Bulletin of October 30, 2005

Dear Parishioners,

This weekend’s celebration of Halloween (“the Eve of the Holy Day”) reminds us that this Tuesday, November 1st brings us the feast of All Saints Day (traditionally a holy day of obligation, with masses here at Christ the King at 8:00 am, 11:00 am and 7:00 pm) and Wednesday, November 2nd is All Souls Day with a special 11:00 am mass at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. We also include a variety of ways to celebrate our bond and affection with those who have gone before us in death but remain united and alive to us in memories, friendship and faith. Today’s fold-out reprints a letter that was sent to all on our parish mailing list and includes significant ways to mark these days of prayer and remembrance. Please keep in mind next weekend’s 12:15 Bereavement Mass, especially if you have lost a loved one over this past year. A week from Monday, November 7th at 12:15 pm we invite you to our annual remembrance of Msgr. Wade and Margo Schorno at their adjacent gravesites at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

On this Saturday and Sunday, in addition to the Halloween “trick or treating”, we have a special collection which goes directly to the extraordinary work of our St. Vincent de Paul Society; the entire budget for its service to an enormous number of needy families, children and individuals comes from your generosity to just four collections taken up during the year (they occur on the four times that there is a 5th weekend in a given month). This past year’s financial report shows $100,522.68 distributed to the needy who come to our rectory door; to this you can add a very large amount of food staples, warm clothing and furniture to more than 5,284 adults and 5,547 children. All this is made possible by your generosity and the countless volunteer hours spent by your fellow parishioners in our St. Vincent de Paul Conference. Besides today’s collection, it is also a good opportunity to thank the outgoing officers after their years of service. (Bob Van Heel, President; Al Klem, Vice President; Joan Zamolo, Treasurer; and, Mary Wierenga, Judy Klem and Inge Noble, Secretary) and to welcome their successors (Lois Ruff, President; John Correia, Vice President; Tom Bates, Treasurer; and, Kathy Parlier, Secretary).

We are also now gathering nominees for the upcoming Parish Council election. Six outgoing members have completed their four year terms and need to be replaced, as well as one member stepping down for personal reasons. This weekend and next, we invite you to submit your own name or that of fellow parishioners who might serve us well as Parish Council members. All nominees will be contacted and invited to a brief information and orientation meeting. After that, each one can make a final decision whether they wish to run in our election that comes up at the end of the month of November. Nomination forms and an information and nominating table are available after mass. Please give serious consideration to nominating yourself or another worthy candidate.

Your Pastor,
Brian Joyce

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WEEK AT A GLANCE

SUNDAY -The Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time / Second Collection for St. Vincent de Paul

-Children’s Halloween Liturgy, 9:15 Mass, Gym (meet outside Church for parade)

-RE: Program for 3 year olds (A), Room D, During 9:15 Mass

-RE: PreK/K Program: PreK, Parish Hall, A,B & C; K Program, CTK School, During 9:15 Mass

-No Youth Group

MONDAY -No RE Older Sacrament (Gr 3-5)

TUESDAY -All Saints Day – Masses at 8 am , 11 am & 7 pm

-Legion of Mary, Ministry Center, Following 8:00am Mass

-RE: Grades 1-5; Grades 1-3, School, 3:40-5:00 pm; Grades 4 & 5, Parish Hall, A, B, C, 3:40-5:00 pm

-RE: Grades 7/8, Parish Hall, 6:30 pm

-Rosary and Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion, VCMtg Rm, 7:00 pm, contact Andy @229-3038

-Spanish Prayer Group, Ministry Center (Common Rm), 7:30 pm

WEDNESDAY -All Souls Day – Mass at 11:00 am at Queen of Heaven Cemetery

-RE: Grades 1-5; Grades 1-3, School, 3:40-5:00 pm; Grades 4 & 5, Parish Hall, A, B, C, 3:40-5:00 pm

-RE: Grade 6, Parish Hall, 7-8:30 pm

-St. Vincent de Paul Mtg, Ministry Center (Library), 7pm /Festival Committee Mtg, Room 222, 7:15 pm

-Grief Ministry, Ministry Center (Chapel), 7:30 pm

-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), Following 8 am Mass

-Bible Study: “Wonderful Women of the Word” with Kathy Roberts, Parish Hall, 9:30-11 am

-RE: Grades 1-5; Grades 1-3, School, 3:40-5:00 pm; Grades 4 & 5, Parish Hall, A, B, C, 3:40 -5:00 pm

-Social Justice, Meeting Room A & B, 7:00 pm

-RCIA Inquiry, Ministry Center (Chapel & Dining Rm), 7:15 pm

FRIDAY -First Friday, Masses at 8:00 am (Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 12 noon) & 7:00 pm

SATURDAY -Men’s Fellowship Group, Ministry Center (Chapel), 7:30-8:30 am, Contact John at 372-7873

-Altar Society Meeting, Room A, Following 8:00 am Mass

SUNDAY -The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Second Collection for School, RE & Youth Ministry

-55+, Sunday Breakfast following 8 am Mass, Mimi’s Café, 1631 Willow Pass Rd., Call Shirley 687-2133

-RE: Program for 3 year olds (B), Room D, During 9:15 Mass

-RE: PreK/K Program: PreK, Parish Hall, A,B & C; K Program, CTK School, During 9:15 Mass

-Children’s Liturgy of the Word, During 9:15 Mass

-No Older Sacrament Class (Gr 6-8)

-Jr/Sr Confirmation Sponsor/Candidate Class, 10:45-12:15 pm, Parish Hall

-Youth Group: Topic Night, Parish Hall, 7-9 pm

-Taize Prayer Around the Cross, Seventh-Day Adventist Church (800 Grayson Road), 7:00 pm

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Help for Haiti – Nearly 75% of the people of Haiti live in abject poverty. Come learn about one organization which is helping to feed and educate Haiti’s children. Margaret Trost, founder of the What If? Foundation, will be the speaker at this month’s Social Justice Committee meeting which will beheld on Thursday, November 3rd, at 7:00 pm in Rooms A & B of the Parish Hall. All are welcome.

55+ Please join us for Sunday Breakfast following the 8:00 am Mass the 1st Sunday of the month or Nov. 6th, at Mimi’s Café, 1631 Willow Pass Road at Park & Shop, Concord. Feel free to call Shirley Shean if questions at 925-687-2133.

Christmas Adopt-A-Family – The Monument Crisis Center has organized a Christmas Adopt-A-Family Program. Stop by an information table at all Masses next weekend (Nov. 5-6) to sign-up for a family & receive their gift wish-list or volunteer at the collection warehouse on 12/10-11 or 12/17-18 or volunteer to deliver gifts to the families. Contact Pat Kramer (439-2481) or Sandra Scherer at MCC (825-7751)

Violence & Loss-a Community Responds – St. Perpetua youth ministry will be hosting an evening for middle and high school students and their parents in response to the recent violence and loss in our community, Thursday, Nov. 3rd at 7:30-9 pm. St. Perpetua Church (see www.stperpetua.orf for directions) Presentation and small group discussion facilitated by local clinical psychologist, Dr. Alf Johnson, Ph.D, Dr. Russ Arias. and Kate Nauer, Youth Minister. Registration not necessary, for more info please contact Kate at 283-0272 ext.208.

Bay Area Crisis Nursery’s Champagne, Chocolate and Dessert Tasting Sunday evening, November 6th from 6-10 pm at Blake’s at Boundary Oak, 3800 Valley Vista Road in Walnut Creek, $75/person. Dress is fancy but not black tie! Call the Bay Area Crisis Nursery at 925-685-6633 to buy tickets.

A Visit to India and Singapore – you’re invited to a journey to India with its ageless sacred places on January 3, 2006; parishioners who have traveled with Fr. Alengadan in the past have been delighted. Total cost $3,300. For more info consult our KIOSK in the vestibule or contact alensdb@comcast.net or call 510-333-1029 (cell).

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During the month of November we try to remember in a special way our relatives and loved ones who have died.

• We provide an All Souls Day Envelope in which you can list the names of those you wish us to remember at all masses celebrated throughout the month of November. Envelopes are available on each side of the vestibule. Return the envelope by dropping it in the collection, leaving it by the Parish House, or mailing it to us. An offering is entirely optional.
• On Wednesday, November 2nd a special All Souls Day Mass will take place at Queen of Heaven Cemetery at 11:00 am.
• On Sunday, November 6th, a special Bereavement Mass at Christ the King Church will be celebrated for all those who have lost a relative or loved one during the past year. Mass at 12:15 pm, refreshments to follow. If you have a family member who died during this past year please call the parish house (682-2486) to give their name so they can be included on a special scroll at that mass. Please remember to arrive at least ten minutes before the mass, to bring a 5” x 7” framed photo of your loved one and to pick up a flower in the vestibule.
• On Monday, November 7th at 12:15 pm we will have a special remembrance ceremony in memory of Msgr. Wade and Margo Schorno at Queen of Heaven Cemetery

A “Book of Our Beloved Dead” will also be available in Church, so others can keep the names you write there in their prayers.

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