Children’s Faith Formation: Classes are regular both Sunday and Monday. Next week, February 17 and 18, there are no classes for either group. Enjoy your winter break. All Confirmation paper information is due next week. Please be certain your sponsor has...
Last Sunday we kicked off our annual Bonanza Raffle. Tickets were distributed to our Team Captains who will, in turn, distribute them to their sellers. As you know, Bonanza is our only Parish fundraiser. This year, with your help, we plan to sell all 1,500 tickets. There are 34 chances to win, and the top prize is $10,000.
Children’s Faith Formation: Regular classes will be held this week, Sunday Family and Monday classes. All those who are preparing to be confirmed are to meet with their parent and/or sponsor on Monday, February 4 at 6:30 in the social hall. Immediate preparations for Reconciliation and First Communion will begin on March 3rd at 9:00 am Mass; a special Mass for First Communion candidates. Invite Godparents to Mass and parent meeting. You will need your child’s Baptismal candle and a record of Baptism must be on...
Beginning January 26, 2019 Catholic Schools across our nation will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. Catholic Schools Week is sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). The observance of this annual tradition began in 1974. You will find that Catholic schools typically observe this week with Masses, open houses, service projects and other fun activities for students. These events, center on the value Catholic education provides to children.
Plan to attend the St. Clare Super Bowl Party held in our Social Hall hosted by the PIC Committee on February 3, 2019. We will provide pizza, hot dogs, all paper products, coffee and water. Please bring a dish to share. A pot-luck sign-up board is in the church. Bring your favorite beverage to enjoy during the game (BYOB). It is a fun, low key way to watch the game and commercials with friends. $10 Tickets will be sold at the door or may be purchased from the Parish Office in advance. I hope to see you there!
Happy Epiphany! Yes, today is the 3rd Epiphany. 1) Three Kings visit to the child Jesus. 2) Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. 3) Wedding Feast at Cana and Jesus’ First miracle. So today celebrate your Baptism. Renew your faith. Do you know the date of your Baptism? The day you became a Child of God and a member of the Community we call church? I suggest you try to find out and celebrate Baptismal days in your family.
At this time of year it is normal to think about the gifts we have given and those that have been received. We stop and count our blessings for all the good in our lives. Now is also a time to give thanks to God for the gift of our...
Welcome to St. Clare Parish on this very special day. With prayers, readings and music; with our Christmas tree, decorations and little manger, we rejoice at the coming of Christ in our midst. Today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, whose mere presence brings a special message of hope, peace and the gift of love. This message permeates the fabric of our lives reaching our families, schools, churches, neighborhoods and the entire country. I hope your experience here this Christmas will be one that sparks a desire to re-engage in our Catholic faith and our St. Clare community. I hope the book, along with our parish event bookmark that we are sharing with you today, will kindle that desire to grow.
The end of the year always seems to bring about a time of looking back and reflecting on what happened throughout the past year. Wow! What a year it’s been for the newly formed St. Clare Young Adults group! We started the year off with a wonderful evening at Cadieux Café meeting for the first time. It was a fun evening of getting to know each other, eating their famous mussels, and playing several rounds of feather bowling. We followed this up by hosting of one the parish movie nights this summer. We invited everyone to come to the social hall and enjoy an evening of snacks and a great movie, The Shack. Then in the fall we gathered for post-work happy hour at Atwater in the Park for fellowship and to just relax.
“Families are at the very heart of our efforts to unleash the Gospel, because they are the first and most important setting in which evangelization takes place.” (Archbishop Vigneron, UTG p. 24) This is the season many of us meet up with friends and relatives we don’t see very often. It’s also a special time because college students come home, younger children are off school, and we spend time together. Add an evangelization element to your family time—take a minute to say a prayer together, speak about the many things that have been and will be going on at St. Clare, make sure everyone knows the Christmas Mass schedule, and plan activities so all family members can take advantage of...
We light the rose candle on the advent wreath to mark the Third Sunday of our Advent journey toward Christmas. Throughout Advent we continue to invite all children to participate in the procession at the beginning of the weekend Masses. Please have your child(ren) meet us at the back of church just before Mass begins and enter the liturgy with joy and jubilations. Thank you. I hope you are enjoying the Advent theme on the front page of our bulletin and the inserts about the season. Be sure to check the tables at the back of church for Advent materials sure to enhance your spirituality. Feel free to take one.
Did You Know? . . . 55% of our annual operating income comes from our Sunday Offerings and over 16% of our annual operating income comes from our Christmas Collection. We use a portion of this money to pay for items such as plowing the parking lot, keeping the lights on and...
Thank you to Annie and Tom Warnez who lead Adult Formation activities in our parish for their selection of Thursday evening series guest speakers. Our next meeting is scheduled for January 10 with Msgr. Ronald Brown, from the Marriage Tribunal. The topic of the meeting is Annulment – questions and understanding of what it is and who and what is involved. I highly recommend putting this date on your calendar. You may say – this is not for me or for us. But you may know someone who is in need and you may provide good, sound, and accurate information. Or just simply come to edify yourself on one of those topics of the church around which there are many misunderstandings, myths, and legends that are simply not true. As always, we will gather at 6:30 pm for some fellowship with light refreshments and a hot beverage. The talk will begin at 7 pm. Invite friends, spread the news. Be Bold.
Today on this special day, the Feast of Christ the King, we come to our churches with gratitude for every individual and every family, for our parishes, schools, and country, and we ask the King of Kings, for protection and blessing for the new liturgical year and the season of Advent that begins next week.
Just two more Sundays and we begin the season of Advent. During these final weeks of Ordinary Time, we have an opportunity to reflect on the liturgical year coming to a close. Perhaps our reflection will encourage us to give thanks to God for all the graces and blessings we have received. This reflection could also invite us to ask God for forgiveness for times, talents, and treasures misused. May these two weeks lead us through our communal and personal prayer to trust and hope in God’s loving care. In that spirit...
November 11th. is a special day in many countries, commemorating the end of World War I when at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Armistice with Germany went into effect. Here are three examples of countries that celebrate this day...
There is one last opportunity to bring your gently used clothing and household items to the SVdP Donation Pod located in the St. Clare parking lot. It is scheduled to be picked up during the day on Monday, Oct. 22. So please share the things that YOU no longer use but are still useful! You may drop off your donations anytime—just lift the door on the pod and leave your stuff. There is a book of receipts just inside, along with extra bags to take home for future donations! There are regular calls on our SVdP Assistance line requesting help with obtaining some of the many things most of us take for granted. A recent caller was relocating from a domestic violence situation and starting over. She needed sheets, towels, plates and pots. Children grow so quickly; there are steady requests for...
Sunday November 4th at the 11:00 Mass at St. Clare we will celebrate All Souls Day. If you have a family member or a loved one that died this past year, you can call the St Clare parish office at 313-647-5060 and provide the name of the person who died. We will prepare a candle for you to carry that day in the procession along...
Bring Your Smart Phone to Church November 3-4. As part of the roll-out of Unleash the Gospel, everyone is asked to bring their smart phone to Mass the weekend of November 3-4. Everyone will be asked to sign up to get daily updates from the Archdiocese about how they can Unleash the Gospel in their lives. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
Our Marian Pilgrimage to Lourdes, Santiago and Fatima is fast approaching. As we have done in the past, we will take any personal intentions you wish to send with us. Each day during our celebration of the Eucharist the “treasure box” full of your intentions will be placed on the Altar and included in our prayers for the day. Please write your note on a small slip of paper and place it in the treasure box on the Altar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. We will carry the intentions with us on the pilgrimage. Even though you may not be with us physically, your spiritual presence will be felt.