Pastor, Very Reverend Robert J. Kus…………………………………………… ext. 111 RCIA/Social Ministries, Sister Isaac Koenig, S.U……………………………… ext. 135 Director of Religious Education, Mr. John Walsh……………………………… ext. 114 Director of Youth Ministry, Ms. Amy Preusser ……………………………….. ext. 117 Director of Hispanic Ministries, Ms. Norma Rivera……………………………. ext. 122 Business Manager, Ms. Sharon Marren…………………………………………. ext. 158 Wedding and Missions Coordinator, Ms. Simone Amato…………………….. ext. 129 Development Director, Ms. JoAnn Daley………………………………………. ext. 110 Parish Secretary, Ms. Simone Amato…………………………………………. ext. 113 Bulletin Editor, Ms. Sandy O'Leary……………………… bulletin@thestmaryparish.org Campus Director, Mr. Phil Davis……………………………………………….. ext. 115 Organist/Director of Music, Ms. Sara Bryant…………………………………… ext. 118 St. Mary Parish Bookstore………………………………………………………. ext. 159 The Upper Room 1871 Event Coordinator, Ms. Victoria Hudson….……..910-538-9885 St. Mary School Principal, Ms. Joyce Price…………………………………….. ext. 153 St. Mary School Administrative Assistant, Ms. Susan Linn……………………. ext. 140

Liturgy Schedule Saturday:…………………....5:30pm English 7:00pm Spanish Sunday:……...8am, 9:30 am, & 11am English 12:30 pm in Spanish Daily: …………….As published in bulletin Mass in the Extraordinary Form… Fourth Sunday of the month at 5pm For information 910-891-1972

Sacraments

Baptism: Preparation prior to baptism is required. Parents should contact the Parish Office for details. Confirmation: Please contact the Faith Formation Office for more information. Reconciliation: 4:00–4:45 pm Saturdays or by appointment. Weddings: Contact the Pastor as soon as possible to set the wedding date and begin marriage preparation; preferably at least 3 months before your wedding. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements. R.C.I.A.–Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Saturday: 9:00-10:00 am; RCIA Room, 1st Floor, Tileston Center

Education

The Saint Mary School: Grades Pre-K–8.

The oldest Catholic School in North Carolina now celebrating 146 years of education.

Accredited by SACS-CASI.

Faith Formation: K–High School (Communion-Confirmation) Sunday: 11:00 am—Noon

September to May

CEPI De Santa María: Spanish Adult School, Tileston Gym Annex 2nd Floor

910-619-0898 910-762-5491, ext. 138

St. Mary Adult School: Art and ESL.

Call office for times and dates.

Children, Youth & Young Adults

Nursery: 6 months–5 years

Sunday: 9:30 Mass. St. Mary School Lower Building

Grupo de Jóvenes Adultos:

Friday: 7:00 pm. Hispanic Ministry room, 1st Floor Tileston Center

Social Outreach

St. Mary/Tileston Outreach:

Monday–Thursday 8:30-11:30am

St. Mary Health Center: (Dental and Medical)

Tileston Gym Annex - Lower Floor Walk-ins Welcome

For Appointment, call: 763-8163 stmaryhealthcenter.org

Basilica Shrine of Saint Mary: 412 Ann Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Tel. 910-762-5491 Fax 910-762-9664 www.thestmaryparish.org Monday–Friday: 9am–4pm

The St. Mary School Office: 217 South Fourth Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Tel. 910-762-5491 ext. 140 Fax 910-772-8034 www.thestmaryschool.org Monday–Friday: 8am–3pm

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Weekend Mass Schedule at a Glance Saturday Mass in English – 5:30 pm Saturday Mass in Spanish – 7:00 pm Sunday Mass in English – 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:00 am Sunday Mass in Spanish – 12:30 pm

To schedule a Mass Intention, Sanctuary Lamp Offering or to donate the Altar Flowers please call the Parish Office at 762-5491.

Pastor’s Corner My Dear Friends, This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells us, “…anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14: 33).

