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

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 June 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.

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From the pastor.. Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Opioid Epidemic? – “Brothers and Sisters: You are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit…If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies, through his Spirit that dwells in you.” (Romans 8:9-13 – today’s 2nd reading) There are addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling, pornography and sex, gossip, etc., etc., etc. The only addiction we really need is addic-tion to the mercy of God until our dying breath. Tend to the Spir-it. Live for the Lord. On July 9th, 2013, I ar r ived here as your pastor . I thank God for these four years and you for putting up with me. I pray that God will grant me another 8 years and then I will retire at the age of 70. Thanks again. There will be no daily Mass this week, Monday through Fr i-day. I will be away and apologize for any inconvenience. With the shortage of vocations, it is difficult to find replacements. Please continue to pray for an increase in religious vocations. Next Sunday is the 15 Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Read-ings at Mass will be taken from: Isaiah 55: 10-11, Romans 8: 18-23, Matthew 13: 1-23 (short form 13:1-9). Broad Street Burger is located at 111 East Broad Street and is hosting a fundraiser for our Forward With Christ initiative this Monday, July 10th from 5 – 9 p.m. The restaurant will give us 10% of purchases (except for alcohol sales) for those who indi-cate that they are there for the St. Philip fundraiser. Please come out and support our effort. Thanks. There will be a General Fund Raising Meeting this Wednesday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m. There will not be a Knights of Columbus meeting this week. Did you see our Banner over the street and in front of the Wells Fargo Bank at 221 East Broad Street? It is advertising our Christmas in July Craft Fair Forward With Christ fundraiser on Saturday, July 29th. The banner will be moved to another location, but the Craft Fair will remain right here in our Social Hall from the early morning until 3 p.m. Please come by and support our parish and the many vendors. Thanks again. Are you interested or curious about possibly becoming a Catholic? Now is the time to call me (Fr . Kessler – 704-681-4860) so as to inquire about the RCIA Class which will be form-ing at the end of August. I will meet with you personally and privately to discuss your questions, etc. Don’t be bashful nor wait until the last minute. Forward With Christ update – So far we have $2,014,195.88 in the bank and so we are only $485,804.12 short of the 2.5 million dollar mark. We still have a long way to go. Thanks so much for your support and generosity. We are also happy to report the negative results from two tests for asbestos in our old rectory and in the building with our social hall, classrooms, etc. These findings will result in considerable savings when the day comes to raze the buildings. Make a Difference for a child – you can be a volunteer as a child’s advocate in court and part of Guardian Ad Litem. Find and take a brochure located at the bookcase in the gathering space.

Saturday, July 8th 5:00 p.m. Patricia Archibald Waters † by Stein & Ferguson Families Sunday, July 9th 8:00 a.m. Barbara Trojanek † by Swierczewski Family 10:30 a.m. Michael Danckert † by Veronica & Stein & Family

12:30 p.m. Alexander Canales † by Family Monday, July 10th 9:00 a.m. No Mass

Wednesday, July 12th 6:00 p.m. No Mass

Thursday, July 13th 9:00 a.m. No Mass Friday, July 14th 9:00 a.m. No Mass

Saturday, July 15th 5:00 p.m. Julice & Andremise Seme † by Seme Family Sunday, July 16th 8:00 a.m. Dolores Cronin † by Fargia Family 10:30 a.m. Caroline Wienckowski † by Sadowski Family 12:30 p.m. The Spanish Community of our parish by the Catholic Daughters READERS July 15 5:00 p.m. Dawn McGinn July 16 8:00 a.m. Joe Archibald 10:30 a.m. Kathy Little EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

July 15 5:00 p.m. B. Scales (H), C. Ries, A. Simons, B. Bailey July 16 8:00 a.m. J. Archibald (H), N. Echevarria, R. Echevarria 10:30 a.m. L. Hardig (HM), S. McMurry (HA), A. Sadowski (HC), J. Eisele, K. Parker, J. Phillips, J. Rafols ALTAR SERVER July 15 5:00 p.m. Josh M., Patrick F. July 16 8:00 a.m. Jasmine D. 10:30 a.m. Jacob F., Brianna F. Happy Birthday 7/9/2017-7/15/2017 7/9 Israel Aguilers, Jr., Mac Bradford, Christopher Marino, Angela Osorio, Josue Rivera Hernandez 7/10 Claudia Arango, Melvin Chi-cas, Lorraine Grant, Camila Gregorio, Orrin Hanke, Andrew Moleta, Linda Pepper, Genero Santibanez, Jane Spice 7/11 Amanda Fredo, David Parker, Jose Perez Hernandez, Maria Santibanez Cruz, Ales-sondro Sierra, Ronald Szymanski 7/12 Daniel Chambers, Jorge Gar-cia, Stanley Jashinski 7/13 Asheton McGinn, Sonia Pleites, Evelyn Stein 7/14 Chelsea Hochmuth, David Millsaps, Anthony Rigsbee, Galilea Vargas 7/15 Mary Brown, Camille Cleaves, Leonard Lopez-Hernandez, Tony Luong, Yaraldi Medellin, Kathleen Mersfelder

