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

Third Sunday of Easter —May 5, 2019

The disciples recognized the Lord Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

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 2019

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

St. Joseph Pastor/Rectory Father Viviano 455-2725 St. Joseph School Principal Tammy Ogden 455-2339 Parish Council President Steve Brune 659-3332 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 Sacristan Dennis Holterman 619-3397 Convent 455-2212 Cafeteria Use/Rental School Office 455-2339 HS religious education stjoewestphaliaccd@yahoo.com 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 Mike Massman 418-7029 K of C Ladies Aux Pres. Darla Veltrop 291-0047 Knights of Columbus Hall Rental (Theresa Huhn) 680-0992 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:

Ann Bolden, Jerry Sinquefield, Hayden Backes, Emma Kemp-ker, Lynn Proctor, Bro. Roman Wilbers, Dona Robben, Ronald Baker, Audrey Rankin, Rita Buersmeyer, Joey and Danny Vivi-ano, Brennan Schulte, Kyler Stark, Linda Probst, Dave Crede, Jeff Plesser, Bill Masterson, Rhonda (Luebbering) Kloeppel, Alfred Wieberg, Anna Mae Holterman, Owen Masterson, Becky McClure, Albert Wieberg, Brandon Schulte, Father Dave Maher, A.H., Margaret Romph, 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 455-2725.

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

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Word of Life:

“Jesus, Lord of Life, transform the hearts of all elected leaders to recognize that infanticide is wrong and must not be tolerated. Open hearts and minds to recog-nize and defend the precious gift of every human life.” USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activi-ties “Prayer for an End to Infanticide.”

Mass Schedule for the Week

Monday, May 6 NO MASS Tuesday, May 7 8:00 a.m. Arthur Luecke Wednesday, May 8 8:00 a.m. Eddie Boes Thursday, May 9 7:35 a.m. Rosary—Eileen Plassmeyer 8:00 a.m. Shirley, Mary, and Gerald Otto Rosary Group—immediately after Mass Friday, May 10 Saint Damien de Veuster 8:00 a.m. William Markway Saturday, May 11 5:00 p.m. Fred and Meg Verslues Sunday, May 12 Fourth Sunday of Easter 7:00 a.m. Living and deceased members of St. Joseph and St. Anthony parishes 10:00 a.m. Reuben and Paul (Arty) Luebbering

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Parish Support Report 2018-2019 Last weekend (Offertory), we received $ 8,544.50 Total Offertory YTD: $ 625,723.07 Total Offertory FY17-18: $ 722,172.29 Maintenance Fund $ 20.00 Infirm Priests $ 262.00 Catholic Home Missions $ 525.00 Thank you for your generosity.

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SCRIP will be on sale before and after all weekend Masses on May 4-5 and 18-19.

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Bulletin deadline - Items for bulletin must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays (455-2320) prior to the week-end’s bulletin. Items can also be emailed to bulle-tinemail@yahoo.com.

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Mid America Bank is hosting a FREE Com-munity Shred Day on May 18, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Wardsville location. Please come and bring your confidential papers and watch as they are destroyed! Please remove binder clips; paper clips and staples need not be removed.

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St. Joseph Parish invites all high school, col-lege and technical/vocational school graduates to be recognized at the 10:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 12.

Saturday, May 11, 5:00 p.m. Rosary: Connie Reichart Music: Mary Rakestraw, Gary and Darlene Schanzmeyer Servers: Anna Rakestraw, Jackson and Austin Schenewerk Lector: Angie Schulte Sunday, May 12, 7:00 a.m. Rosary: Barbara Reichart Music: Ella Winkelman and Sandy Bexten Servers: Lauren Berhorst, Easton Haslag, Patrick Holterman Lector: Eleanor Kloeppel Offertory Gifts: A.J. and Irene Hentges Communion Ministers: Charlie and Margie Luebbert, Kristy Luebbert, Patsy Luebbert, Susan Winkelman Ushers: Maurice Wilde, Dean Luecke, Larry Berhorst, Nick Berhorst

Saturday, May 11, 5:00 p.m. (continued) Offertory Gifts: Dave Wieberg Family Communion Ministers: Kevin Huber, Dan Knaebel, Barb Nilges, Floyd Reinkemeyer, Angela Stuecken Ushers: Leon and Mary Markway, Kelly Otto, Ben Plassmeyer Sunday, May 12, 10:00 a.m. Rosary: Betsy Groner Music: Leah Groene, Abby and Zoe Rehagen, Allie Hale Servers: Vivian Bax, Cody Berhorst, Kadence Berhorst Lector: Chris Luebbert Offertory Gifts: Donald Holterman Family Communion Ministers: Angie Morfeld, Quintin Muenks, Norbert and Eileen Plassmeyer, Kelly Royston Ushers: Steve Massman, Roger Morfeld, William Orschelen, Rick Otto

Upcoming Meetings and Activities

St. Anne’s Sewing Circle will be 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.

