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Volume 16 ▪ Issue 3 www.sacredheart-church.org April 2016

Eagles among us

Brendan Fish and the cabinet he made for Sacred Heart’s Life Teen group as his Eagle Scout project.

By Beth Cunningham

Before advancing to the rank of Eagle Scout, Brendan Fish needed to complete a big project and exe-cute it well. Since the inception of the Eagle Scout award in 1912, 2 percent of eligible Scouts have earned Scouting’s highest honor. Sacred Heart Catholic Church has seen a number of these Eagle Scouts in our pews, which is im-pressive, considering the statistics!

Brendan began scouting later than most boys. Halfway through his sophomore year in high school, he joined BSA Troop 706. Most boys begin at the Cub Scout level in elementary school, crossing over to a Boy Scout troop by mid-dle school. Then, it takes years working on badges, camping, ser-vice hours, achieving various ranks in their scout troop, leader-

ship positions, etc. before a scout can begin the process of becoming an Eagle. Once that process be-gins, a big construction or service project must be completed, along with a lot of paperwork, and must be approved. As every Eagle Scout will tell you, the paperwork makes up a lot of the work. There’s an in-depth report that must be approved before you begin and an in-depth report after you complete it. De-tails, details and more details!

After a mere two years of scouting, Brendan, in rocket speed, earned the rank of Eagle Scout. A Scout must achieve the rank before they turn 18. It was a close race. Brendan still needed nearly a week of outdoor camping requirements before he turned 18

Five join parish at

Easter Vigil Mass By Mary Kay Head

This year Sacred Heart will welcome five new members into our Catholic community. Perhaps you have noticed them as Fr. Fran-cis Doyle or Deacon Bill Caubet has called them forth to be dis-missed after the homily. They have been preparing for months, reflecting on the Sunday readings, listening to presentations on topics central to Catholic beliefs, sharing insights and concerns as they have been journeying through the pro-cess of the Rite of Christian Initia-tion for Adults. And now they have joined us at the table of the Lord.

Michael Johnson was baptized and all five were confirmed and received their first Holy Commun-ion at the Easter Vigil Mass. Many were present to witness this truly beautiful ceremony as the five be-came one with us in worship.

I want to take this opportunity to introduce each of them to you in their own words.

Michael Johnson

“I have lived in many places within Missouri throughout my

life. For most of my life I have lived in the small Missouri town of Green Ridge (located close to Se-dalia). Right after graduating high school I moved to Fulton, Mis-souri to attend Westminster Col-lege. During the summer and win-ter breaks I stayed with my family who now lived in Columbia. After graduating from Westminster Col-lege with a degree in Computer Science, I moved to Columbia to pursue work and to be closer to family. I started to come to Sacred Heart right after my Catholic girl-friend asked me to come to the Easter Vigil in 2015. I was a little hesitant at first to come, because I wasn’t Catholic and didn’t know what to expect. When we went to the Vigil, I was truly amazed and felt this sense of being and a part of something. It was a truly en-lightening experience for me. Af-ter my experience and talking with my girlfriend, I felt that this was a calling for me and I wanted to pur-sue my faith.

When I am not at work I am usually enjoying one of my many hobbies or having fun with family and friends. My hobbies are paint-ing/building tabletop miniatures, working on computers, or singing. To many people I am quite the nerd when it comes to interests. Especially when I tell people that I play a lot of video games, board games or just gaming of any sort. Besides gaming I also enjoy going fishing, swimming, music, travel and movies. Speaking of movies another thing that people don’t know about me is that I watch a lot of old slapstick humor shows, I really enjoy watching the Three Stooges, Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, and The Red Skelton show.

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Visioning Assemblies April 3, 2016

2:30 p.m. Spanish, 4:00 p.m. English Your presence, ideas and comments are needed

Refreshments will be served

April 1 Olive Johnston April 2 Claire Altman, Amanda Smith April 3 Myra Aud, Jane Brenton, Maureen Brown, Gay Guffey,

Anabel Ocana-Robles, Kellen Rotert, Philip Young April 4 Paul Rothenheber, Samuel Winarski, Steve Woods April 5 Mario Ballinas, Lucas Brown, Tatyana Brown, Rosa Gon-

zalez-Pedroza, Meta Kanago, Thomas McAreavy, Tara Tillman, Barbara Upton

April 6 Celestine Anyanwu, Celso Arias April 7 Stephanie Corona-de la Torre, Susan McKarns, Katie

Wulff April 8 Janice Clawson, Terese Dishaw, Janice Martin, Michael

Vizcarra, Amy Wurzer April 9 Tracy Crowe, Maria Garcia, Seth Holland, Gerald Smith,

Becky Songer, Katerina Tesoro April 10 Adrian Arce, Piper McHugh, Katie Meinhardt April 11 Laura Frymire, William Harvey, Julie Stansfield, Les

Steinhoff April 12 Vince Hodapp, Alice Hopkins, Patrick King, Kevin Lang-

ford, Jerry Trumbo, Julia Young April 13 Sheila Bauer, Cyndy Chapman, Matthew Garner, Julissa

Gonzalez Pedroza, Anthony Jayamanne, Amanda Julius, Dian Kittle, Jerome Mank, Anastasia Schmaltz, Damian Schulte, Valerie Sheahen

April 14 Suzanne Boss, Julianne Ludlam, Maria Meza, Cameron Naugle

April 15 Sharon Huntze, Nicholas McNutt, James Quick April 16 Norman Cox, Andrew Given, Francisco Lopez, Maria

Lopez April 17 Ramon Espinoza, Kelly Knaus, Kennedy Martin, Dave

Rotert April 18 Rose Caubet, Terry Jennings, Kaelyn Kovarik, Joseph

McCormack, Jack Scheffer, Paulette Squicimari, Meredith Travis

April 19 Evan Fitch, Emily Glaubitz, Charles Nickolaus Jr., Jane Stephens, Chris Vitt, Jeanie Wright

April 20 Alejandro Corona-de la Torre, Robert Devoy, David Le-doux, Kyle Nuelle

April 21 Fessahaie Ghidey, Sarah Higgins, Mildred Neumann, Richard Schmaltz, Mark Schnelt, Lewell Wilkinson

April 22 Daniel Arzate, Paul Dickerson, Francis Grellner, Brandon Hernandez, Jacob Kovarik, Mackenzie Ruiz

April 23 Jasmin Alvarez-Fuentes, Betty Beasley, John Cooley, Austin Gardner

April 24 Nancy Burkett, Marilyn Cheetham, Benjamin Dickerson, James Head, Ron Meyer, Morgan Smarr, Lisa Smith, Mat-thew Sutter

April 25 Jonathan Green, Timothy Hoffman, Joan Longwell, Chris-tian Luetkemeyer, Curtis Quick, Marge Trainor, Yarci Valdivia, Emery Wurzer

April 26 Robert Bishop, Rose Dinehart, Edward Elsea, Michael Fulca, Lillian Gavett

April 27 Ann Amrhein, Kendra Clark, Karrisa Grellner, Gary Naugle, David Reed

April 28 James Crosby, Martha Eberhard, Justin Naydyhor, Alexis Sion, Stephen Sutter

April 29 Elizabeth Best, Jonathan Espinoza, Katrina Everhart, Har-per McHugh, Edith Naugle, Christi Rothermich

April 30 Michael LaBlanc, Evelia Lopez, Maria Mendez, Carly Ochoa, Carolyn Oliver, Karla Troth

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Heart of the Matter Sacred Heart Parish, Columbia, MO

Pastor: Fr. Francis Doyle Editor: Mary Kay Head

Layout Editor: Katherine Cummins Send comments to: jhead2403@aol.com or 105 Waugh St., Columbia, MO 65201

Articles in Heart of the Matter that address Church teachings or

articles of faith are expressions of the author’s opinion.

