AMENDED GUIDELINES FOR BURIAL MASS AND WEDDINGS IN CHRIST THE KING CHURCH 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FUNERALS YEAR B 1. Requiem Mass will be strictly one and half hour duration. ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. Total duration of tributes read in church should not exceed 20 minutes (total number of tributes read to be (, ) discussed with officiating priest). Weekly Bulletin Year 26, No. 19 SUNDAY, 1ST AUGUST, 2021 3. Seating will be 3:2 Details of WYD Portugal 2023 Christ The King | P.O.Box CT 2110 Cantonments-Accra, Ghana 4. Maximum seats in chapel 300. Option of hiring Parish CAREERParish Youth Council FAIR It's a pilgrimage to Portugal for the World Youth Day Celebration Tel. 233-302-775645 www.christthekingaccra.net Email: [email protected] hall for live streaming if additional capacity desired. CTK School +233-302785200 5. Main Chapel doors will be cordoned off when the seating The PYC invites all youth (undergraduates, graduates, under the theme: Æ Mary arose and went in haste. OFFICE HOURS MASS SCHEDULE HOLY HOUR & MASS capacity of 300 is reached. and workers), to a career fair dubbed “What Next after 6. Death Certificate to be authenticated by medical authority (Lk 1:39) Weekdays SUNDAYS Thursday preceding the 1st Friday Tertiary Education?”. Æ 7. Food packs to be distributed on exiting the chapel/hall For the Accra Archdiocese, it 8:00am-5.00pm 6:30am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 6:00pm & 1st Friday @ 6.00pm Youth Mass : 8.30am after requiem Mass. also includes a spiritual and social journey to some The fair will bring together employers, experienced countries in Europe (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal) Saturdays 8. Filing past should be done under supervision of ushers CONFESSION professionals and entrepreneurs. Participants will get the 8:00am-12:00pm WEEKDAY SCHEDULE Saturdays : After Morning Mass & Daily: 6.30am & 12:15pm; maintaining strict social distancing. Pre-WYD tour (Optional) 5.00pm (Adoration Chapel) 9. Coffin together with any wreaths to be cordoned off. opportunity to have a one-on-one interaction with them on Sundays Tues: 6.30am | 12:15pm | 6.30pm diverse issues including job market requirements, tips on Euro tour (France, Spain, Italy, Portugal): visiting selected 10. Family to submit list of invitees to office staff. sites 8:00am-2.00pm how to identify business opportunities, and how to start WEDDINGS and run a business. WYD Celebration PASTORAL STAFF 1. Group photographs with officiating priests to be taken in Days in the Diocese: stay with a family, participate in Rev. Fr. Ebenezer Akesseh - Parish Priest (024 472 7276) church after wedding ceremony. Date: Saturday 14th August 2021 cultural and social activities Rev. Fr. Raphael Hessah - Parochial Vicar (024 224 4219) Rev. Fr. Wisdom Dordunu - Priest in Residence 2. Group photographs with family and friends to be taken Time: 8:30am to 3:00pm Main Events: Opening Ceremony, Welcome mass with the outdoors after wedding ceremony. Venue: New Youth Room (Bookshop Building) Pope, Stations of the Cross, Youth Festival, Confessions, all 3. Mandatory wearing of face masks on church premises by Rate: Free night vigil and mass with the Pope. 26TH PRIESTLY ANNIVERSARY all except the bride and groom. Deadline for registration: Sunday, 25th July 2021. 4. Food packs to be distributed on exiting the chapel/hall ADVANTAGES OF GOING ON THE CELEBRATION Interested persons should put down their names at the PILGRIMAGE after wedding. See the universality of the Catholic Church Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Nartey will celebrate his 26th registration desk or call/WhatsApp: Be refreshed and challenged to live out your faith as a Priestly Ordination Anniversary on Sunday, 8th Sofo (PYC Organizer) .....0268747844 Catholic youth Joshua Adoboe(PYC Assist. Org)...0549584879 Experience Catechesis and confessions from priests and August 2021 at Christ the King Catholic Church, Zenifar Bernard (Career Fair Committee head) bishops of other nationalities Accra, at 8:30am. Rev. Fr. Nartey is the 2nd priest to ….0260510437 for more details. Make friends and connect with other Catholic youth from come out of our Parish. Let us continue to pray the Accra Archdiocese and the wider Catholic world LAND FOR SALE Become a member of a Catholic family in another part of God’s guidance and blessings in his ministry. A registered plot of land, fenced around Adjen Kotoku the world through the days in diocese programme for sale. Contact the owner on Experience the culture of Portugal 0503266174/0203612167/0246360003. See other European countries such as Spain, France, Kindly call 0544020811 if you can help Portugal and Italy (for