Fellow Parishioners,
I am very happy to have this opportunity to tell you about our
Religious Education (Faith For-
mation) Program here at Christ the King. This program is an
important part of our Parish life.
Children and youth from Pre-School through Eighth Grade are
welcomed and invited to deepen
their faith life and relationship with Jesus.
Christ the King’s mission statement “to hear the Gospel and make
a difference” inspires the heart of our pro-
gram which focuses on Word, Worship, and Service. We invite all
children/youth to break open the Word
(Scripture) and live the Good News of Jesus. We provide
liturgies and communal prayer opportunities to lead
children to a deeper understanding and appreciation of
Eucharist. Based on their understanding of the Word
and Worship, children/youth are offered opportunities of Service
to one another and the church.
Before we know it, September will be here with a new opportunity
to sow the seeds of God’s Word in the good
ground of our young people’s lives. Along with our regular
weekly lessons we look forward to initiating some new
ways of coming together:
Once a month, beginning in October families of each grade level
will be invited to celebrate Eucharist to-
gether and gather for refreshments following Mass.
During our weekly sessions there will be opportunities for the
children to experience Mass at their level.
We hope to initiate a “Family Faith Community Program,” a place
for families to form relationships with oth-
er families, to explore the presence of God in their daily
lives, to learn more about their Catholic Faith
and to have fun in an intergenerational format (children and
adults gathering together).
We look forward to offering a retreat for junior highers, and
another retreat for our catechists.
None of this would be possible without the generosity of our
catechists. Once again I want to express my
thanks to each of you who make it all happen. You are the ones
who through your dedication, care and concern
witness to our children and families much more than the lessons
you prepare. It is indeed a privilege to share in
ministry with you.
The R.E. Office is closed for summer break and will open Monday,
August 10th. For anyone (new or returning)
who missed registration, you will have an opportunity to
register during the week of August 10th – 13th. Regis-
tration hours will be
10:00 AM – 5:30 PM, Monday through Thursday. We will also offer
registration Wednesday evening, August
12th, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM. All registration will take place
in the R.E. Office (facing Gregory Lane).
With much gratitude to the Parish Staff and to you fellow
parishioners for your continued support, I wish you
a happy, safe summer.
Long warm days…
The pace of life slows…
A time for picnics and rest in the shade…
Loving God, help me to rest awhile
In the cooling shade of your presence.
Slow down my restless heart and fill me
with gentle compassion for all
your people.
Amen
(author unknown)
God’s Blessings!
Sister Maureen Viani
Invitation to be a
Catechist (teacher):
Are you willing to
share your time and gift of faith with our
parish children?
Want to meet dedicated, generous and enthusiastic catechists?
We
have an opening in grades 1-3
(afternoons) and grade 7/8 (evenings). We provide
in-service,
curriculum and support for all in our
ministry. Learn more about our Reli-gious Education program.
Call Sr.
Maureen and arrange for an appoint-
ment, 686-1174 or [email protected]. Come, share, de-
cide - no strings attached. There’s room for everyone! Grades
7/8, teens and adults. Liturgy of the
Word for children in grades 1-5 is
held during the 9:15 am mass each Sunday. We need more help with
set
-up and assistants. Everything is pre-
pared for you. Your commitment: once a month (Sept - April). If
inter-
ested, call 925-686-1174 for more
information. Hoping to have our teams completed by the end of
June.
Thanks for your support.
Save the Dates! Two opportunities
to celebrate! Monday, July 13th
The Feast of St. Mary Magdalene,
an annual collaboration of St. Perpet-ua and Christ the King
Parishes. All
are welcome on Monday, July 13th
at 7PM at St. Perpetua Church. Evening Presentation, Prayer
&
Song. “St. Mary Magdalene and the
Divine Feminine” Dr. Ron Olowin, explores the archetypal role of
the
Divine Feminine in Eastern and
Western spirituality and helps to clar-ify the cosmic position
of St. Mary
Magdalene today. July 22, at 8am
at Christ the King Church: Morn-ing Eucharist, “Light of
Truth”.
Please join us.
Reminder: Beginning July 1, the parish offices will be closed
nightly
at 5:00 pm. The office will still be
open Saturdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Please remember to check out
any
keys, questions, etc. before 5:00 pm!
PARISH STAFF CONTACTS
Fr. Paulson Mundanmani 682-2486
[email protected]
Fr. Vince Cotter 682-2486
[email protected]
Fr. Brian Timoney,
Deacon John Ashmore, Fr. Michael Dibble,
and Fr. Tom Burns 682-2486
Sr. Joanne Gallagher, CSJ 682-2486
[email protected]
Sr. Dominic Bonnici OP 682-2486
[email protected]
Kate Doherty 682-2486
[email protected]
Religious Education Director
Sr. Maureen Viani , SNJM 686-1017
[email protected]
Assoc. Director: Joan Smits 686-1017
[email protected]
Youth Minister, Rick Lejano 676-0979
[email protected]
Chris Caban, Principal 685-1109
[email protected]
Robin Morley, Office Staff 682-2486
[email protected]
Helen Christian, Office Staff 682-2486
[email protected]
Kathy Ridgway, Office Staff 682-2486
[email protected]
PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: Salome Romana, Noel
Valencia-
no, Fred Eyers, Julie Barnard , Jim
Pitlick, Trevor Smits, Laura Najar
Brown, Edgar Yap Sr. Dear God,
We place our worries in your hands. We ask that You restore Your
serv-
ant to health again. We ask this in
the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
Volunteers Needed! Sr. Joanne is looking for
volunteers to help in the
parish office Monday-Saturday. Do you have
a few hours to spare between 9 am
and 5:00 pm, once a week or even once every two weeks? We could
use
your help answering phones and
helping the office staff. We also need volunteers to help with
coffee
and donuts beginning in September.
Volunteers needed to help set up and serve the refreshments
after masses.
Call Sr. Joanne at 925-682-2486 to
help!
An update from the What if? Foun-dation, and our friends in
Haiti. CTK
has generously donated over the years
to make Fr. Jean Juste’s dream a real-ity. Six years have passed
since we
lost Fr. Juste, but his memory and
legacy is more alive than ever. This month the ground has been
broken for
construction of a new school for ap-
proximately 60 children. Donations are still needed to complete
the
school. If you feel called to help,
please make a donation online at whatiffoundation.org.or by mail
at
1563 Solano Ave #192, Berkeley, CA
94507.
Do you want to do something to help immigrant families in your
commu-
nity? Not sure where to start? Faith
in Action has invited Catholic Chari-ties of the East Bay legal
staff to be
here at Christ the King to talk about
immigration legal services and listen to your ideas. This
workshop is de-
signed for clergy, staff and parishion-
ers interested in learning how to help their neighbor. Thursday,
July 16th
in the parish hall at 7:30 pm.
7:00 am ushers needed! Men and women of the parish! I am
once
again reaching out to the CTK com-
munity to help us in this ministry! We offer hospitality to
those arriv-
ing for mass, seat people before
mass, take up collections, assist those in the communion
procession line
and help with other needs that may
arise. Contact Jack Murphy at 925-933-8072 or send an email if
you are
interested to: [email protected].
Sunday Night Youth Mass - Join
us at our new 6:00 pm mass time.
If you haven’t already attended our
Sunday night youth mass, maybe now is the time to start!
Beginning
tonight and every Sunday, our youth
mass will start at 6:00 pm and fea-tures our youth band and is
led and
inspired by the young people of our
community. All are welcome and you have a bonus of sleeping in
Sun-
day mornings!
