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WEEK AT A GLANCE
SUNDAY-SUNDAY -The Epiphany of the Lord / Second Collection for Social Justice Concerns
-55+ Breakfast, Mimi's Cafe (1631 Willow Pass Road, Concord), Following 8 am Mass, Questions, Contact Shirley at 925-687-2133
-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 Children's Liturgy of the Word
-RE Older Sacrament (Gr. 6-8), RE Office, 10:40 am
-Jr/Sr Confirmation, Parish Hall, 10:45 am
-Undecorate Church, 1:30 pm
-Sights and Sounds Trip to Ireland, Information Meeting with Sr. Joanne, Ministry Center, 3:00 pm
-Youth Group, Topic Night, Parish Hall, 7-9 pm
MONDAY -RE Older Sacraments (Gr 3-5), Parish Hall, 4:00 pm
-Evening Bible Study; "Wonderful Women of the Word," Parish Hall, 7-8:30 pm
TUESDAY -Legion of Mary, Ministry Center, Following 8:00am Mass
-MOMS' Support Group, Ministry Center (Chapel, Dining Room, Library), 9:30 am
-No RE: Grades 1-5 / No RE: Grades 7/8
-RE 4th Grade Catechists Meeting, RE Office, 7 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
-Knights of Columbus, Ministry Center (Chapel), 7:30 pm
WEDNESDAY -Bereavement Ministry, Ministry Center (Room C), 9:00 am
-No RE: Grades 1-5 / No RE: Grade 6
-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 - Centering Prayer, Ministry Center (Library), 10 am
-No RE: Grades 1-5
-RE Parent/Children to be Baptized Meeting, Rooms A & B, 6:30 pm
-RCIA Inquiry, Ministry Center (Chapel & Dining Room), 7:15 pm
SATURDAY -RE Baptism, Church, 11:00 am
-Men's Fellowship Group, Ministry Center (Chapel), 7:30-8:30 am, Contact John at 372-7873
SUNDAY -The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Second Collection for Seminary
-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 RE Older Sacrament (Gr. 6-8)
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CTK M.O.M.S. (Ministry of Mothers Sharing) group will resume meetings again in the new year every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 9:30 - 11:00 am. in the Ministry Center. We invite all moms of the parish to join us at our next meeting this Tuesday, January 10th. We will continue using the book, "Sacred Parenting," by Gary L. Thomas to guide our faith sharing. Childcare is available. For more information, or if you plan to join us, please contact Jennifer at 947-1089.
Grief Workshop - The death of a loved one is unlike any other loss. Whether the death was sudden and tragic, or one with warning and preparation, the reality of death leaves most of us shocked, confused and sad. These feelings may linger for years. Grieving people need time and space to honor their grief. Your loss may be recent or it may be years ago. There will be a Spring Grief Ministry Workshop to help you begin the healing process. Dates and times: Tuesday, February 7th to March 21st, 7:30-9:00 pm in the Ministry Center. Call Sr. Joanne or Fr. Aidan at 682-2486 to register or email Fr. Aidan at ajmcaleenan@att.net to obtain additional information. Registration is required.
What Can We Do? - When the word "cancer" or "tumor" is spoken to you by a medical professional fear is the emotion that comes to mind. Having had this experience and recognizing a need to address the concerns of our parishioners who are dealing with this very sensitive issue we are planning a meeting on Thursday 23rd of February 2006 at 7pm in the parish hall. The objective of the meeting will be to openly discuss and identify ways we as a parish could respond pastorally to those living with cancer and their loved ones. Who is invited? Anyone living with cancer, anyone who is or who was affected in any way; anyone who might want to help. Father Aidan will help facilitate the conversation along with the pastoral team. Anyone with agenda items or offers of help please contact Fr. Aidan at fr.aidan@ctkph.org.
Winter Nights Thanks You - The homeless families who are guests in the Winter Nights Rotating Shelter, are grateful for the contributions parishioners at CTK made to the Christmas Collection. The money provides BART and bus tickets and gasoline for transporting the parents to work and the children to school.
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The Proclamation of
the Date of Easter on Epiphany
This ancient Church proclamation dates from the time when calendars were not readily available. It was necessary to announce the date of Easter in advance since a lot of the liturgical year depends on that date. Some Churches still sing the proclamation after this Sunday's gospel with the following text:
Dear brothers and sisters,
The glory of the Lord has shone upon us, and shall ever be manifest among us, until the day of his return. Through the rhythms of times and seasons let us celebrate the mysteries of salvation. Let us recall the year's culmination, the Easter Triduum of the Lord: his last supper; his crucifixion, his burial, and his rising, celebrated between the evening of the thirteenth of April and the evening of the sixteenth of April. Each Easter - as on each Sunday - the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deed by which Christ has for ever conquered sin and death. From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, will occur on the first of March. The Ascension of the Lord will be commemorated on the twenty-eighth of May. Pentecost, the joyful conclusion of the season of Easter, will be celebrated on the fourth of June. And this year the First Sunday of Advent will be on the third of December. Likewise the pilgrim Church proclaims the Passover of Christ in the feasts of the holy Mother of God, in the feasts of the Apostles and Saints, and in the commemoration of the faithful departed. To Jesus Christ, who was, who is, and who is to come, Lord of time and history, be endless praise, for ever and ever. Amen.
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