St. Cletus Catholic Church Welcoming Christ in the Face of Others November 11, 2018
Liturgy Schedule and Mass Intentions for the week Mon. November 12, St. Josaphat 7:00am Robert Suelman 8:00am Diana Ilges Tues. November 13, St. Frances Xavier 7:00am Communion Service Presider: Deacon Mark 8:00am Frank & Virginia George (level mass) Wed. November 14, Weekday 7:00am Beatrice Crawford 8:00am Nellie Lane (level mass) Presider: Fr. Whitman Thur. November 15, St. Albert the Great 7:00am Gerry Schoene Presider: Fr. Whitman 8:00am Jon Stewart Fri. November 16, St. Margaret of Scotland 7:00am Communion Service Presider: Deacon Mark 8:00am John & Mary Rabbitt (Anniversary) Presider: Fr. Whitman Sat. November 17, St. Elizabeth of Hungary 8:00am Communion Service Presider: Deacon Mark ****************************************************** Sat. November 17, Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00pm Ralph Voss Presider: Fr. Whitman Deacon: Frank Olmsted Servers: K. Hammer, E. Holtgrewe, K. Kosuszek Sun. November 18, Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30am Deceased Members, Legion of Mary Presider: Fr. Whitman Deacon: Frank Olmsted Servers: A. Buchholz, L. Coates, A. Purcell 9:30am Norbert Orf Deacon: Mark McCarthy Servers: M. Boschert, D. Skeeters, J. Skeeters 11:30am Our Parish Family Deacon: Mark McCarthy Servers: I. Brasher, C. Frantz, L. Mitts PARISH COLLECTION Nov. 4, 2018 Regular Offertory..$27,038.11 Online Offertory...$5,425.00 Matching Gifts.$1,550.00 All Saints..$1,243.02 All Souls..$346.00 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they all contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole living. MARK 12:43-44 Jesus gets right to the point we are all called to give money to support the mission of the Church, regardless of our circumstance. No gift is too small or insignificant! Giving money to support the mission of our local parish is a matter of our faith, just like praying and participating in parish ministries. When you make a financial offering, is it from your first fruits or from what is left over? Please pray for the repose of the souls of: Diana Ilges Fr. Don Koch, first associate pastor of St. Cletus Parish May their souls rest in our Lord s eternal embrace. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ti 1:1-9; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Ti 3:1-7; Ps 23:1b-6; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7-10; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: 2 Jn 4-9; Ps 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8; Ps 112:1-6; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16:5, 8-11; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32
SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. (Life Teen) Liturgy of the Word for Children at 9:30a.m. Mass (except, June & July) WEEKDAY LITURGIES: Monday - Friday: 7:00 & 8:00 a.m. Saturday - 8:00 a.m. See Mass Intentions / Liturgy schedule inside Holy Days: Please consult the bulletin or the parish website prior to each Holy Day. Legal Holiday: 9:00 a.m. (Rosary following 8:00am Liturgy Mon. - Sat.) MORNING PRAYER: Monday through Friday: 6:45 a.m. Saturday: 7:45 a.m. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Monday 4:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday 4:00-4:45 p.m. or by appointment BAPTISMS: Please contact Deacon Mark McCarthy to arrange for date and time. MARRIAGES: Arrangements must be made six months in advance. Contact Deacon Mark McCarthy SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: First Saturday of the month at 8:00 a.m. Mass or by appointment HOMILIES: Sunday homilies can be found at www.saintcletus.org PASTORAL TEAM: Rev. Jim Benz, Pastor - jbenz@saintcletus.org Rev. Mark Whitman, Associate - mwhitman@saintcletus.org Deacon Mark McCarthy, Pastoral Associate - mmccarthy@saintcletus.org Deacon Frank Olmsted folmsted@saintcletus.org Deacon Walt LaBozzetta wlabozzetta@saintcletus.org Mrs. Tina Bishop - tbishop@saintcletus.org Director of Liturgical Music Ms. Rosann Doherty - rdoherty@saintcletus.org School Principal Mrs. Laura Henderson-lhenderson@saintcletus.org Religious Education Coordinator Mr. Bob Hamer - bhamer@saintcletus.org Director of Youth Ministry Mr. Bill Matula - bmatula@saintcletus.org Business Manager Mrs. Cindy Clegg - cclegg@saintcletus.org Parish Secretary ACTIVITIES & MEETINGS THIS WEEK Monday NOVEMBER 12 9:15AM OUR LADY S PRAYER GROUP CLETUS 11:00AM CORNERSTONE BIBLE STUDY DUCHESNE/HALL 5:30PM MEN S BIBLE STUDY CLETUS 6:00PM SCHOOL BOARD MTG CALLAHAN 6:15PM PSR CLASSES SCHOOL 7:00PM WOMEN S CRHP #8 CLETUS Tuesday NOVEMBER 13 8:30AM SENIOR EXERCISE HALL 9:00AM CENTERING PRAYER OLD LIBRARY 6:00PM RIGHT START HALL 7:00PM ADULT FAITH MTG CALLAHAN 7:00PM LIFETEEN OPEN GYM GYM Wednesday NOVEMBER 14 8:30AM QUILTERS HALL 10:00AM BIBLE STUDY W/FR. MARK DUCHESNE 7:00PM MEN S CLUB GENERAL MTG CAFETERIA 7:00PM EL SALVADOR MTG DUCHESNE Thursday NOVEMBER 15 8:30AM SENIOR EXERCISE HALL 6:30PM LEGION OF MARY DAY CHAPEL 7:00PM 33 DAYS TO MORNING GLORY HALL 7:00PM RCIA MTG Friday NOVEMBER 16 9:00AM SMALL FAITH PRAYER GROUP DUCHESNE 4:30PM 1ST GRADE GIRL SCOUTS DUCHESNE 6:30PM 3RD GRADE GIRL SCOUTS DUCHESNE Saturday NOVEMBER 17 6:45AM THAT MAN IS YOU HALL 8:30AM RCIA TEAM MTG CALLAHAN 3:00PM PRIVATE EVENT HALL Sunday NOVEMBER 18 BRIDGE BREAD AFTER ALL MASSES IN GATHERING SPACE 7:00PM LIFE TEEN NIGHT HALL * BULLETIN DEADLINE: Thursday 1 & 1/2 weeks prior to bulletin date in writing or e-mail to: cclegg@saintcletus.org ADDRESS & TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Rectory: 2705 Zumbehl, St.Charles, MO 63301 636-946-6327 Parish Office 946-6327 Parish FAX line: 946-6466 Parish School 2721 Zumbehl Road 946-7756 School FAX line: 946-6526 Parish School of Religion: 255-1717 Parish and School Website: www.saintcletus.org St. Vincent de Paul Society: 255-1750 Stephen Ministry: 255-1739 www.facebook.com/stcletus Twitter: @saintcletus
Eucharistic adoration is the greatest of actions. To adore is to share the life of Mary on earth when she adored the Word Incarnate in her virginal womb, when she adored Him in the Crib, on Calvary, in the divine Eucharist. If you are interested in becoming an adorer OR substitute please call Jennifer @ 636-940-9858 or Jan @ 636-947-4654. The hours needed to be filled are Tuesday 1am & 2am and Wednesday 3am. All our welcome anytime! The Chapel open s Monday @ 7:30am thru Saturday 7:30am. Thank you! The Respect Life Apostolate will sell Christmas cards to benefit Birthright of St. Charles on November 17 and 18, and again on December 1 and 2. Cost is $5.00 per pkg. of 10. We plan to meet November 14 @ 7pm in the Duchesne room to address final preparations for our trip and answer any other questions that you may have. Looking forward to seeing everyone! THE NEXT INQUIRY SESSION: This week: 11/15 The Catechism Next Week: 11/22 No Meeting ALL OUR WELCOME! On Sunday, November 11, our St. Cletus Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul is again sponsoring the annual St. Cletus Quilt Social. The doors will open at 12:30 p.m. so you can enjoy a light lunch and dessert. The Social will begin at 1:30p.m... We also need desserts for the social which can be dropped off at the school cafeteria on Sunday morning, the day of the event. If you haven t purchased your raffle tickets they will be on sale in the gathering place after Masses. You may also view some of the beautiful quilts. Thank you! In today s Gospel Jesus tells us: I want you to observe that this poor widow contributed more than all the others who donated to the treasury. They gave from their surplus wealth, but she gave from her want, all that she had to live on. Ask yourself Am I only giving from my surplus wealth? You can put your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul poor box (located at the rear of the church in the main aisle) so that those who are suffering will be able to know God s love and care.
