Options for Mass Readings/Text Please use the following options to view Mass Readings and text. 1. For daily readings, prayers, podcasts, rosaries—

download this App from your app store: Laudate. 2. Mass Readings are available from the U S Council of

Catholic Bishop’s Website. Visit www.usccb.org. 3. A list of daily Mass readings is included on the second

page of the bulletin every week and can be used to find the readings in your bible.

4. Living with Christ is offering its daily missalette pages free digitally in .pdf format. Access this information here: http://www.livingwithchrist.us/e-resources/

5. Magnificat has a subscription service and an app that incudes the Order of Mass. The app and digital issues have been free during the pandemic.

Visit: https://us.magnificat.net/free

Act of Spiritual Communion There is a beautiful tradition of making an Act of Spiritual Communion. Below is an example:

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Blessed Sacra-ment. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

ST. AUGUSTINE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

211 SOUTH MESSMER, PO BOX 26

KELSO, MO 63758-0026

Established 1878

ST. JOSEPH

CATHOLIC CHURCH Physical: 604 SYCAMORE STREET,

Mail: 201 SOUTH MESSMER

SCOTT CITY, MO 63780

Established 1911

St. Augustine Church Parish Office Phone and Fax: 264-4106 E-mail: parishoffice4106@gmail.com Office Hours: 8:30 am to Noon; 1-2:30 pm (Tues-Thurs) Website: www.stakelso.org Parish Council President: Mike Westrich St. Anne’s President: Debbie Drury To activate prayer line call Irene Blattel, 264-2596.

St. Augustine School Principal: Mrs. Sarah Cato Office: 264-4644 Fax: 264-1475 Website: stakelso.eduk12.net School Hours: 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM Gym/Kitchen: 264-1105 School Board President: Edward Landewee

St. Joseph Parish Parish Office—Hours: 8:30 to Noon; 1-2:30 (T-Th) Phone and Fax: 264-4106 Website: www.stjosephsc.org E-mail: parishoffice4106@gmail.com Parish Council President: Mike Miller CCW President: Joyce Luten, 979-7599 To activate the prayer line call Shirley Williams, 264-4874 or Judy Poyner, 264-2226

St. Joseph School Administrator: Mrs. Betty Spalding Administrative Assistant: Linda Uhrhan Website: stjoescottcity.eduk12.net School Hours: 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM Office: 264-2600 Fax: 264-1325 School Board President: Annie Enderle

Fr. Michael Casteel, Pastor

Rectory Phone: 264-4724 August 9, 2020

St. Augustine Parish honored their 2020 High School Graduates on Sunday, July 19th. We are proud of you!.

Scripture Readings

8/9: 1Kgs 19: 9a, 11-13a; Rom 9: 1-5; Mt 14: 22-33 8/10: 2 Cor 9: 6-10; Jn 12: 24-26 8/11: Ez 2: 8—3:4; Mt 18: 1-5, 10, 12-14 8/12: Ez 9: 1-7; 10: 18-22; Mt 18: 15-20

8/13: Ez 12: 1-12; Mt 18: 21—19:1 8/14: Ez 16: 1-15, 60, 63 or 16: 59-63: Mt 19: 3-12 8/15: 1 Chr 15: 3-4, 15-16; 16: 1-2; 1 Cor 15: 54b-57; Lk 11: 27-28 8/16: Is 56: 1, 6-7; Rom 11: 13-15, 29-32; Mt 15: 21-28

Please Remember in Prayer

Our Sick, Homebound and Nursing Home Residents

St. Augustine: Ken Alderman, Rita Drury, Raymond & Marian Essner, Wilfred Glasser, Dorothy Glastetter, Alene Heisserer, Lucille Kieffer, Shirley LeDure, Bernice Reinagel, Stella Reinagel, Arvella Robert, Revella Schlosser.

St. Joseph: Ethan Blankenship, Paul Brockmeyer, Miranda Cruz-Glasser, Brenda Garner, Annis Heuring, Linda Kesterson, Sharon Meyer, Joyce (Bles) Rogers, Gary Schaefer, David Ziegler.

We also remember in prayer those of our parish family who are battling chronic illnesses and those who are homebound and are

no longer able to attend Mass due to present health concerns.

Prayer for Healing Loving and compassionate God, when your Son walked this earth he extended his healing hand toward the sick and cured those afflicted with every disease. We turn to you now in our need and ask you to care for those who are ill. Protect those who face surgery, and watch over those held bound by infirmity. Through the power of your healing love, free from every disease and suffering those who are beset by poor health. Guide with your wisdom all who provide care, and assist doctors, nurses, and medical workers so that they may effectively relieve suffering and bring health to all who they treat. Amen.

