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

Mrs. Raquel Swierczewski, R.C.I.A Mrs. Paula Coleman, Secretary

Mrs. Mary Brown, Faith Formation Director

Mrs. Norma Echevarria, Faith Formation

Marriage - Baptism Call the church office. Marriages, call at least 6 months in advance. Reconciliation

:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. on Saturday or by appointment. Pastoral Council Meetings are 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. September thru May 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.

Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Saturday, June 20th 5:00 p.m. Pat & Jim Reilly by Mickey Brantley Sunday, June 21st 8:00 a.m. Our Priest’s Intentions by Swierczewski Family 10:30 a.m. John Ortiz† by Linda Ortiz 12:30 p.m. Victor Suclupe† by Echevarria Family Monday, June 22nd 9:00 a.m. Joseph Slovenic† by Folliard Family Wednesday, June 24th 6:00 p.m. Eileen Motte† by Carol Micalizzi Thursday, June 25th 9:00 a.m. Scott Kimel† by Altar Guild Friday, June 26th 9:00 a.m. Deacon Charles Brantley† by Diocesan Association of Permanent Deacons Saturday, June 27th 5:00 p.m. Dr. Dennis Johnson† by Micki Brantley Sunday, June 28th 8:00 a.m. Patricia Dougherty† by Swierczewski Family 10:30 a.m. John & Josephine Ortiz†† by Linda Ortiz 12:30 p.m. Rudecindo Montenegro† by Cristina Guerrero READERS June 27th 5:00 p.m. Mickey Brantley June 28th 8:00 a.m. Joe Archibald 10:30 a.m. Pam Klaene 12:30 p.m. Heriberto Torrealba

June 27th 5:00 p.m. A. Simons (HM), P. Coleman (HA), M. Rhodes (HC) June 28th 8:00 a.m. C. Difulvio (H) 10:30 a.m. J. Watkins (HM), S. McMurry (HA), L. Ortiz (HC) 12:30 p.m. Raúl E. (H), Bertha V., Angélica G., Mary G., Eduardo G. ALTAR SERVERS June 27th 5:00 p.m. Corey H., Alayna F. June 28th 8:00 a.m. Troy C., Brock C. 10:30 a.m. Alyssa J., MacKenzie O. 12:30 p.m. To be Determined

From the pastor… Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Ominous indeed are Jesus’ predictions of what faithful disciples will face. Challenging are his expectations of how courageous we should be. Jesus is straightfor-ward about our obligation to bear witness in a dangerous and cyni-cal world. His warning is matched to the first reading from Jere-miah. Often, when the Gospel issue is the cost of discipleship, we hear from that prophet whose life was a testimony to fidelity in the face of rejection and cruelty. Less dramatic, but no less painful, is the experience of anyone who today dares to defend Catholic teaching on a wide spectrum of moral or social issues. But our obligation to do so derives from our Baptism, which anoints us to the prophetic office and from Confirmation, which strengthens us for witnessing by gift of the Holy Spirit. The “whispers” Jeremiah heard, especially from those he thought were his friends, are famil-iar to anyone who takes seriously discipleship’s call to bear wit-ness. “Et Missa est” – Go, you are sent. Next Sunday is the 13 Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Read-ings at Mass will be taken from: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16, Romans 6:3-4, 8-11, Matthew 10:37-42. Come prepared! We wish to thank Ligaya & Wade Kates for beautifying the grounds of God’s house. One can’t approach our church without noticing the fruit of their labor. Thank you so much! Are you interested or curious about possibly becoming a Catholic? Or do you know someone living in the area of Statesville, Harmony or Troutman who has expressed interest in our faith? Now is the time to call Fr. Kessler – 704-681-4860 or Raquel 704-880-7940 so as to inquire about the RCIA Class which will be forming at the end of August. I will meet with you personally and privately to discuss your questions, etc. Don’t be bashful or wait until the last minute. As we begin our 4th month of this coronavirus, we need to look for volunteers to serve at Mass as Lectors and Extra-Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. If you are willing to help us and give it a chance, please call Paula at the office at 704-872-2579 or Fr. at 704-681-4860. Jesus came to serve, please consider do-ing the same at Mass. The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation has informed us that a noise wall will be constructed along I-77 and our property to lesson traffic noise and to protect our air quality. Faith Formation Classes – are now accepting registrations for the 2020-2021 academic year. If you wish your children to re-ceive their 1st Holy Communion or Confirmation, now is the time to register. In spite of the pandemic, we are proceeding as nor-mal. God forbid, that there be a break-out of the coronavirus, as happened last spring, then we will cross that bridge, when we get there. See Religious Education on the next page for further infor-mation. The children should be registered by August 2nd, but no registrations will be accepted after Sunday, August 23rd. A Coronavirus parish meeting was held on Monday, June 8th, with 20 parish leaders present, to recommend how to proceed in this time of a pandemic. As always, God has been incredibly good to our parishioners. At no time have we locked our doors or denied Mass or the Eucharist to our parishioners. AND NO ONE HAS CONTRACTED THE CORONAVIRUS AS A RESULT OF GOING TO MASS. We pray for God’s continued protec-tion. A parishioner proposed that all parishioners be requested to wear masks. At the meeting, it was suggested that parishioners with masks sit on one side of the church, and those who don’t wish to wear masks on the other side of the church. It was deter-mined that this would be difficult to implement. Most people don’t like to be told what to do and no one is willing to tell peo-ple that they need to move to the other side of the church. There-fore, the vote was unanimous that people are to be free to take their own precautions. With the size of our church, social dis-tancing is not a problem.