Happy Anniversary 7/9/2017-7/15/2017 7/10 Daniel & Shondell LaClair, Norberto & Florence Nazario 7/11 Nelson & Dottie LaClair 7/12 Michael & Deborah Folliard, Renato & Maria Dioquino 7/14 Francis & Rosemarie Murray

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. Registration forms for 2017-2018 have been handed out to all current Faith Formation students. If you did not get one, please stop by the Faith Formation office. They are located next to the Faith Formation Office door on orange paper. All forms need to be returned to the faith Formation office by Aug 1st, 2017 to avoid a $10 late fee. Students who plan on making their Confirmation and First Communion need 2 years of Faith Formation classes prior to those sacrament and must attend at least 25 Masses during each of the school years. It’s not too early to think about volunteering for Faith For-mation for the 2017-2018 School Year. The new Faith and Life series is terrific. All lessons are planned and related work-sheets are always prepared often with a craft that corresponds with that week’s lesson. Please prayerfully consider if God is calling you to volunteer for Faith Formation. The future of St. Philip’s is a direct result of how well we prepare our young people. It’s not always easy, but it is always worthwhile. What would happen to the Catholic Faith if there were no Faith For-mation teachers to pass it on???? Please contact Mary Brown if you think you may be interested and we can talk.

Collections last week Regular 5:00 p.m…..….………….……...…………….……$2,713.00 8:00 a.m…......…..………………….…….…...……..1,906.00 10:30 a.m…….….....…………………………...……..3,093.55 12:30 p.m…..………...……..…………..............………551.00 Total…..….……...…………………….....…..……$8,263.55 Food Closet Total.…...…....……...……….....................................$60.00 Forward With Christ Total...………..…..…..….…...…...……………$24,053.00 Spanish Food Fundraiser Total.…..………………...….…….…………….………..$0 Total to date…….………………….…………….$9,231.95

Collections Year to Date Last year This Year Regular $8,412..08……..……..............8,263.55 Forward With Christ ………................……..1,014,195.88 Food Closet 180.00…….........…..……….60.00 Thank you for returning some of God’s gift to you to His Church.

Contributions from 6/25/17 weekend. Year Total Regular………………..…$5,411.43……….....……..….$401,363.47 Forward With Christ…….7,281.00….………………… 990,142.88 Food Closet………...………..110.00……………………...21.069.42

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 9, 2017

PARISH SUPPORT CHURCH YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018

THE WEEK AHEAD

At home.. Lillian Alvey, Paul and Ber tha Summerville, Bill Parker, Anna Eisele Shingleton, Rebecca Eisele, David Eisele, Jessica Allison, Jessica Crosso, Andrew Gulley, Jack-ie Mejia, Angela Moreno, Howard Stewart, Rick Stoup, Robinette Tilley, Alan Eisele, Joe Stallings, Arthur & Marion Weber, Martha Wall, Frank Bollero...Statesville Manor - Brenda Kelley. 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; Jean Danckert - danckert5851@roadrunner.com. St. Philip’s Adult Dinner Group will be Sunday, July 23rd at 5:00 p.m. Join together for socializing and fellowship with a Ha-waiian/luau theme. This will be Pot Luck so entrée’s, appetizers, salads or whatever you want to share will be welcomed. Bring your own special beverage. ALL PARISHIONERS WELCOMED!! RSVP Reggie Cowne 704-585-2665 or Norma Gassett 704-380-

4125 so we can plan accordingly.

Monday, July 10th 9:30 a.m. Rosary 5:00 p.m. Broad Street Burgers FWC Fundraiser Wednesday, July 12th 6:30 p.m. Spanish RCIA 6:30 p.m. General Fund Raising Meeting Thursday, July 13th 7:00 p.m. Catholic Daughters Meeting Friday, July 14th 7:00 p.m. Platica Stewardship thought of the week: The heart grateful to God needs to find a way to express that gratitude. Some important ways to do that are through prayers, service and giving of one’s resources. St. Philip’s Book Group will be on Tuesday, July 18th at 7:00 p.m. for snacks and book discussion. Our July book will be “the all of it” by Jeannette Haien. ALL PARISHIONERS WELCOMED!! Call Nor ma Gassett at 704-380-4125 or 843-339-1956 for location and book availability