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Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church Mission Statement 6341 LAKE OCONEE PKWY. Pastor: G , G 30642 United in Christ, REENSBORO EORGIA Rev. Roberto Herrera P : 706-453-7292 HONE All for the Glory of God [email protected] FAX: 706-453-7095 Unidos en Cristo, WWW.COKAS.ORG Todo para la Gloria de Dios Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 9:00 am Spanish Mass 11:45 am Daily Mass Schedule No Monday Mass Tuesday 9:00am No Wednesday Mass Thursday 9:00am Friday 9:00am Parish Office Mon. - Thurs. 9 am -2 pm Summer Hours Business Manager John Steadman [email protected] Accountant Millie Browning [email protected] Director of Faith Formation Bev Fox [email protected] Communications Coordinator Gina Murphy [email protected] Pastoral Administration Lily Vaughn [email protected] Maintenance Clarence Drinkwine [email protected] Confessions Eucharistic Adoration SVDP Hotline Rosary Saturday - 4:00 - 4:45pm 1st Friday 9 am – 6 pm 706-453-4744 Before Mass 8:40am call for appointment July 9, 2017 “There's a demon that targets the family” here's a demon that specializes in attacking the family, said exorcist César Truqui, a priest who participated T in a course on exorcism held in Rome two years ago. Fr. Truqui warned that everything that is harming the family, including divorce, pleases the devil. Speaking to the Italian weekly Tempi in 2015, the priest said that there is “a demon who specializes in the attack on the family, also cited in the story of Tobias, called 'Asmodeus.'” In the Old Testament book, the demon is known to have killed seven of Sarah's husbands and was chained in the desert by Saint Rafael. The demon “is present” in many exorcisms, Fr. Truqui said. The priest recalled encounter- ing the demon “in exorcisms by Father Gabriele Amorth and Father Francisco Bamonte, whom I assisted.” The 90 -year-old Fr. Amorth is a renowned exorcist in Rome who has performed an estimated 70,000 exorcisms over the course of 29 years. Carrying out an exorcism can require multiple sessions and each time the rite is administered it is counted as one instance. “I remember a young couple, very united, who wanted to get married, however, the woman had to undergo an ex- orcism to be set free,” Fr. Truqi said. During the exorcism “the demon was furious and threatened Fr. Amorth in order to prevent the marriage, otherwise he would kill the young woman. Obviously, it was a threat from the Liar which in fact did not happen.” In that regard, the priest added that the devil also seeks to attack the family through ideologies and lifestyles, as well as individualistic thinking and the spread of divorce… “They think 'if I don't like my husband anymore, I would be better off divorcing' but they forget about the consequences to the children and society,” he said. “This mentality that works against the family pleases the devil – he knows that a man who is alone without any points of reference is manipulable and unstable.” In 2014, Pope Francis gave an address to the Charismatic Renewal, in which he pointed out that the devil seeks to destroy families because that is where Jesus grows, in the midst of the love of the spouses and in the lives of their children… “He grows in the love of the spouses, he grows in the lives of the children. And that's why the enemy attacks the family so much. The devil does not love the family. He seeks to destroy it, he wants to eliminate love there,” he warned at Rome's Olympic stadium before 52,000 people. On that day Francis reminded that “families are these domestic churches. The spouses are sinners, like everyone, but they want to progress in the faith, in their fruitfulness, in the children and their children's faith.” And so he asked the Lord to “bless the family, make it strong, in this crisis in which the devil wants to destroy it.” [Rome, Italy -CNA/EWTN News -] MASS INTENTIONS JULY - WEEKDAY COMMUNION SERVICE Saturday, July 8 Father will be on vacation July 3 - July 31. 5pm Dennis and Mary Urban - During this time, 9AM Communion Service will be in 45th Wedding Anniversary place of normal weekday Mass (all Tuesdays, Sunday, July 9 Thursdays and Fridays during July). 9am Tom Fricano † 11:45am Sheila McLaughlin † Monday, July 10 No Mass Tuesday, July 11 9am Communion Service Wednesday, July 12 Father John Adamski is visiting our parish on the No Mass weekends of July 8/9, 15/16, 22/23, and 29/30 to Thursday, July 13 hear confessions and to celebrate all Masses with us. 9am Communion Service Friday, July 14 9am Communion Service Mass Intention Schedule Saturday, July 15 If there are specific dates that you 5pm Audrey Elm † would like to have a mass offered Sunday, July 16 for loved ones or friends, please 9am David Murphy † come by the office to schedule. 