.
HAND-CROCHETED BABY
BLANKET
[ $25 ]
[ $300 ]
HAND-CROCHETED AFGHAN
[ $80 ]
Cream-colored afghan with a raised
heart design. Twin bed size.
BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS
HAND-EMBROIDERED
BABY QUILT
[ $350 ]
Hand-embroidered teddy bears on
a hand-quilted background.
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OH BABY! HAND QUILTED
BABY QUILT
Choose from a mini-Noah’s Ark with
elephants, tigers, zebras and giraffes
or a classic teddy bear design.
HAND-DECORATED CANDLES
[ $10 – $20 ]
Tall candles in a variety of designs
feature richly colored hand-cut wax
on white candles.
SMOCKINGLY BEAUTIFUL
CHRISTENING DRESS
[ $75 ]
Gown and slip set features hand-gathered
smocking, embroidered rosebuds and
slightly puffed sleeves.
GO, CARDS, GO
STITCHED WITH CHRISTMAS CHEER
[ $5 ]
[ $750 ]
Handmade limited-edition correspondence
cards for all of your events, holidays and
seasons. And each one wings its way to your
loved one with a prayer by the Sisters.
King size quilt features a hand-quilted
Christmas Tree pattern throughout.
HARD HAT OPEN HOUSE & PRIVATE SHOPPING EVENT
December 15 & 16 — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. See back for details
Don’t miss your opportunity to purchase these handmade gifts!
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The Mother of
Good Counsel Home
The Mother of Good Counsel Home at 6825 Natural Bridge
Road provides 24-hour skilled nursing care to about 70
residents from throughout the St. Louis area. Founded
in 1932, the Mother of Good Counsel Home has received
several safety awards and consistently positive ratings for
compliance with Missouri state nursing home regulations.
Franciscan Sisters live and work in the Home, providing
spiritual, emotional and physical care to residents. For more
information, call (314) 383-4765 or visit www.mogch.org.
HARD HAT OPEN HOUSE &
PRIVATE SHOPPING EVENT
December 15 & 16 — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
6825 Natural Bridge
St. Louis, MO 63121
Come see what the noise is all about! No need to wear your
finery, just come as you are. Tour the hard-hat construction
areas. Sample the Sisters’ fabulous homemade cookies. And
be sure to shop the Unique Boutique, where you can buy
beautiful one-of-a-kind gifts, handcrafted by the Sisters.
Mother of Good Counsel Home
6825 Natural Bridge
St. Louis, MO 63121
Donate Now!
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www.mogch.org
phone (314) 383-4765
fax (314) 383-7256