Westerly, Rhode Island

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1 Westerly, Rhode Island

2 Wedding Anniversary Celebration St. Clare Church 4 Saint Clare Way, Westerly, RI NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome! Please register with the parish by contacting the Parish Office or on our website. OF BAPTISM The schedule for the celebration of Baptism is arranged with the Pastor. (Baptisms are not celebrated during Lent.) Please call the Parish Office after the child is born. OF PENANCE Confession is offered on Saturdays from 4 to 4:30 PM or by appointment. OF MATRIMONY Couples planning to marry should contact the Marriage Coordinator at at least one year before the wedding. MINISTRY TO THE HOMEBOUND The Eucharist will be brought to the home of any person permanently or temporarily homebound. Please contact the Parish Rectory. PARISH CHOIR The choir, under the direction of Parish Organist & Music Director Bruce Coon, meets for rehearsal on Thursday nights at 6 PM in the choir loft. The Diocese of Providence cordially invites you and your spouse to celebrate your 25th, 40th, 50th or over wedding anniversary. Sunday, September 23, 2018, at 1 PM at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, Rhode Island This celebration includes Mass, renewal of wedding vows, a personalized certificate, and a reception for you and your guests. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin will be the main celebrant and homilist. Registration forms are in the St. Clare parish office. St. Clare Church Men s Prayer Group Tuesday, August 7 from 7 PM to 8:30 PM The Men s Prayer Group follows a process that is prayerful and relaxing, but one that can lead to a deeper appreciation of the scripture. No special training or biblical knowledge is needed, only the openness to understand better what God is revealing through his scripture. The group meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month in the classroom of the St. Clare Parish Center. STAFF Rev. Kenneth J. Suibielski, Pastor Rev. Mr. Stephen Cote, Deacon Rev. Mr. John D. McGregor, Deacon Rev. Mr. Carl LaFleur, Retired Deacon Mrs. Jennifer O Connor, Parish Secretary Ms. Alice Duffy, Campus Manager Mrs. Diana Huff, Parish Accountant Mr. Bruce Coon, Music Director Mrs. Ellie Cote, Marriage Coordinator Ms. Pamela Salimeno, Religious Education Director The St. Clare Book Club meets in the St. Clare Parish Center at noon. You are welcome to bring a bag lunch. August 6 - Jefferson s Dauighters - by Catherine Kerrison All are welcome. St. Clare Comfort Group is postponed and will reconvene in September. MASS SCHEDULE Weekday Mass: 8 AM Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 PM Sunday Masses: 8 AM & 10 AM Holy Days: DAY 8 AM VIGIL 6 PM WATCH HILL CHAPEL Last weekend of June through Sunday of Labor Day Sunday Mass 8:30 AM ONLY RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 2 PM Rectory and Office Phone Fax stclareri2@cox.net Website: stclarewesterly.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION stclarewesterly.com

3 St. Clare Church Super 50/50 You Could Win Up To $10,000 Only 400 tickets will be sold! One winner could win a cash prize of up to $10,000!* Tickets only $50 The winning ticket will be pulled during the Lobster Fest Dinner on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 6:30 PM in the St. Clare Parish Center (62 Crandall Avenue, Westerly, RI) Tickets on sale in August after all Masses or by contacting the Parish Office at or stclareri2@cox.net Need not be present to win *Estimated prize amount, based on the sale of 400 tickets. Winner receives 50% of ticket sales. St. Clare Parish Center Fundraiser No purchase necessary to be eligible to win

