St. Clare 62 Crandall Ave.

Westerly, RI 02891

MASS SCHEDULE

Weekday Mass: 8 AM Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:30 PM

Sunday Mass: 9 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

St. Vincent de Paul 5 Church St.

Bradford, RI 02808

MASS SCHEDULE

No weekday Masses Saturday Vigil Mass: 4 PM Sunday Mass: 10:30 AM

No Holy Day Masses

PARISH OFFICE All mail for both Parishes

4 Saint Clare Way Westerly, RI 02891

Monday to Friday

from 8 AM to 2 PM

Phone 401-348-8765 Fax 401-315-5273

Email stclareri2@cox.net

Website: stclarewesterly.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION stclarewesterly.com

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

Mrs. Cindy Gaccione

Religious Education Coordinator stclarere1@gmail.com

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 by appointment.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Couples planning to marry should contact the Parish Office 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 Office.

PARISH CHOIR

The choir, under the direction of Parish Organist & Music Director Bruce Coon, meets for rehearsal on

Thursday nights at 5 PM in the choir loft.

Rev. Peter J. D’Ambrosia Pastor / Administrator

Rev. Kenneth J. Suibielski, Pastor Emeritus, St. Clare

Rev. Mr. Stephen Cote, Deacon

Rev. Mr. John McGregor, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Costa Adamopoulos, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Carl LaFleur, Deacon (Retired)

St. Vincent de Paul Bradford, Rhode Island

St. Clare Church

Weekly Bulletins Emailed To You!

Visit www.jspaluch.com/bulletinsubscribe.aspx ,

type in the zip code and click on St. Clare Church.

It requires you to fill out the email information. Now you’re ready to start

receiving your bulletin via email.

Keep in mind, the emailed version will not have our stuffed inserts.

St. Vincent de Paul

E-Giving with VANCO

St. Vincent de Paul will no longer use WeShare for electronic giving. The new online giving is through VANCO.

Visit stclarewesterly.com and go to the Giving tab, click on

the St. Vincent button and create an account. Each transaction must be done separately.

If you are currently e-giving through WeShare, or need

assistance with VANCO, please call Jennifer in the St. Clare parish office at 401-348-8765 to get started.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

With people out of work due to Covid 19, the St. Vincent de Paul Society needs your help

more now than ever.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society’s members reach out to the most vulnerable in our

community by providing person to person services to those in need. This often includes

making direct payments to landlords, utility and bio-fuel companies; providing other

miscellaneous necessities; and by supplying food through our food pantry. The Society is

continually in need of donations to continue its services.

If you would like to make a donation,

checks can be mailed to:

St. Vincent de Paul Society P.O. Box 1014, Westerly, RI 02891

Booking Masses

Due to the uncertainty of churches opening, booking masses will be put on hold until further notice.

Thank you for understanding.

Confessions

Confessions will be heard by appointment only. If you would like to book an appointment for

a confession, please call the parish office at 401-348-8765.

The Watch Hill Chapel June 28 through September 6

Mass is at 8:30 AM

The first mass at the Watch Hill Chapel will be on Sunday, June 28, at 8:30 AM.

The Chapel is seating on a “first come-first seated”

basis. Reservations will not be taken.

Calling All Teens! Youth Group Has Returned!

Graduating 8th thru 12th grade All parishes welcome.

Thursday, June 24, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

In the All Saints room at St. Pius X Church 44 Elm St., Westerly

Come join in with Fr. Najim, Fr. Ray and our

summer Seminarian Joseph Brodeur.

Music, prayer, conversations/discussions and fun. Bring a friend or meet and make new ones.

Fro more information, please call the

parish office at 401-596-2535.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence

Office of Life & Family

Pathway to Peace Domestic Violence Outreach

Domestic violence impacts millions of

women every year.

Do you feel afraid, confused, demeaned, not knowing where to turn?

Don’t suffer in silence, let us help!

For help or more information, please call

401-278-2518.

St. Vincent de Paul

Missalette Sponsor for the month of July is in memory

of Frank Laudone, Jr.

La Salette Retreat Center Looking for a Spiritual pick-me-upper ?

La Salette Retreat Center in Attleboro, MA has published its complete schedule of 2020 retreat

programs and days of recollection. Visit its website at:

www.lasaletteretreatcenter.org. or, send for a catalog of programs at:

La Salette Retreat Center, 947 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703.

St. Clare/St. Vincent de Paul Website

stclarewesterly.com

The parish website contains informational links, updated bulletins and so much more!

Go onto stclarewesterly.com and check it out!

Envelope Box Sets

St. Clare & St. Vincent de Paul envelopes are here! A blurb was in the bulletin the beginning of the year regarding the change from bi-monthly to annually.

Due to recent conditions, envelopes can be picked up in the parish office by appointment, box sets will

not be mailed.

Please call 401-348-8765 Ext. 3, Monday through Wednesday to schedule your pick up time.

The St. Clare Press

Westerly, RI June 20, 2020

RETIREMENT NEWS

Thank You

We at St. Clare’s Parish, wish to extend you our deepest appreciation for being our Campus Manager for over 20 years. Your dedication to the

maintenance of our church and the many hours you have spent serving our parish community will not be forgotten. We pray that the Lord Jesus Bless You Always as you continue on your journey of life and begin with us part-time.