This Monday, Americans celebrate Labor Day. This holiday, which occurs on the first Monday of September each year, became a national holiday in 1894 to honor the achievements and sacrifices of American workers, especially those in non-management types of jobs. Of all the blessings we can have, a job ranks very high on the list. Let’s give thanks for the jobs we have, while praying for those people in the world who are unemployed or underemployed. We have been enjoying very much Fr. Gustavo’s visit, and he is very grateful for his stay with us. He will be going back to Honduras this Thursday, September 9th with many fond memories. Don’t forget that our St. Mary Fall Festival is right around the corner. Please make plans to join us on Saturday, September 24th for a fun-filled day! Sincerely yours in Christ, - Father Bob  

Liturgies and Paraliturgies Including Mass Intentions

Saturday, September 3 5:30 pm Mass — † Mary Ann Craig Offered by Jo-Ann Craig 7:00 pm Mass — Parishioners of the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary

Sunday, September 4 8:00 am Mass — † John Kianka Offered by Terry and Al Young 9:30 am Mass — † William Hudson Offered by Toni Stanton 11:00 am Mass — † Terry DeSantis Offered by The Chamberlain Family 12:30 pm Mass — † Mrs. Libia Ruiz Offered by Father Bob and the Parishioners of the Basilica

Shrine of St. Mary

Monday, September 5

7:30 am Mass — † Francis Twomey Offered by Albert and Kim Meyer

Tuesday, September 6

7:30 am Mass — † Kathleen Darroch Offered by Richard and Magdalen Twiss

Wednesday, September 7 7:30 am Communion Service

Thursday, September 8 7:30 am Mass — † Mary Kuklo Offered by Barbara and Ralph Russo

Friday, September 9

8:30 am Mass — † Josie Shields Offered by Sean and Kathlee Maxwell

Saturday, September 10 5:30 pm Mass — † Conrad Giacalone Offered by The Giacalone Family 7:00 pm Mass — † Nora Kuhl Offered by Barbara and Ralph Russo

Sunday, September 11 8:00 am Mass — † Louise Ruccia Offered by Lou and JoAnn Ruccia 9:30 am Mass — † Chester and Elizabeth Koslowski Offered by Linda Crostley 11:00 am Mass — † Grace Beattie Offered by David Beattie 12:30 pm Mass — Parishioners of the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary

Readings for the Week of September 4 Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Mk 6:17-29 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-21; Lk 6:1-5 Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b; Ps 90:3-6, 12-17; Phlm 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33

~Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co

~ Stewardship of Treasure ~

July 17, 2016

Envelopes Mailed 1634 Envelopes Returned: 395

Offertory Budget Education 07/17/2016 $ 15,429.25 $ 18,000.00 $ 105.00 07/01/2016 to $ 58,360.78 $ 53,000.00 $ 3,251.23

Sanctuary Candle week of September 3—September 9 For the week beginning Saturday, September 3rd through September 9th , the sanctuary candle has been offered in loving memory for Sr. Marion McGillicuddy by Donna Mary Dallmer The sanctuary lamp is offered in honor, memory or thanksgiving. Donation of $20.00 is requested for a week which will begin on Satur-day and end on Friday. Please call Parish Office.

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Please Pray for Our Sick If you would like a name

added or removed please email: bulletin@thestmaryparish.org

John Ameri Gary Barton

Clarise Becks Tom Boscarino

Sarah Bowersox Joyce Bragg

Alexandra Brigantti Crystal Cameron Patricia Carroll

Lawrence Carney Louis Cassella Jeremy Cook

Samantha Davis Lucille DeLuca

Michael DeStasio Nancy DiBlassi

Richelle Dombrowski Barbara Donoghy

Christi Ferretti Tim Ford John Gee

Vera Gee Brenda Grainger Junior Grainger

Mark Groves Donna Hand Walter Hickey

Doug Hill Judy Hill

Donna Hodges Mike Hubbell Nicole Hyden

The Keating Family Karen Kwiatkowski

Jay Linkfield Mike Lison

Alison Maccherone George Mailloux Donald Mankin

Pat Manuel Rande Metz

Howard Militscher Patty Morris

Wendy Morris Warren Murphy

Ella Nelson Sean O’Leary

Matthew Ramsey The Regan Family

Kim Resnick Vincent Rotolo Robert Russo Alvin Salera

Laura Sawyer Doug Smith

Regina Stewart Deanna Thompson William Wadman

Brien Weissenborn Anthony Wiegand Chester Wiggins Joanne Wright

The Week Ahead In Our Parish Office Hours:

Monday - Friday - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday, September 4 Nursery—Available at the 9:30 am Mass in the St. Mary School Lower

Building English as a Second Language —10:45 am in Room T325 Discipleship Youth Bible Study—11:00 am in the RCIA room in the

Tileston Center NO Faith Formation Classes—11:00 in the Tileston Center and St. Mary

School RICA in Spanish—11:00 am in Room T303 Practica de la Banda Latina de Domingo—11:00 am in room T318 Catechist Dinner—4:00 pm in the St. Mary School Cafeteria Monday, September 5 St. Mary School and Parish Offices Closed—Labor Day Baptism Preparation Class—9:00 am and 7:00 pm in the Youth Room Contemporary Choir Rehearsal—7:00 pm in the Basilica Grupo De Alcohólicos Anónimos—8:00 – 9:30 pm en el gimnasio Tuesday, September 6 Practica de la Banda Latina de Domingo—7:00 pm in Room T318 Wednesday, September 7 NO Centering Prayer—1:00—2:00 pm (will resume in the fall) Women’s Contemplative Prayer—1:30 pm in Room T325 NO Youth Ministry—6:00 pm Thursday, September 8 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament—following morning Mass for an

hour and from 5:00 pm—8:00 pm in the Basilica Divine Mercy Chaplet – 12:30 pm in the Chapel Basilica Schola Rehearsal—7:30 pm—9:00 pm in the Music Office Friday, September 9 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament—following morning Mass until 1:00

pm Hispanic Young Adult Group (El grupo de jóvenes adultos)- 7:00 pm in

the St. Mary School Cafeteria Hispanic Prayer Group—7:30 pm Grupo De Alcohólicos Anónimos - 8:00 – 9:30 pm en el gimnasio Saturday, September 10 Gospel Choir Rehearsal—10:30 am in the Basilica Katy Fraser and Christian Davidson Wedding—2:00 pm in the Basilica Reconciliation—4:00 pm in the Basilica Hispanic Children’s Ministry—5:00 pm Sunday, September 11 Catholic Daughters Membership Drive—Before and After all Masses Nursery—Available at the 9:30 am Mass in the St. Mary School Lower

Building English as a Second Language —10:45 am in Room T325 Discipleship Youth Bible Study—11:00 am in the RCIA room in the

Tileston Center NO Faith Formation Classes—11:00 in the Tileston Center and St. Mary

School RICA in Spanish—11:00 am in Room T303 Practica de la Banda Latina de Domingo—11:00 am in room T318 Catholic Daughters Meeting—3:00 pm in the St. Mary School Cafeteria

Please check with individual ministries for time/date changes or see the up-to-date parish calendar on the website: thestmaryparish.org

