Winter 2011 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington

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President’s Message
Focus on the Parishes:
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At a Glance: Parish Liaison Network (PLN)
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Hogar Immigrant Services
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Christ House
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- Maryanne McMillan
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Parishes, groups, clubs,
and organizations needed
to hold non-perishable
food drives for the Catholic
Charities Christ House Food
Pantry. Canned meats are
especially requested. We
serve all in need throughout
the diocese.
For more informtion,
contact Sally O’Dwyer at
[email protected] or call
703-841-3838.
Winter 2011
Bishop Paul S. Loverde teamed with Chef
Sergio Mueller and over a
dozen volunteers to serve
an extra special holiday
meal for the residents
and clients of Christ
House in Alexandria.
Christ House serves
meals for the homeless
and hungry 365 days a
year.
For more information
contact Tom Bransfield at
[email protected].
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Migration and Refugee Services
Welcome Begins with Empathy
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Dear brothers and sisters, the world of migrants is vast and
diversified. It knows wonderful and promising experiences,
as well as, unfortunately, so many others that are tragic and
unworthy of the human being and of societies that claim to be
civil. For the Church this reality constitutes an eloquent sign of
our times which further highlights humanity’s vocation to form
one family, and, at the same time, the difficulties which, instead
of uniting it, divide it and tear it apart. Let us not lose hope and
let us together pray God, the Father of all, to help us – each in
the first person – to be men and women capable of brotherly
relationships and, at the social, political and institutional levels,
so that understanding and reciprocal esteem among peoples
and cultures may increase. With these hopes, as I invoke the
intercession of Mary Most Holy, Stella Maris, I cordially impart
the Apostolic Blessing to all and, especially, to migrants and
refugees and to everyone who works in this important field.
- Pope Benedict XVI, September 27, 2010
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his year Pope Benedict
XVI has tackled the issue
of migration in a more personal
way than ever before. His letters
are careful, caring and insightful
showing the Church’s long tradition of caring for migrants and
refugees. It is a history of caring
not just for immediate human
needs, but also for the whole
person. At the heart of this message, is a Catholic study of care for
dignity of the human person.
The Pope offeres a superb
model, “Social Integration Accompanied by Social Synthesis”
that is a clear response to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s
statement that “multiculturalism
is dead.” Of all countries, it seems
that the United States has come
the closest to realizing the Pope’s
model at present (although we
certainly have a long way to go).
‘Welcome begins with em-
pathy’ is such a critical concept
in the Pope’s message because
it shows how we can help our
brothers and sisters by trying to
understand their situation. How
as Christians, can we not put
ourselves in the shoes of these
least fortunate? For Christians,
contemplating the situation of
migrants through the lens of the
Holy Family - themselves fleeing
as refugees - might be a useful
exercise.
This eloquent message is so
“catholic” in the universal sense of
the word. The Pope’s letter is one
of peace, hope, and love rooted
in a fundamental respect for the
dignity of the individual.
For more information on
Migration and Refugee Services,
contact Rebecca Ruiz at rruiz@
arlingtonrefugeeservices.com.
- Rebecca Cormier Ruiz,
Migration and Refugee Services
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Family Services
We’ve Moved!
The Arlington office of the
Family Services Counseling
Department of Catholic Charities has relocated to new offices across the street from the
old building. Our new address
is:
200 N. Glebe Road, Suite 250
Arlington, VA 22203
RSVP
Volunteer:
Catholic Charities’ Retired,
Senior and Volunteer Program
(RSVP) is participating in the
Venture into Volunteering Fair
on March 10 from 11 a.m. to
noon. 3245 Glen Carlyn Rd.,
Falls Church, VA 22041.
Come and let us match your
skills and experiences with
opportunities to meaningfully
impact our community!
St. Martin de Porres
Donate:
St. Martin de Porres needs
donations of breakfast cereal,
canned fruit, instant oatmeal,
grits and juice. Email Mary-
anne McMillan at [email protected] for more
information.
Car Ministry
Donate:
You could make a dramatic
change for the better in the
life of one of the more than 20
poor, elderly and developmentally-disabled people currently
waiting to receive a car. If you
have a car in working condition
that you wish to donate to Catholic Charities, call Harry Burke
at (703) 841-2531, ext.12.
