* The special collection this weekend is for the Church in Latin America. Your gifts to the collection will fund catechesis, marriage and family life programs, and seminarian education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Thank you for your generosity.

* You will not want to miss the Called and Gifted Workshop Saint Mary is hosting Friday, February 6, and Saturday, February 7. See page 7 for the registration form.

* Join us in Arlington on Tuesday night for our diocesan observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with Bishop Loverde: January 27 at 7:30pm at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 1500 Glebe Road.

* Catholic Advocacy Day in Richmond is this Thursday, January 29. Register at www.vacatholic. org and join us for a day of learning about issues and taking a personal role in doing something about educating our representatives about the Catholic faith.

 * SCRIP is on sale this weekend in the Parish Life Center after most Masses. Please use SCRIP and help our school.