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 John Gomez Deacon Marcia Fix Parish Secretary Jamae Shubirg Administrative Assistant Jim Edwards Business Manager Jett Cates Facilities Manager Stephen Eros Music and Liturgy Dir. 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
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 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.
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.
Reverend Michael G. McGovern Bishop of Belleville
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 26, 2020
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Saint Clare of Assisi, Pray for Us!
From Our Pastor, Fr. Jim...
July 25 Becky Jackson Ricardo Cumba Lisa Clancy Melanie Kollins Jami Gruenloh Dawn Spain Jennifer Martinez Brenton Ruopp Sarah Gebke Elizabeth Nastoff Allison Silverstrini Michael Bertulis Katelynn Truran Gregory Stoltz Jacob Diehl July 26 Mike Walsh Shawn Kinzer Jaclyn Gross Jenny Mennerick Kevin Gorom Zeke Huber Makayla Kelsey July 27 John O’Neill Caroline Jarrell Patrick Gavin Mark Coleman Pam Hollenkamp Thomas Riley Ann Marie Bertulis James Vogt Betsy Weinel Shannon Murphy Mary Kathleen Schomaker Michele Clement Kaitlyn Hackmann Elizabeth O’Donnell Liam Kennedy July 28 Roy Rogge Jennifer Wilson Audrey Kunsemiller Olivia Huerta Daniel Prosser
July 29 Shirley Seipp Caron Proffer James Mackey Jerry Schendienst Kenda Wunder Chad O’Neil Nikki Mastroianni Isabella Roman Keythan Santiago
July 30 Reece Jackson Anne Crowe Jill Pendegrass Krissy Greene David Link Jack Eberhart Baylor Herbert Jonah Brown
July 31 Paul Garrett Beth Albrecht Joseph Repp Warren Berry Erin Cerbie Landon Imes Angela Timpson
August 1 Stanley Kombrink Linda Bovich Jeffrey Lauber Michael Yost Nora Aguilar Shelley Mank Carlos Fernandez Rick Gerard Dennis Crain Domingo Ramirez Amy Muschler Daphne Murphy William Lewis
August 2 Dorette Arbogast Johnathon Roman Tayleur Stephens Clarissa Pavao Tyler Schottel Katy Thoman Tina Thoman Sammi Siville Gabriela Cotto Maya Bialick
Recent Deaths: Gilbert Dirler, Father of Ruth Holdener Jim Boehmer, Father of Debbie Oitker
Barbara Ramsby, Mother of Cory (Tanja) Ramsby Diana Swan, Daughter of WC McNease
May they enjoy perfect happiness in Heaven and rest in the peace and love of Christ! Please pray for all who have died and all
who are mourning the death of a loved one.
Please keep me in your prayers as I am away July 27—31. There will be no daily Masses this coming week due to my absence. Please know of my prayers for you!
