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This Week
"At a Glance"
Saturday, January 8
4:00 pm Service Committee
5:00 pm Eucharist
Monday, January 10
7:00 pm Small faith sharing group
Tuesday, January 11
4:30 pm Pastoral Team
InterPlay |  |
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. The office is being renovated during the month of December. Frank and Jessica are available for appointments. You can reach them at... Jessica: 314.283.4697, Frank: 314.740.1160.
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
January 6, 2011 |
Presider: Jessica Rowley Homilist: George von Stamwitz
Lectors: Therese Gabriel, Art Maines
Sacristan: Judy DeFrank
Eucharistic Ministers: Joan Switzer, Barb Winkler, Marty Campbell
Children's Church will resume in February.
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). |
The Service Committee will meet at 4:00 pm this Saturday, January 8, in the Fireside Room.
All are welcome to join us. We will be making plans for the upcoming months so this would be a good time to join us if you are interested in our work or have ideas about how we can work for peace and justice.
Bob McMullen
314.989.0997 |
Book Discussion: Liturgy with Style and Grace
 All are invited to join in reading and discussing Gabe Huck and Gerald T. Chinchar's Liturgy with Style and Grace. As a dynamic worshipping community we strive to continue to educate ourselves about liturgical practices and engage the Spirit and one another in discussion. The six sections of the book will guide our six discussion gatherings every other Friday at 12:30 p.m. beginning Friday, January 21. We will meet at Frank's house (see the directory for directions). Bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy this lunchtime with sisters and brothers from SCF. There are plenty of new and used copies of the book to be found with various book sellers including Amazon. Questions? Contact Frank or Jessica. |
January Convocation: Companioning
January 22, 3:00 p.m.
In the fall, Lisa von Stamwitz and I attended a session led by Craig Rennebohm on "Companioning." The purpose of the training was to equip Lisa and me to offer this same training to Sts. Clare & Francis.
This Convocation is a follow-up to the presentation earlier this year by Angie O'Gorman on non-violent methods of dealing with difficult behavior.
Craig is an ordained UCC pastor who has spent over twenty years working with homeless and mentally challenged persons. He has honed his understanding of how best to relate to these persons. His techniques are quite simple, effective, and curiously aligned with the behavior of the first disciples of Jesus. The skills we learned are applicable in many situations.
Our January Convocation is intended for the whole community as a basic overview of companioning. It will be of interest to those who might want to be a part of a team to specialize in this ministry, or those who interface with others and are not sure how to interact (perhaps at Karen house), or just those of us who aren't sure how best to connect with a stranger who shows up at church. This disarmingly simple training may help make these encounters more rewarding for us and more helpful to others. Please join us on Saturday, January 22nd!
Your brother, Frank |
Happy Playful New Year!
 Make 2011 more playful! Mary Jordan and Jessica Rowley host a monthly InterPlay group in the 212 building (Still Speaking Center) at Evangelical UCC. Schedule play into your calendar on January 12th, 7 - 8:30 pm. We use the forms and philosophy of Interplay to build community, embrace body wisdom and access spontaneity and fun (see www.interplay.org)! |
How to Contact Frank and Jess
While the Office is Being Renovated
We will continue to check mail at our Eden address:
475 E. Lockwood Ave.
Webster Groves, MO 63119
(this address will remain the same even after we move to our new space)
If you need to contact Jessica 314.283.4697
or email jessica.rowley@stsclareandfrancis.org.
If you need to contact Frank call 314.740.1160
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Homilies
George's homily from Therese & Judy's wedding on January 1, Being Named a Sacrament, and Frank's from Epiphany, also January 1, Wise Persons from Afar with Gifts have been posted and are available, along with other archived homilies preached at Sts. Clare & Francis, at http://scfhomilies.posterous.com. |
Events Sponsored by Friends of SCF
Trivia Night
Peter & Paul Community Services
Saturday, January 15, 2011
St. Justin Martyr Parish Center (Sunset Hills)
11914 Eddie & Park Road 63126
Doors open 6:45 pm, Questions begin at 7:30 pm
$20 per person (includes soda & beer)
8 players per table
For information: www.ppcsinc.org or
call Emily at 314.588.7111 ext. 203.
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Maria Center
Opening to the Sacred
Creating Space
Saturday, January 29, 2011
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
336 E. Ripa Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63125
$50 per person (includes lunch)
$45 if received by January 15
Led by Dr. Devoree Crist and Susan Ulmer.
In opening to God's movement, creating space, we often need to rid ourselves of the "stuff" we carry around. We invite you to come join us in a time of contemplative prayer and just be in the presence of God.
Registration Deadline January 24, 2011. |
random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
Click the link for an insightful talk by Brene Brown on Vulnerability.
How do we learn to embrace our vulnerabilities and imperfections so that we can engage in our lives from a place of authenticity and worthiness? How do we cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection that we need to recognize that we are enough - that we are worthy of love, belonging, and joy?
Brene Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.
Submitted by Art Maines. |
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