Please see the Church Financial Statement for 2005-2006: click here.

Bishop's Lenten Appeal -- "Led by the Holy Spirit, we live our faith and share our gifts."
Thank you to all who have responded to the Bishop’s Lenten Appeal this year. With your generous support, we have reached 90% of our goal. If you have not made a pledge to the BLA, it is not too late. Envelopes are located on the credenza in the Commons Area. Thank you!

Make an Enduring Gift to the Parish
You can express your commitment to the principles of Christian Charity and Stewardship by remembering our church in your Will with the following statement: “I leave to Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church the sum of $______ (or__% of the residue of my estate) for (a specific purpose) or ("its religious, educational and charitable works").” For more info, please contact Sam Mabry, Director of Planned Giving at the Diocese: 703-841-7851.

Leave a Legacy
Don’t cancel life insurance you no longer need! By naming our parish as beneficiary, you’ll provide lasting financial support and may qualify for tax benefits. For more information, contact the diocesan Planned Giving Office at 703-841-2516 or go to this diocesan website.

We Pray For Those Who Have Died
Kim Plavcan, Donna Lynch.

We Pray For Those Who Are Ill
Barbara J. Miller, June Simon, Suzanne Kidd, Maria Roccia, Josiah Toepfer, Delores Demarest, Terry DiMurro, Charles Spenser, John Jonas, Don Miller, Kelsey Gerhardt, and Donald Osborne.

Please call the parish office if you wish to have someone added to our prayer list. Requests will be listed in the bulletin for four weeks. Thank you.

** Opportunities in the Parish **

One Act Play
The Diocesan One Act Play Competition is at Sterling Middle School on Saturday, April 26, at 3:00 pm. We need your votes so please come out and support our play. Additional performances at CTR are at 4:00 and 7:00 pm on Sunday, April 27. FREE ADMITTANCE and ALL ARE INVITED.

Choir News
CHILDREN - (Gr. 2 - 6) Regular rehearsal on Monday, April 21.
SPANISH CHOIR – Practice on Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 pm.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS & ADULTS - Next practice on Thursday, April 24, at 7:30 pm.

All of our choirs are always seeking and welcoming new members. Music was-and still is-God’s idea. It is a grand design for us to be able to express ourselves beyond the limitations of words alone!

Please contact Diane Kingsbury at 703-430-0811 with any questions about our Music Ministry.

Religious Education News
Grades K-6: Religious Education Classes will meet as scheduled this week on Tuesday 4/22, Wednesday 4/23, and Thursday 4/24. Please note that this is our last class for the 2007-2008 Program Year.

Grades 7-8: RE Classes meet Monday, April 21; Grades 7-8 meet on Mondays, 4:30 – 5:40 pm or 6:00 – 7:10 pm.

Grades 9-12: RE Classes meet TODAY Sunday, April 20; Sunday classes meet 6:30 – 8:00 pm.

See our Christian Initiation/Formation News Page for more information and news.

K- 12 EDUCACION RELIGIOSA 2007-2008: Preparacion de Sacramentos 1 Conunion y Confirmacion para Niños, Jovenes y Adultos. Registrarse en la oficina de Lunes a Viernes de 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Comunicarse con Dora Marroquin 703-430-0811, Ext. 29, para mas informacion.

Transportation Needed? A New Service within the Parish
If you are in need of transportation to a medical appointment or for treatment or would like to be a volunteer to drive, please contact (with as much advance notice as possible) Jeanne Spofford, at 703-444-1065 or use her email here.

Workshop for Extraordinary Ministers
If you missed the workshop here at CTR, there is one more opportunity to attend on Saturday, May 10, at St. John’s in Warrenton. The time will be from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Altar Servers Needed
Any boy or girl, 4th grade and up, with interest in serving at the altar, please call Herb DuVall at 703-421-3461 (or use Herb's email here) or Gail Dowling at 703-421-7499 (or use Gail's email here).

