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WEEK AT A GLANCE
SUNDAY Second Sunday of Advent / Holiday Food Drive Continues / San Carlos Handcrafts After All Masses
-Second Collection for School, RE and Youth Ministry
-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
-RE Older Sacrament (Gr. 6-8), RE Office, 10:40 am
-Jr/Sr Confirmation ,Class 6, Parish Hall, 10:45 -12:45 pm
-Advent Ecumenical Concert, Church, 4:00 pm
-Youth Group, “Be Night”, Parish Hall, 7-9 pm
MONDAY -RE Older Sacraments (Gr 3-5), Parish Hall, 4:00 pm
TUESDAY -Legion of Mary, Ministry Center, Following 8:00am Mass
-Mass for Queen of Heaven Cemetery Personnel, Church, 1:00 pm
-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, 7-8:30 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 -Staff Meeting, Parish House, 10:30 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
-RE: Grade 6, Parish Hall, 7-8:30 pm
-St. Vincent de Paul Mtg, Ministry Center (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 -Immaculate Conception, Masses at 8 and 11 am and 7 pm
-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
-Adult Education Meeting, Parish House, 7:45 pm
-RCIA Inquiry, Ministry Center (Chapel & Dining Room), 7:15 pm
SATURDAY -Men’s Fellowship Group, Ministry Center (Chapel), 7:30-8:30 am, Contact John at 372-7873
-Secular Franciscans, Ministry Center (Dining Room & Library), 2-7 pm
SUNDAY -Third Sunday of Advent / Holiday Food Drive Continues
-Second Collection for Retired Religious
-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
-Children’s Liturgy of the Word, During 9:15 Mass
-RE Older Sacrament (Gr. 6-8), RE Office, 10:40 am
-Santa Claus Visit sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Parish Hall, 11:30- 2:30 pm
-Youth Group: Christmas Party, Parish Hall, 7-9 pm
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Candle Light Procession – Anyone wishing to participate in a procession for Advent, please call the Parish House (682-2486) with the Sunday and time of mass you prefer; we also welcome “last minute” volunteers!
Santa Claus and Parish Christmas Party sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. All children through age ten years of age can visit with Santa plus enjoy cider, hot chocolate, donuts and fun activities on Sunday, December 11th from 11:30am to 2:30 pm in the Parish Hall. Please bring an unwrapped toy for a needy local child and receive a raffle ticket
Youth Ministry News – Join us tonight for high school youth group from 7-9 pm in the Parish Hall. See’s Candy and Entertainment Books go on sale today after all Sunday masses. This fundraiser helps us raise money for our summer work camp with the poor in Tijuana.
Thank you – An army of prayers brought me home. Healing began when MaryAnn & Mildred brought communion. Many thanks to each and everyone!! Yolan Fairgrief.
Special Invitation – The Christ the King School Board and PTG cordially invite all grandparents and seniors to the CTK Christmas Program rehearsal from 1:15 to 2:45 pm on Dec. 15th in the church. Please RSVP by Dec. 10th to Susan Cannon at 335-9071. Please remember this is a rehearsal and teachers and staff will be instructing students. This is a perfect opportunity for those who may not be able to attend the evening performance.
St. Patrick’s Seminary Discernment Weekend will be held January 13-15, 2006 in Menlo Park You’re invited to attend to better understand a vocation to the priesthood. For more information or qualifications, please contact St. Patrick’s Seminary at 650-325-5621.
CTK Womens Retreat…February 3-5, 2006 at Mercy Center in Burlingame. Theme: Drawing from the Well (Deepening your relationship with God). Director will be Sr. Joanne Heinritz, CSJ. Fee: Approx $200/$50 deposit (space is limited). Questions, contact Sr. Joanne Gallagher at 686-2486.
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Capital Punishment – Nationally & Locally
This November the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops overwhelmingly approved a new statement of opposition to capital punishment, asserting that it contributes to a culture of death and violence in the United States. Calling on society to “reject the tragic illusion that we can demonstrate respect for life by taking life”, the statement expresses the bishops’ commitment to “restrict, restrain and bring an end to the use of this ultimate penalty because it is deeply flawed and often unfair, and because we have other, better ways to protect society which are more respectful of human life and dignity.” During a workshop two days before, bishops heard from people with personal experience of the death penalty – the survivors of murder victims, the brother of a convicted killer and someone wrongfully sentenced to death. Those people “turned their loss and suffering into a compelling witness for life, all life.” Similar stories can be heard around the country, in families “for whom violent crime and the death penalty are not issues or causes, but sources of deep pain and heartbreak.” “We must reach out to them, to support and comfort, to care and stand with them. The death penalty offers a false path to healing and wholeness.”
Archbishop Sean P. O’Malley of Boston, who has strongly opposed the restoration of capital punishment in Massachusetts said in an interview that a “sea change” is occurring among Catholics, who in the past have shown strong support for the death penalty. “As people began realizing that the dignity of human life was being diminished by abortion, it caused them to consider other ways in which the dignity of human life was being diminished.”
According to the Bishop’s statement the United Sates should stop using the death penalty for four reasons:
- Other ways exist to punish criminals and protect society
- The application of capital punishment is “deeply flawed and can be irreversibly wrong, is prone to errors and is biased by factors such as race, the quality of legal representation and where the crime was committed.”
- State-sanctioned killing diminishes all people.
- The penalty of execution undermines respect for human life and dignity.
This statement makes note of a shift over the last 25 years to growing public distrust for how the death penalty is applied and decreasing support for its use. It also said the goal of the statement is “not just to proclaim a position, but to persuade Catholics and others to join us in working to end the use of the death penalty.”
Here at Christ the King we have scheduled a vigil from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm on Monday, December 12th the eve of the presently scheduled execution at San Quentin of Stanley “Tookie” Williams.
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