Scripture study will meet on Wednesdays, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the school cafeteria at the table nearest the back door. All are welcome.

Bake Sale Mother’s Day Weekend, May 11-12 - Need a gift or dessert to celebrate Mom this Mother’s Day? The NCYC group will be hosting a bake sale after all weekend Masses at St. Joseph and St. Anthony par-ishes. All items will be priced at $5. If you’re a parishioner who happens to love baking and would like to do-nate extra items for the sale, we would gladly receive them! Items can be delivered to St. Joseph school cafete-ria any time after 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. Thank you!

Baptismal preparation: The dates for the 2019 Baptismal preparation classes are June 11, September 10, and November 12. All 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 a class and receive the preparation materials for the class (573-619-9657).

Wine & Shrine II - Must RSVP: Wine & Shrine II (June 17) is a family friendly event. Our speaker is going to draw a large crowd and seating will be limited. We want to offer parishioners from St. Joseph & St. Anthony parishes the first opportunity to register over the next weeks before we advertise outside our parishes. To RSVP, go to www.stjosephwestphalia.org. If you do not have computer access or if you have questions, call 573-694-6319 or email at wineandshrine@gmail.com.

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Social Events

American Legion Barbecue and Auxiliary bake sale on Friday, May 10. Serving pork steak and pork burgers from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lions Hall.

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WANTED: Co-Chairs for the Parish Picnic! St. Joseph's Parish Picnic is Sunday, August 4! Please mark your calendar for the event. If you have any suggestions for the event, work list, or if you are interested in co-chairing the event, please contact Jake and Mandy Dorge at dorge8102@gmail.com or 573-690-7077 text/ call. This is the last year chairing for Jake and Mandy Dorge, Mike and Katie Donze, and Jake and Kelli Kloeppel. Please let us know if you are able to help out for this year’s event and take over for next year!

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Subiaco Academy – A Catholic, Benedictine boarding and day school for boys in grades 7-12 located just east of Fort Smith, Arkansas, at Subiaco Abbey is now accepting applications for the 2019/20 school year. Apply at www.SubiacoAcademy.us Subiaco is a great place for a young man to grow graciously to manhood! For more infor-mation please contact the Subiaco Academy admissions office at 479-934-1034 or email admissions@subi.org. Learn more at our website www.SubiacoAcademy.us

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St. Joseph School Gym is open for adult walkers: Monday—Closed; Tuesday—11:30-3:00; Wednesday—8:00-3:00; Thursday— closed; Friday—11:30-3:00. Closed for school holi-days and special events (see school calendar).

Help us keep our students safe, please press the button on the Middle School doors to be buzzed into the building.

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If you have Smucker’s jelly jars that you do not need, you can give them to Rita Luebbering. She will fill the jars with jelly to sell at the country store at our parish picnic in August. Contact her to make arrangements to get the jars to her. Thank you.

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The Holy Father’s prayer intention for May: That the Church in Africa, through the commit-ment of its members, may be the seed of unity among her peoples and a sign of hope for this continent.

Bishop McKnight’s May prayer intention for our Local Church is: For those who have re-ceived the Easter Sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation this year: that they may witness the resurrection in works of sacrificial love.

Liturgy Assignments for May 11—12, 2019

Collection Counters: Charlie and Margie Luebbert, Barbara Reichart

The Westphalia Senior Citizens Complex Board of Directors is in need of new board members. Commitment would include a once a month meeting to recommend and implement policy, and make budgetary/personnel decisions. Please consider helping keep this service available for our seniors and disabled by volunteering a small amount of your time. If you have questions or to express interest, contact one of our board members (Leo Schafer, 455-2345; Bill and BJ Rodeman, 864-5193; Karen Gentges, 291-1331; Marilyn Wilde, 301-2581; Patrick Steele, 301-7847; or Chuck Schwartz, 619-4335).

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The Diocese of Jefferson City has posted openings for the positions of Director of Human Resources and Administrative Assis-tant—Faith Formation Department.

The Director of Human Resources is responsible for all facets of employee relations and human resources administration for the Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City. Administers all benefit programs for more than 2,000 employees. Serves as internal HR consultant for parishes, schools and agencies in matters pertaining to employment, benefits, labor relations, conflict resolution and compliance with applicable state and federal employment regulations.

