Bulletin
for May 25, 2008
Corpus Christi
FROM THE PASTOR
Dear St. Charles Parishioners,
On the feast of Corpus Christi we welcome the final group of First
Communicants to the Lord's Table at the 1pm Mass. "Because the
loaf is one, we though many are one body, for we all partake of the
one loaf." I am saddened to learn that one of our Latino children
cannot make her first Communion with us because she and her family
have been recently deported. I make my own a statement from Bishop
Loverde's letter Immigration
and Our Common Destiny (PDF): "We must go beyond an enforcement-only
approach by examining and addressing the root causes of migration."
(See the Arlington Diocesan website for full statement). May the Eucharist
strengthen our realization of Christ's presence and our call to solidarity
as one body of the Lord.
Bishop Loverde has asked all parishes to take up a collection for
the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China.
He quotes Pope Benedict on his recent visit "America has traditionally
shown herself generous in meeting immediate human needs…"
In that spirit, Bishop Loverde and I ask you to give generously to
the second collection next weekend.
Feel the Spirit,
Gerry Creedon
PS. We need more volunteers from St. Charles to participate in VOICE,
(Northern) Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement.
This is a community organizing effort of Christians, Jews and Muslims
of the region to combat injustice, especially in the areas of housing
and immigration. Call Marisa Vertrees 703-527-5500 at the Parish Office.
Highlights at St. Charles May 25 - May 31, 2008
- Sun., May 25 - 1st communions for the Latino community at
the 1pm Mass
- Pre-Cana info Session for Engaged Couples-Registration Required,
7:00pm; Benedict Hall
- Mon., May 26 - Memorial Day - Parish Office & School Closed
- Tue. May 27 Development Committee Meeting, 7:00pm; Parish Library
- Thur. May 29 School 8th Grade Award Dinner, 6:30pm; Benedict Hall
- Fri May 30 St. Charles School Kindergarden Finale at 10am
- St. Charles School 8th grade graduation 7pm with reception
See the Parish online calendar for more
details and events or a list of
highlighted events
PASS IT ON!
Your Catholic Heritage is a blessing you can share with future generations
pass it on! Consider making a bequest to St. Charles Borromeo parish
in your will. For more information call the diocesan Planned Giving
Office at 703-841-2516 or visit www.arlingontdiocese.planyourlegacy.org
NOTE: WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL 2ND COLLECTION ON MAY 30/JUNE 1 FOR
THE CYCLONE VICTIMS IN MYANMAR AND THE EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA.
+ MASS SCHEDULE AND READINGS +
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
Sunday, May 25, 2008: The Body and Blood of Christ
7:30am Kathleen P. McCarthy, Jr.
9:00am Halina Wasowski by Mary Biddle
11:00am Parishioners
1:00pm Walter Rivero by Nuria Rivero
6:00pm Charles Day by Patricia Weth
Readings: Dt 8:2-3,14b-16a; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58
Monday, May 26, 2008
9:00am Ana Maria Clark (L) by Jay McCann
Readings 1 Pt 1:3-9; Mk 10:17-27
Tuesday, May 27, 2008:
9:00am Mary Herlihy (L) by John Riwaldt
Readings: 1 Pt 1:10-16; Mk 10:28-31
Wednesday, May 28, 2008:
9:00am Nina M. Kane by Mary Kane
Readings: 1 Pt 1:18-25; Mk 10:32-45
Thursday, May 29, 2008
9:00am Thomas A. Dean by Dale Dean
Readings: 1 Pt 2:2-5,9-12; Mk 10:46-52
Friday, May, 30 2008 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
9:00am Catherine Biddle by Ed & Mary Biddle
Readings: Dt 7:6-11; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30
Saturday, May 31, 2008 Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9:00am Monica, al Pauso Gutierrez by
McTyre & Gutierrez Families
Readings: Zep 3:14-18a; or Rom 12:9-16, Lk 1:39-56
Vigil for Sunday: Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:00pm James Bumbalo, MD by
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Grimmelbein III
Readings: Dt 11:18,26-28,32; Rom 3:21-25,28; Mt 7:21-27
Pray for those who are sick, especially: Reveley Lee, Hala LeBett,
Vita Rizzuto, Julius Canales, Dina Hernandez, James Kinball, Robert
Giusti, Elvira Samson Delfin, Henry Sanchez Preciado, Mary Burke, Cornelious
Creedon, Margaret Finocchiaro, Grace Elizabeth Perkins, Maria Segarra-Hines,
Margie Barba, Anne Tripp, Maria Chau, Harold O'Keefe, Evelyn Ibrahim,
Jessy Parazzp, and Josefina de la Viña.
Marymount/St. Charles Free Nurse-Managed Health Center
Selected Sundays at 2:30pm. English & Spanish
- Sun., June 1 - Blood Pressure Screening Rm 101
- Sun., June 8 - Sun Safety Rm 103
DID
YOU KNOW?
