MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM (Folk Choir) 6:30 PM (Misa en Español) Sunday………………… 7:30 AM (Cantor)

9:00 AM (Solemn Mass) 10:30 AM (Children’s Mass) 12:30 PM (Misa en Español)

Monday-Friday…………7:00 & 9:00 AM Saturday…………………9:00 AM First Friday…………….. 7:00 PM Federal Holidays……… 9:00 AM RECONCILIATION (Confesiones) Friday…………………… 7:00-7:30 P.M. First Friday……………… 6:30-7:00 P.M. Saturday………………… 8:30-9:00 AM & 4:00-4:30 PM

EXPOSITION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT

Wednesday………………9:30 AM -7:00 PM Benediction First Friday………………7:30 PM -8:30 AM Saturday

Holy Family

Catholic Church 14160 Ferndale Road

Dale City, VA 22193

February 14, 2016

CLERGY

Pastor………..…………...Rev. Gerard Creedon

Parochial Vicars………...Rev. Alexander Diaz Amaya

Rev. John T. O’Hara

Permanent Deacons……Mr. Vincent Einsmann

Mr. Joseph L. Santiago

Mr. Helio Gomez

In Residence……………Rev. Bjorn C. Lundberg

PARISH INFORMATION

Telephone……………….. 703-670-8161

Fax ………………………... 703-670-8323

Web Site: holyfamilycatholicchurchdalecity.org

E-mail parishoffice@holyfamilydalecity.org

Office Hours:

Mon-Fri………………….. 9:00 AM—5:00 PM

Saturday………………….9:00 AM—5:00 PM

Sunday……………………9:00 AM—2:00 PM

Holy Family Catholic School

Principal…………………. Mrs. Sarah Chevlin

Preschool Director………Mrs. Judi Peacott

Office Manager…………..Mrs. Kathy Murphy

Telephone……………….. 703-670-3138

NEW PARISHIONERS and those with address changes….Welcome to Holy Family Catholic Church! We are very

pleased to have you join as a parish member. Simply fill out the information below and return it to us and we will contact you.

God Bless, Fr. Gerry Creedon

Name:_____________________________________ Home Phone:_________________ Cell# :________________

Address:________________________________________ City:______________ St:______ Zip Code:__________

PASTOR’S CORNER

Dear Parishioners,

Lent, a season of prayer, fasting and alms-giving.

Prayer: We need to learn to listen to God as well as peti-tion. One of the ways of learning this form of prayer is through the sharing of the Word of God. On the Mondays of Lent I will lead a Lenten Scripture Sharing after the 9:00 AM Mass on the Mondays of Lent beginning on February 15th at 9:30 AM in the Baptis-tery. Do come and join me. On the Wednesdays of Lent we will provide "The Light is on for you" by offering reconciliation/confession at 6:30 PM.

Fasting: Rice Bowls will be shared this Sunday and on Ash Wednesday. Place a bowl on your kitchen table and have a lesser meal on Fridays offering the savings to Catholic Relief Services (CRS), which 25% of this offering will be used by Holy Family for our Mission Outreach in Africa, Hon-duras and Haiti.

Also you are urged to join us for Friday Soup Suppers at Knights of Columbus Center off Hoadly Rd.

Almsgiving: Give to the parish; and support the Bishop's Lenten Appeal. I ask you to increase the number of donors this year. We need more than 20 per-cent of our congregation pledging to support Bishop Loverde's many ministries.

May Lent bring home to us the message of Pope Francis for this year of mercy:

"Go forth as heralds of God's mercy"

Blessings, Fr. Gerry Creedon

Nuevos Feligreses y Feligreses con Cambio de dirección ¡Bienvenido a la Iglesia la Sagrada Familia! Estamos muy contentos que se

van a inscribir como miembro de la parroquia. Favor de llenar la siguiente información y devuélvalo a la oficina y nos pondremos en

contacto con usted.

Nombre:_________________________________ Teléfono (Casa):______________ Teléfono Celular:________________

Dirección:______________________________________ Ciudad:______________ Edo:____ Código Postal:______

El Rinconcito del Padre

Estimados Feligreses, La Cuaresma, una temporada de ora-ción, ayuno y limosna.

Oración: Tenemos que aprender a escuchar a Dios, así como la petición. Una de las maneras de aprender esta forma de oración es a través del compartir de la Palabra de Dios. Los lunes de Cuaresma voy a dirigir un Com-partir de las Escrituras Cuaresmales, después de la Misa de las 9:00am, comenzando el 15 de febre-ro en el Baptisterio. Vengan y únanse a mí.

