Christ the King Church 4700 Madison Avenue, Trumbull CT 06611

Parish Office: 268-8695 • Fax: 268-9265 • Web: www.christthekingtrumbull.org Email: ctkparish@aol.com • Religious Education Office: 261-2583

Parish Staff Rev. Lawrence F. Carew, Pastor • Rev. Terrence P. Walsh, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Marcel Saint Jean, In Residence • James A.Brown, Deacon • Don Brunetto, Deacon Colleen Coyle, Director of Religious Education 261-2583

Noreen Douglas, Religious Education Secretary 261-2583

Elizabeth Babbino, Parish  Secretary 268-8695 Nina DeMasi, Music Coordinator 394-3657 Mary Ann DeFusco, Parish Trustee 268-8695 John Donahue, Parish Trustee 268-8695

Masses (Sacrament of the Eucharist) Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM

Daily Mass Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM Friday: 11:00 AM

Sacrament of Penance: Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45 PM or anytime upon request. Sacrament of Baptism: All are requested to call the Parish Office to register. Baptisms are the second Sunday of the month at 12:00 PM.

Sacrament of Marriage: Arrangements are to be made 8 months in advance. Attendance at Pre-Cana Conferences is a prerequisite. Hospital and Home Visitations: Please notify the priests of family illness. Parish Membership: Welcome! Please introduce yourself to the parish staff and stop by the Parish Office and register.

WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY OF FAITH TO CELEBRATE WITH JOY AND PRAISE

WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MASSES FOR THE WEEK Mon. 9/12 8am VALENTINE (WALLY) LEGENZA The Malone Family Tue. 9/13 8am ROSARIA GINNETTI Family Wed. 9/14 8am CAROLE BONNETT Rosemary & Allen Keeler Thrs. 9/15 8am SANTO AND CARMELLA SAVO Family Fri 9/16 11am JEAN ELLIANO The Elliano Family Sat. 9/17 5pm BARBARA NYKAZA Family Sun. 9/18 8am JOHN O’BRIEN Children 9:30am JAMES TRIMBACH Liz & Warren Harakal 11am LEE MAHER Colleen Coyle & Noreen Douglas

FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON- Jim McNamara 268-8695 ROSARY – Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm PRAYER LINE – Mary Ann DeFusco, 261-4378 or Barbara Sliva at 268-6108. CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY – Fridays after the 11am Mass. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB-SITE-Please visit our site at www.christthekingtrumbull.org to get information on upcoming events, our ministries, religious education, Online Giving and much more!

CHRIST THE KING PARISH PICNIC SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH

CHRIST THE KING PARISH PICNIC-The Knights of Columbus Council 2961 will be hosting the 3rd Annual Parish Picnic on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Noon (following the 11:00 a.m. Mass) outside the Parish Hall. Admission is free, and we will be grilling outside and selling hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, pasta salad and other picnic foods so please bring your appetite. NEW this year: Cookie Decorating Contest. For more information contact Grand Knight Anthony Mancini at 203-331-7439 or email knights2961@gmail.com.

CHRIST THE KING PARISH IS A PARTNER

WITH FORMED.ORG We are excited to announce that Christ the King has become a partner in a dynamic faith 24/7 on-line web-based digital formation series called FORMED by the Augustine Institute. This series is designed to help adults grow in their faith at all levels – how we think, how we pray, and how we live. Better yet, access is FREE to all Christ the King parishioners and their families anywhere, anytime on computers, tablets or phones. So even through a busy schedule you can still find time to learn and grow in your faith. FORMED.org is a game changer, a real immersion of faith! To access FORMED you will need a parish code. Each registered family can have access. The access code can be found on the bulletin insert, our parish website, or call the parish office at 268-8695. We encourage you to take advantage of this excellent resource and learn more about our faith so that we not only live it out more deeply, but also share it . CHRIST THE KING BIBLE STUDY: "The Prophets: Messengers of God's Mercy". This ten week program will begin on Friday, September 16, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Christ the King. The fee for the workbook is $25 due the first day of the study. To reserve a workbook and to register, please call Liz in the parish office at 203-268-8695 or email ctkparish@aol.com. CHRIST THE KING WOMEN’ GROUP-will resume its monthly meetings in September. Please join us this Monday, September 12, 2016 at 9:45 am. We welcome Fr. Peter Cipriani as our speaker. Fr. Peter will discuss “The Spiritual Value of Service.” New members welcome. For more information, please call 203-261-8020.

2016 ANNUAL APPEAL WE ARE ALMOST THERE!!

We are still about $4,550.00 short of our parish goal of

$80,000.00. If you have not yet made a gift , please pray about your decision and make a pledge or one-time gift. Please complete a pledge card located in the Church pews, or go online directly to www.2016ACAbridgeport.com. Together we are Christ’s guiding light for the lives of thousands in our diocesan communities.

Flyers are located in the Church

entrances. Please pick one up!

CHRIST THE KING Trumbull

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL NO 2961 will have monthly meetings at Christ the King Parish Center the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m.

VIRTUS TRAINING- The diocesan mandated VirtusTraining is ongoing for parish and school volunteers who have not completed their certification or recertification. Recertification can be done online by going to www.virtusonline.org. Please contact the office at 268-8695 if you do not know your user ID or password. If you have never attended a Virtus training session, you must attend a live session. Christ the King has scheduled a live training class for Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Limited Seating will be available. ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED– Any child who is in grade 3 and up and would like to become an Altar Server please call the Religious Education Office at 261-2583. We are looking for servers at all Masses.

CHRIST THE KING WOMEN’S KNITTING GROUP-will hold their first meeting on Monday, September 26th from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. New members welcome! If you are interested in joining, please contact Rita Franics at 203-268-7695 Our sympathy and promise of prayer to the family of Anne Martin

May she rest in peace.

SPECIAL COLLECTION – A special second collection to aid those impacted by the Louisiana Floods will take place next weekend (September 17-18) at all Masses to support the humanitarian efforts of Catholic Charities USA and to provide pastoral and rebuilding support to impacted Catholic Dioceses that seek disaster aid. Please make your donation in the second collection that will be taken. Thank you. A MASS OF HEALING AND HOPE will be celebrated at Christ the King Church on Monday, September 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Church. Fr. Carew will preside. All are welcome to attend.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION is ending and the new year is coming upon us quickly, classes are being formed, there are only a few spots left, please return your registration forms in as soon as possible. TEACHERS NEEDED-For the 2016-2017 school year. Teachers needed: Grade 3-Wednesdays 4:30 –5:30 p.m.-we need one teacher Grade 6 Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m. we need one teachers Thank you for those that have already volunteered to share their time and talent by teaching our children. If you are interested in teaching, please contact the Religious Education Office at 261-2583.

CONFIRMATION DATE– Will be on Friday, October 21, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

THANK YOU for remembering our food boxes this summer. The Thomas Merton Center has provided our parish with a “Wish List” of items needed for their guests. Items include, Olive Oil, Whole Wheat Pasta, Brown Rice, Large Canned Goods, (i.e. Costco, BJ’s etc) Hot Sauce, Ketchup, BBQ Sauce, Apple Cider Vinegar, White or Red Wine Vinegar, Spices; ginger, pumpkin pie mix, Honey, Soy Sauce and teriyaki sauce Drink Mix: ice tea, lemonade, etc.. Please pick up a Wish List Flyer in the Church entrances. Boxes to drop off the items will be made available in the entrances. Thank you for your generosity. THANK YOU to Phyllis and Frank Ferraro for bringing the food that we have collected to The Merton House and thank you to all the parishioners who continue to be so giving.

RED MASS-Legal professionals and the public are invited to attend the annual Red Mass on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 9:00am in the Egan Chapel at Fairfield University. Bishop Caggiano will be the principal celebrant and homilist. At this year’s Mass, we will be honoring Reverend Jeffrey Paul von Arx, S.J. for his years of service and dedication to higher education in the catholic faith. For questions, please contact Deb Tietjen at 203-416-1385 or dtietjen@diobpt.org.

TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE– The weekend of September 17-18 our Knights of Columbus will have a Tootsie Roll Drive after all Masses. All money collected goes to support programs that help people with intellectual disabilities. Please be as generous as possible. Thank you!.

HOUSE BLESSING-If you are interested in having your home Blessed, please call Fr. Walsh in the parish office at 203-268-8695 to arrange a date and time.

September 3-4 2016 2015 Sunday Offertory $4,797.04 $4,923.60 Catholic University $598.90 $759.00 Thank you for your generosity!