The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 7, 2015 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, Pray for Us! WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Nursery service during the 10:30 Mass. 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 until 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 618/ 632-9036 (fax) www.stclarechurch.org Fr. Jim Deiters Dennis Vander Ven Marcia Fix Jamae Shubirg Shirley Seipp John Harter Tom Docter Jane Dotson Pastor Deacon Parish Secretary Administrative Assistant Business Manager Facilities Manager Accompanist Family Faith Formation ST. CLARE SCHOOL 632-6327 214 West Third Street, O Fallon, IL Milissa Faust Principal Gloria Schmidt Secretary Eileen Yahl Accountant MT. CALVARY CEMETERY 632-3562 Jim Deschesne, Sexton PARISH TRUSTEES Michael Crupe John Dempsey ST. VINCENT DEPAUL 632-4270 Emergency Assistance
From Our Pastor... Pillars of Our Parish Farewell Reception When we started getting serious about the building of our new church around 2003, I knew that John Harter was the man we needed to spearhead the project. He and his wife Peg were already very active as volunteers in the parish and I knew of John s expansive experience in both the corporate world and his handy-man skills. John is the man who truly led the entire process of the building of our new church and we will be forever indebted to him for the endless hours and faith-filled passion he gave to our beautiful place of worship. After the church building was finished, I asked him to stay on as part-time facilities manager and he carried us through these first eight years in the new facility. Equally as important to our parish has been the undying, behind-the-scenes ministries of his wife, Peg Harter. Retired early from the corporate world, Peg has been serving our parish in so many ways: from the finances of Oktoberfest to crafting museum-quality banners for our worship, to leading parish fundraisers, and so much more. She has given countless hours of generous service that has blessed our parish abundantly. John and Peg are now retiring fulltime and moving on for rest and travel. Next weekend we honor them with two receptions: Saturday, June 13 after the 5 PM Mass and Sunday, June 14 between 8:30 and 10:30 Masses Please make the time to stop by and thank John and Peg for being such witnesses of stewardship and for the everlasting gift they have given to our parish by leading our church building project!! Fr. Jim Deiters June 6 Philip Britton Cyndi Butters Danny Kimball Olin Phillips Marcus Hagen Barb Compton June 7 Meghan Thoman Stephen Dean Grant Fender June 8 Carolyn Buxton Richard Orr Cheryl Petrak James Corbier Michael Daesch Brendan Martini Jason Cruz Ryan Zimmerman Lance Jayme June 9 Theresa Carroll Blanca Gutierrez Amanda Bedard Andy Holdener Blake Britton June 10 Carol Kniepkamp John Coveleskie Joe Barajas Walter O Dell Jana Bechtoldt Martha Holloway Di Svec Hannah Sabella Sarah Arbogast CJ Smith Mikayla Borges Connor Smith Happy Birthday!!! June 11 Mona Peach Kathleen Young Kevin Williams Stephen Bovich Bill Matzker Mike Szwedo Sunny Guskey April Leo Hillary Spellman Amanda Kombrink Abby Huelsmann Gavin Gentille William Schaefer Ashlyn Toon June 12 Emma Bugger Robert Hastings Angie Vassen Lori Gendron Marie Wietlisbach Tricia Smith Cathy Birchem Yenesis Barragan Benjamin Novack Nathan Hoover Lacey Huber June 13 Mary Glennon John Post Nick Hughes Aidan Cutter June 14 Jack Titterington Carole Dowling- Bennett Vicenta Stoll David Leisure Jake Renner Melody Hendricks Dinorah Gonzalez Dillon Cutter
