St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, Apex, NC

This Week's Events

Jan 30: Elementary Faith Formation, Centering Prayer
Jan 31: Blood Drive, Children’s Choir, CSS, Adult Handbell
Feb 1: CSS, Adult Choir
Feb 2: Prayer Shawl, Confirmation Class, Thursday Prayer Group
Feb 3: Adoration, Mothers Growing in Faith, Morning Bible Study
Feb 4: Income Tax Assistance, Benediction, JYM & TYM Handbells
Feb 5: Children’s Liturgy of the Word (9:30 am Mass), Elementary Faith Formation, RCIA Adults & Children, Confirmation Class

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.

Church Renovation Project

St. Andrew's Church Thank you to everyone who has supported our capital campaign for much needed renovations to our church campus!

Learn more about the exciting new plans for our parish by visiting our Capital Campaign page.
We thank God for the gifts in our life by giving back in proportion to the gifts we have been given. If you have not made a pledge, please consider supporting our faith community. Pledge Information
Find out our projected timeline for construction and other project updates in our latest Campaign Messenger

Join us on Facebook

Join your parish family on Facebook! We have two sites:

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

Media Page

Enrich your faith at home or on the go with audio files of programs at St. Andrew. Visit our Media Page to hear presentations on the Eucharist, Living Faith, and more!

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

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.

Prayers of the Faithful

Please pray for those who are sick:

Bishop Gossman, Fr. John Fullum, Carson Parker, Helga Doeblin, Marie Koelmel, Natalie Daniels, Susan Green, Suehom Aboo, Margaret Duane

And for the recently deceased:

Betty Kaiser, Macranita Gopez, Eugene Koller, Peter Owen Riggins, Shari Jones, Paula Krois

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?

Living Faith Cancelled This Weekend

Living Faith is cancelled for this Sunday, Feb. 5, due to renovations and space constraints.

New Parish Staff Phone Extensions

We are updating our parish office phone system on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 30 and 31. All staff extensions will now be three-digit. Just add a 1 before the extension used previously. For example, ext. 10 will now be ext. 110. We appreciate your patience during this conversion and apologize for any inconvenience reaching staff members.

Garden Work Day Change

The Garden Work Day scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 4, has been moved to next Saturday, Feb. 11. Start time is 9 a.m. Volunteers are needed to help maintain our wonderful gardens at St. Andrew! Great opportunity for service hours. For more information, contact Christine Brawn at garden@saintandrew.org.

Tax Preparation Assistance

If your income in 2011 was $49,000 or less you can take advantage of this free service. Volunteers at St. Andrew stand ready to assist you in preparing your Federal and State income tax returns. There is no charge for this service.

Returns will be prepared in the CARE Center at St. Andrew on Saturday mornings, beginning Feb. 4 through April 14 by appointment. You do not have to be a St. Andrew parishioner to receive this service - open to all who qualify. Bi-lingual services will be available. For an appointment call 362-0414,ext. 118.

What is happening with the 2012 Bishops Annual Appeal?

The Bishops Annual Appeal (BAA) is an essential part of the Diocese of Raleigh's mission to provide for the needs of the faithful and all of God's people. Therefore the BAA for 2012 will be incorporated into the diocese’s Our Cathedral: One Faith, One People campaign. St. Andrew is part of phase 2 of the Our Cathedral: One Faith, One People campaign that will kick off in late summer 2012. To watch a video explaining the 2012 BAA & diocesan Campaign, go to the Diocese's Catholic Perspective webpage and download Week of Jan. 23, 2012 from the list.

2011 Tax Statements

To access your 2011 Tax Statements online, use the Parishioner Sign In button in the column to the left. Please see our Instructions to Get Tax Statements if you need assistance. To arrange for a paper copy of your tax statement that you can pick up in the parish office, contact Carol Blackford at 362-0414 x 111.

2011 Annual Report

St. Andrew's 2011 Annual Report is now available online.

Catholic School 2012-2013 Registration

Registration forms for area Catholic schools are available on the school websites. St. Andrew is a sponsoring parish for two K - 8 Catholic elementary schools (St. Mary Magdalene and St. Michael The Archangel). Visit our Catholic School Registration Information page to find out important dates and information in the registration process.

GRACE Events

A list of GRACE events for the 2011-2012 Faith Development is now available. Due to facility renovations, most of our available space for group events will be under construction. Therefore only two GRACE events will be required for the 2011-2012 program year.

Pop Tab Collection Program

This year the High School Youth Ministry will support the Ronald McDonald House of Durham by collecting the little tabs you pull to open soda, soup or other aluminum cans. The funds generated from recycling these aluminum gems help offset the House's expenses. Tabs can be dropped off at St. Andrew Care Center.

Construction Update

For Your Safety! The Fellowship Hall, kitchen and other sections of the main building are currently closed due to construction. Please observe all signs and do not enter the buildings for your safety.
During construction for the parish renovation, we cannot accept donations of food and household items because we do not have a place to store them.
Due to construction, the parish library is closed and the Sunday Mass nursery will not be available until construction is complete.

Recent Events

Your Generosity to Haiti

Haitian school rebuilt Thanks in large part to the generosity of St. Andrew parishioners, the Macambre School in Haiti has been rebuilt and the children are once again able to attend school in classrooms. St. Andrew contributed about 20% of the total for the school. Other St. Andrew funds were used to help cover costs of running the farm where the goats are raised. Thank you for your support of Obinson Joseph and his work for the children of Haiti.

St. Andrew’s Adopt-a-Highway

A big Thank You to Terry Korab, Deanna Nelson, Ed Outten, Chris Outten, Mike Spurr, Veronica Becerra, Tania Rodriguez, James Jordan, Dawne Galdi, Caroline Galdi, and Bill Carey for participating in another successful Adopt-a-Highway cleanup outing on Dec 3.

And the winner is . . .

Raffle Drawing Congratulations to parishioner Mary Beth Bulter, the lucky winner in the quilt raffle. Fr. David drew the winning ticket on the Feast of St. Andrew, Nov. 30. Special thanks to Kinko Spencer (pictured right of Fr. David) who made the quilt and donated it to the parish for the raffle. The raffle raised close to $1500 for our parish renovation project!

Parish Pilgrims in Italy

Wondering what happened on the pilgrimage. Please check the blog!

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 over- whelming, with a donation of 3,500 pounds of groceries and $3,382 for families in need! In July we gave a week’s worth of groceries to almost 9,000 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