Bulletin
Seventh Sunday of Easter

May 4, 2008

"They have kept your word."
    -John 17:6b

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Mass Intentions for the Week

SUNDAY, May 4, 2008
7:00 AM - For the People
8:00 AM - Msgr. Francis Cagnina
9:00 AM - William Hlubik
10:00 AM - Maria Romano
11:00 AM - Dec. mem. of Simone & Dottore Fa.
12:00 PM - Lucia & Rosa Albano
1:00 PM - Biagio & Matilda DiIuro

MONDAY, May 5, 2008
7:00 AM - Dominick E. Fiore
8:00 AM - Lisabetta & Dominick DiMucci
9:00 AM - Benevuto & Teresa Ferron

TUESDAY, May 6, 2008
7:00 AM - Dominick & Josephine Cavallo (living)
8:00 AM - Sam Cucinella
9:00 AM - Jeffrey Spagna

WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2008
7:00 AM - Marie Ciaccio
8:00 AM - Gustav Menocal
9:00 AM - Paula Pannella

THURSDAY, May 8, 2008
7:00 AM - John Guarnieri
8:00 AM - Loreti Family
9:00 AM - Antonio & Lucia Albano

FRIDAY, May 9, 2008
7:00 AM - Rose Costa & Irene Parker
8:00 AM - Julia Anne O'Donnell
9:00 AM - Pasquale Capozzi

SATURDAY, May 10, 2008
8:00 AM - Vincenza Napoli
9:00 AM - Marianna & Calogero Costanza
5:30 PM - Rachael Panza

SUNDAY, May 11, 2008
7:00 AM - For the People
8:00 AM - Alessio, Maria & Carmine Martino
9:00 AM - Nina Ferrante
10:00 AM - Germena Triglia, Maddalena & Olga Laddaga
11:00 AM - Theresa Venditto
12:00 PM - Agostino & Gina Sandolo
1:00 PM - Anna & Andrew LoScalzo & Nicholas Sicilia

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The Vigil Light Burning Near The Tabernacle
This Week Is In Memory Of:

Giuseppe & Giuseppina Farrugio

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REST IN PEACE
Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord

Angerame & Manfredi Family
Edward Benigno
Aniello Bosso
Catello & Rose Buonocore
Philip & Mary Capozzola
John & Fanny Carlantone
Annette & Rocco Casamassine
Mary & Cesidio Cugini & Monica Erdman
Gaetano D'Arco
Ronald Darminio
Rose & Paul DeFonzo
Joseph & Jessie Delia
Joseph Diana
Nicola & Ursula DiBrino
Joe DiFonzo
Nicola & Gaetana DiNunzio &Family
Robert Engel
Thomas, Jean & Anthony Furgiuele
William Hlubik
Oliver Owen Mackin
Ray Marchitello
Louis J. Marketta
Charles & Angela Mattone
John Mazza & Dante Mazza
John Mendogni Jr.
Rosa Morelli & Filomena DiMeglio
Antonio & Filomena Lauria
George P. Lombardo
Nicholas Sicilia & A. A. LoScalzo
Thomas McLaughlin
Francesco Mucciacciaro
Edith Napoli & Thorp Family
Italo "Norman" Peduzzi
Maria Perre
Louis Rebecchi & Family
Mario Recine
Helen & Martin Reilly
Edward & Theresa Rossi
Albert & Consiglia Rossi
Rosalia, Anthony & Joseph Rotante
Humbert John Russiello
Humbert James & Josephine Russiello
Chester Rywalt
Maria & Carlo Scagnelli
Concetta & Pietro Scagnelli
John Scagnelli & Ida & Henry Malchiodi
Dominic Schiano
John & Luisa Tambini
Frank Teiber & John Joerg
Mario Valente
Nunziato Valenti & Restifo Family
Leonard Viscardi & LoBello Family
Arthur & Rita Vetrano
Victims of Pan Am Flight 103

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The Calm Before The Storm
This seventh Sunday of Easter is somewhat like the proverbial "calm before the storm." The Lord Jesus has ascended into heaven and Pentecost has not yet occurred. Rather than immediately taking up Jesus' command to go out to all the nations, the disciples gather in the upper room "with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers" (Acts 1:14). There they all devote themselves to prayer. The Gospel recounts the great prayer for the disciples that Jesus offered to his Father in heaven. If the words of Jesus while he was on earth finally began to sink in for the disciples, then gathering to pray was certainly the right choice, for the second reading lets us all know that to follow Christ means to have a share in his sufferings.

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ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD
Msgr. Francis Cagnina
Rev. Vincent Taglienti
Rev. Leonard DiFalco
Deacon Joseph Weckbach
Rev. George A. Giammarino
Rev. Anthony D'Antonio
Msgr. Joseph J. Raimondo

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St. Clare's Pro-Life Group
Pro-Life Thought of the Week
"We in the Church have a great struggle to defend life. . . . Life is a gift, not a threat".
     -Pope Benedict XVI

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Plant and Bake Sale
Start Your Summer Garden!!
Members of the Sisters, Servants of Mary
Saturday, May 10th 10 am - 5 pm
3305 Country Club Road

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Wedding Banns
First Announcement
Michael Ferro & Dominique Cuzzi

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Special Collection
Next weekend, at all the masses, our parish will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection. This collection makes possible the mission of the Catholic church to combat poverty, provide relief and development, assist refugees and immigrants, and advocate for justice and peace in situations of conflict and neglect of basic human rights throughout the world.

Please help by giving to this collection next Sunday.

"Through the eyes of faith, the starving child, the believer in jail, and the woman without clean water or health care are not issues, but Jesus in disguise."

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Registration For CCD Classes
Tuesday, May 20 and Thursday, May 22, 2008
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
(in the school office) or call for an appointment
Ms. Bianco 718-829-9624
**New Registrations Must Bring Baptism Certificate

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From the Pastor
I wish to sincerely thank all of you for your prayers, cards, telephone calls and good wishes while I was in the hospital and away from the parish. It was a great consolation to me to know that so many of you were praying for me. I am sure that the prayers were the reason for my speedy recovery and return. A word of special thanks to Fr. Dennis and Fr. Macchietto and also my secretaries, Marie and Paula, and the wonderful school staff for taking excellent care of St. Clare's in my absence. God bless all of you!!

I wish to thank all of you also for your generosity this year to the Easter collection. Because of my surgery, thank you letters will not be mailed out. However, I'm sure you all are aware of my gratitude to you.

Congratulations are in order to Lloyd Thompkins, our Director of Music. He has been with us for twenty-five years. We have been extremely fortunate to have a person talented not only in playing the organ but also in directing a marvelous choir. His tireless efforts are clearly seen in our beautiful liturgies. We are most grateful and thankful to Lloyd and may God grant him many more years with us.

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