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for March 19, 2006
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Third Sunday of Lent
FROM THE PASTOR
Dear St. Charles Parishioners,
Each week in the lobby by Benedict Hall we intend to provide information
on a particular ministry of the parish that promotes understanding,
participation and volunteer involvement. This weekend we offer a focus
on the Sponsor Couples' Ministry here at the parish. Our sponsor couples
accompany our engaged couples in their marriage preparation. Resources
and support are made available by our coordinating couple John and Margie
Barba. Please stop by the display table.
I invite you to join me in a presentation on March 22 at 7:30 pm at
Blessed Sacrament Parish in Alexandria on Pope Benedict's recent encyclical
on love, charity, and justice. I also encourage you to attend a diocesan
conference on the Death Penalty at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More
on Saturday 25th, 9am-12:30 pm.
May Patrick and Joseph bless you,
Gerry Creedon
Highlights Of This Week at St. Charles
March 19 - 26
- Sun 3/19: 1st Scrutiny for adults preparing for baptism - Cycle
A readings at 9am Mass
- Tue 3/21: Tuesday Lenten Mass 6:00pm at Church
- Tue 3/21: Lent Soup Supper 6-7:15pm in Benedict Hall
- Tue 3/21: Lent Soup Supper Speaker, 7pm in room 103
- Thu 3/23: Stations of the Cross (English) 7pm, Church
- Fri 3/24: Stations of the Cross for Children 5:30pm, Church
- Fri 3/24: Family Soup Supper 6pm Benedict Hall
- Fri 3/24: Stations of the Cross (Spanish) 7:30pm, Church
- Sat 3/25: Scripture Sharing with Fr. Creedon at 8am in the Library
See the Parish online calendar for more details
and events (or a list of highlights
for the month).
WE SAY GOOD-BYE & THANK YOU
Come and celebrate Patricia Puglis, our Social Justice Director as she
moves on to continue her education. We will gather with Patricia after
the 9am and 11am Masses on Sunday, March 26.
EASTER FLOWERS
We are now accepting donations and intentions for Easter Flowers. Envelopes
at all Church entrances or in Office.
WEB POLL RESULTS SHOW
EXTRA MASSES MORE POPULAR THAN GIVING UP A FAVORITE FOOD OR DRINK
We kicked off Lent on the parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, with
what turned out to be one of the most popular surveys we've ever offered.
More than 200 voted on what they planned to do for Lent. First place
was getting ashes on Ash Wednesday (picked by 85% of participants),
followed by going to Mass more often (55%), just ahead of giving up
a favorite food or drink (50%). Visit the site and making this your
best Lent ever.
+ MASSES INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK +
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
SUNDAY, March 19, 2006 : THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
7:30am St. Joseph by Sandy
9:00am Parishioners
11:00am Pete Valdez by Karen Smith
1:00pm Maria Teresa Llerena by Elsa Espinoza
6:00pm Michael Murphy by Peter LaFranchise
Readings: Ex 20:1-17; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25
Monday, March 20, 2006: Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary
9:00am James C. Dean by Margaret Dean
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: 2 Sm 7:4-5a,12-14a,16 Rom 4:13,16-18,22; Mt 1:16,18-21,24a
Tuesday, March 21, 2006:
9:00am Louis & Harriet Urbanczyk by Urban Family
Readings: Dn 3:25,34-43; Mt 18:21-35
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
9:00am Tony Kowolski's Sister by Dorothy Nicholson
Readings: Dt 4:1,5-9; Mt 5:17-19
Thursday, March 23, 2006: St. Toribio de Mogrovejo
9:00am Jose Luis Restrepo by Ed & Liz Barnidge
Readings: Jer 7:23-28; Lk 11:14-23
Friday, March 24, 2006
9:00am Victor Rehula Jr by Victor Rehula
Readings: Hos 14:2-10; Mk 12:28-34
Saturday, March 25, 2006: The Annunciation of the Lord
9:00am James C. Dean by Margaret Dean
Readings: Is 7:10-14;8:10; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38
Vigil for Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Lent
5:00pm Fran Hobbs (L) Camille Burruto
Readings: 2 Chr 36:14-16,19-23; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Pray for those who are sick: Chester Roy, Cecily Orr-Nuckols, Kristel
Hernandez, Baby Simon Holland, Julius Jimeno, Thomas Scanlon, Cristina
Caceres, Phillip Clark, Iluminada Brinkley, Dorie Pedersen Maria Velasquez,
Silvia Sanchez, and Virginia Higgenbotham. Let us also pray for those
who have died, especially: Muriel Farley, Celia Coronado, Jilma Pasos,
John Ratliff.
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ALTAR SERVERS
Boys must have made their first communion and be at least 8 years old.
Training: Sun, 3/19 at 4:45 in the Sacristy. Other training times can
be arranged. Contact Andy or Tricia Samora at 703-538-2570.
OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Those interested to serve in this ministry should contact David Heinen,
stcharlesems@hotmail.com
or call 703-400-9034. See the flyers at the Church.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION IN ENGLISH
Wednesday April 5 at 7:30 pm in Benedict Hall. Please call the Parish
Office at 703-527-5500 to register.
