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St. Theresa Catholic Church 21371 St. Theresa Lane, Ashburn, Virginia 20147 Dear Parishioners, Parish Mass Schedule Saturday: 8:00am This week marks the last week of summer vacation for most of us. Next week, school will resume — here at Saint Theresa and through- 5:30pm Vigil Mass out the county. Soon Religious Education classes will be starting up, Sunday: 7:30, 8:45, 10:30am; as well. If you have not yet registered your children — do so as soon 12:30 and 5:00pm as possible. We are also still in need of some volunteers to assist with the program as teachers, aides, and support staff (office help, hall Weekdays: 6:15 and 8:30am, monitors, etc.) Your help will be most appreciated — and greatly re- Monday through Friday warded (if not in this life, certainly in the next!) Contact the RE office Wednesdays: 12:15pm for more information. Holy Days: As announced The Friends of Saint Theresa School will be hosting their 5th Annual (see inside bulletin) Golf Tournament on Monday, October 5, 2015. This annual event Holy Hour: Thursdays, 8:00pm raises funds for tuition aid for students in our parish school whose families might not otherwise be able to afford a Catholic education. Confessions: Saturdays, 4:00 - 4:45 pm; We are pleased to have the Buffalo group as our title sponsor again during Holy Hour; this year. To purchase another level of sponsorship and/or to golf in and by appointment the tournament, please submit a registration form that can be found at the exits of the church or on the parish website. The event, which includes both lunch and dinner, will be held at the Belmont Country Clergy Club again this year. Reverend Richard M. Guest, Pastor Reverend Thomas B. Cavanaugh, Parochial Vicar Enjoy the rest of vacation! Reverend James C. Hinkle, Parochial Vicar Deacon Paul Konold Sincerely in Christ, Save the Date! RE Volunteers Still Needed Please contact the Religious Education Office, Annual Parish Picnic 703.729.3714 to see how you can help. September 27th Bulletin Deadline: Friday 2PM (9 days prior to publication) Saint Theresa Church Ashburn, Virginia August 23, 2015 Youth Education and News online registration. You can pay online cafeteria, the teens then move to the using your checking account or credit Upper Room (the choir loft of the card. church) for prayer and discussion of a Larry Bayne Gospel passage lead by the Gospel Director of Religious Education Volunteers Needed—The RE program Contemplation team (peer-mentors). [email protected] is still looking for volunteers. Please The evening concludes with a talk by contact the RE office at 703-729-3714 Father Thomas or another leader, Summer Office Hours: or [email protected]. closing prayer, and Pizza and dessert! Monday – Thursday, Join us for food, fun, fellowship and 9am to 4pm, faith! Friday 9am-noon 703.729.3714 According to Diocesan policy, all new volunteers to the RE and RE Office Email: School programs are required to [email protected] Paul Dwyer submit the necessary Diocesan pa- Coordinator of Youth Activities perwork prior to volunteering. Pa- RE Registration for 2015/2016 is 703.729.0426 perwork should be processed and now open— [email protected] *cleared* before anyone can begin —Registration may be ac- his or her service in the Church and cessed through the Parish website: Upper Room Squad (URS)—The High School. Individuals are not permit- http://sainttheresaparish.com/ School Youth Group (rising 9th grad- ted to volunteer until these require- activity/religious-education/. You will ers - 12th grade) meets Sundays from ments are met. Also required is the need your parish ID number prior to 6:00 until 8:00pm. It is teen led and VIRTUS course. You may sign up registering (can be found on your par- teen organized, with food, fun, fellow- and register at www.virtus.org to- ish envelopes). Please read all in- ship and faith. The evening begins day! structions prior to filling out the with snacks and games in the school www.stsashburn.com Upcoming opportunities for St. Theresa “I am not an eagle, but I have an eagle’s eyes Basketball (Grades 4-8) games and heart.” NVJCYO—Northern Vir- begin Dec. 5 & 6. If you are in- St. Theresa of Lisieux ginia Junior Catholic terested in coaching or can help Youth Organization with evaluations please contact Friday, August 28th Dean. —Meet and Greet, 10am-12pm NVJCYO has a member organi- Cheerleading (grades 4-8) Need Monday, August 31st zation of approximately 45 par- a coach to organize before chil- —1st Day of School ishes from the Diocese of Arling- dren can participate. —Coffee with Mrs. Krichbaum and PTO, 8-10am ton. Their mission is to organize —11:30am Dismissal sports programs for parish youth Fall Track & Field (Grades 3-8) Friday, September 4th throughout the Catholic Diocese scheduled for, Oct. 11 & 18 —11:30am Dismissal of Arlington, to reinforce Catholic values taught in parish schools Monday, September 7th Fall Cross Country meet is ten- and religious education pro- —No School, Labor Day Holiday tatively scheduled for Oct. 31 & grams. Nov. 1 Wednesday, September 9th —Middle School Back to School Night, 6:30pm St. Theresa’s NVJCYO Represen- If your child is interested in par- tative is Dean Young, Thursday, September 10th ticipating in any of the above [email protected]. Contact —Elementary School Back to School, 6:30pm programs, please consider him for all questions. coaching. Without a coach, we Thursday, September 17th can not have a team. If inter- —Band Parent Meeting, 7pm All adults must be fully VIRTUS ested, please contact Dean to compliant prior to start of prac- Friday, September 25th learn what is involved. —11:30 Dismissal, Professional Development tices. Mrs. Krichbaum and the St. Theresa Faculty and St. Theresa School has a full-time secretarial position available. The Staff would like to welcome returning and new STS hours are 7:30am to 3:30pm. Please email your resume to schoolof- students for the 2015-2016 school year. It's going [email protected] or call the school office (703-729-3577) for more to be a great year! information. Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Adult Education and Spiritual Enrichment Beer and Theology School of Prayer and the Thessalonians. We will visit and celebrate Mass at the September 8th, 2015. Moral Theo- Come out on Thursday nights to the school library, 6:30-7:30, to house of the Virgin Mary in Ephe- logian, Father Christopher Seith, sus and at the site where Paul STL, of the Archdiocese of Wash- learn how to and to receive healing prayer, and “Unbound” prayer performed his first baptism for a ington D.C. Will be presenting on woman named Lydia. For detailed Curiosity and Digital Technology. with Fr Thomas and others. Con- tact MaryEllen Whitfield for more information, contact Anh Wong at He will open up for questions fol- [email protected] or 703 723- lowing a short presentation. 6:30 info: maryellenwhit- [email protected]. For appoint- 1308. PM social time. 7:00 PM – presen- tation begins. ments with Fr Thomas please con- tact the Office @ 703.729.2287. Theology Courses at Christen- dom Graduate School Gospel Reading Thursday Morning Women's Dis- Registration is now open for fall Tuesday Afternoons 4:30 – cipleship Group theology courses at the Christen- 5:30pm, beginning September dom Graduate School. Earn your 22nd: The Gospel of John. We will Welcome to women of all ages. We meet in the school cafeteria from 9 MA in theology or take a course for read the Gospel of John together. personal enrichment! Courses at Some commentary will be made by - 10:30 am. Will be meeting all summer. For questions call Jane - our convenient Alexandria campus Father Jim on the scriptures from include Sexual & Biomedical Eth- a variety of resources, but this is 703.729.2495 or [email protected]. ics, Patristics, Catechetical Pro- not a formal bible study. gram Administration, God the Fa- St. Theresa 2016 Annual ther, Philosophy of God & Man, Virtue Based Ethics Old Testament, and Holy Spirit & Pilgrimage Wednesday Evening 6:15 – Ecclesiology. We have several 7:00pm, beginning September In the Footsteps of St. Paul - Fa- online courses including a real- 23rd: Father Jim will be discuss- ther Guest will lead our Parish time, inter-active online course, ing virtue based ethics. The text next year's 12 Days Pilgrimage to The Psalms & Wisdom Literature, the course is based upon is Aqui- Greece and Turkey, following in taught by Dr. Sebastian Carnazzo. nas's Ethics: Metaphysical Foun- the footsteps of St. Paul from April The semester runs from Sept 8 dations, Moral Theory, and Theo- 12 - April 23, 2016. We will visit until Dec 18, and there is a special logical Context. Gain a deeper in- Athens, Corinth, the Greek Isles of discounted rate for catechists, sight into human nature and the Mykonos, Patmos and Santorini, seniors, and religious who wish to moral appraisal of human actions. Crete, Delphi, Meteora, Veria, audit courses. For more informa- The difficulty of the course is col- Thessaloniki, Philippi, Kavala and tion, please visit lege level. Istanbul. We will see where the www.christendom.edu/grad, call Apostle Paul lived, preached and 703.658.4304, or email us at wrote his letters to the Corinthians [email protected]. Institute of Catholic Culture Summer Schedule 2015 Prof. William Marshner, S.T.D. 10100 Three Fox Lane, Thursdays, September 10 & 17 Delaplane, VA 20144 Men Have Forgotten God: Cause of @ 7:30pm the Collapse of Modern Civilization Holy Spirit Church Hall, Liberty, Religion & Robert Reilly 8800 Braddock Road, Matrimony: Sunday, August 30 @ 7:00pm Annandale, VA 22003 The Future of Marriage & St.