Saint Joseph Catholic Church Founded in 1835

Rev. Anthony J. Viviano, Pastor 125 East Main Street pastor@stjosephwestphalia.org Post Office Box 116 573-455-2725 Westphalia, MO 65085 fax 573-455-2984 website: www.stjosephwestphalia.org parishoffice@stjosephwestphalia.org 573-455-2320

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time—August 5, 2018

Jesus said to them: “My food is to do the will of the One Who sent Me and to finish His work.”

Mass Schedule

Saturdays 5 p.m., Sundays 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Tuesdays through Fridays 8:00 a.m.

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.

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays: 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.; Sundays: 6:15 a.m.; or any time by appointment.

Holydays of Obligation for 2018

Aug. 15, Assumption of Mary Nov. 1, All Saints’ Day Dec. 8, Immaculate Conception Dec. 25, Nativity of the Lord

St. Joseph School Principal Tammy Ogden 455-2339 Parish Council President Kevin Huber 455-2717 School Board President Gina Meyer 455-2836 Home and School President Mary Rakestraw 455-2805 Parish Office/Secretary Debbie Wieberg 455-2320 Parish Nurse Vicki Sallin 455-2339 Convent 455-2212 Cafeteria Use/Rental School Office 455-2339 Senior Ministry Sister Bernita Wasinger 573-690-4432 St. Anne’s Sewing Circle Barbara Reichart 455-2645 Parish Cemetery Chris Massman 455-2221 K of C Grand Knight Peter Verslues 455-9871 K of C Ladies Aux Pres. Darla Veltrop 291-0047 Knights of Columbus Hall Rental (Gary Berhorst) 455-2721 Prayer calling tree B. J. Rodeman 573-864-5193 or Dorothy Bock 455-2470

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Prayer List

Please keep in your prayers:

Dave Crede, Rosemary Buersmeyer, Jeff Plesser, Kathy Con-ley, Patrick Steele, Bill Masterson, S.A.P., Herb Verslues, Betty Luecke, Rhonda (Luebbering) Kloeppel, Alfred Wieberg, Anna Mae Holterman, Owen Masterson, Becky McClure, Albert Wieberg, Sheila Kliethermes, Brandon Schulte, Joan Keth, Fa-ther Dave Maher, A.H., Margaret Romph, Father Richard Cro-nin, Jean Kempker, Lori Luebbering.

If you wish to add/remove a name, need a prayer, hospital visit, support in grieving or a difficult pregnancy, call the rectory at 455-2320.

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Pray for Priests: This week you are asked to pray for the fol-lowing priests: Monday, Rev. Richard F. Litzau, OP; Tuesday, Rev. Philip E. Niekamp; Wednesday, Rev. Francis W. Doyle; Thursday, Rev. Dylan Schrader; Friday, Rev. Nicholas J. Reid; Saturday, Rev. Matthew J. Flatley; and Sunday, Rev. Colin P. Franklin.

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Homily Copies: If you would like to receive an email of a typed copy of Fr. Viviano's homily every week, please send your email address to jonliz8@aol.com

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Bulletin deadline - Items for bulletin must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays (455-2320) prior to the weekend’s bulletin. Items can

also be emailed to bulletinemail@yahoo.com. ______________________________

Word of Life:

“We felt we had no control, but God re-minded us again that He is always in control and that we could trust in Him. ... Andrew* is two years old now, and... we can’t imagine loving a child whom we conceived more than we love Andrew.” *Name changed for privacy. “An Adoption Love Story,” 2014-15 Respect Life Program, USCCB Secre-tariat of Pro-Life Activities

Mass Schedule for the Week

Monday, August 6 NO MASS Tuesday, August 7 Saint Sixtus II and Companions 8:00 a.m. Lonnie and JoAnn Nilges Wednesday, August 8 Saint Dominic 8:00 a.m. Hubert Dudenhoeffer Thursday, August 9 Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross 7:35 a.m. Rosary—Eileen Plassmeyer 8:00 a.m. Leonard Wieberg Rosary Group—immediately after Mass Friday, August 10 Saint Lawrence 8:00 a.m. Frederick, Leona, and James Morfeld Saturday, August 11 5:00 p.m. Kenneth Huber Sunday, August 12 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 a.m. Living and deceased members of St. Joseph Parish 10:00 a.m. Lydia Boessen

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SCRIP will be on sale before and after all weekend Masses on August 11-12 and 25-26.