Birthdays Eternal Rest

William Ray McIntosh, 77 of Paris, known to all his friends and family as Bill, was born to Estel and Mary McIntosh in Warren County, Indiana, on January 23, 1939. He passed away on February 26, 2016 at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mexico, Missouri.

He grew up in the Judyville, Indiana area, working on the fami-ly farm with his father, Estel, and brother, Jim. In 1957, following high school, he joined the Army. Stationed in Bamberg, Germany, he enjoyed exploring Europe and traveled as much as he could while there.

After returning to Indiana, Bill married Nancy Johnson in 1963. They had three sons: Billy, Randy, and David Allen. They were mar-ried until 1998.

A farmer at heart, Bill loved the land. In 1973 the family took a vacation to Arizona. On the way back, they stopped in Mid-Missouri and looked at some farm-land. Later that year, he moved his family to the farm in Paris, Mis-souri. They raised crops and live-stock. Later Bill began McIntosh Construction, contracting for other farmers excavating and tiling in the surrounding counties.

Bill raised his sons, teaching them to work the farm and work construction. Billy and David Al-len both followed in Bill’s military footsteps; Bill and David joining the Air Force. Like his Dad, Billy was also stationed in Germany. Bill and Nancy visited Billy, and together they revisited Bill’s bar-racks and favorite places.

Bill loved to travel and discov-er new places. It wasn’t unusual for him to say, “I’m taking a trip. I’ll be back in a couple weeks.” He might go watch NASCAR races or go to Cardinal Spring Training. When asked where he was going, he might say something like, “I think I’ll head southwest.” And off he’d go in his truck. Along the way, he never met a stranger. He made friends all over the country while on his journeys, and came back with many stories.

While he loved his adventures, he always wanted to get back to

the farm. He liked nothing more than to sit on the porch and chat - preferably with a Cardinal’s game playing. Friends and neighbors would stop by to visit; or maybe to throw some steaks on the grill and have a cocktail. There were a lot of stories told on the porch in Par-is, and a lot of laughs.

Around 2000, Bill began vol-unteering at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico a couple days a week, visiting with the veterans. He was known for bringing donuts and fudge – and for telling stories. Later in life Bill moved to the VA Home, where he passed away. Special thanks to the staff at Mon-roe Manor and Missouri Veterans Home for their excellent care of Bill, as well as all the friends who visited and helped out.

Bill is survived by his sons Billy (Jacquie), Randy (Terri), and David Allen (Jill); grandchildren Jerry (Samantha), Nikki, Garrett, and Grace; great-grandchildren Makenna and Peyton; siblings Jim and Norma; and many nieces and nephews. Bill was preceded in death by his brother Richard, mother Mary, and father Estel.

Visitation was at Agnew Fu-neral Home in Paris, Missouri, on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 3-5 pm. Graveside services were held at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville, Missouri, on Mon-day, Feb. 29 at 11 am, with Steve Smith officiating. In lieu of flow-ers, the family asks that donations be made to the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, Missouri.

William (Bill) Ray McIntosh, 1939-2016

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in January. With the help of his fellow Scouts, he made that last hurdle over Christmas break, camp-ing in frigid Missouri weather and achieving the rank that had been his goal since day one.

The project Brendan chose for his Eagle Scout was building a nice-looking, large, lockable storage cabinet to be used by Life Teen, which meets at the Sacred Heart Education Building on Sundays.

“As I was moving toward my goal of Eagle Scout, I knew I want-ed to do something meaningful for my Eagle Scout project that would benefit my school or my church,” says Brendan, “so, I first went to Sacred Heart Church and asked around to see if there was anything in particular needed. Eventually I spoke with Life Teen Director Chelsea Schuster, who made me aware of the upcoming needs of our Catholic teen program. Chelsea said they could use a lockable unit

to store the group's items while adding to the overall look of the new room.”

In the fall of 2016, Brendan set sail on his project with guidance and help from parishioner Mike Schuster, a talented woods crafts-man. Along with scouts from his troop, Brendan led his team in making a well-crafted, solid and professional-looking storage cabi-net for Life Teen.

“The most challenging part was the planning and preparation lead-ing up to the start of project work and each individual workday.” Brendan added, “I was amazed at how much preparation and coordi-nation it took to complete a task that seemed to simply be building a cabinet. Creating the design for the cabinet was an unbelievable amount of work, as no pre-made blueprints were used, not even for reference.”

With Mike’s advice, Brendan created a blueprint and overall de-sign from scratch, which included dimensions, joinery, wood type and

finish. Brendan noted that the cabi-net wheels could hold more than 1,000 pounds, which makes it a durable cabinet that will last many years.

Brendan is very proud of his handiwork, and is thankful to Chel-sea and Life Teen for trusting him with this task. And, he appreciates his work crew who helped him construct the cabinet.

“I'd also like to thank Mr. Mi-chael Schuster for all his support. I could not have done it without him, as well as the many local business-es that donated materials, including

Boone County Lumber, Mid-City Lumber, Westlake’s Ace Hardware and Home Depot” said Brendan.

Along with Brendan, a few oth-er Sacred Heart parishioners in Troop 706 have or will be getting their Eagle wings. Price Phillips, son of Sam Phillips, Mary Phillips and Brian Treece, completed the rank of Eagle Scout last fall. Quinn Cunningham, son of Frank and Beth Cunningham, will receive the rank of Eagle Scout this spring along with Brendan Fish, son of Will Fish. Congratulations to the newest Eagles among us!

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Knights of Columbus Council 14414

Handyman Ministry

If you need help with projects around the home or in the yard, call Rick Clawson at (573) 491-3399

or email rickglenda@hughes.net. Payment is not required, but donations are

accepted by the council and are used to support the parish.

Catherine Billetdeoux-McDonald 1911-2016

Eternal Rest

Catherine M. Billetdeoux - McDonald, 104, went to be with The Lord on March 4, 2016 in Columbia Missouri. She was born in Johnstown on May 20, 1911, the daughter of Leo and Edith (Lauer) Cullis.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, George G. Billetdeoux, her second husband, Alfred McDonald, her daughter Winifred Gibson, her son-in-law Gary Naugle, two brothers and three sisters.

Catherine is survived by chil-dren Edith Naugle of Columbia, MO; Nancy Kush (Anthony) of Johnstown; George Billetdeaux, Jr.(Christa) of Houston, TX; Wal-ter Billetdeoux of Perry, FL; Re-becca Lee (Robert) of Johnstown; and stepdaughter Lois Smith. She is also survived by 19 grandchil-dren; 42 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren and sis-ters and brothers, Esther Zane, Hilda Rosenbaum, Paul Cullis, and Helene Schellhammer.

Widowed at an early age, Cath-erine cared for and supported her family by sewing and candy mak-ing. She quilted for over 95 years, donating hundreds of lap quilts to Conemaugh Hospital, The Veter-an's Home, and the Cancer Socie-ty. She was a past member of the Quilters Guild, Loghouse Quilters, and Guys and Dolls. She was con-

sidered the oldest volunteer at Conemaugh Hospital. She was a Charter Member of St. Clement Catholic Church and a member of the Funeral Choir.

Friends were received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednes-day, March 9, at Frank Duca Fu-neral Home, Westmont Chapel, 1622 Menoher Blvd., Johnstown, Pa.