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, June 6 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 5:00 p.m. Pauline Holdener Mass of Thanksgiving Don & Ellen Gravlin 25th Wedding Anniversary Sunday, June 7 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 8:30 a.m. James Carroll 10:30 a.m. Sandie Konopelski Monday, June 8 Weekday 12:00 Noon Dorothy Wielgus Tuesday, June 9 Weekday, Saints Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church 7:30 a.m. Special Inten on Wednesday, June 10 No Mass Weekday Thursday, June 11 Saint Barnabas, Apostle 12:00 Noon Dorothy Landgraf Friday, June 12 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 7:30 a.m. Louis and Pat Gerardi Saturday, June 13 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Dolores Harvilla Sunday, June 14 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Joan Cavins Henry Rioux 10:30 a.m. Melvin Seipp Dick Seipp Weekly Readings for June 8 14 Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34:2-9; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22; Ps 119:129-133, 135; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99:5-9; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Is 12:2-6; Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-37 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Mt 5:33-37 or, for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart, Is 61:9-11; 1 Sam 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 2:41-51 Sunday: Ez 17:22-24; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34 Next Weekend June 13/14 Cantors Saturday 5:00 pm Simone Wheeler Sunday 8:30 am Donna Kloustermeyer 10:30 am Rachel Sill Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday 5:00 pm Walter O Dell, Lee & Anne Crowe, Shirley Suski Nancy Buttimer, Michael DeCarpentry, Nancy Karrigan Jack & Patti Leisure, Robin Bandy*, Makayla Saltmarsh* April Leo*, Russ Hart* Sunday 8:30 am Judy Lemansky, Mark & Amie O Connor, Sara Wise Debbie Cavese, Betty Deschesne, John & Suzie Durnford Jeanette Giebels*, Jim, Pennie & Sarah Pavlisin* Sunday 10:30 am Stephanie Chambers, Laura Jines, Margaret Andrasko Anne Shambro, Kathy Sjoquist, Richard Smith Dan & Tara Ashbaker, Mark Arbogast*, Gina Beal* Mary Anne Burroughs*, Toni Stanton* Lector Saturday 5:00 pm April Leo & Ellen Gravlin Sunday 8:30 am Sandy Gross & John Gomez Sunday 10:30 am Dan & Tara Ashbaker Servers Saturday 5:00 pm Milton Saltmarsh, Elizabeth & Madeleine Henken 8:30 am J. Treasure Basa, Donal O Connor, Josie Nieroda 10:30 am Hannah Sill, Gabe Smoot, Rachel Sabella Ushers Saturday 5:00 pm Ken Kenney, Scott Leo, Carl Luck Richie Meile, Lucy Mixen, Bruce Rackers Sunday 8:30 am John Bechtoldt, Doug Gross, Jim Hendricks Mark Huller, Pat Jurgensmeyer, Walt Leninsky Sunday 10:30 am Darrell Raynor, Jason Holzum, John Meise Mark Stevens, Ruben Abalos, Paulo D Amico Gift Bearers Saturday 5:00 pm Winnie, Heather & Anya Kenney Sunday 8:30 am Ken, Jeanne & Emily Smith 10:30 am Sherry D Amico, Cheryl & Jenna Druse Greeters Saturday 5:00 pm Carolyn & Jenny Vogt, Rose Brennan Sunday 8:30 am Lee Strayhorn, Jim & Corrine Wright 10:30 am Gustavo & Alexis Cotto, Margie Carthy Sound Board Saturday 5:00 pm Dylan Lurk 8:30 am Parker Crain 10:30 am Jim Colombo Bread Bakers Sherry D Amico, Stephanie Chambers, Dannette Kinsella Children s Word Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am Ely Gillespie 10:30 am Krissie Green & Hunter Barr Nursery Megan Blair & Maddie Blair Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers; may they never lose sight of the love of God Jennifer R. Barajas, Wray Barr, Joe Burroughs, Shirley Carroll, George Covington, Lori Dalton, June Dean, Dennis & Delores Dumstorff, Yasuko Estabrooks, Rita Ferreri, Mildred Gerardi, Mike and Linda Gilkerson, Loretta Gregorich, Hannah Grubofski, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke, Jessica Holmes, Boston Johnson, Rosemarie Jones, Pauline Keller, Dan Kimutis, Keith Klein, Dawn Papproth Kuhn, Thelma LaSalvia, Virginia Leninsky, Abelina Leon, Vincent Lepes, Mary Lugge, John Molnar, Mary Molnar, Nona Morgan, Helen Murphy, Margaret Nettles, Katie Paulochk, Thomas Peters, Doris Prosser, Madelean Sanford, Michael Schmitz, Clete Schwaegel, Craig Seipp, Diane Gettis-Simmons, Betty & Jean Stogner, Pat Thompson, Jack Titterington, Betty Tomasovich, Jake Van Hook, Jenny Vogt. Steve Wells, Virginia Woods Please pray for all our military families, especially those separated by deployment.
