Roman Catholic Foundation starts endowment for retired priests

Father Harold Voelker, Father Ronald Rubbelke, Father Robert Argent and Msgr. Richard Lubeley joined Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern Missouri president/CEO Mark Guyol for the bell ringing to celebrate the establishment of the Retired Archdiocesan Priests' Endowment Fund. The Priests' Mutual Benefit Society of the Archdiocese of St. Louis established the fund to provide ongoing general support for retired archdiocesan priests.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Economics of Theology

Economics professor Bonnie Wilson will present "Economics: A Theology of Scarcity or Something More?" at Saint Louis University's Friday Mass and Speaker Series on Friday, Feb. 2 at Boileau Hall, noon to 1:30 p.m. The presentation will follow Mass and a light lunch. Register for the free event at www.stlouisreview.com/jnA. Parking is available at Boileau Hall (38 Vandeventer Ave.) or in the Laclede Parking Garage (3602 Laclede Ave.).

Students show artwork

Student artists from six Catholic schools in north St. Louis County will display their work in an exhibit Feb. 3-24 at Good Shepherd Gallery in Ferguson. The exhibit is titled, "The Work of Our Hands," and features the work of students from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Christ Light of the Nations, Sacred Heart, St. Ferdinand, St. Norbert and St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. The show's opening reception will be 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. The gallery is at 252 S. Florissant Road. For more information, call (314) 522-1155.