st. clare of assisi catholic parish
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PASTORAL STAFF:
Father Salvatore DeStefano, Pastor Father Roger Kwan, Parochial Vicar
Assisted by the Priests of the Jesuit Community Rev. Mr. Peter Genares, Deacon
TRUSTEES Lajos Janny and Susan Schoepp
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Ellen Capellan and Anne Leone, Secretaries Monday through Friday:
9:00am-5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am-6:00pm Sunday: 9:00am-3:00pm
SAINT CLARE REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
1911 Hone Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10461 Office-718-892-4080 Fax-718-239-1007
Mrs. Theresa Bivona, Principal [email protected]
www.stclareofassisischool.org
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM 1925 Hone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461
718-829-9624 Mrs. Diane Darienzo, Director
[email protected] Tuesday: 3:30pm & 6:30pm
Wednesday: 3:30pm
ST. CLARE OF ASSISI CATHOLIC PARISH
Rectory: 1918 Paulding Avenue
Bronx, New York 10462 Church: 1027 Rhinelander Avenue
Bronx, New York 10461 Phone: 718- 863-8974
Fax: 718-931-6909
www.stclarebronx.org • [email protected]
SUNDAY MASS
Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Sunday: 7am, 9am, 11am, 1pm
10am Vietnamese Mass in Msgr. Raimondo Hall: once a month as announced
9am Italian Mass—4th Sunday of the month
MONDAY– SATURDAY MASS: 8:30AM HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION: As announced
CIVIC HOLIDAYS: 8:30am SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturday: 11:00am to 12 Noon Confessions will be heard at other times upon request.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
2:15pm on designated Sundays Contact us for an Interview and Preparation Session.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Contact us at least six months in advance. Please do not decide on a Reception date and time until
you first consult with us.
Fourth Sunday of
Lent
March 27, 2022
MINISTRIES Altar Servers
Choir Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Folk Group Lectors
Nursing Home Team Ushers
SPIRITUAL PROGRAMS
Bible Study Book Club
Couples for Christ Our Lady of Guadalupe Society
Our Lady of La Vang Society San Pedro Calungsod Society
San Silverio Committee “Lord, Teach Me To Pray” - Women’s and Men’s Groups
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS Home School Association
ORGANIZATIONS
Altar Guild Buildings and Grounds
Finance Council Holy Name Society
“Making All Things New” Cluster Team Parish Council Pro-Life Group
Senior Citizens
VISITS TO THE HOMEBOUND Inform us about our sick and the elderly.
ORGANIZATIONS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Check here for upcoming events and happenings:
Saturday, March 26th—Eucharistic Adoration @ Saint Clare of Assisi 11am-2pm
Friday, April 1st—Stations of the Cross 7pm @ Saint Francis Xavier
Saturdays, April 2nd & 9th—Eucharistic Adoration @ Saint Francis Xavier 11am-2pm
Friday, April 8th—Stations of the Cross 7pm @ Saint Francis Xavier
God Bless You
SAT, March 26, Vigil, Fourth Sunday of Lent 5:30 pm Rose Maniaci+ SUN March 27, Fourth Sunday of Lent 7:00 am For the People of the Parish 9:00 am Laszlo Borhi+ 11:00 am Paul Dechiario+ 1:00 pm Vincenza Ottaviano+ MON March 28 8:30 am Elizabeth Geosits+ TUE March 29 8:30 am Dennis Negron+ WED March 30 8:30 am Carlo Scagnelli+ THURS March 31 8:30 am Anthony Buono+ FRI April 1 8:30 am Kevin Stiglianese+ SAT, April 2, Saint Francis of Paola 8:30 am Gerardo Cavallo+ SAT, April 2, Vigil, Fifth Sunday of Lent 5:30 pm Jennie & Frank Bianco+ SUN April 3, Fifth Sunday of Lent 7:00 am For the People of the Parish 9:00 am Dila Shkreli+ 11:00 am Rosemarie Liosi+ 1:00 pm Catherine & Rory Eckhoff+, Antonio Starnella+, Marie Cillo+, Maria Conte+, Carol Guglieiri+, Sokol Pepaj+ (Shared Mass)
ST. CLARE’S PRO-LIFE GROUP THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:
“We must remember that the eventual victory over the culture of death will come only through Jesus,
the Lord of Life, not by any princes or powers of this world or even because of our own dedication and
labor.”
...American Life League Newsletter
HOW MUCH TO GIVE … FOR GOD LOVES A
PERSON WHO GIVES CHEERFULLY.” (2 Corinthians 9:7)
On the weekend of March 13th you contributed $4,076.00 in the Regular Weekly Collection.
You may drop off your envelopes at the Rectory through the mail slot in the door.
Thank you for your sacrificial offerings of gratitude!
www.stclarebronx.org And click Give Online.
MASSES
The Vigil Light Burning
This Week Is In Memory of Mario & Pasqualina DiNicuolo
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please pray for our parishioners who have recently passed on to
eternal life:
Giuseppe Basil Luigina Aluisa
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.
Amen
SENIORS GROUP
Come join St. Clare’s Seniors They meet every Thursday in the lower church.
Lots of fun activities, guest speakers and day trips (when available)
Annual Membership is $30.00
Come this Thursday, March 31st
to join this group.
