TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 7, Thank you to our Oktoberfest Sponsors! Please support the businesses that support us!

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1 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 7, 2018 Thank you to our Oktoberfest Sponsors! Please support the businesses that support us! St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church 1411 Cross Street O Fallon, IL / Fr. Jim Deiters Dennis Vander Ven John Gomez Marcia Fix Jamae Shubirg Ed Seipp Patrick Jurgensmeyer Stephen Eros Jane Dotson Matt Flynn Pastor Deacon Deacon Parish Secretary Administrative Assistant Business Manager Facilities Manager Music and Liturgy Director Family Faith Formation Adult Faith and Mission WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. ST. CLARE SCHOOL West Third Street, O Fallon, IL Clarice McKay Principal MT. CALVARY CEMETERY Paulo D Amico PARISH TRUSTEES Michael Crupe John Dempsey ST. VINCENT DEPAUL Emergency Assistance

2 From Our Pastor, Fr. Jim... Thanks for a great Oktoberfest!! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers, sponsors, donors and guests for making our 18th annual Oktoberfest a huge success!! This event is such a tribute to our parish and a great family evening for our community! Of course, it helped to have the power of prayer from the Poor Clare Nuns and others who pray daily for us and for good weather. What a perfect day! We are still tallying receipts and expenses, but we expect to have a final profit figure to share with you soon. The Oktoberfest proceeds go to the Capital Development Fund to pay off the mortgage on our church building. As always, there are hundreds of people to thank, including all of you who worked behind the scenes and those who donated items. Every person who donated at least an hour of their time helped make a huge difference during such a busy weekend. And every donation whether a prize, food or drink helped keep our expenses to a minimum. A special thanks goes to our lead team members: Sarah & Chris Mattingly, Anne Flournoy, Joy Warren Brandy Meyer, Judy Menzies, John & Dawn Spain Michael Ferguson, Christie Maggi, Alicia & Ryan Luechtefeld Bill & Ann Millikin, Darrell Raynor, Roy Rogge Carl & Dawn Lurk, Dennis Holdener, Alex Schillinger Kim Knaust, Dennis Collins, Kathy & Jeff Sjoquist, Jane Dotson Jen Tebbe, Rita Zinn, Leslie Goldberg, Judy Bugger Corrine Wright, Mark & Mary Huller, Randy & Meg Hardtner Nick & Peggy Snyder, Pat Kinsella, Bruce Rackers Ruth Holdener, Dave & Stacey Cutter, Nick & Angie Leonelli Ron & Laura Polillo, Jeff Harris, Karen Jalbert Becky Lamontagne, Shirley Seipp, Debbie Zimmerman Ken and Jeanne Smith, Dave Richey and Pat Jurgensmeyer What a huge amount of work they put into this event all with generous hearts and big smiles! We are already thinking about next year, and you are always welcome to join team Oktoberfest! Fr. Jim Deiters and Tom Knaust, Oktoberfest Chairman Congratulations to our $100 winners: Joe & Heather Ertel Roy Winans, Greg Meek, Barb Rohner & Emily Smith $10,000 Winners: Jay & Anne Flournoy October 6 Walt Leninsky Paul Mast Kameron Vrieswyk Mariah Chapple Violet Tempus October 7 Cheryl Mennerick Joseph Jorn Sean Hayden Nicole Findley Katrina Graham Cole Grapperhaus Hannah Sill Julio Palma Audrey Wulf Evelyn Wulf October 8 Quinn Graham Gene Meyer Ely Gillespie Rita Swettenham Paula Muschler Tony Signore Rich Witt Christina Gansauer Stephanie Egan Mark Sanchez Jesus Tavares Jen Smith Emily Takacs Evan Fleming October 9 Rick Blanchard Diane Kimble Donna Meyers Mary Jo Guinn Richard Baker Jaime Cotto Laura Baker Riley Richeson October 10 Tim Richardson Anne Birchem Easton Gavin Zach Thoman October 11 Carol Hendricks Sarah Garcia Monserat Santana October 12 Pat Donato Jeanette Dempsey Darlyne Newingham John Wilkerson Gene Asbury Ty Henson James McDonald Heather Sherman Rachel Mauch Tom Fergus October 13 Ed Navales Nancy Karrigan Jeff Sjoquist Cathi Ponciroli Troy Bedard Luke Epplin Drew Reiniger Tyler Geis Addie Smith Amelia Lindsay October 14 Carol Williamson Suzanne Rupright James Long Robmary Fuentes Mariah Stephens Jake Tipton Arlo Herbert Penelope Phillips Congratulations to Jim and Corrine Wright as they receive the IXTHUS award for outstanding ministry in the diocese. They agreed to accept not as individuals but only as representatives of ALL the Vincentians in the diocese. The Family and Friends Dinner will be held October 21 at St. Michael Church in Paderborn. Mass will be at 3:00, Social Hour at 4:00 and Dinner at 5:00 pm. There is no charge, but please RSVP to our parish office by Oct. 14 at for a count for the meal. Please help us reach out to our Homebound, Hospitalized and Nursing Home Residents! We would like to stay connected by visiting and praying for and with them. Please call our parish office at Thank you.

