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St. Charles Bulletin for July 14, 2002
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear St. Charles Parishioners:
“The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.”
While our society and our economy are experiencing what can happen when the seed of our investment falls on the rocky ground of greed, our parish celebrates the generous productive soil that is St. Charles parish.
The Chair of our Finance Committee advises me, that with recent gifts and pledge payments, St. Charles has reached the mark required for a diocesan loan, 40% in cash of the anticipated cost. Thanks for your bountiful offering of treasure and talent for the future of St. Charles. Our new Parish Community Center will stand as a sign of your self giving.
We welcome Dan Marrin as our new Parish Social Justice Co-ordinator. He comes with a background in Social issues, communications and multi-cultural education, especially the Latin American experience. Please take the time to meet him and offer your support and ideas.
Thanks,
THE CONTEMPLATIVE WAY
Listening With The Heart
On July 16th at 7:30 to 8:30 PM in the Chapel, there will be a talk and
silent practice. Find quiet, bring it to the world.
MARRIAGE CIRCLE
The Marriage Circle is taking a summer vacation! We will not meet in July
or August. We will have a reception in September to kick-off Fall. If
you are interested in helping with the reception or learning more about
the group, please contact John and Melissa Crowley at 703-241-5880 or
mscrowley2001@yahoo.com.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
The next Baptism instruction class in English will be offered on August
18, 2002 at 12 Noon in the Parish Library. There will not be a class in
July.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Ireland’s Four Courts for
their support.
PRAYER INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK
SUNDAY, July 14 2002:
7:30 Edward Kobyra by George & Barbara Papantoniou
9:00 John Chau by Filomena Chau & Chau Family
11:00 Dick Kehoe by Maria Chau & Family
1:00 Agustin Arrieta by Rosa Arrieta
6:00 Parishioners
Readings: Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23
Monday, July 15 2002:
9:00 Charles R. Koffman by The Greene Family
7:30 (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: Isaiah 1:10-17; Matthew 10:34-11:1
Tuesday, July 16 2002:
9:00 Juanita Gentry by Mike Doyle
Readings: Isaiah 7:1-9; Matthew 11:20-24
Wednesday, July 17 2002:
9:00 George Muller by Viola Muller
Readings: Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16; Matthew 11:25-27
Thursday, July 18 2002:
9:00 George J. Yore by Kitty Yore Smith
Readings: Isaiah 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Matthew 11:28-30
Friday, July 19 2002:
9:00 George Macdonald (L) by Jan Macdonald
Readings: Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Matthew 12:1-8
Saturday, July 20 2002:
9:00 Arnaud Loustalot by Richard Munly
5:00 William T. Hallahan by Janmari Hallahan
Readings: Micah 2:1-5; Matthew 12:14-21
Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those who suffer, especially: Judy Birt, Sr. Margaret A. Cook, Connor Cozoli, Eileen Ogu, Michael Andrew Herdoiza, Mary Theresa Kern, Arthur Simolunas, Lina Martinez, Fillipinas Ridon, Ciony Riotoc, Joseph Curran, Michael Edward Kirschbaum, Wilma Anderson, Margaret Carroll, Margaret Trotenn, Hilda Britt, Barbara Powell, Fran Hobbs and Eileen Speorl. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: Virginia Kuhn and Raul Bustillo.
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO SCHOOL SHOLARSHIP FUND
Over the years, your outstanding generosity to our school’s scholarship
fund has provided a Catholic Education to many underprivileged children.
For this, we are deeply grateful. We would like to again appeal to your
generosity for this very worthwhile service. No amount is too large or
too small to help prepare these children for a brighter future. Your continued
support is greatly needed and appreciated. Please make checks payable
to: St. Charles School Scholarship Fund. THANK YOU!