St. Charles Church has an advocacy listserv to keep you up to date on
local, state, national and international issues that may be of interest
to the Catholic Community. We keep you posted on alerts from Catholic
Relief Services and the US Catholic Conference of Bishops, and from
local groups such as Arlington Interfaith Council and cover topics such
as poverty, immigration and life issues. If you're interested, send
an e-mail to justice@stcharleschurch.org with your e-mail address, and
you'll be added to our listserv.
FR. GERRY'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY
OF ORDINATION
Our community will be celebrating Fr. Gerry Creedon's 40th Ordination
Anniversary with 5pm Mass and Dinner on Sat June 14, AND receptions
after Masses on Sun June 15. For Saturday night dinner, members of the
St. Charles Community are asked to please RSVP by May 25 to Michelle
Miller at adultfaith@stcharleschurch.org
or 703-527-5500 x115. Seating is limited. Members of the St. Charles
Community are invited to help host this event by bringing a dessert,
plated and in bite-size pieces, and/or making a financial donation towards
the party. As always, your generous gifts of time, talent, and treasure
are greatly appreciated! Volunteers are asked to contact Michelle above.
FLOCKS OF FUN FUNDRAISER FOR HIGH SCHOOL WORKCAMP
Celebrate any and all occasions by letting the Workcamp Teens place
a flock of pink flamingos on the lawn of your choice for just $20. Pick
up a flyer at the church entrances or email laaspin@comcast.net for
details. Available only until June 15th so be the first one on your
block to grow flamingos on the lawn!
IS YOUR MARRIAGE IN TROUBLE?
Retrouvaille can help! Please call (703) 351-7211 or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com.
REGISTRATION FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Registration for children and youth ministry programs is now underway.
If you have children or teens, please stop by the parish office or go
online to download registration forms for 2008-09. We also need catechists
to teach on both Mondays, 5-6 pm and Sundays, 10:10-10:55 am. Please
contact Anne Marie Kaufmann, akaufmann@stcharleschurch.org or 703-527-5500
x119.
CALLING ALL LAPTOPS
If you have a laptop of Pentium 3 or higher and would like to donate
it, please contact Jessica at the Diocese Migration and Refugee Services
Office 703-841-3871. Contributions are tax-deductible and, for our students,
priceless. We also need SAT pre materials and welcome practice tests,
manuals, flash-cards, and TOEFL books as well.
WHEN EMERGENCY STRIKES!
Will you know what to do? Red Cross CPR and First Aid Training coming
to you! HERE AT SAINT CHARLES
Beginning June 14, the 2nd Sat of each month.
Please visit our website at www.onthescenetraining.com for or email
us at onthescenetraining@yahoo.com. Hurry, registration ends May 31st
2008.
RAISE YOUR VOICE
We are in need of volunteers to support VOICE (Virginians Organized
for Interfaith Community Engagement) which is a chapter of the Industrial
Areas Foundation, a faith-based community organizing project. St. Charles
is a member of VOICE, which will be working over the summer on ways
to combat inadequate housing, homelessness, and anti-immigrant laws
in Northern Virginia. We need volunteers to help spread the word, and
to help us research some of these issues! If you are interested, please
contact Marisa Vertrees, mvertrees@stcharleschurch.org, (703) 527-5500,
ext. 126.
ADOPTION INFORMATION MEETINGS
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington will hold Adoption Information
Meetings in Burke on 6/12 from 6-8:30pm for $20.00. Please call 703-425-0100
to register. (The meeting will be conducted in English but for those
who speak only Spanish, please call the office and ask for the Latina
social worker.)
VOLUNTEER AT HOSPICE SUMMER CAMP
Friday, August 1 - Sunday, August 3, 2008 at Camp Ramblewood, 30 minutes
north of Baltimore
Capital Hospice is looking for adult volunteers for its 2008 Weekend
Camp for children, teens and adults who are grieving the loss of a loved
one. Young adult men are particularly needed to match up with our male
campers. No experience is necessary, but a mandatory four-hour training
session is required. Volunteer deadline is May 30th. contact: Verna
Williams 703-538-2045 or vwilliams@capitalhospice.org.
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Catholic Campus Ministry at GMU is hosting a BBQ on Thur. June 5 at
6:30pm at the Bellermine Chapel at 4515 Roberts Rd. near campus. The
Catholic student center will be open 7-10pm each Thur in June and July.
Call 703-425-0022 for more info or www.gmuccm.org
PARISH SUPPORT
1. Due to illness in the Parish Office, the financial numbers for last
weekend will be reported next week.
2. The Tithe for this weekend is for So Others Might East (SOME).
3. The 2nd Collection this week is for the Diocesan Retired Priests.
4. The Tithe for next weekend is for Haiti.
