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This Week
"At a Glance"
Friday, July 22
7:00 am Centering Prayer
Saturday, July 23
5:00 pm Mass
Tuesday, July 26
4:30 pm Pastoral Team
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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 are: Therese Gabriel, Steve Campbell, Sheila Leander, Nancy Wamser, Michelle Smith, Mary Crecelius, Jessica Rowley and Frank Krebs.
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).
We Tithe as a parish and we need your recommendations
We donate 10% of our collections 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. Please let the Parish Council know about worthy organizations that you would like us 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 need assistance from the fund, contact Peggy Montgomery.
Membership Care Prayer List
If you have a joy or concern you would like to share on the prayer list please contact someone on the pastoral team Jessica Rowley 314.918.2766; Lisa von Stamwitz 314.795.0114; Frank Krebs 314.740.1160; We have a SafeChurch Policy to protect our children and other vulnerable populations. |
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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!
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| Parish Financial Report | |
Monthly balance sheets and income statements for Sts. Clare & Francis parish can be seen by clicking the links.
April 2011
May 2011
Please direct questions about the financial reports to:
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COMMUNITY CORNER...
our family news
As many of you know, I've been missing some Saturdays being out at Esser's Peace, a new branch of Tree House. For the story, check the Tree House newsletter online. For a description, Google "Esser's Peace." Pray for holy beginnings for an awesome move of God! PTL!
Cecelia Ann Loomer, SFCC
(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
July 21, 2011
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17th Week of the Year
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Readings: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7 - 12; Rom 8:28 - 30; Mt 13:44 - 52
Presider/Homilist: Kay Schmitt
Sacristan: Mary Niehaus
Readers: Therese Gabriel, Jenn Lay
Eucharistic Ministers: Marty Campbell, Mary Ellen Kruger, Art Maines
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)
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The Matthew 25 Fund Needs Your Help!
The main purpose of the Matthew 25 fund is to give temporary financial assistance to members of our Sts. Clare & Francis community. Unless someone who has received assistance has told you about it, you have probably never heard about anyone who has been helped by Matthew 25. That is as it should be! Information concerning community members who allow us the privilege to assist them is held in the strictest confidence.
If you are in need of support from our Matthew 25 fund, or if you know someone in our community who may need our support, please contact Peggy Montgomery at 314.647.0664 or catto89@hotmail.com
The Matthew 25 fund is supported by the generosity of our own community. Our funds are coming very close to being depleted. If you can help us with a donation, it would be much appreciated. Just place your gift in the collection basket. If it's a check, please make it payable to Matthew 25. If it's cash, just put it in an envelope marked "Matthew 25." Thank you in advance for supporting this important ministry!
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Delegates Needed for Synod 2012
Yes, believe it or not, planning is underway for the next ECC Synod to be held in October 2012, probably in California. The leadership of the House of Laity has asked us to let them know who our lay delegates will be. Michelle Smith and George von Stamwitz served as first-term delegates to the Synod here in 2010. Carol Ogier and Steve Campbell have been delegates at the last two Synods, and their terms are ending. That leaves us with two slots to fill.
If you are interested in serving as an SCF delegate to the Synod, or if you wish to nominate someone, please contact a parish council member. (Before nominating someone else, please discuss it with her/him and confirm their willingness to serve.) Feel free to contact any of the past or current delegates to learn what's involved.
For a brief description of the duties of a delegate, click here.
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3rd Annual SCF Trivia Night
Mark your calendar for the 3rd Annual Sts. Clare & Francis Trivia Night! We are returning to The Heights on October 14, 2011, for a fun filled evening from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Trivia will begin at 7:00 p.m. Watch for the reservation form.
We are in need of financial contributions, attendance prizes, silent auction items and volunteers to make this a successful event. If you know someone who owns a business, please ask them to make a contribution to a great cause. All of us have favorite restaurants or shops that we frequent. The next time you visit one of your favorite places, ask them for a gift certificate. Most places really do enjoy giving back to the community.
1. If you would like to volunteer, contact Mary Ellen Kruger at mek002@hotmail.com or 314-962-0964.
2. If you have an attendance prize donation that you believe has a value of $25 or less, please contact Peggy Montgomery at catto89@hotmail.com or 314-647-0664.
3. If you have a silent auction donation that you believe has a value over $25, please contact Nancy Wamser at walksoftly6@yahoo.com or 314-394-6654.
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Homilies
Frank's homily from July 16, The Empire of Heaven is NOT Like the Empire of Rome, along with other archived homilies from Sts. Clare & Francis, is available at http://scfhomilies.posterous.com.
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
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