WYD and tour) NOTICE: Dear Parishioners, in observance of the public holiday the Parish Office will be closed on JOB WANTED REQUIREMENTS AND PREPARATION Wednesday, 4th August 2021. A parishioner with an HND in Purchasing & Supply Register by contacting: with four (4) years working experience is looking for a 0208930067/0262326483/02070553827 or contact your job. Kindly call 0544020811 if you can help JESUS’ MINISTRY OF Parish Priest or Parish Youth Council LIBERATION : A Details on Requirements will be published later or AUDIO-VISUAL PROJECT COMPANION AFTER THE 027 426 2611contact for further details. Donations to the audio-visual upgrade YEAR OF MERCY, a book TUESDAY TEACHING written by Rev. Fr. Aaron Land at Dodowa Sota Do you want to analyse project should be made through Agbeshie Agorsor, offers TOPIC FOR NEXT SESSION (Same area as Professor your soil? 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Aaron A. reputable company to work as an Administrative is one of the greatest above channels or visit the front desk of the Agorsor will be at Christ 3RD AUGUST 2021 | 6:30PM opportunities of witnessing to Officer on a full time basis. Apply with CV and letter Parish ofce. In using any of the channels the King next Sunday, 8th CHRIST THE KING CHURCH God’s love. to [email protected] by August 15, 2021. above, Kindly reference online payments with August 2021 to talk about Audio-Visual Upgrade Project the book. THE FAMILY MARRIAGE COUNSELLING 18TH SUNDAY REGISTRATION LEGION OF MARY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR B CONNECTION Registration for Marriage Counselling (August - December) CENTENARY CELEBRATION First Reading: When the people of Israel suffered hunger In today’s Gospel, the crowd asks Jesus for a sign so that they is opened. Interested couples should pick forms from the and hardship during their journey to the Promised Land, can believe that he has come from God. This is a curious Parish Office. The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolic association of God heard their plea and fed them with manna - food from request, because Jesus has just fed more than 5000 people Counselling begins on 15th August 2021 Catholics who, sanctioned by the Church and under the with just five barley loaves and two fish. How quickly they heaven. (Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15) seem to have forgotten the wonderful thing that Jesus has MARRIAGE BANNS powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate, serve the done for them. Or, maybe they never recognized the miracle Daniel Nunoo & Harriet Kanlisi (3) Church and their neighbour on a voluntary basis in RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Ps. 78) in the first place. Sometimes we don’t recognize the wonderful Afedovi Kokou Theodore & Bossou Kossiwa Vivian(1) almost every country. Join us to celebrate with joy and “The Lord gave them bread from heaven.” things that God has done for us. And, sometimes, we simply thanksgiving, a century of bringing Mary to the world forget and ask for further evidence of his love and care. We SECOND COLLECTIONS as the sure way of winning the world to Jesus. The What we have heard and know, pray that God will remove our blindness so that we can programme outline is as follows: receive with thanks and praise all the wonderful things that and what our fathers have declared to us, August 01 Thanksgiving God accomplishes in our lives. We will declare to the generation to come 08 Men vs Women 14th August 2021 the glorious deeds of the LORD and his strength and the wonders that he wrought. Res. Together as a family, name the wonderful gifts that God has GET YOUR REGISTRATION CODE Pilgrimage to Shai Hills given you and some of the remarkable deeds that God has If you still have not had your code for registration for Mass at accomplished in our world. Observe that it is important to CTK, send your “Name and Phone number” via sms/whatsapp to He commanded the skies above 15th August 2021 | 2:00pm - 5.30pm stop to count our blessings because we can easily miss 0264888513. Please note that this code does not make you a Prayers, Talk, Benediction at the and opened the doors of heaven; recognizing all of the wonderful things that God does for us. registered Parishioner (member) of Christ the King Church. Our Lady of Fatima Grotto, CTK he rained manna upon them for food Read together today’s Gospel, John 6:24–35. Ask: Why are the HOW TO GET REGISTERED AS A PARISHIONER? and gave them heavenly bread. Res. people seeking out Jesus? (because he has fed them) What do If you are not sure whether you have registered or not, you can 27th August 2021 | 10:00pm - 5.00am they want from Jesus? (a sign that he has come from God) check at the Parish Office or send your details to 0264888513 via Legionaries will join Confraternity for an Man ate the bread of angels, What does Jesus tell them? (He says that he will give them whatsapp. If you are not registered you can pick a registration form all night. food he sent them in abundance. something greater and more important than the bread that fed their physical hungers; he will give them bread that will for free at the Parish Office or request for a soft copy via And he brought them to his holy land, Whatsapp with the same number provided. 