St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church 1411 Cross Street O’Fallon, IL 62269

618/ 632-3562 www.stclarechurch.org

Fr. Jim Deiters Pastor Dennis Vander Ven Deacon John Gomez Deacon Marcia Fix Parish Secretary Jamae Shubirg Administrative Assistant Jim Edwards Business Manager Jett Cates Facilities Manager Stephen Eros Music and Liturgy Dir. Jane Dotson Family Faith Formation Matt Flynn Adult Faith and Mission

ST. CLARE SCHOOL 632-6327 214 West Third Street, O’Fallon, IL Clarice McKay Principal

MT. CALVARY CEMETERY 632-3562 Paulo D’Amico

PARISH TRUSTEES Michael Crupe John Dempsey

ST. VINCENT DEPAUL 632-4270 Emergency Assistance

BAPTISM—Preparation classes for parents are offered every other month for infant baptism. Call the Parish Office to sign up. Adults wishing to be baptized should also call the Office. RECONCILIATION—Saturdays 3:30 - 4:30 or by appointment. Community celebrations are also offered every Advent and Lent. MATRIMONY—Contact Pastor a year prior. ANOINTING OF THE SICK—Communal celebrations twice a year, or by appointment.

We, the people of St. Clare Catholic Parish, In the Diocese of Belleville, are called by God

in baptism to be disciples of Jesus Christ. Centered in the Eucharist, and strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we strive to live

the Gospel and further the reign of God. We do this by creating a vibrant faith

community, by actively promoting justice and evangelization, and by using our gifts in the service of God’s people, to give God

glory and reverence all of Creation.

Reverend Michael G. McGovern Bishop of Belleville

Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2021

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Saint Clare of Assisi, Pray for Us!

From Our Pastor, Fr. Jim...

January 9 Melinda Parker Peter Catanese Barbara Boyles Lisa Hardimon Michael Swanson William McCarty Shea Guinn January 10 Linda Lee Hodges Joseph Lepanto Janet Allen Christopher Call Molly King Andy Rodriguez Kris Ferro Karelly Gonzalez Jeremy Walker Kelly Fleming January 11 Rich Zagorski Richard Cole Anne Guignon Colby Mank January 12 Brian McAnulty Ryan Boyles Marques Davis Carter Darnall Angela Kuc

January 13 Diane Henson Angel Huelsmann Pete Pace Kristy Turner Jacob Hataway John Reilly January 14 Jackie Brown Sharon Ripplinger Donna Kloustermeyer Barbara Bieri John Caamal Hikari Oyakawa January 15 Richard Suski Susan Erb Jose Cortes Claudia Barragan Amanda Huber Kevin Letourneau Cara Reilly Jiana Fuentes Mia Juenger January 16 Sue Yost Kim Pavao R. Jesse Kennedy III January 17 Tim Guskey Monica Schlosser Deanna Grimmig Bailey Spengler Walter Dollahon Adam Friedman

Recent Deaths: Sally Alesaski, Mother of Kathy (Bill) Short Georgia Bender, Mother of Jamie (Stephen) Eros Tim Collins, Brother of Patti (Jack) Leisure Marita Donohue, Wife of Robert Donohue Bernadette Kimutis, Mother of Dan (Kris) Kimutis Stan Kombrink, Husband of Stephanie Kombrink Catherine Schroeder, Mother of Mary (Deacon John) Gomez May they rest in the peace and love of Christ! We continue to pray for all who have died and all who are mourning. Due to early December bulletin deadlines, we apologize for not including loved ones names at the time of their death.

Baptism of the Lord – Gifts of the Spirit! I always feel like I can never say THANK YOU enough to all of you who do your part in making St. Clare Parish such a spiritual home of faith and community. As today’s feast officially brings a close to the Christmas Season, I especially want to thank the following who put in extra time this month: + Our liturgical ministers - who help make our liturgies prayerful and welcoming.

