Religious Education Classes have finished for the year. Please remember to register your child for the upcoming RE18-19 year. Classes are filling up and additional RE Volunteers are still needed. ALSO: Confirmation Youth looking for VOLUNTEER HOURS...check out our Facebook Post for an upcoming opportunity in June or contact Jay Cuasay at 703-430-0811 EXT 130.

Easter is a joyous season to celebrate the Great 50 Days to the Feast of Pentecost. While all around us the world turns to signs of Spring and new life, we remember the renewal of our Baptismal Promises and the joys that the newest members share with our community.
Ahead of us, FIRST COMMUNIONS will be celebrated at our parish and ADULT CONFIRMATIONS at the Cathedral in Arlington.
As we take in these "high points" of our Liturgical Year, let us remember to make plans to ENROLL OUR CHILDREN in RELIGIOUS EDUCATION for RE 2018-2019. Forms are available in the RE Office for those who are currently finishing up their RE 2017-18 Year. Please stop by during RE to enroll your child for next year. WE ALSO NEED CATECHISTS AND VOLUNTEERS in order for the coming year to be a success.

As we journey through the Lenten Season in preparation for Easter and the central mystery of our faith, we ask you to prayerfully consider your service to the parish. We thank you for your support of the Bishop's Lenten Appeal, your continuing support for LINK and RISE AGAINST HUNGER.
But, we also ask you to prayerfully consider the needs of the Religious Education Program as they make preparations now for the upcoming RE 18-19 Year. SPECIAL REQUEST for assistance on Sundays and Mondays. Please contact Jay Cuasay 703-430-0811 to help out.

With great sadness we share the news of former pastor Fr. Donald Howard's death Epiphany Weekend. And with certain trust in God's guidance, arrangements at Christ the Redeemer are as follows:
+ Tuesday Jan. 16, 4:00-8:00 PM: Visitation in the Church
+ Wednesday Jan 17, 11:00 AM: Mass of Christian Burial
IF YOU HAVE PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE FOR THE MEMORIAL, PLEASE EMAIL THEM BY MONDAY JAN 15th TO:
mauricio.carpio@ctrcc.org or jay.cuasay@ctrcc.org
A second Mass will be held in Fr. Howard's hometown of Phoenixville, PA on Friday, January 26 at 11:00 am at St. Ann Church, 502 Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460 www.churchofsaintann.org. Internment will follow the mass.

All young people, catholic or not, ages 16-29, are encouraged to take this survey, which will be used to help Pope Francis in October 2018 when he convenes a General Assembly of Bishops on the theme: Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. Young people in this age bracket, their friends, and others are being asked for their input.
Survey available at: http://bit.ly/FrancisSurvey
(choose preferred language from drop down menu)

This week, November 5-12, is National Vocations Awareness Week. The Arlington Diocese has released a wonderful new Vocations video to learn more about the wonder of vocations, which can be found here: https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/Vocations/Vocations-Awareness-Week/

Wednesday, November 1 is the Feast of All Saints. It is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses in English are at 8:00 am, 5:30 pm, 7:00 pm in the Church. Spanish Mass will be held at 7:30 pm in Atonement Hall. All Souls Day Masses on Thursday, November 2 are at 8:00 am in English and 7:00 pm in Spanish. Mass for the Deceased of the Parish will be on Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 pm. Call Cristina in the Parish Office at 703-430-0811 if you would like to have someone remembered at this Mass.

The Confirmation Mass with Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge will be on Tuesday, October 24th at 7:00 PM. Over a hundred Confirmation Candidates with their sponsors and families are expected to attend. Final preparations are underway. Click on title to get more information about preparations for this celebration and access samples of the music for the mass.

Runners in Grades K-12 are invited to join Our Lady of Hope's Cross Country Team. Runners will have several opportunities to participate in races throughout the fall season. Practice begins on Sunday, September 10th at Algonkian Park near the boat ramp, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. Contact Ana Habibelahy, OLOH XC/Track & Field Coach at Ana.habibelahy@verizon.net

Believe it or not, the Catholic Church wants to hear from young people, ages 16-29, even if they are not Catholic. They are encouraged to take a survey available here:
https://survey-synod2018.glauco.it/limesurvey/index.php/147718
The Survey is available in multiple languages and young people are invited to share the survey link with their friends.

Come to this FREE Presentation MON JUL 31 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 PM in Atonement Hall. Open to the Public with light refreshments.
This event is presented with Fr. James Loughran, SA director of the Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Insti-tute (GEII) in Manhattan. Fr. Jim is joined by 4 summer ministry interns—all in their 20’s. They recently completed a study of inter-faith & interreligious movements from a Catholic perspective at Centro Pro Unione in Rome. They will share their reflections and the latest on Catholic and Lutheran relations.

Our next Blood Drive is Saturday, June 3 from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm. Please help our parish continue to support this life-saving and life-giving activity. Sign up after the weekend masses in May or sign up online at inovabloodsaves.org. More information or questions? Contact Michelle Hawes: 703-444-5136 or bqmhawes@cox.net

A bilingual schedule for Holy Week and Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 is available here. NOTE: There are no morning daily masses on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, or Holy Saturday.

Third annual Stop Hunger Now Meal Packaging Event takes place on May 25, 2017. Click to register for the event to sign up for a time slot or to make a donation. We need to raise $14,500 to reach our goal of packaging 50,000 meals.

The Graymoor Friars of the Atonement who staff Christ the Redeemer are offering discernment weekends throughout the year at the Mother House in Garrison NY.

Come join the Sunday RE Youth on their annual field trip to visit the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in DC, Saturday February 4, 2017.
Meet at the church at 8:45 AM and carpool. Return by 2:30 PM.
All youth attending must fill out a permission form. Adult chaperones/drivers are also needed. Click to learn more, download a permission form or contact Jay Cuasay at 703-430-0811 ext 130.

The Meeting for 7:00 PM Tonight, Tuesday January 10th is still on.
If you do not feel safe driving or have concerns about the weather, please remember there is another meeting scheduled for next week on Thursday, January 19th.

For up to the date information on the Confirmation 2017 Group, please join the Remind.Com notification system by clicking this link and following the instructions to receive notification by email, text message, or smartphone delivery.

Looking for the Daily Mass Schedule, Reconciliation, or Masses during the Advent, Christmas and New Year? Click here to find out the latest schedules.

WorkCamp is the largest, most well known Youth Ministry Activity done by the Diocese. A week-long service project done here in VA is preceded by several months of training done with WorkCamp Adults and volunteers at the parish. For more information please contact Lew Thorp at lthorp@juno.com

"What's your Gratititude Attitidue?" asks Barbara McAdams, Retreat Leader. Join her and the Sunday Youth for and evening focused on gratitude as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving and enter into the Season of Advent. All Youth are welcome. Bring a friend. (Adults are welcome to come and help out as well).