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This Week
"At a Glance"
Friday, September 30
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, October 1
3:00 pm Convocation
5:00 pm Mass
Tuesday, October 4
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
4:30 pm Pastoral Team
Wednesday, October 5
7:00 pm Convocation
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Want to add an event to the calendar? Contact Jessica (314.918.2766).
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General Info
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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 East Lockwood, Suite 3, St. 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. 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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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
September 29, 2011
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27th Week of the Year
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Readings: Is 5:1-7; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43
Presider/Homilist: Frank Krebs
Sacristan: Jessica Rowley
Readers: Carol Ogier, Ginny Kiernan Dahlberg
Eucharistic Ministers: John Dahlberg, Barb Winkler, Michelle Smith
Children's Liturgy of the Word: Ann Bolger and Joann Noll
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).
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"What's the Buzz?" Convocations
Parish Council Listens
October 1 or October 5
Our parish family is growing and we want to be sure we keep in touch with one another as we grow.
In this convocation, Parish Council members will gather with small groups to get to know both recent and long time parish members. We want to listen to questions, issues and concerns that parish members may have, so that we can best represent all our interests as we plan for the future.
Please join us for a Parish Council Listens convocation on October 1 at 3:00 pm or on October 5 at 7:00 pm in the Fireside Room. |
October 15, 3:00 pm
Joann Noll's house
 Just as a tree grows best when anchored firmly in the earth, so can a pregnant mother feel strong and capable when supported by a sisterhood of nurturing friends. - April Lussier
As a community we support women crossing the threshold into motherhood. Our sister, Liz McMullen, is due to give birth to her first child, a daughter, in November. We journey with her, supporting her in a couple of ways.
First, anyone can submit a blessing to be included in a Blessing Book. It can be a note, a letter, a poem a piece of art. You may email your blessing or give it to Jessica at church.
Second, all of the women of SCF are invited to a BlessingWay ceremony at Joann Noll's house in Webster Groves on Saturday, October 15th at 3pm. We will gather to surround Liz with our prayers, songs, and our blessings.
If you have any questions, contact Jessica or Joann.
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Laurel Rowley's Baptism
October 29, 2011
Dear beloved community,
We are thrilled that our daughter will be baptized surrounded by our Sts. Clare & Francis family. In our two pastor home we have some special circumstances and would like to ask your help. We anticipate many of Joe's church members from Prince of Peace UCC to be in attendance as well as out of town family and local friends with their children. We would love to show off SCF's hospitality. We're looking for someone who could coordinate an appetizer potluck in the fellowship hall following Mass. Also, there will be a number of small children (baby through age 3). If we can find two people who could watch kids in the nursery for the Liturgy of the Word, we would like to offer that to our guests. Let us know if you can help in any of these ways.
Laurel's Baptism Invitation
With heartfelt gratitude,
Jessica and Joe Rowley
Jessica.rowley@stsclareandfrancis.org / jesus.party@hotmail.com
314.283.4697 / 314.283.7256
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Would You Like To Start All Over?
What would it be like to become a Christian as an adult instead of as a child? What would the process of "becoming" look like for an adult?
In some Christian churches it happens in one moment of prayer. In the early church it was a process that took months (or more) in which one learned and developed and became increasingly convinced that this was the call they must heed. This ancient practice is called the "catechumenate" (pronounced:
kat-i-kyoo-muh-neyt).
We have a member of our community who has never been baptized and who has chosen to enter on that journey. I am wondering if others might like to join him on this road. It could be a way to "go over the basics" again, not just of "things to know" but basic Christian skills and experiences. It could be a way of deepening your own faith even as you assist someone who wants to explore his own.
This process would be especially appropriate, though not exclusively, for those who have never been baptized or confirmed or who have never been formally received into a Catholic church.
We'll begin in early October and finish around the end of May. Time commitments are negotiable. I'm looking more for interest; we can make the schedule work. Let me know if you are interested in walking this path, in learning and developing, and/or in assisting an interested inquirer.
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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.
Put October 14th on your calendar and start working on getting together a group of friends to join you.
