Church of St. Philip the Apostle est. 1898 Diocese of Charlotte

P.O. Box 882 525 Camden Drive

Statesville, North Carolina 28677

Office/Fax Phone (704) 872-2579 Rectory Phone (704) 681-4860

E-mail: stphilipapostle@bellsouth.net

Website: http://stphilipapostle.com

Rev. Fr. Thomas J. Kessler, Pastor

Mrs. Raquel Swierczewski, R.C.I.A Mrs. Paula Coleman, Secretary

Mrs. Mary Brown, Faith Formation Director Mrs. Norma Echevarria, Faith Formation

Marriage - Baptism Call the church office. Marriages, call at least 6 months in advance. Reconciliation

:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. on Saturday or by appointment. Pastoral Council Meetings are 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. September thru May except National Holidays.

Religious Education Children, grades 1-Confirmation, are required to attend religious education classes. Call the office to register your children. Adult classes also available. Parish Registration We welcome new parishioners to the parish and we ask them to register as soon as possible. Parish registration is important and necessary. Also, if you move away from the Parish please notify the office. Thank you.

Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Saturday, August 8th 5:00 p.m. Deacon Charles Brantley† by Diocese Association of Permanent Deacons Sunday, August 9th 8:00 a.m. Anne M. Bowles† by Liz Bennett & Maggie Pendergrass 10:30 a.m. Robert & Ruth Baker†† by Chip & Fran Baker 12:30 p.m. Ron J. Styzer† by Vera Family Monday, August 10th 9:00 a.m. Ed Johnson† by James &Judy Birch Wednesday, August 12th 6:00 p.m. John Kohlhaas† by George & Sandra Village Thursday, August 13th 9:00 a.m. Jack Gillis† by Pat Petrozza Friday, August 14th 9:00 a.m. Erick Baumgartner† by Pat Petrozza Saturday, August 15th 5:00 p.m. Bob Nunes† by Joseph & Paula Coleman Sunday, August 16th 8:00 a.m. Ed Johnson† by James & Judy Birch 10:30 a.m. John & Josephine Ortiz†† by Linda Ortiz 12:30 p.m. Andrea Landeo † by Echevarria Family READERS Aug 15th 5:00 p.m. Joe Coleman Aug 16th 8:00 a.m. Joe Archibald 10:30 a.m. Laura Webber 12:30 p.m. Jairo Vargas

Aug 15th 5:00 p.m. B. McGinn (HM), M. Rhodes, (HA), C. Ries (C) Aug 16th 8:00 a.m. R. Echevarria (H) 10:30 a.m. B. Stickle (HM), C. Bennett (HA), J. Bennett (HC) 12:30 p.m. Manuel C. (H), José Luis T., Norma E. ALTAR SERVERS Aug 15th 5:00 p.m. Cory H., Alayna F. Aug 16th 8:00 a.m. Evie S., Braeden S. 10:30 a.m. June A., Raoul E. 12:30 p.m. TBD