The Administrative Assistant—Faith Formation Department provides clerical and office support to the Faith Formation Depart-ment. More information regarding these full-time positions can be found at diojeffcity.org/about-us/employment-2, including detailed job descriptions and qualifications, and an application for diocesan non-teaching employment. Applicants must send a cover letter, application and résumé to the Moderator of the Curia. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

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Pro-life Employment Opportunity – Missouri Right to Life is seeking a bookkeeper. This individual should have knowledge of bookkeeping practices, experience with Quick Books and preparation of monthly reports for multiple accounts. Individual also will be responsible for accounts payable. Interested persons need general computer skills. Work hours are somewhat flexible and average 30 per week. Vacation/sick leave benefits. Please send résumé to Missouri Right to Life, PO Box 651, Jefferson City, MO, 65102.

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SCHOOL NEWS

BIRTHRIGHT - Collections for Birthright will continue through Friday, May 10. They are always in need of diapers, lotions, receiv-ing blankets, socks and little toys. You can bring the items to school or put them in church. Thank you for your support of this year-long project. Birthright has been very grateful for all the donations from St. Joseph School. GOOD SHEPHERD PANTRY - We will collect money one more time for the Good Shepherd Pantry for this school year. On Fri-day, May 3, we ask that anyone who is able to do so bring money for the pantry. So far we have collected over $400 this school year. The Good Shepherd Pantry uses the money to buy meat for the families in need. One more request for the pantry…Can you believe that the pantry still is using food from our food drive last fall. That is amazing. However, they could use one type of food item for the summer. The meals in a can…spaghettios, lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs, etc…that would help the children who are out of school for the summer. You can bring the items to school any day or drop them off in church. We will collect through Friday, May 10.

“Restoring Our Roots” Capital Campaign Cash received toward renovation: $1,491,563 Amount still owed toward pledges: $ 521,284 Campaign Total To-Date: $2,012,847

We hit a remarkable milestone in reaching the $2 million mark! Thank you all for your generous offerings!

Church Renovation Update: 5/2/2019 The roof replacement continues. Missouri Builders will begin installing metal roof panels as weather permits. The recent wind and rain has delayed install. The gutters and fascia on the clerestory have been removed. Once the upper roof is complete, the contractor will replace the clerestory vinyl siding with Berringer-stamped metal siding. The lower roofs will then be re-placed and gutters/soffit/trim will be updated. It was recently discovered that the brick on the boiler chimney above the sacristy was deteriorat-ing to the point where bricks could break loose and fall on the roof. The chimney will be taken down to a level where it doesn’t extend above the clerestory roof, at which point it will be capped. Framing for the new restrooms is complete. Plumbing rough-in will soon begin. Again, this work is being completed by our very generous and talented parishioners. Repairs to the lower windows have begun. A few of the lower level stained glass windows have had the storm windows removed and a clear exterior protective layer of glass glazing installed. Some of the obscure glass windows in the stairwells have been replaced with clear glass. Paint-ing of the window wood trim is underway. Repairs to the clerestory windows (upper windows) will not be conducted until the scaffolding has been installed in the church later this fall. Our painting contractor, Conrad Schmitt, is creating renditions to aid in interior color and scheme selection. This will allow us to view potential colors and schemes before making final decisions. We expect to view the first renditions in mid-May. The contractor plans to begin around October 1. The painting is expected to be completed by April 1, 2020. For examples of their work please view their website: https://conradschmitt.com/. Scaffolding bids are still being reviewed. Please note there will be no scaffolding installed until after October 1. We recently learned that no pews will need to be removed during the scaffolding phase. The scaffolding will sit above the pews and allow for Mass to continue. We have received two bids for the repairs to the terrazzo floor. A contractor will be selected after we have reached a decision on interior painting to ensure we have a good match. There are also two bids for pew replacement. Similar to the floor repairs, we are waiting for the painting scheme before moving forward with pew color and wood choice. This will also impact the replacement of interior wood doors, which will match the wood and color of the pews. The parish is also working to get more precise costs to help budget the remaining portions of the renovation. These include costs for scaffolding, pews, flooring, interior lighting, doors, enhance-ments to the balcony and steps, a new confessional, the clock/bell system, and other miscellane-ous items. These updated budget figures will be shared in a future bulletin. There will be various projects/tasks in the renovation where parishioner help will be needed. Some examples include: pew removal, sanctuary carpet removal, stairway carpet removal, con-fessional demolition, clean-up each week prior to Mass, etc. If parishioners are willing to assist with these tasks, it will help keep renovation costs down. Please consider helping with these tasks when the time comes.