“Love God, serve God, everything is in that”

165 E . SP R INGF I E LD R OAD ● S T. C LA I R , MO 63077 636-629-0315 † Fax: 636-629-2327 † www.stclarecatholic.org † Parish358@archstl.org

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Saint Clare

June 7, 2020 — The Most Holy Trinity

Confessions Saturday 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Eucharistic Exposition Thursday 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Prayer Chain Contacts Joyce Willis 629-2573 or

Sherry Reed 629-7535

MASS TIMES

Saturday 4:30 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM

10:30 AM

Monday — Friday 8:00 AM

LATIN MASS First Friday of each month at 8:00 AM

PARISH

INFORMATION

Fr. Eric Kunz, Pastor

Deacon TJ Wild

Deacon Harvey Dubbs — Retired

WELCOME

A warm welcome to all who have come to worship with us. If you are visiting, we are honored by your presence.

If you are interested in becoming a member, please call the rectory. Our Parish serves the needs of this

community in many ways. We offer preparation for Sacraments, education for children and adults, social

activities, assistance to those in difficulty, comfort to the sick and those who mourn a loss.

If we can be of service, please let us know. We hope you will come again soon.

For your convenience, we have blue “Let Us Know” cards in back of church.

2 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

This weekend we celebrate the

Mystery of the Godhead Himself, The

Most Blessed Trinity. How God can

exist as three divine persons in one

God is beyond our comprehension

yet we know it must be true because

God has revealed it. This is really the

belief that makes us Christians. We

cannot call ourselves Christians if we

do not accept the truth of this

mystery. The Most Blessed Trinity is

the God of Christianity. It is very

significant that God exists in Himself

as a relationship of persons and it

gives us a deep insight into our own

human nature. We of course are

each a single person and a singe

being at the same time, and yet we

are designed to be social. One of

the hardships of the heath pandemic

has been the “social distancing” that

we’ve had to observe and for some

that has meant spending a lot of time

isolated from others. We can

certainly appreciate through all

of this how God calls us to be a

community of loving neighbors to

one another and how being socially

distant is sort of a necessary evil we

have to put up with for the sake of

restoring good heath. That tug to be

with others, to be social, is placed

within our hearts because we are

made in the image and likeness

of God; we are called to be in

relationship with others.

We have also seen this past

week how social relationships with

others can become distorted if it isn’t

lived in accord with God’s will.

Mutual respect and charity are

commanded by God to be

constitutive elements of our human

relationships. When those things are

lacking how quickly we devolve into

the chaotic and even violent. It is

said that evil is the absence of God.

If we wish to see less evil in our

communities and societies we have

to allow God to be present there.

First and foremost He must be present

in our hearts and souls. Through the

sacraments the Trinity comes to dwell

in our souls, let us make His presence

manifest in our lives by showing that

respect and charity to all people.

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PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL

By now you should have received a letter from

Archbishop Robert Carlson regarding the

Archdiocesan Annual Catholic Appeal, along

with your pledge card and a return envelope.

Due to the current conditions, we will not have

your pledge cards in the back of church as usual.

The Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) drive will

start next weekend and continue for 3 weeks.

You can mail your pledge card back in the

envelope you received, or save a stamp and bring

it to church with you. Someone, hopefully, will

be there after every Mass to accept your gift or

you may simply put it in the offertory box when

entering church. Please sign and fill out your

card completely so your gift can be accurately

counted and you will not have to be contacted

for more information.

Thank you for your continued support!

Monday, June 8, 2020

2 pm— 6 pm

K of C Hall, St. Clair, MO

Sponsored by the

Knights of Columbus

St. Wenceslaus Parish is seeking a Full-Time Custodian/Maintenance

Manager. Benefits available. Should be a Catholic in good standing.

General Duties:

Perform maintenance and janitorial tasks as assigned

Perform minor electrical, plumbing and mechanical repairs as needed.

Email resume to: stwencebulletin@sbcglobal.net, or mail to:

St. Wenceslaus Parish, 3014 Oregon Ave., St. Louis, MO 63118

PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

4 Welcome to St. Clare Catholic Church

WHO’S READY TO PARTY?

CARD PARTY

Thursday, June 11, 2020

KC Hall, St. Clair, MO

$4.00 to play 1:00 - 4:30 pm.

Beverages, snacks, a dessert, prizes.

$1 to enter 50/50 drawing.

For more information, call 636-629-3719.

Sponsored by the Daughters of Isabella Circle #1082

Dynamic Catholic, Alive! —

Most Holy Trinity-The Triune God

I have often heard priests tell me that this

solemnity is one of the most difficult days in

the liturgical year on which to preach a good

homily. It is difficult to preach a homily on

such a central mystery of our faith like the

Trinity. What is essential to remember for all

Catholics is to simply listen to the readings and

each of the prayers today for the Mass. Within

these texts we can find spiritual insights about

the Trinity. For example, the preface for the

Mass today provides a great summary of the

Church’s teaching on the mystery of the Trinity:

“For what you have revealed to us of your glory

we believe equally of your Son and the Holy

Spirit, so that, in the confessing of the true and

eternal Godhead, you might be adored in what is

proper to each Person, their unity in substance,

and their equality in majesty.” One God in

three Persons is always there for us.

archstl.org/dynamic

Paul Ware

(Brother of Pauline Ware Scheer)

May 26, 2020

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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

DATE EVENT TIME

Mon 6/08 Mass 8:00 am

Tues 6/09 Mass 8:00 am

Wed 6/10 Mass 8:00 am

Thurs 6/11 Mass Adoration Card Party (KC Hall)

8:00 am 8:30 -3:00 1:00 pm

Fri 6/12 Mass 8:00 am

Sat 6/13 Mass 4:30 pm

Sun

6/14 Mass Mass

8:00 am 10:30 am

LITURGICAL MINISTERS - JUNE 13TH & 14TH

DATE SERVERS LECTORS EUCHARISTIC GIFT BEARERS

6/13

4:30 pm

— Sheria Yancey — —

6/14

8:00 am — A;ysia Horst — —

6/14

10:30 am — Joyce Willis — —

6/14Collection Counters: — Jenny Via, Sharon Thebeau, Tammy Alsop

June 7th — June 14th

WEEKEND, JUNE 6TH & 7TH

SAT. 4:30 PM † JAMES J. HANNEKEN

SUN. 8:00 AM † PEOPLE OF PARISH

10:00 AM † JOANNE & LEN MEINERS

MONDAY, JUNE 8TH

8:00 AM † REV. ROBERT D. BOISAUBIN

TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH

8:00 AM † C. GALINDO--SPEC INT.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH

8:00 AM † THERESA JOHNSON

THURSDAY, JUNE 11H

8:00 AM † ROV. ROBERT L. HEIMOS

FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH

8:00 AM † PAUL WARE

WEEKEND, JUNE 13TH & JUNE 14TH

SAT. 4:30 PM † HARLEY HEDGE

SUN. 8:00 AM † JAMES G. SCAMMELL

10:30 AM † PEOPLE OF PARISH

Readings For The Week Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6/Ps 121:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [cf.

2]/Mt 5:1-12

Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16/Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 [7a]/Mt

5:13-16

Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39/Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab

and 8, 11 [1b]/Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13

[2a]/Mt 5:20-26

Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14

[8b]/Mt 5:27-32

Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21/Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10

[cf. 5a]/Mt 5:33-37

PLEASE PRAY FOR

OUR MILITARY MEMBERS Please remember in your prayers

the following military personnel:

SGT Ian Ives — US Army SGT Drew Alsop — US Army, Erin Arent — US Navy, Jeff Arent — U.S. Marines, SGT Jamie Bucher—USAF,

Jason Burton — US Navy, Scott Daugherty, Coty DeClue — USAF,

SGT Cameron Earley — US Army, SGT Tyler Earley — US Army,

Clay Fisher — US Marines, James Taylor Gragg — USAF, SPC Tyler Grogan — US Army,

Matthew Martin — US Navy, Logan Moore — USAF, Monty Perkins, And Andrew Snodgrass — US Navy.

WE PRAY FOR OUR LOVED ONES May God Provide Health and

Comfort to:

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Week of May 31st

Offertory Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,440.00 Loose Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420.00 Total Money For Operating Capital $ 3,860.00

Restricted Funds

Parish Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 260.00 Total $ 260.00

Monthly Offertory Total To Date: $ 19,267.07

May Collection Goal: $ 14,500.00

Thanks be to God for the generosity of our Parishioners!

E v e r y d a y S t e w a r d s h i p

Ready for His Return

Where is that guy with the rainbow wig holding a “John

3:16” sign in the end zone at NFL football games?

Younger readers may not have any idea what I am

talking about! You used to see this guy on TV all the

time wearing “Jesus Saves” shirts and holding his sign.

Most thought he was a harmless guy, but now he is

serving multiple life sentences for taking hostages at a

hotel near LAX in 1992. His name is Rollen Stewart and

he believed — and continues to believe while in prison

— that Jesus’ second coming is imminent. His extreme

actions were meant to make people take notice and

listen to him. Now he sits behind bars, and most in the

world see his name as nothing more than an answer to

a trivia question.

It is a sad story when people hurt others or use extreme

methods in the name of God. Mr. Stewart’s belief that

simply getting people to listen to his message is the

most important step in their salvation is misguided. His

poor stewardship should stand in stark contrast to our

good stewardship. Our actions, seasoned at times with

our words, should be the evidence people need to see

the transformative power of Jesus Christ. We do believe

that he is indeed coming again. But once you have

committed yourself to him and live in his life on earth,

when he returns is not our main concern. We are ready

whenever that time comes, and hopefully, we can help

others be ready as well by our example.

— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

May Wendy Peters, Ed Burton, Loraine Shaw,

Fr. Joseph Diep, Marilyn Spears, Jennifer Harter,

Joan Wells, Bob Stecher, Angie Hagedorn,

Joann Haynes, Alberta Kindel,

Gordon Monk, and Claude Friend.

June Pat Cordia, Larry Hanks, Sandy Belew, Rodney Bryan,

Patti Smith, Pauline Ware Scheer, Gary Curtis,

John Evans, Dalton Via,

Marvin Nevills, and Erlene Ellert.

April Teri O’Brien, Tiffany Shadrick, Dillon Shadrick,

Susan Knickmeyer, Josh Garrett, Terry Shadrick,

Sgt. Ian Ives, Jennifer McClure (Jones), Mark Hoffmeister,

Tim Davis, Lori Mayer, and Sandy Stecher.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son…”

—John 3:16

Is your love conditional? Is there a price others have to pay to receive your love and forgiveness? Are you generous with your time, skills, money, and possessions? If you give someone something, do you expect something in return? Do you give your time freely or do you “fit it in” when it’s convenient for you? God desires a personal relationship with us so much that He gave us His Son, unconditionally! Pray for a grateful and generous heart.

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