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

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

The Saint Clare

The next meeting will be held on Monday, February 8.

The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah

This meeting will be held at noon in the Parish Center.

All are welcome to join the lively discussions. Be sure to bring your lunch.

The Big Rhode Island Quiz Book

1. What is a water fountain called in RI?

A. Fountainhead

B. Bubbler

C. Tumbler 2. What is a sub sandwich called in RI?

A. Hero

B. Submarine

C. Grinder

Religious Education 2015/2016

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

Class for Grades 1 - 5

Monday, January 25 at 6 PM in the Parish Center

Class for Grades 6 & 7

Sunday, January 24 & 31 after the 10 AM Mass in the Parish Center

Class for Confirmation

Sunday, January 24 & 31 after the 10 AM Mass in the lower rectory

Questions? Please contact Pam Salimeno at 596-0579.

B. Bubbler C. Grinder

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For your convenience, you may make a secure

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Providence, RI 02903.

Bereavement Fellowship Breakfast

This event is held on the last

Friday of every month at 9:30 AM at the Cooked Goose,

located on Watch Hill Road, Westerly.

Men and women of all ages who have

lost their loved ones are welcome.

Monthly Church Cleaning

will be Friday, February 5, 2016 following the 8 AM Mass. All are welcome to help.

AA meets every Thursday night from 6 to 7 PM in the St. Clare Parish Center.

All are welcome.

It’s no longer necessar to use staples, tape or added glue on or inside your envelopes. The envelopes are already secure in the flap and don’t need any additional securit . While we’re at it, it’s not necessar to fold your checks or cash when placing them in the envelope; the envelope is sized for these items. Thank you for your cooperation.

Parish Office Closed

Join us for a Lenten exploration of Pope Francis’s encyclical letter, “Laudato Si: On Care For Our Common Home.”

In this landmark and controversial document the Holy Father challenges us to adopt an “integral ecology” that joins

“concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society and interior peace.”

We will read and discuss Laudato Si in four Tuesday evening sessions beginning February 16 at 7 PM in the Parish Center.

Copies of the encyclical will be provided.

Lenten Workshop beginning February 16

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

• The Stewardship Ministry meetings are held on a monthly basis in the lower rectory at 6:45 PM. The next

meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 26. 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 from April - November in the

Parish Center. The next meeting will be April 20, 2016. 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. All are welcome. The next meeting will be on February 4, 2016.

• 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 2, 2016.

Prayer for Vocations

O God, our provident Father, through your Son you revealed to us the mysteries of the Kingdom. You will that all men and women be saved and come to the

knowledge of your Truth. Send workers into your great harvest.

Grant that more men will serve your Church as priests for the Diocese of Providence; that the Gospel may be

preached to every creature; and that your people, strengthened by the word of life and the sacraments,

may advance in the way of salvation and love, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the

Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.

SURPRISES

Life is full of surprises, some pleasant, some not. The scriptures are filled with stories of God’s surprises cropping up when they are least expected: younger children obtaining the inheritance; the lowliest being seated highest up; an itinerant preacher, killed like a criminal, exalted to eternal, heavenly glory. Anybody who has planned a wedding or similar event knows that they are filled with opportunities for surprises. For the bridegroom in today’s Gospel story, who has no direct contact with Jesus, the pleasant surprise came because somebody else paid attention and had faith in Jesus. We may think that the point of today’s familiar story of the wedding at Cana is that when we have faith in Jesus, our lives will be pleasantly changed. A Christian, however, needs to have a broader perspective and realize that to have faith in Christ means that somebody’s life—not necessarily our own—will be surprised for the better.

YOUR BEST

Give to the world the best you have and the best will

come back to you. —Anonymous

40 Days for Life Lenten Campaign

The Office of Life and Family Ministry will begin the Lenten campaign on Wednesday, February 10,

through Sunday, March 20. We are asking individuals to adopt an hour for a peaceful prayer vigil at Planned

Parenthood, 111 Point Street, Providence, or the Women’s Medical Clinic, 1725 Broad Street, Cranston,

during this 40-day period.

Please encourage women who are in a crisis or unplanned pregnancy to call us for confidential assistance! If you are interested in learning more about the campaign that

calls for prayer, fasting and community outreach and the diocesan pregnancy outreach services, contact:

Carol Owens, Office of Life and Family Ministry at 421-7833 x 218.

Monday - 1/18/16 Server - DeSantos

Lector - Burns-Fusaro Eucharistic Minister DeSantos-DeSantos

Tuesday - 1/19/16 Server - Gordon

Lector - Davidson Eucharistic Minister DeSantos-DeSantos

Wednesday - 1/20/16 Server - Gordon Lector - LaFleur

Eucharistic Minister Visgilio-Trainor

Thursday -1/21/16 Server - Masucci Lector - Gordon

Eucharistic Minister Visgilio-Trainor

Friday - 1/22/16 Server - Masucci Lector - Mitchell

Eucharistic Minister DeVine-DeVine

Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for January 18 through 22

Altar Server Schedule

Sat. - January 23 - 5 PM CB - Sarabeth McClain IB - Jessica McClain

Sun. - January 23 - 8 AM CB - Ryan Brinton IB - Emily Brinton

Sun. - January 24 - 10 AM CB - Zachary DiFazio IB - Brian D’Agostino

Private Homes A - Terri Gervasini B - Greg Avedisian

Nursing Homes WHM - June Hartford-Alley

Saturday January 23 5 PM Mass Lectors - Neil Collins & Lucille Ouelette Tabernacle - Eucharist - Carol Piezzo Cup 1 - Betty Britton Cup 2 - Steve McAllister Baptistry - Eucharist - Marianne McAllister Cup - Ellie Cote Sunday January 24 8 AM Mass Lectors - Peter Meyer & Jennifer Brinton Tabernacle - Eucharist - Gerald McKinney Cup 1 - Lynda Nappi Cup 2 - Jim Maloney Baptistry - Eucharist - Roseann Sisco Cup - Barbara Bliven Sunday January 24 10 AM Mass Lectors - Paul Calitri & Jackie Scott Tabernacle - Eucharist - Peter Bellone Cup 1 - Anne Pearce Cup 2 - Mike DiNoia Baptistry - Eucharist - Mark Gordon Cup - Camilla Gordon La

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Daily Readings

Monday, January 18 Weekday/Week of Christian Unity Begins/Martin Luther, Jr. Day 8:00 AM +Angelo Tomasso by Maryann Kassay

Tuesday, January 19 Weekday 8:00 AM +Katherine Nolan by Eileen & David Reynolds

Wednesday, January 20 Weekday/St. Fabian, Pope & Martyr; St. Sebastian, Martyr 8:00 AM +John George by the DiMaio family

Thursday, January 21 St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr 8:00 AM +John George by the Patriarca family

Friday, January 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 8:00 AM +Anthony-Joseph DiMaio by the DiMaio family

Saturday, January 23 The Vigil of the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time/Ecumenical Sunday 5:00 PM +James Pucci by George & Linda Schackner

Sunday, January 24 The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time/Ecumenical Sunday 8:00 AM +Thomas Boeniger by Hummie Murano 10:00 AM +Thomas Reynolds by Earl & Ellie Lavery 11:15 AM Baptism of Peyton Olivia Duhamel

Communion to the Sick

The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, January 17, 2016

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