Eucharistic Adoration This Weekend Sunday, June 7 After the Corpus Christi Procession until 11:40 Monday, June 8 Benediction and Noon Mass Prayer Intentions for June: *That immigrants and refugees may find welcome and respect in the countries to which they come *That the personal encounter with Jesus may arouse in many young people the desire to offer their own lives in priesthood or consecrated life. *For our St. Clare family, especially those entering or moving away Stop by to visit Jesus for a few minutes during this time or Commit to an hour by signing up on the Adoration Time Sheets posted on the center table in the Gathering Space or email Mary at gomezclan@aol.com Dear St. Clare family, I cannot sufficiently express my gratitude to all of you for the wonderful farewell I experienced throughout last week. You could not have given me a more special gift than that of the beautiful sycamore trees. Trees are such an integral part of God's creation. I am very humbled and deeply grateful to each one of you for your loving messages and cards and gifts, and for your support in ministry for these many years. My time at St Clare was truly blessed, and I grew ministerially and as a person in so many ways. Please continue to hold me in your prayer, and I shall do the same for you. May we continue to walk the path of courageous discipleship. God's choicest blessings be yours! Love and appreciation, Sister Carolyn CONVOY OF HOPE Serving the Poor in Our Midst On August 15 th of this year, a great community event will take place at the O Fallon City Park. It is called the Convoy of Hope, which is also the name of a faith-based, nonprofit organization whose mission, according to its website, is to feed the world through children s initiatives, community outreaches and disaster response. They bring help and hope to those who are impoverished, hungry and hurting. This event is expected to host about 3,500 guests of honor, each of whom will receive a free haircut, a family portrait, a hot lunch, job and career information and advice, health and dental screenings, community services information, a sack full of groceries to take home, and much more. The Convoy of Hope s goal is that every guest be valued, respected, and treated as a Guest of Honor. St. Clare Parish has agreed to participate in this event along with over 30 other Metro east churches. This is a huge undertaking which will require a minimum of 750 volunteers from the 30 churches. What a wonderful opportunity for members of our parish to look beyond the boundaries of St. Clare Church, to follow Jesus as He tells us, Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one these least brothers [or sisters] of mine, you did for me. MT 25:40 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: All adults are encouraged to sign up and help! Those that are ages 10-12 may serve, but they must remain in the company of a parent or guardian all day. Volunteers 13-17 years old may work in any area of service they choose. Every minor serving MUST have their waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. There will be a volunteer rally at 7 PM on August 14 th at O Fallon Township High School Milburn Campus Auditorium, 650 Milburn School Road, O Fallon, IL 62269. All volunteers are expected to attend this rally. If you would like more information or to volunteer for this event, please contact Jim Calandro at colonelc2002@sbcglobal.net or call 257-8643.
