Pastor, Very Reverend Robert J. Kus…………………………………………… ext. 111 Social Ministries, The Sister Isaac Center………………………………………. ext. 135 RCIA—Adult Christian Initiation ……………………………………………… ext. 121 Director of Religious Education, Mr. John Walsh……………………………… ext. 114 Director of Youth Ministry, Ms. Amy Preusser ……………………………….. ext. 117 Director of Hispanic Ministries, Ms. Norma Rivera……………………………. ext. 122 Business Manager, Ms. Sharon Marren…………………………………………. ext. 158 Wedding and Missions Coordinator, Ms. Simone Amato………………………. ext. 129 Development Director, Ms. JoAnn Daley………………………………………. ext. 110 Parish Secretary, Ms. Simone Amato…………………………………………... ext. 113 Bulletin Editor, Ms. Sandy O'Leary……………………… bulletin@thestmaryparish.org Campus Director, Mr. Josh Rammel……………………………………………..ext. 115 Organist/Director of Music, Ms. Sara Bryant…………………………………… ext. 118 St. Mary Parish Bookstore………………………………………………………. ext. 159 The Upper Room 1871 Event Coordinator, Ms. Victoria Hudson….……..910-538-9885 St. Mary School Principal, Ms. Joyce Price…………………………………….. ext. 153 St. Mary School Administrative Assistant, Ms. Susan Linn……………………. ext. 140

Liturgy Schedule Saturday:…………………....5:30pm English 7:00pm Spanish Sunday:……...8am, 9:30 am, & 11am English 12:30 pm in Spanish Daily: …………….As published in bulletin Mass in the Extraordinary Form… Fourth Sunday of the month at 5pm For information 910-891-1972

Sacraments

Baptism: Preparation prior to baptism is required. Parents should contact the Parish Office for details. Confirmation: Please contact the Faith Formation Office for more information. Reconciliation: 4:00–4:45 pm Saturdays or by appointment. Weddings: Contact the Pastor as soon as possible to set the wedding date and begin marriage preparation; preferably at least 3 months before your wedding. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements. R.C.I.A.–Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Saturday: 9:00-10:00 am; RCIA Room, 1st Floor, Tileston Center

Education

The Saint Mary School: Grades Pre-K–8.

The oldest Catholic School in North Carolina now celebrating 146 years of education.

Accredited by SACS-CASI.

Faith Formation: K–High School (Communion-Confirmation) Sunday: 11:00 am—Noon

September to May

CEPI De Santa María: Spanish Adult School, Tileston Gym Annex 2nd Floor

910-619-0898 910-762-5491, ext. 138

St. Mary Adult School: Art and ESL.

Call office for times and dates.

Children, Youth & Young Adults

Nursery: 6 months–5 years

Sunday: 9:30 Mass. St. Mary School Lower Building

Grupo de Jóvenes Adultos:

Friday: 7:00 pm. Hispanic Ministry room, 1st Floor Tileston Center

Social Outreach

The Sister Isaac Center:

Monday–Thursday 8:30-11:30am

St. Mary Health Center: (Dental and Medical)

Tileston Gym Annex - Lower Floor Walk-ins Welcome

For Appointment, call: 763-8163 stmaryhealthcenter.org

Basilica Shrine of Saint Mary: 412 Ann Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Tel. 910-762-5491 Fax 910-762-9664 www.thestmaryparish.org Monday–Friday: 9am–4pm

The St. Mary School Office: 217 South Fourth Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Tel. 910-762-5491 ext. 140 Fax 910-772-8034 www.thestmaryschool.org Monday–Friday: 8am–3pm

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Weekend Mass Schedule at a Glance Saturday Mass in English – 5:30 pm Saturday Mass in Spanish – 7:00 pm Sunday Mass in English – 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:00 am Sunday Mass in Spanish – 12:30 pm

To schedule a Mass Intention, Sanctuary Lamp Offering or to donate the Altar Flowers please call the Parish Office at 762-5491.

Pastor’s Corner My Dear Friends, Today Catholic Christians celebrate the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. On this day, we read in the Gospel of Matthew Jesus telling his disciples, “And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because the little one is a disciple – amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward” (Matthew 10: 28-29).

