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The Rev. Fr. Bernard Andracchio, Pastor
We are blessed at Christ the King to have as our shepherd a man who both leads and encourages us in an active
parish life, so there is something "going on" at CTK almost every day. In
addition to daily Mass (see our Schedule of Services) we have
activities, trips and opportunities for ministry for everyone. What follows includes what
is coming up this month as well as those things happening on a regular
basis, items of note, any trips we are planning as well as fundraisers currently going on in the Parish and events coming up
within the next couple of months. You can also find information about Remembrances
and Memorials on this page.
Take a look and see what fits in with your gifts and schedule, then plan to join us as we
go forth in service to Christ our King. To see the entire month at once, go to our Calendar page.
MARCH
FIRST FRIDAY: Friday,
March 2nd
9:30 AM Mass - Honor the Sacred
Heart of Jesus by joining us for Mass
FIRST SATURDAY: Saturday,
March 3rd
9:30 AM Mass -
Honor our Lady by joining us for Mass; Rosary Novena
follows.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM:
School of Ministry: You are welcome to join our seminarians on the First and
third Saturdays of each month for this in-depth study of our Orthodox Catholic Faith, and
how to apply its principles in day-to-day ministry. You will need a Bible,
notebook and pencil for this course.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Meeting of the Community of Our Lady of Sorrows
2nd SUNDAY IN LENT: Sunday, March 4th
9:30 AM -
HIGH MASS; Sunday School follows Mass in Parish Hall. We continue our study, "Genesis
and the Gospel of S. John: The Two Beginnings", led by parishioner Dale Sterner.
Coffee and refreshments are available. King's Korner Gift Shop is open after Mass
this morning.
6:00 PM - Intercessory prayer for the sick of the Parish
6:30 PM - Healing Mass;
King's Korner Gift Shop open after Mass this evening
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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS SUNDAY, MARCH 11TH, AT 2 AM. Remember to turn your clocks AHEAD ONE HOUR on Saturday night! |
3rd SUNDAY IN LENT: Sunday, March 11th
9:30 AM -
HIGH MASS. Parish Council meeting follows Mass in Parish Hall. King's Korner Gift Shop is
open after Mass this morning.
6:00 PM - Intercessory prayer for the sick of the Parish
6:30 PM - Healing Mass;
King's Korner Gift Shop open after Mass this evening
4th SUNDAY IN LENT: Sunday, March 18th
9:30 AM -
HIGH MASS. Sunday school follows Mass in Parish Hall; refreshments are available. King's
Korner Gift Shop is open after Mass this morning.
6:00 PM - Intercessory prayer for the sick of the Parish
6:30 PM - Healing Mass;
King's Korner Gift Shop open after Mass this evening
FEAST OF S. JOSEPH: Wednesday, March 21st
6:00 PM - Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament
6:30 PM - Divine Mercy Chaplet, chanted in the Eucharistic Presence
7:00 PM - Stations of the Cross, High
Mass and Bible Study
5th SUNDAY IN LENT: Sunday, March 25th
9:30 AM -
HIGH MASS; Men's and Women's Ministry follows Mass; men meet in Jr. Church Classroom
#1; women in Parish Hall. Coffee and refreshments are available. King's Korner Gift Shop
is open after Mass this morning.
6:00 PM - Intercessory prayer for the sick of the Parish
6:30 PM - Healing Mass;
members of the Community and our two Seminarians, will
again share their reasons for feeling called to serve in the Religious Life. King's Korner
Gift Shop open after Mass this evening
FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION: Wednesday, March 28th
6:00 PM - Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament
6:30 PM - Divine Mercy Chaplet, chanted in the Eucharistic Presence
7:00 PM - Stations of the Cross, High
Mass and Bible Study
OTHER HAPPENINGS
WORTH NOTING
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Stations of the Cross, every Wednesday evening in Lent, beginning at 7 PM. Mass and Bible Study follow. Why not make a special effort to join us each week as we walk with Jesus to the Cross and experience in word and song the Passion and death of Our Lord. This ancient and beautiful tradition will draw you ever closer to the love of God that is beyond human understanding. |
DIOCESAN CONVOCATION
Beginning Tuesday, March 13th through March
15th in Libertytown, MD., at the Life in Jesus Community. Please lift up
our Bishops and clergy in prayer during these days.
NEW MEMBER'S CLASS
Beginning Sunday, March 4th - If you attend CTK and are not yet a member
of the Parish, we invite you to come and learn more about the Faith and practice of our
Church. New members will be Received and Confirmed by the Bishop on Sunday, June
10th. Please contact Fr. Bernie if you are interested in
attending these classes.
