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To Hear the Gospel and Make a Difference
Sunday, 3/06
RE 3 yr old prgm, Rm D 9:15 am
RE Classes, Hall/School 9:15 am
CLOW
RE Older Sac, Rm D 11 am
ICF Meeting, Parish Hall 2:00 pm
Confirmation, Parish Hall 7 pm Monday, 3/07
RE Older Sac, Parish Hall 4 pm Tuesday, 3/08
RE Grds 1-3, School 3:40 - 5 pm
RE Grds 4-5, Parish Hall 3:40 - 5 pm
RE Grds 7-8, Parish Hall 7 - 8:15 pm
Perpetual Help Devotion, Church 7pm
Wednesday, 3/09
Lenten Scripture, Par Hall 8:45 am
RE Grds 1-3, School 3:40 - 5 pm
RE Grds 4-5, Parish Hall 3:40 - 5 pm
RE Stations of the Cross, 4:30 pm
RE Grd 6, Parish Hall 7 - 8:15 pm
Rosary Makers, Min. Ctr 7 pm Thursday, 3/10
Centering Prayer, Min. Ctr 10 am
RE Grds 1-3, School 3:40 - 5 pm
RE Grds 4-5, Parish Hall 3:40 - 5pm
RE Reconciliation, Church 7 pm
RCIA, Min. Ctr 7 pm
WEEK AT A GLANCE Friday, 3/11
Stations of The Cross, Church 5:30 pm
Mass 6:00 pm/ Supper, Hall 6:30 pm Saturday, 3/12
Men’s Fellowship, Min. Ctr 7:30 am
St. Patrick’s Day Party, Gym 5:30 pm Sunday, 3/13
RE 3 yr old prgm, Rm D 9:15 am
RE Classes, Hall/School 9:15 am
CLOW
RE Older Sac, Rm D 11 am
Youth Group, Parish Hall 7 pm
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, 6:00 pm CONFESSIONS:
Saturday: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Parish Office: 682-2486
www.ctkph.org
Religious Ed: 686-1017 www.ctkreligiouseducation.org
Youth Ministry: 676-0979
www.ctkym.org
CTK School: 685-1109 www.ctkschool.org
Schedule of Masses During Lent
Monday - Thursday
8 am Mass / 6 pm Mass
Wednesdays in Chapel Scripture Study 8:45 am
Fridays of Lent
8 am Mass 5:30 pm Stations of the Cross
6:00 pm Mass 6:30 pm Simple Supper
CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY
Reflections on Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Lent
First Reading: Joshua 5:9-12 After Moses died, God select-ed Joshua to lead the Israelites. In this reading, Joshua and the Israel-ites have just crossed the Jordan River and now at long last are in the Promised Land. Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Some members of the Corin-thian community found it hard to accept Paul's teachings. They challenged his credentials and sin-cerity as an apostle because he was not an eyewitness to the earthly life of Jesus. In this passage, Paul defends his ministry as an apostle.
