Seventh
Sunday of Easter
FROM OUR PASTOR
Dear St. Charles Parishioners,
On May 31st, the Feast of Pentecost, St.
Charles celebrates a Parish
Picnic in Lubber Run Park. We hope it will be a time to draw together
all the diverse dimensions of our community. This Picnic will mark the
100th Anniversary of this historic community, the first Catholic Parish
established in Arlington County. It will also be the occasion for the
parish to receive a commendation from the General Assembly of Virginia
for the witness we have offered to the larger community through our
service and action for justice. Children will enjoy the fun and families
are called to participate along with our singles and couples. Our Latino
Community is canceling the religious education classes so that they
can participate. Come, join us as we celebrate a century of Spirit!
Gerry Creedon
PS: For Conversations with Creedon on June 7 after the 6pm Mass,
I will lead a reflection on "The Holy Spirit: The Forgotten Person
of the Trinity"
Highlights at St. Charles May 24-31, 2009
- Each Sunday - Children's Liturgy of the Word at 9/11am Mass
during school year
Latin American Coro 11am room 101
Latin American Cristo Joven 11am-1pm in Room 106
Latin American Community catechesis 2pm in various rooms
Jr. High Youth & High School Youth 7pm during school year
- Sundays and Thursdays- Young Adult drop-in basketball in
the Gym Sun 4-5:30pm & Thur 8:15-10:15pm.
- Wednesdays - FREE Yoga class 10-11am in Benedict Hall
- Saturdays - 8am Scripture Sharing w/ Fr. Gerry in the Parish
Library
- Sun., May 24 - Feast of the Ascension is Transferred form
Thursday, May 21 to Sunday, May 24 in the Arlington Diocese
- Sun., May 24 - No Children's Religious Education classes
or "On the Way" or "Way" sessions today or Monday
due to the holiday weekend.
- Sun., May 24 - Social Justice Planning Meeting; 3:30pm,
Room 103
- Mon., May 25 - Memorial Day: Parish Office closed
- Tue., May 26 - Development Committee Meeting; 6:00pm, BH,
Gym, Room 103
- Fri., May 29 - Teen Bible Study; 7:30pm, Room 202
- Sun., May 31 - Registration for Fall 09-10 Religious Education
begins following 9am and 11am Masses in Benedict Hall.
- Sun., May 31 - Parish
Panic; 12 noon-5pm at Lubber Run Park
- Sun., May 31 - Monthly Pre-Cana Orientation for Engaged Couples;
7:00pm Parish Library
See the Parish online calendar for more
details and events or a list of
highlighted events
PARKING FOR WEEKEND MASS AT ST. CHARLES
-GMU has graciously allowed us to use their parking at the their bldg
at Kirkwood & Wash. Blvd. for our weekend Masses (only). Enter the
surface lot from Kirkwood or enter garage from Wash. Blvd.
-If you park in the Parish lot, you can ignore the "reserved"
signs on the weekends.
