Prayer for Catechists Serving • Worship O God, Our Heavenly Father, You Have Given Us the Gift of These Catechists to Be Heralds of the Gospel to Our Parish Family
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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Mission September 20, 2020 We are one Church: loving Jesus, serving Jesus, and sharing Jesus. Parish Vision Today the Church celebrates Catechetical Sunday with the theme, We are a vibrant Catholic church “I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you.” serving a diverse community in a Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that safe and welcoming environment each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being where we care for all people a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to along their faith journey. rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith. Core Values Discipleship • Hospitality Prayer for Catechists Serving • Worship O God, our Heavenly Father, you have given us the gift of these catechists to be heralds of the Gospel to our parish family. We lift them up to you in thanksgiving and intercede for them concerning their hopes and needs. Weekend Masses May we be attentive to the presence of your Word in them, a Word that lifts up and affirms, calls forth and challenges, is compassionate and consoles. Saturday, 5:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 a.m., We pray that our parish family will always be blessed with those who have 3:00 p.m. (Spanish) responded to the call to share in Christ’s prophetic mission as catechists. May we too be open to the universal call to service that Christ addresses to Weekday Masses all of his disciples, contributing our gifts to the communion of faith, the Church. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Monday 6:30 a.m. Tuesday 6:30 a.m. Amen. Copyright © 2018, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. Wednesday 6:30 a.m., 5:15 p.m. Thursday 6:30, 8:00 a.m., 12:10 p.m. Friday 6:30., 8:00 a.m. Saturday 6:30 a.m. Confessions Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment Thus, the last will be first, Please give to those who have given a lifetime. the first will be last. MATTHEW 20:16 1913 Ritter Drive • Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701 573-335-7667 • Fax 573-335-0034 • www.svcape.com Serving the Catholic Community since April 9, 1836 September 20, 2020 n today’s Gospel, the vineyard owner says, “I am free to do as I please I • Mass Intentions • with my money, am I not?” We are likewise free. Is a generous return to Monday, September 21 St. Matthew the Lord in thanksgiving for His many blessings among the choices we 6:30 am Anthony and Carmella Bellistri have made? Tuesday, September 22 6:30 am Rowena Meyer Act of Spiritual Communion Wednesday, September 23 St. Pius of Pietrelcina The “Act of Spiritual Communion” is a prayer for anyone who 6:30 am Walt Geringer desires to receive the Eucharist but is unable. 5:15 pm Living and Deceased Members “My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy of the Bill and Carolyn Bohnert Family Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You Thursday, September 24 into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You 6:30 am Glen and Florence Welker sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace 8:00 am Fr. Justin Monaghan You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. 12:10 pm Greg and Carol Steiner / Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.” Dan and Mary Huggins (40th Wedding Anniversary) Friday, September 25 Rosary Prayer Group 6:30 am Living and Deceased Members The Holy Rosary will be prayed at 1:30 p.m. this Sunday, September of the Oscar Buerck Family 20, inside Old St. Vincent Chapel of Ease (downtown Cape). 8:00 am Charles Grojean Saturday, September 26 Sts. Cosmas and Damian NDRHS Activity Week 6:30 am Sammy LeGrand The annual Activity Week held at Notre Dame Regional High School 5:00 pm Deceased Members will be held September 18 - 26. The purpose of Activity Week is to of the Boyle and Siebert Families involve students, staff, parents and the community in raising funds to Sunday, September 27 reduce the operating budget of the school. Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Many activities and promotions will take place. Candy, fruit, 7:30 am St. Vincent de Paul Parish Family magazines, trash bags, butter braids, raffle tickets, Imo’s Pizza, and 9:00 am Alfreda and Clyde Bohnert more will be sold with all proceeds utilized in an incentive contest 10:45 am Clarence and Rita Staebel among each class. Details on the dinners, silent auctions, and class 3:00 pm Confirmation Candidates and Intentions (Bilingual) items can be found online at Activity Week Central by visiting www.notredamehighschool.org/activityweek. • Prayer Requests • This year an online Silent Auction will be offered. The bidding will Please remember Ken Stotler, the sick, the open at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 18, and close at 3:00 p.m. hospitalized, the homebound, and those who care Saturday, September 26. There are great vacation packages, outdoor for them. Pray also for those suffering from Covid-19 fun packages, Kate Spade purses, Cardinal tickets, wood stove, and and for all health-care workers. much more! In addition, items that are being sold by the students are available for purchase from the website. Trash bags, fruit, candy bars, Imo’s frozen pizza, butter braids, magazines, and raffle tickets can be purchased online. Visit www.notredamehighschool.org/activityweek. Confirmation Masses Public dinners will be served from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Dinners will be September 27 available as curbside pick-up only and Notre Dame students will be delivering the meals to patron’s cars. Pricing for all dinners is $10 per Next weekend, Bishop Rice will be here at meal. St. Vincent to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with 52 high school age • Monday, September 21, Freshmen – Kettle Beef parishioners. Five adults will join the • Tuesday, September 22, Seniors – Fried Chicken Church by making a Profession of the Faith • Wednesday, September 23, Sophomores – Fried Fish and will also be Confirmed. These • Thursday, September 24, Juniors – Pork Steaks celebrations will take place at the 10:45 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Sunday Masses. There Options for Women Help for Families Pregnancy Help Center will be little to no room for people outside of the family members of those celebrating 8th Annual Banquet for Life the Sacrament of Confirmation. So, if you Tuesday, October 13, 2020 traditionally attend the 10:45 a.m. Mass or Registration 5:30 p.m. Dinner and Program 6:30 p.m. the 3:00 p.m. Mass, you might want to Knights of Columbus Hall, 3305 N. High Street, Jackson, Missouri attend one of the other Masses next Featuring Mr. J.J. Jasper, American Family Radio On Air Personality weekend. For reservations please contact 573-339-2032 (limited space) St. Vincent de Paul Parish May They Rest in Peace • The Week Ahead • Sympathy is extended to the families of: Colleen Buehrle, sister-in-law of Tony Buehrle; Monday, September 21 Dorothy Hobson, mother of Jeff Hobson; and 8:00 am Confirmation Prep (SVS) Simon Essner, father of Carol Peters. 8:00 am Ugly Quilt Ministry (8:00 - 11:00 am) May they and all the souls of the faithful departed, 7:00 pm Healing Prayer Ministry through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Tuesday, September 22 8:00 am Confirmation Prep (SVS) First Reconciliation Parent Meeting Wednesday, September 23 8:00 am Ugly Quilt Ministry A meeting for all parents of students preparing for First Reconciliation will be (8:00 - 11:00 am) held on Tuesday, October 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. It is mandatory 9:00 am Wednesday Morning Bible Study that at least one parent attend this meeting (Catholic parent in an interfaith 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Holy Hour marriage); children need not attend. Registration forms need to be completed at this meeting and must include a copy of the child’s Baptismal certificate. Thursday, September 24 Please bring a copy to the meeting. (Baptismal certificates must be obtained 9:00 am Maxine’s Shareable Wearables from the church of Baptism; please do not contact the school office for a copy.) (9:00 - 11:00 am) 1:00 pm Thursday Afternoon Bible Study A child will not be registered for his/her second grade sacraments or receive 6:00 pm RCIA study materials until paperwork is complete. 6:30 pm Cursillo If your child has not been baptized in the Catholic faith and wishes to celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation and Eucharist in the future, please Friday, September 25 contact Kathy Hotop-Raines at 335-7667. Saturday, September 26 In order to celebrate First Reconciliation and First Communion a baptized 9:00 am Confirmation Practice child should be regularly attending Mass on the weekend, be registered in the 9:00 am Maxine’s Shareable Wearables parish and have regularly attended religion classes for at least one full year (9:00 - 12:00 noon) before beginning sacrament studies. 3:30 pm Reconciliation If you are unable to attend the parent meeting, please contact Fr. Rick or Mrs. Sunday, September 27 Raines to schedule a private meeting. Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul St. Gerard Circle St. Gerard Circle has purchased a family program from Catholic Sprouts that focuses on “The Creed” that is prayed at Mass each week.