Dear Members of St. Charles,
This weekend, 62 children from our Latin American community at St. Charles will make their First Holy Communion. This is a sign of Pentecost. When the Spirit descended on the early church each heard the message in their own language. The many cultures of our hemisphere are united in common faith in the one spirit, eating the Bread of Life. Let us pray that the ethnic violence and the death of civilians be ended in the Balkans through the reconciling Power of the Spirit of Peace.
Feel the Spirit,
P.S. We need some more Ushers at the 5 PM, 7:30 & 9 AM Masses. Call the Office.
P.P.S. I hope you kept last Sunday’s Post Outlook Section. It contains an excellent article by Fr. Bryon Hehir on the Just War Tradition and Kosovo.
HAITI PARISH TWINNING PROGRAM ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
This year marks the twentieth year that the Haiti Parish Twinning Program (HPTP) has been affording Catholic laity as well as clergy the opportunity to cultivate relationships and solidarity with the poor and to develop fellowship in the full meaning of Vatican II. Certainly completing twenty years of service is a fitting time for all of us to celebrate: a time to review the progress made and to imagine the future. The date for the Washington/Baltimore Area Haiti Parish Twinning Program Twentieth Anniversary Celebration is Saturday, June 5, 1999. The address for this event is 900 N. Stafford St., Arl., VA. Registration will be from 2 - 2:30 PM. The day will consist of workshops and information sharing. A dinner at 6 PM will conclude the day’s activities. There is no charge for this event. Donations for dinner will be accepted. For more information (& reservations - sitting is limited), call Pat Neuman at 522-3525.
BONE MARROW DONOR INFORMATION
Thank you for your generous and caring response to help 12-year-old Leslie Zolbe find a bone marrow donor match. If the bone marrow drives listed on the flyer were not convenient for you, please call Colleen & Scott Dykema at 527-0624 for additional locations. Please continue to pray for Leslie and all those awaiting transplants.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our special thanks to Matthew D. Brady, Financial Advisor for supporting our Parish.
SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999: PENTECOST SUNDAY
- 7:30 Parishioners
- 9:00 Clara Kirchgessner by Louise Montavon
- 11:00 Rose & Frank D’Ambrosio by Mario D’Ambrosio
- 1:00 Angela Campbell by Susana Moncayo
- Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7,12-13; John 20:19-23
Monday, May 24:
- 9:00 the Smith family by Mrs. Smith
- Readings: Sirach 17:24-29; Mark 10:17-27
Tuesday, May 25:
- 9:00 Kathleen P. McCarthy
- 7:30 (at the Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
- Readings: Sirach 35:1-12; Mark 19:28-31
Wednesday, May 26:
- 9:00 Ida Rodriguez by April Garcia
- Readings: Sirach 36:1,4-5a,10-17; Mark 10:32-45
Thursday, May 27:
- 9:00 Hazel Hagarty by Francine von Bernewitz
- Readings: Sirach 42:15-25; Mark 10:46-52
Friday, May 28:
- 9:00 Deceased members of the Doran family by Catherine D. Kennedy
- Readings: Sirach 44:1,9-13; Mark 11:11-26
Saturday, May 29:
- 9:00 Dolores Ablaza-Osmena by Annabelle O. Nelson
- 5:00 Jerome Peter Moyer by Betsy Moyer
- Readings: Sirach 51:12-20; Mark 11:27-33
Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those who suffer, especially: Angelina Fazio, Janice Prisco, Eleanor Werthman, Agustin Carvajal, Kate Downes, Charlie Dyer, Jim Macary, Ruth Pack, Martha Hope, Kathleen Lesnick, Stan Suyat, Maria Chumpitaz, Sharon Baber, Kenneth Byram, Lucy Velasquez, Charlie Gerstein, Erica Danty, 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: Catherine Reinhart.
SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER...
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Office at 527-5500.