This Tuesday, Americans celebrate Independence Day, the birth of our nation in 1776. This is a great time to reflect on our nation – our triumphs, our challenges, and how we can help make it a better place for all people. Finally, this Thursday, July 6th, we will have our Summer Anointing Mass at 7:00 pm. If you are ill in mind, body, and/or spirit, and have been baptized, you may celebrate this beautiful sacrament.

Sincerely yours in Christ, - Father Bob

Liturgies and Paraliturgies Including Mass Intentions

Saturday, July 1

5:30 pm Mass — † Edward W. Galloway Offered by The Harkins Family 7:00 pm Mass — † Richard Brown Offered by Pat and John James

Sunday, July 2 8:00 am Mass — † Thomas Sheedy Offered by Al and Terry Young 9:30 am Mass — † Wayne Christensen Offered by Les and Pat Christensen 11:00 am Mass — † Thomas Sheedy Offered by Joan Ozdogan 12:30 pm Mass — Parishioners of the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary

Monday, July 3 7:30 am Communion Service

Tuesday, July 4 7:30 am Communion Service

Wednesday, July 5 7:30 am Communion Service

Thursday, July 6 7:30 am Mass — Josepth and Matilda Marchese 60th Wedding Anniversary 7:00 pm Anointing Mass

Friday, July 7 7:30 am Mass — † Art Johnson Offered by Patrick and Eileen Skruck

Saturday, July 8 5:30 pm Mass — † Conrad Giacalone Offered by Annie Giacalone 7:00 pm Mass — † Frida Offered by Vera Lovell

Sunday, July 9 8:00 am Mass — † Charles Briggs Offered by John and Connie Deluca 9:30 am Mass — † Fred and Mary Lowney Offered by Bob Lowney 11:00 am Mass — † Anthony Primatol Offered by Kathleen and James Morrow 12:30 pm Mass — Parishioners of the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary

~ Stewardship of Treasure ~ May 21, 2017

Envelopes Mailed 1634 Envelopes Returned: 398

Offertory Budget Education 05/21/2017 $ 14,838.95 $ 20,000.00 $ 151.00 07/01/2016 to $ 967,243.07 $ 925,000.00 $ 38,054.93

Readings for the Week of July 3

Monday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc-2; Jn 20:24-29 Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29; Ps 26:2-3, 9-12; Mt 8:23-27; or, for Independence Day, any readings from the Mass "For the Country or a City," nos. 882-886, or "For Peace and Justice," nos. 887-891 Wednesday: Gn 21:5, 8-20a; Ps 34:7-8, 10-13; Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19; Ps 115:1-6, 8-9; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67; Ps 106:1b-5; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29; Ps 135:1b-6; Mt 9:14-17; Sunday: Zec 9:9-10; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30

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The Week Ahead In Our Parish Summer Office Hours: Monday - Thursday (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)

and Friday 9:00 am to Noon Please check with individual ministries

for time and date changes. Current calendar can be found online at thestmaryparish.org

Sunday, July 2 • Share Sunday—All Masses • Nursery—Available at the 9:30 am Mass in Room 107 in the St. Mary

School Lower Building • Hispanic Family Ministries Meeting—10:45 am in Centro Sta Maria • English as a Second Language —10:45 am in Room T325 • NO Faith Formation Classes—11:00 in the Tileston Center and St. Mary

School (Will begin again in the Fall) • Practica de la Banda Latina de Domingo—10:00 am in room T318 Monday, July 3 • St. Mary Parish Offices Closed • Baptism Preparation Class—9:00 am and 7:00 pm in the Youth Room

(Tileston Center) • RAD Class (Hispanic) - 9:30 am in Room T316 • Contemporary Choir Rehearsal—7:00 pm in the Basilica • St. Mary Book Club—7:00 pm in Room T316 • Grupo De Alcohólicos Anónimos—8:00 – 9:30 pm en el gimnasio Tuesday, July 4—Happy July 4th • St. Mary Parish Offices Closed • Practica de la Banda Latina de Domingo—7:00 pm in Room T316 Wednesday, July 5 • Women’s Contemplative Prayer—1:30 pm in Room T325 • NO Youth Ministry for Summer (will resume again in the Fall)—6:00 pm in

the Youth Room (Tileston Center) • AOH/LAOH Meeting—7:00 pm in Room T316 and the RCIA Room Thursday, July 6 • Adoration following morning Mass for one hour in the Basilica • The Sr. Isaac Center Board Meeting—12:00 pm in the RCIA Room (Tileston

