St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church 1411 Cross Street

O’Fallon, IL 62269 618/ 632-3562

www.stclarechurch.org

Fr. Jim Deiters Pastor Dennis Vander Ven Deacon John Gomez Deacon Marcia Fix Parish Secretary Jamae Shubirg Administrative Assistant Ed Seipp Business Manager Patrick Jurgensmeyer Facilities Manager Stephen Eros Music and Liturgy Director Jane Dotson Family Faith Formation Matt Flynn Adult Faith and Mission

ST. CLARE SCHOOL 632-6327

214 West Third Street, O’Fallon, IL Clarice McKay Principal

MT. CALVARY CEMETERY 632-3562

Paulo D’Amico

PARISH TRUSTEES

Michael Crupe

John Dempsey

ST. VINCENT DEPAUL 632-4270

Emergency Assistance

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

BAPTISM—Preparation classes for parents are offered every other month for infant baptism. Call the Parish Office to sign up. Adults wishing to be baptized should also call the Office.

RECONCILIATION—Saturdays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Community celebrations are also offered every Advent and Lent.

MATRIMONY—Contact Pastor a year prior.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK—Communal celebrations twice a year, or by appointment.

We, the people of St. Clare Catholic Parish, In the Diocese of Belleville, are called by God

in baptism to be disciples of Jesus Christ. Centered in the Eucharist, and strengthened

by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we strive to live the Gospel and further the reign of God.

We do this by creating a vibrant faith community, by actively promoting justice and evangelization, and by using our gifts in the service of God’s people, to give God

glory and reverence all of Creation.

Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton Bishop of Belleville

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 12, 2018

Sacred Sounds & Sights A Concert Celebrating Beauty

St. Clare of Assisi Church Sunday, August 12 • 2:00 pm

Choirs of St. Clare Church and School

Comments on Art & Architecture presented by Fr. Jim Deiters

From Our Pastor, Fr. Jim...

August 11 Stan Gonzalez Merilee Spengler Jeffrey Goss Susan Price Patrick Kinsella Ryan Juen Patrick Karrigan Brooke Barrow Andrew Pierson Kyle Kombrink Maya Hataway August 12 Robert Schmidtke Alicia Luechtefeld Susan Galinski Katie Whitlow Matthew Hosman Colby Bedard August 13 Lee Crowe Diane Gabel Mary Vrieswyk Kellyn Lindsay Quinn Johnson August 14 Susan Holdener Amy Hughes David Pruett Erin Thoman Zoyalyn Stoll August 15 Debbie Zimmerman Matt Wilson Kendra Fulton Ian Jentsch Curtis Newcomb Maria Lang Anna Strake Alex Walford

August 16 Lucy Mixen Linda Riedel Brad Badgley Jeanette Nacar Doug Pressnall Monica Winkeler Jeff Harris Nicole Bow Stephanie Sharpe Kasey Massie Brandon Gebke Jennifer Furrow August 17 Matthew Boyles Maggie Artime Angela Schloer Tara Sanchez Eric Hughes Alexander Conrad Madison Eghigian Abigail Biggs Morgan Rasmussen August 18 Tim Kwiatkowski Jason Pavelschak Aaron Cherry Rachel Sabella Eddie Barragan Ashley Scholer Henry Browning Drew Ferguson Charlie Cappel Isabella Renaker- Jansen Sofia Cortes Miles LeChien August 19 Mary Anne Burroughs Mary Munie Cyndi Grubb Shayna Kueker Kimberly Stolle Ashley Roberts Kelly Short Margaret Fitzgerald