Our next Haiti Committee meeting will be Tuesday, May 25 at 7:30 PM in the Parish Library. Come and learn more about our sister parishes in Cavaillon and Gros Marin. Need more information? Call Josephine Lee at 522-5320 or Brian Francis at 812-8656.
Ministry
The pro-life concern must be present in every aspect of the Church’s pastoral activity. It is my fervent hope that your meeting will signal the commitment of the whole Catholic community to implement the teaching of Living the Gospel of life ... and that it will strengthen the resolve of many people to continue their generous and tireless efforts.
- - Message from Pope John Paul II to Cardinal William Keeler, presented at beginning of “In God’s Image”, a pro-life leadership convocation, March 3-5, 1999
Youth Mass this Sunday, May 23 at 6 p.m. in the chapel. Join other youth of the parish as we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost!
After Mass all 7th and 8th graders are invited for pizza, fun, and friendship in the Upper Room from 7-8:30 p.m. All high school aged youth are invited to WAY in the Youth Center from 7-9 p.m.
Summer Softball ... the Arlington Diocese has a high school summer co-ed softball league. If you have played softball or baseball or want to learn how and have fun at the same time, then join St. Charles’s summer softball team! All girls and boys currently in grades 8-12 are invited to join. To sign up or for more information, call Anne Marie at 527-5500 ext. 26.
Adult volunteer contractors needed for Workcamp ‘99!! If you have experience with carpentry, plumbing, electrical wiring, or basic home repair, then consider joining three teens and two adult volunteers from St. Charles for all or part of their work week in Luray, VA. Volunteer contractors help supervise and instruct teen work crews during the week. If you are available one or more days from Monday, June 28 through Thursday, July 1, please call John at 294-6581 or Anne Marie at 527-5500.
C’YA FAMILY WEEKEND/BIRTHDAY PARTY
C’YA turns 7-years-old this summer and is celebrating their birthday with a weekend full of fun, food and family.
Parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, cousins and friends of C’YA are invited to join in as we toast our longevity and show off the great community of young adults that we have here at St. Charles. Whether your family members are I town or not, we hope that anyone or everyone interested in C’YA comes out to join us in the weekend’s festivities.
A schedule of events will be posted in June’s Scroll, but if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Marcie Williams at (703) 979-8651.
P.S. If you have any pictures from past events, please bring them to Friday’s Wine and Cheese party. Thanks.
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
Thanks to everyone who submitted nominations for Parish Council Neighborhood Representatives.
After speaking with the potential candidates to ascertain their interest in serving, we are pleased that the following parishioners have stepped forward to represent our parish on the Council: Neighborhood C - Dale and Bill Anhut; Neighborhood D - Monica Beaston; and Neighborhood F - Angela and Allan Rowley.
Since only one candidate/co-candidates in each Neighborhood agreed to serve, we recommend that the formal election that had been planned is not necessary this year. Unless new and willing nominees present themselves before our next meeting, the Council intends to endorse the identified candidates (listed above) at our June meeting. A transition period that will include coordinating with the outgoing Representatives and participating in an orientation session will take place over the summer.
In another action, Carolyn M. Gretzinger was unanimously and wholeheartedly reelected as Council Chair at our April meeting. Under the rules of the Council, that left Neighborhood B representation open. After contacting several Neighborhood B residents about their interest in the position, the Council voted unanimously (during the May meeting) to endorse Mark Pando to fill out the remainder of Carolyn’s term as Neighborhood B Representative.
FAITH UPDATE -
LUTHERAN/CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
Fr. Bill Schardt, pastor at St. Ann’s and Pastor Scott Ickert, Resurrection Lutheran will update us on the progress of the ecumenical dialogue that is presently going on in our church. You may be surprised at what you hear! Come with questions, curiosity, desire for unity, or concerns. Find out our likenesses and differences. JUNE 2, 7:30 PM, in the chapel.
- Last Week’s Collection: $10,746.50
- Last Week’s Tithe of $1,304.20 was for the Arlington Free Clinic.
- This Week’s Tithe is for the Good News Jail Ministry.
