PENTECOST May 20, 2018 Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton Bishop of Belleville We, the people of St. Clare Catholic Parish, In the Diocese of Belleville, are called by God in baptism to be disciples of Jesus Christ. Centered in the Eucharist, and strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we strive to live the Gospel and further the reign of God. We do this by creating a vibrant faith community, by actively promoting justice and evangelization, and by using our gifts in the service of God s people, to give God glory and reverence all of Creation. St. Clare of Assisi Parish Pentecost Festival Sunday, May 20 One Mass at 10:30 a.m. Festival begins after Mass until 2:00 Tickets $5 person or $15 per family Our festival features entertainment, games and displays with a global flavor! Sample foods from our parishioners homelands, while visiting with old friends and meeting new ones! WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. BAPTISM Preparation classes for parents are offered every other month for infant baptism. Call the Parish Office to sign up. Adults wishing to be baptized should also call the Office. RECONCILIATION Saturdays 3:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Community celebrations are also offered every Advent and Lent. MATRIMONY Contact Pastor a year prior. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Communal celebrations twice a year, or by appointment. St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church 1411 Cross Street O Fallon, IL 62269 618/ 632-3562 www.stclarechurch.org Fr. Jim Deiters Dennis Vander Ven Marcia Fix Jamae Shubirg Ed Seipp Patrick Jurgensmeyer Stephen Eros Jane Dotson Matt Flynn Pastor Deacon Parish Secretary Administrative Assistant Business Manager Facilities Manager Music and Liturgy Director Family Faith Formation Adult Faith and Mission ST. CLARE SCHOOL 632-6327 214 West Third Street, O Fallon, IL Clarice McKay Principal MT. CALVARY CEMETERY 632-3562 Paulo D Amico PARISH TRUSTEES Michael Crupe John Dempsey ST. VINCENT DEPAUL 632-4270 Emergency Assistance
From Our Pastor... A Blessed Pentecost to You! As we celebrate this weekend the gifts of the Holy Spirit that flow in and through us, there are so many people and things for which to be grateful all of them from God! I try regularly in this column to acknowledge the many volunteers in our parish who give generously of their time and talents. Here are a couple others that I highlight this Pentecost: The Ordination of John Gomez to the Permanent Diaconate. John and his wife Mary have been a blessing to our parish for many years already in their various ministries. We honor John and Mary in a new way this weekend for the five years of formation they have been through and for the blessings yet to come! We highlighted their story in our newsletter recently. Our Parish Staff is a group of people who go above their duties to help make this parish run smoothly and be the voice and hands of Jesus compassionate Presence. Some of their ministries are out front and you see them active in the parish. Others do so much behind the scenes with listening ears, patient problem-solving, and putting up with the pastor s shortcomings. When you see them, be sure and express your gratitude with me for all they do! A couple other signs of the Spirit coming up: Anointing of the Sick Sacrament will be celebrated next Saturday, May 26, at the 5:00 PM Mass. This is for all who are sick in body or mind that need the Spirit to bring them healing and hope. Please invite and help bring to church those you know who need this sacrament. I will be on retreat May 27-June 6. This is a special retreat as I will also be serving as chaplain for a Dynamic Catholic group of 25 as we make part of the Camino spiritual walk to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, the tomb of St. James the Apostle. Our Communal Anointing of the Sick Saturday, May 26 at 5:00 Mass Even if you and your loved ones are healthy, please come to this beautiful celebration to support and pray for the members of our community who are in need of healing and strength. May 19 Pete Kohn Mike Vernier Steven Benway John Spain Kit Zimmerman