The ARC of Change 2023 Gala will be held on Saturday, November 4th from 5:-30pm - 8:30pm at THEARC, 1801 Mississippi Avenue SE. We're looking for eye-catching and colorful socks to fill STA's auction basket for Samaritan's fundraising gala! Find the best socks out there in any size and drop them off at STA in the back of the church after Mass each week or at the Parish Life Center no later than Wednesday, October 25th.

Saturday, November 4, 2023 8:30am - 12:00pm St. Teresa of Avila located at 1244 V. Street, SE This year's theme is "Stir up the Flame" Guest Speaker: Fr. Anthony Bozeman, SSJ Contacts: Michael Howard 301.785.4394, Ricardo Featherstone 202.288.0319, Charles Romeo 240.210.0443

Join us for the 34th East of the River Revival this week! October 2-4th, 2023 Praise and Worship begins at 7 P.M. nightly. Revivalist: Rev. Anthony Bozeman, SSJ, Academic Dean, St. Joseph Seminary

I CAN DO EVERYTHING THROUGH HIM WHO GIVES ME STRENGTH! Saturday, September 30 starting at 10:30am and ending with closing Mass at 4:00pm. Release forms are required for participation in the Youth Rally. All forms must be submitted by Sunday, September 17th. Click here to complete the youth consent form. https://form.jotform.com/231358166434154

“And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.” Oct 13-15, 2023 in COLLEGE PARK, MD and Sep 22-24, 2023 in Herndon, VA. Early sign up is recommended. For more information visit our website at: https://moments4marriage.org or contact us at [email protected] or 301-500-0871.

The Council of Catholic Women- Archdiocese of Washington Invites you to our 2nd Annual Meet and Greet Saturday, September 30, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Let’s come together to give God the Praise, and “Keep the Fires Burning”!! St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church 5416 Henderson Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 (Cap Beltway exit 7 Branch Ave.  Rt 5 Camp Springs Green line Metro Station Branch Ave)

COMING THIS FALL! Be encouraged by gaining confidence in your identity as a child of God and in hearing God’s voice for yourself and others.  Learn to evangelize with joy!  Encounter School of Ministry, developed by Fr. Mathias Thelen, Patrick Reis, and Dr. Mary Healy, offers a dynamic two-year program which impacts thousands of Catholics across the country and is now in the DC area!  Our world needs men and women who can demonstrate the power and love of God.  Join us as we teach, equip and activate you to do just that!  Encounter School of Ministry DC Satellite School meets Tuesday nights at 6:00 PM at our Gaithersburg, MD campus.  Attend the first class for free on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.  For more information, visit us at encounterschool.org/dc.

Features reflections for Sundays and Holy Days from Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday written by Charlene and Michael Howard. Pre-orders will take place between now and February 1, with shipments beginning on February 2. A special pre-order price of $4 for each booklet is offered (regular price post-Feb. 1 will be $5). Bulk discounts are available for orders of 10-99 (10 percent discount) and 100+ (30 percent discount). Order your copies now for yourself, your parish, religious community, ministry, school, and family to assure reception in time for Ash Wednesday, February 22.

Saturday, October 1, 2022 10:30am - 4:00pm Holy Family Catholic Church 2210 Calaway Street Hillcrest Heights, MD 20748 **FREE ADMISSION BUT YOU MUST REGISTER AND COMPLETE THE RELEASE AND CONSENT FORM** Register at https://form.jotform.com/221597850839167

Join us for the opening of the well, an urban farm and community wellness space in Ward 8! Saturday, June 4th from 11am - 5pm at 300 Valley Avenue SE Washington, DC 20032

Thursday, April 21-Saturday, April 23, 2022 NETWORK honors 50 years of Catholic social justice advocacy and Sister-Spirit. Please join us as we learn, connect, and celebrate together! Events to be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill. Please visit NETWORK’s website for more information: https://networklobby.org/network50

The United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar is the first step in navigating your future to becoming one of our nation's next generation of leaders. If you are currently in your junior year of high school and considering the Naval Academy as your college of choice, we strongly recommend you consider applying to Summer Seminar. Summer Seminar will introduce you to life at the Academy, where you will experience first-class academic, athletic, and professional training at the #1 public college in the Country (released 2021 U.S. News & World Report College Ranking Report). Your Summer Seminar application will also serve as a preliminary application to the Academy that you will complete before or during your senior year.

Join us at this year’s virtual gathering of U.S. Catholic social ministry leaders organized by the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, 10 USCCB departments, and 20 national Catholic organizations! We will pray, learn, and advocate together as we seek to create communities of justice where all can thrive. This call is especially important as we come out of a pandemic that further pushed some communities to the margins. “In the power of the risen Lord, [the Church] wants to give birth to a new world, where all of us are brothers and sisters, where there is room for all those whom our societies discard, where justice and peace are resplendent.” - Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, no. 279

Join St. Martin of Tours Church-DC and the Black and Women's History Ministry-DC in a teaching on the history and empowerment of the principles of Kwanzaa. All are Welcome! Sunday, December 19th at 3:45pm EST. Guest Speakers include Michael and Charlene Howard. Click the title and share the flyer! ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88250001830?pwd=cDdvZ3MzbDZnc09JMm1UT1FCRzJ5Zz09

Help bless those in our community who need assistance with feeding their families. Each week, we will ask you to bring a few grocery items to add to our collection. We will also ask local grocery stores to contribute baked Hens and small Hams to our boxes after our collection is complete.

November Holiday S.H.A.R.E. orders are now being accepted. Anyone interested in purchasing any packages, or if you have questions - please contact Richard Ludwick at 202-527- 8306 or Tawana Wiley at 301-351-3645. Click the title above to see the menu.