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MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS

Saturday, August 29

4:00 p.m. All deceased relatives and friends

5:00 p.m. Tony Varrecchione, Louis Montanaro

Sunday, August 30

8:00 a.m. Louis Codega, Mary Ann Farrell,

Betty Ann Hogan

9:15 a.m. Thomas Drennan, Ruth Guilfoyle

Robert & Dorothy DiSchino,

11:00 a.m. Claire & Emilien Gervais,

Jesse& Anna Leone

Wednesday, September 2

9:00 a.m. Lester Cory

Thursday, September 3

9:00 a.m. Everett Maxwell

Saturday, September 5

5:00 p.m. Emma Gendron, Philip Casacalenda,

Hilding and Alice Munson

Sunday, September 6

8:00 a.m. Gerald McDavitt, Sr., Mary Ravo

9:00 a.m. George Crossman

10:00 a.m. All deceased parishioners

11:00 a.m. Leon & Berangere Winwood

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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Due to COVID restrictions, the Annual Wedding An-

niversary Celebration honoring couples who are observ-

ing their 25

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, 40

th

50

th

and over 50

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anniversaries will

not be held this year. However, if you would like a letter

from Bishop Tobin and a certificate to remember you

special anniversary, please contact Beth in the office.

MASS SCHEDULE

With more people returning to in-person public wor-

ship, we're doing our best to accommodate as many peo-

ple as we can, given our capacity restrictions. Begin-

ning with the weekend of September 5/6, Sunday Masses

will be celebrated at 8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am, and

11:00am.

Please visit the parish web site ctkri.org, and click the

box that says "Register to Attend Mass" to make reserva-

tions. The registration page will always have the latest

information about the schedule of Masses.

Here are a few things to keep in mind when registering

for Mass:

1) We do not use names for contact tracing purposes,

nor have we been asked to do that. We ask for registra-

tions simply because the staff needs a headcount so that

we do not exceed our capacity. If you'd rather register

using a different name, you may!

2) If you register to attend a Mass and your plans change,

please take a minute to return to the web site and unreg-

ister, or simply call the parish office and let us know.

This will allow us to accommodate more parishioners

who wish to attend Mass.

3) If you have difficulty making reservations at the web

site, simply give us a call at the office to reserve.

4) If you or someone you live with has any symptoms of

coronavirus (a high temperature, a new, continuous

cough or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste),

or has been told to self-isolate because of potential expo-

sure to someone who tested positive for coronavirus, you

must stay at home.

Thank you for your continued patience, understanding,

and cooperation as we navigate our way through these

times together! Remember, the parish Mass is

live streamed Sundays at 11:00am on YouTube. See the

parish web site for the link.

May the good Lord deliver our world from the scourge

of sickness, and keep our church and families united and

strong. -Fr. Jared

LIVE STREAM MASS

Each Sunday, our 11 a.m. Mass is live streamed to our

parish YouTube Channel for those who cannot attend in

person. The live stream Mass will appear on the link be-

low when it goes live at 11 a.m. Click the red “subscribe”

button on our YouTube page to receive notifications

whenever a new video posts. Here is the direct link to

our CTK YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/ChristtheKingVideos

“For Catholic churches following [the] guidelines, no

outbreaks of COVID-19 have been linked to church at-

tendance, even though we have examples ... of asympto-

matic, unknowingly infected individuals attending mass

and other parish functions. Their attendance could have

led to an outbreak if appropriate precautions were not

followed, yet in each case, we found no evidence of viral

transmission.”

From a recent study by the Thomistic Institute Working

Group on Infectious Disease Protocols for Sacraments

and Pastoral Care. According to the study, over the last

14 weeks, approximately 17,000 parishes have held three

or more Masses each weekend, as well as daily services,

combining to equal more than 1 million public Masses

celebrated across the United States since shelter-in-place

orders were lifted. By following public health guidelines,

these Masses have largely avoided viral spread, according

to the authors, who concluded: “To date, the evidence

does not suggest that Church attendance - following the

current guidelines - is any more risky than shopping for

groceries.”

“Evidence shows Mass is safe when guidelines are fol-

lowed, doctors say.” Catholic News Agency. August 25,

2020.

