ST. CLARE PARISH STAFF

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

SAINT CLARE MASS SCHEDULE

Weekday Mass: 8 AM Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 PM

Sunday Masses: 8 AM & 10 AM Holy Days: DAY 8 AM

VIGIL 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

Westerly, Rhode Island

Rev. Peter J. D’Ambrosia, Pastor

Rev. Kenneth J. Suibielski, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Mr. Stephen Cote, Deacon

Rev. Mr. John McGregor, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Carl LaFleur, Deacon (Retired)

The St. Clare Book Club

meets in the Parish Center at noon.

September 9 Amy Snow

by Tracy Rees

October 7 Sudden Sea

by R. A. Scotti

Some members may not have read the books but come anyway for the

interesting discussions.

Newcomers are

always welcome.

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

• 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 through September, in the Parish Center. Rosary is said before the 8 AM Mass on the first Friday of every month year-round. All are welcome. The next meeting will be Wednesday, August 21.

• 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 September 3.

• 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 September 5. All are welcome.

• The Prayer Ministry is dedicated to those who request 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 .

NEW PARISHIONERS

Welcome! Please register with the parish by contacting the

Parish Office at 401-348-8765 or on our website;

stclarewesterly.com.

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.

St. Clare Church Men’s Prayer Group

Wednesday, August 21, from 6:30 PM to 8 PM

The Men’s Prayer Group follows a process that is prayerful and relaxing, but one that can lead to a

deeper appreciation of the scripture. No special training or biblical knowledge is needed, only the

openness to understand better what God is revealing through his scripture.

The group meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the month in the classroom

of the St. Clare Parish Center.

Be Still By Cindy Gaccione

Cindy is a cantor/soloist and has been a cantor at St. Clare Church

for many years.

This CD contains recordings of her favorite hymns. It is her hope that as you listen, you will enter into

prayerful meditation and spiritual peace.

Each copy is $15. To purchase your copy, please call her

at 401-633-5553 or at cgacc@verizon.net

Religious Education We need you!

If you can plan a Birthday Party you can

teach a Religious Education Class. Please con-sider helping! Program fees are waived for

teachers and coordinators.

The positions we need to fill: Grade 1 - 1-2 teachers Grade 5 - 1-2 teachers Grade 6 - 1 teacher

(grade 6 already has 1 to share the class)

Sunday morning coordinator- Someone to record attendance, escort a student to the restroom, basically be available for a

teacher if necessary during the class time.

Contact the St. Clare office at 401-348-8765, or Rose Slusarczyk via email

at StClareRE1@gmail.com to find out how you can be part of such an

amazing experience.

Pray & Play Immaculate Conception Preschool

Now enrolling for September 2019

A Catholic-based preschool accepting 3- and 4-year

old children of all denominations.

• Full and half-day options available • Qualified staff • Competitive rates • Parish stewardship incentive available for

Immaculate Conception parishioners • Grants available

$127 a week for the 5-day program or

$106 a week for the 3-day program

Contact Immaculate Conception parish office at 401-596-2130 or the

Pre-K Administor, Jean McGuire at 401-218-9301 for registrations.

Certified and licensed by the State of RI

Certified

First aid and CPR and Catechesis of Good Shepherd Religious Education

that at three weeks, the unborn baby’s heart begins to beat and its ears and eyes begin to form?

NOT EASY

Faith makes all things possible—it does not make them easy. —Anonymous

Watch Hill Chapel Survey

The Watch Hill Chapel Society conducts a Chapel

Survey every ten years to get your feedback. People from all over the country come to the chapel.

We would like to hear from you. Please visit www.watchhillchapel.org

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration at the Chapel of

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament 20th Anniversary

Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly, RI

August 1 was the 20th Anniversary of the opening of the Chapel by Fr. Gregoire with permission of the Most Rev-

erend Bishop Mulvee and the continued support of Fr. Capoverdi.

Plan to visit Jesus this week: come for a minute or an

hour and say thank you. If you would like to commit to an hour, please call one of the committee names listed

outside of the Chapel.

The Chapel is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and everyone is invited to visit. Come in silence and enter respectfully either by kneeling

on two knees or standing and bowing with respect.

The Chapel is found inside the lower level doors which are closest to the driveway entrance.

Soloist By The Sea

Enjoy music by Eileen Fiore, who has been a St. Clare cantor for many years.

Listen to a sample of Christmas Light and Eileen’s other CDs,

Quiet Light and Light in the Storm, on tunecore.com/music/eileenfioremusic.

There is a special low price of $15 per CD, or 2 CDs for $20, if purchased at any church.

