“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

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.

PARISH INFORMATION

Fr. Eric Kunz, Pastor

Deacon Harvey Dubbs

Mass Times Saturday 4:30 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM

10:30 AM

Monday — Friday 8:00 AM

LATIN MASS

First Saturday of each month

8:00 AM

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

April 8, 2018 - DIVINE MERCY

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK This weekend we celebrate the great gift of

Christ’s Divine Mercy. Since Pope St. John Paul II

allowed the Divine Mercy Devotion to be spread,

it has taken off in popularity and certainly many

graces have been received as a result. The

Devotion to Jesus’ Divine Mercy goes way back

to 1931 when Sr. Maria Faustina, a Polish nun in

the order of Our Lady of Mercy, sees an

apparition of Our Lord and He asks her to have

this vision painted. Throughout the 1930s Sr.

Faustina lives her religious life receiving many

mystical experiences of Our Lord and she writes

her, now famous, diary. Sr. Faustina dies in the

Lord in 1938. During the 1940s and 1950s the

Divine Mercy message is spread across Europe

especially to the victims of Word War II. The

message is brought to the U.S.A. and the

Congregation of the Marians (priests and

brothers) take up the mission of spreading this

devotion, however in 1959 the Vatican places a

ban on the devotion. The ban, while it might

seem strange to us, was a cautious measure to

give the Church time to study well the devotion

and the writings of St. Faustina and make sure

that this was indeed a devotion in complete

agreement with the teachings handed down to

us from Our Dear Lord. Finally, in 1978 the ban

was lifted and the Congregation of the Marians

have been instrumental ever since in promoting

this devotion in America and around the world.

St. John Paul II, being Polish himself, felt a certain

love and affinity for the Divine Mercy and so the

celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday is really part

of the legacy of Pope St. John Paul II. In 2000

Blessed Maria Faustina was canonized a saint

and two years later Pope St. John Paul II

consecrated the entire world to the Divine Mercy.

God is so good to us!

Have a blessed week,

Fr. Kunz

GOSPEL MEDITATION . . . .

Should we be a little easier on Thomas? The last few

days have been a whirlwind. On Thursday, a

Passover celebration went horribly awry as Jesus

was betrayed and taken into custody for unstated

crimes. Less than 24 hours later, the simple arrest

has turned into a death

sentence to be carried out

that very afternoon. Most of

the disciples fled, including

Thomas. He would have

heard of the events of Good

Friday secondhand, in shock

over the death of his Lord and

Master. Then Sunday morning

arrives with joy from a few dis-

ciples-Jesus is risen! But there

is no persistent sight of him,

only Mary Magdalene's

quick moment in the garden

and an empty tomb. Another

day passes. The Apostles are

gathered that Monday

night, but Thomas is absent. He returns to a jubilant

report of the risen Lord. Again, Thomas has seen

nothing.

The experience must have been surreal. Did Jesus

really appear raised from the dead? Did he really

suffer and die? Has all of this been some strange

hoax? Desperate for an answer, Thomas insists,

"Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put

my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his

side, I will not believe."

After his resurrection, Jesus'

b o d y - m a n g l e d a n d

bloody from the crucifixion

-is restored. Did it need the

scars? A perfected body

would have taught us

one lesson: everything is

renewed as it once was,

the past erased. Jesus

chooses another lesson,

however. He retains his

scars that we might know

him. In the whirlwind of our

lives, we make our own

mistakes, our own betray-

als and compromises. In

the resurrected Jesus, we see a God who does not

forget his own sorrow. We are invited to meet him-

wound for wound-and place our hand on his own

nail-scarred palm, the eternal sign of his everlasting

mercy.

2 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church

Clara & Lloyd Robart

Florentino Gamboa

Evelyn Marie Vermillion

Samie Martin

Sosima Salili

Fausto Gamboa

Marvin Groppe

Nell Siess

James Ed Haynes

Earl & Elsie Unnerstall

Grace & Delbert Lewis

Edgar Hagedorn

Jim Johnson

Don Willis

Dutch Hollenberg

Dolly Hollenberg

Robert G. Alsop

Antionette Alsop

Bobby Joe Wideman

David Richars

Ted Feldman

Hayes Feldman

Ervin & Virginia Lindemann

Della & O.R. Osburn

Charles McCarty

Laura Jean McCarty

Walter & Iva Miller Family

Robert & Mary Ennis

Earl & Elsie Unnerstall

Raymond Just

Mabel Obermark

Alfred Obermark

James Ellert, Sr.

Wayne Myers

Ronald Myers

Frank & Rose Myers

Leo & Lillie Parmentier

Leo Parmentier, Jr.