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Parish Support Report 2018-2019

Last weekend (Offertory), we received $ 29,994.50

Total Offertory YTD: $ 75,546.75 Total Offertory FY17-18: $ 722,172.29 Maintenance $ 95.00 Air Conditioning $ 45.00 Diocesan Missions $ 45.00 Picnic Meat Donation $ 535.00 Thank you for your generosity. ___________________________

“The Harvest is bountiful, but the laborers are few, there-fore ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers out into His harvest.” Pray for more vocations to the priest-hood and religious life!

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Baptism: Information on guidelines for those wishing to be baptized in our parish are in envelopes in the vesti-bule. Please pick one up and take it home if you or someone in your family is interested in being baptized.

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Please turn in your pledge cards for the Capital Cam-paign as soon as possible. Thank you.

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The St. Anne Sewing Circle quilt-of-the-month winner for July is Dennis Holterman.

Liturgy Assignments for August 11—12, 2018 Saturday, August 11, 5:00 p.m. Rosary: Ron and JoAnn Mertz Music: Mary Schwartz and Gretchen Berhorst Servers: Michael Kloeppel, Alaynee Oliver, Reese Kempker Lector: Dale Logan Sunday, August 12, 7:00 a.m. Rosary: Marilyn Wilde Music: Lois Sandbothe and students Servers: Simon Stuecken, Cooper Kleffner, Tyler Fortson Lector: Patsy Luebbert Offertory Gifts: Robert Brugnone Family Communion Ministers: Karen Gentges, Darlene Massman, Bill and B.J. Rodeman, Barbara Reichart Ushers: Maurice Wilde, Jim Massman, Logan Gentges, Larry Kliethermes

Saturday, August 11, 5:00 p.m. (continued) Offertory Gifts: Travis Luebbert Family Communion Ministers: Paula Berhorst, Ingrid Buthod, Kevin Huber, Debbie Kempker, Dan Knaebel Ushers: Craig Kampeter, Leon and Mary Markway, Ron Mertz Sunday, August 12, 10:00 a.m. Rosary: Eileen Plassmeyer Music: Kate Kampeter and youth singers Servers: Anna and Ben Luebbert, Alisha Miranda Lector: Vickie Dickneite Offertory Gifts: Rich Kliethermes Family Communion Ministers: Betsy Groner, Janah Massman, Suzanne Massman, Quintin Muenks, Arlene Samson Ushers: Michael Wieberg, Mark Wilde, Charles and Ethan Williams

Upcoming Meetings and Activities Scripture study will meet every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the school cafeteria at the table nearest the back door. All are welcome.

BISHOP MCKNIGHT AND SHAWN CARNEY TO SPEAK AT ST ANDREW PARISH, Holts Summit: Please make plans to join our Life Affirming Committee as St Andrew's welcomes Bishop Shawn McKnight of the Diocese of Jefferson City and Shawn Carney, Founder of 40 Days for Life for the "Cast The Vision and Ice Cream Social" on Friday, August 10, at 7 p.m. in Veit Hall. St Andrew's Life Affirming Committee has lots of surprises in store for all who attend as we hear from these two prestigious speakers for the unborn. It will be an evening of fun, fellowship, edu-cation and ICE CREAM! Please RSVP to 573-821-5130 or kathythebo@hotmail.com so that we may have enough ice cream and toppings for this first time ever event! All are welcome to attend and bring friends! St. Patrick Church and the National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church in Laurie, are hosting two events coming in August and September. There will be a Marian Conference held August 10-11 at St. Patrick Church. A Memorial Mass celebrating the life of Father Fred Barnett, founder of the Mother's Shrine, will be held on September 8 at the National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church.

Helias Catholic High School formal “re-sell” sale on Sunday, August 12, at the Helias old gym, 1305 Swifts Highway. Schedule: from 9 a.m. to 12 noon – drop off dresses to sell; from 1 to 2 p.m. – VIP early entry ($5 per person); from 2 to 4 p.m. – open shop-ping; from 5 to 6 p.m. – pick up money/dresses. The cost is $5 per dress brought in to sell. For more information, contact heli-asformalresale@gmail.com or Laura (573-230-5413) or Bobbi (573-694-5930). The sale is sponsored by the Helias Parents’ Club.

High School CCD Students and Parents: The 2018-19 year will open on Wednesday, August 29, with a Mass at 6:30 p.m. in St. Joseph's Church in Westphalia (note the change in time and place from the initial com-munication). Program overview for the year and ice-cream social will follow the Mass. All students, with at least one of their parents, are required to attend the event. The event is open to all family members.

Beginning the week of August 20, St. Anne’s Sewing Circle will resume quilting on Monday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the day in the school cafeteria. All quilters are welcome at any of the times.

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri is hosting a Stop Human Trafficking Conference on September 21 and 22. We do have some scholarships available to help cover the cost of the $25 registration fee. For questions or to register please contact Jake Seifert at 573-635-7719 or jseifert@cccnmo.org

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WESTPHALIA KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, EVENT COOK - We are currently in the process of recruiting a cook for the KC Hall. This will be for weddings and rental events at the Westphalia KC Hall. Please contact Grand Knight, Peter Verslues, at 573-690-3170, if you are interested in cooking for these events.

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As you travel this summer, you can easily find Mass times in parishes throughout this country and the world. Just go to www.masstimes.org to find the times of the Masses near your location or destination. There is no cost for using this ser-vice. There is no vacation from your obligation to attend a weekend Mass. Another resource is www.catholic-mass-times.com. Mass times for parishes in our diocese can be found on the diocesan website (diojeffcity.org). On the home page, scroll down to “Resources.” Under that heading, click on “Parish Mass times” to find all the cities/towns in the diocese.

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Attention St. Joseph School graduates of 2018: If you do not have younger siblings in St. Joseph School and you ordered a yearbook, you can pick it up in the church vestibule.

If you ordered graduation or First Communion pictures, they are also in the vestibule. Please pick up yours as soon as possible if you have not already done so. Thank you.

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Wednesday, August 15, is the feast of the Assumption of Mary and is a holyday of obliga-tion. Masses for the feast will be on Tuesday, August 14, at 6 p.m., and on Wednesday, August 15, at 6 a.m. and 8 a.m., at St. Joseph Church in Westphalia, and on Wednesday, August 15, at 6:15 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Folk.

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Sunday School: Open to all children entering Kindergarten in the Fall of 2019. Classes will be held during the 10:00 a.m. Mass every other Sunday from September to April. To register your child or for more infor-mation, please contact Jessie Stuckenschneider at 573-619-2226 or neuner_1@hotmail.com

Collection Counters: Ann Bexten, Rita Luebbering, Anne Cavender

Social Events

St. Margaret of Antioch, Osage Bend, parish picnic on Sunday, August 5. Serving from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Rummage sale/bake sale on Friday, August 10, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the American Legion Hall in Freeburg. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society Welschmeyer Family Relay for Life Team.

Sacred Heart Parish, Rich Fountain, picnic, on Sunday, August 12, Serving from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Thomas, parish picnic, on Sunday, August 19. Serving from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. ________________________________

The Diocese of Jefferson City has posted an opening for a fulltime position of Events Coordinator on the Em-ployment Page (https://diojeffcity.org/ about-us/employment-2/) of the www.diojeffcity.org website. The Events Coordinator collaborates with Catholic Center staff members to facilitate details that lead to suc-cessful events at the diocesan level. Additional information can be obtained on the website, including de-tailed job descriptions and qualifications, and an application for diocesan non-teaching employment. Ap-plicants must send a cover letter, application and résumé to the mcuria@diojeffcity.org. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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Save the Date

St. Joseph school blood drive

September 20, 2018 (Thursday)

There must be at least 56 days between blood donations.

