Faith reunites two Jefferson City men after 55 years

May 13, 2023 at 4:00 a.m.

by Alex Naughton

Submitted by the Rackers family. Bob Rackers, second from the left in the back row, and John Schwartze, seventh from the right in the back row, were present at both the first mass in St. Joseph Cathedral in 1968 and the re-dedication ceremony Friday, May 5.
Submitted by the Rackers family. Bob Rackers, second from the left in the back row, and John Schwartze, seventh from the right in the back row, were present at both the first mass in St. Joseph Cathedral in 1968 and the re-dedication ceremony Friday, May 5.

On Christmas Day in 1968, a group of Catholic community members gathered at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph for the building's first mass.

The parish had just moved from its space at what is now the St.

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