St. Augustine Church Support August 2, 2020 Envelopes $ 5,355.00 Loose $ 101.00 Total Collection $ 5,456.00 Budget $ 6,730.76 Over/Under Budget$ - 1,274.76 Fiscal Year to Date $ - 6,001.05

St. Joseph Parish Support August 2, 2020 Envelopes & Youth $ 3,145.00 Plate $ 11.00 Total Collection $ ,3,156.00 Budget $ 2,913.46 Over/Under Budget $ + 242.54 Fiscal Year to Date $ - 748.30

Sacramental Preparation Contact the pastor 6 months prior

to the date of wedding for marriage preparation. Contact the pastor for baptismal preparation.

Bulletin Deadline Noon on Tuesday

Catholic Radio Tune to FM 89.1 or 94.3

Missouri Catholic Conference The Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) is an informative website which brings current news to your fingertips. The MCC does an exceptional job as watchdog & advocate in our state, providing talking points and links for our voices to be heard. It's so easy to do! We encourage everyone to sign up for the email updates and visit the website: www.mocatholic.org.

St. Augustine Credit Union With almost 500 members, STA Credit Union continues to serve our great com-munity. Offering good dividend rates on share accounts and low interest loans, we are offering a great service for our won-derful St. Augustine parishioners and their families. For more info, contact Mary Kay Schlosser, 382-1174 or Laurie Essner at 270-3724.

Attention Parishioners!! Please continue to support your parish through this diffi-cult time. We encourage you to set up online bill pay-ments from your bank or mail your contributions to St. Augustine Parish, PO Box 26, Kelso, MO 63758 or St. Joseph Parish, 201 South Messmer, Scott City, MO 63780. A secure drop box is located on the outside of the Parish Office Building for parishioners from either parish. The bulletin is available for pick up at the South (side) entrance of St. Augustine(by 2:30 PM on Thursdays).

Diocesan Online Resource Library Check out the many new additions to the Diocesan online resource library. Most of the print and video resources housed in The Catholic Center in Springfield are available online to browse and to request for checkout! Visit https://dioscglibrary.libib.com/ to access the online li-brary. For help, email or call Shasta Beckers at sbeck-ers@dioscg.org (417)866-0841.

St. Augustine School Registration (20/21 School Yr) St. Augustine School is accepting registrations for grades K-8 and for our Early Learning Center’s 2 year old class, 3 year old class and Pre-K. Registration forms are avail-able in the parish office, school office or on the school website: https://stakelso.eduk12.net under “Forms and Documents”. Call the school for info, 264-4644, leave a message and your call will be returned during summer office hours.

Interim Mass Time change at St. Augustine Church To help alleviate crowds at our Masses, Fr. Michael has added an additional Mass at 7 AM on Sundays at St. Augustine Church. Therefore the normal 8 AM Mass will be temporarily held at 8:30 AM at St. Augustine Church.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults 2020-21 All members of the Church are God’s messengers. Share your gift of Faith. Seriously consider offering an invitation to friends, neighbors, and relatives to learn more about our Catholic Faith. If you know someone who might be interested in our Catholic Faith, please fill out the form below and turn it in to the Parish Office or contact Fr. Michael, 264-4724. RCIA Classes begin in September!

Name(s) to contact:______________________________

Address: _____________________________________

_____________________________________

Phone:________________________________________ ___I will tell them to expect your call. ___You may tell them I said to contact them. ___I prefer to remain anonymous.

Signed:______________________Phone:___________ Clip and place in Collection Basket or bring to Parish Office

Sunday Breakfast Third Sunday Breakfast. Knights of Columbus in Scott City will host their 3rd Sunday breakfast on Sunday, August 16th from 7:30-10:30 am. Serving pancakes, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and homemade pork sausage. All for your good will donation. They will be hosting these break-fasts the 3rd Sunday of each month.

Safe Environment VIRTUS © Training Training sessions are for adults only, and participants must be present for the entire training. Updated schedules may be found at www.dioscg.org, on the diocesan calendar, or at www.virtus.org. Pre-registration is necessary: go to www.virtus.org and click on "registration" on the left or call your parish/school office for assistance. Due to the Corona Virus we have taken the precautionary step of mak-ing available an online option for the VIRTUS Protecting God's Children training for Adults. This is a temporary preventative action as we will continue to offer the live training, as well. Contact the Office of Child and Youth Protection, (417) 866-0841 with questions.

Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass CANCELED Given the risks related to COVID-19 to those who might attend, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Annual Wedding Anniversary Celebrations. Despite these circumstances, Bishop Edward Rice desires to affirm and celebrate the love of all married couples with an Epis-copal Blessing. Those celebrating 25 and 50 years of mar-riage will also receive a special gift. The registration form can be found on the Family Life page of the diocesan web-site at dioscg.org, or email kbrayman@dioscg.org. To re-ceive a blessing from Bishop, please register by August 21, 2020. These are unprecedented times and we appreciate your patience as we work through these challenges. We look forward to next year's wedding celebration and will share those dates in early 2021.

Purified Event for Families Purified, A life-changing event for Families (Ages 13+) is scheduled for Monday, November 30, 2020 from 7-9 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Jackson, MO. The inno-cence of the family is under attack like never before. Come and discover how to protect and heal yours. Evening in-cludes Chastity presentation for teens and parents, Sacra-ment of Reconciliation, Eucharistic Adoration and Free Materials for every family! Tickets are $20. Register at Chastity.com/Purified. For Info: 210-215-5681 or 573-450-4681. Buy 2 tickets, get one free (limited quantity).

Catechetical Institute—Franciscan University Online Catechetical Institute. This program is designed for you to work at your own pace—sign in and sign out when it is convenient for you. It is provided totally free of cost due to a generous gift from the Missouri Knights of Co-lumbus. You may access it through the following link: https://franciscanathome.com/scg . Once on the page, scroll down to “Register Online” and click on “My parish is already registered and I would like to set up my FREE personal account under that institution.” Follow di-rections to set up an account.

Covenant Network Covenant Network can increase your awareness of faith in your life as we offer inspiring and informative program-ming throughout the day and night. In addition to the Mass and the Rosary, we pray The Angelus, the Divine Mercy Chaplet and other prayers daily. We feature call-in shows that answer questions about Scripture, Church histo-ry, lives of the Saints and current events. Stay in touch with your faith by listening to Catholic radio on KHJM 89.1 FM, our Covenant Network app on your mobile device or at ourcatholicradio.org.

Grandparent Workshop Grandkids make life grand!! Grandparent workshop on Sat-urday, September 19th from 9:30 am to noon at Eisleben Lutheran Church, free event. Call 264-2762 to register.

A Stewardship Moment Elijah recognized the voice of God not in the strong and heavy wind, not in the earthquake, and not in the fire, but in a tiny whispering sound. May we find enough quiet in our clamor-

ous world to hear His voice and discern what He is calling us to be.

Religious Publications, Pamphlets and Books Please bring any religious publications, pamphlets or books to Father Michael before placing them in either church.

Have you been receiving the bulletin by email? The bulletin and other important information is being sent via email each week. If you have not been receiving this, please send your email address to the parish office at: parishof-fice4106@gmail.com.

St. Augustine Parish Information

St. Augustine Mass Schedule Saturday Eve at 6:00 PM

Sunday at 8:00 AM Tuesday at 7 PM, Wednesday at 8 AM Thursday at 7 AM and Friday at 8 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday’s at St. Augustine, 5:30 PM.

Available by appointment.

Gym/Parish Community Center Rental For St. Augustine contact

the Parish Office, 573-264-4106.

Registration Please contact the parish office to register. Forms are available on the Bulletin Board.

St. Augustine Mass Intentions

Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 6 PM Francis & Anna Rose Bles Family

(50th Wedding Anniversary)

Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 7 AM Liv & Dec Luke & Alice Ressel † Family

Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 8:30 AM St. Augustine Parishioners

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 7 PM Zeta Welter †

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 8 AM

Marie Westrich †

Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 7 AM Laverne Rosenquist †

Friday, August 14, 2020 at 8 AM Liv & Dec Richard Hinkebein Family

Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 6 PM Buster Kluesner Family

Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 7 AM Leo & Hilda Berghoff †

Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 8:30 AM St. Augustine Parishioners

St. Augustine Liturgical Roles Weekend of August 16 Sacristans Lectors 6 pm Allen/Becky Collier Teresa Wilhelm 7 am Patty Schaefer K. Fennewald 8:30 am Laura Higgerson Robert Essner Servers 6 pm, 7 am, 8:30 am NO ALTAR SERVERS Eucharistic Ministers 6 pm Becky Collier 7 am Patty Schaefer 8:30 am Karla Essner Ushers 6 pm Allen Collier, Ty Collier, Donald Essner 7 am Mark Essner, Brian Ziegler, Chad Seiler Daniel Raines

