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April Updates

Core values survey - what does St. Charles mean to you? - posted 4/29/2008

Homily: "Sharing Bread" by Fr. Creedon from April 20, 2008 - posted 4/28/2008

Bulletin for Sunday, April 27 - posted 4/26/2008

St. Charles Cabaret fundraiser for workcamp announced for May 10 - posted 4/22/2008

Homily: "Voice of The Suffering Servant" by Fr. Creedon from April 13, 2008 - posted 4/21/2008

Recap of Peace and Justice Conference (recap from LuxuriousChoices blog)

Homily: "All Signs Proclaim New Life" by Fr. Creedon from March 30, 2008 - posted 4/11/2008

Make Your VOICE Heard on Local Issues
St. Charles is joining with 41 other faith institutions in the area to become part of VOICE (Virginians Organized for Community Engagement). VOICE promotes issues important to northern Virginians and is a part of the Industrial Areas Foundation family, which has organized successful community projects in more than 60 cities. Right now, VOICE is choosing its agenda, but we need to hear from you about the issues important to North Virginians. If you'd like to attend a listening session to let us know your issues, please contact Kristina Brzezinski, kmbrzezinski@msn.com or 703-424-1957.

Learn More About The Other Benedict Making Headlines
The Arlington Catholic Herald profiled St. Charles's Sr. Benedict Kesock.

US Papal Visit

See the Pope in DC: Popemobile Routes

April 16 - About noon - Holy Father leaves White House meeting President Bush at via East Executive Ave., travels west on Pennsylvania Ave. past Washington Circle, and then north on Rock Creek Parkway before exiting at Massachusetts Ave. for his 81st birthday lunch at the papal nunciature on Observatory Circle.

April 16 - 5:15 p.m. - Departs US Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters at 3211 Fourth St. NE and heads north on Fourth St. to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to meet with 350 bishops. You can line route along the west side of Fourth Street and on Michigan Avenue near the Basilica, but the Basilica grounds are by ticket only.

April 17 - papal Mass at Nationals Park by ticket only

April 17 - About 6:15 p.m. - departs campus of The Catholic University of America through the south side of campus, north along the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, then north on Harewood Road to the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center where he will meet with representatives of other religions. Viewing along this route is by ticket primarily for the Catholic University community.

Source: Archdiocese of Washington | See also: Metro one-day Mass Pass

Homily: "Open Wide The Doors" by Fr. Creedon from March 9, 2008 - posted 4/09/2008

April celebrant's schedule (which priest is saying Mass) - 4/07/2008

Update on Bug Fixes to Parish Website - April 1, 2008
Feeling antsy about the parish's switch to a new website hosting provider? Learn what we're doing to keep this site bug free.

March Updates

Sun., March 30 - Do not park in Truland Building lot for Mass because a special GMU event is taking place. Parking resumes there the following Sunday.

Who Should Receive Our Parish's Tithes?
St. Charles usually gives away 10 percent of the first collection at Mass. Do you know of a worthy charity we should consider as a recipient? We accept applications twice a year through March 31 and September. Learn more about the tithing application process.

Consignment Sale Raises More Than $1,000.00 for BHI
The Moms Ministry consignment sales raised $1,010 for Borromeo Housing after all consignors were paid their share of the proceeds. The funds will help support a residential program for homeless adolescent mothers and their children.

Interested in attending the Papal Mass on Thursday, April 17 at 10 AM at the new Washington Nationals Stadium?
St. Charles will hold a lottery to distribute tickets to the Papal Mass. Forms are available at the Parish Office and after all Masses the weekend of March 1-2, 2008. The lottery closes at 9 PM on Wednesday, March 5. - You must drop off the forms in person. - One entry per person. Note: the parish does not know at this time how many tickets will be made available to us.

Parishioner Edelia Miller Passed Away
The funeral service for St. Charles parishioner Edelia Miller is Thursday, March 13, at 10:30 AM in the Chapel. Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband, Emmett, and four children, all of whom graduated from St. Charles: Alice, Sandy, Emmett Jr., and Raymond.

