Dear St. Charles Parishioners:
March 1st we celebrate Carnaval at
St. Charles. This Mardi Gras Festival will support Haiti.
Our sister parishes in Cavaillon and Gros Marin will benefit from out
festivities. You can get tickets after the Masses or call Josephine
Lee 703-522-5320 or the Parish Office 703-527-5500. At the Saturday
Vigil Mass next week we will welcome a Haitian Choir and add Creole
songs to our worship.
Let us respond to our Pope's call for alternatives to war and prayers
for peace,
La Paix du Seigneur,
Peace,
PARKING UPDATE
Please cooperate with our parking lot attendants
and ushers as they are trying to accommodate EVERYONE! We ask you for
patience as our community center construction continues. Please note
that Parking at Midas is Limited to Sunday Only! Midas will tow if you
park at any other time!
We are also asking for volunteers to help direct traffic in the parking
lot. Please call Marvin Mayorga at the Parish Office. Thank you!
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
Renew your romance on a Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Catholic
Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend in the Arlington Diocese is March
28-30, 2003. For more information, and to register, contact John and
Kathy Maddox, at 703-583-0631, or by email at novame@comcast.net.
CIRCLE OF CARING
Circle of Caring is always looking for service opportunities and new
members. Currently, the Group provides assistance, support, and visits
to the homebound and ill. We help plan. Funerals, and provide spiritual
healing for the dying. We transcribe Fr. Creedon homilies to the Church
website, and we even sing in St. Charles Chorale at nursing homes. We
do much more, and we're willing to consider other projects too. If you
have a need we might be able to help with, or you would like to volunteer,
please contact Peter Dirr at 703-237-0627 or pdirr@cox.net
or Jean Sweeney at 703-527-5500 or jeansween@erols.com.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Gaffney's Restaurant for their
support.
MASS INTENTIONS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2003:
7:30 Parishioners
9:00 Joanne Ong by Eugene Santaro
11:00 Andreas Dharmajaya by Cynthia Dharmajaya
1:00 Berta Rosales by Blanca Muñoz y familia
6:00 Charles M. Muller by The Bryceland family
Readings: Isaiah 43:18-19,21-22,24b-25; 2 Corinthians 1:18-22; Mark
2:1-12
Monday, February 24, 2003:
9:00 Jack Kelly by Joseph Frascone
7:30 (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: Sirach 1:1-10; Mark 9:14-29
Tuesday, February 25, 2003:
9:00 May Duffy by Richard Munly
Readings: Sirach 2:1-11; Mark 9:30-37
Wednesday, February 26, 2003:
9:00 Norma Rowley by Mary Biddle
Readings: Sirach 4:11-19; Mark 9:38-40
Thursday, February 27, 2003:
9:00 Jean Holtgrave (L) by Jan & Ken Vranich
Readings: Sirach 5:1-8; Mark 9:41-50
Friday, February 28, 2003:
9:00 Joseph Frascone (L)
Readings: Sirach 6:5-17; Mark 10:1-12
Saturday, March 1, 2003:
9:00 John Colaneri by Eugene Santono
5:00 Tiffany Werthmann by TheWerthmann Family
Readings: Sirach 17:1-15; Mark 10:13-16
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those
who suffer, especially: Margaret Niland, Connor Cozoli, Andrew Trombly,
Jack Cornman, George Macdonald, Eileen Sperol, Diane Herbst, Joan Hittle,
Belmira Santos, Beatriz Gouvert de Prieto, George Macdonald, Hilda Britt,
Claire Williams, Celia Coronado and Kathleen Donovan. Let us also pray
for those who have died: Henry A. Damminger, Sr.
SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS
THE CHAP MISSION
A boy named Richard once walked the streets of Manila, abandoned, with
parents who had separated when he was a baby. He was met by a street
educator in 1996, encouraged toward a residential center where he became
a hard-working student, and is now in college computer courses at Far
Eastern University-East Asia. That educator worked for Childhope Asia
Philippines: this is where this week's tithe is going, a non-profit
NGO founded for streetkids in Manila, whose number is estimated to be
200,000. Our Philippine
Medical Mission supports CHAP's Junior Health Workers program, educating
kids in primary health care, first aid, and STDs. The PMM is grateful
for your contributions to this life saving work!