Durante los miércoles de Cuaresma vamos a ofrecer "La Luz está Encendida para Ti", ofreciendo la Re-conciliación/Confesión a las 6:30pm.

Ayuno:

El Tazón de Arroz se compartirá este domingo y el Miércoles de Ceniza. Coloque un recipiente en la mesa de su cocina y haga una comida pequeña los viernes y ofrezcan los ahorros a CRS (Servicios Católicos de So-corro). El 25% de esta ofrenda será utilizada por la Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia para nuestra Misión de Ayuda en África, Honduras y Haití.

También se les invito a unirse a nosotros los viernes de Cuaresma para las Cenas de Sopa en el Club de los Caballeros de Colon en la Calle Hoadly.

Limosna: Dar sus ofrendas a la parroquia; y apoyar a la Peti-ción Cuaresmal del Obispo. Les pido que este año se aumente el número de donantes. Necesitamos que más del 20 por ciento de nuestros feligreses hagan su compromiso de apoyar a los muchos ministerios del Obispo Loverde. Que la Cuaresma traiga a nuestros hogares el mensaje del Papa Francisco para este Año de la Misericordia “"Vayan Adelante como Heraldos de la Miseri-cordia de Dios".

Bendiciones, Padre Gerardo

Generosity Report Thank you for your continued support!

Offertory Donations Week of 2/6 and 2/7

Second & Special Collections for

February 2016

Feb 10 Eastern Europe

Feb 10 Ash Wednesday

Feb 14 Black & Indian Missions

Feb 21 Youth Ministry

Feb 28 Parish Repairs and Maintenance

Stewardship Reflections

February 14, 2016 1st Sunday of Lent

“I have now brought you the first fruits of the

products of the soil which you,

O Lord, have given to me.” (DEUTERONOMY 26:10)

This line from the Old Testament offers two

challenges. First, do you give to God from your

“first fruits”, the best that you have to offer,

or do you give from what is leftover?

Second, do you remember that everything you have

has been given to you by God?

Ask God for a grateful and generous heart, every day.

2016 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal Begins! Go forth as heralds of God’s mercy!!

This weekend every family in our parish will be asked to

complete a Bishop’s Lenten Appeal (BLA) pledge form at

Mass. If you have already donated through the mail or

online or are not able to participate, there will be places to

note that on the form. After reflecting upon the many bless-

ings that God has given you, please prayerfully consider

making a pledge of support to this important appeal that

funds many programs, offices and ministries that serve peo-

ple in need and further Jesus' Mission in our diocese.

Petición Cuaresmal del Obispo de 2016

¡Vayan adelante como heraldos de la misericordia de Dios!

Este fin de semana, durante la Misa se pedirá a cada fami-

lia de nuestra parroquia que llene un formulario de prome-

sa de contribución a la Petición Cuaresmal del Obispo. Si

ustedes ya han donado por correo o por Internet o no pue-

den participar, habrá un lugar para señalarlo en el formu-

lario. Después de reflexionar sobre las muchas bendiciones

que Dios les ha dado, se les ruega que, en espíritu de ora-

ción, consideren la posibilidad de hacer una promesa de

contribución a esta importante petición que financia mu-

chos programas, oficinas y ministerios que sirven a las

personas necesitadas y llevan adelante la Misión de Jesús

en nuestra Diócesis.

Faith Direct is the innovative solution that allows you to support our parish using electronic funds transfer from either a bank account or credit/debit card just as you may do now with your mortgage payment, cable bill or other expenses.

Faith Direct es la solución innovadora que le permite apo-yar a nuestra iglesia mediante transferencia electrónica de fondos desde una cuenta bancaria o tarjeta de crédito/debito, del mismo modo que puede hacer ahora con las factures de servicios.

