Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 1, 2017 Celebrate with Grateful Praise! St. Clare Parish s 150th Anniversary! Plan to join your parish family at Saturday, October 7 at 4:00 p.m. (Prelude Music at 3:30) as we gather to thank God for St. Clare s 150 year heritage in the O Fallon Community. This special anniversary Mass, celebrated with Bishop Edward Braxton from the Diocese of Belleville, will be the high point of our 150 Days for 150 Years Sesquicentennial Celebration. You ll want to be with us for this memorable liturgy! A light reception will follow. 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 Paulo D Amico 632-3562 PARISH TRUSTEES Michael Crupe John Dempsey ST. VINCENT DEPAUL Emergency Assistance 632-4270
From Our Pastor... Celebrations of Grace! As we celebrate Oktoberfest weekend it is an opportunity to really thank God for all the blessings He bestows upon us! Next Saturday, October 7 at 4:00 PM, we do just THAT at a Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving for our parish s 150th anniversary. You don t want to miss this historic event of praise and gratitude! We are honored to have Bishop Braxton lead us in prayer for this Mass as we remember all faithful parishioners who created the great foundation of our parish and thank God for the privilege we have of being the next generation to pass on the Catholic faith. Highlights and reminders for next Saturday: Music Prelude begins at 3:30 PM, so be sure and arrive early to enjoy the music and enter into prayer. Mass begins at 4:00 PM; there is be only ONE Mass on Sunday at 10:30 AM since we really do hope that ALL parishioners participate in the sesquicentennial Mass on Saturday. Reception after Mass will include wine, light refreshments and appetizers, a perfect time to reminisce and share fellowship. Make it special: Together let us make an effort to sing our best, dress up in our Sunday finest, and offer joyful praise and thanksgiving to God...as we open our hearts to what the Holy Spirit has in mind for us for the next 150 years! Love and prayers, Fr. Jim Deiters Mass Time Change Reminder! Saturday, October 7 Mass at 4:00 PM Prelude Music at 3:30 for our 150th Anniversary Celebration with Bishop Braxton. Sunday, October 8 only ONE Mass at 10:30 since we want everyone to attend the Saturday Mass for the anniversary! Stations of the Cross Garden Dedication Monday, October 2 at 2:00 p.m. All are welcome to join us for a short prayer service to dedicate and bless this beautiful new meditation garden, located at the former Lugge Center site on Third Street across from St. Clare School. Our parish is presenting this gift of peaceful green space to the entire community in honor of our 150th anniversary. September 30 Kurt Kalmer Thomas Levrault Lynn Joseph Stephen Lyons Michael Ryan Mark Arbogast Casey Triplett Aubrey Mister Catherine Gross Addison Stoltz October 1 Katie Feger Joni Kennedy Shirley Suski Dominic Sabatino Cindy Zidarevich Dan Richter Bonnie Brave John Knapik Tom Reid Jennifer DeBourge Melissa Alblinger Jeff Cooley Gregory Mertens Ryan Richter Kyle Gomez Sarah Pavlisin Emily Raynor Emily Cerbie Braden Henson Bella Scire Zachary Alblinger Skylar Voss October 2 Sandy Gross John Burke Michael Mayden Michelle Crain Jenevieve Tavares October 3 Mary Martychenko Paulette Roberg Blaine Phillips Shawn Kueker Sandra Easely- Goodman October 3 (continued) Nicholas Gallagher Morgan Novack Henry Mojzis Gabriel Sill October 4 Frank Thomas Cheryl Sommer Stacey Hawkins Hurley Thurston Dannielle Hammes- Wade Collin Holton Sienna Hamby Elliot Hamby October 5 Gary Matt Linda Britton Matthew Fox Anna Turner Taylor Haerter McKenna Spilker Allyson Siville October 6 Walt Leninsky Paul Mast Kameron Vrieswyk Mariah Chapple Violet Tempus October 7 Cheryl Mennerick Joseph Jorn Kim Larcom Eric Trias Sean Hayden Nicole Findley Katrina Graham Amy Stapenhorst Cole Grapperhaus Hannah Sill
