CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOSEPH 2215 W E S T M A I N S TREET • J EFFERSON C I T Y , M ISSOURI 6 5 1 0 9 TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 20, 2017 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE AUGUST 21, 2017 BE SURE TO HAVE PROPER VIEWING EYERWARE! Eclipse Photo: http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-solar-eclipse-20170319-story.html To all our visitors… Cathedral Organizations and Ministries Altar Servers Deacon Dan Joyce 634-7959 Greeters Deacon Dan Joyce 634-7959 American Heritage Girls Mrs. Jennifer Gerber 314-497-0257 Home & School Mr. Jamie Morris 636-5478 Athletic Committee Mr. Craig Husting 634-8731 Helias Representative Heidi Vollet 636-3910 Baptism Preparation Deacon Christopher Baker 636-8935 Knights of Columbus Mr. Mark Ruether 659-7869 Bereavement Committee Mrs. Donna Kuebler 893-6313 Ladies Auxiliary Mrs. Arlene Taylor 893-6281 Boy Scouts Mr. Steve Wright 893-9149 Lectors Deacon Dan Joyce 634-7959 Catholic Cancer Support Mr. Thom Day 636-8939 Marriage Preparation Please call the parish office 635-7991 Cemetery Board Deacon John Schwartze 616-2138 Nursing Home Visitation Ms. Lois Fairchild 636-2558 Mrs. Michelle Varcho 821-1191 Parish Association Vacant Mr. Bill Luebbert 635-8060 Parish Pastoral Council Ms. Edie Vogel 636-4650 Charities Deacon Christopher Baker 636-8935 Parish School of Religion Mrs. Cara Sue Cockerham 291-4889 Christ Renews His Parish M/M Tony & Charlotte Wening 761-5193 Prayer Line Please call the parish office 635-7991 Collection Counters Mr. Duane Buersmeyer 636-3097 Pro-life Mr. Ed Bode 635-7874 Confirmation Preparation Mr. David Lankford 635-9454 Rite of Christian Initiation Dan Kempker 496-5499 Cub Scouts Mr. Larry Schulte 690-9449 Samaritan Center Board Mr. Bernie Fechtel 893-6400 Cursillo Mr. Brian Johnson 636-5319 Mr. Roger Dudenhoeffer 893-8483 Director of Music Mr. Thomas Halpin 635-7991 Mr. Don Schnieders 893-5990 Divine Worship & Spiritual (Member at Large) Development Committee Monsignor Kurwicki 635-7991 School Board President Mrs. Lori Buchanan 636-9357 Divorce Assistance Group Parish Office 635-7991 School Principal Mr. Spencer L. Allen 635-5024 Edge Youth Program Mrs. Julie Gramlich 644-4965 Secular Franciscan Order Mr. Patrick Smith, OFS 592-1972 Episcopal Servers Fr. Joshua Duncan 635-7991 Special Event Dinners Mrs. Janice Houser 636-9842 Eucharistic Adoration Mr. John Poepsel 893-8173 St. Brigid Quilters Mrs. Rosana Weidinger 893-3493 Extraordinary Ministers Steering Committee Monsignor Kurwicki 635-7991 of Holy Communion Fr. Joshua Duncan 635-7991 Stewardship Committee Mr. Joseph Boland 761-4890 Finance Council Vacant Ushers Mr. Bob Asahl 584-8010 Funeral Luncheon Mrs. Pat Dowd 635-4507 Vocation Committee Mrs. Ginny Bockwinkel 893-7979 Girl Scouts Maria Stokes 314-724-8531 Welcoming Committee Mrs. Amanda Geiger 635-7991 Gospel of Life Committee Mrs. Gina Newlon 230-6718 Youth Ministry Mrs. Julie Gramlich 644-4965 Cathedral Parish Information Registering in the Parish Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults To join our parish, please contact the Parish Office at Persons interested in becoming Roman Catholic should 635-7991 Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. contact Mr. Dan Kempker, 496-5499 Registering in the Cathedral School Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Parents wishing to know more about our grade school, Parishioners facing surgery or struggling with are encouraged to call the Cathedral school principal, serious illness may request this Sacrament of Mr. Spencer L. Allen at 635-5024. healing by calling a priest at the Parish Office. Sacrament of Baptism Vocations to the Christian Married Life Parents requesting the Sacrament of Baptism Couples planning to marry at the Cathedral must contact for their children should be registered members of the Parish Office at least six months in advance. the parish and they should contact the Parish Office. Ordinarily, no marriages are celebrated during Lent. Vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrated Life If you are interested in becoming a priest, deacon, sister or brother, please contact Fr. Gregory Oligschlaeger at 635-9127. Cathedral of Saint Joseph Total Solar Eclipse! Jefferson City, Missouri HOLY MASS SCHEDULE THIS COMING WEEK Sunday, August 20 (Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8/20 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 a.m. Harry Cook Joyful Noise, 9:15 a.m., UC 9:00 a.m. Donald Luebbert Retirement Fund for Religious Second Collection 11:00 a.m. Parishioners 8/21 Total Solar Eclipse, 1:12 p.m. Monday, August 21 (St. Pius X) Parish Office Closed During the Eclipse 6:30 a.m. Dr. Sally Bodenhamer Adult Choir, After Mass, Cathedral & BMR 8:00 a.m. Dolores & Jim McNally 8/22 Cub Scouts, 6:00 p.m., Undercroft Tuesday, August 22 (Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary) Welcome Committee, 6:00 p.m., St. Joseph Room 6:30 a.m. Sharon Stokes Parish Faith Formation, 6:30 p.m., Mary Room 8:00 a.m. Irene Schepker 8/23 Priests/Music Director Mtg, 9:00 a.m., Parish Office Wednesday, August 23 (St. Rose of Lima) Finance Council, 6:00 p.m., Parish Office 6:30 a.m. Bette Baldwin Adult Choir, 7:00 p.m., Cathedral & BMR 8:00 a.m. Logan Lamm K of C Officers Mtg, 7:00 p.m., Bride’s Room Thursday, August 24 (St. Bartholomew) Parish Council, 7:00 p.m., St. Joseph Room 6:30 a.m. Joseph Mickes 8/24 School Fall Picture Day 8:00 a.m. Frances VanLoo Quilters, 8:45 a.m., Bishop Marling Room Friday, August 25 (St. Louis) Pastor/Principal Mtg, 9:00 a.m., Parish Office 6:30 a.m. Daniel Cline Rosary, 7:00 p.m., Chapel 8:00 a.m. Edward Chaney 8/25 Staff Meeting 9:30 a.m., Parish Office Saturday, August 26 (Twenty-First Sunday) 8/26 Men’s Prayer Group, 7:00a.m., Bishop Marling Room 5:30 p.m. Jerome Cortvrient Franciscan Secular Order, 9:45 a.m., St. Joseph Room Sunday, August 27 Marian Movement Group, 9:45 a.m., Bride’s Room 7:00 a.m. L&D of the Robert Haar Family Confessions, 4:00 p.m., Cathedral 9:00 a.m. Helen Herron, Parishioners 8/27 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 11:00 a.m. Susan Ponder Bishop Gaydos 20th Anniversary Mass, 9:00 a.m., STEWARDSHIP NEWS Cathedral ALAN BURKEMPER R.I.P. Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Scriptures reminded us multi- ple times of our need to share our goods with the poor of this Our sympathy and prayers goes out to our former parish Secre- world. The Cathedral of Saint Joseph relies on the support of tary, Norma Burkemper, her husband Alan Eugene Burkemper, parishioners who generously give their time, talent, and treas- passed away August 13, 2017. Condolences may be sent to: Nor- ures to make Jesus Christ known. Our Fiscal Year to Date Offer- ma Burkemper 600 Meadowview Ct., Warrenton, MO 63383. ings are as follows: Memorial contributions may be made to Amvets Post 108, 28538 State Hwy Y, Rocky Mount, MO 65072. Offertory Budget 07/1/17-6/30/18 $ 2,507,483.50 Budget Goal per Month $ 208,956.96 MISSOURI CATHOLIC CONFERENCE Weekly Goal $ 48,220.84 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Collection August 6 $ 125,666.02 Celebrate 50 years of the Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) at August 13 $ 30,967.54 their 50th Anniversary on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the August 20 $ Cathedral. This free event is sponsored by the Missouri Bishops August 27 $ and everyone is invited. The event includes an address by Apos- To date for August $ 156,633.56 tolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre. Budget Goal Year to Date $ 337,545.88 Workshops with a focus on Catholic education, pro-life, and so- Sunday Collection Year to Date $ 370,445.12 cial justice will be offered. A hot, free lunch is provided, and the Difference $ +32,899.24 day will end with a Mass at 2:15 p.m. concelebrated by the bish- Samaritan Center Second Collection $ 3,613.73 ops. Please pre-register for the event by going to MOCatho- lic.org or call 1-800-456-1679. This Mass counts for your YOUR DONATIONS ARE MORE ACCURATELY RECORDED weekend observance. No Confessions here that Saturday! WHEN YOUR ENVELOPE OR CHECK IS CLEARLY MARKED. THANK YOU! EL PUENTE SECOND COLLECTION PRAYING TOWARD NEXT WEEK: On September 30/October 1 the Cathedral will take up a second collection for El Puente. El Puente has been serving the Spanish TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN OT speaking in Mid-Missouri since 1999. Please help this ministry of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the Diocese to continue First Reading: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 to assist those in need in our community. Your support is needed. Second Reading: Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Contact, 573 635-2540 or www.elpuentemo.org. Gospel Matthew 15:21-28 3 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Total Solar Eclipse! August 20, 2017 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS A NOTE FROM RYAN BAX WELCOME to all who gather in our Cathedral Church for the Greetings St. Joseph Cathedral Parishioners, Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. My name is Ryan Bax, and I've been a parishioner at SJC parish for six years now. I'm writing to announce that I will be attend- WEEK OF PRAYER: We ask each member of our Cathedral ing Conception Seminary College this fall to begin my studies parish to pray for the members of one of the parishes or mis- towards becoming a diocesan priest for the Diocese of Jefferson sions in our diocese this week.