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: [email protected]Website: http://stphilipapostle.com Rev. Fr. Thomas J. Kessler, Pastor Rev. Mr. Charles Brantley, Deacon Ms. Regina McCollum, Secretary Mr. & Mrs. Jim Kermes, Food Closet Mrs. Mary Brown, Faith Formation Director Mrs. Norma Echevarria, Faith Formation Mrs. Raquel Swierczewski, R.C.I.A Mrs. Anita Lund, Youth Director Marriage - Baptism Call the church office. Marriages, call at least 6 months in advance. Reconciliation 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. Come and See
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Church of St. Philip the Apostle est. 1898 Diocese of Charlotte
Rev. Mr. Charles Brantley, Deacon Ms. Regina McCollum, Secretary
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Kermes, Food Closet
Mrs. Mary Brown, Faith Formation Director Mrs. Norma Echevarria, Faith Formation
Mrs. Raquel Swierczewski, R.C.I.A Mrs. Anita Lund, Youth Director
Marriage - Baptism Call the church office. Marriages, call at least 6 months in advance. Reconciliation
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.
Come and See
Saturday, Sept 8th 5:00 p.m. Newt & Clare Kane † by the girls
Sunday, Sept 9th 8:00 a.m. For parishioners facing difficult times by the CDA
10:30 a.m. John & Josephine Ortiz †by Linda Ortiz
12:30 p.m. Luis Humberto Cabra Merchan † by Humberto Cabra
Monday, Sept 10th 9:00 a.m. Teresa Ries † by Tony & Sally Ferguson Wednesday, Sept 12th 6:00 p.m. Martha Wall † by Brantley Family
Thursday, Sept 13th 9:00 a.m. Special Intention for Altar Guild Friday, Sept 14th 9:00 a.m. Simon Kadingo, Jr. † by Joe & Ann Kadingo
10:30 a.m. Stanley & Caroline Wienckowski † by Sadowski Family
12:30 p.m. For children and grandchildren of Castro Family by Luz Castro
READERS Sept 15 5:00 p.m. Mike Hoffman Sept 16 8:00 a.m. Joe Archibald 10:30 a.m. Linda Fitzgerald EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION
Sept 15 5:00 p.m. B. McGinn (H), B. Myers, I Poston, R. Reed, K. Sparks Sept 16 8:00 a.m. B. Papandrea (H), P. Klvana, L. Klvana 10:30 a.m. J. Watkins (HM), J. Danckert (HA), T. Douglas (HC), C. Bennett, J. Bennett, K. Parker, J. Sadowski ALTAR SERVER Sept 15 5:00 p.m. Alayna F., Cory H. Sept 16 8:00 a.m. Troy C., Brock C. 10:30 a.m. Sam W., Daniel G. Happy Birthday 9/9/2018-9/15/2018 9/9 Frances Kelly, Darren McCarthy, Robert Moleta, Melissa Neader, Maria Pena Cristobal, Betsey Velazquez 9/10 Michael Cartella-Ramirez, Helen Ferron, Jason Moreno, Dylan Stanley, Tony Trifaro 9/11 Aaron Fierros, Deborah Folliard, Nathan McElwee, Vance Robinette 9/12 Katherine Klaene, Emily Magnus, Annilies Bennett 9/13 Nicole Feijoo, Elizabeth Gar-cia, Alba Kogot, Elisea Malpica-Zaragoza, Brandon Mejia Clontz, Dilma Moreno 9/14 James Hayes, BreAnna Kenny, Armando Medellin, Travis Millsaps 9/15 Glenda Aguilar, Greg Watson
Happy Anniversary 9/9/2018-9/15/2018 9/9 Terry & Alice Harwell, David & Barbara Papandrea, Ste-phen & Judith Reber 9/10 Andrew & Jocelyn Kershner 9/11 Anthony & Valerie Ferguson 9/12 Brian & Delia Jones 9/13 Michael & Sue McManus 9/15 Peter & Lucy Smith
From the pastor… Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – In today’s first reading, the Word of the Lord says “Here is your God…the eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared; then will the lame leap like a stag, then will the tongue of the mute will sing. Streams will burst forth in the de-sert”. In 1913 the National Weather Service recorded the high-est temperature in the United States; it was 134 degrees in Death Valley, California. Death Valley is located in an arid and barren desert and got its’ name in 1849 by 18 survivors of a group of 30 people who were looking for a short cut to the gold fields of California. Around 1998, the weather phenomenon El Nino brought torrential rains to Death Valley and the desert floor was robed with the most beautiful flowers of various colors. A greater fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy (“the ears of the deaf will be cleared, then the tongue of the mute will sing.”) comes to pass in today’s Gospel, when Jesus cured the deaf-mute. Jesus put his finger into the man’s ear and said “Ephphatha!” that is “be opened!” In the Sacrament of Bap-tism, the priest or deacon blesses the ears and the mouth of the baby with these words “The Lord Jesus made the deaf hear and the dumb speak. May he soon touch your ears to receive his word, and your mouth to proclaim his faith, to the praise and glory of God the Father.” May we also be opened to receive His word and proclaim the faith. Next weekend is the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings at Mass will be taken from Isaiah 50:5-9; James 2: 14-18; Mark 8: 27-35. To our volunteer Faith Formation Teachers and to our Faith Formation Directors, Mary Brown & Norma Echevarria a huge and sincere THANK YOU! Thanks also to all those who worked so hard to put together the Festival of Tables this weekend and also to all those who turned out in support of this fun social event. The Parish Pastoral Council will meet this Monday, Septem-ber 10th at 7 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Room. This Council is advisory to the pastor and is a big help in decisions concerning the future direction of our parish. The different par-ish organizations are represented and you are also invited to participate by representing our parishioners. If interested, please speak with me, your pastor. BINGO r eturns to our Par ish Hall next Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The cash prizes are $25, $50, and $100. Hot dogs, liquid libations and snacks are available. Come join in the fun and support our Forward With Christ building project. The Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Spaghetti Dinner next Sunday afternoon, from 4-6 p.m. in our Social Hall. You can eat in or take it to go. Support our Knights who sup-port our parish. The Priest Retirement Collection – will be taken up at the 2nd collection next weekend. With the current scandals, this collec-tion may be challenging. This collection is not to support the priests who have been laicized, but rather for those who have faithfully served Christ and His Church. Please be extra-generous. Our assessment this year is $14,211, which is $108. more than last year. Thanks for your sacrificial generosity
