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for November 18, 2007
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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
FROM THE PASTOR
Dear St. Charles Parishioners,
This weekend the parish considers its stewardship of God's Blessings.
Over the past week we have been thinking and praying about our role
in supporting St Charles' mission. We are looking at our personal resources
and considering an adjustment of our pledges to the parish offertory.
Sharing our blessings has always been a response to the Gospel. Recently
we saw Zaccheus' reaction to his encounter with Jesus. He climbed the
sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of Jesus, was surprised by the Lord's
invitation to visit his home. He decides to share half of his possessions
with the poor.
Our parish does not go that far. We share
a weekly tithe of 10 per cent. Will you consider sharing a larger
portion of your income by pledging to St Charles? If you need more information
on our program or if you would like to change to electronic giving please
be in touch with our Office and our Parish development committee, 703-527-5500.
Gerry Creedon
Highlights at St. Charles
November 11 - 18, 2007
- Sun., Nov. - 18 C'YA Sunday Night Social for
young 7:00pm; Benedict Hall
- Mon., Nov. 19 - SALT Mtg (Social Action Linking Together) 7:30pm;
Library
- Wed., Nov. 21 - Thanksgiving Meals
cooked and packaged for those in need. Help needed all day. To
help, contact Fran Hobbs 703-525-6872. 7:30pm; Benedict Hall
- Thur., Nov. 22 - Thanksgiving. Mass at 9 AM. (Parish Office closed
at noon Wed and reopens Saturday)
- Weekend of Nov. 24/25 - Our annual Giving
Tree goes up this weekend. Stop by the Giving Tree in the Church,
take a tag, and provide a gift for a child in need
- Tue., Nov. 27 - Catholic Inquiry
for those interested in learning more about the Catholic faith. 7:30pm
Parish Library
- Thur., Nov. 29 - Mom's Faith Sharing Group 7:30pm Parish Library
- Fri., Nov. 30 - Parish
Advent Wreath Making Workshop 6 PM Benedict Hall
- Fri., Nov. 30 - Bingo night at Carpenter's Shelter. colenehill@yahoo.com
See the Parish online calendar for more
details and events or a list of
highlighted events
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL SOULS
Throughout the month of November a "Book of Remembrance" is
placed in the Church on Sunday and in the Chapel during the week to
remember family and friends. Please feel free to write the names of
your loved ones.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
Baptismal instruction in English will be offered on Monday, December
3 at 7:30pm in Benedict Hall. To register, please call the Parish Office
at 703-527-5500.
ADVENT EVENING PRAYER
Mark your calendars now for our weekly Advent Evening Prayer on the
Tuesdays of Advent (Dec 4, 11, & 18). Come, relax, and pray with
Scripture, chant, and silence. All are welcome. 7:30-8:30pm each week
in the chapel. Come and be still.
+ MASS SCHEDULE AND READINGS +
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
SUNDAY, November 18, 2007: 33rd Sunday - Ordinary Time
7:30am Parishioners
9:00am Florence & Sigmund Kowal by Michael & Deborah Urban
11:00am Kate Wholey by Her family
1:00pm Isabel Aurora Chu Ambia by Silvia C. Ranno
6:00pm Michael Maxwell by James, Green, and Mary Drummond
Readings: Mal 3:19-20a; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19
Monday, November 19, 2007:
9:00am Tiffany Werthmann by The Werthmann family
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center for the Inmates)
Readings: 1 Mc1:10-15,41-43,54-57,62-63; Lk 18:35-43
Tuesday, November 20, 2007:
9:00am Terry Smith by Mario D'Ambrosio
Readings: 2 Mc 6:18-31; Lk 19:1-10
Wednesday, November 21, 2007:
9:00am Reubon Skykes by Vincent & Cheryl Koane
Readings: 2 Mc 7:1,20-31; Lk 19:11-28
Thursday, November 22, 2007:
9:00am Donald Coffield by Colette & Annette Talbot
Readings: 1 Mc 2:15-29; Lk 19:41-44
Friday, November 23, 2007:
9:00am Fr. Clement Aapengnuo (L) by Friends
Readings: 1 Mc 4:36-37,52-59; Lk 19:45-48
Saturday, November 24, 2007:
9:00am Nicholas Ignacio (L) by Rosario Ignacio
Readings: 1 Mc 6:1-13; Lk 20:27-40
Vigil for Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ The King
5:00pm James & Ann Rial (L) by Camille Burruto
Readings: 2 Sm 5:1-3; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43
Pray for those who are sick: Benjamen Memmott, Maria Robie, Temesgen
Gamacho, Teresa Zurita, Blanca Bermudez, Mary Jane Simms, Delicia Ruiz,
Margaret Carroll, Grace Elizabeth Perkins, Anna Williams, Maria Segarra-Hines
and Margie Barba.
Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: David Kimble and
Joan Rooso.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Following Masses on December 1st and 2nd, we invite you and your kids
to stop by our table at the reception desk in the Community Center to
write Christmas cards to send to students in Haiti and Kenya. We will
also be selling scarves to support the Kibara project in Nairobi after
9 & 11am Masses on Sunday. We will have cards and pens. If you want
to bring anything to include in your card, we recommend photos of your
family and fun stickers. You can also drop off cards at the Haiti box
at the rectory by December 16th to be sent out. Thank you!