Trivia Night Flyer and Registration Form
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Nominating Committee - Presiding Bishop
DEADLINE FOR THE SURVEY IS TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
To give your input to the nominating committee on the kind of person you would like to see nominated for the office of Presiding Bishop of the ECC, please go to the link below:
(http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5KVQTJ3)
The results of the survey will be shared with the Communion.
Use this link to contact the whole committee about your nomination: pbnom@lists.ecc-voices.org.
Or choose an individual member of the committee to communicate with about your nomination:
Sarah Ball, sarah.ball@eccfranciscans.org
Rev. Frank Krebs, fekrebs@msn.com;
Carla Altepeter, caltepeter@gmail.com
Rev. Kedda Keough, keddak@comcast.net
Rev. Don Pachuta, donpachuta@yahoo.com
Michelle Smith, smithlegalministry@yahoo.com
Rev. Arturo Querijero, artdfquerijero@yahoo.com
Bonnie Fraser, bjfrase@comcast.net
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Homilies
Jessica's homily from September 24,
Distressed Cakes and Other Hypocrisies, along with other archived homilies from Sts. Clare & Francis, is available at http://scfhomilies.posterous.com. |
Events Sponsored by Friends of SCF
Woman's Place
Vigil and Walk
Thursday, October 6, 2011 6:00 pm
 Woman's Place is a safe and welcoming drop-in center serving adult women in the entire Metro St. Louis area since 1998. Open 10am-5pm Monday through Friday. We have a special concern for women who are experiencing the effects of relationship violence, offering crisis intervention, referral services and support groups. There are no fees for services and appointments are not necessary. We are supported entirely by donations, grants, and our ongoing cell phone collections. Woman's Place is a 501(c)3 organization. Come visit!
7372 Marietta Avenue
Maplewood, MO 63143
314.645.4848.
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L'Arche Cabaret Night
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Heagney Theatre, Nerinx Hall
You are invited to attend the L'Arche St. Louis Cabaret Night on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Heagney Theatre at Nerinx Hall (530 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119). Come to enjoy two moving performances: 1) The disAbility Project (featuring the Uppity Theater Group) and 2) a solo performance by Anna Marie Bushlack "Slow Children Playing". These performances will be preceded by Happy Hour with Appetizers at 6:00 p.m. First performance begins at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person, which includes entertainment, beverages and appetizers. All proceeds will go directly to continued renovations and furnishings of our first L'Arche home at 2900 Marshall Avenue. Please come and support L'Arche St. Louis and enjoy an inspirational evening of entertainment and celebration!".
For reservations, contact Mary Jo Conley at (314) 961-1081 or e-mail at mjoconley@sbcglobal.net (Tickets can be held at the door if you prefer)."
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Fontbonne University Carondelet Lecture Series
October 17, 2011
7:00 pm
Doerr Memorial Chapel
Stanley Hauerwas, PhD
"Disability: An Attempt to Think With"
Stanley Hauerwas, Ph.D., is the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at the Divinity School of Duke University. A distinguished scholar, lecturer and teacher, he has been a pioneer in contemporary Christian theology. With his multidisciplinary approach to Christian ethics, he engages issues related to medical ethics, war and peace, and care of those who are mentally disabled.
Free. RSVP by October 10, 2011
Call 314.889.1401 or email acadaffr@fontbonne.edu.
For a flyer about this event, click here.
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Peter & Paul Community Services
Race for Home
November 5, 2011
 You are invited to take part in the Peter & Paul Community Services annual Race for Home 10K or 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk on November 5, 2011.
This event takes place downtown along the St. Louis riverfront bike path. The course offers participants panoramic views of the city, the Mississippi river, and this year, a new art installation by City Museum's Bob Cassilly.
Through its five programs, Peter & Paul Community Services provides housing and supportive services to our neighbors who are homeless in St. Louis.
For more information about the Race, or to print a registration form, click here.
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
One of the first things to learn if you want to be a contemplative is how to mind your own business. Nothing is more suspicious, in a [person] who seems holy, than an impatient desire to reform others. [...] Pay as little attention as you can to the faults of other people. And none at all to their natural defects and eccentricities.
Thomas Merton
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