WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

SUNDAY, July 19:

7:30 Parishioners

9:00 Douglas Springsteen by Casey Cashion

11:00 John Dwight Evans by Rose Evans

1:00 Pablo Prieto by Maria Prieto

Readings: Genesis 18:1-10a; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42

Monday, July 20:

9:00 Special Intention by Savery Gradoville

Readings: Micah 6:1-4,6-8; Matthew 12:38-42

Tuesday, July 21:

9:00 James Damian Roberts

7:30 (at the Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates

Readings: Micah 7:14-15,18-20; Matthew 12:46-50

Wednesday, July 22:

9:00 Socorro Gomez by Jed Meline & friends

Readings: Jeremiah 1:1,4-10; John 20:1-2,11-18

Thursday, July 23:

9:00 Mrs. Edwin P. Parker by John Rowan

Readings: Jeremiah 2:1-3,7-8,12-13; Matthew 13:10-17

Friday, July 24:

9:00 Jordan-Ricks family by Veronica Ricks

Readings: Jeremiah 3:14-17; Matthew 13:18-23

Saturday, July 25:

9:00 Louis Meyer by Margaret Kolbe

5:00 Eileen Bruno (L) by Katie Spasaro

Readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 20:20-28

Please remember to keep in your prayers, the elderly, those in distress, the lonely, and those who are sick, especially: Elizabeth Roll, Adrian Salguero, Pat Rowe, Dorothy Efner, Katherine Chan, Florence Shepard, Jean Coleman, and Carmen Aquino. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: Ann Ryan and Dolores Azofra Barsa.

SPECIAL OUTREACH FOR THOSE WHO CARE...

Thank you all for past contributions of food for the poor. Though it is summer and food drives are not necessarily on our minds, we still have hungry neighbors around us. Empty food baskets are placed at the entrances to the Church doors. They are left there for each of you to give food items to those struggling to feed themselves and their families. Even in Arlington, we have children with empty stomachs. Let us not fail to recognize the poverty in our midst. We can provide love and support to the poor with gifts of food. Every work of love brings a person face to face with our God. Canned goods, non-perishable items such as baby food, cooking oil, cereal, rice and peanut butter are always needed. Food is then disbursed to Arlington agencies and families in need. Please be generous. You may contact Brigid Doherty in the Parish Office for further information.

MINISTRY

The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.

-- St. Thérèse of Lisieux

RCIA

Are you interested in learning about the Catholic faith? The RCIA is a process through which individuals who may be interested in joining the Catholic church come together to learn about the faith. An Inquiry Group will begin meeting at St. Charles in early September. If you wish to have further information regarding the RCIA, contact Kathy Rafferty at 528-6734.

ON THE WAY

Join the junior high students from On The Way for a day of fun at Kings Dominion on Friday, July 24th. Discount tickets can only be purchased in advance. Call Angela Reading at 703-532-5636 for more information.

C’YA

We’re looking for a few enthusiastic volleyball players interested in taking on Blessed Sacrament in a “friendly” game of V-ball this Tuesday. Call Nick Baric (703-276-2711) if you’re interested. We’ll meet at St. Charles at 6:30 PM on July 21st and carpool to the game. For other July activities, pick up a C’YA calendar at the back of the Church or surf on over to www.stcharleschurch.org/CYA.

THANKS AND PRAISE!

Merci Beaucoup (thank you, buckets!)!!! to all of the wonderful God parents of the students attending the Catholic school at our sister parish in Cavaillon, Haiti. All of the students have been sponsored thanks to your generosity. Should you wish to sponsor a student but missed out, please contact Christina Holtz at 703-465-9861 and we’ll ask our sister parish for more God children. God bless!

IN OUR PARISH...

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

The St. Charles Parish Council recently voted to establish a new core ministry, “Hospitality” and to accept the nomination of Fran Hobbs as the representative of this ministry on the Parish Council. Congratulations and thanks to Fran for her willingness to serve!

PARISH WEB TEAM MEETING THIS TUESDAY

Do you have some ideas for the parish web site? Join the web team this Tuesday, July 21 at 7:30 PM in the Upper Room if you’d like to help. We will review the feedback we’ve received so far and plan our next enhancements. Contact Mark Alves for more information at webteam@stcharleschurch.org or 641-7968.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Our parish community has expressed an interest in building a multi-functional parish center to better serve the needs of the various ministries. We are in the process of conducting a feasibility study and are looking for parishioners with varied but pertinent skills to participate on two sub-committees. Your help would be most welcome.

Design and Construction: Individuals with skills in any of the following areas: general contracting (ideally large commercial projects), architectural design, buildout, mechanical, electrical, - contact: Tim Brady at 703-642-3369.

Communications: Individuals with skills in any of the following areas: writing, program management, event planning, outreach and public relations - contact: Genie Norris at 703-351-9501.

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE PARISH WEB THIS WEEK?

See what’s on the parish web this week. You can find the parish 12-month calendar, an interview with Fr. Gerry on his 30 years of service as a priest, contact information for many of our ministries, and much more. Go to www.stcharleschurch.org today!

Last Week’s Collection: $13,840.00

Last week’s tithe of $1,384.00 was for St. Charles Outreach.

This week’s tithe is for A-SPAN (Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network).

Next Week’s tithe is for Damien Ministries/Missionaries of Charity in D.C.

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