Mrs. Mary Brown: If you need to contact Mrs. Brown, Faith For-mation Director, please call or text 704-929-0152 or email her at [email protected] or if you need to contact Mrs. Norma Echevarria please call the office at 704-872-2579 or email her at [email protected]. Faith Formation starts: Wednesday September 5th @ 6:30 for Wednesday students and Sun-day, Sept. 9 for Sunday students. Students must be registered by Sept. 23, 2018. Faith formation schedules are now available to pick up in the Faith Formation office. All sacramental year students must have a copy of their Baptis-mal Certificates. All Confirmation students should also have a copy of their First Communion Certificates in their file. Please see Mary or Norma with any questions. All sacramental year students must attend Mass and see the table in the gathering space after Mass to get checked off. Please see Mary
Collections last week Regular 5:00 p.m…..….…………....…...…………………..$3,386.30 8:00 a.m.......…..………………….……………..…...1,609.00 10:30 a.m…….….....…………………………….……1,821.71 12:30 p.m…..………...….......….....................................653.35 Total…….……..………………….............................$7,470.36 Food Closet Total.…………...........................................................$25.00 Forward With Christ Total……..….….……...……………………..…..$7,605.44 Spanish Food Fundraiser FWC Total…………………………………..….….…………$.00 Total to date…….……………...….……………$18,672.60
Collections Year to Date Last year This Year Regular $71,396.50…...….................$72,425.33 Forward With Christ ………................……..1,418,466.81 Food Closet 2,688.00.........…………........2,965.00 Thank you for returning some of God’s gift to you to His Church.
Sept 9, 2018
PARISH SUPPORT CHURCH YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019
THE WEEK AHEAD
The annual Diocesan 25th & 50th Wedding Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, November 4th at 2:30 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte with a recep-tion to follow. Couples married 25 or 50 years will be hon-ored at this Mass. Please call Regina in the parish office by September 28th at 704-872-2579 to be included in this Anni-versary Mass. Wednesday Night Bible Study will resume on Monday September 17th at 6:30 p.m.. Contact Ann McGuire with any questions at 980-829-3620. At home.. Lillian Alvey, Anna Eisele Shingleton, David Eisele, Jessica Allison, Jessica Crosso, Andrew Gulley, Jackie Mejia, An-gela Moreno, Howard Stewart, Rick Stoup, Robinette Tilley, Alan Eisele, Joe Stallings, Arthur & Marion Weber, Frank Bollero, Joan Chiodo, Nelson LaClair..Statesville Manor - Brenda Kelley. Bryan Center ...Mar ion Kelly Culler .. Autumn Care-Bettye Byers..Please pray for the intentions on Our Prayer Tree. To place a name on the Prayer Tree, please sign the Prayer Book in the Lobby or e-mail;[email protected] The Knights of Columbus will be holding their annual Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, September 16 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Tickets will be: adults $7.50, children 5 to 12 $5.00, children under 5 free. A family of four will be $20.00 and a family of six or more will be $30.00. Dinner will have Spaghetti with meat or plain sauce, bread, salad, desserts and drinks. We hope to see you there.
Sunday, Sept 9th 9:00 a.m. Faith Formation begins Monday, Sept 10th 9:30 a.m. Holy Rosary 7:00 p.m. Parish Council Meeting Wednesday, Sept 12th 11:15 a.m. Bible Study - 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation / Parent Meeting First Communion Thursday, Sept 13th 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus & Catholic Daughters meeting Saturday, Sept 15th 6:00 p.m. CDA Bake Sale after Mass 6:00 p.m. Food before Bingo 7:00 p.m. Bingo Sunday, Sept 16th CDA Bake Sale after Mass 9:00 a.m. Faith Formation First Communion meeting 4:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Dinner The 2018 Gala & Auction to benefit the Forward with Christ Building Project has been scheduled for Saturday, October 13 at 6:30. The ticket price is $85.00/person. It will include a sit-down dinner, music and open bar. There will be both Silent & Live Auction items. The Gala & Auction committee has been hard at work planning a great evening. We will again auction several vacation destinations from the beach to the mountains, lots of sporting event tickets including Panther tickets and many other items along with a wine pull. Call Dawn McGinn to place your reservations 980-223-9400. Credit /Debit cards accepted. Call Dawn if you have a new item or a service to donate. 2018 Gala & Auction benefiting the Forward with Christ Building Project is looking for individuals or business sponsors. Recognition will be given in the program to the sponsors: $5,000.00 – Platinum (includes tickets for a table of 8) $1,000.00 - Gold $500.00 – Silver $250.00 – Bronze Under $250.00 – Friends of St. Philip the Apostle If you or your business would like to be a sponsor please call Dawn McGinn 980-223-9400. .
