Christ the King - St. Stephen Parish
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Mass Schedule for Both Campuses
Christ the King Campus
- Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
- Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 4:00 p.m.
- Private Confessions Saturday 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
St. Stephen Campus
- Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
- Private Confessions Saturday before the 5:00 p.m. Mass
Weekday Masses (9:00 a.m.)
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday – St. Stephen
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday – Christ the King
First Friday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
- St. Stephen Church which begins at 8:15am, followed by Benediction at 8:45am and Mass at 9:00am.
- You can also attend Eucharistic Adoration every Friday from 3pm to 5pm in the chapel at the CTK Ministry Center
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Greetings Fellow Parishioners,
This week we are sharing our annual summary of Christ the King – St. Stephen Parish’s financial results for 2025 and our budget for 2026. You will find the financial summary in this bulletin, or you may click the link here if you are reading this in our email newsletter.
Thanks to your generosity and careful stewardship by our staff, we ended 2025 with a modest surplus of just under $72,000, or 3.7% of our operating budget. We are grateful for this positive result as we work diligently to keep expenses within our income.
Our operating income in 2025 remained essentially flat compared to 2024, but through careful management our operating expenses decreased by nearly 4%. This combination allowed us to finish the year in the black. Thank you for your continued support of our parish and for helping make this possible.
Your generosity also extended beyond parish operations. In 2025, parishioners donated approximately $335,000 to St. Vincent de Paul and other Social Justice charities. We are deeply grateful for your compassion and commitment to serving those in need. Our St. Vincent de Paul volunteers continue to partner with Hillcrest Congregational Church to provide food, services, and limited rent assistance to many families in our community.
In addition to supporting our ministries, 2025 was also a year for a significant capital improvement effort. We successfully completed a major roofing project at Christ the King Church. As many of you may recall, we discovered serious hidden damage caused by a design flaw that required the roof to be completely redesigned and rebuilt.
During this project, our Masses were temporarily relocated to the St. Stephen campus for four months. We were truly blessed to have that space available, and we are grateful for the warm welcome from the St. Stephen community and for everyone’s patience during this time of construction.
To complete this project, we asked for your financial help—and you responded generously. The roofing campaign reached 106% of its goal, allowing us to fully cover the cost of the project. A few pledges are still being fulfilled over time. Any funds received beyond the final project cost will remain in our building fund to help rebuild our reserves and prepare for future facility needs.
With the roofing project now complete, one of our next priorities is to rebuild our parish financial reserves. We paused these efforts while focusing on the roof replacement, and our reserves remain below prudent levels.
Strengthening our reserves will help ensure that our parish can continue its ministries with confidence, stability, and the ability to respond to future needs. The $72,000 surplus from last year’s budget is a first step in that direction.
We thank God for the dedication of our parish community and for the leadership of Fr. Paulson, Facilities Committee Chair John Kluesener, and our hardworking parish staff. Your generosity continues to sustain our parish and allow our ministries to flourish.
On behalf of Christ the King–St. Stephen Finance Council, thank you for your faith, your commitment, and your continued support of our parish.
Greg Thornbury
Chairman, Christ the King–St. Stephen Finance Council
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Please join us Fridays in Lent to pray
The Stations of the Cross
Different ministries will host each Friday in Lent:
Christ the King Church
Friday - 6pm
March 27 - Followed by Soup
St. Stephen
Fridays - 12 pm - Guided Outdoor Mediations
Please note: Friday, March 20, we will have Stations of Cross at 6pm
followed by a soup dinner.
SS Campus will be open for self-guided outdoor Stations
Monday & Wednesday, 11am-2pm
Friday until 6pm
Holy Week & Easter Services
Palm Sunday Masses - March 28-29
Christ the King - Saturday 4pm
Sunday - 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am, 12noon, 4pm
Note: 12noon - Additional Mass
St. Stephen - Saturday - 5:00pm | Sunday - 9:30am
Holy Thursday - April 2
Christ the King Church | 7pm Mass
Good Friday - April 3
Christ the King Church
12pm - Taize Prayer Around the Cross
1pm - Stations of the Cross
1:30pm - Preaching on the Passion
2pm - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
5:30pm - Stations of the Cross
6pm - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
St. Stephen - 6pm Outdoor Stations of the Cross
Easter Vigil - Saturday April 4
Christ the King Church | 7:30pm Mass
Easter Sunday Masses - April 5
Christ the King Church
7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12noon
9:00am - Children’s Liturgy
(Note 12noon - Additional Mass) NO 4pm Mass
St. Stephen Church
9:30am & 11am
11am-Children’s Liturgy-Note Additional Mass
Parish Lenten Reconciliation Services
Christ the King Church
Saturday, March 21 | 2:30pm
Thursday, March 26 | Confessions - 8am before Mass
What's Happening at Christ the King - St. Stephen
Special Lenten Events
Retreat with Pamela Prime
Saturday, March 28 • 10:00 a.m.–12:00 Noon • CTK Parish Hall
The Healing of Our Hearts
Seder Meal with Rabbi Roberto Graetz
Tuesday, March 31 • 6:00 p.m. • St. Stephen Hall
Community Events
Dance Ministry
Join us on Thursdays (New Day)
March 26 at 7pm
In CTK's Parish Hall
Come out and Learn how to Line Dance,
Grow in Faith, and Build Community
Questions? Contact Nelson Gonzales ngonzales@ctkph.org
This year, the Winter Nights program is returning to CTK
Monday, April 6 to Monday, April 27.
The mission of Winter Nights is to provide shelter to homeless families and help families break the homelessness cycle. Learn more about Winter Nights at cccwinternights.org
We’re looking for volunteers to donate their time and talent in several roles: set-up and take-down; dinner preparation and service; weekend breakfast preparation and service; tutoring; laundry; and other special skills.
There will be a volunteer sign-up event after all Masses during the weekends of March 14-15 & 21-22. Volunteers who are unable to sign up today can contact us via email at winternights@ctkph.org
The diocese requires that all Winter Nights volunteers complete online VIRTUS safe-environment training. This takes only about an hour. Instructions are at virtus.org or contact the parish office at office@ctkph.org.
If you have questions about how you can help, please email us at winternights@ctkph.org
Many thanks, in advance, for helping CTK help the unhoused.
“Hear the Gospel and make a difference!”
Diablo Valley Lions Club Annual Pasta Feed
Saturday, March 21 - CTK Parish Hall
5pm to 8pm
Tickets are $25/Person
For more information please click
Livestreamed Masses
The following Masses are livestreamed for those unable to celebrate with us.
Christ the King and St. Stephen Campus
Monday - Saturday
9:00am
First Friday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Mass
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will begin at 8:15am followed by Mass at 9:00am
Saturday
4:00pm Vigil Mass
Sunday
10:30am
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Christ the King Church
199 Brandon Rd, Pleasant Hill CA
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1101 Keaveny Ct, Walnut Creek, CA
