BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
The next baptismal preparation meeting will be held on December 4th
in room 103 of the Parish Center. Pre-registration is required. Please
call the Parish Office to register or for more information.
CATHOLIC INQUIRY SESSIONS
For those interested in learning more about the Catholic faith will
be held on Tues Nov. 14 and Nov. 28 at 7:30pm in the Upper Room. Our
topic on Nov. 14 will be the Mass.
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
The Book of Remembrance with the names of those who have passed before
us will be in the Church throughout the month of November. Grant our
friends and family eternal rest, O Lord.
PRAISE & WORSHIP
Everyone is Welcomed to join us for Praise & Worship nights on Nov.
16th at 7:30pm at the Church.
+ MASSES INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK +
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
SUNDAY, November 12, 2006: 32nd Sunday In Ordinary Time
7:30am Parishioners
9:00am Justina Ocenar by Tito Farrales
11:00am Martina Giusti by The Giusti & Vespa family
1:00pm Rufino Levano & Elena Sanchez by Wilfred L. Levano
6:00pm Ray Campfield by Mary Campfield
Readings: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44
Monday, November 13, 2006: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
9:00am Bishop Vincent J. MacCauley, CSC
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: Ti 1:1-9; Lk 17:1-6
Tuesday, November 14, 2006:
9:00am Phyllis Marciniak by Kate Ferguson
Readings: Ti 2:1-8,11-14; Lk 17:7-10
Wednesday, November 15, 2006: St. Albert the Great
9:00am Betty Harlow by Trudy & Ed Dervan
Readings: Ti 3:1-7; Lk 17:11-19
Thursday, November 16, 2006: St. Margaret of Scotland
9:00am Helen O'Neill by Carol & John Shottes
Readings: Phlm 7-20; Lk 17:20-25
Friday, November 17, 2006: St. Elizabeth of Hungary
9:00am James C. Dean by Margaret Dean
Readings: 2 Jn 4-9; Lk 17:26-37
Saturday, November 18, 2006: Ss. Peter and Paul
9:00am Marina Giusti by Vespa family
Readings: 3 Jn 5-8; Lk 18:1-8
Vigil for Sunday: 33rd Sunday In Ordinary Time
5:00pm Ed & Esterher Straney by Helen Jakubowski
Readings: Dn 12:1-3; Heb 10:11-14,18; Mk 13:24-32
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Pray for those who are sick: Maria Cristina Dixon, Michael and Mary
Catherine Kern Herdoiza, Riz Samora, Ron Kolstad, The Teem Family, Josefina
de La Viña, John Shirley, Gloria Ferrer, Didier Chesneau, Margaret
Finocchiaro, Diane Herbst, Rev. David L. Martin and Paul Steinmetz.
Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: Ross Farley.
PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for Bulletin submissions for Nov. 19th
& 25th editions was Friday, Nov. 10th. Deadline for Dec 3rd edition
is Nov. 22nd
CYA'S ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER
Please join CYA (those in their 20s and 30s) on November 19th at 7:00PM
in Benedict Hall for our annual Thanksgiving dinner. Please bring: A-H
Drinks, I-P side dish, Q-Z dessert, turkey will be provided.
CALLING ALL TURKEYS!
After all Masses this weekend we will be collecting from generous people
to feed twenty-five families on Thanksgiving. You can donate cash or
time. Make checks to "St. Charles Church" or call 703-525-6872
to help prepare the turkeys and trimmings on Wednesday, November 22nd.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our thanks to Arlandria Floors for their
support.
PLANNING FOR ADVENT!
ADVENT WREATH
MAKING WORKSHOP
Date: Friday, December 1
Location: Benedict Hall
Time: 6pm (SUPPER); 7-8pm (WORKSHOP)
Cost: $10.00 - Payment required with reservation
Donations for dinner will be accepted at the door.
Reservations can be made at the "Advent Wreath Table" outside
of Benedict Hall after all the Masses the weekend of Nov. 11/12 and
Nov. 18/19 or at the Parish Office.
Deadline for registration: Sunday, Nov. 19
ADVENT EVENING PRAYER
Mark your calendars now to come and relax for an hour a week.
Tuesdays December 5, 12, and 19
7:30-8:30pm in the Chapel.
