Westerly, Rhode Island

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.

Rev. Kenneth J. Suibielski, Pastor

Rev. Mr. Stephen Cote,

Deacon

Rev. Mr. John D. McGregor, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Carl LaFleur,

Retired Deacon

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

Ms. Pamela Salimeno

Religious Education Director

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

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

• 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 .

• 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 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 March 7. 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 March 5.

Religious Education 2019

Class for Grades 1 - 5

Monday, February 18— No class. Next class February 25 at 6 PM to 7 PM in the Parish Center

Class for Grades 6 & 7

Sunday, February 17— No class. Next class February 24 at 11 AM in the Parish Center

Class for Grade 8

Sunday, February 17— No class. Next class February 24 at 11 AM in the Lower Rectory

All 7th Grade students who formerly attended St. Pius X School

who now attend public school, MUST join our Religious Education Program.

Class schedules and registration forms are available on the Calendar and

Education tabs of the St. Clare website, stclarewesterly.com If you have questions, please contact Pam Salimeno at 401-596-0579.

The Book Club meets in the St. Clare Parish Center at noon. You are welcome to bring a bag lunch.

Get an early jump on the book selections for 2019.

March 4

Five Skies - by Ron Carlson

April 1 Pachinko - by Min Jin Lee

All are welcome to join.

Immaculate Conception Parish invites you to an

unforgettable evening with…

Fr. Leon Pereira O.P. of Medjugorje Thursday, February 28

Come and hear his testimonial of his

experience in Medjugorje

There are thousands of documented physical healings and vocations; literally countless spiritual

healings and conversions that have taken place in Medjugorje over the last 37 years. Millions of

pilgrims all over the world have made their journey to Medjugorje since Our Blessed Mother allegedly first appeared to six very trustworthy children on

Apparition Hill in 1981. Let this be your mini pilgrimage to Medjugorje!

An Evening of Prayer

5:30 PM - Rosary 6 PM - Mass

7:00 PM - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Talk by Fr. Leon

Benediction

For further information and questions contact: Dr. Sheila Kuzmic 401-952-3076

FIND FUN IN DYSFUNCTION (Part 1)

Evening Seminar with Dottie Levesque

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Program Description This 4-session evening seminar will examine the effects and affects of having been part of a

dysfunctional family that did not recognize emotions, process them and grow from them. It is important to know that it is never too late

to learn: • Sadness is not the foundation of life • Healthy laughter is a healing factor

• Goals are achievable, even by me • God's love is the source of strength and

courage to move forward.

Find comfort in joining others on the same journey of discovering.

Info

Program from 7 PM to 8:30 PM Suggested Donation: $10 per person

& per session

Please Notice The other 3 sessions of this

4-session seminar is schedule for March 12, 2019 March 26, 2019

April 9, 2019

For more info and/or registration call 508 - 222 - 8530 or email us at

office@lasaletteretreatcenter.com

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Westerly

Dear Fr. Ken & St. Clare Families,

The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Westerly would like to express our sincere gratitude for your generous donation of $3,707. from your Poor Box & Holy Day Offerings. It is through your kindness and sacrifice that we are able to continue to assist the needy of our community.

Gratefully yours,

Kathy Capizzano Secretary, SVDP

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 prin-ciples of the Al-Anon program to their indi-vidual 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.

The parish office will be closed on Monday, February 18 for

President’s Day

BLESSED

When we think of the word “Beatitude” we think of today’s discourse from Luke’s Gospel, or the more familiar one from Matthew (which begins “Blessed are the poor in spirit . . . ”). Actually, beatitudes occur throughout the prophets and Gospels. Today in Jeremiah (with an echo in the psalm) we hear, “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord” (Jeremiah 17:7). Following his resurrection in John’s Gospel, Christ proclaims, “Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed” (John 20:29). The evangelists placed these sayings throughout the Gospels as short reminders about the characteristics that one will find in a follower of Christ, characteristics that will help spread the Good News in this life and lead to eternal blessings in the next. In Latin, the saints are called the Beati, the “Blessed,” for they are the ones who lived the “blessed” life as described by Jesus throughout the Gospels. How blest are we, when we also strive to make our own days a living beatitude!