“It’s the tale of two churches. In Boston, I see a Catholi-

cism that’s very reserved. In the Southwest, it’s very pub-

lic, very expressive.”

Hosffman Ospino, professor of Hispanic ministry at

Boston College, speaking about the number of Hispanic

Catholics in the United States, which is now 40%.

“Hispanic Catholics are the future, but priest numbers

dismal.” Associated Press. August 24, 2020

“The Catholic Church in Belgium has reported a signifi-

cant rise in adult baptisms. CathoBel, the website of the

Catholic Church in Belgium, reported Aug. 20 that 305

adults will be baptized this year, an increase of 61 com-

pared to 2019. The number of adult baptisms has grown

steadily from 143 in 2010, to 180 in 2015, to more than

300 in 2020.”

“Catholic Church in Belgium sees rise in adult baptisms.”

Catholic News Service. August 22, 2020.

“We ourselves must be gateways, not gatekeepers: gate-

ways to healing, to evangelization, to mercy, to compas-

sion; gateways to listening with the ears of Jesus. As Pope

Francis has so clearly and repeatedly taught: ‘We must

build bridges and not walls.’”

Bishop Mitchell Rozanski, during his installation as the

new Archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri, August 25, 2020.

“Clearly you can see right now that I have beautiful

brown skin but take a look at your hand and whatever

shade it is, it is beautiful as well. How dare we hate what

we are. We are humans. No one is superior to the other.

The only supreme being is God himself. Please let's be-

gin to pray for healing for our nation.”

Julia Jackson, the mother of Jacob Blake Jr., who was

shot multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin last

Sunday. “Jacob Blake needs 'a miracle' to walk again after

Kenosha police shot him, attorney says.” CNN. August

25, 2020.

“There are priests, bishops and cardinals in places of in-

fluence and power – in Rome and abroad – who are do-

ing everything they can to stop the 83-year-old pope

from making any changes that might threaten their cleri-

calist privileges.”

“Time to bury the clergy-centered Church.” La Croix In-

ternational. August 14, 2020.

“When the pandemic is over, when people return to

‘normal,’ when the protests and marches cease, what will

our houses of prayer look like? Will we have lost young

people and young adults who are on the streets clamor-

ing for change? Will we have lost immigrants, people of

color and especially our sisters and brothers from the

African-American community? If we expose ourselves to

the virus of not embracing everyone, the virus of not

standing up for truth and justice, we will see the effects

— if not today, then months and years from now.”

Rev. Paulson Mundanmani, a Catholic priest and native

of India, serving as pastor of two California parishes.

“Catholic Church’s silence on Black Lives Matter is deaf-

ening.” Mercury News. August 12, 2020.

“Continuing his catechesis on ‘Healing the World,’ the

pope said our response to the pandemic must be two-

fold: ‘finding a cure for this small but terrible virus,’ but

also curing ‘a larger virus, that of social injustice, inequal-

ity of opportunity, marginalization, and lack of protection

for the weakest.’ The Jesuit pope highlighted the need for

a ‘preferential option for the poor’ that is not political,

ideological or partisan but rather ‘the preferential option

for the poor is at the center of the Gospel.’ The pope

said that Christians ‘are recognized by their closeness to

the poor, the least, the sick and the imprisoned, the ex-

cluded and the forgotten, those without food and cloth-

ing. [This] is the mission of the Church as a whole.’”

“Pope emphasizes 'preferential option for the poor’ dur-

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Quotes of the Week

REFLECTION

Secular pursuits only bring a temporary amount of satis-

faction and fulfillment. As much as we may think that

achieving worldly success, economic security, personal

well-being, and self-fulfillment are worthy goals to ob-

tain, they all are dependent on external variables and can

lead to emptiness. We are trained to be very pragmatic

and productive. Unless we are able to check off all of the

boxes or comply with specific measurable requirements,

our value and worth becomes questionable. Corpora-

tions, educational institutions, systems, structures, and

secular ideology rarely consider deeper, more spiritual,

and human contributions a person can and needs to

make.