Music, silence, prayer…Come and rest
"Let us all our hearts prepare for Christ to come and enter there"
WORLD AIDS DAY
The AIDS Outreach: Africa Ministry will be hosting several events over
the weekend following World AIDS Day. On Saturday, December 2nd, we
will be hosting an educational event in Benedict Hall. Susan Weissert
of the Maryknoll Sisters AIDS Task Force will be presenting an educational
session on AIDS. Please join us to learn more about the Global AIDS
issue and how we can all work to help combat AIDS and assist those suffering
from it. This event will begin at 2:00 pm. Please e-mail Carol Lynn
Gulino at clgulino@hotmail.com
with any questions.
PREPARING TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO FR. CHARLES
Fr. Charles Ukwe, OP will be heading back to Nigeria at the end of December
to teach at a seminary there. His dissertation was accepted and he will
be defending it in Rome in late November. Please keep him in your prayers.
We will be celebrating Fr. Charles in a special way on the weekend
of December 16 and 17. On Saturday evening, December 16 from 6:30-7:30pm,
all are invited to the gym to the celebrate with Fr. Charles and the
children of the parish as they reenact the "Posada" as Mary
and Joseph search for a place to rest. A reception to honor Fr. Charles
will follow at 7:30pm. Sunday, Dec 17 we will honor Fr. Charles after
all of the Sunday Masses. All are welcome to any and all events!
Folks are already asking what they can give Fr. Charles as a way to
say "thank you". Bottom line…cash or check (made out
to Fr. Charles or St. Charles) is always a winner.
COMPUTERS FOR FR. CHARLES
Are you upgrading your desktop or laptop computer and/or printer before
the end of the year? Fr. Charles will be teaching in a seminary in Nigeria
and they could use used computers (Pentium II & Higher CPUs) as
well as printers. Drop off to the Parish Office with a note attached
as to how we can reach you if we have any questions. Thanks!
PARISH WEBSITE TRAFFIC INCREASED 6% IN OCT
Last month our parish website, www.StCharlesChurch.org, averaged 475
visits per day, with the parish calendar
as the most viewed section. Other top pages included the home
page, house blessing,
celebrant's schedule, news
and the C'YA calendar--pretty much unchanged in
popularity from September. Respect
Life climbed a couple of spots among ministries to grab fourth place
behind perennial favorites C'YA/young adults, RCIA
and Education, helped in part
by an active listserv you can join to
receive announcements. In October, 84 percent of visitors reached our
site through bookmarks or by directly typing in the URL, 14 percent
came from search engines and 2 percent from links on other sites.
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS THANKSGIVING
It's that time of the year and the St. Charles Community is gearing
up for Thanksgiving. Thanks to Fran Hobbs and her wonderful group of
volunteers, 25 families will receive completely cooked Thanksgiving
Dinners. Please see October 29th, bulletin insert to see how you can
help with this project. Meanwhile, the Food Pantry is in need of Thanksgiving
food to help out other families in our area. Please bring in canned
sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, gravy, stuffing, and other NON-PERISHABLE
FOOD items. We are always overwhelmed with the generosity of the St.
Charles community and thank you for all you do to help those in need.
RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE
Abortion: Demographics and Impact please join the Respect Life Committee
on November 17 at 7:30pm in the Upper Room for a discussion with Brian
Clowes, director of research for Human Life International. A veteran
pro-life missionary, researcher, and activist, Dr. Clowes will be speaking
on the demographics and impact of abortion.
PRO-LIFE
National Night of Prayer for Life at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More,
3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington, from 9:00 p.m., Friday December 8, to
1:00 a.m. on Saturday December 9. Come for all or part of the service
and join with Catholics across four time zones in a national unity of
Eucharistic adoration and prayer for an end to abortion. For information,
call 703-379-0485.
PARISH
SUPPORT
- Last Week's Collection (Sunday, November 4, 2006) was 20,835.50.
(No Tithe).
- Last Week's 2nd Collection of $6,549.00 was for the Retread Religious.
- This Week's Tithe is for Project Lazarus.
- This Week's 2nd Collection is for our Building Fund/Debt Reduction.
- Next Week's 2nd Collection is for the Catholic Campaign for Human
Development.
Thank you for your continued generosity!
