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. Wm., David Mastifino Parish E-Mail: stwilli@frontier.com

ST. WILLIAM PASTORAL COUNCIL Don Cattaneo Ron Kolanko Lou Lepine, Chairperson Kathleen Lott, Vice Chairperson Vicki Print Richard Smith Don Stillwagon Joan Taylor

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

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PASTORAL COUNCIL

Jose Cervera Jim Culley Riki Fiebel Jim Magistro Carol Maloof Eleanor Moyer, Chairperson Tom Schmitt, Vice Chairperson

FINANCE COUNCIL Robert Bielemeier Ben Cornelius, Chairperson Steve Jersey Michele McGinnis Susan Palmich

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

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

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 11 and FEBRUARY 12, 2017

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

LOOKING AHEAD: LENT BEGINS ON ASH WEDNES-DAY, MARCH 1ST, and the following are some impor tant reminders as we prepare for our journey to Calvary. …………………………………………………………………. LENTEN REGULATIONS CONCERNING FASTING AND ABSTINENCE —Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the most important penitential days of the liturgical year. They are both days of fast and abstinence. The rule of abstinence binds all Catholics 14 years and older. Fasting means only one full meal per day should be taken. Eating between meals breaks the fast but drinking liquids does not. The rule of fast-ing binds people between the ages of 18 to 59. Abstinence means refraining from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. …………………………………………………………………. CONSIDERING WHAT TO DO TO ENHANCE YOUR LENTEN JOURNEY? St. William is again hosting the Ecumenical Lenten Luncheons at Noon on Wednesdays during Lent starting March 8th. Each Wednesday, clergy from differ-ent Churches in the area will conduct the service which will be followed by a light Lenten luncheon. The programs always prove insightful and interesting, and it is a great opportunity to meet people from our Community.……………………………………….……………………..…. OPERATION RICE BOWL is a Lenten based “faith in ac-tion” program sponsored by Catholic Relief Services through-out the United States benefiting such world wide programs as mother and child health and nutritional programs, agricultural programs and other important benefits to needy around the globe. 75% of the money collected goes towards these im-portant assistance programs, and 25% of funds collected return to us right here in our community. Both of our Parishes have benefited from these “Rice Bowl Grants” in the past. Lent is all about prayer, fasting and almsgiving, and our personal journey with Jesus to Calvary. ………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………. GRIEVING, HURTING, SUFFERING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. Please join us February 16th at 10AM at the Seiglie Center on the St. William Campus. The group will con-tinue to meet every Thursday for the next 5 weeks. Please con-tact Mark March for more information at: 940-452-8548.

Worship This Week February 13, 2017 through February 19, 2017

Monday St. Wm. 9AM Communion Service

Tuesday St. Wm. 9AM Mass Sp. Int. Ferris and Gail Maloof Wednesday IHM 5:00PM Mass Sp. Int. Sr. Terry Martin Thursday IHM. 9AM Mass + Carole Hubbell Friday IHM 12 Noon Mass Sp. Int. Jeff Maloof St. Wm. 5PM Mass + Jay Arrowood Saturday IHM 4PM Mass Sp. Int. Parishioners of St. William and Immaculate Heart of Mary St. Wm. 6PM Mass + Agnes Sherry Sunday IHM 9AM Mass + Dennis Woody St. Wm. 11AM Mass + Gerald Dashner

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.

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 9 & 10, 2011

ST. WILLIAM FOR THOSE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS

Cheryl Barron, Bill Bentley, Judy Butler,

Avery Henkelman, Laurieann Jones, Fr. George Kloster, Katie Lott, Bill Perkins, Marge Smith, Alyson Standish, Judy Standish,

Richard Smith, Carleen Taylor, Bob and Elaine Wagner, Bill Woods

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

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY FOR THOSE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYER

Isabella Brinson, Judy Butler, Marie Gordon, Barbara Gaitan, Don Gibson, Amanda James, Fr. George Kloster,

Jeff Maloof, Leon Martin, Jacques Marchat, Clem Schipper, Infants, Scarlet and Hayden Slagle

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 will resume Monday, February 13th from 7-8PM in the Sanctuary. This is a wonderful way to spend an hour with Jesus in thanksgiving, worship and prayer. ………………………………………………………………...……….

