Dear Members of St. Charles,
St. Charles parish joins me in welcoming our new Bishop, Paul Loverde, as Ordinary of the Diocese of Arlington. He will be installed this coming Thursday. Let us pray that he may shepherd and lead our local church with courage and faith as we prepare for a new Millennium. I pledge to him the cooperation, support and hospitality of the people of St. Charles.
The Tuesday Lenten Series will focus on Capital Punishment. My Saturday Update will address “Easter and dealing with loss and grief” on the 27th. You are also welcome to join me at St. Mary’s in Fairfax on Thursday the 25th for a presentation on “How to implement the church’s Social Teaching”.
Please remember the Bishop’s Lenten Appeal!
Feel the Spirit!
ELIZABETH MINISTRIES POTLUCK
All families with young children are invited to a potluck dinner in the Cafeteria TONIGHT from 5 - 7 PM. Come meet other families who re surviving parenthood. Bring a dish and drinks: Main Dish: A-K; Salad: L-R; Desert: S-Z
ALTAR SERVERS REMINDER
Altar Servers will meet today at Noon in the Upper Room. Bring your comments on the Altar Server Manual and a smile.
RULES OF FAST AND ABSTINENCE
Those 14 years of age or older are bound to observe the law of abstinence (no meat). Those over 18 and under 60 years of age should observe the law of Fast (one normal meal and two smaller ones). Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the only days of Fast and Abstinence. The Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.
DON’T FORGET!
Daylight Savings Time begins on Easter Sunday, April 4, at 2:00 AM. Turn your clocks AHEAD one hour!
PLEASE NOTE: St. Charles Parish Office and School will be closed on Thursday, March 25th in observance of our new Bishop’s Installation.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our special thanks to the Comfort Corner Restaurant for supporting our Parish.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1999:
7:30 Parishioners
9:00 Jimmy Frangoulis by Lucy Frangoulis
11:00 John Dwight Evans by Rose Evans
1:00 Reyes & Natividad Arevalo by Marina Arevalo
Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45
Monday, March 22:
9:00 John Klein by Marcia Rachy
12:00 Mary Tarpey by Veronica Ricks
Readings: Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62; John 8:1-11
Tuesday, March 23:
9:00 Dorothy H. McGinnis by Jane McCarthy
12:00 Salvatore Cutrona by the Coleman family
7:30 (at the Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings: Numbers 21:4-9; John 8:21-30
Wednesday, March 24:
9:00 Paul Glasco by Camille Burruto
12:00 Lillian Orr by the Riguera family
Readings: Daniel 3:14-20,91-92,95; John 8:31-42
Thursday, March 25: ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
9:00 Jimmy Frangoulis by Lucy Frangoulis
12:00 Julia Ordenes by Oscar Ordenes
Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14;8:10; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38
Friday, March 26:
9:00 Harold S. Utter by Marcia Rachy
12:00 Jack Kern by Camille Burruto
Readings: Jeremiah 20:10-13; John 10:31-42
Saturday, March 27:
9:00 Gwendoline Gradoville by Savery Gradoville
5:00 Joseph L. Rachy by Marcia Rachy
Readings: Ezekiel 37:21-28; John 11:45-57
Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those who suffer, especially: Erica Danty, Lucy Velasquez, Charlie Gerstein, Berta Rosales, Irene Widlitz, Leslie Zolbe, Mary Pat Hughes, Rikki Bates, Juanita Wetzel, Ward Johnson, Kathy and Mike Burke, James Kern, and Eileen and Ralph Bruno. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: Pastor Jimenez and Peter G. Connell.
SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER...
SALT, a group of people committed to ensuring the Churches social and economic justice teachings have an influence in shaping the public policy and legislative agendas, needs assistance in designing a Web site. Especially helpful would be volunteers skilled in Web homepage design, Word for Windows 97, Front Page 98, Photo Shop, Publisher 98, and other related software. If you can assist, please call Terry Janssen at (703) 438-3881 or Bob Lavey at (703) 225-2245.
Ministry
We are called to protect human life from conception to natural death and to resist the violence of abortion, vengeance of capital punishment, the despair of euthanasia and assisted suicide. We believe every life is sacred no matter how young or how old, whatever the race, ethnicity, nationality, or physical condition of each person.
