ST. WILLIAM CHURCH 765 Andrews Rd.

Mail: P.O. Box 546, Murphy, NC 28906 Church Bldg. # (828) 837-2000

Mass Schedule: Sat. 6:00 PM Sun. 11:00 AM www.st-william.net

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

1433 Hwy. 64 West, Hayesville

Church Bldg. # (828) 389-3758

Mass Schedule: Sat. 4:00 PM Sun. 9:00 AM

www.ihmhayesville.org

STAFF Pastor, Rev. H. Alejandro Ayala Pastoral Associate, Rev. Mr. Carl Hubbell Business Manager, Peggy Strand P.O. Box 546, Murphy, N.C. 28906 Parish Administrator, Gail Maloof Office & Priest’s House: (828) 837-2000 Faith Formation Youth, IHM, Sr. Margarita Castaneda, CND Office Hours: St. William Mon-Fri 8AM to 2PM Faith Formation for Youth, St. William, Charlene Davidson IHM Mon-Fri 10AM to 1PM Music Director—IHM, Cody Killian

Music Director—St. William, David Mastifino Parish E-Mail: stwilli@frontier.com

ST. WILLIAM PASTORAL COUNCIL Gerrard Bisson Don Cattaneo Ron Kolanko Kathleen Lott Kari Morgan Tina Poltrock John Shatraw Don Stillwagon, Chairperson Joan Taylor, Vice Chairperson

FINANCE COUNCIL Jim DeRosa Jim Ewen, Chairperson David Fitzgerald Chris Hall Ferris Maloof

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PASTORAL COUNCIL

Jim Culley Vernon Dixon Riki Fiebel Janet Michaelson Eleanor Moyer, Chairperson Tom Schmitt, Vice Chairperson Karen Watson

FINANCE COUNCIL Ben Cornelius, Chairperson Ron Guggisberg Steve Jersey Michele McGinnis Susan Palmich

Sacrament of Reconciliation—Twenty (20) minutes before each weekend Mass.

Bulletin Deadline: Monday by 10 AM—Weekend Announcement Deadline: Thursday by Noon Information Must Be In Writing

DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE WEBSITE: charlottediocese.org

Peggy Strand: Willacc@st-william.net

Gail Maloof: stwilli@frontier.com Charlene Davidson: willcff@st-william.net

Sacramental Emergency: 828-837-2000 ext 5 Parish Fax No.: 828-835-9889

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 17 and March 18, 2018

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINE: The deadline for the Easter Sunday Bulletin is Thursday, March 22, at 10AM. Thank you for your cooperation. …………………………………………………………………. ST. WILLIAM WILL HOST its final ecumenical service at 12 Noon this Wednesday. Our guest speaker is Rev. Delmer Chilton, Interim Pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Ath-ens, GA. A light Lenten lunch will follow, and all are invited to join us. …………………………………………………………………. LENTEN SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION will take place after Mass and Stations of the Cross each Wednes-day after 5PM Mass at IHM, and each Friday after 4PM Mass and Stations of the Cross at St. William. ………………………………………………………………… EASTER FLOWER OFFERING ENVELOPES are availa-ble in the Commons area of both Churches. This is a wonderful way to remember our loved ones during the Easter season. …………………………………………………………………. FELLOW CHRISTIANS: join us as we carry the Cross of Jesus Christ through the town of Murphy on Good Friday, March 30th. We will assemble at St. William Church at 10:15AM leaving the Church at 10:30AM, praying the Scrip-ture Stations of the Cross as we walk. You will have the oppor-tunity to take turns carrying the Cross, and we will finish around 11:45AM at the United Methodist Church in town. Please wear comfortable clothing. ………………………………………………………………….

HOLY WEEK SNAPSHOT—ST. WILLIAM Holy Thursday Mass at 7:30PM Good Friday Service at 7:30PM Easter Sunday Mass at 11AM

EASTER VIGIL MASS SATURDAY AT ST. WILLIAM

8PM (No service at IHM)

HOLY WEEK SNAPSHOT-IHM Holy Thursday Mass at 5PM Good Friday Service at 5PM Easter Sunday Mass at 9AM

Practice for Altar Servers is

at St. William for both parishes: Holy Thursday—Practice at 10AM

Good Friday—Practice at 9AM Saturday Easter Vigil-Practice at 10AM

Worship This Week

March 19 through March 25, 2018 Monday St. Wm. 9AM Communion Service

Tuesday St. Wm. 9AM Mass Sp. Int. Judy Regner Wednesday IHM 5PM Mass Sp. Int. Faith Formation Children Reconciliation immediately following Mass Thursday St. Wm. 9AM Mass + Frederick J. Davis Friday IHM 12 Noon Mass Sp. Int. Fr. George Kloster St. Wm. 4PM Mass Vocations to Religious Life Reconciliation immediately following Mass Saturday IHM 4PM Mass + Betty Harburn St. Wm. 6PM Mass + Margaret Onisick Sunday IHM 9AM Mass Sp. Int. Parishioners of St. William and Immaculate Heart of Mary St. Wm: Mass 11AM Deceased Members of the Colabella and Collura Families

ARE YOU NEW TO OUR AREA and visiting our Parish for the first time? Are you looking for your “home church” here in the mountains of North Carolina? We warmly welcome you to St. William in Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary in Hayes-ville. We hope you feel at home, and we are blessed to be a part of your faith journey. If you are interested in joining our stew-ardship community, please see one of the ushers after Mass for a Parish Registration Form.

