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The Weekly News
September 14, 2017
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24th Week of the Year
Saturday, September 16, 2017
5:00 pm
Pres
ider:
Kay Schmitt
Homilist:
George von Stamwitz
Readers:
Marty Campbell, Jenn Reyes Lay
Eucharistic Ministers:
Karen Diehl, Mary Ellen Kruger, Art Maines
Sacristan:
Lorraine Tiffin
Location:
204 East Lockwood, 63119
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Sunday, September 17, 2017
9:00 am
Presider:
Kay Schmitt
Homilist:
George von Stamwitz
Location:
17 Selma Avenue, 63119
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Please note: The Parish Renewal Weekend has been postponed at this time. More information about a future date will be forthcoming when we have it.
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Jennifer Reyes Lay, An Intern with Us
You probably know Jennifer Reyes Lay, a member of our community and a student at Eden Seminary. She will be interning at SCF for 8 hours a week during the rest of this school year as a part of her education at Eden. Jennifer will be helping out with liturgy planning, pastoral care, and special projects. You have heard Jenn preaching from time to time; you have witnessed her contributing in many ways over time, like serving on the Parish Council; now you will notice her functioning as a seminarian-intern. Please graciously welcome her ministry during this time of formation.
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Local Harvest Potluck
September 24, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.
Schroeder Park, Pavilion #3
359 Old Meramec Station Road, Ballwin, 63021
The pavilion is to your right, adjacent to the tennis courts as soon as you enter the park. There is parking adjacent to the pavilion.
Rain or shine!
PLEASE NOTE:
· Bring a dish to share made with some local foods
· Bring the source of your local food - we will have cards to write on to share with everyone
· Bring your reusable plates/utensils/cups/napkins
· Bring a lawn chair if you like (there will be picnic tables)
· There is limited power access (enough outlets for several crock pots
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October 28, 2017
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Sts. Clare & Francis Church
Led by Emilie Collins
Registration: $35
Explore…
your individual spiritual journey through SoulCollage, a creative process that allows you to access guidance through your intuition and imagination.
Discover
… more deeply, how our Soul (or Whole Self) is ignited by the spark of the Divine Within, through various parts of our self.
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Evaluation of Sunday Eucharist (update)
We did a preliminary (mid-point) evaluation of the 9:00 AM Sunday Eucharist at the Mead Center down the street from Peace. We now have numbers indicating an 18% increase in the total (combined Saturday and Sunday) Mass attendance per week over the same period last year (for Saturday only).
Here are the Mass attendance headcount numbers from April 23, 2017, through last weekend.
Headcount Numbers
Toward the end of our six month trial, we will evaluate this experiment by a variety of means. If there are certain questions or issues that are important to you in this evaluation process please email them to me at
frank.krebs@scfecc.org
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I am putting together a draft of a final evaluation instrument for the parish council now. Your input is more than welcome. Thanks.
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SCF will be holding a raffle, "Going for the Green," which will be held in conjunction with the Mouse Races (see below). We will start selling raffle tickets beginning this week at Mass. We have 1,000 tickets to sell; tickets are $10 and we would like to distribute in packets of 5 or 10. First prize is $1000, second prize is $500 and third prize is $250. The SCF member who sells the most tickets wins $100. The raffle drawing will be held at the Mouse Races on October 6.
See Nancy Emmel, Mark Reinhardt or Cecelia Andres for more information.
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Save the Date:
Sts. Clare & Francis Mouse Races
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Sts. Clare & Francis will be holding its first ever Mouse Race event on
Friday evening, October 6, 2017
. This event will be held at Peace UCC in the Community Room and will include lots of opportunities for socializing and prize-winning!
Ticket price: $15 per person
Doors open: 6:30 pm
First race: 7:30 pm
Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks. In the meantime, if you are interested in being a part of the planning committee or in volunteering to help at the event that evening, please contact Mary Vonderheide at 314.805.2087 or
mary.vonderheide@sbcglobal.net
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We look forward to seeing everyone there!
