Parish Sunday Bulletins << Previous Week | All Bulletins | PDF version (for printing only) | what's a PDF? St. Charles Bulletin for July 22, 2001 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time   FROM OUR PASTOR Dear St. Charles Parishioners: This weekend the parish welcomes Sr Margaret Kerr of the Sisters of Notre Dame. As a part of the diocesan Propagation of the Faith program, she will seek to raise your consciousness of the church's missionary work. I am happy to report that you offered over two thousand dollars to our visiting Haiti priests. Thanks for the support you offer our seminarian, Kevin, as he develops a special vocation retreat. If you wish to attend call him at the Parish Office, 703-527-5500. RCIA NEWS Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, or do you know someone who is? Join us each month for our remaining summer sharing sessions from 7:30 - 9:00 PM in the Upper Room on July 24 and August 21. For more information, contact the Parish Office or see our new brochure. PARKING FOR MASS GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY has made available to St. Charles parishioners, 75 parking spaces on their surface lot during Sunday Masses. The parking lot entrance is located on Kirkwood between Fairfax Drive and Washington Blvd. Please note that George Mason also uses the lot during these times and cannot be responsible for any property loss or damage. In the spirit of cooperation, we thank them for their consideration. ST. CHARLES PARKING: We are working on plans for a "one-way" traffic flow in the Church parking lot to avoid parking difficulties. Please be patient with us during this transition. If you would like to volunteer to help, please call Marvin Mayorga at the Parish Office. Thank you for your cooperation! PLEASE NOTE The Parish Office Summer Hours are: Monday - Friday: 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM; Saturday: 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM; Sunday :9:30 AM - 3:00 PM The School Office Summer Hours are : Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM; however, between July 23 to August 3, the office will be closed Baptismal preparation in English previously scheduled for July 22 has been rescheduled for July 29. Please call the Parish Office to register. Campaign Envelopes may be picked up at the Parish Office or you may use the Building Fund envelopes that are sent with your tithing envelopes. Thank you. SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2001 7:30 Rafael Fadul by Juanita M. Fadul 9:00 Parishioners 11:00 Rita Ryan by Carolyn Gretzinger 1:00 Walter Rivero by Guido Rivero y Familia Readings: Genesis 18:1-10; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42 Monday, July 23, 2001: 9:00 Maurice Rubinger by The Rubinger Family 7:30 (at the Arlington Detention Center) for Inmates Readings: Exodus 14:5-18; Matthew 12:38-42 Tuesday, July 24, 2001: 9:00 Emily Williams (L) Janice & George Readings: Exodus 14:21-15:1; Matthew 12:46-50 Wednesday, July 25, 2001: 9:00 Fidelis-Oyogoa &Family by Victoria Oyogoa Readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 20:20-28 Thursday, July 26, 2001: 9:00 Juliana Rag (L) by Annabelle Ryan Readings: Exodus 19:1-2,9-11,16-20; Matthew 13:10-17 Friday, July 27, 2001: 9:00 Blanche Scavongelli (L) Twila Gavin Readings: Exodus 20:1-17; Matthew 13:18-23 Saturday, July 28, 2001: 9:00 Johny Massif by Marybeth & Rob Massif 5:00 George Bugay by Camille Burruto Readings: Exodus 24:3-8; Matthew 13:24-30 Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those who suffer, especially: Eileen Bruno, Judy Birt, Sr. Margaret A. Cook, Connor Cozoli, Nazirah Clark, Michael Andrew Herdoiza, Mary Catherine Kern-Herdoiza, Carl Joseph Gatto, Mary Theresa Kern, Charlotte Nelligan Pelissier, Jeanne Newell, Joshua Solano, Burita Ferro, Diane Dickerson-Herbst, Dorothy Schleeper, John Portarias and Mary Casey Darden.. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: James Sirotniak, Anette Zeldin, John Puglisi and Marvin Schleeper. SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS Arlington Pediatric Center Is Seeking A Volunteer Translator for their medical office for low-income children in Arlington County to assist with translation for doctors, nurses and receptionist. Must be fluent in English and Spanish. Afternoon hours from noon to 7:00pm. Please call Judy Fox, Executive Director at 703-271-8195 for more information. The office is located at 3045 Columbia Pike in Arlington, VA SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our Special Thanks to ARLINGTON AUTO CARE for their support. Ministry The spouses have the inalienable right to found a family and to decide on the spacing of births and the number of children to be born. Taking into full consideration their duties towards themselves, their