Gratitude! We are so blessed here at St. Clare Parish to have such faith-filled, talented staff members. Without them I would not be able to focus on my primary duties of preaching, ministering the sacraments of God’s Grace, and the pastoral care of our parishioners. Our staff member, Ed Seipp, has served faithfully as our part-time business manager for the past four years and is now retiring. Before 2016, he also served as CPA financial advisor to our parish for nine years. His invaluable knowledge of finances has been a tremendous help to me and our finance council, especially through the financial planning of our present building project. Ed has also been overseeing the finances of our school for many years. Since most of his work is behind-the-scenes and you might not know him, he has been a true blessing to us! Ed is moving on to retirement from our parish, although he will continue managing the school finances for us. I am pleased to announce that our new part-time business manager is Mr. Jim Edwards. I have asked Jim to write an introduction of himself for next week’s bulletin. He and his wife Laurie are members of St. Clare Parish and he brings his own set of skills and faith. Ed is working with Jim for these first couple months for training and ‘learning the ropes’ between the financial relationship between the parish, school, and diocese. Thank you Ed and Jim! God’s Peace, Fr. Jim Deiters
Next Weekend: August 1/2
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday 5:00 Stacey Cutter, Ellen Gravlin, Jaclyn Gross Karen Holzum, Bethany Kazmierczak
Sunday 8:30 Dan & Kris Kimutis, Donna Meyers Katerina & Peter Timpson
10:30 Lea Bautz, Sella Roman, Len Ratajczyk Dominic & Rena Sabatino Readers Saturday 5:00 Nancy Buttimer & Ann Millikin
Sunday 8:30 Judy Menzies & Jamie Eros
10:30 Amanda Huber & Jim Collins Ushers Saturday 5:00 Jett Cates, Dave Cutter, Ken Kenney Carl Lurk, John Winkelmann
Sunday 8:30 Jeff & Ben Harris, Mark Huller, Bob Picchietti Robert Kirchgessner, Gregory Timpson
Sunday 10:30 Chris Bautz, Frank Blacharczyk, Jett Cates Jason Holzum, John Meise, Roy Rogge Greeters Saturday 5:00 Carol Williamson
8:30 Tim, Becky & Luke Claxton
10:30 Patrick Kinsella & Tanja Ramsby Sound Board Saturday 5:00 Jett Cates 8:30 Gregory Timpson 10:30 Jett Cates Cantor Saturday 5:00 Carolyn Howk Sunday 8:30 Barb Compton 10:30 William Kinsella Sacristan/Junior Sacristan Saturday 5:00 Ellen Gravlin & Evan Fleming Sunday 8:30 Judy Menzies & Christopher Millikin 10:30 Len Ratajczyk & Andrew Moffett
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July 18/19
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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, July 25 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDIANRY TIME 5:00 p.m. Calvin Waits Sunday, July 26 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:30 a.m. For Our Parish 10:30 a.m. Ailish Cornwell Monday, July 27 No Mass Weekday Tuesday, July 28 No Mass Weekday 6:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, July 29 No Mass Saint Martha Thursday, July 30 No Mass Weekday, Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Friday, July 31 No Mass Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest Saturday, August 1 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDIANRY TIME 5:00 p.m. Bill Musser Paul Riley Sunday, August 2 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:30 a.m. Bill Waeltz Jim Schoen 10:30 a.m. For Our Parish
Readings of the Week July 27—August 2 Monday: Jer 13:1-11; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 13:31-35 Tuesday: Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 34:2-11; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 Thursday: Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Mt 13:54-58 Saturday: Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday: Is 55:1-3; Ps 145:8-9, 15-18; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Kingdom of Heaven Living in the kingdom of Heaven can be hard to fathom at times. It is a treasure, it is surprising, it is full of good and bad alike. The Letter to the Romans reminds us that for those who love God, all things work for good. It may not happen tomorrow, or next week, but it will happen. All will be well. +While living in God’s kingdom now, what treasures do I seek? +How will I share what I find?
Generosity and Gratitude! I am so grateful to all of you who contributed toward our parish gifts to Father Nick Fleming and Father Joel Seipp. I am pleased to announce that we collected $5,600.00 that we are splitting evenly for each of them. What a wonderful sign of our generous parishioners and a shared gratitude for their priesthood vocations!
Confirmation will be celebrated
Monday, August 3 at 7:00 p.m. Mass with Fr. Jim
Because seating is limited this year, we are reserving this Mass for students, sponsors,
students families, godparents and catechists who feel comfortable attending Mass in person.
