ST. CLARE CONNECTION
JANUARY 17, 2025
Guatemala Celebration
Join us for coffee & donuts this weekend
after each Mass as we celebrate
Our Sister Parish, Our Lord of Esquipulas
Celebrating Father Jim's Birthday
You are invited to write a card or note to Father Jim
and place it in the basket in the Fellowship Hall after Mass January 18-19.
The Altar Sodality
invites all women of the parish
to join us for
“Meeting, Muffins and Mass”.
Come to the meeting at
10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 20 and stay for Mass at noon.
We will begin discussing plans for our Spring Raffle fundraiser.
Hope to see you there!
Diocesan Ministry to the Imprisoned
and Reentry Programs
Monday, January 20
6:30-7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall
Discover how you can serve as a pen pal to those in prison and learn about the Our Brothers’ Keeper program, which supports people reentering society after being incarcerated.
Join us for a discussion about the book
The Three Ordinary
Voices of God
Thursday, January 23
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
RSVP HERE
ST. CLARE SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL
OPEN HOUSE & JOB OPENINGS
St. Clare 20’s & 30’s
Rosary Walk at Rock Springs Park, O’Fallon
January 25 at 9:00 a.m.
Coffee and donuts in the pavilion at 9:00 followed by a rosary walk at 9:30. Bring your children and your pets!
SOUPER BOWL OF CARING: FEBRUARY 1-2
Please help the hungry by donating cans of hearty soup to support the O’Fallon Food Pantry. On Feb. 1 and 2, St. Clare Youth Group members will collect your donations of cans of soup or cash/check (payable to St. Clare Church or O'Fallon Food Pantry) in the west hallway outside the nursery before or after Mass.
Note: We are collecting a week before the Big Game because we will be at the Luke 18 Retreat on Feb. 7-9.
FAMILY TRIVIA NIGHT
Friday, February 21, 2025
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Trivia begins at 7:00 pm.
St. Clare Church Fellowship Hall
St. Clare Church Fellowship Hall
Admission is $5/children (5-12) and $10/adult (13-99)
Teams limited to 8 players. Questions are family friendly.
Cash prizes for 1st and 2nd place.
Join in on Heads or Tails, 50/50, and Cardinal Baseball ticket drawing.
Beer/Wine/Soda available for a donation. Bring your own food.
Free babysitting available. Proceeds benefit St. Anne Cradle of Hope.
Teams limited to 8 players. Questions are family friendly.
Cash prizes for 1st and 2nd place.
Join in on Heads or Tails, 50/50, and Cardinal Baseball ticket drawing.
Beer/Wine/Soda available for a donation. Bring your own food.
Free babysitting available. Proceeds benefit St. Anne Cradle of Hope.
January 19 No meeting; holiday weekend
January 26 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. presentation by Sam McCoy
January 26 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. presentation by Sam McCoy
February 2 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. Youth Room - "Mass: The Highest Form of Worship" by Stephen Eros
February 9 No meeting; Luke 18 weekend
February 16 No meeting; holiday weekend
February 23 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. Youth Room - “Welcome to the Christ Crew” for 8th graders
February 9 No meeting; Luke 18 weekend
February 16 No meeting; holiday weekend
February 23 Youth Group 6-8 p.m. Youth Room - “Welcome to the Christ Crew” for 8th graders
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: JAN. 20-24
St. Clare Church: Monday - Noon; Tuesday & Friday - 7:30 a.m.
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All School Mass in Gym: Thursday - 8:15 a.m.
When Mass is in the school gym, guests will need to enter through the main office and check in.
Our next monthly 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration will be February 2-3, 2025.
QUICK LINKS
Please help us keep our records up-to-date!
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.