Funeral Mass was held Thurs-day, March 10, 2016 at 11 AM at St. Clement Catholic Church, with Rev. William E. Rosenbaum pre-siding. Internment Grandview Cemetery followed.

Condolences for the family may be left at www.ducafuneralhome.com.

Bonnie Jean Hankins, 83, passed away February 28, 2016, at her home in Lee’s Summit, MO. Bonnie Jean was the mother, grandmother, and mother-in-faith to Sacred Heart parishioners Kirk Hankins, Chelsea (Darren) Ber-trand, Miriam Hankins, and Imelda Sarmiento. Surviving at the home is her husband of 63 years, Bob Hankins; daughter Andrea (David) Johnston of Lone Jack, MO; grandsons Robert (Lauren) Hankins, Noel (Tammy) Hankins, and Jared Johnston; and six great-grandchildren.

The funeral service was held March 5, 2016, at Lee’s Summit United Methodist Church followed by burial at Mount Nebo Memorial Cemetery, Grand Pass, MO.

Besides her dedication to spouse and family, Bonnie was a consummate baker and was well known for her cinnamon rolls that she baked at Pleasant Lea Jr. High School during the 1970s. Her streak of imagination was mani-fested in all the decorated birthday cakes she made for her children and grandchildren. No family gathering was ever complete with-

out several varieties of cream pies (Kirk’s favorite).

Bonnie’s health had been de-clining for quite some time, but she never complained to those who visited her and she always had a smile on her face. She was a quiet, unassuming woman filled with the grace of Christ, and she will be sorely missed by her family.

Bonnie Jean Hankins, 1933-2016

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Michael’s godparent is Cecilia Albers. She is a medical student at the University of Missouri. Cecelia joined the Church when she was 18 years old at Saint Claire’s in Berea, KY. She met Michael 2 years ago through an online site and they started dating. She decided to be-come his sponsor after he attended the 2015 Easter Vigil with her and expressed interest in joining the church.

Cecelia shared that Michael has a great sense of humor. He is very quiet and thoughtful when you first meet him so he may come off as rather serious. However, when you get to know him you will find out he has a wicked sense of humor and cares deeply for those around him.”

Amanda Julius

“I have lived in Columbia with my husband, Ben, since 2014. I am a Special Education teacher in the Moberly School District. Ben and I chose to become parishioners at Sacred Heart after attending a few Masses and recognizing the wel-coming sense of community. We plan to stay in Columbia while Ben finishes his PhD.

Together Ben and I enjoy spending time with friends and family. We have a dog, Winston, whom we love to spend time with. We are always outside taking walks or playing fetch. We also enjoy traveling and eating at local restau-rants.

Amanda’s sponsor is Ben Jul-ius. He is a graduate student at Mizzou studying biology. He and Amanda met and began dating while attending college at Truman State. They were married this past October.

He shared that in addition to being a K-2 Special Education teacher, Amanda also is a Special Olympics coach for the Moberly

School District. She has one sister who is in the Navy, and she comes from Wellsville, MO.”

Craig Scoggins

“I was born and raised in Okla-homa. I have lived in Columbia almost 20 years, having moved here to take a position with the Missouri Department of Conserva-tion. I began attending Sacred Heart with my wife, Heather, a life-long Catholic. We have three chil-dren, ages 5, 7 and 9.

I enjoy spending time with my family and I coach my son’s soccer team. I also enjoy reading, particu-larly history, and I bike as time permits.”

Craig’s sponsor is Rick Claw-son. He stated: “I have known Craig for 20 years, plus or minus. We worked together for the Mis-souri Department of Conservation in the research office in Columbia.

Craig is quiet but has a deep faith. He and his wife Heather want to impart the Faith to their children and have found a spiritual home at Sacred Heart.”

Jason Bentley

“I'm originally from Columbia Mo. I have a beautiful wife, Laura Bentley, and five beautiful chil-dren; Jason and Lola Bentley, Ar-lem Brand, Geoffrey Miller and Gabriela Miller. I currently run and

own a cleaning service, Freedom Cleaning Services, for 7 years.

I have had a run-in with differ-ent religions and when I came across Catholicism all I knew after doing my own careful research is that I wanted to be a Catholic. My son, Jason, ran into some health complications when he was born. He was to undergo heart surgery and we felt he needed to be bap-tized. We came to Sacred Heart Church and they did so. Everyone has been fantastic and nothing but help. I love the community at Sa-cred Heart.

My hobbies are spending time with my family, sports, cooking and meeting new people.

Jason’s sponsor is Steve Sutter. He and wife, Connie, have two children, Matthew and Katie. They have been members of Sacred Heart for over 12 years. Steve is a member of the Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus.

Steve stated: I only met Jason a few months ago when I was asked if I would volunteer to be a spon-sor. Even though I’ve only known Jason for a short time, we were able to learn quite a lot about each other. Jason has a wife and two children at home, so, we obviously shared stories about our family life.

It has been a little different RCIA experience for Jason because his occupation requires that he works on Saturdays and Sundays. He has not been able to participate for each event because of this. However, we have been able to continue to meet independently to try to keep up on the study guide.”

Linda Kay Washington

“I moved to Columbia a year ago because my son was living here. I love to pray for people. My mother told me that I was laying hands on the sick and praying for

them from the time I was five years old.

I enjoy painting, art and going to community meetings.

Linda’s sponsor is Johanna Bishop. She came back to church through RCIA a little more than 3 years ago, and it has been a great joy for her. She met Linda Kay through church as she began the path to become a Catholic about a year ago.

Johanna stated: Linda is a joy to be around! She is a great strong soul - always seeking to learn, to get to know people, to share a smile, a joke, a kind word. I have really enjoyed getting to know her.

I always like to ask the sponsors about their experience in this pro-cess. This is what they shared.

Cecelia Albers: I have very much enjoyed being a sponsor in RCIA. I feel I have learned so much more about my faith going through RCIA again. I also feel that going through this with him has allowed us to grow together closer as a couple while we grow in our faith.

Ben Julius: I am happy that Amanda wants to learn more about Catholicism. I have been able to assist her understanding as well as my own through the RCIA process.

Rick Clawson: I am privileged to act as Craig’s sponsor. Though I am a “cradle Catholic,” being part of the RCIA process is an oppor-tunity for spiritual growth for me, too. I have come to realize that con-version is a life-long process and that we can never fully plumb the depths of the mystery that is the Incarnation and our salvation.

Steve Sutter: I cannot recom-mend being a sponsor enough – this is a wonderful experience! I have learned so much about my own faith life during this process. Also, this is a wonderful way to meet and develop relationships with others in our faith community.

Johanna Bishop: Being a spon-sor is sometimes awe-inspiring. I can be floored by the simple deep faith other people can so clearly express while discussing the les-sons for the week. It has helped me learn more about my faith, about the church, the meanings behind the process and procedures we might forget to look at and connect with. Seeing Catholicism – prayers and practices - through new eyes as it is taught to and experienced by the catechists continues to open new levels of understanding in me. I am grateful for the experience.

I hope that you will welcome these members to our faith commu-nity and keep them in your prayers as they continue to move forward in the Catholic faith.