Happy Birthday 6/21/2020 to 6/27/2020 6/21 Joseph Fredo, Nan Rene Lacy, Oliver Ser-rano, William Valdez, Muffet M. Weber, 6/22 Joseph Coleman, Joseph Klaene, Abraham Me-dina, Annette Parker, 6/23 George Keckeisen, Neil Rosenblum, Alexis Tamayo, Dennis Wise, 6/24 Hermenegildo Corrales, Jannell Pacilli-

Wilkerson, 6/25 Fabian Marin Hernandez, Martha Cristina Mo-rales, 6/26 Richard Hoops, Theresa Kindley, 6/27 Alexandria Blaney, Judah Cox, Emma Ferguson, Alyssa Jones, Delia Loy-ola, Santa Anna Ramirez Happy Anniversary 6/21/2020 to 6/27/2020 6/21 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Watson, 6/23 Mr. & Mrs. John Rettburg, 6/24 Mr. & Mrs. Shane Sta-ples, Mr. & Mrs. James Flerra, 6/25 Mr. & Mrs. Sean Goodman, 6/26 Mr. & Mrs. Adam Jaku-bowski, Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Mehall, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Williams, Mr. & Mrs. Ken Kindley, Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Springer

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. 2020-2021 Faith Formation registration forms will be availa-ble during the week from 9-1:00 in the Church Office and from 7:00-2:00 on Sundays starting Sunday, May 31st. Forms need to be returned by August 2nd to avoid a $10 late fee per child. No forms will be accepted after Sunday, August 23rd. Half of the fee is due when the registration form is returned. First Communion students must have a baptismal certificate on file in the Faith Formation office. These should be turned in with the registration form. Students who will be in the first year of Confirmation or the first year of First Communion classes in the fall will have pictures taken for attendance ID cards on Sunday, August 23rd from 9:00-3:00 or Wednesday, August 26th from 6:30 to 8:00. Students in the second year who have lost a card or would like another card may also have their pictures taken at this time. The cost for additional cards is $5. Two cards are provided free of charge for each student entering the first sacramental year. Faith Formation needs volunteers for Wednesday and Sun-day classes. Please email or text Mary Brown if you can help with Faith Formation for the 2020-2021 school year. Faith Formation teacher meetings will be on Monday, Au-gust 24th from 6:30-7:30 or Thursday, August 27th from 6:30 -7:30. Faith Formation teachers only need to attend one meeting. Confirmation is Wednesday, June 24th at 6:00 pm. Vacation Bible School will be July 8th & 9th from 6-8:00 pm. The theme is the Holy Family. Registration forms will be availa-ble in the lobby. We also need volunteers for music, crafts and snacks. We will not be doing a meal. Please text or email Mary Brown if you can volunteer.

