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 Secretary, Gail Maloof Office & Priest’s House: (828) 837-2000 Faith Formation Youth, IHM, AJ Borowski and team 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 Parish E-Mail: stwilli@frontier.com Music Director—St. William, David Mastifino Fax (828) 835-9889

ST. WILLIAM PASTORAL COUNCIL Bob Adams Linda Ammerman Donnine Kubicek Kari Morgan, Chairperson Holly Wilson

FINANCE COUNCIL

Jim DeRosa, Chairperson Chris Hall Ferris Maloof Tina Poltrock

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PASTORAL COUNCIL

Jim Brummert Vernon Dixon Carol Maloof Jim Magistro Vickie Ware, Chairperson

FINANCE COUNCIL

Sal Aparo, Chairperson Beth Arsenault Glynn Bourque John Cooper Ron Guggisberg

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

THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD January 4 and January 5, 2020

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

FR. ALEX will be away this coming week. A Communion Service will take the place of Mass on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The regular Mass schedule will resume on Saturday, January 11th and Sunday, January 12th. …………………………………………………………………. LOOKING AHEAD: the Parish Office will be closed on Monday, January 20th. This is a Diocesan holiday commemo-rating the life and work of Martin Luther King. …………………………………………………………………. A HUGE THANK YOU to our wonder-ful parishioners for your phone calls, cards and gifts celebrating Christmas. We are grateful for your generosity. Peggy, Gail, Dawn and Jack

………………………………………………………………….FOOD PANTRY/SHARING CENTER will be accepting your donations next weekend at both Parishes. Cash is always welcome as are donations of non-perishable food, paper prod-ucts, soap, peanut butter and laundry detergent. Thank you always for your generous contribution.

……………………………………………………… LAUDATO SI. “Everyone’s talent and involvement are need-ed to redress the damage caused by human abuse of God’s creation.” Pg. 10 …………………………………………………………………. OFFERTORY ENVELOPE REMINDER. If you have not yet picked up your envelopes, please visit the Narthex at IHM or the Commons at St. William to claim them. …………………………………………………………………. ………………………………….…………………………….. IT WILL HAPPEN! INCLEMENT WEATHER REMIND-

ER: On Saturdays and Sundays when roads can be hazardous, information concerning Mass Schedules can be found on our respective web pages, St. William’s Facebook page and email alerts from both our Parishes. Any changes come directly from Fr. Alex and the St. William Parish Office. Radio station WKRK (1320AM), their website and Face-book also have information on closures around town, including churches. If you know of someone who does not have internet access, please give them a call with any important message forthcom-ing from Fr. Alex. .

Worship This Week

January 6 through January 12, 2020

Monday St. Wm. 9AM Communion Service Tuesday St. Wm. 9AM Communion Service Wednesday IHM 5PM Communion Service Thursday St. Wm. 9AM Communion Service Friday IHM 12 Noon Communion Service Saturday IHM 4PM Mass Sp. Int. Parishioners of St. William and Immaculate Heart of Mary St. Wm. 6PM Mass + Rhoy Johnson, Jr. Sunday IHM 9AM Mass + Jon McAuliffe St. Wm: 11AM Mass + Leo Goergen

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 Hayesville. 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 stewardship community, please see one of the ushers after Mass for a Parish Registration Form.

Contributions for December 21 and December 22, 2019

St William

Attendance Sat. 49 Sun. 109

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Attendance Sat. 100 Sun. 143

Contribution information redacted per diocesan on-line policy.

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT

The Magi brought the child Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. What gifts do I bring

before Jesus? My time in prayer? My participation in my parish community? My generosity?

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 9 & 10, 2011

ST. WILLIAM FOR THOSE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS

Cheryl Barron, Michelle Freeman, Pat Craige, Allie Mitchell, Fred Martin, June Isaf, Fr. George Kloster, Andrea Megargee, Bob Adams

Remember in prayer those who are ill and do not wish to be listed. “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” Matthew 9:21

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY FOR THOSE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYER

Teresa Kirkpatrick, Earl Wilson, Dieter Fiebel, Fr. George Kloster , Peg Kieffer

Remember in prayer those who are ill and do not wish to be listed. “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.

……………………………………………………………..…… PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL will be purged each month. If you want a name in the Prayers of the Faithful please contact Howard Platz at: 389-0335 or hplatz@brmemc.net. ………………………………………………………………….. CATHOLIC CLIMATE COVENANT will meet this Wednesday following the 5PM Communion Service in the Learning Center. …………………………………………………………………..

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“Then they opened their coffers and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.”

THE MEN’S CLUB will meet Tuesday after the 9AM Com-munion Service at the Landings Restaurant at the Casino in Murphy. All men of the Parish are warmly welcomed to join us. ………………………………………………………………….. THE PRAYER SHAWL COMMITTEE will meet Monday, January 6th at 12:30PM in the Commons. As we begin our 10th year in this Ministry, we are inviting all prayerful hands to join us. ………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………….

More General Announcements …………………………………………………………………. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING SECOND COL-LECTIONS AND FREE WILL OFFERINGS. The first full weekend of each month is designated for a Diocesan Collection for that month if one is scheduled by the Diocese. The second and fourth weekends of each month are designated as free will offerings for Food Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul. The third weekend of each month is set aside for the DSA/Priest Retire-ment Assessments. As a point of clarification for this schedul-ing, the first full weekend means when both Saturday and Sun-day are dates within the month and not a split weekend where Saturday is the last day of one month and Sunday is the first day of the next month. This procedure has been put in place by the Parish Business Office in order to avoid Diocesan collec-tions conflicting with free will offerings. ………………………………………………………………….. A NEW YEAR PRAYER FOR HEALING. Dear Lord: help us to accept those things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the differ-ence. Help us to understand and respect our differences. Help us heal bitterness, gossip and divisions within our parish and universal church. Help us replace it with respect, selflessness, understanding and a recommitment to our faith. Where there is hatred, despair and discontent, make me a channel of your peace and hope. Remember always that our strength to contin-ue your work in the Mission Field particularly in times of much despair lies with you and your gift of the Eucharist, our hope and our consolation. Amen.

THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD January 4 and January 5, 2020

CHRISTMAS FLOWER REMEMBRANCES

In memory of the Michael and Felzer Families By Barbara Michael

CHRISTMAS FLOWER REMEMBRANCES

In memory of the Rubino and Mais Families By Vincent and Srfa Rubino

PRAYERS FOR OUR ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL Rochelle Andrews, Josh Boyts, Thomas Biller, John Buckley, Jr., Kehl Bright, Courtney Caron, Christa Casselberry, Paul E.

Cluverius, Fred Coon, Patrick Cusak, Aaron Darty, Jamaul Davis, Blake Elliott, Jr., Cole Fears, 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, George W. Lucier, Bradley Mahoney, Matthew Marks, Richard Knox, Anthony Particini, Martin Price, Robert Raber, Robert Rankin, James Rihn, Kelsie Rodges, Justin Riopelle, Jacob Spaulding, Danny Spiker,

Dennis Spiker, Ben Studybaker, Melica Thayer, Stephen Thompson, Jackie Twitty, Carlton Van Buskirk IV, David Vivian, Chad T. Webb, Eric Wilson, Lynda Wilson, Clay Woody, Clint Woody, Reid Woody, Joseph Woody

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

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 9 & 10, 2011 THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD January 4 and January 5, 2020