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CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY
Happy Mother’s Day!
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,
6:30 pm
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Parish Office: 682-2486
www.ctkph.org
Religious Ed: 686-1017
www.ctkreligiouseducation.org
Youth Ministry: 676-0979
www.ctkym.org
May 3, 2015
CTK School: 685-1109
www.ctkschool.org
Facebook: Christ the King
Catholic Community of
Pleasant Hill
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sunday, 5/10
 Happy Mother’s Day!
Monday, 5/11
 Bible Study A & B, 8:30-10:30 am
Tuesday, 5/12
 Rosary & Perpetual Help, Church 7pm
 Spanish Prayer, Church, 7:30pm
 Just Faith 7 pm Min. Ctr Chapel
Wednesday 5/13
 Rosary Makers
Thursday, 5/14
 Centering Prayer; Min Ctr 10:00 am
Friday, 5/15
 No Garden Café
 CTK Festival 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday, 5/16
 Secular Franciscans 9 am Min. Ctr
 CTK Festival 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sunday, 5/17
 Catholic Charities Collection
 CTK Festival 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
To Hear the Gospel and Make a Difference
Dear Friends,
Reflections on Sunday Readings:
Happy Mother’s Day! Today we pray for all our mothers,
living and deceased, and ask God’s blessings upon them.
We pray for single mothers, foster mothers, step-mothers,
God-mothers and all those whose vocation comes under
maternal blessings. We also reach out in prayer for our elderly mothers
who carry the memories of our families and for mothers who are suffering from physical and/or emotional and mental pain - mothers who
mourn the loss of a child or are suffering from having a missing
child ...and for mothers who are incarcerated. May this day be a source
of comfort and joy for you as we thank you for all you do and are. God
bless you!
First Reading: Acts 10:25-26, 34
-35, 44-48
Peter was originally skeptical
about preaching the Gospel to non
-Jews. Then one day, the Holy
Spirit summoned him to preach to
the pagan army officer Cornelius
and his household. The result, as
we shall see, is the first recorded
conversion of Gentiles to Christianity.
On a personal note, I thank God for the gift of my dear mother who died
some eighteen years ago on the morning of my twin brother’s funeral.
Having their funerals five days apart in January 1997 was a difficult
time for yours truly, but I am grateful for the many wonderful memories
and for the joy they both gave to my family and to so many others. God
is good!
Second Reading: 1 John 4:7-10
The tradition of the apostle
John’s teachings is expressed in
the first letter of John. There is a
legend that John in his old age
would simply repeat over and
over to his people, “Love one another.” Today’s passage from
that letter particularly illustrates
this story.
During the month of May, we honor Mary, our Mother, and we ask her
help and guidance for our families and for all our loved ones. May she
be an inspiration for us as we journey through this mystery of life. She,
too, had many crosses to bear, but she carried them with humility, courage and faith. May she be our help and our hope.
In God’s love and mine,
Vince
A Mother’s Prayer
Dear Lord,
It’s such a hectic day,
With little time to stop and pray.
For life’s been anything but calm,
Since You called me to be a mom Running errands, matching socks,
Building dreams with stacking blocks.
Cooking, cleaning and finding shoes,
And other things that children lose.
Fitting lids on bottled bugs,
Wiping tears and giving hugs.
A stack of last week’s mail to read Where’s the quiet time I need?
Yet, when I steal a moment, Lord,
At the sink or ironing board,
To ask the blessing of Your grace,
I see then, in my little one’s face,
That you have blessed me all the while,
And I stoop to kiss that precious smile.
~Unknown
PARISH STAFF CONTACTS
Fr. Paulson Mundanmani
682-2486
paulson.ctk@gmail.com
Fr. Vince Cotter
682-2486
vcotter643@aol.com
Fr. Brian Timoney,
Deacon John Ashmore, Fr. Michael Dibble,
and Fr. Tom Burns
682-2486
Sr. Joanne Gallagher, CSJ
682-2486
jgallagher.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
Important note from CTK School.
Christ the King School is looking for
highly qualified teachers. We have
a few positions open for next year.
Please address inquiries and resumes
to jobs@ctkschool.org.
