ST. CLARE CONNECTION
DECEMBER 13, 2024
GIVING TREE GIFT TAGS
There are over 40 tags still left!
PLEASE RETURN GIFTS THIS WEEKEND, DECEMBER 14/15
Go to stclarechurch.org/gift to pick a tag or more today!
Don't have time to shop? We can do that for you, just stop by the parish office to make a monetary donation or put your donation in an envelope marked 'Giving Tree' in the collection basket this weekend, Dec. 14/15.
ST. CLARE MEN'S GROUP
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14
8:00-10:00 AM – FELLOWSHIP HALL
Please join other St. Clare men in prayer, fellowship and spiritual nourishment! If interested, we pray the Rosary at 7:30 AM in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. This month Deacon Len Ratajczyk will provide our presentation. If you have any questions, please contact Ken Smith at 618-960-3863 or ksmith_1964@yahoo.com.
All women of the parish are invited to attend the Altar Sodality Christmas party on Monday, December 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Bring an appetizer/hors d'oeuvre/sweet treat to share and a wrapped $10.00 gift for the gift exchange (optional). Remember to bring your non-perishable food donations for St. Vincent de Paul and welcome baskets items (non-seasonal dish towels/dishcloths, manual can openers, small bottles of dishwashing liquid---do not wrap these items). We also anticipate playing a game. Any questions, call Nancy Karrigan, 618-530-2428.
We hope you will join us!
30 minutes of music presented before each Mass
4:00 p.m. - Cherub & Treble Choirs with Parish Instrumentalists
11:00 p.m. - Parish Choir with Chamber Orchestra
10:00 a.m. - Carol Settings for Cantor & Brass Quintet
New Year’s Eve Adoration
Tuesday, December 31
6pm until 12:30am
“Ring” in the New Year in the silence of Jesus’ Presence in the Blessed Sacrament. On this eve of the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, we invite you to spend a few minutes or an hour with Him, marveling at God’s greatest gift of all, His Son, our Hope of eternal life with Him, and giving honor and glory to his Blessed Mother and ours.
We’ll have a special Holy Hour from 11:00pm beginning with Deacon Len as he leads us with the Litany of Loreto, Prayers of Intentions at the Midnight hour, and the Litany of the Blessed Sacrament just before Benediction at 12:10am.
Join us in surrendering the past year and welcoming in the New Year. All are Invited!
Our next monthly 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration is January 5-6, 2025.
We’ll have a special Holy Hour from 11:00pm beginning with Deacon Len as he leads us with the Litany of Loreto, Prayers of Intentions at the Midnight hour, and the Litany of the Blessed Sacrament just before Benediction at 12:10am.
Join us in surrendering the past year and welcoming in the New Year. All are Invited!
Our next monthly 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration is January 5-6, 2025.
Dec. 15 Luke 18 meeting for all high school students helping with retreat, 11:45 a.m. St. Nicholas Activity Center
Dec. 15 Youth Group Christmas Party 6-8 p.m. at the home of the King family. Text 972-898-6296 for directions.
Dec. 15 Youth Group Christmas Party 6-8 p.m. at the home of the King family. Text 972-898-6296 for directions.
January 5 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. "Who do we Worship?" presented by Blair Hoffman
January 12 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. “Our Guatemala Mission” presented by Alicia and Ryan Luechtefeld
January 13 Steubenville Youth Conference registration due
January 19 No meeting; holiday weekend
January 26 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. presentation by Sam McCoy
January 12 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. “Our Guatemala Mission” presented by Alicia and Ryan Luechtefeld
January 13 Steubenville Youth Conference registration due
January 19 No meeting; holiday weekend
January 26 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. presentation by Sam McCoy
Youth Group is for all high school students.
We meet in the Youth Room on the bottom floor of St. Clare School, 214 W. Third St. in downtown O'Fallon.
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE: DEC. 16-20
St. Clare Church:
Monday - 12:00 Noon Mass; Tuesday & Friday- 7:30 a.m.
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School Mass in Chapel: Tuesday & Thursday at 8:15 a.m.
When Mass is in the school gym, guests will need to enter through the main office and check in.
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If you are a registered member of St. Clare and need to update your phone number, address or email, please go to stclarechurch.org/update.
If you are a registered member of St. Clare and need to update your phone number, address or email, please go to stclarechurch.org/update.