St. Pius X Parish Lenten Mission 2019 With

Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT April 1, 2, 3

7:00pm – 8:30pm

St. Pius X Church 45 Elm Street

Westerly, Rhode Island 02891

April 1 – Talk with presentation April 2 – Talk with Confessions April 3 – Talk with Exposition

(There will be NO Mass)

Please call or email the Rectory Office for more information

401.596.2535 stpiusx@cox.net

Sr. Miriam’s story has been featured in the National Catholic Register and heard on Relevant Radio, Sirius

XM and Catholic Answers Live and EWTN’s The Journey Home, Life on the Rock, as well as Steubenville

conferences, Focus’ SEEK conference, the National Catholic Youth Conference, the USCCB Convocation

and various retreats both nationally and internationally. Sr. Miriam speaks often on the topics of: Authentic Love and Conversion – Forgiveness and Mercy – The Healing

Power of Christ – The Dignity and Beauty of Woman. Sr. Miriam James is the author of the book Loved As I

Am published by Ave Maria Press.

Mardi Gras

Festive Breakfast

Tuesday, March 5, After the 8 AM Mass in the Parish Center

Come join in the Celebration!

Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for February 18 - 22

Altar Server Schedule

Sat. - Feb. 23- 5 PM CB - Peter Fiore

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Sun. – Feb. 24- 8 AM CB - Sarabeth McClain

Sun.– Feb. 24- 10AM CB - Turo

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Private Homes

A - Greg Avedisian B –Renee & Scott Gentile

Nursing Home

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Weekday Readings

Monday, February 18 Weekday 8:00 AM +Samuel J. Azzinaro & Family by Sam & Carol Azzinaro Tuesday, February 19 Weekday 8:00 AM +Alicia Morris by Janet M. Burke Wednesday, February 20 Weekday 8:00 AM +Michael Renzi by his wife Eileen Thursday, February 21 Weekday/St. Peter Damian, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:00 AM +Mary J. Giorno by her daughters Mary & Carolyn Friday, February 22 The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle 8:00 AM +Ellen Perley by Mrs. Thomas C. Burke Saturday, February 23 The Vigil of the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +Jack Andersen by his wife Patricia Sunday, February 24 The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM + 10:00 AM + Maggie Generali by her Family

Monday 2/18/19 Server - L. Schackner Lector - C. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister

Maloney-Martone

Tuesday - 2/19/19 Server - L. Schackner Lector - S. Azzinaro

Eucharistic Minister Maloney-Martone

Wednesday – 2/20/19 Server - G. Schackner

Lector - Davidson Eucharistic Minister

Visgilio-Wright

Thursday - 2/21/19 Server - G. Schackner

Lector - DiSpirito Eucharistic Minister

Visgilio-Wright

Friday - 2/22/19 Server - Murphy Lector - LaFleur

Eucharistic Minister Brennan-Burke

Saturday February 23_ 5 PM Mass Lectors - Chris Koretski & Tammy O’Brien Tabernacle- Eucharist - Geri Theadore Cup 1 - Steve McAllister Cup 2 - Marianne McAllister Baptistry - Eucharist - Ellie Cote Cup - Margo Sisco Sunday February 24 8 AM Mass Lectors – Angelo DiSpirito & Dawn LaFleur Tabernacle - Eucharist - Barbara Bliven Cup 1 - Ryan Gulluscio Cup 2 - Sam Azzinaro Baptistry - Eucharist –Carol Azzinaro Cup - Roseann Sisco Sunday February 24 10 AM Mass Lectors - Robert Nist & Pam Salimeno Tabernacle - Eucharist - Joe Abbott Cup 1 - Christen Kazarian Cup 2 –June Hartford-Alley Baptistry - Eucharist - Sandra Abbott Cup - Greg Avedisian

Monday: Gn 4:1-15, 25; Ps 50:1, 8, 16bc-17, 20-26; Mk 8:11-13

Tuesday: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29:1a, 2, 3ac-4, 3b, 9c-10; Mk 8:14-21

Wednesday: Gn 8:6-13, 20-22; Ps 116:12-15, 18-19; Mk 8:22-26

Thursday: Gn 9:1-13; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mk 8:27-33

Friday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19

Saturday: Heb 11:1-7; Ps 145:2-5, 10-11; Mk 9:2-13

Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Lk 6:27-38