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This Week
"At a Glance"
Friday, July 27
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, July 28
9:00 am Day of Reflection
5:00 pm Mass
Tuesday, August 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
July 26, 2012
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17th Week of the Year
Saturday, July 28, 2012
5:00 pm
Presider/Homilist: Frank Krebs
Sacristan: Marilyn Heller
Readers: Ceci Paul, Kay Scmitt
Eucharistic Ministers: Joan Switzer, 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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Leadership Conference of Women Religious
For a Catholic Action Network flyer with more information about upcoming events in support of the LCWR, click here.
 The LCWR is holding their Assembly 2012 in St. Louis from August 7 - 11. If you have ever received instruction, guidance or encouragement from a member of a religious order, this is your chance to say "thanks," and to offer support in their ongoing dialogue with the Vatican. We will be collecting written "Dear Sister" notes from now until July 22, to be shared with the 800 Sisters who will be attending the conference. If you would like to write a brief note of support, or perhaps share a personal memory, you can drop it in the collection at church or mail it to:
Sisters
c/o Sts. Clare & Francis
483 East Lockwood Avenue
Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63119
Your notes will be combined with others being collected and shared with the Sisters at their Assembly.
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Summer Book Discussion
Schedule Changes
 Please note that we will gather this Saturday, July 21 for the third session of our summer book discussion, Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology.
Between vacations and calendar conflicts we have had to make some changes to accommodate our last three session. Please note the dates for the final three gatherings, all beginning at 3:00 pm in the Fireside Room:
Saturday, August 11, Chapter 4
Saturday, August 18, Chapter 5
Contact Jessica with any questions.
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A Day of Reflection with Stefan Andre Waligur download a flyer
Saturday, July 28th
Sts. Clare & Francis
(Peace United Church of Christ)
204 E. Lockwood Avenue
Webster Groves, MO 63119
Known as Macushla, an Irish term of endearment meaning "heartbeat of the Beloved," Stefan Andre Waligur is a contemplative, musician/composer, retreat leader and leader of new chant and kirtan around the world. After a life-changing visit to the Taizé community in France he began to write music in a similar style. Although akin to Taizé chants, these new chants incorporate American rhythms and harmonies, Celtic melodies and the call and response style of Indian raga.
Learn more by visiting: www.songsofpeace.net.
A donation of $25 is welcome. Send a check payable to Sts. Clare & Francis with "day of reflection" in the memo line to our office address (483 E. Lockwood Ave., Suite 3, Webster Groves, MO 63119) or drop a check in the basket that day.
Bring your own lunch or enjoy one of Webster Groves' many restaurants.
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Sponsored by Friends of SCF
Catholic Action Network
Catholic Action Network is looking for folks that would like to stand holding welcoming signs at the airport or in front of the Millenium Hotel on Aug. 7, the arrival day for the sisters coming to the LCWR conference in St. Louis. For the airport welcoming , please contact Angie O'Gorman at ogorman4400@yahoo.com. For the Millenium site please contact Gerry Rauch at gerrauch@gmail.com.
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Pax Christi USA
Regional Dialogue
July 28, 2012
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
St. Alphonsus "Rock" Church
1118 North Grand Avenue
Help celebrate Pax Christi's 40th anniversary by joining their new Executive Director, Sr. Patricia Chappell, SNDdeN, staff member Ron Cruz and members from the National Council for a dialog on:
* Remembering the past with gratitude
* Living the present with enthusiasm
* Planning for the future with confidence and hope
For a flyer with more information, click here.
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
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