Center) • Baptism Preparation Class (Hispanic) - 7:00 pm in Room T316 • Basilica Schola Rehearsal—7:30 pm—9:00 pm in the Music Office Friday, July 7 • Youth Ministry Pig Roast—7:00 pm in the St. Mary School Cafeteria and

parking lot • Hispanic Family Ministry—7:00 pm in the St. Mary School Cafeteria • Hispanic Youth Group (El grupo de jóvenes adultos)- 7:00 pm in the RCIA

Room (Tileston Center) • Hispanic Prayer Group—7:30 pm in the Tileston Center • Grupo De Alcohólicos Anónimos - 8:00 – 9:30 pm en el gimnasio Saturday, July 8 • History of Salvation Retreat—Centro St. Maria Meeting Room • Gloria A. Gonzalez Quinceañera—2:00 pm in the Basilica • Gospel Choir Rehearsal—4:00 pm in the Basilica (moved to The Tileston

Center if wedding in Basilica) • Reconciliation—4:00 pm in the Basilica • Hispanic Children’s Ministry—5:00 pm in Room T316 Sunday, July 9 • History of Salvation Retreat—Centro St. Maria Meeting Room • Nursery—Available at the 9:30 am Mass in Room 107 in the St. Mary

School Lower Building • Hispanic Family Ministries Meeting—10:45 am in Centro Sta Maria • English as a Second Language —10:45 am in Room T325 • NO Faith Formation Classes—11:00 in the Tileston Center and St. Mary

School (Will begin again in the Fall) • Practica de la Banda Latina de Domingo—10:00 am in room T318 • Catholic Daughters Meeting—3:00 pm in the St. Mary School Cafeteria

The Liturgy of the Hours—Monday - Thursday at 7:05 am. Everyone is invited and books are available as is instruction.

St. Mary AAMEN Chapter—Chapter meetings are held Fourth Sunday of each month at 4:00 pm in the Tileston Center.

Adoration— Thursday mornings for one hour after Mass and on First Fridays after mass until 1 pm. Contact—Mary Friedrichs at 910-409-2579.

Camillus Ministry — Brings communion to those who are unable to attend Mass. Ministry Coordinators: Barbara Russo (brussonc3@gmail.com) for Nursing Homes & Private Homes and Glenn Moser (glenn_moser@yahoo.com) for NHRMC and LCFH and Norma Rivera (nrivera@thestmaryparish.org) for the Hispanic Camillus Ministry. Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors—Contact Stephanie Watts at 799-7623 or wattss@thestmaryparish.org. The Newcomer Welcome and Hospitality Ministry—needs your assistance to help our new members become part of our parish family.

Young Families and Couples Group—meets last Sunday of each month after 9:30 Mass for light breakfast, discussion and crafts for the kids. Contact: Erin Buller—678-520-4028 or erinbuller@gmail.com or thestmaryparish.org/newcomer.

Catholic Daughters Court 1036—Meets the Second Sunday of the month at 3:00 pm in the St. Mary School Cafeteria. Contact: JoAnne Shadroui, Regent—910-452-6351.

St. Mary Nursery—Volunteers are needed to help staff our Sunday nursery during the 9:30 am mass. Contact: nursery@thestmaryparish.org.

Music Ministries—Contact: Sara Bryant at 762-5491 ext. 118, or music@thestmaryparish.org.

St. Mary Altar Guild – Meets once a month at different restaurants around the area. Contact: Nancy Dasbach—(910) 264-9480.

The Upper Room 1861—Victoria Hudson, Event Coordinator 910.538.9885, vhudson1871@gmail.com, upperroomnc.com

Prayer Shawl Ministry—A group meets monthly and shares time together both knitting and crocheting shawls for the ministry. Call Noreen at 798-0055

St. Mary Health Center— Clinics run typically on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings beginning at 4:00 pm or 5:00 pm. Please contact Allen Sanderson at 910-763-8163 or visit our webpage at stmaryhealthcenter.org St. Mary Senior Singles—Meets for lunch after 11:00 am Sunday Mass. For more information, contact Monica Winters at 910-520-0204.

