Westerly, Rhode Island

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 spouses are welcome.

The Saint Clare

Monday, June 1 The Time Between by Karen White

Monday, July 13 Defending Jacob by William Landay

All are welcome to join the lively discussions.

Be sure to bring your lunch.

AA meets every Thursday night from

6 to 7 PM in the St. Clare

Parish Center.

Mandatory Confirmation Meeting

Sunday, June 7, following the 10 AM Mass

All students entering Grade 8 in the fall, as well as their parents, must attend this mandatory meeting.

The discussions are held at noon in the Parish Center.

Project Rachel Day of Reflection

Saturday, June 13, from 8:45 AM to 5 PM

If you have been touched by an abortion experience, come to the waters of healing and experience the love and compassion of Jesus. It will be a time to listen to those who have had the same experience. There will be time

for prayer, do Scriptural exercises, go to Confession and receive the gift of Jesus

in the Eucharist.

The cost is $20 and includes coffee and lunch. For confidential consultation, more

information or to register call (401) 421-7833 x 218.

Go, and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father,

and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

— Matthew 28:19

Al-Anon At Ender’s 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 principles of the Al‑Anon program to their individual 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.

Watch Hill Chapel

June 28 through September 6

Sunday Mass: 8:30 AM

Msgr. Peter O’Neil will be joining us soon.

Monthly Church Cleaning

will be Friday, June 5, following the 8 AM Mass.

2015 CATHOLIC CHARITY APPEAL Now is the time to send in your pledges

and/or your gift.

At the Saint Martin de Porres Center in Providence, 9,580 elders and low-income

families are served annually. Thank you for your gift to the Catholic Charity Appeal.

2016 River Cruise

There is still time to book your Vantage Southern France River Boat Cruise with fellow parishioners for

August 31, 2016, to September 11, 2016.

To date, seventeen are booked, including Father Ken, to travel to Burgundy, Beaujolais and Provence,

France. Flyers about the trip are available

in the church office.

Call Judie Freeman at 322-9067 if there are any questions

or if any help is needed in booking your trip.

How Much do You Know? The Big Rhode Island Quiz Book

Rhode Island is the smallest state with the

longest name and shortest motto. First or last at most things, Rhode Island is proud to be home to religious freedom, birthplace of many firsts in the nation, and home to people who truly

love their state with all its treasures and foibles.

Each week two questions will be in the bulletin to test your local knowledge, the answers will be on the back cover.

1. Approximately how tall and how wide is Rhode Island?

A. 72 high x 54 wide

B. 48 high x 37 wide

C. 61 high x 48 wide 2. Which is NOT one of the 7 hills of 3. Providence?

A. Christian Hill E. Catholic Hill

B. Constitution Hill F. Smith Hill

C. Weybosset Hill G. Federal Hill

D. Tockwotten Hill H. Prospect Hill

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, June 23. 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 June 4.

• 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 2.

Nonperishable Food Collection

Saturday and Sunday, June 6 & 7

Needed items are flour, sugar, tea, coffee, cereal, canned pasta, cake mix, canned or instant potatoes, juice, mayo, ketchup and canned fruit. Cash donations would also be appreciated so that additional foods may be purchased

for disbursement.

Please make all checks payable to St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Checks can be dropped in the collection basket at any Mass, or left in any of the Poor Boxes located

at each of the doors of the Church.

St. Pius X Catholic School

Are you looking for a school where faith, values and morality are taught, respect and prayer are prevalent, and the children are happy? Are you seeking a high-achieving

school that is extremely safe and secure?

We are a Pre-K through 8th grade Catholic school welcoming students of all faiths. Come in and meet our

students, teachers, parents and faculty.

