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This Week
"At a Glance"
Friday, June 7
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, June 8
8:00 am Work Day - Fr. Dickson Cemetery
5:00 pm Mass
New Member Welcome
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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 March 20, 2013 Parish Council Meeting, click here.
The agenda for the May 15, 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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Metro East
Mission Church
Every Sunday at 11:00am
11 North Pennsylvania
Belleville, IL
All are welcome. If anyone would like a ride, contact Rev. Kay Schmitt at 314.620.9511.
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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
June 6, 2013
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10th Week of the Year
Saturday, June 8, 2013
5:00 pm
Presider: Frank Krebs
Homilist: Frank Krebs
Readers: Jenn Lay, Amy Hauser
Eucharistic Ministers: Art Maines, Joann Noll, Barb Winkler
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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Fr. Dickson Cemetery Work Day
As part of our newly emerging Racial and Economic Justice campaign, we are planning our first communal service project at Fr. Dickson cemetery.
The cemetery, is situated on 13 acres at 845 Sappington Road in Crestwood. Named for the late Rev. Moses Dickson, a social activist for freed slaves, it was one of the few places in St. Louis where blacks could be buried. For more information on the cemetery, go to:
(http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/dickson/fdc.htm)
Ernest Jordan , who spoke to us last week after Mass, has been trying to protect the cemetery and the dignity of those souls resting there since 1988.
A workday and blessing of graves , followed by brunch and discussion has been planned. Please consider supporting one, two, or all three of these activities.
Saturday, June 8, 2013 (no go if it rains)
8:30 - 10:30am Communal work - mow grass, mulch, weed and trim around headstones. The cemetery provides, mowers (one riding lawn mower, 6 walk behind mowers), shovels, wheelbarrows, mulch. We can bring trimmers if desired. Dress for the weather, bring appropriate sun protection, gloves and water.
10:30 - 10:45 am Blessing of the Graves will be conducted in the shade.
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Brunch and racial justice discussion at Sappington Barn restaurant, (directly across bike trail from the cemetery).
Please RSVP suenauert@gmail.com, or 314.849.6475 if you will be attending brunch.
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New Member Welcome
June 8th at Mass, reception to follow
Fifteen new members have joined us since this time last year and this weekend we will welcome and celebrate their presence and spirit among us. We will celebrate in ritual during Mass and all are invited to stay afterward for drinks and appetizers in the Fireside Room. If you are a long time member and would like to bring an appetizer or drink to the reception, please contact Jessica.
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Getting the Word Out
PR Committee Meeting
June 13, 2013
6:00 pm
Parish Office at Eden
We are convening a new Public Relations Committee to help get the word out about SCF! We had some money gifted to us for this purpose and there are many possibilities to consider. The first meeting of this committee will be June 13 at 6:00 pm in the office at Eden. If you would like to join us as we get the ball rolling, please contact Jessica. We will set goals, begin brainstorming, and look at ways we can dovetail with the national church's effort to highlight the Ecumenical Catholic Communion's 10th anniversary this Fall.
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Don't Send Your Batteries To A Landfill!
Please bring your used batteries to church and we will recycle them. Deposit them in the box on the welcome table, and help reduce waste and pollution in our landfills. Thanks! |
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Food Truck Friday
Tower Grove Park (closer to the Kingshighway part of the park)
 Friday June 14, 2013
5:00 - 8:00 pm
If you have or haven't been to Food Truck Friday, you're in luck! It's like a picnic without having to bring all that stuff. All you need is an appetite, lawn chair or blanket, and cash (very few trucks take credit cards). There is a recycle station for your trash. Details: Get there early. Look for a yellow M&M T-shirt on a pole (that will be our spot!). We will be near the left end side of the food trucks (left side meaning grass side not street side). Nancy and Terri will be there early to get a spot. Anyone who can come early to save space would be helpful. No reservations needed - just show up!! |
Homilies 
George's homily from Trinity Sunday, Sophia's Take on the Trinity, and other homilies from Sts. Clare & Francis can be found at at http://scfhomilies.wordpress.com/.
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Sponsored by Friends of SCF
Street Soccer Tournament Tonight!
June 6, 2013
5:30 - 9:30 pm
Amsterdam Tavern
3175 Morganford
The street soccer team sponsored by Peter & Paul Community Services, the St. Louis Roadies, is hosting a tournament. The 3100 block of Morganford will be closed for the evening and teams from around St. Louis and the Midwest will compete in fast-paced games of 4-on-4 soccer. You are invited to come out and enjoy an exciting style of the game. For more information on registering a team or helping to sponsor the event, see the flyer.
The St. Louis Roadies is made up of homeless clients of Peter & Paul Community Services who, working together with their coaches, develop teamwork skills, self confidence, resiliency, moral character and other personal strengths.
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Woman's Place 
Young Women's Safety Forum
A free workshop for women ages 17-22
Saturday June 15, 2013
9:30 am to 3:00 pm
At our new location behind St Mark's Catholic Church in Affton
This full-day workshop looks at the dynamics of healthy relationships, healthy sexuality, and the importance of thoughtful, assertive communication. Come and explore with us the tools to promote strong, healthy relationships. Box lunch option available at cost.
Pre-registration required. Call ASAP!
314.645.4848
For a flyer on the Forum, click here.
Healthy Relationships
A free workshop for women
Saturday June 22, 2013
9:30 am to Noon
At our new location behind St Mark's Catholic church in Affton
This workshop explores the dynamics of a healthy relationship and how we create our own ideas of what a relationship looks like. Open to all women. Pre-registration is required, space is limited. Call by June 19, 2013.
314.645.4848
For a flyer on this Workshop, click here.
www.womansplacestl.org
Woman's Place is a safe and welcoming drop-in center helping women break the cycle of violence and facilitate their transition toward safety, healing and personal empowerment.
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eRacism 
Analyzing and Understanding
Systemic Racism
June 27 - 29, 2013
Register by June 12, 2013
$50 (Commuter $25)
All are welcome to attend this Pro-Reconciliation / Anti-Racism workshop. Scholarships are available.
The goals of our time together will be to:
* Explore a common definition of racism
* Examine individual, institutional and cultural manifestations of racism
* Be introduced to a strategic methodology for dismantling racism.
Schedule: Workshop begins Thursday, June27, at 6 p.m., and ends Saturday, June 29, at 3 p.m. (meals served)
Co-Leaders: Dwight Bailer and Martha Herrin
National Trainers for the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ
Pro-Reconciliation / Anti-Racism Initiative
For more information, see the flyer here.
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
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