Baptism: First and third Sunday of the month at 1 p.m. Please contact the Business Office to make arrangements.

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1 Fr. Stanley J. Klasinski, Pastor Fr. Kevin E. Estabrook, Parochial Vicar Fr. Robert M. Wendelken, In Residence Deacon Ross C. DeJohn, Sr., Pastoral Associate Mrs. Lori Mascia, Pastoral Associate Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 12 noon Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. Holyday of Obligation: Vigil 7 p.m. Holyday: 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Confessions: Saturday: 3:30-4 p.m. or by appointment. Baptism: First and third Sunday of the month at 1 p.m. Please contact the Business Office to make arrangements. Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance. Initial contact is to be made directly with a priest of St. Clare. Communion for the Sick and Shut-Ins: We are most anxious that all who cannot get to Church be able to continue to receive the Eucharist. Please call the Business Office and a Eucharistic Minister will be provided. Anointing of the Sick: A priest will gladly come to your home by request to anoint the ill or aged. Anointing for hospital patients is provided by the hospital chaplain. Sponsors: Sponsor certificates are given to those who are registered parishioners, confirmed and practicing Catholics. Contact parish office. Registration: Welcome! Please register in person at the Business Office.

2 CHURCH OF SAINT CLARE Mass Intentions Monday, April 6 8:30 Catherine & Clarence Bucaro Tuesday, April 7 8:30 Salupo & Ciraldo Families Wednesday, April 8 8:30 William Fioritto Thursday, April 9 8:30 Richard & Agnes Parsons Friday, April 10 8:30 Fred Peschke & the Frank Koenig Family Saturday, April 11 4:30 Maria Trybus & Family Sunday, April 12 8:00 Celebrant s Intention 10:00 Our Parish Family 12:00 Celebrant s Intention Christ is risen! And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. ~ Luke 24:24 Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Training Pope Francis said that the Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak. You are invited to join our dedicated Eucharistic Ministers in assisting at weekend liturgies and/or taking the Eucharist to the homebound. It is a privileged way to share your faith! A one-time diocesan workshop is required. Details and contact information follow below. Register NOW for Spring 2015 Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion To Register: Call the Business Office at , x101 Sunday, April :30 p.m. (Check-in 1:30 p.m.) (RSVP no later than close of business April 10) St. Barnabas 9451 Brandywine Road Northfield, OH Thursday, May :30 p.m. (Check-in 6:30 p.m.) (RSVP no later than close of business May 6) Our Lady of Mount Carmel 1730 Mount Carmel Drive Wickliffe, OH This Week at St. Clare Monday, April 6 Finance Meeting, 7 p.m., HR Tuesday, April 7 Ensemble Choir, 7:15 p.m., Ch Thursday, April 9 Boosters Meeting, 7:30 p.m., HR Sunday, April 12 Sunday School, 10 a.m., Sc SCYGA, 6:30 p.m. Business Office Charlie, Business Mgr. Debra, Parish Secretary Lisa, Bookkeeper Gayle, Office Assistant Fax: Rectory Fr. Stanley Klasinski Fr. Kevin Estabrook Ext Business Office & Adoration Chapel Hours Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. LYNDHURST, OHIO An Invitation! If you are of high school age and would like to join a youth group where you will make lifelong friends in a nurturing environment, go to baseball games, cookouts and take part in other activities throughout the year, consider joining SCYGA, St. Clare s Youth Group Army. This group is led by two young adults, Colleen & Nick. They are old enough to guide and direct and young enough to remember and relate to some of the perils you may experience! Think about it. Then call the Business Office at , x 101 to be put in touch with Colleen or Nick! The next SCYGA meeting is April 12 th at 6:30 p.m. Saint Clare Telephone Directory School Frank Przybojewski, Principal Janet, School Secretary Tina, Asst. Secretary Lori Mascia, Director Religious Education Aftercare Clinic Gym Kitchen Hot Lunch Market Day Mass Schedule PTU St. Clare Outreach Youth Ministry, SCYGA Fax: Ext St. Clare Parish Mission Statement St. Clare Parish is a Roman Catholic community that cherishes its faith tradition, celebrates the sacraments, and cultivates lives of gospel service and stewardship.

