TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 14, 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 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
Hymnody Hymn texts are composed to poetic meters with a preset number of syllables per line of text. For instance, the hymns Alleluia, Sing to Jesus and Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee share a common meter of 8 7 8 7 D ( D means repeat so its literally 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7). You ll notice often that words in a hymn stanzas are capitalized in the middle of sentences, this indicates the beginning of a new line of the poem. One of the practicalities of hymnody is that you can mix and match texts and tunes. In many cases throughout hymnody, a modern text can be paired with an ancient tune. This is an exception in the world of vocal music, since, in most other cases, a composer writes the music after the text has been written. Whether composing new music to fit a text, or selecting the right hymn tune for a new hymn text, the nature of vocal music is consistent the music expresses the story being told in the text. In other words, they hymn tune we sing should express the hymn text. The new hymn God Whose Purpose is to Kindle uses strong language to send us out into the world with the gospel. Just in the first stanza we have words like ignite, fire, burning, passion, and inspire. While Jesus refers to body parts that actively cause us to sin, stanza 1 of the hymn refers to sins of omission, when we choose to refrain from being active disciples Overcome our sinful calmness. Stanza 2 continues in this regard with phrases like With your sharpened Word disturb us, from complacency release! And so on. The last phrase of stanza 3 expresses why coming to Mass is so important- Lift the smallness of our vision by your own abundant life. When we gather as a community, our senses are tuned in to the realm of the Divine as God speaks to us through His Word, and our souls are nourished with the Bread of Life. These spiritual foods lift us from our small comfort zones and help us to realize the physical needs of others in our community and in the world, the spiritual need our world has for Christ, and how we fit into that picture as baptized Christians priests, prophets and kings. The tune paring for this text is quite excellent, as it exemplifies the strength, nobility and directness found in the text. The tune s original name is Ton-Y-botel (tune in a bottle) because of a legend that it was found written down on a paper in a bottle along the Welsh Coast. It is renamed Ebenezer in many hymnals (ours included) after the chapel which Thomas John Williams attended at the time he composed the tune. The word Ebenezer is Hebrew for Stone of Help...another strong reference! We ll sing this hymn for several weeks to work it into our voices and you may even hear it as incidental music throughout Mass. May this text reignite and inspire all of us in our outreach ministries to the poor, vulnerable and voiceless in our world. Stephen Eros, Director of Liturgy and Music Recent Deaths: Clita Adams, Wife of Gary, Mother of Elizabeth (Jeffrey) Thomason and Brian (Sarah) Adams Viola Ann Motowski, Mother of Joe (Aileen) Motowski October 13 Ed Navales Nancy Karrigan Jeff Sjoquist Terry Heimann Cathi Ponciroli Troy Bedard Luke Epplin Drew Reiniger Tyler Geis Addie Smith Amelia Lindsay October 14 Carol Williamson Suzanne Rupright James Long Robmary Fuentes Mariah Stephens Jake Tipton Arlo Herbert Penelope Phillips October 15 Leslie Strand Armando Orozco- Silva Thomas Hickey Gerardo Saenz Christy Rasmussen Lyndsey Kauth Brittany Schmidtke Lilly Siville Marshall Harris Kayla Kalmer Samantha Wulf Kerry Yost October 16 Jerry Stephens Joe Minor Damian Rangel Haley Holton Kirstie Chapple Elizabeth LeChien October 17 Rudy Zidarevich Judy Lemansky Patrick Miller Tina Ngo Joy Warren Jacob Nguyen Jacob Walker Anne Marie Pierre October 18 Pat Jurgensmeyer Paul Takacs Jeanne MacAinsh Dalinda Lewis Jaye Lindsay Keely Wunder Kale Gibson Coltin Kelsey Elena O Neil Kylee Amann October 19 Jennie Riley John Shelpman Ed Lorden Jaycee Greene Emily Joost Alanna Nacar Alex Whatley Kathryn Katzer Jacob Ryan Aiden Wade October 20 Joanne Lauber Audrey Peet Ruth Kwiatkowski Zakharie Stoll Cody Henson Taylor Garcia October 21 Dan DeVan Mary Johnson Jacqueline Muckensturm Ashley Brown Laura Pierre Sean Sheehan Cecilia Joost