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
For all Bishops: that their love for the sheep whom the world has forgotten
might strengthen and form us; We pray to the Lord.
300 CLUB
Congratulations to our 300 Club winners for the month of January, 2003.
1st Katherine Nestor, 2nd Fran Regan, and 3rd Robert Volkert.
Thank you to all our members for their continued support of the children
of St. Charles of St. Charles Schools. If you wish to join the fun of
being a 300 Club member, please contact the school at 703-527-0608.
YOUTH
Lenten Small Groups for Teenagers…All 6th - 12th graders are invited
to give up an hour and a half each week this Lent and join a small group.
You will spend time reading Scripture, growing in your relationship
with Jesus, and applying this to your lives. For more information or
to sign up, contact Anne Marie Kaufmann at 703-527-5500, x 19 or youth@stcharleschurch.org.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY COMMITTEE
On Saturday March 15, at 5:00 PM we will have a special Mass commemorating
St. Patrick. Our annual St. Patrick's
Day dinner and entertainment will be held in the school cafeteria
following Mass. For tickets see Collean Dykema or Ann Bedscheid in the
school cafeteria after Mass.
COMMUNITY LIFE
Moms interested in finding out more about the moms
ministry are invited to join us for a planning meeting on February
27, at 7:30 PM in the Upper Room. If you are unable to attend but would
like more information, contact Marna Louis at 703-807-1939 or mkljkl@boo.net.
RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING
The Respect Life Committee will be having a meeting Wednesday, February
26th at 7:30 PM in the Memorial Room. We will finalize Lent events.
All are welcome. For pro-life events at St. Charles and across the diocese,
see our webpage. Click on "Ministries" then "Respect
Life Committee".
IN OUR PARISH
TUESDAY NIGHT LENTEN SOUP SUPPERS
During the Lenten season on Tuesday evenings, St. Charles will once
again be hosting Soup Suppers in the cafeteria. Following the supper,
the Social Justice Committee will present a discussion series entitled
"Life Savers" in the Church.
We are asking the community to make their wonderful soups and breads
(please bring your soups in pots ready to heat and serve). If you do
not have the time to make soup or bread, donate the cost of what you
would spend eating out that evening. All proceeds will go to the Philippine
Medical Mission.
Soup Suppers will begin on March 11th and continue through April 8th
(6pm - 7pm in the Cafeteria).
FEATURE (REQUESTED) SOUPS ARE:
- Tuesday, March 11 - Chicken/Turkey Noodle
- Tuesday, March 18 - Any Cream Soup
- Tuesday, March 25 - Chef's Choice
- Tuesday, April 1 - Any Vegetable Soup
- Tuesday, April 8 - Chef's Choice
If you would like to help with the soup suppers or to donate soup,
please contact Jan Prisco 703-876-1937 or Anne Biedscheid 703-243-2386.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesdays during Lent.
NEW ADDITIONS TO PARISH WEBSITE
Stop by the parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, this week to check
out our latest additions. You'll find updated descriptions for all the
marriage-related ministries,
pictures from Advocacy Day
in Richmond, details about a two-part adult education
series on Jewish holidays, and ways to help
Haiti. The Web Team thanks Eugene Burns for updating the Neighborhood
pages and Tammi McKinley for updating the WAY
page. Our expanding website depends on volunteers like you. If you
know the basics about coding webpages and would like to help out, please
email webteam@stcharleschurch.org
today.
COLLECTION INFORMATION
· Last Week's Collection (February 9, 2003) was $17,514.00.
· Last Week's Tithe of $1,611.29 was for St. Charles Outreach.
· Last Week's 2nd Collection of $4,330.00 was for our Parish
Center Building Fund/Capital Campaign Fund.
· This Week's Tithe is for the Philippine
Medical Mission.
· Next Week's Tithe is for Project Lazarus.