From the pastor… Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time What is a common denominator of today’s three readings? In the first reading (1 Kings 19:9, 11-13) Elijah the prophet is di-rected to leave the shelter of the cave and he is exposed to the elements – first mighty winds, then an earthquake followed by a fire and in the elements Elijah finds the Lord in a gentle breeze. Elijah’s role as a prophet was to restore TRUE faith. In Roman’s 9:1-5 Israel’s unbelief and its rejections of Jesus as savior aston-ished and puzzled Christians. Paul addresses himself to the essen-tial question of how the divine plan could be frustrated by Israel’s unbelief. As a result Paul says “I have great sorrow and constant anguish in my heart”. Then in the Gospel (Matthew 14: 22-33) we find the disciples on the Sea of Galilee, being tossed around by stormy weather with strong head winds and big waves. A com-mon denominator in all three readings is that dur ing their turbulent times God was with Elijah, Paul and the Disciples. Je-sus reassures the disciples as he does us – Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid. On a daily basis and especially during the storms of life, look for the Lord Jesus in the subtleties, like the gentle breeze. He’ll make sure that you know his presence and then you too can be at peace as you declare with the disciples “Truly, you are the Son of God”. Next Saturday is August 15th and the Feast of the Assump-tion of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since it falls on a Saturday this year the Feast is not a Holy Day of obligation. Next Sunday is the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings at Mass will be taken from Isaiah 56:1,6-7, Ro-mans 11:13-15,29-32, and Matthew 15:21-28. The Parish Youth Group will meet this Sunday evening in the new Social Hall from 6-8 p.m. Please remember to bring you History of Health Form. Parents are reminded to please pick up their teenager promptly at 8 p.m. Thank you. The Parish Finance Council will meet this Monday evening, August 10th, at 6:30 in the new Social Hall. The Knights of Columbus will meet this Thursday, August 13th in the new Social Hall. The Installation of Officers will take place next Saturday, August 15th in the New Social Hall. Last call to join the RCIA Pr ogram and to learn more about the Catholic Faith. This program is for potential converts as well as for baptized Catholics (18 years old and older) who nev-er received the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the Eucharist or were not Confirmed. Please call Raquel, the Director of the RCIA, at 704-880-7940 or Fr. Kessler at 704-681-4860 or the parish office at 704-872-5287. The first gathering will be on Wed., August 26th from 6:45-8:15 p.m. Should we continue Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacra-ment fr om 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the first Fr iday of the month? Of course we should – but this depends on parishioners coming forth & making a commitment to spend 1 hour with the Lord in this beautiful time of prayer and devotion. The Lord Jesus cannot and will not be left alone on the altar. Planning is important - Now is the time when these arrangements need to be made if this devotion is to continue during the winter months, beginning in September. Please contact Mr. Randy Franz at 828-632-1976 or call the parish office – 704-872-2579. Sign-up forms can be found on the table at the entrance of the church. Hopefully, this devotion will continue. July’s Food Closet Donations of $1,226 wer e sent to Yokefel-low Ministry of Great Statesville. Your generosity to the poor is quite impressive, especially during these challenging times. The Forward With Christ Building Campaign – continues to move forward. Presently, we have $1,150,734.16 in the bank. Thanks for your sacrificial offerings.

Happy Birthday 8/9/2020 to 8/15/2020 8/9 Bertha Vargas, 8/10 Maria Isabel Colunga, Edward Limon, Crystal Tamayo, Raul Ve-lazquez, Jr., 8/11 Marion Culler, Al Martucci, Clara Vargas, Luis Vargas, 8/12 Brenda Bahr, Jesse Brooks, Margaret Haas, Alvin Malpica-Zaragoza, 8/13 Anthony Ferguson, Mary McEl-wee, Kenia Mejia, Bobby Overcash, Conlin Rinehimer, Mateo Sanchez Castillo, Tony Trifaro, 8/14 Vincent Federle, Alice Har-well, Austin McCoy, Rosa Orellana, Kevin Santibanez, Krystyna Swierczewski, 8/15 Fredy Benitez, Mario Benitez, Cagy Cook, Darren Hodges, Catherina Huffman, Edwin Trevino, David Woldman

Happy Anniversary 8/9/2020 to 8/15/2020 8/10 Mr. & Mrs. Maximiliano Moreno, 8/11 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Koepnick, Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Bohn, 8/13 Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Altavilla, 8/14 Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Sadowski,

Mrs. Mary Brown: If you need to contact Mrs. Brown, Faith Formation Director, please call or text 704-929-0152 or email her at faithformationdir@att.net or if you need to contact Mrs. Norma Echevarria please call the office at 704-872-2579 or email her at echevarria_norma@yahoo.com. 2020-2021 Faith Formation registration forms will be avail-able during the week from 9-1:00 in the Church Office and from 7:00-2:00 on Sundays starting Sunday, May 31st. Forms need to be returned by August 2nd to avoid a $10 late fee per child. No forms will be accepted after Sunday, August 23rd. Half of the fee is due when the registration form is returned. First Communion students must have a baptismal certificate on file in the Faith Formation office. Please turn in with the regis-tration form. Students who will be in the first year of Confirmation or the first year of First Communion classes in the fall will have pictures taken for attendance ID cards on Sunday, August 23rd from 9:00-3:00 or Wednesday, August 26th from 6:30 to 8:00. Students in the second year who have lost a card or would like another card may also have their pictures taken at this time. The cost for additional cards is $5. Two cards are provided free of charge for each student entering the first sac-ramental year. Faith Formation teacher meetings will be on Monday, Au-gust 24th from 6:30-7:30 or Thursday, August 27th from 6:30 -7:30. Faith Formation teachers only need to attend one meet-ing. Faith Formation classes start Sunday, August 30th for Sun-day classes and Wednesday, Sept. 2nd for Wednesday Classes.

