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This Week
"At a Glance"
Thursday, March 14
6:00 pm Yoga
Friday, March 15
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, March 16
9:00 am Yoga
3:30 pm Passion Reading Rehearsal
5:00 pm Mass
Wednesday, March 20
7:00 pm Parish Council Meeting
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Want to add an event to the calendar? Contact Jessica (314.918.2766).
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Parish Council News
For the minutes from the February 20, 2013 Parish Council Meeting, click here.
The agenda for the March 20, 2013 Parish Council Meeting can be found here.
Members
(click name to contact by e-mail):
Therese Gabriel
Nancy Wamser
Michelle Smith (Chair)
Mary Crecelius
Marty Campbell
Jessica Rowley
Jennifer Reyes Lay
Frank Krebs
Bob Leible
Bill Schwindt
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General Info
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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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ECC Midwest
Partner Communities
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Little Rock, Arkansas
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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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
March 14, 2013
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Fifth Week of Lent
Saturday, March 16, 2013
5:00 pm
Presider: Jessica Rowley
Homilist: Jessica Rowley
Readers: Therese Gabriel, Art Maines
Eucharistic Ministers: Joann Noll, Joan Switzer, Marty Campbell
Sacristan: Cecelia Andres
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 call or text 314.603.9991.
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Lenten Reconciliation Service
Join us Thursday, March 21st at 7:00 pm for a Lenten Reconciliation service. Come for peace, prayer and healing. Opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered.
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Ridding Ourselves of Racism:
Something Else to Give Up for Lent
Sunday, March 24, 2013
9:30 am
Parkway United Church of Christ
2841 North Ballas Rd, 63131.
Frank is taking his Passion/Palm Sunday concern for racism on the road this year. He will be presenting an adult education program at Parkway United Church of Christ on Sunday, March 24th, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM and repeating it from 11:00 to 12:00. The title is "Ridding Ourselves of Racism, Something Else to Give Up for Lent." Frank will be particularly exploring unconscious racism and actions called "micro-inequities," or little ways racism shows up unintentionally in our daily lives. Anyone is welcome to attend; however there is limited seating, so please e-mail Frank if you would like to attend at fekrebs@msn.com.
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Holy Week
Celebrate the apex of our liturgical year, the time when our bodies enact through ritual the mystery of the dying and rising Christ. Walk with us each step of the way:
Palm Sunday
Saturday, March 23rd, 5:00 p.m.
Palm procession and Passion reading
The Triduum
Holy Thursday
Thursday, March 28th, 7:00 p.m.
Mass of the Lord's Supper, Service of Foot Washing (all are invited to participate).
Good Friday
Friday, March 29th, 7:00 p.m.
A shared liturgy with Peace UCC.
Easter Vigil
Saturday, March 30th, 7:30 p.m.
A rich liturgy beginning outside with our New Fire and ending with New Life (and a party)! Join us for food and fellowship following the Vigil Mass.
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Bread for the World
Advocacy
Never fun but much needed
Please consider calling your senators with this message from Bread for the World:
On Monday, March 18, 2013 call 1-800-826-3688, and ask for "Senator McCaskill's office." (Then, repeat for Senator Blunt's office.) You'll probably either leave a voice-mail or talk with an administrative assistant who will take your name, location and message.
MESSAGE TO DELIVER:
- Replace the sequester with a balanced plan (smart spending cuts and new revenues) that forms a circle of protection around hungry and poor people.
- Oppose cuts to programs that provide nutrition and help lift people out of poverty, like SNAP (formerly food stamps), WIC and international food aid and development assistance.
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Special Invitation from Art Maines and Frank Krebs
Come join us for a book signing and wine tasting to celebrate the publication of Art's new book, Scammed: 3 Steps to Help Your Elder Parents and Yourself.
The book tackles the important and timely subject of scams and frauds against elders, covering both effective prevention and recovery after a rip-off. Written in an easy-to-read format and with extensive practical resources, this book will help you safeguard the elders in your life and yourself, since all of us are targets for scammers.
Art will be signing books and talking about his book in an informal setting at The Township Grocer in downtown Edwardsville, IL, on Friday, March 22 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Stop by to say hello, try a little wine, and celebrate with Art and Frank! We hope to see you there. For questions call Art at 314.518.1973.
Township Grocer
102 North Main Street
Edwardsville, IL. 62025
www.townshipgrocer.com
618-656-0414
townshipgrocer@gmail.com
Parking is available in the rear of the building and also in front on Main Street.
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Work of Communal Service Discernment Update
Greetings in Christ,
The compilation of your suggestions regarding one or more communal works of service has been completed. This document (click here to view) is organized in three sections: first, a list of specific suggestions with a brief description; second, a compilation of various comments not directed toward a specific suggestion; and third, additional information and comments regarding some of the suggestions provided in the first section.
One rule for discernment is "pay attention and go slowly." We have been paying attention to our own desires, passions and what brings us joy, and we need to continue to do this. This next step also invites us to pay attention to the desires, passions and what brings joy to others in our community - and to identify resonance among our community around one or more of these specific suggestions.
Discerning between multiple goods can be challenging, and this is why I am encouraging us to stay focused on what excites us. Each suggestion offered would be a good thing to do, however, if we trust that our deep desires come from God, identifying those specific suggestions that resonate with our deep desires will lead us as a community where God is leading us.
After due consideration, please contact me (marclar123@aol.com) and identify each specific suggestion from section one that resonates with you. All you need do is state the bold title of the suggestion. You may identify as few or as many as you wish. Please submit this no later than March 16. The hope is that a small number of suggestions will bubble to the surface as resonating with a majority of those in our community, and with those suggestions identified, we will meet for another convocation.
Peace and Blessings,
Clarence Heller
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Sponsored by Friends of SCF
Spiritual and Sexual Orientation:
Recovering Our Spirit and Healing From the Inside Out
Friday, March 15, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 16, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Transformation Counseling
Kate Schroeder
314.910.8260
See the flyer for more information.
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Catholic Action Network 
Book Study: The New Jim Crow
Begins March 18, 2013
1077 South Newstead 63110
For a flyer with more information, click here.
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L'Arche Accompaniment Workshop
FREE
March 23, 2013
9:30 am-11:30 am
L'Arche home: 2900 Marshall Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63143
If you are curious about what makes L'Arche unique, or if you want to learn more about L'Arche Accompaniment, L'Arche spirituality and feel more connected to L'Arche St. Louis, then this workshop is for you.This workshop is intended to inform individuals about Accompaniment in L'Arche which partners individuals with members of the L'Arche community to walk with them as a friend and support as they live the joys and challenges of community life in L'Arche.
Please RSVP 314.781.4410 or janet.ryan11@gmail.com if you can come!
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.
Marianne Williamson
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