St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church 1411 Cross Street O’Fallon, IL 62269 618/ 632-3562 www.stclarechurch.org Fr. Jim Deiters Pastor Dennis Vander Ven Deacon Marcia Fix Parish Secretary Jamae Shubirg Administrative Assistant Ed Seipp Business Manager Patrick Jurgensmeyer Facilities Manager Stephen Eros Music and Liturgy Director Jane Dotson Family Faith Formation Matt Flynn Adult Faith and Mission 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 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 10, 2017 Get Ready! Get Excited! Get Involved! Oktoberfest 2017 September 30 Celebrate our Parish’s 150th Anniversary! Stop by the Oktoberfest tables in the Gathering Space after Mass today to: ♦ Volunteer to set up or tear down and clean up the Fest grounds ♦ Sign up to work shifts in a stand or to help prepare and serve our homemade German dinner ♦ Make a donation, large or small. We’ve got a long ‘wish list’ to choose from! ♦ Purchase raffle tickets for our fabulous Big Otto and Li’l Otto raffles ♦ Learn about our great new game, the crowd-pleasing “I Dood It!” ♦ Support the parish and promote your business as an Oktoberfest sponsor ♦ Meet the Oktoberfest Committee and find out how to get involved See the flyers available for contact information for our Committee Chairs, lots of details about the Fest and much, much more! Get your starter supply of tickets for our two raffles if you did not get them on Oktoberfest kickoff weekend. We ask that EVERY parish household participate by BUYING AND SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS!! You don’t want to be left out!! Only 250 tickets will be sold for our $10,000 Big Otto Raffle! Oktoberfest is St. Clare’s biggest annual fundraiser, with proceeds going to help pay down the mortgage on our new church. We truly count on every parish household to be a part of this important effort! Your contributions will make our 17th Annual Oktoberfest bigger and better as we celebrate 150th Anniversary!!!!!
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St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church 1411 Cross Street
O’Fallon, IL 62269 618/ 632-3562
www.stclarechurch.org
Fr. Jim Deiters Pastor Dennis Vander Ven Deacon Marcia Fix Parish Secretary Jamae Shubirg Administrative Assistant Ed Seipp Business Manager Patrick Jurgensmeyer Facilities Manager Stephen Eros Music and Liturgy Director Jane Dotson Family Faith Formation Matt Flynn Adult Faith and Mission
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
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 10, 2017
Get Ready! Get Excited!
Get Involved!
Oktoberfest 2017
September 30
Celebrate our Parish’s 150th Anniversary! Stop by the Oktoberfest tables in the Gathering Space after Mass today to:
♦ Volunteer to set up or tear down and clean up the Fest grounds
♦ Sign up to work shifts in a stand or to help prepare and serve our homemade German dinner
♦ Make a donation, large or small. We’ve got a long ‘wish list’ to choose from!
♦ Purchase raffle tickets for our fabulous Big Otto and Li’l Otto raffles
♦ Learn about our great new game, the crowd-pleasing “I Dood It!”
♦ Support the parish and promote your business as an Oktoberfest sponsor
♦ Meet the Oktoberfest Committee and find out how to get involved
See the flyers available for contact information for our Committee Chairs, lots of details about the Fest and much, much more!
Get your starter supply of tickets for our two raffles if you did not get them on Oktoberfest kickoff weekend. We ask that EVERY parish household participate by BUYING AND SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS!! You don’t want to be left out!! Only 250 tickets will be sold for our $10,000 Big Otto Raffle!
Oktoberfest is St. Clare’s biggest annual fundraiser, with proceeds going to help pay down the mortgage on our new church. We truly count on every parish household to be a part of this important effort!
Your contributions will make our 17th Annual Oktoberfest bigger and better as we celebrate
150th Anniversary!!!!!
From Our Pastor...
St. Clare Connection Our Weekly Email Newsletter
Are you receiving our weekly e-newsletter? Many of our parishioners enjoying our weekly St. Clare Connection which includes the bulle-tin and upcoming events. If you do not re-ceive it and would like to sign up, go to our home page stclarechurch.org (special note to gmail users: please check your promotions folder for the newsletter!)
September 14 Walter Wright Stacie Hoover Jennifer Compton Lindsay Goldberg Victoria Call Brady Donahue Bella Hataway September 15 Dan Magparangalan Mary Ann Winans Pat Vollmer Ed Bugger Matilde Cotto Frank Blacharczyk Pamela Billhartz Dave Pierson Kimberly Dull Elena McCauley Roman Meduga Austin Kortkamp September 16 Keith Rautio Rose Hatley LeAnne Kniepkamp Christopher Konze Nellie Dwyer Elizabeth Pierre September 17 Darvin Huller Harold Newingham Douglas McDaniel Ron Trelow Arlene Cerbie Tanja Ramsby Joe Ertel Nick Bauder Quinten Spilker Hunter Amann
September 9 Troy Nastoff Rob Murphy Adrienne DeGonia September 10 Vicki Novack Greg Ratermann Chip Dollahon Leslie Gaspar Ryan Voss Elizabeth Burton September 11 Kim Wirth Gaby Protocollo Tyler Schwarz Tristen Fornes Trey Filyaw Joanis Rosario Kate Wrigley Blaise Magparangalan September 12 Vernon Kombrink Jane Dotson Sarah Mattingly Matthew Blomberg Becky Brown John Winkeler Kevin Johnson Erin Prest Amaria Rushing Josephina Rushing September 13 Jan Pavao Robert Conrad Gayle Leveling Maria Prozinski Jennifer Cipfl Gwen Hites Amy West Elizabeth Reichenbach Nick Prosser Kevin Beauchemin Lindsey Swann Hanna Ertel Katie Short Elijah Jordan Jorden Bereda
21 Days to Showtime! Our Oktoberfest Team of leaders have been doing a great job of getting us ‘geared up’ for our big festival. They make it easy for you to sign up to volunteer and donate items by having sign ups after Mass and online. Since there are almost 700 1-hour time slots needed for volunteers, we are hoping that many will offer to sign up for 2 hours of help. The online link to sign up was emailed to you on Friday or you may still stop by the tables after Mass this weekend. The other main way you can support the Oktoberfest is through our raffle. When I am passing out raffle tickets to my family and friends I remind them that this is a great ‘donation’ to the Church while also having a very good chance to win $10,000! The odds are just 1 in 250!! Compare that to winning the lottery of 1 in 292 million!! Think about making your own $100 donation to our parish for this great opportunity. The Little Otto tickets ($10) also give you five chances to win $150! Be sure and send the online raffle link (we sent to your email) to your family and friends out of town stclarechurch.weshareonline.org/oktoberfest. Lastly, take some extra flyers and tickets to your work place to help us market the event to the wider community. “May the Lord give success to the work of our hands” (Ps. 89) Fr. Jim Deiters Recent Deaths: Dolores Deeke, Mother of Father Von Deeke Bob Henry, Brother of Mary Ann Winans
May they rest in the peace of Christ. We continue to pray for all who have died and all who are mourning.
Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers: Jennifer R. Barajas, Wray Barr, Joyce Correale, Rita Ferreri, Randy Fultz, Sharon Gage, Tom Giger, Jean Green, Hannah Grubofski, Allison Hartmire, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke, Jessica Holmes, Patricia Jones, Liz Klingler, Dawn Papproth Kuhn, Abelina Leon, Mary Lugge, Lucy Mixen, Nona Morgan, Pauline Puttmann, Dale Reeser, Grace Regutti, David Rice, 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.
