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Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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This Week
"At a Glance"
Friday, May 27
7:00 am Centering Prayer
Saturday, May 28
5:00 pm Mass
Monday, May 30
Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 31
4:30 pm Pastoral Team |  |
Want to add an event to the calendar? Contact Lisa (314.795.0114). |
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General Info | |
The Parish Council meets on the third Wednesday of the month. Members: Therese Gabriel, Steve Campbell, Sheila Leander, Nancy Wamser, MIchelle Smith, Mary Crecelius, Jessica Rowley and Frank Krebs.
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, 483 E. Lockwood, Suite 3, Saint Louis, MO 63119. 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! |
| Parish Financial Report |
The March 2011 financial report for Sts. Clare & Francis parish can be found here. |
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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
May 26, 2011 |
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6th Week of Easter
Saturday, May 28, 2011 5:00 p.m.
Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Pt 3:15-18; Jn 14:15-21
Presider/Homilist: Kay Schmitt
Sacristan: Lisa von Stamwitz, Judy DeFrank
Readers: Marty Campbell, Karen Diehl
Eucharistic Ministers: Mary Jordan, Michelle Smith, Joan Switzer
If you are unable to serve in your scheduled ministry, please let Lisa know when you get a substitute so that we can publish the correct names in the newsletter. Thanks so much. Lisa von Stamwitz (314.795.0114). |
Parish Council Election
We welcome our newest members of the Parish Council, Mary Crecelius, Michelle Smith and Therese Gabriel. And we thank outgoing members Anne Knight, Sue Stolze and George von Stamwitz for their service to the community. |
New Member Welcome
Saturday, June 4
Bishop Rick Hollingsworth, the pastor of our sister ECC community, St. Jerome's, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will join us on June 4th and will help us welcome the 20+ SCF members who have joined us since the beginning of 2010. (If that includes you and we haven't been in touch with you yet, please contact our pastor at frank.krebs@stsclareandfrancis.org.)
We'll have a simple ceremony at mass to welcome these folks. After mass we'll have a reception (place TBD) so you can get to know the new members a little better and they you. It will also be a great time to meet the pastor of one of our sister ECC communities and for him to be more acquainted with us. Rick also serves as the vicar for the Presiding Bishop of the ECC, Bishop Peter Hickman, here in the Midwest. As such, he will welcome our new members on behalf of the entire ECC. |
BBQ / High Schoool Graduation
You are invited to a BBQ to kick off the season and celebrate Mary Nauert's high school graduation.
When: Sunday, June 5, 3:00 -7:00 pm
Where: Sappington Historic House
and Tea Barn
1015 S. Sappington RD 63126
(next to Grant's trail)
What to bring: Yourself, possibly a lawn chair, a dessert if you feel inspired (but totally optional), your bike if you want to ride on the trail beforehand.
(Please...no gifts for Mary. If you feel you must, she would prefer you'd donate to her favorite non-profit, urbanfuturestl.org, where she is a tutor.)
RSVP: suenauert@gmail.com or just tell us at church. |
Save the Date...
...for the Pridefest Parade, Sunday June 26. More details to come.
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Homilies
Frank's homily from May 21, Anxiety and Deeper Truths, along with other archived homilies from Sts. Clare & Francis, is available at http://scfhomilies.posterous.com. |
random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
There is a curious paradox that no one can explain:
who understands the secrets of the reaping of the grain?
Who understands why spring is born out of winter's laboring pain, or why we all must die a bit before we grow again?
El Gallo
The Fantasticks |
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