ANNUAL OFFERTORY CAMPAIGN
Today at all the Masses we each took a few moments to reflect upon our
relationship with St. Charles, specifically the financial dimension
of it. If you are still reflecting, please place your card in the collection
basket or return it to the parish office once you are finished. Thank
you for your generosity.
Dear Friends In Christ,
Oktoberfest Participants, and One and all,
Together, we have done it again, under the hard work and leadership
of Angela and Allan Rowley. Congratulations, we cleared over $14,000.00.
The Lord provided the beautiful weather and the people started arriving
at 7:00am. They were greeted by our outstanding worker bees, the Watson's,
the teachers, the parents and friends of St. Charles parish and school,
plus community friends and relatives who support and love us. How
fortunate we are to be so blessed. The alums and so many people of
our past appeared before us and made us realize how many wonderful
people whose lives we have touched and enriched, especially since
the early 1970's. How blessed we are. How many lives we have touched
and encouraged them to do the same. Oktoberfest at St. Charles is
a family reunion, an event to be treasured.
Thank you one and all. In
God all things are possible. Feel the Spirit! Together we are the
Spirit, Thank You!.
In Him Always,
Sister Benedict Kesock, O.S.B., Principal
ADVENT WREATH
MAKING WORKSHOP
All are invited on Friday, November 30 at 6pm for dinner followed by
wreath making from 7-8pm. Reservations are required by Sunday, November
18 to ensure we have enough supplies, stop by the Parish Office or the
sign-up table outside of Benedict Hall. Registration is $10 or $7 if
you have your own frame. Call Germaine with any questions at 703-525-3250
or email leahyhome@aol.com.
THANKSGIVING INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE
Thanksgiving Interfaith Prayer Service will take place 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 21, 2007, at the Arlington Presbyterian Church.
The prayer service is an opportunity for members of all faith communities
to come together for a night of prayer and song. There will be a reception
after the event. Rabbi Lia Bass (Etz Hayim Synagogue) will preside.
Arlington Presbyterian Church is located at 3507 Columbia Pike. If you
have questions, e-mail Chris Ray at hoyacjray@yahoo.com
or call at (850) 529-3252. Please join us to celebrate Thanksgiving
in the manner Presidents Washington and Lincoln intended!
CONVERSATIONS WITH CREEDON
Sun Dec 3, 7pm - Benedict Hall
Refreshments Provided - All Are Welcome
AFRICA: A Continent Remembered
Join Fr. Creedon & members of our Parish Africa Committee.
CHRISTMAS EVE SINGERS & MUSICIANS NEEDED
Just like last year, we will celebrate Christmas Eve Masses at 5pm in
the Church and 5pm in the Gym. We need you! Contact Mike Leahy at 703-525-3250
or email leahyhome@aol.com.
THANKSGIVING DINNERS PREPARED AT
ST. C's
St. Charles parishioners will be cooking a complete thanksgiving dinner
for 25 families in need on Wed., Nov. 21, starting at 8:00am in Benedict
Hall. You can help in two ways: 1) Financial donations to be placed
in the "turkey containers" at the entrances of the church
and/or 2) Help prepare the dinners. Call Fran Hobbs 703-525-6872. In
addition to the cooked dinners, we are collecting Thanksgiving-type
food to help out other low-income families in our community. Please
bring canned sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn niblets, gravy, stuffing
and other NON-PERISHABLE FOOD items. They can be left in the baskets
at the church entrances or brought to the Parish Office. Thanks!
GIVING TREE
Our annual Giving Tree will go up over Thanksgiving weekend. You are
invited to take a tag and bring back a gift for a child in need. Gifts
due by Thur, Dec 13. thanks!
SPECIAL LITURGY, DECEMBER 2, 11 AM MASS
On December 2 at the 11 a.m. Mass, we welcome our friends from SPRED,
the Diocesan program for Special Religious Education, to share a wonderful
liturgy adapted for those with special needs in our community. Please
bring your family members to celebrate this liturgy as we begin the
season of Advent.
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Your last will and testament can be a lasting prayer, responding to
your faith with a gift to help pass on our faith to others. When drawing
up your will, after your family and friends have been taken care of,
please consider naming our parish as a recipient of your estate residuary.
For more information, visit the diocesan website at www.arlingtondiocese.planyourlegacy.org
or contact the Planned Giving Office at the Diocese of Arlington at
703-841-2516.
RETREAT FOR THE SERIOUSLY ILL
At Dominican Retreat House in McLean on Dec 7-9. Email info@dominicanretreat.org
703- 356-4243.
PARISH SUPPORT
- Last Week's Collection (Sunday, November 11, 2007) was $22,924.50
- Last Week's Tithe of $2,109.05 was for Project Lazarus.
- Last Week's 2nd Collection of $5,134.50 was for our Building Fund.
- This Week's 2nd collection is for the Catholic Campaign for Human
Development.
- Next Week's Tithe is for our Sister Parishes in Haiti.
Correction on Last Week's 2nd Collection $6,457.00 was for Retired
Religious.