Upcoming Blood Drive -- Help Us Reach Our Goal
225 is the number of blood donations we’d like to get from our four drives this year. If we achieve our goal of 225 units of blood, INOVA will give us a $200 Giant Gift Card to raffle off in December. INOVA is also giving us a $50 Giant Gift Card to raffle off at each of the remaining three drives (May 24, August 23, December 6). If you come to a drive, you might win the $50 Giant gift card, and your name will be entered into the drawing for the $200 Giant Gift Card. The more drives you come to, the more chances you have to win the Grand Prize, a $200 Giant Gift Card!

Our Next 2008 blood drive is Saturday, May 24, from 7:00 am-12:30 pm in Atonement Hall. Sign-up after Mass the weekends of May 10-11 and May 17-18.

Have any questions about your eligibility to donate? Please see this webpage for more details, or, if you need still more information or would like to help with the blood drive, please contact Michele Hawes at 703-444-5136, or use this email.

(For more information about the INOVA blood donor program, please go to this INOVA Blood Donor Website.)

Upcoming Blood Drive Dates in 2008
May 24, August 23, and December 6.

Day Care for Working Parents
For working parents of CTR: If you need a day care provider, or would like your name added to our list of providers, please call Janet Williamson at 703-444-1552.

7 Car Wash
As you get your car washed, help the poor and needy. We receive 10% of what CTR parishioners pay. We regularly donate this income to LINK, S.O.M.E. and the Women's Shelter in Leesburg. As you pay at the carwash, tell them you are from CTR so we receive their donation.

Mass Intentions
If you wish to have a Mass celebrated for someone, why not help out a Mexican parish at the same time. We will be happy to forward your Mass intentions/stipends to Fr. José Alfredo in Mexico City. Arrange the Masses through the parish office.

** Opportunities in the Community **

See Our New Volunteering Opportunities Page

Walk for Life
Support Catholic Charities' crisis pregnancy counseling, foster care, and adoption services by joining in the 25th Annual Walk for Life on April 27th. Choose from two sites: Paul VI High School in Fairfax or Fort Hunt Park (Area A) in Alexandria. Check-in begins at 10:30 am. Registration is $20 per individual ($15 for seniors) or $50 per family and includes picnic lunch and T-shirt. Go to this Catholic Charities website to choose mail-in or on-line registration. If you have questions, call 703-425-0100.

Charity Event
Friends of the Orphans invites you to experience their muy caliente Cuatro de Mayo Fiesta at the Tarara Winery’s Lakeside Pavilion on Sunday, May 4, 2008! The festivities will include live salsa music from Son Quatro, a Latin-style buffet donated by Lauriol Plaza Restaurant, delicious sangría, salsa lessons donated by Ashburn Arthur Murray Studios, a fabulous silent auction and a wine tasting. Proceeds will benefit the children living in Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) homes located throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, supported by Friends of the Orphans. For more information please visit this Friends website.

Vietnamese Language Services
A Mass celebrated in Vietnamese will be celebrated on Sundays at 7:00 pm at St. Thomas a Becket Church, 1421 Wiehle Ave, Reston, VA 20190. All are welcome. A Vietnamese Rosary group meets at CTR on Saturday mornings at 9:30 am in the Chapel. Call Nguyen Thi My 703-723-1693 for more information.

Counseling Services
Did you know that Catholic Charities offers professional and confidential counseling to individuals, couples and families here at Christ the Redeemer? For more information call 703-841-2531.

Catholic Charities Children's Services
Whether you are a birth mother seeking pregnancy counseling, a couple seeking to adopt, or a family interested in offering a foster home, Children's Services of Catholic Charities is there for you. Since 1947, Children's Services has provided service to the community. Every person, regardless of age, race, creed or marital status, is guaranteed considerate personal and confidential assistance by Children's Services. With respect for all involved in a crisis pregnancy situation, Children's Services provides services for the woman who chooses to continue her pregnancy and support to those who will be affected by her choice. For more information please call 703-425-0100.

