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PASTOR: Fr. Tony Rinaldo, 573-796-4842 [email protected]

Emergency Contact for Fr. Tony: St. Andrew's Church 660-433-2162 PARISH OFFICE: 573-796-4842 or [email protected], Hall: 796-3568 Open Mondays 8 AM to1 PM & Tuesdays 8:30 AM to12:00 PM Phone and Email messages always welcome PASTORAL MINISTER: Sr. Mary Ruth Wand, [email protected] 796-2654 PARISH COUNCIL PRES.: Ruthie Adams, [email protected], 573/230-5596 BAPTISMS: By appointment. Please call for Parental Sacrament Preparation WEDDINGS: Please contact at least 4 months in advance ANNOINTING OF THE SICK: Please any time or by appt. RECONCILIATION: Sundays @ 10:00-10:15 AM or by appt. MASSES @ ANNUNCIATION: SATURDAY @ 5 PM (APR-SEP), SUNDAY @ 10:30 AM And SPANISH MASS @ NOON MASSES @ ST. ANDREW: TIPTON: SATURDAY @ 5 PM (OCT-MAR), SUNDAY @ 8:30 AM

PASTORS NOTES MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Sat. Sep 14 5:00 PM Dustin Struemph In this Sunday’s tells his listeners three Sun. Sep 15 10:30 AM John & Pauline Rudroff parables about lost things: the lost coin, the lost sheep and Deceased of Emil & the lost son. Each story ends with rejoicing and a Agnes Bax Family celebration. Sun. Sep 15 NOON Spanish The most beautiful story is the last one, the so-called Parable of Son. Tue. Sep 17 8 AM Mark Imhoff The coin was certainly valuable, as we see in the woman Thur. Sep 19 8 AM Bud & Lorraine Parry searching high and low for it. She even tells her friends Sat. Sep 21 5:00 PM Lenard Elliott and neighbors about it. Sun. Sep 22 10:30 Parish The sheep has value as a member of the flock producing Sun. Sep 22 NOON Spanish wool for its owners. The shepherd also is ecstatic about

finding the lost sheep and returning it to the flock. MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK The most valuable one to be found, however, is the lost son. I think that Jesus saves the best for last. The parable is much longer than the other two. It clearly is a picture of Mon. Sep 16 5:45 PM Prayer of the Holy God the loving Father never giving up hope that the lost Rosary son, the sinner, will come home. How he rejoices to see 8 PM AA-ALNON him! He forgets all about the terrible way his son treated Tue. Sep 17 6:30 PM K of C Meeting him and how he foolishly spent his inheritance. He simply Wed. Sep 18 6:30-8 PM PSR/EDGE/HS calls for a big celebration and, in that moment, the Father 8:15 PM Mustard Seed and the sinner are reconciled. Thur. Sep 19 Quilting We too are reconciled to the Father through the suffering 7 PM Holy Hour and death of Jesus on the Cross. We are embraced by the loving Father and our past is forgiven as we turn in faith to STEWARDSHIP – OUR GIFT TO GOD him. I have been asked to be the spiritual director on a prison retreat in January. There are many lost sons there who st nd 1 week: $ 5,441.00 2 week: $ 7,879.25 need to hear the Good News of the gospel and find themselves in the loving arms of God. Candles: $ 182.50 Bldg Fund: $ 20.00 If you sometimes feel as if you have lost your way or that Mustard Seed: $ 40.00 your sins are too great to be forgiven, read this wonderful parable and put yourself in the place of the , Pray for the Sick: Doug Distler; T.A. Odneal; Steve and find the love of God in his loving arms. Wasser; Jeff Johnson; Gary Fleischmann; John & Barbara Reichl (parents of Bill Reichl); Naros; JJ Fr. Tony Lopez (nephew of Linda Clevinger); Parker Wood (grandson of Tim & Pauline Forck); Bill Boise; Terry Carlson; R.L. Williams (nephew of Larry & Donna We welcome new parishioners Swillum); Melissa Cox; Harold Roll; Louis Bestgen; Jonathan Armistead, and Larry and Robert Hartman; Bob Winkler; Gary Rackers ( Margaret Sheryl Stegeman. God bless you Reynolds son-in-law); DeLayne Allen: Alvera Haxel; and all of us! Special Intention; Ashley Baker; Sandy Crawford; Rachael Frank; Bob Morris (husband of Elaine Fast); Abe Baepler; Paul & Myrene Hoellering; Mary Dan Oligschlaeger the bus driver for the van to drive Munsterman; Andrea Tilbury; Delores Bardwell; students to St. Andrews – Tipton will be having surgery Teresa Kirchhoff; Carol Rackers; Carol Baker; David shortly. He will need to be off work for a couple months. Schepers; Debbie VanDierren We will need to hire someone to drive the kids to Tipton and go back and pick them up in the evening. If there is Mass will be going back to the fall anyone out there willing to do this probably the months schedule beginning October 5. Mass of October and November please call Letitia Sangster at will be at St. Andrews – Tipton at (573) 576-0300. More details to follow. 5 PM on Saturday evenings.

