Welcome to Christ the King Parish November 24, 2019 Parish Staff Masses Fr. D. Stephen Smith, Pastor Monday thru Thursday—8:30 a.m. Maureen Nelson, Director of Religious Education Adoration on Saturday—9:00 a.m. Aviah Stillman, Director of Youth Formation Saturday—5:00 p.m. Agatha Quiambao, Assoc. Dir. of Youth Formation Sunday—8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Jeanne Felix, Director of Music Ministry Holy Rosary is prayed 30 minutes before each Mass Terri Cardamone, Bookkeeper Mary Karels, Pastoral Care & Executive Administator Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 p.m. and by appt. Bruce Davis, Custodian Weddings by appointment, please notify Pastor at least four months prior Parish Center Baptism every month - Call Parish Office Box 524 McFarland, Wisconsin Phone: 838-9797 Email: [email protected] New Family Registrations - Call Parish Office or print Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday form from parish website through Thursday - Office closed on Friday Bulletin articles: Due by 8:00 a.m. Monday Parish Website: www.myparish.com @Christ the King ctk.mcfarland.youth Youth Website: https://ctkyouthministry.weebly.com/ @CTK Youth Ministry -2- Christ the King Parish Maureen Nelson Grades 4K-5 Little Drummer Project Once again the Christ the King St. Vin- Ext. 107, [email protected] Aviah Stillman Grades 6-12 cent de Paul Conference sponsors the Lit- Ext. 105, [email protected] tle Drummer Project. This project pro- vides Christmas gifts to children from There will be no RE classes on Wednesday, November families who cannot afford them. 27th. Happy Thanksgiving! Through the generosity of parish members, we donated Second Graders & Parents Sacrament Class 250 gifts last year. On Wednesday, December 4, from 6:00-7:15 p.m., Please stop in the parish hall after Mass on the week- parents/guardians of 2nd graders will attend the third ends of November 23/24, Nov. 30/Dec. 1 and December Reconciliation Sacrament Class with their children in 7/8 to pick up a gift tag to attach to your donation. This the Parish Hall. Our group will meet with Father Steve is an opportunity to involve your kids in a great giving from 6:00-6:20 to review the process of Reconciliation project. The gifts need not be wrapped. A quick and and Confession that will be taking place when they easy gift might be a gift card purchased through the par- receive their Sacrament of Reconciliation. We will ish Scrip program that provides a double benefit. All continue with our class by going through our remain- gifts must be returned to Christ the King by December ing chapters in our Reconciliation book. Please arrive 10. There will be a table in the parish hall for gifts. on time so that you can guide your child through the Thanks again for your generosity! preparation process to come closer to Jesus. Confirmation Students The next Theology of the Body class will be on Sun- The Giving Tree day, December 8 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Our church community will again Middle School RE participate in The Giving Tree Project The next Middle School RE class will be on Wednes- through the McFarland Food Pantry. day, December 11 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. You may pick up gift tags in the par- Middle School Catechist and Parent Meetings ish hall starting the weekend of No- Are you interested in deepening your understanding of vember 23/24 through December 15 the Catholic Faith or want a refresher on the topics after Mass. covered in Middle School RE? Then we invite you to Scrip gift cards will be at the Scrip table and holi- attend our Middle School Catechist and Parent Meet- day cards may be taken at the tag table. Take a recipi- ings! Our next meeting is Wednesday, December 4 at ent name tag and holiday card, shop at the Scrip table 6:30 p.m. For questions, contact Aviah Stillman. and complete your Giving Tree Christmas shopping. You may also purchase Scrip in the parish office dur- Teens On Fire – December 6 ing office hours. Please return wrapped gifts to Christ Our next Teens On Fire event will be Friday, Decem- the King by noon on Sunday, December 15. ber 6 at 7pm! We’ll meet for some games and socializ- Thank you in advance for your continued support of ing, and then head downtown at 8:15 p.m. to spend an this program that provides a happier Christmas season hour with our Lord in Adoration with praise and wor- for the less fortunate. Call Lynne Toseff (221-4520) if ship at St. Paul’s! We will return to Christ the King at you have any questions. 