Post on 26-Jan-2022
CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY
SCHEDULE OF
MASSES
Daily Masses:
Monday-Friday, 8:00 am
Saturday Masses:
8:00 am & 5:00 pm
Sunday Masses:
7 am, 8 am, 9:15 am,
10:45 am 12:15 pm
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday:
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Parish Office: 682-2486
Religious Ed: 686-1017
Youth Ministry: 676-0979
School: 685-1109
To Hear the Gospel and Make a Difference
Sunday, 11/02
Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9:15
3 yr.olds Rm D 9:15 mass
PreK; parish hall 9:15 mass
K ; school 9:15 mass
RE Older Sacs RE office 10:30
Confirm/Sponsor Mtg 11-1 gym
Bereavement Mass 12:15
ICF parish hall A/B 2pm
Youth Group 7 pm parish hall
Monday, 11/03
Bible Study A & B, 8:30-10:30 am
Older Sacraments A/B 4:00 pm
Muslim Perspective; 7:30pm church
Tuesday, 11/04
Legion of Mary, Min.Ctr; 8:30am
RE Grades 1-3 School
Grades 4-5 ; Parish Hall
RE Grades 7/8; 7 pm Parish Hall
Rosary & Perp Help,Church 7pm
Spanish Prayer, Church, 7:30pm
Knights of Columbus; 7:30pm chpl
Wednesday, 11/05
RE Grades 1-3 school
Grades 4-5; parish hall
Sewing Ministry 9:30; min. ctr
RE Grade 6; 7 pm parish hall
SVDP 7pm; chapel
WEEK AT A GLANCE Thursday, 11/06 RE Grades 1-3; School
Grades 4-5 ; parish hall
Centering Prayer; Min Ctr 10:00 am
RCIA Min Ctr (Chapel), 7pm
Job Networking; 6:30 Church
Friday, 11/07 Garden Café, Ministry Ctr 7:30am
First Friday Mass 7pm
Filipino Grp, VC rm 7:30pm
Christ Light
Saturday, 11/08 Christ Light
Sunday, 11/09 No CLOW
No RE classes
Christ Light
Youth Group 7 pm parish hall
Sunday Readings Background on today’s read-
ings:
First Reading: Wisdom 3:1-9
The words from the book of
Wisdom offer us profound com-
fort in our experience of loss. To
the foolish who have no faith,
death seems to have the final
word. To those who have faith
we know our loved ones are
among God’s elect, living in
peace.
Second Reading: Romans 6:3-9
By baptism into Christ we ex-
perience what Christ did. Christ
died and so will we; Christ rose
from the dead and so will we.
We were buried in the waters of
baptism and as Christ was raised
in glory we will be raised to new
life. If we are faithful now we
move toward that glorious future
where sin and death will no long-
er possess us.
John 6:37-40
In this short gospel we hear: 1)
a call to faith in Jesus, his teach-
ings, his miraculous signs; 2) the
mystery of the resurrection; 3)
and God desires all to come to
eternal life.
This weekend there is a second
collection for Catholic Education.
Next weekend there
is a second collection
for Monument Crisis
Center, Shelter Inc.,
and Faith in Action
ministry.
Thank you for your generous sup-
port.
Dear Friends,
November is national hunger and homelessness awareness month. Here at Christ the King we see this month as an opportunity
to listen to those in need and help out where we can. As church we
are rooted in the belief that all people have dignity and the most
powerful way to give someone dignity is to listen to them and attempt to under-
stand their need from their perspective. I love the way the Catholic Campaign for
Human development identifies their mission. They say “the belief that those who
are directly affected by unjust systems and structures have the best insight into
knowing how to change them is central to our mission. CCHD works to break the
cycle of poverty by helping low-income people participate in decisions that affect
their lives, families and communities. CCHD offers a hand up, not a hand out.”