Collections as of Sunday 5:00 p.m………………………………………………..$2,842.00 8:00 a.m……………………………………….……….$1,207.00 10:30 a.m…………………………………………..…..$1,472.28 12:30 a.m………………………………………………...$427.10 Regular Total ………………………………………$5,948.38 Food Closet ……..........................................................$230.00 Forward With Christ* Total (includes pledged funds received)……….....$16,030.28 Collections as of Sunday Last year This Year Regular $391,170.52................................................$336,842.47 Food Closet $17,615.35……......................................$16,173.85

Forward With Christ Phase 2 as of June 9, 2020 Phase 2 Funds Received ………………………$1,089,993.59 Phase 2 Remaining Pledges……………….……. $717,804.44 Total…………………………………….. $1,807,798.03 Thank you for returning some of God’s gifts

to you to His Church.

June 21st, 2020 PARISH SUPPORT

CHURCH YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020

Saturday, June 20th The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, June 21st Fathers Day Monday, June 22nd Saints John Fisher, Bishop and St Thomas More, Martyrs 9:30 a.m. Rosary Tuesday, June 23rd Wednesday, June 24th The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 6:00 p.m. Confirmation Thursday, June 25th Friday, June 26th Bulletin Deadline Saturday, June 27th St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Sunday, June 28th Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

At home...Lillian Alvey, Anna Eisele Shingleton, Jessica Allison, Jessica Crosso, Andrew Gulley, Jackie Mejia, Angela Moreno, Howard Stewart, Alan Eisele, Joe Stallings, Marion Weber, Joan Chiodo, Nelson & Dot-tie LaClair, Jim Carbone, Dawn McGinn, Jack Kelley Autumn Care… Brenda Kelley, Brookdale E. Broad...Dianne Robin-son.,Brookdale Peachtree Alzheimer's Care..Richard Homola, Bryan Center ...Mar ion Kelly Culler ..Journey’s Assisted Liv-ing ...Eleanor Byrnes 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 .

THE WEEK AHEAD

Los formularios de inscripción 2020-2021 de la Formación de Fe estarán disponibles durante la semana de 9 a 1:00 en la Oficina de la parro-quia y de 7:00-2:00 los domingos a

partir del domingo 7 de Junio. Los formularios deben ser de-vueltos antes del 2 de agosto para evitar un cargo de $10 por niño. No se aceptarán formularios después del domingo 23 de agosto. Los estudiantes de la Primera Comunión que se registren deben tener su certificado de bautizo con el formulario para te-nerlo en el archivo de la oficina de Formación de Fe. Estos de-ben ser entregados con el formulario de registro. La confirmación será el miércoles 24 de junio a las 6:00 pm. Los estudiantes que estarán en el primer año de confir-mación o en las clases del primer año de la Primera Co-munión este año tendrán que tomarse las fotos para las tar -jetas de identificación de asistencia a la Misa, el domingo 23 de agosto de 9:00 am - 3:00 pm o miércoles, 26 de agosto de 6:30 pm a 8:00 pm. Los estudiantes en el segundo año que han perdi-do una tarjeta o desean otra tarjeta también pueden venir a tomarse las fotos ese día. El costo de las tarjetas adicionales es de $5. Se proporcionan dos tarjetas de identificación gratuita para cada estudiante que ingrese al primer año sacramental. Las reuniones de maestros de la Formación de Fe serán el lunes 24 de agosto a las 6:30 o el jueves 27 de agosto a las 6:30. Los maestros de la Formación de Fe sólo necesitan asistir a una reunión.