8:30 am Mike Landewee, Edward G. Landewee, Randy Essner, Randal Friend

St. Augustine Parish Calendar

Sunday, August 9 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7 AM Mass at St. Augustine Church 8:30 AM Mass at St. Augustine Church (live-streamed)

Confirmation Class

Monday, August 10 Saint Lawrence

Parish Office Closed; No Afternoon Quilting 6 PM Rosary (use social distancing & hand sanitizer)

Tuesday, August 11 Saint Clare; 7 PM Mass at St. Augustine Church

Wednesday, August 12 Weekday; Saint Jane Frances de Chantal; 8 AM Mass 8 am to 6 pm Adoration at St. Augustine Church

Thursday, August 13 Weekday; Saints Pontian and Hippolytus; 7 AM Mass

Adoration begins at 8 AM and continues to 3 pm Friday 6 PM St. Augustine School Board Meeting 7 PM St. Augustine Parish Council Meeting

Friday, August 14 Saint Maximilian Kolbe; 8 AM Mass at St. Augustine Church

Adoration until 3 PM Parish Office Closed

Saturday, August 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Not a Holy Day of Obligation this year)

6 PM Vigil Mass at St. Augustine Church

Sunday, August 16 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7 AM Mass at St. Augustine Church 8:30 AM Mass at St. Augustine Church (live-streamed)

Confirmation Class

St. Joseph Liturgical Roles Weekend of August 16 Lectors 4 pm Jack Baker 10 am Tisha Lohmann

Servers 4 pm NO ALTAR SERVERS 10 am NO ALTAR SERVERS

Eucharistic Ministers 4 pm Linda Johnston 10 am Betty Spalding Ushers 4 pm Curtis & Clayton Hall, Volunteers Needed 10 am Steve Koehler, Matt Koehler, Volunteers Needed

Sacristans: 4 pm Shirley Williams 10 am Joyce Luten

Money Counters: Money will be counted by parish staff

St. Joseph Parish Information

St. Joseph Mass Intentions

Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 4 PM Eric Uhrhan †

Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 10 AM St. Joseph Parishioners

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 6 PM

Helen Johnson †

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7 AM Barbara Lynch †

Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 8 AM

Herb & Tracy Holder †

Friday, August 14, 2020 at 7 AM

Vincent Uhrhan †

Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 4 PM Herman & Rita Jansen †

Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 10 AM St. Joseph Parishioners

St. Joseph Parish Calendar

Sunday, August 9 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

10 AM Mass at St. Joseph Church Confirmation Class

Monday, August 10 Saint Lawrence

Parish Office Closed

Tuesday, August 11 Saint Clare

6 PM Mass at St. Joseph Church

Wednesday, August 12 Weekday; Saint Jane Frances de Chantal

7 AM Mass at St. Joseph

Thursday, August 13 Weekday; Saints Pontian and Hippolytus

8 AM Mass at St. Joseph Church

Friday, August 14 Saint Maximilian Kolbe

7 AM Mass at St. Joseph Church Parish Office Closed

Saturday, August 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Not a Holy Day of Obligation this year 4 PM Vigil Mass at St. Joseph Church

Sunday, August 16 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

10 AM Mass at St. Joseph Church Confirmation Class

St. Joseph Mass Schedule Saturday Eve at 4:00 PM

Sunday at 10:00 AM Tuesday at 6 PM, Wednesday at 7 AM Thursday at 8 AM and Friday at 7 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday’s at St. Joseph, 3:30PM.

Available anytime by appointment.

Gym/Parish Community Center Rental For St. Joseph contact

St. Joseph School at 264-2600.

Registration Please contact the parish office to register.

Forms are also available on the Church Bulletin Board.

St. Joseph Vocations Committee Please pray for all seminarians and sisters everyday, and especially for Ryan Briggs, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 5200 Glennon Dr., St. Louis, MO 63119. Read stories to your children about persons who have reached out in service to others then discuss the stories.

St. Augustine Parish News

Welcome! St. Augustine Parish would like to welcome the following who have recently registered with the parish: Mr. Jeremy French, Ms. Katy Behrmann and their children, Matthew Fox, Mya, Anson and Jace French. Mr. & Mrs. Kirt and Kelly Burger and daughter Kaia Burg-er. We are blessed to have you join our parish family!