Parish Ministries

Prayer List Names were removed from prayer list on July 1st.

If you would like to add a name, please email bulletin@thestmaryparish.org

Phil Brockelman

Lawrence Carney Regina Cicchetti

John Dials Meaghan Galloway

Lawrence Jonas Heller, Jr. Brianna Lepper Ann Lovegreen Jody-Lynn Mills

Julie Rowe Frank Rusignuolo Donna Sandine Joyce Spano Libby Watts

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Parish Happenings St. Mary Parish Bookstore—Located in the Tileston Center Tuesday - Friday - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday - 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sunday - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 762-5491 (ext. 159) or bookstore@thestmaryparish.org

The Basilica Shrine at St. Mary ESL Program In honor and memoriam of Sister Marion, the St. Mary ESL program of 24 years continues. Please contact Dé Corbett, Director, (910) 232-2745 for any questions. Classes are in the Woodrow Wilson room of the Tileston Center from 10:45 am -12:15 pm and will be ongoing through-out the year. Volunteers are always welcomed! God bless and thanks for your prayers and support!

St. Mary Young Families The St. Mary young families group is meeting regularly again, the last Sunday of the month after 9:30 Mass in the St. Joseph Room in the Tileston Center! Please email Erin at erinbuller@gmail.com to get on our email list, and if you are on Facebook, join Wilmington Catholic Families for citywide updates!

Gospel Choir Raffle The Basilica Shrine Of Saint Mary Gospel Choir will be selling raffle tickets at each mass until the end of July. This fundraiser will be in support of their 30th anniversary celebration which is on September 10th, where the drawings will occur. We hope to see the St. Mary community and guests come celebrate with us. Thank you for your continuous support of the Gospel choir and all choirs of the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary. For more information, please contact Jacque Wiggins at jacque3peace@gmail.com or 910-228-1348). The prizes for the raffle: 1st place prize: 55"LCD TV 2nd place prize: $100.00 3rd place prize: $75.00 4th place prize: $50.00 Fr. Bob’s 2015 Journal is Available Fr. Bob’s journal: Holy Doors – Journal of a Parish Priest 2015 is now available on Amazon.com and in the St. Mary Bookstore & Gift Shop.

St. Mary’s Young Families

The current Grand Knight is John Schmidt. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Members of the Fourth Degree, called “Sir Knights” are part of Msgr. Christopher J. Dennen Assembly 2017, which meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Any practicing Cath-olic man over age 18 who wishes to join the Knights should please contact Richard J. Schrum Membership Director at member-ship.stmary@kofc1074.org. For further information there are bro-chures available in the back of the church. We also welcome Knights who have moved to the Wilmington area and encourage these Knights to continue their Knighthood with Council 1074. Please contact Rich-ard J. Schrum to transfer.

Knights of Columbus Council 1074

Cunimisca Church

This is Cunimisca Church, one of the 87 churches and chapels

of our sister parish in Honduras.

Mission Corner

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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Sister Isaac Center Mary Ann Kotas, Director Summer is here and we've been really busy. We've reached our capacity every day for a few weeks now; so many in need of help for their rent or transportation, be it a bus ticket to get around town or gas for their car. We are fortunate to have a relationship with Shop and Go on 17th and Market. They accept our checks, so when we have a guest in need of gas, we send them with a check which is marked for "gas only". We estimate the cost of the gas depending on the size of their vehicle and we make the check out for that agreed amount. When they visit the station, they must show their id to ensure the person we are helping is the one buying the gas. If we have overestimated the cost, the attendants keep track of the "change" and refund it back to the Center later in the year. We are very grateful to Tolly and his staff for handling these purchases. Summer also brings some special volunteers. One young mom that is a Wednesday regular brought her daughter in to help over last year's summer break. This year when school ended, her daughter made a point

of letting her mom know it was time for her to come back to Outreach to help! A dad and his daughter that volunteered over the summer last year have now returned and brought another young lady to help. Several of our volunteers bring in a grandchild now and then. We've also met several friends or relatives of volunteers that are in town for a visit and they come in and help us out as well. The Center is all about volunteers; we are so fortunate to have so many of them. Their dedication is what makes the Center the successful place it has been for 30 plus years. Sister Isaac always joked that she didn't run Outreach - the volunteers did! And I agree. I may have stepped in as Director, but it's the volunteers that have kept things running smoothly. I'm grateful to each and every one of them for their support.

