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for October 8, 2006
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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
FROM OUR PASTOR
Dear St. Charles Parishioners,
This past Sunday we held a highly provocative conversation on faith
and persons with disabilities. The need for dignity, inclusion, and
respect were emphasized. We welcome the challenge to become more sensitive
and accessible as a community. I am delighted to announce the inception
of religious education for children with special needs.
The showing of "An Inconvenient Truth" was another call to
responsibility for our environment. St Charles takes the step of recycling
at our Parish Center. On a personal level you are encouraged to walk
to church and add a carbon-dioxide free pilgrimage to your Sabbath.
Peace, Gerry Creedon
Highlights at St. Charles Oct 9-15
Date Event Time Loc.
Mon. Oct 9 Columbus Day - Parish Office & School Closed
Wed. Oct 11 Social Justice Meeting 7:30pm Library
Thu. Oct 12 Haiti Committee Meting 7:30pm 103
Sat. Oct 14 R.E. Welcome Back Dinner 6:00pm Ben Hall
Sat. Oct 14 On The Way Open Gym & Movie 7:30pm Gym
Sun. Oct 15 C'YA Sunday Night Social for young adult in their 20s and
30s 7:00pm Ben Hall
See the Parish online calendar for more details and events at:www.stcharleschurch.org/calendar
YOUTH/FAMILIES TO BAKE COOKIES FOR KARIOS
The Stand True youth, respecting all life, will be collecting cookies
for the residents of Fluvana Correctional Center for Women to participate
in a retreat program that brings them the love & mercy of God, the
grace of forgiveness & some sense of personal worth. Jesus loves
us all & encourages us to visit the imprisoned. This is a small
way of doing exactly this. Our cookies are a message of hope, love &
caring for those imprisoned & can make a profound difference. Please
no raisins/dried-fruit/coconut/toppings/
No icing/candy as required by prison rules. You can use chocolate &
butterscotch chips. Cookies should be 2 to 2 ½ inches in size.
Please place each dozen in 1-quart zip-lock bag, label with cookie type
and drop at the St. Charles Parish Office by 3pm on Sunday, Oct 8. Please
contact Twila Gavin with any questions at (703)350-4566 or gavinfamily@comcast.net.
FR. GERRY NEEDS YOU!
--We are looking for someone to help take Fr. Gerry's weekly written
homilies and get them ready to put on the web each week. General editing
needed. Can be done from home.
--We are also looking for an HTML programmer to help put his homilies
on the web each week. Can also be done from home.
Can you help? Contact Michelle at the parish
703-527-5500 x115 or email adultfaith@stcharleschurch.org
SUNDAY, October 8, 2006: 27th Sunday In Ordinary Time
7:30am Ricardo Gonzalez by Hilda Munoz
9:00am Jerome Meany & Alba Lenci by Holly Rathel & Derek Nisco
11:00am Parishioners
1:00pm Lupe Escalera by Lupe Escalera
6:00pm Marge North by Pat McBride
Readings: Gn 2:18-24; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16
Monday, October 9, 2006:
9:00am Sonio Y Antonio (L) by Kathy Chan & Bernadette Bretana
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: Gal 1:6-12; Lk 10:25-37
Tuesday, October 10, 2006:
9:00am Mario Ocenar by Tito Farrales
Readings: Gal 1:13-24; Lk 10:38-42
Wednesday, October 11, 2006:
9:00am Donald & Cecilia McLaren by Helena & Teresa Moreno
Readings: Gal 2:1-2,7-14; Lk11:1-4
Thursday, October 12, 2006:
9:00am Danny Frank by Leslee Bollea
Readings: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 11:5-13
Friday, October 13, 2006:
9:00am Mr & Mrs. Eusebio Gregorio by Dick & Perlita Digo
Readings: Gal 3:7-14; Lk 11:15-26
Saturday, October 14, 2006:
9:00am James C. Dean by Margaret Dean
Readings: Gal 3:22-29; Lk 11:27-28
Vigil for Sunday: 28th Sunday In Ordinary Time
5:00pm Jo Jakubowski by Helen Jakubowski
Readings: Wis 7:7-11; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30
Pray for those who are sick: Rita Mideros, Albino Gothong, Kathy Facciolo,
Donald Goff, Didier Chesneau, Janice Prisco, Mishael Sigler, Connie
Natale, Margaret Finocchiaro, Diane Herbst, Michael Herdoiza, Mary Catherine
Kern-Herdoiza, Iluminada Brinkley and Michelle Miller. Let us also pray
for those who have died, especially: Maruja Villamizar, Dorothy Schmadel
and Murielle Chandler.
GET THE BEST OF THE PARISH IN YOUR INBOX
You can now receive a monthly e-mail featuring the top events coming
up on the parish calendar to ensure your favorites get on your own calendar.
This free service is one of eight different e-mail lists you can join
through StCharlesChurch.org so sign up today. Other e-newsletters (listservs)
include our prayer tree, young adults, social justice, volunteer opportunities,
respect life, Web Team, and Praise & Worship. Your address won't
be shared with others and each message includes instructions for unsubscribing.
