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A welcoming community rooted in faith: St. Philip the Apostle Church A look at the past, what lies ahead in future for parish By Lauren Ward, Southwest Voice Editor It'd been a rough week for St. Philip the Apostle Church when I sat down with Monsignor Ron Swett. He'd just finished talking with the family of Dorothy Anne Walter about preparations for her funeral the next day. Walter, 69, was killed in a head-on collision March 5 at Stockdale Highway and Buena Vista Road after leaving her grandson's home. Witnesses said the other driver was racing and veered into Walter's lane. Swett said Walter is the third parishioner killed recently in a traffic accident in the area.   Such deaths are a blow to a church that has from its inception relied on energetic, innovative parishioners and dedicated, determined families to work hard and long to improve the parish. "Because there are fewer and fewer priests available to Catholic churches, involved and active lay people...
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