Youth Group Schedule June 7 Meeting 6 7:30 p.m. in Youth Room Corpus Christi and Saint Clare Parishes Vacation Bible School July 13 17 9 a.m. to Noon St. Clare School Ages 4 10 Registration forms available on line at stclarechurch.org or the parish office. Fee is $20 by June 8. Space available basis. Late registration fee after June 8. Crazy 8 s For all 7th & 8th Graders Including recent 8th grade graduates! Summer BBQ Picnic & Games Sunday, June 28 from 6-8 Fellowship Hall & church lawn Bring a friend from any parish or faith. Parents asked to sign up to supply food or soft drinks. For more info contact janeadotson@yahoo.com or 632-3562 June 14 June 19 Paint the new Youth Room 5 7:30 at St. Clare School; Wear old clothes and bring painting supplies! Mystery Day with Fr. Jim 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Meet at Fellowship Hall June 21-26 Hoyleton Mission Trip June 28 July 5 July 12 Welcome new members 6 7:30 p.m. No Meeting Decorating for VBS 5 6:30 p.m. (Gym) Attention: High School Youth! Mystery Day Trip with Fr. Jim Friday, June 19 from 9 3 Meet at the church Fellowship Hall for all incoming and outgoing high school youth. $8 per person plus money for lunch. Wear casual clothing for inside or out. Sign up with janeadotson@yahoo.com. Parents who absolutely need to know the destinations may call Jane at 632-3562. Chaperones and drivers needed; must have CPP. VBS Leaders Meeting on Wednesday, June 17 at 7 p.m. in the Church Library for college age and adults leading Vacation Bible School Classes and Centers. High School Youth and Adults: Come along and make a difference for others. Youth Mission Trip June 21-26 Hoyleton Children s Home, Hoyleton, IL 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 610-9149 and return registration forms to the parish office by June 12. Forms are available in the Youth Room, on line or in the parish office. Cost is $45 per person. Contact Jane at janeadotson@yahoo.com or 632-3562 for more information. Chaperones are needed, too. You ll see a difference in your faith life!
Stewardship Share God s Gifts You have been given wonderful gi s from God Will you share them? PROFESSIONALS NEEDED The New Youth Room remodeling team needs the advice and services of some pros: an electrician, carpet installer, painter and plumber. Contact Ken Smith at ksmith_1964@yahoo.com or 960-3863 by June 8 if you can help out on this small project. We are also looking for pain ng supplies for the youth to use in pain ng their new room. Dona ons needed are good paint brushes and rollers, paint tray liners, painters tape, rags, buckets, etc. Drop items in the basket in the credenza basket in the hallway outside the restrooms in church by June 5. Email janeadotson@yahoo.com or 632-3562 with any ques ons. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL CRAFT SUPPLIES Dona ons of VBS cra supplies are being accepted. We need new or gently used blue and green non-permanent markers, paint brushes, small foam brushes and 4x4 white ceramic les. We also need paper towels, clothes pins, white glue, plas c spoons, ziplock sandwich bags, eye droppers, magnets (in strips) and felt. If yuou can donate something, please email Andrea Harris at andrea@harrisfam.us or 317-445-1790 by June 26. Items can be dropped in the basket in the credenza across the hall from the restrooms at church. Sunday, May 31, 2015 Tithe..$16,665.89 New Church.$2,255.00 Month of May: For the Poor..1,044.00 Guatemala (including scholarship fund).. 1,390.00 Seminary..853.00 Catholic Communica ons..495.00 Cemetery.455.00 Children s Envelopes..18.76 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; Another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Proverbs 11:24 What Difference Does It Make? We come to Mass for a variety of reasons. Maybe it s because in our family, we are expected to go each week to cross off that box. Perhaps it s because we enjoy mee ng with friends at Church, grabbing a doughnut a er Mass, or just the feeling we get being in a prayerful space. Maybe we skip a Sunday here and there. What difference does going to Mass really make? It is at Mass that we meet Christ in the most in mate way, receiving Him in the Holy Eucharist, the source and summit of the Chris an life (CCC 1324). The Eucharist gives us the strength to become more like Jesus and to follow God s perfect plan for each of us, giving greater purpose to our daily struggles and joys. By joining together as a whole community at Mass, the Body and Blood of Christ unites us all as one body, the Church, His Beloved in communion with each other and with God. Once a militant opponent of the Catholic