Saint Jos h Catholic Churc Founded in 183

125 East Main Stre Post Office Box 11

Westphalia, MO 6508

July 26, 2020

(573) 455-2320 www.stjosephwestphalia.org Email: parishoffice@stjosephwestphalia.org

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Directory

St. Joseph Pastor/Rectory .........................Father Viviano ............... 455-2725 St. Joseph School Principal .......................... Patricia Kirk .................. 455-2339 Parish Council President ..............................Steve Brune ................. 659-3332 School Board President .............................. Robin Schulte ................ 694-0583 Home and School President .................... Mary Rakestraw .............. 455-2805 Parish Office/Secretary ............................ Debbie Wieberg .............. 455-2320 Sacristan .................................................. Dennis Holterman ............ 619-3397 Cafeteria Use/Rental................................... School Office ................. 455-2339 HS Religious Education ................................stjoewestphaliaccd@yahoo.com Liturgy Committee ....................................................liturgycomm@gmail.com Senior Ministry ....................... Sister Bernita Wasinger .................... 690-4432 St. Anne’s Sewing Circle ........................... Barbara Reichart .............. 455-2645 Parish Cemetery ........................................ Chris Massman ............... 455-2221 K of C Grand Knight ...............................Corey Luecktemeyer ........ -619-9645 K of C Ladies Aux. President .......................Darla Veltrop ................ 291-0047 K of C Hall Rental ........................................ Theresa Huhn ................ 680-0992 Prayer Calling Tree ..................................... B. J. Rodeman ................ 864-5193 Prayer Calling Tree ..................................... Dorothy Bock ................ 455-2470

On-line Mass—5:00 p.m. Saturdays

Sacrament of Marriage

Catholic statewide policy requires six (6) months of prepara-tion. To set your wedding date, you must contact the pastor first. No date secure without contacting the priest personally. Please call the parish office.

Holydays of Obligation for 2020

January 1 ............................................ Mary, Holy Mother of God August 15 ..................................................... Assumption of Mary November 1 ........................................................... All Saints’ Day December 8 ........................................... Immaculate Conception December 25 ................................................. Nativity of the Lord

Pray for Priests

This week you are asked to pray for the following priests:

Monday Rev. P. Gregory Oligschlaeger Tuesday Rev. Roberto M. Ike Wednesday Rev. Mark A. Porterfield Thursday Rev. Christopher L. Cordes Friday Rev. Daniel L. Vacca Saturday Rev. William D Debo Sunday Rev. W. Paul Jones

Baptismal Preparation

The 2020 dates for the Baptismal preparation are September 15, and November 17 The classes will be held in the SJS middle school building and will start at 6:00 p.m. Please contact Janice Wieberg to sign up for the classes and receive the preparation materials for the classes (573-619-9657).

Bulletin Deadline

Items for bulletin must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Mondays prior to the weekend’s bulletin. Items can be emailed to bulle-tinemail@yahoo.com.

Confession Schedule

Saturdays—4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sundays—6:15 a.m.

or any time by appointment.

Our Deepest Sympathy

To the family and friends of Caden Haslag of our parish, who died July 15, 2020. May he have eternal rest and may perpetu-al light shine upon him forever. Amen

NOTE

Father Viviano will be out-of-town beginning Sunday after-noon, July 26, but will return on Saturday, August 1, in time for the evening Mass. If you need a priest during this time, con-tact the parish office Tuesday through Thursday, or at other times, contact Barbara Reichart at 455-2645 or Dennis Holter-man at 619-3397. Patriotic Prayer Service: The July 5 Patriotic Prayer Service was very well

received! Per many requests, we will be offering a monthly Patriotic Prayer Service on the second Sunday of each month at 6:00 p.m. for the remainder of 2020. We need volunteers to help lead the Rosary. If you are able to help, please contact Barbara Rodeman at 573-864-5193 or Brenda Rehagen at 573-694-6319. If you attended the July 5 program, please bring the Patri-otic Prayer Rosary booklet you were given. We will have a limited number of free booklets to give away.

We welcome Ben Berhorst, son of Lucas and Elizabeth Berhorst, as a new member of our parish communi-ty. Ben’s baptism was celebrated last weekend.

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Prayer List

Please keep in your prayers: If you wish to add/remove a name, need a prayer, hospital visit, support in grieving or a difficult pregnancy, call the rectory at 455-2725.

Hayden Backes Ronald Baker

Bernice Bexten Ann Bolden

Rita Buersmeyer Jacob Cochran

A.H. Anna Mae Holterman

Dorothy Huhn Joe Kever

Emma Kempker Rhonda Kloeppel Lori Luebbering. Jackie Luebbert

Gina Mackie Chris Massman

Owen Masterson Russell Mertz

Father Mike Murphy Jeff Plesser

Terry Plesser Lynn Proctor

Theresa Rehagen Dona Robben Audrey Rankin

Renee Robinson Joan Schnieders Brennan Schulte

Kim Sharisin Kyler Stark

Brandon Schulte Linda (Luebbering)

Tobar Albert Wieberg Alfred Wieberg

Bro. Roman Wilbers Nicholas Yeager

To acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

Mass Schedule

Monday, July 27, through Friday, July 31, there will be no Masses celebrated here.

Saturday, August 1 5:00 p.m. Elmer Holterman Sunday, August 2 7:00 a.m. Del-Fay Kever 10:00 a.m. Living and deceased members of St. Joseph and St. Anthony parishes

SCRIP!

