Sunday, 4/2

CLOW

3 yr. old, Pre-K, K, Parish Hall 9:15am Monday, 4/3 - Winter Nights All Week

No RE Tuesday, 4/4

No RE

Perpetual Help Devotion, Church 7 pm

Knights of Columbus, Min. Ctr 7 pm Wednesday, 4/5

Sewing Ministry, Parish hall 9 am

No RE

St. Vincent DePaul, Min. Ctr 7 pm

Thursday, 4/6

Centering Prayer, Min. Ctr 10 am

RCIA, Chapel 7 pm

No Youth Group Friday, 4/7

Garden Café, Min. Ctr 7:30 am Saturday, 4/8

Men’s Fellowship, Chapel 7:30 am Sunday, 4/9 - Palm Sunday

No CLOW

3 yr. old, Pre-K, K, Parish Hall 9:15am

ICF, Parish Hall 2:30 pm

Confirmation, Parish Hall 7 pm

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

Daily Masses: Monday-Friday,

8:00 am and 6:30 pm

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.ctkreligious education.org

Youth Ministry: 676-0979

www.ctkym.org

Facebook: Christ the King Catholic Community of

Pleasant Hill

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Mass Intentions

4/3 8 am - Elisa DeSilva 6:30pm - Paulo Javier Gener+ 4/4 8 am - Jean Remorini+ 6:30 pm - Paul & J.P. Sbragia+ 4/5 8 am - Gavino Angeles+ 6:30 pm - Joy Hall 4/6 8 am - Joy Hall 6:30 pm - Joy Hall 4/7 8 am - David Macaluso+ 6:30 pm - Dennis Witschel+ Saturday, 4/8 8 am - Orlando Villanueva+ 5 pm - Carondelet HS Community Sunday, 4/9 7 am - Bill Sutherland+ 8 am - Cuc Dao+ 9:15 am - CTK Parishioners 10:45 am – Beatrice Kurpinsky+ 12:15 pm - Pablo Aquino+ 6:00 pm - Jose Roberto Arong+

To Hear the Gospel and Make a Difference

PARISH STAFF CONTACTS

Fr. Paulson Mundanmani 682-2486 paulson.ctk@gmail.com Fr. Vince Cotter 682-2486 vcotter643@aol.com Fr. Brian Timoney, Michael Dibble and Fr. Tom Burns 682-2486 Deacon John jashmore1108@gmail.com Fr. Brian Joyce brianjoyce.ctk@gmail.com Sr. Dominic Bonnici, OP 682-2486 sisterdominic.marie@gmail.com Kate Doherty 682-2486 katedoherty.ctk@gmail.com Religious Education Director Sr. Maureen Viani, SNJM 686-1017 mvianictkre@gmail.com Assoc. Director: Joan Smits 686-1017 jsmitsctkre@gmail.com Youth Minister, Rick Lejano 676-0979 ctkyouthminister@gmail.com Chris Caban, Principal 685-1109 ccaban@ctkschool.org Al Garrotto: RCIA/faith share 849-6319 algarrotto@comcast.net Robin Morley, Office Staff 682-2486 ctk.robin@gmail.com Helen Christian, Office Staff 682-2486 hchristian326@gmail.com Kathy Ridgway, Office Staff 682-2486 kridgway02@gmail.com Phyllis Gurnett, Music Director pgurnett6@aol.com

Fifth Sunday of Lent First Reading: Ezekiel 37:12-14

The book of Exodus tells of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt and their wanderings in the wilderness. Their trials during that time, the way they faced them and the way God responded, provided future genera-tions with food for thought whenever they faced difficulties. Second Reading: Romans 5:1-2,5-8 In writing to the Romans, Paul is dealing with a community he had not yet visited. Many Roman Christians were converts from Judaism who believed they would be saved by how they lived out the Jewish Law. Paul stresses here, as he does frequently in his writings, that Christians are saved not by the Law, but by faith - faith in what Jesus accomplished by his dy-ing and rising.

My Dear Fellow Parishioners, Depending on whether you read this on Saturday or Sunday, we have only 12 or 13 days left of our Lenten observance. Just for the record, Lent officially begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes as the Mass of our Lord’s Last Supper begins on Holy Thursday evening. That mass ushers in the Triduum that culminates with the celebration of our Lord’s resurrection at the Easter Vigil and on Easter Sunday. So, how has this season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving gone for you this year? There is a fixation, I think, on the idea that we should give up something, almost anything, as an act of penance for our sins during this season, and that’s not a bad practice. One year, when I was a small boy, I told my mother that I was thinking about giving up something dif-ferent for Lent. She curiously asked me what I had in mind and I told her, “I think I’m going to give up making my bed.” She just smiled and told me, “Son, I think you’ll have to find something to give up that you enjoy doing a little more than making your bed.” So whatever we give up should be something that we genuinely enjoy having or doing if it’s go-ing to count as a Lenten sacrifice. The point we can miss in this practice of giving things up is what we do in place of that missing part of our daily routine. Giving up going out to eat during Lent grows into a more meaningful penance if we divert the dollars that we would have spent on those meals to organizations that work to feed the hungry. Giving up watching television becomes a more meaningful penance if we transform those hours of entertainment into hours of prayer or service. Our acts of self-denial take on greater signifi-cance when we use them as a means for growing in our relationship with God. You might be thinking, “Why talk about this now that Lent is almost over?” Thankfully, our God is not time bound or limited in his divine mer-cy, so it’s never too late to start. While we might count the forty days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, God does not. While we might focus on how we have not been able to keep up our Lenten practices, God does not. God knows each and every one of us, he knows our hearts and our struggles. And he is there beside us as we make our way through this season, offering us his strength and encouragement. Our God is the God of innumerable second chances, and when we stumble and fall, he is there to help us up, dust us off and start us once again on the path that leads us to him. So if you’ve been successful in your Lenten practices thus far, good for you! Keep them up until the Easter celebration and your soul will be all the better for it. But if you’ve struggled and stumbled and haven’t been able to make those practices a part of your daily life, put all of your effort into making these last few days of Lent more meaningful by adopting those practices starting today. God isn’t a bookkeeper; he is our great lover! And as much as we may desire to have a relationship with him, his desire to have a relationship with us is even greater. If you need proof, look at the cross and remember that God gave himself over to that brutal punishment and death because he wanted to be in an inti-mate relationship with each and every one of us. And Jesus was raised from the dead on the third day as an eternal sign of the life that God of-fers us, a life that is without end! My wish and prayer for each of you is that God will continue to bless you as we move through these final days of Lent and enter with great joy into the Easter celebration! Deacon John

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.

Jim Olwell, Melanie Manibusan,

Barbara Iozzi, Shawn Roy Schiller

Church Support 3/26/5/17 $27,081.75 (Plate Collection $22,133.25 + online giving $4,948.50)

There was a man at Costco who, while holding a small child, was trying to push an unwieldy and very full cart out of the store to his car. One of our parishioners walked up and took over, pushing the cart to

Save the Date! Quo Vadis Camp will be July 9-12, 2017 at the Oak-land Diocesan Youth Retreat House in Lafayette. Quo Vadis Camp aims to assist young men to recognize and respond to their own vocation invita-tion from our Lord. Please spread the word. For more information call 510-267-8345.

Carondelet’s annual Swing for Sci-ence golf tournament is back! This event features a 19th hole premium hosted cocktail reception, an exciting wine-and-sport filled silent auction and a delicious clubhouse banquet awards dinner. Join us on Monday, April 24 at Blackhawk Country Club, Danville. All of the proceeds for the event will benefit STEM education at Carondelet. For tickets, visit: www. carondeleths.org/golf.

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See’s Easter Candy - it’s that time again! CTK’s Boy Scout Troop 221 is selling Easter candy from See’s after mass today. Proceeds help with expenses for summer camps. The prices for the items are the same as they are in the See’s store, so save yourself some time and pick it up after mass. Thank you for your support!

Attention all Boy Scouts and We-belos Scouts: Boy Scout Troop 221 (Chartered by CTK) is recruiting new members. Boy Scouts is an outdoor program designed to develop charac-ter, citizenship, leadership, and fit-ness for young men ages 11 through 17. Our troop meets every Monday evening and has campouts at least once a month. We welcome those interested in learning about the Boy Scout program to meet our Troop. Call Scoutmaster Steve Lubeck at lubecks@yahoo.com for details.

