Sunday Eucharist Daily Eucharist 6:30 a.m. & 8:00 a.m. Monday - Friday Eucharistic Adoration 24 hours a day Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:00 p.m. Saturday & by appointment Cathedral Parish Office 2305 West Main Street (parish mailing address) Phone: 573-635-7991 Fax: 573-635-0842 Email: [email protected] Website: cathedraljc.org Cathedral Undercroft 2215 West Main Street Phone: 573-635-4955 Cathedral School 2303 West Main Street Office: 573-635.5024 Cafeteria: 573-634.2984 After School Care: 573-635-2533 Fax: 573-635-5238 Website: www.sjcsmo.org Diocese of Jefferson City Chancery Offices The Alphonse J. Schwartze Memorial Catholic Center 2207 West Main Street Phone: 573-635-9127 Fax: 573-635-0386 Email: [email protected] Website: www.diojeffcity.org His Excellency, The Most Reverend Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City His Excellency, The Most Reverend John R. Gaydos, Bishop Emeritus in Residence Reverend Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki, Pastor & Vicar General Reverend Joshua J. Duncan, Associate Pastor & Master of Ceremonies Reverend Gregory Oligschlaeger, Vocation Director in Residence Reverend Monsignor Donald W. Lammers, P.A., Senior Associate Pastor Reverend Dylan Schrader, Priest Scholar in Residence Deacon Christopher Baker, Deacon Joseph M. Braddock, Deacon Alvin J. Brand, Deacon James L. Kliethermes, Deacon Tyler S. McClay, Deacon Dan K. Joyce, Deacon John A. Schwartze, and Deacon Emeritus Robert J. Rackers, K.S.G. Description of the Coat of Arms of H.E. The Most Reverend William Shawn McKnight, S.T.D. Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri In accordance with the heraldic tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, the Coat of Arms of a Bishop is normally composed of: - a shield with its charges (symbols) coming from family, geographic, religious and historical meanings and/or referred to the name of the Bishop; - a golden processional cross, with one traversal bar, to represent the rank of the Bishop, “impaled” (vertically) behind the shield; - a wide-brimmed green pilgrim’s hat (galero) with 12 attached tassels (six on each side, with one in the top row, two in the second and three on the bottom); - a scroll with the Bishop’s motto, written generally in black and appearing below everything. For his shield, Bishop McKnight has chosen a gothic shape, frequently used in Roman Catholic Church heraldry, and a processional bottony cross with five red stones to represent the five Wounds of Christ. Motto “GRATIAS AGAMUS DOMINO” The motto, “Gratias Agamus Domino” is taken directly from the opening dialogue of the preface at the beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer at Mass (“Let us give thanks to the Lord our God”) and is derived from Psalm 107:1 and Psalm 118:1 (Give thanks to the Lord who is good, whose love endures forever). Bishop McKnight was raised in the stewardship way of life at his home parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Wichita, KS, under the leadership of Rev. Msgr. Tom McGread, his pastor, and the Most Rev. Eugene J. Gerber, Bishop Emeritus of Wichita. These spiritual leaders promoted the active participation of the faithful in the life and mission of the Church by preaching the need to give back to God out of our gratitude, rather than giving to a need. The Eucharist (Christ’s thanksgiving) is the source and summit of the Christian life, and it is the unifying theme of Bishop McKnight’s episcopal motto and coat of arms. Blazonry of the Coat of Arms of Bishop McKnight “Arms impaled. Dexter: Argent, a phrygian cap Gules, sustained by a stake Azure, a cross pattée alisée between two crescents of the same in chief. Sinister: Gules, a quail statant Or Interpretation In the right side of the shield (the observer’s left, being that in the heraldic shield, one needs to consider the right and the left from the perspective of the soldier who, in ancient times, held his own shield) we find represented the Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Jefferson City: in the center of this part of the shield appears a phrygian cap, adopted since the 18th century as a symbol of liberty and freedom, as in occasion of the American Revolutionary War of independence from Great Britain. It was chosen because Jefferson City takes its name from Thomas Jefferson, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and principal author of the Declaration of Independence, as well as the third President who was a strong proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights based on freedom. On the left side there is the personal Coat of Arms of Bishop McKnight: a quail on a background red (Gules). The red color connotes the personal devotion of Bishop McKnight to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as well as the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the patroness of the Diocese of Jefferson City. Quail are a symbol of God’s providential blessing and an Old Testament prefiguration of the Eucharist, as the Lord provided for his people in the desert with manna in the morning and quail in the evening (see Exodus 16: 11- 13; Numbers 11:31-32; Psalm 78:27 and Psalm 105:40). Quail hunting is also a favorite sport of Bishop McKnight, an activity which requires the use of pointing, flushing and retrieving hunting dogs, and through which he experiences the beauty, harmony and providence of God in nature. Cathedral of Saint Joseph Pray! Jefferson City, Missouri HOLY MASS SCHEDULE THIS COMING WEEK Sunday, February 18 (First Sunday of Lent) 2/18 First Sunday of Lent 7:00 a.m. Dale Redel Joyful Noise: 9:15 a.m., Undercroft 9:00 a.m. Corrine Forgey Luke 18 Meeting: 12:00 p.m., Mary/St. Joseph Rooms 11:00 a.m. Harry Cook Rite of Election: 3:00 p.m., Cathedral/Undercroft 5:00 p.m. Parishioners 2/19 Presidents’ Day—No School Monday, February 19 Centering Prayers: 12:10 p.m., Chapel 6:30 a.m. Bill Kremer RCIA: 6:30 p.m., School 8:00 a.m. Bobby Burks Study Sunday Scriptures: 7:00 p.m., Mary Room Tuesday, February 20 2/20 Finance Council: 6:00 p.m., Parish Office 6:30 a.m. Nancy Dalton Schola: 6:30 p.m., Bishop Marling Room/Cathedral 8:00 a.m. Larry Nobbman Parish Council: 7:00 p.m., St. Joseph Room Wednesday, February 21 (St. Peter Damian) 2/21 Deacons’ Lunch: 12:00 p.m., Parish Office 6:30 a.m. Robert Stegeman Adult Choir: 7:00 p.m., Cathedral/BMR 8:00 a.m. Clara Sailer Vogel PSR: 7:00 p.m., School Commons Thursday, February 22 (Chair of St. Peter) Women’s Bible Study: 7:00 p.m., Mary Room 6:30 a.m. Jerome Eynard 2/22 Quilters: 8:45 a.m., Bishop Marling Room 8:00 a.m. Rose Schmidt Pastor/Principal Meeting: 9:00 a.m., Parish Office Friday, February 23 (St Polycarp) Hand Bell Choir: 7:00 p.m., Bishop Marling Room 6:30 a.m. Susan Ponder Rosary: 7:00 p.m., Chapel 8:00 a.m. Rick Scott 2/23 Staff Meeting: 9:30 a.m., Parish Office Saturday, February 24 (Second Sunday of Lent) Priests’ Meeting: 10:30 a.m., Parish Office 5:30 p.m. Eddie Lawliss Stations of the Cross: 2:30 p.m., Cathedral Sunday, February 25 K of C Fish Fry: 4:30—7:00 p.m., Undercroft 7:00 a.m. Oscar & Florence Weiler Stations of the Cross: 2:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m., Cathedral 9:00 a.m. Mary Marguerite Schnieders 2/24 Scouting for Food 11:00 a.m. Aaron Allen Men’s Prayer Group: 7:00 a.m., Bishop Marling Room 5:00 p.m. Parishioners Book Club: 9:30 p.m., Mary Room Franciscan Secular Order: 9:45 a.m., St. Joseph Room STEWARDSHIP NEWS JClub Speaks Before All Masses Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Holy Scriptures, reminded us Confessions: 4:00 p.m., Cathedral multiple times of our need to share our goods with the poor of 2/25 Second Sunday of Lent this world. The Cathedral of Saint Joseph relies on the support of Luke 18 Meeting: 12:00 p.m., Mary/St. Joseph Rooms parishioners who generously give their time, talent, and Vocation Reflection Mass: 5:00 p.m., Cathedral/ treasures to make Jesus Christ known. Our Fiscal Year-to-Date Undercroft Offerings are as follows: First Sunday of Lent Offertory Budget 07/1/17-6/30/18 $ 2,582,708.00 A covenant is a formal agreement between two parties. Budget Goal per Month $ 215,225.67 Assuming both parties enter into the covenant of their own free Weekly Goal $ 49,667.46 will, it is a bond that cannot be broken. As time goes on, that Collection covenant will be tested and its validity questioned by skeptics, February 4 $ 117,612.84 but it will remain if it is real. God's covenant with his people is February 11 $ 20,957.41 real. It began with a promise made to Noah and was renewed in February 18 $ the person of Jesus Christ. It has been tested by man through sin February 25 $ and by evil through Jesus' trials in the desert. But here in 2015, To date for February $ 138,570.25 it still remains as strong as ever. This Lent, take time to Budget Goal Year-to-Date $ 1,639,026.31 rediscover and reflect on this covenant God has with us. Reclaim Sunday Collection Year-to-Date $ 1,788,696.81 your baptism and make it a motivating factor in how you live Difference $ +149,670.50 your life.