Confirmation Rehearsal for Students and Sponsors
Sunday, August 2 after 10:30 Mass
PSR Register today for 2020-21 PSR! On line registration is under way for St. Clare Parish School of Religion for grades K-8. Visit stclarechurch.org/PSR. Classes begin Sept 13. We will follow the same safety and sanitation protocols as the local public schools and St. Clare School. Please register as soon as possible so we can determine enrollment. Youth Group Outdoor Adventures! July 26 from 6—7:30 p.m. No meeting on August 2 or 9. Music, Games & Snacks...socially distanced outdoors at the St. Clare Garden pavilion. For high school stu-dents, incoming freshmen through outgoing seniors, from any parish or any faith are welcome to St. Clare Youth Group any time. Summer is a great time to see what it’s about as we are very casual and outdoors! Packet Pick-Up Thursday, August 4 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Returning families and newly registered families will receive an email with a link to sign up for a time to pick up their packet. Reminder: All students who will participate in a St. Clare School athletic program during the 2020/21 school year must have a yearly physical exam before beginning practices or games. The Physical Exam re-quired by the State of Illinois for grades kindergarten and six and for new students moving from outside Illi-nois will suffice for the sports physical provided the physician has checked the appropriate boxes on the form. If you have any questions, please call the school office or email [email protected] Quiet on Cross Street Every Tuesday Night Please join us for a quiet and peaceful Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration from 6—7 p.m. “Trust all things to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and to Mary, Help of Christians, and you will see what miracles are.” St. John Bosco
Tuesday Night Bible Study Books of the Bible: Ruth, Samuel I, Samuel II
Tuesdays in August through November from 7—9 p.m. Through Zoom—participants must provide their email address during registration
Contact the parish office by to register (618-632-3562)
VBS thank you! Thanks to our wonderful volunteers for their efforts to make our first-ever Virtual VBS so wonderful. We had 82 students register for this fun way to learn about Jesus this summer.
Thanks to the section leaders who came up with the ideas and materials for the “extras” we provided for our students: Kelly Fleming - games Kelly Monroe and Andrea Harris – crafts Theresa Voss – snacks Thanks to Aidan, Andy, Marshall, Ryan, Kylie, Kelly, Evan and Abi for starring in the videos and Aidan and Will for leading the Zoom opening.
Other volunteers helped with putting the to-go bags togeth-er, leading the Zoom breakout rooms and handing out bags and popsicles. We hope to see everyone next year in person at VBS!
VBS donation drive for Sister Thea Bowman school
Aug. 1-2 at Scout trailer on parking lot
Our VBS tradition is to collect school supplies for Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School, as our students put into action what they learned at VBS. All VBS participants, their friends and parishioners are invited to donate supplies for the school again this year, but with some different items on the list:
• Hand sanitizer - any size • Kleenex - regular size and individual packets • Contact-less infrared forehead thermometers • Paper towels • Screen wipes or spray for electronic equipment • Disposable gloves
Drop in the Scout trailer in the northeast corner of the east parking lot (by the choir room entrance) after Mass on the weekend of Aug. 1-2 or at the parish office July 27-31. Your donation is important to this school, which has a lim-ited budget and serves low-income children.
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The Poor Clare Nuns invite you to participate in the Solemn Novena in honor of St. Clare
August 2—10 By Calling on Clare:
The Saint with a Heart for Our Needs
While there will be no public Novena Services this year, you are still welcome to send in your special intentions which the Sisters will remember in their novena prayers and place on the altar.
Poor Clare Monastery, 300 North 60th Street, Belleville, Illinois 62223-3927 “Pray-it-at-home” novena kits are available on request, so you can join with the Sisters in invoking the powerful intercession of St. Clare for the many pressing needs of our time. For those who wish to pray
their novena prayers on site, there will be “drive up adoration” at the monastery from 7—8 pm each night.
Topics for this year’s Novena:
Sunday, August 2 St. Clare: Friend of the Sick
Monday, August 3 St. Clare: Woman of Faith
Tuesday, August 4 St. Clare: Co-Worker with Christ
Wednesday, August 5 St. Clare: Support of Families
Thursday, August 6 St. Clare: Patroness of Clear Vision
Friday, August 7 St. Clare: Apostle of Kindness
Saturday, August 8 St. Clare: Herald of Hope
Sunday, August 9 St. Clare: Daughter of Peace
Monday, August 10 St. Clare: Lady of Holy Love
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