FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK
Dear St. Charles Parishioners,
Lent begins this Wednesday.
A Flyer brings you all the special activities
offered at St. Charles.
Scriptural Prayer booklets will be available to enrich your prayer.
You may use them for faith sharing in your household or with neighbors.
I will offer a Scripture-based Faith Sharing every Saturday at 8 AM
in the Chapel.
Lent Soup suppers on Tuesdays and Operation Rice Bowl help us to live
more simply that others may simply live!
Volunteering your time is another form of sacrifice that I recommend.
With the opening of our new Parish Center we will have a great need
for volunteers, especially as receptionists. Please call the Office
703-527-5500 and help us out. College students and retired people may
enjoy this form of service.
WE NEED YOU
Especially if you're a person who likes to meet and greet others! Now
that the new Community Center is ready for action, we are starting a
new ministry (join right away and you can help name it!). We anticipate
that volunteers will be available after all weekend Masses to "meet
and greet" parishioners and visitors to our parish. For one-half
hour after each Mass - perhaps once or twice a month - you can help
orient people to what we do and how well we do it. No previous experience
is necessary - only a desire to help others feel at home. Spanish a
plus. Training sessions will be held. If this appeals to you, call (evenings)
Mimi Fitzgerald at 703-527-6721 or Carol Poplin at 703-243-7621.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We're almost there! The new Center is dedicated, special-event tested,
and waiting for final approval of all the bureaucracies involved. Then
parish-related ministries can meet in the new areas. When this happens,
we will need a group of volunteers willing to sit at the Parish Office,
from 5 to 9 PM, Monday through Friday to facilitate the people and events
that will continue to come to that side of the Parish. Training will
be provided! Anyone interested, please call (evenings) Carol Poplin
at (703) 243-7621.
VOLUNTEER NEEDED TO COORDINATE VOLUNTEERS!
With the initiation of our new space and the need for numerous volunteers
to keep it running, we are looking for a person who loves coordination
- someone who can set up a list of available volunteers and can put
them in the right (needed) place at the right time. It's a new position,
so time and energy have yet to be determined, but the satisfaction of
keeping very needed ministries up and running is certain. Call (evenings)
Carol Poplin if you are interested at 703-243-7621.
MASS INTENTIONS
SUNDAY, February 22, 2004:
7:30 Parishioners
9:00 Maria Rokusova by her family
11:00 Peregrina Mallari by Brenda Roche
1:00 Leonor Forero by Susana Moncayo
6:00 Connie Diacetis by Gerry & John Welch
Readings: 1 Samuel 26:2,7-9,12-13,22-23; 1 Corinthians 15:45-49; Luke
6:27-38
Monday, February 23, 2004:
9:00 John Konvicka by Sylvia Teem
7:30 (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: James 3:13-18; Mark 9:14-29
Tuesday, February 24, 2004:
9:00 Pamela Wilson (L) by Binh Thanh Duong
Readings: James 4:1-10; Mark 9:30-37
Wednesday, February 25, 2004: ASH WEDNESDAY
7:30AM The Mother of Scott Pelley by Jim McGlinchy
9:00 Chris Hegstrom by Kathy O'Brian
12:00 Dorothy Duquetti by Andrea Walker
7:30PM John Garrahan by Caryn Mee
Readings: Joel 2:2:12-18; 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Matthew 6:1-6,16-18
Thursday, February 26, 2004:
7:30AM Enemencia Fernandez by Zoilo Fernandez
9:00 Chuck Robinson by Sheila Carmody
Readings: Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 9:22-25
Friday, February 27, 2004:
7:30AM Vincent Delguidice (L) by Van Church people
9:00 Louise Montavon by Linen Committee, Mary Sirotniak & Kathy
Metzler
Readings: Isaiah 58:1-9a; Matthew 9:14-15
Saturday, February 28, 2004:
9:00 Catherine Ashton by Madelyn Callahan
5:00 Bernardina Belarmino by Ann Belarmino
Readings: Isaiah 58:9b-14; Luke 5:27-32
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those
who suffer, especially: Diane Herbst, Celia Coronado, Lilia Gavin, William
Frederick, Bernard Pohl, Paul Steinmetz, Carol Judy, Richard Hendrick,
Aldamaria Morimello, George Macdonald, Francis Stanley, Margutte Biddle.
Let us also pray for those who have died: Harry J.P. Everly, and Luis
Llerena.
