Christmas-in-a-Box Boxes must be returned by next Sunday, December 6 th. If this is a problem, please contact Claire O Mara at (973)538-6370 or clairomara@aol.com. Ending Homelessness One Family At A Time Family Promise of Morris County is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit organization dedicated to ending the crisis of homelessness faced by Morris County families by partnering with other public and private agencies, religious congregations and community volunteers to provide shelter, case management and mentoring services leading to self-sufficiency. Christ the King is a support congregation and is assigned four commitments a year. On those dates we provide and serve dinner and breakfast. We also need two volunteers who are willing to stay overnight. Would you like to help? Christ the King is responsible for: CTK Homeless Support Dinner Evening Tuesday, December 15 th Tuesday dinner (5:00pm 8:30pm) CTK Homeless Support Weekend Friday & Saturday, December 18 th and 19 th Friday overnight stay (8:00pm 8:00am) Saturday breakfast & visitation with guests 1 st Shift - 8:00am 9:30am or 2 nd Shift - 9:30 11:30am VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! Please contact Britta Gangemi for more details at (973) 493-0184 or brittagangemi@gmail.com Next weekend is our monthly collection for the Interfaith Food Pantry. Please remember to bring your non-perishable pantry items and leave them in the entrances of the church. If you prefer to contribute a monetary donation, please make your check payable to Interfaith Food Pantry. Thank you from the Interfaith Food Pantry Just wanted to let you know how grateful we are for the turkey and food donations we received this weekend from the family based religious ed sessions involved in your Fishes and Loaves Ministry at Christ the King Parish. There was a total of 592 pounds of food which included 16 turkeys (233 pounds of turkeys and 359 pounds of food) plus $110.00 in cash donations. What an AWESOME job! (I know the drive is still going on until Nov. 22) Our clients appreciate all that you do for them and they will be able to enjoy a real Thanksgiving meal together with their families due in part to the caring and compassionate parishioners of Christ the King parish you truly are neighbors helping neighbors! Blessings to Fr. Brian and all the staff and volunteers too! BTW: The amount of food that was collected from the family Based Rel. Ed. Food Drive In October was 346 pounds + the new totals = 938 pounds of food (includes the 16 turkeys) plus $110.00 in cash! We are so grateful to all! All the best! Joanne Rinaldi Brashier Interfaith Food Pantry Christmas Flowers in memory of a loved one Beautiful Christmas trees and flowers will fill our church s sanctuary during this holy season, which are donated by parishioners who contribute an offering in memory of a deceased loved one. All the names of those loved ones will be printed in one of the Christmas season bulletins. Christmas Flower envelopes were included in your bi-monthly collection envelope mailing. If you would like to make such an offering, please return the completed envelope in the collection basket.
Altar Linen Ministry If you would like to contribute to the parish community but do not want the schedule of a weekly or even monthly commitment, then helping with altar linens may be your niche. The linens for not only Mass, but Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals, are used 52 weeks a year, a very necessary and integral part of the community life of our parish. Schedules are developed for January through June and July through December. You make a commitment to pick up, wash and iron a week s worth of linens on only four (4) weekends a year. Not only that, but you will join other volunteers who are more than ready to switch weeks on the schedule whenever an unexpected event or illness arises. If you are interested in this ministry please call Mary Lopez at 973-540- 0087 before December 8 th, if you would like to start helping for the January through June Schedule. This is a great way to be an active, participating member of our parish community. Lightweigh meets Monday evenings at 7pm in the Library of the PLC. You can learn more about this amazing program designed help you lose weight and deepen your faith. Feel free to contact Betsy Sullivan at 201-704-5761 if you have any questions. Book of the Month Book of the month will meet on Tuesday, December 15 th at 10:00am in the Parish Life Center Library. The Book to