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

stclareri2@cox.net Website: stclarewesterly.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION stclarewesterly.com

Religious Education 2016/2017

Class schedules are available on the Calendar and Education tabs of the St. Clare website, stclarewesterly.com .

Class for Grades 1 - 5

Monday, January 9 at 6 PM in the Parish Center (No class on 1/16/17)

Class for Grades 6 & 7

Sunday, January 8, 22 and 29 after the 10 AM Mass in the Parish Center

Confirmation - Grade 8

Sunday, January 8, 22 and 29 after the 10 AM Mass in the lower rectory

Questions? Please contact Pam Salimeno at 401-952-1239.

2017 MARCH FOR LIFE

The Office of Life and Family Ministry is sponsoring a bus trip to Washington, DC for the 44TH Annual March for Life, a peaceful and prayerful march to the U. S. Supreme Court.

The cost for the overnight ride is $80 per person. The bus will be leave Rhode Island on Thursday, January 26, from various locations beginning at 7:30 PM.

This year’s trip will take us to the Verizon Center for the Youth Rally and Mass. There will be confession, Rosary, popular Catholic recording artists, presentations and a Mass for Life.

For more information and to register, call Carol Owens at 401-421-7833 Ext. 218.

The Society for The Propagation of the Faith

Dear Fr. Ken and the St. Clare Families, Once again, I am grateful for your support for World Mission Sunday with the collection of $2,765. As Pope Francis tells us time and time again, “No one should be excluded from the joy brought by the Lord.” The prayer that I have for the poor, who will receive your collection, is that they will experience some of this joy that Pope Francis speaks about. We are really imparting a positive, loving encouragement to our sisters and brothers who are less fortunate than we are. World Mission Sunday is more than a collection, it is a teaching moment. Sacrifice is counter-cultural and a radical statement that sharing in the suffering of others is actually a powerful tool of love. I remain in solidarity with our missionary brothers and sisters who are praying for you and your community. We are grateful for your perseverance and love for the missions. I thank God through Jesus Christ, for you. Rev Robert P. Perron Director

Al-Anon At Enders Ender’s Island,

Mystic, Connecticut

Thursday evenings at 7 PM

At Al-Anon Family Group meetings, friends and family members of problem drinkers share their

experiences and learn how to apply the principles of the Al-Anon program to their

individual situations.

They will learn that they are not alone in the problems that they face, and that they have choices that will lead to a greater peace of mind, whether

the drinker continues to drink or not. This is a meeting open to all and is ADA accessible.

With the months of snow that will unfortunately make it to our shoreline, be sure you are

registered on our Flocknote site.

Call the parish office at 401-348-8765 or register on our website at stclarewesterly.com

and click the Flocknote tab.

Fr. Ken uses Flocknote to alert the community of any Mass cancellations because of storms or

inclement weather. Be part of the circuit; don’t be left out. Sign up now if you haven’t already.

Stay Connected!

Thank You

On behalf of Fr. Ken, Fr. Peter and the Parish Staff, we would like to thank everyone for the well

wishes, prayers, cards and gifts.

May God bless you and your families with his love, now and forever.

Happy New Year

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

• The Stewardship Ministry will meet on Monday, January 23, 2017. Please read Chapter 4, “Witness,” from the

book, Living Your Discipleship: 7 Ways to Express Your Deepest Calling.

• 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 from April - November 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, February 2. 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, February 7, 2016.

will meet again on Monday, January 9

at noon in the Parish Center.

We will be discussing

The Murderer's Daughter

by Jonathan Kellerman

Be sure to bring a bag lunch. All are welcome to join.

St. Clare Helping Hands Ministry

Many thanks to the families of St. Clare Church for the support shown this Christmas season.

Donations collected went to the Living Supplies Closet, the Harvest Homes program at the WARM Shelter,

the Westerly High School Community Outreach student group and the Jonnycake Center.

