“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 held 1st Saturday 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

November 5, 2017 — 31st Sunday In Ordinary Time

“The Holy Souls are eager for the prayers of the

faithful which can gain indulgences for them. Their

intercession is powerful. Pray unceasingly.

We must empty Purgatory.” St. Padre Pio

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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

This week is National Vocations Awareness week.

This might be a special week to pray with your

family at dinner time for more vocations to the

priesthood/religious life from our families and

parish. And if you haven’t taken the vocations

chalice home for a week perhaps you could

consider doing that. Our Dear Heavenly Father is

a good father to us and wants to give us what we

need, but I believe He does want us to ask Him for

what we need, it shows we appreciate His

goodness. So “ask the master of the harvest to

send laborers into his field…”

Now that November is upon us the Poor and Holy

Souls in Purgatory come to the forefront of our

minds. Purgatory, far from being a morbid or

condemnatory teaching of the Church, is really

an extension of Christ’s great mercy. Christ loves

us so much that even after death He gives us the

opportunity to repair the damages our sin has

caused. Often we see images of Purgatory with

souls surrounded by flames, it is important to

remember that these are not like the flames of

Hell, which torment the soul. The flames of

Purgatory are like the flames coming from the

Sacred Heart of Jesus which burn with great love

and purge us of our attachment to sin…like gold

in the furnace so we are made pure. We here on

earth, have lots of ways to assist our loved ones

(and even those we don’t know) in Purgatory

such as writing their names in the Book of the

Departed to be remembered in all our prayers

during the month, having individual Masses

offered and by enrolling individuals in the Parish

Purgatorial Society. We’ve already received

several enrollments, so we will begin offering a

monthly Mass for those dear souls.

I mentioned last week the Corporal and Spiritual

Works of Mercy. Here are the lists of both…good

things for us all to consider…

The Corporal Works of Mercy:

To feed the hungry;

To give drink to the thirsty;

To clothe the naked;

To harbor the harborless;

To visit the sick;

To ransom the captive;

To bury the dead.

The Spiritual Works of Mercy:

To instruct the ignorant;

To counsel the doubtful;

To admonish sinners;

To bear wrongs patiently;

To forgive offences willingly;

To comfort the afflicted;

To pray for the living and the dead.

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

Fr. Kunz

Everyday Stewardship . . . . . . I remember attending Catholic school growing up and every year having to

write a report on a saint. We were told that these people of faith were role models for us in our Christian journey.

Even though they were real people, they always seemed to me to be larger than life. When I was younger I never

thought I could become just like them. Now that I am older, I realize that we are all, in fact, called to be just like

them.

Holiness is not something reserved for those in a book of saints. It is the goal of all intentional disciples living as

good stewards. However, it takes commitment to achieve holiness. It also requires us to live mindfully and be

continually aware of how God is moving in our lives.

You may never have thought about a stewardship way of life as a pathway to sainthood, but if you take the time

to read the lives of saints you will see how these heroes truly cultivated the gifts God had given them and gave

them back with increase to God. You will encounter stories of outreach to the poor, comforting the distressed,

and befriending the lonely. And you will begin to see the parallel between what these great disciples did in their

lives with the simple responses to God’s call in your life. The Church may never formally canonize you, but there

will be those whose paths you cross that will bear witness to the fact that at least for a moment they caught a

glimpse of what could have been a living saint.

—Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

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PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PARISH COFFEE SESSION

Sunday’s, at 9:00 in the school cafeteria Topic: “A Biblical Walk Through the Mass”

VETERAN’S DAY— November 11th

St. Francis Borgia Regional High

School will hold its annual Veteran’s

Day celebration on Thursday,

November 9th, from 1:45 — 3:00pm.

All veterans, military personnel, family, and friends

are welcome. The guest speaker will be Master

Sergeant Tim Gates, USMC. Dress is service

uniform, patriotic, or casual. There will be

refreshments following for friends and family. If

you plan to attend, please call Steve Lahay at

636-239-0411, or email slahay@sbcglobal.net,

with your name, branch and military service era.

All Veterans attending should be in the Borgia

cafeteria by 1:30PM.

FALL TURKEY DINNER

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH

Knights of Columbus Hall

All You Can Eat! Serving from 11:00 am

till 4:00 PM. Baked turkey, whipped

potatoes, gravy, dressing, cranberry

sauce, green beans, rolls, home-made

desserts, coffee, ice tea and

lemonade.

Adults (12 & over) . . . . . . $10.00

Child (6 thru 11) . . . . . . . . $4.00

Child (5 & under) . . . . . . . FREE

Carry-outs $10.00

Sponsored by the St. Clare Daughters of Isabella

and The Knights of Columbus Council 4667

For the 4:30 Mass Attendees:

Don’t forget to set

your clocks back one

hour tonight.

Daylight Savings Ends.

For the 8:00 and 10:30 Mass Attendees: If you

came to Mass and no one was here,

you forgot to set your clocks back one hour.

It’s not too late!!

Daylight Savings Ended at 2:00 am this morning.

We set our clocks back one hour. That means

that it is lighter in the morning when we awake

and gets darker in the evening — around 5:00

Here Comes Winter!!

