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The Weekly News
August 4, 2016
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19th Week in Ordinary Time
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Pre
sider: Frank Krebs
Homilist: Frank Krebs
Readers: Suzannah Veltz, Jenn Reyes Lay
Eucharistic Ministers: Andy Lenzen, Art Maines, Cecelia Ann Loomer
Sacristan: Mary Vonderheide
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Facilities Report
During our Parish Council Retreat we formulated a number of goals for the coming year. These goals are for our entire SCF Community.
One of the goals is "to identify and pursue a common vision for SCF’s ideal space." To help accomplish this goal we have a Facilities Committee and the work of the committee includes articulating a long-term common vision for our space and steps to achieve it as well as now enhancing the use of space with Peace UCC.
The Committee did have some meetings. At one of the meetings members expressed what they felt was an ideal space and then at another meeting we actually visited some places of worship in order to discuss the pros and cons of such spaces.
On Saturday, August 6, we will have our usual social gathering after Mass and we will share with the community the results of our meetings and will also invite input from the community in the form of a survey.
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Parish Barbecue This Sunday
Mark your calendars for the next summer BBQ at the home of Susan MacIsaacs and Barry Klein who have graciously offered to host this BBQ. This will be on Sunday, August 7, at 4:00 pm. Kids and grand-kids are very welcome. They will be providing chicken kabobs, beer and soft drinks. Please bring a side dish, appetizer or dessert and any beverage you may wish to have in addition to what is provided.
(Please note address correction from prior newsletters.)
17720 Greystone Terrace Dr. Wildwood, Mo 63005. We are sometimes listed as being in Chesterfield with the 63005 zip code.
If you are traveling from the east:
- 40/64 west
- Exit at Long road. Continue on Long road
- RIGHT turn at Wildhorse Creek Road
- LEFT turn at Wildhorse Parkway. Stay on the parkway for approx. 1.25 miles
- RIGHT turn onto Greystone Terrace Drive. We are on the left side of the street.
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What can we do?
Multiple times a day we turn on our faucets and water flows freely into our homes. As a child, I had to carry water across several fields to my home, so we used it sparingly. Even so, I still catch myself mindlessly letting water run longer than need be. So, how might I / we develop a greater consciousness for cherishing, conserving and protecting our water?
One practice would be to educate ourselves about the water situation on our Planet and support those who are addressing it. Another would be to practice mindfulness in our own use of water.
Here are some ideas for doing that. What others might you add?
- Turn on the faucet mindfully, not running it at full force, and using only what is needed.
- Turn the water off while brushing teeth
- Be aware of using only what is needed when showering
- Set aside a container for discarding water left in drinking glasses after a meal (it can be used for plants or….)
- Be conscious of water usage when using the washing machine
- Collect rain water (to be used on the garden / clean-up jobs outside / etc.)
- Create a rain garden (directs runoff down under to be filtrated ; returned to the aquifer)
- Become more educated about water-related issues and take action when you can
- Use your voice by contacting legislators regarding bills effecting our water, directly or indirectly.
We know that everything in our environment is connected. Water needs the trees; trees need water. We and all creatures, large and small -- the fishes in the water and the little birds that call -- all need water. Nature knows how to balance all this but we humans are upsetting the balance. Water supplies are dwindling in some countries and are being polluted in our own. If every member of our community would choose one way to show care for our water, we could make a difference. Let’s do it!
Helen Gennari
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The Kiva Club here at Sts. Clare & Francis will once again meet on August 27 at 3:45 pm in the Fireside Room to choose loan recipients and disperse funds. The available funds are primarily from loan repayments by the recipients of past loans. As of last month we have loaned or re-loaned a total of $14,025 over the past 3 years. Think of the impact we have made worldwide in changing the lives of under-served individuals! We will be collecting donations after the Masses on August 13 and August 20. All of this is done online, with the Kiva website projected on a screen. We bring a few names to the gathering and all of us view them on the website and make a final decision on loans. We spread the money out and usually loan about $75 or $100 to each recipient.
Here is one recipient from out last gathering in February: We loaned Sandra Patricia in Ecuador $100. Sandra is 33 years old. She is single. She has a daughter, Samanta, who is 11 years old. Thanks to the effort and dedication Sandra puts in, her daughter has the opportunity to study at a good school. Sandra has been working for almost four years sowing and cultivating potatoes. She asked for a loan to invest in the production of potatoes as this is her only source of financial income. Thanks to this she can get ahead in her small and humble home. Her total loan was $1000 and she has a 14 month repayment plan.
Please consider joining us at the August 27 gathering. In all the turmoil surrounding us, this is a most gratifying experience. We promise that out will walk out with a natural high.
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SCF Salon
Saturday, August 13, 2016
3:30 pm
Room 24
The topic will be Voting Rights in America.
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ll are invited to attend the bi-annual ECC Synod. The Synod is a time when members of all ECC communities come together to build relationships, worship together, and plan for the future. For an update on the arrangements for this year's ECC Synod in Fort Worth, TX, click here.
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Homilies
The text of archived homilies can be found here.
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The Caring Ministry at Sts. Clare & Francis brings the loving presence of God, through a caring companion on the journey, when life is difficult. When we find ourselves struggling with illness, grief, depression, relationships, stress, the Caring Ministry is a supportive and listening presence - not counseling or problem solving. Don't go it alone; contact Sue Self or one of our priests to find out more, and see if it's a fit for you. We want to care for you.
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The Sts. Clare & Francis Prayer list is available for you to share prayer requests from you to your sisters and brothers who are walking this faith journey with you. Praying for one another when there are specific needs is one of the greatest ministries we can provide to one another. But, we cannot pray for events and happenings that we do not know about. Please share your prayers requests with the community. You can be as specific or general as you would like. Contact
Jim Schratz
with all prayer requests.
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YWCA Woman’s Place
Summer Self-Empowerment
Refuel and re-tool yourself for life with the YWCA Woman’s Place Saturday Series Workshops.
SELF-ESTEEM
Saturday, August 20
9:30-11:30 a.m.
8300 Morganford Road
Pre-registration is required. Call 314.645.4848
All programs are free of charge.
Creating Allies in Safety
Learn how you can better help victims of domestic violence
Friday, August 26, 2016, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
8300 Morganford Rd, behind St. Mark Church
YWCA Woman’s Place will provide an understanding of the nature and dynamics of domestic abuse and explain specifically what everyone can do to help make victims and their children safer. This workshop is designed for counselors, students, volunteers, community members, social workers, clergy, law enforcement, and medical professionals to learn ways to best support victims, encourage safe choices and identify “red flags” of potentially lethal escalation.
Seating is limited for this popular training. Pre-registration is required. Call 314.645.4848.
Tree House
Prayer Circles
1st Tuesday at 7:00 pm
Holy Angels Apartments II
3499 DePaul Ln., St. Louis. 63044 (at 270 and St. Charles Rock Rd.)
3rd Wednesday at 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Library Headquarters
East Room
St. Louis County Library
1640 S. Lindbergh
Frontenac, MO 63131
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
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The Summer Day
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean--
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down --
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?
Mary Oliver
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Ecumenical Catholic Communion
ECC Financials
ECC Midwest
Partner Communities
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All Saints ECC
Our Mission Church
We meet at:
Trinity United Church of Christ
47 North Douglas Avenue
Belleville, IL 62220
Our Metro East ECC Mission Church meets every Sunday at 9:00 am.
Our chapel is in the lower level of Trinity UCC.
Directions from St. Louis:
Hwy. 64 East to Exit 12;
RIGHT onto #159/IL St. Continue 5 miles to Douglas Ave.
(railroad crossing)
LEFT on Douglas Ave. to church.
For information, contact:
Rev. Frank Krebs (314.740.1160) or Rev. Kay Schmitt (314.620.9511). Contact Kay if you wish to ride with her.
All are welcome.
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General Info
Want to get connected and involved? Start by taking a look at our
Ministries Brochure
or check out our website at
www.scfecc.org
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The
Parish Office
is located at Eden Theological Seminary, 483 East Lockwood, Suite 3, St. Louis, MO 63119.
Frank
or
Jim
are available for appointments. You can also reach Frank at 314.740.1160 or Jim at 314.896.0125.
To Schedule Meetings at Peace UCC:
Contact Kelly, the church secretary, to get it on their calendar.
314.968.1727
churchoffice@peaceuccstl.org
Matthew 25
The Matthew 25 Fund helps members in our community who need financial assistance. All information concerning the people with whom we work is held in the strictest confidence. If you would like to contribute to this fund, make your check payable to Matthew 25, and place it in the collection basket. If you need assistance from the fund, contact
Peggy Montgomery
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We have a
SafeChurch Policy
to protect our children and other vulnerable populations
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Fundraising
Please keep our Schnucks E-Scrip fund raiser in mind when you shop. If you don't already have an E-Scrip card, please call Marilyn Tenholder (314.323.1467) and she will get one to you. There is no charge and all you have to do is activate it by either a phone call or by going online. Simply show the card when you check out and a percentage of your purchase cost will be rebated back to Sts. Clare & Francis. Thank you!!
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Sts. Clare & Francis offers information about other organizations and activities as a way of providing information that we feel is useful or relevant to our members and to the public. As an Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) organization, Sts. Clare & Francis is required to abide by certain rules. Sts. Clare & Francis is absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Sts. Clare & Francis is also prohibited from devoting a substantial part of its activities to attempting to influence legislation. As a result of these rules, we do not specifically endorse these organizations or activities nor do they specifically represent the views of Sts. Clare & Francis, to the extent that doing so would jeopardize Sts. Clare & Francis' standing as a Section 501(c)(3) organization.
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If you have an item that you wish to submit for publication in the Weekly News, please send it to
Steve Campbell
no later than noon on Wednesday of the week you would like it to appear. If you cannot send an
e-mail, you may contact Steve at 314.603.9991.
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Sts. Clare & Francis ECC
Church
: 204 East Lockwood Avenue | St. Louis | MO|63119
Office: 483 East Lockwood Ave. | Suite 3 | St. Louis | MO | 63119
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