St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, Apex, NC

This Week's Events

May 14: Rosary Makers, Centering Prayer, Baptism Class & Rehearsal
May 15: Knights of Columbus, Adult Confirmation Class
May 16: A.L.L.
May 17: Thursday Prayer Group
May 18: Mother’s Growing in Faith
May 19: Garden Work Day, Brown Bag, Creed Class, Baptisms, Renovation Open House
May 20: Renovation Open House, Feast of the Ascension, Baptisms, Children’s Liturgy of the Word (9:30 am Mass), RCIA Mystagogy

Get Involved!

St. Andrew has more than 50 ministries that serve our parish and community. To find out how you can get involved, check out our Quick Reference Ministry List. It's as easy as a click of your mouse to contact a ministry leader to find out more information.

New Members

Welcome new members to our faith community! Please visit our Welcome Page for a quick reference guide to parish information.

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St. Andrew the Apostle Apex for parish-wide news
St. Andrew the Apostle Adult Faith Formation for all our adult programs from seniors to young adults

Diocesan News and Events

You can stay up to date with news and information posted daily on the Diocese of Raleigh website at www.dioceseofraleigh.org. The site also features the weekly Diocesan radio and television programs in the following formats; video, audio, podcast and on iTunes. Programs include Catholic Perspective, Catholic Weekly and La Voz Catolica. The Diocesan website is “The Catholic Church at Your Fingertips.” Follow the Diocese on Facebook and Bishop Burbidge on Twitter @BishopBurbidge

Prayers of the Faithful

Please pray for those who are sick:

For those who are sick, including, Bishop Gossman, Donna Estes, Fr. Steve Smith, Jack Cebrick, Ann Graf, Butch Rodgers, Carson Swartzlander

And for the recently deceased:

Robert Gauthier, Gertrude Lyons, James Zambarno, Hien Le Nguyen, Fr. Al Dash

Would you like to receive notice by email of parish funerals? Please contact Cathy Rusin at 919-362-0685 x 124 or email: adult_faith@saintandrew.org

Welcome!

Welcome to our St. Andrew the Apostle website. We are located in Apex, North Carolina and are part of the Diocese of Raleigh.

What's New?

Open House for Newly Renovated Spaces, May 19 & 20

St. Andrew’s parish council will host an Open House weekend for our newly renovated spaces the weekend of May 19 & 20. Fr. David will bless the new wing after the 5:30 Mass on Saturday, May 19. Light refreshments and tours of the new building will be available after all weekend Masses.

Thank you to everyone who supported our capital campaign and made these renovations possible!

Faith Development Registration 2012-2013

Mail in registration for 2012-13 Faith Development programs begins May 16. See the Faith Development flyer for more information. Registration forms for all programs can be found on our Faith Development page.

ECC Preschool Director Position

St. Andrew’s Early Childhood Center (ECC) is currently accepting resumes for the position of Director for the 2012-2013 school year. Resumes accepted through May 31, 2012.

Applicants should be practicing Catholics with a degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or a related field. Candidates with experience in classroom teaching and administration preferred.

Projected start date: Summer 2012. Please forward resumes to: St. Andrew’s Early Childhood Center, 3008 Old Raleigh Rd. Apex, NC 27502.

For further information, contact Eileen Vaughan, Interim Director, at 919-387-8656 or ecc3@saintandrew.org.

WIHN Food Coordinator and Overnight Host Coordinator Needed

Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network (WIHN) Ministry at St. Andrew is looking for a volunteer Food Coordinator and an Overnight Host Coordinator to join a core team who help plan and organize our host weeks. WIHN is a county wide program that supports prescreened homeless families as they transition into permanent housing. St. Andrew hosts families four times a year.

If you are interested in joining the WIHN core team or would like additional information, contact Jennie Kirschbaum at jkirschbaum@saintandrew.org or 919-303-5216.

VBS Registration Has Begun!

Elementary Age: Elementary Age: Kids can fly high at "Sky: For God all things are possible" the week of June 18-22, 9:30-12:30. OR learn to "Shine God's Light at Rocky Point Lighthouse" Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10 from 2-4. June 18-22 Morning Program is FULL for children in rising 1st - 5th grade Spots are still available for the weekend program. Questions? Contact Katie Fortunato at elemfd@saintandrew.org or 362-0685 x125.

Middle School: A Vacation Bible School program will be offered for rising 6th and 7th grade, June 18-22, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Contact Kati Rodgers, phone: 919-362-0685 x123, or e-mail: jym@saintandrew.org.

Please find registration forms for all VBS programs on our Vacation Bible School page.

Recent Events

Chrism Mass

Chrism Oils to be blessed Priests Luncheon in Fellowship Hall On Tuesday, April 3, St. Andrew welcomed hundreds of people throughout the diocese for the annual Chrism Mass. The Chrism Mass is held during Holy Week in every Catholic diocese. During the mass, priests, deacons and representatives from throughout the entire Diocese join with Bishop Burbidge, who blesses the Holy Oils for use in the coming year. These oils include Oil of the Sick, Oil of Catechumens and Sacred Chrism. Thank you to all St. Andrew volunteers for your work making this a successful event!

Easter Egg Hunt

Our High School Youth ministry hosted an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 1 at the church for children ages 2 through second grade.

Middle School Youth Support Catholic Parish Oureach

Soup Kit Cans Since the Fellowship Hall and kitchen were not completed in time for the parish's traditional Soup Suppers in Lent, our Middle School youth instead did a Reverse Soup Supper this year, putting together soup kits for Catholic Parish Outreach. Our youth put together 675 complete soup kits to help feed the needy! That's more than 600 cans of tomatoes and hunderds of pounds of beans.

CPO Thank You

On behalf of the people we serve at Catholic Parish Outreach, we want to thank you and your parish for the generous donations during the St. Andrew “Feed A Family” food drive. The response from your parish was overwhelming, with a donation of 3,300 pounds of groceries and $4,366 for families in need!

In February we gave a week’s worth of groceries to 8,035 people! Our outreach ministry to the needy would not be possible without the assistance of the members of our community and parishes. We are blessed by your devotion to helping the poor in our midst. May God bless you.

Sincerely,
Terry Foley, Director, Catholic Parish Outreach

Adopt-A-Highway

Adopt a Highway Thanks very much to the following people for helping out with another successful cleanup outing on March 10: Kelly Hemeon (in photo), Terry Korab, Laura and Justin Moody, Deanna Nelson, Lorraine Shaleesh, and Bill Carey (in photo). A reminder for those who may be interested in helping at some point in the future. Here are our target dates for the rest of this year: June 9, Sept 8, Dec 15. Contact Bill Carey (bcarey@saintandrew.org) if you'd like to join our group.

Habitat House Completed

Habitat House More than 20 St. Andrew parishioners participated in a Habitat for Humanity project that began in early September 2011. The home dedication is scheduled for Feb. 25, 2012. The family we are supporting are Michael and Waldrena Robinson and their daughter Amaya. Michael and Waldrena both hold full time jobs and at least one of them was at the site every workday. Read More