3 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, October 6 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Wedding of Kayla Braswell and Garrett King 5:00 p.m. For Our Parish Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Robert and Clara Schachner Joseph Gaertner 10:30 a.m. Mary Mennerick Brennen Bereda Monday, October 8 Weekday 12:00 p.m. Dolores Hocher Tuesday, October 9 Weekday Saint Denis, Bishop and Companions, Martyrs, Saint Hohn Leonardi, Priest 7:30 a.m. George and Dolores Harvilla 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Wednesday, October 10 - No Mass Weekday Thursday, October 11 Weekday Saint John XXIII, Pope 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Friday, October 12 Weekday 7:30 a.m. Marian and Ed Szelmeczka Saturday, October 13 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Betty Gregory Sunday, October 14 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Pat Vollmer Lee Strayhorn Family 10:30 a.m. Joe Burroughs Victor and Marie Thoman Readings of the Week October 8-14 Monday: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-6; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90:12-17; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 [17-27] Next Weekend: October 13/14 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday 5:00 Ricardo Cumba, Kevin Mulheran, Jeff & Pat Taylor Erin Anthony, Stacey Cutter, Dennis Holdener, Andrea Legg Lucy Mixen, Mark & Amie O Connor, Tom & Mary Lou Pawlow Sunday 8:30 Marie Berry, Jeanette Giebels, Alex Schillinger, Tina Whitlow Betty Deschesne, Kathy DeVan, Ely Gillespie, Ann Hug Ryan Luechtefeld, Donna Meyers, Frank Morski, Kristy Turner Sophie Wilkerson 10:30 Ksana Bialick, Karen Holzum, Mandi Huelsmann, Joe LaSalvia John Lamontagne, Mark Arbogast, Mary Anne Burroughs Kitty Luehrs, Kevin Martinez, Beth Reichenbach, Anne Shambro Christopher & Tara Sill Readers Saturday 5:00 Barbara Calandro & Margaret Andrasko Sunday 8:30 Leslie Goldberg & Justin Alberico 10:30 Ann Millikin & Tanja Ramsby Servers Saturday 5:00 Grant Fender, Luke Monroe, Will Theismann 8:30 Xavier Romero, Ben Hugg, Gregory Timpson 10:30 Connor Chapple, Ian Ratajczyk, Jonathan Sill Ushers Saturday 5:00 Theresa Bevers, Josh Gansauer, Don Gravlin Rich Meile, Walter O Dell, Eric Sheesley Sunday 8:30 Gary Borges, Jim Hendricks, Mark Huller Mike Lafferty, Madison Luechtefeld, Steve Michelfelder Sunday 10:30 Frank Blacharczyk, Brian Huelsmann, Carlos Mariles Tyler McDaniel, John Meise, Stephen Smith Gift Bearers Saturday 5:00 Carl & Dawn Lurk Sunday 8:30 Ken & Jeanne Smith 10:30 James, Michele, Ian & Ava Taylor Greeters Saturday 5:00 Matt & Stephanie Chambers, Jeannie Haukapp Vivianne Herich, Rosemarie Jones, Carol Parker, Pat Reeser 8:30 Erin, Shawn & Wesley Dunn, Jim & Corrine Wright 10:30 Gustavo, Alexis, Sofia & Gabriela Cotto, Tom Hickey Tom Knaust, Nancy Smith Sound Board Saturday 5:00 Jett Cates Sunday 8:30 Peter Timpson 10:30 Gary Goldberg Bread Bakers Stephanie Chambers, Laura Polillo, Tanja Ramsby Children s Word 5:00 Kelly Monroe & Noah Cutter Sunday 8:30 Peggy Snyder & Meredith Blair 10:30 Barb Smith & Hunter Barr Nursery 8:30 Sarah & Oscar Speakes, Juanito Barragan 10:30 Kim Huber & Nikki Thoman Choir 10:30 Treble Choir Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers: Bill Bettorf, Claudene Chunn, Dianne Clark, Joyce Correale, David Dempsey, Tom Dernbach, Jean Green, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke, Tom and Mary Herbert, Susan Isaak-Lolis, Liz Klingler, Ami Kovach, Dawn Papproth Kuhn, Abelina Leon, Bill Musser, Grace Regutti, Paul Riley, Megan Saldanha, Mary Ann Seipp, Ken Sternberg, John Tiemann, Patricia Weiler Please call the parish office or marciafix@yahoo.com if you have a family member that is homebound or in the hospital and would like their name included in the bulletin. Please pray for our military families, especially those deployed and separated from loved ones.