The new school year is right around the corner! Make sure to order your SCRIP for all the new shoes, uniforms, and must haves for the upcom-ing year. SCRIP will be on sale August 1-2 and 15-16 SCRIP orders will also be filled on Tuesdays and Thurs-days. Orders must be placed by noon and will be dropped off at Joe’s Market by 6:00. We encour-age everyone to use scripnow and ecards. It’s the quickest and easiest way to get SCRIP and you don’t have to leave your home! Paper SCRIP forms may still be dropped off at Joe’s Market. Profit to Date: $5,214. Since May 1, we’ve sold $169,208 worth of SCRIP. We’re still behind a couple thousand from where we were last year but would like to thank the new parishioners who have purchased SCRIP the last few weeks to help us work on increasing our profit.

Websites Combating Pornography:

Covenanteyes.com … (Family Electronic Devise Accountability) Enough.org … (Family Electronic Devise Accounta-bility) Activechristianity.org Catholicdioceseofwichita.org Thelife.com Relevantmagazine.com (8 ways to break pornog-raphy addiction) Allprodad.com (10 ways to break pornography addiction)

Dear St. Joseph Family: I am taking this time to send you a “thank you!” As you have probably read in the bulle-tin last week, our donations were up by $7,900 from the previous year – which is also an increase from the year before. Given the very challenging circumstances which all parish-es have been faced with and which we continue to undergo, your stewardship response has been magnificent. As I have said a number of times, many parishes in our diocese are struggling. This gives me pause for gratitude, and even more reason to be immensely proud of the commit-ment that you have made and are making for the good of our parish. And if that were not enough… our pledges for the Renovation Campaign have not only “not missed a beat,” but there also, we have gained additional pledges. Impressive to say the least! Thank you for your continued commitment and sacrifices! Blessings always, Father Viviano

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Liturgy Assignments Saturday, August 1, 5:00 p.m. Rosary Rita Hentges Music Lois Sandbothe, Ginger Kloeppel, Sue Lauberth, Dennis Holterman Servers Colten Scheulen, Peter Schwartz, Cody Schwartze Lector Madelyn Kloeppel Communion Ministers Dennis Holterman, Mary Wieberg, Lisa Verslues Ushers Danny Fechtel, Bryan Hemmel, Henry and Rita Hentges Sunday, August 2, 7:00 a.m. Rosary Barbara Reichart Music Janice and Sarah Wieberg Servers Lauren Berhorst and Easton Haslag Lector Chris Luebbert Communion Ministers Darlene Massman, Bill and B.J. Rodeman Gloria Schmitz Ushers Logan Gentges, A.J. and Irene Hentges, Larry Kliethermes Sunday, August 2, 10:00 a.m. Rosary Marilyn Wilde Music Erin Boeckmann and Teresa Luebbert Servers Adalyn Berhorst, Maggie Dickneite, Kali Fortson Lector Donna Rehagen Communion Ministers Betsy Groner, Janah Massman, Gina Heckman, Eileen Plassmeyer Ushers Chris Angerer, Jake Berhorst, Mary Lea Berhorst, Keith Cavender Collection Counters Larry Berhorst, Dennis Holterman, Gloria Schmitz

Parish Support Report

2020-2021

July 19, 2020 $ 13,547.50 Total Offertory YTD $ 41,011.00 Total Offertory FY19-20 $ 732,672.13 Maintenance $ 25.00 Catholic Missourian $ 64.00 Air conditioning $ 60.00 Diocesan Missions $ 590.00 Picnic meat donations $ 330.00

Thank you for your generosity.

This year, St Joseph Parish, Westphalia, will be hosting a DRIVE THRU ONLY DINNER, in lieu of our traditional Parish Picnic on August 2 ALL Drive Thru meals will include Fried Chicken, Ger-man Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Cole Slaw. We will not be offering food substitutions, nor will we be offer-ing bread or pie with the meals. We will be having a Raffle. Tickets will be available for pickup at Joe’s Market, Rehagen Heating & Cooling, and Legends Bank. Also, tickets will be available the day of the dinner. Please know that we appreciate everyone’s dedication and hard work to make each picnic a success! If you have any questions, please call Jake & Mandy Dorge (573) 690-7077. God Bless Fr. Anthony Viviano

Little Sisters of the Poor Win at the Supreme Court

The Little Sisters of the Poor recently went to the Supreme Court of the United States again to defend their community against attempts to

force Catholic religious to cooperate with immoral activities, and again, the Supreme Court has recognized their right to religious freedom.

By a vote of 7-2, the Court ruled in favor of the Little Sisters.

Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty,

and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, have issued a statement

addressing the case:

“This is a saga that did not need to occur. Contraception is not health care, and the government should never have mandated that employ-

ers provide it in the first place. Yet even after it had, there were multiple opportunities for government officials to do the right thing and ex-

empt conscientious objectors. Time after time, administrators and attorneys refused to respect the rights of the Little Sisters of the Poor,

and the Catholic faith they exemplify, to operate in accordance with the truth about sex and the human person. Even after the federal gov-

ernment expanded religious exemptions to the HHS contraceptive mandate, Pennsylvania and other states chose to continue this attack

on conscience.

“The Little Sisters of the Poor is an international congregation that is committed to building a culture of life. They care for the elderly poor. They uphold human dignity. They follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and his Church. The government has no right to force a religious order to cooperate with evil. We welcome the Supreme Court’s decision. We hope it brings a close to this episode of government discrimi-nation against people of faith. Yet, considering the efforts we have seen to force compliance with this mandate, we must continue to be vigilant for religious freedom.”

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