“Love God, serve God, everything is in that”

165 E . SP R INGF I E LD R OAD ● S T. C LA I R , MO 63077 636-629-0315 † Fax: 636-629-2327 † www.stclarecatholic.org † Parish358@archstl.org

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Saint Clare

February 17, 2019 — 6th Sunday Ordinary Time

Confessions Saturday 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Eucharistic Exposition Thursday 8:30 AM - 2:40 PM

Benediction Thursday 2:40 PM

Prayer Chain Contacts Joyce Willis 629-2573 or

Sherry Reed 629-7535

Mass Times Saturday 4:30 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM

10:30 AM

Monday — Friday

8:00 AM

LATIN MASS First Friday of each

month at 8:00 AM

PARISH

INFORMATION

Fr. Eric Kunz, Pastor

Deacon Harvey Dubbs

Deacon TJ Wild

WELCOME

A warm welcome to all who have come to worship with us. If you are visiting, we are honored by your presence.

If you are interested in becoming a member, please call the rectory. Our Parish serves the needs of this

community in many ways. We offer preparation for Sacraments, education for children and adults, social activities,

assistance to those in difficulty, comfort to the sick and those who mourn a loss.

If we can be of service, please let us know.

For your convenience, we have blue “Let Us Know” Cards in back of church.

We hope you will come again soon.

2 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

St. Clare Purgatorial Society

Perpetual Masses are offered the 1st Monday of the month as well as a special Mass

each November. The donation is $30 and you receive a certificate of inclusion.

Contact the parish office at 629-0315 for more information.

Why have a Parish Mission?

I have been thinking lately, if a non-Catholic were

to ask me, “why have a parish mission, what is its

point?” what would I say to them? In doing just a

few internet searches about the origin of parish

missions and the great religious orders that

preached them it seems like three words

summarize the whole thing: repentance, reconciliation, and renewal.

Repentance. From the beginning of parish missions,

the idea has been to move people to really, really,

really, take seriously their salvation, that is to say

their eternal destiny. And a huge part of that is

to get serious about our sinfulness. To recognize

our sins; our favorite sins, our hidden sins, the sins

we tell ourselves aren’t so bad, the sins we feel

helpless to give up, the sins we feel that God won’t

forgive, the sins we feel we can’t live without and

to bring them to the Great Physician of Souls the

Merciful Savior who waits to give us His total

forgiveness through the ministry of His priests in the

Sacrament of Penance.

Reconciliation. The actual Confession of sins is only

one part of reconciliation. The first step is actually

wanting to confess; to verbally expel the sins from

our body and soul. So to do that well, one must

make a thorough examination of conscience. To

think back over our whole lives and confess any

mortal sins that come to mind or that we might

have been embarrassed/afraid to confess in the

past. Then one must put their trust in God, to be

not afraid, as St. John Paul II used to say. One

ought to go into that confessional knowing that

you are coming to the most merciful judge in the

universe, to lay everything out before Him and

accept the penance that His priest gives so that a

true, real and deep healing can occur. And to

do all of this as if our eternal souls depended on it,

because they actually do!

Renewal. Then finally, the last step is to take

St. Paul’s admonition to heart, “To renew (or

restore) all things in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:10)

Having totally confessed our sins and done

penance, now we take up the task of renewing

our lives in total conformity to Christ and His

Commandment to Love. Everything in our lives

must be renewed or restored in Christ-like love.

We must, “…be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

and put on the new man, which has been

created according to God in justice and holiness

of truth.” (Ephesians 4: 23-24)

These ideas fit perfectly well into the holy season

of Lent so our Parish Mission (March 10-12) ought

to be a great opportunity for us to really make this

Lent a fruitful one. Plan to attend the evening

talks and invite a friend!

God is so good to us, have a blessed week!

Fr. Kunz

St. Clair, MO 3

PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fish/Chicken Dinner

February 22nd

4:00 pm — 7:00 pm

KC Hall

Menu includes:

Deep Fried Catfish, Cod & Chicken, Fried

Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes,

Green Beans, Cole Slaw, Applesauce, Dessert,

Coffee, Iced Tea and Lemonade.

Adults (Age 12 & Up) and carry out dinners $11.00

Child (5 thru 11) $5.00

Under 5 years Eat FREE!

Sponsored by the Daughters of Isabella Circle #1082

and the Knights of Columbus Council 4667

Knights Of Columbus Breakfast

All You Can Eat!

Sunday, February 17th

7:00 AM — 11:00 AM

K of C Hall

Scrambled eggs, deep-dish omelet, biscuits,

home-made sausage gravy, fried diced

potatoes, locally made sausage, ham, bacon, French

toast, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, mixed fruit or fresh

fruit, coffee, milk and orange juice.