Regular Offertory $16,888

2nd Collection

Arlington Herald

$2,318

February 15, 2016 - February 21, 2016 † Denotes Mass for Deceased

Monday: 9:00 AM † Douglas Guernsey Tuesday: 7:00 AM † John & Ann Marie Mihalco 9:00 AM † Art Barry Wednesday: The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

7:00 AM Jane Wheeler 9:00 AM † John J. Breidenbach Thursday: 7:00 AM † June Fay Poczatek 9:00 AM † Elizabeth Winter Friday: 7:00 AM Noah Egan 9:00 AM † Jim Kelleher Saturday:

9:00 AM † Casey Ahamad 5:00 PM † Robert Richardson 6:30 PM All Holy Family Parishioners Sunday: 7:30 AM † John Novak 9:00 AM † Knights of Columbus 10:30 AM † Sandra Tricarico 12:30 PM Personas Consagradas a Dios

The devil said to him,

"All this will be yours,

if you worship me." Je-

sus said to him in re-

ply, "It is written: You

shall worship the Lord,

your God, and him

alone shall you serve." - Lk 4:6a,7-8

Sunday: Dt 26:4-10/Ps 91:1-2, 10-15/

Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13

Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Ps 19:8-10, 15/

Mt 25:31-46

Tuesday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-7, 16-19/Mt 6:7-15

Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19/

Lk 11:29-32

Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Ps 138:1-3,

7-8/Mt 7:7-12

Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-8/Mt 5:20-26

Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8/

Mt 5:43-48

Next Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Ps 27:1, 7-9,

13-14/Phil 3:17--4:1 or 3:20--4:1/

Lk 9:28b-36

Readings for the Week of February 14, 2016

This week at Holy Family

Monday, February 15, 2016

Happy Presidents’ Day All Church and School Office’s will be closed.

8:30 AM Rosary Recitation with the Legion of Mary—Church 9:00 AM Mass - Church 9:30 AM Pastor’s Lenten Reflections

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 7:00 AM HFCS Parent Appreciation Pancake Breakfast-Fr. Griffin Hall

9:30 AM Rosary Recitation with the Legion of Mary - Church 9:45 AM Legion of Mary Meeting - Baptistery 7:00 PM Religious Education Classes - Assigned Rooms 7:00 PM Jr. Legion of Mary Meeting - Teachers Lounge 7:00 PM Legion of Mary (Spanish) - Liturgy Office

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 9:00 AM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Church 9:30 AM Rosary Recitation with the Legion of Mary - Church 9:30 AM Crafters Gathering - Teen Center 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Reconciliation - Church 7:00 PM Benediction - Deacon Gomez 7:00 PM Crecimientos - Grupo 2 - Room 1 7:00 PM Ensayo del Coro del Grupo de Oracion - Teen Center 7:00 PM Confirmation Retreat Facilitator Meeting - Meeting Room 7:00 PM R.C.I.A. Class - Spanish - Room 7 7:00 PM E.S.O.L. Registrations - Roon 2,3,4,5,8 7:30 PM Schola Choir Practice - Church

Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:30 AM Rosary Recitation with the Legion of Mary - Church 5:30 PM Youth Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:00 PM Religious Education Classes - Assigned Rooms 7:00 PM Sunday Spanish Choir Rehearsal - Meeting Room 7:00 PM Reunion de Ministerios - Room 1 7:00 PM Altar Server Training - Church

Friday, February 19, 2016 9:30 AM Rosary Recitation with the Legion of Mary - Church 3:00 PM HFCS Girl Scout Meeting - Teen Center 5:00 PM Confirmation Retreat #1 Check-In - Rm 6,7,8,9 & Gym 7:00 PM Reconciliation - Church 7:00 PM Grupo de Oracion y de Jovenes - Fr. Griffin Hall, room 6 & 7 7:15 PM Agape Meeting - Meeting Room 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross—English—Deacon Santiago 8:30 PM Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) Spanish—Deacon Gomez

Saturday, February 20, 2016 9:30 AM Rosary Recitation with the Legion of Mary - Church 10:00 AM Baptism Preparation Class (English) - Baptistery 7:00 PM Encuentros Matrimoniales - Fr. Griffin Hall

Sunday, February 21, 2016 9:30 AM Rosary Recitation with the Legion of Mary - Church 9:00 AM Religious Education Classes - Assigned Rooms 9:00 AM R.C.I.A. (English) - Room 6 11:00 AM R.C.I.A. (Spanish) - Room 7 11:30 AM New Parishioner Welcome Reception - Baptistery 12:30 PM Youth Ministry H.S. Basketball Games - Fr. Griffin Hall 5:00 PM Black History Presentation - Baptistery

Remember in your prayers...

The sick of our Parish Community: Evelyn Weeks, Linda VanLanduyt, Alberta Boakey,

Stephen Ritter, Doug Codhran, Michael Kilpatrick, Pete

Luisa, Woodrow Costello, Lexie Rucker, Larry Olijar,

Lawrence Shannon, Frank Begg, Rita Ligotski, Mary

Ash, John Campos, Olivia Bowie, Eric Fuller, Molly Bar-

calow.

