EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 5, 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. Saint Clare of Assisi, Pray for Us! 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 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 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... Centered in the Eucharist...Using Our Time Well This week at St. Clare Parish we begin our prayer and discernment about the Stewardship of our Time and Talent. All active parishioners are receiving a booklet with a description of the many ministries we invite you to be a part of. Read through each ministry and pray about where you can share your time to bless our parish, God s Kingdom, and help others. As our lives seem to get busier, it is easy to think that we don t have time for one more thing. Discernment is about reflecting on how we are living the short, beautiful life that God gives us. Living out our baptismal call to serve is supposed to be our main priority. Setting aside part of our time each week for praising God at Mass and daily prayer and serving in parish ministries is how we keep our Christian vocation a priority considering our other commitments. I want to thank all of you who already volunteer in one or several ministries. I am especially grateful for our ministry leaders who help us organize our volunteers and keep our parishioners engaged. If you are new to the parish or have been wondering how to get better connected to your parish, please take extra time to look through this Stewardship Booklet and sign up for a ministry. Please Note: The BLUE ministry cards are to be filled out for NEW AND CONTINUING Ministries. Please fill out your card and return it to Mass on the weekend of August 11/12, the feast of our patroness, St. Clare of Assisi. The YELLOW ministry cards are for Liturgical Ministries only and are to be filled out for NEW sign ups. God s peace be with you, Fr. Jim Deiters Time and talent are God s great gifts to you. What you do with them is your gift of gratitude to God! Recent Deaths: Genevieve Fleming, Mother and Grandmother of Tom & Mary, Nick, Maggie, Peter, Kelly, Colin & Evan Fleming Shirley Ann Rodowsky, Grandmother of Heather & Joe, Hanna & Gretchen Ertel May they rest in the peace and loving embrace of Christ and may God reward them for all the good they did during their life! Please continue to pray for comfort and peace for all who are mourning the death of a loved one. August 4 Percy Menzies Sharon Andell Michael Bennett Dave Cutter Lawrence Mank Alexis Clary Sophia Chappell Kaylee Burgess Nathan Massie August 5 Kimberly Naegele Jim Williamson Jeffrey Banker Greg Distler Michael Fulton Ian Taylor Elliot Stolle August 6 Tom Fleming Michelle Reed Hannah Leveling Liam Kenney Madeline Sheehan Connor Sheehan Leo Rybak Mina Rybak August 7 Mark Eichholz Elizabeth Conrad Jennifer Dunker Daniel Shambro Nick Signore Stella Tebbe August 8 Diane Murphy Dianna Stogner Brandi Rountree Chrissie White Stuart Mauch Kim Abalos Jeremy Reno Abby Preski Ainsley Mellenthin Keegan West August 9 Babe Papproth Kevin Kenney Vicki Flath Gina Clary Brooke Trelow Tylor Fothem Garrett Busch August 10 Mary Herbert Doris Huller Daniel Holloway Marie Berry Kara Powers Nancy Lee Christopher Millikin Julia Roman Maria Joost August 11 Stan Gonzalez Merilee Spengler Jeffrey Goss Susan Price Patrick Kinsella Ryan Juen Patrick Karrigan Brooke Barrow Andrew Pierson Kyle Kombrink Maya Hataway August 12 Robert Schmidtke Alicia Luechtefeld Susan Galinski Katie Whitlow Matthew Hosman Colby Bedard