$9.00 Adults

$5.00 For Service Personnel in Uniform

$3.00 for children ages 5 –12

Free For children under 5

Can You Help Donate Blood? There is an

emergency shortage of blood and the Red Cross

is shouting out a plea for help.

The Knights of Columbus and Farmers &

Merchants Bank are sponsoring a Blood Drive on

Monday, February 18th at the KC Hall from

2:00 pm until 6:00 pm.

To make an appointment, visit their website at

redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code:

KofCStClair or call 1-800-RedCross. Everyone is

welcome. Please bring a valid photo ID.

St. Joseph Statue Refinished!

We have the restored

St. Joseph Statue back and it

looks great. Our “Pennies For

St. Joseph” fundraiser raised

$842.59 towards the restoration

costs. The Daughters of Isabella

pledged the remainder balance.

They donated $357.41 towards the total $1200

cost for the restoration.

A big thanks goes to everyone who made this

possible. We are in the process of placing a

small brass plaque on the statue to

commemorate the parish and D of I charitable

gift.

And . . . Have you noticed that the St. Anthony

statue has also been restored. It had been

badly broken and discolored but it now shines. If

you are asking where is it? Look to your left in

the church vestibule as you come into the

church.

GOLF TOURNAMENT

SCHEDULED FOR

SATURDAY, MAY 4TH

AT MERAMEC SHORES

As a parish fundraiser, we are looking for a

chairperson(s) to take on this event. If you are

able to help, please contact the parish office

at 629-0315.

The St. Louis Review and Catholic St. Louis

Magazine are the go-to sources in the

Archdiocese of St. Louis for news from the

Catholic perspective. The Review is delivered

weekly to your home and is also available

digitally at stlouisreview.com. It includes weekly

messages from Archbishop Robert J. Carson

and Pope Francis.

If you are not receiving a copy, please contact

parish office and request to be put on the

mailing list. If you no longer wish to get the

Review, we also need to know so that we can

take you off the list. The parish office number is

629-0315.

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PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Other Events/Activities . . . . . .

Quilt Social — Saturday, February 23rd, Holy Rosary

Activity Center, Warrenton, MO. Doors open at 11:30

am. Bingo starts at 12:30 pm. Lunch will be available.

Sponsored by St. Ann’s Sodality. For more information

call Barb 636-456-3567 or 636-456-3698 Ext. 221.

Cornhole Tournament — Saturday, March 9th,

St. Gertrude Parish Center, Krakow, MO. Registration/

check-in will begin at 12 pm and the double elimina-

tion tournament will begin at 1 pm. Entry fee is $20/

team if pre-registered by March 2nd or $30/team at

the door and is open to male, female, or coed teams

over the age of 18. Food and drinks will also be

available for purchase during the event. For any

additional information or to pre-register a team,

contact Nick Jacquin at 314-606-4822. You can also

find us on Facebook at “Knights of Columbus Council

#16213 Cornhole Tournament”. We thank you in

advance for your support!

Raffle Opportunities . . . .

Our parish students who attend St. John’s

Catholic School will be selling raffle tickets for

their Dinner Dance Auction after Masses this

Sunday. They are on a quest to sell at least

15/piece to earn a special school day.

There are three raffles: A gun raffle $20/ea, A

Ninja Food Raffle $5/ea and a $1000 Cash

for $10/ea.

Can you help them out for a good cause?

You don’t need to be in attendance at their

Dinner Dance Auction to win. See below for

more information about the event.

MESSENGERS OF FATIMA FREE MEAL

Tuesday, February 19th at KC Hall

5:00 pm

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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

DATE EVENT TIME

Mon 02/18 Mass 8:00 am

Tues 02/19 Mass Messengers Free Dinner (KC Hall) Finance Meeting

8:00 am 5:00 pm 6:30 pm

Wed 02/20 Mass 8:00 am

Thurs 02/21 Mass Adoration

8:00 am 8:30 am

Fri 02/22 Mass 8:00 am

Sat 02/23 Confessions Mass

3:30 pm 4:30 pm

Sun

02/24 Mass Mass

8:00 am 10:30am

LITURGICAL MINISTERS - FEBRUARY 23RD & 24TH

DATE SERVERS LECTORS EUCHARISTIC GIFT BEARERS

02/23

4:30 pm Gary Papin

CeCe DeMaris Ruth Cordia

Art & Ruth

Cordia Volunteers

02/24

8:00 am

Messenger Brothers

Wyatt & Cole Horton

Keegan Horst Chad Horton

Pat Gebken

Sharon Freeman

Chad & Ava

Horton

02/24

10:30 am

David Braun

Grace Wild

Arianna Myers Karen Tauchert

Jeanine Lewis

Karen Jones

David Schreck

Family

02/24 Collection Counters: Jenny Via, Kay Blanke, Tammy Alsop

Readings For The Week

Monday: Gn 4:1-15, 25/Ps 50:1 and 8, 16bc-17, 20-21

[14a]/Mk 8:11-13

Tuesday: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10/Ps 29:1a and 2, 3ac-4, 3b

and 9c-10 [11b]/Mk 8:14-21

Wednesday: Gn 8:6-13, 20-22/Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 18-

