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This Week
"At a Glance"
Thursday, July 4
6:00 pm BBQ at Art & Frank's
Friday, July 5
7:00 am Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, July 6
5:00 pm Mass
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Want to add an event to the calendar? Contact Jessica (314.918.2766).
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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
July 4, 2013
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14th Week of the Year
Saturday, July 6, 2013
5:00 pm
Presider: Frank Krebs
Homilist: George von Stamwitz
Readers: Marty Campbell, Karen Diehl
Eucharistic Ministers: Joan Switzer, Barb Winkler, Mary Ellen Kruger
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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Parish Council Elections
It's that exciting time of year again...time to submit nominees for the PARISH COUNCIL.
Mary Crecelius and Nancy Wamser will be rotating off of the Parish Council and we have one remaining opening to have our full 9 member Parish Council complete.
Please submit your own name (if you are a registered parishioner) or the name of a fellow registered parishioner by July 13, 2013 to be on the Parish Council. You can do this by e-mailing Michelle Smith or completing a paper nomination at church and putting it in the Nomination Box after Mass.
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SCF Hiring Administrative Assistant
We are seeking to hire an administrative assistant for 10 hours/week to maintain records, oversee the community calendar, and handle communication via email, website, social media and printed publications. To see the full job description click here. Please spread the word to family and friends who might be interested and qualified. Send résumés to jessica.rowley@stsclareandfrancis.org.
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Volunteer Opportunities Starring You!
It's not too late to join in on the fun! We have two wonderful committees looking for...YOU!!! That's right if you just didn't get around to it, thought it was too late, etc., you are in luck. The PR Committee and the Fundraising Committee are checking to see if anyone else wants in on the fun.
Beginning this year something new and exciting will be happening. The PR and Fundraising Committees will work together to plan our annual fundraising event. So it will only be half the work and twice the fun! If interested in joining the PR Committee contact Jessica Rowley. If interested in joining the Fundraising Committee contact Nancy Wamser. |
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Micro-Lending as a
Communal Work of Service
(we're halfway there)
This is your opportunity to participate in micro-lending through a community. Often only a relatively small amount of money stands in the way of Kiva borrowers and their dreams. Whether it's a Kenyan farmer who needs $500 in order to double her grain production, or a young Bolivian woman who lacks the $1,500 tuition for nursing school, Kiva lenders provide a hand up to these and countless other borrowers. Sometimes providing just one small loan to people in poverty can be enough to help them become profitably self-employed and financially stable. These loans are not donations, and are almost always paid back.
We need at least eight persons interested, and so far we have five. So if we get at least three more, then together we will finalize the model for implementing this. A preliminary concept is that our group would meet once per quarter to jointly decide loan recipients. We will determine the schedule for these meetings as a group. Funds for the loans would be provided by our SCF community.
If you are likely to participate in these meetings and/or want further information, please contact Clarence Heller (marclar123@aol.com, 636.256.6515) no later than July 6.
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Fourth of July BBQ
 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Frank & Art's
3007 Eads Avenue, 63104
Frank and Art will be hosting a BBQ on Thursday, July 4 from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. with fireworks viewing from their deck. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share and your favorite beverage.
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Homilies
Homilies from Sts. Clare & Francis can be found at
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Sponsored by Friends of SCF
Woman's Place
Creating Allies in Safety
July 9, 2013
9:30 am - 2:00 pm
8300 Morgan Ford, 63123
(at the right rear of St. Mark's parish)
Free
"I think she is in an abusive relationship but she won't talk about it."
"I'm so frustrated! Why can't my friend see what a jerk her partner is!"
"I gave her the hotline number. What more can I do?"
"That's it! If she goes back to her partner this time, I'm through helping her!"
Too often, friends, and family members of domestic violence victims, as well of community professionals, are aware of the abuse but don't know what to do or say about it. The best of intentions can sometimes go horribly awry and end up inadvertently further isolating a victim.
Friends, family and professionals need the right tools to help effectively.
Woman's Place invites you to a free training to learn how to best support victims, encourage safe choices and identify "red flags" of potentially lethal escalation. Participants will learn the Ten Things to Do or Say and the Five Things to Never Do or Say to both victims and
perpetrators of intimate partner violence.
To register: 314.645.4848
For a flyer on this Workshop, click here.
AFFIRM & CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE!
Saturdays - July 13, 20 & 27
9:30am - 11:30am
8300 Morgan Ford Road
Timely and free, this 3-part series for women will help you
release your fears
boost your self-esteem
befriend your self
expand your human potential
For a flyer on this series, click here.
Pre-registration is required, space is limited. Call by July 10.
314-645-4848
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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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
Thomas Jefferson
Letter to Samuel Kercheval, July 12, 1816
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Sts. Clare & Francis offers information about other organizations and activities as a way of providing information that we feel is useful or relevant to our members and to the public. As an Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) organization, Sts. Clare & Francis is required to abide by certain rules. Sts. Clare & Francis is absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Sts. Clare & Francis is also prohibited from devoting a substantial part of its activities to attempting to influence legislation. As a result of these rules, we do not specifically endorse these organizations or activities nor do they specifically represent the views of Sts. Clare & Francis, to the extent that doing so would jeopardize Sts. Clare & Francis' standing as a Section 501(c)(3) organization.
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If you have an item that you wish to submit for publication in the Weekly News, please send it to
Steve Campbell no later than noon on Wednesday of the week you would like it to appear. If you cannot send an
e-mail, you may contact Steve at 314.603.9991.
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