St. James News and Information

St. James Memorial Mass for Victims of VA Tech Violence

Memorial Mass for the Victims of Virginia Tech
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 18
St. James Church
830 West Broad Street
Falls Church, VA 22046

St. James Memorial Mass for Victims of VA Tech Violence

Memorial Mass for the Victims of Virginia Tech
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 18
St. James Church
830 West Broad Street
Falls Church, VA 22046

Canceled: This Evening's Scripture Study

This evening's session of the Lenten Scripture Study at St. James Catholic Church has been canceled due to inclement weather.  The Lenten Scripture Study will begin with Session One next Sunday Evening.

Charismatic Fall Festival 2006

ARLINGTON DIOCESAN
CHARISMATIC FALL FESTIVAL 2006
Sunday ~ November 5, 2006

Saint James Catholic Church
The Community of God's Love

2 pm Praise ~ 6 pm Mass ~ 7:30 Fellowship
(click here for program information)
Download Flyer:  in English |  En Español

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY

 
Arlington Public Health Warns of an outbreak of E. Coli that may be associated with BAGGED FRESH SPINACH   
 
DO NOT EAT OR BUY FRESH BAGGED SPINACH   
 
If you currently have any Fresh Bagged Spinach, throw it away 
 
If you have eaten Spinach in the past 24 hours and have G.I. symptoms, seek medical attention   
 
To learn more about symptoms and other information go to www.vdh.virginia.gov

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Mass Schedule for Feast of the Assumption - 8/15/06: A Holy Day of Obligation

The Feast of the Assumption of
The Blessed Virgin Mary

August 15, 2006

A Holy Day of Obligation

Mass Schedule:

Monday, August 14:
Vigil Mass - 7:30 PM

Tuesday, August 15:
6:30 AM, 8:30 AM,
12:00 Noon, and 7:30 PM

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 830 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2006 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ041-042-050>057- 010930- /O.CON.KLWX.EH.W.0001.060801T1600Z-060803T2200Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-FAUQUIER- LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK- FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS... MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH... FREDERICKSBURG

830 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2006

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY...WILL CAUSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO RISE TO AROUND 110 DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE CITY CENTERS...HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY APPROACH 115 DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON.

DUE TO THE HUMIDITY TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO COOL AT NIGHT. HEAT INDEX VALUES DURING THE EVENING WILL BE 95 TO 100...AND LITTLE RELIEF CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

HERE ARE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS DURING HEAT WAVES THAT YOU SHOULD PRACTICE DURING THE NEXT THREE DAYS:

* DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. WEAR LOOSE FITTING LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING AND A HAT

* CHECK UP ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS - THESE ARE THE   PEOPLE MOST AT RISK

* PROVIDE OUTSIDE PETS AND LIVESTOCK WITH PLENTY OF FRESH WATER

* NEVER LEAVE PETS OR CHILDREN IN PARKED CARS - EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN. TEMPERATURES INSIDE PARKED CARS CAN REACH 130   DEGREES IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES

* PLAN ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR EARLY IN THE MORNING

* SET YOUR THERMOSTAT A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN NORMAL. THIS   WILL HELP REDUCE THE ELECTRICITY DEMAND...AND LESSEN THE LIKELIHOOD OF POWER BLACKOUTS

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES AND FATALITIES ARE LIKELY UNLESS PREVENTED MEASURES ARE TAKEN.

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BOOKS RECOMMENDED by Fr. Cornelius O'Brien

JOSEF PIEPER

Guide to St. Thomas
The Silence of St. Thomas
The Four Cardinal Virtues
Living the Truth
Belief and Faith
On Hope
About Love
The End of Time
Death and Immortality
Hope and History
In Search of the Sacred

ETIENNE GILSON

The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas
The Christian Philosophy of St. Augustine
The Unity of Philosophical Experience
The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy
Reason and Revelation in the Middle Ages
Elements of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages
History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages
The Philosopher and Theology
Thomist Realism
The Arts of the Beautiful

G. K. CHESTERTON

The Everlasting Man
Autography
The Dumb Ox
The Poet and the Lunatics
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Was Thursday
The Father Brown Stories

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

1. Summa Theologiae
2. Summa Contra Gentiles
3. On Being and Essence
(2 & 3 more difficult than 1 but perhaps more accessible because they are in chapters rather than in articles.)
4. Compendium [The Right of Faith] Written for Reginald, his secretary
5. The Aquinas Cathechism: A Commentary on the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Apostles Creed.

Message from Fr. O'Brien

Dear Friends,

We must remember that parting need only be a spacial reality. Deep matters of the soul transcend space, and we gather together in the moment of our coming from God. The good things experienced by us in the past live on within us into the future. It is so in friendship. It is very much so in Christ.

My life as a priest for fifty-one years has been filled with joy. You have given me the opportunity to pursue my love of truth, and the honor of working with some of the finest people in the world. You have been most generous in expressing your gratitude and praise for my poor efforts among you. You will be in my mind as I attempt to put on paper the splendor of the human person.

Now I wish to thank the priests, who have been my companions, the Sisters who have been so faithful, but especially you, the people, who are the reason for our existence, and who have cooperated so well in our efforts to bring you closer to Christ, the Truth.

Finally -- again, remember that we, who have together loved and served Our Lord, can part only if we depart from Him. With His help we will not leave Him.

So, farewell until we meet again. Until then and forever, may God keep us in His safe hands.

Fr. O'Brien

[Note:  Fr. O'Brien's writings and recordings will be available on the Catholic Primer at http://www.catholicprimer.org/obrien. Fr. O'Brien has agreed to continue to contribute more writings and recordings to that site from his home in Ireland. Two new recordings will be posted there in the coming days.]

Reception for Fr. O'Brien

In celebration of his retirement, everyone is invited to a reception to be held for Fr. O'Brien following the 12 Noon Mass on Sunday, June 25, in Msgr. Heller Auditorium.

For more information about Fr. O'Brien's retirement, please see the previous post: http://news.stjamescatholic.org/2006/06/the_retirement_.html