-Please do not park in fire lanes or block the priest carport
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+ MASS SCHEDULE AND READINGS +
(Daily
Readings from US Bishops' website)
Sunday, May 24, 2009: The Ascension of the Lord
7:30am Parishioners
9:00am Jose Ignacio (Birthday) (L) by Rosario Ignacio
11:00am Mary L. Serra by Manuel Serra
1:00pm Angela Campbell by Susana Moncayo
6:00pm Billie O'Brien by The Happy Hearts Club
Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Eph 4:1-13; Mk 16:15-20
Monday, May 25, 2009:
9:00am Kathleen P. McCarthy
7:30pm (Arlington Detention Center) for the Inmates
Readings Acts 19: 1-8; Jn 16:29-33
Tuesday, May 26, 2009: St. Philip Neri
9:00am Mr. Schlottach by Nancy St. Louis
Readings: Acts 20:17-27; Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday, May 27, 2009: St. Augustine of Canterbury
9:00am Olive Sergeant by Karen Sergeant
Readings: Acts 20:28-38; Jn 17:11b-19
Thursday, May 28, 2009:
9:00am Anne O'Hara by Seven Family
Readings: Acts 22:30;23:6-11; Jn 17:20-26
Friday, May 29, 2009:
9:00am Cody Badalto by F.J. Fel
Readings: Acts 25:13b-21; Jn 21:15-19
Saturday, May 30, 2009
9:00am Max Borges by Anhunt Family
Readings: Acts 28:16-20,30-31; Jn 21:20-25
Vigil for Sunday: PENTECOST SUNDAY
5:00pm Anhunt Family (L) by Anhunt Family
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor 12:3b-7,12-13; Jn 15:26-27;16:12-15
Pray for those who are sick, especially: Yolanda Moncayo,
Katrina McKenzie, Denise Bertholin, Marcia Rachy, , Gerardo Aquino,
Isabel de Converse, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bertha Zimmermann,
Chuck Morley, Jacques Picaud, Vito Giannuzzi, Robert and Lucille
O'Keefe, Charles Mauriello, Connor Cozoli, Jessy Parazzo, Marta
Johnson, Evelyn Ibrahim, Anita Alvano, Glory Sabatier, Paula Muroff.
For those who have died, especially: Aurora Hoare, Hans
Bosshardt, Rene Sterner, Brian McCoart (brother of Fr. Chuck McCoart),
and Whitney Witteman, and Rosa Maria Gomez.
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CONVERSATIONS WITH CREEDON
Our monthly discussion series with our Pastor, Fr. Gerry Creedon SUNDAY,
JUNE 7 After the 6pm Mass - Benedict Hall
"THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE FORGOTTEN PERSON OF THE TRINITY" All are welcome
- refreshments provided
St. Charles Centennial Parish Picnic
SUNDAY - MAY 31, 2009
LUBBER RUN PARK, Arlington
Noon - 5 PM
Mark Your Calendars! The parish of St. Charles will continue its
Centennial celebration by gathering together on May 31 for a potluck
picnic. It's been 5 years since parishioners, ministries and various
groups joined together to celebrate our parish family as a whole.
Come and play!
Individuals/Households/Families w/ last names beginning:
A-F will please bring a dessert
G-L will please bring an appetizer or side salad
M-R will please bring a main dish
S-Z will please bring beverages
Please bring enough to share with 10-12 people.
Volunteers are needed to help set up, plan games and clean up.
You can contact Dick and Marcie Williams at 703-979-8651 or by
email at marciamarciamarcia@att.net.
Please make a point of attending an afternoon of good food, fellowship,
games, and music.
Lubber Run Park is located near the Lubber Run Community Center
at 300 N. Park Dr & George Mason Dr. The entrance
to the park is at the intersection of N 2nd St. and N Columbus
St.
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INTENSIVE-STUDY SPANISH LANGUAGE CLASS
FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
St. Charles Parish is now offering a three-week Intensive Study Spanish
Language Class this summer. This class offers you an introduction to
the Spanish Language or review. Classes start on June 22nd three times
a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Adult classes are 9:30-11:30am
and Children classes are 2:30-5:30pm. (a minimum number of 12 children
is needed in order to have this class). Tuition fee is $125.00. If interested
please contact Araceli Manoatl amanoatl@stcharleschurch.org
or call 703-527-5500.
CATHOLIC TRIVIA
Q. What happened to Ascension Thursday?
Forty days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven by his
own power. Since the fortieth day after Easter Sunday always falls on
a Thursday, Catholics were required to go to Mass on Ascension Thursday.
However, the Vatican, at the request of the bishops of the United States,
granted permission for the date to be transferred from Thursday to the
seventh Sunday of Easter, one week before Pentecost Sunday. Now each
Catholic/ecclesiastical province in the United States has the authority
to make the transfer. Observing the Ascension on the seventh Sunday
of Easter allows for heightened celebration.
| LITURGY, PRAYER & SACRAMENTS |
TODAY IS THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION OF JESUS
A Spirituality of the Ascension
by Rev. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
The Ascension throws some important light
on the mystery of love and intimacy. What's the Ascension?
