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

No matter what the happenings of the world

confronts us with, we will remain strong. It is our

Risen Savior, who gave His life to save us from

our sins, which gives us our strength during this

trying time. We listen to His word, His teachings

and His call so that we can be a rock for our

church and community. It is a time to rejoice,

for we have been saved from all our earthly

problems, to gain our heavenly reward.

He truly has risen. HAPPY EASTER!!!

Please pray for all seminarians.

Your prayers and support make a difference.

Help in creating a culture of vocation.

REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE Until further notice, there will be no public Masses

at St. Martin Parish. We will be live-streaming Masses on

our Facebook page at 8:30am on Monday,

Wednesday and Friday and 8am on Sunday.

CONFESSION: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 7-8am

Tuesday & Thursday: 5:30-6:30pm

Saturday: 4:30-5:30

Parish Office Hours:

Monday: Closed

Tuesday-Friday: by

appointment only.

School Office Hours:

By appointment only.

Contact Mrs. Clingman at

principal@stmartinjc.org

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

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

SUNDAY APRIL 12, 2020

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

For a stronger

sense of the

mission of the

Church,

especially

among our

youth and

young adults, in

this time of pandemic and

in our discernment of a new

pastoral plan.

MASS SCHEDULE Until further notice, there will be no

public Masses offered in the parish.

Bishop McKnight has dispensed all

Catholics from the obligation to

attend Sunday Mass in person. All

the faithful are encouraged to

make an act of Spiritual

Communion daily in lieu of

receiving Holy Communion. Our

church will remain open for

personal prayer and reflection.

ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus,

I believe that You are present

in the Most Holy Sacrament,

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. AMEN

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.

MARCH 29, 2020 (April 5 data unavailable at time of printing)

ENVELOPES: $10,223.00

EASTER: $75.00

TOTAL: $10,298.00

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

All parish events and activities cancelled until further notice.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Weekly Bingo - CANCELLED UNTIL

FURTHER NOTICE

Cosmic Bingo - Rescheduled for May 2.

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.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY April 12: Bill Anderson, Dalton Fritz, Hailey Henley, Danny Schwarzer

April 13: Blake Savage

April 14: Agatha Haslag, Henry Heberle, Sophia Peters, Amanda Schwartze, Don Toebben

April 15: David Siebeneck, Joyce Slicker

April 16: Tim Kauffman, Susan Rackers, Chris Rustemeyer, Leon Struemph

April 17: Molly Bax, Natalie Benne, Teresa Dusenberg, William Hoth, Alexander Miller, Dolores Poehlein, Willi Pringer, Tom Rackers, Terry Rohslan

April 18: Heather Henley

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

t Indicates deceased 4/13 t Joseph & Estella Distler

4/14 t Connie Rackers

4/15 t Francis and Rosemary, and

Rose Ann Schulte

4/16 t Clarence & Colletta Rademan

4/17 t Pat Schulte

4/18 NO Mass

4/19 t Ruth Rockers

t Joe Francka,

People of the Parish

F R O M O U R

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

-If your family, or neighbors find

yourselves in need of assistance

getting supplies, medicine, with

transportation, etc. during this

COVID-19 situation, please

contact the parish office.

-Until further notice, the parish

office is closed to the public.

However staff plans to be in the

office Tuesday through Thursday

from 12pm-1pm if you need to

drop off your donations or

anything else. Email and voice

messages will be regularly

checked.

- In addition to dropping off or

mailing your envelopes to the

parish, you may also sign up for

ACH withdrawals, use your FACTS

school account, or use the Givelify

app on your phone (see the parish

website for more details). ACH

forms are available on the parish

website. Please call the parish

office if you have any questions.

-As we work through the current

situation, we will post updated

information on the Parish

Facebook Page and distribute to

the school families through the

FACTS system, as necessary. You

will also find updated information

on the diocesan website at:

www.diojeffcity.org.

-While these next few weeks, may

be challenging, it does present a

unique opportunity to enter more

deeply into the Lenten season.

Please join us for daily Mass at

8:30am on Monday, Wednesday

and Friday on our parish

Facebook page at https://

www.facebook.com/

stmartinparishjc/ . Fr. Jones is also

posting gospel reflections on our

Facebook page.

