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Sunday, 12/24 • 3:30, 3:45, 5:30,
8:00, 11:30 pm Masses
Monday, 12/25 • Merry Christmas! • 8:00, 9:15, 10:45,
12:15 Masses Tuesday, 12/26 Wednesday, 12/27 Thursday, 12/28 Friday, 12/29 Saturday, 12/30 Sunday, 12/31 • Regular Mass
Schedule
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, 6:00 pm
Parish Office: 682-2486
199 Brandon Rd. Pleasant Hill
www.ctkph.org
12/25 8 am - Merry Christmas! 12/26 8 am - Reynaldo Jose+ 12/27 8 am - Joy Hall+ 12/28 8 am - Edwin & Carolyn Hall 12/29 8 am - Winifred Spurs+ Saturday, 12/30 8 am - Carondelet HS Community 5 pm - Paula Feil+ Sunday, 12/31 7 am - Joel Pera+ 8 am - Eilee Liska Stronczer+ 9:15 am - Tony Granzotto+ 10:45 am - Katie Morley+ 12:15 pm - Richard Freeman+ 6:00 pm - CTK Parishioners
Schedule of Masses Week at a Glance Upcoming Mass Intentions
Christ the King Church
Dear Friends, As we celebrate Christmas, we are thankful for the gift of faith, a gift of 'good news' that opens up for us the beautiful message of this holy season, namely, that God loves us so much that he sent his only Son to redeem us and to show us the way to the Father in heaven. The best Christmas gift we can give each other is to share our faith with loved ones and strangers alike, proclaiming the joyous tidings that 'God is with us.' Our world, our coun-try and our homes are often witnesses to violence, preju-dice and fear. Christmas is a time for us to counter these ills by loving each other as deeply as God loved us by sending us his son. The clergy and staff of Christ the King wish peace and good will to all in our community, assuring you of our prayers and best wishes always. Pope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday last Sunday and shared a 4ft pizza with young people. Pope Francis said three simple attitudes could help prepare us to welcome Jesus Christ. “Saint Paul invites us to prepare for the coming of the Lord by assuming three attitudes: constant joy, persevering prayer and continual thanksgiving,” the Pope said. “Joy, prayer and gratitude are three attitudes that prepare us to live Christmas in an authentic way.” The community of CTK sent a gift of $10,000.00 to Puerto Rico, which was matched by a benefactor totaling to $ 20,000.00. Over 250 parishioners filled boxes of food for Monument Crisis Center in December. Our CTK school children sent many gifts to St. Boniface with the assistance of SFPD. There are over 650 children who are homeless in Mount Diablo School District and Sr. Maureen and her staff at Religious Education worked with our faith formation children and gathered food and gift cards to bring joy to these children. Our St. Vincent de Paul has brought cheer to so many. Our CYO basket-ball group sent $1500.00 to Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, devastated by the fire in Northern California. We sent 3 checks of $5500.00 each to Monu-ment Crisis Center, Shelter Inc. and the What if Founda-tion to support the poor in our neighborhood and abroad. Our sewing ministry has sewn and clothed over 9,000 children. These are some of the good acts of kindness rendered by CTK. We have reasons to be happy for turn-ing December into a season of giving. Fr. Paulson
Forgot your cash, check-book or donation envelope? Scan this QR code to con-nect with our donation site.
Christ the King’s annual auction, Under The Stars, will be held Sat-urday, February 10. Ticket infor-mation can be found at www.bit.ly/ctkauction. To ensure the night is a big success, please consider donat-ing an item, sports tickets or a res-taurant gift card. Cash donations are always appreciated as well. Do-nor forms can be found in the school office. Thank you for your support!
Pray for Our Sick May you be wrapped
up in God’s love, Found deep in His everlasting wings,
Carried and kept, safe and cherished. May the healing power of Christ breathe across your being now.
Riley Hayes, Donnie Palmer,
Lawrence Raymundo
Church Support 12/17/17 $26,170.33 (plate collections $20,694.33 + online giving $5,476)
Calling all Cantors! Do you have experience with singing and have the ability to learn music quickly? Do you have a desire to lead the congre-gation in worship? The Cantor Min-istry at CTK needs YOU! Contact Phyllis at [email protected].
