Hello family!
We hope you have been staying warm or cool depending on the day of the week it was. God is funny with the weather plan sometimes, isn't He!
We hope everyone has had a great week. Here are a few things going on we think you should know about.
We hope you have been staying warm or cool depending on the day of the week it was. God is funny with the weather plan sometimes, isn't He!
We hope everyone has had a great week. Here are a few things going on we think you should know about.
Mass Sign-ups for 10/24 - 10/25
We are now offering Mass sign-ups. Please click the button below to sign up. If your Mass is filled then please choose a different Mass time. If you can't find a time that works you can always view Mass online. We live-stream at Saturday at 5 PM and Sunday at 10 AM on our YouTube Channel: StClareSTL
Dear St. Clare of Assisi parish,
I am constantly amazed and gratified by the generosity, devotion and dedication to our parish that so many of you display on a regular basis. Our parish evangelization, catechetical, liturgical and social justice ministries would not be as successful as they are without the devoted parish staff and volunteers that makes St. Clare a true spiritual home. I have been especially edified by all the hard work that has gone into making sure our mission as a parish has continued despite the limitations we face during this pandemic. Sunday mass, our full-time grade school, adult faith formation, youth ministry, men’s club, Knights of Columbus, bible studies, RCIA, and PSR, just to name some, have all displayed amazing dexterity in carrying out their ministries. Our parish staff and volunteers never stopped evangelizing during COVID. They all adapted to ensure both safety and success.
In this week’s Flocknote you will find our annual stewardship report which gives a more detailed look at our financial status as a parish. As you review the report, I would ask you to prayerfully consider how you might be able to continue, increase, or renew your support to the mission of St. Clare. I have been moved by some of our parishioners, who realizing others have had to decrease their donations, increased theirs. Like many other parishes, we have seen a significant financial impact due to COVID. To be candid, we are on pace to have close to a 700k shortfall in our Sunday collections. Thankfully, we received a 300k loan from the government that we hope will be forgiven, but our Sunday collections currently remain about 7k below budget per week. While we are blessed to have savings as a parish, we have upcoming capital needs (roofing on the church and school) that also need to be addressed. As we are all in this together, not only did every member of the parish staff take on new or modified responsibilities but did so while also accepting a pay freeze. I am edified daily by their work and dedication to our parish.
Let us all give thanks for the many blessings of our parish, and through the intercession of St. Clare continue to behold Jesus, consider Jesus, and contemplate Jesus that we may desire to imitate Jesus.
St. Clare of Assisi, Pray for Us!
Fr. Chris Martin
In the above chart you can see a breakdown of parishioner contributions. A few fun facts:
- If every family who currently gives nothing on a weekly basis gave just $1 per week, we would see an increase of $52,780 annually.
- If they gave $5 a week, that number would be $263,900! The numbers are similar for those who are currently giving.
- If everyone in the parish who currently gives was able to increase their donations by $5 a week, we would see an increase of $260,000!
Long story short, $5 more a week from all of us would give our parish over an additional $500,000! That’s all it would take to get us through the current shortfall.
This Sunday is Sandwich Sunday! Come to the cafeteria after 10 AM Mass and join us in making sandwiches for the homeless!
Please join the PATRIOTIC ROSARY for the consecration of our nation. It will be performed and hosted by the St. Clare Ladies Auxiliary. This rosary is for all ages, everyone is encouraged to attend and to bring friends. This rosary includes prayers, patriotic songs, and will capture your heart.
We will start the rosary at 2 pm on Sunday, November 1st, in the church. Social distancing and mask wearing will be required.
We will start the rosary at 2 pm on Sunday, November 1st, in the church. Social distancing and mask wearing will be required.
Time to sign your child up for basketball! Please register by October 31st!
To register go to: http://www.scoas.sportssignup.com/site/
The St. Clare of Assisi Knights of Columbus would like to thank our parishioners and Dogwoods (formerly Lukas Liquor) and Schnucks for their support for another successful Developmental Disabilities Drive - DDD (Tootsie Roll). Donations totaled $3,738 with proceeds benefiting the Knights of Columbus Development Center at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, Lafayette Industries, and the Missouri Special Olympics. Bob Burger, DDD committee chairperson, offers a big
"Thanks" to all Knights, spouses and Harper who participated in the 2020 DDD event.
