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WEEK AT A GLANCE
SUNDAY -Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Summer Produce Drive Continues
-Second Collection for Missionary Co-op
-CYO Basketball Registration, Gym, 6-8 pm, Questions? Contact Mark Medeiros at 925-324-7118
MONDAY -RE: 3 yr. old Catechists, RE Office, 6:00 pm
-RE: PreK Catechists, Room C, 7 pm
TUESDAY -Legion of Mary, Ministry Center, following 8 am Mass
-Rosary and Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion, CVMtg Rm, 7:00 pm, Contact Andy @ 229-3038
-CTK School Parents: Back to School Night, Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5; Church, 7-9 pm
-RE: Grades 1-5 (New Catechists only), RE Office, 7 pm
-Spanish Prayer Group, Ministry Center (Common Room), 7:30 pm
-Adult Education Planning Meeting, Parish House, 7:30 pm
WEDNESDAY -St. Vincent de Paul Mtg, Ministry Cntr (Chapel), 7pm
-Weekly Charismatic Prayer Meeting, 6 St. Lawrence Ct., 7:30 pm (for info. Call 932-0395)
-Centering Prayer, Resurrection Episcopal Church (399 Gregory Ln.), 7:30 pm
THURSDAY -Centering Prayer, Ministry Center (Library), 10:00 am
-Social Justice Meeting, Parish Hall (A & B), 7:00 pm
FRIDAY -First Friday: Masses at 8:00 am, 11:00 am and 7:00 pm; No Exposition
SATURDAY -Men’s Fellowship Group, Ministry Center (Chapel), 7:30-8:30 am, Contact John at 372-7873
-Altar Society Meeting, Parish Hall (A), Following 8 am Mass
SUNDAY -Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time / Summer Produce Drive Continues
-Second Collection for School, Religious Ed and Youth Ministry
-55+, Breakfast (Mimi’s Cafe, 1631 Willow Pass Rd), Following 8 am Mass (Contact Shirley 687-2133)
-Taize Prayer Around the Cross, Hillcrest Congregational Church (404 Gregory Lane), 7:00 pm
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Religious Ed 3 Year Old Registration – Registration for Sunday’s 3 yr. old program will be Sept 11th ONLY, after the 9:15 am Mass in the RE Office (facing Gregory Ln.). Children must be 3 years old by Sept 1st. Because of limited space we can only take 26 children. Questions: 686-1017, Sr. Maureen.
Jr./Sr. Confirmation Registration - If you are a Junior or Senior in high school & would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this year, pick up a registration form & calendar at the back of the Church. Registration deadline Sept. 9th.
Social Justice Meeting – Our guest speaker this month is Andy Lichterman, Program Director for Western States Legal Foundation. Join us for a very informative presentation on the nature and extent of the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. Presentation will be this Thursday, September 1st, at 7:00 pm in Rooms A & B of the Parish Hall.
55+ - Please join us for Sunday breakfast following the 8 am Mass the first Sunday of the month on September 4th at Mimi’s Café, 1631 Willow Pass Rd. at Park and Shop, Concord. Call Shirley Shean if you have questions at 925-687-2133.
Msgr. Wade Golf Tournament - Christ the King invites you to participate in the Sixth Annual Msgr. Wade Memorial Golf Tournament on Fri., Oct 7th, at Diablo Creek Golf Course in Concord. Registration fee includes: green fees, cart, lunch, dinner, tee prizes, numerous game holes and an awards ceremony. The cost for golf is $130 & dinner only $30. If you don’t golf, then come to a first class dinner! All proceeds will go to the updates and enhancement of CTK School/Parish. Flyers are available in the brochure rack in the vestibule and sign-ups are available after the Sat. 5:00 pm masses, as well as Sun. 9:15 am & 10:45 am masses during the month of August. Send in your check as soon as possible. If you have questions, please call Bob and Kathy at (925) 370-8946.
Searching for a spiritual home? Has your faith journey led you to worship with us? Do you feel drawn by God to the Catholic community? We welcome you and invite you to our “no strings” inquiry sessions, beginning Thursday, Sept. 15. Ideal for those wishing to learn about Catholicism and for adult Catholics who have not completed their sacraments. Let us help you find your spiritual home, wherever that might be. For information, contact Al Garrotto at 252-1008 or algarrotto@comcast.net.
CTK’s JustFaith Program begins in Oct. Info available after all Masses on September 10/11. An information evening on Wednesday, September 14, at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall will provide more details. If interested, contact Brian Green at (925) 947-0319 or ctkjustfaith@hotmail.com.
Caring Hands – Would you like to volunteer one to three hours a week helping Seniors with meals, yard work, transportation, or shopping? If so, call Carol Louisell or Linda White at 952-2999 by Sept. 8th, to register for the Saturday, Sept. 17th volunteer training to be held in Brentwood at the new Brentwood Medical Center. Center.
Catholic Divorced, Widowed & Separated: August 31st: Ballroom dancing in Walnut Creek from 7:30-10pm presented by the Diablo Singles Dance Club at the Civic Arts Building. For more info call Vince at 925-930-2898; Sept. 5th: Labor Day Potluck Picnic at PH Park, 233 Gregory Lane, 12 noon. Please call Nildo at 510-547-4415 to RSVP.
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It’s Football Season! Even in Church!
Quarterback Sneak: People who quietly exit immediately following communion.
Draft Choice: Selection of a seat near the door.
Benchwarmer: Those whose only participation is their attendance Sunday morning.
Fumble: Dropping a song book, singing the wrong verse and general inattention to what’s taking place.
Backfield in Motion: Making two or three trips out of the church during the sermon.
Sudden Death: The priest whose homily goes over 10 minutes.
The Blitz: The stampede for the doors after Mass.
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Our Children on Prayer
Time to Pray –
A pastor asked a little boy if he said his prayers every night. “Yes sir,” the boy replied. “And, do you always say them in the morning, too?” the pastor asked. “No sir,” the boy replied. “I ain’t scared in the daytime.”
Say a Prayer –
Little Johnny and his family were having Sunday dinner at his Grandmother’s house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served. When little Johnny received his place, he started eating right away. “Johnny wait until we say our prayer.” “I don’t have to,” the boy replied. “Of course you do,” his mother insisted. “We say a prayer before eating at our house.” “That’s our house,” Johnny explained. “But this is Grandma’s house and she knows how to cook!”
What did he pray for . . .
A visiting minister during the offertory prayer: Dear Lord,” he began with arms extended and a rapturous look on his upturned face, “without you we are but dust…” He would have continued, but at that silent, awkward moment when he paused for a breath, one very obedient little girl (who as listening carefully for a change!) leaned over to her mother and asked quite audibly in her shrill little girl voice, “Mommy, WHAT is butt dust?” Church was pretty much over at that point . . .
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