FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME July 15, 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... Honoring Our Parish s Faithful Servants While I have been on sick leave for the past few weeks, I have used part of the time to reflect on and pray for all of our parishioners who remain so faithful week after week -volunteering, giving financial support, and committed to weekly Sunday Mass. For those who are new to the parish, this will be visible to you and I look forward to meeting you and witnessing your own faithfulness. Our parish highlights two of our parishioners who have been particularly faithful in serving the Lord: Deacon Dennis Vander Ven and his wife Debbie. Next weekend, we celebrate Deacon Dennis 10 th anniversary as a deacon and serving at St. Clare Parish. While in the past year, Deacon Dennis has not been as visible at Mass due to health conditions, he has continued serving our parish in the areas of Baptism and Wedding Sacraments, Parish School of Religion special events, leading Stations of the Cross and prayer services, visiting the sick, weekly staff meetings, and other works of charity. His wife Debbie humbly serves at his side helping wherever needed. We will honor them next weekend at the two Sunday Masses and have donuts and coffee after Mass for you to stop by and thank them. On another note.health Update: I got home from the hospital this past Monday and all is going very well as I mostly work on regaining strength in my legs and letting the interior incisions completely heal. The good news is that the doctor is very pleased with how well things are going. The challenge for me is continued patience as I am required to stay home and rest for two more weeks.and another four weeks until I am out of the danger zone of the disc wound reopening. I met with the staff this week at my home and starting to do some simple desk work since I actually need to be up and moving between periods of rest. Your prayers are working miracles in my body, mind, and spirit! I am still working out the details of when I will be back to celebrating Mass with you, but I am with you in Spirit every moment! God s Peace be with you, Fr. Jim Deiters Recent Deaths: David Birchem, Father of Bryan (Mary) Birchem Dwain Schrader, Husband of Mary Anne (Fair) Schrader May they rest in the peace and love of Christ. July 14 Mary Ann Shelpman Lynn Westphaelinger Gilberto Cruz Karen Brutto Natasha Olufson Katerina Timpson Maddie Blair Emma Blomberg Emma Speakes Lucie Speakes July 15 Hal Harris Mike Mennerick Gina Kinzer Rachel McCulley Natalie Spain Gabe Smoot John Pierre July 16 Larry Burk Bob Johnson Mark Strube Mark Stogner Vic Svec Gregory Wunder Randy Short Carrie Barrett Rita Aguilar Eduardo Berrocal Joey Tipton Kyle Zimmerman July 17 Lucy Ueda Madeleine Burger Matt Eichholz Brian Gibson Jose Rosario Matthew Range Aaron Gentille Ann Abalos Rowan Egan Teagan Huber Riley Wilson July 18 Michael Peet Amy Short Missy Schmidtke Steve McCarty Pamela Duenas Todd Loeffler Nicki Simpson Lindsay Link Ashley Barud Kat Rubush Mylee Leisure July 19 Craig Missey Alan Strake Megan Blair Seth Kennedy Dylan Hites Kinsley Holzum July 20 Daniel Knopps Jaimette McCulley Michael Lafferty Ryan Murray Rachael Novack Jack Ingebretsen Will Bautz Luke Bautz Tyson Filyaw July 21 Yvonne Earley Jack Hagarty Jim Thoman Steve Johnson Karen Sheesley Timothy Browning Alyssa Thoman Kendall Kunkel Kaine Hardy July 22 Bob Kerin Ginny Bekanich Robert Cummings Jackie Gordon Beth Grapperhaus Emily Stigler Jack Chappel The Brown Scapular - Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been one of the most precious gifts and highly indulgenced sacramental of our Church. It is in reality a garment given to us by Our Blessed Mother which makes us her special children. The blessing and distribution of the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will take place on Monday, July 16 after the Noon Mass.
