TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 Get Ready! Get Excited! Get Involved! Oktoberfest 2018 September 29 3 11 PM 3rd & Cherry Street Downtown O Fallon Stop by the Oktoberest tables in the Gathering Space after Mass today to: Meet the Oktoberfest Committee and find out how to get involved Volunteer to set up or tear down and clean up the Fest grounds Sign up to work shifts in a stand or to help serve our homemade German dinner Purchase and sell raffle tickets for our fabulous Big Otto and Li l Otto raffles Sign up to donate prizes, food and drinks. We ve got a long wish list to choose from! Support the parish and promote your business as an Oktoberfest sponsor Find out what s new this year...das Zone...games for young people and an escape room! Sign up for the 5K run or kids fun run Get your yard sign to help advertise Or sign up online at www.stclarechurch.org/ofest Get your starter supply of tickets for our two raffles. We ask that EVERY parish household participate by BUYING OR SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS! Only 250 tickets will be sold for our $10,000 Big Otto Raffle! Oktoberfest is St. Clare s biggest annual fundraiser, with proceeds going to help pay down the mortgage on our new church. We truly count on every parish household to be a part of this important effort! Your contributions will make our 18th Annual Oktoberfest bigger and better than ever!!! 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 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 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, Fr. Jim... Welcoming the Region to St. Clare Oktoberfest We are in our final prep week for our big Oktoberfest! Two of the main things I emphasize each year are: Safety and Hospitality. We need everyone to help keep these two goals in mind as we welcome the entire region to our event. Each year we add extra things to keep the grounds safe for all. This year we are adding extra barriers at all the street entrances and our police force is helping with other safety issues. Thanks for keeping an eye out for any way you can help us keep our event safe. Along with that, we trust that each parishioner will go out of his or her way to be extra hospitable to every guest. Look for opportunities such as: Helping an elderly person up the steps or over the curb Offering your seat to someone needing a break Visiting with guests while waiting in line Offer directions to someone who seems lost Smiles and greetings (Wilkommen!) to everyone you see! A big part of what makes our Oktoberfest such a success is that it s a wonderful, welcoming place for people of all ages. Thanks for helping keep this tradition going by the hospitality you offer next Saturday. God s Peace, Fr. Jim Deiters **Please remember our 5:00 Mass next Saturday night (Oktoberfest) is pushed up an hour and will be held at 4:00 p.m. Recent Deaths Dottie Boehmer, Mother of Debbie Oitker Woody Young, Husband of Kathy Young May they rest in the peace of Christ. Please pray for all who have died and all who are mourning the death of a loved one. September 22 Rick Hess Kris Kimutis Rita Zinn Teresa Ratermann Jennifer Fischer Sophia Cherry Chelsea Basa Isabelle Fox Isaac Chambers September 23 Michael Ueda Marcia Fischer David Guebert Sara Mayden Kristina Pope Katie Missey September 24 Peter Glennon Samar Heimann Lou Siville Nathan Estervig Amanda Fender Chad Garcia Chris Currier Aaron Pierce September 25 Clark Wells Donald Gendrom Lisa Kortkamp Dess Fix Jeremy Monroe Peggy Snyder Matthew Howk September 26 Cheryl Raynor Cheryl Druse Emerald Reyes Holden Chapple September 27 Kevin Sweeney Janet Hellmann Heather Ertel Katie Schad September 28 Pat Thompson Pat Sherbert Amanda Smoot Jay LeChien Mikaela Mongeon Xavier Gourdine Isaac Hubbard September 29 Vance Huller Richie Meile Robert Cherry Don Gravlin Dale Rupright Cathleen Browning Katie Jurgena Lynda Lang Andrew McDonald Sarah Ferrara Tyler Stanton September 30 Kurt Kalmer Thomas Levrault Lynn Joseph Mark Arbogast Michael Ryan Aubrey Mister Catherine Gross Addison Stoltz