+ Cantors and choirs – their extra time bless us greatly.

+ Our Art and Environment Team who do such a wonderful ministry of adding so much beauty to our space with flow-ers, trees, and other arrangements.

+ Our Outreach Ministries – who did a great job organizing our huge “giving tree” ministry of toys and gifts to those in need. And to all of you (!) who donated generously toward this.

+ Christmas ornament helpers – what a beautiful tradition this is.

+ All of you who donated toward the Christmas flowers with memorial donations; we listed all those remembered in our bulletin the last two weeks. We are a parish centered in biblical stewardship in which each is called by the Spirit to give their very best to God in the way we use our time, talents, and financial resources. All of this leads to beautiful worship, a caring community concerned for each other’s needs, and living the Gospel in the wider community. In gratitude, Fr. Jim Deiters

OUR GIVING JANUARY 2/3

Solemnity of Mary $ 1,388.00

Christmas $19,127.00

Christmas/End of Year $17,700.00

Weekly Envelopes $19,692.00

Pledge/Mortgage $ 5,810.00

Readings of the Week January 11—17 Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39: Wednesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42

This Weekend January 9/10

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday 5:00 Mary Fleming, Jaclyn Gross, Jessica Kalmer Bethany Kazmierczak, Dan O’Keefe

Sunday 8:30 Donna Meyers, Frank Morski, Walt Leninsky Aimee Nieroda, Katerina Timpson

10:30 Mark Arbogast, Lea Bautz, Karen Holzum Patty Klingelhoefer, Toni Stanton

Readers Saturday 5:00 Nancy Buttimer & Isabella Ponciroli

Sunday 8:30 Pennie Pavlisin & Kathy DeVan

10:30 Jim Collins & Dan Kimutis

Ushers Saturday 5:00 Jett Cates, Ken Kenney, Carl Lurk Bruce Rackers, Scott Voss, John Winkelmann

Sunday 8:30 Gary Borges, Mark Huller, Robert Kirchgessner Ryan Luechtefeld, Bob Picchietti, Gregory Timpson

Sunday 10:30 Chris Bautz, Frank Blacharczyk, Joe Ertel Thomas Hickey, Roy Rogge, Stephen Smith

Greeters Saturday 5:00 Dave, Stacey, Aidan & Dillon Cutter

8:30 Audra Driscoll & Leah Wilson

10:30 Tom Knaust & Tanja Ramsby

Sound Board Saturday 5:00 8:30 Gary Borges 10:30 Jett Cates

Cantor Saturday 5:00 Donna Kloustermeyer Sunday 8:30 Karen Jalbert 10:30 William Kinsella

Sacristan/Junior Sacristan Saturday 5:00 Jackie Burke, Evan Fleming Sunday 8:30 Andrea Picchietti, Len Ratajczyk, Andrew Moffett 10:30 Jane Dotson, Luke & Will Bautz

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, January 9 BAPTISM OF THE LORD 5:00 p.m. Robert Braswell Sunday, January 10 BAPTISM OF THE LORD 8:30 a.m. Ted Gundlach Robert and Andrea Petersen Marcellus Huller 10:30 a.m. Gilbert Dirler Monday, January 11 Weekday 12:00 p.m. Peggy Berens Tuesday, January 12 Weekday 7:30 a.m. Pat Vollmer 6:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, January 13—No Mass Weekday, Saint Hilary, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Thursday, January 14—No Mass Weekday Friday, January 15 Weekday 7:30 a.m. Vincent and Genevieve Bazan Saturday, January 16 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 5:00 p.m. Eleanor Thoman, Connie Garrett Jane Rutter Sunday, January 17 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:30 a.m. Jerome and Dorothy Warchol Peggy Berens 10:30 a.m. Sandy Walter, Jim Boehmer Jane Rutter

Please pray for the sick, their loved ones and caregivers. May they never lose sight of the love of God: Mark Coleman, Ed Cornwell, David Dempsey, George and Mona Peach,

Megan Saldanha, Mary Ann Seipp, Carl Walker, Kristy Weller, Jim Wright

Bap sm Prep Class Sunday, January 10

at 1:30 p.m. in Church

for parents that would like to schedule a Bap sm and have not

previously a ended a Bap sm class at St. Clare. Please call the parish office if you have ques ons, or plan to a end!

Jan 10 Youth Group “Talking about Pro-Life” Jan 17 Youth Group “Knowing and Loving the

Eucharist”

Jan 24 Ice Skating at Steinberg Rink, St. Louis Jan 31 Youth Group

Feb 7 Youth Group

Feb 14 No Youth Group

Feb 21 Youth Group Feb 28 Youth Group

High school youth may come to Youth Group at anytime. There is no formal membership. Youth meetings are in the Youth Room at St. Clare School from 6—7:30 p.m. (enter through middle doors). At this time, we are splitting high school youth into two smaller groups on Sunday nights with a health check in, social distancing and masks required.

Are You A Young Adult? Text YAs to 84576

to get more connected to St. Clare and other young adults in our parish!

Parish School of Religion Classes 10:30—11:40 a.m.

** Watch for an email from your teacher with Zoom info

Jan 10 PSR Class online Jan 17 No PSR Class (MLK Holiday) Jan 24 PSR Class online and in person* Jan 31 PSR Class online Feb 7 PSR Class online Feb 14 No PSR (Presidents Day Weekend) Feb 21 PSR Class online and in person* Feb 28 No PSR (School holiday weekend)

*We will attempt to have in-person classes monthly next semester; however, this may change.

For more information, contact Jane Dotson Director of Family Faith Formation at

618-632-3562 or janeadotson@yahoo.com

Youth Group Ice Skating Party Sunday, Jan. 24 from 5:30—9

Steinberg Skating Rink in Forest Park, St. Louis

Cost is $10 admission and $8 for skates (cash only)

Masks required. Meet at the rink; we cannot offer carpool this year.

We will provide hotdogs or snacks & hot chocolate for youth group at the rink. RSVP via text 618-610-9149

“RACIAL HARMONY PRAYER SERVICE”: You are invited to attend a special Ecumenical Prayer Service for racial harmony in connection with observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The service will be held at the Cathedral on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 2:00 PM. Bishop Michael McGovern will deliver the ser-mon. Since seating will be limited, please contact St. Augustine of Hippo Church at 618-274-0655 to reserve a seat. This event is being sponsored by the Diocesan Racial Justice and Equity initiative.

Preparing for Sacraments? Save these Dates!

First Communion Blessing Cup Painting Sunday, January 24

In small groups with a parent at St. Clare School cafeteria

Hybrid PSR students—during PSR

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Feeling disconnected? Wondering what you might do to observe Lent this year? Gather with other women of St. Clare Parish as we join the Blessed is She movement spreading across the USA. Blessed is She promotes a sisterhood of women who desire two things: PRAYER AND COMMUNITY. We would love to have you join us. Check them out on Facebook or their website at www.blessedisshe.net. WHO: Women of the Parish ages 18—98 WHAT: “The Beatitudes” from the Blessed is She series Rooted: Blessed Conversations WHERE: St. Clare Parish WHEN: Tuesdays beginning February 9 and continuing through March 30 from 7—8 p.m. (all 8 sessions are encouraged, but not mandatory). HOW: We will form small groups in order to maintain proto- cols established by the diocese for in-person meetings. Space may be limited—register early! Deadline to register is February 1.

Questions? Contact Ellen Gravlin at ellen.gravlin@charter.net or call the parish office at 632-3562. The Rooted: Blessed Conversation book can be bought at their website or on Amazon. Purchase of the book is not necessary to participate. Register at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/ 60B0E4DAAAF2EA57-beatitudes or by calling the parish office.

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