FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK
This week ask you to assist us with our Building
Fund as a first Collection. It is a time to continue to redeem your
pledges and for new parishioners to join in with fresh pledges. Charles
Sullivan Finance Committee Chair, may be reached at the Parish Office
if you need more information.
As we come closer to the completion of the center our payments are
heavier and your support more crucial.
I welcome Fr. Mark Noonan, President of All
Hallows College, Dublin, my Alma Mater, for a visit. All Hallows
is the older form of All Saints. As we continue to celebrate the saints,
especially our patron, St. Charles
Borromeo, I give thanks for all who have taught me the ways of faith,
including my professors from All Hallows.
Let us thank the Lord,
MUSIC MINISTRY CONCERT
Free Concert-Music for the Heart & Soul Please join Monica Perz-Waddington
and the 6 PM Choir for an evening of inspirational music, including
songs from Monica's debut CD, "Truly Loved." The concert will
be given at St. Charles Borromeo Church on Saturday, November 8 at 7:30
PM. A free-will offering will be collected for Borromeo Housing, Inc.
(BHI), a transitional housing program for homeless mothers and their
children. For more information, see www.MonicaPerz.com.
CONTEMPLATIVE WAY
We will meet in the Church on Tuesday November 11 at 7:30. The theme
this month is gratitude. Come for practices of silence. For more information
contact Jean Sweeney at 703-527-5500 x, 15.
MARRIAGE CIRCLE
Come for an evening of faith, fellowship, and food on Friday, November
14 from 7:30-9:30 at the home of Liz McCloskey and Peter Leibold. All
married couples are welcome! For directions call 703-237-1971 or mcleibolds@cox.net.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
Baptismal instruction in English will be offered on Thursday November
20th, at 7:00 PM in the Parish Library. To register please call the
Parish Office, 703-527-5500.
The Parish Office will be closed Tuesday, November 11, in observance
of Veterans Day.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Mark J. Monaco, Immigration
Attorney for his support.
THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
SUNDAY, November 9, 2003:
7:30 ALL SOULS
9:00 ALL SOULS
11:00 Parishioners
1:00 ALL SOULS
6:00 ALL SOULS
Readings: Ezekiel 47:1-2,8-9,12;
1 Corinthians 3:9c-11,16-17; John 2:13-22
Monday, November 10, 2003:
9:00 ALL SOULS
7:30 (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: Wisdom 1:1-7; Luke 17:1-6
Tuesday, November 11, 2003:
9:00 Adele and Joseph G. Frascone by Joseph Frascone
Readings: Wisdom 2:23-3:9; Luke 17:7-10
Wednesday, November 12, 2003:
9:00 Rafael Sandiego
Readings: Wisdom 6:1-11; Luke 17:11-19
Thursday, November 13, 2003:
9:00 Mary Macdonald by George Macdonald
Readings: Wisdom 7:22-8:1; Luke 17:20-25
Friday, November 14, 2003:
9:00 Peter Vidi, Sr. by Mr. & Mrs. John McDermott
Readings: Wisdom 13:1-9; Luke 17:26-37
Saturday, November 15, 2003:
9:00 Vernon Li Chua
5:00 Ed & Esther Straney by Helen Hallahan
Readings: Wisdom 18:14-16;19:6-9; Luke 18:1-8
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those
who suffer, especially: Diane Herbst, Celia Coronado, Andrew Trombley,
Josephine Meuse, Eugene Jasper, Ly King, Helen Marichak, Kathleen Hauke,
Maria Segarra-Hines, Veronica Ricks, Felicia Lois Ryan, Cristina Leblue,
Jeff Cornman, Edelia Miller, and Estrella Katigback. Let us also pray
for those who have died: Sergio Manzanares, Msgr. James McMurtrie and
Juan Cesar Ugaz.
SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS
Christ House is in need of food certificates for at the Holiday Assistance
Program. The food certificates could be Giant or Safeway in $5.00 &
$10.00 denominations. For more information call Christ House at (703)
549-8644 or deliver items to 131 S. West St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
Thank you for your kind consideration.
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
"I am against abortion; I never sought an abortion; I have never
had an abortion. Abortion is murder. For over twenty years, and against
my will, my name has been synonymous with abortion. The Doe v. Bolton
case is based on deceit and fraud…" (Sandra Cano, A pro-life
Christian and the "Mary Doe" of the 1973 Doe v. Bolton case,
which extended the "Right" to abortion to all nine months
of term).
SCHOOL NEWS
All 7th and 8th grade students and their parents are invited to an Open
House at Bishop Denis J. O' Connell H.S. on Sunday, November 23, 2003,
at 10:00 AM. Bishop O' Connell is located on Little Falls Road in Arlington
near Lee Hwy and Route 66 and East Falls Church Metro Stop. Call (703)
237-1400 for directions.