3 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD April 5, 2015 Readings for the Week of April 6, 2015 Monday Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 Thursday Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 Friday Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 Saturday Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 Sunday Acts 4:32-35/1 Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-31 Pray For Our Sick Matt Barry Louis Cala Carmella DeJohn Ross DeJohn Sr. Roger De Penti Kim DiBurro Roy Gardner Kenny Gaunter Michael Jerome Al Jurcisek Dominic Rossi Carmella Sinisgalli Rose Sinisgalli Susan Sweeney Angela Talbort Marjorie Toomey Lois Zimmerman Pray For Each Other If you would like to be on this prayer list, please contact the Saint Clare Business Office , x101 ~~~~~ By April 30 th, let us know whether or not to retain you or your family Pray For All Our Deceased Parishioners & Benefactors Parish Support Capital Improvement Contributions Fiscal Year beginning 07/01/14 Year-to-Date through 02/28/15 Goal for the Year WEEKLY OFFERING GOAL WEEKLY AVERAGE (38 WEEKS) Weekly Offertory Contributions Children s Offering Loose Cash Total Weekly Offering Capital Improvement St. Clare Outreach Weekly $53, $90, Parish Support FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 22, 2015 $16, $14, $15, $21.00 $ $16, $2, $ Thank you for your commitment to consistent giving! March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 Saint Clare Daily Lottery Albert F. Steigerwald Jill Barron Tomasa Iafelice Luann DiCillo Edward & Mary Schaller M&M Michael Kavali Dorothy Kramer $ What is Bereavement? Someone you love dearly has died and the pain and sadness seem too great for any words to mean anything. The one who suffers this loss is the mourner who must travel through the phases of grief. Working through grief is difficult and each person recovers according to his own time table, however, this is made easier when shared with others. The St. Paschal/St. Clare Bereavement Support Group can help. St. Paschal and St. Clare offer support to widows and widowers, parents who have lost a child or anyone who has lost any significant person in their life. A six-week support group begins on April 8 at St. Paschal Baylon from 6-8 p.m. There will be guest speakers, support materials and refreshments. You are free to bring a friend or relative with you. There is no charge and this group is open to parishioners and non-parishioners. For more information, contact Barbara Curran at , Corky Mondello at or the St. Paschal Rectory at Thank you. The Church of Saint Clare wishes all its parishioners and visitors here today God s richest blessings! We hope all visitors come again and you and all your loved ones are warmly invited to make Saint Clare your home church. Happy Easter! The Following Donations Were Made Recently to SCENE, Saint Clare School s Scholarship Fund Anonymous in memory of Gino Medaglia Vincent & Flore DeCrane in memory of Lewis Hudson Robert & Carla Callaway in memory of Mary Finn The Dickens Fellowship in memory of Mary Finn Thank you to all who made these very generous donations!

4 Young Hearts 50+ Social Group April Showers Tuesday, April 14 th, 1 p.m. (NOTE CHANGE IN DATE AND TIME) Harvest Room of Sister Lucy Center Join in the fun as we welcome Spring and Shower the St. Clare Community Outreach Program. Those in our community who face hunger will benefit whether your donation is monetary or foodstuffs. A representative of the Mayfield Heights Fire Department will speak on Senior Safety. Soup & salad lunch - no reservations required, just come! Questions? Call Pat at or Terri at American Red Cross Bloodmobile Update The March 22 nd Bloodmobile produced 41 pints of lifesaving blood with the potential to help 123 patients! Thank you to all donors and to our volunteers Susan Moravick and Charlene McCarthy. Landerhaven s February 10 th drive produced 707 pints of blood with the potential to help 2,121 patients! Thank you and God bless all! Spring Exercise Spring is upon us and in addition to enjoying Easter with our families, we are thinking of ways to reduce winter s weight gain and be ready for a fun-filled season ahead. How about starting a Spring walking program? Walking is a form of exercise that reduces stress, enhances weight loss, strengthens bones and reduces blood pressure! Ask a friend to walk with you. The Buddy System is great for keeping each other encouraged! So from St. Clare s Wellness Ministry, enjoy your Easter and Spring by getting out into God s beautiful world and meditate on all He has blessed you with while you walk. St. Clare School Testimonials Dr. Glenn Lobo and Ourania Lorentzos, current parents: Our daughter Amy was a Saint Clare PSR student that transferred from the South Euclid-Lyndhurst School System to St. Clare School in She is currently a 7 th grade student in Mrs. Kopcak s class. Right from admissions on her first day in school, Amy was made very welcome by her peers, teachers and Principal Przybojewski. Under Mrs. Kopcak (who is also her English teacher) Amy s verbal and presentation skills continue to improve exponentially. This was evident recently when she was selected as the 2 nd place winner for her written essay on American Patriotism (Sponsor: Fleet Reserve Branch 17) where middle and high school students from 35 schools competed. Adding to this, under the guidance of her science teacher, Ms. Tanno, Amy, along with other 7 th and 8 th graders, participated in the 2015 NEOSEF Science Fair. Here she was awarded a second place prize and a secured a specialty award for her Science Poster. These are indications of the high standards and hard work Saint Clare School teachers expect from their students. Accordingly, the teachers provide the dedication needed to get their students to achieve these levels. Spiritually, Amy is involved with Saint Clare Church primarily as an Altar Server and with weekly classroom interactions with Fr. Estabrook, she continues to grow closer to her Catholic faith. As parents we could not be happier to see her progress both academically and spiritually at Saint Clare and we look forward to seeing her develop into an ambitious young lady with strong Catholic faith and traditions. NO PERSONAL information will be shared or used in the new Parish Directory, including your home address! Please see the registration form on the last page of today s bulletin.

