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) 380-3476

E-mail: stphilipapostle@bellsouth.net

Website: http://stphilipapostle.com

Rev. Fr. Thomas J. Kessler, Pastor

Rev. Mr. Charles Brantley, Deacon Mrs. 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 Mr. Ken Parker, Y outh 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.

“Come and See”

from the pastor Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – Do your God given gifts get in the way of your love for God? People pray to God for a happy marriage, for children, etc. God grants these requests for some, and then sometimes, their spouse and children lead them astray from God. When God blesses your children with gifts, like being gifted athletically or musically, etc. – then the parents decide that they can’t keep the commandments like – keep holy the Lord’s day, because there are more important things like dance recitals, soccer games, concerts, vacations, etc. Go figure. In today’s first reading God says to David “I anoint you king of Israel. I rescued you from the hand of Saul. I gave you the house of Israel. And as if this were not enough, I could count up for you still more. Why have you spurned the Lord?” At least David had the sense to repent – “I have sinned against the Lord.” When David gets it right, he then gets to hear those beautiful words “The Lord on his part has forgiven your sin.” Those are great words for us to hear as well in this year of Divine Mercy. “But we are good people” you say. What are you com-paring yourself too? Those who need to hear these words aren’t reading this bulletin, because they weren’t at Mass on the Lord’s Day to get a bulletin, and worse, they didn’t get to hear the Word of the Lord in the readings either. So let these words serve as an encouragement for those who are trying to do what is right. While on vacation – don’t forget to take your family to Mass, so as to thank God for your life, your faith, your family, your em-ployment, your education, and the ability to go on vacation. Next weekend we will celebrate the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings at Mass will be taken from – Zechariah 12: 10-11, 13:1, Galatians 3: 26-29, Luke 9:18 – 24. Thanks to Phil and Hayden Arrington for removing the large tree that came down on our property two weeks ago. Thanks for those who also called to offer their help. Your kindness is much appreciated. A Family Life Dinner Group – is being formed. This group is being formed for adult members of our parish. YOU are invited to an organizational meeting in our Social Hall this Sunday after-noon, June 12th, at 3 p.m. The idea is to get our parishioners to know each other to a greater extent and to enjoy some good gro-ceries too. Come on by and share your ideas. Father’s Day is NEXT SUNDAY - June 19th. The Catholic Daughters will be serving a very nice breakfast in honor of our Dads. All are invited and Dads eat free. Vacation Bible School is Monday June 20 through Thursday, June 23rd. Thanks in advance to the participating children and all the volunteers. The Planning and Building Committee will meet this Thurs-day evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Room Fiddlebacks or Roman vestments will be worn dur ing the summer months. Why? well, it’s nice to have a change and be-sides – they are much cooler with lighter and less material than the gothic vestments.

Saturday, June 11th 5:00 pm William Porter, Jr. † by Mildred Savage Sunday, June 12th 8:00 am All Father’s of the Parish by Catholic Daughters 10:30 am Phillip Shinkaruk, Jr. † by Arleen Shinkaruk 12:30 pm Jaime Alberto Arias Montoya † by Lucy Arias Monday, June 13th 9:00 am Pamela Schroeder McCann † by M/M Verdell Schroeder Wednesday, June 15th 6:00 pm Joseph & Ann Fitzpatrick † by Carol Micalizzi Thursday, June 16th 9:00 am Newt Kane † by Maryann Rhodes Friday, June 17th 9:00 am Mildred Stafford † by Swierczewski Family

Saturday, June 18th 5:00 pm William Schillinger † by Mildred Savage Sunday, June 19th 8:00 am Helena Swierczewski † by Swierczewski Family 10:30 am John Ortiz † by Linda Ortiz 12:30 pm Jose Lopez Rivera † & Daniel Perrusquia Ramirez † By Lopez & Hernandez Families READERS June 18 5:00 p.m. Ellen Upton June 19 8:00 a.m. Ann McGuire 10:30 a.m. Ann McGuire EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION June 18 5:00 p.m. T. Reed (H), R. Reed, C. Ries, B. Scales, K. Sparks June 19 8:00 a.m. B. Papandrea (H), E. Hartz, P. Klvana 10:30 a.m. T. Douglas (HM), J. Eisele (HA), M. Freese (HC), L. Harding, S. McMurry, L. Ortiz, K. Parker ALTAR SERVER June 18 5:00 p.m. Patrick Ferguson. Kailey Lund June 19 8:00 a.m. Joseph McCollum, Jasmine Dessert 10:30 a.m. Jacob Freese, Jeremy Smith Happy Birthday 6/12/2016-6/18/2016 6/12 Erich Hartz, Jr., David Papandrea, Marlen Serrano, Jamie Wai-waiole 6/13 James Flerra, Antonio Vargas 6/14 Lisa Federle, Swetlana Garcia, Angelica Guzman, Andrea Maulini, Sandra Osorio 6/15 Yolanda Nunez, Blanca Overcash, Enrique Ozaeta, Doris Schroeder, Raul Velazquez 6/16 Jose Calvo, Linda Moreno, Alison Wells 6/17 Katherine Estrada, Claudia Huybrechts, John LaRue, Tess Liberto 6/18 Maria Benitez, Elias McMurry, Jennifer Sullivan, Maria Vargas

