April 28, 2019 | 2nd Sunday of Lent

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Christian Service

Haitian Help What a beautiful Easter weekend we had a St. Clare Parish! We were blessed to stay dry for Stations in the Street and even enjoyed a wedding celebration at the Easter Vigil on Saturday! I hope you can find a way to count your Easter blessings, both small and large. St. Clare Parish and the Knights of Columbus will work together to continue our support of the local organization, H.A.R.T., who aids communities in Haiti. While their planned trip to Haiti this summer has been postponed for security reasons, H.A.R.T. will continue to provide medical support and expects to return soon.  The fundraiser dinner below will support their efforts to do good work in Haiti. TACO FIESTA “ALL YOU CAN EAT” DINNER Please come and enjoy a Taco Fiesta Dinner on Friday, May 10, 2019, at the St. Clare Social Hall from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. to support the purchase of medical supplies for Haiti and Africa Relief Team missions. Who can resist a warm plate of tasty tacos and delicious salad. “Have a heart for HART”. 100% of your donation goes directly to supporting the missions.  The dinner will be “all you can eat” with a tasty taco bar, salad and desserts. Beer and wine will also be available. Enjoy a delightful dinner and camaraderie. Adults: $12; Children 10 and under: $5. Volunteers are needed to assist with the dinner, set-up, serving, hosting, making desserts, clean-up, so if you would like to help see the sign-up board on the Parking Lot Wall in the church. Got Yarn? Looking for a good use for your stash of unused yarn?   The Christian Service Commission is collecting yarn for Freedom House Detroit residents who are learning to crochet and knit. A box to collect yarn, crochet hooks, knitting needles and other supplies, will be in the Austin Portico the weekend of April 27-28. You may also deliver yarn to the Parish Office or contact Liz Zatina at lizzatina1@aol.com. Thank you! Thank you to everyone who participated in Operation Rice Bowl!  You may leave your Rice bowls with your coins, cash or check donations in the marked boxes on the altar. We will continue to collect them for a couple of Sundays after Easter. Go to www.crsricebowl.org to learn about more opportunities to support CRS projects that alleviate suffering and aid people in need in more than 100 countries.

Faith Formation

Happy Easter Season. Remember to continue to celebrate Easter. This Season lasts for 50 days!!!... so keep on with the Alleluias.   So our celebration of Easter continues with Confirmation today at the 11:00 Mass. Yesterday, we had First Reconciliation. Next Sunday, at the 11:00 Mass, we will celebrate with our First Communicants.   You have been journeying with these young people for several months. Please continue to pray with them and their families. They are the future of our church.   Children’s Religious Education classes are winding down. Today the Sunday family will meet for the last time this year. Special thanks to our catechists: Amanda and Alexa Rigotti-Grade one; Helen Dodge and Juliana Leonard-Grade two; Clare Conway and Andrew Hayner-Grade three and four; Oliver Ward-Grade five and six; Rachelle Ward and Vincent Ward-Grade seven and eight. Matt Rigotti and Patricia Kaufman assisted with the adult family group. Monday religious education will be held tomorrow. Special thanks to our catechists: Sharon Freitas-Grade one. Sr. Mary Peter-Grade two; Mary Kirles-Grade three; Lou DiIorio-Grade four; Pat Radnick-Grade five; Ronni Melvin-Grade six; Doug and Stephanie Carder-Grade seven; Barb Valentic-Grade eight.  Our Secretary has been Susan Kuhl. Please continue your prayers for her as she continues treatment for cancer. Michelle Van Camp was our building supervisor. So special thanks to all who assisted us in any way. All tuition, book fees, banner fees are now due. We are trying to finalize our books for this year and prepare for the next year. Please send in any overdue payments as soon as possible. Thank you. If you have any questions regarding the recent invoices, please call the office, 313-647-5110. Practice for First Holy Communion is this Wednesday, May 1 at 7:05 in church.  We will have an end of the year simple picnic next Monday, May 6 at 6:30 in the social hall. We will have hot dogs, chips, lemonade and ice cream. You are welcome to bring something to share if you wish. We will have our annual Bingo game or another game to play.   RCIA: When one season ends another opens. I am searching for those who might be interested in the RCIA program for next year. If you are unbaptized, baptized in another Christian Church, or baptized Catholic and not been catechized, I am looking for you. If you know of anyone who might be interested in finding out more about the Catholic faith, please point them in my direction.   Adult Faith Formation: The Thursday faith formation programs are over for this year. But please continue your faith formation via formed.org. There are lots and lots of great programs. One is sure to prick at your conscience to entice you to look at it, or listen to it, or read it! Sr. Kathy| skavery@stclarem.org

St. Clare Athletics

The St. Clare of Montefalco 10 th Annual Golf Outing will be held on Friday, July 19 th at Chandler Park Golf Course. The After-Glow Party is coming home and will take place under the tents at St. Clare of Montefalco’s campus. Golf Registration is $120 and begins at 10:00 am. Shotgun start at 11:00 am. Golf ticket includes After-Glow Party. After-Glow Party is $40 and begins at 5:30 pm. Sponsorships begin at $100.   Please check www.facebook.com/scmathletics for more information, or contact Bob Conway at bconway@stclarem.org or (313) 882-6369. Download registration form: https://stclarem.org/2019-golf-outing

Pastoral Associate

I am pleased to introduce the newest member of our Pastoral Team, Sr. Rebecca Hodge OP (Adrian Dominican) who will serve as our Pastoral Associate beginning May 1, 2019. Here is a little biography about Sister, be sure to introduce yourself when you see her and welcome her to our St Clare family.   Sr. Rebecca was born in Jacksonville, IL to Dennis and Sally (Gibson) Hodge. Her father is deceased, her mother resides in southern Illinois. Sister Rebecca has one older sibling living in Texas.   Sister Rebecca attended public schools in Warren and Coldwater, Michigan. She earned a B.A. in European History and Religious Studies, as well as an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from Marygrove College. Additionally she earned an M.Ed in Education with a focus on Instructional Design and Human Performance from Wayne State University. She has a certificate in Spiritual Direction and a diploma in Liturgy and Music from St. Joseph College, Rensselaer, IN.   Sister has ministered in Owosso, Rochester and Troy, Michigan as well as ten years ministering in Boca Raton and West Palm Beach, FL. Most of her ministerial life has been the parish settings and she looks forward to her time at St. Clare.    Sister enjoys learning Adobe software applications, reading, and currently is learning to play the cello! Sister - Welcome to St. Clare!   Fr. Andrew

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Upcoming Events

Sat. May 4: Healing Mass Sun. May 5: First Communion Mon. May 6: Religious Ed Picnic Fri. May 10: HART Taco Fiesta Dinner Sun. May 12: Mother’s Day Brunch Sun. May 19: SAY Hi Sunday Sun. May 19: Last 5pm Mass Event info. | Registration: https://stclarem.org/event-tickets

Parish Directory

The 2019 Directory has arrived. Please pick one up from the tables around the church or from the parish office. Please contact the parish office if you notice an error: 313-647-5060.

VICTIM HOTLINE:  The Attorney General toll-free hotline at 844-324-3374 and website www.michigan.gov/ag are being provided to the parishioners to give access to share any information about the sexual abuse. The identity and information provided by any victim shall remain confidential during the course of investigation.

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