- Task Force on Catholic Social Teaching and Catholic Education
ST. CHARLES SCHOOL
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
Please visit the St. Charles Book Fair - In the St. Charles School Library - Open 9 AM to 1 PM TODAY and Sunday, March 28th.
YOUTH NEWS!
Attention WAY and On The Way... There has been a change in the calendar! The planned visit to St. Mark’s Life Teen Mass has been rescheduled for April. Instead, both WAY and On The Way will have regular meetings tonight starting at 7 PM. WAY will meet in the Youth Center till 9 PM and On The Way will meet in the Upper Room till 8:30 M.
Last call for Junior High Workcamp!! A few spaces remain for current 6th - 8th graders to be part of this exciting four-day experience with St. Mark’s. If you wish to join us, call ASAP. We also need adult volunteers to do anything from serving breakfast one morning to taking pictures to being an on-call nurse. Time commitments range from a couple hours to a full day. For more information and to sign up, call Anne Marie at 527-5500.
Are you skilled in carpentry, roofing, basic home repair, etc.? Workcamp ‘99 - a week-long outreach project for high school students to our neighbors in Luray, VA - is in need of adult volunteers to supervise and assist a teen work crew for one or more workdays from Monday 6/28 - Thursday 7/1. If you can give of your time, even if just one day, please call Anne Marie at 527-5500.
ATRIUM BAKE SALE AND COFFEE
As a part of their Lenten sacrifice, our six- to twelve-year-olds are hosting a Bake Sale and Coffee Hour after all Masses today to benefit The Heifer Project. The Heifer Project sends farm animals to support families in poor nations including Haiti. Help us by a cow!
DAY OF RECOLLECTION
All are invited to a Day of Recollection at the Dominican Retreat House in McLean on Tuesday, March 23. The day begins at 9:30 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. Our Director will be Fr. Joseph Mary Kennedy, S.J., a native of Washington who spent 30 years in India. A free will offering will be collected at the Retreat House (suggested donation, to cover operating cost, is $28.00). Transportation will be provided for those requiring it. We will meet at 9:00 AM in the parking lot at St. Charles. If you wish to attend or need more information, please all Viola Muller at 525-1060.
IN OUR PARISH
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
Lenten events continue in the parish neighborhoods. Neighborhood C’s Home Mass and food drive is scheduled for March 22 at 7:30 PM at the Milow Residence. Call Regina Trodden (524-1455) for more information. Neighborhood E’s Supper, Lecture and Outreach Project takes place on March 24. As noted correctly in the Neighborhood E newsletter, dinner is at 6:00 PM and Fr. Creedon’s talk begins at 6:30 PM. Call Monica Craven (524-4526) for details.
Reminder: Please do not forget to return the “Parish Assessment Survey” by mail or by dropping it in the collection basket or in the boxes at the entrances of the Church. You also may complete the survey on line. Visit www.stcharleschurch.org. We look forward to your response. Thank you.
ST. CHARLES LENTEN SOUP KITCHENS
During the Lenten season, St. Charles has resumed the soup kitchens. This year, we are asking the community to make their wonderful soups and breads (please bring your soups in pots ready to heat on the stove). Or, if you don’t have the time to make soup or bread, donate the cost of what you would spend to go out to eat. Proceeds will benefit Borromeo Housing. Then if your schedule permits, join us for the Lenten talks.
Soup kitchens will begin at 6:00 PM in the School Cafeteria. Soup will be served until 7:30 PM when the Jubilee Justice Lenten Talks begin.
FEATURED (REQUESTED) SOUPS
· Tuesday, March 23, 1999 - Chef’s Choice or any Legume
EASTER FLOWERS
The Parish Office is now accepting donations for Easter Flowers. If you wish to have a loved-one remembered, please include their name with your donation. For your convenience, Easter Flower Envelopes are available at the entrances to the Church. You may drop your donation in the collection basket or stop by the Parish Office. The list of those remembered will be published on Easter Sunday.
- Last Week’s Collection: $13,419.75
- Last Week’s Tithe of $1,341.98 was for St. Charles Outreach.
- Last Week’s 2nd Collection of $3,330.75 was for the American Bishops’ Overseas Appeal.
- This Week’s Tithe is for Pax Christi.
