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) 681-4860

E-mail: stphilipapostle@bellsouth.net

Website: http://stphilipapostle.com

Rev. Fr. Thomas J. Kessler, Pastor

Rev. Mr. Charles Brantley, Deacon Ms. 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 Mrs. Anita Lund, Youth 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.. Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time LISTEN! A few weeks ago we heard God the Father say in the Gos-pel “This is my beloved Son, listen to him.” In today’s Gospel Jesus says, If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you… If he refuses to listen to them, tell the Church. If he refuses to listen even to the Church…” It is hard when we feel that someone is not listening to us, especially when we have been hurt. It is important to remember we are not alone when something like this happens. We can go to people who will help and support us. When people hurt others, they are usually hurt them-selves. When we can bring them into the love and support of the com-munity, often they are able to see things differently. With pencil and paper - can you recall a time when you did not feel listened to? How did it make you feel? - Why is it helpful to have a Church community, when people won’t listen to what is right? - gather the family and discuss how you can each try harder to listen this week. Suggest that they resolve to listen, even if someone is telling a story they have heard before. They can try to see different points of the story. They can listen more to family members and seek to under stand the other person when they disagree. LISTEN! Next Sunday is the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings at Mass will be taken from Sirach 27:30 – 28:7, Romans 14:7-9, and Matthew 18:21-35. THANK YOU – to all of our Faith Formation Teachers. Thanks for this sacrificial, but well worthwhile commitment to share the faith with God’s children. Sadly, sometimes you will be the principal and/or only educator of the faith for these children. “In giving, you will receive.” The New Traffic Patterns – for the safety of all, especially on Sun-days, please cooperate and follow the new parking signs when leav-ing the parking lots. English and Spanish Faith Formation Classes have started. PATIENCE - the flow of traffic is complicated with children being dropped off and picked-up when Mass is letting out. The Parish Council will meet this Monday evening at 7 p.m. The Knights of Columbus will have a bake sale after all the Masses next weekend. Registered Parishioners – should have received a letter from me this week, which includes the annual finance report. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for the Auction on October 7th. See this bulletin for further information. The Annual Priest Retirement Collection – will be taken up next weekend (Sept. 16 & 17) and will continue until we meet this year’s goal of $14,103. Happily, this goal is almost $2000 less than last year’s goal. The amount is figured from 3.5% of last year’s regular collection amount from each parish. The amount from our Forward With Christ building campaign is not included in this assessment. The retired priests have given up families and homes, and the least we can do is provide for their years of retirement. Retirement age for a priest in the Diocese of Char-lotte is 70 years old. Most of the “officially retired priests” continue in active ministry, helping out throughout the Diocese. Please continue to be generous.

Saturday, Sept 9th 5:00 p.m. Marianne Henrich † by M/M John & Carol Massey Sunday, Sept 10th 8:00 a.m. Dennis Jones † by Jocelyn Jones 10:30 a.m. John & Josephine Ortiz † by Linda Ortiz

12:30 p.m. Sarita Candelario † by Sarah Mendez Monday, Sept 11th 9:00 a.m. Richard Schwickrath † by M/M Carl DiFulvio Wednesday, Sept 13th 6:00 p.m. Donald Fitzgerald † & Family by Linda Fitzgerald

Thursday, Sept 14th 9:00 a.m. Stefania Rogalny † by M/M Ludwik Kopec & Family

Friday, Sept 15th 9:00 a.m. Stefania Rogalny † by M/M Jan & Krystyna Klecha

Saturday, Sept 16th 5:00 p.m. Rebecca Eisele † by M/M Keith Rainwater Sunday, Sept 17th 8:00 a.m. All Volunteers by the Catholic Daughters 10:30 a.m. Albert Kruft † by M/M Michael Rash

12:30 p.m. Bolivar Romera † by Violeta Romera READERS Sept 16 5:00 p.m. Mickey Brantley Sept 17 8:00 a.m Pat Petrozza 10:30 a.m. Linda Ortiz EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

Sept 16 5:00 p.m. R. Reed (H), T. Reed, C. Ries, B. Bailey, P. Daly Sept 17 8:00 a.m. P. Klvana (H), N. Echevarria, R. Echevarria 10:30 a.m. S. Soltysiak (HM), B. Stickle (HA), T. Bradford (HC), C. Bennett, T. Douglas, J. Danckert, J. Eisele ALTAR SERVER Sept 16 5:00 p.m. Patrick F., Josh M. Sept 17 8:00 a.m. Mark M., Joe M. 10:30 a.m. Jacob F., Brianna F. Happy Birthday 9/10/2017-9/16/2017 9/10 Timothy Alber, Michael Cartella-Ramirez, Helen Ferron, Jason Moreno, Dylan Stanley, Tony Trifaro 9/11 Aaron Fierros, Deborah Folliard, Nathan McElwee, Vance Robinette 9/12 Katherine Klaene, Emily Magnus 9/13 Annilies Bennett, Nicole Feijoo, Elizabeth Gar-cia, Alba Kogot, Elisea Malpica-Zaragoz, Brandon Mejia Clontz, Dil-ma Moreno 9/14 James Hayes, BreAnna Kenny, Armando Medellin, Travis Millsaps 9/15 Glenda Aguilar, Frankie Schmeichel, Greg Wat-son 9/16 Shelia Alber, Amanda Brooks, Nathalia Gregorio, Joe Stallings

