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There are many dates in the upcoming weeks and

months that are available for Mass Intentions. Please

contact the office to arrange for an intention and to get a

Mass card.

Over 50 Group

Parish Staff

Nancy Caro

Sacristan

-

Laura Bell

Head of School

703.759.4129

Maggie Radzik

Head of Pedagogy

703.759.4129

Anson Groves

Dir. of Religious Ed.

Dir of Catholic Youth

703.759.3530

Sharon O’Donnell

Religious Ed Secretary

703.759.3530

Dr. Kimberly Hess

Director of Music

703.759.4350

Richard Webb

General Manager

webb13@gmail.com

703.759.4350

Judy Wood

Parish Secretary

703.759.4350

Jackie Fox

Bulletin Editor

703.759.4350

Guillermo DeLeon

Director of Facilities

703.638.4301

Email address:

deleonscs@gmail.com

Emiro Soto

Maintenance

Rosa Hernandez

Support Staff

Stephen Dolenc

Web Master

stephendolenc

@gmail.com

Sunday, January 24

8:00 a.m.

Mary Louise Hoover

10:00 a.m.

Pro Populo

12:00 Noon

Jean and Charlie Duff

Monday, January 25

9:00 a.m.

Donald Fix and Family

Tuesday, January 26

9:00 a.m.

Betty Howard

Wednesday, January 27

9:00 a.m

William & Mary Louise Hoover

Thursday, January 28

9:00 a.m.

Loretta Steiniger

Friday, January 29

9:00

Vic Basco

Saturday, January 30

9:00 a.m.

Simone Arida

5:30 p.m.

Evette Samra

READINGS AND CELEBRATIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday January 24 2

nd

Sunday of Ordinary Time

Neh 8:2-4a,5-6,8-10,Ps 19,1 Cor 12:12-30,Lk 1:1-4;4:14-21

Monday January 25

Acts 22:3-16,Ps 117,Mk 16:15-18

Tuesday January 26

2 Tm 1:1-8, Ps 96, Mk 3:31-35

Wednesday January 27

2 Sm 7:4-17, Ps 89, Mk 4:1-20

Thursday January 28

2 Sm 7:18-19,24-29, Ps 132, Mk 4:21-25

Friday, January 29

2 Sm 11:1-4a,5-10a,13-17, Ps 51, Mk 4:26-34

Saturday, January 30

2 Sm 12:1-7a,10-17, Ps 51, Mk 4:35-41

Pray for the Sick and Homebound of our Parish

Elaine Elizabeth Abraham, Joshua Basile, Bryan Cox, Flora

DeLeon, Betsabe de Soto, Marjorie Dolak,

Christa Drummond, Larry Dublin, Marilyn Flynn,

Jackie Fox, Danny Frey, Brian Hack, Elizabeth Hooten,

Marjorie Horan, Carol McCarty, Susan McQuade,

Canon Craig Merkel, Peter Milchalski, David Murphy,

Fr. Paul Richardson, William Schrepel, Murray Schooner,

Lien Shinta, John Spencer, Cris Ternisky, Abby Trepacz,

Ana Laura Valdez, Anthony Yantiss, Dona Curry, Tom

Case, Dianne Burrell, Joan Keller, Brother David Eddy, K.L.

Sypal, Gerald Green, Jan Wouters, Eileen Drennan.

Pray for Those Who have Fallen Asleep in Christ

James Anthony, Maryann Barron, Joe Cassella, Bill Corr,

Joseph Dunne, Bill Hale, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Cynthia

Randall, Victor Wouters, Marie Cattaro, Virginia Stimson,

Eva Kee, George Gibson.

Pray for our Armed Forces Personnel

Patrick Bouchoux, Jordan Bowren, Dane Doocy, Brendan

Dunne, Mark Falcon, Christopher Frediani, Michael Holtz,

Brian Horn, Kathleen Mahoney, Josh Moore,

Matthew O’Neil, Mathew Rowell, Justin Smallwood

March 5 –“Philadelphia Flower Show: – The

theme is Passport To The World, which takes you on

a breathtaking floral trip around the world: India, The

Netherlands,

April 14 – Sight & Sound in Lancaster will present

its newest show “Joseph” the inspiring journey and

restoration of his family especially important in

today’s world. Sound track with 14 original songs, 30

foot high Egyptian palace on a 300 foot stage that

wraps around three sides of the audience. A

wonderful buffet at Miller’s included. Do not miss this

outstanding show $89 complete.

Membership in the Club is not required to travel with

us! Please call the following for more information

and/or registration. Mary Ann at 703.404.8677 or

Connie at 703.759.2939

“Our” Seminarians

Please keep our Seminarians in your prayers as they

continue their studies. They would be more than happy

to receive some encouraging words.

