Bulletin
for April 29, 2007
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4th Sunday of Easter
FROM THE PASTOR
I invite you to join us this Sunday at 7:30pm in Benedict Hall for
an evening of prayer, reflection and dialogue in light of the Blacksburg
tragedy. How do we grieve? What do we learn?
The following Sunday, May 6, same time, same place, join me for
our Conversation With Creedon series. That night we will
focus on "Young Adults and the Catholic Church: Problem or Opportunity?"
Don't forget our parish celebration of Cinco de Mayo on Saturday, May
5. Always a good time.
We welcome 53 of our teens to our adult community as they recently celebrated
the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Feel the Spirit!
Gerry Creedon
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Highlights at St. Charles
April 29 - May 6, 2007
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Event
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Sun. April 29
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Non-Profit Community Services Fair after all Sunday masses starting
at 10am in Benedict Hall. Learn how you can volunteer
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Sun. April 29
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Reflecting on the Tragedy at VA Tech: An Evening of Dialogue
and Prayer. 7:30pm, Benedict Hall
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Sun. April 29
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Pre-Cana Info Session
for engaged couples. Registration required. Call the
Parish Office 703-527-5500.
7pm Upper Room
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Tue. May 1
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St. Charles Chorale Practice
this day and May 9, 15, 23, 29
7:30pm Church
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Wed. May 2
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Respect Life Committee
Meeting 7:30pm Rm 104
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Thur. May 3
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Praise & Worship
Small Groups: praise@stcharleschurch.org
7:30pm Upper Room
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Thur. May 3
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Teen Workcamp Meeting this day and May 15 and 30
7:30pm Room 202
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Fri. May 4
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St. Charles School Sports Banquet 7pm Benedict Hall
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Sat. May 5
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Cinco De Mayo party 6:30pm Gym
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Sat. May 5
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First Communion Group #1 at 5pm Mass
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Sun. May 6
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First Communion Group #2 at 9am Mass
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Sun. May 6
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Social Justice Spring
Meeting 3:30pm Room 103
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Sun. May 6
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Conversation with Fr. Creedon: Young Adults and the Catholic
Church: Problem or Opportunity? Refreshments Served.
7pm in Benedict Hall
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Reflecting on the Tragedy at VA Tech: An Evening
of Dialogue and Prayer
Sunday, April 29, 2007 7:30pm – Benedict Hall
Refreshments Provided - All Are Welcome
Making sense of the tragedy of violence and suffering, like that endured
within the VA Tech community, seems impossible. And yet, it is
within the company of each other that we can mourn, heal, and learn.
Join our Pastor Fr. Gerry Creedon in an evening of reflection, sharing,
and prayer where all voices are heard and respected.
INFANT BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
The next infant baptismal preparation meeting will be held on May 7 in
Room 103 of the Parish Center. Pre-registration is required.
Please call the Parish Office to register or for more information.
+ MASS SCHEDULE AND READINGS +
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
SUNDAY, April 29, 2007:
4th Sunday of Easter
7:30am Parishioners
9:00am Mary Rose Hurley by Casey and Mark Weiser
11:00am Luis Alberto King by Margarita Canadas
1:00pm Rosa LLerena by Evi LLerena
6:00pm Edison Zayas by The Seifart family
Readings: Acts 13:14,43-52; Rv 7:9,14b-17; Jn 10:27-30
Monday, April 30, 2007: St. Pius V
9:00am Frank Forlini Jr, by Victoria Forlini
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center for the Inmates)
Readings: Acts 11:1-18; Jn 10:1-10
Tuesday, May 1, 2007: St. Joseph the Worker
9:00am Roger P. Marquis
Readings: Acts 11:19-26; Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday, May 2, 2007: St. Athanasius
9:00am Joe & Helen Wholey by Joe & Midge Wholey
Readings: Acts 12:24-13:5a; Jn 12:44-50
Thursday, May 3, 2007: Ss. Philip and James
9:00am Adelia Lopes by Elizabeth Lope Beason
Readings: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14
Friday, May 4, 2007: First Friday
9:00am Gerald Jones by Pat Niner
Readings: Acts 13:26-33; Jn 14:1-6
Saturday, May 5, 2007: Cinco de Mayo
9:00am Raymond Calegari by Nancy & Tom Woodley
Readings: Acts 13:44-52; Jn 14;7-14
Vigil for Sunday: 5th Sunday of Easter
5:00pm Stanley Jakubowski by Stanley Jakubowski
Readings: Acts 14:21b-27; Rv 21:1-5a; Jn 13:31-33a,34-35
Pray for those who are sick: Paul Glodowski,
William Paul Campbell, Pete Miller, Bridget Serchak, Vincent Puritano,
Dick Munly, Anthony Sugameli, Nancy McGhee, Francis Budhinata, Elaine
Mordo, Mary Elaine Hughes, Vito Natrella, Vito Giannuzzi, Connie Guerrero,
Margie Barba, Joan Mason, Paddy Brennan, Janice Prisco, Michael and
Mary Catherine Kern-Herdoiza, Margaret Finocchiaro and Nelle Candia.