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New parishioners Continued from page 1

Ounce of Prevention Knights of Columbus Council 14414

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Sacred Heart Cares A ministry offering support to parishioners who are ill or

homebound. If you, a family member, or someone you know needs assistance, let us know. You can reach us by email to

sacredheartcares@gmail.com; a call to Glenda Kelly at (573) 443-3976; or clip this form, add your name and phone num-ber, and mail to Sacred Heart Cares, 105 Waugh St., Colum-bia, MO 65201. A member of the Health Ministry Committee

will contact you. The following are examples of available support:

◦ Someone to visit ◦ Help with shopping or meals ◦ Ride to doctor’s appointment or Mass ◦ Help understanding health issues ◦ Someone to bring Communion ◦ Someone to pray with you ◦ Other needs Name: Phone: Need:

Join us! Catholic gentlemen 18 years and older are invited to join the Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Council 14414. The Knights stand for the four principles of

our Order: Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. If you want to be of service to your church and community, please

consider the Knights. For more information, contact:

Mike Holland - (573) 442-5089 or mholland52@hotmail.com Steve Sutter - (573) 474-6227 or steves42868@gmail.com

The Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus Council #14414 brought soups and held our social meeting March 3 at the Lenten Soup Supper. We held our business meeting March 16 in the Education Building. That evening we also conducted a First Degree Ceremony at which Sacred Heart parishioner Jim Barnes joined the Knights of Columbus, along with two other men from nearby councils. We held our second Fish Fry of Lent March 11 at Fr. Tolton High School. In total for the two fish fries that we hosted this year, we served over 1,000 dinners and netted approximately $3,600. These funds will be used to support Fr. Tolton High School, OLL Interparish School, Sacred Heart parish, and other charities. The Handyman Ministry performed yard work for two sets of Sacred Heart parishioners and a lady from Our Lady of Lourdes, collecting $60 in donations to support the Sacred Heart Foun-dation and the parish.

Coming Up April 6 Social meeting, 6:30 p.m. (Details TBA) April 20 First Degree Ceremony, 6:30 p.m.; Business meeting,

7 p.m.; Education Building April 22-24 State Convention, Jefferson City For information or to join Council 14414, contact Mike Holland

(573/442-5089; mholland52@hotmail.com) or Steve Sutter (573/474 6227; steves42868@gmail.com).

By John Kesler

Being a physical therapist for 30 years has given me the oppor-tunity to see advancements in the documented benefits of exercise programs for older adults. Along with these scientific studies and improvements in testing I have also known individuals throughout the years who for lack of a better description appeared younger than their age (posture, balance, and body movements.) Upon question-ing, these people have reported an interest in and consistent adher-ence to various exercise programs.

More and more abundant re-search has acknowledged exercise to be the single most changeable activity to living a longer and healthier life (behind quitting smoking). On the average adding 8 years on to your life span. Most recent research shows improved heart function, improved elasticity of blood vessels, decreased blood pressure, and decreased chance of type 2 diabetes, decreased bodily inflammation, increase lung ca-pacity and improved mood to be some of the benefits.

As a youngster (6th grader) I went to a friend’s home where his dad was performing acrobatic tricks on the trampoline. Upon questioning my friend told me his dad had been shot down in WWII, lost his eye and was put in a Japa-nese hot box to die. When the war ended he was rescued weighing only 80 pounds. At which time he dedicated his life to health and physical fitness and the teaching of such. I was impressed and in-spired, thinking that all the adults that I knew didn’t seem aware of the possibility of this type of good health with aging. Throughout the next 5-6 years I would frequently see my new friend “Joe” running in our home town. This was years before the running fad hit Ameri-ca.

The research on aerobic exer-cise has shown 150 minutes/week to be optimal. Keep in mind the wide variety of exercises that can be chosen from. (Walking, station-ary bike, elliptical machine, swim-ming, etc.…). Much has been written about this for some time. However, now it seems that some form of resistance training at least 2x weekly is of equal benefit. This keeps your body straighter, de-creases muscle mass loss, decreas-es fall risk, increases bone strength and makes you happier.

While in physical therapy school I read my friend Joe was giving a talk on health and fitness at the local junior college. The auditorium was full (Joe inspired a lot of people). The two things I remember from his talk were that your body turns over all living cells about every 2 years or so, thus essentially giving you a new body. Secondly, cells are born stronger if you are putting them under some stress with exercise. In other words there is no age when you can’t get fitter and stronger. After the talk I asked Joe if he thought aerobic exercise was the most important activity. He replied some resistance training was equally as important (Joe was ahead of his time). I left inspired again.

The research on resistance training recommends 2X/week at moderate intensity x 30 minutes. For years it was thought that there was no age when muscles could not get stronger, adapting to exer-cise, but that muscle mass could not be increased after a certain age. This has recently been proven wrong. Thus the frailty of muscle wasting can be slowed and even reversed with strength training.

The last time I saw Joe I was visiting my home town after being gone for 15 years. At the grocery store the man in line in front of me appeared 50 years old. Upon a closer look it was Joe. We ex-changed hellos and I asked how he was doing. He replied he had lost his wife 3 years prior, and then lifting his head he said he had a new friend and they were going mountain climbing the next week in Colorado. I said great and start-ed walking away. After 2 steps I stopped and said, “By the way Joe, how old are you now?” He said 81.

Thus from the most recent evi-

dence on the benefits of exercise it

appears 30 to 40 minutes a day

with a mixture of aerobic exercise

and some form of resistance exer-

cise not only increases a person’s

life span, but more importantly

improves energy level and func-

tional ability, allowing for a more

complete and enjoyable life. Be-

fore starting any exercise program,

make sure you get the OK from

your primary physician. A trainer

or physical therapist can help you

get started.

Benefits of Exercise for older adults

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Parish School of Religion News

Third grade PSR class

Pictured are Tristian Zeiger, Frances Grellner, Danitza Esponda, Jeilo Hamenyimana, Christine Ivakoze, Olivia Her-man and Brooke Borst. In back are Carly Ochoa, catechist

assistant and Christine Sandvol, catechist. Missing are Hillary Allen, Abner Brown and Jonah Crowe.

By Christine Sandvol

PSR is a wonderful way for both students and teachers to grow in faith. The third graders bring sincere hearts and plenty of energy every week! To start class, we pro-cess to the prayer table where one child “lights” the candle (LED) and another reads this week’s Bi-ble passage. Then we pray, some-times a traditional prayer and al-ways many heartfelt petitions for friends, family members, and strangers. After that it’s time to “blow out” the candle and shift to studying.

Our curriculum focuses on the Holy Spirit, with the Mustard Seed parable inspiring the year. Stu-dents volunteer to read aloud, and we discuss what it means and how to apply it to our everyday lives. The students have big ideas and good questions; Carly Ochoa is our resident theologian.

Of course, quiet discussion is not the only way to learn about God’s love! We do a lot of dra-ma—acting out Emmanuel ran-soming captive Israel, John baptiz-ing Jesus, a boy teaching his sister how to make the sign of the cross. We also figure out ways to turn virtuous ideals into action. We’ve role-played how to solve problems such as a broken game, a broken promise, a cranky sibling. The students come up with many fun, creative solutions! And of course, in a class that meets weekly, we have plenty of real-life chances to

show love and forgiveness. It is heartwarming to see the kids ac-tively reaching out with Christ-like kindness.

Some highlights of the year include All Saints Day, Apostles’ Creed study, and St. Valentine’s Day. On November 1st Keith Mil-ler and Adelaide Quaney hosted a delightful all-PSR-grades celebra-tion. The third graders really shone! Each came dressed meticu-lously and shared the story of his/her saint with the whole gathering. For the Paschal mystery section of the Apostles’ Creed we took ad-vantage of the education build-ing’s vertical layout to model Christ’s journey. If you’ve been to the small uppermost room of that building, you know why it makes a good “Heaven”. In February, along with most of the PSR grades, we talked about the chal-lenges of being without a home and made valentines to cheer the guests at Room At The Inn. There was candy to accompany the cards and it was pretty tempting to sam-ple it ourselves (but like Jesus in the desert, we resisted.) In our last class before Easter, the lesson evolved into a deep discussion of death and resurrection.