Note: Those who signed up at the Ministries Fair should have received
notification (if we could read your writing!) so check your inbox including
any bulk/junk folders or sign up again on the parish site.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Mark J. Monaco, ESQ Immigration
Attorney for his support.
OKTOBERFEST - OCT 21
Time to clean out the attic and basement!!!
It's that time of the year again, Oktoberfest is only 2 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 your 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. Event is rain
or shine. Call Allan or Angela Rowley at 703-289-9733 or email rowley5@cox.net.
BEREAVEMENT GATHERINGS
Has someone you cared have died last year or so? For those who have
lost someone dear to them, the St. Charles Bereavement team will facilitate
two sessions on living through grief and finding hope followed by the
parish's annual Mass of Remembrance. Register for the 2 sessions: Oct
19, Oct 26, Thursday night 7:00-9:00 pm in the Parish Library. These
are open to all, not only those who have lost a spouse. Call Jean Sweeney
at 703-685-7410 or Peter Dirr 703-237-0627. All are invited to the Mass
for Remembrance on All Souls Day in the Church 7:30 pm.
CALLING ALL PARENTS
We are thinking of beginning a small faith sharing group for parents.
Interested? Contact Bonnie at 703-979-4042
OPEN HOUSE FOR GRADE BASED RE
A reminder to all parents with children enrolled in the Sunday morning
Grade Based Classes that there will be an Open House on Sunday, Oct.
15 beginning at 10:10 a.m. in the Gym. After a brief presentation, parents
are invited to visit their children's classrooms.
FAMILY WELCOME BACK NIGHT
Mark your calendars for a family night of pizza, music, and card-marking
for the homebound on Saturday, October 14 from 6-8 p.m. in Benedict
Hall. Award winning children's vocalist, Don Bridges, will share Christian
music following dinner. Please RSVP to Anne Marie at akaufmann@stcharleschurch.org
or 703-527-5500 x119 by Oct. 10. $5 donation per family at the door.
HIGH SCHOOL RALLY
Come live the Word and join the fun on Sunday, October 15 for the annual
diocesan high school Rally--a day of inspirational talks and music,
including Stellar Kart, an amazing Christian band from Nashville. Meet
at 11am in the George Mason Law Center parking lot and return at 9pm
to the St. Charles lot. Permission slip and $25 are due no later than
Oct. 9. Pre-registration required before attending. For more info, go
to www.arlingtoncatholiceyouth.org, and go to www.stcharleschurch.org
to download a permission slip, or contact Anne Marie 703-527-5500 x119,
akaufmann@stcharleschurch.org.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES
Faculty Midday Lectures at Washington Theological Union
www.wtu.edu 202-726-8800 FREE
Mass 11:50am, Brownbag lunch and presentation 12:45pm
Wed Oct 11 - "Euchartist of Ethics" presented by Sr. Theresa
Koernke, IHM, Ph.D.
Wed Nov 8 - "Christian Life in a World of Change: Lessons from
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin" presented by Sr. Ilia Delio, OSF, Ph.D.
New Light Lectures in Theology
At George Mason High School from 7:30-9:30pm
703-532-3109 Sug. donation for each or $35 for 3 talks
Tues Oct 10 - "Karl Rahner as Spiritual Master" presented
by Rev. John Burkhard, OFM CONV.
Tues Oct 17 - "Euchartist of Ethics" presented by Sr. Theresa
Koernke, IHM, Ph.D.
Tues Oct 24 - "God of the Future" presented by Rev. Donald
Buggert, Carm.
Christian Development Institute (CCDI)
CCDIofVA@aol.com, or (703) 941-4329. 7:30-9:30pm
Tuesdays beginning November 7th for 3-weeks: "Issues and Challenges
Facing the Church after Vatican Council II by Dr. Bill Tobin at St.
Anne, Arl.
Wednesdays beginning Nov 8th for 4-weeks "The Message and Meaning
of St. Luke's Gospel" by Dr. Joseph E. Jensen (Catholic Biblical
Association).
Wednesdays beginning Nov 8th for 3-weeks "Jesus and His Church"
by Dr. William J. Tobin at St. Anthony, Falls Church. Call for discounted
seminar costs.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
The next baptismal preparation meeting will be held on November 6th
in room 103 of the Parish Center. Pre-registration is required. Please
call the Parish Office to register or for more information.
BORROMEO HOUSING UPCOMING EVENTS
Borromeo Housing is pleased to invite our friends at St. Charles to
two upcoming events! On Saturday, October 14th, we will be holding an
open house and celebration at 3009 North 1St Rd, from 4pm to 7pm. On
Saturday, November 18th (BHI), will once again lead a group down to
the National Mall for Fannie Mae's annual Help the Homeless Walk. If
you are interested in attending our upcoming events, please contact
BHI director, Joy Myers at joyleahmyers@yahoo.com, or 703-841-0139.
See you there!
PARISH SUPPORT
· Last Week's Collection (Sunday, October 1, 2006) was $21,199.33.
· Last Week's Tithe of $$1,950.34 was for Catholic for Housing.
· Last Week's 2nd Collection of $4,891.00 was for our Building
Fund/Debt Reduction.
· This Week's Tithe is for Project Lazarus.
· Next Week's Tithe is for Borromeo Housing, Inc.
