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Westerly, Rhode Island
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. 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 PENANCE
Confession 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 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
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 401-348-8765 Fax 401-315-5273
[email protected] Website: stclarewesterly.com
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION stclarewesterly.com
AA meets every Thursday night
from 6 to 7 PM in the St. Clare Parish Center.
Bereavement
Fellowship Breakfast
Fellowship is held on the last Friday of every
month at 9:30 AM at the Cooked Goose, located on Watch Hill
Road.
Men and women of all ages who have lost their loved ones are welcome.
Congratulations are offered to Andrew & Amanda King on the Baptism
of their daughter, Hazel Ryan King who was baptized on June 25, 2017.
and
Gary & Sarah Arruda on the Baptism of their daughter, Isabelle Molly Arruda who was baptized on July 8, 2017.
We welcome them to the St. Clare
Catholic community.
2017 Mass Book
The 2017 Mass Book is now open through January 2018.
Masses can be booked by phone, by visiting the parish office, or by email.
Mass Donations
Weekend $25 Weekday $15 Unannounced $10
When sending in your payment, please put the date of the mass on your check or on a note so it will
be marked paid in the book..
On Monday, July 10 we will be discussing
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd.
Meetings are held at noon in the St. Clare Parish Center.
Be sure to bring a bag lunch and join in the lively
discussions. All are welcome.
Monthly Rosary
The St. Clare Respect Life Ministry recites the rosary on the first Friday of each month
before the 8 AM Mass.
All are encouraged to join.
Up To $10,000
You could
Westerly, Rhode Island
Tickets on sale July & August after all Masses or by contacting the Parish Office at 401-348-8765 or email [email protected]
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 2nd at the St. Clare Fritters & Chowder Event! Need not be present to win *Estimated prize amount, based on the sale of 400 tickets. Winner receives 50% of ticket sales.
St. Clare Parish Center Fundraiser No purchase necessary to be eligible to win
Only 400 tickets will be sold! One winner could win a cash prize of up to $10,000!*
Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 6:30 PM
in the St. Clare Parish Center during the Clam Fritters & Chowder Event.
(62 Crandall Avenue, Westerly, RI)
St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner
• The Stewardship Ministry will meet on Monday, September 25, @ 7 PM in the lower rectory. All are invited.
• 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 [email protected] .
• 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. The next meeting will be on July 19 in the class room in the Parish Center. 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. The next meeting will be on Thursday, August 3. All are welcome.
• 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 11, the second Tuesday of July.
Weekday Readings
Eternal Rest Jean Crowley
was buried from St. Clare Church on Tuesday, June 27.
and
Peter Larkin
was buried from St. Clare Church on Thursday, June 29.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Monday: Gn 28:10-22a; Ps 91:1-4, 14-15ab; Mt 9:18-26
Tuesday: Gn 32:23-33; Ps 17:1b, 2-3, 6-7ab, 8b, 15; Mt 9:32-38
Wednesday: Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a; Ps 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19; Mt 10:1-7
Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 10:7-15
Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mt 10:16-23
Saturday: Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a; Ps 105:1-4, 6-7; Mt 10:24-33
Sunday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 65:10-14; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 [1-9]
On the Front Porch
The premier poet of the English language, Geoffrey Chaucer, introduced one of his most beloved characters, the “Wife of Bath,” by this telling remark: “Husbands at church door she had five.” Four times widowed, she was setting off on a pilgrimage, notably without number five. The church door is a curious detail, pointing to the fourteenth-century wedding custom of marrying on the porch of the parish church. The goal was to give maximum publicity to the consent of the groom and bride, and so consent was moved from the bride’s home to a public venue. The priest would stand in the doorway and begin by sprinkling the couple with holy water. He needed to make sure they weren’t too closely related and give them some instruction. He would direct the groom to pay the bride’s family a dowry, and then announce the monetary amounts to the interested passersby. Only then would the guests enter the church for the wedding Mass, during which the bride and groom would hold lighted candles. The gradual move from home to church and the shift from the bride’s father to the priest’s authority helped to protect the freedom of brides who weren’t quite as confident as the Wife of Bath.
Monday - 7/10/17 Server - Masucci Lector - Trainor
Eucharistic Minister DeSantos-DeSantos
Tuesday - 7/11/17 Server - G. Schackner Lector - C. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister
Devine-Devine
Wednesday - 7/12/17 Server - G. Schackner Lector - S. Azzinaro
Eucharistic Minister Devine-Devine
Thursday – 7/13/17
Server - Murphy Lector - Brockmann
Eucharistic Minister Holland-Holland
Friday - 7/14/17 Server - Murphy
Lector - Burns-Fusaro Eucharistic Minister
Holland-Holland
Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for July 10 - 14
Altar Server Schedule
Sat. - July 15 - 5 PM CB - Andrew Fiore
IB -
Sun. –July 16 - 8 AM CB - Quinn Urbonas
IB -
Sun. –July 16 - 10AM CB - Charles Morrison
IB -
Private Homes A - Renee & John Gentile
B – Dave Brannick
Nursing Home WHM
- Peg Nolan
Saturday July 15 5 PM Mass Lectors - Monica DiGangi & Chris Koretski Tabernacle - Eucharist - Ellie Cote Cup 1 - Jo Schwager Cup 2 - Rick Cass Baptistry - Eucharist - Deb Cass Cup - Carol Piezzo Sunday July 16 8 AM Mass Lectors –Lauren Matarese & Jim Crowley Tabernacle - Eucharist - Jim Maloney Cup 1 - Barbara Bliven Cup 2 - Roseann Sisco Baptistry - Eucharist - Bob Sylvestre Cup - Jackie Brennan Sunday July 16 10 AM Mass Lectors - Carol Krause-Ferraioli & Aaron Simmons Tabernacle - Eucharist - Alice Chudecki Cup 1 - June Hartford-Alley Cup 2 - Betty Waters Baptistry - Eucharist - Peter Bellone Cup - Mar ianne McGregor
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Communion to the Sick
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, July 9, 2017
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Monday, July 10 Weekday 8:00 AM +Mary Josephine Giorno by her daughters
Tuesday, July 11 St. Benedict, Abbott 8:00 AM +Jim Longolucco by his wife Carolyn Wednesday, July 12 Weekday 8:00 AM +Paul Austin by Betsy & Geoff Serra Thursday, July 13 Weekday/ St. Henry 8:00 AM +Emily Scott & Mary & Vincent Rubino by Gil Scott Friday, July 14 St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin 8:00 AM +Mary Avdevich by her daughters Saturday, July 15 Vigil of the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +Wini Madden Riley by her husband Dennis Sunday, July 16 The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Theresa George & Thomas Quattromani by their family 8:30 AM—WHC +Marge Nugent by Katherine Knetzger & family 10:00 AM +Richard Bartush by wife Carol & family
Mass at the Watch Hill Chapel
Sunday, July 16, 8:30 AM Mass
Lector - Paul Calitri
Organ -Cup - Joe Abbott
Center - Eucharist - Sandra Abbott
Pulpit -Cup - Anne Holland
Far Side Aisle Eucharist - Jerry Holland
Side Aisle - Cup - Mary Capalbo