A Blessed Feast of St. Clare of Assisi to You! This weekend at St. Clare we each make a commitment of our time through our annual Stewardship of Time and Talent Pledge. All parishioners are asked to share of your time to bless our par-ish, God’s Kingdom, and help others. At the Offertory at Mass we will bring forward our commitment cards to the Altar as a sign of a spiritual thanksgiving to God for the time that He gives to us…and we share for others. Setting aside part of our time each week for praising God at Mass and daily prayer and serving in parish ministries is how we keep our Christian vocation a pri-ority considering our other commitments. Our Stewardship Team and I want to thank all of you who al-ready volunteer in one or several ministries and renew those commitments today. Back to School Mass… We are celebrating the beginning of the school year in a new way this year. At the Feast of the Assumption 7:00 PM Mass, we ask all students (K-12) to bring with them their school backpacks for a special blessing at the end of Mass. What a great connection of honoring our Blessed Mother Mary for her faithful discipleship and asking God to help our students grow in holiness and knowledge in their new school year. From Kindergartners to Seniors in High School, all students are encouraged to come to Wednesday’s evening Mass for this bless-ing and to ask your fellow parishioners to pray with and for you in your new year. (We will also have our regular 7 AM Mass that day as well.) St. Clare of Assisi, pray for us! Fr. Jim Deiters

A prayer service will be held on Saturday morning, August 18 at 10:00 in the Church for Alice Harter, infant daughter of Jon and Lisa Harter.

Please continue to pray for the Harter’s during this sad time of loss in their family. We pray especially for all families that have endured the death of a beloved child.

Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers: Bill Bettorf, Dianne Clark, Joyce Correale, David Dempsey, Tom Dernbach, Michael Dudley, Jean Green, Lisa Harter, Rita Haukapp, Margaret Heinke,

Tom and Mary Herbert, Liz Klingler, Dawn Papproth Kuhn, Abelina Leon, Nona Morgan, Bill Musser, Grace Regutti, Paul Riley, Megan Saldanha, Mary Ann Seipp, Debbie Vander Ven, Patricia Weiler

Please call the parish office or email marciafix@yahoo.com if you have a family member that is homebound or in the hospital and would like their name included in the bulletin.

Please pray for our military families, especially those deployed and separated from loved ones.

Readings of the Week August 13-19 Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8 -- 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: Mt 18:21 -- 19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58

Next Weekend: August 18/19 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday 5:00 Bethany Kazmierczak, Kevin Mulheran, Jeff & Pat Taylor Lee & Anne Crowe, Ricardo Cumba, Ellen Gravlin Ann Hug, Carl Lurk, Len Ratajczyk, Sella Roman

Sunday 8:30 Bob & Michelle Crain, Mary & Peter Fleming, Kathy DeVan Fred Favela, Frank Morski, Aimee Nieroda, Susan Price Caron Proffer, Simone Wheeler, Tina Whitlow 10:30 Margaret Andrasko, Tanja Ramsby, Dominic & Rena Sabatino Lindsay Goldberg, Karen Holzum, Mandi Huelsmann Ann Millikin, Richard Ransom, Beth Reichenbach Kathy Sjoquist, Toni Stanton Readers Saturday 5:00 Steve Hughes & Jamie Eros Sunday 8:30 Bobbi Schaefer & Joe Motowski 10:30 Jim Collins & Amanda Huber Servers Saturday 5:00 Cassidy Lurk, Jon Marble, Ryan Voss 8:30 Javier Favela, Owen Hubbard, Emerson Nieroda 10:30 Ryan Clancy, Levi Huber, Ava Taylor Ushers Saturday 5:00 Jett Cates, Don Gravlin, Hal Harris Allen Raber, Scott Voss, John Winkelmann Sunday 8:30 Dennis Collins, Mark Huller, Pat Jurgensmeyer Robert Kirchgessner, Bob Picchietti, Don Proffer Sunday 10:30 Gustavo Cotto, Brian Huelsmann, Tyler McDaniel John Meise, Blaine Phillips, Roy Rogge Gift Bearers Saturday 5:00 Jim & Barbara Calandro Sunday 8:30 Jeremy, Kelly, Abigayle & Luke Monroe 10:30 Joe, Heather, Hanna & Gretchen Ertel Greeters Saturday 5:00 Rose Brennan, Bridgett Harris, Jeannie Haukapp, Pat Reeser Carolyn & Jenny Vogt 8:30 Audra Driscoll, Shawn, Erin & Wesley Dunn, Gib Vollmer 10:30 Margie Carthy, Tammy Earley, Lydia & William Kinsella Tom Knaust, Donna Swanson Sound Board Saturday 5:00 Jett Cates Sunday 8:30 Parker Crain 10:30 Gary Goldberg

