FOURTH OF JULY SCHEDULE

Friday, July 4, Independence Day, is a Federal Holiday. It is also First Friday. There will be two Masses at 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 Noon. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be held from 9:00 to 11:45 a.m. The Rectory Office and House of Ministries will be closed.

PARISH MINISTRIES

THE LEGION OF MARY

Would you like to improve your prayer life? Would you like to join us in a charitable work during the week such as visiting residents in local nursing homes, making home visits and Pilgrim Virgin visits to name a few of our works? If you would like to learn more about the Legion of Mary, I have placed blue envelops in the back of the church with more information. We invite you to join our Tuesday evening meeting from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the House of Studies. You may contact Eric Tuttle at 703/534-6360 for further information.

GET READY FOR ST. JAMES VBS!

Join in the fun at the Surfin’ with the Holy Spirit Vacation Bible School, on July 7 – 11, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Register today! Forms are in the back of the Church. 30% off VBS registration fees with full-time volunteer. For more information, contact Anne Haislmaier, 703/534-0775.

VOLUNTEER AT THE ST. JAMES VBS!

Join in the fun as a GUIDE or STATION LEADER at our Vacation Bible School, July 7 – 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. No VBS experience needed – just a happy heart! Anyone age 16 or older can be a guide. Everyone over the age of 18 must complete the Diocesan VIRTUS training. Contact Anne Haislmaier at 703/534-0775.

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING

Natural Family Planning (NFP) Classes: NFP classes teach couples how to observe and interpret their signs of fertility, as a healthy means of recognizing the design of he body and of planning for pregnancies. The next series of three classes begins on Sunday, August 24th at 10:30 a.m. at the St. James House of Studies, 913 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA.

YOUTH MINISTRY AT ST. JAMES

Beth White, Youth Director Phone (703) 532-8815 X126
Email: beth@stjamescatholic.org

YOUTH GROUP GATHERING

Tuesday evenings; July 1, July 8 from 7-9 p.m. House of Studies, 913 Park Ave.
July 1: Patriotic Picnic; Contact Beth to see what you can bring. - Don’t forget to wear your red, white, and blue!
July 8: Holy Hour in the Church, followed by Ice Cream Social

Great Opportunity for Graduating High School Seniors

Monday Nights: July 7, July 14; 7:00 p.m. in the House of Studies Study Fides Et Ratio with Fr. Hanley; Please call the rectory and leave a message with Fr. Hanley to confirm your attendance; 703-532-8815.

Instructions for first class: 1) Downloaded copy of Fides Et Ratio; 2) Read Introduction and Chapter 1 before the first class on June 16.

“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves” (Fides et Ratio, John Paul II).

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