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This Week
"At a Glance"
Saturday, January 22
3:00 pm Convocation
5:00 pm Eucharist
Tuesday, January 25
4:30 pm Pastoral Team
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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 20, 2011 |
Presider/Homilist: Jessica Rowley
Lectors: Kay Schmitt, Janie Smith
Sacristan: Judy DeFrank
Eucharistic Ministers: Art Maines, Joann Noll, Janie Smith
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). |
Book Discussion:
Liturgy with Style and Grace
Begins Friday, January 21, 12:30 pm
 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: Companionship Training
Presented by Frank Krebs and Lisa von Stamwitz
Saturday, January 22nd
3:00 - 4:30 pm
in the Fellowship Hall
As sister congregations, EUCC and Sts. Clare and Francis both strive to widen our welcome to all, particularly the most vulnerable in our midst and in our community. Enabling this vision for a healthy community in our church and in our neighborhoods requires practice honing our skills in "companionship" which puts our concern into action through hospitality, mutuality, listening and accompaniment. Please join us for this joint workshop. You will find these simple listening and communication skills invaluable in both your personal and work/service relationships. All are encouraged to attend. |
Crafter's Group - January 29th
 Anyone who enjoys crafting is welcome to join us Saturday, January 29th 3-4:30pm in the fireside room. We share our work and life in this creative sanctuary. Questions? Contact Jessica.
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Parish Retreat - Mark Your Calendar!
April 9 - 10, 2011
Please set aside the weekend of April 9 - 10 for a parish retreat with Stefan Andre Waligur.
One of the highlights of the ECC Synod in October was a Celtic prayer experience in which Stefan led the music. We are thrilled that he has agreed to come back to St. Louis for this retreat.
His website describes him as a contemplative, musician/composer, and retreat leader.
We'll have more information soon regarding place and times.
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Service Committee
We are no longer collecting food for Karen House. Instead we are gathering hygiene supplies: especially deodorant, lotion, and feminine hygiene products. Please bring them to church on the first Saturday of the month. In addition, as you purchase fair trade coffee from Sue Stolze, you can donate money to purchase coffee for Karen House. We continue to cook on the third Sunday of the month. Let Bob McMullen (314.989.0997) know if you would like to join us. |
Homilies
Frank's homily from January 8, What do you imagine?, has been posted and is available, along with other archived homilies preached at Sts. Clare & Francis, at http://scfhomilies.posterous.com. |
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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Events Sponsored by Friends of SCF
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.
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Saturday, February 5, 2011 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm Nerinx High School Cafeteria 590 East Lockwood
Silent Auction 50/50 Drawing Bring a Board Game to Share! $10 in advance $15 at the door ~~~ Greenleaf Singers 2nd Annual Midwinter Madrigal Concert Sunday, February 20, 2011 3:00 pm Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 8646 New Sappington Road Crestwood, MO 63126 (behind the old BP station at Watson & Sappington Roads Admission at the door: Adults, $8 / Students, $4 / 5 and under, Free Steve Coenen, who sings with the SCF music ministry, is a member of the Greenleaf Singers. |
random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. Anna Quindlen |
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