Because of your generosity and prayers, you have made a

difference to many families in the Westerly area. The collection of St. Nicholas Kits totaled 278,

Adopt-A-Child envelopes totaled 149 and cash donations were dispersed to help those who have little or nothing.

The Helping Hands Ministry thanks you again and wishes

everyone a joyous and healthy New Year.

The Living Supplies Closet

Dear St. Clare Families, Thank you to all those who donated items and gift cards for the Living Supplies Closet. Your generous support will help fill a niche in our community and will provide for those in need, items that are not covered by food stamps or distributed by welfare agencies. The Living Supplies Closed is a non-profit community outreach program and we operate on a referral basis; only people whose genuine need has been established through referring agencies will receive items. We are staffed by volunteers and supported entirely by donations from organizations, businesses and individuals in the community. This year alone we have served 1,168 individuals representing 2,758 family members. Your contributions will help provide relief to those area residents who are in need of this assistance. On behalf of our Board of Directors, our staff and most importantly, the many families and individuals we support, thank you again for your generosity. Sincerely,

Susan Dowd, Coordinator

Mass Time Changes

The Mass schedule at St. Vincent DePaul in Bradford and Our Lady of Victory in Ashaway have changed.

The new schedule,

St. Vincent dePaul Saturday at 5 PM and Sunday at 9 AM

Our Lady of Victory

Saturday at 4 PM and Sunday at 10 AM

Monday - 1/9/17 Server - Gordon

Lector - C. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister DeSantos-DeSantos

Tuesday - 1/10/17 Server - Gordon

Lector - S. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister

Devine-Devine

Wednesday - 1/11/17 Server - Crowley

Lector - Longolucco Eucharistic Minister

Devine-Devine

Thursday – 1/12/17 Server - Crowley Lector - Masucci

Eucharistic Minister Gordon-Martone

Friday - 1/13/17 Server - DeSantos Lector - Mitchell

Eucharistic Minister Gordon-Martone

Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for January 9 - 13

Altar Server Schedule

Sat. - January 14 - 5 PM CB - Alex Toscano

IB - Sun. –January 15 - 8 AM

CB - Ryan Brinton IB - Emily Brinton

Sun. - January 15 – 10AM CB - Michael Slusarczyk

IB -

Private Homes A - Ken & Lillian Devine

B –Dave Brannick

Nursing Homes WHM - Frances Myszka

Saturday January 14 5 PM Mass Lectors - Lucille Ouellette & Angela Smith Tabernacle - Eucharist - Margo Sisco Cup 1 - Deb Cass Cup 2 - Rick Cass Baptistry - Eucharist - Ellie Cote Cup - Carol Piezzo Sunday January 15 8 AM Mass Lectors - Dave Devault & Beth Tikoian Tabernacle - Eucharist - Lorraine Devault Cup 1 - Roseann Sisco Cup 2 - Bob Sylvestre Baptistry - Eucharist - Mary Capalbo Cup - Lynda Nappi Sunday January 15 10 AM Mass Lectors - Austin Murphy & Deb Pendola Tabernacle - Eucharist - Mark Gordon Cup 1 - Camilla Gordon Cup 2 - Rose Slusarczyk Baptistry - Eucharist - Carl Slusarczyk Cup - Greg Avedisian

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Monday, January 9 The Baptism of The Lord 8:00 AM +Johnson & DeSantos families by Linda & Larry DeSantos Tuesday, January 10 Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time) 8:00 AM +Gemma Masucci by her husband Lou & her family Wednesday, January 11 Weekday 8:00 AM +Ethel & Austin Murphy by Pat & Austin Murphy Thursday, January 12 Weekday 8:00 AM +Arlene M. Downey by the Shay family Friday, January 13 Weekday/St. Hillary, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:00 AM +Santa & John Iadanza by their children Saturday, January 14 The Vigil of the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 11:30 AM Baptism of Benjamin Robert Sisco 5:00 PM +Anthony Giordano Sunday, January 15 The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Mary Lawton by her friends 10:00 AM +Maria Bellone by her friends

Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10; Mt 3:13-17 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34