Baptism Welcome to Wyatt Joseph Brant, infant son of Wesley Brant and Lela Durbin, who was baptized on Sun-day, August 2 at St. Augustine Church. Congratula-tions!!

40 Hours of Adoration Forty hours of Adoration at St. Augustine Church will be held on Wednesdays from 8 am to 6 pm and on Thursdays starting at 8 am and continuing until Friday at 3 PM. Masses are Wednesdays at 8 AM, Thursdays at 7 AM and Fridays at 8 AM. May God’s voice resound in your hearts as you spend time with him in prayer. Please bring your own prayer aids as there will be none available. Disinfect the pew when leaving with the spray and cloth provided. In addition, St. Mary’s Ca-thedral is offering Adoration Monday through Friday from 9 am to 6 pm. For information, call Donna Anderson, 450-1451. This is being offered during the absence of Adoration at St. Francis Medical Center.

St. Augustine School News

St. Augustine Dinner Auction PLEASE READ!!! After much thought and many prayers, the St. Augustine 2020 Dinner Auction Committee has decided to conduct the March, 2020 Dinner Auction online. Please be on the look out for more details soon but mark your calendars and plan to bid October 3-9, 2020! We ask for your understand-ing as we navigate these challenging times!

St. Augustine School Summer Office Hours St. Augustine School’s Summer Office hours are on Mon-days from 9 am to noon.

James Reinagel Memorial/St. Augustine Golf Tourney Save the date!! The James Reinagel Memorial/St. Augustine School Golf Tournament is scheduled for Mon, Sept 14, 2020 at Kimbeland Golf Course. Noon tee time.

Position Openings St. Augustine School in Kelso, MO has a Custodial Staff Position opening. This posi-tion begins in August and is a full-time po-sition with benefits. This individual will be

responsible for disinfecting the school each day. St. Augus-tine School is also accepting applications for a part-time cook working 4 hours per day, 5 days per week. Each posi-tion pays $9.45 per hour. Must complete VIRTUS training, background check and sign a code of conduct upon hire. Contact Mrs. Sarah Cato, Principal at 264-4644 or scato@stakelso.eduk12.net for info.

St. Joseph School News

St. Joseph School Registration (2020-21 School Yr) St. Joseph School is now accepting registrations for the 2020/21 School year for grades Pre-K through 8th grade. Contact St. Joseph school for all the details, 264-2600.

St. Joseph School Summer Office Hours St. Joseph School’s Summer Office hours are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 am to noon. The parish office will remain open normal hours Tues, Wed, Thurs, 8:30-2:30.

Confirmation—Next Class is Today, August 9th Welcome back! Classes will resume on Sunday, August 9th (please wear masks and use social distancing). This could change depending on the pandemic. Classes for students in grades 7, 8 & 9 will be held

at St. Joseph. Meet in church for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 6:30 PM. Benediction at 8 PM. Classes for High School students in grades 10, 11 & 12 will be held at St. Augustine. Meet in church for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 7 PM. Benediction at 8:30 PM. Par-ents, Families and Parishioners are invited and encouraged to stay for Adoration while maintaining social distancing. We will be working on our Saint Posters. COME PRE-PARED!!! The info sheet was sent on remind and in last week’s bulletins, look for it, print it, BRING IT WITH YOU. Also you must attend a retreat before confirmation. There are 3 options. The first one is Saturday, August 15th at Jackson KC hall. You must register by August 10th. It is an all day event. The second one is Saturday, August 29th at St. Vincent’s in Cape Girardeau—again ALL day event. Look for more details about this at August 9th’s Class. The third option will be at the end of Septem-ber and will be two 6 hour days at St. Augustine. For ques-tions, please see your group leader.

Diocesan Development Fund Appeal

To date, St. Augustine Parish has received $37,850 (Goal: $68,751) and St. Joseph Parish has received $13,620 (Goal: $18,080). If you have not yet made your pledge, please prayerfully consider a gift in the amount you are able to contribute. Across the diocese, $1,684,917 has been pledged toward the $2,650,000 goal. The diocese & Church in southern Missouri ask for your prayers and participation.

Red Cross Blood Drive The St. Augustine School, Ladies Sodality, and KC’s will host a blood drive on Monday, August 31st from 2:30-6:30 at the KC Hall Upper Level. Incentive prizes will be given to student classes for signing up family members and friends to come donate. There will be Covid 19 testing

added for everyone who donates. You can go to the Red Cross Blood website to sign up. Please open your hearts and be generous by donating! Thank you, Ladies Sodality.