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Anthony of Padua Parish

​Folk, MO

St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Folk, MO is sister parish to St. Joseph.

St. Anthony Parish was founded in 1905 when the town of Folk took its name (after then-governor Joseph W. Folk). Fr. John Hoeschen served as the first pastor.

St. Anthony’s current Mass schedule is 4:00pm on Saturday and 5:00pm on Wednesday, with confessions before Mass. A variety of parishioners give of their time and talent to serve the needs of the parish.

Bulletins and Publications

Parish Announcements

  • SCRIP – Scrip will be on sale September 6/7, 20/21, October 4/5, 11/12, 25/26.
  • New Weekend Mass Schedule (Starting First Sunday In October) – With the cessation of the Latin Mass at Westphalia, after consulting with the parish councils of Westphalia and Folk, we will be returning to the previous weekend Mass schedule, starting in October 2025:
    Saturday: 4pm confessions, 5pm Mass (Westphalia)
    Sunday: 6:30am confessions, 7am Mass (Westphalia)
    8:30am Mass (Folk)
    10am Mass (Westphalia), confessions following Mass
  • Combined Bulletin Coming – St. Joseph and St. Anthony will soon begin publishing a combined bulletin to help foster mutual communication and unity between the parishes and for the convenience of parishioners.
  • St. Anthony Quilting Group – Quilting group will resume September 18 . We will be quilting on Thursday’s, 8:00-4:00. Anyone interested in quilting is welcome to come, new or veteran!

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