Bulletin
for May 27, 2007
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Pentecost
FROM THE PASTOR
Dear St. Charles Parishioners,
Next weekend brings three important events.
1) We will celebrate the baptism of Finnian Robert Sample during the
11 am Mass.
2) We welcome Dr. Stephen Colecchi as a presenter in the Conversation
with Creedon Series, Sunday at 7:15pm in Benedict Hall. He will
address "Critical Areas of Concern for the Church's Social Mission".
Steve is a parishioner who heads the US Bishops' Dept of Peace and Justice.
3) Our youth host a Cabaret on Saturday evening to showcase their talent
as well as the talent of others in our community and to raise funds
for workcamp.
This weekend we celebrate Pentecost and our unity in the Spirit.
Feel the Spirit!
Gerry Creedon
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Highlights at St. Charles
May 27 – June 3
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Event
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Sun. May 27
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PENTECOST SUNDAY-The birthday of the Church!
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Sun. May27
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Pre-Cana Info Session for
Engaged Couples. Registration required Call the Parish
Office 703-527-5500 7:00pm, in Benedict Hall.
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Mon. May 28
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Memorial Day – School and Parish Office Closed
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Mon. May 28
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C’YA BBQ (for those 20s and 30s).
Call 202-247-0101 for more info or see web
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Wed. May 30
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Senior Adult Tea and Lunch 12:45 Benedict Hall
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Thur. May 31
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8th Grade Dinner Award
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Fri. June 1
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8th Grade Graduation Mass 7pm in the Church
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Sat. Jun 2
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C'YA Service Event (for those in their
20s and 30s). Capital Area Food Bank from 8am-12pm.
Meeting at St. C at 7:15am to carpool. Contact colenehill@yahoo.com
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Sat. Jun 2
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WAY Cabaret! Come and see all the talent! 7-9p Gym
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Sun. Jun 3
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Conversation with Creedon series
“An Overview of the Critical Areas of the Church’s
Social Mission” With Dr. Steve Collechi of the US Conference
of Catholic Bishops. 7:15pm Benedict Hall
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Sun. Jun 3
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Gospel of Life/Lecture Discussion Series 7:30 Upper Rm
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Congratulations
to our new fully initiated adults who celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation
with Bishop Loverde this weekend at the Cathedral
Meg Shreve
Dominique Wood
Sarah Grable
Alejandra Palma.
Mimi Priale will be Confirmed here at St. Charles on June 24th
at the 11am Mass. Come Holy Spirit!
SENIOR TEA – MAY 30
Please join Father O’Hara and the Circle of Caring for the next
Senior Tea on Wednesday, May 30. Father O’Hara will say
Mass at 12:00 and we will have lunch in Benedict Hall immediately following
Mass. The nursing department at Marymount University will make a presentation
on using the Heimlich Maneuver and talk about CPR. Please mark
your calendar and plan to join us. RSVP to Norma Jimeno-Canales
at 202-531-8189 or by email at njjcanales@cox.net.
+ MASS SCHEDULE AND READINGS +
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
SUNDAY, May 27, 2007: PENTECOST SUNDAY
7:30am Frank Forlini Jr by Victoria Forlini
9:00am Parishioners
11:00am Gerardo Paris by The Hittle Family
1:00pm Angela Campbell by Susana Moncayo
6:00pm John Teem by Sandra Beaubien
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor 12:3b-7,12-13; Jn 20:19-23
Monday, May 28, 2007: Memorial Day
9:00am Ellacatherine Lorden by Thomas Falvey
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center for the Inmates)
Readings: Sir 17:20-24; Mk 10:17-27
Tuesday, May 29, 2007:
9:00am Betty Campfield by Mary Biddle
Readings: Sir 35:1-12; Mk10:28-31
Wednesday, May 30, 2007:
9:00am Robert Kaye by Carol & John Shottes
Readings: Sir 36:1,4-5a,10-17; Mk 10:32-45
Thursday, May 31, 2007: The Visitation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
9:00am James Damian Roberts
Readings: Zep 3:14-18a; Lk 1:39-56
Friday, June 1, 2007:St. Justin
9:00am John Teem by St. Charles Staff
Readings: Sir 44:1,9-13; Mk 11:11-26
Saturday, June 2, 2007: Ss. Marcellinus and Peter
9:00am Mary Milligan by Sal & Natalie D’Itri
Readings: Sir 51:12cd-20; Mk 11:27-33
Vigil for Sunday: The Most Holy Trinity
5:00pm Eleanor Ingrassia by Mr/Mrs. William H. Marlow
Readings: Prv 8:22-31; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15
Pray for those who are sick: Baby Olivia Evans,
Salvatore Amato, Paddy Brennan, Connie Guerrero, Vincent Puritano, Maria
Segarra-Hines, Sr. Carmen Guerrero, Paul Glodowski, Nancy McGhee, Elaine
Mordo, Margie Barba, Michael and Mary Catherine Kern-Herdoiza, Margaret
Finocchiaro.