At Christ the King we also want to foster this kind of help from the ground up,
being in relationship with those we serve and being informed about what causes
peoples need is an essential part of our giving. So I challenge you this month, not
just to give, but to learn more, to volunteer with some of the many groups and
organizations that are working in our community, not just giving to the poor but
putting you in a direct relationship with those in need. Some ways to do this are
by volunteering for St. Vincent de Paul (contact: Steve Paris smpar-
is1@comcast.net), volunteering once a month with our helping hands ministry
who serve dinner at the concord shelter (contact Terry Heywood: Ter-
ry.Heywood@kp.org) or volunteering at Monument Crisis Center and Shelter
Inc. Speaking of Monument Crisis Center and Shelter Inc., this month as part of
our work for hunger and homelessness awareness we will be taking up a special
collection that is simply meant to support the local organizations we know are
already doing this work and doing it well. On the weekend of November 7th and
8th there will be a second collection that will be split between our trusted partners
Monument Crisis Center and Shelter Inc., as well as Christ the Kings Faith and
Action Ministry. Faith and Action helps support hunger and homeless by provid-
ing an emergency fund our parish can use when the Pastor, Winter Nights, or St.
Vincent de Paul identifies a family in need of some emergency support, for exam-
ple a night’s stay in a hotel or some rent assistance to prevent ending up on the
street. Another example of Faith in Actions work
is providing aid to the Martinez family shelter
when in need of supplies like diapers, toilet paper
and cleaning products.
Last, but not least, we will be taking up our
annual food collection for both St Vincent de
Paul and Monument Crisis Center. To support St.
Vincent you can leave bags of groceries in front
of church beginning this week, November 3rd all
the way through the weekend of December 8th.
On the flap, you will find a list of items. Please
leave only items on the list. If you prefer you may
also support Monument Crisis by taking a box that has a grocery list inside. Box-
es will be available after all masses Nov. 15/16th. If you decide to give this way
you will take the box, follow the instructions listed inside and return the box
yourself to Monument Crisis center by date listed in the box.
Everyone at Christ the King is so incredibly generous and I thank you in ad-
vance for all the support you can offer, and any way you are able to give whether
it is with your time, a bag of groceries, or some money toward the collection.
You will have made a huge difference to those in our community most in need.
Yours in Solidarity,
Kate Doherty
Christ Light XI, Nov. 7th, 8th, 9th. If
you have been wondering about this
weekend experience, now is the time
to give it a try. It’s a unique and safe
way to renew your faith, make new
friends, and have some fun. Theme is
Strength for the Journey. Application
and information available at
www.christlightonline.com
Holiday Boutique: The Altar Society will
have their holiday
boutique on Saturday,
November 22 and
Sunday, November
23. We need your donations of sale-
able items; gift cards, quilts, knitted
items, electronics, housewares, jew-
elry and other usable items would be
greatly appreciated. Please call
Shary Luthy at 798-8920 or Andrea
Yap at 228-8694
Church Support 10-26-14: $25,468; Bldg Fund: $759
Remembrance cere-
mony in memory of
Msgr. Wade, Margo
Schorno and Fr. De-
clan Dean; Monday,
November 10, 12:15 pm at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery,
celebrated by Fr. Brian Joyce.
Trip to Ireland—
2015 Sister Joanne is
planning another trip
to Ireland beginning
July 20, 2015—July
31, 2015. For the
past 20 years she has been leading
groups to Europe and invites you to
join her this year. The trip includes
flying into Dublin, traveling to Kil-
dare, Kilkenny, Cork, Killarney,
Adare and ending in Limerick. If
you wish more information, contact
Sr. Joanne at 246-1125 or 989-3862.
Job Networking Ministry Thursday,
Nov. 6 has been moved to the Church.
6:30 networking, with presentation at
7pm. “7 Keys to a Successful Job
Search”: In this workshop, you will
learn:
1. The #1 factor that underscores
everything you do
2. How to brand yourself for suc-
cess
3. The surefire way to make your-
self marketable
4. How to differentiate yourself
from the competition
5. How to create a powerful pres-
ence both in-person and online
6. Networking and the “halo ef-
fect”
7. The ups and downs of compen-
sation
Presented by Mary Eileen Williams,
M.A., NCCC, who is a job search ex-
pert, author, blogger, speaker and radio
host.
