Father Mark A. Porterfield, Pastor

Father Stephen W. Jones

Pastoral Administrator

frjones@heliascatholic.com

Deacon Francis Butel 573-893-3049

Deacon Steve Kliethermes

573-893-3693

Deacon Brad Jones 573-634-3088

Mr. Mark McGuire IV, Pastoral Minister

brpiomaria@gmail.com

Mrs. Julie Clingman Principal

573-893-3519

principal@stmartinjc.org

Mrs. Cathy Francka, Bookkeeper

cfrancka@stmartinjc.org

Ms. Judy Eggen, Secretary

Stmartinparishoffice@gmail.com

Mrs. Julie Erwin,

Parish Council President

pcouncil@stmartinjc.org

The place God calls you to

is the place where your deep gladness

and the world’s deep hunger meet.

Your life was made for it.

Your soul depends on it.

Pray to find your way.

Please pray for all seminarians.

Your prayers and support make a difference.

Help in creating a culture of vocation.

REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:30pm, Sunday: *7:30am and 10:30am

Monday: No Mass | *Tuesday: 5:30pm

*Wednesday - Friday: 8:00am

*Weekday Masses and Sunday 7:30 Mass will be

live-streamed on the parish Facebook page.

CONFESSION: Tues: 5-5:20pm; Wed-Fri: 7:30-7:50am

Saturday: 4:30-5:15 Sunday: 7-7:20am and 10-10:20am

Parish Office Hours: Monday: Closed

Tuesday-Friday: After

morning Mass until 4:00pm

School Office Hours:

Mon-Thurs: 9am-12pm.

Please call before you

come so we can be

prepared to help you

when you arrive.

Parish: 7148 St. Martins Blvd, Jefferson City, MO 65109 | 573-893-2923

School: 7206 St. Martins Blvd, Jefferson City, MO 65109 | 573-893-3519

Website: www.stmartin.diojeffcity.org

SUNDAY MAY 31, 2020

V O C A T I O N C O R N E R

As we honor the Mother of

our Lord as the “Queen of

May,” may there be a

greater respect and

appreciation for

all women on

earth who

nourish us in

mind, body

and soul.

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

As we work through ways to

accommodate the COVID-19

restrictions while having public

Mass, ministers’ duties may change.

So, for the next few weeks, parish

staff will be scheduling ministers for

the weekend liturgies. Thank you

for your patience as we adjust to

the new requirements.

MASS ATTENDANCE

Bishop McKnight has dispensed us

from the obligation to attend

Sunday Mass until June 30, 2020.

Those who are at risk because of

underlying health issues or are over

60 are strongly encouraged, for

their own health, to avoid the risk of

attending public celebrations of

the Mass.

BISHOP MCKNIGHT’S

MONTHLY PRAYER

INTENTION

If you would like to have the St. Martin’s Prayer Line

pray for your special needs, please email

Sandie Cope, sandieicu@gmail.com

All bulletin announcements are due the Tuesday

before the weekend you wish to print in, by 9:00 am.

Please email them to stmartinparishoffice@gmail.com.

MAY 24, 2020

ENVELOPES: $11,072.00

ACH: $5,575.25

LOOSE: $130.00

EASTER: $2.00

TOTAL: $16,779.25

P A R I S H F I N A N C I A L S WEEKLY PARISH SCHEDULE

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Weekly Bingo - CANCELLED UNTIL

FURTHER NOTICE

Cosmic Bingo - Tentatively rescheduled for SEPTEMBER 19, 2020.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

May 31: Jacob Andrews, Rebecca Carel, Steven Scheulen, Tammy Schmitz, Shawn Stegeman, Luke Vanderfeltz, Terry Voss, Lisa Wieberg

June 1: Kenneth Coffey, Marilue Hemmel, David Hoy, Easton McDonald, Timothy Tharp, Deborah Twehus

June 2: Jonathan Benne, Dorothy Carel, Danielle Killion, Kim Rollins

June 3: Lisa Hennon, Hayden Moellers

June 4: Lawrence Fritz, Janette Holt, Megan Hutchcraft, Emily Loethen

June 5: Charlotte Block, Amy Greenbank, Mary Melcher, Ashley Moore, Isabel Schulte

June 6: Rosaline Dulle, Brenda Duncan, Troy Eichelberger, Jocelyn Hammann, Jacob Kliethermes, Donna Smith

M A S S I N T E N T I O N S

t Indicates deceased

6/1 NO MASS

6/2 t Gene and Agnes Benne

6/3 t Francis and Rosemary Schulte

Rose Ann Schulte

6/4 t Fr. Ed Schmidt

6/5 t Steve Bode

6/6 B. Duncan (health & well-being)

6/7 People of the Parish

t Joe Francka

† Andrea Bondurant, wife of Danny and mother of Ethan and Jordan.

May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

CONGRATULATIONS

“Congratulations” to our 2nd Graders

who received their First Holy

Communion last week. Please

continue to pray for them and their

families as they continue their faith

journeys.

CONFIRMATION St. Martin’s Confirmation will be today,

Sunday, May 31 at 1pm for candidates

with the last name A-K and on

Sunday, June 7 at 1pm for candidates

with the names L-Z. Both Masses will be

in the gym with limited guests -

candidate, sponsor, and parents only.

Thank you to the Confirmands who

made this extra-large class extra

wonderful! We also thank all of the

volunteers who helped facilitate our

meetings, cleaned up, and made the

delicious cookies and treats!