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, October 13 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Betty Gregory Sunday, October 14 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Pat Vollmer Lee Strayhorn Family 10:30 a.m. Joe Burroughs Victor and Marie Thoman Monday, October 15 Weekday St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of the Church 12:00 p.m. Gene and Delores Elliott Tuesday, October 16 Weekday Saint Hedwig, Religious, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin 7:30 a.m. Dick and Norma Seipp 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Wednesday, October 17 - No Mass Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr Thursday, October 18 Saint Luke, Evangelist 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Friday, October 19 Saints John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests and Companions, Martyrs 7:30 a.m. Mary Jane London Saturday, October 20 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Clete Schwaegel Sylvia Ritzel Sunday, October 21 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Esther Borges Joseph Rademacher, Kenneth Wylie 10:30 a.m. Santos Lopez Vernon Kombrink Readings of the Week October 15-21 Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 -- 5:1; Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9 Friday: Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: Eph 1:15-23; Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-7; Lk 12:8-12 Sunday: Is 53:10-11; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Heb 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 [42-45] Next Weekend: October 20/21 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Nancy Buttimer, Stacey Cutter, Dennis Holdener, Lucy Mixen Erin Anthony, Jim Edwards, Jessica Kalmer, Barb Kenney Bethany Kazmierczak, Jack & Patti Leisure Mark & Amie O Connor Sunday 8:30 Jaclyn Gross, Ann Millikin, Andrea Picchietti, Sharon Ripplinger Marie Berry, Bob & Michelle Crain, Betty Deschesne Mary Fleming, Ryan Luechtefeld, Alex Schillinger Katerina & Peter Timpson 10:30 Lindsay Goldberg, Suzanne Huffines, Patty Kingelhoefer Joe LaSalvia, Heather Ertel, Mandi Huelsmann, Len Ratajczyk Dan & Kris Kimutis, John Lamontange, Toni Stanton Anne Shambro, Michele Taylor Readers Isabella Ponciroli & Jamie Eros Sunday 8:30 Julia Millikin & Jason Homrig 10:30 Katie Szwedo & Mark Arbogast Servers Ushers Sunday Sunday Gift Bearers Sunday Isabelle Elliott, Lucas & Matthew Ueda 8:30 Matthew Range, Evan Fleming, Owen Hubbard 10:30 Ryan Clancy, Drew Ferguson, Levi Huber David Barnes, Hal Harris, Ken Kenney Walter O Dell, Eric Sheesley, John Winkelmann 8:30 John Bechtoldt, Gary Haselhorst, Robert Kirchgessner Walt Leninsky, George Martychenko, Bob Picchietti 10:30 Joe Ertel, Brian Helsmann, Carlos Mariles Debbie Oitker, Roy Rogge, James Taylor Ralph & Angeles Moran 8:30 Jake, Amie, Delaney, Emerson & Josie Nieroda 10:30 Ron & Laura Polillo Greeters Rose Brennan, Su Holmes, Rosemarie Jones Pat Reeser, Carolyn & Jenny Vogt 8:30 Muriel Barber, Dennis Collins, Audra Driscoll Catherine & Jaclyn Gross, Leah Wilson 10:30 Sharon, Garrett & Braden Busch, Donna Swanson Patrick, Dannette, Joseph, William & Lydia Kinsella Sound Board Jett Cates Sunday 8:30 Gregory Timpson 10:30 Gary Goldberg Bread Bakers Joe & Lona Moore, Amy Short, Vonda Walker Children s Word 5:00 Kelly Monroe & Faith Rackers Sunday 8:30 Megan & Maddie Blair 10:30 Amanda & Zeke Huber Nursery Choir 8:30 Sarah & Oscar Speakes 10:30 Kim Burgess & Ava Taylor 8:30 Women s Schola Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers: Bill Bettorf, Claudene Chunn, Dianne Clark, Joyce Correale, David Dempsey, Tom Dernbach, Jean Green, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke, Tom and Mary Herbert, 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 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.
