Baptism Class - Sunday, April 24 at 1:30 p.m. - Meeting Room 3 -For parents that have not attended a Baptism Class at St. Clare and wish to have their child baptized here. Please call the parish office if you plan to attend!
SENIORS MEETING - MONDAY, APRIL 11 - 6:30 PM IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL - “Let’s Make a Deal” Game Night...Appetizers will be served. All seniors are invited! New members are welcomed!
How Will You Make This a HOLY Week? Like many religious holidays, Easter has become for many people simply a ‘family/social time’ to get together with relatives or take a mini-vacation with the kids out of school. Part of this is due to people’s crazy schedules they have created which do not allow for much family time during ‘ordinary time.’ I’m just asking the question: “How can you ...READ MORE
Tyrone Sanford Memorial Scholarship---Only for students attending a Catholic high school in fall 2022. St. Clare Parish is accepting applications for the Tyrone Sanford Memorial Scholarship for Catholic high school education. To honor the memory of her late brother, former St. Clare Parish School of Religion Confirmation catechist Simone Wheeler is funding the scholarship for a student ...READ MORE
VEILING THE CROSS...Sacrament of Healing and Grace: Be sure to come this Thursday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m., for confession and receive God’s healing grace…to set us free of our past and full of light for Easter. We will have 10 priests available. Tradition of Veiling the Cross and Statues: The custom of veiling the Cross and statues from the 9th Century ...READ MORE
ST CLARE CATHOLIC MEN'S GROUP...Please join other St. Clare men to grow in prayer, fellowship and spiritual nourishment on Saturday, 9 April from 8:00-9:30AM, in the large meeting room. We will say the Rosary at 730 in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel if interested. This month's topic is...READ MORE
On Friday, March 25th, Fr. Jim, joined in unity with our Holy Father Pope Francis in the Consecration of Humanity to the Immaculate Heart of Mary...Click to watch the video and to view the prayer pamphlet
The following is a letter we received from the Diocesan Office of the Bishop that I want to share with you: “Bishop Reintroduces Obligation to Participate at Mass…On Palm Sunday, April 10, Bishop Michael McGovern will lift the dispensation of the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for all the faithful in the Diocese of Belleville. This means that the faithful, unless ill or having a good reason for omitting participating at Mass, will attend Mass in person. The faithful who are sick, homebound or gravely concerned for their health retain the dispensation...READ MORE
Althoff Catholic High School is hosting its 7th Annual Gala “Always True to the Gold and Blue” on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Four Points by Sheraton – Fairview Heights. Revenue from the Gala will help support the school’s mission of educating young people, in the Catholic tradition, to lead successful, faith-filled lives...READ MORE
Short List of Gratitude - When I was on vacation last week being rejuvenated by the Spirit, I took extra time each day to simply reflect on the blessings God has placed in my life. The first of those is God calling me to be a priest and to be your pastor here at St. Clare. I try each day to be grateful, but somehow vacation time makes extra ‘room’ to dwell in gratitude...READ MORE
A good subtitle for this article might be “a little too late!” But perhaps reading these comments after experiencing what they describe is just as effective. You have no doubt noticed several differences in the liturgical environment during the season of Lent. ... READ MORE
St. Vincent de Paul needs your help! Cosgrove's Kitchen in East St. Louis serves meals to many needy and homeless people every day. Below is a list of needs our St. Vincent de Paul will be collecting the weekend of March 26/27. All donations are appreciated! Shopping list includes...READ MORE
St. Clare School Auction & Dinner - March 19, 2022- Tickets are on sale! The night includes dinner and drinks, a live auction and entertainment. We will also be hosting an silent online auction starting March 14...READ MORE
Meaning and Use of “Rice Bowls” - Each Lent, we put out cardboard “rice bowls” for our parishioners to take home as one way to practice “almsgiving” for the poor. This tradition is part of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) Rice Bowl program and allow Catholics across the country to unite and make the world a better place for all by putting our faith into action through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving...READ MORE
BAPTISM CLASS: Sunday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 3. For any parents that plan to have a child baptized and have not attended a baptism class here at St. Clare. Please call the parish office if you plan to attend 618-632-3562.
Our Holy Father has invited us all to observe a day of prayer and fasting for peace in the Ukraine on Ash Wednesday, March 2. Pope Francis stated: “I invite everyone to make March 2, Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting for peace. I encourage believers in a special way to devote themselves intensely to prayer and fasting on that day. May the Queen of Peace protect the world from the folly of war.” ... CLICK THE LINKE ABOVE TO READ 'A PRAYER FOR PEACE' by Pope Francis
CSMA 2022 - What it means to belong to a Diocese… One of my jobs as a pastor is to help keep our parish connected to the ‘bigger Church’ of the diocese and the universal Catholic Church. Our own Diocese of Belleville includes over 100 parishes throughout southern Illinois. The diocese has a variety of offices run by lay people who provide...READ MORE
Making Time for Quiet in our Life… Some of our new parishioners have complimented how our Masses at St. Clare have built in ‘quiet time’ that makes it feel more prayerful. But maybe some are wondering why we do that. Why do we have various times of silence during the Mass? ...READ MORE
Quiet...continues on Cross Street: Two years ago we began Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesday nights from 6—7:00 p.m. and praise God, we still continue this beautiful quiet prayer time known as “Quiet on Cross Street”. If you are looking for a way to “disconnect” for an hour a week, in order to “connect” with God, or if you are new to our parish and have not yet attended this weekly Adoration, please consider joining ...READ MORE
ST CLARE CATHOLIC MEN'S GROUP - Please come join other St. Clare men as we attend the Archdiocese of St Louis Catholic Men for Christ Conference, Saturday, 12 February, 8:45 AM-4PM, at St Louis University High School's Si Commons. If interested, we will carpool from St Clare at 7:30AM. ...READ MORE