Collections as of Sunday 5:00 p.m………………………………………………..$2,734.00 8:00 a.m……………………………………….……….$1,378.45 10:30 a.m…………………...……………………….....$2,261.00 12:30 p.m………………………………………………...$376.40 Regular Total …………………………………….…$6,749.85 Food Closet ……..........................................................$425.00 Forward With Christ* Total (includes pledged funds received)…….........$12,801.00

Collections as of Sunday Last year This Year Regular $37,440.54....................................................$29,725.33 Food Closet $1,212.00……...........................................$1,651.00

Forward With Christ Phase 2 as of July 28, 2020 Phase 2 Funds Received ………………..………$1,150,734.16 Phase 2 Remaining Pledges……………….…..…..$675,083.87 Total…………………………………….... $1,825,818.13 Thank you for returning some of God’s gifts

to you to His Church.

August 9, 2020 PARISH SUPPORT

CHURCH YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020

Saturday, August 8th Saint Dominic, Priest Sunday, August 9th 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Youth Group 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Monday, August 10th Saint Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr 9:30 a.m. Rosary 6:30 Finance Council Meeting Tuesday, August 11th Saint Clare, Virgin Wednesday, August 12th Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious Thursday, August 13th Saints Pontian, Pope & Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs Friday, August 14th Saint Maximillian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr 7:00 p.m. Platica Saturday, August 15th The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

At home...Lillian Alvey, Anna Eisele Shingleton, Jessica Allison, Jessica Crosso, Andrew Gulley, Jackie Mejia, Angela Moreno, Howard Stewart, Alan Eisele, Joe

Stallings, Marion Weber, Joan Chiodo, Nelson & Dottie LaClair, Jim Carbone, Dawn McGinn, Jack Kelley, Healing for all ill with Coronavirus Autumn Care… Brenda Kelley, Brookdale E. Broad...Dianne Robinson.,Brookdale Peachtree Alzheimer's Care..Richard Homola, Bryan Center ...Mar ion Kelly Cull-er..Journey’s Assisted Living ...Eleanor Byr nes Please pray for the intentions on Our Prayer Tree. To place a name on the Pray-er Tree, please sign the Prayer Book in the Lobby .

Los formularios de inscripción 2020-2021 de la Formación de Fe estarán disponibles durante la semana de 9 a 1:00 en la Oficina de la parroquia y de 7:00-2:00 los domingos a partir del domingo 7 de Junio. Los formularios deben ser devueltos antes del 2 de agosto para evitar un cargo de $10 por niño. No se aceptarán formularios después del domingo 23 de agosto. Los estudiantes de la Primera Comunión que se registren de-ben tener su certificado de bautizo con el formulario para te-nerlo en el archivo de la oficina de Formación de Fe. Estos deben ser entregados con el formulario de registro. Los estudiantes que estarán en el primer año de confir-mación o en las clases del primer año de la Primera Co-munión este año tendrán que tomarse las fotos para las tarjetas de identificación de asistencia a la Misa, el domingo 23 de agosto de 9:00 am - 3:00 pm o miércoles, 26 de agosto de 6:30 pm a 8:00 pm. Los estudiantes en el segundo año que han perdido una tarjeta o desean otra tarjeta también pueden venir a tomarse las fotos ese día. El costo de las tarjetas adi-cionales es de $5. Se proporcionan dos tarjetas de identifi-cación gratuita para cada estudiante que ingrese al primer año sacramental. Las reuniones de maestros de la Formación de Fe serán el lunes 24 de agosto a las 6:30 o el jueves 27 de agosto a las 6:30. Los maestros de la Formación de Fe sólo necesitan asistir a una reunión. Las clases de Formación Fe comienzan el domingo 30 de agosto para las clases dominicales y el miércoles 2 de sep-tiembre para las clases de miércoles.

First Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament r esumes in September. Volunteers are needed for an hour at 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. Would you commit to spending an hour with our Lord? Please contact Randy Frantz at 828-632-1976.

THE WEEK AHEAD

St. Lawrence on stained glass window in St. Stephen the Martyr Daily Mass Chapel in Omaha, courtesy of en.wikipedia.org