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 Mrs. Paula Coleman, Secretary

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

Mrs. Raquel Swierczewski, R.C.I.A

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.

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

Saturday, January 18th 5:00 p.m. June McGinty† by Carol Micalizzi Sunday, January 19th 8:00 a.m. Marian Jean Bergeson McKelvy† by Kim Bishop & Becky Rosenberg 10:30 a.m. John & Josephine Ortiz† by Linda Ortiz 12:30 p.m. Cipriano Spoon† by Wright Family Monday, January 20th 9:00 a.m. Cliff Geocos† by Altar Guild Wednesday, January 22nd 6:00 p.m. Bernie Schmidt† by Carol Micalizzi Thursday, January 23rd 9:00 a.m. Matt & Betty Hufner†† by MaryAnn Rhodes Friday, January 24th 9:00 a.m. Mrs. Norberg† by Bill & Toni McEvilly Saturday, January 25th 5:00 p.m. Denny Johnson† by Pat & Ed Johnson Sunday, January 26th 8:00 a.m. Marian Jean Bergeson McKelvy† by Kim Bishop & Rosemary Rosenberg 10:30 a.m. Frank Bollero† by Audrey Bollero 12:30 p.m. Abraham Robles Arriola† by Guzman Family READERS January 25th 5:00 p.m. Heather Bradford January 26th 8:00 a.m. Daniel Chambers 10:30 a.m. Jesse Brooks 12:30 p.m. Diego Castaño

January 25th 5:00 p.m. M. Rhodes (H), B. McGinn, C. Ries, B. Scales, A. Simons January 26th 8:00 a.m. P. Lyon (H), C. Difulvio, R. Echevarria 10:30 a.m. J. Watkins (HM), T. Viehland (HA), C. Bennett (HC), J. Bennett, T. Douglas, T. Bradford, J. Rafols 12:30 p.m. Raúl E. (H), Martha R., Estela G., Mary G., Cristina G. ALTAR SERVERS January 25th 5:00 p.m. Analiese P., Reagan L. January 26th 8:00 a.m. Caden C., Braeden S. 10:30 a.m. June A., Jergin H. 12:30 p.m. Bryan, Yoselyn

From the pastor… The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – God’s grace is always extra-ordinary even during ordinary time. In today’s first reading Isaiah the Prophet declares that the Lord said to him, “You are my servant, through whom I show my glory.” The Prophet goes on to proclaim that “God is now my strength.” God made Isaiah a light to the nations that His salvation may reach to the ends of the earth. Today’s Responsorial Psalm says “Here I am Lord; I come to do your will.” In the 2nd reading, Paul greets the people with “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” Paul tells the Corinthians that we have been sanctified in Christ Jesus and we are called to be holy. John the Baptist testifies that Jesus is indeed the Son of God. During this week of ordinary time, may we get on the band wag-on, along with Isaiah, Paul and John the Baptist, all to glorify God. I recommend you get out your book on the lives of the Saints and look up this week’s feasts on the internet. Monday is in honor of St. Sebastian – a martyr & patron saint of athletes; Tuesday is St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr; Wednesday we pray for the Legal Pro-tection of Unborn Children; Thursday is the feast of St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr; Friday is in honor of St. Francis de Sales, Bish-op & Doctor of the Church; and on Saturday we commemorate the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. Next Sunday’s Readings will be: Isaiah 8:23 - 9:3; 1 Cor.1:10-13,17; Mt. 4: 12-23. The Knights of Columbus will be selling raffle tickets after the Masses next weekend. 1st prize - $5000, 2nd prize - $4000, 3rd & 4th prizes - $500 each, 5th & 6th prizes - $400 each, 7th prize - $200. Tickets are $5 and the drawing is May 2nd, 2020. For tax purposes – a report of parishioner’s 2019 contributions to the Church will be sent out in the next day or two. If there are any questions or errors, please feel free to call Paula at the office, so that any necessary corrections can be made. The Wall of Acknowledgment is one of the finishing touches needed in our new Social Hall. We hope to place names of those who were generous, supportive and made this parochial gathering space a reality. Personally I am so grateful to Al-mighty God for the good people of this parish. The pr iest-hood is not easy. A couple weeks ago, a priest from the Dio-cese of Charlotte took his own life in Swannanoa, near Ashe-ville. I regret, that like every other parish, we have a few dis-gruntled parishioners here, who are very vocal. The Book of Sirach says “and your friends will be like yourself.” You, as parents and we pastors would like to please everyone – but not even Jesus could not do that. Occasionally your chil-dren and some parishioners, know better than those in authority. God forbid those with serious responsibility and the corre-sponding authority should use that vulgar word “no”. For par-ents and pastors alike, it is important to accept and acknowledge that we are not perfect, yet God calls us to our vocations. We must remember that Jesus is the Savior, and not us. Matthew 11:18 says “John appeared neither eating nor drinking, and people say, He is mad! The Son of Man appeared eating and drinking and they say, this one is a glutton and drunkard, a lover of tax collectors and those outside the law! Yet time will prove where wisdom lies.” These are your pas-tor’s thoughts, so that I don’t find myself discouraged or brought to despair. We’ve got to accent the positive and be grateful to God and to those he sends are way, who truly are Christ like. To those who are so kind and supportive – I thank you & thank God for you. Let us do everything for the honor and glory of God. Lets’ continue to pray for each other.

