FROM OUR PASTOR

Dear Members of St. Charles,

Last year we studied the feasibility of a Parish Community Center and initiated a strategic plan. Based on our study and the level of parish support evidenced in town meetings and parish surveys, we have established a Parish Center Committee to develop specific plans and options. We have been blessed to have Kathleen Moriarty and two faculty members from Catholic University of America’s School of Architecture donate their professional skills in the development of preliminary designs. A civil engineer has also joined our committee. We need people with experience and skill in the area of fundraising, especially with capital campaigns, to join our effort. Please be in touch with Monica Craven or call the Parish Office if you can help.

Feel the Spirit!

VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED

The Parish Center Committee is seeking parishioners with professional development experience, especially in Capital Campaigns, to fill the position of Chair of the Fundraising Subcommittee as well as serve on the committee. Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineers are also needed. To volunteer, please call or e-mail Monica Craven at 703-524-4526; arlocs@mnsinc.com.

LISTEN TO YOUR DREAMS

What are your dreams telling you? Where does the dream information come from? There are "big" and "little" dreams, but nearly all dreams -- even the scary ones -- come to help us be more in touch with our interior lives, and tell us more than we already know. August 21, 10 AM to 11:30 AM for five weeks (first session in the Parish Library), $8.00 per session. Facilitated by Sylvia Teem who, for 15 years, has studied dreams in groups, seminars and workshops. Do you want to learn more? Or if this is new to you - welcome. Limited Registration. Call the Pastoral Counseling Office at 527-5500 x15 to register.

THANK YOU! Through the kindness of the sponsors that appear, this bulletin is furnished to our Parish without charge. We feel the sponsors get good coverage with their ads, and at a relatively low cost and we urge you to patronize them. Diocesan Publications has done a fine job in publishing our weekly bulletin and we hope our present sponsors renew their ads. Also, if others are interested, please contact the Parish Office or call Diocesan Publications at 800-233-8200.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1999:

• 7:30 Parishioners
• 9:00 Marissa Yatco by Milton & Eleanor Werthmann
• 11:00 Sharon Schultz by Kate Connelly
• 1:00 Rev. Francisco Méndez de Dios (L) by Susana Moncayo
• Readings: 1 Kings 19:9a,11-13a; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33

Monday, August 9:

• 9:00 Maria Jurado by Hilda Scott
• Readings: Deuteronomy 10:12-22; Matthew 17:22-27

Tuesday, August 10:

• 9:00 Joseph Francis McNally by Mary Beth Schlilcht
• 7:30 (at the Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
• Readings: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10; John 12:24-26

Wednesday, August 11:

• 9:00 Lester J. Marier by Maurice L. Etzell
• Readings: Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Matthew 18:15-20

Thursday, August 12:

• 9:00 James Damian Roberts
• Readings: Joshua 3:7-10a,11,13-17; Matthew 18:21-19:1

Friday, August 13:

• 9:00 Thanksgiving by Hilda Scott
• Readings: Joshua 24:1-13; Matthew 19:3-12

Saturday, August 14:

• 9:00 Raymond Hobbs by Marcia Rachy
• 5:00 Carmen Saldaña by Marcia Rachy & Sandra Utter
• Readings: Joshua 24:14-29; Matthew 19:13-15

Please remember to keep in your prayers, those who are sick and those who suffer, especially: Junita Whetzel, Kathy & Mike Burke, Vincent Teano, Jill Hasty, James Kern, Robert Westbrook, Leslie Zolbe, Ralph & Eileen Bruno, Beatrice Ethelbert, Ian McGowan, Mary Fitzpatrick, Eugene Johnson, DeAndra Beck, and Berta Rosales. Let us also pray for those who have died, especially: Raul Oronao.

SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER...

DRIVERS NEEDED TO BRING SENIORS TO SUNDAY MASS:

We are looking for a couple of volunteer drivers to bring some of our neighbors from the Carlin to celebrate mass with us. Might you have time to do this twice a month? For more information, please call Jan Martin at 528-0736. Thanks!