Special Need for the Week: Flatware. Thank you for all the Share Sunday donations.

RCIA (Beverly Setz) RCIA will be starting their next session in the Fall. Please watch the bulletin for details beginning mid-September. You can also call the office at 910-762-5491 ext. 121 for more information.

The Sister Isaac Center

St. Mary Youth Ministry We will not meet through the summer but will resume in the fall on Wednesdays from 6:00—7:00 pm. All St. Mary Youth in grades 6—12 are invited to attend. Youth Ministry News!!! The Youth Group at the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary will be taking a trip to Indianapolis, Indiana November 16th, 17th and 18th to attend the Na-tional Catholic Youth Convention (NCYC). This trip will be designed for high school aged youth who wish to deepen their faith life and enjoy the fellowship of 25,000 + other high school aged youth from around the United States. The cost of the trip will be around $1,000.00 per student. Those youth who are interested in attending the weekend please contact Amy Preusser, Director of Youth Ministry, at (910) 762-5491 ext 117 or apreusser@thestmaryparish.org to request an information packet and payment schedule. If anyone from the parish would like to sponsor a youth and assist them with the financial aspect required by the trip, please contact Amy Preusser. I ask that all parishioners keep the youth who will be traveling in your prayers!!

PIG ROAST Sponsored by Youth Ministry

at the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary

All proceeds support the youth who are traveling to

Indianapolis, IN for the National Catholic Youth Convention in

November 2017.

When: Friday, July 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm Where: Basilica Shrine of Saint Mary Grounds

Tickets are $10.00 per person (children 6 & under are free)

Tickets are being sold in advance and there

are only 200 available! A ticket will buy you pulled pork,

baked beans, slaw, roll and a drink.

There will be live music, a tent, beer garden and a 50/50 which will be drawn at 8:00 pm.

Tickets will be sold after mass by

the Knights of Columbus and are available at the parish office.

Religious Education and Youth Ministry

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English as a Second Language Offered by Cape Fear Community College Available for adults in the community at St. Mary. Morning Multilevel class with Jamie…...M-TH 9:30am-12:30pm Evening Multilevel class with Jenny.,,,..TU and TH 6:30-9:30pm The classroom is above the St. Mary Health Center. For more infor-mation, please contact Cindy at 910-362-7184. Carolina Catholic: Pro-life victories in 2017 For our first July show, Carolina Catholic talks to Maureen Ferguson of The Catholic Association and Jeanne Mancini, President of the March for Life, about the pro-life victories that have occurred since the begin-ning of 2017 that have effects not only in the United States but also around the world with the defunding of UNFPA, the reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy, and other pro-life victories. This show will air on Wilmington Catholic Radio on stations 91.7 FM, 93.1 FM, and 103.1 FM in Wilmington and 100.7 FM in Southport on Saturday, July 1st and 8th, at 11:00 am and Sunday, July 2nd and 9th, at 6:00 pm. This show can also be heard on our website at www.wilmingtoncatholicradio.com, and thank you for listening to Cath-olic radio.

Divorced? Remarried? Did you know that the Tribunal is available to answer any questions you may have about remarriage in the Church? Please contact Mrs. Vikki Newell at 919- 821-9759. We welcome the opportunity to help you. Fortnight for Freedom 2017 Fortnight for Freedom, a 14-day cele-bration of our religious freedom from June 21 to July 4, 2017. The theme this year is “Freedom for Mission” and will celebrate the values of our faith with respect to the gift of life, marriage, conscience rights, and many humanitar-ian concerns. During the Fortnight, the faithful are encouraged to pray for the inten-tion of preserving and promoting religious freedom and to dedicate any of their regularly scheduled devotions such as Holy Hours or the Holy Rosary to this intention. For more information and educational resources on the Fortnight for Freedom, visit our website at www.dioceseofraleigh.org/fortnight-for-freedom. For more information, contact Mary Beth Phillips at Marybeth.phillips@raldioc.org or 919-719-8267. SJN Catholic Family Cruise Cruise with your fellow diocesan Catholics January 15-20, 2018 on the Carnival Ecstasy out of Charleston to the Bahamas. Prices begin at $459 per person and include all port fees and taxes. Transportation to the port from SJN will be offered for an additional fee. Deposits of $150 per person will reserve your cabin. Daily Mass, Private One Hour Cocktail Party, and Bottle of Wine per cabin included. Other group events planned. For further info or to register, contact Terri DeLuca Obermeier at 704-774-7779 or tobie1258@gmail. Space is limited so register early!

