Dear St. Charles Parishioners:
I thank you for listening
to my presentations these past weeks on "Rooted
in Faith~Forward in Hope Campaign." With success in this initiative
we will complete the financing of our Community Center and provide support
to needed services in the larger church. I deeply appreciate the willingness
of so many volunteers to represent St. Charles as we reach out to our
fellow members.
Please greet their calls and visits with the warmth of a parish that
boasts the motto, "Feel the Spirit!" Please pray with me for
this historic effort and consider your own generous decision.
Come to our Penance Service on Monday, April 14, at 7:30 PM,
"Let here be peace on earth and let it begin with me!"
LENTEN EVENT NEIGHBORHOOD F
The Stations of the Cross will be this year's Neighborhood F Lenten
Event. We will begin at 2:30 PM in the parking lot of St. Charles Church.
Please join us. All Parishioners are invited to participate. For more
information please call Teresa Madrid at 703-241-7747.
EASTER FLOWERS
Donations and intentions are now being accepted for Easter Flowers.
You may drop your donation, with the name of the persons you are remembering,
in the collection basket during Mass or stop by the Parish Office. Please
remember to mark your envelope "Easter Flowers". Thank you.
BLESSING OF EASTER BASKETS
Please bring an Easter Basket to be blessed at the Masses on Easter
Sunday! Create your own simple basket of good things such as bread,
vegetables, fruit, butter, Easter candles, flowers, and, of course,
EASTER EGGS - whatever you plan to have for your Easter meal. Children
are welcome to bring the Easter baskets left by the Easter Bunny! You'll
put them on the foot of the altar before Mass, and they'll be blessed
by the celebrant before the close of Mass. Come join us in this lovely
young St. Charles tradition!
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
On Holy Thursday, the Blessed Sacrament will be in the Chapel until
10:00 PM, after the Mass of the Lord's Supper. Please come to pray and
visit Our Lord.
BAPTISM PREPARATION
Baptism preparation in English will be offered on Sunday, April 27,
at 12:00 noon in the Parish Library. Pre-registration is required. Please
call the Parish Office.
SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2003:
7:30 Robert Somma by Joseph Frascone
9:00 Parishioners
11:00 Marco Antonio Villamizar by The Hittle Family
1:00 Socorro Gomez y Emilia Cortes by Ana Maria Gomez
6:00 Monsignor John Ryan by Carolyn Gretzinger
Readings: Mark 11:1-10; Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15
Monday, April 14, 2003
9:00 Mildred R. Marquis
7:30 (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: Isaiah 42:1-7;John 12:1-11
Tuesday, April 15, 2003:
9:00 Eva DiGiammarino by Joseph Frascone
Readings: Isaiah 49:1-6; John 13:21-33,36-38
Wednesday, April 16, 2003:
9:00 Marco Antonio Villamizar by Mary Biddle
12:00 Roberto Crowdy by Maria Consuelo Crowdy
Readings: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Matthew 26:14-25
Thursday, April 17, 2003: Holy Thursday
7:30PM Mass of the Lord's Supper
Readings: Exodus 12:1-8,11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15
Friday, April 18, 2003: Good Friday
7:30PM Celebration of the Lord's Passion
Readings: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrews 4:14-16;5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42
Saturday, April 19, 2003 Easter Vigil
8:30PM Easter Vigil
Readings: Genesis 1:1-2:2; Exodus 14:15-15:1; Isaiah 55:1-11; Romans
6:3-11; Matthew 28:1-10
Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those
who suffer, especially: Diane Herbst, Hilda Britt, Claire Williams,
Irene Widlitz, Celia Coronado, Gloria Fermo Berin, Wilma Anderson, and
Mary Casey Darden. Let us also pray for those who have died: Monica
Gutierrez McTyre.
SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS
CHRISTMAS IN APRIL
Saturday, April 26 America's national date for Christmas in April, a
day of free home repairs sponsored by the Robert Pierre Johnson Foundation.
St. Charles Church has been offered an all day job. We're helping the
Knights of Columbus paint a three-story townhouse for a single mother
and kids in Centerville! We're looking for a good 7-10 Men & Women
to be available for all or part of the day. Bring clothes you can get
dirty, and paintbrushes or rolling pin. The paint'll be brought by the
Knights, along with some guidance and support. Contact Dan Marrin at
703-527-5500 to sign up now!