4 Dear Fr. Ken & St. Clare Families, Congratulations for surpassing your Catholic Charity Appeal goal of $68,250. for a total of $73,011.! I thank you all for your dedication to ensure a successful parish Appeal effort. The Catholic Charity Appeal continues to help tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders who have nowhere else to turn. Because of your hard work, our diocesan ministries will be able to continue to care for the poor, feed the hungry and comfort the sick. The 2018 Catholic Charity Appeal will soon conclude. I kindly ask that you pray for the continued success of all the parishes in our diocese. Please be assured that I will keep you in my prayers that God will continue to bless you and your parish community. Sincerely yours, Thomas J. Tobin Bishop of Providence Nonperishable Food Collection Saturday and Sunday, August 4 & 5 Needed items are flour, sugar, tea, coffee, cereal, canned pasta, cake mix, canned or instant potatoes, juice, mayo, ketchup and canned fruit. Please leave all food items in the vestibule on the left side at the Respect Life station. Cash donations would also be appreciated so that additional foods may be purchased for disbursement. Please make all checks payable to St. Clare Church. Be sure to mark the envelope St.VdeP. Checks can be dropped in the collection basket at any Mass, or left in any of the Poor Boxes located at each of the doors of the Church. Weekday Readings Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8; Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85:2-8; Mt 12:46-50 Wednesday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28 Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Ps 26:6-7ab, 8-11; Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Jer 3:14-17; Jer 31:10-13; Mt 13:18-23 Saturday: Jer 7:1-11; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11; Mt 13:24-30 Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11, 15-18; Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15 St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner The next Stewardship Ministry meeting will announced in the next bulletin. All are invited. The Prayer Ministry is dedicated to those who request our prayers. To join this ministry or to send a prayer intention, please write in the Book of Intentions near the Baptistry or mbrockmann@cox.net. The Respect Life Ministry seeks to promote and protect the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. The ministry meets the Third Wednesday of every month at 8:30 AM from April through September, in the Parish Center. Rosary is said before the 8 AM Mass on the first Friday of every month year-round. All are welcome. The Hospitality Ministry provides a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere for members of the St. Clare community and visitors, as well as new parishioners, to meet and interact with one another in a positive way. This ministry provides opportunities to promote parish fellowship and, when necessary, to assist the Pastor with special events. Meetings take place the first Thursday of every month at 8:30 AM in the Parish Center. *The next meeting will be on August 2. All are welcome. The Helping Hands Ministry reaches out to those who are needy, elderly, sick or in need of bereavement consolation. This ministry meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 4 PM in the Parish Center. Enter through the door in the rear parking area. Please feel free to come to these meetings; new faces are always welcome. The next meeting will be on August 7.

5 The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, July 22, 2018 Monday, July 23 Weekday/St. Bridget, Religious 8:00 AM +Joseph, Amelia & MichaelMcAndrew, Paula McAndrew Pinto & Jane Rock McAndrew by their family Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for July Monday 7/23/18 Server - Slusarczyk Lector - Swain Martone-Maloney Weekly Mass Intentions Tuesday, July 24 Weekday/St. Sharel Makhluf, Priest 8:00 AM +Humphrey Amedeo by his wife & family Wednesday, July 25 St. James, Apostle 8:00 AM +Marla Liberdi Parent by Arthur & Angela Smith Thursday, July 26 Saints Joachim & Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 AM +Paula Terranova by Mark & Monica DiGangi Friday, July 27 Weekday 8:00 AM +Geraldine Joyce by Regina & Dick Burke Saturday, July 28 The Vigil of the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +Donetta Intrieri by her children Sunday, July 29 The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Anne & Lawrence Jarret by their daughter 8:30 AM-WHC +Humphrey Amedeo by his wife Carol 10:00 AM +Margaret & Francis Weiss by Jack & Betty Waters 11:00 AM Baptism of Riley Marie Lee Tuesday 7/24/18 Server - Azzinaro Lector - Slusarczyk Trainor-Sylvestre Wednesday - 7/25/18 Server - Azzinaro Lector - Trainor Trainor-Sylvestre Thursday 7/26/18 Server - Abbott Lector - C. Azzinaro LaFleur-LaFleur Friday - 7/27/18 Server - Abbott Lector - S. Azzinaro Morse-Visgilio Altar Server Schedule Lay Minister Schedule Saturday July 28 5 PM Mass Lectors - Monica DiGangi & Mario Celico Tabernacle- Eucharist - Margo Sisco Cup 1 - Deb Cass Cup 2 - Rick Cass Baptistry - Eucharist - Geri Theadore Cup - Steve McAllister Sunday July 29 8 AM Mass Lectors Dawn LaFleur & Jeffrey Scanapieco Tabernacle - Eucharist - Robert Sylvestre Cup 1 - Ryan Gulluscio Cup 2 - Sam Azzinaro Baptistry - Eucharist - Carol Azzinaro Cup - Jackie Brennan Sunday July AM Mass Lectors - Lynn Piola & Austin Murphy Tabernacle - Eucharist - Jerry Holland Cup 1 - Anne Holland Cup 2 - Anne Pearce Baptistry - Eucharist - Carl Slusarczyk Cup - Sandra Abbott Mass at the Watch Hill Chapel Sunday, July 29, 8:30 AM Mass Lector - Chris Koretski Organ -Cup - Marilyn Brockmann Center - Eucharist - Marianne McGregor Pulpit -Cup - Mary Capalbo Far Side Aisle Eucharist - Jim Maloney Side Aisle - Cup - Peter Bellone Sat. - July 28-5 PM CB - Andrew Fiore Sun. July 29-8 AM CB - Ryan Scanapieco IB - Sun. July 29-10AM CB - Michael Slusarczyk IB - Communion to the Sick Private Homes A Renee & John Gentile B - Scott Ficarra Nursing Home WHM - Dorinne Meyer