Let us also pray for those who have died, especially:
John Brenner, Edward Coppage and Elena de la Torre.
Rice Bowl
Lent is over, and hopefully everyone has filled up their Rice Bowls.
Please count up your money and put a check for the money you've saved
in the collection basket or give it to the parish office. You can
put the check in your Rice Bowl envelope, or write Rice Bowl in the memo
line. Please send us your donations so that we can send the money
to those living in deep poverty abroad that are so in need of help. Thank
you for your generosity!
Non-Profit Community Services Fair TODAY after Masses
CONVERSATIONS WITH CREEDON
May 6, 7pm - Benedict Hall
Refreshments Provided – All Are Welcome
Young Adults and the Catholic Church: Problem or Opportunity?
In a recent Catholic News Service article, the lack of participation
of Catholics in their 20s and 30s was cited as a serious concern by
those Catholics surveyed in a recent Gallup poll. The survey results
confirmed findings that younger Catholics tend to have a looser, more
tenuous relationship with the Church than their older counterparts.
Come and hear what some younger Catholics at St. Chares, including some
newly initiated, have to say about their faith and participation within
the Catholic tradition. Come and share your own experience.
Fr. Gerry Creedon will lead the panel discussion and all are welcome.
"MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
DURING THE ANNUAL PARISH WEBSITE USER SURVEY"
Now's your chance to influence what your parish website, StCharlesChurch.org,
will look like as we prepare to start our tenth year online. Take
the quick annual survey of visitors to our website so we can find out
what you like and what it will take to keep you coming back. Whether
you're a first-time visitor or the site is your homepage or you're somewhere
in between, take our anonymous survey next time you are online.
MOTHER'S DAY FLOWER AND CARD SALE
The AIDS Outreach Ministry
hopes that you will join us in honoring mothers here and all over the
world by purchasing flowers and cards for your favorite mothers on Mother’s
Day (Sunday, May 13th). The flowers and cards will be on sale
in Benedict Hall after the 7:30 am, 9:00 am, and 11:00 am Masses.
All proceeds will go to support the efforts of the Riara AIDS Project
in the Kibera Slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Please contact Carol Lynn
Gulino at clgulino@hotmail.com
if you have any questions.
COMING SOON WAY
Cabaret!
Come and share your talent for a good cause. Help our teens work with
the poor at summer Work Camp.
Sat. June 2, 7-9pm All talent welcome.
See flyer at entrances.
Call Germaine 703-525-3250 or leahyhome@aol.com
Dominican Retreat House, McLean VA
www.dominicanretreat.org
Email: info@dominicanretreat.org
Telephone: (703) 356-4243
May 1 - Friendship: The Key to Spiritual Growth 7-
9:00pm
May 3 - Mother-Daughter Dinner & Speaker
May 4-6 - Weekend for Men of A.A.
May 15 - Meet Fulton Sheen, Fr. Andrew Apostoli,
CFR.
9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., presentations, lunch, prayer.
May 15 - Centering Prayer 7pm
May 18-20 - Weekend for Women Theme: Peace...It is
I; do not be afraid. (John 6:20)
May 23 - Evening for Separated/Divorced
May 25-27 - Retreat for Those Facing Serious Illness
May 29 – Centering Prayer - 7pm
REFLECTION FOR THE WEEK
On the Fourth Sunday of Easter, the Acts of
the Apostles shows us Paul and Barnabas and the turmoil they
faced.. In a brief, but powerful story from John's Gospel,
Jesus offers comfort to those who follow him: “My sheep hear my
voice; I know them, and they follow me."
This is potentially a powerful week for entering into how available
Jesus is for us. He promises to be with us, to make us one with him,
even to make his home in us. The opportunity we have this week is to
accept this offer of deepening our relationship with our Lord. We do
this by beginning each day focusing our first thoughts of the day in
a simple recognition that we are not alone: "Thank you for this
day, Lord. I know you want to stay close to me, to guide me and support
me today. I need some real strength and courage to face some of the
challenges of this day. Help me to keep connecting with you throughout
this day, to remember your presence and love." This 20 second prayer
will open our day to a Lord who invites us surrender our troubles to
him.
We are rejoicing in this Easter season and asking God to shower us
with the light of salvation that John's Gospel refers to so often. Even
now, weeks after Easter, we rejoice!
From Daily Prayer at www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Prayer/.
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
Our Food Pantry is in need of the small, self-opening cans of tuna,
sausages, precooked pasta, energy/granola bars and juice boxes for our
homeless population. Thank you for your continued support of our
food pantry.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION – Mini Courses
Continuing Christian Development Institute (CCDI)
Each week 7:30-9:30pm