To the secular mind, the wisdom and ideals of the

Gospel are making less and less sense. Consider for a

moment this question: “What profit would there be for

one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” While

Jesus is asking this very challenging question to people

who are considering his message, many in our world are

in a quite different place. Whether we realize it, many

folks are asking a much different question. Why would

you not want to gain the whole world and secure your

life? If you look at where a lot of folks are investing their

time, energy, and resources, it becomes obvious where

current priorities rest.

Modern day comforts and possibilities are backing us

out of our relationship with God. The fire burning in

every human heart is trying to find its satisfaction in the

things that humans have created and not God. Being al-

truistic and offering compassion for those most in need

becomes a political responsibility or responsible gesture.

We realize that our hearts need to be centered on some-

thing and someone who calls us out of ourselves, but we

struggle and battle with naming the source of that call.

God places the desire to seek, find, and love Him in the

core of every soul. We are not abandoned and left to

fend for ourselves. But we can easily get confused. We

know that when we extend ourselves to another self-

sacrificially, we are doing what is just and right. We know

that we can work through suffering and loss and come

out better and more whole on the other side.

Our minds need to be renewed so that they can begin

to understand that there is much more to who we are,

and that faith plays a pivotal role in achieving our true

and everlasting goals. It is when we see that it is only

faith that can bring us to this heightened awareness of

ourselves and God that it will begin to make sense. Then,

we can put things in proper perspective and consider be-

ing a disciple.

First Communions

Congratulations to the following children who celebrated

their First Communions this past weekend:

John Alchihed, Cameron Amaral, Mason Berard,

Leia Bousquet, Mason Caruso, Natalie Cohen,

James Droney, Sean Ennis, Ellie Guzeika,

Madelyn Kurian, Charles Lydon, Cooper Ortelt,

Charles Reppucci, Quinn Wolstencroft

and Ben Woodward.

Thank you to teachers Christina Boudreau and Deb

Schofield for helping with the celebrations.

We look forward to our upcoming celebrations!

2020-2021 RELIGIOUS FORMATION CLASSES

Registrations for classes for the coming year will begin

shortly.

2021 First Communions and Confirmations will be

scheduled for the Spring 2021. Watch the Bulletin for

information, updates and schedules.

Books and Teacher Supplies :

As you start getting ready for Back to School you may

come across one of the above. - there is an easy return

policy!

A Book Return Box is located on steps leading into the

parish hall by the garage.

You can also return them to the Parish office - which is

open from 9-1:00 Monday through Thursday or, when

you come to mass on the weekends.

SUPPORT OUR

BULLETIN SPONSORS!

Thank you to all who have

ads on the back pages of our

bulletin, we truly appreciate

your support! Though we are

not distributing paper copies at

this time, the bulletin is posted

on our website every week. If

you are interested in placing an

ad, please contact LPI at 1-800

-888-4574 or www.4lpi.com.

ONLINE GIVING

Christ the King Church utilizes Online Giving through

Our Sunday Visitor. It can be accessed from our website,

www.ctkri.org

Donor Benefits

Convenient: access your account anytime.

Secure & Confidential: adheres to banking security stan-

dards

Flexible: start, stop, change contributions at any time

Simple: no need to contact your bank or parish office

Contribute using direct withdrawal from checking, sav-

ings, or by credit card.

Church Benefits

Stabilize contributions: Regularly scheduled gifts occur

automatically, allowing us to effectively manage monthly

expenses.

Secure & Confidential: no need to store parishioner in-

formation

Current: Good tool for people who prefer electronic ser-

vices.

If you need help setting up an account, please call Beth

in the parish office.

INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK

Secular problems require savvy secular solutions. We

are trained to solve problems, be successful and produc-

tive, and find our way through all that life presents to us.

Corporations value those who can decipher the best ave-

nue to take in order to resolve an issue. How do you

train and renew your mind? Facts, figures, scientific tools,

analytical processes, best practices, and models of varying

kinds are at our disposal. If we don’t know the full and

proper course of action, we can easily find it. But there is

a knowledge that goes far beyond all these things that

makes a direct claim on the essence of our being. It satis-

fies a deeper thirst and hunger that keeps us restless until

it is satisfied. Our minds, hearts, and souls cannot only

be nurtured purely by secular and temporal things. We

must seek the enlightenment that comes from God. This

allows us to see the value of suffering in order to achieve

a greater good and the losing of our very self in the ser-

vice of something greater. Faith only makes sense if it

can bring us to this heightened awareness.