ALICE DUFFY

Having a hard time dealing with the stress Covid 19 has put on you?

Visit the garden at St. Vincent de Paul Church,

7 Church St. in Bradford.

This garden is a beautiful place to meditate, pray, and clear your mind from the stresses of the day.

Thank you to Frank & Linda Laudone

for maintaining the garden.

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration at the Chapel of

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament

Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly, RI

Would you consider visiting with Jesus for one hour a week? There are currently open slots on Friday,

Saturday, Sunday and Monday from midnight to 1AM. If you are able to cover one of those nights, please call John Sistare @ 401-322-1138 or email sis1170@verizon.net.

The Chapel is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and everyone is invited to visit. Come in silence and enter respectfully either by kneeling

on two knees or standing and bowing with respect.

The Chapel is found inside the lower level doors which are closest to the driveway entrance.

Shiny Bits of Scripture with Alice Camille

As a five-day virtual retreat: June 29 - July 3, 2020

www.enders.is/shinybits - or -

As a five-week Tuesday night series: June 30 - Jul 28, 2020

www.enders.is/shinybits-tuesdays

This is a retreat for adventurers—story lovers—Bible enthusiasts—and anyone who loves to follow breadcrumbs of ideas through forests of wonder. During this retreat, we’ll pose thoughtful questions about common biblical elements—grace notes easy to overlook—but which guide us to an enhanced understanding of our Sacred Story

Stay Connected!

Flocknote is a way to communicate to our parish community regarding Mass,

Covid-19 instructions, cancellations, hazardous conditions, events and more!

Flocknote works via an email

or text sent directly to you.

If you would like to sign up for Flocknote, call Jenn in the St. Clare parish office at

401-348-8765, or email at stclareri2@cox.net

Covid-19 Update

As we enter into Phase 3 of Reopening RI, things

have changed in the church.

• More pews will be open

• Reservations will no longer be taken, it will be on a first-come, first-seated basis

• The side door on Saint Clare Way will now be open along with the courtyard door

• Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers will be reintroduced into Masses

• You must use hand sanitizer upon entering the church.

• You must wear a mask.

To keep our parish families safe, please keep a 6 foot distance between you and others when in line

for Communion and when exiting the church. If you would like to bring your own sanitizing wipes

to clean your area, please do so, let the usher or person at the door know you have your own wipes.

Covid has changed everything in our lives, but our

faith has remained strong. I thank you all for being so patient during

these trying times. God bless you.

CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY

Day in and day out, we are required to make judgment calls informed by tough, durable, servicea-ble Christian love. We do what we can do, and God takes notice. God is in charge of rewards, and a glass of water will do when that is what we have to offer with a glad and open heart. Paul gives us a clear theology for the missionary work we do whenever anybody is close at hand. He reminds us that our work, our ministry, is carried on in concert with Christ. We have been baptized into his death and life. In any given moment both life and death are there, a kind of play of shadow and light. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell where shadow leaves off and light begins. God will take care of that, too.

The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, June 28, 2020

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The St. Clare Book Club has been gathering over the internet through Zoom.

Below is a list of books that

will be up for discussion.

July 6 Not a Sound: A Thriller

by Heather Gudenkauf

August 3 Turn of the Key

by Ruth Ware

September 7 Lost Girls of Paris

by Pam Jenoff

October 5 The Library Book

by Susan Orlean

Some members may not have read the books but join anyway for the interesting discussions.

Newcomers are always welcome.

St. Vincent de Paul Sanctuary Candle or Missalettes Sponsor

If you would like to sponsor the burning of the sanctuary

candle or the missalettes, please call Jennifer in the St. Clare parish office at 348-8765 or via email, stclareri2@cox.net.

Sanctuary Candle $15 per week

Missalettes $55 per month

Although the missalettes are not in the pews, the remembrance will still be in the bulletin for that person to be prayed for.

Monday, June 29 Saints Peter & Paul, Apostles 8 AM + Sawka & Chudecki Families by Stan & Alice Chudeck i Tuesday, June 30 Weekday/The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church 8 AM +Marjory Matarese by her daughter Lauren Wednesday, July 1 Weekday/St. Junipero Serra, Priest 8 AM +Nancy & Arthur Brennan by Bill & Jack ie Brennan Thursday, July 2 Weekday 8 AM +Cathy Ragone by Anne & Jerry Holland Friday, July 3 St. Thomas, Apostle 8 AM NO MASS Saturday, July 4 Vigil of the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 PM SVDP + For the Deceased Members of St. Vincent de Paul 5:30 PM + Toomy & O’Hearn Families by Chris Toomey Sunday, July 5 The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 AM - WHC +Deceased Members of the Hogan & Holdredge Families by Jane & Charles Holdredge 9 AM + Mary Wlodkowski & Rev. Walter J. Pilecki by Peter & Marianne Nardone 10:30 AM SVDP + Bruce Hundley by a Friend

No Friday morning Masses until further notice. No priests available.

We will be open Monday, July 6th normal hours.

THE CROSS AND HOPE The cross of Christ is the true

ground and chief cause of Christian hope.

—Pope St. Leo I

FREEDOM Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves

and under a just God cannot long retain it. —Abraham Lincoln