Card Game

Thursday, November 9th

K of C Hall

1:00 pm

Please join us for pinochle or bridge.

Fun starts at 1:00 pm at the K of C Hall.

$4.00 gets you an afternoon of entertainment

(Pinochle —single or double and/or Bridge).

Snacks are provided with coffee and tea.

Come join the party!

Veterans play free!

Good Samaritan Supper

Tuesday, November 7th

K of C Hall (5:00 pm — 6:00 pm)

Samaritan Supper will hold it’s monthly free

community meal on Tuesday, November 7th

from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm at the KC Hall in

St. Clair. We will be serving Pork Loin Roast,

mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans, drinks

and desserts. If you are a senior citizen, wanting

some fellowship or just need a little extra help for

your or your family with a nourishing meal, we

would love to invite you to join us. Please spread

the word to anyone in the community who might

be interested.

Monday, November 6 is an out-of-uniform day for

Box Tops students. A huge thank you for saving

these valuable box tops.

St. Clare Catholic School will be hosting the

Region 8 meeting on Thursday, November 9. This

is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our

beautiful school to all of the surrounding

principals and members of the Catholic Education

Office.

Kathy Hunt, Principal

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School News

Other Area Events . . . . .

Fall Festival — Sunday, November 5th, St. Bridget of

Kildare, Pacific, MO. All you can eat Fried Chicken,

Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Green

Beans, Cole Slaw, Bread, Butter, Homemade Apple

Butter, Coffee, Tea, Milk and Delicious Homemade

Desserts. Serving from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm. Adults

$10.00, Children 4 — 11 $5.00 and under 3 free. Also

available is a country store and bounce house for

the kids (weather permitting).

Breakfast — Sunday, November 5th, St. Vincent School

Dining Hall, Dutzow, MO. Serving from 8:00 am until

11:30 am. Menu includes bacon, ham sausage,

scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, hash browns,

pancakes and cinnamon rolls. Adults $9.00, Children

6 — 11 $3.00, and under 5 are free.

Christmas Craft Bazaar— Saturday, November 11th,

St. Joachim Church, Old Mines, MO. This will be held

at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Highway 21

9:00 am until 2:00 pm. Craft booths set up by area

crafters. Sponsored by The St. Ann Sodality.

Chicken & Dumplings — Sunday, November 12th,

St. Stephen Catholic Church, Richwoods, MO.

Serving from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm. Sweet

Potatoes, Green Beans, Coleslaw, Dessert and Drink.

$9.00 Adult, $4.00 for children ages 6 to 12. Free

wine tasting From Bardenheier Winery. Religious

Goods Booth, Raffles and 50/50 drawing.

Holiday Arts & Craft Fair — Sunday, November 18th,

St. Mary Magdalen Parish, St. Louis City, MO. Held in

the former St. Mary Magdalen school building on

Kingshighway. 40 juried crafters will present their

handcrafted items. Quilt raffle, attendance prizes,

baked goods and BBQ dinners. Hours 9:00 am until

3:00 pm.

Turkey Dinner — Thursday, November 23rd, St. Ignatius

Parish, Concord Village, MO. All you can eat buffet

style Thanksgiving Day Dinner! Serving from 11:00

am until 5:00 pm. Adults $14, Seniors $12, Children

$5.00 and under 5 FREE. Come and give thanks with

your family & friends. Craft booth, bake sale, a BIG

raffle, and games for everyone!

Marriage Encounter is a beautiful weekend

experience designed for married couples of all ages.

What a special Thanksgiving “Thank You” to your

spouse by applying for a future weekend and

devoting that time to your marriage. You will learn

a tremendously effective communication tool on

your weekend, something you will be Thankful for as

well! Weekends are being presented on December

1-3 and February 2-4. If you would like to apply or get

more information, go to www.stl-wwme or call 314-649

-7317.

Handling the Holidays, Living with Hope

Heartland Hospice 4-Session Grief Support

This group is free and open to anyone who has

experienced a loss. Heartland Hospice is

located on Hwy 47 & 8th Street in Washington,

MO. Session will be November 7th, 14th,

December 5th and 12th at 1:30 pm. If you want

to register, or interested in participating and want

more information, call 636-390-4723.

Love Among Us:

A Christmas Concert with

the Daughters of St. Paul

The Daughters of St. Paul are back in St. Louis for their annual Christmas Concert! Join us for “Love Among Us: A Christmas Concert with the Daughters of St. Paul” on Wed. Dec. 6 and Thurs. Dec. 7, 7 pm at Chaminade College Preparatory School, 425 South Lindberg Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131-2129.

