This Week's Events
- June 28
- Rite of Acceptance (9:30 Mass), Extraordinary Minister Training
- June 29
- Centering Prayer
- June 30
- RCIA Inquiry
- July 1
- Parish Council
- July 4
- Happy Fourth of July! Brown Bag
Our Parish Celebrates 25 years!
Our 25th Anniversary celebration weekend was a great success! 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
Stay up to date with news and events in the Diocese by logging on to www.dioceseofraleigh.org. The web site includes Bishop Burbidge's weekly calendar and his regular Gospel reflection in video, text and podcast formats. The web site is your up-to-the-minute place for news and information in the Diocese of Raleigh.
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. For more information and order forms, see our columbarium page or contact Lucille, Phone: 919-362-0414, ext. 14, or e-mail: lucille@saintandrew.org.
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 here. Open the install file and use this access code when prompted by the installer: k0k-m4n-g0e
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?
Pro Life Workshop at St. Andrew
Friday evening, July 17 and Saturday morning, July 18. A workshop for all who are called to learn how to encounter women entering abortion facilities. This workshop is for people of all faiths. Presented by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, Bronx, NY. Cost: $10. Please email apex4life@gmail.com if you have any questions or plan on attending.
Ready For Summer
High school and middle school youth summer events have started.
The entire family is invited to join us for a spectacular white water rafting trip on Friday, Sept. 4 to Sunday, Sept. 6. View the White Water Rafting Trip flyer for more information. Permission form and $50 deposit are due by July 30.
Check out this summer's full Low Cost, No Cost Fantastic Fun schedule! The programs are for youth of our parish from rising sixth to twelfth grades.
Special Needs Ministry Hosts Summer Movies
The Summer Movie Series for Teens and Young Adults with Special Needs is back! Movies are showing in Room 212 of St. Andrew’s Care Center every other Saturday, June through August, from 3 to 5 p.m. See the Families with Special Needs Ministry page for more details.
Cathecists Needed for 2009-2010 School Year
Looking for a few good men and women to share their faith with high school teens. Time commitment: Sunday evenings 6:45-8:30 p.m. Approximately 2 hours of prep time before class. TYM meets from September - April. Class sizes are no larger than 15 teens. For more information call Terri Reed at 362-0685 x26.
Brown Bag Ministry Needs Your Produce!
Are you a gardener? If you plant a garden, please consider adding another row to donate to our ministry. See our Brown Bag Garden Flyer for more details.
Parish Office Summer Hours
Our parish office is on its summer hours schedule. The office will be closed on Fridays. Regular office hours resume on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Recent Events
Thank You For A Great Summer Food Drive
The recent Summer Food Drive for Western Wake Crisis Ministry (WWCM) was a GREAT success! Through your generosity we collected food and money to provide WWCM with about 3 tons of food. This food will go a long way in helping to feed many needy families in our community this summer. Thanks to everyone who donated food and money and to all the volunteers who donated their time to help collect, sort and transport all of this food. If you'd like to learn more about WWCM, you can visit the web site: www.wwcm.org or contact Pat Coyle (pcoyle@nc.rr.com or 919-233-6765).
Congratulations First Communion Recipients
Congratulations to our First Communion recipients at St. Andrew and their families. This year 163 children received their First Communion on May 2 and 10. Pictured to the left is Fr. David with some of the First Communion children who he also baptized.
Haiti Goat Project Thank you
A grateful and humble THANK YOU is extended to all of the parishioners of St. Andrew's for your continuing generous support of the Haiti Goat Project. Despite the economic difficulties we all face, the parishioners of St. Andrew donated almost $18,000 and at least 6,000 vitamin tablets for the project.
God's blessings upon all at St. Andrew's for your wonderful generosity. It is making a real a difference in the lives of many families.