Bread Bakers Stephanie Chambers, Sherry D’Amico, Merlie Kirchgessner

Children’s Word Saturday 5:00 Sunday 8:30 Megan & Maddie Blair 10:30 Kelly Monroe & Abby Huelsmann

Nursery 8:30 Sarah & Oscar Speakes 10:30 Alexis Cotto & Tina Thoman

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, August 11 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1:00 p.m. Daniel Gomez and Margaret Pickard Wedding 5:00 p.m. Clete Schwaegel

Sunday, August 12 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Anthony Jurgensmeyer Robert and Clara Schachner 10:30 a.m. George and Delores Harvilla Rita Duncan Monday, August 13 Weekday, Saints Pontian, Pope/ Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs 12:00 p.m. Virginia Leninsky Tuesday, August 14 Saint Maximillian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr 7:30 a.m. Dennis Metz Wednesday, August 15 THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 7:00 a.m. George Henken 7:00 p.m. Idamay Pfeiffer Thursday, August 16—No Mass Weekday, Saint Stephen of Hungary Friday, August 17 Weekday 7:30 a.m. John and Patricia Chamberland Saturday, August 18 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Vernon Kombrink Mary Mennerick Alice Harter Sunday, August 19 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Lee Strayhorn Doreen Campbell 10:30 a.m. Joe Burroughs Ann Langhauser

Your Giving

August 4/5

Weekly Envelope $14,011.17 WeShare $ 4,944.33 Direct Deposit $ 5,320.00

Total Tithe $24,275.50 Church Mortgage $ 6,680.00

“I learned from working in summer cate-chetical programs that I loved sharing the faith and that community prayer was a great source of strength. As I taught children about being open to the different vocations and God’s plan for their life, I began to take this advice to heart. I soon visited a Convent and fell in love with the charism: bring Christ to the young and the young to Christ. Through the generosity of fellow parishioners I was able to pay off my student loans before entering the convent. This is truly a blessing and their prayerful support gives me the courage to keep saying YES.” Sister April Hoffman, Novice, Salesian Sisters, Newton, N.J.

Volunteers Needed for Front Desk Receptionist for Catholic Urban Programs If you have considered volunteering your time for a very worthwhile cause, here’s an excellent opportunity. Due to an ever-increasing number of clients to be served, CUP is seeking volunteers to work as a receptionist at the front desk in their East St. Louis Office which is located at #7 Vieux Carre Drive (Loisel Village area immediately off Route 157). Office hours are Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m. – 12 Noon and 1 – 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed for half-days (approximately four (4) hours) on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday. Duties include: answering phones; greeting people; assisting people with applications and directing people to proper staff.

No experience is required; however, you must enjoy working with the public and have good people skills and basic computer skills are helpful. If you have a morning or afternoon or a day or two available to volunteer, please call Gerry Hasenstab at 618-398-5616, Ext. 203, for additional information. Thank you so much.

I never knew that volunteering to help others could change my life, but it did when I said yes to a request to volunteer at St. Vincent DePaul in East St Louis. While in today's big world it is sometimes hard to feel like you are making a difference, I guarantee you that not a day will go by in your volunteer journey where you don't feel you had a positive impact on someone's life. Ken Smith

Help relieve poverty, one step at a time…

Join Us For The Annual St. Vincent de Paul

“Friends of the Poor Walk” Saturday, September 15

The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows

Walk Sponsors, Walkers of All Ages and Pledges are Urgently Needed Now

Hit the pavement for the poor… 100% of funds raised go directly to serve the poor.

Your participation/pledge will provide food, clothing emergency housing, medical care, transportation, utilities relief, job searches and emergency help of all kinds. • Register/Walk anytime between 8 - Noon (advance reg. not required)

Register at the Amphitheatre and then choose your route...walk as little or as much as you would like! Pledges can be designated to the parish SVDP Conference of your choice or to the Belleville SVDP.