COMEDY LOVERS
On November 14, 15, and 16 you can surf your 500 TV channels looking
for some lively entertainment, or you can go to Paul VI High School
and see the PVI Players' production of the George S. Kaufman and Moss
Hart comedy "You Can't Take It With You." We'll have snakes,
fireworks, a tipsy actress, Essie's home made "Love Dreams"
and a man who knows how to beat the IRS! Friday and Saturday shows are
at 7:30 PM and Sunday's show is at 2:00. For more information call (703)
352-0925. Don't miss it!
WORKSHOP FOR LITURGICAL MINISTERS
The Arlington Diocese Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral
Musicians and the Office of Worship of the Diocese of Arlington present
Liturgy Day, a morning of workshops for liturgical ministers and a keynote
presentation by Fr. Giles Dimock, O.P., one of the leading voices on
Catholic liturgy. There will be practical and hands-on breakout sessions
for liturgical musicians, lectors, cantors, and ministries of liturgical
environment. Saturday, November 15, 2003, at 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Cathedral
of St. Thomas More, Arlington (Rt. 50 and Glebe Road). Workshop fee
is $5 for members, $7 for non-members. Free coffee/juice and donuts/bagels.
All liturgical ministries are encouraged to attend. For more information
call David Mathers at (703) 393-2146.
DOMINICAN RETREAT HOUSE
The Dominican Retreat House is offering two retreats for adults in November:
"Desiring God: A Pilgrimage through Thomas Merton's Writing,"
November 14-16 and a "Silent Guided Retreat," November 21-23.
For more information contact the Dominican Retreat House at 703-356-4243
or www.dominicanretreat.org.
IN OUR PARISH
If you have found an item that you believe someone has left behind
or if you have lost something important to you, check with the Parish
Office. We have many items from car and house keys to umbrellas. Maybe
you know where it belongs…
THIS WEEK ON YOUR PARISH WEBSITE…
Visit your parish website, StCharlesChurch.org, this week to check out
new features including a virtual tour
of the parish steeple and bell tower, and an updated look for the
homepage. You'll also find the celebrant's
schedule for November, a list of volunteer
opportunities and recent Fr. Creedon
homilies. Keep connected by participating in your online Catholic
community.
GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE
Come on all you turkeys, Thanksgiving is around the corner and it's
time to stuff Fran's turkey again. Please stop by the Cafeteria after
the 7:30, 9, and 11:00 Masses and make a contribution to help buy turkeys
and fixing to feed 20 needy families in our neighborhood. Checks should
be made payable to Fran Hobbs. Thank you.
RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE
MEETING
The Respect Life Committee will meet December 3, 2003 in the Memorial
Room at 7:30 PM instead of November 18. We will plan for our Respect
Life Prayer Vigil and the annual March for Life in January. All are
welcome contact Grace Sims at (703) 528-5522 or moshimoshi@starpower.net.
HAITI COMMITTEE
Haiti Committee will be sponsoring an art show and Sale on Friday, December
12 in the Cafeteria. If you would like to donate artwork you have created-painting,
drawing, photography, jewelry, and textiles-or would be willing to donate
Leslie Dann at 703-924-7188 or Gail Goodridge at 703-819-9530. The proceeds
will go to renovate a rural chapel in the parish of Gros Marin, Haiti.
And keep the date of the show on your calendar!
C'YA NEWS
CYA will be selling used CD's and Tapes during the sale of donuts and
coffee in the Cafeteria on Sunday, November 9th. If you are looking
for a few Christmas gifts come to this sale. This event is a great way
to get an early start on your Christmas shopping. CD's will be selling
for $5 and tapes will be selling for $3. We look forward to seeing you
there. Please come out and support us during this event, as it is our
only fundraiser of the year.
SAVE A LIFE TOUR 2003
On November 10, 2003 (Monday) from 3:30 PM-8:00 PM, the American Red
Cross Blood Drive-Save A Life Tour 2003 will stop by at St. Charles
Parish Parking lot. Current and new doors, we need you!!! All it'll
take you is a few minutes to help save a life. For eligibility questions
and medical criteria, please go to the website Redcross.org.
To schedule for your donation, please call Gilda Ordoñez at 703-698-0848
or e-mail gildaordonez@hotmail.com.
You also might want to drop by the Parish Office or call there at 703-527-5500
x, 13 to sing up.
- Last Week's Collection (November 2, 2003) was $16,762.50.
- Last Week's 2nd Collection for Retired Religious was $5,422.00.
- Last Week Building Fund was $6,880.25
- This Week's Tithe is for St. Charles Outreach.
- Next Week's Tithe is for our Sister Parishes in Cavaillon &
Gros Marin, Haiti.