Religious Education Registration
Gr. Pre-K-Grade 8: Attention families of school children! It’s that
time of the year again, registration
for the 2015-2016 Religious Education Year! This year registration
forms may be downloaded from
our website,
www.ctkreligiouseducation.org,
beginning May 18th. Registration
forms will also be available in the
RE Office. Complete your forms
and you may begin returning them to
the R.E. Office on May 20th. Please
note: You must provide a baptismal
certificate, unless you have previously done so. No Registration Forms
will be accepted through the mail.
You will receive your confirmation
form at the time of registration.
Questions? 686-1017 Mark your
calendar NOW:
May 20th 5:00 pm -8:00 pm Rm A/B
May 21st 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Rm D
May 25-June 30th (Mon-Thurs),
10:00 am - 5:00 pm R.E. Office.
Searching for a spiritual home?
Our 4 week “no strings” inquiry series begins Thursday evening, May
28th. Ideal for learning about Catholicism and for baptized Catholics
who have not yet completed their
sacraments. Contact Al Garrotto at
849-6319 or algarrotto@comcast.net.
Youth Mass is here!
Join us on Sundays at
6:30 pm for mass
featuring Christ the
King’s
dynamic
youth band and teen
choir. Experience a liturgy planned,
led, and inspired by the young people
of our community. All are welcome
to attend.
Hoping you will help! Religious Education is sponsoring the wine booth for
the Festival. Once again
we call upon your generosity. Please
help by donating bottles of wine.
You may drop the wine off at the RE
office (facing Gregory Lane) MonThurs., 9:30 am- 5:30 pm or you may
leave the wine at the Parish House.
Thanks for your support-Sr. Maureen
Taize Prayer Around
the Cross will be at
Hillcrest Congregational
next Sunday, May 17th
at 7:30 pm. Join us for an hour of
devotional prayer in the spirit of
Taize (the ecumenical community in
southern France).
Note: There will be no
Starbooks at the festival
this year. Instead, may
we suggest: The
Friends of the Pleasant
Hill Library welcome donations of
books, CDs and DVDs but cannot
accept magazines or materials in poor
condition. Donations can be brought
to the Pleasant Hill Library during
open hours and left in the donation
room. If you have a large donation
and need help getting it to the library,
email us at FOPHLinfo@gmail.com
and we can arrange to come to you.
For more information, please go to
our website at fophl.org. Thank you
for supporting the Pleasant Hill Library.
Day at the Races! Dominican Sisters Vision of Hope invite you to
their annual Day at the Races at
Golden Gate Fields on May 16. Enjoy the breakfast and lunch buffet
and get comfortable before the first
race at 11am. The Sisters hope to
see you there! Call 510-533-5768
for more information.
Church Support 5/3/15 $20,194; Bldg. fund $687.00 Online Giving $5,137.00
Christ the King
Parish Festival 2015:
Set Sail with CTK!
We look forward to
welcoming you aboard
next weekend
May 15th/17th.
Bingo will be open all weekend and
the Casino will be open Friday night
and Saturday from 5-9 with craps,
blackjack and roulette.
We will no longer be selling raffle
tickets or t-shirts after mass, but you
can purchase them festival weekend
at the information booth in the gym.
Marketplace
We have lots of exciting vendors in
the marketplace, including religious
jewelry, baby blankets, towels, soap
and body products, bent wire artwork, stamped jewelry, tutus, children’s books, furniture and decorative items and much more.
Great Food
We are excited to support our local
restaurants and parish groups:
Badda Bing Donuts (Sunday only)
Filipino Society
Knights of Columbus
La Mordida
Little Red Bistro
Melos
Steele Smoking BBQ
Yanni’s Greek Café (Fri/Sat only)
Entertainment
The Groove Doctors will perform on
Friday. Saturday, we have the talent
show, Studio A, Andrea’s Musical
adventures, Tat Wong Kung Fu and
CTK’s own Mike Morley. Sunday,
In Motion Dance will perform.
Volunteer Signups
The volunteer hub is open and we
need all hands on deck to pull off
this parish event. Please do your part
and sign up for a 2 hour shift. It is a
lot of fun and a true community
builder. You can sign up online at
ctkfestival.volunteerhub.com
Contact your friendly Cruise Directors Kate and Mark Halfon and Paul
and Elizabeth Nuti at christthekingfestival@gmail.com with any
questions.
Happy Mother’s Day!