Catholic Charities Adoption Meetings
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington will hold Adoption Information Meetings at 5294 Lyngate Court, Burke, VA 22015. The meetings will be from 6:00-8:30 pm on 3/13, 4/17, 5/15, and 6/12. The presentation will cover Catholic Charities Domestic, International, Interstate and Parental Placement Adoption Programs with emphasis on the home study, placement, and supervision of children, as well as resources from which to adopt. We are especially seeking African/American and interracial couples interested in adopting. Registration Fee: $20.00. Please call 703-425-0100 to register. (The meeting will be conducted in English, for information in Spanish, please call the office and ask for the Latina social worker.)

Natural Family Planning (NFP)
Natural Family Planning classes are offered by The Couple to Couple League in Northern Virginia; please check their website for class availability. If you are unable to attend a regularly scheduled class, please call the Office for Family Life at 703-841-2550 for more information about their correspondence classes.

Birthright of Loudoun
Birthright of Loudoun offers free pregnancy tests, clothes, baby clothing, transportation and support throughout pregnancy, they are located at 18 Loudoun St. SE, in Leesburg. For more information, please call 703-777-7272.

** Opportunities for Fellowship **

Model Railroad Club for Kids
A new club for boys and girls who are interested in model railroading has been formed. Kids ages 8 to 18 are welcome to join the Northern Virginia chapter of Youth in Model Railroading (a national organization based in Colorado). Club events will include visiting train museums, local model railroad layouts, and local hobby shops; learning about how to build layouts and scenery; learning how to operate and maintain model trains; and other hands-on activities. We will also take field trips to ride actual trains whenever possible. Cost is $24 annually. For information contact Robert Reid at 703-404-2061 or use this email.

Singles for Christ (SFC)
SFC would like to invite single men and women to their Christian Life Program. SFC provides a positive and encouraging environment of fellowship, worship, and community service by sharing their time and talents. This group is for young professionals who are in the process of finding direction in their life. Singles for Christ is a ministry of Couples for Christ (CFC). CFC is a movement intended for the renewal and strengthening of Christian family life. For more information, please contact Jet Sevilla at 703-937-7968, Michael Chupeco at 571-216-2218 or Sienna So at 571-426-2721 or click to the SFC website here.

CTR Senior Group
The CTR Senior Group meets Fridays at 11:30 am in Atonement Hall for “Bring Your Lunch” meetings or at a local restaurant on the second Friday of the month. Parishioners 55+ are invited to join. For more information, call Claude Gianino at 703-858-0641.

CTR Bridge League
A friendly group of bridge players meets once a month, September through May, and welcomes anyone who is interested to join. Please call Andy or Monica Light at 703-444-7324.

** Opportunities to Put Your Faith into Action **

Vocations
“Reform your lives! The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Are you being called to proclaim the coming of the kingdom as a priest or in the consecrated life? Call Father Brian Bashista at 703-841-2514, or write using this email.

Advance Medical Directive (AMD)
The Arlington Diocese Advanced Medical Directive (AMD) is now available online. This document will help you make morally correct decisions concerning your medical welfare if you become incapacitated. The AMD is a simple two-part document including an optional organ donation authorization that can be filled out for use by all Catholics - whether young or old, healthy or dying. The AMD is a legal instrument authorized by, and meeting the requirements of, the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The AMD can also be ordered through the Office for Family Life by calling 703-841-2550.

Immigration Reform Legislation
A bipartisan group of Senators and Congressmen has introduced legislation, The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act of 2005, to reform our immigration system. Bishop Gerald R. Barnes, Chairman of the Committee on Migration, US Catholic Conference of Bishops, expressed support for the draft legislation. He believes that it best reflects principles for immigration reform set forth by the US bishops. It would create legal avenues for migrant workers to enter the US in a safe and orderly manner, provide an opportunity for immigrants already here to work toward permanent residency, and provide additional visas for families to be reunited. You can add your voice to that of our bishops by encouraging your elected representatives to support the proposed legislation (S. 1033 in the Senate and H 2330 in the House).

SALT Update
Social Action Linking Together (SALT): By joining your voice with others from the diocese you are really “making a difference.” Remember: “As you did it for the least of these who are members of my family, you did it for me.” (Matthew 25:40) For more information contact John Horejsi at his email and visit the SALT Website.