Susan Frazier Brian Fix Jessica Schneider Jessica Moore Michael Turner George Marble Anna Huber May 20 Gary O Connor Marcia Blackenship Mark Jones Angie Fitzgerald Dee Dee Barragan Gabriella Timpson Faustina Moore May 21 Paulette Knapik Matt Walters Scott Compton Vanessa Biggs Austin Minor Josie Nieroda Mimi Ragsdale Mariah Spencer Katelyn White May 22 Merlie Kirchgessner Nelia Silveo Page Belongy Dawn Gavin Nick Lang Marissa Dampf Christine Huber Wyatt Laswell William Kinsella Madd Evans Cami Compton Annabelle Kinsch Axton Fix Alexander Guebert May 23 Betty Schmidt Julie Hicks Steven Thomas Henry Triplett Jacqueline Zink Nicole Boewe Noah Huffines May 24 Joe Cortez Gary Goldberg Carla Missey Brendan MacAinsh Robert Cullen Hannah Northrup Gabriel Larson May 25 Irene Troy Tia Holtgrave Meredith Blair Emily Mertens Sophia Ramirez Cooper Brown May 26 Mark Eros Janet Klaus John Duenas William Cummings Rebecca Bagby May 27 Margaret Andrasko John Meise Amy Reeser Amanda Mellenthin Audrey Crain Alex Braswell Jack Driscoll
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, May 19 Pentecost 5:00 p.m. Daniel Grimmig Sunday, May 20 Pentecost 8:30 a.m. NO MASS 10:30 a.m. Emma Shanks Peggy Berens Monday, May 21 Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest and Companions, Martyr 12:00 p.m. Ann Langhauser Tuesday, May 22 Easter Weekday, Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious 7:30 a.m. Ronald Pendegrass 8:30 a.m. Mass in the School Chapel Wednesday, May 23 No Mass Thursday, May 24 Weekday 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Friday, May 25 Weekday, Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church; Saint Gregory VII, Pope; Saint Mary Magdelene de Pazzi, Virgin 7:30 a.m. Melvin Seipp Saturday, May 26 The Most Holy Trinity 5:00 p.m. Teresa Moran, Frank Kasieta Cletus Schwaegel Sunday, May 27 The Most Holy Trinity 8:30 a.m. Robert Petersen and Roberta Gainor Robert and Clara Schachner Jack Waeltz 10:30 a.m. Vernon Kombrink Readings of the Week May 21-27 Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14; Ps 87:1-3, 5-7; Jn 19:25-34 Tuesday: Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-11a, 23; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Jas 4:13-17; Ps 49:2-3, 6-11; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Jas 5:1-6; Ps 49:14-20; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Jas 5:9-12; Ps 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Jas 5:13-20; Ps 141:1-3, 8; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20 Next Weekend: May 26/27 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday 5:00 Stacey Cutter, Bethany Kazmierczak, Mark & Amie O Connor Stephanie Chambers, Lee & Anne Crowe, Tom Grimmig Nancy Karrigan, Tom & Mary Lou Pawlow, Jeff & Pat Taylor Sunday 8:30 Frank Morski, Jim & Pennie Pavlisin, Sharon Ripplinger Marie Berry, Ashley Brown, Jim Cavins, Kathy DeVan Donna Meyers, Andrea Picchietti, Susan Price, Peter Timpson Kristy Turner 10:30 Jaclyn Gross, Karen Holzum, Dominic & Rena Sabatino Mark Arbogast, Lea Bautz, Ksana Bialick, Steve Bovich Mary Anne Burroughs, Laura Polillo, Elizabeth Reichenbach Toni Stanton, Betsy Weinel Readers Saturday 5:00 Jere Buttimer and Barbara Calandro Sunday 8:30 Judy Menzies & Bill Matzker 10:30 Dan & Tara Ashbaker Servers Saturday 5:00 Aidan Cutter, Jack Eberhart, Anna Flath 8:30 Peter Fleming, Charlie Moore, Jordan Nguyen, Zach Thoman 10:30 Isabella Ponciroli, Audrey Smith, Tyler Stanton, Will Theisman Ushers Saturday 5:00 Matt Chambers, Ricardo Cumba, Noah Cutter Josh Gansauer, Hal Harris, John Winkelmann Sunday 8:30 Pat Jurgensmeyer, Robert Kirchgessner, Walt Leninsky Bob Picchietti, Don Proffer, Craig Sewell Sunday 10:30 Carlos Mariles, Tyler McDaniel, John Meise Ron Polillo, Roy Rogge, Stephen Smith Gift Bearers Saturday 5:00 Scott, Theresa, Tyson & Skylar Voss Sunday 8:30 Ryan, Alicia, Madison, Brady & Logan Luechtefeld 10:30 Blaine & Debbie Phillips Greeters Saturday 5:00 Rose Brennan, Yvonne Earley, Bridgett Harris Jeannie Haukapp, Walter O Dell, Carol Williamson 8:30 Dennis Collins, Erin, Wesley & Shawn Dunn, Mona Peach 10:30 Margie Carthy Sound Board Saturday 5:00 Jett Cates Sunday 8:30 Jett Cates 10:30 Gary Goldberg Bread Bakers Sherry D Amico, Sarah Mattingly, Beth Tempus Children s Word Saturday 5:00 Sunday 8:30 Judy Lemansky & Megan Blair 10:30 Mandi Huelsmann & Hunter Barr Nursery 8:30 Sarah & Oscar Speakes 10:30 Kim Burgess & Tina Thoman Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers: Bill Bettorf, Sister Barbara Ann Bosch, Joyce Correale, David Dempsey, Tom Dernbach, Rose Garcia, Jean Green, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke, Tom and Mary Herbert, Jessica Holmes, Liz Klingler, Dawn Papproth Kuhn, Abelina Leon, Nona Morgan, Grace Regutti, Paul Riley, Megan Saldanha, Mary Ann Seipp, Betty Tomasovich, Gib Vollmer, Patricia Weiler Please call the parish office if you have a family member that is homebound or in the hospital. Please pray for our military families, especially those deployed and separated from loved ones.
Hot Weather Has Arrived St. Vincent de Paul Requests Bottled Water and Gatorade Personal Care Items The Belleville Council Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) serves many homeless people at its soup kitchen 200-300 persons each day! Donations of bottled water and Gatorade, or similar drinks are needed during the next few months of hot summer weather. In addition to providing a nourishing meal, SVDP provides those in need with personal care items whenever they have them available; small or sample sizes are perfect! Items needed include: soap, deodorant, toothpaste/toothbrushes, mouthwash, combs, shampoo, lotions, bandaids, wipes, etc. Should you have any of these types of items available, please consider donating them to St. Vincent de Paul. Items can be dropped off at St. Clare Parish the weekend of June 2/3. Althoff Catholic High School is proud to announce its Salute to Dis nguished Alumni and Rising Stars dinner. On November 14, at the event formerly known as its Benefit Dinner, ACHS will add to its Hall of Inspira on four addi- onal Dis nguished Alumni and four addi onal Rising Stars. The school needs your help iden fying ACHS graduates who have both dis nguished themselves professionally and are examples of Chris an living. Submit your nomina on star ng Monday, May 21!! One nomina on per person, please. The web-based nomina on process will close at 3:30 pm CDT on September 2, 2016. For addi onal informa on visit the ANNOUNCE- MENTS sec on at www.althoffcatholic.org. To see the alums who are in the Hall of Inspira on click on ALUMNI in the upper right corner of the school s home page. To navigate directly to the nomina on website, use your smartphone to scan this QR code: Please help spread the word share this info with family & friends. Ques ons? Contact Pam Miller in the ACHS Development Office at 235-1100 ext. 109 or pmiller@althoffcatholic.org. Prayer Opportunities CHRISTIAN MEDITATION DEMYSTIFIED Saturday, June 9 from 9 to 4 Aquinas Institute of Theology Register at ai.edu or 314-256-8800 This workshop will confront myths about meditation, hear what wisdom literature says, allow you to discover your personal practice and empower a life of regular mediation with God. Cost is $60. Discover the best methods for YOU to engage in regular meditation with God. Meditation is an overlooked spiritual practice among Christians, yet it is an essential discipline for transformation in Christ. This workshop will empower confidence in meditation as part of your every day prayer life. Ignatian Retreat in Everyday Life Do you want to experience spiritual direction? Do you want to work for a deeper prayer life? The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life are going to be offered at five St. Louis area sites on various days and times starting in September, 2018. There are group meetings along with weekly individual conferences with a prayer companion. Experience discernment, contemplation and meditation and enjoy the comradery of other members of the Bridges Retreat community. There are brochures in the gathering space. Look inside the brochure for the information sessions scheduled this summer; or go to the Bridges Retreat website at bridgesfounation.org. Questions: Linda Leib, Executive Director, linda.leib@bridgesfoundation.org or 314 313-8283.
