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Our Lady of Guadalupe Council 10723
• 3305 Glen Carlyn Road  • Falls Church, VA 22041 
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The Council is currently selling Football Sweepstake Tickets as a fundraiser. See any Knight for details!

  • Business meetings are held on the 2d Wednesdays of the month, beginning at 7:30. We have an Officers Meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month, to which all members are welcome.
  • CHURCH ACTIVITIES include co-leading the Rosary in Church before the 8:30 am and 11:00 am Sunday Masses beginning 25 minutes before Mass.
  • The Council sponsors Lenten Soup Nights on Friday evenings during Lent after Stations of the Cross.
  • We sell Keep Christ in Christmas cards and Nativity sets during Advent.
  • We put on the Parish St. Patrick's Dinner as a fundraiser for Mary's House.
  • We distribute palms on Palm Sunday.
  • We support the Parish Thanksgiving Day dinner, the teacher appreciation luncheon, the International Festival and sponsor a Back to School Picnic and at least one other cookout during the year.
  • In addition, Council members are very active as Extraordinary Ministers of Communion, Lectors, Ushers, as well as supporting other parish ministries.

Youth Activities

  • We sponsor both a Squires Circle for young men and a Squire/Roses Circle for young women.
  • We operate a monthly Youth Teen Night on the 3d Friday of the month to provide a secure gathering place for parish teens to interact and play games.
  • We award savings bonds to outstanding students at Corpus Christi School every year.
  • We sponsor a Soccer Challenge and Free Throw Contests for teen of the community.

Right to Life

  • We are actively involved in the 40 Days for Life, regularly stand vigil and pray at local abortion clinic, and participate in the annual March for Life.

Community

  • We participate in KOVAR collections for intellectually disabled, and help the USO stuff CARE packages for military deployed overseas, as well as other community activities.

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