4 Elephant in the Room: Young Adults Are Leaving Organized Religion at an Alarming Rate. We Are Hear to Listen. St. Clare of Assisi Listening Sessions for: Parents of Young Adults & Ministry Leaders: Thursday, October 25 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. Parent and Ministry Leader Sessions meet in the Fellowship Hall Young Adults: Tuesday, November 6 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. Young Adult Sessions meet in the Choir Room MEN S NIGHT! 2ND Saturday of the Month October 13 following the 5 p.m. Mass: Watch Romero. All movie nights are BYOB (Bring your own beverage: beer, soda, etc.) and BYOC (Bring your own cash: delivery pizza will be purchased by the attendees). Renew Your Give Us This Day Subscription next month! The October Give Us This Day prayer book contains a renewal envelope. Please enclose your $20 renewal fee in the envelope and return it to the parish office via the collection basket at Mass during October and November. If you have any questions, please call the parish office. *We have a limited number of samples if you are interested in subscribing. St. Clare of Assisi Invites you to attend a Pet Blessing 2:00 p.m. Bring your pets to the East Lawn (closest to the road). There will be a prayer service for everyone and then time for an individual blessing for each pet! **In case of bad weather, we will assemble just inside the doors off the East Lawn for an abbreviated Blessing. TRUNK OR TREAT FRIDAY, OCT. 26 AT 6:30 St. Clare Church Parking Lot Hot Chocolate, Hot Dogs Chili, Chips & Costume Parade! If you would like to participate in our chili cook-off please bring chili to kitchen by 6 p.m. Trunk decorating & chili cook off are optional! Participants arrive by 6, Judging begins at 7 For the safety of our kids, please plan to stay until 7:30 when the parking lot will be re-opened

5 Luke 18 Bringing fun and faith together for an awesome weekend retreat. January 18 20, 2019 at St. Clare School A special invitation to eighth-graders: The annual Luke 18 retreat provides a powerful experience for 8th graders. Luke 18 opens their eyes to the presence and love of our God, who embraces them just as they are. Led by high school and college students from St. Clare, St. Nicholas and Corpus Christi, the retreat features highenergy games, sons, skits, personal sharing and a series of faith and life talks by the high school students. They ll be talking about Luke 18 for years!! 8th graders: Cost is $50 Payable to St. Clare Church (Luke 18) Registration & payment due Nov. 8. (increases to $90 after 11/8) Registration closes on December 11. Register at or contact your parish youth leader for more information. High School Students: Be a leader at Luke 18. Share your faith with our 8th graders and help host this retreat to make a difference in their lives. You must apply for one of the limited number of leader positions. Leader applications will be available on parish websites Oct 8 Nov 8. Leaders must apply and pay by the deadline. No late applications will be accepted. Leaders must attend 2 planning meetings (seniors attend 3): Nov. 25 seniors only meeting: attend 10:30 Mass at St. Clare and meeting to follow. Dec 16 All high school leaders 10:30 Mass at St. Nicholas meeting to follow. Jan 6 all high school leaders 11:45 at Corpus Christi. High School Leaders Cost is $40 payable to St. Clare (Luke 18) Application and payment due Nov. 8 Register at stclarechurch.org College Students: thanks to those students who have volunteered to be a leader. Pre-planning meeting are Nov 25 (college seniors & juniors only), Dec 16 & Jan 6. Remember, you must attend 2 planning meetings with the high school