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We are in search of students, grades 3-12, to join the St. Clare of Montefalco Altar Servers team for the following week-end Masses: Saturday @ 4:00 pm and Sunday @ 9:00 & 11:00 am.

The Knights of Columbus Council 12479 will be conducting our annual REVERSE RAFFLE on Saturday, September 11. The revenue raised from this fundraiser allows us to continue the Knights' activities for our St. Clare Church, School and Parish Community as well as our organization's financial obligations for 2021-2022.

The Christian Service Commission encourages you to support our Capuchins as they plan for their Capuchin Soup Kitchen Telethon on October 5, 2021. Due to the pandemic, they will not hold their traditional SOCK Dinner and Signature Drive but instead ask you to donate online and through mail. We are grateful for the amazing services they offer to the community and appreciate their support of St. Clare Parish when they fill in for masses for Fr. Andrew.

The Catholic Services Appeal supports 170 ministries, programs, and services that benefit the faithful in Southeast Michigan. This archdiocesan-wide campaign communicates that the local Church extends beyond our parish borders. This collaborative campaign is a way to demonstrate the unity of the larger Church and to fund these vital programs without simply increasing the diocesan assessment of parish offertories. But if we don’t reach our goal, the parish account of St Clare will have to pay the difference.

If you would like your loved one who is buried at Mt. Elliott Cemetery remembered during our prayer service on August 15, 2021, please stop by the table near the Family Room or at the back of the Church and add their name to the list. We will gather at Mt. Elliott at 3:00 p.m. to pray for them and all the deceased of our parish on our Cemetery Sunday celebration day.

I would like to thank the 94 parish families who have donated to the 2021 Catholic Services Appeal. Because of the pandemic last year CSA was delayed several months. CSA 2021 has come right on the heels of last year’s Appeal. We are 2 months into it and quite off target from previous years at this point. If we all do our part to contribute to the CSA we could make the goal without a burden to anyone.

As we celebrate Independence Day with Mass this weekend, fireworks, BBQs, and summer outings we also reflect on our countries’ 245 years of history, the significance of the creation of a new nation based on a universal idea. This weekend let’s offer prayers for justice and peace, that we all strive to be the witness to Christ in our city, country and beyond. Happy Fourth of July.

Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron was ordained a bishop on July 9, 1996. As the Archdiocese of Detroit prepares to celebrate his milestone anniversary, I would like to, on behalf of our parish community congratulate and extended best wishes to our spiritual shepherd. Archbishop, thank you for your vocation, ministry and pastoral leadership in our Archdiocese. Ad multos Annos!

We thank you, God, for the gift of our fathers, for grand-fathers and godfathers, and fathers-in-law too. Send your Holy Spirit upon our fathers, in whose laps we were cradled, on whose knees we were bounced, by whose hands we were fed, instructed, and at times corrected. In whose company we learned to work, play, and pray. At whose side we heard your word and celebrate your mysteries. Heal their pains and disappointments. Forgive all that needs to be forgiven. Give to them the good that they have given others.

The church celebrates the solemnity of the Holy Trinity this weekend. As it is with Corpus Christi next Sunday – these feasts are not abstract theological ideas, they are the celebrations of God who is always with us and the Eucharist, that nourishes us. They are the celebrations of the living presence of our Risen Lord in the midst of his own people.

Pentecost brings the Easter season to a close with the extraordinary gift of the Holy Spirit. During the season of Lent and Easter we walk with Jesus through his life of ministry, his passion, his resurrection and now the ultimate gift he leaves with us, the presence of the Holy Spirit descending upon all of us.

How do we show our love for one another? The Christian Service Commission invites you to join us by showing small acts of kindness to those around us. Our first project will show our love and kindness to health care workers. Friends and Families of St. Clare please join the Christian Service Ministry in thanking our local health care workers.

The Friday Faith Formation Bible Study group is changing its focus for the summer beginning June 11 and running through July. Instead of in-depth Bible study, they will be viewing movies with a religious significance every Friday morning after Mass. On the agenda are movies about Fatima and Acts of the Apostles. Additional movies will be selected by attendees.

During May our Catholic tradition is to pay special tribute to the Blessed Virgin. We do this by praying the Rosary, special devotional prayers, special feasts, and the tradition of a "May Crowning". Last week our First Communion children participated in this by decorating our statue...

It's time for Spring clean up and planting around the church and gazebo gardens. All are welcome! May 1st and May 15th - 9 am to 11 am

Bonanza 2021 is sold out. No further tickets can be accepted. Any money collected must be returned to the buyer. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for the incredible work and commitment in making this another successful year for Bonanza.

It's time to start planning for the 2021 gardening season! 

St. Clare of Montefalco Church welcomes our parish family back to celebrate Mass during the week and on the weekends.

Fr. Andrew and the Parish Team are seeking old photos from St. Clare Church and School.