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, September 22 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Caroline Kasieta Susan Jurgensmeyer, Clete Schwaegel Sunday, September 23 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Wally and Virginia Woods Ed Kloustermeyer 10:30 a.m. Robert Haukapp Hannah Grubofski Monday, September 24 Weekday 12:00 p.m. Jim and Betty Gregory Tuesday, September 25 Weekday 7:30 a.m. Special Intention 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Wednesday, September 26 No Mass Weekday, Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Thursday, September 27 Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Friday, September 28 Weekday, Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr; Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs 7:30 a.m. Adele Thoman Saturday, September 29 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 p.m. For Our Parish Sunday, September 30 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Marianne Morie Pat Bugger 10:30 a.m. Special Intention (sil) Readings of the Week September 24-30 Monday: Prv 3:27-34; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Prv 21:1-6, 10-13; Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Prv 30:5-9; Ps 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163; Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17bc; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 144:1b, 2abc, 3-4; Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 Sunday: Nm 11:25-19; Ps 19:8, 10, 12-14; Jas 5:1-6; Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Next Weekend: September 29/30 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday 4:00 Barb Kenney, Kevin Mulheran, Walter O Dell, Sella Roman Erin Anthony, Stephanie Chambers, Jim Edwards, Carl Lurk Ellen Gravlin, Ryan & Betsy McCarty, Tom & Mary Lou Pawlow Sunday 8:30 Sinead Mullinax, Linda Rademacher, Jana Bechtoldt Sophie & Susan Wilkerson, Bob & Michelle Crain Donna Meyers, Jim & Pennie Pavlisin, Alex Schillinger Ken & Jeanne Smith 10:30 Dan & Tara Ashbaker, Mandi Huelsmann, Richard Ransom Margaret Andrasko, Ksana Bialick, Mary Anne Burroughs Dan & Kris Kimutis, Patty Klingelhoefer, Kitty Luehrs Beth Reichenbach, Toni Stanton Readers Saturday 4:00 Lucy Mixen & Stacey Cutter Sunday 8:30 Joe Motowski & Dan Kimutis 10:30 Adeline Smith & Ed Lorden Servers Saturday 4:00 Laura Pierre, Jack Eberhart, Ryan Voss 8:30 Juanito Barragan, Ermerson Nieroda, Gregory Timpson 10:30 Olivia & Isabella Ponciroli, Ian Ratajczyk Ushers Saturday 4:00 David Barnes, Matt Chambers, Ricardo Cumba Don Gravlin, Ken Kenney, Scott Voss Sunday 8:30 Justin Alberico, John Bechtoldt, Pat Jurgensmeyer Steve Michelfelder, Frank Morski, Bob Picchietti Sunday 10:30 Paulo D Amico, Tom Hickey, Carlos Mariles John Meise, Stephen Smith, Mark Stevens Gift Bearers Saturday 4:00 Sunday Bruce, Amy, Faith & Quin Rackers 8:30 Lynette Gage & Sharon Ripplinger 10:30 Gregory, Hollie, Greg & Addison Stoltz Greeters Saturday 4:00 Yvonne Earley, Vivianne Herich, Carol Parker, Carolyn Vogt Jenny Vogt, Carol Williamson 8:30 Audra Driscoll, Aileen Motowski, Mona Peach Jason, Colleen, Dillon, Calista & Cameron Pavelschak Barry, Kim, Blaine, Averie & Elliot Stolle 10:30 Becky & Luke Claxton, Tammy Earley, Matt & Tracy Eichholz Tanja Ramsby Sound Board Saturday 4:00 Jett Cates Sunday 8:30 David Schmitz 10:30 Gary Borges Bread Bakers Stephanie Chambers, Judy Lemansky, Bob Picchietti Children s Word Saturday 4:00 Theresa Voss & Sophia Cherry Sunday 8:30 Judy Lemansky & Joshua Huffines 10:30 Barb Smith & Matthew Turner Nursery 8:30 Kim Huber & Jeremy Walker 10:30 Kim Burgess & Alexis Cotto 4:00 Treble Choir 10:30 Men s Schola Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers: Bill Bettorf, Dianne Clark, Joyce Correale, David Dempsey, Tom Dernbach, Jean Green, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke, Tom and Mary Herbert, Lorene Hollenkamp 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, Simone Wheeler Please call the parish office or email 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.