Happy Anniversary 9/10/2017-9/16/2017 9/10 Andrew & Jocelyn Kershner 9/11 Anthony & Valerie Ferguson 9/12 Brian & Delia Jones 9/13 Michael & Sue McManus 9/15 Peter & Lucy Smith 9/16 Howard & Carole Stewart, Jose & Claudia Limon

Mrs. Mary Brown: If you need to contact Mrs. Brown, Faith Formation 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. Faith Formation classes start Wednesday, Sept 6th at 6:30 p.m. for Wednesday students and Sunday, Sept 10th at 9:00 a.m. in Eng-lish and 11:00 p.m. in Spanish for Sunday students. There will be a Protecting God’s Children workshop on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 9:30 a.m. This workshop is for anyone working with or supervising children in any capacity at St. Philip’s. Please contact Mary Brown of the parish office to sign up. There will be a parent meeting for only First Communion parents on Wednesday, September 13th at 6:45 p.m. or Sunday, September 17th at 9:15 a.m. There will be a parent meeting for only Confirmation parents on Wednesday, September 20th at 6:45 p.m. or Sunday, September 24th at 9:15 p.m.

Collections last week Regular 5:00 p.m…..….………….……...…………….……$2,162.00 8:00 a.m…......…..………………….…….…...……..1,629.00 10:30 a.m…….….....…………………………...……..2,329.00 12:30 p.m…..………...……..…………..............………776.05 Total…..….……...…………………….....…..……$6,896.05 Food Closet Total.…...…....…….……….......................................$55.00 Forward With Christ Total...………..…....….…...…...…………….…$32,991.71 Spanish Food Fundraiser Total.…..………………...….…….…………….………..$0 Total to date…….………………….…………….$9,231.95 Priest Retirement Total………………………………………………..$375.00

Collections Year to Date Last year This Year Regular $71,595.20………...............$71,720.97 Forward With Christ ………................……..1,141,362.78 Food Closet 3,118.00…….......…….…..2,688.00 Thank you for returning some of God’s gift to you to His Church.

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 10, 2017

PARISH SUPPORT CHURCH YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018

THE WEEK AHEAD

Auction News: The St. Philip “Forward with Christ” Auction set for October 7th @ 6:30 PM has tickets available now. Ticket in-cludes a sit down dinner, music & open bar for $75 per person or buy a table of 8 for $600. Sneak preview - one auction item is a special dinner for four prepared by Father Kessler. What a special night that will be! A few other items include lodging for 3 nights in Myrtle Beach, one week in a mountain cabin in Blowing Rock & a beautiful piano. Call Dawn McGinn to place your reservations @ (980)-223-9400. Credit cards accepted. Call Dawn if you have an item or service to donate. There will be both Silent & Live Auction items. The Knights of Columbus will have a bake sale next weekend after all the Masses.

At home.. Lillian Alvey, Paul and Ber tha Summerville, Anna Eisele Shingleton, David Eisele, Jessica Allison, Jessica Crosso, Andrew Gulley, Jackie Mejia, Angela Moreno, Howard Stewart, Rick Stoup, Robinette Tilley, Alan Eisele, Joe Stallings, Arthur & Marion Weber, Martha Wall, Frank Bollero...Statesville Manor - Brenda Kelley. 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. St. Philip’s Book Group will be meeting on Tuesday, Sept 19th at 7 p.m. for snacks and book discussion. Our book will be “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd. ALL PARISHIONERS WELCOMED!! Call Norma Gassett @ 704-380-4125 or Joyce Marquez @ 704-290-9755 for directions and book availability.

Sunday, Sept 10th 9:00 a.m. Faith Formation starts 11:00 a.m. Spanish Faith Formation starts Monday, Sept 11th 9:30 a.m. Rosary 7:00 p.m. Parish Council meeting Wednesday, Sept 13th 11:15 a.m. Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation /First Communion Mtg 6:45 p.m. RCIA Thursday, Sept 14th 6:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus & Catholic Daughter mtgs Saturday, Sept 16th 6:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Bake Sale Sunday, Sept 17th Knights of Columbus Bake Sale after Mass 9:00 a.m. Faith Formation / First Communion Mtg 11:00 a.m. Spanish Faith Formation 1:30 p.m. Gran Kermese Monday Bible Study will resume on Monday, September 18th at 6:30 p.m. If you have any questions please contact Ann McGuire at 980-829-3620. IS THIS YOUR YEAR? Couples married 25 or 50 years this year will be honored at an Anniversary Mass on Sunday, Oct 22, 2017 at St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte. Mass begins at 2:15 p.m. and will be followed by a reception. Call the parish office to register! Our next restaurant Forward With Christ fundraiser will be at Village Inn Pizza near the movie theatre at 1503 Cinema Drive Statesville on Thursday, September 21st from 5-8 p.m. We hope to see you there! St. Philip’s Adult Dinner Group will be on Sunday, September 24th at 5 p.m. Would you be willing to open up your home? No theme for September just a “Pot Luck” . Bring your favorite food to share. The hosts do not have to do any cooking or provide beverages other than water. Those attending will bring their own special bever-age, entrée’s salads, etc., I will help coordinate. Please consider host-ing and give Norma Gassett a call at 704-380-4125 or 843-339-1956.