Ministry

Since parents give life to their own children, they have the right to be recognized as the first and principal educators. They also have the duty to create a family atmosphere, filled with love and respect for God and neighbor, which favors the personal and social education of their children. What a great task the mother has! Thanks to the particularly deep bond which unites her to her child, she can draw her child close to Christ and the Church in an effective way.

-John Paul II, June 14 Homily at Lowicz

ST. CHARLES SCHOOL

Dear Friends in Christ, As we prepare for the new school year, I remind you that some of our students are in need of financial aid. With your help, they will not be deprived of a Catholic Education. No amount of money is too large or too small. Please make check payable to "St. Charles School Scholarship Fund". Tuition for one child is $2,000.00 for the school year. Thank you so much for your participation. Because of you, we continue to CELEBRATE CATHOLIC EDUCATION!

In Him, Sr. Benedict, O.S.B.

August School Calendar: The School Office will be open for registration, information and sale of Giant Certificates on August 9 - 12 (M - Thursday), August 16 - 19 (M - Thursday), and August 24 and 26 between the hours of 9:30 until 2:00 PM. Classes will begin on August 30 - September 2nd with 11:30 AM dismissal each day. The School Office telephone number is: 703-527-0608.

1999 MARRIAGE JUBILEE MASS

The 1999 Marriage Jubilee Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, October 17 at 2:30 PM at St. Mark’s Church, Vienna. Bishop Paul S. Loverde will be principal celebrant and will preside over renewal of marriage vows. All are welcome. A reception will follow the Mass. If you are celebrating your 50th or 25th wedding anniversary during calendar year 1999 and would like to attend and receive a commemorative certificate, please make reservations through our Parish Office

CALLING ALL C’YA MEMBERS, NEW AND OLD:

C’YA Town Hall Meeting and Ice Cream Social, Sunday, August 15, 1999. Come and take part as C’YA forges a path to the new millennium! A "Town Hall" meeting has been arranged to discuss the future of C’YA (St. Charles Young Adults) along with setting goals which will better define the group as a community building ministry here at St. Charles. The meeting will be preceded by an ice cream social beginning at 7 PM in the School Cafeteria. If you are interested in getting more involved, now is the time! This evening is very important for the continuing success of C’YA and I encourage all concerned to attend this meeting, and oh yes, there will be ice cream. For more information, please contact Marcie Williams at 979-8651.

IN OUR PARISH...

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

The Parish Council Neighborhood Representatives will meet on Tuesday, August 10, 1999, at 7:30 PM to discuss plans for the Parish Neighborhoods’ Mass and Party in October. Call Carolyn Gretzinger at 243-5653 for further information.

WEB TEAM MEETS THIS TUESDAY

The Web Team - the fun and creative folks who bring you the parish web site - will meet this Tuesday, August 10 at 7:30 PM. Join us in the Memorial Room of the church, which is next to the crying room. (We promise only tears of joy at our meeting.) Come and find out what we have planned for the fall or share your ideas about what you’d like to see on the St. Charles site. This week, dare to share your faith and tell someone to click on www.stcharleschurch.org.

ST. COLETTA SCHOOL COLLECTION

Next weekend, members of Porto Caravan No. 104 Order of Alhambra will be conducting their annual collection for the St. Coletta School. St. Coletta’s is a Diocesan sponsored school offering academic, religious, and vocational training for mentally disadvantaged but educable children and young adults. All funds collected are donated in their entirety to support the school operating expenses. This year’s collection is dedicated in the memory of St. Coletta Founder Hazel Hagarty. Please be generous in your support.

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES

Using the pre-printed envelopes mailed to you, speeds the process of counting the contributions each week, and also insures that your donation will be reflected in your annual statement issued at the end of the year. Be assured that donations placed in any of the envelopes included in your packet will be credited to your account. Please, no staples or tape on the envelopes. Placing the amount of your donation on the front of the envelope would be of great assistance. Thank you for using your envelope each week.

• Last Week’s Collection: $13,287.50

• Last Week’s Tithe of $1,328.75 was for our sister parishes in Cavaillon & Gros Marin, Haiti.
• This Week’s Tithe is for AFAC (Arlington Food Assistance Center).
• Next Week’s Tithe is for St. Charles Outreach.

Return to online bulletins