Total collections needed for the month of January $60,846.16
January 5 & 6   $22,131.49
Samaritan Center    580.00
Children Favors
for Family & God              -0-
 

 

Tuesday, January 15th:
• Evening Quilting
• School Board
Wednesday, January 16th:
• CCD 7 p.m.
Thursday, January 17th:
• Perpetual Help Devotions
• Day Quilting after Perpetual Help
• Choir Practice 7:30 p.m.
 

Monday, January 14th:
NO Mass
Tuesday, January 15th:
8:00 a.m. – L & D members of Anton Grothoff family
Wednesday, January 16th:
8:00 a.m. – Brad Verslues
Thursday, January 17th:
8:00 a.m. – Fred Verslues
Friday, January 18th:
8:00 a.m. at Senior Center – Joe Vieth
Saturday, January 19th:
5:00 p.m. – Joe & Josephine Pleus
7:00 p.m. – Vicki Eichholz Schulte
Sunday, January 20th:
8:00 a.m. – L & D members of Edwin Toebben family
10:00 a.m. – The People of our Parish
 

Scrip Volunteer Schedule for
Saturday, January 19th
5 p.m. John Forck & Laurie Forck
Sunday, January 20th:
8 a.m. Susan Cassmeyer & Kathy Haselhorst
10 a.m. Candice Marshall & Lisa Cassmeyer
 

Lenten Program: “The Gift of Prayer” is the title of the six-part program the Diocesan Education Office is offering to help small groups of adults in parishes to share their faith journey during lent.
The purpose of the program is to offer individuals a chance to develop and deepen their experience of personal prayer life.

If you would like to get together with your neighbors, card club, sewing group or Bible study group, etc. and discover the power of prayer, the Diocese has a guide wit prayer, scripture readings, DVD of 12 – 15 minutes mediations for participants to follow.

Materials need to be ordered by January 23rd. Please call Barbara Schmitz at 395-4000 if you are interested or the parish office at 395-4401.

                        LITURGICAL MINISTERS
                                                                January 19 & 20
5 p.m. Mass
Lay Ministers: Cecilia Lock, Deanne Rackers, Angela Reinkemeyer, Mary Lee Roberts, Donna Thoenen
Lector: Cecilia Lock
Ushers: Frank & LaVerne Twehous, Laurine & Stanley Verslues
Servers: Nicole Heckman, Brendan Henke
Sacristan: Jean Decker
Musicians: Katnik

7 p.m. Mass
Lay Ministers: Joan Cassmeyer, Sharon Forck, Patricia Haslag, Fred & Mary Jane Henke
Lector: Tom Henke
Ushers: Steven Knaebel, David Rackers, Russell Richter, Tom Sanning
Servers: Brianne Verslues, Spencer Wolf
Musicians: Sprenger

8 a.m. Mass
Lay Ministers: Cathy & Harry Bernskoetter, Charles & Elaine Callaway, Annette Cassmeyer
Lector: Mary Eiken
Ushers: Vincent Sanning, Dan Sanning, Kenneth Schmitz, Ronald Talken
Servers: Melissa Cassmeyer, Joshua Chesnut
Musicians: Kathy

10 a.m. Mass
Lay Ministers: Peggy Talken, Glenn Bish, Evelyn Borgmeyer, Christy Buschjost, Linda Distler
Lector: Mary Thacker
Ushers: John Thessen, William Thessen, Kenneth Thomas, Glenn Bish
Servers: Samuel Burlbaw, Kyle Distler
Sacristan: Kyle Distler
Musicians: Jackie
 

We welcome into Gods family Blake Douglas Huhmann son of Troy & Allison who was baptized in our parish this weekend.

We just want to say thank you for all your prayers, visits, and cards for our sister Mary Jane. She really appreciated them and so do we. We will always remember the support we had from Fr. Dave and our parish family. Theresa Verslues & Alma Sandbothe

Thank you so much for the baby items your parish donated to Birthright. It is a wonderful gesture on your part. These items will be truly appreciated. May God bless you during this Christmas season. Birthright Volunteers

FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP is scheduled at Helias High School on January 23rd, at 6:30 p.m. in the Helias Library. The Financial Aid Director with Westminster College will address the different forms of financial aid available and the process involved in completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). This workshop is designed for parents / students in grades 12 and 11.

Come join us to celebrate Walt Kleffner’s 90th birthday January 19th , 1 – 4 p.m. Taos K of C Hall. No presents please just cards and wishes.

St. Margaret Parish in Osage Bend has published a Centennial History book now available for purchase for $50. (+$5 S&H) per book if mailed. The 368 page hard bound book includes parish, community and family history and features over 800 pictures including weddings, families, events, rural life and by gone days. For further information call 573-496-3404.

St. Anthony Parish, Folk, MO., breakfast on Sunday, January 27th, serving pancakes, whole hog sausage, scrambled eggs, applesauce from 7:30 a.m. – noon. Adults $5.00, 6-10 $2.50, 5 & under free.

The ACH form has been revised and is available at the church entrances and or parish office. Previously completed forms will be honored.

Crafters and vendors needed for a “Craft & Vendor Show” to raise money for St. Francis Xavier School playground structure. Show will be April 6th at St. Francis Xavier School. For more information contact Glenda Prenger at 619-0684 or Julie Wilbers at 291-6893.

The first Lake Area Ultreya will be held Sunday, January 20th, at Shrine of Saint Patricks, Laurie, Mo. at 2:00 PM. All Cursillistas are encouraged to attend. If you need further information contact Mitzi Chase, @ mitzi@yhti.net or 573-374-5077. The Shrine of Saint Patricks in located on Hwy 5 in Laurie, Mo. between Camdenton and Versailles. Please help make this a great start to 2008.

Q&A: Stipends - What is the contemporary understanding of “Mass stipends”? Stipend is the older term associated with the monetary offering given to a priest with the stipulation that a Mass would be offered for a specified intention. The current Code of Canon Law continues to permit the practice but has modified the terminology, referring to an “offering” rather than a “stipend.” The practice has its origins in the custom of the faithful providing the necessities of bread, water and wine for the eucharist, as well as food for the clergy and the needy of the community. It is also significant that daily Mass was not a universal practice until recent centuries. As a result, Masses in which prayers were offered for specific intentions, for example, for a good harvest, in time of disease or as part of funeral rites, would need to be specially requested of the community’s clergy and they would be compensated appropriately. Mass offerings are not required by current church law, although the practice is widespread. Any Mass is of infinite worth, and through the revised general intercessions, the assembly prays for many intentions at each Mass. Yet there are times that our prayers and thoughts are focused on one intention, particularly at weddings and funerals, or on the anniversary of a death. Thus, it makes sense to speak of an intention associated with a celebration of the Mass. It is also a common practice to publish the intentions for scheduled Masses in parish bulletins.
The Mass offering is a free-will donation and should never be seen as “paying for” a Mass. In fact, priests are not allowed to accept more than one offering for any Mass, nor are they permitted to receive more than one offering per day even though they may be obligated to say more than one Mass. To encourage uniformity, some dioceses have established a suggested standard offering. Those who wish to request prayers for a specific intention and donate an offering should check with their priest about the customs and policies in their diocese and parish.