Centering Prayer—An hour of contemplating prayer and the Centering prac-tice. Wednesdays from 1:00—2:00 pm. Contact: Joan Regan at 383-2804 or centeringprayer.com. (Will resume in the fall) The Liturgy of the Hours—Monday - Thursday at 7:05 am. Everyone is invited and books are available as is instruction. St. Mary AAMEN Chapter—Chapter meetings are held Fourth Sunday of each month at 4:00 pm in the Tileston Center. Adoration—Thursday after the 7:30 am Mass for one hour and from 5:00 pm—8:00 pm and Friday after 8:30 am Mass until 1:00 pm. Contact Mary Friedrichs at 409-2579. Camillus Ministry —Brings communion to those who are unable to attend Mass. Ministry Co-Coordinators Barbara Russo (brussonc3@gmail.com) or Eileen Mankin (elnmankin43@aol.com) Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors—Contact Stephanie Watts at 799-7623 or wattss@thestmaryparish.org. The Newcomer Welcome and Hospitality Ministry—needs your assistance to help our new members become part of our parish family. Young Families and Couples Group—meets last Sunday of each month after 9:30 Mass for light breakfast, discussion and crafts for the kids. Contact: Erin Buller—678-520-4028 or erinbuller@gmail.com or thestmaryparish.org/newcomer. Catholic Daughters Court 1036—Meets the Second Sunday of the month at 3:00 pm in the St. Mary School Cafeteria. Contact: JoAnne Shadroui, Regent—910-452-6351. (Meetings resume in September) St. Mary Nursery—Volunteers are needed to help staff our Sunday nursery during the 9:30 am mass. Contact: nursery@thestmaryparish.org. Music Ministries—Contact: Sara Bryant at 762-5491 ext. 118, or music@thestmaryparish.org. St. Mary Altar Guild – Meets once a month at different restaurants around the area. Contact: Nancy Dasbach—(910) 264-9480. The Upper Room 1861—Victoria Hudson, Event Coordinator 910.538.9885, vhudson1871@gmail.com, upperroomnc.com Prayer Shawl Ministry—A group meets monthly and shares time together both knitting and crocheting shawls for the ministry. Call Noreen at 798-0055 St. Mary Health Center—is seeking volunteers for the Front Desk. Clinics run typically on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings beginning at 4pm or 5pm. Please contact Allen Sanderson at 910-763-8163 or visit our webpage a www.stmaryhealthcenter.org/about/our-volunteers.

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Parish Happenings

St. Mary Parish Bookstore—Located in the Tileston Center Tuesday - Friday - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday - 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sunday - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 762-5491 (ext. 159) or bookstore@thestmaryparish.org

St. Mary's Young Families Group Join Catholic families with young chil-dren from all around the Wilmington area at a city-wide picnic on September 18! Hosted by the St. Mary's Young Families group, the picnic will be at Hugh McRae park shelter # 1 (near the playground) at 5 p.m. on the 18th. Please bring a side dish to share, a serv-ing spoon, and whatever your family likes to drink-- non-alcoholic, please (public park). We will provide main dishes and paper goods. This is mostly a meet and greet, but we'd also like to talk about future city-wide events for Catholic families with young children and maybe help you chat with other families from your own parish about starting groups of your own. Please RSVP to Erin and Tom Buller at erinbuller@gmail.com or 678-520-4028 so we make sure we have enough entree food and plates!

Columbarium and Memorial Garden For more Information: JoAnn Daley 910-762-5491, x110 or jdaley@thestmaryparish.org

Adoration The Basilica Shrine of St. Mary will now have Adoration on Thursday evenings from 5:00 pm till 8 pm and Fridays after Mass until 1:00 pm. To be apart of this ministry contact Mary Friedrichs at 409-2579 The Basilica Schola has openings for all voice parts. This choir sings at 11:00 a.m. masses and a few special liturgies throughout the year and is directed by Sara Bryant. For more information or to arrange an audition, contact Sara Bryant, Director of Music at 910.762.5491 ext. 118, or music@thestmaryparish.org. Fr. Bob’s New Books Now Available Fr. Bob’s latest book of homilies – Flowers in the Wind 6: Story-Based Homilies for Cycle C and Fr. Bob’s journal – The Year of Clif-ton: Journal of a Parish Priest - 2012 – are now available on Ama-zon.com and in the St. Mary Bookstore & Gift Shop. Free English Language Instruction In the Tileston Center, on Sundays, from 10:30 am to 12:15 pm, from October to June. To register, please contact Dé Corbett at 910-232-2745. Volunteers for clerical help are welcome. St. Mary Nursery The nursery which is held in the St. Mary Lower School during the 9:30 am Mass is in need of volunteers. If you are interested please email: nursery@thestmaryparish.org. Construction Update! Some of the regular parish office services will be adjusted during the elevator work in the Tileston Center as access to certain areas of the building will be limited and restricted. If you have questions, or need specific assistance, please contact the Parish Office at 762-5491, x113.