PARISH STAFF CONTACTS Fr. Paulson Mundanmani 682-2486 [email protected] Fr. Vince Cotter 682-2486 [email protected] Fr. Brian Timoney, Michael Dibble and Fr. Tom Burns 682-2486 Deacon Ashmore [email protected] Fr. Brian Joyce [email protected] 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] Al Garrotto: RCIA/faith share 849-6319 [email protected] Robin Morley, Office Staff 682-2486 [email protected] Helen Christian, Office Staff [email protected] Kathy Ridgway, Office Staff [email protected] Phyllis Gurnett, Music Director [email protected]
Dear Friends, A couple of years ago, Blaire, who heads the U.S. Bishops' Commit-tee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, made a strong case for protecting the rights and dignity of workers, calling on the teachings of several Popes including Leo XIII, John Paul II, Bene-dict XVI, and of course Pope Francis. In his testimony, Blaire argued that a just wage--one that realistically allows a worker to support their family based on the current cost of living--is critical for workers and would be a positive first step in fixing the economy. “Work should be a ladder out of poverty for families, it should not trap them in poverty,” said Blaire. “Yet this is where we find our-selves--a growing number of families are working but do not make enough to live in dignity. It is a scandal that the richest country in the world has allowed over 23 million children from poor, working families to become the norm.” On the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development on behalf of the USCCB and Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA, sent a letter to the U.S. Senate asking the federal government to raise the minimum wage. The stated goal of raising the minimum wage of Archbishop Wenski and Fr. Snyder is to 'fix' the problem that "a full-year, full-time worker making the minimum wage does not make enough money to raise a child free from poverty." (NCR) On the Condition of Workers (Rerum Novarum) Pope Leo XIII, 1891 wrote, “Equity therefore commands that public authority show proper concern for the worker so that from what he contributes to the common good he may receive what will enable him, housed, clothed, and secure, to live his life without hard-ship. Whence, it follows that all those measures ought to be favored which seem in any way capable of benefiting the condition of workers” (No. 51). Opponents have always argued that wage levels should be left to the market. In 1961, in the encyclical Mater et Magistra, Pope John XXIII responded to that claim and proclaimed that a living wage was clearly a justice issue: “We there-fore consider it our duty to reaffirm that the remuneration of work is not some-thing that can be left to the laws of the marketplace; nor should it be a decision left to the will of the more powerful. It must be determined in accordance with justice and equity; which means that workers must be paid a wage which allows them to live a truly human life and to fulfill their family obligations in a worthy manner.” Pope John Paul II went further. In On Human Work (1981) he wrote that payment of living wages was a critical criterion for determining the legiti-macy of the entire economic system. In their 1986 letter, Economic Justice for All, the U.S. Catholic bishops reaffirmed that payment of just wages is the ini-tial step in combating poverty and put the issue squarely on the social justice agenda for the American economy. The focus should remain on the plight of low-income workers struggling to support their families and live in dignity. As popes and bishops have said “the worker does not exist for the economy. The economy exists for the worker.” (Mulloy, the economics and labor adviser for the USCCB) Next Sunday, some of our parishioners will be outside the Church collecting signatures to a ballot measure raising minimum wage legislation to $ 15.00 per hour by 2020 and bringing the number of sick days to six. I am personally sup-portive of this measure. Fr. Paulson
PRAY FOR THE SICK IN OUR PARISH: Laura Najar Brown, Antonio Alfonso, Aenes Nazareno, Lorenie Donnes.
Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community. May they find con-solation in your healing presence. We ask this through the Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen.
Total Church Support 2/28/16 $29,155( Plate Collection $22,908 + Online Giving $6,247.)
Girl Scout Cookie Sales - Our CTK troops still have everyone’s favorite cookies available after mass this weekend. You can also donate boxes to our military or food bank. Thank you for your continued support!
Lenten Scripture Study- Join Fr . Paulson as he leads a discussion based on the passion, crucifix-
ion and death of Jesus. Wednes-day mornings during Lent, 8:45 - 10:00 am in the ministry center chap-el. Plan to join us.
Winter Nights Signups Go Live For Lent! CTK will be hosting Winter Nights again this year from Monday, March 28th to Monday, April 11th. The sign up sheet to volunteer or do-nate food is on our website, and we still have many openings! Please take a look and sign up where you can help. On Palm Sunday all items we are still in need of will be available to sign up for outside of mass. If your ministry is interested in hosting a dinner or activity, contact Kate at [email protected]. We are especially looking for a few strong backs to help load and unload the trucks on Monday, April 11, 2016.
The Knights of Columbus invite you to join us for our annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration at
CTK. Saturday, March 12 at 5:30 pm in the CTK gym. Three course meal: homemade soup, corned beef & cabbage and homemade bread pudding with whiskey sauce. Live Irish music and CTK Irish dancers. Tickets: Adults $30 and children $15 (kids meal served). Tickets on sale after mass today and next weekend! Buy online now at www.kofcph.org. Contact Jay Becker at [email protected] for more infor-mation.
