Christ the King Catholic Church

 

PREP REGISTRATION has begun for the 2008-09 year.  Click the link below to print the forms, complete them, and return them to Kathy Skinner in the parish office.  If you were registered for PREP last year, you can email kathy.skinner@ctk.org for a preprinted set of forms on which you only have to verify and update your information, rather than start from scratch.  PREP classes will begin on Sun., Sept. 7th.  Watch the bulletin and email notices for other news regarding PREP.  Thank you for registering by August 15th so we may properly plan! (**When you print  the forms, please remember that you will  need one STUDENT form per child.)

2008-09 PREP registration forms

ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE: Please click thru the link below for the revised server schedule.

Altar server schedule: July through September

PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) Did you know -- if you have a child in K-8 who is not attending a Catholic school, s/he should be enrolled in the parish religious education program. Faith formation and formal preparation begin at an early age, with each year building towards the next. Please contact Kathy Skinner (292-2884, ext. 302) in the Parish Office for further information.

Click thru for PREP May 2008 newsletter

Click here for Parish Dinner menu and other news from around the diocese

THE CLOISTER Late Spring edition is available at church entrances.  We invite you to take home a copy.

FRESH FLOWERS: In an effort to further beautify our sanctuary, we are using live plants and flowers on the altar, both fresh and dried.  Parishioners are invited to make donations toward these flowers in memory of a loved one or to commemorate a special occasion.  Also feel free to bring in garden flowers and flowering branches—dogwood, spirea, lilacs, peonies, iris, hydrangeas, etc.— throughout the season.  Call 292-2884, ext. 300.

THE ALTAR SOCIETY needs your help.  If you can volunteer to help maintain the flowers and plants in the sanctuary, please contact Lucia Huskey (837-3777/ lucia.huskey@ctk.org).  Your help would be greatly appreciated!

JOURNEY THROUGH SCRIPTURE adult education group is studying the Book of Exodus, from 7:15-8:15 pm in the Council Room, ending with evening prayer.   All are invited to join on Wednesdays.

LECTIO DIVINA meets Thursdays mornings 8-9 am in the Council Room—practicing this ancient prayer form on one of the upcoming Sunday readings.  All are welcome.

CENTERING PRAYER meets 8-8:30 am on Fridays in the Community  Room.  Contact Carolyn Goddard (438-3216) if interested in learning more about this prayer practice.

PLEASE NOTE that for those who need assistance, a Deacon or minister will go over to the St. Joseph chapel at communion, and we ask that you please raise your hand to indicate a desire to receive communion.  Please reserve the parking circle in front of the rectory for our elderly and for those who need assistance in getting in and out of church.  Many thanks for your cooperation.

ASSISTED LISTENING is available for interested parishioners.  Just bring a Walkman or other small FM radio to Mass and tune to 88.3 FM in order to listen to the audio program. A radio is available for use in the back of the church for use by parents who might need to relocate with a little one for a while during Mass.

FR. DEXTER welcomes invitations from basic communities and small faith groups in the parish to come pray with your group or take part in discussions.  Please contact the parish office or Fr. Dexter to make arrangements.

MONDAY MORNING MASS now takes the place of Communion Services on Mondays.

PLEASE NOTE that whenever there is a funeral liturgy at Christ the King on a Monday or Saturday, this liturgy will replace the usual morning Mass.  There will be a communion service instead.  The evening Masses on Wednesday and Thursday will not be affected in any way.

CHOIR MEMBERS AND MUSICIANS are invited to join our 8:30 and 11 Sunday choirs to help draw others into the fullness of liturgical, musical prayer.  Please contact Lucia Huskey (292-2884, ext. 317, or lucia.huskey@ctk.org). 

FIRST SUNDAY BAPTISMS:  Infant baptisms will take place on the first Sunday of the month during the 11:00 am Mass.  We encourage new parents to take advantage of this community liturgy, however baptisms may also be scheduled outside of Mass as in the past.

THE ALTAR SOCIETY of Christ the King is accepting donations for fresh altar flowers.  If you wish to make a donation, please mail it to the parish office or place it in the collection marked “Altar Memorial Fund.”  If you would like to memorialize a loved one, or honor a special occasion, please contact Nancy Rohling in the parish office for more information.

A DIRECTORY in the vestibule of the church contains a list of weekly Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, and Altar Servers; contact information for Parish staff and ministries; as well as calendar information and Wed. evening dinner menus (with extra copies).  Please refer to the directory whenever you have a need.

PLEASE NOTE that Adoration on First Fridays will take place from 7:30 am—3 pm beginning Jan 1st (ending time has changed), with Benediction at 2:30 pm.

TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS are invited to participate in the ministry of lector and Eucharistic minister.  Please contact Deacon Jim Stanford (383-7040 or jimstanford@comcast.net.)

MONTHLY ENVELOPES will no longer include a Bishop’s Stewardship Appeal envelope.   You will receive monthly statements from the Diocese which will include a return envelope for your convenience.  Please call 783-0253 with questions.