SCAM ALERT

Some parishioners have received fraudulent e-mails and

text messages from an individual or individuals claiming

to be Fr. Jared, asking them to call him or email him. The

parishioner is then asked for financial assistance in the

form of gift cards. Neither the email address nor the

phone number belong to Fr. Jared. DO NOT REPLY to

the TEXT Messages or EMAILS as this may place you at

risk for fraud. Like “phishing emails” containing viruses,

it is possible for people to inflict the same malicious ac-

tivity via text messages. As is the case with unknown

emails, you are encouraged not to reply to unknown text

messages.

STEPHEN MINISTRY MESSAGE

Worry, frustration, and being unsure of what the fall

will bring - will the children be back to school in per-

son? Will people be getting back to work? How safe are

we? These are things that many folks are thinking

about. If you are and you want to talk to someone - to

air your fears in the open - talking with a Stephen Minis-

ter can be helpful. Shared burdens are easier to han-

dle. Just being able to express your thoughts without the

added fear that someone will think you are overreact-

ing. Call Larry Bartley at 965-7276 (e-

mail: LJBJR@cox.net), Carol Hartley at 783-4036 (e-

mail: CTK_StephenMinistry@verizon.net) or call the

office at 783-7459 for more information.

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Parish Directory

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m.—1 p.m.

Phone: (401) 783-7459

Fax: (401) 789-3671

Religious Formation Office: (401) 789-0417

Rev. Jared Costanza (jaredjcostanza@gmail.com)

Pastor

Rev. Joseph Creedon (jcreedon@verizon.net)

Parish Priest Emeritus

Jennifer Marran (jmarran@ctkri.org)

Pastoral Associate

Tom Kendzia (tjkendzia@gmail.com)

Director of Music Ministry

Heather Skidds (hskidds@gmail.com)

Associate Director of Music Ministry

Georgann Lardaro (glardaro@ctkri.org)

Director of Religious Formation

Eva Mancuso (emancuso@ctkri.org)

Director of Confirmation & Youth Ministry

Beth Hogan (bhogan@ctkri.org)

Parish Office Manager

Ron Bernier (rbernier@ctkri.org)

Fiscal Manager

Doug Paquin (dpaquinjr@gmail.com)

Custodian

Mike Mitchell

Website Administrator (ctkri.org)

Trustees: Mark Noble & Phil Tracy

Auditors: Richard Gervais & Carol Hartley

Prayer Chain (prayerchain@ctkri.org)

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Office: (401) 874-2324

office@rhodycatholic.com

Rev. Carl Fisette (frcarlfisette@gmail.com)

Chaplain

Doug Carr

Facilities Director

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8, 9:15 & 11 a.m.

Mass attendance by reservation only.

See website, www.ctkri.org

BAPTISM

The celebration of baptism takes place either during a

weekend Mass or a Sunday afternoon liturgy. Parents

should speak to Jennifer Marran to make arrangements.

ADULT INITIATION

Adults wishing to receive the sacraments of Baptism,

Eucharist, and/or Confirmation should speak to Jennifer

Marran.

CONFIRMATION

Eighth graders receive Confirmation in the spring.

Please speak to Eva Mancuso for more information.

MARRIAGE

Engaged couples should speak to Fr. Jared at least nine

months prior to the wedding.

RECONCILIATION

To be announced.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Please call the parish office to make arrangements.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND

If you or someone you know is unable to attend Mass

and would like to receive Holy Communion regularly,

please speak to Jennifer Marran to make arrangements.

On the third Tuesday of each month, Mass is celebrated

at South Kingstown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at

10:30 a.m., and at Brookdale South Bay Assisted Living

at 1:30 p.m.

BIBLE STUDY: The Book of Ruth (Fr. Jared)

1 &7pm

To be announced.

BIBLE STUDY (Shared/Group) 7:00 p.m.

To be announced.

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