Deacon Mick Kelly / Brian McAllister (parishioner)

Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary

16000 Old Emmitsburg Road

Emmitsburg, MD 21727-7797

Mike Isenberg / Nick Barnes

North American College

00120 Vatican City State

Europe

The

Blessed Sacrament

THIS IS MY BODY – THIS IS MY BLOOD

.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RE OFFICE WILL

BE CLOSED ON THURSDAYS AND

FRIDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

THE ANGEL TREE

As always, the parishioners of St. Catherine’s

responded to our Angel with overwhelming generosity.

Two carloads were delivered to Catholic Charities!!

Thank you from Catholic Charities and all the JCYO

and CYO children.

Eucharistic Adoration and Holy Hour

The Church and the world have a great need of

Eucharistic worship. Jesus waits for us in this

sacrament of love. Let us be generous with our time

in going to meet Him in adoration and in

contemplation that is full of faith, and ready to make

reparation for the great faults and crimes of the world.

May our adoration never cease. – John Paul II

To sign up for adoration or for information regarding

adoration

please

contact

Diane

Cieslak

703.678.3919.

24 hour Eucharistic Adoration begins after the 9:00

a.m. Mass on Wednesday and ends with reposition of

the Blessed Sacrament at 8:55 a.m. on Thursday.

24 hour Eucharistic Adoration also begins after the

9:00 a.m. Mass on every First Friday of the month

and ends with reposition of the Blessed Sacrament at

8:55 a.m. on Saturday.

Holy Hour is Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.

Consider This Opportunity to Serve!

The Knights of Columbus are the largest Catholic

Men fraternal organization – are you a Knight?

For information please contact Kevin Trissell at

703.464.8393 or trissellkofc@verizon.net

The Knights of Columbus News

Office of Religious Education

“Train up a child in the way he should go; and when

he is old he will not depart from it” – Proverbs 22:6

Catholic Youth Organization

Please see the CYO bulletin board for all upcoming

events

Senior CYO – 8

th

– 12

th

grade

Meetings on the first Sunday of the month 6–8 p.m.

Junior CYO – 4

th

– 7

th

grades

Meetings on the first Friday of the month 6-8 p.m.

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine

CCD Class Calendar

January

25,26 All classes in session

February

1 No Monday Classes, Fairfax County Staff

Development Day

2 All Tuesday Classes

8,9 All Classes

15 No Monday Classes, President’s Day

16 All Tuesday Classes

20 First Penance, 9:00 a.m.

22,23 All Classes

Other Important Dates:

First Holy Communion:

1) All forms and baptismal certificates now due in RE

Office

2) February 6: Optional First Penance Retreat hosted

by Siena Academy, 9:30-12:30

3) February 20: First Penance, 9:00 a.m.

4) May 14: FHC Practice, 6:00 p.m.

5) May 15: FHC, 10:30 a.m.

Confirmation:

1) All forms, baptismal certificates, and Devotional

reports now due in RE Office

2) March 13, Boys retreat (7

th

and 8

th

grade boys)

March 20, Girls retreat (7

th

and 8

th

grade girls)

3) 2

nd

Report Due

4) Sept 8,15: Final Classes in BJH

Sept. 22, 29 Final Classes in BJH

5) October TBA, Confirmation

Sweetheart Dance, February 13, 2010,

7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by the

Knights and the Women’s Association

We will be selling tickets after all Masses

beginning January 23

rd

2010 Adult Bible Study Series

God is love a study of John’s Epistles

Wednesdays at 9:45a.m. – 11:00a.m.

We will be meeting in Bishop Justs Hall and

the first class of 2010 will meet on Wednesday,

January 27th

Bring a Bible; bring a friend; save a soul! A light

breakfast will be served.

January 2010

The Epistles of St. John & Pope Benedict’s “God is Love”

Spring 2010

Revelation, The Apocalypse of St. John

The RE Office is in need of a 7th grade assistant

catechist on Monday evenings at 6:45p.m. If you

think you might be able to help, please contact

Anson Groves at 703-759-3530 or stop in the RE

office.

Siena Academy News

Help After Abortion

Are you experiencing feelings of shame, guilt, regret

and sadness? Have you lost a child to abortion?

Contact Project Rachel post-abortion healing

ministry for confidential referrals to trained clergy,

professional counselors, retreats and/or aftercare

gatherings at

(703) 841-2504 or www.arlingtondiocese.org/rachel .

Bereavement Support Group

St. Catherine of Siena Bereavement Support

Group invites you to join in a discussion of

coping with our losses. Any questions

please call Nancy Tanner

703-757-0045

Mission Statement

Our mission is to give glory to God and to assist

parents in the role as primary educators of their

children by offering specially prepared environments

founded upon the principles made by Dr. Maria

Montessori.

Twelve Points of the Montessori Method

This Week, Points 7-9

7. Though it does away with the necessary

coercion by means of rewards and

punishments, it achieves a higher discipline

than formerly. It is an active discipline which

originates within the child and is not imposed

from without.

8. It enables the teacher to deal with each

child individually in each subject, and thus

guide him according to his individual

requirements.

