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for September 11, 2005
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
FROM THE PASTOR
Dear St. Charles Parishioners,
Queen of Peace Parish hosts an important conference on Saturday 17th,
on the issues of the death penalty and fair wages in Virginia. Bishop
Walter Sullivan will provide the keynote address.
Thanks for the outpouring of support for those affected by the hurricane.
We will support the outreach of Catholic Charities USA by a special
collection on September 17/18. Please make out your checks to St. Charles
with a memo "Katrina Hurricane Relief." Please check our website
for other ways of helping, with the assistance of our diocesan resettlement
office and Catholic Charities.
Training sessions for lay leaders who wish to join St. Charles' efforts
with IAF, faith based community organizing,
will be offered on September 18 and 19 in the area. Please check the
Web.
With prayer and support to all victims of natural disaster and violence.
SUNDAY NURSERY: Sign-ups for the Sunday nursery for children
1-4 years starts on September 4th. All who attend are expected to participate
through periodic volunteer coverage in the nursery. The nursery will
resume operations on September 18th. Please contact Melissa Dutcher
at 703-534-8113 or mdutcher1@verizon.net
for sign-up information.
NURSERY STAFF NEEDED: We have opportunities for two part-time
paid positions in our co-op nursery. Staff needed for the 9:00 and 11:00
o'clock Sunday Masses. All are encouraged to apply. If you are interested
please contact Melissa Dutcher at 703-534-8113 or mdutcher1@verizon.net.
JUST NEIGHBORS: One out of every six children in the United
States is living in poverty. We are commanded to "love our neighbors
as ourselves," but it isn't always easy to know what our neighbors'
needs are, or what response we should make. A new program "Just
Neighbors" begins on Wednesday, Oct 12 & continues Oct 26,
Nov 9, & 30th from 7:30-8:30 PM in the Parish Library. Just Neighbors
is an interactive curriculum with videos and discussions that show us
ways we can help our neighbors who are trapped in poverty and who find
that hope is a difficult virtue. Please call Dan VanBelleghem at (703)
524-4565 for more information.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION: Baptismal instruction in English will
be offered Wed Sept 21 at 7:30pm in Room 103 of the Parish Center. To
register, please call 703-527-5500.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Philip A. Gentry, DDS, &
Jeanette Coutin-Gentry, DDS for their support.
MASSES INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
SUNDAY, September 11, 2005:
7:30 Lena Prisco by Janice Prisco
9:00 September 11 Victims (D/L) by St. Charles Church
11:00 Helen Sherrill by Susan Robinette
1:00 Ana Estela Adames by Dulce Maria Mateo
6:00 Parishioners
Readings: Sir 27:30-28:9; Rom 14:7-9; Matt 18:21-35
Monday, September 12, 2005:
9:00 Bishop Vincent J. MacCauley, CSC
7:30 (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Luke 7:1-10
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
9:00 John Ryan by Scott & Sharon Fredericks
Readings: 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Luke 7:11-17
Wednesday, September 14, 2005:
EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
9:00 Cathy Wampler by Clara Rodriquez
Readings: Num 21:4b-9; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17
Thursday, September 15, 2005:
9:00 David Charlebois by Helen & Marion Burson
Readings: 1 Timothy 4:12-16; John 19:25-27
Friday, September 16, 2005:
9:00 Bobby Kluge by Andrea Walker
Readings: 1 Timothy 6:2c-12; Luke 8:1-3
Saturday, September 17 , 2005:
9:00 Claire McDermott by Steve & Ellen Brophy
5:00 Frank Sacharanski by John Sach
Readings: 1 Timothy 6:13-16; Luke 8:4-15
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Please remember to keep in your prayers those who are sick and those
who suffer, especially: Celia Coronado, Margaret Finocchiaro, William
Frederick, Dorothy Corkery, Gabriela Sotelo, baby Maxwell Julius, John
Colwill, Jeff Craddock, Cissy Denoyer, Eleanor Caudell, Alicia Pohl,
Bernard Pohl, Iluminada Brinkley, Marie Lane, Carmen Pena, Vanesa Fuentes,
Anna Nappi, Tom Eldridge, Norma Delgado, Andrew Niland, Mary Bishop,
and Juanita Villanueva. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially:
David Ward, and Barbara Doyle.
SHARE YOUR GIFTS & GET INVOLVED: Social Action Linking Together
(SALT) & Pax Christi are gathering folks to talk about the Catholic
Campaign to End the Death Penalty and the Virginia Fair Wage Campaign.
Speakers include Richmond Bishop Emeritus Walter F. Sullivan, Virginia
Delegate Callahan & Senator Davis. Saturday, September 17th, from
9-noon. Our Lady Queen of Peace, Arlington. www.S-A-L-T.org
or 703-979-5580.
INTERESTED IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING?
Organizing discussions & trainings are being held throughout September.
Check out the parish website for more information or call 301-802-1065.
Sponsored by the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF).
VOLUNTEER MINISTRY FAIR SEPT 24/25
Come & see how your life can be changed by volunteering. Various
parish volunteer ministries will be on hand after each of the weekend
masses in Benedict Hall.
SR. BENEDICT'S BRIGADE NEEDS YOU!
We are looking for (more than) a few men and women to "Live the
Spirit," through participation in "Benedict's Brigade,"
a group named in honor of Sr. Benedict that brings together school parents,
alumni and single and married parishioners to further build community
in the light of Christ by enhancing the ties between them.
There are no fees to join, and membership is entirely voluntary. You
do not need to have children to be involved-just a willingness to support
our school and our students and to share the many achievements of our
children with the parish at large. Those parishioners who are active
participants in events sponsored by the school are especially encouraged
to register.
Benefits of Brigade membership include: advance notice of school activities
and events, including the Oktoberfest, Breakfast with Santa, Polka Party
and other fund-raisers, the opportunity to network with other members
of the Brigade via a free online ListServ and most importantly, the
gratitude of our parish and our school students for your prayers, interest,
care and concern.
To sign up, please report to www.stcharles.k12.va.us.
Click on the "Alumni and B's Brigade" button and complete
the online registration form or call the School office at 703-527-0608.
WINNERS IN THE 300 CLUB: Support Catholic Education! Join the
300 Club to benefit St. Charles School. It's easy-it's fun-three lucky
winners every month. You do not have to be a member of the school to
participate-all parishioners and friends are welcome and invited to
join! See the web for all the winners for June, July, and August.
REL EDUC & YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS: Grade Based and Atrium classes
NEXT Sunday, September 18. Also, On The Way (7th & 8th grade) and
WAY (9th-12th grades) will have their first meetings of the year on
September 18 at 7:00 PM. If you have not registered your children or
teens for faith formation, please do so this week. More information
available on the St. Charles website or contact Anne Marie, at 703-527-5500
x119 or akaufmann@stcharleschurch.org.
TROUBLED MARRIAGE?
Visit www.helpourmarriage.org, for more information on the upcoming
Retrouvaille weekend or call 703-351-7211.
CIRCLE OF CARING MEETING:
There will be a Circle of Caring meeting on Wednesday, September 14th,
at 7:30 PM in Room 103 of the Community Center. All are welcome. For
more information on the Circle of Caring and its services, check out
the Ministries link on the St. Charles web site www.stcharleschurch.org,
or call Peter Dirr at 703-237-0627.
PREGNANT AND NEED HELP? Assistance is just a telephone call
away. Please contact Gabriel Project Arlington at 1-866-444-3553 any
time for a friend who can point you toward the best assistance.
PEACE & JUSTICE WEEKEND: 9/24-26 Many activities in DC.
Contact Patricia at ppuglis@yahoo.com
703-527-5500
COLLECTING OLD CELL PHONES
Donate your old cell phones to St. Charles to help support our youth
who will go to Wilmington, NC in July 2006 for Workcamp. There they
will help repair, restore, and weatherize homes for those unable to
do so themselves. Look for boxes at Church entrances or drop off phones
in the Parish Office. Thank you for helping support our teens!
LADIES' TEA PARTY
The Staff and residents of Borromeo Housing would like to invite the
women of the Parish to a Ladies' Tea on September 17. The event will
run from 11 AM to 1PM that Saturday and will feature presentations by
residents and graduates of BHI. Please RSVP to Joy Myers at joyleahmyers@yahoo.com
by September 15.
WELCOME 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 ask questions and update your faith as an adult. We begin our next
session on Wednesday, September 21. If you are interested, please contact
Anna LaNave at (703) 455-2951 or returning-catholics@stcharleschruch.org
WEB TEAM MEETS SEPTEMBER 20TH
The creative folks responsible for your parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org,
are part of an active Community Life Ministry called the Web Team. Our
next gathering is Tuesday, September 20 (changed from September 13)
at 7:30 PM. Please join us if you're interested in creating webpages
for our growing site. Your work can be seen by thousands of visitors
as you make a real difference in helping others connect to Christ. Contact
webteam@stcharleschurch.org.
If you've seen the site, please stop by our table at the Ministries
Fair after Mass on September 24-25 to tell us what you like and what
you'd like improved.
OKTOBERFEST & YARD SALE - OCT 15
Clean out the attic & those closets! Come play games, haunted school
house, moon bounce, silent auction, kraft house, raffle, bake sale,
music, food & more. Donate your crafts for the Kraft House. Our
day will end with Sr. Benedict's spaghetti dinner. Volunteers needed
for all of the day's events! Call Angela Rowley at 703-289-9733. Proceeds
go to our St. Charles School. Yard Sale donations gathered at the parish
the week of Oct 8.
PARISH
SUPPORT
- Last Week's Collection for Sunday, September 4, 2005 was $16,096.50
- Last Week's Tithe of $1,480.87 was for Project Lazarus.
- This Week's Tithe is for St. Charles School.
- This Week's 2nd Collection if or Religious Education.
- Next Week's Tithe is for (AFAC) Arlington Food Assistance Center.
