To Hear the Gospel and Make a Difference

Sunday, 11/22

Altar Society Boutique, 7 am - 3 pm

No CLOW

No RE classes

Monday, 11/23

No RE Classes

Tuesday, 11/24

No RE Classes

Tuesday, 11/24 cont.

Rosary & Perpetual Help, Church 7pm

Spanish Prayer, Church 7:30 pm

Wednesday 11/25

No RE Classes

Thursday, 11/26

Thanksgiving Masses 7am & 9:15 am

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Friday, 11/27

Saturday, 11/28

Sunday, 11/29

No CLOW

No RE classes

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,

6:00 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

CTK School: 685-1109

www.ctkschool.org

Facebook: Christ the King

Catholic Community of

Pleasant Hill

CHRIST THE KING COMMUNITY

THANKSGIVING

DAY MASSES:

7 AM & 9:15 AM

Reflections on Sunday Readings:

First Reading: Daniel 7:13-14

The book of Daniel was written

150 years before Christ, when the

Jews were experiencing fierce per-

secution. The author wanted to en-

courage the people by telling heroic

stories about a person named Daniel

who lived many centuries earlier.

Today’s reading describes his vision

of heaven, and is written in symbol-

ic language --similar to the book of

Revelation. The term “Son of Man”

indicated a human chosen by God

for a special purpose. Christians

have applied this vision to Jesus.

Second Reading: Revelation 1:5-8 The book of Revelation was not

intended to predict actual people

and events in later times. It was

rather intended to be a source of

hope for Christians toward the end

of the first century who were suffer-

ing persecution. Today’s passage is

from the very beginning of the book

and is part of a greeting from God to

the persecuted people.

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

Dear Friends,

This weekend, we are celebrating the feast of Chris the King. The beautiful

prayer of the Preface reminds us that his kingdom is “a kingdom of truth and

life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and

peace.” The readings we have listened to show us how Jesus established his

kingdom; how he brings it about in history; and what he now asks of us.

But this feast is also a feast of the personal relation-

ship of Christ with each of us who believes that He is

our Savior and our Lord. How many of us consider

ourselves as truly subject to the words, the teachings,

and the person of Christ? How many of us really be-

lieve that our King reigns from the Cross, that Cross

that is at once the reality of the suffering of this world

and at the same time the only answer to the suffering

of this world? How many of us have enthroned him in our hearts, our minds,

our bodies and souls, not in some pietistic way, but in a real way that affects

how we live our lives? How many of us are willing to be the soldiers of the

King, to fight the battle against the implications of Pilate’s question “what is

truth” in a world, like the world of Jesus’ time, has already assented to the

denial implied in that question? And the final question to be asked on this

feast is this: when the King comes again in all of his power and glory, will he

find any faith on this earth, or will he find just broken bridges? (Father Rich-

ard G. Cipolla)

Christ the King Altar Society Holiday

Boutique

I would like to invite you to the CTK Altar So-

ciety Holiday Boutique this weekend after all

the masses. The Boutique will remain open until 3.00 pm on Sunday. Pro-

ceeds will support different needs around the Parish. The Boutique will have

many Christmas items for holiday gift giving, jewelry, knitted items, raffle

prizes, baked goods and more. Raffle tickets are available. Tickets are $1.00

each; 6 for $5.00; 12 for $10.00, etc.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I would like to wish each and everyone of you “Happy

Thanksgiving.” We will be having two masses on

Thursday (7:00 am & 9:15 am). Bring the bread and wine

that you will be serving at your Thanksgiving meal for a

special blessing.

Let me share with you a “Thanksgiving Prayer.”

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow... Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for this special day, a day to remember

Your goodness to us. Thank You for a roof over our heads, and more than

enough food to eat. Thank You for the family You have given to us, for fam-

ily and friends who have gathered together to eat this Thanksgiving Day

meal. Amen.

Fr. Paulson

Total Church Support 11/15/15 $27,380 ( Plate Collection $22,358 + Online Giving $5,022); Hunger/Homeless Support $ 19,617 ($4030 online)

Carondelet High

School’s 26th Annual

Visions of Christmas

December 1st - 6th.

Kick off your holiday

season by enjoying one of five holi-

day teas, a fashion show, a commu-

nity open house, and breakfast with

Santa. All events feature a beautiful

boutique and silent auction. Don’t

miss your chance to win one of five

extravagant, spectacularly themed

Christmas trees, with fabulous priz-

es. For more information and to reg-

ister, visit www.carondelet.net/

visions.

Please Help! Projectionists are

desperately needed at Sat. 5:00 pm

and Sunday 8:00 am and 10:45 am

masses. You will be given training

and support to help our parish pray

and sing more fully with the power

point presentations used at mass.

It’s very easy and you would be a

great help. Please contact

MaryAnn Spicer at 935-5306 or

marod61@att.net for information.

Are you in 5th through 8th grade?