ADULT CONFIRMATION PROGRAM BEGINS
The 10-week program begins Wed 3/29-5/31 7:15-9:15pm in Room 103. Details
on flyer at Church entrances and online. Contact Michelle Miller at
adultfaith@stcharleschurch.org
or 703-527-5500 x115.
YOUNG ADULT MASS WITH BISHOP LOVERDE
Bishop Loverde will be celebrating Mass at St. Charles on Sunday, March
26 at 6pm with a special invitation to all young adults (those in their
twenties and thirties). Wine and cheese reception with the Bishop to
follow in Benedict Hall.
ON THE ROAD TO EASTER
On the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of Lent we celebrate what are called
the Scrutinies with those adults preparing for baptism, now called the
"elect".
1st Scrutiny will be celebrated at the 9am Mass March 19
Cycle A Readings - Woman at the Well
2nd Scrutiny will be celebrated at the 6pm Mass March 26
Cycle A Readings - Man Born Blind
3rd Scrutiny will be celebrated at the 9am Mass April 2
Cycle A Readings - Raising of Lazarus
You can find all the weekday and Sunday readings, including Cycle A
at www.usccb.org/readings
Please keep all preparing for initiation in your prayers
"Thirst for Justice -Hunger for Peace"
SOUP SUPPERS -Every Tuesday
Mass each week at 6pm. Supper from 6-7:15pm in Benedict Hall. Speaker
at 7pm in 103. All are welcome.
March 21 - Giving Help and Hope to the Hungry
Dan Van Bellenghem from Just Neighbors helps us learn how we can serve
Christ by serving the poor and needy among us.
Soup Choice: cream soup, corn chowder, cream of broccoli
March 28 - Selling Yourself to Survive
Andi and Al Tauber from Emmaus Ministries share some tragic testimonies
from male prostitutes living and working on the streets of Chicago.
Soup Choice: chef's choice - bring your specialty
April 4: Fasting: Being Fed By Not Eating
Pastor Stuart McAlpine from Christ Our Shepherd Church shares his
experiences with the spiritual discipline of fasting. (Switched from
3/14)
Soup Choice: bean soup or any favorite
Soup & bread donations are welcome .each week beginning at 5:30
in Benedict Hall. Can you help serve? Call Janice 703-876-1937.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILY SOUP SUPPER
All families are invited to a Family Stations of the Cross and Soup
Supper on Friday, March 24. Stations will begin at 5:30 pm in the Church
followed by a simple supper of soup at 6:00 pm in Benedict Hall. We
ask families to donate either 2 cans of soup (chicken or vegetable)
or one can of soup and one loaf of bread. Homemade soup is welcome as
well!
ENGAGED COUPLE MENTORING
PROGRAM
We are looking for married couples of four years or longer to support
engaged couples of our parish enter the Sacrament of Marriage. This
program is structured and requires one training session. A session consists
of two and a half hours each and are conducted in your home. The mentor
couple will work with the engaged couple for four sessions to complete
the Pre-Cana requirement. We are asking a commitment of working with
two or three couples per year. Get
details about this ministry or contact John & Margie Barba at
703-281-5316 or mbarba7984@aol.com
"Through the eyes of faith, the starving child, the believer in
jail, and the woman without clean water or health care are not issues,
but Jesus in disguise."
The Theme for the 2006 Catholic Relief Services Collection is Jesus
in disguise. The Catholic community in the United States is committed
to solidarity with poor and the vulnerable all over the world. Please
help by giving to the second collection next Sunday. The Catholic Relief
Services Collection supports Catholic Church agencies that build international
solidarity and relief efforts. Ministries include relief and resettlement
services to the victims of persecution, war, and natural disasters,
development programs to improve the living conditions of the poor, advocacy
on behalf of the powerless, and peace and reconciliation work for people
suffering from violence.
Please help by giving to the 2nd collection next Sunday
CATHOLIC TEACHING & DEATH PENALTY
-Symposium titled "Catholic Teaching and the Realities of the American
Death Penalty" Sat 3/25 9am-12:30pm in Burke Hall, Cathedral of
St. Thomas More, Arlington, VA, 3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington, VA 22203.
RSVP cparcasio@ccda.net 703-841-3832
FOCUS ON MINISTRY
Next weekend, March 25-26, the tithe from the Sunday collection will
be for the Philippine Medical Mission. Please remember them in your
prayers and stop by the info table outside Benedict Hall next weekend.
LOST & FOUND
"Magnificat" with brown leather cover engraved with "Lito."
Call the Parish Office 703-527-5500.
PARISH
SUPPORT
- Last week's collection for Sunday March 12, 2006 was $21,551.00.
- Last week's Tithe of $1,982.69 was for Project Lazarus.
- Last week's 2nd Collection of $2,360.50 was for our Building Fund.
- This Week's Tithe is for our Sister Parishes in Haiti.
- Next Week's 2nd Collection will be for the CRS Overseas Appeal.