It's an event inside of the life of Jesus
and the early church, a feast- day for Christians, a theology, and a
spirituality, all woven together into one amorphous bundle of mystery
that we too seldom try to unpackage and sort out. What does the Ascension
mean?
Among other things, that the mystery of
how we touch each others's lives is strangely paradoxical in that the
wondrous life-giving power of arriving, touching another's life, speaking
words that nurture, doing actions that build up, and giving life for
another, depends also upon eventually leaving, being silent, absorbing
rather than actively doing, and giving our goodbye and death just as
we once gave our presence and our life. Presence depends too upon absence
and there's a blessing we can only give when we go away.
That's why Jesus, when bidding farewell
to his friends before his ascension, spoke these words: "It's better
for you that I go away." "You will be sad now, but your sadness
will turn to joy." "Don't cling to me, go instead to Galilee
and I will meet you there."
How might we understand these words? How
is it better that someone we love goes away? How can the sadness of
a goodbye, of a painful leaving, turn to joy?
…to continue reading this article, visit www.ronrolheiser.com
Sunday, May 31 is the Feast of Pentecost. You are encouraged
to wear red and the other colors of fire
(yellow, orange, etc) to Mass as we celebrate the coming of the Spirit.
Please keep in your prayers those adults from our community who
will be Confirmed by Bishop Loverde at the Cathedral on Pentecost, next
weekend, with other Adult Catholics across the Diocese:
Kent Christian
Trinidad Coopman
Katie Griffiths
Nicole Lee
Allison Moore
Milka Rodriguez
Maiquel Sampia de Melo
Jessica Weatherly
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: Our Thanks to SMILE Philip A. Gentry, DDS,
FAGD, Jeanette Coutin-Gentry, DDS for their support.
| FAMILY / CHILDREN / TEENS |
REGISTRATION FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Registration for religious education programs for 2009-2010 serving
children and youth will begin on Sunday, May 31 after the 9 & 11am
Masses in Benedict Hall. Our programs include the Atrium (ages 3-12),
Grade Based classes (preschool - Grade 6), On The Way (Grades 7 &
8), WAY (Grades 9-12), and Home Based classes (all levels). For children
or teens requesting sacraments, please fill out a registration form
appropriate for his/ her grade and indicate the requested sacrament
on the form. We look forward to serving your families in the coming
year!
GRADE BASED CATECHISTS NEEDED
If you are interested in sharing your faith with children, please consider
serving as a catechist or assistant catechist in our Grade Based program.
Children are grouped by grade and meet weekly during the school year.
Contact Susan Grunder, 703-527-5500 x118 or sgrunder@stcharleschurch.org
ATRIUM & CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATECHISTS NEEDED
In order to accommodate new children into our Atrium or Catechesis of
the Good Shepherd program, a Montessori based approach to religious
education, we need additional trained catechists. St. Charles will support
training of new catechists who are willing to make a commitment to teach
for at least two years. See www.cctheo.org and click on courses for
more information on days and times. See www.cgsusa.org for more information
on the Atrium. Contact Anne Marie Kaufmann, 703-527-5500x119 or akaufmann@stcharleschurch.org.
RELIGIOUS EDUC. FOR CHILDREN W/ SPECIAL NEEDS
If you have a child w/ special needs who would benefit from religious
education geared toward his or her specific situation, please join us
on June 11, 7pm in Room 103. We will hold a discussion on how best to
accommodate children with special needs and are seeking the input of
parents. If you are unable to attend and would like to share your thoughts,
please contact Anne Marie Kaufmann, akaufmann@stcharleschurch.org
or 703-527-5500x119.
