Westerly, Rhode Island

Confirmation 2016 Wednesday, the 11th of May, 2016

St. Pius X

Jacob Cannon Mae Felkner

Mark Gervasini Ryan Imhof

Salvatore Interieri Michael King

Nicholas Lauzon Josephine Mitchell

Tori Monahan Marcus Morrone Gracie Todisco

Isabella Trombino Santino Vernieri Grace Wicklund Annaliesa Wood

St. Clare

Ashley Amato Adrienne Bowen Isabella DeSantis

Samuel Eaton Aiden Faubert

Julia Garro Jensen Lund

Isabella Martino Nathaniel Ober Natalie Rekstis

Michael Slusarczyk John Turo Julia Turo

Nicholas Turo

Our Lady of Victory

Cooper Conroy Luke Gentile

Aasha Hauser Colby Makin Kylee Marley

Ian Morgan Jarrett Niland

Jacob Ornburn Matthew Power Sean Rafferty

Samuel Saleem Rowan Urbec

St. Vincent

Jadon Bremner Lexus Diess

Nathan Marchione Connor Montague

Jordan O’Brian Haley Sawyer Chloe Shiale Noelle Shiale

Seventh Sunday of Easter May 8, 2016

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

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.

The next meeting will be held on

Monday, June 6.

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

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 Living Rosary Apostolate

On May 28 and 29, before the final

blessing, we will have guest speakers Frank and Trudy Bonack give a brief presentation on The Living Rosary.

They will explain how thousands of individuals

and families around the world pray one decade daily. They will talk about how this simple and

beautiful devotion started.

If you are interested in signing up, you can stop by their table after Mass or go to the parish office

to receive a schedule.

Neighbor Day Sunday, May 22, 2016, from 12 to 3 PM

Westerly Town Hall

Welcome all neighbors to a day of fun and vendors, and enjoy the

two-state parade. It all takes place downtown.

All Are Welcome to the Columbiettes Auxiliary #21

May Crowning

Wednesday, May 18, at 7 PM In the St. Pius X Church Hall

Rosary will be said before

the crowning and refreshments will be served.

Join us in honoring Our Mother Mary.

The Mystery of God: Who He Is and Why He Matters

Join us for a new video series by Bishop Robert Barron, author of

Catholicism and Priest, Prophet, King.

Atheism is on the rise. Who is God? And why does he matter? Watch this series and you will not only learn the answers yourself, but you will discover how to share them with others - especially

those who no longer believe.

There are two tracks for this series: Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM, May 31, June 7 and 14,

and Wednesday mornings at 9:15 AM, June 1, 8 and 15.

Each session will feature two short videos followed by discussion. There is no cost or need to sign up in advance.

A MOTHER’S LOVE

There is only one beautiful child in the world, and every mother has it.

—Chinese proverb

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

• The Stewardship Ministry meeting will be held on June 27, 2016 in the lower rectory at 6:30 PM.

• 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

Cry Room of the Church. The next meeting will be May 18, 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 June 2, 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, June 7, 2016.

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

Parish Center.

All are welcome.

Local Iconographer EMMA COFFEY BROTHERS

will grace St. Pius X Church with her new gift….

the Icon of

Our Lady of the Inexhaustible Cup

St. Pius X Church will have the privilege of this visitation of the Icon

Friday, May 13, 2016 (Feast of Our Lady of Fatima)

Emma will give a brief history of the Icon and the miraculous devotional prayers of those especially

struggling with addiction. The talk begins at 10:30 AM - immediately following

the May Crowning.

100 Things to Always Remember…. and One Thing to Never Forget

I wish for you….

Happiness. Deep down within. Serenity. With each sunrise. Success. In each facet of your life.

Close and caring friends. Love. That never ends.

Special memories. Of all the yesterdays. A bright today. With much to be thankful for. A path.

That leads to beautiful tomorrows.

Dreams. That do their best to come true. And appreciation. Of all the wonderful things about

you.

Parents’ Confirmation Meeting

The parents’ meeting for the Grade 8 Confirmation class of 2017

will be held on Sunday, June 26, 2016.

Monday - 5/9/16 Server - Crowley Lector - LeFleur

Eucharistic Minister Gagnon-Gordon

Tuesday - 5/10/16 Server - Crowley Lector - Gordon

Eucharistic Minister DeSantos-DeSantos

Wednesday - 5/11/16 Server - Gordon

Lector - Longolucco Eucharistic Minister DeSantos-DeSantos

Thursday – 5/12/16 Server - Gordon Lector - Masucci

Eucharistic Minister LaFleur-LaFleur

Friday - 5/13/16 Server - Masucci Lector - Trainor

Eucharistic Minister LaFleur-LaFleur

Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for May 9 through 13

Altar Server Schedule

Sat. - May 14 - 5 PM CB - Alex Toscano

IB -

Sun. - May 15- 8 AM CB - Devin Kazarian

IB - Brayden Kazarian

Sun. - May 15 - 10 AM CB -

IB - Zachary DiFazio

Private Homes A - Anne Pearce B - Tom Koepke

Nursing Homes WHM -

John & Renee Gentile

Saturday May 14 5 PM Mass Lectors - Mario Celico & Madeline Labriola Tabernacle - Eucharist - Fred Schwager Cup 1 - Jo Schwager Cup 2 - Margo Sisco Baptistry - Eucharist - Alan Martone Cup - Christine Martone Sunday May 15 8 AM Mass Lectors - Dave Devault & Betsy Serra Tabernacle - Eucharist - Lorraine Devault Cup 1 - Bob Sylvestre Cup 2 - Gerald McKinney Baptistry - Eucharist - Pat McKinney Cup - Lynda Nappi Sunday May 15 10 AM Mass Lectors - Austin Murphy & Celeste Santilli Tabernacle - Eucharist - Mark Gordon Cup 1 - Camilla Gordon Cup 2 - Ellie Cote Baptistry - Eucharist - Rose Slusarczyk Cup - Tr ish DeWolf

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Monday, May 9 Easter Weekday 7:30 AM Rosary 8:00 AM +Mary Malley by her family Tuesday, May 10 Easter Weekday/St. Damien de Veuster, Priest 7:30 AM Rosary 8:00 AM +Deceased members of the Romanella & Vetelino families by family Wednesday, May 11 Easter Weekday 7:30 AM Rosary 8:00 AM +James Pucci by Linda & George Schackner 7:00 PM Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation Thursday, May 12 Easter Weekday/Saints Nereus & Achilleus, Martyrs; St. Pancras, Martyr 7:30 AM Rosary 8:00 AM +Owen McClain by Mary T . Obzansky

Friday, May 13 Easter Weekday/Our lady of Fatima 7:30 AM Rosary 8:00 AM +Patricia White by the Hannon family Saturday, May 14 The Vigil of Pentecost Sunday 5:00 PM +Ann Liguori by her family

Sunday, May 15 Pentecost Sunday 8:00 AM +Deceased members of the Chiaradio family by Diane Chiaradio Bowdy 10:00 AM + Bob Gervasini by his son & family 11:15 AM Baptism of Brandon Thomas Noonan & Kristina Elizabeth Noonan

Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a

Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19

Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26

Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19

Saturday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17

Sunday: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13