Christ the King Church 4700 Madison Avenue, Trumbull CT 06611

Parish Office: 268-8695 • Fax: 268-9265 • Web: www.christthekingtrumbull.org Email: ctkparish@aol.com • Religious Education Office: 261-2583

Parish Staff Rev. Lawrence F. Carew, Pastor • Rev. Terrence P. Walsh, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Marcel Saint Jean, In Residence • James A.Brown, Deacon • Don Brunetto, Deacon Colleen Coyle, Director of Religious Education 261-2583

Noreen Douglas, Religious Education Secretary 261-2583

Elizabeth Babbino, Parish  Secretary 268-8695 Nina DeMasi, Music Coordinator 394-3657 Mary Ann DeFusco, Parish Trustee 268-8695 John Donahue, Parish Trustee 268-8695

Masses (Sacrament of the Eucharist) Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM

Daily Mass Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM Friday: 11:00 AM

Sacrament of Penance: Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45 PM or anytime upon request. Sacrament of Baptism: All are requested to call the Parish Office to register. Baptisms are the second Sunday of the month at 12:00 PM.

Sacrament of Marriage: Arrangements are to be made 8 months in advance. Attendance at Pre-Cana Conferences is a prerequisite. Hospital and Home Visitations: Please notify the priests of family illness. Parish Membership: Welcome! Please introduce yourself to the parish staff and stop by the Parish Office and register.

WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY OF FAITH TO CELEBRATE WITH JOY AND PRAISE

WEEKEND OF AUGUST 28, 2016 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MASSES FOR THE WEEK Mon. 8/29 8am FR. JOSEPH LINCK Linda Pultz Tue. 8/30 8am ELIZABETH MEMOLI Ealine Malone & Family Wed. 8/31 8am FRANCES COPPOLA Richard & Marilyn Lamy Thrs. 9/1 8am ANDREW LANCIA Family Fri 9/2 11am RICHARD PUSKAR Bob & Marge Martire Sat. 9/3 5pm ANTONIO AND LOUISA MOLLICONI Gino & Silvana Cortina Sun. 9/4 8am FRANK VALENTINO Rosa Valentino 9:30am SISTER VERONICA O’CONNELL O’Connell & Gebo Family 11am LEE MAHER Mary Ann DeFusco

FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON- Jim McNamara 268-8695 ROSARY – Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm PRAYER LINE – Mary Ann DeFusco, 261-4378 or Barbara Sliva at 268-6108. CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY – Fridays after the 11am Mass. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB-SITE-Please visit our site at www.christthekingtrumbull.org to get information on upcoming events, our ministries, religious education, Online Giving and much more!

CHRIST THE KING BIBLE STUDY: "The Prophets: Messengers of God's Mercy". This ten week program will begin on Friday, September 16, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Christ the King. The fee for the workbook is $25 due the first day of the study. To reserve a workbook and to register, please call Liz in the parish office at 203-268-8695 or email ctkparish@aol.com. CHRIST THE KING WOMEN’ GROUP-will resume its monthly meetings in September. Please join us on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 9:45 am. We welcome Fr. Peter Cipriani as our speaker. Fr. Peter will discuss “The Spiritual Value of Service.” New members welcome. For more information, please call 203-261-8020.

BLUE MASS-Commemorating the Fifteenth Anniversary of 9-11, Sunday September 11, 2016 at 9 a.m. St Thomas Aquinas, 1719 Post Rd Fairfield. A Mass for Law Enforcement, Fire and Emergency Medical Service Personnel who serve in the Diocese of Bridgeport. All are welcome! Reception immediately following the Mass in the Parish Center.

"THANK YOU to Janet, John, Lou, Marlene, Marian and Mary Ann for helping with Augusts' ham and cheese sandwiches for Thomas Merton Center. Next time we get together will be Tuesday, September 13 at 8:30 am. If you would like to join us or donate towards the sandwiches, please come to the parish hall on that date. Phyllis and Rosie " CHRIST THE KING WOMEN’S GROUP-MAHJONG-COME JOIN US! Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. in Classroom 3. All levels are welcome, you don’t have to know how to play mahjong, we will teach you! If you have any questions please call Jean Devan at 203-261-4686. SACRISTANS NEEDED-There is a need for volunteers to help with the Church linens. Anyone wishing to help, please call Mary Ann at 261-4378. We are grateful to all our volunteers.

