Our Lady Help of ChristiansOur Lady Help of Christians

Archdiocese of St. LouisArchdiocese of St. Louis †† Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve DeaneryDeanery †† PastorPastor: Fr. Frank Koeninger: Fr. Frank Koeninger

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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time † September 2, 201822nd Sunday in Ordinary Time † September 2, 2018

13370 MO Highway 32 • Weingarten, MO 63670 • Founded A.D. 1872

Our Lady, Help of ChristiansOur Lady, Help of Christians

Holy Mass Schedule:Holy Mass Schedule:

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Monday through Friday*: 8:00 a.m.

Holy Days of Obligation: TBA

Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion Volunteers 8 a.m. Mass on Tuesdays.

Other Sacraments:Other Sacraments:

Reconciliation: Confessions Reconciliation: Confessions will be will be heard from 7:30 to 7:50 & 9:30 to 9:50 heard from 7:30 to 7:50 & 9:30 to 9:50

a.m. on Sunday Mornings. a.m. on Sunday Mornings. Phone: 573-883-3796

E-mail: helpofchristians@hughes.net

www.parishesonline.com/find/our-lady- Help-of –Christians-63670

UNFINISHED MISSION Here’s a simple test to find out whether

your mission on earth is finished: I f you’re alive, it isn’t.

Our Lady, Help of Christians • O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you. • 9/2/2018

Ministries: 8:00 Sun 9/9 10:00 Sun 9/9 Server: Jayden Gegg & Logan Gegg Aaron Eftink & Isaac Eftink Lector: Pat Schaaf Tom Donze Gift Bearer: Gary & Margie Hogenmiller Bob & Lucille Joggerst Eucharistic: John Donze & Pauline Meyer Ruth Schweiss & Lucille Joggerst Hospitality: Gary Hogenmiller & Joe Finley Tom Schweiss & Bob Joggerst

Mass Intentions: 8:00 Mon. 9/3 NO MASS 8:00 Tues. 9/4 Parish Family 8:00 Fri. 9/7 Parish Family 8:00 Wed. 9/5 Parish Family 8:00 Sun. 9/9 Bernard L Kemper 8:00 Thur. 9/6 Parish Family 10:00 Sun. 9/9 Parish Family

Stewardship (8/26/2018): Adult: $ 1,526.00 Loose: $134.00 Hall rent: $100.00 Total $1,760.00 *33 envelopes

Please Pray for: Popes Francis/Benedict XVI; Cardinal Dolan; Archbishops Carlson/Hermann/Rice/Neumann/Lucas; Duane Donze; Catherine Grieshaber; Michael Kinealy; Zoe Lott; Nathan Ross; Tom Schweiss Sr.; Don Keeling, Leanna Yates, Genny Weiler, Jay Hull, Teresa Griggs, Vernon Karl, Tony & Stella Schilli, Keith Kuehn, Margaret Mullarkey, Ron Rice, Marty Wittkopf, Jason Wolk, Doris Meyer, Jeff Meyer, Bob Shuh, TR& MH;(Special Intention) and any Parish Family Special Intentions.

DESSERTS: We would appreciate it if parishioners could make dessert for our car cruise on Saturday, September 8th. Thanks for your generosity. CAR CRUISE - There will be a car cruise in on our parking lot Saturday, September 8, beginning at 4 pm. Bring your Wheeled Vehicles and show them off. Food will be available for this event. Posters are in the back of church. GERMAN DINNER - Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 21st for our German dinner, beginning at 11 am and closing at 1;30 PM. Our Menu will be sausage, pork roast, German style fried potatoes, home made sauerkraut, green beans, apple sauce, drink and dessert. Tell your friends and neighbors. ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA everyone is invited to St. Catherine’s ANNUAL FALL FESTI-VAL AND TURKEY SHOOT in Coffman, Missouri. All day Food and Fun on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Sandwiches and Refreshments beginning at 11:00 am Country Store, Silent Auction, Quilt and Gun Raffles, Children’s games and fun & fellowship. ST MAURUS CHURCH IN BIEHLE is hosting a Breakfast Buffet Style on Sunday, September 9th from 7:30 am to noon. Serving pancakes, ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, German Fried potatoes, milk gravy, biscuits and homemade cof-fee cake. Adult tickets are $8 Children 6—12 years tickets are $4.00; children under 6 eat free. FORGIVERS A happy marriage is a union of two good forgivers.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16- 30, or, for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass “For the Blessings of Human Labor,” nos. 907-911 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31 -37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Sunday: Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7-10; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37

THE HIGHEST LAW When an altar is dedicated, the Rite of Dedicaton directs that, if possible, the relics of a martyr be mortared into the church floor under the mensa, or “altar table.” Up until this revised rite, the general practice was to include small relics of saints in an altar stone, a slab of marble that was normally set in the altar itself. Today’s rite states a clear preference for “martyr,” and for a substantial part of the body, in accord with our tradition’s desire for substantial symbols. Martyr, of course, means “witness” in Greek, and was the title given early on to the people who by their death imaged the death of Christ. From the beginning, there has never been a shortage of such people, although it took a while for the Church to develop a process to declare someone a martyr. Saint Augustine tells how it was done in the fifth century. By then, popular opinion didn’t count as much as an official tribunal set up by the bishop of the place where the martyr suffered. After the inquiry established that the person did indeed die for the faith, a metropolitan bishop had to ratify the decision before a shrine could be built or an altar set up over the martyr’s tomb. For the most part, the honor paid to a martyr (called a “cult”) was restrict-ed to that diocese, although the fame of some heroes spread so much that they were celebrated elsewhere. The age of the martyrs is now, and more people died for the faith in the twentieth century than ever be-fore, witnessing to Christ to the end. Their sacrifice remains “the seed of the Church.”

THEOLOGY ON TAP - Wednesday Sept. 19 at Du-Bourg Fr. Michael Rozier. Thursday Oct. 18 at the Mill Room TBD. Wednesday November 14 at Du-Bourg TBD. Thursday December 20 at the Mill Room Fr. Phil Krill. Unless otherwise noted, events at Bloomsdale will now be held in the Mill Room which is the event room on the lower level of the Dew Drop. ST JOSEPH PARISH IN ZELL has a presenta-tion of their travel itinerary to be taken in March 2019. The price is good until September 13, 2018. Travel will be on March 12 to March 22, 2019. You will be picked up by bus and driven to the airport from the St. Joseph Parish Zell Parking lot. The rates for the group or per person are dou-ble occupancy $3499, Single occupancy $3849, and Triple occupancy $3419. This is all inclusive. You may purchase trip cancellation insurance for $250 which is highly recommended. We would love to have as many as possible join the persons who have already signed up. Contact First Class Travel at 573-651-0088 or email sha-ri@gofirstclasstravel.com. STE GENEVIEVE SOCIAL - September 8 & 9. A lot of actives on both days. See the whole list in the vestibule of church. Music Car cruise-in, din-ners and more. STE GENEVIEVE PARISH “SOCIAL ON THE SQUARE” will be on Saturday, September 8th & Sunday, September 9th. Live Music by “Frayed Knot” from 2 to 4 pm on Sat. And Exit 180 from 7 to 11 pm. Sunday Chicken Dinner from 11 am till 3 pm. Bingo 1 pm & car cruise in 11 am to 5 pm.

THE ORIGINAL CURRENCY Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased. Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. — James 1:21b

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