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St. Mary of the Annunciation 615 William Street Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 573-335-9347 Fax: 573-335-0649

Email: smparish@stmarycathedral.net Website: www.stmarycathedral.net Facebook.com/stmarycathedralcapegirardeau

& Old St. Vincent Church, Chapel of Ease

Main & William Streets Sunday Mass 10:00 AM www.oldstvincents.org

Parish Office 573-335-9347 Monday-Friday 9-5

Reverend Allan Saunders, Pastor Reverend Laurent Okitakatshi-Priest in Residence

Deacon Charles Peirano Jim Keusenkothen, Pastoral Ministry

Brenda Kuhn, Director of Religious Education Lisa Simmons, Family Life/Media Ministry

Stephanie Weidenbenner, Bookkeeper, Secretary Donna McLain, Secretary

Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4:30 PM

Sunday: 7:00, 8:30 and 10:30 AM Radio Mass: 8:30 AM KZIM AM 960

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 6:00 & 8:00 AM Tuesday: 8:00 AM, 5:15 PM

Reconciliation Schedule Saturdays: 3:15-4:15 PM

Tuesdays: 4:30-5:00 PM First Sundays of the month; 4:00 PM

Also by appointment.

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Mary Cathedral School www.stmarycathedralschool.weebly.com

210 S. Sprigg Street, 573-335-3840 Christine Ostendorf, Principal

GO EVANGELIZE | PRAYER, INVITATION, WITNESS, ACCOMPANIMENT

GROW: In our house, we know we’ve got a situation when we run out of bread. It’s the staff of life, yes, but also the stuff that makes toast, goes with soup or salad, and smells so good when we bake it ourselves. So perhaps some of us can relate to the Israelites in the first reading as they “grumbled against Moses and Aaron,” before the Lord promised to “rain down bread from heaven for [them].” On a deeper level, perhaps we also truly understand the importance of what Jesus tells his disciples in today’s Gospel: that the bread from heaven which the Father gives will not only satisfy their physical hunger, but give life to the world. Jesus says, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” Just as the disciples heartily responded “give us this bread always,” today’s readings encourage us to long not only for all good gifts from the Father, but specifically for that one, unique gift of the Son whose nourishment to us in the Eucharist transforms us and “gives life to the world.” GO: Like many Catholics, I attended Mass online for much of 2020 and the first half of 2021. Initially, it seemed like enough, and I was immensely grateful for the opportunity to hear the Word of God, see the Lord in the Eucharist, and to receive him spiritually. However, as we began to return to church this past spring, I truly felt the enormity of what I had been missing: receiving the Eucharist, and doing so within a community. As we hear Christ’s words in the bread of life discourse over the next few Sundays, the magnitude of God’s gracious gift should become ever more apparent. When we receive the Eucharist at Mass, we partake in the body and blood of Jesus, sharing in the

divine banquet that leads us to everlasting life, and drawing closer to Jesus and to one another in the process. Nourished by his presence within us, we can then go out and share the bread of life with others. What that looks like will differ for each of us, but ultimately it is all for the purpose of accomplishing the works of God: believing in the One he sent and giving witness to that belief in all we say and do. ACTION: Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians admonishes his listeners to “put on the new self, created in God’s way in righteousness and holiness of truth.” As we begin each day this week, we can pray for the grace to “put on a new self” and let go of those things that get in the way of our own holiness.

August 1, 2021

Sunday, August 1st Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:00, 8:30 & 10:30 AM Mass * Church 10:00 AM OSV 11:30 AM—5:00 PM Adoration of Blessed Sacrament 4:00 PM Confessions 5:00 PM Benediction Monday, August 2nd St. Eusebius of Vercilli, St. Peter Julian Eymard

Mass at 6:00 & 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Adult Bible Study-Revelations * Huels Rm

6-7:30 PM Faith & Floats 6-8th grade * gym 7:30-9 PM Faith & Floats High School * gym Tuesday, August 3rd

