Do not let your tax dollars be used to fund abortion. Tell Congress to keep the Hyde Amendment! Click on the link to learn about the Hyde Amendment and to join the fight to keep it . Hyde Amendment
The Dispensation from the obligation to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation is lifted as of Palm Sunday, beginning with the Vigil Mass on March 27, 2021. Click on the link below to view the March 19, 2021 Pastoral Letter from Bishop Rice for full details. March 19, 2021 Pastoral Letter From Bishop Rice
We now have $982,853.11 raised toward our goal of $1,018,500 in the building fund for the new Catholic Social Ministries Food Pantry. Ground breaking took place on Thursday, September 2 and construction is now underway. 
If you would like to contribute to the Catholic Social Ministry Food Pantry make your check to St. Mary Cathedral and put in an envelope marked St. Mary/OSV Food Pantry Building Fund or you can donate directly online via Paypal by hitting the Donate button on the the Catholic Social Ministry’s webpage. https://stmarycathedral.net/Food-Pantry
Monsignor Richard Rowling passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at the age of 93 years. Click on the link for information regarding both his pastoral ministry and his funeral arrangements . Monsignor Richard Rowling
Attending Church Frequently may be good for your mental health. Click on the link below to access an interesting article which appears in the National Catholic Register. https://www.ncregister.com/cna/only-frequent-church-attendees-avoided-downward-mental-health-trend-in-2020-umctjjzz
MASS
Public Mass is celebrated at Old St. Vincent Church every Sunday at 10:00 AM, subject to the restrictions listed in the March 19, 2021 Pastoral Letter From Bishop Rice (click on blue lettering to view the letter)
MUSEUM AND TOURS
The Church is open for tours Saturdays from Noon until 4:00 P.M. April through October, except for days when weddings are scheduled. The scheduled weddings are listed in the Calendar. Tours are also available by appointment.
PRAYER CHAIN
To place someone on the Old St. Vincent Church Prayer Chain or to volunteer to pray on the chain, please contact Carole at (573) 335-3985 or (573) 450-9496. Please note that the Prayer Chain is open to everyone, not just members of Old St. Vincent Church.
WEDDINGS
Weddings are now being held at Old St. Vincent Church. Contact Donna at 573-335-9347 for more information. Listed below are the currently scheduled weddings.
Alex Eftink and Drew McLane – 2/5/2022
Daniel Keim and Emily Seiler – 5/28/2022
Turner Baty and Scarlett Patterson – 6/18/2022
Cameron Buckthorpe and Jordan Seyer – 6/25/2022
Gordon Powers and Jaden Barnes – 8/27/2022
Matthew Hayes and Chelsea Hayes – 10/29/2022
WEBSITE CALENDAR
Any questions concerning items listed in the CALENDAR should be directed to Larry Simon at (573) 450-2774
Chaplain to His Holiness with the title of Monsignor – Father Normand Varone
Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Old St. Vincent’s Church
Normand G. Varone was born June 29, 1939, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to the late Joseph J. and Blaise F. (Gaulin) Varone. His education and seminary training was at St. Philip Neri Latin School in Boston, St. Mary’s College in Hardin’s Creek, Kentucky, and Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis. He was ordained to the priesthood June 7, 1975, by Bernard Cardinal Law in Saint Patrick Church in Cumberland, Rode Island. Throughout his years of active ministry in the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Father Varone served the Diocese primarily in small, rural parishes in the southeast corner of the state. Father Varone retired from active ministry on July 1, 2009 and has continued to serve as a faithful substitute for his brother priests in Cape Girardeau and surrounding area. After 46 years of priestly service, Father Normand Varone becomes Monsignor Normand Varone. Congratulations! (see Image Gallery for more pictures and details)
