MARCH NEWS

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Please join us to hear  parishioner ASHLEIGH BUYERS KASSOCK--

wife of Isaac, mom to Stephen, Thomas and Avila Rose-- talk about her varied career experiences at the ARLINGTON CATHOLIC HERALD.!

Our meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. with Ashleigh; we'll have a refreshments break, a 50/50 $$ drawing, the opportunity to sign up/pay to take part in the parish pilgrimage to the Museum of the Bible on March 18 (provided we are not sold out); and a brief business meeting. 

Please remember that everyone is welcome at our programs meetings—guys too! Any contributions to the goodies table will be welcome. 

We're meeting in the Father Rooney Community Room on the courtyard. We hope to see you there!  

Please join us at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17 when guest JIM SHALL of the St. Mary JAIL AND PRISON MINISTRY  will tell us how to counter the “poverty of hope” among incarcerated persons, especially with a pen pal program designed to extend Christ’s forgiveness, love and hope for a better future. We meet in the Father Rooney Community Room on the courtyard, and all are welcome (men, too)! There will be refreshments, a 50/50 $$ drawing, and a very brief business meeting after Jim’s talk. 

WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE ST.MARY COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN WILL SPONSOR A PARISH PILGRIMAGE

TO THE MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE

IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

IN MARCH 2023!

WATCH FOR ALL THE EXCITING DETAILS HERE AND

IN OUR NEWSLETTER AND THE CHURCH BULLETIN!

OUTSIDE THE PARISH LIFE CENTER AFTER MORNING MASSES, LOOK FOR THE ELF WHO CAN HOOK YOU UP! CHRISTMAS COOKIE ASSORTMENTS, ALL HOMEMADE BY FRIENDS IN CCW, REASONABLY PRICED.  

YUMMY, YUMMY GIFTS FOR THE TUMMY!

JOIN US AROUND THE ORGAN AFTER THE 9:00 A.M. MASS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, FOR A CONCERT BY MUSIC DIRECTOR DAVID USCHOLD AND CANTOR MALINDA JONES, WHO WILL ALSO LEAD US IN A SING-ALONG! REFRESHMENTS AFTERWARD IN THE ROONEY ROOM. EVERYONE IS WELCOME, SO 

BRING THE FAMILY!

Join us at 10:00 a.m. in the Father Rooney Community Room. Our guest speakers will be DONNA HARRING and MARY OWEN,

who will tell us about the Capital Campaign

launching in December; and ELENA DOYLE,

who will give an overview of St. Mary's Outreach Program! Refreshments, a 50/50 $$ drawing, an opportunity to buy tickets for the big $500 raffle in December, and a brief business meeting.

It's coming the first Sunday in December, the 5th, so NOW IS THE TIME to dust off your favorite recipes and start baking! 

All the details on how to package and when and where to drop off those goodies will be forthcoming in the CCW Newsletter.

So if you are not yet enrolled, please join:

StMaryCCWNews@aol.com

TAKE YOUR CHANCES, $5 A POP, payable to St. Mary CCW! Buy tickets at our November meeting or submit a MEMBERSHIP FORM (also great for keeping your contact information current), available at the bottom of our 2022 Welcome Letter.  Each $5 puts your name and phone number into the drawing pot; that is, $25 means 5 chances to win! And you can't win if you don't enter.    GOOD LUCK!

FATHER JOHN P. MOSIMANN will make us feel like we were there with him, on his recent European pilgrimage! Father M takes wonderful photos and can tell an entertaining story. Join us in the Community Room on the courtyard at 10 AM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 for his talk and slide show, refreshments, and a brief business meeting. It's going to be fun!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 8 AM TO 2 PM, PARISH LIFE CENTER. LUNCH SERVED BY AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS. Creative crafts and artworks, homemade baked goods and sweets, jams, jellies, pickles, relish--come on down and do your early holiday shopping! Spread the word:  Lots to see, much to enjoy, and all to support our charities!

ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, AT 10 A.M.

join us in the Courtyard Meeting Room for the 1st general meeting of this activity year!  A great talk by Father Phillip Cozzi, refreshments, a 50/50 $$  drawing, and a brief business meeting.  Everyone is welcome!

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WILL BE COOKING, AND WE WILL BE SERVING, STAFFING THE "CHOW LINE" UNDER THE BIG TENT ON THE GROUNDS  OF HOLY CROSS ACADEMY, 3 TO 7 P.M.

LOTS OF DELICIOUS FOOD, RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS FOR THE KIDDIES, A LIVE BAND, YOU NAME IT--IT ALL ADDS UP TO FUN!  YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE TO DON A CCW APRON:

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A4A92BA4F9C16-parish1 

(COPY AND PASTE)

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

The new slate of officers for 2022-23 was sworn in  by Father Michael Folmar at a candle lighting ceremony in St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church on Tuesday, June 7. 

Pictured left to right: Shaun Muha, Vice President for Membership; Esther White, Recording Secretary; Adele Falardeau, President; Father Folmar; Donna Davis, Vice President for Programs; Lil Cruz, Correspondence Secretary; and Maureen Guilfoyle, Treasurer

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

On Tuesday, August 2 at the Father Rooney Room and in the presence of the proud O'Connor family, PRESIDENT ADELE FALARDEAU presented MARIA C. O'CONNOR with a check toward tuition at St. John Paul the Great High School. Maria's application for the St. Mary CCW Scholarship, including a personal essay about her own Catholicism, was judged "blindly" by CCW volunteers and was found to be outstanding. 

CONGRATULATIONS, MARIA!