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Neighborhood Archives

Archived information previously found on the main Neighborhood webpages.

Neighborhood A/B Archive

Contents

• The News Bee (neighborhood newsletter):
  • Spring 1999
  • May 1998
  • Special Edition: "Gerry Creedon Celebrates 30 Years as a Catholic Priest"
• Mission Statement (1999-2000)
• Meeting and Event Schedule
• Pictures from Past Events

Mission Statement (1999-2000)

Neighborhood A/B seeks to organize and implement programs that respond to residents' needs in each of the four major areas covered by the St. Charles Parish Neighborhood Mission Statement. These areas are: Hospitality, Outreach, Meditation/Prayer/Liturgy and Education.

In pursuit of our mission, Neighborhood A/B has formulated the following objectives for 1999-2000:

1. To organize and execute three all-neighborhood activities.
2. To participate in the Parish Neighborhoods' Mass and Party.
3. To participate in the Parish Volunteer Fair to identify new volunteers.
4. To organize a welcome activity (such as a reception) for new Neighborhood A/B residents.
5. To publish four issues of "The News Bee" newsletter (both hard copy and on line versions).

1. To visit Neighborhood B's homebound and Arlington Manor residents at least once a month.
2. To continue to provide services to the homebound/ill, including assistance with shopping/errands, transportation and reading to the blind.
3. To sponsor at least two community outreach projects.
4. To monitor affordable housing issues in the area.
5. To field a team of Neighborhood A/B residents to take part in a Habitat for Humanity project.
6. To participate in Arlington's Neighborhood Day, St. Charles School's Oktoberfest and the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Walkathon for the Homeless.
7. To organize a caroling party to sing Christmas carols with Neighborhood B's homebound residents.

1. To form a neighborhood Gathering group.
2. To expand the Neighborhood A/B prayer network.

1. To sponsor one new educational activity.

Meeting and Event Schedule

Neighborhood events co-hosted by our Pastor, Fr. Gerry Creedon, our Parish Council Neighborhood Representative and Neighborhood A/B residents, take place on a quarterly basis. For example, we held a picnic and fund-raiser ("T's for Tuition") on Sunday, June 21, 1998, from 3:00 - 6:00 PM at Colonial Village II (1713 N. Troy Street).

In addition, Neighborhood A/B sponsors a number of on-going monthly activities organized in response to residents' needs. These activities are:

• Hospitality/Activities Committee ("The Neighborhood Bees")
• Outreach Team
• Guided Meditation Group
• Neighborhood Book Club
• Tutoring Services Group
• Babysitting Co-op (this is a link to an external site)

We also publish a newsletter, "The News Bee," which provides information on parish and neighborhood events.

Pictures of Past Events

Bringing Sunday into Monday - Panel Discussion - March 15, 1999 at Courtland Towers
	Fr. William J. Byron, professor and rector of the Jesuit Community and former president of Catholic University speaks about living our faith in the workplace.
	Betty Childers, president of the Catholic Business Network of Northern Virginia, Fr. Byron and Fr. Gerry Creedon field questions from the audience.

Other Neighborhood Events
	"Bees in their Tees" -- Busy Bees take a moment to pose for a picture after the Parish Neighborhoods' Mass and Party on September 26, 1998. (Click on the image for a larger version; use your browser's back button to return.)
	Neighborhood B Picnic - June 21, 1998 - Colonial Village II (Click on the image for a larger version; use your browser's back button to return.)
	Neighborhood B Advent Open House - December 16, 1997, Courthouse Hill
	Neighborhood B Home Mass - March 18, 1998, Courtland Towers