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This Week
"At a Glance"
Friday, September 14
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, September 15
5:00 pm Mass
Wednesday, September 19
7:00 pm Parish Council
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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
September 13, 2012
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24th Week of the Year
Saturday, September 15, 2012
5:00 pm
Presider/Homilist: Jessica Rowley
Sacristan: Marilyn Heller
Readers: Kay Schmitt, Elizabeth Seitz
Eucharistic Ministers: John Dahlberg, Barbara Harris, Ginny Kiernan Dahlberg
If you are not able to serve in your scheduled ministry, please let Steve know when you get a substitute so that we can publish the correct names in the newsletter. Thanks.
scampbell@ppcsinc.org or 314.603.9991.
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Are You Ready for Some Fundraising???
Our church, Sts. Clare & Francis, instead of conducting a trivia night is having a non-event event. This year our major fundraiser will be a Thanksgiving Raffle with cash prizes of $200, $300 and a Grand Prize of $1000!!! On the back of every $5 ticket is a coupon worth up to $8 at our sponsor's restaurant, C.J. Mugg's, in Webster Groves and Clayton. You come out ahead on this groupon and have a chance to win $1500 in prize money. We're talking "no lose" here! The drawing will be held on November 10, 2012.
Join us after Mass this Saturday, September 15th, to "kick off" the fundraiser.
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Ministry Fair 2012
Saturday, September 22 after Mass
Don't miss it! It's the only time of year that representatives from every ministry are gathered in one place...offering information, answering questions, and taking new volunteers. Stick around after Mass, nibble on some snacks and get to know the compassionate, active, and engaging people that are the church of Sts. Clare & Francis. You'll find information on the ministries of: Hospitality, Small Groups, Social Justice, Advocacy, Parish Council, Liturgy, Lector, Sacristan, Dance, Alternative Liturgies, Eucharistic Minister, Fund Raising, Social Media and more!
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September Barbecue
Sunday, September 23, 2012
1:00 pm
Marilyn & Clarence Heller's home
968 Hannafield Court in Manchester
Please RSVP to Marilyn at 314.322.1842
or hellmar@sbcglobal.net.
Please bring a dish to share, and a lawn chair if the weather is nice.
from every ministry are gathered in one place...offering information, answering questions, and l
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Sunday Worship Opportunities
Beginning Sunday, September 16, 2012
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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Service Committee Book Study
September 22, 2012
October 6, 2012
November 3, 2012
December 1, 2012
4:00 pm
Fireside Room
(Please read to Page 94 for the first meeting on September 22.)
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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Three Reasons to Celebrate
Sunday, October 28, 2012
2:00 pm
Holy Angel II Apartments
Join Sister Cecelia Ann Loomer and celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tree House Ministry, her 50th jubilee of religious life, and Cecelia's 70th birthday!
RSVP by October 15:
Vally 314.973.4172 or
Diana 314.537.4322 or
vally@treehouseministry.org
For more information, click here.
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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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Workshop
Heterosexism & the Helping Professions: Counseling Implications for Working with LGBT Clients
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Webster University
3 CE Hours, $45
This workshop is geared towards anyone in the helping professions who is interested in gaining more awareness around the oppression faced by LGBT peoples and how that affects social and psychological development. For a flyer with more information, click here.
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National Salesian Convention
November 2 - 4, 2012
The Visitations Sisters and Oblates of St. Francis deSales are hosting their first national "Every Day Spirituality 4 U: Holy Living through a Salesian Lens" convention here in St. Louis, November 2-4. I have attended many events through the DeSales Resource Center over the past years and can attest to the practical, nurturing lessons of Sts. Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal. Francis was the first person to write a spiritual book specifically for the laity, "The Devout Life!"
The organizers of the convention told me that the convention will certainly be an affirming and nourishing place for progressive Catholics, so if you or someone you know is interested, please check out the flyer or go to the website:
http://www.desalesresource.org/conference/index.php.
They are also willing to offer sliding scale scholarships and one day commuter fees by calling at 1.800.782.2270.
Becky Schwantes-An
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