Pots of lovely daffodils are availa-ble for $12 each after all masses this weekend to benefit A Friendly Man-or. The Manor was founded in Oakland by the Sisters of St. Joseph to offer a safe haven for homeless women. It serves as a daytime drop-in hospitality center and provides 26 single rooms as transitional housing. Your support of this worthy cause is greatly appreciated.
Christ the King School is accepting applications for incoming fifth grade students for the school year 2016-2017. If you are interested, please contact our school at 925-685-1109.
Save the Dates for our Communal Penance Services. Plan now on joining us for the Sacrament of Con-fession as we celebrate Communal Penance services on Saturday, March 19 at 3:30 pm and again on Mon-day, March 21 at 7:00 pm.
Save the Date: Good Friday at Liv-ermore Nuclear Weapons Labora-tory, “Sowing the Seeds of Hope”. Join the Ecumenical Peace Institute as they gather at Vasco and Patterson Pass Roads in Livermore at 6:45 am, followed by worship and procession to the Nuclear Weapons gate, Sta-tions of the Cross & nonviolent acts of witness. Afterwards, about 10 am to noon, community gathering to share our work and actions at Asbury United Methodist Church. Light re-freshments provided. For further in-formation call 510-990-0374.
The book referenced last weekend by Fr. Michael Dibble is titled, “Jesus A Pilgrimage” by James Martin, S.J.
Bishop Michael Barber, S.J. and the Family Aid Catholic Education (FACE) Advisory Board invite you to join them at the annual FACE Ga-la on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Scott’s Seafood in Oakland. FACE provides tuition assistance based on financial need to students attending Catholic schools in the Diocese of Oakland. All proceeds from the Gala benefit FACE students. Call Lauren Seeno at 510-628-2169 or visit faceofoakland.org for information.
Raise the Wage - A ballot measure is being proposed for the November election that will annually increase the minimum wage paid by employ-ers with 26 or more employees until it reaches $15 per hour in 2020. If you are a registered voter and would like to sign this petition, it will be available after masses next weekend. Voter registration application will also be there. This drive is sponsored by the Multi-Faith ACTION and CTL’s Faith in Action group.
Need Easter gifts? The CTK Boy Scout Troop 221 will be selling See’s Easter candy after mass next week-end. The pricing is the same as at the candy store and purchasing from the troop helps them to raise money for their upcoming Scout camps this summer. Thank you for supporting our troop!
Save the Date for Sr. Joanne’s Retirement Celebration! Make plans to join us to cele-brate Sr. Joanne and her many, many contribu-tions to all of us here at CTK. We will celebrate at the 12:15 mass on Sunday, April 24, followed by an outdoor reception. More de-tails to follow!
Adult Education Nights: Monday, March 7th at
7 pm in the Church
Rev. Thomas Bonacci, C.P. will speak on
Year of Mercy
Some Biblical Reflections on Gospel Mercy
Founder and Director of the Interfaith Peace Project.
Fr. Bonacci is a scripture scholar who has developed adult education and deacon formation programs
across the U.S. Along with his interfaith ministry, Tom is dedicated to serving victims of poverty, peo-
ple dealing with HIV/AIDS, and those recovering from drugs and alcohol.
Wednesday, March 16th
at 7 pm in the Church
Jack Jezreel, Founder of JustFaith Ministries presents: “HOPE IN TIMES OF NEED”
Bringing the Gospel Message to Everyone
Come and meet nationally known speaker, Jack Jezreel! He will speak about dynamic parish-wide
programs to build communities of faith, hope and love in action.
Our second collection today supports Catholic Education here at CTK, with 50% of the col-
lection going to our school, 25% to youth ministry and 25% to religious education.
Thank you for your support!
First Grade Religious Education Students