COME HOME SOMETIMES CATHOLICS, AWAY FROM THE CHURCH, just want to take an-other look. You can help with that. You only have to ask the Holy Spirit how to get the conver-sation started. Please do it. If you have questions. or would like to help with COME HOME, please call 762-5491, ext. 111.

St. Mary’s Young Families

Coming Soon—Catholic Estate and Personal Planning Seminar Overwhelmed by the many ways to plan your estate? On Thursday, September 15th the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary will offer an information only seminar on ways to better understand the sometimes complex process of estate planning. Topics include:

Legal Steps Required in Personal Planning Wills & Trusts Power of Attorney Vehicles for Charitable Planning and Giving Using Appreciated Assets (stocks) to make pledge payments How not to leave your IRA to the IRS

To RSVP please call JoAnn Daley at 910-762-5491, Ext. 110 to re-serve a seat. Space is limited. Paul Wilkes to discuss his latest book All parishioners are invited to join the St. Mary Book Club on Tues-day September 13 at 7:00 pm in the RCIA Room to hear Paul Wilkes discuss his most recent book, Your Second to Last Chapter. Paul is an accomplished author, dedicated St. Mary parishioner and founder of the non-profit organization Homes of Hope India. He will share his insights with us about what this chapter in his life has meant to him and the unexpected doors that have been opened for him. Copies of his book are available at the parish bookstore. Please purchase your copy and join us for the discussion. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to claire@brettburkhart.com if you are able to join us! Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA), Court 1036-Wilmington, Kick Off a New Year! The first monthly meeting of the CDA will be held at 2:45 p.m. in the St. Mary School cafe-teria on September 11, Patriot Day, A National Day of Service and Remembrance in memory of those who died or were injured during the terrorist attacks in the U. S. on September 11, 2001. The events of that day changed our lives forever and will not be forgotten.

Court 1036 is a small group of women dedicated to the needs of the parish and the community. Members assist annually with parish func-tions and complete a small service project at each meeting.

All women of the parish are cordially invited to the meeting. Please consider offering just a couple of hours each month in service to oth-ers. In return you'll receive spiritual enrichment, fellowship, and a marked sense of accomplishment.

And please stop by the CDA Tent on the church lawn after all masses the weekend of September 10-11. Pick up a small token in honor of Patriot Day, a Court 1036 calendar of events, and chat with our mem-bers about how we use our gifts to serve God's people.

God Bless America!

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English as a Second Language Offered by Cape Fear Community College Available for adults in the community at St. Mary. Morning Multilevel class with Jamie…...M-TH 9:30am-12:30pm Evening Multilevel class with Jenny.,,,..TU and TH 6:30-9:30pm The classroom is above the St. Mary Health Center. For more infor-mation, please contact Cindy at 910-362-7184.

Wedding Anniversary To honor the sacred vocation of marriage, Bishop Michael Burbidge will celebrate a special Wedding Anniversary Mass on Sunday, October 16 at 4:00 pm at Saint Michael the Archangel Church, 804 High House Road, Cary. Couples who are celebrating their 25th, 50th, or 50 plus years of marriage please register for this special Mass on-line atwww.dioceseofraleigh.org. Family members are wel-come to attend. Questions please call the Office of Marriage and Fami-ly at 919-821-9771.

Band of Sisters Presents Now is the Time of Mercy: A Reflection on Divine Mercy Pope Francis has declared this year an Extraordinary Year of Mercy. We hope you can join the Band of Sisters as we reflection on what mercy means to us. Jo Katherine Dessaw and Christine Miesowicz will present "Now is the Time of Mercy" on Tuesday, September 13 from 9:30-2:30 at St. Therese Catholic Church in Wrightsville Beach. The cost of $40.00 includes lunch and all materials. Please plan on bringing your rosary. Slots are limited so sign-up soon! Sign up and pay at http://tinyurl.com/bosrdmwb Grief Support Ministry Are you or someone you know dealing with the loss of a friend or loved one? Would you like some help going through the stages of grief in a caring, friendly, Christian environment? St. Mark Grief Support will begin a new 6- week group session on Monday, Sep-tember 12, 2016 at 1:00 pm. We meet in the Cana/Conference Room (#7), St. Mark Catholic Church – 1011 Eastwood Rd. Many of our support team have been where you are and now come to offer the same help they received. Parish membership is not required. Participants come from other Catholic parishes and churches in our community. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Lori Tufts at ( 910) 297-8772.

