Dear St. Charles Parishioners:
Congratulations to our newly confirmed members. I hope Confirmation
brings you strong faith and a willingness to serve. Instead of graduating
from Religious Education, I hope this event will call you into a deeper
involvement with your Church, through On the Way and Way, our youth
ministries. Please be in touch with Anne Marie Kaufmann youth@stcharleschurch.org
in the Parish Office with regard to opportunities for service for youth
at St. Charles.
Thanks to all who planned and participated in our St. Patrick's Day
celebrations, especially Colleen Dykema, Sylvia Sanchez and our Hospitality
and Liturgy Committees, and our
children.
You are invited: 1) to Marymount University's Forum on Taxes and Social
Justice in Virginia, sponsored by VICPP, March 23 PM, 2) to an Inter-faith
Service for Peace at St. Mary's Episcopal, N. Glebe Road on March 29
PM, 3) to our Tuesday Lenten Supper and
lecture, and 4) to our neighborhood
events.
Peace,
PARKING
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. Midas will tow if you park at any time
other than Sunday!
SO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
Confirmation preparation
for adults will begin Sunday, April 6, from 7:10-8:15 PM and continue
each week until June 22. See website for more information or call 703-534-1727.
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
To all Married Couples. Looking for a chance to spend a weekend away
from the hectic demands of today's world? Want a heart-to-heart encounter
with the person you've chosen as your life's partner? Consider Marriage
Encounter. For over 30 years, Worldwide Marriage Encounter has been
helping good marriages become great marriage. For more information about
Worldwide Marriage Encounter, go to www.wwme.org
or contact Dave and Theresa Cavenaugh, 703-534-8427, for further details.
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2003:
7:30 Adele & Joseph G. Frascone by Joseph Frascone
9:00 Ron Bentz by Julie Bentz & RCIA Members
11:00 Agustin Carvaial by The Hittle Family
1:00 José Amilcar Jimenez by Dora & Katerina Jimenez
6:00 Parishioners
Readings: Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25
Monday, March 24, 2003:
9:00 Cornelius J. Walters
7:30 (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: 2 Kings 5:1-15b; Luke 4:24-30
Tuesday, March 25, 2003:
9:00 Robert Somma by Joseph Frascone
Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14;8:10; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38
Wednesday, March 26, 2003:
9:00 Celia Coronado (L) by Gilda Ordoñez
12:00 Harold Maloney by Cecilia Maloney
Readings: Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9; Matthew 5:17-19
Thursday, March 27, 2003:
9:00 Joseph Millard by Joanne & Dick Munly
Readings: Jeremiah 7:23-28; Luke 11:14-23
Friday, March 28, 2003:
9:00 Vernon Li Chua
Readings: Hosea 14:2-10; Mark 12:28b-34
Saturday, March 29, 2003:
9:00 Tom Coppage (L) by Pat Niner
5:00 Katie Spasaro (L) by Camille Burruto
Readings: Hosea 6:1-6; Luke 18:9-14
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those
who suffer, especially: Connor Cozoli, Andrew Trombly, Diane Herbst,
Hilda Britt, Claire Williams, Pat Hill, Irene Widlitz, Marion Corcoran,
William Frederick, Celia Coronado, Lucila Reyes James Edwards, Jr and
Gloria Fermo Berin. Let us also pray for those who have died: Margaret
Niland, Joseph J. Foin, Olga de Sierra, Pedrito Miranda, Helen Mattas
and Joan Hittle.
SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS
BORROMEO HOUSING NIGHT
Join us March 29, Saturday from 4-8 for a night of music and good food
at 111 N. Cleveland St. for a Borromeo Housing fundraiser. Call 703-243-7188
for directions. God bless!
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Philip A. Gentry, DDS, FAGD for
their support
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
"…not only
is the fact of the destruction of so many human lives still to be born
or in their final stage extremely grave and disturbing, but no less
grave and disturbing is the fact that conscience itself, darkened as
it were by such widespread conditioning, is finding it increasingly
difficult to distinguish between good and evil…"
ST. CHARLES SCHOOL NEWS
Enrollment for School Year 2003-2004 has begun for students in Grade
K-8. We offer an excellent Catholic education and extended day program
for those seeking strong academics and spiritual values for their children
at a reasonable price. Call the School Office for more information:
703-527-0608, or check our website www.stcharles.k12.va.us.
Join the St. Charles School family and Feel the Spirit!
Help St. Charles School! Shop on line through www.schoolcash.com
and earn cash back for our school for every purchase - up to 30% of
purchase price, depending on the merchant. Over 250 brand name merchants
participate. Check out the web site and sign on to benefit St. Charles
School as you shop. You can also help by designating St. Charles School
when you enroll in the bonus programs at your favorite supermarket.
Our school numbers are: Giant #2192, Safeway #658729, Harris Teeter
#4745. Your support is sincerely appreciated. God Bless!
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Mark your calendars for Monday, April 7 at 7:30 PM. Reverend Robert
Rivers from the Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association
will present on how each of us is called to transform our world. Save
this date for an engaging presention and discussion.
TOWN HALL MEETING FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Want to meet other young adults and get more involved in the parish?
Join St. Charles Young Adults (C'YA) for a town
hall meeting and Sunday Night Social in the school cafeteria on March
30th from 7-9 PM. We'll review our progress over the past year and,
more importantly, we're looking for input on how our group can better
welcome and serve you. Food and refreshments will be provided. Watch
for more details in upcoming bulletins. Contact Nick at nbaric67@msn.com
with any questions.
THANK YOU!
Thank you to our 4th grade students in our Religious Education Program
and St. Charles School for planning and participating in our St. Patrick's
Day Mass. And thank you also to other school and religious students
who shared their special Irish talents. The spirit of St. Patrick is
alive in our youth!
IN OUR PARISH
LENTEN ACTIVITY
Neighborhood D will have its Lenten
activity on Monday, March 24, at 7:30 PM in the party room at Randolph
Towers (4001 N. 9th St.). We will have an evening of faith sharing,
spiritual reflection and prayer, followed by a social time for those
who wish to stay. You are welcome to bring refreshments to share with
your neighbors. We will also collect items for the St. Charles pantry
if you wish to donate. If you have any questions, please call Collenn
Brennan at 703-465-1966 or 703-447-5264. Hope to see you there!
KEEP CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY DURING LENT
Visit your parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, to keep connected
to your faith community during Lent. Find out what spiritual
opportunities await you at St. Charles, read a Fr.
Creedon homily you may have missed, join
one of our email lists, or discover a volunteer
group that's looking for someone like you. Check out the site this
week to see what's new.
JOURNEYING WITH THOSE
JOINING OUR CHURCH
This weekend at the 9:00 AM Mass, we celebrate the 1st of 3 Scrutinies
for the Elect, those preparing for baptism at Easter. These ancient
prayers, also called "Major Exocisms" ask the community to
pray for these Elect, that they be given a spirit of repentance and
freedom from sin in preparation for the waters of rebirth. Journey with
them by discerning what in your own life needs to be freed from sin's
bondage. Next week: 2nd Scrutiny at 9:00 AM Mass.
AFTERNOON OF REFLECTION
Sponsored by Priests for Life (PFL) at the Basilica of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Starting at noon on March 25. This
reflection and prayerful afternoon will include Mass, pro-life talks,
and Eucharistic Adoration. For a detailed schedule go to www.priestsforlife.org/annunciation.htm
for more information, contact Grace Simms at 703-528-5522, moshimoshi@starpower.net.
Confessions are available daily at the Shrine.
COLLECTION INFORMATION
· Last Week's Collection (March 16, 2003) was $19,115.04.
· Last Week's Tithe of $1,758.58 was for the St. Martin de Porres
Senior Center.
· This Week's Tithe is for St. Charles Outreach.
· This Week's 2nd Collection is for the "American Bishops'
Overseas Appeal.
