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Contact Person: Jim Drummond
interfaith@stcharleschurch.org

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Interfaith Seder Meal - Registration is Closed

The St. Charles Interfaith Committee has partnered with our brothers and sisters at Beth Al Synagogue in Alexandria to provide St. Charles parishoners with an opportunity to witness a Seder. The event will take place at 6:00 on April 20 at Beth Al. There are 38 parishoners signed up for the Seder and registration is now closed. Please monitor this web page for news about future events sponsored by the Interfaith Committee.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - 100th Anniversary, Jan. 18-25, 2008

American Catholic: Overview of the 100-year Anniversary of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac1207.asp

Local Events:
January 22, 2008 - Arlington Diocese participates in Prayer Service at Annandale United Methodist Church at 7:30 PM

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which has been celebrated in the United States for 100 years this year, enjoys a special observance each year in northern Virginia with a Prayer Service led by the leaders of the four member churches of the Virginia LARCUM Covenant. Each year, the four churches - Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic and United Methodist - are represented as one church hosts and another speaks. This year, our northern Virginia celebration will be hosted by Bishop Charlene Kammerer of the Virginia Conference UMC at Annandale United Methodist Church on January 22 at 7:30 p.m. The newly-installed bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America/Metro DC Synod, Bishop Richard Graham, will preach. All Christians in the northern Virginia area are invited and encouraged to attend this annual ecumenical event in northern Virginia.
Contact information for Annandale United Methodist Church: 6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale 22003, 703-256-8330; www.annandale-umc.org For more information, please contact Fr. Don Rooney, 540-373-6491.

January 20, 2008 - Washington National Cathedral. Evensong 4 PM
Homily by Mary Reath, Author Rome & Canterbury: The Elusive Search for Unity

Resources
Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute: As a ministry of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, the Mission of Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute is to promote Christian unity and interreligious dialogue in North America. http://www.geii.org/wpcu_index.htm

Interfaith Marriages Resources from St. Charles Interfaith Ministry

Previous Events - Photos and Summaries

• Open Houth of Faith (OHOF) - Invite your friends and neighbors to visit St. Charles!   On Tuesday, February 7, at 7:00 p.m., St. Charles will open its doors to the community and present “A Brief Introduction to Catholicism for All Ages.” The evening will feature short talks, a Q&A session, and a tour of the church with Fr. Charles Ukwe. Other local  faith communities hosting Open Houses include Lutheran, Methodist, Mormon, Pentecostal, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, Unitarian, and Baha'i communities. For a complete list of Open House dates, times, and places, see openhousesoffaith.org/events.htm .  For more information on the St. Charles Open House, pick up a flyer at one of the church entrances or contact interfaith@stcharleschurch.org. See also the flyer (PDF)
• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - January 18 - 25, 2006
• Miracles and Lights:  A Musical Chanukah Celebration - December 11, 2005
• Interfaith Thanksgiving Service - Members of Arlington faith communities join together for the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. This year's service was hosted by Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 2700 South 19th St., Arlington.  Several new congregations participated this year.
• Conversations with Creedon - "Progress and Obstacles in Catholic-Jewish Dialogue," September 4, 2005
• Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust:  A Dialogue Toward Consensus and Healing, May 2, 2005
• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18 - 25, 2005
• Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, November 24, 2004
  
• LARC Conference (Lutheran, Anglican and Roman Catholic), November 12-23, 2004
• Iftar Meal and Ramadan Conversation, October 22, 2004
• Our Father, Our King: An Introduction to the Music and Liturgy of the Jewish High Holidays., September 5, 2004
• A Musical Introduction to the Jewish Tradition of Sabbath Celebration, September 15, 2003
• An Introduction to the Jewish High Holidays and Passover, March 31, 2003