Please pray for our deceased relatives and

friends: Woodrow Costello, Franny Callahan, Dorothy

Louise Detorie, Phil McFadden, Mary Bathurst.

Pray for our military men and women and

their families, may God keep them safe and out

of harms way: Diana Cabrera, Emilio Lopez, Kenny Molina, Zachary

Ritter, Erick Noland, Natalie Campos, Capt. Airforce ,

Ivan Solvado Sanchez, Maria & Cesar Hernandez, Vic-

toria Lopez, Jason Budoya, Nicolas Potter, Lance Cor-

poral Jared E. Middleton, George Frye, U.S. Marine,

Dawn Sloan.

(Please let us know if your loved one returned safely home.)

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY Holy Family School and Parish will follow Prince Wil-

liam County Schools for school closings, delays and

early closings.

Masses are not cancelled .

Parish activities also follow Prince William County

Schools if schools close early or are closed all day, all

parish activities (such as religious education classes,

group meetings, etc.) are cancelled.

Holy Family Parish Offices and Employees follow the

Prince William County Schools for delays or closures.

First Sunday of Lent February 14, 2016

“The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart.” Jesus the Eternal Word continues to call many to lives

of holiness as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life. Could you be one of them?

Call Father J.D. Jaffe (703) 841-2514, or write:

j.jaffe@arlingtondiocese.org.

STAFF DIRECTORY

Parish Staff Mrs. Daisy Ramos, Office Manager 703-670-8161 x302 Mrs. Blanca Sloan, Office Assistant 703-670-8161

Mrs. Damaris Santiago, Secretary 703-670-8161 x301 Mrs. Juana Bernal, Receptionist 703-670-8161 Miss Rosa Rivera, Weekend Receptionist 703-670-8161

Mrs. Jodi Williams, Bookkeeper 703-670-8161 x306

Mr. Sergio Gonzales, Facilities Director 703-670-8161 x309 Mr. Ray Watson, Facilities Assistant 703-670-8161 x309

Mrs. Elia Rodriguez, Rectory Administrator 703-670-8161

Liturgy and Music Deacon Gomez & Jeanine Evans, Liturgy Coordinators Ms. Janet Munford, Music Coordinator

Religious Education & Youth Ministry Fr. Diaz, Director of Faith Formation 703-670-8161 x304 Mrs. Toni Papp, Director of Youth Ministry 703-670-8161 x311 Mrs. Linda Bishop, Secretary 703-670-8161 x308 Mrs. Patricia Soriano, Secretary 703-670-8161 x325

Social Ministry Mrs. Matty Lupo, Director 703-670-8161 x312 Ms. Guadalupe Thompson, Special Projects Volunteer 703-670-8161 x312 Mrs. Ana Lemus, Assistant 703-670-8161 x336 Volunteer Line 703-670-8161 x313 Food Pantry & Assistance 703-730-1791

Bulletin Submissions Deadline: Monday, noon Please email submissions to………. dsantiago@holyfamilydalecity.org

Altar Flower Donation Program

A lovely way to celebrate a special

occasion or honor a loved one.

If you would like to donate

to our flower program, please come to

the front office or email us at

dsantiago@holyfamilydalecity.org

Women of the Parish are invited to attend a bi-monthly Scripture study at Panera (Prince William Pkwy., next to Best Buy) on February 27th at 10:00 AM. Come and learn what Paul’s words mean while we explore deeply into the book of Romans. Material are provided. Upcoming sessions: 2/27, 3/5, 3/19, 4/2. Should you have any questions or would like additional information please email Liz at lizatholyfamily@gmail.com or sign up on FlockNotes.

Citizenship Workshop

Do you need help applying for U.S. citizenship? Catholic Charities Hogar Immigrant Services will host a citizenship workshop on February 27th at St. Theresa Catholic School, 21370 St. Theresa Lane, Ashburn, VA 20147. Registration will be from 10 AM—1PM. Please call 571-208-1572 for questions or further information about which documents you should bring. There will be a fee of $120 for a consultation with an attorney, pre-paring your N-400 citizenship application and pho-tographs. We will accept cash or credit card pay-ments.

