“Love God, serve God, everything is in that”

165 E . SP R INGF I E LD R OAD ● S T. C LA I R , MO 63077 636-629-0315 † Fax: 636-629-2327 † www.stclarecatholic.org † Parish358@archstl.org

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Saint Clare

WELCOME

A warm welcome to all who have come to worship with us. If you are visiting, we are honored by your presence.

If you are interested in becoming a member, please call the rectory. Our Parish serves the needs of this

community in many ways. We offer preparation for Sacraments, education for children and adults, social activities,

assistance to those in difficulty, comfort to the sick and those who mourn a loss.

If we can be of service, please let us know.

For your convenience, we have blue “Let Us Know” Cards in back of church.

PARISH INFORMATION

Fr. Eric Kunz, Pastor

Deacon Harvey Dubbs

Mass Times Saturday 4:30 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM

10:30 AM

Monday — Friday 8:00 AM

LATIN MASS

FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH

8:00 AM

Confessions Saturday 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Eucharistic Exposition Thursday 8:30 AM - 2:40 PM

Benediction Thursday 2:40 PM

Prayer Chain Contacts Joyce Willis 629-2573 or

Sherry Reed 629-7535

January 28th — 4th Sunday In Ordinary Time

Latin Mass — Saturday, February 3rd

8:00 AM

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Canon 1029 — After all circumstances have been taken into account in the

prudent judgment of the proper bishop or the competent major superior, only

those should be promoted to orders who have an integral faith, are motivated

by a right intention, possess the required knowledge, and enjoy a good

reputation, good morals, and proven virtues, and other physical and

psychological qualities which are appropriate to the orders to be received.

The above is what Canon Law says about one who petitions the Archbishop to be ordained a Deacon.

Canon 1029 makes it clear that becoming a Deacon is not about fulfilling requirements, it is about an

integrated lifestyle of love for Jesus Christ and of service to the Church.

Following the age-old custom of the Church, as maintained by Canon Law (Canon1051, paragraph 2),

it is my privilege to announce publicly that Mr. Trevor Wild is a candidate for the major order of Sacred

Diaconate, to be conferred on June 2, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica. Anyone who

knows any reason why this candidate should not be ordained is bound to disclose this immediately.

Please join me in prayer for Mr. Wild and for each of the diaconate candidates, that these times of

immediate preparation for ordination will be times of extra-ordinary grace and abiding peace.

GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

"The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as

the scribes." Those gathered in the synagogue where Jesus taught had never heard anything like this

before. They were used to the preaching of the well-educated scribes, but Jesus possessed something

that those men lacked: authority. Instead of merely interpreting the laws of the prophets, Jesus

presented a new vision, indeed, he shared the good news of the Gospel with his listeners.

We do not have the opportunity to stand in the presence of

Jesus in the same way that those first-century Jews did, but

nonetheless we can also stand in awe of his authority. His

teachings are available to us through the sacred Scriptures

that the Church has preserved and through the sacred tradition

that the Church carries on. And in a special way, Christ's

authority continues to inspire and guide us through the ministries

of the papacy, episcopacy, and priesthood that Jesus

established on our behalf while he was yet on earth.

As Catholics, we have a special share in the astonishing

authority of Jesus through the hierarchy of the Church.

Although this structure is often misunderstood or misinterpreted,

it is actually an authority rooted in service and modeled after

Christ who told his apostles, "The greatest among you must be

your servant" (Mt 23:11).

This humble exercise of authority is contrary to the worldly

search for power. And whenever we find ourselves in a

position of authority, we too should strive to lead and direct

others in the true spirit of Christian love and service. Chances

are, if we truly imitate Christ in this way, people will be

astonished at what they see.

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PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PARISH COFFEE SESSION . . .

Sunday’s 9:00 am Coffee Session in the school cafeteria. Come join us as we work

through the Symbolon Program which is used for RCIA candidates.

It is a general overview of the Catholic Faith. A cup of coffee is

waiting for you!