Faith and Action, Nov. 13th, 7pm
Parish hall. Join us for our monthly
meeting where we celebrate with a
powerful liturgy and learn from each
other how Sunday’s gospel calls us to
work for justice and peace. Followed
by refreshments and time to learn
about the justice opportunities in our
parish. We provide the beverages,
you bring an appetizer to share This
month, Kate Doherty will give a
presentation titled, “What I learned in
Palestine and Haiti”.
Start planning your
New Years Resolu-
tion! Coming to
CTK in January,
JustFaith and in Feb-
ruary, Good News
People. JustFaith offers programs
that provide opportunities to study
and be formed by our Catholic jus-
tice tradition. Just Faith programs
help individuals experience conver-
sion, integrating their personal spirit-
uality with social commitment.
Look for more details later.
Monday, November 3rd: 7:30pm in
Church
A Muslim perspective on Anti-
Islamism with Dr. Hatem Bazian
Dr. Bazian was recently named in the
category for Social Justice as one of The
Muslim 500; The World’s Most Influen-
tial Muslims by The Royal Islamic Stra-
tegic Studies Center. He received his
Ph.D. in Philosophy and Islamic Studies
from the University of California, Berke-
ley. He also is a co-founder, Member of
Board of Trustees and Faculty at Zaytuna
College.
Monday, November 10th: 7:30pm in
Church
Overcoming anti-Semitism- You can
make a difference- with Rabbi Pam
Frydman
Rabbi Pamela Frydman was the founding
rabbi of Or Shalom Jewish Community in
San Francisco and is the former Director
of the Holocaust Education Project of the
Academy for Jewish Religion, California.
She is International Co-Chair of Rabbis
for Women of the Wall, a movement to
raise consciousness about women's rights
in Israel. Rabbi Frydman is the author of
Calling on God, Sacred Jewish Teach-
ings for Seekers of All Faiths. She is
working on two new books, including a
dramatic telling of first-hand Holocaust
accounts.
We have launched a new
parish website, Facebook
Page and Parish Google Cal-
endar. Please check out our
new website at www.ctkph.org.
We are grateful to Mary Boyle who
has worked hard keeping us on the
web for many years. We are grateful
to her mom, who has translated all
the sermons. Rick Lejano will be our
new webmaster.
Bishop Barber visits St. John Vian-
ney on Saturday, November 8 to
celebrate St. Vincent de Paul of
Contra Costa County’s 50th Anni-
versary!
Mass: 5:00 pm
Reception/Dinner: 6:00 pm
Venue: St. John Vianney Church
and Mullen Commons
Tickets: $50/person available at
www.svdp-cc.org
Annual Food Collection List of items to bring for St. Vincent de
Paul: (normal sizes only—no giant sizes)
All kinds of canned vegetables
All kinds of canned beans
Pasta, rice, dried beans
Canned fruit, tuna, soups, tomato sauce, peanut butter
and cereal
Monument Crisis Boxes In addition, we ask you to especially support the
Monument Crisis Center on the weekend of Novem-
ber 15th and 16th. On that weekend, there will be
boxes made available that have a very specific list of
items. You can help us by taking a box home, filling
it with the shopping list provided (about $40 of food
items), decorating the box and including a holiday
card. We then ask you to drop that box off at Monu-
ment Crisis Center by December 1st. Drop off loca-
tions and times will be listed on the instruction list
that comes with each box. Thank you for your gener-
ous help.
PARISH STAFF CONTACTS
Fr. Paulson Mundanmani 682-2486
Paulson.ctk@gmail.com
Fr. Vince Cotter 682-2486
Sr. Joanne Gallagher, CSJ 682-2486
Sr. Dominic Bonnici OP 682-2486
Kate Doherty 682-2486
Religious Education Director ,
Sr. Maureen Viani , SNJM 686-1017
Assoc. Director: Joan Smits 686-1017
Youth Minister, Rick Lejano 676-0979
Ass’t, Helen Christian 676-0979
Principal, Chris Caban 685-1109
FIRST FRIDAY November 7th
Join us Friday, November 7th
for First Friday Mass
Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament 12:00 pm to 6:45,
followed by 7pm mass