be reviewed is The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni. All are Welcome. The Beacon is the newspaper of the Paterson Diocese and is published every Thursday. It has 100,000+ readers who live primarily in Morris, Passaic and Sussex Counties. (There are 425,000 Catholics living in these three counties almost 40% of the total population.) If you would like to learn more about happenings throughout the Diocese and join parishioners who currently receive The Beacon delivered directly to their homes, please call the parish office. Faith Direct enables parishioners to make your Church contributions through either direct debit from your checking/savings account or through your credit/debit card. No more writing checks or searching for envelopes on the way out the door. Now you can apply the convenience of direct debit to your parish offerings in much the same way as you may now use it to make your mortgage, car or tuition payments. Visit www.faithdirect.net to enroll securely online. Our parish code is NJ658. MEETINGS & HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 TH 4:30PM ROCK FOLLOW-UP GATHERING PARISH HALL 5:30PM ANTIOCH TEAM MEETING PARISH LIFE CENTER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 TH 7:00PM LIGHT WEIGH PARISH LIFE CENTER TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 ST 7:00PM SHADOWBROOK CONDO ASSOCIATION PARISH LIFE CENTER 7:30PM ADULT CHOIR CHURCH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 ND 5:00PM CHRISTMAS PAGEANT REHEARSAL CHURCH & PARISH HALL 5:45PM FAMILY BASED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ALL AREAS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 RD 9:30AM BIBLE 101 PARISH LIFE CENTER 12:00PM COOKING FOR EVA S VILLAGE PARISH HALL KITCHEN 5:45PM FAMILY BASED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ALL AREAS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 TH 5:45PM FAMILY BASED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ALL AREAS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 TH 7:30PM ADVENT CHRISTMAS CONCERT SAINT PATRICK, CHATHAM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 TH CHRISTMAS-IN-A- BOX DUE 2:00PM ADVENT CHRISTMAS CONCERT CHURCH 4:30PM ROCK FOLLOW-UP GATHERING PARISH HALL 5:30PM ANTIOCH TEAM MEETING PARISH LIFE CENTER 5:30PM GRADES 6-8 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PARISH LIFE CENTER
Men After His Heart This is a basic course in spirituality for men. Selfcontained sessions will explore spiritual themes important to men and their growth in faith. Fr. Paul Manning, presenter. Madison, Tuesday, December 1 from 7:30-9:00 p.m. Being Single, Being Faithful (35+) Whether single by choice or by circumstance, we must live every single day to the fullest. We can find fulfillment in Christ and his Church by embracing the opportunities in the Church for spiritual growth, meaningful service and a sense of community. Madison, Saturday, December 5 from 10:00 a.m.-noon Give Family and Friends the Gift of Christmas Music at St. Vincent de Paul Church Bebout Avenue, Stirling NJ 07980 Father Alphonse Stephenson s renowned Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea will perform their spectacular Christmas concert in St. Vincent de Paul Church on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $30 each. For tickets, send payment in the form of a check or money order made payable to St. Vincent de Paul Church, and mail to above address, ATTN: Karen Nyquist. Tickets will be mailed to you upon receipt of payment. All proceeds will benefit STVdP educational and community outreach ministries. For questions, contact Karen Nyquist at 908-612-5971 or karen.nyquist@gmail.com. Women s Health and Fertility Awareness Learn an effective, healthy, moral and inexpensive system that integrates health with moral family planning for couples who are trying to achieve pregnancy, who have fertility concerns or who need to regulate pregnancy. Madison, Saturday, December 5 from 10:00 a.m.