St. Clare group ticket order form for Sistine Chapel Choir concert To order tickets* for the July 9 concert at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis at a reduced rate, complete this form and return with payment to St. Clare Parish or St. Clare School office by noon Tuesday, May 22. Name: Phone: email: Number of tickets to order: Amount enclosed: cash or check (circle one) Circle one below: Middle balcony $74 Lower balcony $93 Mezzanine $144 Orchestra $144 Tickets will be available to pick up at parish office after June 18. *Includes service fee. Parish will seek the best seating possible at the price you select, but you cannot pick your seat. Another option for discounted tickets: To purchase your own tickets separately from this group and still obtain a $10 discount per ticket, you must order 10 or more tickets at the same time and enter the promo code: SPIRIT. Visit www.fabulousfox.com to order tickets separately. CATHOLIC MEN FOR CHRIST MONTHLY MEETING MAY 26 Men, sometimes we struggle to keep our faith alive and keep it growing. You re not alone. Join us as we welcome our guest speaker, Dr. Kai Ngo, as he describes his faith journey from Viet Nam to O Fallon, IL. 7:30 a.m. Rosary in Church 8 8:30 Refreshments in Fellowship Hall 8:30 10 Presentation and Discussion Your Giving May 12/13 Weekly Envelope $12,984.00 Direct Deposit $ 2,057.00 Total Tithe $15,041.00 Church Mortgage $ 4,525.00 RSVP to Mike at 974-4289 or mike.howk@gmail.com by May 30. Bring beer to share and your own chair. Address provided when you RSVP. Plan to arrive at 6:30 p.m. Campfire at Mike Howk s June 2 Following 5:00 Mass In Paul s writings to the Corinthians, he states as a body is one though it has many parts, and all parts of the body are one body. This is the beauty of our Church. We have many parts, parishioners with different talents all pulling for the same goal to spread the Gospel. We are inspired today as we are reassured that we can be filled with the Holy Spirit. With this strength, we can zealously follow the call that God has for us ordained, married, consecrated or single lives.
St. Clare Parish School of Religion Teachers/Hall Monitor Needed Teacher or co-teacher needed for the 2018-19 school year. A great way to share your faith and make a lasting impression! Just a few hours a week, including Sunday morning class time. No theology degree required. Contact Jane, director of family faith formation at janeadotson@yahoo.com or 632-3562. Crazy 8 s all 7th & 8th grade youth, including graduated 8th grade and incoming 7th grade Volleyball and Outside Games Sunday, June 3 6 8 p.m. St. Clare Church Lawn Soda & Cold treats! Bring your friends! Next event is July 8...Summer Splash Party! May 20 May 27 June 3 Youth Help at Pentecost Festival 11:45 2 p.m. No Meeting...Memorial Day w/e Youth Group welcomes new members church garden pavilion The annual diocesan Hispanic Youth Day, for Latino youth ages 10 to 17, will be held on June 30th at the Pastoral Center, Building 6 from 9:30 to 4:30. For further information call the Office of Hispanic Ministry: (618) 722-5050. Save the Date! High School Youth Mystery Day Trip With Fr. Jim August 7 Vacation Bible School 6th Grade - College age: VBS needs helpers & section leaders Mornings July 16-20 at St. Clare School Sign up to help by May 22 Youth under 18 sign up with youth volunteer form at www.stclarechurch.org/vbs Young adults 18 & older, please email janeadotson@yahoo.com Training 9 10:30 Saturday, June 16 at Corpus Christi Youth Mission Trip High School Youth & Adults: Come along and make a difference for others. June 24 29 At Hoyleton Children s Home Hoyleton, IL You ll see a difference in your life, too! Help with landscaping, painting, clean-up and fix-up at Hoyleton. Interact with kids in need. Eat, share, pray and laugh with teens from our parish. Sign up with Youth Group Leader Karen Jalbert and return registration forms to parish office by June 1. Forms in Youth Room, on line or in parish office. Just $20/person. Contact Jane at janeadotson @yahoo.com or 632-3562 for more information. Chaperones are needed, too!!
ALTAR ANGELS MAY 26 Yvonne Earley, Connie Garre, Jill Pendegrass, Bobbie Schaefer, Cathy Sweeney, Carol Williamson BAPTISM CLASS JUNE 3 AT 1:30 2:30 PM in the Church Library. This class is for parents reques ng Bap sm and have not a ended a prior class at St. Clare. Please call the parish office to register. ALTAR SODALITY MEETING The Altar Sodality will hold its next mee ng on Monday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. This will be a potluck dinner with fried chicken provided by the organiza- on, board members will provide desserts. Please bring a side dish to share. For our entertainment, we will learn to play bunco, so please bring $5.00 to be used toward the prizes. All women of the parish are invited to join us. 4TH ANNUAL FONTEBELLA MATERNITY HOME GOLF CLASSIC June 9 at Stonewolf Golf Club. 8 a.m. tee me. Registra on is now open! 4 person scramble, $100 person, $375 team includes drinks, lunch, cart and green fees. Enter for a chance to win 7 day pass to PGA Championship in St. Louis. CONGRATULATIONS TO ST. CLARE OF ASSISI 2018 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES Eduardo Emmanuel Barragan Benjamin Rule Belongy Erin Cerbie Mater Dei Catholic High School Cassidy Rae Lurk Kylie Meddows Charlie Moore SCHOOL NEWS St. Clare School competed in the SIJHSAA Track Meet at Herrin High School on Saturday. The girls won the overall State Title for the first me in school history. The girls 4x100 relay (Maddie Schillinger, Niki Thoman, Katelyn Knaust, Caitlin Conrad) won 1 st place se ng a new State record of 53:08. In addi on, the 4x400 relay also won 1 st place (Tia Golder, Maddie Schillinger, Katelyn Knaust, Cami Crouch) se ng another new State record with a me of 4:27.99. Second place individual winners were: Kiley McMinn in the mile, Caitlin Conrad in the 100 and 200 and Valerie Finck in high jump. The boys 7 th grade 4x200 relay also placed 1st (Sean Chaffee, Ian Taylor, Adam McCollum, Ben Hug) at the State Meet. The team also extended their Belleville Diocesan Track Title to 15 years! The school competed two weeks ago at Althoff Catholic High School against five other schools in the Belleville Diocese. The team is coached by Tom Fischer and Mark Somraty. Robert Clancy Mater Dei High School, cum laude Dean Cooley Kaleb Cole Dabbs Mascoutah High School Peter Fleming Southwestern IL College high honors Destiny Garcia Mascoutah High School Brendan Girard Madison Hughes Allison Demetria LaSalvia Belleville East High School, magna cum laude Dominick Leonelli Homeschool High School Southwestern IL College with honors Amy Muschler Clarissa Pavao Mater Dei Catholic High School Andrew Pierson Madeleine Rice Belleville East High School Hannah Isabelle Sill Stephanie Marie Sternberg Samantha Stutsman J. Drew Taylor Katerina Timpson Seton Home School St. Clare School Families!! Please join us for End of the school year/150th Anniversary of St. Clare School Celebra on!!!! BBQ on the school parking lot on Sunday June 3, at 12:30pm. Lunch in the cafeteria and games and music outside for the kiddos. Access to the gym and cafeteria in the event of rain or excessive heat. Please bring drinks for your family and lawn chairs. We would love for you to let us know if you think your family can make it so we can plan accordingly for the food. Please email Laura Adkins at lauradaly2000@yahoo.com with your family name and the number a ending. Hoping to see everyone there as another school year comes to a close!!! Our thanks to the many businesses that make it possible for the bulletin to be printed at no cost to our parish Please support the businesses that support us!! Sponsor of the Week Huller Lawn Equipment 615 South Lincoln, O Fallon 632-6330