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, September 30 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 p.m. Sylvia Ritzel Sunday, October 1 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. For Our Parish 10:30 a.m. Martin and Stella Gannon **Eucharistic Adoration following 10:30 Mass Monday, October 2 The Holy Guardian Angels Benedic on at 11:40 12:00 p.m. Dick and Norma Seipp Tuesday, October 3 Weekday 7:30 a.m. Clete Schwaegel 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Wednesday, October 4 (No Mass) Saint Francis of Assisi Thursday, October 5 Weekday, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel First Friday, October 6 Weekday, Saint Bruno, Priest Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin 7:30 a.m. John and Pat Chamberland Saturday, October 7 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 150th Anniversary of St. Clare of Assisi Parish 4:00 p.m. Robert and Clara Schachner Sunday, October 8 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:30 a.m. For Our Parish Readings of the Week October 2 8 Monday Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-7; Lk 9:51-56 Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8; Ps 137:1-6; Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Ps 19:8-11; Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-37; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Is 5:1-7; Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43 Next Weekend: October 7/8 Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Saturday 4:00 Mary Fleming, Jim & Pennie Pavlisin, Ken & Jeanne Smith Jett Cates, Lee & Anne Crowe, Jeanette Giebels Ely Gillespie, Leslie Goldberg, Tom & Maggie Grimmig Paulette Roberg Sunday 8:30 Sunday 10:30 No Mass Jay Davila, Suzanne & Jacob Huffines, Ann Hug Steve Bovich, Toni Stanton, Karen Holzum, Steve Huber Maggie O Loughlin, Andrea Picchietti Elizabeth Reichenbach, Dominic & Rena Sabatino Readers Saturday 4:00 John Gomez & Kathy Sjoquist Sunday 8:30 No Mass 10:30 Mark Arbogast & Tanja Ramsby Servers Saturday 4:00 Evan, Colin, Kelly & Peter Fleming 8:30 No Mass 10:30 Calista Pavelschak, Joseph Kinsella, Curt Stutsman Ushers Saturday 4:00 Sunday Sunday Don Gravlin, Ken Kenney, Madison Luechtefeld Ryan Luechtefeld, Carl Lurk, Paulette Roberg 8:30 No Mass 10:30 Chris Bautz, Paulo D Amico, Su Holmes Blaine Phillips, Mark Stevens, Zakharie Stoll Gift Bearers Saturday 4:00 Dave, Stacey, Aidan, Dillon & Noah Cutter Sunday 8:30 No Mass 10:30 Jason, Colleen, Dillon & Cameron Pavelschak Greeters Saturday 4:00 Tammy Earley, Tanja Ramsby, Sharon Ripplinger Barry, Kim, Blaine, Averie & Elliot Stolle Jim & Corrine Wright 8:30 No Mass 10:30 Robert, Lisa, Ryan & Rob Clancy Gustavo, Alexis, Sofia & Gabriela Cotto Sound Board Saturday 4:00 Gary Borges Sunday 8:30 No Mass 10:30 Gary Goldberg Bread Bakers Children s Word Saturday 4:00 Sunday 8:30 10:30 Sarah Homrig & Joshua Huffines Nursery 8:30 10:30 Megan Blair & Courtney Jordan Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers: Jennifer R. Barajas, Wray Barr, Sister Barbara Ann Bosch, Joyce Correale, Rita Ferreri, Randy Fultz, Sharon Gage, Tom Giger, Jean Green, Allison Hartmire, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke, Jessica Holmes, Patricia Jones, Liz Klingler, Dawn Papproth Kuhn, Abelina Leon, Mary Lugge Nona Morgan, Pauline Puttmann, Dale Reeser, Grace Regutti, Megan Saldanha, Madelean Sanford, Rosa Garcia, Craig Seipp, Mary Ann Seipp, Donna Sparks, Betty Tomasovich, Jake Van Hook, Jenny Vogt, Pat Vollmer, Patricia Weiler Steve Wells, Doris Zink 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.