2016 ANNUAL APPEAL WE ARE ALMOST THERE!!

We are still about $5,000.00 short of our parish goal of $80,000.00. If you have not yet made a gift , please pray about your decision and make a pledge or one-time gift. Please complete a pledge card located in the Church pews, or go online directly to www.2016ACAbridgeport.com. Together we are Christ’s guiding light for the lives of thousands in our diocesan communities.

SAVE THE DATE

Christ the King Picnic Sunday, September 25, 2016

Parish Grounds

CHRIST THE KING Trumbull

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL NO 2961 will have monthly meetings at Christ the King Parish Center the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m.

VIRTUS TRAINING- The diocesan mandated VirtusTraining is ongoing for parish and school volunteers who have not completed their certification or recertification. Recertification can be done online by going to www.virtusonline.org. Please contact the office at 268-8695 if you do not know your user ID or password. If you have never attended a Virtus training session, you must attend a live session. Christ the King has scheduled a live training class for Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Limited Seating will be available. ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED– Any child who is in grade 3 and up and would like to become an Altar Server please call the Religious Education Office at 261-2583. We are looking for servers at all Masses. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE-Women of all ages are invited to participate in the third annual Women’s Conference for the Diocese of Bridgeport, “Made By Love, For Love,” to be held Saturday, November 12, at the St. Catherine of Siena Family Center, 210 Shelton Rd, Trumbull, Conn. The conference will run from check-in at 9:30 am until the closing Mass at 5:30 pm. The conference will feature dynamic keynote speakers, Mass celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Powers, opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation and private Eucharistic adoration, Eucharistic procession, communal prayer and Catholic vendors. Cost is $45/person (includes breakfast, lunch, snack, and hospitality bag). For more information about the conference, visit http://www.bridgeportwomensconference.org/

DEFENDING OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY-Those who say that the Catholic Church is discriminating against poor women by opposing the health care mandate are completely misinformed. The Catholic Church is against requirements contained in the mandate that would force them to pay for surgical procedures such as: sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs, and contraception that go against our moral convictions, and therefore, impede religious freedom. If you haven’t done so already, please voice your opposition to the federal health care mandate by calling U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell

at 202-205-5445, and your elected representatives.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION—If you have not yet sent in your completed registration forms for the 2016-2017 religious education school year, please mail in or drop off in the parish office. NEW STUDENTS– Welcome! If your child is new to the Religious Education Program, please contact the parish to register them for classes. Children begin their studies in the first grade. Please provide a copy of all Sacramental information when registering. TEACHERS NEEDED-For the 2016-2017 school year. Teachers needed: Grade 2-Thursdays 4:30-5:30 p.m. –we need one teacher. Grade 3-Wednesdays 4:30 –5:30 p.m.-we need two teachers Grade 4-Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 p.m.– we need one teacher Grade 5-Tuesdays 4:30– 5:30 p.m.-we need one teacher Grade 6 Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m. we need two teachers Grade 7 Thursdays 7:00-8:00 p.m. we need three teachers Grade 8 Mondays 7:00 –8:15 p.m. we need one teachers Thank you for those that have already volunteered to share their time and talent by teaching our children. If you are interested in teaching, please contact the Religious Education Office at 261-2583.

CONFIRMATION DATE– Will be on Friday, October 21, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

PARISH HALL RENTAL-The Parish Hall may be rented for any celebration such as: Graduation Party, Birthday Party, Bridal Shower, Baby Shower, Anniversary etc, or any other that you chose. The Parish Hall is also available for Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation Celebration, and is also available for Post Funeral Receptions. We are very pleased with amount of parishioners and non-parishioners who have rented our hall. Call Mary Ann DeFusco at 261-4378 for info. THANK YOU for remembering our food boxes this summer. The Thomas Merton Center has provided our parish with a “Wish List” of items needed for their guests. Items include, Olive Oil, Whole Wheat Pasta, Brown Rice, Large Canned Goods, Hot Sauce, Fresh Potatoes, Ketchup, BBQ Sauce, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Apple Cider, White and Red Wine Vinegars, Spices, and Drink Mixes. Please pick up a Wish List Flyer in the Church entrances. Boxes to drop off the items will be made available in the entrances. Thank you for your generosity. THANK YOU to Phyllis and Frank Ferraro for bringing the food that we have collected to The Merton House and thank you to all the parishioners who continue to be so giving.

ATTN SENIORS: Our Seniors have been invited to be part of St .Theresa Senior Club. Meetings are the 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month Come join us-new members welcome! Upcoming events. September 6th meeting. More info to follow.

August 20-21 2016 2015 Sunday Offertory $5,998.10 $4,876.00 Thank You for your generosity.