ST. CLARE OF ASSISI CATHOLIC PARISH

Rectory: 1918 Paulding Avenue Bronx, New York 10462

Church: 1027 Rhinelander Avenue Bronx, New York 10461 Phone: 718- 863-8974

Fax: 718-931-6909 www.stclarebronx.org • stclareofassisi@aol.com

SUNDAY MASS Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm

Sunday: 7am, 9am, 10am, 11:30am,1pm Santa Messa In Italiano: 8am

9am Vietnamese Mass in Msgr. Raimondo Hall: once a month as announced

MONDAY- FRIDAY MASS: 7am, 9am SATURDAY MORNING MASS: 9am

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION As announced CIVIC HOLIDAYS: 9am

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Saturday: 4:30 to 5:30pm Confessions will be heard at other times upon request.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

2:15pm on designated Sundays Contact us for an Interview and Preparation Session.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

Contact us at least six months in advance. Please do not decide on a Reception date and time until

you first consult with us.

ROSARY FOR VOCATIONS Wednesdays: 8:30 am

VISITS TO THE HOMEBOUND

Inform us about our sick and the elderly.

MINISTRIES Altar Servers

Choir Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Folk Group Lectors

Nursing Home Team Ushers

SPIRITUAL PROGRAMS

Bible Study Book Club

Couples for Christ Our Lady of Guadalupe Society

Our Lady of La Vang Society San Pedro Calungsod Society

San Silverio Committee “Lord, Teach Me To Pray” Women’s and Men’s Groups

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

YOUTH ACTIVITIES Cub, Boy and Girl Scouts

Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleaders and Volleyball

PASTORAL STAFF: Father Robert Aufieri, Pastor

Assisting Priests: Fr. Richard Adams Fr. Bentley Anderson, S.J.

Fr. Daniel Fitzpatrick, S.J. Fr. Damian Halligan, S.J. Fr. Nicholas Lombardi, S.J. Fr. Stephan Huy Tran, O. Carm

Lloyd B. Thompkins, Director of Music

TRUSTEES

Nicholas Leshi and Geraldine Proto

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Ellen Capellan and Anne Leone, Receptionists

Monday thru Thursday: 9am-7:30pm Friday & Saturday: 9am-7pm Sunday: 9am-3pm

SAINT CLARE REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL 1911 Hone Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10461 Office-718-892-4080 Fax-718-239-1007

Mrs. Theresa Bivona, Principal B232@adnyeducation.org

www.stclareofassisischool.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM 1925 Hone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461

718-829-9624 Sister Linda Jean Marie Giovanelly, P.V.M.I., Director

Tuesday: 3:30pm & 6:30pm Wednesday: 3:30pm

FATHER VINCENT TAGLIENTI CENTER & CHAPEL

1925 Hone Ave, Bronx, N.Y. 10461

SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS Home School Association

ORGANIZATIONS

Altar Guild Buildings and Grounds

Finance Council Holy Name Society

“Making All Things New” Cluster Team Parish Council Pro-Life Group Senior Citizens

TWELVE STEP GROUPS

Alcoholics Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous

His Holiness, Pope Francis Our Holy Father

His Eminence, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan Our Archbishop

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SAT February 10, Vigil, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30 pm Rosa & Salvatore Ierna+ SUN February 11, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 am For the People of our Parish 8:00 am Ralph, Carolina, Olga & John D’Amico+ 9:00 am Donato Martuccio+ 10:00 am Guido Volpi+ 11:30 am Felice & Margarita Carbone+ 1:00 pm Ann & Dominick DelGreco+ MON February 12 7:00 am Silverio Conte+ 9:00 am Alessio & Maria Martino+ TUE February 13 7:00 am Guiseppe Prisciandaro+ 9:00 am Cynthia Darvin Vega+ WED February 14, Ash Wednesday 7:00 am Salvatore Marchese+ 9:00 am In Honor of Saint Michael 7:30 pm Luis Sarmiento+ THURS February 15 7:00 am Silverio Conte+ 9:00 am Mary Marino+ FRI February 16 7:00 am Guiseppe Prisciandaro+ 9:00 am Anthony Amarosa+ SAT February 17 9:00 am Mary Cabella+ SAT February 17, Vigil, First Sunday of Lent 5:30 pm Pasquale Milone+ SUN February 18, First Sunday of Lent 7:00 am For the People of Our Parish 8:00 am Francesco Mucciacciaro+ 9:00 am Crescenzo Casatelli + 10:00 am Teresa Ciaccio+ 11:30 am Mario A. Madia+ 1:00 pm Angelo, Elizabeth & Giuseppe Battista+

HOW MUCH TO GIVE ...FOR GOD LOVES A PERSON WHO GIVES CHEERFULLY.”

