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for August 20, 2006
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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Highlights Of This Week at St. Charles
Aug 20-31
Sun. Aug 20 C'YA Sunday Night Social For
those in their 20s and 30s 7:00pm Benedict Hall
Aug.22-25 St. Charles School Teacher "Back-To-School"
days
Wed Aug 23 St. Charles School Teacher Spirituality Day 8am 3pm
Sat. Aug 26 C'YA Fest- Ceili Rain Concert in the Gym
Mon. Aug 28 1St day of School at St. Charles School for grades
1-8
See the Parish online calendar for more
details and events or a list of
highlighted events
Reflection on today's Gospel:
In these eight verses, Jesus refers to "life" and "living"
nine times. So the eating of His Flesh and the drinking of His Blood
is not a divinely-punched ticket and that's all there is to that. The
faith which moves us to eat and drink of this tremendous surprise, is
to be lived in the washing of our hands, the doing of our homework,
and all the other experiences of life through which Jesus moves. This
is the Wisdom come down from heaven. This is the faith which frees us
to see more than we are looking at, both in the liturgy of the Eucharist
and the liturgy of our lives.
From Larry
Gillick, S.J.
www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/082006.html
PHILIPPINE MEDICAL MISSION
RAFFLE WINNERS:
Cora Arca $500
Gary Sizemore $300
Jacinto Moralde $200
Rena Calma IPOD
Camille Mejia $50 Giant Gift Card
Jo Schuda $50 Giant Gift Card
Scott & Gie Yates $50 Regal Theatre tickets
Steve Donovan $30 Trader Joe's Gift card
Carolyn Gretzinger $25 Target Gift Card
Rhea Jett $25 Whole Foods Certificate
Jophine Gavino $25 Sangum Certificate
Li Tongson $25 Crate & Barrel Certificate
Delia Elomina Little Quiapo. Certificate
Pete Beck $30 Little Viet Garden Certificate
Marylou Kenny $50 Necklace & Bracelet
Info: Maricel Bretault, M.Bretault@verizon.net
INFANT BAPTISM PREPARATION
The next infant baptismal preparation meeting will be held on Wednesday,
September 13 in Room 103 of the Parish Center at 7:30 Pm. Pre-registration
is required. Please call the Parish Office to register or for more information.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Bob & Tricia Clark (Arlington's
Favorite Realtors) for their support.
+ MASSES INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK +
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
SUNDAY, August 20, 2006: 20th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7:30am Parishioners
9:00am Jean Davidge by Family of Jean Davidge
11:00am Leonila Grimaldo by Cecilia Maloney
1:00pm Mercedes Flores & Manuel Abarca by Sergio Abarca
6:00pm Thomas Scanlon by Angela & Larry Prikockis
Readings: Prv 9:1-6; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58
Monday, August 21, 2006: St. Puis X
9:00am Anna Shaby by John & Muriel Dreswick
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: Ez 24:15-24; Mt 19:16-22
Tuesday, August 22, 2006:
9:00am Ralph Wallace by Paula Husselmann
Readings: Ez 28:1-10; Mt 19:23-30
Wednesday, August 23, 2006:
9:00am James C. Dean by Margaret Dean
Readings: Ez 34:1-11; Mt 20:1-16
Thursday, August 24, 2006: St. Bartholomew
9:00am Mary Souple by David Wynn
Readings: Rv 21:9b-14; Jn 1:45-51
Friday, August 25, 2006:
9:00am Maria Seferina by Helena & Teresa Moreno
Readings: Ez 37:1-14; Mt 22:34-40
Saturday, August 26, 2006:
9:00am Rudy Roos (L) by Urban Family
Readings: Ez 43:1-7ab; Mt 23:1-12
Vigil for Sunday: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:00pm Eileen Bruno (L) by Camille Burruto
Readings: Jos 24:1-2a,15-17,18b; Eph 5:21-32; Jn 6:60-69
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Pray for those who are sick: Michael Sigler, Paul Steinmetz, Paddy Brennan,
Elena Caloe, Dorothy Sellich, Paul Garnjost, Alice Schum, Connie Natale,
Bernard Pohl, Margaret Finocchiaro, Dora Grajales, Teem Family, Diane
Herbst, Michael Herdoiza, Mary Catherine Kern-Herdoiza and Iluminada
Brinkley. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially. Sister
Ernestine, OSB.
CATCH ADULT
EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS ON WEBSITE
Visit your parish website, www.stcharleschurch.org, this week for highlights
from the recent adult education four-pack series. Or stop by to join
an e-mail list to informed, find volunteer
opportunities where you can put your gifts to good use or try our
do-it-yourself house blessing
if you just moved into a new place. The August celebrant's
schedule is there, too, so you can see who is saying Mass--based
on your requests, we now include the weekday and weekend schedule.
Save the Dates!
Sat/Sun Sept 23/24 Volunteer Fair after each Mass
Sat Sept 30 Diocesan Social Justice Conf.
