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This Week
"At a Glance"
Thursday, April 26
7:00 pm Parish Council Meeting
Friday, April 27
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, April 28
3:00 pm Crafters
3:00 pm Hospitality Committee
5:00 pm Mass
Sunday, April 29
11:30 am Pickle Springs
1:00 pm L'Arche House Blessing
Tuesday, May 1
2:00 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
April 26, 2012
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Fourth Week of Easter
Saturday, April 28, 2012
5:00 pm
Readings: Acts 4:8-12; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18
Presider/Homilist: Jessica Rowley
Sacristan: Judy DeFrank
Readers: Art Maines, Ann Bolger
Eucharistic Ministers: John Dahlberg, Barb Winkler, Marty Campbell
If you are not able 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@stsclareandfrancis.org or 314.918.2766
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New Hospitality Ministry Team Forming
Saturday, April 28, 2012
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Peace UCC LIbrary
Calling all hospitable people!
We will have a gathering of the newly forming Hospitality Ministry Team on Saturday, April 28 at 3:30 pm to discuss the various ministries we envision as a community and to share hopes and concerns as we continue to identify what hospitality means at
Sts. Clare & Francis. If you are unable to attend but want to be included in future activities or wish to share information with us, please talk to Michelle Smith or send your email to studentpastorscf@gmail.com.
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Crafters Group
Saturday, April 28, 2012
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Fireside Room
Bring your craft, art, or creative practice and enjoy the company of community .
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New Member Welcome and Ritual
We celebrate the remarkable individuals and families that have joined our community in the past year! Your faces, spirits, presence, and energy move and shape the God-life that flows through this precious family of faith. We would like to officially welcome you at our Pentecost liturgy on May 26th. There will be a ritual during Mass and a reception with appetizers to follow.
We would like to put together a program that highlights you. So, if you joined SCF since Easter 2011, please contact Steve Campbell by May 10 with the following information for our program:
- Send a digital picture of yourself. If that is not possible, let us know and we'll take a photo after Mass.
- Answer these two questions (in a sentence or two).
- What drew you to Sts. Clare & Francis?
- What makes you feel most alive (because Christ came so we might have life, and have it abundantly... John 10:10)?
Any questions, contact Jessica.
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Looking Forward...
There are lots of exciting events in the works at SCF. Here's a preview. Mark your calendars:
May 12, 3:00 - 4:30 pm - Convocation: Dances for Universal Peace
Join Linda Hibbits and Ed Francis as they lead us in this embodied form of prayer, walking us through spiritual gems from religions throughout the world.
June - Enneagram Workshop with Kate Schroeder
We are pinning down a date (Saturday, likely) for a day long workshop/retreat on the Enneagram. The Enneagram is a tool to better understand ourselves and how our gifts fit into a community. Watch for more information coming soon!
July 28, time TBA - a day of reflection with Stefan Andre Waligur
We welcome back Stefan, who facilitated our retreat in Spring 2011 with song, story and reflection. Stefan is a musician, song writer, retreat leader, and storyteller coming out of the Celtic tradition. We welcome him back to SCF while on summer break from studying in Ireland.
If you have any interest in helping with an event, contact someone on the pastoral team (Jessica Rowley, Frank Krebs, Steve Campbell, Lisa von Stamwitz, or Michelle Smith).
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L'Arche House Blessing
Open House
April 29, 2012
1:00 - 3:00 pm
2900 Marshall Avenue
Maplewood, Mo. 63143
We are so thrilled that a L'Arche house has come to St. Louis! L'Arche St. Louis officially opened their doors June 7, 2011.
As a community that supports this gem in our city we have been invited to their House Blessing/Open House on Sunday April 29. If you plan to attend please RSVP by calling 314.781.4410 or emailing larchestl@aol.com. If you would like to participate in a blessing of one of the rooms contact Jessica. All are welcome!
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Return to Pickle Springs
Sunday, April 29, 2012
11:30 am
Our outings to Pickle Springs Natural Area are so popular we decided to do it again! We are planning this year's trip for Sunday, April 29th. Meet at Art's and Frank's house at 11:30am, and we'll plan to leave at 12 noon for Ste. Genevieve. It takes about an hour to an hour and a half to get to the trailhead, and approximately 1- 2 hours to hike the trail. Afterward, join us at Crown Valley Winery for a light dinner before heading home.
