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Welcome to St. Andrew’s website!
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Weekly Bulletin
May 4, 2008
Been away? Find out what you have missed in our bulletin archive. Submissions to the bulletin can be sent to bulletin@saintandrew.org
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What’s New?
Spring Choir Concert
Friday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening of music and fellowship with performances by the choirs and handbell choirs of the St. Andrew's Music Ministry. You are also invited to a dessert reception in the Fellowship Hall following the concert.
Spring Gathering for Families with Special Needs Children
The Families with Special Needs Ministry will have its spring family gathering on Saturday, May 17, 3 - 5 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Families from area parishes who have children with special needs of all ages are welcome to attend. The spring gathering will include light refreshments, games, and craft activities for the children. These family gatherings are conducted quarterly to help families in the area become acquainted, to discuss ideas for growing this new ministry, and to foster an environment of faith, fellowship, and fun for the children. Please RSVP the number of adults/children attending along with requests for any special accommodations by Wed., May 14, to Katie McDermott at (919) 362-4078 or ktmcd@nc.rr.com. For more information about this new ministry, please visit our special needs page.
2008-2009 Faith Development Registration
2008-2009 Faith Development registration for all grades starts May 21. See the Faith Development page for more details.
Social Concerns Committee Seeks New Members
Are you called to serve God through helping those in need and by advocating for justice and peace? Looking for opportunities to put your faith into action? Do you want to learn about Catholic Social teaching and how to apply it in the world today? The Social Concerns committee is seeking new members who are interested in improving the lives of the poor and in working to change policies that deny people dignity and respect. For more information, contact Frank Baldiga at 387-4913 or socialconcerns@saintandrew.org
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This Week’s Events
May 4: Feast of the Ascension, Coffee & Donuts, Fair Trade Festival, RCIA Mystagogy Adults & Children, JYM, TYM, Teen Choir
May 5: Centering Prayer, Activities Committee
May 6: May Crowning, Social Concerns, Children's Choir, Adult Confirmation, Adult Handbell
May 7: Catholic Scripture Study, Youth Bible Study, Adult Choir, Parish Council
May 8: First Eucharist Rehearsal
May 9: Mothers Growing in Faith, Friday AM Bible Study
May 10: Youth to Senior Outreach, Brown Bag, First Eucharist Celebration
May 11: Coffee & Donuts, Adult Confirmation
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Our Parish Celebrates 25 years!
In 2008, our faith community will celebrate a quarter of a century as a parish. Programs are planned throughout the year to bring parishioners together for fun, faith and fellowship. Check out the events and mark your calendars to attend! For more information see our Parish 25 year Anniversary page.
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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.
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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.
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Recent Events
Seniors Brunch
More than 100 seniors of our parish enjoyed a breakfast hosted by the Holy Spirit Enrichment home school group on Tuesday, April 29. This was the latest event in our parish's ongoing 25th Anniversary celebration. Thank you to all who attended, and to the hardworking youth of our parish who did a wonderful job hosting the event!
Thank you to our Garden Committee for our beautiful Church Grounds
The grounds of the church are alive and blooming thanks to God and the hard work of our volunteers on the garden committee.  
CPO Thank You
Dear St. Andrew parish,
On behalf of the people we serve at Catholic Parish Outreach, we want to thank you for your continued generous support. The response from your parish was overwhelming for the last "Feed a Family" food drive. We received 3 tons of groceries and $1,669 for families in need! Your support really makes a difference in our ministry. In March we gave a week's worth of groceries to 5,320 people (a 33% increase over March 2007), and the need continues to grow. 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
Thank You From Cross International Catholic Outreach
Dear Parishioners,
I would like to thank you for your most generous response to our ministry Cross International Catholic Outreach when I was there on the weekend of Dec. 1 - 2, 2007. Your parish donated $14,526.92 that will have a direct impact in the lives of the poorest of the poor. May the Lord continue to bless all of you for your love and support!
Sincerely,
Rev. Paul Farin
Haiti Goat Project Thank You!!!
 A huge THANK YOU is extended to all of the parishioners of St. Andrew for the wonderfully generous support you have given to the Haiti Goat Project. We have not yet completed our final tally of donations for the project but, at last count, parishioners have contributed almost $18,000 and at least 10,000 vitamin tablets. Once again, God bless you for your generosity. It will make a difference in the lives of many children. Some of you may have read an article in the News & Observer regarding problems at Haiti's ports. Char Farin recently returned from Gressier (via Port-au-Prince) and reports that there have been no problems with our parish’s items getting into Haiti. Shipping is really not an issue for our project because we don't use tanker ship containers as a means to bring our materials in. Our in-country supplies are also not at risk because our relationships with those suppliers are in very good shape. Thank you for your concern!
Elementary Faith Formation Students Give Big!
Social justice is integral to our Catholic faith. So - this Lent, our students in Elementary Faith Formation sacrificed one of their own toys to give to a child in need. Students gathered together in the Fellowship Hall to share their donations and to learn more about the Brown Bag Ministry.
 Over 500 toys were collected. Brown Bag has expanded its outreach to include providing a monthly hot meal and birthday party to those in need at St. Julia’s parish in Siler City. The toys our children donated will be birthday presents to those children.
For more information about the Brown Bag Ministry, please visit our Brown Bag ministry page. You may contact Katie Fortunato about the Elementary Faith Formation program at elemfd@saintandrew.org.
APeX Ministries Spreads Faith With Laughter
On March 2 our faith community welcomed APeX Ministries as the second event of the parish's 25th Anniversary Celebration. The duo from Washington, D.C., used their gifts of juggling, humor and personal testimony to create a special evening filled with fun and faith.
The 100th “Week of Prayer” Service
Local Christian churches gathered with St. Andrew parishioners during the 100th “Week of Prayer” to worship together in prayer and song. Our parish would like to thank the local clergy who attended and the Apex First Baptist Church Choir for joining the celebration.
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