Parish School of Religion Has started the year. Thanks to our wonderful volunteer teachers/catechists and helpers who are giving so faithfully of their time and talent each week to teach our children: Kindergarten Colleen Pavelschak Jason Pavelschak Grade 1A Gwen Hites Jennifer Camfield Grade 1B Andrea Legg Kelly Wulf Kathy DeVan Grade 2 Amy Short Michelle VandeVoorde Katerina Timpson Hayden VandeVorde Soup Kitchen Coordinator: Emily Yost Hall Monitor Marcia Fix Grade 3 Dawn Spain Theresa Borges Grade 4 Sella Roman Summer Gentile Grade 5 Jeff Harris Brandy Range Grade 6 Kelly Monroe Grade 7 Brigid Sternberg Grade 8 Simone Wheeler HOPE FOR THE JOURNEY Wednesday, September 19 7:00 p.m. And Wednesday, September 26 2:00 p.m. St. Clare Church Library Hope for the Journey is a ministry reaching out to anyone that has experienced the loss of a loved one, recent or not. We meet for conversation, suggested reading, encouragement, prayer and to walk this journey with you. For information, please call the parish or Ken and Barb Kenney at 726-7587 or kj_kenney@sbcglobal.net. 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. Enriching! Faith-Filled! Transformative! Don t Miss This Workshop! Are you looking for an opportunity to grow in your Catholic faith, create social awareness and a kinder, gentler, more caring community? Don t miss this opportunity to share time with a dynamic and faith-filled speaker: Jack Jezreel from JustFaith Tuesday, September 25 6:30 9:00 p.m. St. Francis Xavier College Church 3620 Lindell Boulevard St. Louis (No charge) but please register at justfaith.org/st-louisworkshop/ or Cheryl Sommer at 624-2838 or cchddiobelle@gmail.com JustFaith is a journey of personal transformation that can lead to a deep commitment to all our sisters and brothers in Christ. Jack will invite us on a journey of understanding how JustFaith can bring life-changing compassion and new life to those who hear and respond to Jesus call and new life to the world they touch. St. Clare of Assisi Invites you to attend a Pet Blessing Sunday, October 7 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.
Oktoberfest 2018 Saturday, September 29 3 11 PM 3rd & Cherry Streets, Downtown O Fallon Oktoberfest needs... 382 more volunteers to sign up to work a shift!! 40 more cakes!! Plus, 50 more $5 and $10 gift cards, baskets, 5K runners, Escape Room players, sponsors and raffle ticket sales Sign up online at www.stclarechurch.org/ofest Or call the parish office for more details! Drop off your baskets by Noon Sunday, September 23 in Fellowship Hall Basket making party at 12:30 Sunday, September 23 in Fellowship Hall Drop off food and drink donations to St. Clare School Gym Friday Sept 28 from Noon to 6 p.m. or Saturday, Sept 29 from 8 to Noon Oktoberfest has it all -- and more! German Dinner Funnel Cakes Spiral Spuds Hamburgers Brats Hot Dogs 5K run and kids fun run Beer & Wine Gardens Music Bingo Basket Raffle Silent Auction Raffle Tickets Cake Wheel Poker Big Six Wheel Pull Tabs Kids Games & Inflatables Horse Rides Face Painting Snow Cones I Dood It New attractions: Escape Room Corn Hole 9 Square in the Air Giant Jenga As a young adult, I practiced mixed martial arts and worked in the film industry. I was a nonpracticing Catholic, and after finding a rosary that I had carried around for a number of years, I began contemplating why I had always considered myself Catholic yet neglected my faith. When I decided, by the grace of God, to pray that rosary, I realized that my love of material comforts was rooted in my desire for the infinite and that I would never be fully satisfied without God. I began attending daily Mass, entered seminary...and now a happily ordained priest. To those discerning, I simply say, Live every day as though you are being called for greatness. Father Christopher Floersh; Columbia Your Giving September 15/16 Weekly Envelope $12,707.00 WeShare $ 3,396.00 Total Tithe $16,103.00 Church Mortgage $3,877.00
