StW 12PM Community Lenten Service IHM 5PM Mass +Ruth OBrien-Sutherland 5:30PM Stations of the
Cross
StW 9AM Mass +Gilda Oliveri
IHM 12PM Mass Sp. Int. Louis & David Alvarez StW 4:30-4:50 Sacrament of Reconciliation 5PM Mass +Jackie Jackson 5:30PM Stations of the
Cross
IHM 4PM Mass +Jose Mora & +Isabel Fonseca StW 6PM Mass +Mark Light
IHM 9AM Mass Sp. Int. Parishioners of
IHM & St. Wm. StW 11AM Mass +Ray Lott
General Announcements
JOURNEY THROUGH LENT is the booklet produced every
year to help guide our Lenten experience in a very practical way. The
booklet is available on the tables in the Commons at both of our parishes.
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OUR NEXT DELEGATION TO NICARAGUAwill be going right after Easter. We
still have an opening. It will be one week. Please call Fr. George if you
are interested. It will be a special event in your life.
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INCLEMENT WEATHER REMINDERon Saturdays and Sundays when winter roads can
be hazardous, information concerning Mass schedules can be found on the
respective email alerts from both our parishes as well as the following
radio stations: AM600, AM1320, FM102.7 (Murphy): FM101.1 (Blairsville):
FM97.9 (Copper Basin). Announcements will be made ONLY when Masses are
canceled. No announcement means Mass will be celebrated as scheduled.
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STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT Your light must shine before all so that they may
see goodness in your acts. (Matthew 5:16)
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SAVE THE DATEMonday, March 22 at 6PM at IHM for the film Black Gold
which traces the efforts of small farmers to get a living wage from the
production of coffee. This will be a dinner and a movie evening hosted
by Pax Christi. More details to come.
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HELP NEEDED Please check Sr. Terrys list for needy families. It is on
the bulletin board in the Commons of both of our parishes.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSwill have a Fish Fry at IHM on March 12. All proceeds
will go to a local charity. Adults $7.00 and children under 12 $3.50. The
hours will be from 5 to 7PM.
QUIT NOWis a stop smoking program with a tentative beginning date of
March 18. This program is endorsed by the Health Department and Murphy
Medical Center. It is being coordinated by the health department of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church. Registration is essential to discern
interest. Please call Carl Hartman at 828-321-0522 ASAP.
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FRANK RUNYEONreturns with his acclaimed performance of Sermon on the
Mount to IHM for one night only, on Friday, March 19 at 7PM. The St.
William performance will be on Thursday, March 18 at 7PM when he will
present the Gospel of Mark. Runyeon sets the famous Sermon in a revealing
new setting: as told by the apostle Matthew to the church in Antioch,
shortly after the Roman army has burned Jerusalem to the ground. In the
end, all those present have the sense that this sermon is about them, in
some mysterious way, they, too, must decide, as did the crowd on the
mountain, what they will go do now. Tickets are on sale, get them now,
they are going fast.
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WOMENS ENRICHMENT CENTERThe annual Walk for Life for the Womans
Enrichment Center is scheduled for Saturday, March 20 at 9AM for the
Center in Blairsville. Consider walking with others to support the needs
of this wonderful ministry. The Center provides women and families with
material support, counseling and training to improve their lives. For more
information contact Nancy Lorie at 367-0479 or the Center at 706-835-1252.
St. William Announcements
WE ARE PLEASED TO HOST THIS SUNDAYa workshop of
immigration law and workers' rights which will be meeting at the OEO/CSS
office. The program is directed by representatives of the School of Law at
Villanova University, UNC-Charlotte and Chapel Hill and Pisgah Legal
Services.
THE COMMUNITY LENTEN SERVICE ON WEDNESDAYwill have Don Yancheson of the
7th Day Adventist Churches in Murphy and Andrews as the preacher. The
Lenten lunch will follow. The worship service begins at 12PM.
... We thank all the members of our faith community for their cards,
prayers and good wishes on the occasion of our 50th
Wedding Anniversary.
Bob and Heather Schmitt
DSAWe are now one month into the DSA and as of today 39 of our
parishioners have contributed $9715. We need each of you to help us reach
our goal of $20,556.
SVDPmeeting for March will be on the 10th. We will prepare the Lenten
Lunch and meet immediately following lunch.