If so, would you like to try your hand

at being an altar server? We are look-

ing for interested students and we will

provide significant training. You will

serve about once a month at the mass

of your choice. Talk it over with your

parents and give Mary Jo Robinson a

call or email at 925-285-4337 or

maryjorobinson1941@gmail.com.

Calling All Women! Magnificat, A

Ministry to Catholic Women, invites

you to our next Prayer Breakfast. De-

cember 5, 9:30-12:30 at the Crowne

Plaza, 45 John Glenn Dr., Concord.

We are excited to welcome Father

Jerry Brown as our speaker. Join us

as he shares his inspirational journey

from Episcopalian minister to Catho-

lic pastor! Reservations are $28/ $35

after Nov. 28. Go to

www.magnificatsoti.org for info or

call Maribel at (925) 788-7762.

San Damiano Retreat Opportunities:

Advent Day of Recollection, Pre-

pare the Way of the Lord! Wed.

Dec. 2, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, $35.00

Silent Meditation Day, Preparing

for Christmas. Saturday, Dec. 5,

9:00 am - 3:30 pm $55.00. More

information can be found at

sandamiano.org/925-837-9141.

You are “Hearing the Gospel” -

would you now like a way to “Make

a Difference? Our CTK St. Vincent

DePaul parish chapter has a furniture

ministry. We are in need of volun-

teers (of all ages) who have pick-up

trucks and/or those who can lift. We

don’t do large pieces of furniture, but

we do have to contend with stairs

often. We pick up from wonderful

donors and deliver to a storage facili-

ty and ultimately to our clients in

need. If you have a couple of hours

to help each month, we and our cli-

ents would be eternally grateful.

Please contact Mary Jo at 925-285-

4337 or

maryjorobinson1941@gmail.com.

Boy Scouts will be selling fresh

Christmas wreaths outside of

church after all masses. Cash or

checks accepted. Be sure to support

the local Scouts while adorning your

home for the holidays.

They Took on Hollywood’s Anti-

Christian Culture - and Won with the

powerful movie, “God’s Not Dead.”

Taking on Hollywood are Cary Solo-

mon and Chuck Konzelman, two

fearless warriors with the credibility

of long careers in the secular enter-

tainment industry. Cary and Chuck

are now challenging the elite with

faith-based films that are also com-

mercial successes. Their newest

movie, God’s Not Dead is a power-

ful production that matches Holly-

wood's’ most sophisticated. Cary and

Chuck co-produced it for $1.1 mil-

lion; it generated over $100 million.

You can hear their story first hand on

Dec. 8th, at the Catholics@Work

Breakfast forum. Tuesday, Dec. 8th

at Crow Canyon Country Club in

Danville. Full buffet breakfast.

Register at catholicsatwork.com.

Don’t Miss the Altar Society’s Holi-

day Boutique! This weekend, visit

the boutique in the parish hall, Satur-

day 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday

7 am to 3:00 pm. The boutique has

many Christmas items for gift giving

as well as raffle tickets for sale for a

chance to win a beautiful basket.

We still need your help by bringing

baked items for the boutique. Call

Violet at 925-934-7832 for details.

Attention families of

8th grade girls! Caron-

delet High School appli-

cations for the class of

2020 are due Friday,

Dec. 4th! Learn more at

www.carondelet.net or contact

admissions@carondeleths.org. Save the Date! Our 11th annual

women’s retreat will be January 8-

10th at San Damiano Retreat House

in Danville. More information will

be coming after Thanksgiving. Put

the date on your calendar!

Attention envelope users! Parish-

ioners using boxed set of unprinted

envelopes, don’t forget to add your

name or ID # to your envelope be-

fore placing in the basket. This will

help us with end of year totals.

Thirsty Thursday, Christmas Edi-

tion! Thursday, Dec. 3rd 7-9 pm at

the youth house. If you are in your

20’s or 30’s, join us Thurs. 12/3 for

our young adult meet up. We will

begin at 7:00 pm with a short prayer

service and time to reflect on Sun-

day’s Gospel. Then at 7:30, we will

have a secret santa swap and Christ-

mas party! Please bring one $20.00

gift wrapped, (not white elephant -

bring something you would want to

get - no gift cards!) as well as an ap-

petizer or dessert to share. We will

provide both alcoholic and non-

alcoholic holiday beverages.

PRAY FOR THE SICK

IN OUR PARISH:

Aryn Turner, Tiff Garcia,

Maxwell McKilligan, Lennie Mariazeta, Eric Scott,

Ann Musick and Patty Gross.

Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the

sick members of our community and for all who are in

need. May these special people find lasting health and

deliverance. We ask this through the Lord Jesus who

healed those who believed. Amen

The following prayer is from Fr. Timoney’s homily

last weekend, composed by a parishioner in a parish that

Fr. Declan served in. It has been requested by several

parishioners.

Mavis’s Prayer

Another day is beginning, no one knows how many

days we have left on this earth. If you want to do some-

thing with your life, start today. If you want to spend

more time with your family, start today. If anyone

needs your forgiveness, forgive them today.

And when today is over, be at peace knowing that it

was not wasted.”