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, September 9 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. James Mannix, Sr. Sunday, September 10 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Cletus Becherer Robert and Clara Schachner 10:30 a.m. Bob and Marilyn Kemp Joe Burroughs Monday, September 11 Weekday 12:00 p.m. No Mass/Priests Convoca on Tuesday, September 12 Weekday The Most Holy Name of Mary 7:30 a.m. No Mass/Priest Convoca on 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Wednesday, September 13 No Mass Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Thursday, September 14 The Exalta on of the Holy Cross 8:30 a.m. Mass in School Chapel Friday, September 15 Our Lady of Sorrows 7:30 a.m. Rita Rehkemper Saturday, September 16 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Clete Schwaegel Sunday, September 17 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. For Our Parish 10:30 a.m. Frank and Caroline Furmanek Lawrence and Helen Bild
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Saturday 5:00 Jett Cates, Ricardo Cumba, Julie Hicks, Jessica Kalmer Nancy Buttimer, Tom & Maggie Grimmg, Kevin Mulheran Jack & Patti Leisure, Shirley Suski, Paulette Romberg
Sunday 8:30 Susan Price, Caron Proffer, Kristy Turner, Sara Wise Jana Bechtoldt, Ashley Brown, James Cavins, Ely Gillespie Betty Deschesne, Aimee Nieroda, Lonny & Denise Roberts Peter Timpson
Sunday 10:30 Jay Davila, Andrea Picchietti, Dominic & Rena Sabatino Lea Bautz, Heather Ertel, Karen Holzum, Ed Lorden Brian Kloustermeyer, Donna Meyers, Elizabeth Reichenbach Anne Shambro, Toni Stanton
Readers Saturday 5:00 April Leo & Faith Rackers Sunday 8:30 Kathy DeVan & Sharon Ripplinger 10:30 Theresa Kossler & Jim Kossler
Servers Saturday 5:00 Aidan Cutter, Cassidy Lurk, Quin Rackers 8:30 Josie Nieroda, Charlie & John Moore 10:30 Connor Chapple, Allison LaSalvia, Curt Stutsman
Ushers Saturday 5:00 Michael Crupe, Su Holmes, Scott Leo Carl Lurk, Bruce Rackers, Scott Voss Sunday 8:30 John Bechtoldt, Gary Borges, Robert Kirchgessner George Martychenko, Frank Morski, Don Proffer Sunday 10:30 Chris Bautz, Paulo D’Amico, Joe Ertel Carlos Mariles, Zakharie Stoll, Tyler McDaniel
Gift Bearers Saturday 5:00 Ralph & Angeles Moran Sunday 8:30 Nick, Peggy, Madeline & Lucas Snyder 10:30 Ron & Laura Polillo
Greeters Saturday 5:00 Jaclyn & Catherine Gross, Lucy Mixen, Walter O’Dell Allen & Jamie Raber, Pat Reeser 8:30 Aileen Motowski, Mona Peach, Denise & Lonnie Roberts Gib & Pat Vollmer 10:30 Patrick, Dannette, Lydia, Joseph & William Kinsella Christopher, Amy, Aiden, Grace & Nora Stapenhorst
Bread Bakers Theresa Kossler, Shelley Mank, Beth Tempus
Children’s Word Saturday 5:00 Lucy Ueda & Sophia Cherry Sunday 8:30 Megan Blair & Isaac Hubbard 10:30
Nursery 8:30 Jacqueline Teeling & Sean Brown 10:30 Alexis Cotto & Rose Tanner
Voca on Corner
There can be no promotion of vocations or Christian mission apart from constant contemplative prayer. The Christian life needs to be nourished by attentive listening to God’s word and, above all, by the cultivation of a personal relationship with the Lord in Eucharistic adoration, the privileged “place” for our encounter with God…Mary Most Holy, the Mother of our Savior, had the courage to embrace this ideal, placing her youth and her enthusiasm in God’s hands. Through her intercession, may we be granted that same openness of heart, that same readiness to re-spond, “Here I am”, to the Lord’s call, and that same joy in setting out (cf. Lk 1:39), like her, to proclaim Him to the whole world.” Pope Francis, November 26, 2016
September 2/3 Tithe: $16,469.06 New Church: $ 5,726.00
The Cornerstone Catholic
Scripture Study
Cornerstone is a Catholic bible study group that will lead you on a faith journey that
can transform your heart and mind. Join us this year as we study the Gospel according to John
and see how John reveals the glory and divinity of God’s only son, Jesus.
Meetings are held in the St. Clare Church Fellowship Hall beginning September 20 at 9:30am.
All new members must attend the visitor’s session on September 20.
For more details please call Kristy Turner at 618-402-0885 or Kathleen DuMontier at 618-398-5122 or visit our website at www.thecornerstonescripturestudy.org.