If you have any questions please call Schatzie (718) 518-8724
OUR SCRIPTURE READING AT MASS THIS WEEKEND
The Book of Joshua Chap. 5, Verses 9a, 10-12
God’s people enter the promised land, observe the Passover, and eat of the produce of the land.
The second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
Chap. 5, Verses 17-21 We are now ambassadors for Christ.
The Gospel of Luke
Chap. 15, Verses 1-3, 11-32 We must rejoice when our brother who was dead in sin repents and
comes back to life.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Today, “Laetare Sunday,” breaks the somberness of Lent for a little rejoicing, and the readings all summon us to an
awareness of reconciliation. One of the best-loved stories of our tradition is today’s Gospel story of the runaway son and the
prodigal father. Prodigal, of course, is an adjective meaning “spendthrift or extravagant to a degree bordering on recklessness,” and although the boy maxes
out the credit cards, it is really the father who is prodigal with forgiveness. Part of the excitement of this Laetare Sunday is rooted in the ancient
catechumenate. Long ago, midway through Lent, the “elect” were focusing more and more on the gift of reconciliation accomplished for them by Christ and about to be
realized in the Easter sacraments they were preparing to celebrate. In some places, the elect were even bedecked with roses on this day. A person bedecked
with roses sticks out in a crowd; a person formed by the Eucharist and committed to living a life of reconciliation does, too. That’s you!
From the Desk of the Pastor
Father Salvatore DeStefano
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Pope Francis has spoken out about the war in Ukraine calling the senseless massacre an abuse of power and sacrilegious. He recently asked the bishops worldwide to join consecration of Ukraine and Russia. Below is an article from the website National Catholic Reporter (ncronline.org) dated March 18, 2022. Let us join with the Pope and people world wide in praying for a peaceful end to this war and for the people of Ukraine and Russia.
Pope Francis has asked bishops around the world to join him March 25 in consecrating Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, something bishops in every part of the globe had started announcing the minute they heard what the pope had planned. “Pope Francis has invited the bishops of the whole world, along with their priests, to join him in the prayer for peace and in the consecration and entrustment of Russia and of Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, said March 18. Three days earlier, the Vatican had announced the pope would lead the prayer in St. Peter’s Basiclica during a Lenten penance service and that, on the same day, the feast of the Annunciation, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, would lead a similar act of consecration at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal.”
I am sure you could find the prayer service which was held on the 25th of March by googling; Pope Francis Lenten penance service; feast of the Annunciation. I know that many of you along with Father Kwan and I, have been praying for an end of the aggression and for peace for the people of Ukraine and Russia.
REST IN PEACE Eternal Peace Grant Unto Them,
O Lord
Gary Frank Belviso Joseph Cardile
Giuseppe Cartella Angeles & Antonio Cintron
Mary & Cesidio Cugini Maryann Cugini & Monica Erdman
Gaetano & Amilia D’Arco Ronald Darminio
Rose & Paul DeFonzo Dellamonica Family
Gennaro & Elizabeth DiPalma Robert & Margaret Engel
Joseph, Ines & Michael Falcone & Rachel Panza
Furgiuele Family Joseph, Gloria & Thomas Galasso
Carlo & Marco Gardini Robert & Elizabeth Haughney
Anthony Leone Palladino Family
Guiditta & Enazio Mazzella Francesco Mucciacciaro
Dora, Rita & Gennaro Nardiello Gildo Paganussi
Italo “Norman” & Adelaide “Ida” Peduzzi Artie Pizzuto
Helen & Martin Reilly Edward & Theresa Rossi
Chester Rywalt Bob Salerno Aidan Silitch
PRAY FOR
OUR DECEASED PARISH CLERGY AND CONSECRATED RELIGIOUS
Fr. Robert Aufieri Fr. Frank Bassett
Msgr. Francis Cagnina, P.A. Rev. Mother Gloria Castro
Fr. Anthony D’Antonio Fr. Leonard DiFalco
Fr. George Giammarino Fr. Richard Gorman
Fr. Robert Macchietto Msgr. Louis Mazza
Deacon James Oakes Msgr. Joseph Raimondo
Sr. Josephine Stabile, OBT Fr. Vincent Tagliente
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Every Friday during Lent we will recite the Stations of the Cross. This year we will
alternate between having them here at Saint Clare’s and having them at Saint Francis Xavier. Below you will find the schedule:
STATIONS OF THE CROSS 7PM
April 1 Saint Francis Xavier
April 8 Saint Francis Xavier
April 15 (Good Friday) Saint Clare of Assisi
SAINT CLARE OF ASSISI HOLY WEEK SERVICES
APRIL 10TH -PALM SUNDAY, Regular Sunday Mass Schedule
APRIL 11TH RECONCILIATION MONDAY
Confessions heard from 9AM-10AM and 6PM-8PM
THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH HOLY THURSDAY
RECTORY CLOSED AT 12 NOON No Morning Masses
7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Church is opened until 10pm
FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH—GOOD FRIDAY RECTORY CLOSED
3pm-Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 7:00pm-Stations of the Cross
SATURDAY, APRIL 16th
EASTER VIGIL 12 Noon Blessing of Easter
Food Baskets 8:30pm-Easter Vigil
SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH
EASTER SUNDAY RECTORY CLOSED
Masses: 7am, 9am, 11am & 1pm—Folk Mass
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