St. Clare Parish School of Religion Calendar Sept 23 PSR Class 10:30 11:40 4th & 7th Grade Soup Kitchen Sept 30 PSR Class 10:30 11:40 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 632-3562. Sept 23 Meeting 6 7:30 p.m. Youth Room Sept 29 Youth help with snow cones & face painting at Octoberfest from 3 11 Sign up on line! Sept 30 No Meeting Oct 7 Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Youth Room High School Youth from any parish or any faith are welcome! It s a great time to meet on Sunday nights in the Youth Room in the lower level (enter through the middle doors) of St. Clare School, 214 E. 3rd Street. Attention Youth!! Youth ages 10 21 are invited to use their creative and technical talents to create a Celebrate Life video in the 2018 Pro-Life Video Challenge. $100 prize for best video by a group or individual. Enter a short video (1-5 minutes) of your original work in accord with Catholic Church teachings. Submit by October 8 to Mary Fleming at mbflem@sbcglobal or mail to Video Challenge, 1411 Cross Street, O Fallon. Complete rules and entry forms are available at stclarechurch.org. at First Reconciliation Parent Prep Meeting Monday, October 22 at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall with Fr. Jim Required meeting for parents of all students who will be preparing for their First Reconciliation and First Communion during this school year. Babysitting available. Contact Jane at the parish office or janeadotson@yahoo.com. ESCAPE ROOM Saturday September 29 3-10 p.m. Come to St. Clare Parish s Oktoberfest in downtown O Fallon and play the Roaming Riddle Escape Room. You will have 20 minutes for your team of eight to escape the room. Can you do it/ Who will have the best time? Sign up as an individual player, with a couple of friends or an entire team of 8 today! This game is for ages 10 and up. Add your name(s) to the time slot of your choice to reserve your spot. If you are playing as an individual, please mark Adult if you are age 18 & over or Youth if under 18. Families are welcome. Cost is $10 per person. Pay on line today to reserve your spot. www.stclarechurch.org/ofest Confirmation Parent Education Night Monday, September 24 at 7 p.m. Fellowship Hall with Fr. Jim. This evening is for parents or guardians of 8th grade or 9th grade students in the second year of our two-year program.
ALTAR ANGELS OCTOBER 6: Rose Brennan, Celerina Collins, Ely Gillespie, Jeanne Haukapp, Babe Papproth 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. YOUNG ADULT CONTACT INFO As part of the ongoing Young Adult Ini a ve that St. Clare is par cipa ng in, we are working on crea ng a contact list of young adults in the area that we can reach out to in order to listen to them share about their spiritual journeys, needs, dreams, concerns and thoughts about our parish and the Catholic Church. If you know of a young adult in the area, please share their contact informa on with Ma Flynn (ma hewflynn5@gmail.com). These listening sessions will simply be about listening and gathering informa on--there will be no judgment and no pressure to become or return to the Catholic Church. SUICIDE PREVENTION ST. CLAIR COUNTY Join us to Be a Part of the Solution. For meeting dates & times: www.bw-institute.com/upcoming-events. 800-273-8255 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 63122 Theology Day Saturday, Oct. 13 8:30 a.m. Noon St. Clare of Assisi Church 1411 Cross Street O Fallon, IL 62269 Registration is required: CollegevilleMN.com/theologyday or call 320-363-3560 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. Start time indicates when check-in begins; presentations begin about 30 minutes later. Featuring Internationally acclaimed Speaker, Author, TV host CHRIS STEFANICK WED, OCTOBER 24 7 9:30 PM www.reallifecatholic.com Mascoutah High School theater, Mascoutah IL Call our parish office for early ticket sales! Watch our website for current dates and locations 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 www.stclarechurch.org Winner Receives $100.00 Submission Due Oct. 8 Pro Life Video Challenge!