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Ungroup

Ungroup

Join us on the first and third (and sometimes the fifth) Thursday of each month at 8:30PM for an informal gathering to soothe the soul. Ungroup is an open, low-commitment social hour often held at the Arbor Brewing Company, but sometimes elsewhere. Sign up here or...

Easter Flowers

Easter Flowers

At Easter (April 5), the St. Clare Altar Guild decorates the Sanctuary with beautiful flowers that are purchased from their Flower Fund and sponsored by the congregation as thanksgivings or memorials. You can sign up to sponsor Easter flowers on the Flower Fund chart,...

Videos As Seen at Our Annual Meeting

Videos As Seen at Our Annual Meeting

If you missed the Annual Meeting (or just want to watch them again!), check out the wonderful and fun videos about our Genesis partnership and financial processes made by Jennifer Wolf (and a few helpers, but she gets all the credit.) You might think, isn’t the phrase...

A Directory of Tradespeople

A Directory of Tradespeople

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...

A Story of Harriet Tubman

A Story of Harriet Tubman

Thanks to all who came to our first Wednesday of the Follow the Drinking Gourd series! If you missed it but want to catch up, you can watch the first story and discuss or ponder the wondering questions. We’d love to hear any feedback you have about how the first...

Thursday Eucharist Canceled 1/15/26

Thursday Eucharist Canceled 1/15/26

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:...

Next Phase of the Capital Campaign: Watch Your Inbox!

Next Phase of the Capital Campaign: Watch Your Inbox!

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...

A More Sustainable Coffee Hour?

A More Sustainable Coffee Hour?

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...

Christmas Flowers

Christmas Flowers

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...

Update on the Woodlawn Cemetery Restoration

Update on the Woodlawn Cemetery Restoration

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 Wants YOU!

St. Clare’s Wants YOU!

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...

Haiti Outreach Mission – Nov 2025

Haiti Outreach Mission – Nov 2025

Our friends in Mirebalais have been displaced since March 31, 2025. The gangs came in and people had to run for their lives with just the clothes on their backs. Both Fr Romel and Fr Alphonse have been in touch with [Haiti Outreach Mission] via WhatsApp, email and...