leaders. Aging Grace-Fully St. Clare Parish October PM Sponsored by the Diocesan Ministry to the Sick and Aged Presented by Dr. Gary Behrman, PhD, MSW, M.Div., LCSD, Adjunct Prof. at St. Louis School of Allied Health, Medicine and Public Health Explore together what it means to age gracefully Integrate Spirituality into our human development Utilize a spiritual approach to aging well This event is good for caregivers, people contemplating retirement, children and grandchildren of those who are aging RSVP to Connie Barre at cbarre@diobelle.org or (Catechetical Certification Credits for the Diocese available) God inscribed in the humanity of man and woman the vocation of love and communion. Love is therefore the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being. St. John Paul II 24 Hour Eucharistic Adoration After 10:30 Mass Until Monday, October 8 11:45 Benediction/Mass at Noon If you can commit to an hour, Sign up sheets are on the round table in the Gathering Space. All are Welcome Anytime! Please call the parish office for keypad code for access during 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Rally for our country and world St. Clare of Assisi Saturday, Oct. 13 Noon 1:30 East Lawn Bring Lawn Chairs Praying all 4 Mysteries, Litanies and Songs. Light Refreshments Our world is in great need of public prayer, repentance and conversion. On this day of this 101st year since Our Lady s Miracle of the Sun in Fatima, we join thousands of Rallies being held across the world asking Mary to intercede for us! (Inside church if inclement weather) Your Giving September 29/30 Weekly Envelope $11, WeShare $ 1, Total Tithe $13, Church Mortgage $2,230.00

6 St. Clare Parish School of Religion Calendar Oct 7 NO PSR Columbus Day Weekend Oct 14 PSR Class Oct 21 PSR Class 1st Grade Soup Kitchen Oct 28 PSR Class **Oct 22 First Reconciliation Parent Prep Meeting 7:00 p.m. in Parish Fellowship Hall Contact Jane, director of Family Faith Formation at janeadotson@yahoo.com or First Reconciliation Parent Prep Meeting Monday, October 22 at 7pm in the Fellowship Hall with Fr. Jim Required meeting for parents of students who will be preparing for First Reconciliation and First Communion during this school year. Babysitting available. Contact Jane at the parish office or janeadotson@yahoo.com. Crazy 8 s Sunday, Oct p.m. Fellowship Hall Can you escape from the room?? Bring your friends from anywhere and any faith. Bring a snack to share. Parents welcome to help with food and game. Luke 18 is Jan 18-20, 2019 Coming Soon Luke 18 registration for 8th graders and applications for high school leaders will be Oct 8 Nov 8. Watch the bulletin, website and Facebook. Oct 7 Movie Night 6 10 Youth Room Oct 8 Nov 8 Luke 18 Registration!! Oct 13/14 Fall Retreat for High School Oct 14 Crazy 8 s Escape Room 5-7 FH Oct 21 Meeting 6-7:30 Youth Room Oct 24 Chris Stefanick 7-9:30 Mascoutah High School Oct 28 Meeting 6-7:30 Youth Room Join us for Fundraising Night! Sunday, Oct am to 5 pm St. Clare Youth will receive 10% of your total food purchases! Just show your flyer to your server. Call ahead seating Central Park Circle, Shiloh, IL YOUTH GROUP I Can Only Imagine Starring J. Michael Finley 6 10 PM St. Clare School Lower Level Come out and join us for an evening of food, friends, faith & fun! The inspiring and unknow true story behind MercyMe s beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. Fall Youth Retreat October at Hoyleton Children s Home for all high school youth Faith sharing, service, food and fun with no outside distractions. Register with Youth Leader Karen Jalbert at Youth Group meetings or janeadotson@yahoo.com by Oct. 8. Cost is $15. Carpool from St. Clare at 8 a.m. Oct. 13. Return by 4 p.m. Oct. 14. Students will attend Mass while there. Contact Jane to chaperone!