The Love Boat: A Valentine

Voyage

February 10th, 2018

St. Clair

Knights of Columbus Hall

Do You Have A Delicious Dessert That We

Can Auction Off?

Any type of non-refrigerated dessert would be a

great addition to our dessert auction table,

whether it be a cake, pie, cookies, candy, or

something else. From the classics to seasonal

flavors and designs, the dessert auction has

been a favorite part of our auction for years!

To contribute, simply call the school office at

629-0413 or grab a form found in back of church

and return to the school. You can drop off your

item between 4:00 and 5:00 day of the Auction.

Or, call us to make other arrangements.

Looking For Item/Certificate Donations

The auction is quickly approaching and we

are still in need of donations big and small.

Donations can be dropped off at the school or

can be picked up from an auction committee

member. Just call 629-0413 to make

arrangements for pick-up.

Donations received by January 29th will be

included in the auction program.

Thank you for your

generous support!

JOIN US FOR FEBRUARY BINGO

as we celebrate Mardi Gras!!

Tuesday, February 13th

Our bingo is held the 2nd Tuesday of each month

at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Doors open at

5:00 pm with Bingo starting at 7:00 pm. Everyone

is invited! Bring a friend, or two . .

Food and refreshments available for sale before

and during the event.

Get Your

Tickets!

FISH & CHICKEN DINNER!!

Friday, February 2, 2018

4:00 pm — 7:00 pm

K of C Hall

Join us for a dine-in “all you can eat”

experience. Menu includes: Deep fried catfish,

cod, chicken, fried potatoes, mashed potatoes,

stewed tomatoes, green beans, coleslaw,

applesauce, desserts, coffee, iced tea and

lemonade. Carry outs are available.

Adults (12 and over) $11.00

Child (5 thru 11) 5.00

Under 5 years FREE

Sponsored by Daughters of Isabella Circle #1082 and

Knights of Columbus Council 4667

I T A L Y !!! Join Fr. Eric Kunz and Fr.

Ed Nemeth on an Eleven-Day trip

to Rome, Florence, Assisi, and the

Vatican City.

Tour leaves June 11, 2018 and returns

June 21st. Brochures with details can

be found in back of church.

St. Clare Purgatorial Society

Perpetual Masses offered the 1st Monday

of the month as well as a special Mass

each November. $30 donation.

Contact the parish office at 629-0315 for

more information.

Catholic School Week is a time for us to show our

appreciation and thankfulness to all of the people

who make Catholic education possible. The

following is the list of events for this week:

Sunday - CSW begins with 8:00 mass and an

Open House 9:00 until 10:00.

Monday - Parent Appreciation

Tuesday - School Appreciation - Spirit Day - wear

your St. Clare Catholic School attire!

Students can also wear the school colors:

blue, white, gray, or black. No hats or

hair dye.

Wednesday - Staff Appreciation - staff luncheon.

Thursday - Community of Faith Appreciation - as

part of our mission to help support church

ministries, the students will being in canned

goods to donate to Catholic Services of

St. Clair.

Friday -Student Appreciation - Pajama Day - with

students changing into p.j.'s after mass.

Guidelines are as follows: no slippers or

socks; no revealing apparel or nightgowns;

no hats or sleeping masks.

Monday, January 29 is turn-in day for box tops

for an out-of-uniform day on Monday, February 5.

Kathy Hunt, principal

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School News

Other Area Events . . . . .

Trivia Night — Saturday, February 3rd, St. Francis Borgia

Grade School. 1920’s theme. Doors open at 6:00 PM

and trivia starts at 7:00 pm. $15/pp. Must be 21 y/o.

For sponsorships and reservations email:

sarah.josipovic27@gmail.com

Sweetheart Dance — Saturday, February 3rd,

St. Francis of Assisi, Luebbering, MO. 8:00 pm until

midnight. Must be 21 y/o to enter. $25/couple, $15/

single. Snacks, Soda, Set-ups included. Reservations

call 636-629-1717.