JOIN US FOR A DAY OF PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA AT ST. CLARE CHURCH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 TWO EVENTS IN ONE DAY! Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Rally Join us on the East lawn of Church grounds at Noon. Bring a lawn chair. This October marks the 100th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun. Rally should last 90 minutes. Rosary is prayed, along with litanies, prayers and songs. The purpose is to pray to God through Mary's intercession for our country and the world in a public setting. Light snacks will be served. (If inclement weather, we will meet in the Fellowship Hall.) The Miracle of our Lady of Fatima Movie will be shown in the Fellowship Hall after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Come and see this beautiful story of Our Lady's six apparitions to three young shepherd children in 1917, bringing with her a message of peace and hope for the world. In the last vision, seen on October 13, 1917, Our Lady proved her reality with a Miracle of the Sun seen by thousands in attendance. Popcorn will be provided. Bring a snack/and or drinks to share. The movie is 1 hour and 45 minutes. Babysitting provided if you call the parish office by Wednesday, October 11. Corpus Chris Parish Monthly Prayer Hour for an increase in Voca ons to the Priesthood, Diaconate and Consecrated Religious life will be held on the 1st Thursday of each month beginning on October 5 at 7 p.m. in the Church. The hour will include Eucharis c exposi on, Scripture, praying of the Rosary, some medita on me, and concluding with Benedic on. Everyone is welcome to a end. Any ques ons can be forwarded to our Parish Voca- ons Coordinator, Marvin Winkeler at mewinkel51@gmail.com or 402-214-1155. In the Second Reading today, Paul gives us a blueprint of what humility looks like, based on Jesus vocation of the Cross. In the same way, our service and love cannot be for our own advancement but should be rooted in the sacrificial love that Jesus revealed. In the emptying of our self, we allow God to fill our hearts and shine through. This way, people won t merely see our works and prayer, but they will see God exalted through us. September 23/24 Tithe: $20,001.00 New Church: $ 2,621.00 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; Another withholds what he should give, And only suffers want. Proverbs 11:24
THE REWARDS AND CHALLENGES OF PARENTING All parents are invited to a parenting series on building healthy, confident and faith-filled families. Learn how to: Strengthen relationships within the family Build skills for raising responsible children Nurture family faith and spiritual growth The series, facilitated by Sister Joyelle Proot, will meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Spirituality Center at St. Nicholas Parish. The series will be offered October 10, November 14, January 9, February 13, March 13 and April 10. You do not have to attend all six sessions, but you won't want to miss a minute of these wonderful presentations. The last time she offered these skills, the participants wanted to frame her picture to remind them of the ideals and skills she taught. For more information, please call Barb Furdek at 618-632-1137. You Are Invited to Join The Franciscan Friars Of East St. Louis In Observing the Transitus The Commemoration of The Death of St. Francis Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 pm St. Augustine of Hippo 408 Rev. Joseph Brown Blvd. East St. Louis, IL Reception following in Fr. Augustus Tolton Hall Call the Church office for more information 274-0655 R L C BE NOT AFRAID Behold, I am with you always, un l the end of the age (Ma hew 28:20) is the theme for Respect Life Month which begins today with Respect Life Sunday. To understand more fully how to defend and protect human life, we must realize that we are made in God s image and likeness and that in spite of our weaknesses and failures, we are deeply loved. That love impels us to share God s love with others. Learn, Act, Connect, Pray: Watching the news and reading the headlines, we may feel helpless seeing the heartbreaking lack of respect for human life. How do we respond when our efforts seem small in the face of the culture of death? Eucharistic Adoration This Weekend! Join biblical expert and Catholic apologist Stephen Ray on a personal pilgrimage through the pages of St. John s Gospel. He draws from extensive scholarship and his time spent in the Holy Land filming documentaries to bring forth many of the profound theological truths that lie beneath the surface of this gospel. This exciting presentation will hold your interest from beginning to end, igniting your heart and soul with a deeper understanding of this amazing gospel. Perfect for those doing a bible study on the Gospel of John! There s More to Life!! You re Invited to the Men s Renewal Experience November 4/5 DISCOVER: What s missing in your life What matters most, What matters least What to do about it DEVELOP Lasting and Meaningful Friendships ENJOY Fellowship, Food and Fun Contact Dave Zimmer at 618-444-2209 or dbzimm@charter.net Dan Kimutis at 618-314-4176 or dkimutis@msn.com Sunday, October 1 after 10:30 Mass until 11:40am Monday, October 2 With Benediction and Mass at Noon Come and share some quality time with Jesus, giving Him your burdens and worries so you can be fully open to know just how much He loves you and wants to help you know the perfect plan He has for your life. Sign-up sheets are on the table in the Gathering Space for those who can commit to an hour. XLT Join us for 45 minutes of great music and prayer! Sunday, Oct. 1 from 5 5:45 p.m. Live music and guided prayer. My soul exalts the Lord and my Spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46
