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 October 14, 2001 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time   FROM OUR PASTOR Dear St. Charles Parishioners: "Your faith has saved you". A time of war is a time for faith and a time for prayer. On Thursday evenings, prayers will be offered for peace and justice in the Chapel. Friday evening, October 19, a presentation will be offered in the church by PAX Christi. This will afford an opportunity to reflect on the situation in the light of Catholic ethical perspectives. On Saturday evening, October 20th at 7:30 PM, an Inter-faith service will be held at the Cathedral. Let us keep all involved in the action in Afghanistan I our prayer. Come join our Oktoberfest on the 20th! That same morning you are invited to join our sponsor CROP WALK for world and local hunger programs. Peace, WITH GRATITUDE We want to give al special thanks to all who shared their faith and ministry stories in Living Stones. Find your copy, one per family, at the doors or in the Parish Office. CATHOLIC DAUGHTHERS OF THE AMERICAS Did you ever consider becoming a Catholic Daughter? Court Queen of Peace of the CDA is conducting a membership drive for all women of St. Charles Parish who want to learn more about the organization. The Court will welcome interested women from the parish at their monthly meeting on Monday, November 12 from 1-2:30 PM in the lower hall of the Knights of Columbus, 5115 Little Falls Road, in Arlington. Come see the CDA motto of "Unity and Charity" at work. For information call 703-237-7935. ARE YOU REGISTERED?? If you plan to be a godparent for a Baptism, a sponsor for Confirmation, or to be married in a Catholic Church, you MUST be a registered parishioner for a minimum of three (3) months! The Church can not vouch for you if we do not have any information about your participation in the Parish. Stop by the Parish Office to register. TIME CHANGE Just a reminder that on Sunday, October 28th the clocks "fall back" to Standard time. Thank you! MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2001 7:30 Parishioners 9:00 Victor Coghlan by Joe & Diane Boyle 11:00 Jean Moritz by Christina & Joseph Terpenning 1:00 Henry Kirsch by Carmen Kirsch Readings: 2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Monday, October 15, 2001: 9:00 Charles N. MacLeod by Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Sullivan 7:30 (at the Arlington Detention Center) for Inmates Readings: Romans 1:1-7; Luke 11:29-32 Tuesday, October 16, 2001: 9:00 Ruth Catherine O'Dea by Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Hughes, Jr. Readings: Romans 1:16-25; Luke 11:37-41 Wednesday, October 17, 2001: 9:00 Mrs. Creedon, mother of Fr. Gerry (L) Marie Lane Readings: Romans 2: 1-11;Luke 11:42-46 Thursday, October 18, 2001: 9:00 Eugenie Mock by Savery Gradoville Readings: 2 Timothy 4:10-17; Luke 10:1-9 Friday, October 19, 2001: 9:00 Jordan Family by Veronica Ricks Readings: Romans 4:1-8; Luke 12:1-7 Saturday, October 20, 2001: 9:00 Abigail A. Riguera by The Riguera Family 5:00 Scott Hallahan by Helen Hallahan Jakubowski Readings: Romans 4:13, 16-18; Luke 12:8-12 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, Sheila Creedon, Carl Gatto, Michael Rontaler, and Joe Frascone. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: Lt. Scott Lamada, Lt. Eric Crawford, Lt. General Timothy Maude, Major Kip Taylor, Francis Mulcahy and Firefighter Brian Cannizzaro. SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS Today is your last chance to sign up to walk in the 2001 Crop Walk! Get some exercise while helping to eliminate hunger on Saturday, October 20th. 25% of the money raised will go to the Arlington Food Assistance Center and the remainder will go to Worldwide Hunger Relief Efforts. To sign up to walk or sponsor a walker, come by the tables outside the church after the 9AM or 11AM Masses or call Carol Brown on 703-524-6133 or Kristi Schulenberg on 202-238-1710. SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our Special Thanks to Van Caffi Plumbing & Heating, Inc. for their support. Ministry For a spirit of gracefulness and care for all parents and grandparents, that we might honor all who have chosen the inestimable value of parental love; We pray to the Lord.   