• Following your walk, join us at noon for a prayer service and free hot dog lunch

• For information or to register by phone, call 618-394-0126 or email pat.hogrebe@gmail.com or joseph.hubbard123@gmail.com

Faith In The Marketplace Award

Congratulations to parishioner Simone Wheeler who has been award-ed the Faith in the Marketplace award by The Messenger for how she lives out her Faith at work. She will receive the award

at a dinner on Saturday, September 15. The cost of the dinner is $40. If you

would like to attend, you may RSVP by calling 722-5045 or contact the parish

office at 632-3562 if you would like to be seated with other parishioners.

OUR SINCERE THANK YOU to all those who so graciously and gen-erously donated their time and provided supplies and services to the summer program, FEED MY LAMBS. Due to your efforts we were able to provide lunches to approximately 200 children each of the five weeks that St. Clare was involved in this service this sum-mer. You are much appreciated.

Deepening your spirituality and living

compassionately

JustFaith Catholic is a small group program of deep prayer and exploration of today’s issues through the lens of our Catholic faith. Through reflection, discussion, encounter and engagement with Catholic social teaching, you will be helped to discern how God is calling you to make a dif-ference in the world. Catholic Relief Services in the Dio-cese of Belleville is preparing to offer a JustFaith group in the Metro-East starting in September.

Informational sessions about JustFaith will be held:

Wednesday, August 8 at 7pm St. Nicholas Good Shepherd Spirituality Center 625 St. Nicholas Drive, O'Fallon

Thursday, August 16 at 7pm Notre-Dame Academy-St. Augustine Campus 1900 Belle Street, Belleville

For more information email crsdiobelle@gmail.com or call 618-234-1166 or visit www.justfaith.org.

Back-to-School Mass

Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, August 15 at 7 PM St. Clare Church

All students

preschool through high school bring your backpacks to Mass for a

special blessing on this Holy Day of Obligation.

Students: Sit with your families and then bring your backpacks forward for a blessing by

Fr. Jim when he calls you up after Communion.

Annual Stewardship of Time and Talent Sign ups This Weekend!

Time and Talent Commitment Cards were enclosed in our parish’s Time and Talent Booklet, which was mailed to you last week.

Please use those cards to indicate which ministries you would like to volunteer for and

return the cards at Mass this weekend.

Open your heart, open the booklet and be open to the Holy Spirit as you read about the wonderful ways to serve God through

ministries in our parish!

If you are new to our parish and did not receive a booklet in the mail, you may pick up a booklet in the Gathering Space before Mass this weekend.

Centered in the Eucharist Using Our Time Well

Do you know someone who is curious about our faith or interested in learning more about what is involved in becoming

Catholic?

Information Night:

The Process of Becoming Catholic

Thursday, August 16 at 6:30 p.m. St. Clare Church

Invite your spouse, family member, friend, neighbor or co-worker who might be interested in learning about what would be involved in the pro-

cess of becoming Catholic or returning to the Church. Offer to accompany them if you can.

Aug 12 Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Youth Room/Gym Aug 19 Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Youth Room/Gym Aug 26 Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Youth Room/Gym Sept 2 No Meeting (Labor Day weekend) Sept 9 Meeting 6—7:30 p.m. Youth Room/Gym Sept 16 Bonfire 6—8 p.m. Garden Pavilion southwest corner of church parking lot

High School Youth from any parish or any faith are welcome! Summer is a great time to meet on Sunday nights in the Youth Room in the lower level of St. Clare School, 214 West 3rd Street.

St. Clare Parish School of Religion

Registration is Open for 2018/19 School Year

www.stclarechurch.org/parish-school-of-religion-psr Or pick up a form in church or the parish office

Fill out a paper form after Mass on August 11/12

Registration is due by August 12 to avoid a late fee!

Classes Start on Sunday, September 9

Contact Jane, director of family faith formation at janeadotson@yahoo.com or 632-3562.

