The Weekly News
April 18, 2019
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Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 18, 2019
7:00 pm
Pres
ider:
Kay Schmitt
Homilist:
Kay Schmitt
Readers:
Mallory Rusch, Suzanne Schloemann
Eucharistic Ministers:
Mary Ellen Kruger, Karen Diehl, TBD
Sacristan:
Bill Schwindt
Location:
204 East Lockwood, 63119
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Good Friday
Friday, April 19, 2019
7:00 pm
Joint Tenebrae Service with Peace UCC
Readers:
Marty Campbell, Art Maines, Jenn Reyes Lay, Karen Diehl
Sacristan:
Marci Welby
Location:
204 East Lockwood, 63119
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Easter Vigil
Saturday, April 20, 2019
7:00 pm
Pres
ider:
Frank Krebs
Homilist:
Frank Krebs
Readers:
Therese Gabriel, John Duffy-Burke, Art Maines, Sue Self
Eucharistic Ministers:
Barbara Winkler, Suzanne Schloemann, Karen Diehl
Sacristan:
Marci Welby
Location:
204 East Lockwood, 63119
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Easter Sunday
April 21, 2019
9:00 am
Presider:
Jim Schratz
Homilist:
Jim Schratz
Sacristan:
Kathy Krishon
Location:
Mead Center, 1
7 Selma Avenue, 63119
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Holy Saturday Pot Luck
There will be a pot luck celebration Saturday evening after the Easter
Vigil in the Fireside Room. All are invited to bring appetizers, desserts or drinks. Please remember to bring your own plates, utensils, napkins, etc. as part of our effort to reduce the use of plastic and Styrofoam.
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Coming Soon: Annual Parish Raffle
Ticket Sales Begin May 4. The Drawing will be held June 29.
We have great items this year, from stained glass to art,
jewelry to baseball tickets, including a fabulous purse. All items are valued at
$200 or more!
Raffle Tickets:
$5 each
3 for $10
8 for $20
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Sacristans Assistance Needed - Update
If you are interested in serving as a sacristan on either Saturday or Sunday, we would love for you to join us! The work is not difficult and one of the current sacristans would train you. Plus, there are always people at Mass who are willing to assist in putting things away.
Peace has offered to facilitate the movement of furniture on Saturdays, so the "heavy lifting" for that date has been significantly reduced. If that was holding you back from volunteering in this ministry, then it is no longer an issue!
Please contact Kathy Grewe at
dlbklg8075@sbcglobal.net
or 314.894.7101 if you would like to serve as a sacristan on either day. Your assistance would be sincerely appreciated.
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Homilies
Hear the homily by Erin Duffy-Burke from April 6:
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Video of past homilies can be found on the parish Facebook page,
here.
Audio recordings of some older homilies can be found
here
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The text of even older archived homilies can be found
here
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random sightings
wisdom...reflection...insight...amusement
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Overheard my 8-year-old telling her dolls the creation story: “In the beginning was God. All of space was empty. So God made galaxies of stars. It was beautiful. So God made earth. But it was empty. So God made oceans and plants and animals. But God was lonely still. So God made a human. She was a beautiful black woman. God loved her. So God made more humans of all different kinds. And the humans had lots of babies. And God said it was perfect. The humans made lots of mistakes. They made hatred. But God fought hatred with love. And love won.
L.R. Knost
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Mini-Retreat
Healing the Inner Child
April 27, 2019
Sts. Clare & Francis Ecumenical Catholic Community
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Prayer Circles
First Wednesday of the month
1:00 - 2:30 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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Parish Council
To see Parish Council meeting minutes or the Parish Constitution and Bylaws, click the appropriate link.
Members
(click name to contact by e-mail)
:
The monthly meetings of the Parish Council are open to all SCF members. The Council meets on the
third Wednesday of each month at 6:45 pm
in one of the Peace UCC classrooms. If you have a question for the Parish Council or just want to learn how it operates, you are encouraged to attend a meeting.
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Finance Committee
Members
(click name to contact by e-mail)
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Ecumenical Catholic Communion
Meeting Minutes:
ECC Financials
ECC Midwest Partner Communities
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Chicago, Illinois
Little Rock, Arkansas
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Regional Report
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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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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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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
Want to get connected and involved? 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
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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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 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 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 call or text 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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