Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, June 21, 2015 Westerly, 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. 2015 CATHOLIC CHARITY APPEAL Now is the time to send in your pledges and/or your gift. Thank you for supporting the Catholic Charity Appeal. Because of you and your generosity, hundreds of families are assisted annually through child care grants from the Cabrini Fund. Thank you for your generosity. Nonperishable Food Collection Saturday and Sunday, July 4 & 5 Needed items are flour, sugar, tea, coffee, cereal, canned pasta, cake mix, canned or instant potatoes, juice, mayo, ketchup and canned fruit. Cash donations would also be appreciated 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 at any Mass, or left in any of the Poor Boxes located at each of the doors of the Church. 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 Watch Hill Chapel June 28 through August 30 Sunday Mass will be at 8:30 AM and celebrated by Fr. Kenneth J. Suibielski New Parking Directions for the Watch Hill Chapel Parking Lot Beginning June 21, drivers will be directed to enter the parking lot from the south end where a new gate has been installed. Cars should easily be able to pull into the lot through the gate on Sunday mornings and park as usual. Then leave the lot via the marked exit at the north end of the parking lot. This was tried a few times last summer, but the entry proved to be too tight. That prior problem has now been remedied with a new gate and smoothed apron. Please also notice that the new exit has a mechanical arm across it which will automatically lift as a car approaches from inside the lot. Otherwise, the arm will be down, and thus blocking the point of access. The reason for changing the direction is to simplify the parking ingress and egress, making it more efficient and easier to enter and exit the lot. The new gate will also help deter illegal beach parking. Should access to the parking lot be needed in addition to Sunday services, an entrance code will be issued which will need to be entered into the keypad that will be beside the entrance gate. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. MASS SCHEDULE 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
Rev. Kenneth J. Suibielski July 1, 2015 July 1, will mark 10 years since our beloved pastor, Father Ken, came to Saint Clare Church. To celebrate this event, the Hospitality Ministry will host a festive breakfast after the 8 AM Mass on Wednesday, July 1 in the Parish Center. All are welcome. Congratulations, Father Ken. Saint Clare Church has been blessed by your prayerful devotion and outstanding leadership. How Much do You Know? The Big Rhode Island Quiz Book Each week two questions will be in the bulletin to test your local knowledge. 1. Which RI town was the birthplace of the Quonset Hut? A. Davisville B. North Kingstown C. South Kingstown 2. Which RI town was the birthplace of the United States Navy? A. Newport B. North Kingstown C. East Greenwich The Saint Clare The discussions will be held at noon in the Parish Center. Monday, July 13 Defending Jacob by William Landay Monday, August 10 All the Lights We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr All are welcome to join the lively discussions. Be sure to bring your lunch. Didn t Get Your Bulletin Last Weekend? If you were not lucky enough to get a copy of our fascinating weekly bulletin, don t despair. Bulletins can be found on our website. stclarewesterly.com Answers 1. B-North Kingstown 2. C-East Greenwich
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, June 23. 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, May through December in the Parish Center. The Rosary for life will be postponed through the winter months. 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 July 9. 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, July 7. 2016 River Cruise There is still time to book your Vantage Southern France River Boat Cruise with fellow parishioners. The dates next summer are August 31 to September 11. To date, 17 travelers are booked, including Father Ken. They will travel in France to Burgundy, Beaujolais and Provence. Flyers about the trip are available in the church office. Call Judie Freeman at 322-9067 if there are any questions or if any help is needed in booking your trip. St. Pius X School Pre-Kindergarten for ages 3 & 4 The St. Pius X School Pre-Kindergarten program offers the best of both worlds, the RI Early Learning Standards and the Diocese of Providence pre-kindergarten guidelines. It is more than just a day care, and generally less expensive. The young students get hands-on experience in a center-based environment housed in our new wing. In addition to classroom instruction and interpersonal skill training, our students receive music and art instruction from our specials teachers, as well as library time. They also learn drama by performing at our assemblies. Students experience community service by visiting our neighboring nursing home, bringing smiles to the elderly through their companionship and song. For a tour, please call principal Henry Fiore at 596-5735. Wedding Blessing A wedding celebrated in the Eastern Church has a form that was fixed a thousand years ago. In the West, our story is more complicated by constant change and variation. As the world s structures tottered in the ninth century, bishops and priests stepped into the void left by collapsing civil structures. For the first time, marriage was referred to as a sacrament, and wedding ceremonies were to be in public (assuring the free consent of the bride) after an investigation of the couple by a priest. The custom of the blessing of the bridal room diminished, and was finally forbidden in 1012 by the Council of Rouen, although it continued for centuries. In the diocese of Perigueux in France, a ritual from 1827 had the parish priest clad in surplice and stole sprinkling the bridal couple as they stood modestly in their pajamas by the wedding bed. Next the bed and all those present were sprinkled, too! That s a tradition that few Americans, either the betrothed or the clergy, are ready to revive! Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Monthly Church Cleaning will be Friday, July 3, following the 8 AM Mass.
