coming events

Coming Events

MAY 10
Ignatian Volunteer Corps Information Session, for seniors interested in serving the poor two days a week, will be held in room 6 at Good Shepherd Church, 8710 Mt. Vernon Hwy., Alexandria, at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact Jim Kelley at 703/533-7322 or jkelley@ivcusa.org or Jean Sweeney at 703/685-7410.
MAY 11
St. Patrick’s Day Dance, to benefit Sidney Dodson, 7, who has cerebral palsy, will be held at Rivendell Club, 1190 Progress Dr., Front Royal, from 7:30 to 11 p.m. For ticket information call Valerie Von Fange at 540/660-2196 or go to www.sidneydodsoncpfund.org.
MAY 12
Walk for Life, to benefit crisis pregnancy, foster care and adoptions programs of the Children’s Services Department of Catholic Charities, will be held at Ft. Hunt Park, Area A, 8996 Fort Hunt Rd., Alexandria, and Paul VI Catholic High School,10675 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, at 11 a.m. For information or to register call 703/425-0100 or go to www.ccda.net.
Diocesan Cursillo Ultreya will be held at St. Francis of Assisi, 18825 Fuller Heights Rd., Triangle, at 7:30 p.m. For information call Freddie Wall at 703/356-5706.
MAY 13
Washington Symphonic Brass at the Movies will be held at St. Luke Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, at 7:30 p.m. For information call 703/356-0670.
Mother’s Day Buffet, sponsored by Edward Douglass White Council #2473 Knights of Columbus, will be held at the council hall, 5115 Little Falls Rd., Arlington, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 6 p.m. For information call 703/536-9656.
MAY 14
Opus Dei Evening of Recollection for Men will be held at Queen of Apostles Church, 4329 Sano St., Alexandria, at 7:30 p.m. For information call 703/354-8711.
Life in the Spirit Seminar, with informal talks, personal testimonies, small group discussion and prayer, will be held at St. Thomas à Becket Parish Center, Reston, at 8 p.m. For information call Doris Gregory at 703/435-0259 or Marie Sullenberger at 703/759-2125.
Ignatian Volunteer Corps Information Session, for seniors interested in serving the poor two days a week, will be held at St. Mary of Sorrows Church, 5222 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact Jim Kelley at 703/533-7322 or jkelley@ivcusa.org or Pat Seiler at 703/978-4141, x18.
MAY 15
Cursillo Ultreya McLean will be held at 1905 Lamson Pl., McLean, at 7:30 p.m. For information call Mark Celemente at 703/847-1575.
MAY 16
Aquinas Golf Classic, to benefit St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School, will be held Forest Greens Golf Club, 4500 Poa Annua Ln, Triangle, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, call George Herrera at 202/361-5417 or Tracy Stohlman at 703/221-6828.
Cursillo School of Leaders will be held at Ukrops, 4250 Plank Rd., Fredericksburg, at 7 p.m. For information, contact Mary Lou McGonigle at mlminteriors@adelphia.net.
“Third Wednesday at One,” an organ recital featuring Paul Skevington, will be held at St. Luke Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, at 1 p.m. For information call 703/356-0670.
MAY 17
Holy Hour for Vocations will be held at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Ln., Arlington, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. For information call the Office of Vocations at 703/841-2514.
Bereavement Support Group will be held at the Church of the Nativity, 6400 Nativity Ln., Burke, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For information call Carol Mack at 703/455-2400, ext. 17.
Ignatian Volunteer Corps Information Session, for seniors interested in serving the poor two days a week, will be held St. Martin de Porres Senior Center, 4650 Taney Ave., Alexandria, at 2 p.m. For information, contact Jim Kelley at 703/533-7322 or jkelley@ivcusa.org or Jean Sweeney at 703/685-7410.
MAY 18
ENCOURAGE, a support group in accordance with Catholic teaching, for parents, relatives and friends of homosexuals, will meet at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 830 S. 23rd St., Arlington, at 7:30 p.m. For information call Fr. John O’Donohue at 703/684-9261.
Easter Season Concert, including Part III of Handel’s Messiah and Veni Creator Spiritus by Johengen, with choir, orchestra and handbells, will be held at Blessed Sacrament Church, 1427 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, at 8 p.m. For information call 703/998-6100, ext.13.
Catholic Business Network Lunch, featuring U.S. Army Chaplain Fr. Eric Albertson as the guest speaker, will be held at Waterford, 6715 Commerece St., Springfield, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information call 703/528-3885 or e-mail cbnnv@cbnnv.org.
Spring Fashion Show, sponsored by St. Catherine of Siena Women’s Association, to benefit local college scholarship program, will be held at River Bend Golf and Country Club, 375 Walker Rd., Great Falls, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For information or reservations, call Kathy at 703/759-7545 or Donna at 703/326-3119.