St Charles School Education: Local grocery stores once again are offering an opportunity to help our school. To participate, you need a bonus card from Safeway or Giant or a VIC card from Harris Teeter. Once you register, all sales will automatically be posted to St. Charles School. The account numbers are as follows: Giant 2192, Safeway 2491 and Harris Teeter 4745. With your help, we have been able to upgrade our computers, add to our library and obtain equipment for our playground. We thank you for your continued support. Even if you registered St Charles School last year, you will need to register again. Please remember your contributions to the 2002 CFC, Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital, area can be directed to St. Charles School to support our ministry of Catholic Education. Our CFC numbers is #9197. Please note that this is a new number. Thank you for your support. THEOLOGY ON TAP Join Theology on Tap this Tuesday, for a group discussion on "What the Hell is purgatory? Heaven knows!" lead by Fr. Thomas Blau. The group meets at Whitlow's on Wilson at 7:30 PM. For more information, call Andrea at 703-841-2550. ADULT EDUCATION ON-LINE The diocesan office of Catechetics and the Catholic Distance University are offering an on-line seminar, The Sacraments of Initiation, from October 22 - November 9. Registration begins on October 10 at CDU's web site (www.cdu.edu) and costs $85. The office of Catechetics will issue certificates to those who complete the seminar. For more information go to www.cdu.edu and click on "On Line Seminar." MARRIED COUPLES We want you!! Please come to the Upper Room on Thursday, October 25 from 7:30-9:00 PM to discuss ideas for a married couples group at St. Charles. Childcare will be provided in the Memorial Room. If you have any questions please call John & Melissa Crowley at 703-294-6581 or Marc & Lisa Michaels at 703-237-1895. W E E K E N D   R E T R E A T S Men's Retreat - October 19-21, sponsored by Dominican Retreat. Call Sister Carmen at 703-356-4243 for reservations or call Pat Moran at 703-354-6787 for more information. Retrouvaille Weekend - October 19-21, Sponsored by Office of Family Life, Diocese of Arlington. Please call 703-351-7211 for more information or to register. I N O U R P A R I S H BAZAAR OKTOBERFEST IS NEXT WEEK!! Food, games, prizes, silent auction, moon bounce, bake sale, Krafthaus and a spaghetti Dinner are just a few of the activities you will enjoy on October 20th! Entertainment starts at 11:00AM with Patowmack Ancients Fife & Drum Corps performing patriotic favorites followed with New Orleans style jazz performed by Mike Flaherty's Dixieland Direct. Bongo The Clown will be performing throughout the day in the library and the award-winning O'Neill-James Irish dancers will perform around 2:00PM. Now is the time to bring in your sale items after masses on Sunday and between the hours of 5:00 - 8:00 PM, October 15-18th, We will be accepting donations of baked goods for the bake sale on Friday October 19th or early on October 20th. Pies, breads, cakes, cookies and brownies are hot items at the sale! We are also in need for items for the Krafthaus. You may bring your baked goods and craft items to the school office. Volunteers are still needed for the yard sale. Set-up is at 6:00 AM and clean up is at 3:00 PM. Please turn in your raffle tickets to the School or Parish Offices and pick-up more if you need them. If you have any questions, contact Mike or Sabra Flaherty at 703-920-2689 or oktoberfest@stcharleschurch.org. Feel The Oktoberfest Spirit! JOIN A PARISH E-MAIL LIST Did you know your parish offers several e-mail lists you can join? Visit your parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, to sign up for the circle of Caring e-prayer tree, Social Justice volunteer opportunities, or young adult announcements with C'YA. We're also featuring pictures from recent events on our site. Log on this week to experience the whole e-spirit of St. Charles. PARISH RENEWAL TEAM Come, plan learn, give input for a week-long Renewal of our Parish Mission with the Paulists which will be held next Lent. We'd love a representative from each ministry, or some at-large people. Meet in Jean Sweeney's office on Thursday, October 18 at 7:30PM. PARISH SUPPORT Last Week's Collection: $15,638.00 Last Week's Tithe of $1,563.80 was for our sister parishes in Cavaillon & Gros Marin, Haiti. This Week's Tithe is for St. Charles Outreach. Next Week's 2nd Collection is for World Missions.   Top Revised/reviewed October 10, 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