WORK CAMP 2009
We currently have 22 high school students who will be serving the residents
of Frederick, Warren, Clarke and Shenandoah Counties from June 22-25
this summer completing about 100 projects for those in need within our
Diocesan community. In order to meet the Diocesan requirements, St.
Charles still needs your help. We need one at least one "contractor"
for every five teens! You don't need to be licensed or certified - we
just need the help of men and women that "know their way around
the Home Depot" - basically if you are comfortable making repairs
around the home and like hanging out with and teaching these skills
to teens. This is a great way to get involved in a tremendous Diocesan
service project that will be celebrating its 20th WorkCamp this year.
Contact Mary Pletcher at mary.pletcher@gmail.com
or Mani at mmani0903@gmail.com
for more details - and thanks for your consideration!
ENROLLMENT FOR FALL 2009 SCHOOL YEAR
Registration is still open for Kindergarten through 8th grade at St.
Charles School for the 2009-2010 school years. When a parent refers
a family to the school resulting in an enrollment, the parent gets a
voucher for $380 to be used for their child's book fee.
Did you know we have a beautiful and peaceful Catholic retreat center
"in our own backyard"? The Dominican Retreat Center in Mclean
offers a host of retreats, days of reflection and talks on many aspects
of spirituality. They also offer spiritual direction. For more information,
visit them at www.dominicanretreat.org or call (703) 356-4243.
CATHOIC INQUIRY DATES
For those who want to learn more about the Catholic faith.
6 sessions -May 14 through June 18.
Thursdays from 7-8pm in the Parish Library
(enter through the Parish Office)
All are welcome. No registration necessary
adultfaith@stcharleschurch.org
703-527-5500 x115
YOUNG ADULTS KAYAK TRIP
Saturday, June 6th 8am-7pm
Meet at the St. Charles Parking Lot
12-mile trip down the Shenandoah River outside of Front Royal. Space
is limited, so RSVP now by replying to facebook or youngadults@stcharleschurch.org.
HELPING THE HOMELESS
Saturday, June 27th
Help the Arlington Street People's Assistance Network's (ASPAN) bagged
meal and soup supper program. We need volunteers to help buy groceries,
prepare the 80 bagged meals, deliver the bagged meals at a local park.
If you are interested in participating, please e-mail Scott Brodfuehrer
at sbrodfue@gmail.com.
STAY INFORMED
To receive an invitation to join the St. C Young Adults listserv for
those in their 20s and 30s, send an email to youngadults@stcharleschurch.org
DIOCESAN YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
YAM of the Diocese of Arlington is hosting a spring hike on Saturday,
May 30th! We'll begin with Mass at 10AM in historic St. Peter's in Harper's
Ferry, WV and hike the "Maryland Heights Trail" with a stop
for lunch overlooking the town. Bring a hearty lunch, sturdy shoes,
strong legs and lots of energy! Bring your friends! Please RSVP to Kateri
at (703) 841-2550 or yam@arlingtondiocese.org
Check out our website for more information www.arlingtondiocese.org/yam
| SOCIAL SERVICES & EMERGENCY NEEDS |
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
Our Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: oatmeal, jelly,
canned fruit, vegetables, soups, pancake syrup, dried beans, rice, powdered
milk, and tuna. For our homeless clients we can use small pop-top cans
of tuna and pasta. Thank you and bless you for your continued generosity.
"JUST MATTERS" IMMIGRATION PROGRAM
St. Charles will be offering an 8-week Just Matters program, "Crossing
Borders" starting Tuesday, June 23 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in Room
104. This course will address issues of the contemporary immigration
debate, root causes of migration, the Bible and migration, common good
and solidarity, and related issues such as human trafficking. Please
contact Jo-Ann Duggan in the Parish Office at (703) 527-5500, ext. 113
or at jduggan@stcharleschurch.org.
| SOCIAL JUSTICE & ADVOCACY |
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief
Services have launched a nationwide initiative, Catholics Confront Global
Poverty. They are calling upon one million Catholics to, "defend
the life and dignity of people living in poverty throughout the world,
and urge our nation to act in response to the many faces of poverty."