children already born, the family and society, in a just hierarchy of values and in accordance with the objective moral order, which excludes recourse to contraception, sterilization and abortion. --Charter of the Rights of the Family, October 22, 1983 ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS!! Life is short and eternity forever, so take this for what it is worth. No matter how many other people share similar qualities with you, there will never be another person quite like you. God made you to be uniquely you, it's who you are. He knows you completely, loves you unconditionally and has called you to enjoy perfect happiness in heaven. Then why wait, what's the hold-up? The reason is simple - eternity follows our time on earth and before being called from this life we are first called to be in it. Who are you called to be? If you want to be all you are meant to be, find out how God's grace is working in your life at the "Call of the Heart" retreat next Sunday at 2:00 PM in the Upper Room of Common Ground Coffeehouse. To sign up to attend please call Kevin at 703-527-5500 or Bernardo at 703-527-5500, ext.13 to speak in Spanish. SUMMER SIX PACK Please join Theology on Tap on Tuesday, July 24th at Whitlow's on Wilson for a group discussion lead by Mr. Paul Bernetsky, on "The Young & the Restless". The talk begins at 7:30 PM, followed by a brief Q&A session. You might want to arrive early for Happy ½ Hour and socializing. For more information, e-mail: tot@arlingtondiocese.org or call Andrea at (703) 841-2549. THANK YOU Through the kindness of the sponsors that appear, this bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. We feel the sponsors get good coverage with their ads, and at a relatively low cost and we urge you to patronize them. Diocesan Publications has done a fine job in publishing our weekly bulletin and we hope our present sponsors renew their ads. Also, if others are interested, please contact the Parish Office on Monday. COMMUNITY NEWS Benedictine Sisters of Virginia is hosting their annual Monastic live-in experience for single Catholic women on August 9 - 12, 2001 at the Benedict Monastery near Manassas, VA. For more information, please contact Sister Cecilia Dwyer, OSB at benedictinevocations@hotmail.com, or709-361-0106. The Paul VI Catholic High School Class of 1986 will hold a 15-year reunion weekend August 4 and 5. We are looking for former faculty and staff. Please call the PVI Alumni Office at 703-352-0925 ext. 345 for more information. IN OUR PARISH TOP PARISH PAGES FOR JUNE The Capital Campaign jumped to #4 in June on our list of most popular pages on www.stcharleschurch.org. Hundreds of visitors have clicked to see potential designs for a parish center. The parish home page kept its #1 position, followed by the celebrant's schedule (who's saying which Mass) at #2, and the Parish calendar in the third spot. The ministries index rounded out the top 5, with social justice narrowly beating the Eucharistic Ministers schedule. You'll find these and 100's of more pages on your parish website, so visit us this week to keep connected. And share our web address with a friend! SPONSOR A HAITIAN STUDENT Stop by the parish library after the masses on August 4 and 5 to find out about sponsoring a Haitian child's education. A $100 donation provides schooling and supplies for one year. Members of the Haiti Committee will be available to tell you more, sign up new sponsors and accept current sponsors' renewal checks. Thank you for your generosity! INTERESED IN CHILDCARE DURING MASS? Please join us in an organizational meeting to brainstorm and plan a new solution for Childcare during Mass. We will meet on August 3rd at 10am in the Parish Library, spilling out to the playground, as children are welcome. If you can't join us in person on Friday, please contact Rose Holiday at 703-522-8336 or email: Roseholliday@hotmail.com, to share your ideas - or to volunteer to spend an hour with our littlest parishioners occasionally on Sundays. RIGHT TO RECEIVE THE EUCHARIST Every Catholic within St. Charles parish has a right to receive the Eucharist at least weekly. Our Eucharistic Ministers bring Communion to the homebound. If you know someone who is unable to come to Mass, call Eleanor Werthmann at (703) 821-3483 to arrange for Communion to be brought to that person. Last Week's Collection: $14,490.25 Last Week's Tithe of $1,449.03 was for St. Charles Outreach. This Week's Tithe is for A-SPAN. Next Week's Tithe is for the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry. Top Revised/reviewed July 18, 2001   See also: Photos and Stories from 2001 St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church 3304 North Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, USA Tel: 703.527.5500 | Fax: 703.527.5505 | Web: www.stcharleschurch.org