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, July 14 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. For Our Parish Sunday, July 15 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. John and Dorothy Wielgus 10:30 a.m. Mary Mennerick, James Mannix Brennen and Finley Bereda Monday, July 16 Weekday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel 12:00 p.m. Craig Seipp Tuesday, July 17 Weekday 7:30 a.m. Dolores Hocher Wednesday, July 18 No Mass Weekday, Saint Camilus de Lellis, Priest Thursday, July 19 Weekday 12:00 p.m. Brennen and Finley Bereda Friday, July 20 Weekday, Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr 7:30 a.m. Russell and Eleanor Thoman Saturday, July 21 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Melvin Seipp Sunday, July 22 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Lee and Dorothy Strayhorn 10:30 a.m. Vernon Kombrink Donald Riesenberg Readings of the Week July 16-22 Monday: Is 1:10-17; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 10:34 -- 11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-8; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Ps 94:5-10, 14-15; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 102:13-14ab, 15-21; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10-12abcd, 16; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Mi 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Jer 23:1-6; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34 Next Weekend: July 21/22 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday 5:00 Jessica Kalmer, Sella Roman, Jeff & Pat Taylor, Julie Hicks Ricardo Cumba, Bethany Kazmierczak, Barb Kenney Ryan & Betsy McCarty, Ann Millikin, Paulette Roberg Sunday 8:30 Jeanette Giebels, Susan Price, Caron Proffer, Kristy Turner Jana Bechtoldt, Bob & Michelle Crain, Kathy DeVan Mary & Peter Fleming, Ely Gillespie, Peggy Haselhorst 10:30 Patty Klingelhoefer, Toni Stanton, Tina Whitlow, Kitty Luehrs Sophie Wilkerson, Mary Anne Burroughs, Krystle Hatter Elizabeth Reichenbach, Dominic & Rena Sabatino Betsy Weinel, Susan Wilkerson Readers Saturday 5:00 Ellen Gravlin & Garielle Millikin Sunday 8:30 Jason Homrig & Madison Luechtefeld 10:30 Ron Polillo & Mark Arbogast Servers Saturday 5:00 Aiden, Dillon & Noah Cutter 8:30 Kelly Fleming, Ben & Olivia Harris 10:30 Zeke Huber, Joseph & William Kinsella Ushers Saturday 5:00 Theresa Bevers, Mike Crupe, Walter O Dell Allen Raber, Richard Ransom, Scott Voss Sunday 8:30 John Bechtoldt, Dennis Collins, Gary Haselhorst Robert Kirchgessner, Walt Leninsky, Bob Picchietti Sunday 10:30 Carlos Mariles, Tyler McDaniel, John Meise Blaine Phillips, Roy Rogge, Stephen Smith Gift Bearers Saturday 5:00 Sunday Matt, Stephanie, Isaac, Adelaide, Xavier, Genevieve & Eleanor Chambers 8:30 Mary Zeisset Family 10:30 Dan & Tara Ashbaker Greeters Saturday 5:00 Jamie Eros, George & Jon Marble, Rosemarie Jones Jamie Raber, Pat Reeser 8:30 Erin, Shawn & Wesley Dunn, Mona Peach, Barry Stolle Family 10:30 Gustavo, Alexis, Sofia & Gabriela Cotto, Patrick, Danette, Lydia Kinsella, Wade, Betsy, Clair & Wes Weinel Sound Board Saturday 5:00 Don Astor Sunday 8:30 Parker Crain 10:30 Jett Cates Bread Bakers Betsy McCarty, Dave Pierson, Mary Ann Schmittling Children s Word Saturday 5:00 Sunday 8:30 Peggy Snyder & Matthew Turner 10:30 Mandi Huelmann & Alex Eichholz Nursery 8:30 Sarah & Oscar Speakes 10:30 Megan & Maddie Blair Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers: Bill Bettorf, Dianne Clark, Joyce Correale, Fr. Jim Deiters, David Dempsey, Tom Dernbach, Jean Green, Lisa Harter, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke, Tom and Mary Herbert, Liz Klingler, Dawn Papproth Kuhn, Abelina Leon, Nona Morgan, Patricia Mueth, Bill Musser, Grace Regutti, Paul Riley, Megan Saldanha, Mary Ann Seipp, Debbie Vander Ven, Gib Vollmer, 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.
We welcome members of the Class of 1968 from St. Philip s School in East St. Louis to our 10:30 Mass this weekend. We thank them for celebrating with us today. After Mass they will have a Memorial Service at the Mary Shrine in Remembrance of their 11 classmates that have passed away. Please keep the family and friends of their loved ones in your prayers: Bob Baczewski Lee Bradley Dave Evansco Jim Hubert Dominic Paz Debbie Rowe Wally Samoska Dale Skrabacz Steve Strayhorn Gary Thompson Jim Weidenbenner Why did God let this happen? Praying through sickness and suffering Ignatian Spirituality Lecture Series By Fr. Robert Murphy, S.J. Wednesday, July 18 7:30 p.m. St. Louis U. High Si Commons 4970 Oakland Avenue This event is FREE! Register by calling 314-416-6400 or online at whretreat.org/speaker-series WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES Saturday, July 28 at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary An afternoon and evening of family games and outdoor activities, Catholic Exhibitors, outdoor Mass with Bishop Rivituso, dinner by P Sghetti s and a youth concert. All ages are welcome!! Registration is required by July 25. Price is $12.50 for adults; $5 children 3 16; Ages 2 & under Free. Visit archstl.org/palooza for details and to register. Questions? Call 314-792-7185. HOPE for the Journey Wednesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, July 25 at 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 more information, please call the parish office or Ken and Barb Kenney at 726-7587 or kj_kenney@sbcglobal.net. Your Giving July 7/8 Weekly Envelope $14,156.00 WeShare $ 3,407.00 Direct Deposit $ 5,470.00 Total Tithe $23,033.00 Church Mortgage $ 3,255.00 Mark s Gospel recounts Jesus sending out the Twelve, two by two, without money, food nor second tunic. Yet, they went and drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. Hopefully, we are encouraged by this faith to live our vocation and proclaim the Gospel. Are we fulfilling our call from God? Are we listening to Him? Try this week to find some quiet time to hear the Lord s call.