To be eligible to give blood on September 20 your last day to donate at another drive is July 26th.

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A day in the life of a SCRIP card user: by Lisa Verslues. “Leave for work, go to Eagle Stop to get gas, use Cenex SCRIP card. Go to Panera for lunch, use Panera SCRIP card. Stop at Wal-Mart on the way home, use Wal-Mart SCRIP card. Stop at Joe’s Market to pick up what I forgot at Wal-Mart, use Joe’s SCRIP card. End my day by buying Lily a new app on the iPad using my iTunes SCRIP card.” Once you get started using the SCRIP cards, it becomes second nature!

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Age 70 ½ or older with an RMD from an IRA? Did you know that federal law allows tax free charitable distributions from your IRA? Charitable taxpayers who are age 70½ or older can direct “qualified charitable distributions” from their fund administrator directly to the charities of their choice, including one’s parish, school, or the parish capital campaign. This distribution may result in tax savings even if you are unable to itemize your deductions. For more information about how you can benefit from an IRA charitable distribution, please con-tact your IRA administrator or tax preparer.

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Reminder: If you have misplaced your pledge card for the capital campaign, there are cards and envelopes available in the vestibule of church for your use. Also, information and forms for the capital campaign are available on the parish website, under “renovation.” Progress re-ports regarding the renovation project will be updated regularly on the website.

A “Question and Answer” session regarding the Capital Campaign for the renovation of our parish church will be held on Wednesday, August 8, at 6:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria for those who have questions or concerns about the project. Now is the time to voice any questions and/or concerns you may have about this project. Thank you.

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The Holy Father’s prayer intention for August: That any far-reaching decisions of econo-mists and politicians may protect the family as one of the treasures of humanity.

Bishop McKnight’s August prayer intention for our Local Church is: May the beginning of another school year be a moment of grace for students, teachers, administrators, parents, and supporting parishes and communities to grow in knowledge of all that God provides for our good and the good of all.

St. Joseph

Patron Saint of Foster Care

Back to School

Sock Collection 2018 Please donate one pair of socks/family.

Choose a size that would fit your student.

Socks must be new.

Drop your socks in the laundry basket provided by your homeroom teacher

or the barrel outside the health-room.

Little by Little a Little Becomes a Lot.

Vicki Sallin/RN

High School Youth Rally Overview and Registration: The high school youth rally is a bi-annual event that is open to all high school age youth in the diocese and will be held on September 8 this year. The day includes nationally recognized speakers and performers, fun activities, as well as prayer and sacrament to create an experience youth will never forget! Parishes register youth and chaperones to-gether as a group and arrange their own travel to/from the event. Sign-in opens at 9:30 a.m. and the event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lunch will be provided. You may register your group online at goo.gl/forms/vBRg6vDBRGWwOs0i1 or by mail. Cost is $10/person. Make checks payable to the Di-ocese of Jefferson City. Registration deadline is Friday, August 31. The day includes nationally recog-nized speakers and performers, fun activities, as well as prayer and sacrament to create an experience youth will never forget! This year we will be joined by popular speaker and song writer, Cooper Ray, as well as our very own Oddwalk Ministries.

FAQ – Town Hall Meeting 6/24/18 (43 people in attendance)

Q: What is the suggested cost per family over the three year pledge period? A: “Active” families / 350…$4,000 / Family. $111.00/Month/36 Months.

Q: When do you want to have the pledge cards collected to determine if you will have enough money to start Phase I of the project? A: August 1st is the goal date.

Q: Does the money collected from the “church maintenance” envelope that comes in the mail go towards the church restoration/renovation fund?

A: No. The “church maintenance” money received from the monthly envelopes goes towards routine maintenance of the church. However, we are looking to add a “church restoration/renovation” envelope to the monthly envelopes mailed out as a reminder for those that wish to give monthly.

Q: Who is bidding the building project? A: Sircal. This company was suggested by the Finance Council. Father Viviano concurred, as he had worked with them on the renovation project at Helias.

