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Page 2 NOVEMBER 15, 2009 Page 2 MAY 23, 2010 Page 2 OCTOBER 4, 2015 F RO M T H E DE S K O F T H E PA S T O R
Pope Francis’ Address at the Vigil for the Festival of Families in Philadelphia September 26, 2015
Being with you makes me think of one of the most beautiful mysteries of our Christian faith. God did not want to come into the world other than through a family. God did not want to draw near to humanity other than through a home. God did not want any other name for himself than Emmanuel. He is “God with us”. This was his desire from the begin-ning, his purpose, his constant effort: to say to us: “I am God with you, I am God for you”. He is the God who from the very beginning of creation said: “It is not good for man to be alone”. We can add: it is not good for woman to be alone, it is not good for children, the elderly or the young to be alone. It is not good. That is why a man leaves his father and mother, and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one flesh (cf. Gen 2:24). The two are meant to be a home, a family.
From time immemorial, in the depths of our heart, we have heard those powerful words: it is not good for you to be alone. The family is the great blessing, the great gift of this “God with us”, who did not want to abandon us to the solitude of a life without others, without challenges, without a home.
God does not dream by himself, he tries to do everything “with us”. His dream constantly comes true in the dreams of many couples who work to make their life that of a family.
That is why the family is the living symbol of the loving plan of which the Father once dreamed. To want to form a family is to resolve to be a part of God’s dream, to choose to dream with him, to want to build with him, to join him in this saga of building a world where no one will feel alone, unwanted or homeless.
As Christians, we appreciate the beauty of the family and of family life as the place where we come to learn the meaning and value of human relationships. We learn that “to love someone is not just a strong feeling – it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise”. We learn to stake everything on another person, and we learn that it is worth it.
Jesus was not a confirmed bachelor, far from it! He took the Church as his bride, and made her a people of his own. He laid down his life for those he loved, so that his bride, the Church, could always know that he is God with us, his people, his family. We cannot understand Christ without his Church, just as we cannot understand the Church without her spouse, Christ Jesus, who gave his life out of love, and who makes us see that it is worth the price.
Laying down one’s life out of love is not easy. As with the Master, “staking everything” can sometimes involve the cross. Times when everything seems uphill. I think of all those parents, all those families who lack employment or workers’ rights, and how this is a true cross. How many sacrifices they make to earn their daily bread! It is understandable that, when these parents return home, they are so weary that they cannot give their best to their children.
I think of all those families which lack housing or live in overcrowded conditions. Families which lack the basics to be able to build bonds of closeness, security and protection from troubles of any kind.
I think of all those families which lack access to basic health services. Families which, when faced with medical problems, espe-cially those of their younger or older members, are dependent on a system which fails to meet their needs, is insensitive to their pain, and forces them to make great sacrifices to receive adequate treatment.
We cannot call any society healthy when it does not leave real room for family life. We cannot think that a society has a future when it fails to pass laws capable of protecting families and ensuring their basic needs, especially those of families just starting out. How many problems would be solved if our societies protected families and provided households, especially those of re-cently married couples, with the possibility of dignified work, housing and healthcare services to accompany them throughout life.
God’s dream does not change; it remains intact and it invites us to work for a society which supports families. A society where bread, “fruit of the earth and the work of human hands” continues to be put on the table of every home, to nourish the hope of its children.
Let us help one another to make it possible to “stake everything on love”. Let us help one another at times of difficulty and lighten each other’s burdens. Let us support one another. Let us be families which are a support for other families.
Perfect families do not exist. This must not discourage us. Quite the opposite. Love is something we learn; love is something we live; love grows as it is “forged” by the concrete situations which each particular family experiences. Love is born and constantly develops amid lights and shadows. Love can flourish in men and women who try not to make conflict the last word, but rather a new opportunity. An opportunity to seek help, an opportunity to question how we need to improve, an opportunity to discov-er the God who is with us and never abandons us. This is a great legacy that we can give to our children, a very good lesson: we make mistakes, yes; we have problems, yes. But we know that that is not really what counts. We know that mistakes, problems and conflicts are an opportunity to draw closer to others, to draw closer to God.
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Wendi Peña, Director of Stewardship and Development [email protected] or 813.876.5841, ext. 2234
Last week’s envelope offertory (465 families) Last week’s electronic offertory (162 families) Total offertory donation
Our Stewardship of Treasure Report Sunday, September 27, 2015
$17,564 7,840 $ 25,404
Annual Pastoral Appeal
Thank you to our many generous
parishioners that have returned
gifts and pledges in support of
the 2015 Annual Pastoral Appeal.
Your generosity helps to aid
our parish with our financial
responsibility to our larger
diocesan family. To date, we
have received $268,331 from
490 families toward our goal
of $483,000 goal.
Please prayerfully consider the blessings that you have been
given, the prayers answered in your time of need. Together,
our parish can fully participate in the mission of our local
Catholic Church by contributing to the Annual Pastoral Ap-
peal. Thank you for your ongoing support!
Page 4 Outreach News OCTOBER 4, 2015
Are you interested in serving as a Minister to the Sick and Homebound? Find out more:
Terry Boehm, Director of Pastoral Ministries and Outreach: [email protected]
or 813-876-5841, ext. 2233
Join us Wednesday, October 14 Christ the King has committed to a shift of quiet prayer,
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. If you have never been before and want to go with a group, sign up for the CTK van, 876-5841. The bus will leave each of those days after the 12:10 Mass and return by 3:00 p.m.
Sign up online at www.40DaysforLife.com/tampa “We heard an ambulance rushing on Fletcher to assist some-one in need, but it didn’t know about the babies in dire need!”
Can you spend an hour or two in this worldwide movement to protect babies
and mothers?
Tampa Woman’s Health Center 2010 E. Fletcher Ave. 33612
Pray to End Abortion (Memorize and Recite Daily)
“Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.”
Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
SEPTEMBER 23—NOVEMBER 1
Mass of the Angels
The Diocese of St. Petersburg and Catho-lic Charities invite you to attend a special Mass and Remembrance of children (born or unborn) who have gone to be with the Lord.
Saturday, October 10, 2015, 11:00 am St. James Chapel at Bethany Center (18150 Bethany Center Drive, Lutz)
Families are invited to bring a picture of their lost child/children to be displayed at the reception following Mass. For RSVP's, information, or to have a child's name added to the program, please contact Diane at 727-344-1611 *5308; [email protected].
Save this date now! Foundations of Life Gala and
Silent Auction Benefitting Foundations of Life Pregnancy Centers
in Tampa and St. Petersburg
November 14, 2015, 6:00 pm A La Carte Pavilion
4050 Dana Shores Drive, Tampa
http://www.foundationsoflife.org/events/foundations-of-life-gala-2015/
Bereavement Programs Offer Support Throughout the Year
After losing a loved one, some survivors may find that the pain associated with that loss doesn’t always lessen with time. Support groups provide a safe place to express feelings, share experiences, learn about grief and move ahead in the grief process. LifePath Hospice provides various support groups throughout the year.
These programs are for anyone residing in Hillsborough County who has experienced the death of a loved one. However preregistration is required.
New groups are starting in October.
Register online at www.chaptershealth.org or call 813-357-5575.
Heart Gallery
NEEDED for Tampa’s foster children:
· adoptive families
· mentors
· prayer warriors
· birthday buddies
Come and see the Children’s Board HEART GALLERY of Tampa Bay HERE at Christ the King during the month of October. See the display on Sunday mornings during Sunday café. Representatives will be present October 11.
www.HEARTGALLERYTAMPABAY.org
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Youth News Attention All
High-School Students!
Attention All Middle-School Students!
Next EDGE: Friday, October 9th 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Drop off: Pavilion Pick Up: Youth Center
oung dult ews
Contact Information:
For more information about youth programs or trips, please see our website or contact Stu McEntegart:
[email protected] or 813-873-2804 or Melissa Mulson: [email protected] or 813-876-5841, ext. 2276
Various Community Service Events
October 8 – Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati – Man of the Beatitudes October 15 – Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati – Man of the Beatitudes October 29 – Halloween Social! November 7 – Habitat for Humanity November 12 – Advent Prep with Fr. Bill! November 14 - Metropolitan Ministries; serving food to those in need December 19 - Metropolitan Ministries; serving food to those in need If you'd like to volunteer for these events, please email Jeana Valenty at [email protected]!
Please visit us at: www.ctkyoungadults.wordpress.com
Subscribe to Weekly Newsletter Email: http://eepurl.com/o_v_z
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTKYAMS
Suggestions, Questions & Concerns: [email protected]
Next Life Teen: Sunday, October 4th 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Drop off & pick up: Youth Center
Life Teen: Mark our calendars LifeTeen Retreat: Dec.4th-6th March for Life Pilgrimage: Thurs., Jan. 21st – Sun., Jan.24th
Left: EDGE kids skype Seminarian Drew Woodke and Deacon Jonathan Stephanz while they are in Washington DC to see Pope Francis.
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Inside the CKS Science Lab
8th grade students watched aluminum cans implode during science lab. Their hands-on experiment illustrated the effect of temperature on the pressure of a gas.
Pope Francis’ Visit to the United States From the viewpoint of our Seminarians and Deacons
Above, from left: Seminarian Drew Woodke, Conner Penn, and Billy Augenson
More familiar faces! Third and seventh from left: Deacon Jonathan Stephanz and Deacon Felipe Gonzalez
Recognize anyone? It’s seminarian Drew Woodke!
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TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Save the Date!
6th Annual Christ the King Men's Retreat. ebruary 19-21, 2016 at the Bethany Center, utz, FL. Retreat leader will be Rev. Msgr.
bert Panke, Rector of the St. John Paul II minary, Archdiocese of Washington. gistration to start in December.
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All Men of Christ the King Parish
A Knight’s of Columbus Council Corporate Mass will be celebrated at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Columbus Day, Oct. 11 to remember our deceased members and their spouses who have served our parish in the past and to recognize our current members and the numerous Knight activities cur-rently happening and planned for the
benefit of our parish. All men and their families of the par-ish are encouraged to attend. Knights are asked to wear the blue council shirt or Knight Pin. Following Mass all men interested in knowing more about the Knights of Colum-bus are invited to join your parish Knights for Bagels and coffee which will be served at the Sunday Cafe.
Did you know: · ...the CTK Knights of Columbus sponsor and supportyour Seminarians?
· ...the CTK Knights of Columbus sponsor, prepare andserve the Fish Fries you so enjoy during Lent?
· ...the CTK Knights of Columbus order, set up anddeliver the Christmas trees?
St. Michael’s Legal Center and your parish offers Legal Consultation each Monday morning. Call the Parish Office for an appointment.
Legal consultation
Save the Date: A Taste of Christ the King
Food truck rally and ministry fair 2015
Sunday November 8 2015 12 noon until 4:00 pm in the pavilion.
Come join us for an afternoon of fun, fellowship and of course—food! More information to come soon!
9th Annual Rosary Procession
The Council of Catholic Women and the Young Adult Ministry invites the whole family to the 9th Annual Rosary Procession. Come pray the Joyful Mysteries for the Conversion of our Youth.
Monday, October 12 Meet in the vestibule at 7:00 p.m.
Bring a lantern or flashlight Last year over 200 people participated
A Successful Event! Thanks to Circle 18 for a delicious spaghetti dinner—and a great fundraiser for Project Shoes!
No Mass Tuesday or Thursday October 6th & 8th
No Confessions Wednesday, October 7th Due to the mandatory priests' convocation this week, there will be no 12:10 p.m. Mass on Tuesday and Thursday and no Confessions on Wednesday.
Oct. 7th Wine, Women & Wisdom
Come and consider becoming a Woman in the New Evangeliza-tion (W.I.N.E.). Hear about Our Fiat - a prayer program that helps to transform the water of your
life into fine wine, as Jesus did at Cana!
Morning: 9:00 – 11:00 am Women, Coffee and Wisdom Evening: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Women, Wine & Wisdom Place: Christ The King
Contact Sue at [email protected] or 727-742-4187
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Religious Education News
Sacramental News
For those who have died: Ann Longo Iris Ramos Nava Albert Salem
PLEASE PRAY
For the sick: Brock Adams Mirtha Agliano Wayne Alexander Brian Almengual Suzanne Warner Almengual Elia Alvarez Catherine Bona Richard Brandewie Joan Brower Joann Cardillo Michael Casagrande Ramona Castellvi Eugenia Castillero Cynthia DiBona Rosalie “Lily” DiBona Jennifer Diecidue Reynee Dominguez Mary Dominy Laura Ellsasser Antoine Eugene Mary “Skipper” Fernandez Anastasia Garcia Cassidy Gonzales Dorothy Grotke Jackie Faircloth Mirium Faircloth Maru Fava James A. Fisher Louiza Forney J.J. Hanson Bethany Griffin Harding Ruth Harmon Lucie Hayden Robert Hayden Carmen Junquera Andrew Katko Billy Keenan Adele Kolski Sharon Krol Nancy Jamir Carmen Junquera Gigi LaBarbera Jim Lenderman Amanda Lewis Bessie LoScalzo Jimmy Matthews David McCarthy Joan McCarthy Rosa Menhart Camelie Milian Anne Marie Minardi Craig Newberg Michelle Novo Rosemarie Oravetz Andrea Parrino Lorraine Parrino Christina Penella Isabel Perri Debbie Peterson Becky Pfeifer John Pisarski Jana Pope Astra Portela Isabella Ramirez Christine Rioles Tanner Roy Michelle Russell James “Skip” Robinson Matthew Rodgers James P. Russo Alberto Sanchez Penny Swiger Stanley Taylor John Tofte Mary Jo Valdez Gaby Vivero Claudia Watters Mary Whitehead Philip Whiting Christopher Wolfe
Baptism: Step 1: Please make sure you are a registered and active member of Christ the King. Active participa-tion for at least 3 months is re-quired prior to scheduling a Bap-tism. Call the parish office if you
are not sure. Step 2: Complete the Baptism Re-quest form at CTK-Tampa.org. Step 3: Attend our next Baptismal preparation class. The next class is October 4 at 10:00 a.m. in MLC A. Registration for the class is not necessary- just sign in when you arrive. Thank you to Chris Yarnold for teaching our prepa-ration classes! Step 4: Download the Godparent forms from CTK-Tampa.org and have them filled out and sealed by the Godparent’s home par-ish. Step 5: Once all required paperwork has been submitted and received by the sacramen-tal coordinator, please contact Casey Kiser to re-view details and schedule a date for the Baptism. All steps must be completed before we can schedule a Baptism. Sacramental Preparation Do you have a 2nd grader or an 8th grader this year? If so, it’s Sacramental preparation time! Please mark your calendars with this important Sacramental information.
8th Grade Parents Confirmation: Sacramental Preparation is ongoing. Please contact Casey Kiser with any questions. (see contact information below) 2nd Grade Parents First Communion: Please choose ONE mandatory parent meeting; Wednesday, October 21 6:00-7:15 p.m. OR Sunday, October 25 10:15-11:30 a.m. Adult Confirmation: Adult Confirmation registration is currently underway. There are six evening classes taught by Fr. Len from October-November, ending with the
Adult Confirmation Mass on December 6. Please visit our website to register for the Adult Sacramen-tal Preparation for Confirmation. For more information regarding these Sacra-ments, please contact: Casey Kiser, Sacrament Coordinator at [email protected] or 813-876-5841 or visit www.CTK-Tampa.org (Sacraments)
Parishioners are needed!
Our parish religious education programs can always be
strengthened! Join our faculty as a catechist, assistant
catechist, prayer worker, project coordinator, class
parent, RCIA team member or RCIA sponsor.
You can make a difference in the faith of others. If you
wish to serve the Lord and the parish in religious
education, call Bill at 870-2509. Parish religious
education serves @ 600 children in 33 classes.
RCIA serves (currently) 12 candidates. Catechist
openings for the 2015-16 season: Sunday session
Grade 8. Assistant catechist openings: Sunday
session Grades 1, 5, 7 and 8. Wednesday session
Grades 1 and 2.
Interested in becoming Catholic?
An invitation to you… Or an invitation for
parishioners to extend to someone else…
The RCIA welcomes inquiries from all who may
be seeking Baptism, Confirmation and/or Eucha-
rist. For more information visit ctk-tampa.org/
Sacraments/RCIA or call Bill at 870-2509.
Between You and Your Child
The Religious Education office
has on hand for sale (entirely
optional) to all parish families
Between You and Your Child:
Catholic Values of Human Sexuality
for Your Family (at cost, $7.00).
This 72-page booklet presents
very specific information and is
designed to be an at-home guide for parents of chil-
dren K through Grade 8. Although lessons regard-
ing human sexuality take place only in parish reli-
gious education classes Grades 4 – 7, this is a very
useful booklet to keep and to implement in the
home of very young children and continuing through
all grade levels.
For more RE information visit ctk-tampa.org
(Adult Faith Formation and Religious Education)
or contact the Office of Religious Education, 870-
2509 or [email protected].
For the safety of our Military:
Col. Brad Brendenkamp Ammon Bradford Capt. Ronnie Bush Elena Coates Capt. James Diroff MSgt. Wallace Doud Lt. James Foss USN Spc. Henry A. Gill, III* SrA Gabriel Guerra* Lt. Col. Steven Hedden* Lt. Col. Patrick Herriford Capt. Daniel Holder MSG Brandon P. Johnson LCDR Michael Kampfe LCpl. Alexander Kelly PO3 Katherine Kelly PFC Mahala Kelly Spc. Richard Kelly SSgt Michael C. Keske LCDR Kenneth Kerr Capt. Julia Molloy Lopez Cdr. Andrew Ledford Sgt. William Elias Lee* Pvt. John Lescano Lt. Col. Tommy Macias Ben McCoy* Capt. Colin McDonald Maj. Peter McIntire Sgt. Vincent Minardi, Jr. Maj. Craig Moore MAJ Tom Morris Capt. Morgan T. Monaghan* Chris Murphy Staff Sgt Anthony Paladini RADM Hal Pittman Lt. Col. Joshe Raetz * Sn. Christopher Ramm Maj. Britt Reed Lt. Bennett Singletary USN SrA Peter (Alex) Tagliarini MAJ Jonathan Vaughn* SSG Brian Valle 1st Lt. Chris Van Pelt Lt. Col. Ricardo Vargas* 1st Lt. William E. Ware, Jr. Lt. Col. Mike Weathers Sgt. Richard Wester Steven Wisniewski
that God may bless them and bring them home safely.
*Currently deployed
If you are a parishioner and have an immediate family member serving in the military and would like to add them to the list, please contact Mary Nicholson: 813-837-3222.
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DATE MASS INTENTIONS EVENTS
Sunday
October 4 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in
Ordinary Time
5:30 p.m. Angie Noto by her family For the people of CTK
Monday October 5
12:10 p.m. Sammy Papia by Yoli and Dick Spence
Recitation of Rosary following 12:10 Mass
Tuesday
October 6 Saint Bruno, Priest; Blessed Marie-
Rose Durocher, Virgin
12:10 p.m. NO MASS 6:00 a.m. That Man Is You!—MLC 10:00 a.m. Thy Will Be Done—MMC 3 10:30 a.m. Catholic Women’s Club— MMC 1 6:00 p.m. Children’s Choir—Choir Loft 7:00 p.m. Circle 20—MMC 4 & 5
Recitation of Rosary following 12:10 Mass
Wednesday
October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary
8:00 a.m. Vocations of Priesthood and Religious Life 12:10 p.m. Alma and Laura DeFurio Partridge (living) Happy Birthday by your loving family
7:30 a.m. Rosary Recitation—Chapel 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Exposition
10:30 a.m. OA—MMC BR 6:00 p.m. Book Club—MCR 6:30 p.m. Dave Ramsey FPU—MMC 2 7:30 p.m. Novena—Chapel 8:45 p.m. Benediction—Chapel NO CONFESSIONS
Thursday October 8
12:10 p.m. NO MASS
9:30 7:00 p.m. Nar-anon Meeting—MMC 3 7:00 p.m. YA Bible—YC
Recitation of Rosary following 12:10 Mass
Friday
October 9 Saint Denis, Bishop, and Compan-ions, Martyrs; Saint John Leonardi,
Priest
12:10 p.m. Vita and Enriquez Rodriguez by the Rodriguez family
7:00 a.m. Men’s Faith Study—YC 10:30 a.m. Purl & Prayer—MO 1:00 p.m. Book Club—MCR 6:30 p.m. EDGE—Pavilion/YC Recitation of Rosary following 12:10 Mass
Saturday
October 10 BVM
8:30 a.m. Mrs. Tony (Judy’s Mom) by Susan and Roy
5:30 p.m. Jeffrey Russo by the Russo family
7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study—YC 9:00 a.m. AA Meeting—Art Room
Recitation of Rosary following 8:30 a.m. Mass
Sunday
October 11 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
For the people of CTK
Low Gluten Hosts Low Gluten hosts are available for communion. Please talk to the Eucharistic Ministry captain near the chapel podium before Mass.
Low Gluten Hosts Low Gluten hosts are available for communion. Please talk to the Eucharistic Ministry captain near the chapel podium before Mass.
Calendar Key: MMC: Mary Martha Center MLC: McLoughlin Center MO: Ministries Office MCR: McLoughlin Conference Room YC: Youth Center
Save the Date
Christ the King Winter Festival 2015
Sunday, Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., McLoughlin Center
VENDORS GET YOUR BOOTH NOW!
Contact: Ivy Willing: 813-748-1300 Email: [email protected]
Catholic Women’s Club
Of Hillsborough County Tuesday October 6, 10:30 a.m.
Mary Martha Center 2nd floor , Rm 201
“ Getting To Know You”
Program chairmen Sherry Foecking
All interested Catholic Women in joining CWC are invited
Lunch to follow
RSVP call Lee 813-831-6764
Circle 12 Meeting
Circle 12 will meet in Mary Martha
Center on October 9 at 9:30 a.m.
social meeting 10:00 a.m. for regu-
lar meeting. all are welcome.
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