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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As many of you may already be aware, I have decided to take advantage of the opportunity offered to priests by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and take a sabbatical starting early May. During this time away, I will be engaged in studying bioethics and communications as well as renewing my calling to the priesthood. My hope is to recharge and deepen in my own intellectual and spiritual journeys.
We are very blessed to have Fr. Paddy Tuffy from the Diocese of Killala in Ireland at the parish during my absence. Fr. Tuffy comes very highly recommended, having served at St. Mel’s in Woodland Hills when the then pastor, Msgr. Padraic Loftus went on his own sabbactical. Please warmly welcome Fr. Tuffy when he arrives in the parish next week.
I hope to find you all well when I return in September. Please keep me in your prayers as I keep you in mine.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Antonio
Dear Parishioners,
Alleluia! He is Risen! The resurrection of Jesus is the basis for our faith. To celebrate Easter means to be alive in Jesus Christ our Risen Lord. The glorious mystery of the resurrection of Jesus is a great gift that God gives to us.
Next Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday. In preparation, our parish is offering a Divine Mercy Novena which began on Good Friday and continues through Saturday, March 29th (the Novena continues with the schedule below). Please join us on Sunday, March 30 for the Feast of Divine Mercy. There will be a reception in the Parish Hall after the 8:30am, 10:30am and 12:30pm Masses.
Happy Easter!
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Antonio, Pastor
“I give thanks to the Divine Providence that I have been enabled to contribute personally to the fulfilment of Christ’s Will, through the Institution of the Feast of Divine Mercy. I pray unceasingly that God will have Mercy on us and on the whole world.”
Pope John Paul II ( 7/6/97 )
Shrine of Divine Mercy, Cracow, Poland.
Divine Mercy Novena as follows:
starts on 3/21 and ends on 3/29.
Easter Monday
3/24 - 7:10 AM
before 7:30 AM Daily Mass
Easter Tuesday
3/25 - 7:10 AM
before 7:30 AM Daily Mass
Easter Wednesday
3/26 - 7:10 AM
before 7:30 AM Daily Mass
Easter Thursday
3/27 - 7:10 AM
before 7:30 Daily Mass
Easter Friday
3/28 - 7:10 AM
before 7:30 Daily Mass
Easter Saturday
3/29 - 5:10 PM
before 5:30 Vigil Mass
Divine Mercy Sunday celebration during 8:30, 10:30 and 12:30 Masses, the Pilgrim Image to be exposed in the Hall, stamps and chaplet and novena leaflets to be distributed.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As I’ve mentioned after Mass, our church gives us many opportunities to renew ourselves spiritually during this Lenten Season. I want to take this opportunity to remind you that we celebrate mass every morning at 7:30. If it fits your schedule, we hope you can find time to attend at least one weekday mass during Lent.
We also offer the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 7:00-9:00pm every Tuesday, and a bilingual Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm every Friday. Prior to the Stations of the Cross, at 6:00PM, we offer complimentary soup and bread in the auditorium.
Most importantly, I’d like you to mark Monday, March 10 in your calendar. We will have penance service at 7:00PM, and it is a privilege for us to have 10 priests to hear confession. Please mark this date in your calendars. Again, I wish you a very good Lenten season, and may God Bless You.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Antonio, Pastor
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
Lent is arriving earlier this year and we should take a moment to reflect and grow spiritually in our relationship with God and one another. The Soup Kitchen will take place on Fridays, beginning February 8th, in the hall at 6:00pm with the Stations of the Cross following at 7:00pm. As a reminder, the Speaker Series continues on Sunday, February 10th at 7:00pm with Fr. Thomas Rausch, a professor at Loyola Marymount University. I highly encourage you to attend this talk about what it means to be a Catholic today.
I would also like to thank you for your generosity and support for the Together in Mission fund. Presently, the total pledges equal $24,564.00 which is $ $16,167.00 short of our $40,731.00 goal. Please help us to reach our goal. Your benevolence will be greatly appreciated by the parishes in need.
This year, the Finance Council and I discussed implementing an automated offertory program as another option for parishioners to make their donations. To aid in our analysis, we would like your input. Please fill out a survey by clicking here. I thank you in advance for your input.