The class closes with a bless-ing; we’ve each grown a little bit wiser and a little bit closer to God through each other. With Mass and PSR, the week is off to a good start.

First Communion Weekend and May Crowning completes our PSR year

The First Grade’s prayer table.

By Beth Cunningham, PSR Coordinator

We’re calling it, “First Com-munion Weekend” April 23-24 for our Parish School of Religion second-grade students, who are making their First Communion at the Saturday 4:30 p.m. and Sunday morning Masses. This year, each family of our first communicants will pick which Mass they would like their child to celebrate the sacrament. In previous years, the class received the sacrament at a separate Mass with their families, but without the congregation. We’re bringing it back to our regu-lar weekend Masses because the gathering of the whole community for Holy Eucharist is an integral part of our Church. We hope you’ll enjoy praying and partici-pating in the Eucharist with our first communicants on their special day.

We have 10 children making their First Communion, and most of the families are choosing the 4:30 p.m. Saturday Mass as of this writing. Special thank you to pa-rishioner Colleen Meyer, who is making beautiful banner markers of our first communicants for the church pews and to Fr. Francis and Chris Vitt, who are planning a meaningful liturgical celebration for the sacrament. I also appreciate the hard work of our catechists Ellen Forward, Caroline Andriano and Sr. Mary Clare, who are pre-paring our children to receive First Communion.

The weekend after our First

Communion celebration, we will finish our PSR school year on an-other special day - May 1, which coincides with May Crowning of Mary. All par ishioners are invit-ed to participate in the crowning of Mary, which will be held after the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Parishioners are invited to bring fresh flowers (drop off in the basement of the Education Building between 8-8:30 a.m. if you are coming to the 8:30 a.m. Mass), and after Mass, we will gather and process from the Education Building to the out-door statue of Mary on the north side of the church, next to the par-ish office. We will honor Mary with songs and prayers, and by placing fresh flowers at the statue. In case of inclement weather, we’ll hold the May Crowning inside church. More information and re-minders of our May Crowning will be included in the church bulletin.

Finally, a note of thanks to pa-rishioner Doris Crites, who has been sewing beautiful prayer table cloths for each of our PSR class-rooms to reflect the liturgical year. Red, white, purple, rose, and green hues of cloth are a helpful remind-er to our children which season we are celebrating as Catholics. Whenever Sr. Mary Clare and I reach out to other parishioners for various needs to help our PSR ministry, we are humbled and ap-preciative of the support. Always, our needs met. Thank you!

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Life Teen News

OLL Interparish School News Tolton High School News

By Joe Doles

Finally, it’s Spring, and track is keeping pace. Daily practices are from 3:15 to 4:15 in May.

Tigers’ Den is thinking ahead to next year, and would like your gently used toy cars and trucks, nerf balls, Legos, and treasure-box toys.

You can still send in pictures for the yearbook at www.yearbookwizard.com/uploads. The code is 02839.

Although Pot-o-Gold was this last weekend, it’s not too late to do-nate to the school technology effort. The wifi is in the process of be-coming faster and with more access points, and devices are needed. You can still send in the silver envelope to the Giving Rainbow, donat-ing $25 and up.

The annual Mother/Son event is April 10 at Laser Lanes. The band performed at the Central Methodist University music fes-

tival earlier in March at Fayette. Black and Gold Band and 7th and 8th grade Choirs will be performing at the Diocesan Music Days Event in late March.

The April Calendar: Spring Break lasts 3/28 to 4/1. April 13- Spirit Day, with 2pm dismissal April 25- Religious Retreat NO SCHOOL April 27- Interims posted In the meantime, Happy Spring Break, and have a Blessed Easter!

By Jill McIntosh

Tolton Catholic Launches New Website

The Tolton team is proud to announce the launch of new and improved websites for both the school and the athletic department! We believe you’ll find the new sites more intuitive and user-friendly, with lots of relevant in-formation:

• admissions information and online application

• athletic schedules for all teams and student athlete forms

• our Mass and event calendar (please join us for Mass!)

• handy course catalog and online handbook for parents

• a faculty/staff directory • all Tolton Catholic social me-

dia feeds …and lots of great photos! Check it out, and save it to

your favorites! toltoncatholic.org PATH Act of 2015 & IRA

Charitable Rollovers The Protecting Americans from

Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 was passed by Congress and has now been signed into law by the President. This act extends and makes permanent the IRA Charita-ble Rollover. The law is retroac-tive to January 1, 2015, and does not have an expiration date – which is wonderful news for both donors and charitable organiza-tions!

Donors aged 70½ or older who move up to $100,000 from their IRAs directly to Tolton or another qualified charity will not have to pay income tax on the money.

Please contact your investment professional for more information.

Clothing Drive was Over-whelming Success

THANK YOU to all who do-nated winter clothing and blankets to the Pine Ridge clothing drive! The group of students who made a mission trip to the reservation in March impacted a multitude of families, thanks to the generosity of our Tolton and OLLIS commu-nities!

Special thanks to the Tolton Catholic National Honor Society for their help sorting the incoming donations.

Golf Tournament Planning in Full Swing

Our 7th annual golf classic is filling up fast! It will be held May 23rd, at the Columbia Country Club.

Registration for each flight opens at 7am and 11am, respec-tively, with 8am and 1:30pm shot-gun starts. Lunch will be provided

between the two start times. This is a four-person scramble with a number of prizes including longest drive, closest-to-the-pin and hole-in-one. $150 individual registra-tion fee includes a thank you gift upon arrival, snack pack, 18 holes, cart, lunch and beverages with hors d'oeuvres during the prize ceremony.

To register your team (or spon-sor a hole for $250) please contact Laura Sasser at 573-445-7700 or lassser@toltoncatholic.org. Pro-ceeds benefit the Tolton Catholic Scholarship and Tuition Assis-tance Fund.

New Application Process We have streamlined our appli-

cation process to better serve you and your families! We are no long-er accepting applications from 5th-7th grade families. Instead, all families are asked to apply during their son or daughter’s first semes-ter of 8th grade.

All applications received be-fore the January 1st deadline will be evaluated on the same criteria, regardless of who applied first. (For those who have already ap-plied as a younger student - your application will roll over until your son or daughter is in 8th grade, so no worries!)

Sophomores Come Together This year’s Sophomore retreat

was about "Your Identity." Stu-dents focused on what it means to be a Sophomore in high school in the world's eyes, versus what it means to be a Sophomore in high school at Tolton. They played games that presented opportunities to discuss the difficulties of living out the Faith. They wrote affirma-tion notes to each other, then end-ed the retreat with Adoration to-gether in front of the Blessed Sac-rament. The retreat was a great time to step back from busy school work and develop their relation-ship with God and each other. A few Senior students also partici-pated in the retreat, to give their own personal witness about their struggles and success at finding their faith at Tolton and how the community had a positive effect on their relationship with God.

The Sophomores also enjoyed

time for fellowship during a recent

trip to the Basilica in St. Louis.

By Emma Timms, Youth Ministry Intern

The CoMo Life Teen youth group wrapped up their Catholic Apologetics series with a final talk given by Phill Kosta, who summed up 2,000 years of Church history in 20 minutes, and a final Q&A panel comprised of Fr. Chris, Fr. Joseph, seminarian Paul Clark, and others. Now the high school stu-dents have begun their prepara-tions for the Luke 18 Retreat and can’t wait to give the eighth grad-ers a weekend experience they’ll never forget!

