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This Week
"At a Glance"
Thursday, November 11
10:00am Liturgy Coordinators
Sunday, November 14
2:00pm Thomas Merton Small Group
Wed, November 17
7:00pm Parish Council Meeting |  |
Want to add an event to the calendar? Contact Jessica (314.918.2766). |
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General Info | |
The Parish Council meets on the third Wednesday of the month. Members: Anne Knight, Frank Krebs, George von Stamwitz, Jessica Rowley, Nancy Wamser, Sheila Leander, Steve Campbell, Sue Stolze.
We frequently have community gatherings called Convocations where we discuss the
vision of the community. Dates and times are announced in this newsletter.
The Parish 0ffice is located at Eden Theological Seminary, 475 E. Lockwood, Saint Louis, MO 63119. Frank and Jessica are available for appointments 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday through Friday.
Jessica: 314.918.2766,
Frank: 314.918.2767.
We have an initiative to connect people to small faith sharing groups. If you are interested in joining a small group, please contact Jessica Rowley (314.918.2766 or email).
Do you have friends who would like to know more about Sts. Clare & Francis?
Would you be willing to invite them to your house for an hour or so to hear about us? Frank is willing to come to your home to share the story of SCF with your friends.
We Tithe as a parish and we need your recommendations
We have committed to tithing as a parish. We donate 10% of all that we collect in our offerings to worthy causes. We do this as an act of faith, trusting that, in doing this, we will still be able to meet our financial needs. We have received a number of wonderful suggestions. Please continue to let the Parish Council know about worthy organizations that you would like us as a community to contribute to. Information needed: your name, name of organization you are suggesting, to whom check should be made payable, where to send check and to whose attention. Please send your suggestions to Marilyn Tenholder.
Matthew 25
The Matthew 25 Fund helps members in our community who need financial assistance. All information concerning the people with whom we work is held in the strictest confidence. If you would like to contribute to this fund, make your check payable to Matthew 25, and place it in the collection basket. If you would like to donate cash, put it in an envelope labeled "Matthew 25" and place it in the collection basket. If you need assistance from the fund, you can contact
We have a SafeChurch Policy to protect our children and other vulnerable populations. |
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Do you shop at Schnucks?
Please keep our Schnucks E-Scrip fund raiser in mind when you shop. If you don't already have an E-Scrip card, please call Marilyn Tenholder (314.323.1467) and she will get one to you. There is no charge and all you have to do is activate it by either a phone call or by going online. Simply show the card when you check out and a percentage of your purchase cost will be rebated back to Sts. Clare & Francis. Thank you! SCF Online Booksale Please consider donating books to the Sts. Clare & Francis Online Book sale Fundraiser. All proceeds, net of fees, will go to Sts. Clare & Francis. We are looking for good quality new or used books on religion, spirituality, self-  help, business, textbooks, cookbooks, psychology, books signed by the author and children's books. We will accept books from other categories, too, but fiction (especially paperback) doesn't sell very well. You can bring your books to the weekly Mass on Saturdays at 5:00 pm or you can arrange for pickup by calling Art Maines at 314.518.1973. If you have questions about the sale or books you'd like to donate, you can call Art at the same number. 
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COMMUNITY CORNER...our family news
(It is good for us to know what's happening in each other's lives. If you have any news you'd like to share with the community, please email Steve ). |
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The Weekly News
November 11, 2010 |
The 33rd Week of Ordinary Time
Saturday, November 13th, 2010 5:00 p.m.
Presider/Homilist: Jessica Rowley Lectors: Luke Veltz, Marty Campbell Sacristan: Judy DeFrank Eucharistic Ministers: Janie Smith, Michelle Smith, Joan Switzer Children's Liturgy: Sue Nauert, Paul Nauert
If you are unable to serve in your scheduled ministry, please let Jessica know when you get a substitute so that we can publish the correct names in the newsletter. Thanks so much. Jessica Rowley (314.918.2766). |
November: A Time for Giving Thanks and a Time for Giving
Please join the Service Committee in November as we gather to reflect on our call to serve those who are poor and to work for justice.
Share a meal with our neighbors at the Karen Catholic Worker House on Sunday, November 21, as we celebrate our 4th annual Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner. On this day the whole parish is invited to a potluck dinner at Karen House. We bring tables, chairs, and food to create a festive meal with the residents of the house. If you are planning to attend please tell Bob or Vicki McMullen at bobbiemac05@yahoo.com or 314.989.0997.