Samantha Crannick

Holderle Family

Joyce Burgan

Thomas & Thelma Boyer

Larry Hoffman

Luella Marcille

Pratt Family

Daugherty Family

Oscar Gebken

Gary Gebken

Toby & Catherine Schomaker

Bill & Marie Schejbal

Fr. Joe Schejbal

Decker & Fitzgerald Family

Anna N. Schmutz

John F. Schmutz

Mr. and Mrs. John Schmutz

Ruth Goodman

Dorsey & Helen Wilson

George & Bertha Kunz

Raymond McDermott

Ken McBride

Pearl Zottarella

Neal Landzettel

David R. Heck

Unnerstall & Kindel Family

Ottomeier Family

Maupin Family

Osterkamp Family

George Family

Bay Family

Burton Family

Blanke Family

Trautman Family

Oliver Family

Auten Family

Wallen Family

Windler Family

Daughters of Isabella

Ladies Sodality

Easter Flower Donations

In Memory, Honor Of, Or In Thanksgiving

Thank You For All Your Easter Flower Donations

Grandparents/Special Friend’s Day (April 13th)

8:00 am Students will go to church and sit with their

family members.

8:45—9:15 am Grandparents and Special Friends go to

cafeteria. Pre-K – 1st grade will go with

their family member to have a light snack.

9:15— 9:45 am Pre-K—1st grade will go back to their

classrooms and 2nd—7th will go downstairs

to eat. Grandparents can stay with their

little students or go to their classrooms.

10:00 am Everyone will gather in the cafeteria for a

play by 4th—7th grades.

After the conclusion of the play, students can either

go home with their grandparents/special friends or

return to their classrooms for the 11:00 am dismissal.

4 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church

School News

Other Area Events . . . . .

Pork Loin Dinner — Friday, April 20th, St. Ignatius

Community Center, Marthasville, MO. What’s for

supper? Warren County Pork Producers recipe for

pork loin, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad,

bread/rolls and homemade desserts. Adults $10.00,

Children $5.00 and under 5 FREE! Pork Loins are also

available for sale separately.

Spring Dinner & Craft Show — Sunday, April 22nd, Holy

Rosary Church, Warrenton, MO. They will be serving

Fried Chicken and Kettle Beef from 11:00 am until

6:00 pm. Adults $12.00, Children 6 — 12 $5.00 and

under 6 free.

Sausage Dinner — Sunday, April 29th, Immaculate

Heart of Mary, New Melle, MO. Serving from 11:00

am until 6:00 pm. Whole hog pork sausage dinners

include homemade bread and desserts. Adults $12,

Children 6 — 12 $6, under 5 FREE! Activities include

craft bazaar, country store, pull tables, quilt raffles,

wine and beer garden, livers and gizzards, live music

and two raffles. For more information call 636-398-

5270.

Mark Your Calendars . . . .

St. Clare Golf Tournament

Saturday, May 5th

Get your teams together for this

4-person scramble that includes a fun-filled

day as we celebrate Cinco de Mayo

at Meramec Lakes Golf Course.

Cost to play is $55/per person or

$220/per team which includes 18

holes of golf, cart,

and a fiesta meal.

If you or your business would like to help

sponsor the tournament, please contact

Clayton Buckthorpe at 573-703-3502 or the

parish office 629-0315.

Pamphlets are available in back of church with

more information.

All ladies of the parish are invited to the Ladies

Sodality “Spring Fling”. Enjoy dinner and bingo

afterwards. Please bring a casserole to share

with everyone and a small gift for the bingo

game. This event is held in the school cafeteria.

Hope to see you there!

Ladies

Sodality

Tuesday,

May 10th

5:00pm

March 100 Club

Winners

Diane & Francis Overschmidt

There is still opportunity to join the 100 Club

that helps support our parish children with a

Catholic Education. Drawings are done monthly

March thru December. A dinner is given as a

thank-you in January! Forms are in back of

church to enroll. Thank you for your continue

support of Catholic Education.

This Tuesday Night—April 10th!

KC Hall

Doors Open at 5:00 pm

Bingo Starts at 7:00 pm

St. Clair, MO 5

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

DATE EVENT TIME

Mon 04/09 Mass 8:00 am

Tues 04/10 Mass BINGO Doors Open (KC Hall) Ladies Sodality Spring Fling (Cafeteria)

8:00 am 5:00 pm 5:00 pm

Wed 04/11 Mass 8:00 am

Thurs 04/12 Mass 8:00 am

Fri 04/13 Mass Grandparents Day Early Dismissal

8:00 am 8:00 am 11:00 am

Sat 04/14 Latin Mass Confessions Mass

8:00 am 3:30 pm 4:30 pm

Sun

04/15 Mass Mass

8:00 am 10:30 am

LITURGICAL MINISTERS - APRIL 14TH & APRIL 15TH

DATE SERVERS LECTORS EUCHARISTIC GIFT BEARERS

04/14

8:00 am Gary Papin

CeCe DeMaris Joyce Willis

Joyce Willis, Pat Gebken,

Joan Wells Volunteers

04/15

8:00 am Bros. Michael

Wyatt & Cole Horton TJ or Erin Wild

Tammy Alsop

Sharon Freeman

Larry & Debbie

Hanks

04/15

10:30 am

Keegan Horst

David Braun

Volunteer

Caleb Wild Erlene Ellert, Kay Blanke,

Karen Jones

TJ Wild

Family

04/15 Collection Counters: Kathy Maupin, Debbie Marshaus, Rita Davis

Readings For The Week Monday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Ps 40:7-8, 8-9, 10, 11 [8a, 9a]/

Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38

Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [7a]/Jn

3:16-21

Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20 [7a]/Jn

3:31-36

Friday: Acts 5:34-42/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [cf. 4abc]/Jn 6:1-15

Saturday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 [22]/Jn 6:16-21

April 7th — April 15th

WEEKEND, APRIL 7TH & APRIL 8TH

SAT. 8:00 AM † FREDERICK PARKER

4:30 PM † JAMES J. HANNEKEN

SUN. 8:00 AM † PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

10:30 AM † BERNICE GRUS

MONDAY, APRIL 9TH

8:00 AM † ST. CLARE PURGATORIAL SOCIETY

TUESDAY, APRIL 10TH

8:00 AM † JOANNE & LEN MEINERS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11TH

8:00 AM † RONALD MYERS

THURSDAY, APRIL 12TH

8:00 AM † CHARLENE SUNTRUP

FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH

8:00 AM † DONALD & DOROTHY NAPPIER

WEEKEND, APRIL 14TH & APRIL 15TH

SAT. 8:00 PM † PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

SUN. 8:00 AM † LAWRENCE & NAOMI WARE

10:30 AM † JIM ELLERT, SR.

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, Jason Burton — US Navy,

PFC Timothy Colton—US Army Scott Daugherty, Coty DeClue — USAF, LT COL Daniel Dubbs — US Marines,

SGT Cameron Earley — US Army, SGT Tyler Earley — US Army,

PFC Cory Matthew Ershen — US Army, Clay Fisher — US Marines, Cory Gargus — 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:

6 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church

February Joseph Dubbs, Claude Friend,

Gordon Friend, Sharon Havin,

Mary Jane Miller, and Carolyn Williams.

March Janet Lindemann, Kitren Canida, Joann Haynes,

Josh Garrett, and John Evans.

April Dekkie Moate, Raymond McDermott, Ken McBride,

Anna Dueker, Sharon Wilson, Velma Papin,

Sharon Schuermann, Wendy Peters,

John Vogelgesang, Lori Mayer and Sandy Stecher.

“The community of believers was of one

heart and mind, and no one claimed that

any possessions was his own.

- ACTS 4:32

All that we are and all that we have is a gift

from God! Think of your family, your friends, your

talents, your abilities and your money — these

are all gifts from God! We aren’t really owners

of anything, we are merely “stewards” of the

gifts God has blessed us with.

PARISH COFFEE SESSION . . .

Sunday’s 9:00 am Coffee Session in the school cafeteria. A cup of coffee is waiting for you!

Week of April 1st

Offertory Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,952.00 Palm Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 Holy Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321.00 Loose Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439.00

Total Money For Operating Capital $ 6,715.00

Restricted Funds

Rice Bowl Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.55 Good Friday—Holy Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457.00 Priest Retirement Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634.00 TOTAL $ 1,223.55

Monthly Offertory Total To Date: $ 6,715.00

April Collection Goal: $17,654.78

Thanks be to God for the generosity of our Parishioners!

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

CELEBRATES FULLNESS OF CHRIST’S MERCY

Celebrations with Mass—Our Lady Queen of

Peace, House Springs, MO. Blessing of Divine

Mercy image at all Sunday Masses 7:30 am, 9:30

am, and 11:30 am. Following all Masses, Divine

Mercy chaplet, prayers for the plenary

indulgence and Divine mercy litany, including

veneration of image and first-class relic of

St. Faustina.

Celebrations without Mass—St. Francis Borgia,

Washington, MO. 2:00 pm exposition of the

Blessed Sacrament, confessions, Rosary, sung

Divine Mercy chaplet, including veneration of first

-class relic of St. Faustina, and ending with

Benediction.

All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet!

Sunday, April 15th

Knights of Columbus Hall, St. Clair

Scrambled eggs, deep-dish omelet, biscuits, home-

made sausage gravy, fried diced potatoes, lo-

cally made sausage, bone-in ham, bacon, French

toast, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, mixed fruit or fresh

fruit, coffee, orange juice and milk.

$9.00 Adults

$5.00 Service & Emergency Personnel

(uniformed)

$3.00 Children 5—12

Free Children under 5

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 4667.

St. Clair, MO 7

Sto

pp

ing

by

Wa

lma

rt t

his

we

ek

en

d, e

atin

g o

ut

or

ge

ttin

g g

as?

G

et

yo

ur

scrip

ca

rd f

rom

us

an

d h

elp

us

ea

rn a

pe

rce

nt

wh

ile y

ou

ge

t fu

ll va

lue

of th

e c

ard

fo

r y

ou

r p

urc

ha

se. S

ee

Ca

rla

in

ba

ck

of c

hu

rch

.