August 26, st Sunday In Ordinary Time WELCOME

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1 Saint Clare CATHOLIC CHURCH Love God, serve God, everything is in that August 26, st Sunday In Ordinary Time PARISH INFORMATION Fr. Eric Kunz, Pastor Deacon Harvey Dubbs Deacon TJ Wild Mass Times Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 8:00 AM 10:30 AM Monday Friday 8:00 AM LATIN MASS First Friday of each month 8:00 AM Confessions Saturday 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Eucharistic Exposition Thursday 8:30 AM - 2:40 PM Benediction Thursday 2:40 PM Prayer Chain Contacts Joyce Willis or Sherry Reed WELCOME A warm welcome to all who have come to worship with us. If you are visiting, we are honored by your presence. If you are interested in becoming a member, please call the rectory. Our Parish serves the needs of this community in many ways. We offer preparation for Sacraments, education for children and adults, social activities, assistance to those in difficulty, comfort to the sick and those who mourn a loss. If we can be of service, please let us know. For your convenience, we have blue Let Us Know Cards in back of church E. S P R I N G F I E L D R OAD ST. C L A I R, M O Fax: Parish358@archstl.org

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3 PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR) will again start the school year on September 5th. These classes are intended for all Catholic children attending public school. Class is also open to all students whose parents are interested in the Catholic faith. First Communion is usually celebrated in 2nd grade and in order to do so, your child must attend 1 year prior and also the year of receiving the sacrament. Also, in order to receive Confirmation your child must regularly attend 2 years immediately prior and also the year of Confirmation. Anyone in 5th or 6th grade THIS year should be registered in order to be catechized properly in their Catholic faith to receive this Sacrament of Confirmation in 7th/8th grade. Classes are held on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm 7:00 pm in the school cafeteria. Fees are $35 for 1 child or $50 per family. Registration, fees and short meeting will be on September 5th at 6:00 pm along with an ice cream social. Considering Becoming A Catholic? Parishes welcome new Catholics through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). These classes go through Lent and the candidates are then received into the Church at Easter. These classes are also good if you would want to increase your knowledge of the Catholic Faith. Please contact the parish office at for more information. Communion Service No Mass Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 am August 28th and August 30th No Morning Mass on Monday, Wednesday or Friday (August 27th, August 29th, or August 31st). Adoration will be held Thursday, August 30th. No Mass on Labor Day, Monday September 3rd Autumn Rummage Sale Good Stuff ready to be useful again At bargain prices! Friday & Saturday, September 7th & 8th Knights of Columbus Hall Note New Times The sale starts on Friday night from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm and again on Saturday when doors open at 8:00 am. They will be shutting down at noon on Saturday. Please bring good clean donations (fall and winter items preferred no large or heavy electronics/ appliances please) Items can be dropped off Thursday, Sept 6th between 5pm and 7pm and Friday, Sept 7th between 9am and 7 pm. We thank you and your closets thank you. If you need help transporting your donations or have any questions, please call Bud & Helen Frick Food For The Poor With help from caring friends like you, Food For The Poor feeds hundreds of thousands of people every day primarily in 17 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. As a Christian charity, they take their responsibility to be good stewards of our donations very seriously. This weekend we welcome Fr. Ahles to celebrate our Masses and speak about the good works that Food For The Poor provides. St. Clair, MO 3

4 MORE INFORMATION.... Marriage Encounter Weekend A Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend is for husbands and wives who love each other, have a good marriage, and want an even better marriage. So why not plan to have one of the greatest weekends you will ever experience! The next weekends are September 21st 23rd or November 30th December 2nd at the Courtyard Marriot in St. Peters, MO. If you would like to apply or get more information, go to or call Immaculate Heart of Mary Craft Show October 14th Applications are now been accepted for their Craft Show in New Melle, MO. Spaces are 9 by 6 and includes 2 chairs. Tables are 8 long. All crafts are to be handmade or handcrafted. Space rental is $35, additional tables are $5 each. Please contact Terri Thome for more information: or territhome@gmail.com Other Area Events..... Picnic Saturday, August 25th, St. Anthony Parish, Sullivan, MO. Serving Fried Chicken Dinners from noon until 7:00 pm. Children s Games, indoor family movie at 8:00 pm, Cotton Candy, Country Store, and Beer Garden. Dean Grus & Friends plays from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Then Randy Nolie & Friends plays from 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm. Dinner Friday, August 31st, St. Francis Borgia Grade School, Washington, MO. Menu includes fried chicken, catfish and cod fillets, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, macaroni & cheese, Aholt German potato salad, slaw, green beans, dessert and drinks. Serving from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Adults are $11, Children 6 11 are $5 and under 6 are free. Picnic Update Congratulations to our Raffle Winners: 1st Place Nancy Braun, 2nd Place Bud Frick, 3rd Place Gladys Phillips. Our last attendance price which was a wicker bench donated by R & R Ace was won by Cindy Bay. 4 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church

5 THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH DATE TIME EVENT Mon 08/27 8:00 am No Mass Tues 08/28 8:00 am Communion Service Wed 08/29 8:00 am No Mass Thurs 08/30 8:00 am Fri 08/31 8:00 am No Mass Sat 09/01 Sun 09/02 3:30 pm 4:30 pm 8:00 am 10:30 am Communion Service Adoration Confessions Mass Mass Mass August 25 th September 2 nd WEEKEND, AUGUST 25 TH & AUGUST 26 TH SAT. 4:30 PM TIM DAVIS HEALTH SUN. 8:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 10:30 AM GIB & NORMA HOFFMAN MONDAY, AUGUST 27 TH 8:00 AM REV. THOMAS J. SCHAAB TUESDAY, AUGUST 28 TH 8:00 AM NORMA KNIGHTEN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 TH Readings For The Week Monday: 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5 [3]/ Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 [13b]/Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18/Ps 128:1-2, 4-5 [1]/ Mk 6:17-29 Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [1]/Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, [5]/Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31/Ps 33:12-13, 18-19, [12]/ Mt 25: :00 AM ANN HANNEKEN THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 TH 8:00 AM REV. JOSEPH B. WOLF FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 ST 8:00 AM PAT STEINBACH WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 1 ST & SEPTEMBER 2 ND SAT. 4:30 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUN. 8:00 AM DAVE HECK, SR. 10:30 AM VIRGINIA LINDEMANN LITURGICAL MINISTERS - SEPT 1 ST & SEPT 2 ND DATE SERVERS GIFT BEARERS LECTORS EUCHARISTIC 09/01 4:30 pm Gary Papin CeCe DeMaris John Percival Family Jackie Daugherty Mary Jane & Jerry Miller 09/02 8:00 am Messenger Brothers Keegan Horst Wyatt & Cole Horton Larry & Debbie Hanks Joyce Willis Joyce Willis Matt Horst 09/02 10:30 am David Braun Cordelia Schreck Josh Myers Volunteers Michelle Geatly Michelle Geatly Karen Jones 09/02 Collection Counters: Kathy Maupin, Debbie Marshaus, Rita Davis St. Clair, MO 5

6 WE PRAY FOR OUR LOVED ONES May God Provide Health and Comfort to: August Faith Flora, Nhan Wallen, Kay Blanke, Diane Schilly, John Jenkins, James Kamper, Joann Haynes, Velma Papin, Alberta Kindel, Gordon Monk, Claude Friend, Gordon Friend, Sharon Havin, Richard Williams, and Carolyn Williams. July Deacon Harvey, Barb Dubbs, Jackie Windler, Laurie Byrnes, Joan Wells, Fred Wells, Brandon Huels, Tim Davis, Dillion Shadrick, Ashley Edmondson, Elena Vance, Wendy Peters, John Vogelgesang, Lori Mayer and Sandy Stecher. June Marina Arizbe-Jones, Janet Myers, and John Evans. EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS My wife has a hope chest filled with items from her past. Some memories contained in there are joyous, while others are painful and filled with sorrow. However, all those memories helped to make her the person she is today. They have become a part of her very being. Traditionally, a hope chest contained linens and clothing for a woman's wedding day. It was a chest filled with the hope for the future. As time goes by, many of our hopes are fulfilled. However, life never goes exactly as planned. Some hopes are dashed by unfortunate circumstances or bad choices we have made. Our hearts are like hope chests that long for the day when we are joined for eternity with our God. Along the way, our chest may accumulate additional items that we collect on our life's journey. If we are gracious and generous along the way, our chest will fill with fruit to abundance. If we live more with a focus on ourselves, we will find our hope chests nearly barren. We will, in fact, lose hope. May the hope chest of your heart be overflowing with love that you have freely given and that has come back to you tenfold. May your generosity provide hope for the hopeless, and may your hope always remain strong. --Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY MEMBERS Please remember in your prayers the following military personnel: SGT Drew Alsop US Army, Erin Arent US Navy, Jeff Arent U.S. Marines, Jason Burton US Navy, PFC Timothy Colton US Army Scott Daugherty, Coty DeClue USAF, SGT Cameron Earley US Army, SGT Tyler Earley US Army, Clay Fisher US Marines, SPC Tyler Grogan US Army, Matthew Martin US Navy, Logan Moore USAF, Monty Perkins, And Andrew Snodgrass US Navy. Week of August 19th Offertory Envelopes $ 3, Assumption Loose Collection Total Money For Operating Capital $ 4, Restricted Funds Parish Improvements Catholic Services of St. Clair Building Fund Total $ Monthly Offertory Total To Date: $12, August Collection Goal: $14, Thanks be to God for the generosity of our Parishioners! If it does not please you to serve the Lord, decide today whom you will serve.. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. - JOSHUA 24:15 When we commit to serve the Lord, we must be willing to become a partner in the work of the Lord. A partner is a person who invests time in prayer every day, joyfully participates in charitable works and generously supports the parish and Church mission. If we say we serve God, we must actually do something and not merely talk about it! Reminder: Card Party for September will be held on the 1st Thursday September 6th!! * * Mark Your Calendars * * 6 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church

7 St. Clair, MO 7 Help us raise funds as you make your everyday purchases! Get your scrip card from us and help us earn a percent while you get full value of the card for your purchase. See Carla in back of church.