The Confirmation students are continuing on their road toward the Sacrament, and all attended the Vocation Reflection Day for Con-firmation at the Cathedral of St. Joseph. The day included praise and worship and several talks giv-en by Catholics of all vocational backgrounds.

The youth ministry is excited for the summer opportunities hap-pening this year. Below are the summer retreats, camps, and con-ferences open to high school stu-dents. To sign up for any of these opportunities, please visit Life Teen page on the parish website. Need based financial aid is availa-ble.

Catholic Heart Workcamp CoMo Life Teen is partnering

with Catholic Heart Workcamp to serve Milwaukee, WI, through opportunities like home repair, child care, and serving the home-

less. After each day of service, students will come back to amaz-ing programs including live music and a dance party. The event is like a Steubenville conference in-side a service retreat. You will also have the opportunity to make friends with people from all over the country and experience dy-namic talks and daily Mass. Sign up today for the best weekend of your summer!

When? June 12-18th Where? Milwuakee, WI Cost? $450

Camp Siena Ladies, the world needs your

beauty to be expressed in its full-ness! Camp Siena was designed to strengthen your sense of the unique and essential roles you have in the Church and in the world; to help you become the woman God is calling you to be through living the adventure of authentic feminine spirituality. In addition to making life-long friends from all around the dio-cese, campers participate in activi-ties include hiking, skits, swim-ming, inspiring talks, daily Mass and prayer moments.

When? July 24-28th Where? St. Patrick Parish-

Laurie, MO Cost? $150

Camp Maccabee Camp Maccabee was founded

in 2009 with the purpose of form-ing bold, Catholic, masculine lead-

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CLUES Across 2. Acclaim, greet. 5. Mother of Jesus. 6. Without child. 7. Can't be done. 9. Esau's twin. 10. You have one, I have one, but God’s is whose we should follow. 11. Creator of everything. Down 1. Angel that visited

Mary. 3. Man after God's

heart who was an ancestor of

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plied. 8. Shall not.

Answers: Across 2. Hail 5. Mary 6. Barren 7. Impossible 9. Jacob 10. Will 11. God Down 1. Gabriel 3. David 4.

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For Sacred Heart Youth

Celebrating the Annunciation of the Angel to Mary Luke 1:26 -38 And in the sixth month the

angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for-ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son

in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God noth-ing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me accord-ing to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

QUIZ 1. Where is this story found in the Bible? 2.

What was the angel’s name? 3. Why did the angel come? 4. Mary was told she was to have a son, and his name was to be what? 5. What did the angel say about Jesus? 6. What cousin of Mary’s did the angel say would also conceive a son? 7. What would be the name of Mary’s cousin son? 8. Did Mary understand everything that the angel had told her? 9. Mary said she was the Handmaid of the Lord. What did she mean? 10. What did Mary say to show she would follow God’s will for her life?

The Annunciation used to be called a Feast and now it is a Solemnity. What is the differ-ence between a Solemnity and a Feast?

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ers. The youth who attend will ex-perience daily adventures ranging from rope course to rafting trips. The campers are also enriched with the sacraments and thought provoking reflections, leaving those who attend with new friend-ships and a renewed sense of what it means to be an authentically Catholic man. For more infor-mation, visit Camp Maccabee’s website at www. campmacca-bee.com.

When? July 17-22, July 24-28

Where? St. Robert Bellarmine Parish- St. Robert, MO

Cost? $150 Steubenville Youth Conference

This summer, over 54,000 teens and their leaders will be a part of this movement of grace at one of our 23 conferences. For the summer of 2016, CoMo Life Teen students have the opportunity to hear amazing talks, witness inspi-rational testimonies, and experi-ence uplifting music from an amazing ministry team.

When? July 15-17 Where? Springfield, MO at

Missouri State University

Cost? $240 Totus Tuus

Totus Tuus is a program that goes parish to parish, teaching and inspiring young children and teens.

The program works with stu-dents in grades 1-6 during the day and grades 7-12 in the evening. Totus Tuus is put on by young, dynamic, college-aged Catholic students and seminarians, who have been trained to set the parish’s young people on fire for Christ! When? May 29 – June 2

Where? Our Lady of Lourdes

in Flanagan Hall Cost? Free! CHRISTpower

CHRISTpower is a week long ser-vice retreat open to all high school teens with the intention of making students more aware of the im-portance of serving those in our community as part of our Christian life and to help students discern the future God has planned for them. When? July 10-16

Where? Helias Catholic High School, Jefferson City, MO

Cost? $125

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Life Teen Continued from page 7

Save the unborn YOU can

be a part of helping to end abortion in your communi-ty, give hope to a woman fac-ing an unex-pected preg-nancy and give life to an un-born child.

To end abortion it takes more than telling the young lady who has an unplanned pregnancy that she should not have an abortion. From a practical standpoint, as well as from a Christian charity standpoint, we must do all in our power to help her through this pregnancy.

The Baby Bottle Campaign does this. Through this campaign you can help provide counseling, pregnancy tests, ultrasound exams (with consulta-tion), adoptions, parenting and nutrition workshops, assistance with baby items and mothers items, Med-icaid applications, Gabriel Angels, chastity pro-grams, post abortion healing and some financial assistance. And in 2009 we added the services of a maternity home. All these services are free for those who need our services and/or qualify for the mater-nity home. We gratefully accept checks, cash and coins.

Most will decide not to have an abortion and chose life for their unborn child. You can SAVE A LIFE today and have fun doing it with a Baby Bot-tle Campaign.

Donations will be accepted on April 30 follow-ing 4:30 p.m. Mass and May 1 following both the 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Masses.

This effort is sponsored by Knights of Colum-bus Sacred Heart Council 14414.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SACRED HEART COUNCIL 14414

Year of Divine Mercy

In Christ's Words In His revelations to St. Maria Faustina Kow-

alska, Jesus made mention of His desires con-

cerning the Feast of Mercy (Divine Mercy

Sunday) on 14 different occasions. The most

comprehensive revelation can be found in

entry 699 of the Diary of St. Faustina Kow-

alska:

In the 1930s, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska,

a young, uneducated nun, received ex-

traordinary revelations from our Lord Je-

sus regarding God's loving message of Di-

vine Mercy. My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confes-sion and receive Holy Communion shall

obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine flood-gates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of an-gel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.

How to celebrate Divine Mercy:

Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter;

Sincerely repent of all our sins;

Place our complete trust in Jesus;

Go to confession, preferably before that Sunday;

Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast;

Venerate* the Image of The Divine Mercy;

Be merciful to others, through our actions, words, and prayers on their behalf.

Join us as we recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet after each Mass April 3&4.

For More Information about Divine Mercy, go to http://www.thedivinemercy.org/

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The Parish Council held its monthly meeting March 8 in the Library.

Council discussed the upcom-ing election, March 12/13. Four candidates had been identified for two open positions. (The election was held subsequent to this meet-ing: Dave Rotert and Julie Drury were elected by the parish to serve as at-large members of the Coun-cil. Congratulations to Dave and Julie!) David Moore suggested that a picture of each candidate be in-cluded in future ballot forms to help parishioners identify the can-didates.

Gene Gerke presented the sta-tus and plan for the next step in Parish Visioning. Two assemblies will be held April 3rd as one more opportunity to gain input from parishioners. The assemblies will be in the Activity Building. Re-freshments will be provided and the assemblies advertised in the bulletin prior to the date. The Vi-sioning Steering Committee will meet March 21 for final prepara-

tions. Visioning Committee mem-bers also will be available in the Activity Building Library Sunday April 10 for individual final Q&A or input. This information will be included and a final report created for use in parish planning. Gene noted that parish survey participa-tion and thoughtful feedback was very high – indicating an active, interested parish.

