We all know how hard it is to find reliable tradespeople. The Connection Committee is considering compiling a list of your trusted land recommended local tradespeople—think plumbers, electricians, painters, and builders etc. Do you have a favorite person or company...

Due to the road conditions, dangerous wind chills, and school closings, our Thursday Eucharist in St. Francis Chapel will be canceled on 1/15/26. Instead, Rev. Toby will host noonday prayer on Zoom at 12:30 PM at this link:...

The next phase of our capital campaign is something called a feasibility study. Our consultant, Maurice Seaton, leads the majority of this phase, and, like the rest of the process, it works best if we are all involved! Maurice will interview a cross-section of the...

The coffee hour hosts have heard several suggestions that we consider returning to St. Clare’s pre-COVID practice of using the church’s many durable plates, cups, glasses, and silverware instead of their disposable equivalents. To accomplish this, we’re putting out a...

At Christmas, St. Clare’s Altar Guild decorates the Sanctuary with beautiful poinsettias (and greens) that are purchased from our Flower Fund and sponsored by the congregation as thanksgivings or memorials. You can sign up to sponsor Christmas flowers on the Flower...

This summer the EEAC recruited a number of St. Clarians to take part in the Woodlawn Cemetery Restoration Project, clearing the grounds of an historic Black cemetery in Ypsilanti, founded in 1946 and abandoned 60 years ago. STC teams turned out on June 19 (to...

St. Clare’s Vestry consists of 12 adult members (age 16 or older) who participate in planning, goal setting, fiscal oversight and sharing ideas and hopes for our church community. Vestry members are elected at the January annual meeting by the congregation.  Four...

In conjunction with our Immigration Sunday, we wanted to share the sign that is now on our doors (with thanks to TBE for creating a more permanent one). Welcoming the stranger and compassion for all, regardless of documentation or ethnicity or race, is central to both...

In worship on Sunday, November 2, we will remember by name the loved ones who died in the past year. Click here for the list we have compiled thus far; email office@saintclareschurch.org by October 28 to add a name to the list. May their memory ever be a blessing.

Karen is collecting the names of people who don’t yet have a name badge or need a replacement. Add your name at www.saintclareschurch.org/nametags OR on the clipboard at the back table on Sunday mornings. And consider this a reminder to wear your name badge! Some of...