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This Week
"At a Glance"
Thursday, November 3
7:00 pm New Member Gathering
Friday, November 4
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, November 5
3:00 pm Convocation
5:00 pm Mass
Sunday, November 6
2:00 am Daylight Saving Time Begins
Tuesday, November 8
4:00 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
November 3, 2011
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32nd Week of the Year
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Readings: Is 25:6-10a; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14
Presider: Frank Krebs
Homilist: George von Stamwitz
Sacristan: Mary Niehaus, Cecelia Andres
Readers: Therese Gabriel, Ann Bolger
Eucharistic Ministers: Joan Switzer, Barb Winkler, Marty Campbell
Children's Liturgy of the Word: Rebecca Leb, Helen Gennari
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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Discontinuing Children's
Liturgy of the Word
We strive to serve all who come through our doors on Saturday evenings. Children's Liturgy of the Word was designed to serve our elementary aged children. Due to low attendance we have decided to discontinue this ministry for now, honoring the time our teachers take in preparing and our coordinator, Kay Schmitt, who devoted many hours to recruiting and scheduling teachers and assistants. After Thanksgiving we will no longer offer Children's Liturgy of the Word.
We thank all of our devoted teachers and assistants who have walked with our little ones. We hope to better serve our families in other ways - such as developing nursery care for parents of small children and planning more frequent family-style Sunday morning Masses, similar to our outdoor Mass a few weeks ago. Let someone on the Parish Council know if you are interested in helping with these or other ministries to serve our children.
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Advent & Christmas
Ordinary time is drawing to a close. We will celebrate the first Sunday of Advent on November 26th. It's a beautiful season of preparation and anticipation. If you have any ideas in regard to our liturgies for Advent, please email Jessica who will be pulling them together in the coming weeks.
Also, please note that SCF will celebrate Christmas Mass on Sunday, December 25th at 9:00 am. We will not have our regular Saturday evening Mass on the 24th to accommodate our host church.
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New Member Gathering
This Evening, 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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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
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Thomas Edison
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