How To Volunteer
To volunteer, please contact Dakota Allen in advance by leaving a message at 301-997-0014 or via email. Pleas include your name and telephone number. Dakota will have daily limits and will respond asap.

Water and lunches will be provided for volunteers on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes or boots, old clothes and work gloves. A water bottle that can be refilled would be great too.

Any tools or equipment brought to the site should be marked with the families name.

Work Schedule
Work will begin this Friday, September 3rd, cutting down the three Crape Myrtle trees, sectioning them into smaller pieces which will then be loaded into a truck for hauling away. We are in need of another 4-5 men who own chain saws and other cutting devices (hand saws, pruning shears, etc) to assist on Friday. Younger helpers can assist in breaking down the branches into smaller pieces. We expect to be at the site beginning mid afternoon at the latest (3-4pm), working until completion.

On Saturday, September 4th, we plan to arrive on the site at 7:30 am to brief the plans for the day (once everyone is in attendance) then begin removing the sod in the garden area, and to prepare the site for the inbound base material, delivered by dump trucks. We will need a dozen workers with wheel barrels, shovels, iron rakes, and a few picks (throughout the day). The plan is to work Saturday (7:30am-5pm), Sunday (12:00pm-5pm) and Monday (TBD) setting the grade, laying the different base material, and preparing the patio for laying the pavers. We will do our best to keep all interested parties desiring to help up to date as much as possible.

Other general areas where we could use help are; individuals to run our first aid station for minor injuries (blisters, cuts and scratches), individuals to run a cleanup station (disinfectant wipes, paper towels and hand cleanser), and those who could help in preparing the sandwiches at lunchtime. Suggestions are welcome and encouraged.

Thanks for your support.

Plan now to join our Father Andrew White School Community for their 2nd Annual Spring Social. This year’s theme hearkens back to those cool days of the 1960s and 70s.

The Groovy Gala & Auction is scheduled for Saturday, April 24th with an auction preview beginning at 6:30 pm and the party starting at 7:00pm, all in the “hip” gym at the school.

Tickets are $20 per person and include: beer, wine, soda, and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Scram – Marc Schubrooks.

There will be a live and silent auction as well as raffles and door prizes throughout the night.

For more information or tickets please contact Kathy Bell.

The 2010 Holy Week schedule is as follows:

Holy Thursday, April 1st
– 8:30 am Morning Prayer
– 7:30 pm Mass of Lord’s Supper
– 8:45 pm – Midnight Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (FAW Gym)
- 11:50pm Night Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament (FAW Gym)

Good Friday, April 2nd
– 8:30 am Morning Prayer
– 1:30 pm Confessions
- 3:00 pm Stations of the Cross
- 7:30 pm Passion of the Lord

Holy Saturday, April 3rd
* Confessions will not be heard on Holy Saturday
– 7:30 am Morning Prayer
– 8:00 pm The Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday, April 4th
– 8:00 am Mass
– 11:00 am Mass

Come out and support Father Andrew White School by participating in the 2nd Annual FAW 5K and 1K Fun Run/Walk being held on Saturday, March 20th at St. Mary’s Ryken High School rain or shine. Race day registration begins at 7:30am and the race starts at 8:30am.

Download a Registration Form

For more information contact Christa Hayes or Kathy Magiera.

The Eucharist: Center of our Parish, Center of our Lives

With Father Jude Winkler, OFM Conv.

Put the ordinary aside and come center yourself on Christ at this year’s Parish Mission

February 21-24, 2010, 7:00 – 8:30pm at St. Aloysius Church

Fr. Jude is a Conventual Franciscan Friar priest from St. Anthony of Padua Province, USA. he entered the Franciscan Order in 1971 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1981. he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Hyacinth College and Seminary in Grandby, Massachusetts; a Baccalaureate degree in Theology from The Faculty of St. Bonaventure in Rome, Italy; and a Licentiate in Exegesis from The Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, Italy. He has taught and currently teaches courses on Sacred Scripture at an undergraduate and post-graduate level. He has been a regular and/or adjunct faculty member at various schools of theology in the United States, Romania and England, U.K.

Fr. Jude has written over 300 articles on various scriptural themes for magazaines in the USA, Italy and England as well as for “The Word Among Us” and the “Catholic Truth Society.” He has written various books on scripture study for adults (including an annual lector’s handbook on the Sunday readings). Also, he has written numerous children’s books (over 40) to include an “Illustrated Children’s Bible.” he has three new books coming out this year. He produces a series of catechetical brochures (“Good News Notes About…(59 titles)” and “A Catholic Review of…(3 titles)”, audio tales/cd’s (over 30 series on scripture) and video tapes/dvd’s (a series of seven). Fr Jude travels throughout Canada, England, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica and the USA, giving Parish Missions, Parish Retreats, Workshops, Days of Recollection, Adult Education Courses, etc. for the laity, seminaries, priests, deacons and religious communities. He currently resides at the St. Joseph Cupertino Friary in Ellicott City, Maryland.

Contact (240) 320-2440 with questions.

Sunday, February 21, 2010 12pm-1pm

Prospective Students and Parents are invited to take a tour of our school, meet the teachers and administration and learn about our vision of Catholic education while picking up registration materials for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 4-8pm – Father Andrew White School

Due to last weekend’s crippling snowstorm Father Andrew White School had to postpone their Annual Italian Dinner and Brown Bag Auction.

The new date is: Saturday, February 20th from 4- 8:00 pm.

Plan on enjoying spaghetti with your choice of sauces, bread, salad, and dessert while supporting our great school. Beer and wine will also be available and there will be chances to win a wide variety of themed auction baskets.

Cost
- $8.50 ages 12 and older
- $5.00 ages 6-11
- $3.00 ages 5 and under

The Ash Wednesday Mass schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
- 9:00 am School Mass
– 12:15pm Mass
– 7:00 pm Mass

Due to severe weather conditions, 5pm Mass for February 6 has been canceled.

The following events are canceled or postponed due to inclement weather:

Friday, February 5
- 10am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Canceled
- 6:45pm Benediction – Canceled
- 7pm Evening Mass – Canceled

Saturday, February 6
- 7:30am Morning Mass – Canceled
- 9am – Rehearsal – Scout Sunday Mass – Canceled
- 3:30pm Confessions – Canceled
- 4:30pm FAW Italian Dinner – Postponed until Saturday, February 20th
- 5pm Mass – Canceled

Sunday, February 7
- 8am Scout Sunday Celebration – Postponed, new date TBD
- 8:30am FAW Community Breakfast – Canceled
- Religious Education Classes – Canceled