SCHEDULE/DIRECTORY BINDER:   A binder now located in the vestibule of the church contains several schedules and directories (for Eucharistic Ministers/Lectors, Altar Servers, CLOW Leaders, Wednesday evening dinners, Ministries, Parish personnel, etc.).   Extra copies of some schedules are also available.  Feel free to refer to it as you have a need.

MEN'S BIBLE STUDY GROUP is taking a break for the summer. Please watch this space for information about meetings on Tuesdays at lunchtime when we resume in the Fall.

COMMUNITY OF SANT’EGIDIO meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 6:45 pm for thirty minutes of ecumenical prayer followed by fellowship.  Come and bring a friend.  For more information contact Florene Johns (504-3870, jfjohns2@comcast.net) or Deacon Bob True (292-2884 x307, bob.true@ctk.org)

RCIA is ongoing at Christ the King Church.  Anyone interested in knowing more about becoming Catholic should contact Deacon Bob True (292-2884, ext. 307.)

CENTERING PRAYER GROUP meets every Friday from 8-8:30 am in the Community Room of the Parish Center.  Anyone who centers is welcome to join the group OR if you would like to learn how to center, please call Carolyn at 438-3216 or 665-1197. 

VISITATION NEEDS: If you know of anyone in the parish who would like to receive communion or to be visited in the hospital or nursing home, please call Deacon Jim Stanford (383-7040 or 568-0896) or the parish office (292-2884.)

KROGER GIFT CARDS BENEFITTING THE SCHOOL are available through the school office. CKS earns 4% on every purchase made with a gift card, at no extra cost to the shopper. Many thanks!!

WOMEN’S FAITH SHARING GROUP meets on Fridays at 1:15 pm in the Council Room.  All women of the Parish are welcome to attend.  The group will be studying The Eucharist.  Call 383-2642 for more information.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION sponsored by the Serra Club continues every Tuesday from 5-6pm in the Church. All parishioners are welcome to participate. 

THE CLOISTER, our parish newsletter, needs a few good writers/journalists. If you can share your talent with us, please contact Sharan Martin,  297-3464, or sharanmartin@bellsouth.net.  We'll help provide the topics and people to interview. 

SECOND SUNDAY SACRAMENT OF THE SICK:  for those suffering from any illness of body or mind, or who are preparing for surgery. Please gather in the St. Joseph chapel to anoint and pray for parishioners who feel the need for this sacrament.  You may call the parish office (292-2884, ext. 300), Deacon Jim Stanford (383-7040 or 568-0896), if you have any other spiritual or sacramental needs.  Please let Deacon Jim Stanford know if you would like to assist in ministering to the sick.

PARISH NURSES will be available after Mass on the second weekend of each month to provide blood pressure readings. These readings will take place in the Music Room of the Church (opposite the Sacristy) after the 4:30 Mass on Saturday and in the Parish Hall after the 8:30 and 11am Masses on Sundays. Please stop by to have your blood pressure checked.

PLEDGE CARDS: Pledge cards for the 2008 calendar year have been mailed to registered parishioners. Cards can also be found at the entrances to the church or can be picked up from the Rectory Office.  Please return your completed pledge card in the collection basket or to the rectory. Thank you for your support!

ADULT SCRIPTURE STUDY CLASS  Anyone wishing to devote an hour a week to the study and discussion of scripture is most welcome to join this group, which meets on Mondays at 1pm. 

HELP CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL by collecting General Mills box tops. The school receives ten cents for each box top. Containers are located in the Narthex. Thanks for your support!

OUR NEWSPAPER RECYCLING BIN is located on the corner of Oakland and Primrose behind the church parking lot.  Parish and school families are encouraged to use this convenient drop-off point.  Proceeds benefit our school programs!

LET US KNOW if you are going into the hospital (or know someone in the hospital) and would like members of the parish to offer prayers or to visit.  Call the office (292-2884.)

OUR SUPPORT TEAM needs your assistance. When a parishioner dies, our parish tries to help with food following the funeral service. Volunteers are desperately needed to bring a dish on that day. Please leave a message for Jeanne Stejskal at the parish office,  (292-2884 ext 300) if you are willing to help with this important ministry. Many thanks!

CHANGES IN TAX LAWS: On January 1, 2007 a new provision regarding cash contributions went into effect.  The law states that individuals who want a tax deduction for cash contributions they make to tax-exempt organizations must prove their donation.  Therefore, the organization that received the donation must provide a receipt for all cash donations regardless of the amount.  Taxpayers who previously claimed a charitable deduction for estimated cash offerings to churches throughout the year will no longer be able to deduct their estimates. In order to provide you with a receipt at the end of the year, cash contributions must be made in an identifiable form.  If you wish a receipt at the end of the year for your cash donations, please use the envelope system or put cash in an envelope with your name and address.

THE PARISH FINANCE BOARD has approved a change in the amount which qualifies a family for contributing member status.  Beginning in 2008, this status will be based on a minimum of $950 in annual offertory contributions. Contributing member status is used to determine eligibility for reduced tuition rates at Christ the King School and Diocesan high schools, as well as for use of parish facilities.  For more information, please visit: http://www.ctk.org/membership.htm

BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR PARISH: We invite you to officially join the parish if you have been attending and/or contributing to our parish on a regular basis.  Call 292-2884, ext. 300 for a census form.