(2 Corinthians 9:7) On the weekend of January 20-21st you contributed

$6340.00 in the Regular Parish Collection and $1489.00 in the Second Collection for our Parish Loan Reduction.

Thank you for your sacrificial offerings of gratitude!

ST. CLARE’S PRO-LIFE GROUP THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:

“Because the homicides involved in abortion are “little

murders” - the kind of private, legally protected murders that kill conveniently unseen lives—it’s easy to

look the other way.”

Archbishop Charles Chaput

The Vigil Light Burning This Week Is In Memory of

Cesidio & Mary Cugini

The Bread and Wine Offering This Week Is In Memory of

John & Rae Adornetto

REVISED RECTORY OFFICE HOURS AS OF JANUARY 21ST

Sunday: 9:00am to 3:00pm

Monday thru Thursday: 9:00am to 7:30pm Friday and Saturday: 9:00am to 7:00pm

Please adjust your schedule if you have a

meeting after Closing Time and need to pick up keys for that meeting.

PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND

Your contribution will go towards a special fund that Pope Francis draws upon to assist victims of

natural disasters and emergencies.

LENTEN MEDITATION BOOKLETS

We are grateful to Joe Lucchese of Lucchese Funeral Home at 726 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462 (718-828-1800) for

graciously providing us with the Booklets. Thank you, Joe, for your generosity!

ASH WEDNESDAY—FEBRUARY 14TH The beginning of Lent

Ashes will be distributed after the Gospel at the following”

Masses: 7:00am-9:00am-7:30pm

Services:

12 noon-3:30pm

A Day of Fast and Abstinence

LENTEN GUIDELINES

ABSTINENCE: For those 14 years of age and older

No meat is to be eaten on Ash Wednesday, the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday

FASTING:

For those between 14 and 59 years of age On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, only one full meal and two

smaller meals

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Please pray for the repose of the soul of

Anita Streppone who was buried from our Parish on January 22nd.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 11, 2018 Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. — 1 Corinthians 10:31

Sun, Feb 11, Second Collection: Peter’s Pence 9:45am Holy Name Society (Msgr. Raimondo Hall) 2:15pm Baptism Instructions (Church) Tues, Feb 13 3:30pm Religious Education (School) 6:30pm Religious Education (Fr. DiFalco Room) 7:30pm Folk Group Rehearsal (Church) Wed, Feb 14, Ash Wednesday 7am, 9am, 7:30pm Masses 12Noon & 3:30pm Services 8:30am Rosary for Vocations (Church) 10:00am Nursing Home Visit 3:30pm Religious Education (School) Thurs, Feb 15 7:30pm Alumni Basketball Team #2 (Gym) 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal (Church) Fri, Feb 16, A Day of Abstinence 8:30am Women’s Prayer Group ( Msgr. Raimondo Hall) 12 Noon Via Crucis in Italiano (Church) 7:30pm Stations of the Cross (Church) 7:30pm Pro-Life Group (Fr. DiFalco Room) Sat, Feb 17, Church Open All Day 9:00am Men’s Prayer Group (Msgr. Raimondo Hall) 4:30pm Confessions (Church) 5:00pm Lenten Sung Evening Prayer (Church) Sun, Feb 18 2:15pm Baptisms (Church)

MORRIS PARK HOLY NAME SOCIETIES AND

BIG DEAL SUPERMARKET SPONSOR ANNUAL LENTEN FUNDRAISER.

Big Deal Supermarket owner Miguel Garcia

announced that St. Francis Xavier Church and St. Clare of Assisi Church Holy Name

Societies and Big Deal Supermarket are proud to once again sponsor their annual Lenten

Fundraiser which raises funds for these two Morris Park Parishes.

Beginning on Friday, February 9th and continuing through Thursday, April 5th,

parishioners shopping at Big Deal Supermarket, located at

1018 Morris Park Ave, can contribute to the fundraiser by dropping their sales receipts into the big jar

located in the front of the store, after they have checked out. A percentage of all sales during this

period will be donated to each church.

DELIVERY SERVICE AND PHONE ORDERS AVAILABLE

(718) 824-7571

For phone orders, please be sure to tell Big Deal to drop your sales receipt into

the jar.