Volunteer opportunities for March

Homily: "Healing All Dimensions" by Fr. Creedon from March 2, 2008

Homily: "I Have A Dream" by Fr. Creedon from February 17, 2008

Homily: "Free Us Of Our Idols" by Fr. Creedon from February 10, 2008

Homily: "New Year's Resolution" by Fr. Creedon from January 20, 2008

Homily: "A Banica Epiphany" by Fr. Creedon from January 13, 2008

Parish Website is Back Online
We apologize for the extended downtime of our main site. Our remote server crashed and we were forced to switch to a new service provider. We are still slowly restoring the site, and the calendar is now available along with the celebrant's schedule. To keep informed about late-breaking news, including site outages, subscribe to St. Charles news.

Interested in attending the Papal Mass on Thursday, April 17 at 10 AM at the new Washington Nationals Stadium?
St. Charles will hold a lottery to distribute tickets to the Papal Mass. Forms are available at the Parish Office and after all Masses the weekend of March 1-2, 2008. The lottery closes at 9 PM on Wednesday, March 5. - You must drop off the forms in person. - One entry per person. Note: the parish does not know at this time how many tickets will be made available to us. Update: St. Charles received 90 tickets, all of which have been assigned.

Bulletin for Sunday, January 27 - posted 1/26/2008

School Principal Job Opening Announced - posted 1/24/2008

Dorothy Celich Passed Away
Former St. Charles parishioner, Dorothy Celich, recently died at a rehabilitation center in Reston. Please remember her in your prayers.

Sunday Parking Available at Truland Building, But Not George Mason Law School
During weekend Masses, you may park in the Truland Building lots at the corner of Washington Blvd and Kirkwood Drive (3300 Washington Blvd). Enter the surface lot from Kirkwood Drive or underground parking from Washington Blvd.
Note: The Arlington campus of George Mason University has begun construction on the surface lot that previously was available to St. Charles Mass-goers on Sunday. You are no longer allowed to park there on Sundays.

Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Available

Election 2008 News and Resources
Michelle Miller, Director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Charles, read a Washington Post op-ed piece by St. Charles parishioners that she thought you might find interesting. She also highlights some current resources from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on these issues:
The Challenge of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (2 page PDF article) and
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (44 page PDF)
Stay tuned as our parish will be providing additional voting resources as they become available from the USCCB and the Virginia Catholic Conference

Parish Fiscal Year 2007 Budget from Stewardship Sunday - posted 1/21/2008

Resources for Interfaith Couples - posted 1/19/2008

Bulletin for Sunday, January 20 - posted 1/19/2008

Interfaith Ministry Email List Now Available - posted 1/19/2008

Small Faith Groups Schedule for Lent 2008 and facilitator guidelines - posted 1/19/2008

Sunday Parking No Longer Permitted at George Mason Law School
The Arlington campus of George Mason University has begun construction on the surface lot that previously was available to St. Charles Mass-goers on Sunday. You are no longer allowed to park there on Sundays.

Memorial Mass for Sedfrey Ordoñez on Jan. 19
Sedfrey Ordoñez, father of Cristina Hernandez and grandfather of Ramon and David Hernandez, died recently at his home in the Philippines. He was a lawyer who served as ambassador to the U.N. and was a crusader for human rights, serving a Chairman on the Commission of Human Rights. His memorial Mass is Saturday, January 19 at 11 AM here at St. Charles.

Camille Burruto's Sister Died
Katie Spasaro, the sister of long-time St. Charles volunteer Camille Burruto, died in Florida. Although Katie was ill for an extended time, her death was unexpected. Her funeral will be held at Holy Name Church in Washington, DC, with burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Specific dates are not yet known, but will be posted here once available.

Interfaith Family Questionnaire Results Announced - posted 1/09/2008

Eucharistic Minister schedule for January - March, 2008 - posted 1/09/2008

Bulletin for Sunday, January 13 - posted 1/08/2008

Volunteer opportunities for January - posted 1/05/2008

Bulletin for Sunday, January 6 - posted 1/04/2008

Homily: "World Day of Peace 2008" by Fr. Creedon from January 1, 2008 - posted 1/02/2008

Fr. Creedon Quoted About Virginia Tech
"Silence is overrated...we need to be able to articulate our feelings, especially our negative ones." (Source: Connection Newspapers, Jan. 2, 2008)