Church, Dr. Sco Hahn highlights the key misunderstandings people have about the Eucharist. In this powerful presenta on, Understanding the Eucharist, he explains the Church s teaching from a scriptural and historical perspec ve in an entertaining and thorough fashion. In True Worship, Fr. Mike Schmitz, director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth and Chaplain for the Newman Center at the Univ. of Minnesota- Duluth, inspires and educates in these energe c talks about the highest form of worship the Mass. Through these three homilies, filled with deep reflec on on the Scriptures and vibrant stories, Fr. Mike makes sure you will never experience the Mass in the same way again. O Sacrament most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine. We believe that Jesus Christ is really, truly and substantially present in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. Eucharis c Adora on June 7-8
ALTAR ANGELS June 13: Jeane e Giebels, Eleanor Henken, Judy Lemansky ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION On June 7 at 1 p.m. Bishop Braxton will celebrate a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter honoring the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couples married 25, 30, 40, 50 & 60 plus years are invited to a end. Please call the parish office if you will be celebra ng a milestone anniversary this year! PICNIC FOR THE ELDERLY Youth and adults are invited to help with the annual Diocesan Picnic for the Elderly (mostly from nursing homes) from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 2620 Lebanon Avenue in Shiloh/Belleville. Help set up and tear down tables and chairs, serve food, help elderly board the buses and share in summer fun and friendly conversa on. Sign up with Gary Landoll at glandoll@diobelle.org by June 1. AN ALLEGRO! SALUTE FREE CONCERT Saturday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Apartment Community Chapel of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, 726 Community Drive, Belleville IL 62223. Come and enjoy patrio c and American music! SENIOR GROUP UPCOMING EVENTS include The Grizzlies Game on June 16 and Fairmont Race Track on July 7. Any parishioner over 55 is invited to join the Seniors group, which usually meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month in the Fellowship Hall for evenings of great food, lots of laughs and a variety of entertainment and guest speakers. The seniors group is strictly social; no work or fundraising is involved. For more informa on, please contact Judy at 632-4074. The school year has ended with the re rement of six teachers. The teachers were recognized with a prayer service and recep on honoring their many years of dedicated service to the students of St. Clare. With gra tude, we thank them: Peggy Moeller, Dorothy Price, Donna Reilly, Joan Sparks, Donna Wagner and Bernade e Zi el for their commitment to the school and for providing a quality educa on to many students throughout the years. We wish them all a blessed re rement! Saint Clare Seniors! Have a Sundae on a Monday! Senior Ice Cream Social Monday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. In the Fellowship Hall Our senior citizens make our parish great! In his first homily as pope, Francis said: Let us protect Christ in our lives, so that we can protect others, so that we can protect crea on. The voca on of being a protector, however, is not just something involving us Chris ans alone; it also has a prior dimension which is simply human, involving everyone. It means protec ng all crea on; the beauty of the created world as the Book of Genesis and as Saint Francis of Assisi showed us. In the end, everything has been entrusted to our protec on. Be protectors of God s gi s. I would like to ask all those who have posi ons of responsibility in economic, poli cal and social life, and all men and women of goodwill: let us be protectors of crea on, protectors of God s plan inscribed in nature; protectors of one another and of the environment. Let us not allow omens of destruc on of earth to accompany the advance of this world! What does this mean to us? How does ecology fit into faithful living? What is human ecology? What does Pope Francis say about climate change? Does saving the environment save humanity? How does global warming dispropor onately impact people who are poor? Scholars expect these and other ques ons to be answered in the first encyclical authored by Pope Francis. The Earth Concerns Commi ee will study this encyclical when it is available to the public. Everyone is invited to join us. What to Hope for in Pope Francis First Encyclical, John A. Coleman