MAY 19
Divine Mercy Cenacle will be held at St. Thomas à Becket Church, 1421 Wiehle Ave., Reston, following the 9 a.m. Mass. For information call Lorraine Ondrasik at 703/742-0840.
Secular Franciscans will meet in meeting room #1 at All Saints School, 9300 Stonewall Rd., Manassas, at 9:15 a.m. For information call Carol DeGeorge at 703/818-8782.
Cursillo Ultreya Reston will be held in the community room at St. John Neumann Church, 11900 Lawyers Rd., Reston, at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact Don Hudenburg at dh3739@verizon.net.
Cursillo Ultreya Arlington will be held in room 104 at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 3304 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington, at 6 p.m. For information call Kat Sigler at 703/534-5681.
Swing Dance, to benefit the parish building fund, will be held at St. Veronica Church, 3460 Centreville Rd., Chantilly, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. For information call Rosemary at 703/773-2209.
Fine Arts Night, featuring musical and theatrical performances by students in grades 6-12, will be held at Oakcrest School, 850 Balls Hill Rd., McLean, at 5 p.m. For information, contact Christine White at 703/790-5450, ext. 131 or cwhite@oakcrest.org.
“Hearts On Fire,” a mini-conference on parish music ministry, will be held at St. Mark Church, 9970 Vale Rd., Vienna, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. A concert with John Angotti will be held at 8 p.m. For information, contact Cindy Cummins at 540/338-6381 or musicmin.stfrancis@comcast.net
MAY 20
Marian Procession, sponsored by the World Apostolate of Fatima, will be held at St. Louis Church, 2907 Popkins Ln., Alexandria, at 6:30 p.m. For information call 703/765-4421.
MAY 21
Life in the Spirit Seminar, with informal talks, personal testimonies, small group discussion and prayer, will be held at St. Thomas à Becket Parish Center, Reston, at 8 p.m. For information call Doris Gregory at 703/435-0259 or Marie Sullenberger at 703/759-2125.
MAY 22
“Theology of the Body” Talk, with Dr. John Grabowski, will be held in the school cafeteria at St. Anthony Church, 3305 Glen Carlyn Rd., Falls Church, at 8 p.m.
MONDAYS
“Coming Home,” a program for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, is held the first and third Mondays of the month at Good Shepherd Church, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy., Alexandria, at 7:30 p.m. For information contact Rob Doerschner at 703/822-0523 or e-mail rdoerschner@cox.net.
WEDNESDAYS
Eucharistic Adoration, with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, is held at St. John the Evangelist Church, 271 Winchester St., Warrenton, from Wednesday at 9 a.m. to Thursday at 8 a.m. For information call Anne Tinsdale at 540/347-2922.
Eucharistic Adoration, with Divine Mercy prayers, confessions and holy hour, is held at St. Lawrence the Martyr Church, 6222 Franconia Rd., Alexandria, from 9:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. For information call 703/971-4378.
Holy Hour for Life and Vocations, with evening prayer, rosary for life, silent time and Benediction, is held at St. Philip Church, 7506 St. Philip’s Ct., Falls Church, with Mass at 7 p.m. and eucharistic adoration from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. For information call Lucy Renzi at 703/346-4412.
Catholic Charismatic Prayer and Praise, with the Community of God’s Love prayer group, is held at St. James Knecht Gym Conference Room, 815 Park Ave., Falls Church, at 7:30 p.m. For information call 703/536-2153 or go to www.stjamescatholic.org/community_of_gods_love.htm.
THURSDAYS
Holy Hour is held on the first and third Thursdays of the month at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Ln., Arlington, at 7:30 p.m. For information call 703/525-1300.
Holy Hour, with exposition, adoration and confession, is held at Queen of Apostles Church, 4329 Sano St., Alexandria, at 7:30 p.m. For information call 703/354-0742.
Charismatic Bible Study is held at St. Francis de Sales Church, 37730 St. Francis Ct., Purcellville, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For information call 540/338-6381.
Thursday Night Fellowship, with Charismatic Prayer Group, is held at the Parish Lyceum, St. Mary Church, 313 Duke St., Alexandria, at 8 p.m. For information go to www.thursdaynightfellowship.org.
SATURDAYS
Dulles Mass is celebrated by Fr. Philip Majka at Dulles International Airport Chapel, across from Gate B 30, at 5:45 p.m. For information call 703/403-3723.
SUNDAYS
Young Adult Festival of Praise: Wide Open Worship, a regional praise and worship event, will be held the third Sunday of the month at Mother of God School Auditorium, 20501 Goshen Rd., Gaithersburg, Md., at 7:30 p.m. For information call 301/990-2060 or go to www.wideopenwow.com.