The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, June 21, 2015 Weekly Mass Intentions Monday, June 22 /St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop; St. John Fisher, Bishop and Thomas More, Martyrs 8:00 AM +Anthony-Joseph DiMaio by the Brockmann family Tuesday, June 23 8:00 AM +Joann Barber by her husband Wednesday, June 24 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 8:00 AM +Special Intention by the DiMaio family Thursday, June 25 8:00 AM +Robert D. Mitchell by his wife Mary Friday, June 26 8:00 AM +Linda Dessaules by Joe & Angie Iacoi Saturday, June 27 The Vigil of the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +James A. Heller by a friend Sunday, June 28 The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Daniel Amici, Donald & Gloria Panciera by the Downer family 8:30 AM +Anoinette Ligouri by her family 10:00 AM +Deceased members of the Lyons & Auger families by family Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for June 22-26 Monday - 6/22/15 Server - Slusarczyk Lector - Swain Schwager-Schwager Tuesday - 6/23/15 Server - Masucci Lector - Slusarczyk Schackner-Schackner Wednesday - 6/24/15 Server - Masucci Lector - Trainor Schackner-Schackner Thursday - 6/25/15 Server - Murphy Lector - C. Azzinaro Maloney-Scott Friday - 6/26/15 Server - Murphy Lector - S. Azzinaro Maloney-Scott Altar Server Schedule Sat. - June 27-5 PM CB - Peter Fiore IB - Andrew Fiore Sun. - June 28-8 AM CB - Devin Kazarian IB - Brayden Kazarian Sun. - June 28-10 AM CB - Jessica McClain IB - Grace Brinton Lay Minister Schedule for June 27 & 28 Saturday June 27 5 PM Mass Lectors - Chris Koretski & Lorry Sanchez Tabernacle - Eucharist - Geri Theadore Cup 1 - Fred Schwager Cup 2 - Jo Schwager Baptistry - Eucharist - Allan Martone Cup - Christine Martone Sunday June 28 8 AM Mass Lectors - Sam Fusaro & Nancy Burns-Fusaro Tabernacle - Eucharist - Jim Maloney Cup 1 - Barbara Bliven Cup 2 - Roseann Sisco Baptistry - Eucharist - Alice Chudecki Cup - Alice Visgilio Sunday June 28 10 AM Mass Lectors - Austin Murphy & Frances Myszka Tabernacle - Eucharist - Mark Gordon Cup 1 - Camilla Gordon Cup 2 - Joe Abbott Baptistry - Eucharist - Sandra Abbott Cup - Trish DeWolf Daily Readings Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Ps 34:2-7; Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-13; Mt 6:24-34 Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107:23-26, 28-31; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41 Communion to the Sick Private Homes A - John & Renee Gentile B - Celeste Santilli Nursing Homes WHM - Dawn LaFleur Mass at the Watch Hill Chapel Sunday, June 28, 8:30 AM Mass Lector - Jim Beale Organ - Cup - Judy Beale Center - Eucharist - Betty Britton Side Aisle Eucharist Pat McKinney Pulpit -Cup - Gerald McKinney Side Aisle - Cup June Hartford-Alley