Westrly, Rhode Island
St. Clare Church 4 Saint Clare Way, Westerly, RI 02891 401-348-8765 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 401-348-8765 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 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 Congratulations Dear Fr. Ken and the St. Clare Parish families, I would like to congratulate you for surpassing your goal for the 2015 Catholic Charity Appeal. Please accept my gratitude for your outstanding efforts to ensure a successful Appeal. Each year, the CCA helps tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders who have nowhere else to turn. In gratitude for your faithful service to the people of God in the Diocese of Providence. Sincerely yours, Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence How Much do You Know? The Big Rhode Island Quiz Book 1. Name the city where the first automated post office is the nation is located A. Middletown B. Providence C. Cranston 2. Name the oldest music festival of its kind in the nation, founded in 1954 in Newport. A. Newport Music Festival (classical) B. Newport Jazz Festival C. Newport Folk Festival Answers 1. B-Providence 2. B-Newport Jazz Festival Misquamicut Fire Department 100 Year Centennial Celebration September 6, 2015 from 5 PM to 10 PM at Benson Beach There will be a time capsule ceremony, cook out and enjoy music and children's balloon magic. Food available $23 Lobster rolls, chicken, hot dogs, corn on the cob, pasta, salad $15 Chicken, hot dogs, corn on the cob, pasta, salad Tickets are available until August 28 and can be purchased at The Beachcomber or Shore Crest Store Come join this once in a life time celebration. Soloist By The Sea Enjoy music by Eileen Fiore, who has been a St. Clare cantor for many years. Listen to a sample of Christmas Light and Eileen s other CDs, Quiet Light and Light in the Storm, on tunecore.com/music/ eileenfioremusic. Like Eileen on Facebook at Soloist By The Sea. There is a special low price of $15 per CD, or 2 CDs for $20, if purchased at any church. Proceeds will benefit St. Pius X School. PRAY, FAST, SACRIFICE The Bishops have encouraged Catholics to participate in a Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty. Visit www.usccb.org/pray to learn more and to commit to praying and fasting for life, marriage, and religious liberty. MASS SCHEDULE Weekday Mass: 8 AM Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 PM Sunday Masses: 8 AM & 10 AM Holy Days: 8 AM & 6 PM RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 2 PM Rectory and Office Phone 401-348-8765 Fax 401-315-5273 stclareri2@cox.net Website: stclarewesterly.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION stclarewesterly.com
62 Crandall Ave., Westerly, RI 02891 St. Clare Parish Center Mickey G s Traveling Clam Shack Chowder and Clam Cakes Eat In or Take Out Saturday, September 5, 2015, from 5 to 7 PM Chowder, Clam Cakes, Watermelon and Water. Cash bar: Soda, Beer and Wine $10 Adult $5 child under 12 Proceeds will benefit the St. Clare Parish Center Fund. Fi y-fi y Cash Raffle Only 400 tickets will be sold! One winner could win a cash prize of up to $10,000!* Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 6:30 PM in the St. Clare Parish Center during the Clam Fritters & Chowder Event at 62 Crandall Avenue, Westerly, RI Tickets are on sale in July & August after all Masses or by contacting the Parish Office at 401-348-8765, or by email stclareri2@cox.net. Purchase your tickets before August 1 and become eligible to win Clam Fritters & Chowder Dinner for 4, Dinner for 2, or Dinner for 1 on September 5th at the St. Clare Fritters & Chowder Event. This is a St. Clare Parish Center Fundraiser.