FIRST COMMUNION CLASS
Beginning Sunday, March 4th - We will begin preparing children for the
reception of the First Communion with special classes starting Sunday, March 4th. If you
are interested in having your child attend, please contact
Doreen Turk.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S MINISTRY
Sunday, March 25th - follows 9:30 AM Mass; men meet in Jr. Church
Classroom #1; women in Parish Hall. Coffee and
refreshments are available. Join us for this time of prayer, study in God's Word and
personal ministry to both men and women. Men's study led by Mike Lavdas; women's
study led by Doreen Turk.
HOUSE "CHURCH"
Beginning Friday, April 27th and running for 5 weeks, at the home
of Dale & Joanna Sterner, in Newtown. This will be an informal evening of
fellowship, prayer and sharing around the Word of God. If you are interested in
participating, let Dale or Joanna know ASAP. Limit 8 people per group.
THE COMMUNITY OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS
continues to grow, with a new Postulant
Candidate to be Invested on June 10th (congratulations, Mike!).
We encourage you to join us for prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours (on Wednesday evenings
at 6:45 PM and Saturday mornings after 9:30 AM Mass). You can also view pictures, read a
message from the Mother Prioress, get the answers to some common questions, get the weekly
schedule of prayer for the Office and learn more about the Community by visiting our web
site: www.olscommunity.org.
EVERY WEEK
CHILDREN'S CHURCH
Sunday mornings, during 9:30 AM Mass - All children ages
3 to 12 are welcome to join us in learning to live the Bible! We have two
classes: 3 to 6 year olds and 7 to 12 year olds. Stories and activities that make God's
Word come alive are geared to each age group. Jr. Church begins after the
Liturgy of the Word, and meets year-round.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER
Sunday mornings, after 9:30 AM Mass
- Members of our Prayer Ministry are available to pray with you immediately following 9:30
AM Mass. If you can't make it to either Sunday evening or Thursday afternoon Healing
Masses, please come forward for prayer.
Sunday evenings, 6 PM - Join with us as we pray for the sick of our parish.
Also available every week in printed format are the Prayer Basket and Parish Prayer List. The Prayer Basket is a prayer list of requests
received during the preceding week, and can be found in your Sunday bulletin insert. The Parish
Prayer List is a simple listing of prayer needs received, for those both in and
outside the Parish and is available all week; copies are found on the Usher's Table at the
back of church. Contact
Sr. Mary Joseph if you have a prayer request for
either the Prayer Basket or the Parish Prayer List, or fill out a request card (available
at the back of church) and place it in the basket.
HEALING MASSES
Sundays at 6:30 PM; Thursdays at 12 noon
- "Are there any sick among you? Call for the elders of the Church to anoint
the sick and pray over them and the prayer of faith will heal the sick." James
5:14-15 Come and experience the healing power of God, alive at Christ the
King! At our Healing Mass on Sunday evenings the prayer team anoints with holy oil; on
Thursday Father anoints with a relic of S. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer patients and
we pray the Novena to S. Peregrine for victims of cancer.
BIBLE STUDY
Wednesdays, 7:00 PM - Our Wednesday night
study The Darkness and the Dawn. This study on the tragedy and triumph of
the Cross will run through Easter Sunday.
Why did it please God that His Son was brutalized? Why does a loving God allow us to hurt
so deeply? What made Jesus' death any different from thousands who died just as He did?
Join us for the answer to these and other questions regarding the tragedy and triumph of
the Cross. Come and find new meaning in the Cross and the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus
Christ. You will learn fresh perspectives on these core events of our Faith which will
help us to see beyond the darkness in our own lives to the new light of dawn - a victory
from which we will never know defeat!
This study is held during Mass every Wednesday evening during the 7
PM Mass. For more information on this fascinating study, go to our Bible Study page.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Wednesdays, 6:00 PM - Every Wednesday
evening, before Mass, the Blessed Sacrament is enthroned upon the Altar for a quiet hour
of prayer, adoration and reflection. What does one do during a Holy Hour before the
Eucharist? When asked, someone replied, "I just sit and look at Him and He looks
at me....I tell Him how much I love Him, and He tells me how much He loves me."
Eucharistic
Miracle - We are very blessed at Christ the King to have a Eucharistic Miracle, and this blood-stained Host is enthroned on our Altar every week during Adoration. If you have ever doubted the truth of transubstantiation - the changing of the bread and wine of the Eucharist into the actual, physical Body and Blood of Christ during the Consecration of the Mass - come and see for yourself "that wondrous love that cannot falter, Jesus in the Host does dwell!" |
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CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY
Wednesdays, 6:30 PM - The Chaplet is sung
during second half of the Hour of Adoration on Wednesday evenings, in the Eucharistic
Presence. We are delighted to have in our Sanctuary a beautiful statue as well as a
painting of the Divine Mercy.
ROSARY NOVENA
Saturdays, following 9:30 AM Mass
- Join us in the most powerful prayer of the Church after the Mass itself: Our Lady's
Rosary. We include a perpetual Novena to Our Lady with our Rosary every Saturday morning. If you have a prayer need
you would like us to pray for during our Novena, go to the Novena
Prayer Request page.
