BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
The next baptismal preparation meeting will be held on October 2nd in
room 104 of the Parish Center. Pre-registration is required. Please
call the Parish Office to register or for more information.
COMMUNION
Do you, or someone attending Mass with you, need communion brought to
you in your pew? Please notify one of the ushers before Mass or during
communion.
+ MASSES INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK +
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
SUNDAY, September 24, 2006: 25th Sunday In Ordinary Time
7:30am Holy Souls in Purgatory by Kim Clinton
9:00am Dann Badger by Stacey Hughes
11:00am Manuel Augstin Carvajal by The Hittle Family
1:00pm Judith Julieta by Rocio Pedraza
6:00pm Parishioners
Readings: Wis 2:12,17-20; Jas 3:16-4:3; Mk 9:30-37
Monday, September 25, 2006:
9:00am Cecily Nuckols-Orr by Glenn & Monica Lazarus
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: Prv 3:27-34; Lk 8:16-18
Tuesday, September 26, 2006:
9:00am Edgar Rathel by Holly Rathel & Derek Nisco
Readings: Prv 21:1-6,10-13; Lk 8:19-21
Wednesday, September 27, 2006:
9:00am Rodrigo Charry by The Hittle Family
Readings: Prv 30:5-9; Lk 9:1-6
Thursday, September 28, 2006: St. Matthew
9:00am Juanita Gist Good by Janet Kaufmann
Readings: Eccl 1:2-11; Lk 9:7-9
Friday, September 29, 2006:
9:00am Members of Jomellin/Martinez family by
Carmen Jomellin
Readings: Dn 7:9-10,13-14; Jn 1:47-51
Saturday, September 30, 2006:
9:00am Julio Sosa by Jonathan/Bethany Williams
Readings: Eccl 11:9-12:8; Lk 9:43b-45
Vigil for Sunday: 27th Sunday In Ordinary Time
5:00pm Mary Sacharamski by John Sach
Readings: Nm 11:25-29; Jas 5:1-6; Mk 9:39-43,45,47-48
Pray for those who are sick: Donald Goff, Lucille O'Keefe, Didier Chesneau,
Janice Prisco, Catherine Evans, Michael Sigler, Paddy Brennan, Elena
Caloe, Dorothy Sellich, Paul Garnjost, Connie Natale, Bernard Pohl,
Margaret Finocchiaro, Dora Grajales, Teem Family, Diane Herbst, Michael
Herdoiza, Mary Catherine Kern-Herdoiza, Iluminada Brinkley. Let us also
pray for those who have died, especially: Maruja Villamizar
ALL NEW COOL TEEN DVD DRIVEN BIBLE STUDY!
Come to 1 or 2 wonderful events! All new & exciting small group
Revolution Bible Study for 8th grade & up begins on Friday, 9/29
from 7:30-9pm in Room 202. Come hear real life teen experiences &
lessons directly from teens. Come be encouraged by growing in the Lord
& in the Scriptures, discover who you are and grow in faith &
friendships! All denominations welcome. Stand True, an awesome group
of teens who do Christ-centered pro-life caring for all people, the
unborn, those struggling with Aids in Africa, the women & children
of Borromeo Housing, etc. will meet immediately afterwards from 9-9:30pm.
Both groups will meet once a month on a Friday night. Questions? Please
contact Twila Gavin at (703) 350-4566 or gavinfamily@comcast.net
SUPPORT ST.CHARLES SCHOOL
It's time to re-designate your favorite parish school as the recipient
of donations from your favorite local store! St. Charles participates
with Giant Bonus Bucks #2192, and Harris Teeter "Together in Education"
#4745. Both stores require you to re-designate NOW! Purchases made from
Land's End can also be "linked" to the school using #9000-4883-6.
Retail rebate programs like these earn cash for our school (over $1500
last year!) and do not cost you a cent! Please remember St. Charles
School in upcoming United Way and Combined Federal Campaigns by designating
#8743 for your donations. As always, thank you for your continuing support
of our Parish School!
OKTOBERFEST - OCT 21
It's that time of year again, Oktoberfest is only 4 weeks away and we
want to invite you all to participate.
Yard Sale: we will collect items beginning Sunday, October 15. Please
tag items with suggested prices - no clothes please.
"Krafthaus" will let your creativity shine! Items are needed
and we are looking for homemade crafts, for any season.
Bake sale: show off you culinary skills by baking and donating (no sooner
than Oct. 20 please). Please wrap all items.
Volunteers needed: if you can donate your time the week before or during
the day of Oct. 21, please let us know.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 21, rain or shine. For information
call Allan or Angela Rowley at 703-289-9733 or email rowley5@cox.net.
ALTAR SERVERS
Training for new altar servers will be held this Fall. Boys and girls
who are at least 8 years old and have made their first communion can
train to be altar servers. Many first time servers are in middle and
high school. The greatest need for new servers is for the Saturday 5
pm, Sunday 7:30am and 6pm Masses. Contact Tricia or Andy Samora at 703-538-2570
or email arthur.samora@verizon.net.
ADULT SMALL FAITH
GROUPS FOR FALL
There are currently 7 small groups forming and will each meet for 6
weeks beginning in October.
Sunday evenings: Reflecting on new USA Catechism
Monday evenings: Reflecting on Sunday Scriptures
Tuesday evenings: Reflecting on Sunday Scriptures
Tuesday evenings: Young Adult Bible Study (FULL)
Wednesday evenings: Bible Study: Psalms
Thursday evenings: Finding Christ in your Marriage
Saturday mornings: Bible Study: Jonah & Ruth
Check out the flyer at the church entrances or on the web
for registration information. Group size is limited. First come-first
served. All are welcome. 703-527-5500 x115.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Arlington Florist for their
support.
MINISTRY & VOLUNTEER FAIR TODAY AFTER ALL MASSES!
Come & See!
FOOD PANTRY
The Pantry needs the following items: canned green vegetables, canned
chunky soups, canned 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 dried 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!
MOVIE NIGHT
The Advocacy Committee at St. Charles will be showing "An
Inconvenient Truth" on October 4th. The movie will be showing
at 7pm in Benedict Hall. Refreshments will be served before and after.
Come to the film and for discussion afterwords.
SENIOR INFORMATION FAIR
On Saturday, October 28 from 9:30-11:30am Arlington County will sponsor
a FREE Senior Information Fair at St. Charles in Benedict Hall. Sessions
on Medicare, Identity Theft, Medicines and Transportation will be held.
Free senior I.D. Cards, Emergency 911 Cell Phone, and other valuable
information and services will be available. Seniors, Caregivers, Families
and Friends ~ All are welcome!
PARISH SUPPORT
- Last Week's Collection (Sunday, September 17, 2006) was $25,277.50
- Last Week's Tithe of $$2,325.53 was for the Arlington Food Assistance
Center (AFAC).
- This Week's Tithe is for our Sister Parishes in Haiti.
- This Week's 2nd Collection is for the Catholic University.
- Next Week's Tithe is for Catholics for Housing (CFH). CFH makes
decent housing a possibility for many of the low-income workers in
our community. Your tithe supports their efforts.
- Next Week's 2nd Collection is for the Building Fund/Debt Reduction.
Your contribution to our Building Fund will help to enable the Parish
to reduce the debt to the Diocese for our Parish Community Center.
It also will help us to maintain and repair our aging facilities.
St. Charles Marriage Ministry
Wine & Cheese Social
Saturday, September 30, 6pm in Benedict Hall
For those interested in…..
Engaged Couple Mentoring
Program
St. Charles's own Couple Mentoring Program (CMP), an integral part of
the parish's Pre-Cana program, has been shepherding engaged couples
on their journey towards greater love and commitment to each other and
to God for several years now. To celebrate our success in the program
- and in building of relationship - we will gather with our "seasoned"
Mentors in fellowship and support. If you have been married for at least
3 years and want to have the enriching experience of supporting an engaged
couple to prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony, this may be your calling!
Please come and learn more about this ministry and the special couples
who are involved! See reverse for more info.
Newlywed Support and Gatherings
For some time now there's been an "open spot" at St. Charles
for a special group of parishioners to have their own association: couples
newly married (within the past 5 years). This special time of growth
in relationship and marital challenge would benefit from the support
and fellowship of other newly married couples in our parish. Dubbed
NEW CANA, this new group at St. Charles needs a kick-off team to get
the ball rolling. All newlywed "graduates" of Catholic Engaged
Encounter, Conferences for the Engaged, and the Couple Mentoring Program
are most welcome. We look forward to a wonderful fall kickoff get-together!
Please RSVP:
John & Margie Barba
mbarba7984@aol.com 703-281-531