Wedding Anniversary Celebration

The Diocese of Providence cordially invites you and your spouse to celebrate your 25th, 40th, 50th or over wedding

anniversary.

Sunday, September 15, 2019, at 1 PM, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence

Celebration includes Mass, renewal of wedding vows, a

personalized certificate, and a reception for you and your guests.

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin will be the main celebrant and homilist.

Registration forms are in the St. Clare parish office.

Weekday Readings Monday: Dt 10:12-22; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Dt 31:1-8; Dt 32:3-4ab, 7-9, 12; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Dt 34:1-2; Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17; Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Friday: Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24;Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Jos 24:14-29; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-8, 11; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Jer 38:4-6, 8-10; Ps 40:2-4, 18; Heb 12:1-4; Lk 12:49-53

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, there was the usual buzz of speculation about likely successors. Cardinal Agajanian, Patriarch of the Armenians, was highly thought of as a likely choice. This took many Catholics by surprise, since he had never celebrated the same liturgy as Pope Pius, but followed ancient Armenian customs according to the Eastern Church, which veils the Eucharistic liturgy from sight by a series of curtains, and in which the priest kneels while the people stand for Communion. In the years that followed, the Second Vatican Council would affirm the dignity and independ-ence of the Eastern Churches, in complete union with Rome, yet different in patterns of life and worship. We have the same faith, the same sacraments, and the same pope. Yet everywhere in the world our separate Churches are combined into families held together by the ministry of bishops. All of this serves as warning: If you ever say, “But we’ve always done it this way,” you are on very thin ice indeed!

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, August 12th

in observance of Victory over Japan Day

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Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for August 12 - 16

Altar Server Schedule

Sat. - Aug. 17 - 5 PM CB - Andrew Fiore

Sun. – Aug. 18 - 8 AM

CB - Kazarian IB -

Sun.– Aug. 18 - 10AM CB - Alex Pendola

Private Homes

A - Terri Gervasini B - Anne Pearce

Nursing Home

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Mass at the Watch Hill Chapel

Sunday, August 18, 8:30 AM Mass

Lector - Terri Gervasini

Organ -Cup - TBD

Center - Eucharist - Geri Theadore

Pulpit -Cup - Gregory Avedisian

Far Side Aisle - Eucharist - Ellie Cote

Far Side Aisle - Cup - Jim Maloney

Monday 8/12/19 Server - Azzinaro Lector - Trainor

Eucharistic Minister Sylvestre-Visgilio

Tuesday - 8/13/19 Server - S. Azzinaro Lector - C. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister

Burke-Lucadamo

Wednesday – 8/14/19 Server - Abbott Lector - Holland

Eucharistic Minister Burke-Lucadamo

Assumption

Thursday - 8/15/19 Server - Abbott

Lector - Davidson Eucharistic Minister

Martone-Martone

Friday - 8/16/19 Server - DeSantos Lector - DiSpirito

Eucharistic Minister Martone-Martone

Saturday August 17 5 PM Mass Lectors - Madeline Labriola & Christine Davidson Tabernacle- Eucharist - Marianne McAllister Cup 1 - Stephen McAllister Cup 2 - Margo Sisco Baptistry - Eucharist - Rick Cass Cup - Debbie Cass Sunday August 18 8 AM Mass Lectors – Alfred Bartkiewicz & Tammy O’Brien Tabernacle - Eucharist - Robert Sylvestre Cup 1 - Barbara Bliven Cup 2 - TBD Baptistry - Eucharist – Mary Capalbo Cup - Ryan Gulluscio Sunday August 18 10 AM Mass Lectors - Peg Nolan Tabernacle - Eucharist - Mark Gordon Cup 1 - Marianne McGregor Cup 2 – Alice Chudecki Baptistry - Eucharist - Peter Bellone Cup - Cami Gordon

Monday, August 12 — Office Closed Weekday/St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious 8:00 AM +Barbara Gencarella by L inda & George Schackner Tuesday, August 13 Weekday/Saints Pontian, Pope & Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs 8:00 AM Andrea Marie Skudlarek by the Mulligan Family Wednesday, August 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr 8:00 AM +John Ryan by his Family Thursday, August 15 - Assumption - Holy Day The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 AM +Sarah Broderick by Bob & Gail Morse 6:00 PM For the People of St. Clare Friday, August 16 Weekday/St. Stephen of Hungary 8:00 AM +Susan Misto Comolli by her Family Saturday, August 17 The Vigil of the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +Alphonse Murano by the Cherenzia Girls Sunday, August 18 The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Special Intention WHC 8:30 AM +Anne & James Reardon by the Thomas C. Burke Family 10:00 AM +Mario & Brendan DiBerardino by their Family