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1. ALERT! SOCIAL JUSTICE and SERVICE St. Charles Borromeo Parish, in the Diocese of Arlington, is a community of people with various cultural backgrounds united as a family of faith empowered by Christ. We call on all to offer their unique gifts in building the Reign of God's love, as we proclaim the word of God, celebrate the Sacraments, and promote education, hospitality, justice and service. From the mission of our parish, having everyone involved in justice and service is central to who we are. The Social Justice Committee of St. Charles, in conjunction with the Social Justice Coordinator, work to engage the parishioners of St. Charles in the social justice and support the functioning of the existing ministries. St. Charles uses the framework for social justice from the U.S. Bishops' Statement, Communities of Salt and Light: Reflections on the Social Mission of the Parish (http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/saltandlight.shtml). The Bishops remind us that service and action, charity and justice, are complementary components of parish social ministry. Neither alone is sufficient; both are essential signs of the Gospel at work. Join Advocacy Listserv VOLUNTEER Page continued

2. ADVOCACY • Affordable Housing • Care for Creation • Economic Justice • Immigration • Global Solidarity • Respect Life • VOICE-Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement • Other Advocacy Organizations St. Charles works to affect change in the world through a number of ways. Our advocacy committees are made up of parishioners working to promote issues of concerns to the Catholic community on a local, state, national and international level. St. Charles advocacy group focuses on issues in line with the Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching: (http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/projects/socialteaching/excerpt.shtml), focusing primarily on the life and dignity of the human person, and the option for the poor and vulnerable. To join the bi-weekly advocacy listserv and stay up-to-date on St. Charles issues, click here: For information about volunteering, contact Dale Dean (deanpd@earthlink.net). Join Advocacy Listserv

3. COMMUNITY • Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) • Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network • Borromeo Housing, Inc. • Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) St. Charles works with a wide number of service organizations in Arlington County. Many of these organizations offer ways to volunteer as part of the St. Charles community.

4. DIRECT SERVICE • Borromeo Legal Project • Food Pantry • Furniture Ministry • Giving Tree • Jail Ministry • Kairos • Marymount Nurse- • Managed Health Care • Project Lazarus St. Charles’ parishioners reach out to the hurting, the Poor, and the vulnerable in our midst through concrete acts of Christian charity. If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, please contact our Social Services Director, Jo-Ann Duggan (jduggan@stcharleschurch.org) 703-527-5500 ext. 34. Page continued

5. Page continued Canned vegetablesPackaged soupCanned fruit or fruit cupsCanned meat or fish, especially with pull-top lidsCanned or packaged meals such as Chef BoyardeeEvaporated or condensed milkPeanut butterJellyBaking mixesPastaPasta sauceRiceCrackers or cookiesCereal Snack bars such as granola or fruit bars Juice or drink boxes Please print this shopping list and carry it with you to the grocery.

6. EDUCATION & JUSTFAITH • JUSTFAITH • JustMatters • Speaker Events St. Charles believes that formation and prayer are needed to inform all our actions in the world. Because of that, we offer many programs to teach Catholics more about our faith’s social teaching, and offer small faith groups in order to study our social teachings in a prayer-based community. If you would like to help in organizing speaker events, or any of these programs, please contact Marisa Vertrees (mvertrees@stcharleschurch.org) or Elizabeth McCormick (elizabeth_dakota@hotmail.com).

7. HEALTH & WELLNESS St. Charles offers a variety of health and exercise programs, which offer both opportunities for health services, as well as offering an opportunity for Christian community. All programs listed are free, although some may ask for a small donation for those able to give. For more information, or if you would like to volunteer to offer a health or exercise class, please contact Jo-Ann Duggan (jduggan@stcharleschurch.org) in the Parish Office. • Fiesta Dance • Marymount Nurse- • Managed Health Care • Yoga • Zumba

8. INTERNATIONAL • Africa Outreach • Communities Rising • Dominican Republic Committee • Fair Trade • Haiti Ministry • Philippine Medical Mission • Outside Organizations: • Catholic Relief Services • Commissioned by • Christ St. Charles is a diverse community with many parishioners who were born outside of the United States, or who have lived or worked extensively with international projects. Because of that, we are uniquely positioned to have a wide variety of ways to respond to our faith’s call to love our neighbor, wherever he or she might be. These are the ways you can be involved in international ministries at St. Charles.

9. ALERT! The purpose of this button is to allow someone to go to another web page where they can get more information about an issue or link to the Virginia Catholic or other web page where they can take direct action. The purpose of this “button” here is to allow parishioners to volunteer for either for social justice advocacy or for social justice service. Therefore, it should link to a form that should request the volunteer’s name, email, telephone, and area(s) of the volunteer’s interest. When completed and “sent,” it should go as an email to both advocacy@stcharleschurch.org and service@stcharleschurch.org. VOLUNTEER Join Advocacy Listserv To subscribe, someone joins the Google group (or mailing list) justice@stcharleschurch.org.