The campaign asks us to advocate with them to end hunger, disease, conflict,
and other issues that affect the lives of our brothers and sisters worldwide.
For more information, and to join the campaign, visit http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/globalpoverty.
GET THE LATEST NEWS AROUND THE DIOCESE
Stay informed about the latest diocesan news and upcoming events by
visiting www.arlingtondiocese.org
or following the Arlington Diocese on Twitter! Visit www.arlingtondiocese.org
and follow us at www.twitter.com/arlingtonchurch.
On facebook? We are there too - become a fan by searching "Catholic
Diocese of Arlington."
[St. Charles is on Twitter,
too -- @stcharleschurch]
ARLINGTON DIOCESE OFFICE OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES
Many thanks to all St. Charles parishioners who have assisted the Arlington
Diocese Office of Migration and Refugee Services (www.arlingtondiocese.org/mrs/)
over the past year! This office works in our Diocese to help "Welcome
the Stranger" (documented refugees and asylees). Due to high numbers
of refugee arrivals over the past couple of months, the office desperately
needs donations of beds, boxsprings, bed frames, sofas, dining room
tables and chairs, lamps, and pots & pans in good condition/working
order. If you would like to donate any of these items to help refugees
arriving in our area, please call Kira at MRS at (703) 841-3870 or e-mail
her at k.hamrin@arlingtondiocese.org to schedule a pick-up. Thank you!
NEW JOB MINISTRY
Can you volunteer? Catholic Charities' new job ministry called CAN (Christians
Are Networking) needs volunteers who can coach job seekers in résumé
writing, interview skills, and the like; can assist with registration
and communications; will pray for the success of the program and job
seekers; and are in a position to hire or refer qualified candidates.
An informational meeting will be held for volunteers on June 4 at 7:00
pm at St. Martin de Porres Senior Center, 4650 Taney Ave., Alexandria,
VA 22304.
WORKSHOP ON ASSISTING EX-INMATES
"Assisting Ex-Inmates: When Prisoners Come Home" is a free
workshop, co-sponsored by Catholic Charities and Truro Church, about
aftercare for released prisoners. The workshop will address questions
like "Where do ex-inmates go?", "Who will help them?",
and "What do they need?" It will be held from 1:30 to 4:30
p.m. on June 7 in Burke Hall at Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral
Lane, Arlington. RSVP to Sr. Connie Parcasio, Program Director for Prison
Ministry, at (703) 841-3832 or cparcasio@ccda.net
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VICTIMS ASSISTANCE
We encourage victims/survivors and the entire Catholic community to
join us at a Mass to pray for healing for those who have been sexually
abused. The Mass will be held on June 8, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. at St. Francis
of Assisi Church, located at 18825 Fuller Heights Road in Triangle.
Bishop Paul S. Loverde will preside. For more information about the
Mass and other services offered through the Victim Assistance Ministry,
visit our website www.arlingtondiocese.org/victimassist/victim_assist.php.
| OUR PARISH TITHING & COLLECTION INFORMATION |
Our Tithe this weekend is for Just Neighbors which (www.justneighbors.org)
provides immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees
in Northern Virginia. They help immigrants escape from situations of
domestic violence, unite with their families, and gain employment authorization.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Nancy Sharpe at
(703) 979-1240 or nancy@justneighbors.org.
Bilingual English-Spanish speakers are especially welcome.
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PARISH SUPPORT - THANK YOU
LAST WEEKEND
Our Collection for the weekend of May 17 was $22,174.63
Last Week's Tithe of was for $2,040.07 was for "A Women's Home"
Last Week's 2nd Collection of $4,405.00 was for Diocesan Retired
Priest's
THIS WEEKEND
This Week's Tithe is for "Just Neighbors."
NEXT WEEKEND
Next Week's Tithe is for our Sister Parishes in Haiti.
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