God Bless,
Fr. Antonio, Pastor
Dear Parishioners:
The Gospel says that welcome was characteristic of Jesus’ manner of relating to others, “he welcomes the crowds, teaches them about the Kingdom of God and heals those who are sick (Luke9:11). Bishop Oscar Solis mentioned in his recent talk on Cultural Integration that, “Christ is made present in welcome, assuring his disciples, ‘he who welcomes you welcomes me and the one who sent me’ (Mt 10:40).”
The Ministry of Hospitality involves being the presence and face of Christ to all people who enter our Church. This is a wonderful and important ministry in which we invite you to be a part of. Your participation is vital to the enhancement of our church so please contact Robert Martinez, our Parish Ministry Coordinator, at the office, for more information.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Antonio
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I would like to thank the parishioners, faculty and students of Christ the King School, the Parish office, and the Men’s Club for their contributions to the annual holiday food drive.
On Saturday, November 17th, turkeys and grocery bags of food were distributed to 110 less-fortunate families of our community including families of cancer patients.
The generosity of our parishioners and school was again demonstrated by the donations to the second collection which helped to fund this outreach and through the collection of dry goods by our schools students.
One should note the time and efforts of both the upper grades of the school in general, and the eighth grade class in particular. Both Miss Severin and Mrs. Ruth Anderson were instrumental in the participation of the School. The upper grades decorated shopping bags with festive art to hold the food given to the less fortunate. In addition, a dozen of the eighth graders personally helped to organize and distribute the food to the recipients. The members of the parish Men’s Club gave of their time to organize and coordinate the food drive.
This community outreach exemplifies the best of Christian stewardship, with the Parish and School coming together to share of their blessings with others in our community at Thanksgiving time.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Antonio
Pastor’s Corner: Thanksgiving and Feast of Christ the King
Thursday November 22nd 2007
Filed Under PastorDear Parishioners,I wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. Please join us for Mass at 10am on Thursday, November 22. For those that are traveling to be with loved ones, I wish you a safe journey.
Christ is our King. We are proud to belong to a parish which reflects his love to the world and which bears his name. This parish is a community united in our love of God and it is in that love that we come together to respect and love one another. On our patron feast day, let us recommit ourselves to the King of Love and rejoice in him.
As you know, our current heater failed last spring after over 60 years of use in the church. The Finance Council met on November 15th to review the results from our Car Raffle fundraiser and to discuss proposals we have received from different companies in order to make a selection on the best heater to purchase. The Finance Council is working diligently with our Business Manager, Mary Anne Reyes to install a heater that will meet the needs of the parish and will most efficiently heat the church during the colder, winter months.
Next week marks the beginning of Advent. The word “Advent” means coming. During this season of Advent we remember Jesus’ first coming in time, we anticipate Christ’s coming at the end of time, and we pray with hopeful expectation for our lives right now: “Come, Lord Jesus!”
We have many events planned for the Seasons of Advent and Christmas which are listed in the schedule to the right to which we invite everyone to participate in. As you journey through the season of Advent, reach out to invite those that have been away from regular participation in Sunday Mass back into our community.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Antonio, Pastor
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I look forward to seeing many of you on Saturday for our annual Autumn Eve Dinner, Dance and Auction fundraiser. As it is every year, it is sure to be a wonderful evening for our parish to come together as a community. Also this weekend, our Parish Mission starts with Fr. Tom Cusack preaching at all the Masses on the topics of The Mystery of the Cross and Human Suffering this weekend and on Death and Resurrection next weekend.
Monday, November 12th is Veteran’s Day so please note that the Parish Office will be closed. That evening, we are honored to have Fr. Richard Benson come to speak at our parish on the topic of “The Catholic in the Public Square: Social Justice and Conscience.” The talk starts at 7:30pm on Monday and hospitality will be offered in the patio between the church and the rectory starting at 7pm.
The weekend of November 24th and 25th is our parish feast. We will be celebrating the Feast of Christ the King starting on Saturday, November 24, 2007 with a wonderful concert after the 5:30 Mass featuring the Harmonies Girls Choir, led by Antonio Espinal ,who is the Spanish music director at Our Lady of Angel Cathedral.