August was an exciting month at Good Shepherd as we broke ground on SECU Lakeside Reserve - 40 units of permanent supportive hous-ing for chronically homeless single adults with disabilities including seniors and Veterans. Located behind Legion Stadium at Greenfield Lake, this transformative project will help some of our most fragile neighbors. If you would like to join the hundreds of others who have pledged their support to end homelessness in our region, contact Jane Birnbach at 910-763-4424 x110 or jbirbach@goodshepherdwilmington.org.

Around the Area

ARTISTS AND CRAFTER WANTED $30.00 Booth Rentals

10 x 10 Spaces

OUTDOOR SHOW ONLY Vendors must provide own shelter and table.

Call for details and registrations packet

JoAnn Daley, 762-5491 (ext. 110) Or email jdaley@thestmaryparish.org

Fr. Gustavo to Visit St. Mary Fr. Gustavo Josué González-Ramos, pastor of our sister parish of San Francisco de Asís in Reitoca, F.M., Honduras, is visiting our parish until Sep-tember 9th. He was ordained a priest of the Arch-diocese of Tegucigalpa in December of 2015 and became pastor of the largest parish in the Archdi-ocese one month later – January 2016! Please give him a wonderful St. Mary welcome. He does not speak English, but he does speak SMILE!

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Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Mary Social Ministry/Tileston Outreach As we officially close the “summer season” this weekend we hear a very somber message from Jesus. If you want to be one on my disciples, then you have to carry your cross, just as I carried mine, is His message to each one of us. Come Tuesday, we will be back in full swing at the Outreach, with painted pipes and new closet space and clean areas to house our food, clothing and household items. We will be open for business and will be receiving calls to pick up donated items that help us set up good living space for our guests. Our Work for Rent program is rather specific to the Outreach and it takes an incredible amount of organization from MaryAnn Kotas and her team. We recycle furniture items that cover chairs, couches, beds, dressers, lamps, tables, chairs, washer/dryers, stoves and even a refrigerator or two or three! This past year we did 197 pick-ups of donations. Three mornings a week a volunteer driver, along with two of our guests, pick-up and deliver what we receive. We pay our guests $10 an hour and the check either goes for rent or gasoline. (Tolly who runs Shop N’Go on 17th and Market takes our check and that is a blessing to us and those we serve for which we are so very grateful.) For the past several years this Program has benefited from our semi-annual Yard Sale. The several thousand dollars that is raised at each sale provides the funds we give to our worker-guests, and gasoline and maintenance for the Parish Truck. Dave and Marie King and the many, many volunteers who assist them pull this all together and our Yard Sale, which is coming up in October is recognized as one of the best in the area. How can it be anything but that when so much love and hard work go into it? Yes, lots of crosses, but also a lot of resurrection stories as well!

Sister Isaac—Office of Social Ministry

Special Need for the Week: We will open again on Tuesday to receive donations of clothing, food, hygiene and household items, furniture and the like. Our doors are open from 8:00 am – 12 noon Monday through Thursday or by ap-pointment

RCIA On September 17th our 2016-2017 gatherings of people interested in learning about our Faith will begin in the RCIA room on the first floor in the Tileston Building. Sessions will run from 9:00 am – 10:15 am on Saturdays. For additional information contact John Walsh (762-5491 x114) or Sister Isaac at (762-5491 x135) or e-mail MaryAnn at janns-shine3@gmail.com Beverly at beverlysetz@gmail.com.

