The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Light a Candle for Religious Freedom

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1 St. Clare Church 4 St. Clare Way Westerly, RI The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Light a Candle for Religious Freedom Sunday, February 3, 2013 Rectory and Office Phone (401) Fax (401) stclareri2@cox.net Website: stclarewesterly.com STAFF Rev. Kenneth J. Suibielski Pastor Rev. Mr. Carl LaFleur Deacon Rev. Mr. Stephen Cote Deacon Mrs. Jennifer O Connor Parish Secretary Mr. Bruce Coon Music Director Ms. Alice Duffy Campus Manager Mrs. Ellie Cote Marriage Coordinator RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Ms. Pamela Salimeno, Director stclarewesterly.com RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 2 PM MASS SCHEDULE Weekday Mass: 8 AM Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 PM Sunday Masses: 8 AM & 10 AM Holy Days: 9 AM & 6 PM Watch Hill Chapel (June-September) Sunday Mass: 8:30 AM Calling all Christians, and people of good will of all faiths: please join me in standing up for our religious freedom in the U.S.A. by keeping one candle or more lit in your windows beyond the Advent and the Christmas seasons. Keep it lit indefinitely until we are assured that we can keep our religious freedom. This will be a peaceful sign to our government leaders and everyone in our communities that we are standing together and calling for our religious freedom to be protected. Wouldn t it be great if such a national movement for religious freedom began right in our area? As the lyrics to the classic Peter, Paul, and Mary song read: Light one candle for all we believe in. and light one candle to bind us together I am not a high-tech person so I ask anyone who reads this to please help get the word out across the nation via the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, other newspapers, via posting fliers, church bulletins, and the like. Please help me spread the word across the nation. As the lyrics also say: Don t let the light go out! Thank you! Linda Norton NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome! Please register with the parish by contacting the Parish Office. SACRAMENT 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. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION This sacrament is offered on Saturdays from 4 to 4:30 PM or by appointment. SACRAMENT 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.

2 Saint Clare Church Class for Grades 1-5 Mondays from 6 to 7 PM February 4 - Class February 11 - Class February 18 - No Class February 25 - Class March 4 - Class Class for Grades 6, 7 Valentine Card & Game Party Tuesday, February 5 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM Tickets: $10 per person Get your table of four together for an afternoon of fun and prizes. Snacks, cupcakes, coffee, tea, and soft drinks will be served. Tickets may be purchased by calling Jackie Scott at or the church office at Confirmation 1 Sundays at 11 AM February 3 - Class February 10 - Class February 17 - No Class February 24 - No Class March 3 - Class Class for Grade 8 Confirmation 2 Sundays at 11 AM February 3 - Class February 10 - Class February 17 - No Class February 24 - No Class March 3 - Class Class schedules are available on the Calendar and Education tabs of the St. Clare website, stclarewesterly.com Questions? Please contact Pam Salimeno at Ender s Island, Mystic Stations of the Cross and Fish Fry Dinner Lenten Fridays beginning on February 15 from 5 PM to 8 PM Stations of the Cross during Lent are important for Christians observing this special season of prayer and preparation for Easter. What began at Ender s Island as a small gathering of people praying and sharing a meatless meal has blossomed into a "full house" each Friday evening during Lent. Folks gather in The Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption to pray and meditate on the Stations of the Cross and then make their way to Ender s House for Fish and Chips. This dinner has become so popular that there are now two separate seatings for the Fish Fry, one before the Stations of the Cross at 5 PM and the other at 6:30 PM. Stations of the Cross begin at 6 PM. For more information, please call The Westerly College Club Presents The Burn Palace by local author Stephen Dobyns Wednesday, February 13, at 1 PM in the Saint Clare Parish Center Come and hear this distinguished author/poet speak on his novel, set in the Charlestown area. Mr. Dobyns will be pleased to sign his books for those who wish to purchase them. This thriller has garnered pre-publication accolades and has been called authentically great by genre master Stephen King, who not only described it as by turns terrifying, sweet and crazily funny, but also exclaimed that he loved it. This meeting is open to the public at no charge. Monthly Church Cleaning Friday, February 8 following the 8 AM Mass.

