4 Saint Clare Way Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 401-348-8765 Fax: 401-315-5273

Email: stclareri2@cox.net Website: stclarewesterly.com

Women’s Bereavement Fellowship Breakfast

This event is held on the last Friday of every month at 9:30 AM at the Mermaid Café located at 19 Margin Street in Westerly.

Parish Information

St. Clare Church 4 St. Clare Way, Westerly, RI 02891

Rectory and Office (401)348-8765 Fax (401)315-5273

Email: stclareri2@cox.net Website: stclarewesterly.com

STAFF Rev. Kenneth J. Suibielski, Pastor

Rev. Mr. Carl LaFleur, Deacon Rev. Mr. Stephen Cote, Deacon

Mrs. Jennifer O’Connor, Parish Secretary Mr. Bruce Coon, Music Director

Ms. Alice Duffy, Campus Manager Mrs. Ellie Cote, Marriage Coordinator

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Ms. Pamela Salimeno, Director

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 2 PM

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’s

Sunday Masses: 8:30 AM

NEW PARISHIONERS

Welcome! Please register with the parish by contacting the Parish Office.

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 RECONCILIATION

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.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

As the school season begins, so too does the Religious Education season begin.

Class schedules and registration forms for

Grades 1 through 7 are now available on the Calendar and Education tabs of the St. Clare website,

stclarewesterly.com .

Please complete the registration forms appropriate for your child's grade and return them to the parish

office along with the registration fee of $25 per student.

For questions, please contact Pam Salimeno at 596-0579.

All previous years’ forms are not kept on file.

Soloist By The Sea

Eileen Fiore has been a cantor at St. Clare Church and the Watch Hill Chapel for many years.

If you like to hear her sing at church, you will greatly enjoy hearing her in your home or car.

Quiet Light and Christmas Light, plus her new CD,

Light in the Storm, are $15 each. Proceeds will benefit St. Pius X School.

CDs are available at

St. Clare Rectory, McQuades, Dunns Corners Market, Other Tiger, Bella Vita, Repurposed,

Van Ghent Cafe, Shorecrest Market, Ocean House, and The Westerly Hospital.

Listen and look up more retailers at

tunecore.com/music/eileenfioremusic Like Eileen on Facebook at Soloist By The Sea

The CDs make great gifts and benefit a worthy cause.

5 Bluff Avenue, Watch Hill

Individuals seeking to become Catholic, or to complete the

process of receiving the sacraments of Eucharist and

Confirmation, are invited to the Rite of Christian

Initiation for Adults.

There will be an informational meeting on Monday, August 27

in the parish center at 6 PM.

For more information,

please contact the parish office at 348-8765

or Pam Salimeno at 596-0579.

St. Clare Church Cinema Circle

(A subsidiary of the Hospitality Ministry)

presents

The Way

Wednesday, August 22 beginning at 6:30 PM In the Parish Center

The Way is a powerful and inspirational story about family, friends and the challenges we face while navigating this ever-changing and complicated world. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an irascible American doctor who comes to France to deal with the tragic loss of his son, played by Emilio Estevez. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage, "The Way of St. James," to honor his son's desire to finish the journey. What Tom doesn't plan on is the profound impact this trip will have on him. Through unexpected and oftentimes amusing experiences along The Way, Tom discovers the difference between "the life we live and the life we choose.” Bring your own comfortable cushion, lounge chair, etc. Snacks will be available for purchase.

Watch Hill Chapel

ACT NOW ! New York Bus Trip Wednesday, September 12

Two tickets are available for the bus and the play, Porgy & Bess, at $141.

Contact Jane Holdredge 401-596-5866 or email at cjhold13@cox.net

Hymn Sing August 26 beginning at 5 PM

The Chapel Outreach Program

now through Labor Day weekend

This year, the Trustees have elected to support the Afghan Child Project or ACP www.afghanchildproject.org . Boxes

will be provided for the purpose of collecting stuffed animals to be sent to our contact to distribute. As it is quite difficult to

reach many of the hospitals and orphanages in some remote areas of Afghanistan due to heightened security check points, ACP has come up with the idea of “Mr. Bunny.” He hops out of his armored truck and distributes stuffed animals to the children

whose smiles prove the worthiness of this effort.

Please encourage your children or grandchildren to stop in and look at the photographs.

All events are free and open to the public.

Come one, come all to

Mickey G’s Travelin’ Clam Shack

Eat in or Take out

$10 per person $5 per child under 12

Saturday, September 1

beginning at 5 PM in the

St. Clare Parish Center

Enjoy clam cakes, chowder, beverage

and watermelon

Unless you eat the flesh of the

Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.