St. Martin De Porres Senior Center
Behind ‘Christ House on Wheels’
Pastor: Many of Our Families Cannot Feed their Children in the Summer
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(The following is a first-hand
Father Orlowsky put us in touch
Luteran, former executive director
account of how Catholic Charities
with Ruth Kulick.
of CCDA, asked what we should
in the Diocese of Arlington (CCDA)
That summer, Rosanne and
call it. I told him it was an extensupporters connected parishes to
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sion of Christ House, so it should
meet the needs of some of the poordelivered food in June, July and
be called Christ House on Wheels
est families in the farthest reaches of August. Each delivery brought at
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the diocese.
least two or more vans full of food.
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St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
because the needs have grown. In
on Wheels (CHOW), the program
was the first parish to respond to
particular, St. Andrew’s not only
works with the parishes and the
the need. St. Timothy Parish and
shares food, but gifts as well. This
community to bring food and cloth- St. Veronica Parish also helped
past Christmas, when the lists
ing to the poorest of our neighbors.
that year. All three have been supof needs came in from the Front
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Royal area, the needs were so
ed parishes and individual pastors,
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St. Andrew’s, decided to not only
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request gifts in December, but also
2010 for a total of 38,000 pounds of Blue Ridge and then expanding
held a food drive in November.
food.)
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was instrumental in making the
at Our Lady of the Blue Ridge
needs known.
Parish. I asked if he would put a
During this time of growth, I
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notice for the Ball in his bulletin.
attended a military function at the
CHOW and how your parish can
I could tell something was on his
National Shrine of the Immaculate get involved, contact Sally O’Dwyer
mind, so I stayed on the phone
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at [email protected].
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work. I randomly
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summer when schools were closed heard what we were
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month of food each
here.
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to this commitment
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food bound for Front Royal, Virginia. CHOW delivered nearly
came up with a plan to deliver
years.
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Transitional Housing
Looking for work?
CCDA’s Christians are Networking (CAN) ministry can help you
find a job! CAN assists people who are unemployed or underemployed and provides professional career counseling and
more. Thursday evenings from 7- 9 p.m. at the St. Martin de Porres Senior Center, 4650 Taney Ave. in Alexandria.
Contact Elizabeth Lucas at (703) 683-7704 or elizabeth22305@
verizon.net.
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- BB&T
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For more information on
CCDA Prison Ministry contact Sr.
Connie Parcasio, SNDS at [email protected].
- Deacon Tom Bello
Ron Riggins Family
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A major supporter of St. Margaret of Cortona since its founding
in 2009, Ron and his family volunteer their time in support of the
families living there, offering loving guidance and instruction to the
resident parents. Ron is also a member of the Catholic Charities of
the Diocese of Arlington Board of Directors. He is president and
managing director of RP Financial LC., and has been an advisor,
strategist and financial analyst to the banking and financial services industries since 1980.
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We have come to understand Jesus’ Gospel message of loving others, so clearly portrayed in Mother Teresa’s words “Money is not enough … they need your hearts to love them.”
The residents of St. Margaret of Cortona Transitional Family Housing are struggling to not only
make ends meet, but to rise above their impoverished conditions and stabilize their families,
thereby ensuring a more secure future for their children. As a family, we experience an indescribable peace and joy in assisting the families at St. Margaret overcome many obstacles as
they transition to independence, seeing Jesus Christ in their eyes.
- Ron Riggins
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For more information on Emergency Assistance contact Sally
O’Dwyer at 703-548-4227.
- Sally O’Dwyer
Vice President for Community Services
Winter 2011
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President and CEO ..........................................................................Art Bennett
Development Director .....................................................................Jim Michels
Communications Director .............................................................Katie Walker
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Client Praise for the
Center for Adoption and
Pregnancy Services
“
I can’t say enough
about the service and
treatment we have received at Catholic Charities. Their sole mission is
to find the best plan for
the unborn child, who is,
in effect, their number
one client.
We have found their team
fully invested in each person with whom they
interacted. Throughout
the whole process the
adoption pool is there
only for the birth moms
who decide, after counseling, that this is the
best plan. They are ...
completely dedicated to
working for the unborn
child.
”
Catholic Charities in the Diocese
of Arlington’s Center for Adoption
and Pregnancy Services is one of
only 14 Hague Accredited Catholic
Charities nationwide.
For more information call 703425-0100.
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The Center for Adoption Services is in need of new car seats
and diapers. For more information call 703-425-0100.