News

Official appointments

Please review these appointments, published Aug. 7.

---

Order envelopes and posters for Catholic Stewardship Appeal 2021

The Catholic Stewardship Appeal will kick off in October.  In preparation for this annual event, we are requesting parishes notify the Development Office with the quantities needed of in-pew English and Spanish envelopes.  Each parish will receive one “thermometer poster;” if you would like additional please let us know. Contact Carla McDaniel at cmcdaniel@diojeffcity.org or 573-635-9127.

---

Mailing address for diocesan offices

The Chancery offices in the Alphonse J. Schwartze Memorial Catholic Center have a new mailing address. We are no longer using any Post Office boxes, including P.O. Box 104900. Please address all correspondence to the street address 2207 W. Main St., Jefferson City, MO 65109-0914. Please begin using the street address immediately. The post office has ceased forwarding mail from the old addresses.

---

COVID-19 Resources

REVISED Protocol for positive COVID-19 test

As the number of cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, we have established a protocol for how our parishes and schools respond when someone is tested positive for COVID-19. REVISED protocols are attached for your consideration: note that not just staff, but also students and volunteers are affected by these.

We have already worked with more than a half dozen situations in our parishes and schools in which someone has received a positive test, and have found these protocols to ensure we are acting quickly and responsibly. If you have any questions or concerns about them, please contact Father Jason Doke, moderator of the curia, Dr. Erin Vader, superintendent, or Helen Osman, communication director, by email or at 573-635-9127.

Singing during Mass

The Diocesan Liturgical Commission is offering options for best practices in allowing congregational or choral singing during Mass. Details are available at this link.

---

Confirmation 2021

Scheduling for confirmation 2021 is now open.  Parishes must submit their forms online now.  Please visit www.diojeffcity.org/confirmation to schedule confirmation before Monday, Aug. 31 and to download our new policy and practices as well as liturgical forms.  Contact John DeLaporte, director of Youth Ministry and Religious Education, if you have questions.

---

If you intend to come to the Chancery office in person, you must have an appointment in advance with the person you intend to meet. Please note the Chancery will be screening all guests with a health questionnaire and temperature check. This is for the safety of all.

---

To share in bulletins, emails, social media, and websites

---

Marriage preparation during a pandemic

---

Made for More will be held Sept. 15, 7-9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral. Tickets are limited due to social distancing. Purchase tickets at http://corproject.com/jeffersoncity/; contact Julie Gramlich at julie.g@cathedraljc.org or 573-635-7991 for more information.

---

Employment opportunities

St. Peter Parish in Jefferson City announces a new employment opportunity: Communications and Outreach Coordinator. This position is full time (30-40 hours per week) with a comprehensive benefits package. Pay will be contingent on experience and skill.

Key responsibilities:

• Create and manage communications and publications for St. Peter Parish and for St. Peter Interparish School in Jefferson City, MO
• Create and manage outreach opportunities/activities on the school, parish and community level
• Manage and promote social and electronic media presence of both parish and school
• Welcome and serve all parish visitors as needed, including those who speak Spanish

Successful applicants will have:

• Experience in communications/publications
• Experience and skill managing multiple social media platforms
• Fluency in English and Spanish
• A strong work ethic
• Respect for the Catholic faith, heritage and practice
• The ability to work with a flexible schedule, including weekend work
• Work well with the pastor, parish and school staff

Background check and Safe Environment training required. To apply, call Michelle, 573-636-8159 for a job description / application, and submit to: St. Peter Catholic Church, 216 Broadway, Jefferson City, MO 65101 by August 28, 2020.

St. Peter Catholic Church announces an immediate opening for Campus Custodian. Key responsibilities: maintain the cleanliness, safety and upkeep of the St. Peter Parish campus facilities and grounds as directed and provide maintenance and facility support. Hours: full time (30-40 hours/week), some weekend hours might be required. Wage: $12-$13 per hour to start, plus comprehensive benefits package.

Successful applicants will have:

• experience in maintenance and custodial work
• a strong work ethic
• some mechanical / equipment repair experience
• the physical ability to complete the maintenance and custodial tasks assigned
• respect for the Catholic faith, heritage and practice
• work with a flexible schedule
• work well with the pastor, parish and school staff

Background check and Safe Environment training required. To apply, call Michelle, 573-636-8159 for a job description / application, and submit to: St. Peter Catholic Church, 216 Broadway, Jefferson City, MO 65101 by August 21, 2020.

---

An administrative assistant position is available at the Chancery and there are several openings in our Catholic schools. Please promote these openings.

---

Parishes are asked to use this form to send any updates of their parishioners: address changes, marriages, divorces, death, etc.

---

• As of April 27, the Chancery is no longer using PO Box 104900.  Please address all correspondence to the street address 2207 W. Main, Jefferson City, MO 65109.  The Post Office will forward mail from the PO box to the street address for up to one year, but the forwarding process will slow your delivery. Please begin using the street address immediately.
• Parishes are asked to publish in their bulletins the need for relief parents at St. Nicholas Academy. You can find the listing here.
• Please consider posting this helpful information for your parishioners on how to identify email and text scams.
• In the interest of time and accuracy, The Catholic Missourian has moved to a simple online process for submitting events for the Things to Do page. To have an event considered for publication in Things to Do and in the diocesan online events calendar, go to diojeffcity.org/event-listing and follow the directions. The process is straightforward and user-friendly. Events submitted for display advertising will be automatically included in Things to Do, as will items that have been previously submitted.

Preventing text and email scams

A scam has hit many parishes across the United States, as well as other faith communities. The Federal Trade Commission provided information on this scam in July 2019. The email or text purports to be from a person the target knows, such as one’s pastor, a parish staff member, the bishop or someone else from the Church. If the target responds to the fake email or text, the sender will follow up with a request for some sort of monetary assistance, often for gift cards, Google Play cards or iTune cards. Please read our post to learn how to prevent yourself or parishioners from falling prey to this scam.

---

Please feel free to disseminate the information in the “Monday Morning Memo” to a broader audience, such as parishioners and school families! Is there someone else who should receive this Weekly Memo? Please encourage them to sign up here!