Christ the King Parish

Dear Friends,


I would like to extend a Happy Father’s Day to all dads today.

 

“Dads are like chocolate chip cookies; they may have chips or be totally nutty, but they are sweet and make the world a better place: ~ Hillary Lytle.

I have been genuinely engaged with the Pastors of Pleasant Hill on multiple fronts – homelessness, praying together, fellowship and more importantly addressing issues that we face as a community. Our monthly meetings have helped me to be a better Pastor. I was truly inspired by Pope Francis’ understanding of ecumenism and we all have something to learn from our Pope.

Pope Francis recently praised a Catholic archbishop for stepping in to “lead worship” at a Lutheran cathedral, saying it’s a sign of how far ecumenical relations have come. “Ecumenism is not about reaching the end of the match, the discussion” the Pope responded. “Ecumenism is accomplished by walking together, walking together, praying together – the ecumenism of prayer.” “Walking together, this is already Christian unity,” he said, “but not waiting around until theologians agree so that we arrive at the Eucharist. Pope Francis offered what he considers a true example of the “ecumenism of prayer,” telling journalists:  He continued, “In one European city, there is a good relationship between the Catholic archbishop and the Lutheran archbishop. The Catholic archbishop was scheduled to come to the Vatican on Sunday evening, and he called me to say that he would arrive on Monday morning. When he arrived, he told me: ‘Excuse me, but yesterday the Lutheran archbishop had to go to one of their meetings, and he asked me: ‘Please, come to my cathedral and lead the worship.’ “Eh, there’s fraternity. Coming this far is a lot. And the Catholic bishop preached. He did not do the Eucharist, but he preached.” He then explained that, as cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires, he too was in the habit of preaching in Protestant churches. “I was invited to the Scottish church to preach a number of times,” he said. “I went there, I preached. You can do it. You can walk together. Unity, fraternity, extending a hand, looking after each other, not speaking ill of others.” “We all have defects,” he added, “but if we walk together let’s leave our defects to the side. Let the spinsters criticize us.”

Capital projects in the works
I am so grateful to you for supporting our community to bring all our facilities UpTo-Date. There are so many works going on in our premises.

1. Ministry Center – complete and we staff are grateful. The chapel is beautiful. Some of the systems are being monitored for efficiency and work.
2. Path of Travel – access for people with disabilities – Complete.
3. Gym restrooms – in progress and to be completed by first week of July.
4. Gym Floors and other updates (scoreboard, pads, painting) -in progress and to be completed in July. Storage room for chairs and tables (in progress to be completed by July).
5. Parish Hall, Rooms A, B, C – New Roof, HVAC, Wall monitors (complete) Floors are being updated and to be completed in August.
6. Solar Project – in progress and to be completed in June/July.
7. Church Sacristy renovation and sound system complete, Church Sewer – will commence soon and to be completed in July. (Bishop Barber wants a sacristy in the cathedral like ours).
8. Rectory Renovation- in progress and to be completed in August.
9. Landscaping around the campus (almost complete).
10. St. Vincent de Paul and Food Pantry- complete and operating now from the new facility.
11. Safety – Alarm installed in parish offices, Camera Monitoring system to be completed in June, and Electronic Card-keys installed in Ministry Center, and the rest of the facilities by July, Property line and fence, sewer completed last year.

I would like to thank you for your generosity towards our parish and its facilities. Some of you have donated generously, others are completing their pledges. Thank you. I would like to ask some of you who have yet to contribute (many of you), I would ask you to join your brothers and sisters who have been so generous.

With a heart filled with gratitude,
Fr. Paulson

Weekday
8:00am
Saturday
8:00am, 5:00pm (vigil)
Sunday
7:00am, 8:00am, 9:15am, 10:45am, 12:15pm, 6:00pm - Youth Mass
Holy Days
8:00am, 12:00pm, 7:00pm
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
First Friday - 4:00pm-6:00 p.m. 
First Friday Mass
8:00 am, 6:00pm
Reconciliation:
Saturdays, 3:30-4:30pm

prayerline@ctkph.org