Knights of Columbus Council 1074

The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal organization of Catholic men founded in 1882 by Servant of God Fr. Michael J. McGivney. The prin-ciples of the Knights are Charity, Unity and Fraternity and the Fourth Degree exemplifies Patriotism. Wilmington Council 1074 was founded on January 29th 1906. The current Grand Knight is John Schmidt. Meet-ings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Members of the Fourth Degree, called “Sir Knights” are part of Msgr. Christopher J. Dennen Assembly 2017, which meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Any practicing Catholic man over age 18 who wishes to join the Knights should please contact Grand Knight John Schmidt at Grand-Knight@kofc1074.org. We also welcome Knights who have moved to the Wilmington area and encourage these Knights to continue their Knighthood with Council 1074. Please contact Grand Knight John to transfer. Wilmington Knights of Columbus Council 1074 is hosting a fraternal night Tuesday August 30th at 7:00 PM in Saint Mary’s School Cafete-ria. Marty Yakimovich, our Knight of Columbus Insurance Field Agent will give presentation on Long Term Care, Life Insurance, Annu-ities, Investments etc. Refreshments will be served. Please contact Grand Knight John Schmidt, Sr. at grandknight@kofc1074.org or 910-371-3676 for more information. The Knights of Columbus, Council 1074 will host a charity golf tourna-ment on Monday September 26 at the Pine Valley Country Club in Wil-mington to benefit two local charities: the Special Olympics and Step up for Soldiers. To get more information and to sign up please go to the following website: www.kofc1074.org/golf. The cost is $85 per person including golf, carts and the banquet meal or $20 per person for the ban-quet meal only. We are also looking for donations and sponsors, so if you can help or have questions please contact SK Lou Mattes (910-200-8928 or loumattes@yahoo.com) or Bob Macaluso (910- 371-1608 or macaluso_bob@yahoo.com). There will be prizes, silent auctions, a spectacular lunch and fun to be had by all.

Office of Faith Formation

2016 – 2017 Faith Formation Registration! It’s time to register for faith formation for the upcoming school year. We are offering classes from kindergarten through high school.

All faith formation classes meet on Sunday mornings from 11:00 a.m. – noon. Grade K-5 meet in the lower school and middle school/high school grades meet in the main Tileston Center.

Registration—Saturday, August 27th and Sunday, August 28th – after each Mass in the lower school. If this time is not convenient, please call the Faith Formation/Youth Ministry offices and we will be happy to arrange a better time for you.

Upon registering, please supply a copy of your child’s baptism certifi-cate if you have not already done so. If you do not have a copy of your child’s baptism certificate, please contact the parish where he/she was baptized at, and they will be happy to provide you with one.

Single/Single Again Ministry Single/Singleagain Masses will be on September 18, October 16, No-vember 20 and December 11 at 5:30 at Cardinal Gibbons HS. For more information, contact Celia Keator at ckeator@nc.rr.com.

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Celebrations August 27—August 28

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Baptisms Sofía Nicole Caceres-Torres Brandon Garibay-Mendez Manuel González-Vázquez

Henry Palacios-Negron

Presentation in the Church

Génesis Ortiz

Yara Itzel Sánchez-Jarquín celebrated her Quinceañera

on August 27, 2016

at the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary.

St. Bernadette – Fuquay-Varina– Visits Basilica Some Hispanic

parishioners from St. Bernadette

Parish in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. visited the

Basilica Shrine of St. Mary on

August 27, 2016 with their pastor,

Fr. Fernando Torres (who is

the tallest man in the back row).