Elephant in the Room: Young Adults Are Leaving Organized Religion at an Alarming Rate. We Are Hear to Listen. St. Clare of Assisi Listening Sessions for: Parents of Young Adults & Ministry Leaders: Thursday, October 25 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. Parent and Ministry Leader Sessions meet in the Fellowship Hall Young Adults: Tuesday, November 6 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. Young Adult Sessions meet in the Choir Room Souper Bowl food drive coordinator needed: Help us keep this long-time ministry going and lead some Confirmation students in this service project. It's an annual project that requires some preliminary phone calls/emails, collections on Super Bowl weekend and delivery of items to the O'Fallon Food Pantry. Please contact Matt Flynn (632-3562, matthewflynn5@gmail.com) if you are interested. Thank you! TRUNK OR TREAT FRIDAY, OCT. 26 AT 6:30 St. Clare Church Parking Lot Hot Chocolate, Hot Dogs, Chili, Chips & Costume Parade! 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. 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 If you would like to participate in our chili cook-off please bring chili to kitchen by 6 p.m. Trunk decorating & Chili cook off are optional!
Aging Grace-Fully St. Clare Parish October 29 7 9 PM Sponsored by the Diocesan Ministry to the Sick and Aged Presented by Dr. Gary Behrman, PhD, MSW, M.Div., LCSD, Adjunct Prof. at St. Louis School of Allied Health, Medicine and Public Health Explore together what it means to age gracefully Integrate Spirituality into our human development Utilize a spiritual approach to aging well This event is good for caregivers, people contemplating retirement, children and grandchildren of those who are aging RSVP to Connie Barre at cbarre@diobelle.org or 235-9991 (Catechetical Certification Credits for the Diocese available) Respect Life Sunday Join us in the Fellowship Hall for Coffee and Donuts Visit our display of pro-life materials Pick up a donation baby bottle and donate to Fontebella Maternity Home See what "Spiritual Adoption" is all about! Tour the Thrive St. Louis mobile unit parked on the east side of the church. See the ultrasound machine our parish donated! HOPE FOR THE JOURNEY Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. And Wednesday, October 31 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 information, please call the parish office at 632-3562 or Ken and Barb Kenney at 726-7587 or kj_kenney@sbcglobal.net. Thoughts from Fr. Robert Zwilling, Pastor, St. Mary, Mt. Carmel, IL and St. Sebastian, St. Sebastian, IL. What/Whom inspired you in your vocation? I did not start thinking about a vocation to Priesthood until my father asked me if I had ever thought about it in 8th grade. After that I started talking to priests and even our Bishop and going on Quest and TEC, and I ultimately heard and found that it was God speaking through them all. What advice would you give to a young man discerning the priesthood? Pray and keep praying is the first. I would encourage this man to talk to Catholics, especially Priests they feel are courageously joyful. I would encourage them to go on fruitful retreats where they hopefully hear more clearly the voice of God in their lives. Your Giving October 6/7 Weekly Envelope $14,953.00 WeShare $ 4,804.33 Direct Deposit $ 5,195.00 Total Tithe $24,952.33 Church Mortgage $6,454.00 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; Another withholds what he should give, And only suffers want. Proverbs 11:24
St. Clare Parish School of Religion Calendar Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 PSR Class PSR Class 1st Grade Soup Kitchen 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. Oct 8 Nov 8 Luke 18 Registration!! Oct 13/14 Fall Retreat for High School Oct 14 Crazy 8 s Escape Room 5-7 FH Oct 21 Meeting 6-7:30 Youth Room Oct 24 Chris Stefanick 7-9:30 Mascoutah High School Oct 28 Meeting 6-7:30 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. First Reconciliation Parent Prep Meeting Monday, October 22 at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall with Fr. Jim Required meeting for parents of students who will be preparing for First Reconciliation and First Communion during this school year. Babysitting available. Contact Jane at the parish office