Congratulations to Nathan Ahart, Talon for registration if you prefer to register that way. Any ques- Benne, Jenna Berendzen, Riley Bisges, Hailey tions, call Ruthie Adams 573/230-5596. Cain, Juan Cardoso, John Fontana, Johnny Garcia, Dawson Gump, Estefani Gutierrez, Amy Haslag, Grace MINISTRY LIST SEP 21, 5 PM SEP 22, 10:30 AM Henley, Lauren Hill, Brittany Loethen, Caleb McCumber, Lectors Lisa Schuster Margaret Bieri Sincere Mullins, Sydney Percival, Litzi Romo, Camryn Schlup, Roger Borgmeyer Mary Lou Porter Lane Schuster, Trenton Stevens, Megan VanLoo, and Lucia Greeters/Usher Kenny & Linda Pat Roll Vasquez as they are confirmed this afternoon (September 15) Imhoff Glenda Williams by Bishop Sean McKnight. May they welcome the gifts of the Servers Brody Schuster Holy Spirit today and continue to grow in their faith daily. Need volunteer Dan Hemmel Thank you to all who have been praying for these young Eucharistic Paul Bloch Mary Hemmel adults through their preparation. Ministers Margaret Reynolds Rita Henley Joyce Ziehmer Mary Lou Porter Tim & Pauline Forch Mary Ann Wasser There is Eucharistic adoration every First Friday from Mary Alice Wilde 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to stop by Offertory Pete Reynolds Liz Schlup for a short or long visit during any of that time. If you Family Mary Lou Scheidt would like to be a regular or a sub for an hour, please Song Leader Alicia Taube JoAnne Bestgen contact the parish office so when there is a need to Youth switch times or have someone fill in a regular, he/she Organist Jo Pummil knows who to call. Rosary Margaret Reynolds Rita Henley Mustard Seed Ted Munsterman VOCATION VOICE Eucharist to Dan Hemmel Shut Ins God is the father with open arms. Who Money Counters Tim Baker and Becky Bloch will preach this good news of reconciliation? Pray for those considering service as a priest or deacon, brother or sister. St. Paul’s Child Care Center is now enrolling children ages 3 and older. Please call 573-796-1997. Our mission Let's remember in our prayers especially all those in is to provide a Christian environment for children to grow the seminary Also, remember that at 5:45 p.m. on and develop, and to nurture the mind and spirit of those in the last Monday of the month the rosary at church is our care. Hours 6:30am-6pm. Current weekly rates are said for vocations. Try to pray along wherever you $105 for 3-5 year olds, and $50 for before and after school are at that time. We would also like to have the care plus an additional $10 for full days in attendance vocation crucifix in parishioners' homes each month. when school is not in session. If your family has not done this and would like to, please contact Sister Mary Ruth.

DIOCESAN ACTIVITIES ANNUNCIATION PARISH ACTIVITIES

You Are Invited! This year marks the 20th PARISH DIRECTORY anniversary of El Puente – Hispanic Ministry and It's time to update our parish picture directory. We need the 150th anniversary of the Sisters of Charity of you to save the dates so you will be included. We need the Incarnate Word who sponsor the ministry. all our families to make our book complete. There will You are invited to a bilingual celebration of the be more information in future bulletins, but plan now to Eucharist with Bishop Shawn McKnight on mark your calendar for a family time on November 7, 8, Sunday, September 29, at 1 p.m., St. Peter Church in or 9 or 14, 15, or 16. We also need volunteers before, Jefferson City. A reception will follow in Selinger Centre. during, and after the photography sessions to get our All friends of El Puente and of the Sisters are invited to directory together--phoning, welcoming, computering, attend. Please RSVP at 573-635-2540. We hope you organizing, etc. Beginning in October, there will be will join us! volunteers at church before and after Mass to help you sign up if you prefer to do it that way instead of doing it on line yourself. Catholic Charities is hiring disaster case managers

to work with survivors of the spring floods and tor-

PSR REGISTRATION nados that have impacted our 38-county service PSR has begun for grades K-12. All parish children are area. welcome and encouraged to be a part of these classes Disaster Case Management is a time-limited pro- which explain and encourage them in their faith growth. cess by which a skilled Disaster Case Manager Parents need to go on line and register the children and partners with a disaster-affected individual or see that they get to church for the 6:30-8:00 p.m. classes family (Client) in order to plan for and achieve real- on Wednesday nights through the school year. Parents are istic goals for recovery following a disaster. This also encouraged to be involved in the learning process and comprehensive and holistic Disaster Case Man- welcome to volunteer time and energy to this endeavor. agement approach to recovery extends beyond Confirmation preparation will begin on Sunday, providing relief, providing a service, or meeting ur- September 29. This is for all grades 8-12 students. The gent needs. registration and schedule are on line also. If questions, Role of the Case Manager: The Disaster Case please contact Ruthie Adams, 573-230-5596. Manager serves as a primary point of contact, as- sisting the Client in coordinating necessary ser- vices and resources to address the client’s complex CONFIRMATION REGISTRATION disaster recovery needs in order to re-establish Confirmation classes start Sunday, September 29, at normalcy. The Client must play an active or lead 9 a.m. These classes are for 8th, 9th, and 10th grade clas- role in his/her own recovery. The Disaster Case ses. The required age for confirmation has dropped and Manager reports to the Director of Community Ser- these are the grades we will work with this year. We now vices. To learn more and apply visit the Catholic have ONLINE REGISTRATION on the Annunciation Church Charities Careers Page: website. Go to the website, select youth, select Confirma- https://cccnmo.org/about/careers/ tion. There are 3 forms for Confirmation to complete and submit. The calendar is also there for you to print for your- self if you'd like. There will also be copies in back of church