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, August 4 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Jim McKinney and Stephanie Riley Bill and Gerry Munie Sunday, August 5 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Bill Waeltz and Jim Schoen 10:30 a.m. Rosalinda Mariles Monday, August 6 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD 12:00 p.m. Mary Kathleen McCaughey Bette Awerkamp Tuesday, August 7 Weekday, Saint Sixtus, II, Pope and Companions, Martyrs Saint Cajetan, Priest 7:30 a.m. Dick and Norma Seipp Wednesday, August 8 No Mass Saint Dominic Thursday, August 9 Weekday, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr 12:00 p.m. Lawrence Bumb Friday, August 10 Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr 7:30 a.m. Mary Jane London Saturday, August 11 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1:00 p.m. Daniel Gomez and Margaret Pickard Wedding 5:00 p.m. Clete Schwaegel Sunday, August 12 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Anthony Jurgensmeyer Robert and Clara Schachner 10:30 a.m. George and Delores Harvilla Rita Duncan Readings of the Week August 6 12 Monday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mk 9:2-10 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 16:13-23 Friday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 Saturday: Hb 1:12 -- 2:4; Ps 9:8-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Eph 4:30 -- 5:2; Jn 6:41-51 Next Weekend: August 11/12 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday 5:00 Barbara Calandro, Ryan & Betsy McCarty, Walter O Dell Stephanie Chambers, Tom Grimmig, Jaclyn Gross Jack & Patti Leisure, Tom & Mary Lou Pawlow, Len Ratajczyk Karen Sheesley Sunday 8:30 Diane Dodd, Andrea Picchietti, Ken & Jeanne Smith Jana Bechtoldt, Gary Borges, Jason Homrig, Walt Leninsky Percy Menzies, Jim & Pennie Pavlisin, Kristy Turner Kevin & Linda Rademacher 10:30 Donna Meyers, Christopher, Tara & Hannah Sill, Steve Bovich Mary Anne Burroughs, Jane Dotson, Heather Ertel Karen Holzum, Patty Klingelhoefer, Kathy Sjoquist Michele Taylor, Lindsay Goldberg Readers Saturday 5:00 Faith Rackers & Lucy Mixen Sunday 8:30 Judy Menzies & Madison Luechtefeld 10:30 Dan & Tara Ashbaker Servers Saturday 5:00 Elizabeth Henken, Quin Rackers, Kylie Voss 8:30 Isaac Hubbard, Charlie Moore Jordan Nguyen, Gregory Timpson 10:30 Connor Chapple, Zeke Huber, Johnathan Sill, Drew Taylor Ushers Saturday 5:00 Matt Chambers, Ricardo Cumba, Noah Cutter Su Holmes, Bruce Rakcers, Eric Sheesley Sunday 8:30 John Bechtoldt, Gary Haselhorst, Jim Hendricks Ryan Luechtefeld, Bob Picchietti, Craig Sewell Sunday 10:30 Paulo D Amico, Joe Ertel, Jason Holzum Carlos Mariles, Mark Stevens, James Taylor Gift Bearers Saturday 5:00 Sunday Bo, Cyndi, Eli & Olivia Butters 8:30 Lynette Gage & Sharon Ripplinger 10:30 Greg, Hollie, Gregory & Addison Stoltz Greeters Saturday 5:00 Aidan Cutter, Yvonne Earley, Jaclyn & Catherine Gross Rosemarie Jones, Carol Williamson 8:30 Jeremy, Kelly, Luke & Abi Monroe, Jim & Corrine Wright 10:30 Sharon, Garrett & Braden Busch, Tom Knaust Patrick, Dannette, Joseph, William & Lydia Kinsella Sound Board Saturday 5:00 David Schmitz Sunday 8:30 Peter Timpson 10:30 Gary Goldberg Bread Bakers Merlie Kirchgessner, Shelley Mank, Sarah Mattingly Children s Word Saturday 5:00 Theresa Voss & Anna Flath Sunday 8:30 Alicia Luechtefeld & Matthew Turner 10:30 Mandi Huelsmann & Ian Taylor Nursery 8:30 Jacqueline Teeling & Sean Brown 10:30 Kim Burgess & Ava Taylor Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers: Bill Bettorf, Dianne Clark, Joyce Correale, David Dempsey, Tom Dernbach, Michael Dudley, Jean Green, Lisa Harter, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke, Tom and Mary Herbert, Liz Klingler, Dawn Papproth Kuhn, Abelina Leon, Nona Morgan, Bill Musser, Grace Regutti, Paul Riley, Megan Saldanha, Mary Ann Seipp, Debbie Vander Ven, Patricia Weiler 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.