Grounds keeping was dis-cussed. Leadership and coordina-tion of volunteers is needed since Butch Johnson moved away from Columbia a couple of years ago. Fr. Francis noted that he had spo-ken with Jerry Wright, who is will-ing to lead these efforts.

Council also discussed hiring part-time cook/housekeeping ser-vices for the rectory. Further in-vestigation about how this position might be managed, hours, reasona-ble wage/cost to the parish, etc., will be explored for further consid-eration by the Administration/Finance Commission.

The next meeting will be April 12 at 6:15 p.m.

By Julie Widhalm

The Commission met March 1. Old Business: Ash Wednesday services were

reviewed. The 7:30 a.m. mass was well attended; the noon Ash & Word service was a bit light com-pared to last year; the 5:30 p.m. mass was very crowded. The pos-sibility of adding a Spanish Mass next year will be considered. Also for next year, the corner chairs in the front row need to be removed to allow for better movement of those receiving ashes and com-munion.

The Lenten community pen-ance service will be held at Sacred Heart on March 9 at 7 p.m.

Liturgy Commission is hosting the Soup Supper on March 16 with RCIA and Parish Council.

The Sound System appears to need more tweaking, including installing speakers in the apse. Father will call the installer.

Chris will check with Michael Schuster on the progress of the new hymn board. This will be placed on the North side opposite the present board on the South side.

New Business: Chris offered the Director of

Liturgy report, which mostly coin-cided with the events of Holy Week. However one stand-alone item was that training continues for new Communion Ministers.

Palm Sunday – There has been no word on the ecumenical gather-ing of downtown churches this year. Due to their time change, Sacred Heart is not able to partici-pate between morning Masses as we did in the past.

Holy Thursday – Chris will seek out those having their feet washed from the different cultures represented in the parish. Bryan will set up the Altar of Repose in the Activity Building.

Good Friday – We will have a noon Stations of the Cross service. The Passion service will be at 7 p.m.

Easter Vigil – 8 p.m. start. The baptism this year will be with the regular font rather than the tub immersion used in past years. There is only one catechumen this year to be baptized. This led to discussion about revamping the font all together in the future. It is large and cumbersome to move up and down the aisle for baptisms. There was discussion on changing where the font is kept, which led to questions about holy water re-ceptacles in the back of church. The suggestion was made to place bowls in the alcoves in the vesti-bule by the main doors, which likely was the original intent of the alcoves when the church was built. We will resume this discussion in April.

Easter Sunday – Masses at reg-ular Sunday times.

Debbie Bietsch announced that Linda Eckerle is retiring from Art & Environment. Judy Walker is coming on board to replace Linda as co-chair.

Lucas took us through the Par-ish Visioning Survey. Charlie Ochoa offered this synopsis:

Small Children Needs: Options for parents of

young children when those around prefer “quieter” ambiance during service…

Teenagers Needs: More interesting oppor-

tunities for participating in Litur-gy, more inspiring Confirmation classes so they want to continue the youth group opportunities.

Young Adults (like 20-40 may-be)

Needs: opportunities for faith and fellowship, to develop into some leadership in our par-ish. Keep them invested.

Adults (probably 30 +) Needs: Faith formation, as

adults we often realize that we’d like to expand our faith, for vari-ous reasons.

Senior Citizens

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By Barbara Head

Health Ministry reported that Emergency Preparedness Commit-tee has the printing in process for pew cards and is planning on screening a video about tornados after the 8:30 Mass on May 15. The annual blood drive is Sunday, April 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Language Program has a Mon-day night conversation class in addition to the regular tutoring and Friday night financial classes held in Spanish.

House Warming drive is in the planning stage. VA would like to collect items for Veterans exiting homelessness that are not available using food stamps, including cleaning and paper products. In addition, we need to find space to store household items needed by

parishioners exiting homelessness. This new program would give pa-rishioners a chance to donate household items, and we would store them until a parishioner(s) has a need.

With the money collected last month from the Poor envelopes, we were able to donate $400 each to Love Inc., St. Vincent de Paul and Voluntary Action Center Fish Fund. With our donation these organizations are able to give real help to those in need in our com-munity. For anyone wanting to help but unable to contribute fi-nancially, St. Vincent de Paul is looking for help from willing vol-unteers. If you are interested, please contact Barbara Head in the

Social Concerns

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Parish Celebrations

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Needs: Activities, social and other.

People of Color (PoC) across all age groups.

Needs: Feel more empowered as a group in the parish.

Seems that the needs for each group are mentioned, generally, but mainly from feelings. We need to hear from those groups and work with them to turn the feel-ings into positive actions; the trick is to find a fair and reasonable way to prioritize. One way to get input may be to have “town hall” type meetings with different groups within the parish?

Also seemed to be some ques-tions about our ministries and commissions, ranging from com-plimenting to not being aware what exists. One thing I’ve seen in some parishes is kind of like a Job Fair, but a ministry/commission fair, where all the ministries and

commissions have a table for peo-ple to visit and chat with members.

As Lucas mentioned, we prob-ably have a lot of people who are relatively new parishioners. Often times as an organization we just need to bring more visibility to all the good things going on.

Anyway, this is some of what I extracted from the survey respons-es overall. It is very comprehen-sive as a survey, and thus, many diverse responses. That can defi-nitely be our strength.

Lucas closed his presentation with the announcement that a Town Hall meeting will be held in the Activity Building on April 3.

Other: The Roamin’ Catholics are

working on a Pilgrimage to one of the holy sites during this Year of Mercy.

There will be no Liturgy Meet-ing on March 22 as that will be Holy Week. Our next meeting will be April 26 at 6:30 p.m.

parish office. Easter Banquet for the Poor is

being run by Tami Hermann. She reported that this is well in hand. A sign up Genius will be sent to parishioners so they can volunteer or donate food. The banquet is Wednesday, March 23.

Connie will coordinate a sign up Genius for the Easter Vigil re-ception, for food and volunteers. A work session will be held that Saturday morning to set up and prepare trays of food.

Parish Visioning results are in

and a complete file was emailed to social concerns members. We are asked to read it over paying atten-tion to areas that social concerns covers, especially pages 14 and beyond.

Sr. Mary Clair has asked for money to pay a speaker coming to present to the Ministers for the sick and homebound. It was decid-ed that this was a good idea and that there was money in the budg-et to cover the cost. It was also suggested to buy a card to give the speaker.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m.

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Social Concerns Continued from page 10

James and Christiane Quinn celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. They began the

celebration at the 5:30 p.m. Mass, where they renewed their marriage vows, then continued to celebrate with family and

friends during a reception in the Activity Building. Congratula-tions to you both!

Knights of Columbus members Dave McIntosh, Mike Bietsch, Ron Meyer and Mike Holland prepare fish for the Knights of

Columbus Fish Fry at Fr. Tolton High School on Feb. 19. See Page 12 for more photos.

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Second annual ‘Cobbler Party’ held at Sacred Heart By Johanna Bishop

Sole Hope is a charitable organ-ization working in rural Uganda to combat foot borne disease and cre-ate a positive physical and spiritual difference in impoverished commu-nities. Sole Hope seeks to provide a full spectrum and sustainable ap-proach to battle foot borne illness through treatment, education, pre-vention and jobs. A major focus of the Sole Hope program is the re-duction of parasitic infection by the sand flea type pest known as a jig-ger. Many residents of rural Ugan-da have no shoes, and walking barefoot allows this pest to burrow under the skin of the feet, where the jigger then goes through its repro-ductive life cycle – causing repeat-ed re-infestation, with painful swelling and secondary infection. The only treatment is to physically remove the jigger with a pin, or thorn. Without training, often the same pin is reused on multiple peo-ple, contributing to the spread of other diseases.

Sole Hope works to break this cycle of disease at many points. Training Ugandan workers, Sole Hope provides meaningful employ-ment, education, healthcare and pest control. Each link in their sys-tem contributes to the elimination of foot borne disease and truly en-hances quality of life for many peo-ple in rural Uganda. Trained teams learn to hygienically remove the parasites and treat infections. Other workers treat the homes to elimi-nate jigger infestation from the dirt floor dwellings. Still other workers are trained to make simple shoes from denim and tire rubber. This

inexpensive but effective footwear becomes the major barrier prevent-ing jigger infection.

This last is where the generous team of volunteers of the Second Annual Sacred Heart Cobbler Party stepped in to help. For four hours on Saturday, Feb. 20, more than 35 volunteers from Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Thomas More Newman Center, Harvest Church of Columbia and New Horizons Unit-ed Methodist Church in Columbia worked to create and assemble shoe “uppers” that will be sent to Sole Hope and shipped to Uganda. Once

there, the trained cobblers will as-semble the uppers and attach the sole, dispensing the shoe in part crafted here in Columbia, Missouri. During this Lenten season, there is something very wonderful about physically shaping a simple item – part of a shoe – that can so signifi-cantly enhance the life of another person living on the other side of the Earth!

The materials for 72 pairs of shoes, size child-8, were cut out and assembled. These parts for shoes will be sent to Uganda where they will be worked into the com-

pleted shoes by the program cob-blers. Additionally a cash donation of $125 was collected for Sole Hope, and we still have pounds and pounds of denim to make more!

Oh – and there was some “rockin’” good cobbler! We actual-ly had a great time, sharing a deli-cious carry-in lunch donated by the participants, cobbler and ice cream as well as good conversation while we worked. Sorry you missed it? We will see you next year! Check out SoleHope.org on the internet if you would like to learn more.

More than 35 volunteers from Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Thomas More Newman Center, Harvest Church of Columbia and New Horizons United Methodist Church in Columbia gathered at Sacred Heart on Feb. 20 to create and assemble shoe “uppers” that will be sent to Sole Hope and shipped to Uganda.

(Left) Our two Knights of Columbus fish fryers, Brother Steve Sutter and Brother Doug Clawson. (Right) More than 550 people were served at the fish fry, enjoying their dinner in the commons area with a view of Phillips Lake.

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Ministers of care from all three parishes gather

By Sr. M. Clare Fichtner, OP

In March an invitation to a “Gathering of all Catholic Minis-ters to the Sick, Confined, and Dying of Columbia” went out to more than 60 persons in the three parishes of Columbia. Dr. Eleanor Braddock, hospital chaplain; Jean Souchek, Eucharistic Minister to Bluffs, Sisters Mary Clare and Karen Freund, staff ministers of care at St. Thomas More Newman Center and Sacred Heart planned the Saturday, March 12 program and were successful in obtaining Sr. Kathleen Kenny of Springfield, IL as presenter. Sr. Kathleen is Wellness Coordinator of Domini-can Retirement Center, Spring-field, IL and has spent 40 years in health care ministry. She has a degree in geriatrics, has taught nurses off and on during her life and has worked in both nursing care and pastoral ministry. While her expertise is profound, her man-ner of presentation is inclusive of the ideas and feelings of the group, as well as practical in its applica-tion to our everyday behavior with sick, lonely, and (sometimes) dy-ing persons.

The ministers invited to the gathering work in various parishes as Eucharistic Ministers to the

eight hospitals, the 22 Care Facili-ties and private homes; or belong to the joint Committee of Health in the three parishes; or are volun-teers who provide transportation and other individual human ser-vices. They are only partly orga-nized – not forming a single group that is aware of what everyone is doing, nor how they individually fit into the scheme of things.

Sacred Heart provided the facility – its Activity Building – as well as the luscious breakfast of homemade treats and healthy drinks. One of the best benefits to the 22 persons who attended, was getting to meet and talk to others who sometimes minister to the same persons as they – but, surely, have the same challenges in their ministry.

The agenda began with time

for sharing differences in types of

work, as well as similarities in

problems that arise. Sr. Kathleen

provided a list of “how-to tips” for

visiting and a presentation on “end

-of-life” issues that brought silent

attention to the group….We all

hope to gather again at least once a

year, if not more often.

Sr. Kathleen Kenny, OP speaks to the gathered ministers of care from all three Columbia parishes on March 12 at Sacred

Heart. The ministers hope to meet at least once a year.

Language Program accomplishes grant goals By Sr. Mary Clare

Last spring our Sacred Heart Language Program was awarded two grants amounting to $6,000. This February both donors re-quested “accountability” narratives that wanted to know if we achieved our goals. One “bullet” asked us to name significant ac-complishments. This is what we wrote:

“Our accomplishments this past year have been four-fold. Pri-marily, we have assisted more than 20 persons to advance themselves in the reading, speaking and writ-ing of the English language. We have also given the opportunity to more than 30 persons to assist migrants, refugees, foreign stu-dents, and visitors who want to help those in need to have a more enjoyable life (in some cases, to survive…). Our efforts at grant-writing, budgeting, being account-able to parish, board, grant- pro-viders, and the parish in general have been challenging and have developed our business skills. And, finally, we have encouraged our first-year English learners to make their talents, their cultures, and their new skills in this econo-my known to the people around them. This again unites them with each other and with the total par-ish. “

The volunteer learner-teachers are Josefina and Crispin Candia and Peter Higgins. Peter tutored Celso Arias and joined the group to provide organizing and financial expertise to their planning. The three volunteers, whose first lan-guage is Spanish, began in No-vember and December to teach conversational Spanish to persons interested in learning it. For six weeks they provided three oppor-tunities weekly and attracted about 12 to 15 people.

The follow-up reward for these three Spanish-teaching persons was to help them find a teacher of finances and business practices that could be offered to themselves and to other Spanish-speaking learners in the program who want-ed to be able to improve their eco-nomic skills for the sake of possi-bly initiating small businesses. All three were part of the committee that found a program, determined the grant funding to pay the ex-penses of a teacher/tutor to help

them with it on a monthly basis, set up a schedule for accomplish-ing the course of studies in six months, and decided to limit it to a “pilot” group of eight persons.

The program, Solvencia Finan-ciera, includes a text, workbook, and DVD. It costs $100 and is meant to be used for personal study. We found Emilio Juarez of Jefferson City, who was willing to come monthly to make sure the eight participants understood the six chapters completely. In return the grant pays his expenses. Four classes remain.

Josefina and Crispin Candia and their children.

Volunteer Peter Higgins and Celso Arias.

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Sacred Heart celebrates Holy Week

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Easter Vigil brings new faithful to flock

The Institution of Marriage “In everything on this earth

that is worth doing, there is a stage when no one would do it, except for necessity or honor. It is then that the Institution upholds a man and helps him on to the firmer ground ahead. Whether this solid fact of human nature is sufficient to justify the sublime dedication of Christian marriage is quite another matter, it is amply sufficient to justify the general human feeling of marriage as a fixed thing, disso-lution of which is a fault or, at least, an ignominy. . . Two people must be tied together in order to do themselves justice . . . I have known many happy marriages, but

never a compatible one. The whole aim of marriage is to fight through and survive the instant when in-compatibility becomes unquestion-able. For a man and a woman, as such, are incompatible.” – What’s Wrong with the World

Wit and Wisdom

from G. K.

Chesterton

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