Bulletin prayer lists will be purged on June 30th. The Bulletin prayer list contains the names of Parishioners and immediate family members in need of prayers. Click on heading for full details.

Take Me Out To The Ballgame! We are planning a trip to the Atlanta Braves August 1st at the new SunTrust Stadium in Atlanta. If you are interested in spending a great day with fellow parishioners, enjoying the new stadium and a terrific Braves game. Cost is approximately $60 for ticket and travel. Please call Jim Magistro at: 706-896-1285.

SVdP handled 25 cases, directly impacting the lives of 59 people. We say it time and time again, but it is totally true -- nothing could be done to help our brothers and sisters in Jesus without your generous and giving spirits. Click heading for full details.

Cajun Fest is set for the weekend of Sept. 15, 16 and 17! Vendor spaces are available to rent in front of the Church where you can display your creativity. Fees are $40 for a 10 x 10 space and $75 for a 10 x 20 space. Please contact Clare at: cdjanko3@gmail.com for more information.

Our regional faith formation meeting will have a change in venue. Instead of our usual 11 to 2 pm schedule of business meeting, lunch, and speaker, we will gather in Bryson City for lunch (121 Main St), at noon. Pastors and Parish Catechetical Program Leaders, please RSVP to me (Mark March -940-452-8548 or mark1@reagan.com) no later than next Wednesday, May 24th. Click heading for full details.

SVdP handled 32 cases, directly impacting the lives of 93 people. In total, a substantial amount was donated to SVdP in the loving memory of Carole. Carole’s faith lives on in your generosity! ALL because of YOU!!! Jesus’ JOY to you!! Click heading for full details.

Once again our Men’s Club will host their annual Mother’s Day Brunch immediately after the 11AM Mass Sunday, May 14th. Please stay after Mass and join us in celebrating that special mother, grandmother, great-grandmother or godmother who have inspired us throughout our lives. A free will offering will be taken. Click heading for full details.

First Communion will take place on Sunday May 7, 2017 at the 11AM Mass. A special thanks to Maria Seiglie and Katie Lott for preparing our little ones to receive our Lord. Please keep our First Communicants and their teachers in your prayers: Asael Garcia, Allison Hernandez, Aiden Jones, Bryanna Ramires. Click on heading for full details.

Join us Saturday, June 3rd at 7PM in the Commons at St. William as we venture out to the cuisine of the Middle East for an authentic Lebanese dinner! Tickets will be available in the office. The event was sold out last year so please get your tickets once they go on sale. Click on heading for full details.

The Evangelization ministry is asking for donations of artificial flowers and fillers to be used to create centerpieces for the upcoming Ladies Tea. Please put your donation in a plastic garbage bag marked “Evangelization” and leave them under the table in the Commons. This will be an ongoing project not only for the Ladies Tea but for Christmas and other events at Church. Thanks for your donations!

The children will NOT have classes on Wednesday April 12th or Wednesday April 19th. Classes will resume on Wednesday, April 26th at 6:30PM

PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN IN YOUR RICE BOWLS. Please count out your change, write out a check for that amount and return your donation to the Church. Be sure to indicate “Rice Bowl” on your check. Thank you for your generosity.

Will be led by FR. George Kloster for 14 nights on the Queen Mary, roundtrip New York, from Sept. 22nd to Oct. 6, 2017. For more information, please contact Karen Miller at 828-389-9364 or kmillertravel@gmail.com. Click on heading for the full article.

On May 7th from 10:30 AM until Noon at IHM there will be a presentation about Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment by 2 experts from the Diocese of Charlotte. Please RSVP. Click on heading for the full article.

This wonderful Encyclical on love in the family is the prelude to a couples Morning of Reflection to be held at IHM on Sunday, April 30th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM with Dr. Ruth Chalesworth and her husband, Bob, giving the reflection on The Joy of Love. Click on heading for the full details.

LADIES SAVE THE DATE!—Polish your silver, dust your best china, and get out your fancy hats! St. William is hosting a Ladies High Tea on Saturday June 17th from 1:00—3:30PM in the Sr. Terry Martin Fellowship Hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary. Tickets are $5.00 per person. This is a very classy and fun event, and all are invited. Click on the heading for more details.

SVdP handled 34 cases directly impacting the lives of 70 people in February 2017. Click on heading for the full article.

The Back Pack Program is pleased to announce they have received a $1000 Mini-Grant! Click on heading for the full article.