Last September, we dedicated 24 hours of prayer during Eucharistic Adoration for the US Supreme Court to hear and rule in favor of free speech rights of Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers in California. In 2015 the Reproductive FACT Act was passed in California, which mandated that Pro Life pregnancy Centers disperse information about how to obtain state-funded abortions. Illinois and Hawaii also passed similar legislation. The US Supreme Court heard this case and this month ruled that the law was unconstitutional. This ruling will almost certainly overturn the Illinois and Hawaii laws as well. We will have information and intentions available at Adoration as well as a communal prayer at 11 a.m. Monday. Please join us! Eucharistic Adoration Sunday, August 5 After 10:30 Mass Until Monday, August 6 11:45 Benediction/Mass at Noon Sign up sheets are on the round table in the Gathering Space, or you may come to pray at any time. Sacred Sounds & Sights A Concert Celebrating Beauty St. Clare of Assisi Church Sunday, August 12, 2018 2:00 pm Choirs of St. Clare Church and School Comments on Art & Architecture - presented by Fr. Jim Deiters Volunteers Needed for Front Desk Receptionist for Catholic Urban Programs If you have considered volunteering your time for a very worthwhile cause, here s an excellent opportunity. Due to an ever-increasing number of clients to be served, CUP is seeking volunteers to work as a receptionist at the front desk in their East St. Louis Office which is located at #7 Vieux Carre Drive (Loisel Village area immediately off Route 157). Office hours are Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m. 12 Noon and 1 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed for half-days (approximately four (4) hours) on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday. Duties include: answering phones; greeting people; assisting people with applications and directing people to proper staff. No experience is required; however, you must enjoy working with the public and have good people skills and basic computer skills are helpful. If you have a morning or afternoon or a day or two available to volunteer, please call Gerry Hasenstab at 618-398-5616, Ext. 203, for additional information. Thank you so much. I never knew that volunteering to help others could change my life, but it did when I said yes to a request to volunteer at St. Vincent DePaul in East St Louis. While in today's big world it is sometimes hard to feel like you are making a difference, I guarantee you that not a day will go by in your volunteer journey where you don't feel you had a positive impact on someone's life. Ken Smith Your Giving July 28/29 Weekly Envelope $11,579.00 WeShare $ 2,032.00 Direct Deposit $ Total Tithe $13,611.00 Church Mortgage $800.00 As a second grader, I began to consider a call to the priesthood by marrying my friends on the playground and hearing confessions in the bushes. But in high school, my faith began to wane. While in college, I became so tired of being a lukewarm Catholic that I needed something to change.the Lord led me to a classmate who was on fire with her faith and I asked about spiritual practices. She recommended four things: daily Mass, frequent confession, adoration and serving the poor. I came up with a timeframe for God to change my heart: three months. He did it in one. Fr. Scott Grafton Dio of Burlington Columbia Magazine May 2018
The Poor Clare Nuns invite you to join them for the Solemn Novena in honor of St. Clare To be celebrated in the monastery chapel August 2-10 The Evening Service Includes: 7:00 p.m. Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Night Prayer and Compline 7:30 p.m. The Novena Service concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament The theme of this year s Novena will be: The Lamp of the Sanctuary: The Eucharistic Witness of St. Clare of Assisi You are welcome to bring your prayer petitions with you or mail to: The Poor Clare Monastery 300 North 60th Street Belleville, IL 62223-3927 Holy Mass on the Solemnity of St. Clare Saturday, August 11 at 8:00 am Thursday, August 2 Friday, August 3 Saturday, August 4 Sunday, August 5 Monday, August 6 Tuesday, August 7 Wednesday, August 8 Thursday, August 9 Friday, August 10 Topics for this year s Novena: SILENCE CONVERSION OFFERING HUMILITY TRANSFORMATION JOY PATIENCE MARY JESUS and THE LAMP STILL BURNING Save the Date! Annual Dinner Guest Speaker, John Foppe August 9, 2018 Four Points by Sheraton, Fairview Hts. Born without arms, John Foppe provides dramatic evidence that every life matters. He travels the globe motivating audiences as the founder of Visionary Velocity Worldwide. Author of the inspirational classic, What s Your Excuse, and host of the docureality TV series, The World at My Feet, Foppe s dynamic and entertaining witness will set hearts on fire for LIFE! Dinner and Program 7:00 p.m. $25 per person Call or visit 573-634-4316 or VitaeFoundation.org Sign up today! Deepening your spirituality and living compassionately JustFaith Catholic is a small group program of deep prayer and exploration of today s issues through the lens of our Catholic faith. Through reflection, discussion, encounter and engagement with Catholic social teaching, you will be helped to discern how God is calling you to make a difference in the world. Catholic Relief Services in the Diocese of Belleville is preparing to offer a JustFaith group in the Metro-East starting in September. Informational sessions about JustFaith will be held: Wednesday, August 8 at 7pm St. Nicholas Good Shepherd Spirituality Center 625 St. Nicholas Drive, O'Fallon Thursday, August 16 at 7pm Notre-Dame Academy-St. Augustine Campus 1900 Belle Street, Belleville For more information email crsdiobelle@gmail.com or call 618-234-1166 or visit www.justfaith.org.