Happy Anniversary 6/12/2016—6/18/2016 6/14 Michael & Lorraine Grant, Marcos & Amber Varela, William & Kathleen Mlaska 6/16 Jack & Rosemary Kelley 6/17 Thilo & Cor-dula Mayer 6/18 Normand & Jeannine Dessert

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 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 the 2016/2017 Faith Formation year are now available in the Faith Formation office. We will have new books next year. The series we have been using, Faith First, is no longer being published. We will be going with a new program entitled Faith and Life. We will order enough books so every child will be able to use one in the classroom during class. We are also offering the par-ents the option of buying books for their children. The cost is $10 per book. Purchasing the book is optional during 2016/2017 school year. Children whose parents have purchased books will be able to bring them home weekly. They will also be able to write in them. Parents will be required to purchase the books 2017/2018 school year. There is an additional activity book that we will be using next year. There will be training sessions over the summer for teachers so that they will learn how to best use the Faith and Life series. There are books available for parents to review in the Faith Formation office. Vacation Bible School registration forms will be available in the lobby before and after weekend Masses. Please complete then and turn them into the Faith Formation office. If no one is in the office please slide form under the door. The theme of this summer’s VBS is the Year of Mercy celebrated with St. Faustina, St. Junipero Serra, St. Cecilia and our very own St. Philip. Every evening we will learn about the saint, sing songs, crafts, and have a supper loosely based on the saints local food. The last day we will have a water activity and cake! Help your children learn more about their Catholic faith by attending VBS June 20-23rd from 6-8:00 pm. Call or text Mary Brown with any questions. We could use some volunteers. Confirmation pictures are on display in the lobby. Individual photos of confirmandi being anointed are numbered. These numbers correspond to envelopes with photos in the basket. A dollar donation is suggested for each photo. CDs with all the photos can be purchased for $5. Please email photographer Connie Ries at seeries@hotmail.com or call her at 301-538-0053 with questions or orders. First Communion CD’s are also available if you are inter -ested please contact Connie.

Collections last week Regular 5:00 p.m….…………………………….…………...…$3,478.00 8:00 a.m…..…………………………………….………1,974.00 10:30 a.m…………………...……………………………1,957.00 12:30 p.m…...…………………………………….………..766.61 Total……..…………...……………………………….$8,175.61 Parish Improvement Total….....…...…………...…………………………....$1,782.00 Food Closet Total.…..……...……......……….….....……………….…$87.00

Collections Year to Date Last year This Year Regular $407,040.83…...….….….........$394,722.92 Parish Improvements 19,592.52………...…...……...39,619.61 Food Closet 20,364.33...….…..……...……18,468.00

Thank you for returning some of God’s gift to you to His Church.

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary June 12, 2016

PARISH SUPPORT CHURCH YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016

THE WEEK AHEAD

The Family Life Book Group– The June selection will be “Hinds Feet on High Places: The meeting will be this Wednesday, June 15th at 7 p.m. Contact Norma Gassett @ 704-380-4125 for location and questions. This is a highly allegorical novel that traces the steps of the main character, Much-Afraid, a frightened, deformed, lost soul to a beautiful, spiritually connected, joyful being. Throughout the story, Much-Afraid faces innumerable and seemingly impossible obstacles on her journey. By transcending these difficulties, she takes on a new name and is able to see the world from a fresh, new perspective enabling her to continue to grow in love. The Catholic Daughters will be having a t-shirt fundraiser sale the weekends of June 4/5th and June 11/12th. T-shirts will run from $12-$15 depending on sizes, Please stop by our table and see the styles available and place your order with a CDA member. Any questions please call Anita Lund @ 704-450-6495.

At home.. Lillian Alvey, Paul and Ber tha Summerville, Bill Par-ker, Betty Brostowski, Anna Eisele Shingleton, Rebecca Eisele, Da-vid Eisele, Jessica Allison, Jessica Crosso, Andrew Gulley, Jackie Mejia, Angela Moreno, Loretta Savage, Howard Stewart, Rick Stoup, Robinette Tilley, Alan Eisele, Gail Byrd, Joe Stallings, Arthur & Marion Weber, Statesville Manor - Brenda Kelley. The Gardens- Anna Pettit. 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. Family Life Dinner Group will have an organizational meeting this Sunday, June 12th at 3:00 p.m. in the social hall. Bring your ideas and suggestions to help make this group a success. Call Norma Gassett@ 704-380-4125.

The flowers on the altar this weekend are in loving memory Newt Kane from his daughters.

Sunday, June 12th Knights of Columbus Bake Sale after Mass 3:00 p.m. Family Life Dinner Group Meeting Monday, June 13th 9:30 a.m. Rosary 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Wednesday, June 15th 6:30 p.m. Family Encounter Meeting Thursday, June 16th 6:30 p.m. Youth Group 7:00 p.m. Building & Planning Committee Meeting Saturday, June 18th 8:00 a.m. Family Encounter Sunday, June 19th 9:00 a.m. Fathers Day Breakfast after 8 am / 10;:30 am Masses

Father’s Day Breakfast: Next Sunday, June 19th after the 8am and 10:30 am Masses the Catholic Daughters will have a free breakfast for our Fathers. There will be eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, bakery items and drinks. All other plates will be $5.00 (no charge for children under 10).