Liturgical Ministers’ Schedule Weekend of September 10 and September 11

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time For Masses in English

Saturday 5:30 pm

Sunday 8:00 am

Sunday 9:30 am

Sunday 11:00 am

R. Bianchi J. Chandler C. Craddock K. Hartung S. Hartung

P. Lachance T. Wilson

M. Adkins P. Gross D. Koehle O. Niles

S. Parker Y. Sims

D. Thompson

C. Burkhart L. Dezio J. Duffy

T. Graham B. Murtagh J. Murtagh G. Worsley

D. Altman J. Cavanaugh P. Cavanaugh

G. Hill J. Maurer

D. Sosinski T. Sosinski

N. Burrell

R. Cicchetti E. Grace A. Morin

S. Fernando D. Koenig

R. Bangert C. Hite

M. Craddock L. Lachance J. Rodrigues

C. Kenney H. Ozment S. Zagler

S. Martin S. Martin

L. Tounsley

A. Altman A. Billings

C. Williams

T. Barton P. Lachance F. Bindewald F. Bindewald B. Herdemian

H. Lange M. Flores J. Siler

F. Bua R. Keegan R. Jenski T. Longo

A. DeVega H. Bielawa B. Ozment D. Keefe

C. Mongelli

T. Patton R. Lowney L. Franks J. Patton L. Dezio S. Frelke

L. Johnson F. Romeo

E. Burke N. Cahill

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Emilio Flores of Rebalse, F.M.,

Honduras

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Delegados run the little churches and

help people worship in the absence of a priest.

8 Basilica Shrine of Saint Mary – September 3 and September 4, 2016 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Principal Joyce M. Price

"Let your light so shine..." Matthew 5:16 It was wonderful seeing all of you during our orientation evenings. Life is now back in the hallways as your children have shared their en-thusiasm for school with us the last couple of days. Mrs. Linn asks that you please return the Orientation Packets if you have not done so already. Our Library will be closed for the next week as materials are moved out and the shelves are reorganized. Mrs. Parker will be working with Mr. Hogan in the library this year. I am pleased to report that all of the teachers have been hired for this school year. Last week I introduced the new 3rd grade teacher who graduated from UNC-Charlotte and has 4 years experience teaching 3rd grade. Mrs. Amanda Baldwin will now join us on Tuesday, Sept. 6th, as her principal has been able to hire a replacement. When Mrs. Baldwin joins us, Mrs. Aiken will begin the Title I Resource Program.

I have also hired Mrs. Erin Ebbing to teach one class of Math in the 6th grade. Mrs. Ebbing has earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from George Fox University. She holds an Oregon Teaching License.

St. Mary School Athletics FALL SPORTS: Our fall sports have begun but it’s not too late to join in on the fun. If you daughter is in the 6-8 grade they can participate on our volleyball team or our tennis team. If you son or daughter is in the 4th thru 8th grade they can be a member of our cross country pro-gram. If they are interested contact me, Tony Viollis at violli-sa@thestmaryparish.org. They need to fill out our three required forms before participating. You can pick them up in the school office, see me, or go online to my athletic web site and download them. VOOLUNTEERING FOR HOME GAMES: All parents of athletes will be required to work at least one home contest. This is so parents of players can watch their child play as well as helping out our athletic teams. If you are just interested in helping I would love to see you and have you at our games. Below is our signup genius for home games please click on the below and sign up. Hope to see you and your child at our games!!! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054baaac2ea46-falcons OUR FALCON HAS LANDED!!!! Over the summer our school mas-cot has found its way home and forgot his or her name…So we are going to have a contest to name our falcon and look for someone who would like to wear our new exciting mascot uniform at home contests. You can see him on our athletic booster face book page. If you are interested in wearing our outfit let me know and we will see how it fits you!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!! FUND RAISER EVENTS: As of now we will not be having a golf outing or our Luv 2 Run 5-K run. This is due to no one stepping up to help out in chairing the events or just assisting in being on a commit-tee. If you would like these events to continue and raise money to con-tinue to make improvements to our programs and gym please reach out to me, see me during our open house or drop me a line. I hate to see these money makers just stop and our hard work to improve our gym and program come to a halt. GAME SCHEDULES: I have put our team schedules on our school athletic calendar. This can be found off our school main page. The schedule is subject to change. Please bring your child tour games, all students are free and can get snacks at our concession stand during games as long as we have volunteers to work the venue. Also please visit us on our athletic boosters face book page for more information.

Mrs. Watts is busy assuming her new role as Assistant Principal. Some of her responsibilities are testing program, Religion Coordinator, Writ-ing Coordinator, Opportunity Scholarships, Duke Talent Search, class scheduling, duty schedules.

Mrs. Daley reports that the next beautification project will be the sandy playground. The Boundary Oak will be receiving some special care this year. Thank you for choosing St. Mary Catholic School!

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