Taller de Ciudadanía

¿Necesita ayuda para completar su aplicación de ciudadanía? Catholic Charities Hogar Immigrant Servicies será el anfitrión de un taller de ciudadan-ía el 27 de febrero en St. Theresa Catholic School, 21370 St. Theresa Lane, Ashburn, VA 20147. La inscripción será desde las 10 de la mañana a 1 de la tarde. Por favor llame a 571-208-1572 para pre-guntas o mas información sobre que documentos debe traer. Habrá un cargo de $120 para una con-sulta con abogado, ayuda con su aplicación de ciu-dadanía y fotografías. Vamos aceptar efectivo o tarjeta de crédito.

Youth Ministry & Religious Education

Feb 14 PULSE, 6:30-8:30 PM - Game Night! Wear Red or

Pink and be ready for some fierce competitions!

Feb 14 All Facilitator Meeting, 5 PM

Feb 17 Retreat 1 Facilitator Meeting, 7 PM

Feb 19-21 Confirmation Retreat 1

Feb 21 No PULSE Session

Feb 24 R2 Facilitator Meeting, 7 PM, Meeting Room

Feb 27/28 Work Camp - Nail Sale - Please support our

Work campers with a generous donation

WorkCamp 2016! WorkCamp “Did You Know?” – For every 5 teens attending Work-Camp we have to provide a 7-person van, an adult leader, 2 5-gallon coolers, a case of water, a contractor for 4 days and 2 secu-rity chaperones. Please support our WorkCamp fundraiser on Feb 27 & 28 and March 5/6.

Works of Mercy Opportunities Helping the Basketball team on Sundays (setting up,

keeping score, time clock, cleaning up) – contact Ray

Clark 703-862-5463 or come to practice on Mondays at

7 PM in Fr. Griffin Hall.

Packing food in Backpacks for Kids - March 9 at 4:45 PM

in Room 9 (Science Lab)

Bringing Food for Backpack program (30 minutes credit

each time you bring food) – items needed: canned soup,

individual Mac & cheese, granola bars, snack packs of

fruit.

Please help us reach you with important

information like cancellations, meeting reminders

& upcoming events! Sign up for our FREE communication service!

Flocknote, our newest tool is easy! 2 ways: https://new.flocknote.com/HolyFamilyCatholicChur19/my

Fill in: First name, Last name Cell phone, Email

OR Send a TEXT to 84576, Type in HFRE

You will receive a text with a link. Click the link or reply with your email address.

Choose which method you want to receive informa-tion (text or email) and from what groups.

Youth Ministry and Religious Education are going to be sending updates and notices through Flocknote.

Direct # for Social Ministry & Food Pantry 703-730-1791

Do you want to contribute to us? America’s Charities - ID #558

UNITED WAY COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC)

SOCIAL MINISTRY

Hypothermia Shelter...Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Manassas, is operating a hypothermia shelter this win-ter. The shelter will be open only when temperatures go below 25 degrees and will host up to 10 people from 7 PM to 7 AM. Volunteers are needed to act as monitors. Monitors will work 6 hour shifts (7 PM—1 AM and 1 AM—7 AM). For more information, please contact Di-anne Anderson at 703-690-0030 or email di-anne@sacredheartmanassas.org.

10th Annual Diocesan Peace and Justice Good Shepherd Catholic Church

8710 Mount Vernon Highway Alexandria, VA 22309

Symposium: Make Me a Channel of your Peace: What Pope Francis Asks of Us as Peacemakers

Mass at 5:00 PM

Keynote Speaker:

Bishop Oscar Cantu, Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Chair of the Committee on International

Justice and Peace, USCCB

Moderator: Reverend Gerry Creedon, Chair

Arlington Peace and Justice Commission

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL NEWS

Lenten Prayer of the Week: God of all creation we welcome you into our lives

in a new way this Lent.

We are ready to serve your people,

especially our brothers and sisters who are in most need.

We are ready to live out your call to mercy.

Through our prayers, fasting and Lenten gifts,

may we learn to walk as one global human family.

May we learn to listen to each other,

and in so doing hear the merciful words of Christ. Amen

Divine Mercy Chaplet...During Lent the faculty will

have the opportunity to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet daily, Monday – Friday, at 3:30. Please join us in the church if you would like to pray with us.

Stations of the Cross...The school will also pray the Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 2:15 PM during lent: You are welcome to join us. There will not be Stations of the Cross on Friday,

March 5th at 2:15 PM.

Support Holy Family Catholic School and have dinner at Chick Fil A on Wednesday, February 17th, from 5 - 7 PM. You can eat in, take out or use the drive thru. Mention HFCS when you order. Chick-fil-A – Woodbridge 2425 Prince William Pkwy Wood-

bridge, VA 22192.

