Media Mentions

And Diocesan Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS

From the Diocese of Jefferson City

20 November 2023

Listen to our latest podcast, featuring Bishop McKnight and a discussion about how we can spread peace during this time of conflict. Don’t forget that the Chancery office will be closed on Thursday and Friday this week for the holiday. We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

13 November 2023

Making Connections: The Church and World Peace The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight has published a new Making Connections column. The column was printed in The Catholic Missourian and is…

6 November 2023

Open Enrollment for all diocesan benefit eligible employees has begun. Read this week’s Monday Morning Memo for the details — plus updates on other events and programs happening around the diocese in November.

Seminarian Formation and Priest Retirement Collection (Assessed)

To form and educate diocesan seminarians (candidates for priesthood) and clergy and to provide for the retirement needs of retired diocesan priests who offered their lives in priestly ministry and…

Reserved – Diocesan Priestly Ordination Date

The first Saturday of each June, beginning June 5, 2021, is reserved for priestly ordination celebrations in the Jefferson City Diocese at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, 10:00 am.

Seminarian Formation and Priest Retirement Collection (Assessed)

To form and educate diocesan seminarians (candidates for priesthood) and clergy and to provide for the retirement needs of retired diocesan priests who offered their lives in priestly ministry and…

Voices, music celebrate mid-Missouri’s refugee community

June 20, 2017

This story originally appeared on the Columbia Missourian’s website and can be read in its entirety there. READ THE FULL ARTICLE COLUMBIA — The spotlight on Sifa Bihomora lit the…

Mid-Missourians celebrate refugees with music and art

June 20, 2017

This story originally appeared on KOMU’s website, and can be read in its entirety there. READ THE FULL ARTICLE COLUMBIA – Mid-Missourians celebrated World Refugee Day on Tuesday with live…

Son left in Ethiopia reunites with Somali family after travel ban blocked

April 26, 2017

This story originally appeared on the Columbia Missourian’s website and can be read in its entirety there. READ THE FULL ARTICLE COLUMBIA — Kaho Barre sat in silence on her…

Refugees Welcome in mid-Missouri

February 8, 2017

This article originally appeared on KOMU’s website, and can be found in its entirety on their website. KOMU, https://www.komu.com/videos/refugees-welcome-in-mid-missouri JEFFERSON CITY – Despite President Donald Trump’s plan to implement a temporary…

Linda McAnany Show with Michael Van Gundy

April 8, 2015

Guests Michael Van Gundy Executive Director, and Jake Seifert, Administration/Development Director for Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri.