St. Clare Church will accept drop offs of urgently needed items for people served by Catholic Urban Programs during this challenging time. Items will be donated to Cosgrove's Kitchen and St. Vincent de Paul in East St. Louis. Drop off hours in April and May are Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon and Thursday from 4-7 p.m. Drop at the Boy Scout trailer at St. Clare Church parking lot. Please donate...

Pope Francis today announced that he has named Father Michael G. McGovern, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as the Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville. Pope Francis also announced that he had accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward K. Braxton, who was installed as the Bishop of Belleville in 2005. Bishop-elect McGovern, 55, is expected to begin his ministry...

Amid so much ‘dire’ news about the coronavirus these days, I want to share some good news of things happening at our church. We are getting a new beautiful roof! This was needed after our roof was damaged during several windstorms last summer. We found a new roofing product...

St. Clare Parish wants to help you stay connected to our parish family and keep informed on changes in parish life, while we are following directives from the State of Illinois, Diocese of Belleville and Centers for Disease Control to help reduce the spread...

Eucharistic Adoration, originally planned to be offered twice daily, is now suspended due to the need to social distance and shelter in place. The church is no longer open to the public for individual prayer, per the diocese directive issued Tuesday night.

Dear Parishioners, Greetings in Christ during this unprecedented time of dealing with the coronavirus.  It has affected everyone in some way, and so I reach out to you with an assurance of my prayers and a word of hope in a time of so much fear and anxiety.  While we must continue to take the present situation seriously and follow medical guidelines...

The parish office will be closed to the public until further notice. Here are ways we can still help you...