— John 6:53

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

The next Stewardship Meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 25, at 6:30 PM in the

lower rectory. Stewardship meetings are held on a bi-monthly basis and 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 helps the parish live the Gospel of Life by promoting and protecting the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural

death. Before Mass on the First Friday of every month, the Rosary is offered before the Blessed Sacrament for an end to abortion. Please join us.

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 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 is on Tuesday, September 4, at 4 PM.

Help Students and their Families through

Helping Hands and Right to Life Ministries During the month of August, in recognition of the feast of St. Clare, the Helping Hands and Right to Life

Ministries are reaching out to our parishioners to ask them to help support the needs of the students and families of the Westerly Schools. Refer to the Giving Closet insert for items needed.

Your donations can be left in the vestibule anytime during the month.

As always, thank you in advance.

*Estimated prize amount, based on the sale of 400 tickets.

Winner receives 50% of ticket sales.

$50 per ticket Only 400 tickets will be sold!

One winner could win a cash prize of up to $10,000!*

Drawing will be held

Saturday, September 1 at 6 PM in the Parish Center.

One raffle winner will be drawn at our last

chowder and clam cakes event of the summer.

All proceeds benefit the St. Clare Parish Center Fund

Tickets on sale after each Mass through September 1 or by calling raffle co-chairs

Jay and Jennifer Fusco (401) 374-4348 jenniferfusco1@live.com

Purchase your tickets before August 18 and become eligible to win Dinner for 4 Dinner for 2 or

Dinner for 1 at Micky G’s Clam Shack!

Need not be present to win.

Lay Minister Assignments Daily Mass Schedule for August 2012

Mass Schedule for the weekend of August 25 & 26

Saturday, August 25 5 PM Mass Lectors — Angela Smith & Mario Celico Tabernacle — Eucharist– Linda Schackner Cup– George Schackner Cup– Debbie Cass Baptistry — Eucharist– Rick Cass Cup– Ellie Cote Servers— Kimberly DiGangi-CB & Julia Turo-S2 Sunday, August 26 8 AM Mass Lectors — Nancy Burns-Fusaro & Sam Fusaro Tabernacle — Eucharist– Lynda Nappi Cup– Alice Chudecki Cup– Jim Maloney Baptistry — Eucharist– Roseann Sisco Cup– Barbara Bliven Servers - Alex Toscano-CB & Quinn Urbonas-S2 Sunday, August 26 10 AM Mass Lectors — Peg Nolan & Bob Nist Tabernacle — Eucharist– Jerry Holland Cup– Anne Holland Cup– Mike DeNoia Baptistry — Eucharist– Mark Gordon Cup– Camilla Gordon Servers - Daniel Carr-CB & Zachary DiFazio-S2

Communion to the Sick (after 10 AM Mass)

To Private Homes To Nursing Homes A–Terri Gervasini WHM–Madeline Whewell B–Greg Avedisian Clipper–June Hartford-Alley

Watch Hill Chapel

Sunday, August 26 8:30 AM Mass Lector –Jim Beale Organ- Cup – Judy Beale Center - Eucharist – Ed Villafane Side Aisle Eucharist – Gerald McKinney Pulpit - Cup – Pat McKinney Side Aisle - Cup – June Hartford-Alley

Date Mon. 20 Tues. 21 Wed. 22 Thurs. 23 Fri. 24

Server DeSantos DeSantos Fusaro Fusaro Collins

Lector Longolucco Myszka Azzinaro Burns-Fusaro Fusaro

The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 19, 2012

Euch. Ministers Holland-Holland Holland-Holland Sylvestre-Visgilio Sylvestre-Visgilio Trainor-Wright

Monday, August 20 St. Bernard, Abbot & Doctor of the Church 8:00 AM +George Moore by Betsy Serra

Tuesday, August 21 St. Pius X, Pope 8:00 AM +Emily Scott & Vincent & Mary Rubino by family

Wednesday, August 22 The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 AM +Rosemary Pahl by friends

Thursday, August 23 Weekday/St. Rose of Lima, Virgin 8:00 AM +Samuel Stosato by Carol Ross

Friday, August 24 St. Bartholomew, Apostle 8:00 AM +Anthony S. Masciangelo by Michael & Barbara Piscatelli

Saturday, August 25 The Vigil of the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +Giuseppe Cavalluzzi by Lucia Nicoletta

Sunday, August 26 The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Janet LeClaire by her sisters 8:30 AM WHC +Humphrey Amedeo by Carol Amedeo 10:00 AM +Manuel Travers by Manfred family

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Rv 21:9b-14; Jn 1:45-51 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7b; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69

Catholicism Series Repeat

If you were unable to attend the Catholicism Series with Fr. Ken or Mark Gordon, you can catch it on

EWTN, Cox Channel 22. Father Barron's series on Catholicism starts

on Sunday, September 2, at 4 PM