19 [17a]/Mk 8:22-26

Thursday: Gn 9:1-13/Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23

[20b]/Mk 8:27-33

Friday: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:13-19

Saturday: Heb 11:1-7/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 10-11 [cf. 1]/Mk

9:2-13

February 16th — February 24th

WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 16TH & FEBRUARY 17TH

SAT. 4:30 PM † D OF I – RESPECT LIFE

SUN. 8:00 AM † PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

10:30 AM † BERNICE GRUS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH

8:00 AM † PETE GREEN

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH

8:00 AM † STEPHANIE LINDEMANN

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH

8:00 AM † REV. ALOYSIUS A. FORST

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST

8:00 AM † CLARA SPRADLING

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND

8:00 AM † NELLIE SIESS

WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 23RD & FEBRUARY 24TH

SAT. 4:30 PM † PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUN. 8:00 AM † DELLA OSBORN

10:30 AM † LARRY HOFFMAN

PLEASE PRAY FOR

OUR MILITARY MEMBERS Please remember in your prayers the following military personnel:

SGT Drew Alsop — US Army, Erin Arent — US Navy, Jeff Arent — U.S. Marines, SGT Jamie Bucher—USAF,

Jason Burton — US Navy, PFC Timothy Colton—US Army

Scott Daugherty, Coty DeClue — USAF, SGT Cameron Earley — US Army,

SGT Tyler Earley — US Army, Clay Fisher — US Marines,

SPC Tyler Grogan — US Army, Matthew Martin — US Navy, Logan Moore — USAF, Monty Perkins, And Andrew Snodgrass — US Navy.

WE PRAY FOR OUR LOVED ONES May God Provide Health and

Comfort to:

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December Raymond Rolley, Marilyn Decker, and John Evans.

January

Elena Vance, Gordon Friend, Charlotte Hagedorn,

Tiffany Shults, Debbie Clark, Jackie Windler, Tim Davis,

Dillion Shadrick, Wendy Peters, John Vogelgesang,

Lori Mayer and Sandy Stecher.

Week of February 10th

Offertory Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,594.00 Loose Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.00 Total Money For Operating Capital $ 1,671.00

Restricted Funds

Parish Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00.00 Partners in Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00.00 St. Louis Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00.00 Building Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00.00 Total $ 000.00

Monthly Offertory Total To Date: $ 4,715.00

February Collection Goal: $14,000.00

Thanks be to God for the generosity of our Parishioners!

“Blessed are you when people hate you,…exclude

and insult you, and denounce your name…on

account of the Son of Man.” - Luke 6:22

All of us have been in situations when someone

has made a negative comment or joke about

God or our Catholic faith. How did you respond?

Did you stay silent or pretend to go along with the

crowd because you didn’t want to cause waves

and then, later, you felt bad? Know that God is

with you all the time, the Holy Spirit will put the right

words in your mouth. Pray for the strength and

courage to proclaim our faith to others, especially

during uncomfortable situations.

February Alicia Filla, Maggie Hopkins,

Joann Haynes, Alberta Kindel,

Gordon Monk, Claude Friend,

Sharon Schuermann, Sharon Havin, and

Richard Williams.

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN

YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS

When I was a child, I often thought of the Church as

something mystical and supernatural. I wasn't wrong in

my understanding of the Body of Christ, for surely the

Church has these characteristics. However, even

though we speak about the foundation of all we are

as Church being the "mystery of Christ," Jesus became

a man so that supernatural element could break into

the natural world in a profound way. What we once

could not see, we now see. What we saw as a God in

a distant place now dwelt among us. It is one of the

aspects of Catholicism that I have grown to

appreciate the most as I have matured: for a Catholic,

the supernatural is natural. The communion of saints is

heavenly and earthly at the same time.

The Beatitudes instruct us about this reality. Pope

Francis reminds us that holiness is "not about swooning

in mystic rapture." Holiness is about living in the real

world and doing extraordinary things with our ordinary

lives. Our stewardship way of life consists of

actions in the natural world that have extraordinary

repercussions.

Do not ever take your simple actions of generosity and

love for granted. As disciples called to a life of

stewardship, we participate in something more

profound than what we can see. We are blessed to be

called to follow Jesus, and we bring blessing to all

those with whom we choose to share ourselves.

-Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

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