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    All Things WorkCamp!

    4/22/2016

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    WorkCamp Dinner & Silent Auction - April 30

    Help send our high school students to WorkCamp this summer. Join us at our annual Dinner & Silent Auction on April 30 at 6:00 pm.  This weekend is your final chance to buy tickets after all Masses. Tickets for the dinner are only $5 and the raffle for the garden bench and adirondak chairs are $5 as well.

    In addition to the delicious dinner of pork loin and accompaniments, we will have entertainment from some of our very talented WorkCamp students. Our teens will sing and play music while you eat and socialize. 
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    April 30 Silent Auction Teaser

    Come to the dinner on April 30 and you will have the opportunity to bid on some great items in the Silent Auction. Here is a sample:
    • Dinner and a Movie! - set of two gift cards- $25 for Fandango and $25 for any Darden Restaurant.
    • London Bob Salon -  Time to indulge in a new hairstyle or spa treatment at a high end salon? Get this $100 gift certificate to London Bob Salon in Old Town.  
    • Teen Baked Goods - Bid on home made treats and items from our very own teens.
    • Learn to Knit/Crochet - Have you always wanted to knit or crochet that scarf? You can bid on three 1-hour sessions for either knitting or crocheting and get your skills up to speed.
    • ​Washington Capitals Tickets!
    • TMNJT Afghan - Bid on a one of a kind, homemade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Afghan. 
    • . . . . and more!
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    May Volunteer Opportunities

    Thursday, May 5: Feeding the Hungry at Christ House (50 West Street in Old Town off of Duke Street) 
    Every first Thursday of the month, our Youth Group goes to Christ House (a homeless shelter for men) and prepares and serves the evening meal for the residents as well as those who are hunger in their community. We are getting low on volunteers. We need 4 - 5 youths and a second adult. 
     
    Details:  Meet at church at 3:30, load up the food, ride together into Old Town, prepare and serve dinner (our menu is hot dogs, beans, pasta salad, brownies and awesome sweet tea). clean up and return to church by 6:30. We usually serve 50 to 60 people, which include men, women, children and sometimes middle schoolers.

    Benefits: Aside from service hours, we usually have almost unlimited hot dogs to feed the volunteers, and occasionally some brownies.  
     
    Questions: Please contact Mike O’Neil, 703-799-7594, michaeloneil825@aol.com

    Saturday May 7: First Holy Communion Receptions
    Please consider volunteering to serve cake and punch after one of the First Holy Communion Masses. Mass times are 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Contact re@gs-cc.org. 

    Youth Group Open to 6th and 8th Graders beginning May 1

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    Beginning May 1 the High School and Middle School Youth Groups are opening their doors to current 8th and 6th graders. 6th graders can join MS on Thursdays at 6:30 pm and 8th graders can join HS on Sundays at 7:30 pm. 

    We hope you will join us to witness our Faith, Fellowship and Fun firsthand!
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    GS Youth Ministry in April

    4/1/2016

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    WorkCamp Dinner & Silent Auction

    Throughout the month of April the High School Youth Group is selling tickets for their Annual Dinner & Silent Auction held on Saturday, April 30. This is a key fundraising effort to support their Workcamp Initiative. Tickets are only $5 each and include a full dinner of pork tenderloin and fixin's prepared by the Knights of Columbus. Make sure you buy your tickets after Mass.

    Raffle tickets for a pair of Adirondack Chairs and a Garden Bench, made by the teens, are also available. Raffle tickets are $5 each and you do not need to be present to win. Catch the teens in the Lobby after each Mass and help send a teen to Workcamp!

    We are also looking for donations for the Silent Auction. Have you done some recent Spring Cleaning? Maybe you would like to donate a service? Please contact Lisa Rimmington at 
    703-799-0714 if you have an item or service to donate for the Silent Auction. Thank you for your support!

    ​Parish Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine - April 9

    Join fellow parishioners for an intimate tour and Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Make a day of it! Have lunch and visit the gift shop and grounds of this local treasure. 

    Tour space is limited! Make sure you register online for 1 of 2 available time slots: 9:00am or 11:00 am. 

    Father Tom will celebrate Mass at 10:00am.

    Note that transportation is not provided. Please visit the Basilica website to learn about parking and directions. 
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    Middle School BASH - April 16

    BASH is the largest gathering of Catholic middle school students (6th-8th graders) in our diocese every year! This event is a celebration of our Catholic faith and love of the Lord. We are planning for hundreds of junior high students to gather for five and a half hours of faith, fellowship, and fun!
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    The day includes music, games, inspirational speakers, confessions, and Sunday Vigil Mass. Did I mention pizza, ice cream, rock climbing wall and a free throw contest? 

    Meet at GS at 2:00 pm. The event runs from 3:30 - 9:00 pm at St. John Paul the Great HS. Cost is $10 per student.

    Register and complete the online permission by April 10.

    Volunteer Opportunities

    Donuts after Mass - April 2 and May 1
    Have you volunteered to help serve Donuts and juice after Mass? This is an ongoing service opportunity that takes place the First Sunday of each month. We have a SignUp Genius page that allows you to sign up months in advance. Please visit the link to learn more and sign up!

    ​First Holy Communion - Saturday, May 7
    The Faith Formation team is seeking volunteers to help after one, or all, of the First Communion Masses on Saturday, May 7. Volunteers will help with serving and setting-up cake and juice. Masses are scheduled at 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. If interested, email re@gs-cc.org .
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