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.
St. Clare of Montefalco Church welcomes our parish family back to celebrate Mass during the week and on the weekends. We want you to know that your health and safety remain of the utmost importance as we return for services. Masks are required for all those attending mass. We offer masks to everyone at the doors and throughout the church. We continue to require social distancing by limiting seating capacity as marked in the church. We make sure all visitors follow the pew and floor markings in the church. Touchless hand sanitizing machines are by the doors and many hand pump bottles are placed throughout the church. Please wash your hands when entering the church.
Fr. Andrew and the Parish Team are seeking old photos from St. Clare Church and School. Do you have old photos from your Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, or Wedding? As far back as you can go would be greatly appreciated. Do you have any from the original church that is now the school? Thanks for looking and let us know what you find. We will make copies and return your originals or you may scan photos and send to events@stclarem.org
Catholics traditionally remember St. Joseph during the month of March. On December 8, 2020 the Holy Father announced that the year 2021 will be dedicated to St. Joseph. The special designation marks the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church. Here at St. Clare, we will pray for all fathers and father figures through the intercessions of St. Joseph. Here is a prayer that can be used: O glorious St. Joseph, master, and model of the spiritual life, I ask you, be my guide and conduct me to Jesus Christ, that I may learn in your school to know, adore and love Him as my only Lord and God. Amen.
Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ's Will more faithfully.