SOUP KITCHEN
The first Soup Kitchen will start Tuesday, March 2 from 6:00-7:15 PM
in the School Cafeteria. Please contact Jan Prisco at 703-876-1937 or
Anne Biedscheid at 703-243-2386 for more information.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to ARLANDRIA FLOORS for their support.
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
"Political freedom is not - and cannot based upon the relativistic
idea that all conceptions of the human person's good have the same value
and truth, but rather, on the fact that politics are concerned with
very concrete realizations of the true human and social good in given
historical, geographic, economic, technological and cultural contexts."
Vatican Doctrinal Note on Catholic Participation in Politics
ST. CHARLES SCHOOL NEWS
Enrollment for School Year 2004-05 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. For more information, call the School Office
(703-527-0608), or check our website www.stcharles.k12.va.us.
Financial aid is available to qualifying families. See the flyer in
today's bulletin to learn more about PSAS, the Diocesan tuition assistance
program. Attend one of the information meetings, where there will be
help available for completing the application form both in English and
Spanish.
Good News! St. Charles will open a Pre-K program beginning in the Fall.
Call the School Office for more information.
LENTEN SMALL FAITH SHARING GROUPS
Beginning 1st week of March, weekly Lenten Small Faith Sharing Groups
will meet in homes around St. Charles. Participating in a Small group
is a wonderful way to reflect, grow, and feel encouraged by sharing
the scripture within a small group of community. Don't feel intimidated.
It's not a session to test bible knowledge, but simply a gathering of
warmth and reflection to feel one step closer to Christ. Please contact
Kelly Moon at (703) 312-4114 or kmoon98@yahoo.com
with preferred day of the week, time and other considerations. We will
try to accommodate your needs in the best way. Also, let us know if
you could lead a group.
"WELCOMING RETURNING/INACTIVE
CATHOLICS"
If you are a Catholic who has been away from the Church, we invite you
to be an active part of us again. "Landings" is an eight-week
discussion series, a safe landing place for returning Catholics to explore
their faith and future with the Church. We begin on Ash Wednesday, February
25. If you are interested, please call Anna LaNave at 703-916-8746 or
returning-catholics@stcharleschurch.org.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
Baptismal preparation in English will be offered on Wednesday March
10th at 7:00 PM in the Parish Library.
IN OUR PARISH
BIENVENIDOS WELCOME BIENVENUE
Fr. Creedon, Fr. Mendez and the St. Charles Parish Community cordially
invite all new parishioners to "Welcome Receptions," which
take place next weekend! Please join us in the St. Charles School Cafeteria
after the 5:00 PM Vigil Mass on Saturday, February 28, and after the
6:00 PM Mass on Sunday, February 29, to meet your neighbors and learn
about parish activities. We look forward to seeing you!
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO PARISH COMMUNITY CENTER MANAGER
St. Charles Church seeks Manager of Community Center/with gym. Responsibilities
include coordinating operating and special events for parish and school
activities as well as limited community functions. Flexible schedule
should include weekends and evenings. Qualifications: college degree,
computer competency, administrative skills, experience in facilities
and event management, human relationship aptitude, Spanish a plus. Salary
with benefits. Send resume with references to: Parish Office, (Attn:
Center Search Committee), St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 3304
N Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201-4506. (Fax: 703-527-5505) or
(e-mail: stcharleschurch@starpower.net)
VISIT THE PARISH WEBSITE TO KEEP CONNECTED DURING LENT
Your parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, is your source for Lenten
opportunities at St. Charles, whether this is your first visit here
or you're a regular looking to deepen your faith. Visit us to find prayer
opportunities along with photos from recent
events, volunteer openings, email
lists you can join, Fr. Creedon
homilies and links for Black
History Month. Take part in our online Catholic community this week!
FASTING & ABSTINENCE
Those 14 years of age or older are bound to observe the law of abstinence
(no meat). Those over 18 and under 60 years of age should observe the
law of Fast (one normal meal and two smaller ones). Ash Wednesday and
Good Friday are the only days of Fast and Abstinence. The Fridays of
Lent are days of abstinence.
- Collection for Sunday, February 8, 2004 was $17,336.00.
- Tithe for this week was $1,594.91 to Cavaillon & Gros Marin
Haiti.
- This week Tithe is for CURE-PO Box 2310 Washington DC 20013.
- Next Week 2 Collection is for Aid to the Church in Eastern and
Central Europe.