ENDOWMENT SUNDAY: Those of you have been parishioners here at St. Cletus since before 2005 may remember that, as a way for us to celebrate our parish s 40 th anniversary, we undertook a capital campaign to honor the past and bless the future, the motto on our parish s seal. It was a capital campaign intended to raise $1.7 million, $600,000 to retire the parish s debt and especially $1,000,000 to establish an endowment to promote our parish s mission and ministries with the rest going to campaign costs. The endowment was specifically intended to generate funds to promote why St. Cletus exists in the first place, in other words, for the extra programs and items that couldn t be funded through the parish s regular budget but yet were very necessary in order to make our parish better. The proceeds of the endowment were specifically NOT intended for brick and mortar projects. The end result of the campaign was that it was a tremendous success in that we achieved the $1.7 million goal. In order to keep the endowment before our eyes, lest we forget what our parish achieved then, the 40 th anniversary committee decided to do three things. 1) We created the Book of Remembrance you will find near the relic of St. Cletus near the main doors of the Church. 2) We planted a tree with a plaque at its base near the stairs along the Church s East staircase. 3) We decided to give an account of the previous year s activity by an annual report on what we would call Endowment Sunday near Thanksgiving Day. I must admit that those annual reports have not been issued for the past couple of years (after all, as I like to say, the gray matter is graying ). However, earlier this year, the members of our St. Cletus Endowment Committee remembered to set today, November 11, as this year s Endowment Sunday. As of the beginning of our fiscal year, the base of the endowment is $1,324,343 with undisturbed earnings at $317,704 for a total value of $1,642,047. From its proceeds, the members of our St. Cletus Endowment Committee chose to use $69,184 to fund 20 program requests among them tuition assistance for needy school families; to help fund our LifeTeen program, the training of our Stephen Ministry leaders and ministers, and our Vacation Bible School; as well as the purchase of the books or CDs we distribute at Christmas and Easter. We can be rightly proud of what our parish has been able to do through our parish endowment! Your donations through the green envelopes continue to build it. Please consider building our endowment by asking for memorial donations to it at the death of loved ones as continue to honor the past and bless the future. THE WAR TO END ALL WARS: Today, November 11, 2018, is the 100th anniversary of the armistice in effect ending what-we-now-call World War 1. It is interesting to go back and review the causes of that war that resulted in about 40 million military and civilian casualties (20 million deaths and 21 million wounded). Mutual Defense Alliances: Countries throughout Europe made mutual defense agreements that would pull them into battle. These treaties meant that if one country was attacked, allied countries were bound to defend them. Imperialism: The increasing competition and desire for greater empires led to an increase in confrontation that helped push the world into World War I. Militarism: The military establishment began to have a greater influence on public policy. This increase in militarism helped push the countries involved into war. Nationalism: Nationalism in various countries throughout Europe contributed not only to the beginning but the extension of the war in Europe. Each country tried to prove its dominance and power. The lighting of this combined powder keg: the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 26, 1914 (for more, go to: https:// www.thoughtco.com/causes-that-led-to-world-war-i-105515) The Versailles Treaty: What is really most dissatisfying is that formal treaty ending that war was so harsh on Germany that it only sowed the seeds of resentment and anger resulting in what we now call World War 2. What is so sad is that we humans fail to learn the lessons that our past wars can teach us. VETERANS DAY: While this date of November 11 is now known as Veterans Day and while we rightfully honor those who have served and defended our country, we need to learn the lessons of the following prayer even more: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy; O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. A PRAYER FOR VETERANS DAY: God of peace, we pray for those who have served our nation and have laid down their lives to protect and defend our freedom. We pray for those who have fought, whose spirits and bodies are scarred by war, whose nights are haunted by memories too painful for the light of day. We pray for those who serve us now, especially for those in harm's way. Shield them from danger and bring them home. Turn the hearts and minds of our leaders and our enemies to the work of justice and a harvest of peace. Spare the poor, Lord, spare the poor! May the peace you left us, the peace you gave us, be the peace that sustains, the peace that saves us. Christ Jesus, hear us! Lord Jesus, hear our prayer! Amen.