Single/SingleAgain Ministry If you are single, separated, divorced or widowed person, please join us for our 22nd Annual Single/Singleagain Beach Retreat, August 4-6, 2017 at Trinity Retreat Center in Salter Path NC. It is a weekend of prayer, renewal and relaxation.The theme this year is “Power of Story”

and our retreat leader is Fr. Charley Miller. For more information, con-tact Celia Keator at ckeator@nc.rr.com FROZEN PIEROGI & KIELBASA...Buy One, Get One Free! St. Stanislaus Church in Castle Hayne will be selling frozen packages of Pierogi and Kielbasa on the weekend of July 22-23, 2017.These deli-cious stuffed pasta pockets are imported from our supplier in PA, and are available in Potato & Cheese, Sauerkraut & Potato, Potato Cheddar Cheese & Bacon, Spinach & Feta, Cabbage and Prune flavors. For you meat lovers, we also offer the 1.25 lb. package of Kielbasa (“Polish Wedding Brand”). This sale is special because we’re offering Buy One — Get One FREE deals! $5.00 each…Mix ‘n’ Match…Limited Quantities...While Supplies Last! We have to make room for our big order for our 2017 Polish Festival, which will be held Saturday, Novem-ber 4th from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Mark your calendars. The sale will take place in the St. Stanislaus Parish Hall, 4849 Castle Hayne Road (Hwy 133) in Castle Hayne on Saturday, July 22nd from 9 to 12 noon, and again following the 5:00 p.m. Mass. The sale will continue on Sunday, July 23rd following the 9:00 a.m. Mass. For more information, please call Rebecca in the St. Stanislaus Parish office at 675-2336 or email Debbie Cool at dcool@ec.rr.com

Violin Prodigy to Perform in Benefit Concert Lucas Gerbe, who began playing the violin in the first grade at St. Mary School and who now studies at the prestig-ious University of North Carolina School of the Arts, will per-

form in concert to benefit the Wilmington-based charity, Homes of Hope India. The concert will be Sunday, July 16 at 5:00 pm in the historic Basilica Shrine of St. Mary. “I owe so much to those who saw a spark of potential in this six year old kid,” Lucas said, “I am so proud to be back at St. Mary and to help the orphan girls that Homes of Hope has rescued from the streets.” Proceeds from the benefit will fund musical instruments for girls throughout the nine Homes of Hope in India. “I want those girls in India to have the same opportunity I did,” Lucas said, “music transformed my life. He will perform works by Kreisler, Bach, Shubert, Wieniawski and Bartok. Lucas Gerbe began playing the violin under the direction of Lorraine Westermark at St. Mary. As his musical ability became apparent he began studying privately with Redding Farlow Soderburg and Beverly Andrews, Concert Master of the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra. After his sophomore year of high school Lucas was accepted to The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he has continued studying under the direction of Kevin Lawrence. For more information: Paul Wilkes, Homes of Hope India, (910) 815-0694.