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 9 & 10, 2011

ST. WILLIAM FOR THOSE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS

Cheryl Barron, Mary Carroll, Barbara Ewen, Michelle Freeman, Laurieann Jones, Doni Kubicek, Fr. George Kloster, Larry Le-turmy, Del Light, Paul Napolitano, Bill Perkins, Gail Quistorff,

Judy Regner, Alyson Standish, Dick Standish , Bob and Elaine Wagner, Simo-ne Ziemanski

“If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” Matthew 9:21

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY FOR THOSE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYER

Fr. George Kloster, Pat McClure, Merrill Morrison, Judy and Steve Smith, Wayne Weible,

Earl Wilson

“If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” Matthew 9:21

WE PRAY THE ROSARY FOR WORLD PEACE. The Rosary is recited every Wednesday at 4:30PM prior to the 5PM Mass. Please join us. Mary Queen of Peace, pray for us. ………………………………………………………………….. EUCHARIST ADORATION takes place each Monday even-ing from 7-8PM in the Sanctuary. This is a wonderful way to spend an hour with Jesus in thanksgiving, worship and prayer. …………………………………………………………………. PARISH CALENDAR: Keep up with the latest events, pro-grams and happenings at IHM and St. William. Visit http://www.ihmhayesville.org/calendar to view the official calendars for each location. Hint: you can choose to view by month, week or day, or click on a specific event to get the details. Questions? Call Jackie Wilson (407.902.5962) or Vickie Ware (678.234.5382). …………………………………………………………………..

FAITH FORMATION NEWS!

EASTER EGG FILLERS are needed by Saturday, March 31st at IHM. Please bring any donations of SMALL WRAPPED CANDIES or rolls of coins to Sister Margarita's office before March 31st. These will be used to fill the Easter Eggs for the children. Thank you for your generosity. THE EASTER EGG HUNT will take place at IHM on Sun-day, April 1st after the 9 a.m. Easter liturgy. Please bring a basket for your child/children to fill with as many eggs as they can find on the church grounds after Mass. Age groups are as follows: 3-5 yr. olds can be accompanied by an adult or older sibling, 6-8 yr. olds are on their own near the horseshoe toss in back of the church, 9-12 year olds can search the space behind the church. All children are welcome! Happy Easter! There will be NO YOUTH FAITH FORMATION CLAS-SES on Saturday, March 31st or during the week of SPRING BREAK (April 8-14) at IHM. Whenever school is dismissed there are no Youth Faith Formation Classes. Classes resume April 18th and 21st at IHM. …………………………………………………………………..

General Announcements Continued

……………………………………………...……….. LAUDATO SI: “On the national and local levels, much still needs to be done, such as promoting ways of conserving energy.” Pg. 70 …………………………………………………………………..

PARISH OFFICE HOURS are 8AM to 2PM Monday thru Friday. Church policy states that any business to be conducted, as well as access to the secured, locked offices, must take place during these hours of operation. Due to Diocesan liability insurance requirements, and because of the sensitivity of confidential information maintained with-in the Church offices, requests for access to the offices after business hours cannot be honored. Your co-operation is appreciated. ………………………………………………………………….. LADIES GUILD MEETING will be on Tuesday, March 20th at 1pm in the Commons. All of the ladies of the parish are invited to join us. Come and share your ideas! ………………………………………………………………….. STATIONS OF THE CROSS will take place this Friday, March 23 following the 4PM Mass. The following Friday is Good Friday. Please see the Holy Week schedule on Page 2. ………………………………………………………………….. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will sponsor their fish fry Friday, March 23rd from 5PM to 7PM. This is a great meal for a great cause. The price is $8/adult and $5/children, for a mild white fish dinner including french fries, hush puppies, cole slaw, a brownie and a drink. Please come out and support their worthwhile efforts in our community. ………………………………………………………………….. Society of St. Vincent DePaul (SVdP) Recap – February 2018 - SVdP handled 33 cases, directly impacting the lives of 85 people. BECAUSE of YOU, 26 families were able to pay their utility bills. BECAUSE OF YOU, 1 individual was provided necessary medications. BECAUSE of YOU, 5 families were assisted with rent pay-ments. BECAUSE of YOU, 1 woman was provided auto payment, so she could get to work. Please pray with us that the Holy Spirit guides us as we try to help as many as we can – thank you again and again for your generosity. HIS JOY and PEACE as we journey through Lent! …………………………………………………………………..

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 17 and March 18, 2018

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT

“God can multiply His favors among you so that you may always have enough of everything and

even a surplus for good works.” (II Corinthians 9:8)

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL Rochelle Andrews, Brett Benfer, Josh Boyts, Thomas Biller, John Buckley, Jr., Courtney Caron, Christa Casselberry, Paul E. Cluverius, Fred Coon, Patrick Cusak, Aaron Darty, Jamaul Davis, Blake Elliott, Jr., Andrew Filewood, Grant

Fleming, Chris Goergen, Ben Goergen, Christopher C. Hatch, Jason Hemsley, Austin Holecheck, Jeremy Holecheck, Daniel Hopkins, Devon Jones, Timothy Keeton, Ari Kliemon, Justin Lansford, Matthew Lepine, Bradley Mahoney, Matthew Marks, Kyle Maher, Richard Knox, Anthony Particini, Martin Price, Robert Raber, Robert Rankin, James Rihn, Kelsie Rodges, Rachel and Justin Riopelle, Jacob Spaulding, Danny Spiker, Dennis Spiker, Ben

Studybaker, Melica Thayer, Stephen Thompson, Jackie Twitty, Carlton Van Buskirk IV, David Vivian, Christopher Wall, Ross A. Webb, Eric Wilson, Lynda Wilson, Jimyejo Williford, Jason Williford, Clay Woody, Clint Woody, Reid Woody,

Michael Wyderka

And all who serve to protect our freedom—you are our American Heroes.

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 9 & 10, 2011

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 17 and March 18, 2018