Sacramental Preparation: Children wishing to receive 1st Communion and 1st Reconciliation or Confirmation dur-ing the upcoming school year must be attending weekend Masses in our parish and be students in St. Clare School, the Parish School of Religion or an approved home school pro-gram. Students typically receive First Communion in 2nd grade after having faith formation in 1st & 2nd grade. Con-firmation is a two year program for students, typically be-ginning in 7th grade with Confirmation near the end of 8th grade. For any of these sacraments, they also will need to participate in the parish’s sacramental preparation pro-gram, and parents or guardians must attend a parent meet-ing for that sacrament and register their children for that sacrament (in addition to PSR or school registration). If your child is a little behind on preparing for a sacrament, contact Jane Dotson, Director of Family Faith Formation at janeadotson@yahoo.com or the parish office at 632-3562.

PSR teachers meeting Saturday, Aug. 25 at 9 a.m.

Youth Room at St. Clare School

Who: Boy Scout Troop 94 & Cub Scout Pack 94 What: Scout Recrui ng and Informa on Night When: 23 August 2018, 7pm Where: St. Clare School Cafeteria Why: Join Scou ng!

POC: Dan Walford Pack94CM@gmail.com or text (618) 772-2137

Pre-Confirmation Parent Meeting

Thursday, September 13 at 7 p.m. Fellowship Hall

This evening is for parents or guardians of 7th grade students and any students in higher grades who are starting their first

year of our two-year Confirmation program. Students should be attending St. Clare School

or PSR to be in our Confirmation Program.

Confirmation Parent Education Night and Meeting

Monday, September 24 at 7 p.m. Fellowship Hall with Fr. Jim.

This evening is for parents or guardians of 8th grade or 9th grade students in the second year of our two-year program.

ALTAR ANGELS AUGUST 18 Jan Butler, Arlene Cruz-Peel Kathy DeVan, Linda Riedel, Sharon Ripplinger BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS Sunday, August 12 from 12:30—1:30 in Church Library. Baptism classes are held every other month and are for parents planning a Baptism at St. Clare and have not attended a Baptism Class here previously. SAINT CLARE SENIOR MEETING Monday, August 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Our special guest is Dr. Nick Keim, Chiropractor. Anyone 55 and older is always welcome! WHEN MENTAL ILLNESS HITS HOME Friday, August 24 9—4 p.m. National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows “Managing Mental Health Transitions” will be led by a panel of speakers sharing personal stories about the challenges they face dealing with mental health transi-tions. Mental health professionals will lead discussions on life transitions, aging transitions and crisis manage-ment, a performance by the comedy troupe “Stand Up For Mental Health”. Cost $40 (includes lunch) CEUs $35. Registration required. 618- 394-6270 or snows.org/help. SUICIDE PREVENTION—ST. CLAIR COUNTY Join us to “Be a Part of the Solution”. For meeting dates & times: www.bw-institute.com/upcoming-events. 800-273-8255

LAST CALL FOR LITURGICAL MINISTRY SIGN UPS! Turn in Your Yellow Sign Up Cards Today!!

Training sessions for liturgical ministries will begin on August 19 & 20. Those who signed up for a ministry should have received an email last week to RSVP to the required training session(s). If you did not receive this message, please go to www.stclarechurch.org/ministry and sign up for the appropriate session. Current Readers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, and ushers MUST attend refresher courses for their ministry. If you have questions or concerns, please email Stephen Eros - stephene@stclarechurch.org

Below is a list of our liturgical ministries; bolded ministries are short-staffed, in need of volunteers:

♦ Altar Server (Grades 5—12) ♦ Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (Age 16 & up) ♦ Reader (Grade 8—Adults) ♦ Gift Bearer; Bread Baker; Banner Bearer (Grade 8—Adults) ♦ Parish Choir (Grade 9—Adults); Treble Choir (Grades 5-8) ♦ Cherub Choir (Grades 2-4); Instrumentalist ♦ Sound Board Operator (Grade 9—Adults) ♦ Children’s Liturgy of the Word Leader (Age 17 & up) ♦ Children’s Liturgy of the Word Helper (Age 12-16) ♦ Nursery Leader (Age 17 & up); Nursery Helper (Age 12-16) ♦ Eucharistic Adoration Committee/Adorer ♦ Art & Environment ♦ Holy Communion to the Sick and Homebound ♦ Rosary Leader Booklets and commitment cards are available on the table in the Gathering Space or www.stclarechurch.org/ministry. Stephen Eros, Director of Liturgy and Music

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