5 Dear St. Clare Parish Family, St. Clare School Corner - A Christ-Centered, Child-Centered Education On behalf of the faculty and staff of St. Clare School, I wish to extend to all St. Clare Parish families my best wishes for a most blessed, memorable and festive Easter season. May you be able to fully celebrate and appreciate our Lord s choicest blessing within your life and that of your families through this joyous season. UPCOMING EVENTS April 3-12 Easter Break April 13 School Resumes Happy Easter! Frank Przybojewski Principal Here are just a few reasons these students LOVE Saint Clare School: Great Teachers Music Class & Choir Concerts Playing on Sports Teams with Classmates Learning to Type in Computer Class Gym... Smart Cookie Math Spelling... Science Experiments Being the Special Helper History Lessons... Lunch with Friends Classmates are like Brothers & Sisters The School Environment Feels Like a Second Home Learning Centers

6 More Saint Clare... Saint Clare School is dedicated to educating and inspiring the heart and mind of each child, providing a learning environment that encourages student to reach their fullest potential. Devoted to delivering a challenging curriculum fostering today s values, Saint Clare stdents are learning at a grade level (or two) ahead of children at other schools and becoming leaders both inside the classroom and beyond. DROP-IN DAYS Register to see Saint Clare School during our upcoming Drop-In Days. We invite you to get to know us better and to see if we are a fit for your family. Parents can tour the school while children observe classes in session. Call the school office to set an appointment for Drop-In Day at , ext. 102 or 118 on the following dates: MONDAY, APRIL 20 & MONDAY, APRIL 27 ~ 9-11:30 a.m. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP TEST Students entering grades 1-8 who are NEWLY registered at Saint Clare School for the school year are eligible to take the Academic Achievement Scholarship Test. Top achievers on these tests will receive up to a $1,000 tuition scholarship! Call the school office for more information. PSR TO DAY SCHOOL PSR students who make the switch and enroll in the day school will be given a one-time discount of $1,000. REFERRAL PROGRAM When a registered Saint Clare family (current or new) refers a new family to our school and the new family mentions it at the time of registration: The existing school family will receive a $500 credit on their tuition for each new family that is enrolled at Saint Clare School for the school year. The newly referred family will also receive a $500 first year discount for each new student enrolled in grades K-8 prior to August 28, VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Register NOW for our Totally Catholic VBS EVEREST! Monday, June 22nd through Friday, 6/26, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Open to all children ages 4 through those just finishing 6 th grade. The $50 fee per child includes daily Totally Catholic Bible Adventures, Mountain Top Treats, Imagination Station Crafts, Glacier Games, Base Camp Songs, Activities, T-Shirt, evening Program & Open House on Thursday evening, 6/25 for family & friends and Field Day with lunch & activities for the children and staff on Friday morning, 6/26! Registration forms are available in the school and business offices or online at under the tab Parish & Religious Education. HELP! Volunteers Needed! Teachers, office aides, hostesses and teenage helpers. If you are interested in volunteering a little time with BIG returns, please contact Mrs. Lori Mascia at , x119 or lmascia3@att.net. Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need. Pope Francis

7 Come Home Spring and Easter are frequently thought of as a time of reconciliation, resurrection, new birth, a new beginning... Have you, or has someone you know, been away from Saint Clare for awhile? There are reasons members become inactive. Maybe there were hurt feelings or a misunderstanding. Perhaps a member felt burned out or that the parish did not care. Was there an illness in the family and perhaps you just have not gotten back into the routine of attending Mass? We have all been there. Whatever our reasons, the Lord knows, understands and cares. He knows all our pain, physical and emotional. The Bible tells us that He collects our tears in a bottle! Psalm 56:8-9. How much He cares for each of us, individually! Keep in mind these truths: He knows the number of hairs on our head! He sees every sparrow that falls. How much greater are we than the sparrows? Matthew 10:29-31 He knows our innermost being. He knit each of us together in our Mother s womb! Psalm 139:13 The flowers grow and do not spin or toil. The Lord takes care of them. greater to Him are we than these? Luke 12:27-28 How much In the story of the prodigal son, when the son returns, the father is waiting and watching. He sees his son coming from a long way off. Even though the son is covered with filth from his days of feeding and eating with the swine, the father falls upon his neck and kisses him. He orders a celebration, gives him the best robe, puts a ring on his son s finger and shoes on his feet. Luke 15:11. In short, the father is overjoyed! Today our Father is watching and waiting with open arms to receive us back into the fold. He is waiting now. People typically return to Saint Clare at Easter so you will not be alone. No way will you stick out like a sore thumb. Prayerfully consider returning to church and be still and allow yourself to feel the drawing of the Holy Spirit. In addition to finding fellowship in a loving, caring community, you will find groups in which you may utilize your talents as Saint Clare is a church buzzing with activity. We need you. HE needs you ~ and we ALL need Him! Come home. Jesus never barges in or forces Himself on anyone. He patiently knocks. It is up to us to allow Him in. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. ~ Revelation 3:20

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