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 Pickle Springs Natural Area is a deep, forested gorge consisting of geological formations and plants that are found in few other places. Visitors will find examples of a sandstone glade, talus, forest, savanna, as well as a number of rare species of plants and animals. The area is noted for its blooming wild azalea and wildflowers in the spring. According to local legend, the area is named after William Pickles, a settler from Illinois who owned the land until he was shot by a band of renegades during the Civil War. Pickle Springs and other area creeks flow into Pickle Creek, which in turn traverses into Hawn State Park.
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Designated a National Natural Landmark, Pickle Springs Natural Area features a 2-mile hiking trail maintained by the East Ozark Audubon Society in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation. This two-mile journey has an estimated hiking time of one hour and takes hikers past waterfalls, rock shelters, a double arch (see photo), towering bluffs, canyons and amazing rock outcrops. Wooden bridges along the trail aid hikers past troublesome spots.
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Please RSVP to Art Maines at 314-518-1973, or e-mail him at a_maines@msn.com. You can also contact him for directions to his house, or with any questions about the outing. Hope to see you there!
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Alternative Liturgy Committee Returns
 Are you interested in using your creative abilities and gifts in planning alternative liturgies throughout the year? In the past we have planned two or three opportunities per year. We offered gatherings which included readings, reflection, sharing, drumming, music, quiet, etc. If you find yourself interested, wondering, intrigued, curious, nosey, happy, excited please join us!! Everyone is welcome to be a part of the planning. No special talents are needed, just an interest in providing a sacred time for us to gather outside of our regular mass. Please contact Nancy Wamser if you have any questions or would like to be a part of this committee. walksoftly6@yahoo.com or call 346-6654.
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Resource Directory
The new SCF Resource directory needs your help. What gifts, talents and resources are you willing to share with your community?
For three Saturdays beginning Saturday, April 14, I will be available after Mass to visit with members and discuss the gifts, talents and resources they are willing to share with the Community. I will also continue to receive e-mails at studentpastorscf@gmail.com through the end of April.
My thanks to all who have already offered their gifts to the community of Sts. Clare & Francis. Here's a short list of the variety of amazing gifts willing to be shared with us:
- Teaching Children/Adults
- Proofreading
- Cooking meals for members
- Hospitality
- Assistance with Elder Care Planning (Medicaid, etc.)
- Special Education Advocacy
- Dog & Cat sitting
- Simple wood working projects
- Basic Accounting
In the area of counseling and support the following gifts exist within our community:
- Psychotherapy
- Bereavement support
- Pet loss support/grief counseling
- Active Listening
Other members have taken the FREE Spiritual Gifts Inventory online at www.teamministry.com and found it to be useful in highlighting various gifts.
Blessings of Easter,
Michelle Smith
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Sponsored by Friends of SCF
Affective Therapy: An Integrative Approach to Healing
Friday, May 18, 2012
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Webster University
Presenter: Kate Schroeder
Registration fee: $45
Kate Schroeder is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in inner child work and affective therapy with clients. She is a certified administrator and interpretor of the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator and has training in the Enneagram system of personality typing. For a flyer on this presentation, click here.
Therapeutic Support Group for Lesbians in Heterosexual Marriages and Coming Out
Nine Monday evenings, 7:30 - 9:00 pm starting May 14, 2012
Facilitator: Kate Schroeder
For more information about this support group, click here.
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random sightings wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
Blessings
occur.
Some days I find myself
putting my foot in
the same stream twice;
Leading a horse to water
and making him drink.
I have a clue.
I can see the forest
for the trees.
All around me people
are making silk purses
out of sows' ears,
getting blood from turnips,
building Rome in a day.
There's a business
like show business.
There's something new
under the sun.
Some days misery
no longer loves company;
it puts itself out of its.
There's rest for the weary.
There's turning back.
There are guarantees.
I can be serious.
I can mean that.
You can quite
put your finger on it.
Some days I know
I am long for this world.
I can go home again.
And when I go
I can
take it with me.
Ron Wallace
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