Q: Will there be a professional that will be deciding on the esthetics of the renovation, specifically, to ensure the antiquity of the building inside and out and to determine color choices on the inside.

A: As far as the antiquity of the building, a number of photos from parishioners have surfaced as well as those col-lected from the Historical Society, and by direction given from Father. It is our plan to restore the church back to how it would’ve been in that time period as much as possible.

Q: Will you be keeping the Stations of the Cross and the mural paintings. A: Yes. We will keep the Stations of the Cross and the bid includes restoration of the paintings, and to put the paintings that are currently on the wall onto canvas to preserve them for future renovations.

Q: Will there be “town hall” meetings such as this prior to each phase of the restoration process? A: Yes. It is our desire to have a meeting before each phase of this process so parishioners can offer their sugges-tions and ask any questions they may have. We want to be as transparent as possible throughout this entire process.

Q: Are there any plans for restoration of the statues in church? A: At this time we do not have any bids on statute restoration.

Q: What materials are being considered for the steeple? A: The building materials being considered for the steeple are slate and copper. For this entire project, we are looking at materials that will last us 50+ years.

Q: Can we turn the pledge cards into the offertory at church? A: Yes. Pledge cards and payments can be turned into the offertory baskets at church. If you are turning in a check, please use the envelopes that say “Church Restoration Fund” so we can accurately track your donations. Addi-tional pledge cards and envelopes can be found in the back of church.

Q: Will there be any regular update as to the amount of money being collected to date? A: Yes. We will have a fundraiser thermometer in church to show monies received to date that will be updated each

weekend before Mass.

Q: When is Phase I to begin? A: Early August

Subject: Final decisions on Phase I / ready to award contract

To: St. Joseph Parishioners

We are ready to release the Phase I work through Sircal, to the selected low bid contractor. Wanted to share all the decisions that have been made by the Phase I building committee members and the Capital Campaign team. As an FYI, the Capital Campaign team members were listed on the original brochures that were sent out, and the Phase I building committee members include: Ron Berhorst, Leo Schaeffer, Kevin Huber, Travis Rehagen, David Patterson, Steve Brune, Jim Roark, Curt Lehmen, and Randy Nilges.

The bids have come in slightly under budget, which is a good thing. There are still some unknowns with Phase I, (such as what shape the underlayment is in, after the church roof is removed), so it's good that we are under budget, as we could still incur some unknown costs. Missouri Builders from the Jefferson City area was the low bidder.

Steeple: Decided to go with copper on the steeple, which will have a steel inner layer for strength (to help prevent denting). It will patina to a brownish color over time. Estimate that it would patina over a 5-7-year span. The louver vents will be repainted. The crosses on top of the steeple will be inspected for any needed work or touch up, once they get to that area of work.

Roof: Will be installing a Uniclad standing steam metal roof with a high quality, 2605 paint finish that has a 20 year warranty. Color will be a brownish color. The contractor recommended a medium bronze, which he felt would match the copper roof after patina. We are also evaluating a mansard brown, medium bronze, dark bronze, and extra dark bronze. Color samples were dropped off this week for a final decision. As an FYI, the roofing material we are looking to use was recently installed on St. Joseph's school in Jefferson City, so if anyone wanted to see an example of it, they could view it there. The dormers on the roof will be removed. New gutters and downspouts are included in the bid.

Vinyl siding replacement: Decided to go with a Berridge shingle product as the siding replacement (https://www.berridge.com/products/shingle-systems/) in a parchment (sandstone) color, to match the look of the stone, and also matches the original look of the church (see historic photo on bulletin board in vestibule). This product has a similar warranty as the roofing material and can be installed by the same contractor.

Father and the Phase I building committee agreed that we need to consider having the entire church rewired, of which an estimate is being done. This was not in our original scope, but we are looking at this as an alternate, and will consider it. The contractor is gathering more information on this now.

Father mentioned in church last weekend that enough monies have been raised to release Phase I. We are estimating the contractor could start work in October. If anyone has any other questions, feel free to respond through the parish email, or contact one of the Phase I build-ing committee members.

Thanks,

Chris Dickneite (573-619-3541)