Be taken up into the spirit of Christmas with the Sisters' unique renditions of Christmas favorites as well as contemporary inspirational songs in their annual family concert celebrating Christ's Birth. Come, and be filled with hope, joy, and peace with the sounds of the Daughters of St Paul Choir! Tickets $15 per person; Information online: Pauline.org/STLconcert or call 314-965-6935

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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

DATE EVENT TIME

Mon 11/06 Mass 8:00 am

Tues 11/07 Mass Good Samaritan Supper (KC Hall)

8:00 am 5:00 pm

Wed 11/08 Mass 8:00 am

Thurs 11/09 Mass Adoration Card Party (KC Hall)

8:00 am 8:30 am 1:00 pm

Fri 11/10 Mass 8:00 am

Sat 11/11 Confessions Mass

3:30 pm 4:30 pm

Sun

11/12 Mass Mass

8:00 am 10:30 am

LITURGICAL MINISTERS - NOVEMBER 11TH & 12TH

DATE SERVERS LECTORS EUCHARISTIC GIFT BEARERS

11/11

4:30 pm Gary Papin

CeCe DeMaris Joyce Willis

Pat Gebken, Pete Green,

Joan Wells Volunteers

11/12

8:00 am Brother Michael

Volunteer TJ or Erin Wild

Sharon Freeman

Joyce Willis

T. J. Wild

Family

11/12

10:30 am

Amy Schreck

Cordelia Schreck

Volunteer Karen Jones

Kay Blanke, Karen Jones,

Jeanine Lewis

Bryan Martin

Family

11/12 Collection Counters: Janet Lindemann, Barb Dubbs, Teri O’Brien, Anna Trautman

Readings For The Week

Monday: Rom 11:29-36/Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36/Lk 14:12-14

Tuesday: Rom 12:5-16b/Ps 131:1bcde-3/Lk 14:15-24

Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10/Ps 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9/Lk 14:25-33

Thursday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9/1

Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22

Friday: Rom 15:14-21/Ps 98:1-4/Lk 16:1-8

Saturday: Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27/Ps 145:2-5, 10-11/Lk

16:9-15

November 4th — November 19th

WEEKEND, NOVEMBER 4TH & NOVEMBER 5TH

SAT. 8:00 AM † MARVIN GROPPE

4:30 PM † PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

SUN. 8:00 AM † SHIRLEY TODD

10:30 AM † EDGAR HAGEDORN

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH

8:00 AM † REV. JOHN L. HALLEMANN

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH

8:00 AM † LARRY HOFFMAN

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH

8:00 AM † WILLIAM W. ECKELKAMP

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH

8:00 AM † JANET HOFFMEISTER

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH

8:00 AM † LAWRENCE & NAOMI WARES

WEEKEND, NOVEMBER11TH & NOVEMBER 12TH

SAT. 4:30 PM † HELEN ‘MICKEY’ PATTON

SUN. 8:00 AM † PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

10:30 AM † JAMES J. HANNEKEN

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,

Ray Schoonveld — US Marine, And Andrew Snodgrass — US Navy.

WE PRAY FOR OUR LOVED ONES May God Provide Health and

Comfort to:

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August Cathy Wilson, Mike Middleton and Carolyn Williams.

“Therefore, stay awake, for you know

neither the day nor the hour.”

- MATTHEW 25:13

Many of us have put off doing something

because we think we are too busy. We’ve all

said, “I’ll do it later when I have time.”

Unfortunately, too many of us apply this attitude

to our Faith. Jesus’ call is urgent, in the here and

now, in your current circumstances. Don’t delay,

how is God calling you to use your gifts today?

Week of October 29th

Offertory Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,237.00 Loose Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.00 All Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 20.00

Total Money For Operating Capital $ 4,368.00

Restricted Funds

Parish Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 Harley Hedge Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 Building Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00

$ 158.00

Monthly Offertory Total To Date: $19,903.88

October Collection Goal: $18,905.25

Thanks be to God for the generosity of our Parishioners!

September Margaret Brumfield, Judy Tyree, and Josh Garrett.

October John Evans, Anne Nydam, Wendy Peters,

Clark Marter, John Vogelgesang,

David Vincent,

Lori Mayer and Sandy Stecher.

Save The Date — 2018 MARCH FOR LIFE

The 45th Annual National March for Life

January 18-19-20, 2018

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

REGISTER NOW!

Limited Seating Available

Touhill Performing Arts Center (UMSL)

Catholic Men for Christ Conference –

February 3, 2018

Featuring Curtis Martin, Fr. Godwin Olugbami, Dr.

Scott Sullivan and Michael Cumbie

Visit catholicmenforchrist.org to register.

Catholic Women for Christ Conference -

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Featuring Sr. Virginia Joy – Sisters of Life, Mary Beth

Bonacci and Gloria Purvis

Visit catholicwomenforchrist.org to register.

Questions? Call the Office of Laity & Family Life

314.792.7183.

Prayer for the Faithful Departed

Good and faithful God,

you have given us so many people in our lives

that have given us joy and solace.

On this day we ask you to remember

our dearly departed, especially N.

Keep them close to you as we all wait

for that day when we all will come

and worship in your presence.

We ask this through your Son,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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We are really excited about our new Scrip Program! You can begin to purchase your scrip

cards, Next Sunday, November 12th. We will have an order form in the bulletin each week

to make it convenient for you. Turn in your order with your money on Sunday or Monday

by noon, and we will get your order by the next weekend. Orders can be picked up after

10:30 AM Mass. And . . . . We will have a ready supply of the most popular cards for you to

purchase immediately!