Want to know what mass to find your favorite choir? Want to explore some new options? Here is what you need to know: • Saturdays at 5 pm: Contemporary Choir. • Sundays 8 am: Cantor only (1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays) Adult Choir (2nd & 4th Sundays) • Sundays 9:15 am: Children’s Choir (1st, 3rd & 5th Sun) Adult Choir (2nd & 4th Sundays) • Sundays 10:45: Adult Choir • Sundays 12:15 pm: Cantor only (1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays) Adult Filipino Choir (2nd & 4th Sun) • Sundays 6 pm: Youth Band
Capital Campaign - Gym, Kitchen Update: We currently have 66 fami-lies pledging $104,655.00. Thanks to those 66 families! Please pick up a pledge sheet and consider helping renovate these much used facilities.
Women’s Retreat: Would you like to attend our annual Women’s Retreat on Feb. 23-25, 2018 at Vallombrosa Retreat Center in Menlo Park? In order to reserve a room you must contact Sr. Dominic Marie at 925-246-1122 or [email protected]. Single room: $320. Sharing room: $290. Reser-vations in advance are required!
We are excited to announce that the Tickets for the annual Christ the King CYO Crab Feed are now on sale! Come join us for a great even-ing of food and dancing on January 27, 2018 in the gym. This is the only fundraiser that helps support our bas-ketball program. Please go to our website at ctkcyohoops.org and fol-low the link to purchase tickets. This is a 21 & over event. For any ques-tions, contact Allen Brezac at [email protected].
Tour to Ireland! - Back by popular demand, Sr. Joanne Gallagher will be leading another enjoyable tour to Ireland and Scot-land in August 2018. More details soon. Call Sr. Joanne at 925-989-3862 for more information.
Knights of Columbus - 2018 Basket-ball Free Throw/ 3 Pt. Competition - January 14, 2018. All girls and boys ages 9 to 14 are invited to par-ticipate and - new for 2018 - all young ladies and men ages 15 - 18 are invited to the 3 point program. Bring your ball to warm-up. There is no fee required. Jan. 14 from 7:30 am to 11:30 am at the CTK gym. Contact Roberto at 925-899-7782 or [email protected] with any questions.
Helping at Funerals: If you would like to occasionally assist at a funer-al here at CTK it would be very ap-preciated. You would help by wel-coming people, passing out pro-grams and clearing up the church afterwards. Questions? Sr. Dominic Marie at 246-1122 or [email protected].
It’s not too late! Give a Christmas gift for the men in your life. Sign them up for the Christ the King’s Men’s Retreat! March 23-25, 2018 at San Damiano Retreat House. The retreat master will be our very own Pastor, Fr. Paulson. For information: Pete at [email protected] or 899-6662 or Eddy at [email protected] or 787-7631.
The 14th Annual Walk for Life will take place on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco at 12:30 pm. Earlier that morning, Bishop Barber will be con-celebrating the special Walk for Life Mass at 9:30 am at St. Mary’s Cathe-dral in SF. You are invited to join him, Archbishop Cordileone and oth-er priests and lay faithful for this very special mass and walk.
Thinking About a New Year Reso-lution? Fr. Padraig Greene, Catholic Chaplain at John Muir, Concord and the Regional Medical Ctr, Martinez, has discovered an urgent need for more Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick. He hopes to expand teams at both hospitals. This ministry is open to all active Catholics. Fr. Padraig will plan orientation and formation as well as supervise and support the teams in the future. Contact Fr. Pa-draig at [email protected].
Registration for Christ the King School will begin mid January. More information soon or call the school office at 685-1109.
An old joke asks, “What time is Midnight Mass?” The answer is not really obvious, since Christmas is unique in having several distinct celebrations. The readings and prayers vary greatly from hour to hour. The Vigil Mass hinges on the family heritage of Je-sus and his origins. The concept of “midnight” pre-dates clock time, and really has to do with a celebra-tion in the hours of darkness. Years ago, it was not possible to receive Communion without fasting for a full day, so the late hour of this Mass made it possi-ble for the people to receive. The first Mass after sunrise, the Mass at Dawn, was once known as “The Shepherds’ Mass,” and later Masses set aside stories of Jesus’ birth to focus on the key to the day’s cele-bration: John the Evangelist’s majestic theology of Christ’s identity as the Word made flesh, dwelling among us. One feast, four separate Masses. Only monasteries manage the whole round. Parishioners typically take just one entry point into the mystery. Yet there is much to savor and celebrate in the com-ing of Christ into the world. Christmas is not a day, but a season. You still have two weeks to send those Christmas cards before you’re officially late!
Christ the King Church #519944 199 Brandon Road Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 TELEPHONE 925 682-2486 CONTACT PERSON Robin Morley EMAIL: [email protected] SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat 9 Windows 7 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday, 3:30 pm SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION December 24, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Please increase production by 25%