St. Clare Parish School of Religion Sundays at St. Clare School 10:30 11:40 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct 22 Oct 29 NO Columbus Day W/E Soup Kitchen Grade 1 K-4 parents/guardians: Please pick up students in the gym promptly. If you plan to park and then walk into the school for PSR, please park in a parking area along the street and keep the drop off lanes clear for those just dropping off or picking up. Students should exit & enter on the right side of the vehicle. Please keep everyone s safety in mind! 1st Reconciliation Parent Education Meeting Monday, October 23 at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall with Fr. Jim. Required meeting for parents of all students who will be preparing for the First Reconciliation and First Communion during this school year. Babysitting available. Contact Jane at janeadotson@yahoo.com or the parish office at 632-3562. Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct 22 Meet at Church for XLT at 5 pm Pizza & Pumpkin fun at 5:50 in the garden pavilion NO YOUTH GROUP Youth Group 6 7:30 p.m. Youth Group 6 7:30 p.m. High School Youth Group meets in our new youth room in the lower level of St. Clare School. Bring a friend!! For All 7th & 8th Graders Sunday, October 29 from 5 7 p.m. St. Clare Church Fellowship Hall Bring your friends from any parish or any faith!! Coming Soon Luke 18 registration for 8th graders and applications for high school leaders will be Oct 8 Nov 8. Watch the bulletin, website and facebook for details. Luke 18 is January 12 14, 2018. We Need judges for Our chili cook off!! Bring chili by 5:45 pm Friday, October 27 6:30 pm St. Clare Church Parking Lot Hot Chocolate, Hot Dogs, Chili, Chips Prizes for best decorated trunk and best chili Participants arrive by 6 Judging begins at 7 For the safety of our kids Please plan to stay until 7:30 when the parking lot will be re-opened!
ALTAR ANGELS OCTOBER 7: Rose Brennan, Celerina Collins Ely Gillespie, Jeannie Haukapp, Babe Papproth ST. CLARE PARISH LOGO SHIRTS limited quan es in these sizes available: Women s Large, XL and 2XL and Men s Large. Shirts are in parish office. $14 for all sizes (except 2XL $16). HAVE YOU HEARD OF SERRA? The Serra Club is Catholic men and women dedicated to foster and affirm voca ons to the priesthood and religious life. The Club meets every first and third Friday of the month for Mass, lunch, a speaker and brief mee ng. All are welcome! Please contact Mike at 397-2320 or Mel at 531-4244 for more informa on. 30TH ANNUAL ALTHOFF CATHOLIC GOLF CLASSIC Saturday, October 14 at Stonewolf Golf Club New Day! New Format! New Pricing! Six hole-in-one prizes, nine players will compete for a chance at a $100,000 grand prize! For sponsorship and registra on info, contact ACHS Advancement Office at 618-235-1100 ext.109 or pmiller@althoffcatholic.org or visit althoffcatholicgolfclassic.com. PRIESTHOOD SUNDAY The Messenger Diocesan newspaper, will publish a special sec on in the October 19 issue to recognize all of our priests: ac ve and re red, pastors, administrators, associate pastors and sacramental ministers. This is your opportunity to tell us briefly some of their best quali es. Please mail your remarks on or before October 6 to The Messenger, 2620 Lebanon Avenue, Belleville, IL 62221 or email to cathnews@bellevillemessenger.org. One Hour for Life Join your friends and other area Christians Metro East Life Chain Sunday, October 1 from 2 3:00 p.m. for one hour of prayer and witness We will be standing along Highway 159 at Associated Bank by the mall, quietly praying and holding Life Chain signs. Life Chain is a powerful witness to a passerby that life is precious and should be protected and that Jesus forgives and heals. Pro Life Video Challenge!! Create a 1-5 minute video that relates to the theme "Celebrate Life". Entries will be judged on content, creativity, relevancy, and videography skills. Videos may be done by individual or groups, age 10-21. The winner receives $100!! Submissions due by October 15. Visit stclarechurch.org for details. NEW HOSPITAL OPEN HOUSE The Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, the Board of Directors, and Staff invite you to come see the wonderful new hospital in O'Fallon. Come see why Catholic Healthcare and the new facility blesses our community and your family with the best of care and most advanced technology in the area. Open House - October 7 and 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day at the new hospital The Knights of Columbus 25th Annual Columbus Day Kids Run for Special Olympics Monday, October 10 at 11 a.m. O Fallon City Park All participants must be registered by 10:30. You may sign in at the KC Hall on Hwy 50 or call Mike Tiernan at 980-3883 for advance sign in. Cost is $10 per runner and the first 100 to sign up receive a race day t-shirt. Prizes will be awarded and hot dogs and chips will be served at the Hall after the run!