or janeadotson@yahoo.com. 8th graders: Cost is $50 Payable to St. Clare Church (Luke 18) Crazy 8 s Sunday, Oct 14 from 5-7pm Fellowship Hall Can you escape from the room?? Bring your friends from anywhere and any faith. Bring a snack to share. Parents welcome to help with food and game. Luke 18 Bringing fun and faith together for an awesome weekend retreat. January 18 20, 2019 at St. Clare School A special invitation to eighth-graders: The annual Luke 18 retreat provides a powerful experience for 8th graders. Luke 18 opens their eyes to the presence and love of our God, who embraces them just as they are. Led by high school and college students from St. Clare, St. Nicholas and Corpus Christi, the retreat features highenergy games, sons, skits, personal sharing and a series of faith and life talks by the high school students. They ll be talking about Luke 18 for years!! Registration & payment due Nov. 8. (increases to $90 after 11/8) Registration closes on December 11. Register at www.stclarechurch.org or contact your parish youth leader for more information. High School Students: Be a leader at Luke 18. Share your faith with our 8th graders and help host this retreat to make a difference in their lives. You must apply for one of the limited number of leader positions. Leader applications will be available on parish websites Oct 8 Nov 8. Leaders must apply and pay by the deadline. No late applications will be accepted. Leaders must attend 2 planning meetings (seniors attend 3): Nov. 25 seniors only meeting: attend 10:30 Mass at St. Clare and meeting to follow. Dec 16 All high school leaders 10:30 Mass at St. Nicholas meeting to follow. Jan 6 all high school leaders 11:45 at Corpus Christi. High School Leaders Cost is $40 payable to St. Clare (Luke 18) Application and payment due Nov. 8 Register at stclarechurch.org College Students: thanks to those students who have volunteered to be a leader. Pre-planning meeting are Nov 25 (college seniors & juniors only), Dec 16 & Jan 6. Remember, you must attend 2 planning meetings with the high school leaders.
ALTAR ANGELS OCTOBER 20: Jan Butler, Arlene Cruz-Peel Kathy DeVan, Linda Riedel, Sharon Ripplinger 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. ALTAR SODALITY MEETING Monday, October 15 at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall All women of the parish are invited to join us for our meeting, refreshments and bunco!! KELLSIE S HOPE Presents TRIVIA NIGHT Friday, October 19 from 7 10 p.m. (doors open at 6) Caseyville Community Center, 900 S. Main St., Caseyville. Cash Prizes, 50/50, Silent Auction. $100 per table of 8 + one drink token. Visit our website to reserve your table. www.kellsieshopefoundation.com Giving Hope to Children with Cancer! Congratulations to Jim and Corrine Wright as they receive the IXTHUS award for outstanding ministry in the diocese. They agreed to accept not as individuals but only as representatives of ALL the Vincentians in the diocese. The Family and Friends Dinner October 21 at St. Michael Church in Paderborn Mass will be at 3:00, Social Hour at 4:00 and Dinner at 5:00 pm. There is no charge, but please RSVP to our parish office by Oct. 14 at 632-3562 for a count for the meal. Please help us reach out to our Homebound, Hospitalized and Nursing Home Residents! We would like to stay connected by visiting and praying for and with them. Please call our parish office at 632-3562. Matt Wilson, 45, has been a St. Clare parishioner for most of his adult life. He is the devoted father of Kylie and Josie and a former OTHS science teacher, now working at the Federal Reserve in St. Louis. Many know him and his wife, Jennifer as a the co-leaders of Luke 18 for the lasts 4 years and a chaperone for National Catholic Youth Conference. He's also known for his big personality and intensity for all he cares about. Now, he needs a kidney transplant. He is advocating and generating awareness for living kidney donation. Call BJC at 1-800-633-9906, Option 4 Note: Matthew Wilson DOB 08-15-1973 Living donor transplants increase the success of the transplant significantly over deceased donor transplants. There is no cost to the donor. Asking for help is not easy. So we will ask for him and others in need. Spread the word. Help find living donors. Be that hero! #bigaskbiggiftbighero