St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner The Stewardship Ministry meetings are held on a monthly basis in the lower rectory at 6 PM. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 22. 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 e-mail 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 in the Parish Center. The next meeting will be September16. Rosary is said the first Friday of every month, 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 September 3. 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, September 1. The St. Clare Prayer Ministry Adult volunteers are needed to assist the information desk, to give directions and to provide courier service. Many shifts are available. Contact Heather Ainslie Manager of Volunteer Services at 348-3969. All women of the Parish are invited to a Day of Recollection at Enders Island September 29, 2015 Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Minsters of God s Mercy with Fr. Thomas Hoar, S.S.E. 10 AM Registration 3:30 PM Departure A hot lunch will be served at 12:30. Donation: $50 To register, please call Marilyn Brockmann at 348-8678. The St. Clare Hospitality Ministry Thanks You would like to thank all the members and friends of Hospitality who helped to make the St. Clare Festive Breakfast such a success. Because of your generosity, we were able to serve over 100 people. Thank you and may God bless you! Individuals seeking to become Catholic, or to complete the process of receiving the sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation, are invited to join the classes for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. For more information, please contact the parish office at 348-8765 or Pam Salimeno at 596-0579. Lost and Found From time to time items are forgotten in the church or parish center, or may have been dropped in the parking lot. If you have lost an item while at church, the lost and found box is in the vestibule of the church. If you have lost something of value, it will be kept the office where it will be safe. If your item has not been found, call the parish office at 401-348-8765. Currently in the office, we have a key ring with store cards.
The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, August 23, 2015 Weekly Mass Intentions Lay Minister Schedule for August 29 & 30 Monday, August 24 St. Bartholomew, Apostle 8:00 AM +Francesco Ritacco by her daughter Rosa D Giacono Tuesday, August 25 Weekday/St. Louis, St. Joseph Calasanz, Priest 8:00 AM +Thomas F. Maloney by Jim & Geri Maloney Wednesday, August 26 Weekday 8:00 AM +Henry & Josephine Sliwoski by Alan & Christine Martone Thursday, August 27 St. Monica 8:00 AM +George Kelley by Patriarca family Friday, August 28 St. Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:00 AM +John Lallo by DiMaio family Saturday, August 29 The Vigil of the Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +John J. Uzzi, Sr. by Bob & Terri Gervasini Sunday, August 30 The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +John Visnauskas by Jack & Betty Waters 8:30 AM WHC +Kevin Brockmann by his grandparents 10:00 AM +Robert D. Mitchell by his wife Mary Mitchell Saturday August 29 5 PM Mass Lectors - Lucille Ouelette & Chris Koretski Tabernacle - Eucharist - Deb Cass Cup 1 - Rick Cass Cup 2 - Geri Theadore Baptistry - Eucharist - Christine Martone Cup - Alan Martone Sunday August 30 8 AM Mass Lectors - Jennifer Brinton & Paul Meyer Tabernacle - Eucharist - Alice Visgilio Cup 1 - Jim Maloney Cup 2 - Bob Sylvestre Baptistry - Eucharist - Alice Chudecki Cup - Roseann Sisco Sunday August 30 10 AM Mass Lectors - Deb Pendola & Bob Nist Tabernacle - Eucharist - Greg Avedisian Cup 1 - June Hartford-Alley Cup 2 - Betty Waters Baptistry - Eucharist - Peter Bellone Cup - Anne Pearce Daily Readings Monday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-6; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17;Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mk 6:17-29 Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-5; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for August 24 through 28 Monday - 8/24/15 Server - Auger Lector - Masucci Scott-Sylvestre Tuesday - 8/25/15 Server - Auger Lector - Mitchell Trainor-Scott Wednesday - 8/26/15 Server - Abbott Lector - Murphy LaFleur-LaFleur Thursday - 8/27/15 Server - Abbott Lector - Myszka Trainor-Gordon Friday - 8/28/15 Server - Collins Lector - Scott LaFleur-Gordon Altar Server Schedule Sat. - August 29-5 PM CB - Peter Fiore IB - Sun. - August 30-8 AM CB - Quinn Urbonas IB - Ryan Scanapieco Sun. - August 30-10 AM CB - Zachary DiFazio IB - Communion to the Sick Private Homes A - Celeste Santilli B - Lynn Piola Nursing Homes WHM - June Hartford-Alley Mass at the Watch Hill Chapel Sunday, Aug. 30, 8:30 AM Mass Lector - Chris Koretski Organ -Cup - Judy Beale Center - Eucharist - Marilyn Brockmann Side Aisle Eucharist - Mary Capalbo Pulpit -Cup - Trish DeWolf Side Aisle - Cup - Betty Britton