Losing a child under any circumstance is terrible. Focusing on the spirituality of the grieving process can

help tremendously. Emmaus Ministry is for parents whose children of any age have died by any cause.

Please join them. All are welcome. $25.00 per person, $40.00 per couple. Fee includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and all retreat materials. Scholarships are available. To register on-line, www.emfgp.org/2018-archny or contact Sue DiSisto, Coordinator of Parenting and Family Life

Education: susan.disisto@archny.org or (646) 794-3191.

JOIN OUR CHOIR ON THE SATURDAYS OF LENT FOR SUNG EVENING PRAYER AT

5:00PM Join with Choir members and sing

Vespers, the official Evening Prayer of the Church.

2017 CARDINAL’S ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL

As we prepare to begin our 2018 Appeal, we present our report for last year:

273 individuals or families pledged $61,857.00. Thanks to their generosity, we have surpassed our goal by 7%, i.e. $58,000.00.

May God truly bless our 2017 Donors for their sacrificial offerings! We are proud of their thoughtfulness!

CELEBRATION OF MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM

The Tridentine Latin Mass will be offered here in our Parish on Thursday, February

22nd at 7:30pm by Father Matthew Reiman of nearby St. Francis Xavier Church.

SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS FROM POPE FRANCIS

ON LENT 2018: FEBRUARY 14 TO MARCH 28

“A TIME TO RETURN TO GOD”

“Lent comes providentially to awaken us… Why must we return to God? Because something is not right within us… and

we need to change and give it a new direction. And that is called needing to convert! Once again Lent reminds us that it

is possible to create something new within ourselves and around us, simply because God is faithful… and… is always

ready to forgive and start afresh. With this filial confidence, let us set out on the journey!

“The first element in our Lenten spiritual journey is prayer…

more intense prayer, more prolonged, more assiduous, more to take on the needs of the brethren…

“The second key of the Lenten journey is fasting… Fasting

involves choosing a sober lifestyle… to attune ourselves to the essential and to sharing… a sign of the trust that we place

in… God’s Providence.

“The third element of the Lenten journey is almsgiving: it points to giving freely, for in almsgiving one gives something

to someone from whom one does not expect to receive anything in return…

“Lent is the time for saying ’no.’ ‘No’ to indifference, thinking that other people’s lives are not my concern… We are called

to abandon… sin and fix our gaze on what is essential… From the heart of the person renewed in the likeness of God comes

good behavior: to speak the truth always… to share all you have with others… not to give in to anger, resentment and

revenge, but to be meek, magnanimous and ready to forgive; not to gossip which ruins the good name of people, but to look

more at the good side of everyone…”

REST IN PEACE Eternal Peace Grant Unto Them, O Lord

Gary Frank Belviso

Joseph Cardile Mary & Cesidio Cugini & Monica Erdman

Gaetano & Amilia D’Arco Ronald Darminio

Rose & Paul DeFonzo Gennaro & Elizabeth DiPalma

Robert Engel Joseph, Ines & Michael Falcone & Rachel Panza

Furgiuele Family Joseph, Gloria & Thomas Galasso

Anthony Leone Andrew & Anna Lo Scalzo & Nicholas Sicilia

Francesco Mucciacciaro Gildo Paganussi

Italo “Norman” & Adelaide “Ida” Peduzzi Helen & Martin Reilly

Edward & Theresa Rossi Chester Rywalt

PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED PARISH CLERGY AND

CONSECRATED RELIGIOUS Fr. Frank Bassett

Msgr. Francis Cagnina, P.A. Fr. Anthony D’Antonio Fr. Leonard DiFalco

Fr. George Giammarino Fr. Robert Macchietto

Msgr. Louis Mazza Deacon James Oakes

Msgr. Joseph Raimondo Sr. Josephine Stabile, OBT

Fr. Vincent Taglienti Deacon Joseph Weckbach

OUR SCRIPTURE READING AT MASS THIS WEEKEND

Book of Leviticus

Chap 13 Verses 1-2, 44-46 This is a Book of instructions for the new nation

of Isreal on how to live. We read of the harshness of the laws against lepers.

First Letter to the Corinthians

Chap 10 Verse 31, Chap 11 Verse 1 St. Paul urges his listeners to be imitations of

Christ.

Gospel of Mark Chap 1, Verses 40-45 Jesus cures a Leper.