Weekly Bulletin

October 5, 2008

Been away? Find out what you have missed in our bulletin archive.  Submissions to the bulletin can be sent to bulletin@saintandrew.org

What’s New?

Mothers Growing in Faith Fundraiser
Mothers Growing in Faith is selling Home and Garden Perfect Mixes, which are great mixes for everyday eating and for entertaining, ranging from dips to stew. This fundraiser helps pay for nursery workers during our meetings, and helps any mother who cannot afford the cost of the books or the nursery. Please look for us after all masses on the weekend of Oct. 11 and 12.

Music Ministry CD on Sale
St. Andrew’s 25th anniversary CD, Silver Celebration: Songs from the Journey, featuring the beautiful music of St. Andrew’s Music Ministry, goes on sale this weekend. Contact Cheryl Koller at 362-0414, ext 16 for more information.

Order Pastel Prints
Would you like a copy of the pastels of our church that you've seen in our anniversary publications? You can order an 11 X 14 print for $35 each in the parish office. This will be by pre-order only. Orders will be taken until St. Andrew's Feast Day on Nov. 30. If you have questions, please email bulletin@saintandrew.org.

Flu Clinic
Flu Season is almost here! Once again Passport Health through St. Andrew is offering flu vaccinations to all parishioners and their family members.
When: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 - After all morning Masses
Where: Fellowship Hall
Price: The discounted cost will be $30 per person. Cash or local personal checks (payable to: Passport Health)  Medicare patients must file their own claim.
How: Sign-up by calling the church office at 362-0414, ext. 11.

ECC Openings
St. Andrew’s Early Childhood Center currently has two Mon/Wed/Fri openings for four year olds. Eligible students must be four years old by 8/31/2008. You may visit our website at www.saintandrewecc.org or call the preschool office at 387-8656 for more information.

Preventing Adolescent Crime in our Community
Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m./ St. Andrew’s Fellowship Hall.  The Apex Police Department in conjunction with St. Andrew will present an informal seminar on Recognizing Signs of Gang Activity, Youth at Risk, Crime Prevention Programs, and Vandalism. This program is open to the public and will be of particular benefit to parents, teens, teachers, and church administrators. Detective Parody and Officer Hansen from the Apex Police Department will discuss the sociology and the characteristics of gang life styles, and steps our community is taking to prevent this activity in our area. Vandalism and its consequences will also be addressed. This topic is of particular concern for St. Andrew Catholic Church‘s columbarium. A columbarium is equivalent to a cemetery, and is protected as such under federal law. Questions regarding the program should be directed to Officer Deborah Hansen at 919-362-8661 or e-mail Deborah.hansen@apexnc.org.

This Week’s Events

Oct 5: Coffee & Donuts, Elementary Faith Formation, First Reconciliation Workshop, RCIA Adults & Children, Confirmation Class, Teen Choir, Jesse Manibusan Concert

Oct 6: Elementary Faith Formation, First Reconciliation Workshop, SMT Bible Study, Centering Prayer

Oct 7: Holy Spirit Enrichment, Catholic Scripture Study, Social Concerns, Children’s Choir, Adult Handbell

Oct 8: Adult Choir

Oct 9: Confirmation Class

Oct 10: Friday Morning Bible Study, Mothers Growing in Faith

Oct 11: Brown Bag

Oct 12: RCIA Adults & Children, Altar Server Training

Our Parish Celebrates 25 years!
Our 25th Anniversary celebration weekend was a great success! Watch for our 25th Anniversary web page documenting all of the events.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to a successful weekend of events to celebrate our parish's 25th Anniversary. In particular, thank you to Lynn Wassel who was in charge of the Festival Spectacular; Jan Boletchek, Cynthia Pizzurro and Marion Geiser, who were responsible for the Anniversary Mass and Reception; and most of all to Trish Legarth, chairperson for the entire weekend of events, whose vision and months of hard work made the celebration possible.

Diocesan News and Events
The easiest way to stay up to date with news and events in the Diocese of Raleigh is by signing up for the Diocesan E-Newsletter. The regular offering brings you timely news stories of interest and importance.  Sign-up information is located on the diocesan home page at www.dioceseofraleigh.org. There you can also sign up for reminders on Bishop Michael F. Burbidge’s weekly Gospel Meditations in written, video and pod-cast formats.  See Gospel Reflections for more details.

Commemorative Bricks
A message in memory of a loved one can be purchased for memorial bricks inside the columbarium, and all other commemorative bricks will go in a designated area directly outside the parish’s columbarium. Price per brick is $100. Seventeen characters per line (includes spaces, dashes, dots and punctuation marks) and up to 3 lines per brick.  For more information, contact Lucille at 362-0414, ext. 14. Order forms are available in the Gathering Space, the parish office, or can be printed here.

Bible Champions
Hey Kids and Parents! Bible Champions recreates Bible stories in a 3D arcade game that is fun to play and helps kids learn about the Bible.   You can download the game at http://www.biblechampions.com/GameS.asp Open the install file and use this access code when prompted by the installer: k0k-m4n-g0e