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
Older people are a special presence of God among us. This is so, not only
because old age brings wisdom, (it does not always do so), but because
the twilight of life is a time of extreme refinement. The spirit becomes
humble. There are fewer idols. False illusions and false promise crumble
and this enables older people to become more perceptive. Old age can be
a very dark hour, but for this very reason, it can also be the eve that
ushers in life’s Eternal Dawn.
-- Source unknown
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
The Education Parish Service (EPS) offers a formation program “to
prepare adults for informed, proactive evangelization in their homes,
their parishes, their workplace, and their communities.” “EPS
courses help lay Catholics develop a solid intellectual grounding for
adult living of the faith in a complex, sophisticated world. The program
is designed to provide the knowledge and confidence needed for full participation
in the Church’s mission.” Courses are offered locally during
the day and evening. For more information visit their website at: http://eps.trinitydc.edu,
or contact Bill Tobin or Cecilia Braveboy at 202-884-9021 or waltzb@trinitydc.edu.
CHILDREN OF GOD’S LOVE
This Thursday July 18th at 7:30 PM. in the Chapel, come experience the
joy of living in the Lord’s healing power. Deacon Bruce Simpson,
a Catholic evangelist from Orlando, Florida will offer insights into living
with a greater faith.
INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH?
A Summer gathering will be held on August 13 from 7:30 – 8:30 PM.
First-timers will meet from 7 - 7:30 PM prior to the August session. For
more information, visit www.stcharleschurch.org/ministry/rcia.htm
or call Michelle at 703-534-1727 or rcia@stcharleschurch.org.
ST. CHARLES WELCOMES OUR ENGAGED COUPLES
Kevin Micheal Ayers and Jennifer Catherine Cutrone
Evan Henry Bossett and Amy Helen Saxe
Theodore Joseph Caouette and Jacqueline Mary Gruters
Michael James Kelly and Brenda Marie O’Malley
Skydance MacMahon and Allison Marie Voeller
Kento Nakajima and Hiroko Kurose
Michael Joseph Niehaus and Kerri Rose Tuminaro
Paul Joseph Pisano, Jr. and Erinn Leah Forrester
Douglas Elliott Yeagle and Catherine Jill Mussman
Please join us in welcoming and praying for these couples as they prepare
to be married.
IN OUR PARISH
PARISH COMMUNITY CENTER NEWS
Campaign passes $3 million dollar mark!
If you are new to the parish and would like to participate in our “Build
the Spirit” Campaign, information is available in the church entrances
or if you wish, please contact Jane McCarthy, our Campaign Administrator
at 703-527-5500 x26 or fund@stcharleschurch.org.
Also, remembering St. Charles and the Capital Campaign in your estate planning is one more way in which you can assist in helping us to successfully achieve our campaign goal. Information is available at the Parish Office to help in your estate planning efforts. Please consider this option as an additional opportunity to support your parish.
PARISH CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGH JUNE 2003 NOW ONLINE
Visit your parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, this week to check
out the parish calendar of events for July
2002 all the way to June 2003.
Plus, with summer vacations here, you can catch any
bulletins or Fr. Creedon
homilies you might have missed or use our links
to look up the Mass schedules for wherever you might be traveling. And
for you visitors to St. Charles, log on to see all that our parish has
to offer.
MOMS MINISTRY OPEN HOUSE
Please join us after the 9:00 and 11:00 Masses on July 14th in the Parish
Library to see what the Moms Ministry has to offer. If you are interested
in becoming more involved in the lives of mothers and children in the
parish, stop by for home-bake treats and coffee or Email Marna Louis at
mkljkl@boo.net.
COLLECTIONS
· Last Week’s Collection: $15,702.24
· Last Week’s 2nd Collection of $6,665.25 was our Parish Community
Center Building Fund.
· Last Week’s Tithe of $1,444.61 was for our sister
Parishes in Cavaillon & Gros Marin, Haiti.
· This Week’s Tithe is for St. Charles Outreach.
· Next Week’s Tithe is for Project Lazarus and BRAVO.
Revised July 13, 2002
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