9. Each child works at his own pace. Hence

the quick child is not held back by the slow,

nor is the latter, in trying to keep up with the

former, obliged to flounder along hopelessly

out of his depth. Each stone in the mental

edifice is "well and truly laid" before the next

is added.

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WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

ACTIVITIES

Wine & Cheese tasting, January 30, 2010, 6:30

– 8:00 p.m. Please join us for a Wine and

Cheese tasting party at Maison du vin in the

Great Falls Center.

Stitch & Knit / Scrapbooking Group, February 4,

2010.Both groups meeting in Padre Pio Hall.

Association Meeting, February 11, 2010,

7:00 p.m.

A Legionaries of Christ Priest will talk about

“Lenten Exercises for your Soul”, in Bishop

Justs Hall

Sweetheart Dance, February 13, 2010, 7:00 –

10:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Women’s

Association and the Knights of Columbus.

We will be selling tickets after all Masses

beginning January 23

rd

Courage

‘Courage’ is a group that meets regularly to offer

fraternal, moral, and spiritual support for those who

experience same-sex attractions and desire to live

chaste lives according to the teachings of the Roman

Catholic Church. Meetings are for men and women, and

strict confidentiality is maintained. For more information,

please contact Courage@arlingtondiocese.org or visit

http://couragerc.net/index.htm

Gabriel Project Volunteer Training

Gabriel Project Arlington (GPA), the diocesan parish-

based pregnancy assistance ministry of the Office for

Family Life, is holding a free session for volunteers on

Saturday, February 6 at St. Theresa in Ashburn (after

the 8 a.m. Mass) from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please

contact the GPA main office to RSVP by February 3

rd

at

(703) 841-2755 or register on line:

www.arlingtondiocese.org/gpavolunteer.

Natural Family Planning Classes

The Couple-to-Couple League offers NFP classes

throughout Northern Virginia. Classes usually consist of

three 2 ½ hour sessions spaced one month apart. Total

cost for course and materials is $135 per couple. Local

class to begin at:

Holy Trinity in Gainesville on Sunday, February 7 from

12 - 3 p.m. Contact Dustin & Erin Atkinson at (703) 753-

8537 or nfp@holytrinityparish.net to register.

St. Thomas More Cathedral in Arlington on Sunday,

February 14 at 7 p.m. Contact Peter & Marjorie

Hickman at (703) 528-0297 or loyalscout@hotmail.com

to register.

St. Andrew the Apostle in Clifton on Sunday, February

21 at 3 p.m. Contact Chris & Angela Smith at (703) 266-

6756 or csmith6789@msn.com to register.

For the most up-to-date class schedule, please visit

http://nova.ccli.org/learn.html#series.

From the Office of Vocations

Are you seeking “knowledge and full

insight to help you determine” your

vocation in Christ as a priest, deacon

or in consecrated life? Call Father

Brian Bashista (703) 841-2514, or

write:

b.bashista@arlingtondiocese.org.

Your are invited to a Eucharistic

Holy Hour sponsored by the

Arlington Division of the World

Apostolate of Fatima on Sunday,

January 24

th

from 3:00 – 4:00 P.M.

at St. Thomas a Becket Catholic

Church, 1421 Wiehle Avenue,

Reston, VA. At Fatima, Our Lady

asked for prayer and sacrifice for the

conversion of sinners, peace in the

world, and an increase in vocations.

We hope you will join us in prayer.

Have you ever wished you could

make a pilgrimage to Lourdes,

France?

Have you visited the Grotto where

Our Lady appeared to Bernadette and

wish to return?

The, please mark your calendars!

St. Catherine’s will host a Lourdes

Virtual Pilgrimage Experience on

Sunday, March 7 at 1 pm directly

following the Noon Mass.

North American Lourdes Volunteers

will present a 90 minute spiritual and

prayerful pilgrimage which includes

the invitation, apparitions and

message of Lourdes in the footsteps

of Bernadette. During this guided

virtual tour you will: touch a piece of

the Grotto, experience the baths with

water from the Spring at Lourdes,

receive a Eucharistic Blessing and

experience a decade of the rosary

procession—the next best thing to

being there—a spiritual journey

without the travel! Each pilgrim

receives a bottle of Lourdes water to

take home.

For further information please call:

Kathy at 703-450-2827

2010 BISHOP’S LENTEN APPEAL BEGINS

In the coming days, many of you will receive a

mailing from Bishop Loverde regarding the

2010 Bishops Lenten Appeal (BLA) please

read it over and consider your support of this

very important appeal that funds many of our

Diocesan programs and ministries.

This year’s BLA theme is “Charity is Faith in

Action.” As you reflect on your contribution,

pray for the intercession of Saint John

Vianney, the Universal Patron of Priests, to

guide you. Think about the many blessings in

your life, including the gift of your faith.

Please consider making a sacrificial pledge

that can be paid over the course of the year.

Please consider how your gift to the BLA will

help your brothers and sisters in our diocese

who are served by our ministries, programs

and services. The BLA requires financial

support from every one of us to be

successful. Charity is Faith in Action!