Guatemala Corner: Did you know Guatemala is smaller than the state of Illinois? Illinois is 57,918 square miles, and Guatemala is 42,042 square miles, making it closest in size to the state of Tennessee (42,146 square miles). Guatemala also shares borders with Belize, Hon-duras, El Salvador, and Mexico.
Legislative Advocacy Join us on Sept. 16-17
after Mass to write to your Congressman
about proposed cuts
to International
Aid
• The US bishops call us to treat the US budget as a moral document that should promote the common good and protect the life and dignity of the least
• Currently, International Aid is 1% of the US Budget, but proposals include cutting this aid by anywhere from
12% - 31% this year • International Aid provides childhood vaccines, clean wa-
ter, refugee services, HIV treatment and natural disaster and health epidemic response for some of the poorest countries in the world
• Currently, 65 million people are displaced around the world and there is a famine in South Sudan, with three other countries on the brink of famine
• By addressing poverty, international aid also combats terrorism by limiting its breeding grounds
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an organization that receives and implements US International Aid
Hurricane Harvey Collection: $5, 751.00 You may still donate if you were unable last
weekend. Details on our website.
Help Us Raise Funds for our Youth Group National Catholic Youth Conference Trip!
Donate Clothes & Household Items Help us raise money while you “reduce, reuse & recycle”
St. Clare Church Parking Lot...Note! One Day Only!! Saturday, September 16
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Accepting donations in the truck on the parking lot at 1411 Cross Street.
No drop offs in advance, please.
We accept: Clothing, Shoes, Bedding, Towels, Accessories
For a full list of accepted items, go to our website: stclarechurch.org.
Oktoberfest 2017 Saturday, September 30
We’re celebrating St. Clare parish’s 150th Anniversary and we need you!
Oktoberfest 2017 takes place Saturday, September 30...that’s just four weeks away!! Stop by the Oktoberfest tables in the Gathering Space a er Mass today to: ♦ Volunteer to set up or tear down and clean up the Fest grounds ♦ Sign up to work shi s in a stand or to help prepare and serve our homemade German dinner ♦ Make a dona on, large or small. We’ve got a long “wish list” to choose from! ♦ Purchase and sell raffle ckets for our fabulous Big O o and Li’l O o raffles ♦ Support the parish and promote your business as an Oktoberfest sponsor ♦ Meet the Oktoberfest Commi ee and find out how to get involved.
If you missed it last week, look on the table in the Gathering Space for the flyers with contact informa on for our Commi ee Chairs, lots of details about the Fest and much, much more! You’ll also find a “starter” supply of ckets for our two raffles. We ask that EVERY parish household par cipate by BUYING AND SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS...and this year you won’t want to be le out as there will only be 250 ckets sold for our $10,000 Big O o Raffle!
Oktoberfest is St. Clare’s biggest annual fundraiser, with proceeds going to help pay down the mortgage on our new church. We truly count on every parish household to be apart of this important effort. Your contribu ons will make our 17th Annual Oktoberfest bigger and be er as we celebrate our 150th Anniversary as a parish!
You may also sign up on line at www.stclarechurch.org/ofest
Sept 10 Youth Group 6—7:30 p.m. Sept 17 Crazy 8s & Youth Bonfire 6—8 Sept 24 Youth Group 6—7:30 p.m. Sept 30 Youth help with snow cones & face painting at Oktoberfest 4— 11. Sign up online!
High School Youth Group meets in our new youth room in the lower level of St. Clare School. Come any time and bring a friend from any parish or any faith!!
St. Clare Parish School of Religion Classes begin September 10
graduated start times
7th and 8th - 10:30 a.m. 1st and 2nd - 10:45 a.m. 3rd and 4th - 11 a.m. 5th and 6th - 11:15 a.m.
Kindergarten 11:30 a.m. This day only!!
Parents stay for 10-15 minutes for important PSR information. Grades 1-8 classes continue without parents until 11:40 a.m. that day. Cafeteria will be open for parents of children in other grades, but babysitting is not provided.
Normal start time is 10:30 for all, and that begins September 17!!
Sunday, Sept 17 Crazy 8’s & High School Bonfire church pavilion 6—8 pm
For all Youth in grades 7—12 Hot dogs, S’mores and games!