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Whitlow's On Wilson for their
support.
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
"Those who hold the reins of government should not forget that
it is the duty of public authority…to defend the lives of the innocent
…among whom we must mention in the first place infants hidden in
the mother's womb."
ST. CHARLES SCHOOL NEWS
Enrollment for School Year 2003-2004 has begun for student in Grades
K-8. We offer an excellent education and extended day care of those
seeking strong academics in a faith based environment for their children
at a reasonable cost. Wonderful things happen at St. Charles School!
Read all about it in the school newsletter in this Bulletin. Share the
news with your friends, neighbors and co-workers. Call the school office
(703-527-0608) for more information or to schedule an appointment.
CONGRATULATION TO THE MARCH 2003 WINNERS OF THE 300 CLUB
1ST Arthur P. Hanket, 2nd Agnes Majchrowicz, 3rd Viola Muller. Join
the 300 Club and you may be a winner, too. Proceeds benefit St. Charles
School. Call the school for information (703-527-0608).
REQUEST FOR COMPUTER DONATIONS
St. Charles School is looking for personal computer donations for the
2003-2004 school year. If you or your work place have pentium II, 350
mhz or better PC's to donate, please call the school at 703-527-0608
or email office@stcharles.k12.va.us. Periphorals are welcome as well.
Thank you.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MAYFEST 2003!!
Come join us for the St. Charles Mayfest on May 10th. There's something
for EVERYONE. This is St. Charles School largest fundraiser to help
the school maintain and expand it's computer capabilities and to make
improvements throughout the school. The day starts with the HUGE Yard
Sale and ends with the Spaghetti Dinner. Throughout the day there will
be live entertainment, a moon bounce, the Spring Boutique, silent auction,
flower sales, bake sale, cake walks, Sr. Benedicts' BBQ, the beer booth
and MUCH, MUCH MORE. You can pick up raffle tickets TODAY to sell after
the Masses this Saturday and Sunday. Top prize is $500! For more information
about Mayfest, please pick up a flyer at the entrance of the Church.
Hope to see you there! For more information contact Mike & Sabra
Flaherty at 703-920-2689 or flaherty1310@aol.com.
IN OUR PARISH
MINISTRY/NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
The St. Charles Parish Council is pleased to highlight several recent
activities sponsored by parish ministries and neighborhoods.
Community Life
¨ Our very active C'YA (Charles' Young Adults)
Ministry undertook a number of outreach activities, including baking
cookies for the Kairos prison ministry and collecting clothes for Suited
for Change. The group also held a very successful Town Hall in March
that brought together 50 participants to reflect on the growth and changes
in C'YA over the last year and to solicit, through small group sessions,
input to help plan future events.
¨ Peter Dirr, our Circle of Caring Coordinator, was invited to speak
to the Parish Life Committee at a neighboring parish. The Committee
members were interested in learning more about St. Charles' Circle of
Caring Ministry and our neighborhood structure. They were impressed
with the high level of parishioner participation in these activities.
Hospitality
¨ Hospitality continued the well-received coffee and donut hour
after Mass. Members also coordinated a reception with the Bishop following
Confirmation and the highly successful St. Patrick's Day Party!
Thanks very much to our volunteers in all of our ministries and neighborhoods
who do so much to build the Reign of God's love at St. Charles!
WEB TEAM MEETS THIS TUESDAY
Your parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, is brought to you by a
group of volunteers called the Web Team. We're meeting this Tuesday,
April 15, at 7:30 PM in the Parish Library (enter through the Parish
Office). Please join us if you'd like to help spread the Good News online.
Volunteers who know HTML or PHP are needed in particular. The meeting
will wrap up at 9 PM, which gives you three hours to finish your taxes.
And remember to visit the site this week to find out all the options
you have for Holy Week at St. Charles, whether
this is your first visit here or you're a regular looking to grow your
faith. Questions? Email webteam@stcharleschurch.org
today.
COLLECTION
INFORMATION
· Last Week's Collection (April 6, 2003) was $18,720.50.
· Last Week's 2nd Collection of $7,994.00 was for Building Fund.
· Last Week's Tithe of $1,722.28 was for Our Sister Parishes…
· This Week's Tithe is for Hogar Hispano.