-noon Catholic by Choice: Converts Convocation Join presenter, Brian Honsberger, to celebrate the gift of the Catholic faith and journey through a consulting process to identify the best approaches and techniques to reach out to other non-catholics. Madison, Saturday, December 5 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Sharing the Faith We Love: Lessons from Jesus the Evangelist While there is no perfect program in evangelization, there is the perfect person: Jesus Christ. Discover how Jesus shared the Good News along with practical ideas for sharing the faith today. Madison, Monday, December 7 and Wednesday, December 9 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. Speaking of Faith: Where Faith Intersects Life Fr. Paul Manning will interview Joseph W. Spada, CFP, Senior Principal and Member of the Board of Directors of Summit Financial Resources, Inc., about his encounter with and response to God and the integration of faith into work and life. Madison, Wednesday, December 9 from 7:30-9:00 p.m. Please go to www.insidethewalls.org for more information and to register for any of these programs. Adjunct Position available Assumption College for Sisters for Spring Semester (January 11-May 10, 2015 Sc 102 Introduction to Biolog 4 credits This course introduces concepts that contribute to the understanding of the nature of life and its cellular and chemical bases. It provides a clear, basic, practical understanding of the living world through lecture, discussion, laboratory experience, and audiovisual presentations. Applicant must possess at least a Master s degree. Please send resume to Sister Joseph Spring, SCC at president@acs350.org or mail to Assumption College fore Sisters, 200A Morris Avenue, Denville, NJ 07834 You Did It for Me With her family facing difficult times, Helen*, a mother of two, turned to her local Catholic Charities agency. Through family strengthening and job training programs, Helen was able to provide for her family and prepare for the future. She says her local agency helped me find the strength to believe in a better tomorrow. In 2014, Catholic Charities agencies across the country provided more than 1.6 million services to improve family economic security. To learn more, please visit www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Fundraiser for Hope for a Home Home for a Home is our Youth Ministry Fundraiser for our College Guatemala Outreach and Appalachia Help Week Trips Sponsored by CTKYM
PARISH DEVOTIONS Novena Prayers in Honor of the Sacred Heart First Fridays during morning Mass at 7:00am. Novena Prayer in Honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Mondays after the 7:00am Mass Holy Hour of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament First Saturday of the month, 8:00am Reconciliation (Individual Confession) Saturday 9:30-10:15am BAPTISMS Sundays after the 11:00AM Mass at 12:15pm, schedule permitting. Please call the Parish Office to make the necessary arrangements for a Baptismal Preparation Session. MARRIAGES Please contact the Parish Office a year prior to the requested wedding date so the proper marriage preparation can be completed. Pre Cana takes place in the spring and fall. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Kindergarten & First Grade Monthly on Sunday 10:00-10:45am (as scheduled) Family Based Model Families with children K-8 Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday 6-8pm, (monthly as scheduled) Junior High Grades 6-8 Sundays 5:30-8:00pm (twice a month) RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (RCIA) September May Adults interested in becoming Roman Catholic Christians should contact Father Brian or Dennis. MOMS AND TOTS Meet in the Parish Hall on the first Wednesday of the month from 9:00am-10:30am MINISTRY TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND Priests and Ministers of Communion are available to visit the sick and homebound. Please call the Parish Office to schedule. NEW PARISHIONERS We welcome new parishioners to register at any time. Please call the Parish Office. CHURCH OF CHRIST THE KING 16 Blue Mill Road - P.O. Box 368 New Vernon, New Jersey 07976 973-539-4955 www.churchofchristtheking.org PASTOR Rev. Brian C. Sullivan, ext. 11 frbriansullivan@me.com WEEKEND ASSISTANT Rev. Richard Cronin, O.S.B. Richard@delbarton.org PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Social Outreach & Catechesis Dennis M. Corcoran, ext.13 dcorcoran@churchofchristtheking.org PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Youth Ministry & Catechesis Erin Ranft, ext. 15 Erin@churchofchristtheking.org PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Music & Graphic Arts Elias G. Scultori, ext. 21 Elias@churchofchristtheking.org PARISH SECRETARY: Office Manager Ms. Carol Scanlan, ext. 10 cscanlan@churchofchristtheking.org ADMINISTRATIVE ASST: Pastoral Ministry Mrs. Susan Clifford, ext.14 sclifford@churchofchristtheking.org CUSTODIAN: Louis Sauchelli, ext.25 SIGN UP for our monthly e-newsletter at www.churchofchristtheking.org