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REMEMBRANCES
If you would like to remember a departed loved one, a birthday or anniversary, there are
several options for you to choose from:
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....burns continuously before
the Eucharistic Presence of Our Lord in the Tabernacle. A candle burns for one week (7
days) in memory of a loved one. |
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...offered in memory of the deceased. One Mass
said in their memory. Offering: $30 |
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Offer one Mass and the Sanctuary Candle for
one week, in memory of a loved one who has returned home to the Lord Offering: $50 |
 Altar
Flowers |
...can be donated on any given Sunday as a
thankoffering, for birthdays or anniversaries, or in memory of a loved one. Altar Flowers
are always two (2) large arrangements for the High Altar. Offering: $100 |
 Parish Mass Book |
Remember a loved one who has returned home to
the Lord with a donation of one (or more) new Parish Mass Books. A beautiful label of
commemoration inside the front cover. Offering: $30 |
 Mass Cards |
...are available from the Parish Office. This is a most appropriate way of remembering departed loved ones. |
The Sanctuary Candle
The Mass
Sanctuary Candle & MassContact the Parish
Office to make arrangements for any of these memorials. Masses are available for both
Sundays and weekdays.
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FUNDRAISERS
50/50 RAFFLE!
The last Sunday of every month the winning
ticket is drawn! Tickets are available all month after every Mass and during Coffee
Fellowship - take some to sell to your family, friends, coworkers and neighbors! See
Doreen Turk to purchase them for yourself or to take and sell elsewhere. Winner gets half
the "pot".
GOODSEARCH
Make money for the Parish without spending a dime! If
you have a computer, and use search engines to find things on the Internet, here's a great
way to earn money for the Parish! There is a new search engine, Goodsearch,
that will donate one (1) cent for every time someone uses them for Internet searches.
Powered by Yahoo!, you will get the same high quality searches you are used to - just
designate "Christ the King Parish - Tullytown PA" as
your charity (please be sure it says "Tullytown PA", as there is more than one
Christ the King Parish on the charity list). The more you use Goodsearch, the more the
Parish makes! Go to their web site - www.goodsearch.com
- and designate "Christ the King (Tullytown PA)" as yopur charity, then start
searching!
DAY TRIP TO ATLANTIC CITY: Saturday,
May 12, 2007
10:30 AM - 8:00 PM - Everyone
enjoys a good time, so we’ve come up with a great way to have fun AND help the
Parish: gather all your friends and family and come with us on a bus trip to Atlantic
City!
Cost per person is $30, however upon our arrival in Atlantic City you will receive $10 in
coin as well as a ticket to a complimentary buffet.
We need 49 people to fill a bus. Bring
your family, neighbors and friends! Please let us know you are joining in the fun by
completing the form below and returning it to the Parish office no later than Sunday,
April 29th.
We will leave the church at 10:30 AM and return to the church by 8:00 PM. Prefer not to
gamble? The casinos also offer great food and shows, or stroll along the
famous Boardwalk and bring home all kinds of delights!
KING'S KORNER GIFT SHOP
Now open after all Masses on Sundays and Wednesdays, as
well as additional hours on Fridays, from 1-3 PM. Bibles, jewelry, gifts, rosaries and
even a few one-of-a-kind antique pieces; gift certificates are also available. Proceeds
benefit the Parish. Definitely a "come and see" place to get great gifts
or something special for yourself. We just received a shipment -
come and see what's new! We also carry Holy Bears - a great gift for any occasion!
We have some on display, or you can special order any bear - delivery usually within one
week. We also have a collection of inspirational books for young and old
in our "Book Nook"!
CTK TEES AND SWEATSHIRTS!
Back by popular demand! We have tee shirts and sweatshirts with
our own Christ the King logo on the front. Order through our King's Korner Gift Shop or
see Sr. Mary Joseph. Tee shirts are $12 each; sweat shirts are $20, sizes S thru XL (XXL
and larger available at a slightly higher cost).
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HELP NEEDED?
CTK FOOD CUPBOARD
Jesus said "What you do for the least of these, you do for Me." The Christ the
King Food Cupboard supplies basic (non-perishable) staples for anyone who needs them. We
have food and supermarket gift cards (for the purchase of items such as meat, milk and
bread). We are continuously gathering food items for the Cupboard - a suggested
shopping list is found in the bulletin each week; we also need gift cards from local
markets. Bring your offerings whenever you come to church and place them on the center
island in the kitchen.
If you have a need, or know of someone who does, please see Sr. Mary Joseph. You can bring
the food to them yourself or have them come to pick it up. The Cupboard is open from 1-3
PM every Friday, and after any Mass.
Please check back often to see what is coming up in the months ahead, and then plan to
join us for one or more activities!
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To see pictures from recent Parish events, go to the Parish Pix page
To see what a Sunday High Mass is like, go to the Mass page
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