Westerly, Rhode Island

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1 Westerly, Rhode Island

2 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. STAFF OF Be the change you wish to see. Global website Local website MISSION COOPERATIVE APPEAL Each year we have a Mission Co-op Appeal through the Diocesan Mission Office. This year we have Sister Angelina Giramma, M.P.F., a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini who also have missionary Sisters throughout the world. Sister Angelina will be speaking on behalf of the Filippini missions at all the Masses on July 30 and 31. A second collection will be taken for this cause. If you choose to write a check, please make it payable to St. Clare Church and indicate on the memo line MISSIONS. Your prayers and generosity in support of the Filippini missions are gratefully appreciated. 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 COME UNDER THE SEA AT BISHOP HENDRICKEN! Summer Stage at Bishop Hendricken presents Disney s The Little Mermaid! August 4 through 6 at 7 PM, with matinee performances on August 6 and 7 at 2 PM in the Dr. Daniel S. Harrop Theater at Bishop Hendricken High School. Tickets are $12 for Students and Seniors, and $15 for Adults. Tickets can be purchased online at or by calling the Box Office at ext We ll sea you there! MASS SCHEDULE Weekday Mass: 8 AM Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 PM Sunday Masses: 8 AM & 10 AM Holy Days: 8 AM & 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

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4 St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner The Stewardship Ministry meeting will be held on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 6:30 PM in the lower rectory. 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 - November in the Parish Center. The next meeting will be August 17, Rosary is said before the 8 AM Mass on the first Friday of every month, weather permitting. 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. All are welcome. The next meeting will be on August 4, 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 Tuesday, August 2, St. Clare Helping Hands Ministry The Helping Hands Ministry has been preparing and serving a monthly meal to the Westerly WARM Shelter since If your family or neighbors would like to join together to prepare a monthly meal, the Helping Hands members will happily walk you through the process. This outreach to our neighbors in need is always greatly appreciated. If you are interested in this call to discipleship, please call Mary at God bless. St. Clare Prayer Shawl Ministry The Prayer Shawl Ministry knits shawls and lap robes for the parishioners who are ill or homebound. Please notify the parish office if you or a loved one would be comforted with a prayer-filled shawl and a member of the ministry will reach out to you. Parish Office Wedding Anniversary Celebration The Diocese of Providence cordially invites you and your spouse to celebrate your 25th, 40th, 50th or over wedding anniversary. Sunday, September 25, 2016, 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.

5 The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, July 24, 2016 Weekly Mass Intentions Monday, July 25 St. James, Apostle 8:00 AM +Lillian Latz by Charles & Jane Holdredge Tuesday, July 26 Saints Joachim & Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 AM +Donna Arcari by Pat O Brien & family Wednesday, July 27 Weekday 8:00 AM +Humphrey Amedeo by his wife Carol Thursday, July 28 Weekday 8:00 AM +Dante Gulino, Sr. by Dr. & Mrs. DiMaio Friday, July 29 St. Martha 8:00 AM +Leslie Barrett by Lillian Evans Saturday, July 30 The Vigil of the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +Shirley Terranova by Nate & Sandra Gencarella Sunday, July 31 The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Owen McClain by Walter & Cathy McClain WHC 8:30 AM +Rose Gagliardi by Dianne Orlando 10:00 AM 50th Wedding Anniversary of James & Judy Beale 11:15 AM Baptism of Allison Rose Bates Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for July 25 through 29 Monday - 7/25/16 Server - Auger Lector - Mitchell Holland-Holland Tuesday - 7/26/16 Server - Abbott Lector - Murphy Gordon-Martone Wednesday - 7/27/16 Server - Abbott Lector - Myszka Gordon-Martone Thursday 7/28/16 Server - Crowley Lector - Serra Schwager-Schwager Friday - 7/29/16 Server - Crowley Lector - TBD Schwager-Schwager Altar Server Schedule Sat. - July 30-5 PM CB - Devin Kazarian IB - Brayden Kazarian Sun. - July 31-8 AM CB - Alex Toscano IB - Sun. - July AM CB - Nathaniel Ober IB - Lay Minister Schedule for July 30 and 31 Saturday July 30 5 PM Mass Lectors - Rosemary Federico & Chris Koretski Tabernacle - Eucharist - Alan Martone Cup 1 - Carol Piezzo Cup 2 - Christine Martone Baptistry - Eucharist - TBD Cup - Ellie Cote Sunday July 31 8 AM Mass Lectors - Betsy Serra & Peter Meyer Tabernacle - Eucharist - Pat McKinney Cup 1 - Gerald McKinney Cup 2 - Lynda Nappi Baptistry - Eucharist - Roseann Sisco Cup - Bob Sylvestre Sunday July AM Mass Lectors - Gail Haines & Walter McClain Tabernacle - Eucharist - Mike DeNoia Cup 1 - Camilla Gordon Cup 2 - Mark Gordon Baptistry - Eucharist - Marianne McGregor Cup - Betty Britton Mass at the Watch Hill Chapel Sunday, July 31, 8:30 AM Mass Lector - Claudia Luszcz Organ -Cup - Marilyn Brockmann Center - Eucharist - June Hartford-Alley Pulpit -Cup - Trish DeWolf Far Side Aisle Eucharist - Mary Capalbo Side Aisle - Cup - Jim Maloney Communion to the Sick Private Homes A - Lynn Piola B - Anne Pearce Nursing Homes WHM - Frances Myszka Daily Readings Monday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28 Tuesday: Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-4, 10-11, 17-18; Mt 13:44-46 Thursday: Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Jn 11:19-27 Saturday: Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday: Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21