AS A FOLLOW-UP-to our recent community speaker, members of St. William
Parish are eligible for a special discount at the Hiwassee Valley Pool and
Wellness Center. Call the St. William office for details.
THE PASSIONwill be presented again this year on the Masses for the
weekend of Palm Sunday. Wed love to have every participant from last year
and new volunteers involved. Participation provides a powerful spiritual
connection to our parish and to our Lord. Please contact Ann Hogan at
706-781-3403 or by email at hoganann44@hotmail.com. Thank you.
JOY CLUBwill meet on Monday, March 8 at 6:30 at Quiznos. The meeting is
open to all adult singles. We will be planning for our outing on March 19
so please join us. For more information call Barbara Darling at 644-5534.
TEMPORARY HELP IS NEEDEDMaureen Mills who is coordinating our coupon
program will be taking a 7 month leave of absence from this position. Any
person(s) who would like to fill in for her during this time will be
greatly appreciated. Please call Maureen or the Parish office.
STATIONS OF THE CROSSwill be held following the 5PM Mass on Fridays.
There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the Commons. We need
leaders. See Michelle Calascione for more information.
Ernie Abeyta, Donna Adams, George Barron, Jerry Beatty,
Roy & Jane Bodem, Lori Bourscheid, Becky Duffy, Eli Edwards, Helen Faulkner,
Chuck Fleming, Sally Grega, Guy Harrison,
Wanda Jalad, Steve Jeffress, Don Krueger, Jeffrey Kruger,
Kathy Lancing, Leon Martin, Daniela Montoya, Al Mericle,
Mark Miller, Howard Moore, Annie Mae Morgan, Greg Opperman, Fr. James
Murphy, Sandy Nossier, Judy & Jim Pierce, Dean Smith, Elinora Smith,
Caroline Timmins, Norah Utley Wear
Fr. George stwillifr@verizon.net
Sylvia Servin
stwilliacc@verizon.net
Chris Harker stwilli@verizon.net
Michelle Calascione stwilliamfaithformation@msn.com
POSTAL ADDRESS:
PO Box 546,
Murphy, NC 28906
Welcome to our church family. Thank you for worshipping with us. If you are not registered,
we invite you to do so with the registration form on this site (see Our
Church). If you have a change of address, phone number or
e-mail, or if you are moving away from the area, please call the Parish
office, so we can better serve you.
~Thank you
Insurance Guidelines for Non-Church
(Private) functions:
Anyone, including parishioners, wishing
to use any of the church facilities for a private function must provide
proof of general liability coverage in the amount of $1 million at least
one week before the event. If the user is unable to obtain coverage
through his/her own insurance company, a policy may be obtained through
the Diocese for $100. Contact the church office to fill out the application. At the
time of reserving space, a Usage Form needs to be completed in the
office at St. William.
SPECIAL NOTICE CONCERNING HOSPITAL VISITSnew
federal regulations severely restrict the availability of information
concerning patients in hospitals. Without notification from family or
friends to the parish office it will be impossible to know if a member of
the parish is in the hospital. Please call the Parish office if you
know someone would like a visit.
Free Ministry
to Traveling Catholics for Nationwide Mass times and locations.
DIOCESAN
REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING
MINISTRY-RELATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR
Any individual having actual
knowledge of or reasonable cause to suspect an incident of
ministry-related sexual abuse is to immediately report the incident to
the Chancery.
The Chancery will be notified
of the particulars regarding the Chancery's filing of the incident with
civil authorities.
This reporting requirement is
not intended to supersede the right of an individual to make a report to
civil authority, but is to insure proper, complete and timely reporting.
Should an individual choose to make a report to civil authority, a
report is still to be made to the Chancery.
ST. WILLIAM CHURCH WEBSITE
The web site has been operational since June,
2000. The web site
has several goals:
to provide current information regarding parish
liturgical and social activities to our parishioners
to promote communication with and about our local
community
to provide our Mass schedules for visitors to the
Murphy area
to publicize sacramental celebrations
to ensure our seasonal parishioners are kept up to
date while they are out of the area
to gather news about the activities of the parish
to invite participation in the various activities in
the parish and our local area
to foster and promote the activities of our most
precious members, our youth
The Web Site Committee needs your assistance to maintain
the quality of the website. We invite your news, suggestions, corrections
and/or additions in order to continue to improve the site. Please
CLICK HERE and e-mail us
your thoughts.
