Great news!!! We are getting sooooooo close!!! The Food Pantry Building Fund has $455,334.17.
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 to the Catholic Social Ministry’s Paypal site: Paypal Catholic Social Ministry.
Thank you to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Mary Cathedral Cape Girardeau who donated $100,000 to the Food Pantry Building Fund. Can you help? This food pantry helps the people of Cape Girardeau County who need help. Our Food Pantry serves 600 families every month which includes1,900 individuals.
Lisa Simmons
Family Life Coordinator/Technology/Social Media
St. Mary Cathedral
615 William Street
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

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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 a link to an interesting article which appears in the National Catholic Register.Only Frequent Church Attendees Avoided Downward Mental Health Trend in 2020_ National Catholic Register
MASS
Public Mass is celebrated at Old St. Vincent Church every Sunday at 10:00 AM, subject to the restrictions listed in Bishop Rice’s June 16 Covid-19 Restrictions Update (click on blue lettering to view the letter)
MUSEUM AND TOURS
Tours are not available until further notice due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 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.
Richard Hagedorn and Sydney Carter – 4/24/2021
Karson King and Karsen Powers – 6/19/2021
Matthew Kinney and Allyson Bradshaw – 11/6/2021
Turner Baty and Scarlett Patterson – 6/18/2022
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
Click on the link below, then click on the actual link when it appears to view 23 photos from the ordination to the priesthood of Daniel Belken and Allen Kirchner at OSV on June 12, 2020. Thanks to Dennis Vollink for sharing these photos.
Double Ordination at OSV