Want to learn more about the Church s outreach to young adults? Consider attending: Leaving the Upper Room: How the Church Needs to Reach Out to the Millennial Generation Presented by Fr. Dave Dwyer, host of The Busted Halo Show with Fr. Dave, a call-in radio show with 30 million subscribers Monday, July 23, 10am - 2:30pm Saint Meinrad, IN Carpool will meet at St. Clare at 6:30am and return around 5:30pm Register with Matt Flynn (632-3562, matthewflynn5@gmail.com) if you would like to attend Cost is $10 per person, plus the cost of gas. Lunch is provided Be the change. JustFaith is an inspiring and energizing, small-group program that invites participants to live more simply and compassionately. Through engaging reading, thought-provoking dialogue, relationship building around today s issues, and engagement with Catholic social teaching, you ll share a journey of faith that invites you to consider how you can be the change in our world. Pope Francis encyclical, Laudato Si will be our foundational document. Catholic Relief Services in the Diocese of Belleville will be offering the JustFaith program in our area starting in September 2018. If you would like more information or would like to register for JustFaith contact Matt Flynn at 632-3562 or matthewflynn5@gmail.com. Save the Date! Annual Dinner Guest Speaker, John Foppe August 9, 2018 Four Points by Sheraton, Fairview Hts. Call or visit 573-634-4316 or VitaeFoundation.org 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 docu-reality 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 Sign up today!
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 Contact Jane, director of family faith formation at janeadotson@yahoo.com or 632-3562. Vacation Bible School July 16-20 Registration is full. Thanks for signing up! Youth and adult volunteers: Decorate the school gym and pick up your t-shirts at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 15. Bring white water rafting & camping decor! Upon arrival on Monday, each child will receive a t-shirt for their age group. PRE K - PURPLE KINDERGARTEN - RED 1ST GRADE - DARK BLUE 2ND GRADE - YELLOW 3RD GRADE - GREEN 4TH GRADE - ORANGE 5TH GRADE - LIGHT BLUE Please wear your VBS shirt or a shirt in the appropriate color all week so we can quickly identify which group you are in. Join us Friday, July 20 at 11:40 in the school for our Closing Celebration, featuring the songs and dances the children have learned at VBS! Luke 18 Retreat Adult and College Leaders Planning meeting for core team 11:40 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 5 in St. Nicholas Youth Room College and adult volunteers are invited Questions? Contact Jennifer Wilson at 618-910-3607 or j.wilson347@yahoo.com or Cary Sheerin at 618-344-1499 or yippee123@charter.net July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug 5 Decorate for VBS 5 6:30 pm Youth Group 6 7:30 Youth Room No Meeting Meeting 6 7;30 p.m. Youth Room and Gym Meeting 6 7:30 p.m. Youth Room and Gym High School Youth from any parish or any faith are welcome to St. Clare Youth Group at any time. Summer is a great time to see what it s about as we are very casual. We meet on Sunday nights in the Youth Room in the lower level of St. Clare School (enter through the middle doors and turn right at the bottom of stairs) and we can play games in the gym. Save the Date! High School Youth Mystery Day Trip With Fr. Jim August 7 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!
ALTAR ANGELS JULY 21 Jan Butler, Arlene Cruz-Peel, Kathy DeVan, Linda Riedel, Sharon Ripplinger RECYCLING BINS The paper and aluminum recycling bins have been moved from the school (3rd & Cherry St) to Rohr Field!! The bins do not accept cardboard or glass products. 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. ZUCCHINI BREAD SALES THIS WEEKEND! The Altar Sodality will be selling their wonderful zucchini breads after Mass this weekend. As always, they appreciate and thank you for your support!! MUSICAL CAMP Open to Grades 4 through 8 (Fall 2018) Dates Location Performances July 30 August 3 from 9 am to 2 pm (bring a lunch) St. Clare of Assisi Church, O Fallon August 3 & 4 at 7:00 p.m. Cost $40 per child, $30 each additional ($50 after July 20) Instructors Jamie & Stephen Eros Questions? Email stephene@stclarechurch.org Registration Form Please return with payment to St. Clare Parish Office by July 20 OR complete online at www.stclarechurch.org/godspell Child s Name Grade Fall 2018 T-Shirt Size Child Adult S M L XL XXL (+$2) Parent/Guardian Name Phone ( ) Email Yes, I give my consent for my child(ren) to participate in GODSPELL MUSICAL CAMP and have their photograph taken for parish print publications, Facebook and website. Parent Signature Date / /