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This Week
"At a Glance"
Friday, October 21
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, October 22
3:00 pm Crafters
5:00 pm Mass
Sunday, October 23
10:00 am Outdoor Mass
Tuesday, October 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
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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
October 20, 2011
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30th Week of the Year
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Readings: Ex 22:20-26; 1Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40
Presider/Homilist: Jessica Rowley
Sacristan: Sheila Leander
Readers: Luke Veltz, Michelle Smith
Eucharistic Ministers: Kay Schmitt, Janie Smith, Marty Campbell
Children's Liturgy of the Word: Janie & David Smith
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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Mental Health Awareness Education
In support of the Companionship Ministry that both EUCC and Sts. Clare and Francis are building together, all are welcome to attend EUCC's adult education sessions focused on increasing mental health awareness.
Every Sunday in October from 9:45-10:45 a.m. in the room across from the pastor's office there will be a speaker addressing mental health topics such as:
October 23... Mental Health with Children - Allison LaMont (member of EUCC)
October 30... Issues of Aging - a guestspeaker from SAGE
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Crafter/Artist Group
October 22, 2011
3:00 pm
Fireside Room
As the weather cools enjoy a circle of warmth and creativity with other crafters and artists. We will gather this month on October 22nd at 3pm in the Fireside Room.
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Outdoor Mass
Sunday, October 23rd at 10am
Tower Grove Park, Stone Shelter
NOTE: This liturgy is in addition to our Saturday 5pm Mass. Come to either or both!
 Enjoy a Sunday morning at beautiful Tower Grove Park with your SCF family! We will celebrate an informal, highly participatory Mass, perfect for children and the child at heart. After Mass we will enjoy bagels and juice. The area is perfect for an autumn stroll and we will have field games and activities, too! Click to view a map of the park, located between Kingshighway and Grand, Magnolia and Arsenal in South City. We will be in the Stone Shelter. Contact Jessica with questions.
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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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New Member Gathering
November 3rd, 7:00 pm
If you are new to our community or interested in learning more about who we are and what we're about, mark your calendars for Thursday, November 3rd. Hear from current Parish Council members and our pastor, Frank, and connect with others like you. We will gather at 7pm at Nancy Wamser and Terri Hick's house. Contact Nancy for directions or to learn more.
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Next Convocation
Social Justice: Why Do We Care?
November 5th, 3:00 pm
We will have three convocations this year exploring the "third leg of the stool" at Sts. Clare & Francis, namely service and justice. Frank is going to lead us off on Saturday, November 5th at 3:00 pm with "Social Justice-Why Do We Care?" Frank's approach is going to be about why we, as a church, bother getting involved in social justice anyway.
A second convocation later will present an overview of the strong tradition of social justice in the history of the Church.
A third convocation will showcase different members of Clare & Francis, who will explain the work that they are involved in on behalf of social justice; hopefully this will demonstrate opportunities for others to live out this vital aspect of who we are. Please mark your calendars; this may be a stretching opportunity.
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Events Sponsored by Friends of SCF
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
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.
Martha Graham, quoted by Agnes deMille,
Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham
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