Around the Area

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Saturday 5:30 pm

Sunday 8:00 am

Sunday 9:30 am

Sunday 11:00 am

H. Lowery J. Marchese S. Mauney

B. Setz D. Thompson

S. Watts D. Wiggins

M. Gittings E. Grace J. Green P. Gross Y. Sims

A. Winkeler T. Young

B. Burkhart L. Johnson K. O’Leary S. O’Leary A. Preusser

M. Reis J. Young

T. Bennett T. Bruhn

D. Sosinski T. Sosinski

P. Thompson A. Zukar J. Zukar

K. Hartung S. Hartung

A. Morin G. Moser

D. Koenig P. Marriott

C. Hite T. Smith

J.H. James D. Jordan

L. Lachance

H. Bowen J.P. Cantonwine S. Cantonwine

L. Frelke O. Frelke P. Frelke

E. Caldropoli S. Caldropoli

K. Fischer

T. Barton P. Lachance F. Bindewald F. Bindewald

H. Lange M. Flores J. Siler

F. Bua R. Keegan R. Jenski T. Longo

A. DeVega H. Bielawa B. Ozment D. Keefe

C. Mongelli

T. Patton R. Lowney L. Franks J. Patton L. Dezio S. Frelke

L. Johnson F. Romeo

E. Burke N. Cahill

M.Fedarko J. Prantil J. Newton P. Carey E. Molina F. D’Meza A. Sedney

Amy Erdman and Keven Emard were married at

the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary on June 24, 2017.

They live in Raleigh and are members of St. Raphael parish.

Baptisms

Jonathan Juárez-Ruiz Alison Coral Moreno-Gutiérrez

Jonathan Ramírez-Carreño

In Memory

James Patrick Stenson June 5, 1937 – June 18, 2017

Laura Hettinger and George Akpele

were married at the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary on June 23, 2017.

They live in Fuqua-Varina and go to St. Michael the Archangel Church in Cary, N.C.

Yesenia Pérez-Pérez

celebrated her Quinceañera at the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary

on June 24, 2017.

Saintly Relics for New Cathedral

The relics that will be en-tombed in the new Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh were on display at the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary for the Cape Fear Deanery from June 18-25, 2017. The saints include: St. Peter the Apostle, St. Paul,

St. Reparatus, St. Thomas Becket, St. Gaudiosus, St. Francis de Sales, St. John Neumann, St. John Paul II, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Berna-dine of Siena, St. Paul of the Cross, St. John Vianney, Bl. Louis Bris-son, St. Jane Frances de Chantal, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Gemma Galgani, and St. Leonie de Sales Avi-at. Also is a relic billed as part of “the true cross.”

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Principal Joyce M. Price

"Let your light so shine..." Matthew 5:16

St. Mary School summer office hours are: Monday—Thursday from 9:00 am—

4:00 pm Friday from 9:00 am—12:00 pm. We will be closed during the first two week in July. Order school materials and uniforms for 2017-2018 online. Links for both are on our website. Please check our Facebook page for school event pic-tures and videos. The 2017—2018 calendar can now be found on the website.

Athletic Directory: Tony Viollis viollisa@thestmaryparish.org REQUIRED ATHLETIC FORMS: If your child is considering participating on any of our athletic teams they must have the 3 required forms submitted before they can officially practice. The falls sports are: Girls Tennis, Co-ed Cross country, Girls Vol-leyball, Girls Cheer Lead-ing SUMMER VOLLEY-BALL CAMP: The new volleyball coach and I are considering a volleyball camp for our girls during the month of July. More details will be coming soon. If you think your daughter would be interest-ed, please email me. RETURN OF THE ST. MARY GOLF CLAS-SIC: We are considering the dates of Saturday, Oc-tober 14, or Saturday, Oc-tober 21, for next year’s Golf Classic. Location is still to be determined.

Please mark your calen-dars, because we will need your help. Our first organi-zational meeting will be held in June. Please do not let us miss out on this won-derful event! Come to our meeting and see what you can do. Do you know someone who owns a busi-ness and would like to sponsor this event? Do you know someone who would make a donation to our silent auction? Those are the things that will make our event even more suc-cessful. Please say you will help. There is much to be done. Feel free to email me. CONCESSION STAND SUPERVISOR: I am looking for a parent or group of parents to help organize and run the con-cession stand for home games next year. You would be working with me, so you would not be doing this alone. If you would like more information feel free to contact me.

St. Mary School Year in Review—2017

St. Mary Catholic School St. Mary Catholic School is dedicated to a total education program in grades Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Simply stated, our school philosophy is that every facet of life is important: Spiritual, Physical, Educational, and Emotional. The faculty and staff strive to instill Christian values so that each student becomes a force of good in God’s world. At the same time, the educational program leads and encourages students to develop their intellect to its full potential. St. Mary Catholic School’s graduates are prepared to enroll in the honors courses offered by area high schools. The school’s emphasis is on preparing students to be independent learners who maintain high academic achievements and standards throughout their high school and college years. St. Mary Catholic School is the first Catholic school in North Carolina. The school was established in 1869.

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