C O V I D - 1 9 R E S P O N S E

CONFIRMATION Classes are cancelled until further

notice. The topic for the next class will

be: Made for Mission. If you have

missed any of the classes you can

access the videos online and discuss

the questions at home. See Dynamic

Catholic’s website at:

https://dynamiccatholic.com/

confirmation/program-view . You may

email Mr. McGuire your letter to the

Bishop and your paper on your saint if

you have not yet turned it in.

RCIA Please continue to pray for those who

are preparing to join our Church.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Thank you to everyone who signed up

for ACH donations, made donations

online or sent us your envelopes. If you

have questions or need assistance with

any of these payment options, please

contact the parish office. Your parish

leadership continues to work with

Fr. Jones to monitor the parish fiscal

situation during these uncertain times.

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ALLELUIA, CHRIST IS RISEN! Easter is the greatest and the most important feast in the

Church. It marks the birthday of our eternal hope in this

world of pain, sorrows and tears. Easter reminds us that

life is worth living. It is our belief in the Real Presence of

the Risen Jesus in our souls, in His Church, in the Blessed

Sacrament and in Heaven that gives meaning to our

personal, as well as to our common, prayers. Our trust in

the all-pervading presence of the Risen Lord gives us

strength to fight against temptations and freedom from

unnecessary worries and fears. The prayer of St. Patrick,

the Apostle of Ireland, reads: “Christ before me, Christ

beside me, Christ within me, never to part.”

PARISH OUTREACH Our parish leadership has begun to implement a parish

outreach effort in an effort to touch base with our

parishioners during these difficult times. Each family in

the parish should be receiving a call from someone

representing the parish. During the call, they will verify

your contact information so that we have a good way

to contact you in times when we need to get

information out to the parish quickly. But more

importantly, we want to check on you and offer

assistance to help you in any way we possibly can.

We hope you will take this opportunity to make new

connections with your fellow parishioners and to ask for

help if you need it.

ONLINE RESOURCES There are many online resources available for you to

continue to grow in your faith at home:

† Word on Fire: Bishop Robert Baron’s daily Mass is

available, along with various other resources.

https://www.wordonfire.org/

† Magnificat: The Magnificat provides online access to

daily readings and prayer, including a version for

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

† Formed: This website offers a 40-day free trial to ac-

cess Catholic videos, movies, faith formation videos

and many other quality Catholic resources. https://

formed.org/faithathome

EASTER FLOWERS If you would like to contribute toward the cost of flowers

for Easter, please send your donation, along with the

name of anyone you wish to make the donation in

memory of, to the parish office.

RICE BOWL We are accepting the Rice Bowl donations at the parish

office. There is a box for Rice Bowls next to the box for

donations outside the parish office. Thank you to

everyone who has donated toward this important

fundraiser for Catholic Relief Services. One St. Martin

School student worked very hard during Lent and raised

over $80. THANK YOU.

He is Risen! ALLELUIA! I love Easter! The season is full of

hope and excitement. When I was little, the

season meant a new Easter bonnet, white gloves and a

new dress -usually a hand-me-down one from my aunt

who was a year older, but it was new to me. This year,

although the surroundings were different, there was no

new dress, and we still proclaimed our ALLELUIAS in our

living rooms; Easter trumpets for us the virtue of HOPE. In

the coming weeks, during the 40 days of the Easter

season, the teachers and children will discuss what the

virtue of hope means to them; how they are practicing

it and keeping it alive during the pandemic. As the

government continues to warn us to "social distance",

we know we are an Easter people and are united in

spirit. Watch us on Facebook as our students proclaim

ALLELUIA He is Risen! to the world.

On the SMS Homeschool front: I am so proud of the

students, teachers and parents as they work tirelessly to

ensure that learning is taking place. They continue to

meet each challenge as a learning experience and

help each other "plow" through the unexpected. I have

heard that the students are enjoying the relaxed dress

code of Homeschool, but would trade it all in just to

come to school to see their friends and have recess with

their friends. I would trade everything too, just to have

them back in the halls again. I am missing the students

and parents tremendously. Please continue to pray for

our school as we shape this new world of

e-learning. ~ Mrs. Clingman