Breakfast — Sunday, February 4th, St. Vincent School

Dining Hall, Dutzow, MO. Serving from 8:00 am until

11:30 am. Bacon, Ham, Sausage, Scrambled Eggs,

Biscuits & Gravy, Hash Browns, Pancakes &

Cinnamon Rolls. Adults $9.00, children 6 — 11 $3.00.

Antique Appraisal and Tea — Saturday, February 10th,

Our Lady Queen of Peace, House Springs, MO.

11:30 am until 1:30 pm. Appraisal conducted by

Joan Komlos. Cost is $15 for 2-3 items. Appraisal

reflects the insurance value only. You may rent a

table for personal antiques for $20. Call Fran at

314-809-2676 for more information/reservations.

Heavenly Associate Concert — Sunday, February

11th, Saint Louis Abbey Church, Creve Coeur, MO.

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Saint Louis

Abbey Organ, this is the second sacred music

concert series given in concertato style performed

by Elysium Ensemble. Starts at 3:00 pm and is free

but donations are welcome.

Women’s Lenten Prayer Breakfast—Saturday, February

17th, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, New Melle,

MO. Featured speaker, Maria Romine will “Spotlight”

how we can live our faith with family, friends, and

acquaintances. Breakfast is in the Grand Hall

following 8:00 am Mass. All are welcome to this fee-

free event. Please register by calling 636-398-5270.

Catholic Student Prayer

God of knowledge and faith, thank you for the opportunity to go to a Catholic school.

When I go to Mass, I hear that knowledge is so important.

Thank you for my parents and grandparents who have built our school and supported it throughout the years.

Help me to be a good student and to become a good supporter of my parish, city, and country.

Please bless all those men and women who have spent their lives teaching in our Catholic schools.

Please bless my friends and teachers I learn with every day.

I ask for all these blessings in the name of God's Son, Jesus. Amen.

Pro-Life Holy Hour

At Our Lady Of Lourdes

The monthly Deanery Pro-life Holy Hour will be held on

Monday, January 29th at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes

Adoration Chapel in Washington with prayers and

Benediction for Respect For Life, offering reparation for

58 million babies killed by abortion, and that America will

once again protect the lives of the unborn. Come join

us as we pray for God’s forgiveness for the evil

that lurks throughout our society.

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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

DATE EVENT TIME

Mon 01/29 Mass 8:00 am

Tues 01/30 Mass 8:00 am

Wed 01/31 Mass 8:00 am

Thurs 02/01 Mass 8:00 am

Fri 02/02 Mass 8:00 am

Sat 02/03 Latin Mass Confessions Mass

8:00 am 3:30 pm 4:30 pm

Sun

02/04 Mass Mass

8:00 am 10:30 am

LITURGICAL MINISTERS - FEBRUARY 3RD & 4TH

DATE SERVERS LECTORS EUCHARISTIC GIFT BEARERS

02/03

4:30 pm Gary Papin

CeCe DeMaris

Charlotte

Hagedorn

Jerry & Mary Jane Miller

Volunteer

John Percival

Family

02/04

8:00 am Brother Tom

Brother Michael Sheria Yancey

Sheria Yancey

Sharon Freeman

Paul Savage

Family

02/04

10:30 am

David Braun

Keegan Horst

Volunteer

Maggie Hopkins Kay Blanke, Joyce Willis

Karen Jones Patrick Juergens

Family

02/04 Collection Counters: Janet Lindemann, Teri O’Brien, Anna Trautman

Readings For The Week Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Ps 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7

[8a]/Mk 5:1-20

Tuesday: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30--19:3/Ps 86:1-2, 3-

4, 5-6 [1a]/Mk 5:21-43

Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [cf. 5c]/Mk

6:1-6

Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12/1 Chr 29:10, 11ab, 11d-12a,

