Parish Sunday Bulletins <<Previous Week | All Bulletins | next week>> | PDF version (for printing only) | what's a PDF? St. Charles Bulletin for August 5, 2001 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time The bulletin included an insert on how you can sponsor the education of a Haitian student for only $100 a year; and the July Haiti Newsletter (PDF).   FROM OUR PASTOR Dear St. Charles Parishioners: This weekend our Haiti Committee reaches out for your support. Over two hundred of you have already committed yourselves to sponsor the education of a Haitian child. Through your generous offer of 100 dollars a year, you have brought the bread of knowledge to the poorest families of our sister parishes. There are many more who stand in need of this essential help. Please be in touch with our Haiti Committee volunteers after Mass or drop a note be the Parish Office. Our Haitian priests spoke to us recently of the difficulty of educating children who are listless, because they go to school hungry. They wish to develop a school lunch fund. Checks may be earmarked for that additional purpose. "Give us today our daily bread,"   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 the 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! RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults - RCIA Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, or do you know someone who is? Join us for our remaining sharing session from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM in the Upper Room on August 21st. For more information, please contact the Parish Office or pick up a copy of our new brochure. PLEASE  NOTE Ø 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. Ø The School Office Summer Hours are: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Ø 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. LITURGIES & INTENTIONS SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2001 7:30 Parishioners 9:00 Martha Sayer (L) by Twila Gavin 11:00 Rita Ryan by Dick & Jean Gretzinger 1:00 Maria Rivera, sister of Ramon Rivera by Sally & Charlie SUllivan Readings: Ecclesiastes1:2;2:21-23; Colossians 3:1-5,9-11; Luke 12:13-21 Monday, August 6, 2001: The Transfiguration of the Lord 9:00 Geraldine W. Henkeur by Rebecca Escario 7:30 (at the Arlington Detention Center) for Inmates Readings: Daniel 7:9-10,13-14; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Luke 9:28b-36 Tuesday, August 7, 2001: 9:00 Thanksgiving by Savery Gradoville Readings: Numbers 12:1-13; Matthew 14:22-36 Wednesday, August 8, 2001: 9:00 Jordan family by Veronica Ricks Readings: Numbers 13:1-2,25-14:1,26-29,34-35; Matthew 15:21-28 Thursday, August 9, 2001: 9:00 Josephine Traetta by mario D'Ambrosio Readings: Numbers 20:1-13; Matthew 16:13-23 Friday, August 10, 2001: 9:00 Dermot McCafferty by Marian Thompson Readings: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10; John 12:24-26 Saturday, August 11, 2001: 9:00 John Griffith by Janice Macdonald 5:00 Mary & Anthony Petito by Rose Evans Readings: Deuteronomy 6:4-13; Matthew 17:14-20 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, Mary Theresa Kern, Jeanne Newell, Joshua Solano, Diane Dickerson-Herbst, Dorothy Schleeper, John Portaria, Mary Casey Darden, Jean Zupan and Arthur Simolunas. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: Charlotte Nelligan Pelissier. SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ENGLISH PROGRAM Catholic Charities Hogar Hispano needs volunter coordinators, teachers, and aides for its English as a Second Language and Citizenship programs for Adults, beginning in September. Classes are held evenings, weekdays, and weekends. No prior teaching experience for foreign language skills required. Volunteer Site Coordinators especially needed. If you are interested, please call ESL Program Coordinator, Sally O'Dwyer at 703-534-9805, ext. 222, between 9 AM and 1 PM, after August 13th. SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our Special Thanks to Harry Wilhelm, Jr. & Company, CPAs for their support. Ministry The energies of the nation … shall be reserved for improvement of the condition of man, not wasted in his destruction. -- Thomas Jefferson, "Reply to Address, 1801" SCHOOL NEWS St. Charles School needs to upgrade its classroom computers. If your workplace is upgrading and could donate used Pentium 233 Mhz or better PC's, please contact either the School Office (703-527-0608) or Randy Bender (703-527-2476). Individual PC donations or funds toward the purchase of new PC's are also very welcome. ST. CHARLES SCHOOL 300 CLUB Congratulations to our 300 Club winners for the months of April and May. They are: Katherine Nestor; Nilda Keres; Teresa Marler; Bert Sweigart; and Marianne Duffy for the month of April. Our winners for the month of May are: Margaret Decourcey; Linda Goodman; Mario Pinizzotto; Ken and Marie Milow; and Robert Volkert. We would like to thank all our members for supporting Catholic education! PARISH OFFERTORY ENVELOPES The Parish Offertory Envelopes have several purposes. They provide you with a convenient way to support your Parish. They also help our Parish Office track your contribution so that we may provide you with a tax statement at the end of each year. Without your name, address, and the clearly stated amount of your donation, we are unable to accurately track your contribution. If you do not wish to use the envelopes, please notify the Parish Office in writing. We would prefer that you use the envelopes; however, donations in check form are also credited to individual registrations. Please note: if you are not a registered parishioner, your donations can not be recorded! Thank you! Don't cash it! Don't deposit it! Turn it over, sign it, and write: "Pay to the order of the St. Charles Capital Campaign." Our tax refund checks are a wonderful opportunity for us to do even more - above and beyond our pledges - to Build the Spirit and Build the Parish Community Center Here at St. Charles. You can simply place your check in the collection basket or drop it off at the Parish Office. Thank you again for your continuing generosity and spirit of sacrifice. WEBHEADS MEET TUESDAY IN LIBRARY Your award-winning parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, depends on the volunteer Web Team to keep growing. Our next get-together is Tuesday, August 7 at 7:30 PM in the Parish Library. If you know even just a little about web programming, join us as we review our recent Internet class, plan for the Ministries Fair, and discuss other upcoming events. E-mail webteam@stcharleschurch.org for more information. INTERESTED 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 10 am 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 Holliday 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. 227th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EMMITSBURG, MARYLAND … Saturday, August 25, 2001 - The 227th birthday of Elizabeth Ann Seton will be celebrated in the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg, with a paraliturgical service at 2:30 PM. This annual event is sponsored by the Seton Club of Harrisburg, PA, and the Daughters of Charity at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. This is an annual FAMILY FUN DAY where all families and children are welcome. Special honors will be paid to women and girls named Elizabeth Ann. Elizabeth Anns are invited to register at the Shrine Visitor Center between 2 and 2:20 PM. During the prayer service, the children will visit with "Mother Seton" and after the service in the Basilica, the birthday party continues in the Courtyard with refreshments, clowns, and music. · Last Week's Collection: $14,398.50 · Last Week's Tithe of $1,439.85 was for the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry. · This Week's Tithe is for our sister parishes in Cavaillon & Gros Marin, Haiti. · Next Week's Tithe is St. Charles Outreach. Top Revised/reviewed August 4, 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