Let us also pray for those who have died, especially:
Ken Muhlenkamp, Nelly Candia, Jean Frances McElligott and Leona Helen
Kruzman.
WAY Cabaret! To benefit our High School Youth
WorkCamp
Saturday, June 2, 2007 7-9pm - Gym
Share Your Talents: You are never too young or too
old! Through song, dance, music, poetry/drama reading/acting,
help support the WAY teens attend Diocesan Work Camp—helping
to rebuild the homes and dignity of the poor through work and prayer.
All Performers Please Contact:
Germaine Leahy leahyhome@aol.com
or (703) 525-3250 to schedule your talent in the show; Rehearsal before
the Cabaret is: Wednesday, May 30, between 6pm-9pm in gym.
Not the performing type? - Join Us in the Audience! Support
& Celebrate the talents of our St. Charles Parish Community
CONVERSATIONS WITH CREEDON
Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 7 PM – Benedict Hall
Refreshments Provided – All Are Welcome
Fr. Gerry welcomes Dr. Stephen Colecchi
Director, Office of International Justice and Peace
US Conference of Catholic Bishops to speak on:
The US Bishops' Campaign
for Justice and Peace:
An Overview of Critical Areas of Concern
to the Church's Social Mission
Soliciting Ideas for Topics for Adult Education
The Adult Faith Formation Committee seeks ideas for its summer seminar
series for adults. What topics or themes related to your faith do
you want to learn more about? Please email your ideas to cqoneil1304@comcast.net.
Thanks!
LAST WEEK TO CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE ANNUAL PARISH WEBSITE USER
SURVEY
This is the last week to join more than 60 other who have taken the
parish website user survey.
We’d like to have 75 responses so take the quick annual survey
of visitors to our website. What’s missing online?
What should change? 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’re online. And thank
you to all who’ve participated so far.
YOUNG ADULT FAITH SHARING GROUP FORMING
A new summer faith sharing group for young adults (those in
their 20s and 30s) is opening in late June through July. Will
meet on Sunday evenings after the 6pm Mass here at the Church (7:15-8:45pm)
for 7 weeks. Space is limited. To register or for more information,
contact Kristin at 571-723-3847 or email her at kristinmarie21@msn.com.
Caring for God's Creation Today's Psalm celebrates
all of creation and we pray to the Lord to renew the face of the Earth.
We too can join this celebration by acting as faithful stewards of this
Earth that feeds, clothes, and shelters us and all peoples. Thanks
to a generous donation, St. Charles will begin changing many of our
lights to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), which use far less
energy, and last far longer, than traditional light bulbs. If
every American home replaced just one light bulb with an energy efficient
CFL, we would save enough energy to light more than 2.5 million homes
for a year and prevent greenhouse gasses equivalent to the emissions
of nearly 800,000 cars.
DESSERTS FOR DARFUR
Students from St. Charles’ Religious Education program will be
hosting a bake sale to raise money for the children of Darfur on Sunday,
June 3 after the 9am and 11am Masses. We call this event “Desserts
for Darfur!” Please stop by after Mass, choose from our selection
of delicious donuts, bodacious brownies, and chewy chocolate cookies,
and help us help others. Donations are also welcome!
WHY PRO-LIFE?
Please join the St. Charles Respect Life Committee Sunday evenings in
June for a four-part lecture series on the Church’s teachings
on life issues. Each speaker is an expert on this important subject,
and our own Father Mullins will moderate. Refreshments and copies
of John Paul II’s encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae,
The Gospel of Life, will be provided. Each lecture will start
at 7:30pm in the Upper Room, on June 3, 10, 17 and 24. Questions
are especially welcome!
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
PLEASE HELP! Our food Pantry is extremely low on the following
items: pancake mix/syrup, canned vegetables, soup, peanut butter/jelly,
pasta and sauce, powdered/canned milk as well as the pop top cans of
meats/tuna, fruit and energy/granola bars. On behalf of the many
people we are able to help with food and gift cards, we would like to
thank you for your generous donations.
DIVINE MERCY
On the weekend of June 23rd, the Icon of Divine Mercy will be visiting
our parish. This particular image is a replica of the icon of Divine
Mercy displayed in Krakow, Poland where John Paul II dedicated the whole
world to Divine Mercy. This icon will remain with us for one week,
giving us the unique opportunity to pray together as a parish for the
healing of families. Accompanying the icon, will be five smaller
replicas of the icon. These replicas will go to five families in
our parish who have agreed to pray one rosary and one Divine Mercy chaplet
each day that the icon remains in their possession. Stay tuned for
more details.
PARISH SUPPORT
- Last Week’s Collection (Sunday, May 6, 2007) was $20,722.00
- Last Week’s 2nd Collection of $5,161.50 was for Diocesan Retired
Priest’s.
- Last Week’s Tithe of $1,906.43 was for the Alliance for Housing
Solutions.
- This Week’s Tithe is for our Sister Parishes in Haiti.
- Next Week’s Tithe is for Project Lazarus.
- Next Week’s Collection is for our Building Fund.
