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.

Jessica Rowley 314.918.2766;

Frank Krebs 314.740.1160;

We have a SafeChurch Policy to protect our children and other vulnerable populations.

Fundraising

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!

ECC Midwest

Partner Communities

Emmaus

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

San Damiano

Little Rock, Arkansas

St. Jerome

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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 ).

The Weekly News

October 31, 2013

31st Week of the Year

Saturday, November 2, 2013

5:00 pm

Readings: Wis 11:22 - 12:2; 2 Thes 1:11 - 2:2; Lk 19:1-10

Presider: Frank Krebs

Readers: Amy Hauser, Jenn Lay

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.

All Souls Day

Saturday, November 2, 2013

The Catholic faith celebrates that we are in communion with all who have gone before us. On Saturday, November 2 we will celebrate All Souls Day, remembering and inviting our beloved departed to be present with us during our liturgy. Prior to Mass, at 4:00 pm, Frank will gather with anyone who would like to share stories and memories of someone who has passed. During Mass, all are invited to bring pictures of loved ones to be presented at the altar during our Offertory. In this ritual way, and in our prayers, we will pray with those who dwell on the other side of the thin veil we call life. Please join us!

Micro-Lending as a Communal

Work of Service

Saturday, November 9, 2013

3:15 pm

"In the twelfth century, the Jewish philosopher Maimonides outlined his insights into the development of generosity of a person. He said that the lowest level of generosity was giving to another unwillingly. The second level was giving to another willingly, but less than what one could give. The third level of generosity was giving only after being asked. The fourth level was giving without being asked. The fifth level of generosity was giving to a recipient one does not know, but who knows the giver. The sixth level was giving to a recipient that the giver knows, but who does not know the giver. Maimonides regarded the highest levels of giving as giving in situations when neither party knows the other, and when it moves the receiver toward self-reliance so that she or he no longer needs to rely on the charity of another." (from Redeeming Administration by Ann M. Garrido)

On November 9 at 3:15 pm in the Fireside Room we will join as a community to extend loans to people we do not know and who do not know us. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate in choosing loan recipients at this meeting.

If you have any questions or want further information, please contact Clarence Heller (marclar123@aol.com, 636.256.6515).

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Why Bother?

Exploring a Sustainable Spirituality

Save the date for a presentation being sponsored by Sts. Clare & Francis, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm on Saturday, November 23. The presenter will be Sr. Maxine Pohlman, SSND, director of La Vista Ecological Learning Center (www.lavistaelc.org).

Homilies

George's homily from October 26, Getting Beyond Me, and all homilies from Sts. Clare & Francis, can be found at http://scfhomilies.wordpress.com/.

Sponsored by Friends of SCF

Transformation Counseling

Introduction to Visual Journaling: Using Images to go Deeper Than Words With Clients

Saturday, November 2, 2013

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

8730 Big Bend Boulevard, Suite B 63119

Kate Schroeder

Learn to move beyond thought and words into feelings and intuitive knowledge in your work with clients.

For a flyer for this workshop, click here.

On Becoming a Parent

Thursday, November 7, 2013

7:00 - 9:00 pm

8730 Big Bend Boulevard, Suite B 63119

Attend this workshop to learn more about:

Your core parenting personality and innate preference patterns as a parent
Your defense system and how you cope will parenting stress in your life
How these two parts affect your parenting and what you can do about it

For a flyer for this workshop, click here.

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Woman's Place

Creating Allies in Safety

Thursday, November 7, 2013

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Behind St. Mark's Catholic Church in Affton

A free presentation for the community and professionals

Come to Woman's Place for training in how to understand and address the needs of domestic violence victims. Frustrations abound for people trying to help their loved ones in abusive relationships. We offer a thorough, fast-paced, engaging program. Open to all. Pre-registration is required, space is limited. Call by November 4, 314.645.4848

For a flyer on the workshop, click here.

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Peter & Paul Community Services

Race for Home

Saturday, November 9, 2013

9:00 am 10k / 5k Run

9:30 am 1 Mile Walk

Tower Grove Park

Sons of Rest Pavilion

Join us in support of Peter & Paul Community Services' work with our neighbors who are homeless. This will be our first year at the new location, beautiful Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis. For a flyer with more information and a registration form, click here or go to www.raceforhome.org, click "Events," then "Race for Home."

random sightings

wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean; she doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap." Her husband looks on, remaining silent. Every time her neighbor hangs her wash to dry, the young woman makes the same comments. A month later, the woman is surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and says to her husband: "Look, she's finally learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this? " The husband replies, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows." And so it is with life... What we see when watching others depends on the clarity of the window through which we look.

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