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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTERMAY 3, 2020
SHEPHERDTHERE IS
THE LORD IS MY
I SHALL WANT.PSALM 23
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Register with CTK Parish: Please remember that it is
necessary to register with the parish for the pastor to
recommend you or a dear one for Sacraments or Scholarships.
Otherwise, the Pastor will have no authority to recommend you.
Also, the use of your offertory envelopes indicates to the Parish
that you may be eligible for reduced tuition at CTK School.
Mass Intentions: Please contact the office if you wish to have
a Mass said for yourself, a loved one or a special intention. The
suggested stipend is $10 for a daily Mass & $20 for a Sunday
Mass.
Church Visits While all in-person activities are cancelled, many are
continuing online. The Church Commons is also
open daily (except Fridays) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for
personal prayer. Please respect the limit of 10 people
at any one time.
If you have any questions, please contact the church
office or Father Matthias.
DIVORCED? SEPARATED? WE CAN HELP!
Divorce Care has gone virtual! Meetings continue
by conference call on Wednesday evenings.
Contact Tess Rozelle at [email protected]
for full details.
For the latest updates from the Diocese of Richmond, go to:
https://richmonddiocese.org/coronavirus
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The church office is open on Mondays & Tuesdays and
Fr. Matthias or Mrs. Ficca is answering the office phone on
Wednesdays & Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.:
757-622-1120
Father is available for emergencies and time-sensitive
needs: 757-627-1723
MASS INTENTIONS
FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 4 TO MAY 10, 2020
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Monday 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Barb Mytych (L)
Wednesday 8:30 a.m.
Thursday 8:30 a.m. William Hunley (L)
Friday No Mass
Saturday 8:30 a.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m.
(Livestream) Harriet A. Sheehan (D)
Please keep our sick & homebound in your prayers.
If you know someone in need, please contact our office.
READINGS
May 10, 2020
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 6:1-7
Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19
1 Peter 2: 4-9
John 14:1-12
Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 3
“That like the man born blind, we will allow Jesus to
open our eyes and hearts to His will and to inspire
more men and women to respond to His call to serve
Him and His Church as priests, deacons and in the
consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.
Are you being called to proclaim
the the Lord’s resurrection?
Call Father Brian Capuano 804-359-5661
or e-mail: [email protected]
Our Youth Group has gone digital!
Join us on Zoom on Wednesday &
Sunday evenings at 7 p.m.
Wednesday Meeting ID: 713-4440-3015
Sunday Meeting ID: 588-114-768
Password for both days: CTKYouth
Registration is now open for CTK’s
Rocky Railway! Vacation Bible School!
Monday, July 20th to Friday, July 24th
9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Ages 4 to 12
Register today at
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All Sunday and daily Masses are being live streamed on
CTK’s Facebook page and website.
https://www.facebook.com/ctknorfolkva
Join us on Tuesdays &
Thursdays at 7 p.m. in praying
the Rosary. Stephanie Brown will
lead us. Please dial
757-551-6414.
No PIN number required.
Got questions? Prayer requests? Just want to talk to
someone other than those you live with?
Parish Town Hall on Zoom Every Wednesday @ 8 p.m.
Hosted by Janet Ficca
Zoom Meeting Code: 181-584-357
Password: Faith
Digital Meetings @ CTK
SACRAMENTS • Reconciliation is available on Saturday afternoons from
3:30 to 5 p.m. and by appointment.
• Baptisms and funerals are still being conducted with groups of 10 or less. Please contact Mrs. Ficca for Baptism class information & Fr. Matthias for funerals.
• 1st Communions & Confirmations will be held once we return to public Masses. Please contact Mrs. Ficca if you have a child ready for 1st Communion.