12bcd [12b]/Mk 6:7-13

Friday: Mal 3:1-4/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [10b]/Heb 2:14-18/Lk

2:22-40 or 2:22-32

Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13/Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 [12b]/

Mk 6:30-34

January 27th — February 4th

WEEKEND, JANUARY 27TH & JANUARY 28TH

SAT. 4:30 PM † PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

SUN. 8:00 AM † CLAIRE ANN BUELL

10:30 AM † HELEN ‘MICKEY’ PATTON

MONDAY, JANUARY 29TH

8:00 AM † REV. ROBERT LOUIS ROEDIG

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30TH

8:00 AM † DONALD & DOROTHY NAPPIER

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST

8:00 AM † JOANNE & LEN MEINERS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST

8:00 AM † MSGR. NORBERT J. DIETZ

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND

8:00 AM † RONALD MYERS

WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 3RD & FEBRUARY 4TH

SAT. 8:00 AM † JIM ELLERT, SR.

4:30 PM † CHARLENE SUNTRUP SUN. 8:00 AM † EDGAR HAGEDORN

10:30 AM † PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

PLEASE PRAY FOR

OUR MILITARY MEMBERS Please remember in your prayers

the following military personnel:

SGT Drew Alsop — US Army, Erin Arent — US Navy, Jeff Arent — U.S. Marines, Jason Burton — US Navy,

PFC Timothy Colton—US Army Scott Daugherty, Coty DeClue — USAF, LT COL Daniel Dubbs — US Marines,

SGT Cameron Earley — US Army, SGT Tyler Earley — US Army,

PFC Cory Matthew Ershen — US Army, Clay Fisher — US Marines, Cory Gargus — US Marines,

SPC Tyler Grogan — US Army, Matthew Martin — US Navy, Logan Moore — USAF, Monty Perkins,

Ray Schoonveld — US Marine, And Andrew Snodgrass — US Navy.

WE PRAY FOR OUR LOVED ONES May God Provide Health and

Comfort to:

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November Sharon Havin, Mary Jane Miller,

Carol Blanda, Cathy Wilson,

and Carolyn Williams.

December Bert Kindel, Kitren Canida, Joann Haynes, Josh Garrett,

Margaret Brumfield, and John Evans.

January

Karen Tauchert, Kay Blanke, Jack Thompson,

Velma Papin, Ted Schuermann, Sharon Schuermann,

Wendy Peters, John Vogelgesang,

Lori Mayer and Sandy Stecher.

“Brothers and sisters: I should like you to

be free of anxieties.”

- 1 Corinthians 7:32

How much anxiety do we bring upon ourselves by

constantly worrying about not having enough or

attaining more things? God won’t necessarily

give you everything you want, but He will provide

everything you need. Try this — use the word

“pray” instead of the word “worry” in the future.

Week of January 21st

Offertory Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,203.00 Initial Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 Loose Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218.01

Total Money For Operating Capital $ 3,451.01

Restricted Funds

Harley Hedge Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 St. Louis Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495.00 Catholic Services of St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . . 283.33 Good Samaritan Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525.00 Building Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00

$ 1,325.33

Monthly Offertory Total To Date: $ 10,915.36

January Collection Goal: $ 15,245.00

Thanks be to God for the generosity of our Parishioners!

Ruth Mae Goodman

January 20, 2018

Josephine Delores Cox

January 19, 2018

LIVE THE LITURGY - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK

Jesus had a way of amazing the crowds. There was

something very different about not only what he

taught but how he taught it. He brought an authority

to what he said that gave it a credibility that was not

experienced elsewhere. His words were not only

prophetic but rang true to the experience of the

people, especially those who were poor,

marginalized, victimized, lost, or forgotten. Do Jesus'

words ring true to you? The Gospel message

transcends time and space and has a profound

relevancy in every generation. Jesus is still trying to

point us toward our truth and have us see and

accept who we are in God. Are you ready to hear

this? We are asked to bring credibility to this same

Gospel message by how we live our lives.

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