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This Week
"At a Glance"
Friday, August 24
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, August 25
5:00 pm Mass
6:30 pm Franciscans of Reconciliation
Sunday, August 26
1:00 pm BBQ
Tuesday, August 28
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, Nancy Wamser, Michelle Smith, Mary Crecelius, Marty Campbell, Jessica Rowley, Jennifer Reyes Lay, Frank Krebs, Bob Leible and Bill Schwindt.
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
August 23, 2012
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20th Week of the Year
Saturday, August 25, 2012
5:00 pm
Presider/Homilist: Frank Krebs
Sacristan: Sheila Leander
Readers: Karen Diehl, Michelle Smith
Eucharistic Ministers: Gretchen Schiltz Brenner, Ginny Kiernan Dahlberg, John Dahlberg
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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August SCF Barbecue
Sunday, August 26, 2012, 1:00 pm
Mary Ellen Kruger's home
110 Hart Avenue (in Webster Groves)
Mark your calendar for our next community BBQ. Please RSVP to Mary Ellen at mek002@hotmail.com or 314.962.0964.
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Info and Movie Night with the Franciscans of Reconciliation - THIS WEEKEND
Saturday, August 25, 6:30pm (after Mass)
Greetings to our Brothers and Sisters of Clare and Francis! We are pleased to come and share with you information about the Franciscans of Reconciliation, a religious Order of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion and the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans...a non-denonimational order. We are a Secular Order and live our life among you. Here in St. Louis, we are a house of formation to live deeper the Catholic faith as did Francis and Clare. After the presentation, we will share pizza and watch the movie "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" about the life of Francis and Clare. Hope you will be able to join us.
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Sunday Worship Opportunities
Some among us are unable to attend our Saturday night Eucharist once in a while. Others are unable to do so at all. Members of both groups want to know if something can be available for them on Sunday morning. The Parish Council recently discussed several ways we can respond to this need, which we would like to share with you.
1. Michelle Smith, a seminarian in our community, has recently been hired as a part time chaplain at Ackert Park Skilled Care Community in University City. She will be facilitating a Sunday morning worship service on the order of a Liturgy of the Word with a communion service at 9:00 a.m. beginning Sunday, September 16th at Ackert Park. Ackert Park is located at 894 Leland Avenue in U. City, just west of Skinker and north of Delmar. This opportunity has the feature of being able to worship with and create community with persons with disabilities.
2. Several small groups are forming this fall again. At least one has expressed an interest in having a Eucharist in someone's home once a month on Sunday morning. Jess and Frank are willing to do this for a period of time to gauge interest in having such a Eucharist on an ongoing basis. This arrangement would feature a more intimate atmosphere but would be open to anyone interested in attending. We'll keep you posted about this.
3. The council would like to form a team of interested persons to explore ways in the future of having a Sunday morning Eucharist on a weekly basis in a space dedicated to, or able to be set up for, worship. Again this would not mean moving the current congregation to Sunday morning, but providing such a time and space for those who would be able to attend Sunday morning but not Saturday evening or who would prefer to attend on Sunday morning. If you would be interested in being a part of a team to investigate these possibilities, please let someone on the Parish Council know.
Marty Campbell Jennifer Reyes Lay
Mary Crecelius Jessica Rowley
Therese Gabriel Bill Schwindt
Frank Krebs Michelle Smith
Bob Leible Nancy Wamser
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Volunteers Needed for Open House
Our underwriting campaign on KWMU is underway and our alternativecatholic.org site is live! As people begin to hear more about our faith community we strive to be present, hospitable and compassionate as they explore alternative Catholicism and Sts. Clare & Francis.
We are hosting an Open House at church on Saturday, September 8th, 3-4:30 pm. We need volunteers to help visitors find us, find information, and answer questions. We also need a few people who can provide snacks and drink. Contact Marty, Michelle or Therese to volunteer.
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Michelle to Begin New Chaplain Position at Ackert Park
Michelle Smith begins serving the residents of Ackert Park Skilled Care Community in University City after Labor Day as its Chaplain. She will facilitate Bible Study and Prayer Circles.
Beginning September 16, Michelle will also lead a 9:00 am Sunday morning worship service, and all are welcome. Ackert Park Skilled Care Community is at 894 Leland Ave, University City, MO 63130.
If you are interested in learning ways you can minister to the residents, please contact Michelle at 314.494.1457.
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Service Committee Book Study
September 22, 2012
October 6, 2012
November 3, 2012
December 1, 2012
4:00 pm
Fireside Room
The Service Committee invites everyone to join us for our book study of The Hole in Our Gospel: What does God expect of Us? The Answer that Changed my Life and Might Just Change the World by Richard Stearns.
We will meet on the Saturdays above to discuss the book. It challenges us to embrace all of the gospel through the story of Rich Stearns, who discovered the full power of the gospel of Jesus Christ to change his own life. He uses his journey to demonstrate how the gospel - the whole gospel - was always meant to be a world changing social revolution, a revolution that begins with us. It is available from Amazon - new, used, or as a Kindle edition.
"An urgent, powerful summons to live like Jesus. Stearns weaves solid theology, moving stories, and his own journey of faith into a compelling call to live the whole Gospel. Highly recommended!"
--Ronald J. Sider, President, Evangelicals for Social Action,
Author of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger
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Road Trip to St. Jerome!
In November 1997, our sister community in Tulsa, Parish Church of St. Jerome, purchased its church building in the historic Brady Heights District. They have now paid off the mortgage and are planning a big celebration that will include burning the note on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Bishop Rick is excited for the prospect of members of Sts. Clare & Francis joining in the festivities. If you are interested in taking a road trip to Tulsa leaving Saturday, September 29 in the morning and returning in the evening on Sunday, September 30 after mass and fellowship, please contact Michelle via email at smithlegalministry@yahoo.com or call at 314.494.1457. We will figure out travel and lodging as we confirm the number planning to visit.
This will be a wonderful time to get to know our brothers and sisters of St. Jerome's in general, as well as before the Synod. I hope you will join us.
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Sponsored by Friends of SCF
Esser's Peace
Harmony Festival
September 28 - 30, 2012
Free
Music, art, drumming, dancing, sharing, yoga and spirituality.
For a flyer with more information, click here.
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
A man had been shipwrecked on a remote island in the Pacific, and was alone for 20 years. When a ship finally arrived, his rescuers were impressed with the three buildings he had built and asked him about them.
"Well," the man replied, "this is my house, and that building over there is my church. It's a wonderful church and I hate to leave it."
"And what is the third building yonder?" a rescuer asked.
"Oh, that is the church I used to go to," the man replied.
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