From the desk of Mrs. Judi Peacott,

In observation of President’s Day, our preschool program will not be in session on Monday, 2/15. We will also be hosting Parent/Teacher conferences on Thursday, 2/18 fro our 3 year old class and on Friday, 2/19, for our young 4, Pre K 4 & Pre K 5 classes.

Our preschool is co-hosting a Kindergarten Readiness Work-shop, presented by Marcy Hemminger of Primarily Kids. This seminar will be held on Thursday, February 18, from 7-9 at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 14999 Birchdale Ave. All Holy Family Parishioners are welcome to join us!

Open registration will begin on Tuesday, 2/16. If you would like to tour our wonderful program, please contact Mrs. Judi Peacott at 703-670-8161 extension 314.

School will be closed on Monday, February 15th

in observance of President’s day

The Holy Family Catholic School Experience

provides a safe and nurturing environment for all students with a commitment to Catholic Faith,

learning and mutual respect for all. Please call Mrs. Murphy, Admissions Director, at 703-670-

3138 to set up an appointment to tour our exceptional school.

~ F. Y. I. ~

Black History Celebration of Faith Join our community as we share our Faith Journey "We Come this Far by Faith"

The weekend of February 20/21, a poster display along with pamphlets of our History and Heritage will be avail-able in the vestibule. On Sunday, February 21st at 5:00 PM, in the Baptistery, we invite the entire Holy Family community to a showing of our Faith walk in American.

Friday Night Lenten Soup Suppers

Once again this year during Lent Holy Family will be having its Friday Night Lenten Soup suppers starting on Fri-day February 12th, 5:30 PM. Because of lack of meeting space at the Church, the dinners will be held at the

John Paul I Columbian Center located at 12965 Trentdale Ave, Dale City. All are welcome.

Each dinner will feature a different guest speaker whose topic will focus on a relevant Social Justice issue, as it per-tains to the Catholic Church.

If you would like to volunteer to sponsor one of our soup suppers by making soup, please contact Debbie White at 703-494-3181 or Larry Pemberton at 703-472-4572 or mr.pembe@gmail.com.

Though reservations are not required, they are desired for planning purposes. You may sign up by doing so on our web site under “Quick Links”.

Women’s Silent Lenten Retreat with Fr. Anthony Giampietro

March 3-6 Ladies, please join us for a weekend retreat from March 3 to March 6 focusing on Father of Mercy in light of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. The re-treat will be held at Priest Field Pastoral Center in Kearneysville, W. VA. And will be led by Fr. Anthony Giampietro, C.S.B., who currently works with Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco. Space is limited. To register visit…. www.arlingtondiocese.org/retreatforwormen.

Cruise to Bermuda With Fr. Gerry September 18-25, 2016

The Knights of Columbus are spon-soring a fundraising 7-day cruise to Bermuda aboard the 3-year-old Nor-wegian Breakaway. Fr. Gerry will celebrate daily Mass while we are at sea.

Leaving from New York, this cruise will spend three days in Bermuda to enjoy that beautiful island.

Best of all, Norwegian Cruise lines will donate money to the Knights Charity Corporation based on the number of cabins booked. These funds will enable the Knights to continue to assist in their charity efforts, many of which are tied into Holy Family.

Round trip bus from the Knights home to New York will be available at $75.00 per person.

Book early to be eligible for special perks like unlimited free beverages or dine in the specialty restaurants.

For more information on the cruise, contact Lynda Dodd at 703-670-2329 or ldodd@cruiseone.com.

Lenten Day of Prayer Saturday, February 27, 2016

Come to San Damiano in White Post, VA to help make this a more fruitful Lent during the Jubilee Year of Mercy. The retreat will be led by Fr. Brendan Bartlett. Check-in begins at 9 AM and the day concludes after Mass—about 3 PM. The cost for the day is $30, which includes lunch. Please pre-register by calling San Damiano at 540 -868-9220 or emai l h.milam@arlingtondiocese.org.

The Light is On for You

This Lenten season, Holy Family as well as each Catholic parish in the Diocese of Arlington and the Archdiocese of Washington will have confessions available every Wednesday evening from 6:30 PM—8 PM. If you have been reluctant to come to the Sacrament or have been away fro some time, this is a wonderful opportunity to re-connect with Christ and His Church. Learn more at www.the-light-is-on.org.