“Love God, serve God, everything is in that” 165 E. SPRINGFIELD ROAD ● ST. CLAIR, MO 63077 636-629-0315 † Fax: 636-629-2327 † www.stclarecatholic.org † [email protected]CATHOLIC CHURCH Saint Clare September 29, 2019 — 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Confessions Saturday 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Eucharistic Exposition Thursday 8:30 AM - 3:00 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 TJ Wild Deacon Harvey Dubbs — Retired 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. We hope you will come again soon. For your convenience, we have blue “Let Us Know” cards in back of church.
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“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 † [email protected]
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Saint Clare
September 29, 2019 — 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Confessions Saturday 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Eucharistic Exposition Thursday 8:30 AM - 3:00 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 TJ Wild
Deacon Harvey Dubbs — Retired
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. We hope you will come again soon.
For your convenience, we have blue “Let Us Know” cards in back of church.
2 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church
GOSPEL MEDITATION — ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
If you saw someone dead come to life tomorrow,
what would you change about your life? Would you
say “nothing”? That’s what Jesus seems to hope.
After all, we already know what to do. In this
Sunday’s Gospel, a rich man and a poor man pass
away, the former to damnation and the latter to
peaceful rest alongside the Jewish patriarchs. The
rich man asks if the poor man can appear to his
brothers and advise them to live a more virtuous
life. The parable offers a strong rebuke: “They have
Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.”
In other words, they should already know what to
do.
We, too, know what to do. More than Moses, Jesus
Christ himself has spoken, and continues to speak
through his Church. The rich man did not heed the
wise words, despite knowing them. If we are
convicted against certain Christian teachings in our
heart, how much good will miraculous “proofs” do?
We know more than the law and the prophets — we
know the prophetic law of love proclaimed by Jesus
Christ. Are we living like we believe it?
Where in our lives are we like the rich man? Do
we know how to treat the poor but still we ignore
them in our excess? Do we know the third
commandment, but the Sunday liturgy feels
“optional” when other weekend commitments arise?
Have we heard Christ’s teachings on sexuality, but
consider them out of reach for us? We have
received a great many truths as Christian people.
We are blessed by God with the sacraments and the
abundance of His graces. We have what we need —
in Him — to begin to live a virtuous life now.
The Gift of Our Guardian Angels
It’s good to know we’re not alone. This
October 2nd we celebrate the feast of our
guardian angels. This ancient belief has roots
in Scripture. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus
implies the special guiding care of the
angels. “See that you do not despise one of
these little ones, for I say to you that their
angels in heaven always look upon the
face of my heavenly Father” (Matthew
18:10). Our guardian angels are given to us
by God to protect and watch over us from
the moment of our conception until the hour
of death. Let’s pray together to our own
heavenly help: Angel of God, my guardian
dear, to whom God’s love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side to light, to guard,
to rule, and to guide. Amen.
Angels
Question:
I’ve heard that we become angels when we
die. Is this what the Church teaches?
Answer:
As human beings, we are both spiritual and
corporeal. We are body and soul. This makes us
unique in all creation. No other physical
creature — plant or animal — possesses an
immortal soul made in God’s image and
likeness. Like the distinction with plants and
animals, angels have an entirely different sort of
existence. Angels are pure immortal spirit, and
they have been so since the moment of their
creation. While they may take on an
appearance of a body in Biblical history, they
are not a body like we are. Angels are neither
male nor female, despite the art we often see.
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PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS Michael Underbrink & Samantha Deason
September 28, 2019
Daughters of Isabella
St. Clare Circle 1082
2019 Pilgrimage—Monday, October 14, 2019
8:00 am Leave St. Clair KC Hall
9:15 - 9:30 am Arrive at Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondolet
9:30 am Tour
11:30 am Rosary in the chapel
12:00 pm Lunch at Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondolet
1:00 pm Leave the Mother House
1:30 - 2:00 pm Ted Drewes
3:30 pm Arrive back at KC Hall
The price of the bus will be approximately $25 and
the lunch is $10 (if we have at least 50 people).
Payment needed by 10/01/19. ALL LADIES OF THE PARISH ARE INVITED .
If interested in attending, please contact
Debbie Kelley (636-358-1415) or
Donna Robart (314-808-1869).
Public Square Rosary Rally
Saturday, October 12th
12:00 Noon
At the gazebo on Main Street
Sponsored by America Needs Fatima. It
will be one of over 20,000 rallies that will
take place all across the United States on
that day & time. Please join us in praying
the rosary and offering prayers for the sins
and offenses committed against the
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. We
may not be fighting Communism as in
World War II but the daily increase in
spiritual, moral and economic decline
desperately needs a divine solution. We
fervently pray for the conversion of the
United States and a return to Our Saviour
and His Mother, Mary. Will you be able to
join us and others on this day of prayer?