ADULT FAITH FORMATION We meet on Tuesdays after Mass in

the cafeteria, with the usual social

distancing and guidelines. We will

continue with our Diocesan pastoral

planning process. All are welcome to

attend.

MONDAY SCRIPTURE GROUP The Monday evening Scripture Group

will resume meeting on Monday,

June 1 at church. For more information

contact Barb Mertens at 893-4796.

F R O M O U R

P A S T O R A L M I N I S T E R ,

M A R K M C G U I R E B R P I O M A R I A @ G M A I L . C O M

R E S T I N P E A C E

MADE 4 MORE EVENT

The MADE FOR MORE: VISIONS OF THE

PROMISED LAND event originally

scheduled for May 5 at St. Joseph

Cathedral has been rescheduled for

Tuesday, September 15. If you have

already purchased your tickets, please

retain them as they will be good for

the rescheduled event.

SUNDAY, MAY 31 Confirmation #1| 1:00pm

(This is a private Mass.)

TUESDAY, JUNE 2

School Board | 6:00pm

SUNDAY, JUNE 7 Confirmation #2 | 1:00pm

(This is a private Mass.)

TUESDAY, JUNE 16 8th Grade Graduation | 6:00pm

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 Helias Catholic Graduation | 7:00pm

Come Holy Spirit,

fill the hearts of your faithful

and kindle in them the fire

of your love. Send forth

your Spirit and they shall

be created. And You shall renew

the face of the earth.

O, God, who by the light of the

Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts

of the faithful, grant that by the same

Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and

ever enjoy His consolations,

Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

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PARISH NEWS & EVENTS

PARISH SCHOOL AND YO UTH NEWS

PARISH PICNIC Given the current COVID-19 restrictions in place, parish

leadership has decided we definitely will not be able to

have a “normal” picnic, however, we are planning to

have some type of event on Picnic Sunday, July 12.

Although not the same as our parish picnic, we hope to

provide an opportunity for our parish to serve each other

and the community. Please mark your calendars for this

day. Many volunteers will be needed to help make this

event a success. Watch the bulletin and social media

for more information.

COVID-19 SPIRITUAL ADOPTION If you or your prayer group would like to spiritually adopt

an individual or family within our diocese that has been

affected by the coronavirus, please contact

Erin Boeckmann at eboeckmann@diojeffcity.org. Only

first names of those affected by the virus will be shared.

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES Due to the COVID-19 situation, we are not automatically

scheduling all liturgical ministers on the list. If you are

able to get out and willing to be a minister at the

weekend Masses, please call or email the parish office.

HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION UTV RAFFLE The Home & School Association has extended sales for

the UTV Raffle and set the new draw date for July 12 at

the parish event or live on Facebook, depending on the

COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time. Our goal is to

sell 1,000 tickets, which will result in $35,000 profit for our

school.

-school families may purchase through their FACTS family

account at https://payit.nelnet.net/form/nSIWnly7.

This online ticket takes the place of a paper ticket.

-non-school families may purchase tickets online at:

https://payit.nelnet.net/form/fMRZChke.

This online ticket takes the place of a paper ticket.

You may also contact the parish office to purchase UTV

raffle tickets.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY If you knit or crochet, please consider joining the parish

prayer shawl ministry. We meet each month on the 1st

and 3rd Mondays from 10-12 to create prayer shawls to

give to people in need of comfort and encouragement.

We also have lap afghans and shawls suitable for men,

children, and people in wheel chairs. There is no charge

for them. Please call Shirley Schwarzer at 301-0375 if you

or someone you know needs a prayer shawl or if you

would like to join the ministry.

CAFETERIA JOB OPENING The cafeteria is in need of a part-time assistant cook.

Please contact Cara Carel at 573-539-0067 or

ccarel@stmartinjc.org if you are interested in the position

or would like more information.

FOOD ASSISTANCE Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act,

families that qualify for free or reduced price meals at

school may be eligible for a new, one-time Pandemic

Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) of up to $302 per child

(Pre-K through Grade 12) to help cover the cost of meals

students have eaten at home on days that schools have

been closed. If your child was not previously eligible for

free or reduced price meals, but you have now lost

income, you may be eligible to receive P-EBT benefits.

(School families have received an email with information

on the program.) You can apply online at

www.EmergencyMealSurvey.com/MO. To request a

paper application, contact the Food and Nutrition

Services Office at 573-893-3519.

TOTUS TUUS Our parish will be hosting Totus Tuus from July 26th-31st.

Sessions for 3rd-6th grade will be from 9am-12pm.

Sessions for 7th-12th grade will be from 6:30-9:30pm.

This is a summer Catholic youth program dedicated to

sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith

through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness,

and Eucharistic worship. It is a wonderful opportunity to

engage our faith in a fun atmosphere. The evening

program for the upper grades is amazing, so please do

your child a favor and sign them up for it - they will be

glad you did!

Because the program has to be modified to meet the

guidelines for the health and safety of everyone, we will

only be able to have 3rd graders and older this year.

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-serve basis due to a

limited group size. If we have more 3rd-6th graders than

we can accommodate in the morning sessions, there

may be an option for an afternoon session. Registration

forms are in the back of church and on the parish

website. Call the parish office or contact Mark McGuire

at brpiomaria@gmail.com if you have questions.