About St. Bartholomew · Windsor, Missouri
St. Bartholomew Catholic Church is a mission parish in Windsor, Missouri, part of the Truman Lake Catholic Parishes along with Holy Rosary in Clinton and St. Catherine in Osceola. The church is located at 504 E. Benton Street in Windsor and serves as a worship site for Catholics in this small west-central Missouri community near Truman Lake. As a mission of Holy Rosary Parish in Clinton, St. Bartholomew shares a pastor and administrative office with its sister churches, and the parish office at Holy Rosary can be reached Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Patron
- St. Bartholomew (Apostle)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Kansas City–St. Joseph
Why belong here
St. Bartholomew is a welcoming small-town Catholic community in the heart of west-central Missouri's Truman Lake country. As part of the three-parish Truman Lake Catholic community (with Holy Rosary in Clinton and St. Catherine in Osceola), parishioners share Sunday Mass, sacramental preparation, confession opportunities, and faith-life activities across the region. Visitors and new residents will find a friendly parish family, regular access to the sacraments through the shared pastoral team, and the spiritual beauty of a rural Catholic mission church serving Henry County.
Mass times at St. Bartholomew
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- 1st Sunday of each month at 10:00–11:00 a.m. (before/after the 11:00 a.m. Mass at St. Bartholomew) or by appointment
Parish Identity & Mission Status
St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Windsor, Missouri, is a mission of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Clinton. The two parishes — together with St. Catherine in Osceola — make up the Truman Lake Catholic Parishes, sharing one pastor and one parish office under the Diocese of Kansas City–St. Joseph. All sacramental records, registration, and general inquiries for St. Bartholomew are handled through the Holy Rosary office in Clinton.
- Canonical status: Mission of Holy Rosary, Clinton (per GCatholic)
- Diocese: Kansas City–St. Joseph
- Cluster name: Truman Lake Catholic Parishes
- Sister parishes: Holy Rosary (Clinton) and St. Catherine (Osceola)
Mass & Worship Schedule
St. Bartholomew offers one Sunday Mass a week at 11:00 a.m., with the liturgy celebrated in English. Because the parish is served by the same priest who serves Holy Rosary and St. Catherine, the weekly Mass schedule across the cluster provides additional opportunities for daily Mass and a Saturday Vigil Mass for parishioners.
- Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m. (St. Bartholomew, Windsor)
- Weekday Masses (Tuesday–Friday 8:30 a.m.) at Holy Rosary, Clinton
- Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m. at Holy Rosary, Clinton
- Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m. at Holy Rosary, Clinton
- Saturday Vigil Mass: 3:00 p.m. at St. Catherine, Osceola
Devotions & Other Services
Beyond the Mass and Confession schedule, the Truman Lake Catholic Parishes offer several regular devotions. The First Saturday devotion is observed at the sister parishes, and the cluster celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday (the Sunday after Easter) with devotions at Holy Rosary, Clinton. These cluster-wide observances give St. Bartholomew parishioners access to additional spiritual opportunities throughout the year.
- First Saturday devotions at Holy Rosary, Clinton (4–5 p.m.)
- First Saturday devotions at St. Catherine, Osceola (2–3 p.m.)
- Divine Mercy Sunday at Holy Rosary, Clinton
Visiting & Contact
Visitors and parishioners can reach the parish office through the shared administrative office at Holy Rosary, Clinton. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Phone calls, emails, and appointments for St. Bartholomew are all handled through this central office.
- Parish office address (for all three parishes): 610 S. 4th Street, Clinton, MO 64735
- St. Bartholomew church address: 504 E. Benton Street, Windsor, MO 65360
- Office phone: 660-885-4523
- Office email: [email protected]
- Office hours: Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
History of the Parish
St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Windsor began its life as a mission (mission church) of Holy Rosary Parish in Clinton, Missouri, under the Diocese of Kansas City–St. Joseph. Diocesan assignment records make this relationship explicit in the 1980s, when a single priest was assigned to serve Holy Rosary, St. Bartholomew's in Windsor, and St. Catherine's in Osceola concurrently (1984–1988). The church continues in that mission relationship today, serving the Catholic faithful of Windsor and the surrounding rural area of Henry County in west-central Missouri.
- Status: Mission of Holy Rosary Parish, Clinton
- Documented mission relationship by at least 1984 (diocesan assignment records)
- Shared pastoral care with Holy Rosary (Clinton) and St. Catherine (Osceola)
Location & Community Context
Windsor is the county seat of Henry County, Missouri, located in the west-central part of the state near Truman Lake — a large reservoir on the Osage River. The Truman Lake Catholic Parishes (Holy Rosary in Clinton, St. Bartholomew in Windsor, and St. Catherine in Osceola) form a regional Catholic presence serving the small towns and farmland communities of this rural part of the diocese.
- City: Windsor (county seat of Henry County)
- Region: west-central Missouri, near Truman Lake
- Diocese: Kansas City–St. Joseph
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Fr. John R. Tulipana1984–1988
Listed in diocesan assignment records as assigned to St. Bartholomew's, Windsor, as a mission of Holy Rosary, Clinton; concurrent with assignment at Holy Rosary and later St. Catherine's, Osceola.