Norma Jean Ritter
September 20, 2019
CARD PARTY
Thursday, October 10, 2019
KC Hall
$4.00 to play 1:00 - 4:30 pm.
Beverages, snacks, a dessert, prizes.
$1 to enter 50/50 drawing
For more information, call 636-629-3719.
Sponsored by the Daughters of Isabella Circle #1082
LADIES SODALITY
Next meeting is Wednesday, October 9th
6:00 pm in the church basement (food pantry
room). Please use the stairs on the right
side of church.
**ALL LADIES OF THE PARISH ARE WELCOME**
GOOD SAMARITAN SUPPER
Tuesday, October 1st
KC Hall at 5:00 pm
FREE meal for anyone needing a warm meal,
nourishment or company.
PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
4 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church
Other Parish Activities . . . . . . . . . . .
Quilt Bingo Social — Sunday, October 6th,
Immaculate Conception Parish Center Gym,
Arnold, MO. Starting at 1:00 pm (doors open at
11:30 am). Beautiful Quilts and $ Games.
Refreshments will be available. No one under the
age of 16, please. Checks will not be accepted.
Meat Shoot — Sunday, October 13th, Holy Family
Parish Port Hudson, New Haven, MO. 12:00 - 6:00
pm. Cross - Pot shot - Pull Tabs - Horse & Wagon
Ride - Country Store - Refreshments.
Fall Sausage Dinner — Sunday, October 16th,
Immaculate Heart of Mary, New Melle, MO.
Serving from 11 am - 6 pm. Adults $13, Children
6 - 12, $7, ages 5 and under eat FREE. Dinner
served with sauerkraut, applesauce, green beans,
corn mashed potatoes & gravy, featuring
Homemade bread and desserts. Includes craft
fair and country store, pull tabs & quilt raffle,
express dining under the pavilion (weather
permitting), live music, wine & beer garden,
bonanza extravaganza and 50/50 raffles.
Pork, blood & liver sausage will be available for
sale.
Chicken & Fish Fry — Friday, October 18th, St. Vincent
Dining Hall (Dutzow), Marthasville, MO. Serving
4 - 7 pm. Menu: Cod & Swai fish, chicken,
mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, green
beans, corn, coleslaw, applesauce, homemade
dessert. Adults: $11, children (6-11): $5, children
under 6: free. Carry outs available.
EAST CENTRAL AREA MISSOURI RIGHT TO LIFE
9TH ANNUAL CELEBRATE LIFE BANQUET
Thursday, October 17, 6:30 pm
Top floor, Jesuit Hall, St. Francis Borgia Parish
Keynote Address: Fritzi Alfermann, President,
Pregnancy Assistance Center, Washington, MO
Potluck dinner starts at 6:30 pm
Please bring a covered dish: suggested as follows:
Thanks be to God for the generosity of our Parishioners!
August Art Corida, Russell Wallen, Bob Stecher,
Angie Hagedorn, Maggie Hopkins, Joann Haynes,
Alberta Kindel, and Gordon Monk,
and Claude Friend.
E v e r y d a y S t e w a r d s h i p
What does a homeless person need? That may seem
like an odd question since being homeless would
indicate they certainly need a home. Beyond that
though, what does a homeless person need? Most
would guess the person needs food, money, clothing,
medical care, and toiletries. Many parishes put
together drives for those items. Is that all the person
needs? It is easy to get caught up in all the things that
easily come to mind so that we miss a key thing
needed by someone homeless as well as all human
beings: to be seen.
How many of us pass by homeless people and pretend
they are not even there. We don’t have money in our
pocket, we don’t have food to give, and we don’t have
material items that they need, so we offer them
nothing. We don’t even offer ourselves.
Welcoming someone with a kind word is free.
Amazingly, we act like it costs us more than anything
else. It is easier to hand someone $5 than it is to
engage in a 15-second exchange of words. We talk
about being generous, but we need to remember that
sometimes the greatest gift we have to give is simply
ourselves. The Jesus in me meets the Jesus in you.
One day, you or I may find ourselves in a tough spot,
and we will be looking for compassion. Let’s hope
that all those who profess to know Jesus don’t simply
pass on by pretending not to see us.
—Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
“My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established…” —Luke 16:25-26
When God created the world He declared that it was good and He gave it to all mankind for us to enjoy. However, over the years we have created a chasm between those who have great gifts and those who do not. In today’s Gospel we see that with our own generosity we must bridge that gap between those who have much and those who have little or we may find ourselves on the wrong side of the chasm in the next life.