7 ALTAR ANGELS OCTOBER 13: Marie Berry, Jackie Burke Jenaette Giebels, Eleanor Henken, Judy Lemansky METRO EAST LIFE CHAIN... Meet at the Associated Bank lot on Highway 159 (near the Mall) from 2 3 p.m. for one hour of prayer and witness. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL THRIFT STORE DONATION DRIVE Next Saturday, October 13 in the St. Nicholas Parish Parking Lot from 8 a.m. - Noon The following items are needed: Household Cookware/Bakeware, Sets of Dishes, Glassware Home Décor, Linens Sheet sets, Towels, Comforter Sets, Mattress Pads Small Appliances Toasters, Coffee makers, Blenders, Crockpots, Can Openers, Irons **All donated items must be clean and in good working order, please no random dishes, glasses or mugs. **At this time the Thrift Store is NOT accepting clothing, seasonal items, medical equipment or bicycles. Furniture will not be accepted. ARTS & VENDOR FAIR October 13/14 at Holy Trinity Church, Fairview Heights Booth reservation call Mike Todd at or taterbugtater12@yahoo.com. BAPTISM CLASS Our next Baptismal Preparation Class will be held Sunday, October 14 at 1:30 in the Church Library. This class is for any parents that would like to schedule a Baptism but have not attended a Baptism class at St. Clare. Please call the parish office if you plan to attend. Is ISIS Islamic? by Noreen Herfeld, Ph.D. ISIS proclaims itself as an Islamic state, one that is renewing the caliphate of old and following Islamic doctrine and practices. But is it? We will examine the basics of the Muslim faith and what the Qur an says about topics such as warfare, women, slavery and dealings with non-muslims so you can make up your mind for yourself. These presentations are brought to you by Saint John s School of Theology and Seminary in partnership with Fr. Bob Flannery, Andy Kovacs, St. Gerard Majella and St. Clare of Assisi. Dr. Noreen Herzfeld is the Nicholas and Bernice Reuter Professor of Science and Religion at Saint John s University and College of St. Benedict. She holds degrees in both Computer Science and Theology and teaches in both fields. Herfzeld is the author of In Our Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit (2002), Technology and Religion: Remaining Human in a Co-Created World (2009), The Limits of Perfection in Technology, Religion and Science (2010) as well as numerous articles on topics ranging from the prospects of AI to reconciliation between Muslims and Christians in Bosnia. Friday, Oct. 12 6:00 9:00 p.m. St. Gerard Majella 2005 Daugherty Ferry Rd Kirkwood, MO Theology Day Saturday, Oct. 13 8:30 a.m. Noon St. Clare of Assisi Church 1411 Cross Street O Fallon, IL Registration is required: CollegevilleMN.com/theologyday or call There is no fee; gifts are gratefully accepted to support the mission of the School of Theology and Seminary and to ensure the continuation of Theology Day. Featuring Internationally acclaimed Speaker, Author, TV host Start time indicates when check-in begins; presentations begin about 30 minutes later. Watch our website for current dates and locations CHRIS STEFANICK WED, OCTOBER :30 PM Mascoutah High School theater, Mascoutah IL Call or stop by St. Clare Parish Office Limited number of $15 tickets available at our parish office! Individuals or Groups! Create a 1 to 5 minute video that relates to the theme Life Has Purpose Entries will be judged on content, crea vity, relevancy and videography. Entry & release forms available at Winner Receives $ Submission Due Oct. 8 Pro Life Video Challenge!