YOUR GIFTS TO GOD AND PARISH
Number of families contributing to operating income during the month of April: 127 out of 366
April 26, 2020
Weekly Budget Needed ............................. $ 7,019.00
Actual Receipts Received .......................... 5,814.50
Weekly Budget Deficit ................................ $ (1,204.50)
Year-To-Date Budget Needed ................... $ 301,817.00
YTD Actual Receipts Received .................. 295,391.03
YTD Budget Deficit $ (6,425.97)
Capital Improvement Coll. – April. ............. $ 225.00
Many thanks to those who have been so generous through weekly donations and one-time gifts!
Online Giving can be done directly at https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/408
Our Knights of Columbus Council 367 is offering free
shopping and delivery of food items for those over 65 who
are unable to shop. There is a $100.00 maximum, with a
limit of 20 food items. All food delivered must be paid for
in full, with cash or check, at time of delivery. Contact the
church office for more information.
EASTER FLOWER DEDICATIONS 2020
Ms. Marianel S. Acevedo
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Dye In Memory of Karen Krakowiak, Amy Krakowiak and E.
Jane Ignace
Mr. & Mrs. William Mytych In Memory of Geraldine G. Monheim, Ken & Vivian Mytych, Robert O. & Mildred Monheim, Joseph & Margaret Lukas,
Joseph & Rebecca Mytych, Charlie & Jessie Darden, Ben & Elsie Walkowiak, and Joseph Monheim
Mrs. Dorothy Powers In Memory of Richard T. Powers, Rev. Joseph E. Walsh,
Michael & Theresa Aggar, Richard & Kathryn Powers, Richard & Eleanor Gelzinis
Mrs. Katherine L. Richey
Mr. & Mrs. George Sama In Memory of Koku Ezile Anumu and Mana Lakekou
In Honor of Pedro, Reginald, Marie Reine, Emanuel, Felix, and Prosper
Mrs. Aurora Sembra In Memory of Amado Z. Sembra, Manuel Oxales, Baldonero
Oxales, and Purificacion Napay
Mrs. Evelyn Standle In Memory of Connie Taillon, Raynauld Babin, Donnie Mine,
Zander Liotto and Maxine Adams
Mr. Harrie Pearson
Mr. Donald Stevens and Mrs. Nita Sargent
Mr. Joseph Rejuney In Memory of Jacquelyn Rejuney, Stephen Rejuney, Robert Rejuney, William and Anna Rejuney, and August and Eva
Rejuney
Christ the King Catholic School has an opening for a full-time Middle School English Teacher for the
upcoming 2020-2021 school year.
Please submit a resume, a diocesan application, three letters of reference, and a copy of your teaching license to
Fourth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2020
The Shepherd Knows His Sheep Gospel Reflection Based on John 10:1-10
Introducing himself as the Good Shepherd of his flock, Jesus makes three claims in today’s Gospel.
1. He knows his sheep and his sheep hear his voice. Just as the Palestinian shepherds knew each sheep of their flock by name, and the sheep knew their shepherd and his voice, so Jesus knows each one of us, our needs, our merits and our faults. He loves us as we are, with all our limitations, and he expects us to return his love by keeping his words. He speaks to us at every Mass, through the Bible, through our pastors, through our parents, through our friends and through the events of our lives. “God whispers to us in our pleasures, He speaks to us in our consciences, and He shouts to us in our pain!” (C.S. Lewis).
2. He gives eternal life to us, his sheep by receiving us into his sheepfold and giving us Faith through Baptism, and then he strengthens that Faith in Confirmation. He supplies food for our souls in the Holy Eucharist and in the Divine words of the Holy Bible. He makes our society holy by the Sacraments of Matrimony and the priesthood (Holy Orders).
3. He protects his sheep by placing them in the loving hands of his Almighty Father. Without him to guide us and protect us, we are an easy prey for the spiritual wolves of this world, including Satan and his minions.
Through today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches one of the central aspects of the ministerial priesthood: the priest as shepherd. It means that a priest is one who, by his consecration, lives for others. The title, “Father”, like the title, “Shepherd,” expresses a relation of loving service to others in everything, from the most sacred ministries to the most trivial chores... Let us pray for vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate and the consecrated life so that we may have more good shepherds to lead, feed and protect the Catholic community. Let us remember that the duty of fostering vocations is the concern of the whole believing community, and we discharge that responsibility primarily by living exemplary Christian lives.