7th September 2021 to the mountains his right hand had won. Res. give them eternal life.) Recall that we have this gift from Jesus in the Eucharist. SATURDAY CATECHISM All legionaries should attend Mass Second Reading: Christians have undergone spiritual (1ST HOLY COMMUNION) Pray together, thanking God for all that he has given to us, 10th - 12th September 2021 transformation through Christ and, therefore, we should Parents who would prefer Saturday afternoon for Catechism especially for the gift of eternal life and the Eucharist. Pray classes for their children should register at the Parish Office Climax at Buoho, Kumasi no longer be satisfied with material things. together the Magnificat. (Ephesians 4:17, 20-24) 10th October 2021 THE CREDIT UNION CORNER SERVERS WEEK CELEBRATION (Christ Pilgrimage to Shai Hills Gospel: The manna that God gave to His people in the The 2020 Annual General Meeting(AGM) of the Accra the King KNOLTA) desert foreshadowed the true Bread that was to come – Christ the King Co-operative Credit Union was successfully 1st August 2021 APPRECIATION Jesus in the Most Holy Eucharist. (John 6:24-35 ) held last Sunday, 25th July, 2021. Launching at all Masses The Parish Priest of Christ the King, and the Planning Committee of the SVD Priestly Ordination express their As part of the meeting, the following Officers were elected 3rd August 2021 | 6.00pm profound gratitude to the entire Parish Community and all WEEKDAY READINGS & MEMORIALS to steer the affairs of the Credit Union for the next four who supported in diverse ways towards the success of the 18TH WEEK IN ORD. TIME, YEAR B years. Talk (Tuesday Teaching) event. God richly bless you all. Board of Directors Monday Ss. Eusebius of Vercelli and 6th August 2021 | 5:00pm Chairman- Bernard Yaw Atta-Sonno FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Peter Julian Eymard Vice- Chairman- Michael Owusu Movie Night Nm 11:4b-15/Ps 81/Mt 14:13-21 Secretary- Martin Tandoh The burial arrangements of the late Lt. Gen. Emmanuel A. Tuesday St. Waltheof Asst. Secretary- Mercy M. Musah 7th August 2021 Erskine are as follows: Pre-Burial Service: Friday, August 6th, 2021, 6:30am at the Nm 12:1-13/Ps 51/Mt 14:22-36 or Treasurer - Charles Owusu Climax at Mary Mother of Good Counsel Church Mt 15:1-2. 10-14 Asst. Treasurer- Doreen Kpessa Forecourt of the State House. Wednesday St. John Mary Vianney Executive Member- Hippolaitus Eguagoo Burial Service: Friday, August 6th, 2021 from 9:00am – 11:00am 8th August 2021| 8.30am at the Forecourt of the State House. STRICTLY BY Nm 13:1-2. 25-14:1. 26a-29a. 34-35/Ps 106/ Thanksgiving INVITATION Mt 15:21-28 Supervisory Committee Interment: Private burial at the Military cemetery, Burma Camp. Thursday Ded. of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major Chairman- Stephen Akyurro Secretary- Imelda Cudjoe AN EVENING SERVICE OF SONGS, TRIBUTE Thanksgiving Service : Sunday 8th August 2021, 9.00am at St. in Rome George’s Anglican Church, Burma Camp Nm 20:1-13/Ps 95/ Mt 16:13-23 Member - William Ayittey AND INTERCESSORY PRAYERS Christ the King Choirs invite you to an Evening Service of Friday TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD The death is reported of Grandma Felicita Kouro (Aged Dn 7:9-10. 13-14 /Ps 97/Mk 9:2-10 Loans Committee Songs, Tribute and Intercessory Prayers in honour of the Chairperson - Dr. Mrs.Georgina Avogo 102yrs), mother of Philip Kouro, a parishioner. Funeral Saturday St. Sixtus II & co and Cajetan late Lt. Gen. Emmanuel A. Erskine arrangements are as follows: Dt 6:4-13/Ps 18/Mt 17:14-20 Secretary- Genevieve Ankrah (MSG, DSO, reds, psc.) Member- Cecilia Kulekey 6th - 7th August 2021- Burial and funeral rites at Nandom- Date: Wednesday, 4th August, 2021 "Credit Union; Happy Family"" Tuopare, Upper West Region. NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS Venue: Christ the King Parish, Cantonments 8th August 2021- Thanksgiving Mass at Assumption of Mary 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR B Accra Christ the King Credit Union; it's all about the Member" Time: 6.00pm Catholic Church, Nandom Tuopare. 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Ps 34/Eph 4:30-5:2/Jn 6:41-51