11:45am People of the Parish We have the Record Book for 2018 ready, so please don’t wait until the last minute to schedule PRAYER REQUESTS your masses. We want to make sure you get the dates you want. **We still have a few weekend Military Personnel Vicky Abbott Masses left in December, 2017, as well as some Tarah Thompson Sonya Stephenson weekday Masses left in 2017. Steve Piller Barbara Smith Nicholas Piller Pete Ward Rod Piller Sue Garrett Barbara Koch Fabiola Whisenhunt Please join us in Prayer—If you Deborah Stritt Glenda Mauna would like to join our Prayer Chain in Linda Chelana Christopher Stephenson daily prayer, for those in need or if you Harriet Thompson have a special prayer request, please contact Kim Buoy at 706-347-1630 or For those in critical need of daily prayers. [email protected] with Note: Names will stay on the Prayer list for 6 weeks and then requests. they will be removed. Call 706-453-7292 x 4 or email [email protected] with updates. Flowers adorning the Altar have been donated by Dennis and Mary Urban In celebration of their Children’s Liturgy of the 45th wedding anniversary. Word is celebrated at the 9:00 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Masses for children Flowers adorning the Pre-K through 3rd grade. Blessed Virgin Mary have been donated by NO SIGN-UP REQUIRED Jim Collins for Mary’s intercession for the cure of Breast Cancer. LOOKING AHEAD STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE July 9th Donuts After 9am Mass Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. In the Social Hall 15th Confessions 4:00-4:45pm Offertory In the Sanctuary INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO 16th Guadalupe Food Sales 12:30pm HOLIDAY PRINTING SCHEDULE. In the Pavilion July second collections: 7/2/17—Peter’s Pence 7/9/17—Archdiocese Military Services 7/16/17—St. Vincent de Paul Parish Please join us for coffee and donuts 7/30/17—Mission Cooperative in the Social Hall following the 9am Mass Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Go to: www.cokas.org. Call or email Millie Browning with GUADALUPE FOOD SALES any questions 706-453-7292, ext. 9, [email protected] Join us for the Thank You For Your Support! Guadalupe Food Sales We are so grateful for all of your support and dedication Sunday, July 16th at 12:30pm to the work we are doing for our parish and in the com- in the Pavilion munity. If you haven’t signed up for Online Giving yet, now is a great time to set up your weekly offertory gift! Online Giving Doesn’t Take Vacations This summer, if you can’t make it to church due to travel or other commitments, we encourage you to automate your regular donations. COKAS relies on the consistent financial support of the congregation and online giving offers an easy way to give on a recurring basis. Simply visit www.cokas.org and click on the link that looks like this... SWTEWARDSHIPHAT IS AN “A OFCTIVE TREASURE CATHOLIC ”? Thank you for your continued support! For Parish verification for sponsor forms, Baptisms, and Marriages, a person must be registered and ac- tive in the parish. The Archdiocese of Atlanta defines “active parishioners” as those registered and wor- shipping members who contribute of their time, tal- ent, and financial resources to support the Parish by the following: Regular attendance at liturgy, con- The office is open Monday sistent financial support through envelopes or online through Thursday from 9 –2. giving, and volunteer involvement within the parish. We are closed on Fridays. Volunteer involvement within the parish does not include attendance at events, but requires active membership and participation in one of more of our many ministries. Bev Fox, DRE [email protected] FAITH FORMATION Kasey Lansford, [email protected] More news? Check the website: www.cokas.org Summer has arrived, the kids are out of school, and the vacation season is about to begin. Consider experiencing your Catholic faith in a unique way while on vacation this summer with your family -- attend Mass at a different church, visit a holy site, view religious art in a museum or cathedral, or visit a historic monastery. masstimes.org is a comprehensive website for researching Mass times at Catholic churches in cities all over the world. catholicplaces.org - provides information for Cathedrals, Basilicas, Shrines, and Holy Sites in the United States, organized by state. If you are staying in the Atlanta area this summer, there are several interesting Catholic places to visit that are all very close to home: Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers has a Heritage Center, large bookstore, cafeteria, and beautiful gardens.