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Lector Workshop and Prayer Gathering
Lectors, new and returning, join us for our annual worshop on Saturday, November 13th, 3-4:30 p.m. at Evangelical UCC. This year, we will spend less time on the "how to" and more time praying the readings and gathering in small groups to practice and support one another. Question? Contact Jessica. |
Another Opportunity to Get Crafty
Crafters unite for another afternoon of sharing our gifts and conversation. Saturday, November 20th at 3pm in the Fireside Room. All are Welcome! |
Frank's homily from November 6 will be posted next week. In the meantime, you can find an archive of homilies preached at Sts. Clare & Francis at http://scfhomilies.posterous.com. |
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A Call for Mentors and Tutors
 Please consider giving one hour a week of your time to help urban youth see and believe in their possiblities.
UrbanFuture, www.urbanfuturestl.org, is looking for mentors and tutors to help 4th - 8th grade St. Louis Public school students (mostly in Southside schools) prepare to succeed in high school and beyond.
Less than 40% of students at Roosevelt High School (where most of these student are headed) will graduate from high school. You have the ability to change that!
This program is organized, structured and gets results. Please call 314.776.3434 for further questions, or contact Sue Nauert at 314.849.6475 or suenauert@gmail.com for further info or if you might be the least bit interested. |
A Contemplative Opportunity
Do you feel a yearning for something more? Are you wanting to explore your spirituality? Do you seek a deeper connection with God? Tending the Sacred, a small group, is now forming. This is a contemplative journey into the movement of the spirit within each of us as we support and share with others our experiences and our insights into the sacred. If you are interested or want to know more, please contact Susan Ulmer at spiralspirit@sbcglobal.net or Anne Knight at anne.g.knight@sbcglobal.net or Devoree Crist at dcrist@ymail.com. |
Your Input Requested
In the summer and fall of 2008, members of Sts. Clare & Francis held a series of meetings to develop a Pastoral Plan for the parish. The Plan was published in the winter of 2008. The plan is divided into four sections: 1. Decision Making Structures; 2. Community Designs; 3. Worship and Spiritual Development; and 4. Service Channels (Works of Justice and Compassion).
At its November meeting, the parish council will be reviewing Section 3 of the plan.
We invite your input. Does the plan need updating? Should anything be added, or removed from the plan? What are we doing well, and where are there opportunities for us to do better?
The fourth section, Service Channels, will be up on the Forum section of the Sts. Clare & Francis website soon. To see it, go to: http://www.stsclareandfrancis.org/site/forum/. (The Forum portion of the website requires you to log in. If you haven't registered yet, click the "Register" button and follow the instructions.)
Once you've logged in, scroll down and click on "Pastoral Plan 2010" to see the first section. You can then give your input by clicking "post reply" at the bottom, or send your input to any member of the parish council. Thanks! |
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Events Sponsored by Friends of SCF
Friends of L'Arche
Friends of L'Arche St. Louis presents Cabaret de L'Arche: An Evening with Award Winning Magician Dennis Watkins. Please join us for appetizers, beverages, entertainment, and an elegant silent auction on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 7pm at St. Louis University High School. All proceeds will go toward the renovation of our L'Arche Home in Maplewood.
Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Contact Virginia Muraoka at virginiamuraoka562@gmail.com or 636-536-2897 for reservations.
L'Arche is comprised of people with and without developmental disabilities, sharing life in communities of faith, rooted in the spirit of the Beatitudes. We celebrate the unique value of every person, foster relationships of mutuality and recognize our need for one another. |
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
Better and Better Off
The world would be better off
if people tried to become better.
And people would become better
if they stopped trying to become better off.
For when everybody tries to become
better off,
nobody is better off.
But when everybody tries to become better,
everybody is better off.
Everybody would be rich
if nobody tried to become richer.
And nobody would be poor
if everybody tried to be the poorest.
And everybody would be what he ought to be
if everybody tried to be
what he wants the other fellow to be...
For a Christian,
voluntary poverty is the ideal
as exemplified by St. Francis of Assisi,
while private property
is not an absolute right, but a gift
which as such can not be wasted,
but must be administered
for the benefit of God's children.
According to Johannes Jorgensen,
A Danish convert living in Assisi,
St. Francis desired
that men should give up
superfluous possessions.
St. Francis desired
that men should work with their hands.
St. Francis desired
that men should offer their services as a gift.
St. Francis desired
that men should ask other people for help
when work failed them.
St. Francis desired
that men should live as free as birds.
St. Francis desired
that men should go through life
giving thanks to God for His gifts.
Peter Maurin, Easy Essays
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