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ECC News
Request for Auxiliary Bishop
Bishop Francis has asked the Synod delegates in the areas where he serves as their bishop [e.g. parishes where a diocese has not formed], to approve a request for an assisting bishop to help with his episcopal (not the presiding) duties. For more information, please see the following documents:
Request
,
Supporting Travel Documentation
,
Episcopal Ministry Map
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The delegates were due to finish voting by September 12. If they respond affirmatively, there will be nominations, an election, and eventually an ordination/consecration...and ultimately someone to help Frank with his many duties. This bishop would need also to be affirmed by the entire Synod, just as any bishop would. Please pray and trust that the Holy Spirit will guide this process.
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St. Stanislaus and ECC Agree to Sign a Memorandum of Understanding
St. Stanislaus Parish and the ECC have been "dating" for over a year now. We are now entering into a more serious stage of our relationship where the whole community of St. Stanislaus has voted to formally explore a relationship with us for the next year. A good number of folks from St. Stan's and Sts. Clare & Francis have gotten to know each other over time. On several occasions St. Stan's has been welcomed to our Mid-America ECC Diocese gatherings; in fact, they have hosted our chrism Masses. To get to know Bishop Rafe better, they have invited him to be present at the parish the weekend of October 14 and 15.
St. Stanislaus was a Roman Catholic parish that has had an agreement signed by Archbishop Kenrick in the 19th century allowing them to have a lay board that controls the property of the parish. In the 21st century when they refused to relinquish the property to Cardinal Burke, then Archbishop of St. Louis, they were excommunicated. These are a people with a long tradition of faith and active, not passive, lay involvement. Walking with them has been and will continue to be an honor.
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ECC Synod 2018 - Save the Date!
The 2018 Synod of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion will take place September 17-20, 2018, marking the 15 year anniversary of the ECC! Please save the date now. The Synod will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Tempe, AZ: 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85282.
Preparations are underway. Stay tuned for more details as they develop!
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Homilies
Hear Jenn Reyes Lay's homily from September 9:
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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Parish Office Hours
The Sts. Clare & Francis Office, [483 E Lockwood Ave, Ste. 3, Schultz Hall (Door B) – Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, MO 63119] will be open each week on Mondays, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and Thursdays from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Although someone is here more often than that, I am in and out much of the time. So I am making a concerted effort to have posted hours to be more available to people who might want to drop by.
Thanks!
Jim
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Faith and Light Picnic
We are a prayer group made up of persons with intellectual disabilities, their families, and friends who meet together on a regular basis in the Christian spirit of Jean Vanier, to share friendship, pray together, and to celebrate life. We're trying to expand our group and we are hoping you could post this in your bulletin. Thanks in advance for any help you can give us!!
We are having a picnic in the park on
Sunday September 24, 2017
from
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Windegger Shelter in Tilles Park
-- St. Louis County near the intersection of McKnight and Litzsinger Rd.
All are welcome
especially those with intellectual disabilities and their families. We will provide meat and beverages, please bring a side dish to share. For more information you can
click here
for a flyer, or call 314.650.2787.
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Tree House
Prayer Circles
Please Note Change in Meeting Day and Location
Starting in September the prayer circle is moved to the first Wednesday of each month instead of the first Tuesday and at a new location in Webster Groves.
First Wednesday of the month
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Sts. Clare & Francis Ecumenical Catholic Community
204 E. Lockwood Avenue
Webster Groves, 63119
Third Wednesday of the month
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Library Headquarters
East Room
St. Louis County Library
1640 S. Lindbergh Boulevard
Frontenac, MO 63131
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
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Parish Council News
To see Parish Council meeting minutes or the Parish Constitution and Bylaws, click the appropriate link:
Members
(click name to contact by e-mail)
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Finance Committee
Members
(click name to contact by e-mail)
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Ecumenical Catholic Communion
ECC Financials
ECC Midwest Partner Communities
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Chicago, Illinois
Little Rock, Arkansas
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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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 9:30
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
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
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
.
We have a
SafeChurch Policy
to protect our children and other vulnerable populations
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The Sts. Clare & Francis
Lands’ End Store
In partnership with Lands’ End, you can now purchase clothing and other items embroidered with the Sts. Clare & Francis logo (below). Just follow the link above. If you have any questions, please contact
Suzanne.schloemann@gmail.com
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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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