Sat Oct 21 Oktoberfest & Yard Sale
Sat Oct 28 Arlington Senior Fair at St. C.
Wed Nov 1 Holy Day - All Saints Day
Wed Nov 1 Senior Lunch
Thur Nov 2 Annual Mass of Remembrance
Sun Dec 3 1st Sunday of Advent
Fri Dec 8 Holy Day - Immaculate Conception
Fri Dec 8 Senior Lunch
Sat Deb 10 Our Lady Guadalupe celebration
NEED HELP!
We are looking for someone to pick up flowers from Mrs. Chau's flower
garden at 10:00am on Fridays, (only until November). The flowers need
to be brought to the Church. The Garden is located on the corner of
10th St. & Barton St, the whole process takes about 30 minutes.
If you can help, Please contact Jan Prisco at 703-876-1937 or email
at jprisco@stcharleschurch.org.
Thank you
C'YA FEST 2006
The winners of five 2005 Unity awards among Best Band and Music Video,
Ceili Rain will be bringing it all down on Washington DC for C'YA Fest
2006. It is being held at the St. Charles Parish Center Gym on August
26th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children. There
will be music, food, stands, friends and good clean fun. So come on
out and make a night to remember! Please visit www.cyafest.com for more
information or contact Rommel at rommelb@gmail.com.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION---HELP NEEDED
We are in need of catechists and assistant catechists to share Jesus'
teaching with children in our parish on Sunday mornings during the 2006-07
school year. In particular, we hope to open a class to serve children
with special needs this year. If you have a background in special education
or experience working with special needs populations, please consider
volunteering in this very important new ministry in our parish. Contact
akaufmann@stcharleschurch.org.
703-527-5500 x119.
RELIGIOUS ED & YOUTH MINISTRY REGISTRATION
Registration for 2006-2007 is now open for all children and youth ages
3 through high school for religious education and youth ministry programs.
Forms are available at the Parish and on-line at www.stcharleschurch/ministry/education.htm.
Questions? Contact Anne Marie 703-527-5500, akaufmann@stcharleschurch.org.
CATHOLIC INQUIRY - DATE CHANGE
Ongoing informal discussions for those interested in learning more about
the Catholic faith will be held on Tues. Aug. 22 at 7:30pm in the Library
(off of the main Parish Office). All are welcome.
NOTE: TEEN BIBLE STUDY HAS A FEW DATE CHANGES!
All rising 8th graders through graduating high school seniors &
beyond are invited to attend a fun, DVD driven Bible Study especially
geared for teens! Come, grow in the Lord and in the Sacred Scriptures.
7:30-9pm on August 31 & Sept 1 in Rm 202. Call Twila Gavin at (703)350-4566
or e-mail: gavinfamily@comcast.net.
All are welcome!
SMALL FAITH GROUPS FORMING FOR FALL
Over 120 parishioners participated in 6-week small faith groups during
Lent. We are now beginning to form small faiths groups that will meet
in the Fall. Most groups will meet for approximately 6 weeks. Most groups
are 6-10 folks. Depending on interest, groups may be formed to reflect
on:
--Sunday Scripture readings from Mass
--Spirituality and Work
--Spirituality of Marriage
--Newlywed faith sharing group
--Raising Faith Filled Kids
--Spirituality and Aging
--Bible Study
Our next step is to secure:
Facilitators: Basically, the leader of the group. Not the teacher or
the expert, just someone to help with communication and keep the group
on track each week. All materials are provided and no experience is
necessary. You can choose to meet in your home, at the parish, or in
another parishioner's home.
Hosts: Are you willing to open your home to a group but would rather
not lead the group? What a beautiful gift of hospitality.
Group Members: Are you interested in joining a group? Let us know.
All are welcome.
If you are interested please contact Michelle Miller, Director of Adult
Faith Formation at at adultfaith@stcharleschurch.org
or call her at the parish at 703-527-5500 x115.
FOOD PANTRY
The Pantry needs the following items: canned vegetables, canned chunky
soups, fruit, canned tuna, canned pasta such as ravioli, peanut butter,
jelly, pasta, pasta sauce, rice, muffin/pancake mix, breakfast bars,
cereal, small individual size packs of cookies crackers and fruit. We
do need smaller sized packaging, 1-pound cans or 16-ounce boxes…economy
sized are too big to pack effectively. We also need plain wholesome
food, no condiments, spices or exotic tastes needed. In addition, the
Food Pantry at St. Charles needs a steady supply of paper grocery bags
with handles, such as those from Trader Joe's, Harris Teeter, or Whole
Foods Market. Thanks for your continued and overwhelming generosity.
PARISH SUPPORT
- Last week's Collection (Sunday, August 13, 2006) was $16,526.02.
- Last Week's Tithe of $1,520.39 was for the Philippine Medical Mission.
- This Week's Tithe is for the Friends of Clarendon House.
- Next Week's Tithe is for our Sister Parishes in Haiti.