Happy Birthday 1/19/2020 to 1/25/2020 1/19 Norma Echevarria, Jenny Hinsey, Bran-don David Pope, Nathan Rigsbee, 1/20 Michael McManus, Lori Meluch, Katie Rupp, Lisa Staf-ford, John Walsh, 1/21 Erika Gomez, Agnes Jakubowski, 1/22 Giovanni Baitin, Mark Stone,

1/23 Sabrina Fredo, Benita Trejo Hernandez, Ligaya Kates, Michael Myers, 1/24 Matthew Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Krystyna Klecha, Dianne Robinson, 1/25 Cindy Gonzalez, Brandon Hernandez, Elizabeth Moore, Valeria Torres Gomez Happy Anniversary 1/19/2020 to 1/25/2020 1/19 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Neader, 1/21 Mr. & Mrs. Jose Cuanas

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. Bad Weather: Please text Mary Brown at 704 929-0152 and/or watch WSOC-TV for information about any Faith Formation class cancellations. If Iredell-Statesville Schools cancels school on a Wednesday, there will be no Faith Formation classes that Wednesday. Mal tiempo: Por favor envíe un mensaje de texto a Mary Brown al 704 929-0152, o email Norma al echevar-ria_norma@yahoo.com y/o vea WSOC-TV para obtener infor-mación sobre cualquier cancelación de clase de Formación de Fe. Si las Escuelas Iredell-Statesville cancelan la escuela un miércoles, no habrá clases de Formación de Fe ese miércoles. Faith Formation Holiday Schedule: Mass ID badges will not be collected on the Saturdays or Sundays when there are no Faith Formation classes.

Collections as of Sunday Regular 5:00 p.m…..……...…...……..………………………..$1,761.00 8:00 a.m………………………………………………$1,559.00 10:30 a.m…….….....…………………………………$1,937.00 12:30 p.m……………………………………………..$1,001.50 Total…………………………………………………$6,258.50 Food Closet ……............................................................$20.00 Forward With Christ* Total (includes pledged funds received)….……….$32,368.25 Collections as of Sunday

Last year This Year Regular $216,970.35..............................................$201,623.05 Food Closet $9,997.50…….........................................$8,312.50 Forward With Christ Phase 2* Phase 2 Funds Received ………………………...$832,332.83 Phase 2 Remaining Pledges……………………...$795,523.10 Total…………………………………… $1,627,855.93

* Forward with Christ totals through January 8th, 2019 Thank you for returning some of God’s gifts

to you to His Church.

January 19th, 2020 PARISH SUPPORT

CHURCH YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020

Saturday, January 18th 6:00 p.m. Bingo Food 7:00 p.m. BINGO!! Sunday, January 19th 9:00 a.m. Faith Formation 11:30 a.m. Spanish Faith Formation Monday, January 20th 9:30 a.m. Rosary Tuesday, January 21st Wednesday, January 22nd 11:30 a.m. Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation 6:45 p.m. RCIA Thursday, January 23rd Friday, January 24th Saturday, January 25th Knights of Columbus Raffle Ticket Sales- After all Masses Sunday, January 26th Knights of Columbus Raffle Ticket Sales- After all Masses 9:00 a.m. Faith Formation 11:30 Spanish Faith Formation 5:00 p.m. Adult Dinner Group

THE WEEK AHEAD

At home...Lillian Alvey, Anna Eisele Shingleton, Jessica Allison, Jessica Crosso, Andrew Gulley, Jackie Mejia, An-gela Moreno, Howard Stewart, Alan Eisele, Joe Stallings, Marion Weber, Joan Chiodo, Nelson & Dottie LaClair, Jim Reilly, Jim Carbone, Dawn McGinn, Deacon Charles Brant-ley, Jack Kelley Autumn Care...Brenda Kelley, Brookdale E. Broad...Dianne Robinson.,Brookdale Peachtree Alz-heimer's Care..Richard Homola, Bryan Center ...Mar ion Kelly Culler..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 .

Pictures of our new Social Hall Grand Opening are availa-ble in the gathering space. Many thanks to Connie for taking the time to capture these special moments of our parish com-munity. Las fotos de nuestra nueva inauguración del salón social están disponibles en el espacio de reunion. Muchas gracias a Connie por tomarse el tiempo para captar estos momentos es-peciales de nuestera comunidad parroquial. Knights of Columbus will hold their annual state raffle ticket sale after Masses the weekend of January 25th & 26th. Stress in Your Marriage? – Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know how to change the situation. This program has helped many couples experiencing such difficulties. For confidential information or to apply to attend the program beginning with the weekend of February 14, 2020 call 800-470-2230 or email: retrouvaillenc@msn.com or visit the web site at www.helpourmarriage.org.