St. Clare Parish School of Religion Registration is Open for 2018/19 School Year www.stclarechurch.org/parish-school-of-religion-psr Or pick up a form in church or the parish office Fill out a paper form after Mass on August 4/5 or August 11/12. Registration is due by August 12 to avoid a late fee! Contact Jane, director of family faith formation at janeadotson@yahoo.com or 632-3562. Sacramental Preparation: Children wishing to receive 1st Communion and 1st Reconciliation or Confirmation during the upcoming school year must be attending weekend Masses in our parish and be students in St. Clare School, the Parish School of Religion or an approved home school program. Students typically receive First Communion in 2nd grade after having faith formation in 1st & 2nd grade. Confirmation is a two year program for students, typically beginning in 7th grade with Confirmation near the end of 8th grade. For any of these sacraments, they also will need to participate in the parish s sacramental preparation program, and parents or guardians must attend a parent meeting for that sacrament and register their children for that sacrament (in addition to PSR or school registration). If your child is a little behind on preparing for a sacrament, contact Jane Dotson, Director of Family Faith Formation at janeadotson@yahoo.com or the parish office at 632-3562. PSR teachers meeting Saturday, Aug. 25 at 9 a.m. Youth Room at St. Clare School Who: Boy Scout Troop 94 & Cub Scout Pack 94 What: Scout Recrui ng and Informa on Night When: 23 August 2018, 7pm Where: St. Clare School Cafeteria Why: Join Scou ng! Aug 5 Meeting 6 7:30 p.m. Youth Room/Gym Aug 7 Mystery Day Trip with Fr. Jim 9-3 Aug 12 Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Youth Room/Gym Aug 19 Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Youth Room/Gym Aug 26 Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Youth Room/Gym High School Youth from any parish or any faith are welcome! Summer is a great time to meet on Sunday nights in the Youth Room in the lower level of St. Clare School. Save the Date! August 7 High School Youth Mystery Day Trip Where will you go? What will you do? Who: High School Youth When: Tuesday, August 7 from 9 3 Meet at Fellowship Hall Why? Have a fun day out! Wear comfortable clothes & shoes. Bring $20 to cover costs. Sign up by July 26 janeadotson@yahoo.com. Crazy 8 s Super Summer Splash Party! Sunday, August 5 from 6 8 Fellowship Hall & East Lawn Warning! You will get wet!! For all incoming 7th & 8th grade students Bring a friend from any parish or any faith! Soda and snacks provided! POC: Dan Walford e-mail Pack94CM@gmail.com or text (618) 772-2137
ALTAR ANGELS AUGUST 11 Marie Berry, Jackie Burke, Jeanette Giebels, Eleanor Henken, Judy Lemansky BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS Sunday, August 12 from 12:30 1:30 If you are planning a Baptism at St. Clare and have not attended a Baptism Class here, please call the parish office to register or for information on the Sacrament of Baptism. SAINT CLARE SENIOR MEETING Monday, August 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Our special guest is Dr. Nick Keim, Chiropractor. Anyone 55 and older is always welcome! WHEN MENTAL ILLNESS HITS HOME Friday, August 24 9 4 p.m. National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Managing Mental Health Transitions will be led by a panel of speakers sharing personal stories about the challenges they face dealing with mental health transitions. Mental health professionals will lead discussions on life transitions, aging transitions and crisis management. Also featuring a performance by the comedy troupe Stand Up For Mental Health. Cost $40 (includes lunch) CEUs $35. Registration required. For more information, call 618-394-6270 or go to snows.org/help. Oktoberfest 2018 Oktoberfest needs Captains in some new areas! Supply Manager Organize the existing supplies and purchase the consumables that make Oktoberfest the best ever! Receives and organizes the donated goods. The Games of Gemutlichkeit Organize games for High Schoolers at Oktoberfest (great opportunity for high school and college students to boost your resume) Contact Tom Knaust at thomas@tomknaust.com or 618-541-0379 today!! 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! LAST CALL FOR LITURGICAL MINISTRY SIGN UPS! Turn in Your Yellow Sign Up Cards Today!! Training sessions for liturgical ministries will begin on August 19 & 20. Those who signed up for a ministry should have received an email last week to RSVP to the required training session(s). If you did not receive this message, please go to www.stclarechurch.org/ministry and sign up for the appropriate session. Current Readers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, and ushers MUST attend refresher courses for their ministry. If you have questions or concerns, please email Stephen Eros - stephene@stclarechurch.org Below is a list of our liturgical ministries; bolded ministries are short-staffed, in need of volunteers: Altar Server (Grades 5-12) Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (Age 16 & up) Reader (Grade 8 - Adults); Greeter; Usher (Grade 8 - Adults) Gift Bearer; Bread Baker; Banner Bearer (Grade 8 - Adults) Parish Choir (Grade 9 - Adults); Treble Choir (Grades 5-8) Cherub Choir (Grades 2-4); Instrumentalist Sound Board Operator (Grade 9 - Adults) Children s Liturgy of the Word Leader (Age 17 & up) Children s Liturgy of the Word Helper (Age 12-16) Nursery Leader (Age 17 & up); Nursery Helper (Age 12-16) Eucharistic Adoration Committee/Adorer Art & Environment Holy Communion to the Sick and Homebound Rosary Leader Booklets and commitment cards are available on the table in the Gathering Space or www.stclarechurch.org/ministry. Stephen Eros, Director of Liturgy and Music