VISIT IHM’S NEW WEBSITE at: www.ihmhayesville.org for news and information about our parish life, faith formation and upcoming events! If you have any questions or suggestions to make the website meaningful for you, please contact Vicki Ware at WebAdmin@ihmhayesville.org. …………………………………………………………………. THE MEN’S CLUB and BREAKFAST GALS will meet next Thursday after the 9AM Mass. ………………………………………………………………….. THE FINANCE COUNCIL will meet Thursday at 10:30AM in the Learning Center. …………………………………………………………………. AT EVERY MASS both weekend and weekday, you see your fellow parishioners serving our Lord and our parish as Aco-lytes, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Set-Up Coordinators, Ushers and Greeters and Emergency Response Team members. Most of them have been serving like this for many years. We want to say “ Thank You” to all of them for their service. We greatly appreciate what they have done for our church. How-ever, the number of volunteers barely covers the need. This means the same people are asked to serve often. We NEED your help. If you have any questions or interest in one of these roles, please contact AJ Borowski at 386-864-0995 or email at ajnwjb2@gmail.com. ………………………………………………………………….. SAINT VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY: November , December 2016 and January, 2017: Through your generous donations to St. Vin-cent de Paul Society (SVdP), we have been able to help those in need in Clay County. During November we were able to help 15 families (34 people). We spent $$ to help pay electric x4; propane x3; auto maintenance x2; rent x4; medication x2 and water x2. In December we were able to help 9 families (26 people).We spent $$ to help pay electric x2; water x2; rent x3 and heaters x2. In January we were able to help 13 families (35 people), additionally we helped 3 families (7 people) other than financially (clothing, auto gas and medical help). We spent $$ to help pay r ent x2; electr icity x6; auto gas x1; propane x2; water x2 and auto insurance x1. It is during the winter months that SVdP is called upon to help the most and your generous support enables us to fulfill the calls we receive. THANK YOU.

STEWARDSHIP will meet Monday at 10AM followed by EVANGELIZATION at 11:30AM in the Commons. All are invited to join us and see your Parish in action. ………………………………………………………………….. ANOINTING OF THE SICK will take place next weekend immediately following Mass. ………………………………………………………………….. THE WEDNESDAY STUDY GROUP will meet Wednes-day at 10AM in the Sieglie Center for a DVD presentation on St. Thomas Aquinas. This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. In coming weeks the group will consider St. Catherine of Sienna, Blessed John Newman, G.K. Chesterton and Michelangelo, using DVD presentations by Bishop Robert Barron. All who are interested are welcomed. ………………………………………………………………….. SAVE THE DATE! CHEF RENE’S LENTEN FISH FRIES ARE BACK! A complete fish dinner will be served from 5-7PM starting Friday, March 3rd. More details to follow. ………………………………………………………………….. SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT de PAUL (SVdP) Recap – Jan 2017 - SVdP handled 36 cases, directly impacting the lives of 65 people. Monies were distributed to help pay utili-ties, rent, and auto insurance and tires this month. Because of YOU – 29 families were able to heat their homes, via assis-tance with utilities, to, include electricity and propane. Because of YOU – 5 families were assisted with rent payments. Be-cause of YOU – 2 families were able to continue to go to work, because auto insurance was provided for one and two tires for another. ALL because of YOU!!! Jesus’ JOY to you!! During the winter months, the needs accelerate, but through your generosity we continue to able to help those who come for assistance. Please pray with us that Jesus will touch us, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, to sacrifice more so that these most dear to Him can recognize Him through our loving actions. …………………………………………………………………..

More General Announcements …………………………………………………………………..

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 11 and FEBRUARY 12, 2017

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT

As Catholics we are not to focus only on ourselves but are called by our Baptism to reach out and share our time, talent and treasure with our brothers and sisters.

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, Jeromy Holecheck, Daniel Hopkins, Devon Jones, Timothy Keeton, Robert Kerr, Ari Kliemon, Justin Lansford, Bradley Mahoney, Matthew Marks,

Kyle Maher, Anthony Particini, Martin Price, Robert Raber, Robert Rankin, James Rihn, Kelsie Rodges, David Ruiz, Rachel Schmitt, Jacob Spaulding, Danny Spiker, Dennis Spiker, Ben Studybaker, Melica Thayer, Ste-

phen 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 SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 11 and FEBRUARY 12, 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 February 11 and 12, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES 1 through 5 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS