CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY

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

CONFESSIONS:

Saturday:

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Parish Office: 682-2486

Religious Ed: 686-1017

Youth Ministry: 676-0979

School: 685-1109

To Hear the Gospel and Make a Difference

Sunday, 11/02

Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9:15

3 yr.olds Rm D 9:15 mass

PreK; parish hall 9:15 mass

K ; school 9:15 mass

RE Older Sacs RE office 10:30

Confirm/Sponsor Mtg 11-1 gym

Bereavement Mass 12:15

ICF parish hall A/B 2pm

Youth Group 7 pm parish hall

Monday, 11/03

Bible Study A & B, 8:30-10:30 am

Older Sacraments A/B 4:00 pm

Muslim Perspective; 7:30pm church

Tuesday, 11/04

Legion of Mary, Min.Ctr; 8:30am

RE Grades 1-3 School

Grades 4-5 ; Parish Hall

RE Grades 7/8; 7 pm Parish Hall

Rosary & Perp Help,Church 7pm

Spanish Prayer, Church, 7:30pm

Knights of Columbus; 7:30pm chpl

Wednesday, 11/05

RE Grades 1-3 school

Grades 4-5; parish hall

Sewing Ministry 9:30; min. ctr

RE Grade 6; 7 pm parish hall

SVDP 7pm; chapel

WEEK AT A GLANCE Thursday, 11/06 RE Grades 1-3; School

Grades 4-5 ; parish hall

Centering Prayer; Min Ctr 10:00 am

RCIA Min Ctr (Chapel), 7pm

Job Networking; 6:30 Church

Friday, 11/07 Garden Café, Ministry Ctr 7:30am

First Friday Mass 7pm

Filipino Grp, VC rm 7:30pm

Christ Light

Saturday, 11/08 Christ Light

Sunday, 11/09 No CLOW

No RE classes

Christ Light

Youth Group 7 pm parish hall

Sunday Readings Background on today’s read-

ings:

First Reading: Wisdom 3:1-9

The words from the book of

Wisdom offer us profound com-

fort in our experience of loss. To

the foolish who have no faith,

death seems to have the final

word. To those who have faith

we know our loved ones are

among God’s elect, living in

peace.

Second Reading: Romans 6:3-9

By baptism into Christ we ex-

perience what Christ did. Christ

died and so will we; Christ rose

from the dead and so will we.

We were buried in the waters of

baptism and as Christ was raised

in glory we will be raised to new

life. If we are faithful now we

move toward that glorious future

where sin and death will no long-

er possess us.

John 6:37-40

In this short gospel we hear: 1)

a call to faith in Jesus, his teach-

ings, his miraculous signs; 2) the

mystery of the resurrection; 3)

and God desires all to come to

eternal life.

This weekend there is a second

collection for Catholic Education.

Next weekend there

is a second collection

for Monument Crisis

Center, Shelter Inc.,

and Faith in Action

ministry.

Thank you for your generous sup-

port.

Dear Friends,

November is national hunger and homelessness awareness month. Here at Christ the King we see this month as an opportunity

to listen to those in need and help out where we can. As church we

are rooted in the belief that all people have dignity and the most

powerful way to give someone dignity is to listen to them and attempt to under-

stand their need from their perspective. I love the way the Catholic Campaign for

Human development identifies their mission. They say “the belief that those who

are directly affected by unjust systems and structures have the best insight into

knowing how to change them is central to our mission. CCHD works to break the

cycle of poverty by helping low-income people participate in decisions that affect

their lives, families and communities. CCHD offers a hand up, not a hand out.”

At Christ the King we also want to foster this kind of help from the ground up,

being in relationship with those we serve and being informed about what causes

peoples need is an essential part of our giving. So I challenge you this month, not

just to give, but to learn more, to volunteer with some of the many groups and

organizations that are working in our community, not just giving to the poor but

putting you in a direct relationship with those in need. Some ways to do this are

by volunteering for St. Vincent de Paul (contact: Steve Paris smpar-

is1@comcast.net), volunteering once a month with our helping hands ministry

who serve dinner at the concord shelter (contact Terry Heywood: Ter-

ry.Heywood@kp.org) or volunteering at Monument Crisis Center and Shelter

Inc. Speaking of Monument Crisis Center and Shelter Inc., this month as part of

our work for hunger and homelessness awareness we will be taking up a special

collection that is simply meant to support the local organizations we know are

already doing this work and doing it well. On the weekend of November 7th and

8th there will be a second collection that will be split between our trusted partners

Monument Crisis Center and Shelter Inc., as well as Christ the Kings Faith and

Action Ministry. Faith and Action helps support hunger and homeless by provid-

ing an emergency fund our parish can use when the Pastor, Winter Nights, or St.

Vincent de Paul identifies a family in need of some emergency support, for exam-

ple a night’s stay in a hotel or some rent assistance to prevent ending up on the

street. Another example of Faith in Actions work

is providing aid to the Martinez family shelter

when in need of supplies like diapers, toilet paper

and cleaning products.

Last, but not least, we will be taking up our

annual food collection for both St Vincent de

Paul and Monument Crisis Center. To support St.

Vincent you can leave bags of groceries in front

of church beginning this week, November 3rd all

the way through the weekend of December 8th.

On the flap, you will find a list of items. Please

leave only items on the list. If you prefer you may

also support Monument Crisis by taking a box that has a grocery list inside. Box-

es will be available after all masses Nov. 15/16th. If you decide to give this way

you will take the box, follow the instructions listed inside and return the box

yourself to Monument Crisis center by date listed in the box.

Everyone at Christ the King is so incredibly generous and I thank you in ad-

vance for all the support you can offer, and any way you are able to give whether

it is with your time, a bag of groceries, or some money toward the collection.

You will have made a huge difference to those in our community most in need.

Yours in Solidarity,

Kate Doherty

Christ Light XI, Nov. 7th, 8th, 9th. If

you have been wondering about this

weekend experience, now is the time

to give it a try. It’s a unique and safe

way to renew your faith, make new

friends, and have some fun. Theme is

Strength for the Journey. Application

and information available at

www.christlightonline.com

Holiday Boutique: The Altar Society will

have their holiday

boutique on Saturday,

November 22 and

Sunday, November

23. We need your donations of sale-

able items; gift cards, quilts, knitted

items, electronics, housewares, jew-

elry and other usable items would be

greatly appreciated. Please call

Shary Luthy at 798-8920 or Andrea

Yap at 228-8694

Church Support 10-26-14: $25,468; Bldg Fund: $759

Remembrance cere-

mony in memory of

Msgr. Wade, Margo

Schorno and Fr. De-

clan Dean; Monday,

November 10, 12:15 pm at Queen

of Heaven Cemetery,

celebrated by Fr. Brian Joyce.

Trip to Ireland—

2015 Sister Joanne is

planning another trip

to Ireland beginning

July 20, 2015—July

31, 2015. For the

past 20 years she has been leading

groups to Europe and invites you to

join her this year. The trip includes

flying into Dublin, traveling to Kil-

dare, Kilkenny, Cork, Killarney,

Adare and ending in Limerick. If

you wish more information, contact

Sr. Joanne at 246-1125 or 989-3862.

Job Networking Ministry Thursday,

Nov. 6 has been moved to the Church.

6:30 networking, with presentation at

7pm. “7 Keys to a Successful Job

Search”: In this workshop, you will

learn:

1. The #1 factor that underscores

everything you do

2. How to brand yourself for suc-

cess

3. The surefire way to make your-

self marketable

4. How to differentiate yourself

from the competition

5. How to create a powerful pres-

ence both in-person and online

6. Networking and the “halo ef-

fect”

7. The ups and downs of compen-

sation

Presented by Mary Eileen Williams,

M.A., NCCC, who is a job search ex-

pert, author, blogger, speaker and radio

host.

