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, 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 Gerald Bisson Don Cattaneo Ron Kolanko Kathleen Lott Kari Morgan Tina Poltrock John Shatraw Don Stillwagon, Chairperson Joan Taylor, Vice Chairperson

FINANCE COUNCIL Alma (Buffy) Allen Jim Ewen, Chairperson David Fitzgerald Linda Lepine

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PASTORAL COUNCIL

Jim Culley 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 Wayne Watson

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 TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD August 5 and August 6, 2017

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION: Tuesday, August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption of our Blessed Virgin. The Mass schedule is as follows: 12 Noon at St. William and 5PM at IHM. The Parish office will be closed …………………………………………………………………………….…….. …………………………………………………………………………………..

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. …………………………………………………………………. BROWN BAG SERIES CONTINUES AT ST. WILLIAM: please join Mark March and Jim Quistorff Tuesday, August 8th starting at 11:30AM for a continuation of the Fatima series. The topic for this presentation is “Great Era of Peace.” Please bring your lunch and join us for this insightful presentation on our Lady of Fatima. …………………………………………………………………. STUFF-A-BUS: This is the 10th year that United Way and Snap-on, Inc. are participating to collect school supplies for needy children. Flyers suggesting what they need are on the table. Boxes will be picked up with the supplies from IHM on Monday morning, August 7th and from St. William Church on Tuesday morning August 15th. Together we can help hundreds of needy children start the school year off right with the sup-plies they need.

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Worship This Week

August 7 through August 13, 2017

Monday St. Wm. 9:00AM Communion Service Tuesday St. Wm. 9AM Mass Sp. Int. Michelle Freeman Wednesday IHM 5:00PM Mass + Debbie Kelley Thursday St. Wm. 9AM Mass + George Bockman Friday IHM 12 Noon Mass + Pete Reynolds, Jr. St. Wm. 5PM Mass + John Smith Saturday IHM 4PM Mass + Albert Bracken St. Wm. 6PM Mass + Dorothy and + Jack Poltrock Sunday IHM 9AM Mass + Lucie Fiebel St. Wm. 11AM Mass + Restituto Sescon

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

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT

Have you given real thought lately to how good God has been to you? Do you give in proportion to

what God has given you?

MISSION 2017: Fr. Patrick Martin will be presiding over the Parish Missions for IHM and St. William. The following is the schedule for the Mission taking place August 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th. Please note that due to the Eclipse this will be a COMBINED Mission for both parishes taking place at IHM. Weekend Masses are the regularly scheduled Masses at IHM, i.e., Satur-day at 4PM and Sunday at 9AM. Mass on Monday, August 28th and Tuesday, August 29th will be at 7PM. Confessions will be from 9AM-11AM and 6PM-7PM on Monday and Tuesday. More information will be forthcoming so please mark your calendars now for this very spiritual event for our Parishes.

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 9 & 10, 2011

ST. WILLIAM FOR THOSE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS

Cheryl Barron, Michelle Freeman, James Geiger, Peter Gilbane, Laurieann Jones, Lorraine Meltz, Paul Napolitano, Bill Perkins,

Delores Perkins, Ed Sicard, Alyson Standish, Bob and Elaine Wagner, Dorothy Wiley

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

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY FOR THOSE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYER

Henry Cagle, Ruth Fidler, Marie Gordon, Jacques Marchat, Merrill Morrison, Kelly

Webb

“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. …………………………………………………………………. THE 2017 DSA ASSESSMENT: As of July 31, 2017, 71 families have pledged towards our DSA goal. If you have not yet determined your level of commitment for DSA, please consider making a pledge. ……………………………………………………………….…. THE KNITTING GROUP will meet Tuesday at 1PM in the Learning Center. …………………………………………………………………..

More St. William ………………………………………………………………….. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL RECAP-JULY 2017: SVdP handled 14 cases directly impacting the lives of 28 people. $1,227.18 was distributed to help pay utilities and rent this month. Total funds received were $1,427. Weekend Masses—$562. Electronic Giving—$350. Parishioners—$415. Outside Parish—$100. BECAUSE OF YOU, 9 families were able to keep their utilities on; BECAUSE OFYOU, 2 families were helped with rent payments. BECAUSE OF YOU, 2 families were provided gasoline so that they could go to work and get to a medical appointment; BECAUSE OF YOU, 1 homeless young man was provided a meal; BECAUSE OF YOU our brothers and sisters in Jesus continue to receive much needed support and assistance. ………………………………………………………………….

General Announcements continued ………………………………………………………………….

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

THEY ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR CHURCH

THE 2017 DSA ASSESSMENT: As of July 31, 2017, 73 families have pledged towards our DSA goal. If you have not yet determined your level of commitment for DSA, please con-sider making a pledge. ………………………………………………………………….. CAJUN FEST: Envelopes containing your raffle tickets are on the table in the Commons. Please be sure to return your ticket stubs and money in the same envelope, and you may drop the envelope in the collection basket or return it to the Business Office during business hours. Additional tickets are available in the Parish Office as well. Tickets are $1.00 each!

………………………………………………………………….. KNIGHT’S FISH FRY: Join fellow Parishioners on Friday, August 11th from 5PM-7PM and enjoy fresh mountain trout, either fried or grilled, fries, slaw, hush puppies, brownie and a drink for the incredible price of $8 for adults and $5 for chil-dren under 12. The Knights of Columbus always put out an outstanding meal, so plan on being there and help support their worth-while causes in the community! …………………………………………………………………. DONATIONS for the Ladies Guild Hidden Treasures Sale at the Cajun Fest will be accepted each weekend through Septem-ber 9-10. Please bring your donations of household items, nick-knacks, toys, collectables etc. to the Commons when you come to Mass. Because of limited storage, we are not able to accept large electronics, clothes, luggage or books. Thank you for your support. ………………………………………………………………….. THE MEN’S CLUB is sponsoring again this year St. William Logo Apparel. Limited samples will be available in the Com-mons with color, style and logo information starting the week-end of July 29th and August 5th. For more information call Ferris Maloof at 706-455-3254. ………………………………………………………………….. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Liturgical Ministers for the Feast of the Assumption on Tuesday, August 15th. Mass is at 12 Noon. There is a sign-up sheet posted on the Bulletin Board in the Commons. ……………………………………………………………..…… DID YOU KNOW that we have a library in the small confer-ence room off the Commons? Please feel free to borrow a book or donate a book for others to enjoy. Reading is a relaxing and enjoyable pastime.

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD August 5 and August 6, 2017

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL Rochelle Andrews, Brett Benfer, Josh Boyts, John Buckley, Jr., Courtney Caron, Christa Casselberry, Paul E.

Cluverius, Fred Coon, Patrick Cusak, Aaron Darty, Jamaul Davis, Blake Elliott, Jr., Andrew Filewood, 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, 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 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD August 5 and August 6, 2017

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. William Church #011771 765 Andrews Road Murphy, NC 28906 TELEPHONE 828 837-2000 CONTACT PERSON Gail Maloof SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat X Windows XP PRINTER HP ENVY 7640 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION August 5 and 6, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES 1 through 5 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS