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St. Charles Bulletin for February 17, 2002
1st Sunday of Lent
Dear St. Charles Parishioners,
Lent is time for reconciliation. An Adult
Education Series, "The Many Forms of Healing"
begins this Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Andy Rivas
from our Bishops Conferences will address
"Restorative Justice" a review of criminal and
penal justice systems in light of Catholic
Teaching. This is a must for all involved in
prison ministry. Can we find better ways of
protecting society and rehabilitating
offenders? Feb 26 will cover the topic of
Annulments. Keep our Mission Week open on
your household calendar. With Ash Wednesday
we begin a time of prayer, fast and
abstinence. Our fast and abstinence takes a
special focus at St. Charles. We will share
the money saved by our fasts with the children
of our sister parishes in Haiti. They need
funding for a school nutrition program that
helps 500 needy children.
How can you help?
1) On one evening a week, have soup or a
lesser meal for supper, using the prayer from
the Rice Bowl for Grace. Calculate the money
you might have spent had you gone out to eat
in a restaurant, and donate the difference
through Rice Bowl. 25% of this outreach to
world hunger will be reserved for our Haiti
project.
2) Come join us for the Tuesday evening Soup
Suppers in the Cafeteria, proceeds
designated for Haiti.
3) Check the Website for other Lenten
activities.
"Command that these stones becomes loaves
of bread!
ABSTAINING AND FASTING
Those 14 years of age or older are bound to observe the
law of abstinence (no meat). Those over 18 and under 60
years of age should observe the law of Fast (one normal
meal and two smaller ones). Ash Wednesday and Good
Friday are the only days of Fast and Abstinence. The
Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.
PARISH MISSION IN LENT
Just four weeks away! We invite you to set aside the
week of March 17-21 to participate in this time of
renewal. Those who have never been to a mission have a
great experience in store.
PARISH MISSION VOLUNTEERS
Pass the spirit on to St. Charles kids! We're looking
for people of all ages (middle school through elder
years) to assist with one evening of the children
programs of the Parish Mission (March 17th - 21st).
Please call Liz McChoskey (703) 237-9311 or email
mcleibolds@msm.com if you are willing to offer one night
to babysit or help with children's programs for
preschool 6th grade. Catch the spirit!
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2002: First Sunday of Lent
7:30 Velvet Bergeron by Enid White
9:00 Neptali Gonzales by Alex Cuejillo
11:00 Parishioners
1:00 Pablo Ferrufino & Alejandra Zurita by
Florencio Ferrufino
6:00 Genaro Martinez by Carmen Lomellin
Readings: Genesis 2:7-9;3:1-7; Romans 5:12-
19; Matthew 4:1-11
Monday, February 18, 2002:
9:00 Glyne Goodridge by Jan & George
7:30 At the Arlington Detention Center for
the Inmates
Readings: Leviticus 19:1-12,11-18; Matthew
25:31-46
Tuesday, February 19, 2002:
9:00 Oscar & Rosario Orpiano (L) Alex C.
Cuejillo
Readings: Isaiah 55:10-11; Matthew 6:7-15
Wednesday, February 20, 2002:
9:00 Audrey Pistulka by the Rubinger family
Readings: Jonah 3:1-10; Luke 11:29-32
Thursday, February 21, 2002:
9:00 Stephen Louis Roach by Ellen J. Poirier
Readings: Esther C:12,14-16,23-25; Matthew
7:7-12
Friday, February 22, 2002:
9:00 Anne Millard by Joanne & Dick Munly
Readings: 1 Peter 5:1-4; Matthew 16:13-19
Saturday, February 23, 2002:
9:00 Lawrence Duffy by St. Charles Staff
5:00 Special Intention by the Anhut family
Readings: Deuteronomy 26:16-19; Matthew 5:43-48
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Please remember to keep in your prayers,
those who are sick and those who suffer,
especially: Arthur Simolunas, Judy Birt, Sr.
Margaret A. Cook, Connor Cozoli, Michael
Andrew Herdoiza, Mary Theresa Kern, Mildred
Weaver, Kevin Fitzgerald,John. Rowan and
Sylvia Schuda, Jeannie Newell-Coobaj, Irene
Widlitz, Roberto Atmosfera, Cathleen O'Brien,
and Lina Vasquez. Let us also pray for those
who have died, especially Herminia Gonzalez.
SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS
FIRST WEEK OF LENT
In today's Gospel, we listened to the story of the
temptation of Jesus. When first tempted by the devil,
Jesus responded, "one does not live by bread alone, but
by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God."
We can begin our Lenten journey in prayer by asking that
God challenge us to listen attentively to the words of
his Son. Christ's words can spur us to action on behalf
of all people who are poor. By participating in
Operation Rice Bowl, we learn about people in need and
take action on their behalf.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our special thanks to Dwyer,
Service Corporation, for their support.
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
Human cloning is an effort to create human as "copies"
of other humans. Human cloning is wrong, because it
dehumanizes human reproduction. All cloning treats
human beings as products, as mere carriers of traits
that others find useful. The effective and morally
acceptable way to prevent human cloning is to forbid its
use to make news humans in the first place. The Humans
Cloning Prohibitions Act of 2001(S. 790, H.R. 2505) will
achieve this important goal. There is information in
the back of the church, as well as on the Respect Life
webpage regarding this issue.
SCHOOL NEWS
St. Charles School Parent - Teacher Organization, (PTO),
will have a parent/teacher pot luck supper on Friday,
March 22, 2002 for grades 7th and 8th in the School
Cafeteria from 7:30 PM until 10:00 PM. Hope to see you
there!
YOUTH NEWS
High School Weekend Retreat, February 22-24 at Raven
Rock Retreat Center in MD. All high school youth are
invited to participate in this opportunity to spend time
with friends and learn more about how God is at work in
your life. Cost $60.00, Spaces are limited, so sign up
ASAP. Forms are available at church entrances and the
parish office Questions? Contact Anne Marie at 703-527-
5500, ext.19 or amkatstc@starpower.net.
C'YA NEWS
C'YA will be hosting a Sunday night social at the
school cafeteria at 7:00 PM after the 6:00 PM Mass
tonight. Come and meet new people for an evening of
pizza (plan on bringing $3-$5), music, and games. Bring
suggestions for future events!
SEPARATED? DIVORCED? WIDOWED?
Two very helpful diocesan-wide programs begin again on
Sunday evening, February 24, 2002, in Fairfax Country.
Coping is a 6-week program for men and women still
dealing with the trauma of separation, divorce or death
of spouse.
Rebuilding is a 9-week program for those who have
recovered from much of the pain of separation, divorce or
death of a spouse, and are ready to move on. Information
or about the program call the Diocesan Office for Family
Life 703-841-2550 for either program.
PLEASE HELP! We need your help to keep everything
running smoothly. Please cooperate with our parking lot
attendants - they are trying to accommodate EVERYONE!
Please also remember that we have available to us,
parking at George Mason and other close-by areas. Please
DO NOT park in areas that are not marked for parking or
that block other cars. DO NOT impede the flow of traffic
through the lot. Your movement in and out of the lot
will flow more smoothly if we all cooperate. Thank you!
- The Circle of Caring Ministry's next workshop on
"Making new living arrangements" will be in the
Upper Room at 7:30 - 9:30 PM on February 20th.
Contact Terry Rollo at 703-532-0807 or
jrollo1@starpower.net with any questions and to
RSVP.
IN OUR PARISH
PARISH COMMUNITY CENTER NEWS
Fr. Creedon and the Parish Community Center and
Finance Committees are preparing for the next step in
the process to meet with diocesan officials to seek a
loan for the Parish Center project. To this end,
members of the Parish Community Center Committee
recently met with MTFA Architecture to review project
design and cost issues.
The Finance Committee, for its part, is working
on a financial strategic plan for St. Charles that
will include a loan repayment schedule. This plan
represents our continuing commitment to prudent
stewardship of our resources.
PARDON US...
On Presidents' Day Weekend, Web Team asks you to Grant
us the favor of talking a Polk around the parish web
site, www.stcharleschurch.org. We decided to fill more
space by Lincoln to other great web sites for Black
History Month. Be on the cutting-and Coolidge of
technology, which we Taylor each week to meet your
needs. Don't beat around the Bush, but a-Ford yourself
of this opportunity today to Pierce through the Hayes of
cyberspace. We're not making this up, dude-it's Truman!
--The Web Team
ST. CHARLES LENTEN SOUP KITCHENS
Every Tuesday during the Lenten season, St.
Charles Parish participates in Lenten soup dinners.
This year, we are asking the community to make their
wonderful soups and breads (please bring your soups in
pots ready to heat on the stove) or, donate the cost of
what you would spend to go out to eat. Soup kitchens
will begin on February 19th at 6:00 PM in the School
Cafeteria. Proceeds will benefit the Haiti School
Nutrition Program.
The requested Soups for February 19th are Chicken
Noodle; February 26th, Chefs Choice; March 5th, Beef
Vegetable or any Vegetable Soup; March 12th, Cream Soups
(broccoli; squash; pumpkin or any other); and, March
19th, Chefs Choice.
Then, if your schedule permits, you can join us
for Lenten talks being held in the Church at 7:30 PM.
- February 19th "Restorative Justice"
- February 26th "Annulments"
- March 5th "Spirituality and Healthcare"
- March 12th "Suffering, Compassion and
Healing in the Light of 9/11."
S U N D A Y C O L L E C T I O N
- Last Week's Collection was: $17,629.02
- Last Week's tithe of $1,762.90 was for St. Charles
Outreach.
- This Week's 2nd collection is for Black & Indian
missions.
Next Week's Tithe is for St. Martin de Porres
Senior Center.
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Revised/reviewed February 16, 2002
See also: Photos and Stories from 2001
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic
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