To schedule a private tour, call principal Henry Fiore at 596-5735, or e-mail hfiore@westerlystpiusxschool.org

Look us up on Facebook, Westerly St Pius X School. Visit our website at www.westerlystpiusxschool.org

There are plenty of “treasures” in our tradition that if resurrected today would cause anxious moments for bishops! Many concern marriage. There was a time when the church “consecrated” both virgins dedicated to prayer and charity, and brides dedicated to husband and family. Virgins were blessed in the sanctuary of the church, and brides in the sanctuary of the home. The custom of blessing the bride in the marriage chamber was standard in England, Ireland, Spain, and France until the eleventh century. If the groom (the groom’s side planned the wedding) chose from the full menu of liturgy, there would be a blessing of the bridal room, solemn evening prayer on the eve and morning prayer on the day of the wedding, a blessing at the church door of the spouses, and then in the church for the wife alone during Mass, and Communion. After the feast, a priest would represent the bride’s father in presiding over the legal process by which the bride transferred from her father’s clan to her husband’s. Some enduring customs hearken back to these days when marriage was seen as a contract between men (the bride’s father and the groom) and was not so much about living out one’s baptismal call, and certainly not about the equality of the spouses in Christ. Happily, this baptismal focus has been restored and unhelpful customs set aside by today’s marriage rite.

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Monday - 6/1/15 Server - Auger

Lector - Brockmann Eucharistic Minister Azzinaro-Azzinaro

Tuesday - 6/2/15 Server - Auger

Lector - Holland Eucharistic Minister Azzinaro-Azzinaro

Wednesday - 6/3/15 Server - Abbott

Lector - C. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister DeSantos-DeSantos

Thursday - 6/4/15 Server - Abbott

Lector - S. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister DeSantos-DeSantos

Friday - 6/5/15 Server - Collins

Lector - Davidson Eucharistic Minister

Brockmann-Burke

Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for June 1 - 5

Altar Server Schedule Sat. - June 6 - 5 PM

CB - Thomas Toscano IB - Alex Toscano

Sun. - June 7 - 8 AM CB - Zachary DiFazio

IB -

Sun. - June 7 - 10 AM CB - Nathaniel Ober

IB -

Private Homes A - Barbara Bartkiewicz

B - John & Renee Gentile

Nursing Homes WHM - Frances Myszka

Saturday June 6 5 PM Mass Lectors - Neil Collins & Lucille Ouelette Tabernacle - Eucharist - Betty Britton Cup 1 - Steve McAllister Cup 2 - Marianne McAllister Baptistry - Eucharist - Ellie Cote Cup - Margo Sisco

Sunday June 7 8 AM Mass Lectors - Peter Meyer & Joyce Wazer Tabernacle - Eucharist - Alice Visgilio Cup 1 - Jim Maloney Cup 2 - Bob Sylvestre Baptistry - Eucharist - Mary Capalbo Cup - Lynda Nappi

Sunday June 7 10 AM Mass Lectors - Bob Brockmann & Carol Krause-Ferraioli Tabernacle - Eucharist - June Hartford-Alley Cup 1 - Betty Waters Cup 2 - Peter Bellone Baptistry - Eucharist - Mark Gordon Cup - Camilla Gordon

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Daily Readings

Monday, June 1 St. Justin, Martyr 8:00 AM +Thomas F. Maloney by Jim & Jerry Maloney

Tuesday, June 2 Weekday/Saints Marcellinus & Peter, Martyrs 8:00 AM +Mary Bertoncini by the Healy family

Wednesday, June 3 St. Charles Lwanga & Companions, Martyrs 8:00 AM +Louis LaPere by Patricia Gagnon

Thursday, June 4 Weekday 8:00 AM +Anthony T. Trainor by his wife Margaret

Friday, June 5 St. Boniface, Bishop & Martyr 8:00 AM +Louis LaPere by the DeSantos family

Saturday, June 6 The Vigil of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 5:00 PM +Nicholas Andersen by the Sullivan family

Sunday, June 7 The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 8:00 AM +Fillmore Avdevich by his daughters 10:00 AM +Dick Smith by his family

Communion to the Sick after 10 AM Mass

The Solemnity of the most Holy Trinity Sunday, May 31, 2015

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Monday: Tb 1:3; 2:1b-8; Ps 112:1b-2, 3b-6; Mk 12:1-12

Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14; Ps 112:1-2, 7-9; Mk 12:13-17

Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Ps 25:2-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9;Mk 12:18-27

Thursday: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 12:28-34

Friday: Tb 11:5-17; Ps 146:1b-2, 6c-10; Mk 12:35-37

Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20; Tb 13:2, 6efgh-8; Mk 12:38-44

Sunday: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13, 15-18; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26