Bring your friends from any parish and any faith! Soda & snacks served, too!
Parents needed to chaperone.
Sacramental Preparation Children wishing to receive Confirmation, First Eucharist or First Recon-ciliation must be attending weekend Mass in our parish and attend St. Clare School, our PSR or an approved home-school program. They must have a (school) year of religious education before they begin preparing for a sacrament and participate in the parish’s sacramental preparation program. Pre Confirmation Parent Meeting Wednesday, September 13 at 7 p.m. In the Fellowship Hall This evening is for par-ents or guardians of 7th grade students and any students in higher grades who are starting their first year of our two year Confirmation program. Stu-dents should be attending St. Clare School or PSR to be in our Confirmation Program. Confirmation Parent Education Night Monday, September 25 at 7 p.m. In the Fellowship Hall with Fr. Jim. This even-ing is for parents or guardians of 8th grade students in the second year of our 2 year program.
Nursery Our nursery is now open at 8:30 a.m. Mass in addition to 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sundays. This is for children 6 months to age 4. Limit of 12 children with 2 nursery volunteers or 6 children with 1 volunteer. Thanks to our nurse-ry volunteers for allowing us to expand this ministry! To volunteer, contact Kim Huber at (618) 301-0534.
Luke 18 Commi ee Mee ng Sunday, September 17 at 11:45
St. Nicholas Youth Room for adult core commi ee members and junior/senior college leaders.
ALTAR ANGELS SEPTEMBER 9: Arlene Cruz-Peel, Kathy DeVan Linda Riedel, Sharon Ripplinger ST. CLARE ALTAR SODALITY KICK OFF Ladies, join us for a new season beginning with our Potluck Dinner mee ng on Monday, September 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Fried chicken and desserts will be provided, please bring a side dish to share. All women of the parish are invited to join us for food, fun and fellowship, including anyone who signed up during the recent ministry sign up. ST. CLARE SENIORS: Our St. Clare Senior Group will be going to the River City Casino on Tuesday, September 19. The buffet for that day is 2 for the price of 1 (split cost with a friend) or buy 1 with 50% discount (individual) OR 25% off at any restaurant. You will need their My Choice Rewards Card. If you do not have a card, you may get one that day at the counter with your picture ID. We will carpool from our St. Clare church parking lot at 9 AM. We are always looking for new members, so please join us. However, I must have your reserva on (name, phone #, DOB) by September 17. Call Judy Gavin, 632-5482 or 444-4772 for reserva ons. SAINT CLARE SCHOOL IS HIRING FOR THE EXTENDED CARE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM for this school year. Applicants must be at least 16 years old, be able to work on school days from 3:10 to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Applicants must like to work with school age children and possess leadership skills when supervising students. If you are interested, please email Michelle Janes, the ECP Supervisor with your contact informa on at [email protected]. CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH LADIES CLUB RUMMAGE SALE PRE-SALE is Friday, September 22 from 6—8 p.m. (admission $3) The rummage sale will be held Saturday, September 23 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parish, 205 Rasp Street in Shiloh. WORLD WIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Rediscover the joy, in macy and romance in your rela onship! Together, we are making marriag-es, families and our Church stronger and healthier. Learn how to more easily express love to our spouses by par cipa ng in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend. The next weekend is September 22-24. To register or for more informa on, call 314-649-7317 or go online to www.stl-wwme.org. OUR LADY OF FATIMA ROSARY RALLY will be held again on Saturday, October 14 on the church grounds, as we did in May for the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fa ma. This October marks the 100th anni-versary of the Miracle of the Sun. The rally will begin at Noon, weath-er permi ng, outside on the side parking lot grassy area and will last about an hour and a half as all four mysteries of the Rosary are 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 se ng. Light snacks will be served.
Join Pack 94
St. Clare Cub Scout Pack 94 is accep ng
applica ons for 1st—5th grade boys and their parents to come join the fun.
We build and race pinewood derby cars. We go hiking, fishing and camping!
We invite all to earn a beau ful patch with the Scout Pray the Rosary series.
For scou ng fun and for mee ng new friends, contact Cubmaster Bill Millikin
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