Rossmoor/Tice Valley Friends of CTK - Our group will host a dinner gathering in Rossmoor, with our Pas-tor, Fr. Paulson. Join us on Thurs-day, April 27 at 5 pm. Bring a dish or a beverage to share. RSVP at 925-322-8353.

“Be Our Guest” CTK Music Min-istry Concert and Dessert! Join us April 29 at 6:30 pm for a special mu-sical event. Come listen to our many school and church music and drama groups perform in this family friend-ly event. Tickets $10 each or $25 family. Tickets sold after masses soon!

Holy Week ~ Exploring the Shroud of Turin. Jack Sacco, scientist, en-gineer, author, director and film pro-ducer will tell the story of his scien-tific quest to understand the truth about the Shroud of Turin at the Tuesday, April 11 Catholics@Work breakfast. Enjoy this fascinating presentation with breakfast buffet on Tuesday, April 11th 7-8:15 am at Crow Canyon Country Club. Regis-ter at www.catholicsatwork.com.

This weekend we have a second collection to support our Youth Min-istry, Religious Education and CTK School. Thank you for your contin-ued support.

Garden Café this Friday, April 7th! Join fellow parishioners in the minis-try center from 7:30 am - 9:30 am for tasty treats, garden egg dishes and great coffee. Come by and eat break-fast together before or after mass.

Queen of All Saints Church in Con-cord is having it’s annual Get on the Bus fundraiser tea on Saturday, April 22nd, noon, in the QAS Parish Hall, $25.00 per person. The Get on the Bus organization reunites chil-dren with their incarcerated parents on Mather’s Day and Father’s Day weekends. RSVP for the tea to Teri Gooden at 925-372-7337.

Easter flowers for outdoor masses!

We invite you to bring a flower(s) as we prepare our Easter Resurrection cross. Please bring strong stemmed flowers (roses, mums, carnations, etc.). We will be decorating our cross from 10:30 am - noon on Holy Saturday morning, April 15th. Depending on the weather, you will find us on the grass area or in the gym. If you plan to attend the Easter egg hunt, bring along a flower. Thanks. Questions? Call Sr. Maureen at 686-1017.

Easter Flowers!! Help add to the beauty and joy of our Easter cel-

ebration! We welcome the donation of colorful Easter plants in memory of loved ones; just drop them off Holy Saturday, April 15th between 9:00 and 11:00 am in the church. A memorial book will be available. If you prefer, you can take a flower do-nation envelope and help by making a donation to offset the costs of deco-rating both inside the Church and our outside mass area. Another way you can help celebrate is to write a note of welcome to one or several of our “new Catholics” who join our com-munity this Easter. You can find their names and pictures in next weeks bulletin. Lastly, sign-ups for Holy Week are still available in the vestibule. Sign up to help.

Holy Week

-Palm Sunday April 9 -Mon., April 10, Tue., April 11, Wed. April 12 - 8 am mass (no evening mass)

Holy Thursday Liturgy April 13 - (no morning mass) -Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 pm -Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the gym, 8 pm

Good Friday April 14 -(no morning mass) -Taize Prayer around the Cross, 12 pm -Stations of the Cross, 1 pm -Preaching on the Passion, 1:40 om -Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, 2 pm -Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, 6 pm

Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 15 - 7:30 pm (no morning mass)

Easter Sunday, April 16 - 7 am, 8 am, 9:15 am, 10:45 am, and 12:15 pm -Two outdoor masses at 9:15 am and 10:45 am. (No 6 pm Mass)

Knights of Columbus Easter Egg Hunt

The Knights annual egg hunt will

be held on Holy Saturday, April 15, starting at 10:00 am on the CTK lawn area. All children ages 10 and under are invited to participate. Everyone that donates non-perishable food for the St. Vincent DePaul Society will receive a raffle ticket for a drawing for prizes. There will be games such as egg toss, and rac-es for each age group after the egg hunt. There will also be hot dogs, nachos and drinks for sale. The Easter Bunny will be hopping by to take pictures around 10:15 am!