April 28, 2024

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 9:26-31

Psalm 22

1 John 3:18-24

John 15:1-8

full readings here

 

 

St. Andrew 9:00 am Mass

Lector: Ann, EMHC: Pauline

 

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain # 163

Seek Ye First # 446

Come to the Water # 617

All the Ends of the Earth # 562

Sacred Heart 11:30 am Mass

Lector: Larry, EMHC: Rebeca

 

Gather us in # 321

I Have Loved You # 616

Taste and See # 348

Let There be Peace on Earth # 531

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

BISHOP ELECT MICHAEL MARTIN, OFM CONV. Will be ordained and installed as the fifth Bishop of Charlotte on Wednesday, May 29, at St. Mark Catholic Church in Huntersville. Everyone is invited to attend this historic celebration.

 

MITCHELL YANCY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ReSTORE Needs a few volunteers that can lift 40 pounds or more to work on Fridays organizing the warehouse and the week's donations. Perfect for youth who need to complete a service project. 563 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 For more info, contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 828 678 0539.

 

SAVE YOUR CAN TABS Lynette Gates, at Sacred Heart, is collecting drink can tabs for Ronald McDonald House. A collection box is located in the entry. Please save your tabs for Lynette.

 

SACRED HEART CONTINUES THE SPIRIT OF GIVING in support of the Reconciliation House food pantry. The food pantry has a great need for small 2-pound bags of self-rising flour, regular ketchup, and cans of soup . Matthew 25:35-37 “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat.” 

 

SACRED HEART REQUEST Our long-time parishioner, Vera Warzecha, who has been living in an assistant facility in Florida, has moved to another care center, her new address is 2050 Safe Haven Way, Clearwater, FL  33755.  Her new phone number is 727-469-7050.  It would be so nice if you could send her a little note or call.  It is hard sometimes to adjust to a new location.

 

ST ANDREW KITCHEN MINISTRY Kelly is providing snack this week. If you would like to support the kitchen ministry, please speak with Michelle, Kay, or Kelly, or donate at the kitchen window.

 

STEWARDSHIP The good steward lives the advice of St. John, loving in deed and in truth, rather than just talking about it.

 

ST ANDREW & SACRED HEART DSA 2024 Please be generous to the Diocesan Support Appeal. Your contribution to the DSA does help us locally. For example, Catholic Charities receives support from the DSA; each church gets some funding from the DSA; and the Hispanic Ministry benefits.

Let’s keep it up! Any donation, no matter how small or large, will help. You may complete a pledge envelope or drop your donation into the envelope and return it to the Parish Office or go to charlottediocese.org/dsa to make a gift online. As of today, 11 of our St. Andrew parishioners have contributed to reach 39% of our goal of$ $9,425.00; at Sacred Heart, 7 parishioners have contributed 18% of our $10,948.00 goal.

 

MASS INTENTIONS

May 4 † Victor Avalos

May 9 † Margaret Kinney

June 11 † Pat and Louise O’Connor

Mass intentions can be scheduled weeks in advance. If you would like to request a Mass intention, please email or call Kelly (910-515-9111).

 

PRAYING THE ROSARY All are invited to pray the Rosary.

Sacred Heart at 11:00, before Mass, every Sunday

St. Andrew on Tuesday after Mass or at 9:00 if Mass is canceled.

 

FAITH FORMATION

REACh @ST. ANDREW is reading the Book of Genesis, Chapters 1-2. They meet on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm via Zoom. Contact Joe Oliveti, 214-718-3399, to join. 

 

REACh @SACRED HEART studies the Sunday Mass readings on Friday at 10am at Sacred Heart Church. Contact Joe Oliveti, 214-718-3399, to join, or just show up at the church.

 

ST ANDREW YOUTH FAITH FORMATION Children’s faith formation and sacramental instruction is every Sunday immediately after Mass (10:00 am) in the education wing. Parents are invited to join or to wait in the narthex.

 

OTHER NEWS

 

YOU ARE INVITED to the 2024 Spirit of Hope fundraising event for the Western Region Office of Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte on Thursday night, May 9 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Asheville-Biltmore on Hendersonville Road in Asheville. The event is free to attend. There will be food, drinks, and fellowship from 5:30-7:00 p.m. The program begins at 7:00 and will last about 45 minutes. It’s a celebration of the work of Catholic Charities and the people we serve. This is a fundraising event, so we will be asking for donations at the end of the event. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Catholic Charities and meet a bunch of amazing people. Please RSVP online at www.ccdoc.org/soh. If you can’t make it to Spirit of Hope, you can donate online on the same website. You can also send a check, made payable to Catholic Charities, with Spirit of Hope in the memo line, to Catholic Charities, 50 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801

 

MARCH FOR LIFE PILGRIMAGE TO RALEIGH Join the Diocese of Charlotte Office of Family Life for a day pilgrimage on Saturday, May 18, to our state capitol to join North Carolina Right to Life in a rally and march for life. Organize groups to attend and march under an identifying banner to represent your church, school or community. The day-long event kicks off with a youth rally at 12:45 p.m. at Halifax Mall, 300 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, N.C. (the grassy area behind the N.C. General Assembly Building). Multiple buses are planned from the Asheville, Charlotte and Greensboro areas.  Please email FamilyLife@rcdoc.org with any questions. 

Submit an announcement: If you have a notice to add to the weekly bulletin, please let us know by Wednesday of the week of your notice.

 

Prayer Requests: Please submit prayer requests to the office by email or phone call. (If you see a name on the prayer list that can be removed because the person has recovered, please let me know.)

 

Prayer List

 

We are praying for

 

Rebecca Clausen

Gillie Lee

Harlan Boone

Jeanneane Lamotte

David Hysler

Cheryl Oenbrink

Jaclyn Michalak

Carol Medley

Anthony Galletta

Lorna Gorski

Bruce Middleton

Sharon Middleton

Evelyn Wilson

Boyd Holder

Harry Paulin & Maria

Kathleen Holstein

Petrina Tuttle-Herring

Cathy Rankine

Gary Ramsey

Father Ray Wadas

The people of the Middle East

Trena Gange

Ruth Ellen Foster

Suzanne Riedling

Patricia & Richard Skerlec

Linda Winters

Frank Miller

Ron Jones

Joey Pontorno

Ryan Rankine

Ray Paulin

Corina Porras

Nancy Sneed

Robert Rowley

Vern Zander

Debbie Kolp

Gregory Van de Ven

Betty Wild

Don Bouret

Mary Lou Woock

Patricia Jakus