See the Parish online calendar for more
details and events or a list of
highlighted events
INFANT BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
The next infant baptismal preparation meeting will be on July 9 in Benedict
Hall. 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, June 24, 2007: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30am James W. by Charles Butler
9:00am Juan Lagman by Rosario S. Ignacio
11:00am Gerardo Paris by The Hittle Family
1:00pm Aurelia de Moncayo by Susana Moncayo
6:00pm Parishioners
Readings: Is 49:1-6; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66,80
Monday, June 25, 2007:
9:00am Gary Stevans (L) by Mellisa Stevens Crowley
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center for the Inmates)
Readings: Gn 12:1-9; Mt 7:1-5
Tuesday, June 26, 2007:
9:00am Patricia Bargi by Anita Kartadjoemena
Readings: Gn 13:2,5-18; Mt 7:6,12-14
Wednesday, June 27, 2007: St. Cyril of Alexandria
9:00am Mr.M.Wilson by Barbara Elliott
Readings: Gn 15:1-12,17-18; Mt 7:15-20
Thursday, June 28, 2007: St. Irenaeus
9:00am Jeanne & Joe Makovich & Family (L) by
Joanne & Dick Munly
Readings: Gn 16:1-12,15-16; Mt 7:21-29
Friday, June 29, 2007: SS. Peter and Paul
9:00am Edward Coppage bv Mickey & Nancy Cook
Readings: Acts 12:1-11; 2 Tm4:6-8,17-18; Mt 16:13-19
Saturday, June 30, 2007:
9:00am Raymond, Christina and Mario Ferrara & Anthony Bannera by
Jane Ferrara
Readings: Gn 18:1-5; Mt 8:5-17
Vigil for Sunday:
5:00pm Harry Mulry by The Litzenberger Family
Readings: 1 Kgs 19:16b,19-21; Gal 5:1,13-18; Lk 9:51-62
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Pray for those who are sick: Francine Kirchner, JoAnn Romanucci, Eliecer
Obando, Michael Mengistab, Dora Grajales, Maria Segarra-Hines, Sr. Carmen
Guerrero, Nancy McGhee, Elaine Mordo, Margie Barba, Michael and Mary
Catherine Kern-Herdoiza, Margaret Finocchiaro
and Vito Natrell and William P. Campbell.
Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: Dorothy Malumby,
Milos Kubat.
TONIGHT
Ireland…Faith and Secularization
Will They Follow Europe or the U.S?
Presenter: Ambassador John Bruton
Head of the European Union Delegation of the European Commission to
the US &
Former Irish Prime Minister
Sun June 24, 2007 7:00 pm Benedict Hall
ADULT
FAITH SUMMER SPEAKERS
"For the Life of the Church--A Call to Lay Leadership"
How the role of the laity--as being essential in the life of the Church--
moved to "center stage" during the Second Vatican Council,
and how lay people were among those who made it happen
Tuesday, June 26 - Dolores Leckey
Senior Fellow at Woodstock Theological Center,
Georgetown University
"Living Life with a Catholic Imagination"
How the sacraments shape our spirituality
in the context of a materialistic culture
Thursday, July 12 - Susan M. Timony, S.T.D.
Vice-President of Education for Parish Service -EPS
Trinity College
6:30pm Refreshments - 7pm Presentation - Benedict Hall
JUNE 30th MULTICULTURAL PARTY
A call for volunteers! We need help serving food and drinks at the bar.
The more hands we have the lighter the load will be. Another way to
volunteer is by giving of your talents. Can you bake a favorite cake
or candy that just too good not to share? Or a special favorite of your
country. Bring it to share with your community! If you would like to
offer your time and talent, please call the Parish Office at 703-527-5500.
PARISH WEBSITE CHANGES DUE TO
SURVEY RESULTS
A few changes are already in place on www.stcharleschurch.org, based
on your input during last month's annual survey. Last week we discussed
some of the results where you asked for more details about events and
faster updates. We've already changed the formatting of calendar highlights
info to make it faster to update on the News and home pages. The News
page will show a month's remaining upcoming events so that the lates
ones stay on top. We're also making the celebrant's schedule available
as a PDF in addition to the current web page. This gives you a printer-friendly
version, and the PDF will be available quickly even when the updated
webpage is still under construction. Remember, keep those suggestions
coming!
OUR LADY OF FATIMA STATUE COMING TO ST. CHARLES
The International Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima Statue was recently welcomed
into the Diocese of Arlington for fifteen weeks. Check out more information
on Diocesan events at www.arlingtondiocese.org/fatima. Our Parish Family
at St. Charles has been selected to be host parish starting June 30th
until July 5th. We will be planning a celebration during this time and
anyone interested in helping can call Jan Prisco at 703-876-1937.
AFRICAN CONFLICTS 101: UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT AND MOVING TOWARDS
PEACE BUILDING
In this 6 week program our own Fr. Clement will teach us the root causes
of several conflicts on the African continent, and how these causes
can be addressed. Based on his work on conflict resolution with CRS
(Catholic Relief Services) in Northern Ghana, Fr. Clement will talk
about how to begin the process of ending conflicts and building peace.
Join us Monday evenings, starting June 25th, for what promises to be
an enlightening discussion. 7pm in 104. All are welcome. Registration
is free but please let us know you are coming. For Marisa Vertrees,
703-527-5500, ext. 126, mvertrees@stcharleschurch.org
IN SEARCH OF DEVELOPMENT TALENT
St. Charles is forming a small Development Committee which will focus
on income development for the long term health of the parish. We are
seeking volunteers who can commit to a monthly meeting and 2-4 hours
of work outside the meeting each month over a period of twelve months.
If you have experience in development or fundraising, please consider
joining us. If you are interested, please email Matt Whitaker at Mwhitaker@smartps.com.
ST. CHARLES HAS NEW CLOTHING BIN ON PREMISES
The Clothing Recycling Company work in partnership with local charities
(United Health Care, Arlington Street People's Assistance Network and
many others) to provide clothing for the homeless and the needy in the
Washington Metropolitan area. Please consider dropping your unwanted
clothing and linens in the green bin in the parking lot so that they
can be given to those in need.
DONATIONS NEEDED
The Arlington County Child and Family Service needs your help! A small
group of St. Charles parishioners are working on redesigning a playroom
for Family Services and are looking for a few more donations to help
brighten the room. We are in need of new or almost new shelves and toy-sized
storage containers. Donations can be brought to the Parish Office before
June 28 or contact Meg at meggie1982@gmail.com
to arrange a pick-up. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!
PARISH SUPPORT
1. Last Week's Collection (Sunday, June 17, 2007) was $22,259.53.
2. Last Week's Tithe of $2,047.88 was for our Sister Diocese in Banica,
Dominica Republican.
3. This Week's Tithe is for our Parishes in Haiti.
4. This Week's 2nd Collection is for "Special Kids/Special Needs."
5. Next Week's Tithe is for Project Lazarus.
6. Next Week's 2nd Collection is for our Building Fund.
