St. Clare of Montefalco Parish

The Friends of the Poor Walk is Saturday, September 29 at 10 am at Belle Isle. This is a national event with the purpose of providing local SVdP conferences the opportunity to raise funds to support their special works and projects. Any money we raise will go into the St. Clare SVdP account to assist people in our immediate area. To walk--it’s a leisurely 3 miles on Belle Isle--sponsor or donate, please go to https://www.fopwalk.org. You may also place your gift in a marked envelope and drop it in the collection basket or at the parish office. A donation of any amount will be much appreciated! For more information, leave a message on our assistance line at 313-647-5062 or email Barb at barbarakoster@comcast.net

On this Sunday before Labor Day, we have an opportunity to reflect on what the Church teaches us about the dignity of work and the rights of workers. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, together with Catholic Relief Services, recently created a video to communicate the Church’s teaching on work, this video is available on our website. Many Catholics do not know the rich social justice tradition defending the rights and dignity of workers. Many encyclicals have been written on the issue especially: Rerum Novarum or Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor. This is an encyclical issued...

Happy Labor Day Weekend.  Thank God for the summer days, thank God for the gift of family and friends, thank God for all who work for the good of all people.   With Labor Day comes the beginning of the school year.  And this means the beginning of the strengthening of our faith also.  Religious education classes will begin as follows: