INSIDE: In November we remember our loved ones in the Book of the Dead. Page 2. Fr. Joe Creedon will be doing a book signing this weekend.

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1 INSIDE: In November we remember our loved ones in the Book of the Dead. Page 2 Fr. Joe Creedon will be doing a book signing this weekend. Page 2 Operation Chillout Backpack Drive for homeless Veterans. Page 3 Bible Study, November 14 with Fr. Jared Page 3 Christ the King Stewardship of Treasure, this year s financial report. Pages 4 & 5

2 Mass Intentions Saturday, November 10 5:00 p.m. John Rial Vincent Inglese Sunday, November 11 8:00 a.m. Donald Guilfoyle John and Rita Brock Catherine Bray 9:15 a.m. Pamela Whitney Anderson Susan Raymer Margaret Eck Tuesday, November 13 12:00 p.m. Doris McGowan Kate Hodgkinson Saturday, November 17 5:00 p.m. Jean Quigley Mildred Craig Sunday, November 18 8:00 a.m. Thomas S. Hogan Gerry DiSchino 9:15 a.m. Pamela Whitney Anderson Ann Stone 11:30 a.m. Anne Francis IN NOVEMBER, WE REMEMBER While we remember loved ones who have gone before us all year long, November s change of seasons and special feasts create a prayerful time to reflect on death in light of our faith, and our community of believers joins us in prayer. Starting November 2, we at Christ the King are once again invited to enter the names of our loved ones in the Book of the Dead. This book is available all during the month of November. BOOK SIGNING Fr. Joe Creedon will be selling copies of his book, Stewardship, a Life-Giving Spirituality this weekend after the 5 p.m. on Saturday, and after the 8 & 9:15 a.m. Masses on Sunday. PROJECT UNDERCOVER Brownie Troop 300 of Southgansett Girl Scouts and Project Undercover need your help to collect as many undergarments as possible for South County s children living in poverty. We will be accepting unopened packages of socks, underwear, onesies and diapers for local children in need on November 10/11. For information call NO CLASS November 11 - VETERANS DAY 5 th GRADE SPONSORED MASS: On November 18, the 5 th graders will be hosting the 11:30 a.m. Mass. s were sent to all 5 th grade families this past week. The students will assume the duties assigned to adults in different ministries that help at Mass; hospitality, ushers, readers, and will sing in the choir. FLEECE ALERT: As part of their Service Year the 7 th grade class classes will make pillows and blankets to be distributed to those in need on Sunday, December 2. SO WE NEED FLEECE! Any color, any pattern and in 1 ¼ yard pieces. Our goal is to beat make as many blankets as we can - so bring on the fleece! You may send in fleece to CCD classes, or drop them in box marked fleece collections in the parish hall. Religious Formation looking for adults to help with Faith Through the Years Generations: We are looking for mature (50+) members of our parish to come and share their memories of growing up Catholic. Share memories of growing up in the 30 s- 40 s, or 50 s even the 60 s! Adult visitors will be paired with a fourth grade class of 15 or so students. No preparation is needed - just bring your memories and stories! We will set up a mini museum in the Swan hall and you can wander through time with your class. Call or glardaro@ctkri.org in the RF office if you can help us on Sunday, December 9 at 10:15 a.m. BREADLINE MINISTRIES Have you traveled lately? Collected single use toiletries? On November 23 Confirmation Students will be ministering to the homeless at Breadline Ministries in Providence. We will provide dinner and distribute personal care essentials to those in need. We are accepting donations of travel size toiletries to package and distribute. Items may be left in the marked box in the hallway closet just inside the doors to back parking lot. SAVE THE DATES Family Movie Night: Saturday, December 15, 6 p.m. Details to follow. URI Basketball: Saturday, February 16, 2 p.m. Rams vs. Fordham. Tickets will be $20, available in January.

3 MAKE A DIFFERENCE Our fall workshop this year will be at my home (35 Ivy Garden Way in East Greenwich Preserve) on Saturday November 17 starting at 1:00 p.m. To RSVP or for more information please contact me: Barbara or Barbara368@aol.com. Save the date: Sunday December 2. We will be assisting CCD students for the tied blankets project. OPERATION CHILLOUT BACKPACK DRIVE The Veterans & Social Action Committees are supporting Operation Chillout RI s winter backpack drive in an effort to help homeless Veterans and other homeless in RI. You can help by picking up a free empty backpack along with a list of new items to put in it after mass. Purchase the items on the list and put them into the backpack, and return the filled backpack by Nov. 25. The Veterans Committee will distribute the backpacks to the needy with the help of several local RI agencies. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP The Wellness Initiative announces the formation of a Cancer Support & Encouragement Group, which will meet on the second Thursday of the month from 6 to 7:30 p.m.? This month we will meet on Thursday, November 15 due to the concert. Purpose: To provide a safe, friendly, supportive environment where cancer survivors can share their experiences and offer encouragement to one another. In addition to support, community, and learning, the group will provide information on healthy nutrition and exercise habits that can assist the healing process. We are fortunate to have Bob Maher, a cancer survivor and parishioner as the facilitator for the group. Any parishioner who is currently being treated for cancer or has been treated for cancer in the past is welcome. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bob Maher at: bmaher71@verizon.net. GRATEFUL FOR GOD S PROVIDENCE More than $250,000 pledged so far!! If you have not participated to date, please help us build on this success and reach our goal! We need everyone to contribute to this endeavor in order to be successful! The campaign is based on equal sacrifice, not equal giving. All gifts, no matter the size, are needed and greatly appreciated. The smallest sacrifices, over time, equal a significant contribution to our campaign. Examples of other families sacrifices: $1.75 coffee a day x 30 days in a month = $52.50 monthly pledge $13.99 pizza a week x 52 weeks = $ yearly pledge $50 restaurant meal a month x 48 months= $2,400, 4-year commitment. Quotes of the Week More than 130 U.S. bishops or nearly one-third of those still living have been accused during their careers of failing to adequately respond to sexual misconduct in their dioceses, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer and Boston Globe examination of court records, media reports, and interviews with church officials, victims, and attorneys. At least 15, including Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington who resigned in July, have themselves been accused of committing such abuse or harassment... Most telling, the analysis shows that the claims against more than 50 bishops center on incidents that occurred after a historic 2002 Dallas gathering of US bishops where they promised that the church s days of concealment and inaction were over. - Failure at the Top, The Boston Globe, November 3, There are still abusive Catholic clergy in America; they must be rooted out and dismissed from the ministry. There are still bishops who don t get it and they, too, must go. - George Weigel, Roots of Catholic Anger, First Things, November 7, I am a man of integrity. - Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, in response to questions about his role in covering up abuse after a former assistant released hundreds of secret documents that showed how Malone repeatedly mishandled cases. BIBLE STUDY WITH FR. JARED Our look at St. Paul s Letter to the Romans continues this Wednesday, November 14. We are still in chapter 1, so if you missed the first few sessions, you don t have much to make up! The Letter to the Romans, considered by many to be the most important letter every written, is the legacy of St. Paul and one of the most significant and theological works in all the Bible. Its influence on Christianity is unparalleled. We are not called to be scripture scholars, but we are called to know the Bible! Join us on this journey through the good news of Paul s preaching about the goodness of God, whose will is that all who believe are justified freely by his amazing grace! There are two opportunities to attend Bible study: 1:00pm or 7:00pm. Classes meet in the church hall. All are welcome! Free Bibles for everyone!

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5 CHRIST THE KING, KINGSTON STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2018 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS The regular weekly collection for the year totaled $954,005, a slight increase of 1.8% from the previous fiscal year ended June 30, If we include special collections, they totaled $60,748, up 16% from the previous year - then overall giving for the year was up 3%. The special collections support Catholic charities and missions including: Catholic Relief Services; Operation Rice bowl; The Church in Latin America; Peter s Pence (the charitable works of the Holy Father); and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. There were also diocesan collections for retired priests and religious, the education of seminarians who are studying for the priesthood, and the annual collection that took place in the summer of 2017 of the visiting missionary preacher from Appalachia (that collection alone totaled $9,928). There are two ways that you can give to these special collections. You can use the weekly budget envelopes from the parish or, if you do not receive weekly budget envelopes, you may use the white envelopes at the entrances to the church marked SPECIAL COLLECTION and drop your donation into the parish collection during the offertory. CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND APPEAL This year our parish family joined together and gave $227,227 to the annual Catholic Charity Appeal. Our donations to the Catholic Charity Appeal support the mission and ministry of our diocesan church, funding various diocesan agencies and ministries including Project Hope; the St. Martin de Porres Center; Emmanuel House; the St. Clare Home; the URI Catholic Center and diocesan campus ministry; Catholic school tuition assistance grants; the Office of Health Care Ministries; AIDS ministry; immigration and refugee services; the Dire Emergency Fund; and the Apostolate for the Handicapped, among many others. Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders who are in need benefit from this appeal! CHARITABLE GIVING Every year, the parish gives away a portion of its regular weekly collection to charities and agencies whose mission is consistent with the mission of the Gospel and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. These charities and agencies are suggested by parishioners and approved by the Parish Council, the Pastor, and the Bishop. This year s recipients included: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island (Cranston); Center for Nonviolence (Kingston); The Haitian Project (Providence); Habitat for Humanity (Charlestown; McCauley House (Providence); RICAN (Charlestown); St. Thomas Food Pantry (Providence); WA.R.M. Shelter (Westerly); Operation Stand Down; Pawtucket Soup Kitchen; Pregnancy Center of Westerly. In addition, the URI Catholic Center received $10,000. Also, Assumption Church in Providence received $13,492. ANNUAL TOTAL All told, parishioners gave more than $1,286,900 to and through Christ The King Church! Keep up your tremendous generosity as together we continue the mission and ministry entrusted to us by Jesus! And be sure to read the parish bulletin and the Mustard Seed Newsletter to learn about all we do together to bring the joy and hope of the Gospel to so many of our brothers and sisters in need throughout Rhode Island and around the world!

6 Parish Directory Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Phone: (401) Fax: (401) Religious Formation Office: (401) Rev. Jared Costanza (jaredjcostanza@gmail.com) Pastor Rev. Joseph Creedon (jcreedon@verizon.net) Parish Priest Emeritus Rev. Joseph Upton (fatherupton@gmail.com) Catholic Center Chaplain Jennifer Marran (jmarran@ctkri.org) Pastoral Associate Tom Kendzia (tjkendzia@gmail.com) Director of Music Ministry Heather Skidds (hskidds@gmail.com) Associate Director of Music Ministry Georgann Lardaro (glardaro@ctkri.org) Director of Religious Formation Eva Mancuso (emancuso@ctkri.org) Director of Confirmation & Youth Ministry Beth Hogan (bhogan@ctkri.org) Parish Office Manager Ron Bernier (rbernier@ctkri.org) Fiscal Manager Doug Paquin (dpaquinjr@gmail.com) Custodian Mike Mitchell Web site Administrator (ctkri.org) Trustees: Mark Noble & Phil Tracy Auditors: Richard Gervais & Carol Hartley Parish Council (parishcouncil@ctkri.org) Prayer Chain (prayerchain@ctkri.org) URI Catholic Center 90 Chapel Way, Kingston, RI Office: (401) (office@rhodycatholic.com) Liz Cotrupi-Pfunder Campus Minister Doug Carr Facilities Director

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