Excerpted from Kadavil, Fr. Antony. Word of God: Reflections for the IV Sunday of Easter. Vatican News, Dicasterium pro Communicatione, 9 May 2019,
www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2019-05/sunday-reflections-9-may-2019.html.
Weekly ScriptureSunday, May 3 Fourth Sunday of Easter Good Shepherd SundayActs 2:14a, 36-41 Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b4, 5, 6 1 Pt 2:20b-25 Jn 10:1-10
Monday, May 4Easter WeekdayActs 11:1-18Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4Jn 10:11-18
Tuesday, May 5Easter WeekdayActs 11:19-26Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday, May 6Easter WeekdayActs 12:24-13:5a Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6 and 8Jn 12:44-50
Thursday, May 7Easter WeekdayActs 13:13-25Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27Jn 13:16-20
Friday, May 8Easter WeekdayActs 13:26-33Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11abJn 14:1-6
Saturday, May 9Easter WeekdayActs 13:44-52Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4Jn 14:7-14
Access The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE) online at http://cms.usccb.org/bible/index.cfm
Fourth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2020
Prayer for VocationsWorld Day of Prayer for Vocations occurs on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday. The day is set aside to publicly fulfill the Lord’s instruction to, “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest” (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2).
God our Father, You made each of us to use our gifts in the Body of Christ. We ask that You inspire young people whom you call to priesthood and consecrat-ed life to courageously follow Your will.
Send workers into Your great harvest so that the Gospel is preached, the poor are served with love, the suffering are comforted, and Your people are strengthened by the sacraments.
We ask this though Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayers for Vocation. Invisible Monastery, Vianney Vocations, www.invisiblemonastery.com/prayers/simple-prayers/. (Accessed 23 April 20).
Mother Teresa: On Holiness In order to be saints, you have to seriously want to be one.
Saint Thomas Aquinas assures us that holiness “is nothing else but a resolution made, the heroic act of a soul that surrenders to God.” And he adds: “Spontaneously we love God, we run towards him, we get close to him, we possess him.”
Our willingness is important because it changes us into the image of God and likens us to him! The decision to be holy is a dear one.
Renunciation, temptations, struggles, persecutions, and all kinds of sacrifices are what surround the soul that has opted for holiness.
Mother Teresa (1996). Holiness. In J. L. González-Balado (Ed). Mother Teresa: In My Own Words, Gramercy Books, New York.
Prayer to St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Protection from IsolationLoving Jane Frances de Chantal,
please ask our dearest Lord to protect all of those who
have been isolated. I pray for those without family
and friends to support them and for those in my life that I have kept far away from my heart. Pray to our loving Father that those who are standing alone outside will find a kind shelter
under the grace of God. Amen.
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Jane Frances Fremiot’s mother died when Jane was a little over a year old, and she was then raised
single-handedly by her father. At the age of 20, she married
the Baron de Chantal, and they had four children together. Her
husband was killed while hunting and Jane was a widow at the age
of 28. With nowhere else to go, the young mother was forced to live with her father-in-law, who was known to be a very unpleasant man. In 1610 she founded the Congregation of the Visitation
for widows and women who did not want to take on the complete
life of the orders. Her religious order grew, and eventually Jane Frances de Chantal went on to
found 69 convents. [Her feast day is celebrated on December 12.]
Philip Lief Group, Inc. (2004). Saintly Advice: A
Prayer for Every Problem. Capodanno, J. (Ed.).
Kansas City, MO: Barnes and Noble
HOLINESS IS A DISPOSITION OF THE HEART THAT MAKES US HUMBLE AND LITTLE IN THE ARMS OF GOD, AWARE OF OUR WEAKNESS, AND CONFIDENT—IN THE MOST AUDACIOUS WAY—IN HIS FATHERLY GOODNESS.
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