Faith and Action, Nov. 13th, 7pm

Parish hall. Join us for our monthly

meeting where we celebrate with a

powerful liturgy and learn from each

other how Sunday’s gospel calls us to

work for justice and peace. Followed

by refreshments and time to learn

about the justice opportunities in our

parish. We provide the beverages,

you bring an appetizer to share This

month, Kate Doherty will give a

presentation titled, “What I learned in

Palestine and Haiti”.

Start planning your

New Years Resolu-

tion! Coming to

CTK in January,

JustFaith and in Feb-

ruary, Good News

People. JustFaith offers programs

that provide opportunities to study

and be formed by our Catholic jus-

tice tradition. Just Faith programs

help individuals experience conver-

sion, integrating their personal spirit-

uality with social commitment.

Look for more details later.

Monday, November 3rd: 7:30pm in

Church

A Muslim perspective on Anti-

Islamism with Dr. Hatem Bazian

Dr. Bazian was recently named in the

category for Social Justice as one of The

Muslim 500; The World’s Most Influen-

tial Muslims by The Royal Islamic Stra-

tegic Studies Center. He received his

Ph.D. in Philosophy and Islamic Studies

from the University of California, Berke-

ley. He also is a co-founder, Member of

Board of Trustees and Faculty at Zaytuna

College.

Monday, November 10th: 7:30pm in

Church

Overcoming anti-Semitism- You can

make a difference- with Rabbi Pam

Frydman

Rabbi Pamela Frydman was the founding

rabbi of Or Shalom Jewish Community in

San Francisco and is the former Director

of the Holocaust Education Project of the

Academy for Jewish Religion, California.

She is International Co-Chair of Rabbis

for Women of the Wall, a movement to

raise consciousness about women's rights

in Israel. Rabbi Frydman is the author of

Calling on God, Sacred Jewish Teach-

ings for Seekers of All Faiths. She is

working on two new books, including a

dramatic telling of first-hand Holocaust

accounts.

We have launched a new

parish website, Facebook

Page and Parish Google Cal-

endar. Please check out our

new website at www.ctkph.org.

We are grateful to Mary Boyle who

has worked hard keeping us on the

web for many years. We are grateful

to her mom, who has translated all

the sermons. Rick Lejano will be our

new webmaster.

Bishop Barber visits St. John Vian-

ney on Saturday, November 8 to

celebrate St. Vincent de Paul of

Contra Costa County’s 50th Anni-

versary!

Mass: 5:00 pm

Reception/Dinner: 6:00 pm

Venue: St. John Vianney Church

and Mullen Commons

Tickets: $50/person available at

www.svdp-cc.org

Annual Food Collection List of items to bring for St. Vincent de

Paul: (normal sizes only—no giant sizes)

All kinds of canned vegetables

All kinds of canned beans

Pasta, rice, dried beans

Canned fruit, tuna, soups, tomato sauce, peanut butter

and cereal

Monument Crisis Boxes In addition, we ask you to especially support the

Monument Crisis Center on the weekend of Novem-

ber 15th and 16th. On that weekend, there will be

boxes made available that have a very specific list of

items. You can help us by taking a box home, filling

it with the shopping list provided (about $40 of food

items), decorating the box and including a holiday

card. We then ask you to drop that box off at Monu-

ment Crisis Center by December 1st. Drop off loca-

tions and times will be listed on the instruction list

that comes with each box. Thank you for your gener-

ous help.

PARISH STAFF CONTACTS

Fr. Paulson Mundanmani 682-2486

Paulson.ctk@gmail.com

Fr. Vince Cotter 682-2486

Sr. Joanne Gallagher, CSJ 682-2486

Sr. Dominic Bonnici OP 682-2486

Kate Doherty 682-2486

Religious Education Director ,

Sr. Maureen Viani , SNJM 686-1017

Assoc. Director: Joan Smits 686-1017

Youth Minister, Rick Lejano 676-0979

Ass’t, Helen Christian 676-0979

Principal, Chris Caban 685-1109

FIRST FRIDAY November 7th

Join us Friday, November 7th

for First Friday Mass

Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament 12:00 pm to 6:45,

followed by 7pm mass