Mass 8:00 AM Perpetual Help Devotion 4:00 PM Divine Mercy 4:30 PM Confessions 5:15 PM Anniversary Mass for Fr. Mitch Wilk Wednesday, August 4th St. John Vianney

Mass at 6:00 & 8:00 AM 6:30 AM Men’s Cursillo Small Group Thursday, August 5th Dedication of Basilica of St. Mary Major

Mass at 6:00 & 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Adult Study Rise/Fall Ancient Israel * Huels Rm 6:30 PM Parish Picnic Planning Meeting * Huels Room Friday, August 6th The Transfiguration of the Lord

First Friday Masses at 6:00 & 8:00 AM Breakfast following 6 AM Mass by KC #1111 *Huels Room Saturday, August 7th St. Sixtus II, St. Cajetan

3:15-4:15 PM Confessions *Church

Mass at 4:30 PM Sunday, August 8 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:00, 8:30 & 10:30 AM Mass * Church 10:00 AM OSV

Married in Christ Congratulations to

Craig & Martina (Shaw) Heisserer who were married Saturday, July 24, 2021 at St. Mary Cathedral

May God bless you for many years to come!

PARISH CALENDAR FOR WEEK OF August 1, 2021 Our Gifts of Treasure Mass Intentions Monday, August 2 6:00 AM Special Intention 8:00 AM + R. Sondra Pobst Tuesday, August 3 8:00 AM + Bill Gerecke 5:15 PM + Kathryn Burian Wednesday, August 4 6:00 AM + Robert ‘Skip’ Smith 8:00 AM + Jess Ford Thursday, August 5 6:00 AM + Karl & Barbara Klein 8:00 AM + John F. Kester, Jr. Friday, August 6 6:00 AM Special Intention 8:00 AM + Paul Abbott Saturday, August 7 4:30 PM + Elmer & Teresa Hagedorn Sunday, August 8 7:00 AM The Parish Family 8:30 AM Nenninger/Scherer Families 10:30 AM + Marilyn Weber Old St Vincent’s Church 10:00 AM + David Hajduk

St. Mary Cathedral of the Annunciation

Mass Attendance: 624

Fiscal Year July 1,2020-June 30, 2021 Tithe Week of July 25 2021 St Mary Cathedral: $14,434.47 YTD Budget Need: $17,910.75 YTD Average Weekly Tithe: $14,958.74

Fiscal Year Week: 4 YTD Actual Giving: $59,834.95 YTD Budget Need for Operating: $71,643.00 YTD Budget Difference: (-$11,808.05) YTD Weekly: (-$2,952.01)

Old St. Vincent, Chapel of Ease Last Sunday Mass Attendance: 140 Tithe Week of July 25, 2021 Old St. Vincent Church: $1,565.00 YTD Actual Giving: $8,246.01

2021 DDF If you have not made a pledge to DDF yet, please prayerfully consider giving. Thank you. St Mary Goal: $118,921.00 Actual Pledged: $113,474.00 (95%) Donor goal: 321 Actual Donors: 293 (88%) Old St. Vincent Goal: $9, 479 Actual Pledged : $8,387.00 (88%) Donor goal: 42 Actual Donors: 29 (74%) Diocesan Goal: $2,650,000

Diocesan Pledged: $2,526,861 (95%)

Food Pantry Building Fund

$891,355.22

Catholic Social Ministries is scheduled to begin preparing site work for our new Food Pantry this September but we still need funds to construct the building! Donate at www.stmarycathedral.net/foodpantry

You can send a check to St. Mary Church office. Make out the check to St. Mary Cathedral and in the memo line put Food Pantry Building Fund.

