CAMPAIGN NEWS: Commitment Sunday brought the active outreach portion of the campaign to a close. We're now in the fulfillment phase. Please continue to support our parish project with your pledge payments and your prayers. Thank you for your generosity in helping us plan and build for the future at Christ the King!
VBS 2010: Thanks to all who helped make High Seas - VBS 2010 such a big success!
PARISH COUNCIL: Our Parish Council met on Wednesday, July 14th. Please open the link below for a summary of the discussions and decisions.
Parish Council Meeting Minutes, July 14, 2010
TAKE YOUR FAMILY OUT TO THE BALLGAME:
Come join fellow Christ the King parishioners, Why Catholic groups,
Knights of Columbus members, School Families, and Parish Youth for a
night of fun with the Nashville Sounds. Our parish group will
have reserved seating together on Sun., Aug. 29th, for a 5:15 pm
Concert by Sonicflood, followed by a 6:35 pm game against the New
Orleans Zephyrs. The $12 ticket price includes reserved seating,
concert, hot dog, and soda! A bulletin insert this weekend
includes a reservation form which may be placed in the collection
basket OR returned to the parish office by August 20th. Contact
Nancy in the parish office for further information (292-2884).
Faith Night Ticket Form - return to office or in collection
MEN'S GROUP RESUMES weekly meetings, reflecting on issues of faith and everyday life, on Tuesdays in the Community Room from 11:45- 1pm. We'll be viewing and discussing Rob Bell's Pneuma videos. Contact Bob True for more information, bob.true@ctk.org.
ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE: Please
click through 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 2010 newsletter
YOUNG ADULT EUCHARIST: On Sundays at 6pm, the parish offers a special Mass for young adults. Young adults, college students, those just out of school are the focus for the liturgy, but all are welcome. For more information, contact Joe Thomashefski, joet@ctk.org.
TEEN YOUTH GROUP every Sunday at 5pm. PIZZA after the Young Adult Eucharist in the Parish Hall, Sundays at 7pm. YOUNG ADULT BIBLE STUDY follows afterward. See the youth group website:
http://ctkyouthminister.blogspot.com
PEACE THROUGH JUSTICE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: The International Newcomer Academy at Overton High School is seeking volunteers. Work with English language learners to help build basic literacy and life skills that will allow students to be successful in an American high school.See the flyer below for more information and for contacts. Help a newcomer get settled in our country.
Volunteer with Refugee Students - Peace and Justice Committee
ECO-GARDENS CSA: Community Supported Agriculture is in full swing, and farmer Andrew Habbeger is bringing his produce to Nashville for the local CSA subscribers from his southern Kentucky Eco-Gardens farm. Links below contain more information and sign-up materials.
2010 season Eco-Gardens CSA information pack
2010 season sign-up form for Eco-Gardens CSA
PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY Fr. Mark Beckmann, pastor of St. Matthew Church is leading a pilgrimage to Italy, visiting Rome, Assisi, Siena, Florence, and Orvieto from September 13-22, 2010. Art historian Dr. Johan von Paris will also make the trip. Details in the link below.
Italy Pilgrimage with Fr. Mark Beckmann Sept. 13-22
HAITI PARISH PROJECT: Thank you for your help with our sea container shipment to our twin parishes in Haiti, Notre Dame d'Altagrace in Roche-Platte, and Notre Dame des Doleurs in Pilette. We were able to send the reading glasses collected at Masses as well as medical supplies, school supplies, and sports equipment. We were also able to send an Easter candle and two framed Madonnas. Please continue to remember the people of Haiti in your prayers and please continue to support our twin parishes through the special Haiti collections.
JOIN
THE
MASS GREETERS TEAM:
The MG
Team is a great opportunity for individual parishioners, couples, and
families to be involved in a ministry at Christ the King. Are
you
looking for a parish commitment that requires limited time?
Do you
need service hours? Want to be involved as a
family? The MG Team is
for you — a way to serve, meet other CTK parishioners, and be
involved! Mass greeters provide welcome, assistance, and pass
out
music programs and bulletins before Mass. Contact Susan Casey
(ttc315@bellsouth.net
or 665-2799).
COFFEE AND DONUTS IS TAKING ON A NEW FLAVOR: Parishioners and parish groups and ministries are invited to participate in hosting Coffee and Donuts between the Sunday masses. If you can offer hospitality and help, please contact Bob True - call the office or send email to bob.true@ctk.org.
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.
WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS: Our Wednesday parish meal program is on hiatus until fall. Please watch this space for information about when we resume. Thanks.
SPEAKERS ARE NOW LOCATED in the narthex at the front entrance of the church. We hope this makes it possible for parents to better hear and participate in the liturgy when leaving the sanctuary with small children. If needed, several folding chairs are available beside the women's bathroom.
A BOOK FOR PRAYER REQUESTS is now permanently located in the antechamber outside of the Confessional. Please feel free to add any Special Intentions or names of persons for whom you would like prayers offered on a regular basis.
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.
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.
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.
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.)
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 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!
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!
MONTHLY
ENVELOPE SETS again include a Bishop’s Stewardship Appeal
envelope. You will also receive monthly statements from
the
Diocese which will include a return envelope for your
convenience. Please return Bishop's Stewardship contributions to the Catholic Center via US Mail; call 783-0253 with questions.
GIFTS FOR THE BISHOP'S ANNUAL APPEAL: gifts can now be made online. Please visit http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/stewardship2.htm and make your gift using AmericanExpress, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or PayPal. Thank you for your support of diocesan pastoral services.
SAFE
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM All
parishes and institutions of the Diocese of Nashville participate in
the diocesan Safe Environment program, as mandated by the Charter for
the Protection of Children and Young People promulgated by the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops. Our parish and school join the diocesan
effort in creating and maintaining a safe environment for all children
and young people in our care. Measures include a detailed code of
conduct for ministers, employees, and volunteers, and clear policies on
responding to allegations of abuse or misconduct. All employees and
volunteers who have regular or ongoing contact with children and youth
are required to complete training on signs of abuse and on the required
actions to be taken when such signs are observed. This includes how
to comply with legal requirements for reporting suspected abuse to the
appropriate civil authorities. The diocese also employs a curriculum
for use with children and youth that provides age-appropriate
treatments of safety and personal well-being, fully in line with
Catholic
teaching. Please visit the diocesan Safe Environment webpage for a
comprehensive listing of policies and resources, or contact the parish
Safe Environment coordinator, Don Boehm, for further information.
Child safety and safe environment resources on the School website
Contact the Parish Safe Environment Coordinator
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 participating member status. Beginning in 2008, this status is based on a minimum of $950 in annual offertory contributions. The $950 amount is not an absolute requirement; we ask that people give regularly in proportion to income to qualify. Participating 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: Membership Page - Christ the King Website
Download a pledge card at this link; please return to the parish office:
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.
