All parishioners are invited to bring their candles to the atrium for a special blessing on Thursday, February 2nd at 6pm. Fr. Rex will bless the candles and then everyone is invited to stay for a light dinner at 6:30. Please let us know if you'll be joining us for dinner so we can order enough food.
If you are currently serving in a liturgical ministry or if you are interested in joining one and beginning to serve as a Sacristan, Lector, Communion Minister, Usher or Greeter, please attend our Liturgical Minister Training! We'll meet at 10am on Saturday, January 28 for a continental breakfast in the atrium, followed by breakout sessions for each ministry. We will wrap up by noon. Register here.
During the Lenten season Christ the King offers additional times for Eucharistic Adoration, which is simply the worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. These additional times are:
We need many Scheduled Guardians to keep watch over the Blessed Sacrament during these times. To make this duty more manageable, we've broken it into 30-minute time increments, though many people chose to volunteer for an hour so that they may also reflect and spend time with Jesus themselves.
Christ the King's Marriage Prep Weekend Retreat, set for March 3-5, is a great opportunity to focus on the issues that will most likely have a major impact on your lifetime relationship with each other. Our marriage prep coordinators are ready to help couples discern and develop the skills necessary to grow in communication and intimacy and make their sacramental union a healthier and more fulfilling relationship for the long term. The retreat is from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon and is usually offered at least twice a year. Attendance is limited and space fills quickly.
The Knights of Columbus Annual Gala is back! Join us on Saturday, March 25 at Quail Creek Golf & Country Club for a fun evening of dinner and dancing with live music from Papa Nooch. Raffles, door prizes and wine pull. Proceeds from the Gala support the Jim Weinmann Bridge Scholarship, which provides scholarships to CK School alumni or CK parishioners who are attending Bishop McGuinness High School or Mount St. Mary High School.