Prayers for Our Military - As a Parish Family, let's pray for all the military who are serving our country. Please call the Parish Office at 254-2883 to add the name of a loved one who is serving our country.

Blue Star Mothers - The mothers who have sons or daughters in service would like for us to pray for them and for all our people in the military service. If you have a person you would like to list, please call Carrie at the Parishes Office at 254-2883. Thank You. Please pray for:

Open Hours for the Adoration Chapel
Saturday, 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Sunday, 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.
Sunday, 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
If you are interested in any of these hours, please call 486-2367(ADOR)

Washington Catholic Middle School Lockers - Students entering the 6th, 7th and 8th grades for the 2008-2009 school year may begin to come pick out lockers, get locks, and decorate for next school year. Mrs. Craney will be in the school starting August 28th, (with the exception of August 5th and 6th) until the beginning of school. Mrs. Craney will be in the building from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but will leave long enough to eat lunch each day. Students need to come and get lockers before the first day of school on August 12th, because there will not be time allotted for this on the first day of school. If you have any questions, please contact the school at 254-2355 on the days and times listed above.

Second Annual All Fall Sports Kick-off Tailgate Party - Sunday, August 16th, at Rees Field, sponsored by the Booster Club. Tailgate Party will start at 1:00 p.m. with the Alumni Soccer Games to follow. Game times are still being determined at this time. Both current boys and girls Varsity Soccer Teams will take on teams consisting of former Cardinal players. The Booster Club will furnish hamburgers and hot dogs again this year. The drawing for the Tuition Raffle will also take place at the tailgate party. Sports Passes for the 2008-2009 seasons will be available as well as memberships to the Booster Club.
New for this year, will be the Alumni Volleyball game in the Birdcage at 7:00 p.m. The current varsity volleyball players want to see what the Alumni has to offer.
Any former Cardinal player who wants to participate in either the soccer or volleyball games, please contact and register with J.R. Crew by email to crew@wccardinals.org. If you have any questions about the tailgate party, you can contact either Tina Durnil or Andrea Brown.
Fun, music, and games for all, come out and meet the teams and coaches. Let's start the season out with a bang. GO CARDINALS!!!!!!

Coke Rewards - Booster Club is asking for everyone to participate in mycokerewards.com. We are in the final process of getting the Washington Catholic Schools registered in the program. You will have two options in which to donate your points. One option will be Washington Catholic Elementary and the other will be Washington Catholic Middle and High School. In return, the school will redeem donated points for different types of school supplies and equipment. Principal David Memmer will work with the teachers to see which items will be selected to best benefit the students. Points are earned by collecting codes off a wide variety of Coca-Cola products. The codes are on bottle caps as well as printed on the inside of fridge packs and cases. To redeem codes, simply go to mycokerewards.com, register and enter codes in your account and then donate them to the school of your choice. It is simple and will cost the school nothing. Any questions, contact J.R. Crew at crew@wccardinals.org.

Q I've heard of the Dominicans. Who are they, and when did the Begin?
A The greatest contribution made to the church by Dominic, a Spaniard born around 1170, was to establish the Order of Friars Preachers, commonly known as the Dominicans. Dominicans today continue to advocate for excellent preaching that will move people to conversion and deeper relationship with God.
Dominic, a priest whose feast we celebrate on August 8th, was asked by Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) to take the lead in fighting the Albigensian heresy that was creating much confusion and conflict in southern France. To counter the dismay and misinformation Dominic devoted himself to effective preaching and to providing solid education in church teaching and beliefs. But he knew that this was not enough. Prayer was the essential ingredient that had to suffuse all that he did.
Prayer became an integral part of his service to God's people. In 1215, when he established the Order of Friars Preachers, he made certain that both prayer and education were the key pillars of his order. These pillars would facilitate development of excellent preaching skills, something Dominic saw as severely lacking. In the mid-fifteenth century, Dominic's prayer focus led to the development of a rich legend in which Mary presented Dominic with the rosary. The Dominicans promoted the rosary devotion so much that today it is still referred to as the Dominican Rosary.
Reflect on the significance that prayer and education have on your Christian faith journey.

Readings for the Week -
Readings for the week of August 3, 2008
Sunday: Is 55:1-3/Rom 8:35, 37-39/Mt 14:13-21
Monday: Jer 28:1-17 /Mt 14:22-36
Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22/Mt 14:22-36
Wednesday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9
Thursday: Jer 31:31-34/Mt 16:13-23
Friday: Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7/Mt 16:24-28
Saturday: Hb 1:12-24/Mt 17:14-20
Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33