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. 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

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 spouses are welcome.

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Saturday, May 16, 2015

Family: Love and Sacrifice

with Danielle Bean and guest witness speaker Sonia Morales

Music by Marty Rotella singer, composer and producer

St. Pius X Church in Westerly The day begins with 8 AM Mass,

and ends at 2:30 PM.

Talks, confession, rosary, praise and worship are on the calendar.

The cost is $25 and includes lunch.

Pre-registration is required, the last day to sign up is May 8.

For further information, please contact

Val Sistare at 401-322-1138, or the Parish Office at 401-596-2535.

Are you struggling in your marriage?

If your marriage is tearing the two of you apart, and feeling that there is

little or no meaningful communication, or you are considering separation

or divorce, we believe Retrouvaille can help.

You are not alone! Our peer ministry

is led by couples who have lived through the honeymoon phase, often

followed by deep disillusionment, before finally finding resurrection in

their marriages by using the tools taught in this program.

Rediscover a loving marriage with a

Retrouvaille weekend.

To register for the weekend or to obtain more information,

call 1-800-470-2230, or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com .

MARTYRDOM

It is not the suffering but the cause that makes

the martyr. —English proverb

Saint Clare Lay Minister and Altar Server schedules can now be found

on the St. Clare website.

stclarewesterly.com

Divorced? Separated?

The Office of Life and Family is pleased to offer the Finding Hope Program at St. Catherine Church,

3252 Post Road, Warwick. Please use the upper back entrance.

Wednesdays from 7 PM to 8:30 PM through May 27

This free support group embraces the teachings of our Catholic faith,

provides a peaceful environment for healing, and time to share and dis-cuss topics related to separation/

divorce.

For information, contact Peter A. Magnotta

at 421-7833, ext.217.

Saturday June 6

Richmond Country Club Sandy Point Road Richmond, RI

For more information, please contact Peter Bellone at 401-301-9245, or Jackie Brennan at 401-315-2768.

Proceeds will benefit the St. Clare Parish Center Capital Campaign.

Fee per golfer is $125 and includes golf, cart, lunch, and prizes.

Spring Card Party

Tuesday, May 12 at 1 PM in the Parish Center

Tickets are $10 per person.

Register your table of four for an afternoon of fun and prizes. Snacks, cupcakes, coffee, tea and soft drinks will be served.

To reserve your table, call Carolyn at 596-2964.

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

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

will be held on Tuesday, April 21. 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, May through December in the Parish Center. The Rosary for life will be postponed through the winter months.

• 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 May 7.

• 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, May 5.

The Saint Clare

Monday, May 4 The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

2015 CATHOLIC CHARITY APPEAL Now is the time to send in

your pledges and/or your gift.

Please Keep in Mind

When a loved one passes on, the family may ask that donations to a charity be made in lieu of flowers. Please

consider St. Clare Church or the new Parish Center when choosing an organization for your contribution.

Also, please keep St. Clare Church in mind when drafting your will. God bless you for your kindness

and generosity in these difficult financial times.

Because of your generosity to the annual Appeal, over 1,000 individuals are served through the

many programs, including the HIV/AIDS Ministry. Thank you for your support.

The discussions are held at noon in the Parish Center. All are welcome to join the lively discussions.

Be sure to bring your lunch.

With the Easter season well under way, we now resume our survey of the sacrament of the sick. The pastoral care of the sick will be misunderstood if we start from the vantage point of the sickroom. Begin with the Sunday assembly, from which the sick person has been separated by the crisis of illness, and whose absence is given expression in prayer and service. The goal is to extend the consolation of the Lord’s presence at the table to those who are apart from it, and for the assembly to enfold them in prayer. Secondarily, the goal is to teach people what the Church desires for all those who are sick. Seeing ministers dispatched to the sick from Mass every Sunday might help a caregiver realize that their dear one can also receive Communion. Witnessing the anointing of a woman facing surgery might help another person to overcome hesitation and ask for the sacrament’s healing and strength. Society’s impulse may be to marginalize the sick, but the tradition of our community is to see them at the center of our life. When Roman persecutors ordered St. Lawrence the Deacon to hand over the jewels of the church, he assembled a motley crew of the sick and the infirm and announced with all humility, “Behold, my lord, the treasures of the church of Christ.” —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Monday - 4/20/15 Server - Slusarczyk

Lector - Trainor Eucharistic Minister

Devine-Devine

Tuesday - 4/21/15 Server - Masucci

Lector - Slusarczyk Eucharistic Minister

Devine-Devine

Wednesday - 4/22/15 Server - Masucci Lector - Swain

Eucharistic Minister Schackner-Schackner

Thursday - 4/23/15 Server - Murphy

Lector - C. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister Schackner-Schackner

Friday - 4/24/15 Server - Murphy

Lector - S. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister

Schwager-Schwager

Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for April 20 through 24

Altar Server Schedule Sat. - April 25 - 5 PM CB - Katelyn Laudone

IB - Lila Pinto

Sun. - April 26 - 8 AM CB - Ryan Brinton

IB - Ryan Scanapieco

Sun. - April 26 - 10 AM CB - Nick Turo

IB - Jessica Turo

Private Homes A - Terri Gervasini B - Greg Avedisian

Nursing Homes WHM - Frances Myszka

Saturday April 25 5 PM Mass Lectors - Mario Celico & Joan Swain Tabernacle - Eucharist - Fred Schwager Cup 1 - Jo Schwager Cup 2 - Margo Sisco Baptistry - Eucharist - Mary-Frances Guernon Cup - Carol Piezzo Sunday April 26 8 AM Mass Lectors - Paul Meyer & Beth Tikoian Tabernacle - Eucharist - Bob Sylvestre Cup 1 - Barbara Bliven Cup 2 - Alice Chudecki Baptistry - Eucharist - Mary Capalbo Cup - Lynda Nappi Sunday April 26 10 AM Mass Lectors - Bob Nist & Deb Pendola Tabernacle - Eucharist - Joe Abbott Cup 1 - Sandra Abbott Cup 2 - Trish DeWolf Baptistry - Eucharist - Greg Avdeisian Cup - Betty Waters

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Daily Readings

Monday, April 20 Easter Weekday 8:00 AM +Mario Remor by his family

Tuesday, April 21 Easter Weekday/St. Anselm, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:00 AM +Philip Shanley by Jane Boucher

Wednesday, April 22 Easter Weekday 8:00 AM +Joseph Vernat by Arthur & Angela Smith

Thursday, April 23 Easter Weekday/St. George, Martyr & St. Adalbert, Bishop & Martyr 8:00 AM +Patrick Gulluscio by Ron & Janice Gulluscio

Friday, April 24 Easter Weekday/St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Pries & Martyr 8:00 AM +Howard E. Weston by his wife Rose Weston

Saturday, April 25 The Vigil of the Fourth Sunday of Easter 5:00 PM +William Phillips by friends & family

Sunday, April 26 The Fourth Sunday of Easter/World day of Prayer for Vocations 8:00 AM +Charles & Nellie Sullivan by Gil Scott 10:00 AM For all the children receiving First Communion

Communion to the Sick after 10 AM Mass

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Remember, it is your responsibility to find a replacement for your

scheduled ministry duties and to let the parish office

know of the change.

Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday: Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40

Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51

Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59

Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20

Sunday: Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29;1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18