10:30 p.m. Feel free to show up for the first hour, or join us at 8:15 p.m for Adoration! Please RSVP for this event by emailing Aviah Stillman. Advent Prayer Partners: Rosary Sale A special thank you to the Prayer Partners we currently Mary's Rosary have signed up who are offering to pray for our stu- Assemblers dents in Religious Education classes-we are praying will host a Ro- for you, too! If you know of someone who is also in- sary Sale on Sunday December 2 and 8/9 terested, there’s still plenty of options to choose from. after all the Masses. All Rosaries are made A prayer partner’s only obligation is to pray for the by Mary's Rosary Assemblers to support class/grade they’ve requested. You will never be asked our Parish’s Mission Rosary Initiative in to attend a RE class or special function. For further India, Haiti, Tanzania and the Diocese of Madison. information, contact Maureen “Moe” Nelson. Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Of the Universe—November 24, 2019 -3- For the Week of November 25 Monday 8:30 a.m. Novena of Masses for the Dead Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Novena of Masses for the Dead Wednesday 8:30 a.m. † Lois Kreft Thursday 8:30 a.m. Novena of Masses for Mothers Saturday 5:00 p.m. Novena of Masses for the Dead Sunday 8:30 a.m. † Eugene Holzmann 10:30 a.m. Members of the Parish Rosary prayed 30 minutes before every Mass. Gospel Meditation © LPi November 24, 2019 Readings for the week of November 24, 2019 © LPi “The rulers sneered … the soldiers jeered … one of the Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 [cf. 1]/Col criminals hanging there reviled Jesus.” Is this the King 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43 of the Jews, the King of the Universe? If it is so, per- Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 haps his kingdom is not at all what we would expect! [52b]/Lk 21:1-4 In his letter to the laity, St. John Paul II spoke about Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45/Dn 3:57, 58, 59, 60, 61 [59b]/Lk how Christians share in the kingly mission of Christ. 21:5-11 First, “they exercise their kingship as Christians, above Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/Dn 3:62, all in the spiritual combat in which they seek to over- 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 [59b]/Lk 21:12-19 come in themselves the kingdom of sin.” In other Thursday: Dn 6:12-28/Dn 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 words, before we give any thought to transforming so- [59b]/Lk 21:20-28 ciety, we must first allow God to transform us. Friday: Dn 7:2-14/Dn 3:75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81/Lk Through daily prayer, regular self-examination, and 21:29-33 frequent confession, we can recognize our faults more Saturday: Rom 10:9-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10 or Jn readily and choose love instead! 6:63]/Mt 4:18-22 Second, St. John Paul II writes that the laity “make[s] Next Sunday: Is 2:1-5/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 a gift of themselves so as to serve, in justice and in [1]/Rom 13:11-14/Mt 24:37-44 charity, Jesus who is himself present in all his brothers and sisters, above all in the very least.” Christ’s king- © LPi Scripture Questions of the Week ship, and our own participation in it, requires us to First Reading look beyond the privileged of society. It goes beyond Today’s reading records how God orchestrated Da- networking and struggles of power. It goes with Jesus vid’s anointing as king of Israel, a central figure in Je- to the Cross! sus’ ancestry. What does this teach us about God’s di- vine providence? Still, the kingship of Christ ought to effect society. “The lay faithful are called to restore to creation all its Second Reading original value … ordering creation to the authentic In today’s reading from Colossians, Paul preserves for well-being of humanity.” Jesus does this in a radical us one of the earliest Christological hymns (Col 1:15- way through his death and resurrection. We, too, are 20). How do you see this hymn affirming Jesus’ identi- invited to bring new life to the world around us. This ty as our Lord and King? means holding the world and everything in it as sacred. Gospel Reading It means advocating for civil policies that respect life For Luke, those who mocked Jesus on the cross failed and paying special care to the vulnerable and margin- to see how his suffering and death were central to his alized in every stage of life.