You can donate online at www.stmarycathedral.net/foodpantry

DID YOU KNOW? Any taxpayer (individual, corporation, or trust) that makes a donation of cash or food supplies to a food pantry may receive a credit of up to $2,500 per taxpayer per year. The taxpayer may take a credit of 50 percent of their donations. Please consider Catholic Social Ministries Food Pantry when making charitable donations this year. For information call Jim Keusenkothen at 573-335-9347.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

August 1st: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Ephesians 4:17,20-24

John 6:24-35 August 8th: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Kings 19:4-8 Ephesians 4:30-5:2 John 6:41-51

BORN OF WATER AND SPIRIT Congratulations to

Audriana Ella Haynes, daughter of Tim and Liz Haynes who was baptized Sunday, July 25, 2021.

Save the Date! St. Mary

Parish Picnic September 19 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Parish Grounds Plans are underway for our annual Parish Picnic. This year it is being moved to September to take advantage of ‘cooler’ weather. For more information contact Lisa, lisas@stmarycathedral.net, 573-335-9347. Next picnic meeting is Thursday August 5, 6:30 PM in the Huels room. Anyone interested in helping with the picnic is encouraged to attend this meeting.

Father Mitchell Wilk 50 +1: August 3 Father Mitchell Wilk will celebrate his 50 +1 anniversary of priestly ordination at St. Mary’s on Tuesday, August 3 at the 5:15 PM Mass. The Mass will be live streamed on St. Mary Cathedral Facebook page. We will pray our regular Perpetual Help Devotions after the 8:00 AM Mass that morning.

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEER NEEDED Catholic Social Ministries Food Pantry is looking for 2 or 3 volunteers who have experience with unloading heavy pallets off of a truck with a lift gate with a manual pallet jack. The truck is unloaded at 3:30 PM on Friday afternoons. Volunteer needed once or twice per month. Please contact Jim Keusenkothen at St. Mary’s Church at (573) 335-9347.

Each Sunday the 8:30 AM Mass can be heard on KZIM 960 AM radio and viewed on St. Mary Cathedral Facebook page by live stream.

Where Has the Time Gone? Deacon Charles Peirano will finish his summer at St. Mary’s this Wednesday, August 4. We thank him for his service this summer and promise him our prayers and best wishes as he finishes his studies for ordination to the priesthood.

BLESSING FOR ALL UNBORN CHILDREN

AND THEIR PARENTS

5th weekend of the month Please pray for all the unborn.

August 28/29, 2021

Blessed Mary, hold in your arms all our children, born and unborn, give us peace in knowing their angels

always look upon the face of God.

Congratulations New Catholics!

Congratulations to Julia Jones who made her Profession of Faith as a Catholic and received the Sacrament of Confirmation and First Holy Communion, July 28, 2021. God bless and keep you.

Things Worth Dying For Charles J. Chaput You are invited to join the Spiritual Book Club for our discussion of the book, ‘Things Worth Dying For’ by Charles J. Chaput. Available in paperback, Kindle, or Nook

Tuesdays August 17, 6:30 PM Parish Library Chapters 6,7,8

You may contact Brenda Kuhn at 335-9347 for more information.

Share Your Catholic Faith Psr Teachers and Assistants

Needed Is God calling you? Please prayerfully consider this ministry. Resources and training are provided by the parish. Please contact Brenda Kuhn, Director of Religious Education, at 335-9347 to learn more about our PSR program as you consider taking this opportunity to share your Catholic faith with the younger members of our parish community. Our Parish School of Religion K-12 provides religious instruc-tion to our young people attending public and private schools. Registration forms may be found in the Maria Room, the side exits of church, or the parish office. Please enroll your children by August 27 to help us prepare for this year. Contact Brenda at the parish office for more infor-mation.

Wednesday Nights 6:45-8:00 PM

September-early May

High School Youth Group Meetings Faith & Floats—Monday August 2 Deacon Charles Peirano presenting 6-7:30 PM 6-8th grade 7:30-9 PM High School At St. Mary’s school gym Escape Room Adventure! In the Youth Room High School age Join us August 29 11:30 AM—1:30 PM Junior High (6-8) on September 11, 6-9 PM Young Men’s Retreat Age 13-18 St. Joe’s Day Retreat at Glennon, MO August 6. https://form.jotform.com/21151865893

Adult Study

2021 Marian Conference Immaculate Conception Church in Jackson will host the 2021 Marian Conference August 13/14, 2021. Mark your calendars for this opportunity for spiritual growth. Call Immaculate Conception Parish office to register, 573-243-3182 for meals etc.

Annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass The Office of Family Life is excited to celebrate our annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration on Sunday October 3, 2021 at 2:30 PM at St. Mary Cathedral. The event includes a special Mass with Bishop Rice followed by a reception. All married couples are cordially invited to attend with their family and friends. Please preregister for this Mass and receive a Marriage Certificate from Bishop Rice. Those celebrating their 25th or 50th will receive an Episcopal Blessing and special gift. RSVP to Family Life page at www.dioscg.org

New Devotion Mary Begins August 1, 2021 St Mary’s Legion of Mary is organizing home visits of a Traveling Fatima Statue for St. Mary Cathedral Parish. A statue of Our Lady of Fatima will make visits to homes in the parish each week. We ask households that host a visit to come to church on Sunday to pick up the statue and bring it back on the next Sunday. It should be set up in a special spot in the home. The rosary should be prayed each day during the visit. Family and/or neighbors can be invited to pray the rosary at the host’s convenience. Please call now to schedule a week. Contact Becky McLean, 573-450-0009 or Imelda Nenninger, 573-335-3943. August 1 Chris & Jessica Barinque August 8 Scott & Sharon Derrington August 15 Nancy Grim August 22 available August 29 available

LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home Help homeless pregnant women in the BootHeel transform their lives. Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri is bringing LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home to Cape Girardeau through a major capital effort. With $3 million already raised toward its $6 million goal, thousands across the diocese are being invited to help. Please watch for information coming your way or visit ccsomo.org/lifehousecapecampaign.html to donate and learn more! Catholic Charities has received a challenge grant from a foundation in Texas for $675,000 for the Life House Capital Campaign. But we must raise $536,000 for our drive in the next few months to receive the grant. Business tax credits are available.

Liturgy Schedule Deadline The new Liturgical Ministry Schedule will come out for September—November, 2021. Please look at your fall schedule and make changes to your profile on the Liturgy Scheduler before August 19, 2021. Please note: we are now scheduling TWO Altar Servers for weekend Masses again. We will continue training new Altar Servers this fall. Please contact Lisa Simmons in the parish office if you have questions, or cannot make changes to your profile online. 573-335-9347, LisaS@stmarycathedral.net

RCIA 2021-2022 A LIFE CHANGING OPPORTUNITY! 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 call Jim or Donna at 573-335-9347. RCIA Classes are held on Tuesdays, at 6:30 PM in the Huels Room.

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:____________________________________________________

RCIA Rite

of Christian Initiation of Adults

St. Mary Cathedral Grade School News St. Mary Alumni Association 4th Annual Golf Tournament September 11, 2021 9 AM. $400 per team of 4. Call school for more information 573-335-3840. Registration is due by September 3, 2021. Free Haircuts for students Eden Health Spa & Salon is offering free haircuts for students at St. Mary’s Grade School August 2-18. Call 573-335-3500 to schedule. School Calendar: Tuesday, August 17: Ice Cream Social Thursday, August 19, First Day of School Friday, August 20: All School Mass Grades 1-8 September 11: Alumni Golf Tournament

July 22, 2021 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As you may be aware, recently Pope Francis has issued the motu propio, Traditionis Custodes, which changes the guidelines for the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, also known as the Extraordinary Form. To those who regularly participate in the Extraordinary Form, who are experiencing anxiety over this change, please be assured of my concern and prayers for you. I have every intention and desire to ensure that your spiritual and pastoral needs are met. I have decided that there will be no change to the current practice at this time. Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Edward M. Rice Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau

Catholic Man Night September 8, 2021 at St. Denis, Benton. Beginning at 6:30 PM with Confessions and Adoration. Please RSVP on Facebook; SEMOCatholicManNight

From Bishop Rice