St Charles Church .org   News & Events Faith Ministries Parish Volunteer Help Contact Us << Previous Week | All Bulletins | PDF version (for printing only) | what's a PDF? Parish Sunday Bulletins St. Charles Bulletin for September 30, 2001 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time   FROM OUR PASTOR Dear St. Charles Parishioners: "Woe to the complacent". These words from today's first reading spur us to action. We cannot sit with arms folded. The call to peace making and better understanding is the topic for discussion on Monday, October 1st at 8 PM at the church. I have invited Imam Anwar from the Falls Church Mosque to join me in a presentation that will explore the common values supported by the followers of Abraham and Jesus. There is also no room for complacency at our Ministries Volunteer Fair. As a parish we believe in full employment. There is room for everyone at St Charles to offer their talent to build the Reign of God in faith and love. Peace, Salaam, Paz, Shalom,   NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Neighborhood C is having a Fall planning meeting on Tuesday evening, October 2nd in the Parish Library, at 7 PM. For more information, please contact Tammi McKinley or John Fraas, Neighborhood C Representatives, at 703-237-6136 or regansmom@hotmail.com. Attention Neighborhood E! A home mass will be held on October 9, 2001 at Jan and George Macdonald's home at 813 N. Lincoln St. at 7:30 PM. We hope you can join us as we pray for peace and healing in the world. Please reply to Jan Martin at 703-528-0736 or Pat Horner at 703-524-5437 or phorner@erols.com. We are sending out a newsletter so watch for it. Hope to see you there. OPEN HOUSE Please join us for an open house and information about our planned babysitting/play program during the 9 and 11 AM Masses to begin in November. The Open Houses will be held October 14th and 21st immediately following the 9 and 11 AM Sunday Masses in the Memorial Room. We are looking for more interested families and babysitting volunteers. Please come to the Open House and/or call Rose Holliday at 703-522-8336 or e-mail rose_holliday@hotmail.com. PROJECT LAZARUS NEEDS YOUR HELP! Our Project Lazarus Fund has almost depleted its resources. Your generous cash donations will allow us to provide emergency assistance to needy families within our area. Please consider donating, it would be greatly appreciated! LITURGY INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 7:30 Parishioners 9:00 Martin Morales by Lisa Morales 11:00 Mary and Frank Sacharanski by John Sach 1:00 Maria Encarnacion Simon by Helena and Teresa Moreno Readings: Amos 6:4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 Monday, October 1, 2001: 9:00 Roberto Arce by Carmen Kirsch 7:30 (at the Arlington Detention Center) for Inmates Readings: Zechariah 8:1-8; Luke 9:46-50 Tuesday, October 2, 2001: 9:00 The Millard Family by Richard Munly Readings: Zechariah 8:20-23; Matthew 18;1-5,10 Wednesday, October 3, 2001: 9:00 George Macdonald (L) by Paul Steimetz Readings: Nehemiah 2:1-8; Luke 9:57-62 Thursday, October 4, 2001: 9:00 Girolomo Burruto by Camille Burruto Readings: Nehemiah 8:1-4,5-6,7-12; Luke 10:1-12 Friday, October 5, 2001: 9:00 Bishop Vincent J. MacCauley, CSC Readings: Baruch 1:15-22; Luke 10:13-16 Saturday, October 6, 2001: 9:00 Domingo Ocenar by Tito Farrales 5:00 Mary DiLorenzo by Camille Burruto Readings: Baruch 4:5-12,27-29; Luke 10:17-24 PLEASE PRAY FOR 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, Michael Andrew Herdoiza, Mary Catherine Kern-Herdoiza, Mary Theresa Kern, Mildred Weaver, Charles Williams, John Portaria, Sheila Creedon, Carl Gatto, Michael Rontaler, Maria Silvestre and Joe Frascone. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: Lawrence Duffy, Jimmy Quinn, Johann Pociask, Lt. Scott Lamada, Lt. Eric Crawford, Tom Rasmusen, Venson Chu, Lt. General Timothy Maude, Mayor Kip Taylor and Francis Mulcahy. SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS SALT TRAINING CONFERENCE Social Action Linking Together Annual Fall Training Conference will take place on Saturday, October 13, 2001. This meeting is open to all who believe that poverty should be eliminated. Learn how you can influence state legislators and apply religious teachings to our government. Join us at San Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 18825 Fuller Heights Rd., Triangle VA 703-221-4044. (RSVP) SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our Special Thanks to T. A. Sullivan & Sons for their support. Ministry Whenever there is lost consciousness of the fact that every man is an object of concern for us just because he is man, civilization and morals are shaken, and the advance to fully developed inhumanity is only a matter of time.. --Albert Schweitzer, M.D. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Your Help is needed! St. Charles would like to form a children choir for Grades 1-3. We have children, a pianist, and parents who can help with logistics. However, we greatly need a talented musician to lead the children in song. If you have such a gift and feel called to share it with the children in our community, please call Anne Marie at 703-527-550, ext. 19. More Help Needed…the Sunday Level 2 Atrium needs an additional assistant to help share the life and works of Jesus with children, ages 6-9. If you are available Sunday mornings from 9am-10:30 AM and wish to share in this important ministry, please call Anne Marie at 703 527-5500, ext.19. YOUTH NEWS All 7th and 8th graders are invited tonight to On The Way to share an hour and a half of faith and fun. On The Way meets from 7-8: 30 p.m. on Sundays in the Upper Room. A calendar of events is available at church entrances. All high school youth are invited tonight to WAY where the wise and the young spend time together to talk about their faith, reach out to others in need, and have fun! Meetings are Sundays, 7-9 p.m. in the Youth Room. Hey, Hey, Hey…Way is off to the farm for an evening Hay ride topped with a campfire and tasty roasted marshmallows on Friday, October 5. If you want to go, bring $12 and your permission slip to WAY this Sunday, September 30 (that's TONIGHT!!). Questions?!? Call Jennifer Bible at 703-405-4816 or send an email, jaybee1075@hotmail.com. THEOLOGY ON TAP Join Theology on Tap this Tuesday, for a group discussion on "The Impact of Truthfulness on the Journey to Our Father" lead by Dr. Eduardo Azcarate. The group meets at Whitlow's on Wilson at 7:30PM. For more information, call Andrea at 703-841-2550. NEWLYWEDS AND NOT-SO-NEWLYWEDS Join us October 25 for an evening of food and fun as we gather as a community to share how we can support each other in our lives as married couples. Contact Marc &Lisa Michaels at 703-237-1895, if you'd like to get involved. Babysitting will be provided. PASTORAL COUNSELING SERVICES If you were ever going to do therapy, now is the time, here is the place. Pay attention to unresolved family pain, learn new ways to make life work. Sliding scale fees. Call Jean Sweeney to set up appointments with Carl or Cecilia, 703-527-5500 ext.15. IN OUR PARISH OKTOBERFEST WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 20TH. Please mark your calendars for a fun filled day with family and friends. We have been receiving a lot of raffle tickets back, please keep up your fine efforts. As you are doing your fall cleaning please set aside items for the Yard Sale. We will be accepting items after masses at the Youth Center on October 14th and October 15th - 18th from 5-8PM. The Krafthaus is looking for crafts to sell especially handmade items such as aprons, hand painted sweatshirts, potholders, quilts, candles, jewelry, seasonal items etc. The Silent Auction is asking for donations of theme baskets, or items to put in to the classroom theme baskets. Donation forms are in the back of the church. This year we need your help more than ever! Many of our school's parents serve in the military and police forces and may not be able to volunteer as much as in years past. Therefore, we are asking our parishioners for extra support for the Yard Sale, Spaghetti Dinner, Bake Sale and Krafthaus. Please contact, Mike or Sabra Flaherty at 703-920-2689 or email at flaherty1310@aol.com. "Feel the Spirit"! KEEP CONNECTED TO YOUR PARISH & COMMUNITY Your parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, is one way you can keep connected to the St. Charles community. The Web Team will keep you informed of upcoming parish events and updated on events you may have missed. Think of it as your own personal Ministries Fair, all year long, whenever you're ready to get involved. So why not tell someone about your parish site? It's the hi-tech, yet low-key way to share your faith. CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD We are looking for additional adult leaders to help with the Children's Liturgy one Sunday every couple of months during the 11AM Masses. If interested contact Germaine Leahy at 703-525-3250. CHURCH SUPPORT Last Week's Collection: $15,003.75 Last Week's Tithe of $1,500.38 was for the Hispanic Committee of Virginia. This Week's Tithe is for the Virginia Organizing Project. This Week's 2nd Collection is for Catholic University of America. Next Week's Tithe is our sister parishes in Cavaillon & Gros Marin, Haiti. Top Revised/reviewed September 26, 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