This weekend we will have a second collection to support our Thanksgiving Food Baskets. Christ the King’s Mens Club will be preparing and distributing food baskets to needy families in our parish on Saturday, November 17th. If you know of a family that would benefit from receiving a food basket, please called the parish office at (323) 465-7605 or email parish@ctkla.org.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Antonio
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I would like to remind you that this Thursday, November 1st is All Saint’s Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. We have four English and one Spanish language Masses that day: 7am, 8:05am, Noon and 5:30pm in English and 7:00pm in Spanish. This is a day when we honor all Saints of the Church. This Friday is All Souls Day which falls on the First Friday of the month. Please consider spending some time in Adoration in memory of a deceased loved one. We have two weekday morning Masses and a 6:30pm Mass each First Friday. Adoration starts after the 8:05am Mass until the closing Benediction at 9pm.
The start of Daylight Savings Time occurs later each year. Please set your clocks back by one hour before you go to bed this Saturday as DST starts on November 4th this year. Our Commitment Weekend is this weekend for our Offertory Program. If you haven’t already, please take a moment to review the brochure of our parish finances. You can view them online in either English or Spanish.
This coming Saturday, November 3rd, we are also pleased to have Fr. John-Paul Gonzalez teach the workshop for Lectors. This is a mandatory workshop for all current Christ the King Lectors. If you are interested in becoming a lector, please attend this workshop and let Robert Martinez, our Parish Ministry Coordinator about your interest at the workshop. The workshop will be held in the church from 9:00am to 10:30am.
The following Saturday, November 10th, is our annual Autumn Eve Dinner, Dance and Auction. The event, as it is every year, is sure to be full of excitement and entertainment. It is a great way to meet and get to know your fellow parishioners. If you are interested in attending please call Mary Anne at the office at (323) 465-7605 for more information. Also, we are selling raffle tickets for a range of cash prizes - these tickets are available for $5 and the drawing will be held during the Autumn Eve event.
The weekend of November 10th and 11th is the start of our Parish Mission. We are very excited to have Fr. Tom Cussack back to present on the following topics:
November 10-11 The Mystery of the Cross and Human Suffering
November 17-18 Death and Resurrection
Our speaker series continues on Monday, November 12th with a presentation by Fr. Richard Benson entitled, “The Catholic in the Public Square: Social Justice and Conscience.” The talk will start at 7:30pm with hospitality beforehand at 7:00pm in the parish hall.
Thank you to all who contributed to our annual October Baby Shower. The crib was overflowing with donations to help unwed mothers.
Please consider taking some time to see the movie “Bella”. This movie was profiled in the Tidings and is a very inspiring movie.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Antonio
Pastor
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
I would like to update you on what our parish has been doing to safeguard our children and youth of our Church and school. First, our Safeguard the Children Committee has been meeting regularly to discuss the upcoming Archdiocesan Audit, as well as the implementation of all Archdiocesan policies concerning the safety of our children. The policies/programs that we implemented include:
Fingerprinting and background checks for all adults who work with minors.
The adult “Virtus” protecting all God’s training sessions.
The Virtus “Touching Teaching Safety” and “Good Touch/Bad Touch” program.
Bulletin announcements on awareness issues.
Promise to Protect, Pledge to Heal handouts placed in the Church.
We will continue to work with the all the leaders of the Church/School to find ways to create a safe environment for our children.
I would also like to thank you for donations made through the green envelope for the Building Fund, which has enabled the church to receive vital and necessary improvements such as the church fumigation, installation of a new sound system and security cameras for the church and school grounds. The heating system in the church is no longer operational and according to the survey results of last year, there is an overwhelming majority that would like to see a non-hazardous and more energy efficient heating/AC system installed in the church. Additionally, the repaving of the north parking lot is a priority. Your generous contributions to the building fund will continue to help maintain and improve our parish grounds and buildings.
As we celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ this weekend, we are reminded that our strength, wisdom, and source of spiritual life are derived from Christ’s salvific act on the Cross, as well as from the Holy Eucharist.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Antonio, Pastor