3 Nonperishable Food Collection Saturday and Sunday, February 2 & 3 Also appreciated would be cash donations so that additional foods may be purchased for disbursement. Please make all checks payable to St. Vincent de Paul Society. Checks can be dropped in the collection basket or in any of the poor boxes located at all doors of the Church. St. Clare Church Cinema Circle (A subsidiary of the Hospitality Ministry) Knights of Columbus Monthly Breakfast February 17 from 7 to 11 AM at the Knights of Columbus Hall in downtown Westerly Corned Beef Hash with Eggs, Home Fries and Toast or French Toast and Sausage Juice, coffee, tea or hot chocolate will be available. Price is $7 for adults and $3 for children. Saint Clare Book Club Do You do it? E-Giving Offers: Scheduling options Track your Giving with online reports Donation Calculator Safety through online bank draft and credit or debit card payments stclareri.com presents Miracle at Midnight Wednesday, February 20, beginning at 6:30 PM Disney triumphs with Ken Cameron's 1998 World War II TV movie based on true events that will grip viewers from the first moment to the last. Set in September, 1945, five years after the German occupation of Denmark began, word gets out that the Nazis will begin arresting Danish Jews, which ignites a citizens resistance movement. Bring a comfortable chair or cushion and enjoy the show. Snacks and drinks available for purchase. February 4 - Caleb s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks March 4 - A Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers April 8 - Killing Lincoln by Bill O Reilly Book discussions are held on selected Mondays at noon in the Parish Center. Be sure to bring a bag lunch; coffee will be available. Nonviolence for Daily Living Tuesdays beginning February 19 at 8:30 AM and 7 PM in the St. Clare Parish Center Living nonviolently means more than merely refraining from physical violence or even harsh language. It is a disposition of the heart, a habit of the mind, an act of the will that is acquired by constant prayer and practice. It begins with each of us, in our relationships, families, workplaces, parishes and communities. The goal of living nonviolently is to put on the mind of Christ and thereby become more like Jesus in all that we think, say, and do. Nonviolence for Daily Living is a four-session course rooted in the approach pioneered by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Participants will learn about the types and levels of conflict that lead to violence; explore the six principles of nonviolence; and apply the six steps of nonviolence to real situations in daily life. Discussions will be led by Frank Thacker and Mark Gordon. Nonviolence for Daily Living emphasizes personal interaction and group dynamics rather than formal, lecture-based teaching. Participants are encouraged to attend all four sessions.

4 St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner The next Stewardship Meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 26, at 6:30 PM in the lower rectory. Stewardship meetings are held on a bi-monthly basis and all are welcome. 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 helps the parish live the Gospel of Life by promoting and protecting the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. Before Mass on the First Friday of every month, the Rosary is offered before the Blessed Sacrament for an end to abortion. Please join us. 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. All are welcome. The next meeting will be on February 7 at 8:45 AM. 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 is on Tuesday, February 5, at 4 PM. New York City Bus Trip Wednesday, May 15 A day to do what you want... Go to the theater to see Motown, or shop to your heart s content! Costs are $143 per person for theater and bus or $40 per person for bus only. Bus leaves St. Clare s parking lot at 7 AM, and returns from Bryant Park at 7:30 PM. Call Jane Holdredge at or at cjhold13@cox.net. Night of Inspiration Friday, March 15, at 6:30 PM St. Pius X Church 44 Elm Street, Westerly, RI St. Clare Church Mardi Gras Breakfast Tuesday, February 12 after the 8 AM Mass All are welcome. The St. Pius X Parish invites you to come hear Frank Kelly Come for Mass, his talk, and a healing service. Hear his witness and receive individual prayer. For further information, call A free-will offering will be taken.

5 The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, February 3, 2013 Monday, February 4 Weekday 8:00 AM +Emily Scott by Gil Scott Tuesday, February 5 St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr 8:00 AM +Mrs. Elizabeth Algiere by Georgia Blake & Patricia Algiere Wednesday, February 6 St. Paul Miki & Companions, Martyrs 8:00 AM +Mrs. Frances Vito by Caraway family Thursday, February 7 Weekday 8:00 AM +John Andersen by Patricia Andersen Friday, February 8 Weekday/St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin 8:00 AM For the People of St. Clare Saturday, February 9 The Vigil of the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +Nicholas Vettese Jr. by Vettese family Sunday, February 10 The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Ferris & Tufia Bookataub by family 10:00 AM +Elizabeth Gervasini by Jim & Jean Murano Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for February 4-8 Monday - 2/4/13 Server - Abbott Lector - Collins Tuesday - 2/5/13 Server - Abbott Lector - Burns-Fusaro Wednesday - 2/6/13 Server - Collins Lector - Davidson Thursday - 2/7/13 Server - Collins Lector - Gordon - Friday - 2/8/13 Server - Gordon Lector - Mitchell - Altar Server Schedule Lay Minister Schedule for February 9 & 10 Saturday, February 9 5 PM Mass Lectors Tony Horton & Joan Swain Tabernacle Eucharist Betty Britton Baptistry Eucharist Marie Torrisi Sunday, February 10 8 AM Mass Lectors David Devault & Betsy Serra Tabernacle Eucharist Lillian Evans Baptistry Eucharist Alice Visgilio Sunday, February AM Mass Lectors Austin Murphy & Celeste Santilli Tabernacle Eucharist Mike DiNoia Baptistry Eucharist June Hartford-Alley Daily Readings Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b -28, 30-32; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-5, 7-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Lk 5:1-11 Sat. - February 9-5 PM CB - Philip Miguel IB - John Turo Sun. - February 10-8 AM CB - Quinn Urbonas IB - Devin Kazarian Sun. - February AM CB - Joshua Gaccione IB - Nathaniel Ober Communion to the Sick After 10 AM Mass Private Homes A - Lynn Piola B - Anne Holland Nursing Homes WHM - Mary Bowler Clipper - Dawn LaFleur