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 11, 2018 PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE!!! Woman s Advent by Candlelight December 9th @ 6:30pm School Gym The Advent by candlelight planning committee is now forming to plan this years inspiring event. Contact Colleen Paisley 636-219-5900 or colleenpaisley@gmail.com to help in the planning process. See flyer on page 9 for details about the event. Augustine Institute CD or MP3 of the Month Club Want to learn more about the Catholic faith and be inspired by a great talk while you are driving, exercising or working around the house? Consider signing up for Augustine Institute s CD- or MP3-of-themonth club and receive their newest Lighthouse Talk in your physical or digital mailbox. These subscriptions make great gifts and you can cancel anytime. Just go to www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org and under Subscriptions, click on CD of the Month Club or MP3 of the Month Club. That Man Is You will be held in the Parish Hall on Saturdays through December 8, 6:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.. The theme for this semester is Revelation of the Father as we help men understand and fulfill the desires they have in their hearts to truly live a life that manifests the goodness and mercy of God the Father. For more information, contact Pat Lepski, 314406-8755 or at Patrick_Lepski@hotmail.com. A luscious breakfast is included, and there is no charge to participate. We hope to see you there! Please pray for those In our armed services: BILLY MANESS KATIE CHAMBLESS RICK FOX JONATHAN HENRICH MICHAEL MCNARY RANDY RUEBEL CONNOR BELEW SCOTT FITZGIBBONS JOSH MENNFEE CHRISTOPHER BREIG NATHAN MERSCH CALL THE PARISH OFFICE IF YOU WISH TO ADD A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS IN THE ARMED SERVICES. Linsey Abraham Patricia Aaron Therese Appling Chris Atchison Dennis Barbeau Michael Barnhouse Laura Bathe Olivia Baum Gerry Belew Paul Boschert Mildred BoykinCox Autumn Brengle Sue Brockelmeyer Marilyn Brown Dorothy Buchheit Jim Campise Nancy Constantine Betty Costello John Covilli Gene Dallas Rosemary Debrecht Ann & Joe Eberhard Emeilia Emke Don Estes Karen Frankenreiter Donna Garner Michelle Gorman Patrick Gorman Randy Gravemann Karen Gross Michelle Haines * Mary Ann Hartigan Robert Heim Richard Heisse Marie Henrich Bella Herman Mary Hixson Sharon Hill Pat Hischke Chris Hoey Kyle Kennon Avery Kiehl Junior Klipfel Gwendolyn Kramer Anne Krussel Chuck Lammert Anne Lowery Elizabeth Lyons Pat Lytle Maureen Maddock Patrick Maddock Karen Marquard Rita Masters Darlene Mayer Anita McDonald Joe McHale Scarlet Martin George Meyer Jennifer Moonier John Morris Grant & Sebastian Moss Sr. Pat Murray Ron Niffen Lesa Nollau James O Driscoll Sheila Parks Joyce Piskulic Monica Pointer Bob Rabbitt Patrick Reiner Glennon Runde Lynda Ryback Betty Scaglione Helen Schaeffer Carol Schoolfield Betty Schulte Sharon Seward Anna Shaughnessy Bonnie Shaw Leonard Shaw, Jr. Ken Spurgeon * Weldon Sullivan Debbie Teson Madonna Thoele Barbara Tuma Minnie Viscomi Sue Walter Paul Wappelhorst Rick Whitlock Evelyn Wyrozynski Please let us know if we need to add or remove anyone from above so as to keep current with our sick list. Thank Welcome New Parishioners! To receive a registration form or indicate an address change or move from the parish, please fill out the form below and drop it in the collection basket or mail it to the Parish Office. Names: Adults Children Address: Phone: Email:
THERE WILL BE AN INDOOR SOCCER PROGRAM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS OF THE PARISH AGES 5 12. THE PROGRAM WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE VETTA ST. CHARLES INDOOR SOCCER FACILITY AND WILL BEGIN IN LATE NOVEMBER. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL MARTY AT 314-393-1164 CELEBRATION OF LIFE Dinner - Sunday, December 2nd @ 5:00 pm Hilton St. Louis Frontenac The Missouri Right to Life Education Fund invites you to its Celebration of Life dinner on Sunday, December 2, 2018 @ 5:00 pm at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac. Archbishop Carlson will receive the Champion for Life Award. The keynote speaker is Jason Jones, a pro-life leader and the Executive Producer of the film Bella. Chuck Neff is the master of ceremonies. The cost is $75 per person with tables of 10. You can register online at www.easternregionmrl.org or contact Missouri Right to Life at 314-434-4900 or mrl.eastern@yahoo.com for questions or assistance in gathering a table of 10. Euchre tournament There will be a Euchre Tournament sponsored by St. Joseph/Josephville Knights of Columbus on the second Saturday of each month November through March 2019. The first tournament is Sat., Nov. 10 at 7pm at 1410 Josephville Road, Wentzville. These tournaments are open to the public. Cost is $10. Keep your partner. For more information call Ralph Orf at 636-485-5306.
2018 Giving Tree There is a promise of between Holly Lammert and Tyler Kiel - II Please pray for them as they prepare. Can you believe it is time for the Giving Tree to be in our Gathering Space? The tree will be loaded with ornaments for the Thanksgiving Day mass and every day thereafter until Dec. 16. We will have ornaments for Birthright, St. Cletus and Our Lady of Guadalupe. So please enjoy the gift of giving to someone who needs a little help for Christmas. PLEASE DO NOT WRAP YOUR GIFT. All gifts need to be in the Gathering Space by 1:30 on Dec. 16. Questions or comments, please call Bev Frein 314-591-1774 or Jennifer Iffrig 314-322-4173. OUR NEXT BAPTISM PREPA- RATION CLASS: WILL BE NOVEMBER 20 AT 7:00 PM Please remember: our next Baptism preparation class will be Tuesday, November 20, 7:00 PM in our Duchesne Room. We ask parents who wish to have their children baptized in the near future and who have not participated in such a session in the last three years to attend. Please phone or email Deacon Mark to let us know that you will be coming. What a great opportunity for you to better appreciate the gift you wish to bestow on your child! A Sampling of Photos from the Pasta Dinner for El Salvador Saturday, Oct 27 in our Parish Hall. Delicioso!
ST. CLETUS CHURCH # 020010 2705 Zumbehl Rd. St. Charles, MO 63301 636-946-6327 Cindy Clegg Microsoft Publisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat X Standard Windows 10 Pages sent: 1 through 11 November 11, 2018 bulletin Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 at 10:00am Please print 850 copies