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

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

The St. Clare Hospitality Ministry

presents The Letters

The Untold Story of Mother Teresa

Wednesday, November 30, at 9 AM in the Parish Center

Based on the true story of Saint Mother Teresa

(played by Juliet Stevenson), THE LETTERS explores the life’s work

of the Nobel Peace Prize recipient and one of the greatest humanitarians of all time. Her selfless

devotion to helping the poor changed hearts, transformed lives and inspired millions throughout the world. Told through a series of personal letters written to her longtime friend and spiritual advisor (played by Max Von Sydow), this powerful film is

an unforgettable journey of faith, courage and compassion.

The film runs 1 hour and 58 minutes.

All are welcome.

Religious Education 2016/2017

Class schedules are available on the Calendar and Education tabs of the St. Clare website, stclarewesterly.com .

Class for Grades 1 - 5

Monday, November 7, 14 & 28 at 6 PM in the Parish Center

Class for Grades 6 & 7

Sunday, November 6, 13, & 20 after the 10 AM Mass in the Parish Center

Confirmation - Grade 8

Sunday, November 6, 13 & 20 after the 10 AM Mass in the lower rectory

Questions? Please contact Pam Salimeno at 401-952-1239.

will meet again on Monday, November 14

at noon in the Parish Center.

We will be discussing

The Shoemaker's Wife

by Adriana Trigiani

Be sure to bring a bag lunch. All are welcome to join.

Bulletin Blurbs

With the holidays approaching, the bulletin company requires the

bulletins be transmitted earlier than normal. This means, if you have a

time-sensitive bulletin blurb, it must be in the parish office at least three

weeks prior to the event.

Thanks.

Are YOU Being Called to Serve?

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various

forms.” (I Peter 4:10)

Service Opportunities at St. Clare

• Prayer Ministry responds to those who request our prayers. Contact Marilyn Brockmann, mbrockmann@cox.net. • Hospitality builds community through fellowship and social events. Contact Alice Visgilio, javisgilio@verizon.net. • Helping Hands ministers to those who are needy, elderly, sick, or mourning. Contact Mary Auger, NAuger15@aol.com. • Liturgy & Worship brings the Body and Blood of Christ to the ill and infirm.

Contact Anne Pearce, annepearce@cox.net. • Religious Education forms young people for lives of Christian discipleship. Contact Pam Salimeno, hoolie7@verizon.net. • Respect Life promotes the sanctity of all human life. Contact Carol Azzinaro, saazz@cox.net. • Buildings & Grounds maintains our beautiful campus. Contact Neil Collins, CBNeilCollins@aol.com.

• Adult Faith Formation educates Catholics in the Faith and equips them for evangelization. Contact Mark Gordon, mgordon@svdpri.org.

No email? No problem. Call Mark Gordon, Stewardship Ministry chair, at 401-954-2029,

or the office at 401-348-8765.

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

• The Stewardship Ministry meeting will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016 at 7 PM in the lower rectory. No

December meeting.

• 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

Parish Center. The next meeting will be November 16, 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. The next meeting will be on Thursday, December 1. 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 Tuesday, December 6, 2016.

Bereavement Fellowship Breakfast

Fellowship 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.

2017 Mass Book

The 2017 Mass Book schedule is as follows

2016 2017

November December January February March April May

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June July August September October November December

Veterans’ Day Prayer

God of compassion, God of dignity and strength, watch over the veterans of the United States in recogni-tion of their loyal service to our nation. Bless them with wholeness and love. Shelter them. Heal their wounds,

Comfort their hearts. Grant them peace.

God of justice and truth, Rock of our lives, Bless our veterans, these men and women of courage and valor, with a deep and

abiding understanding of our profound gratitude. Protect them and their

families from loneliness and want. Grant them

lives of joy and bounty. May their dedication

and honor be remembered as a

blessing from generation to generation.

Amen

In honor of the brave men and women who served in the

Armed Forces, the parish office will be closed on

Friday, November 11, 2016.

Thank you for your service.

Monday - 11/7/16 Server - Abbott Lector - Murphy

Eucharistic Minister Devine-Devine

Tuesday - 11/8/16 Server - Collins Lector - Myszka

Eucharistic Minister Devine-Devine

Wednesday - 11/9/16 Server - Collins Lector - Serra

Eucharistic Minister Brockmann-Burke

Thursday – 11/10/16 Server - Auger

Lector - S. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister

Brockmann-Burke

Friday - 11/11/16 Server - Auger

Lector - Brockmann Eucharistic Minister

Gagnon-Gordon

Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for November 7 - 11

Altar Server Schedule

Sat. - Nov. 12 - 5 PM CB - TBD IB - TBD

Sun. - Nov. 13 - 8AM CB - TBD IB - TBD

Sun. - Nov. 13- 10 AM CB - TBD IB - TBD

Private Homes A - John & Renee Gentile

B - Greg Avedisian

Nursing Homes WHM - Mary Bowler

Saturday November 12 5 PM Mass Lectors - Tom Liguori & Lorry Sanchez Tabernacle - Eucharist - Steve McAllister Cup 1 - Marianne McAllister Cup 2 - Margo Sisco Baptistry - Eucharist - Deb Cass Cup - Rick Cass Sunday November 13 8 AM Mass Lectors - Fred Bartkiewicz & Beth Tikoian Tabernacle - Eucharist - Alice Chudecki Cup 1 - Alice Visgilio Cup 2 - Bob Sylvestre Baptistry - Eucharist - Jerry McKinney Cup - Pat McKinney Sunday November 13 10 AM Mass Lectors - Joe Walker & Deb Pendola Tabernacle - Eucharist - Marilyn Brockmann Cup 1 - Joe Abbott Cup 2 - Sandra Abbott Baptistry - Eucharist - Greg Avedisian Cup - June Har tford-Alley Lay

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Monday, November 7 Weekday 8:00 AM +Tony Giordano by Ken & Joan Swain Tuesday, November 8 Weekday 8:00 AM +Joann Vito by the DiMaio family Wednesday, November 9 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 8:00 AM +Humphrey Amedeo by his wife Carol Thursday, November 10 St. Leo the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church 8:00 AM +Rose Trebisacci by daughter Janice & Ron Gulluscio Friday, November 11 - Veteran’s Day St. Martin of Tours, Bishop 8:00 AM +Louis Capaldi by his family Saturday, November 12 The Vigil of the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM +Helen Myszka by her daughter Frances Sunday, November 13 The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM +Brenda Fay by Nancy Bilyak 10:00 AM +Richard Turner by the McClain family

Monday: Ti 1:1-9; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Thursday: Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7-10; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: 2 Jn 4-9; Ps 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8; Ps 112:1-6; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-9; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19