Christ the King Church 4700 Madison Avenue, Trumbull CT 06611

Parish Office: 268-8695 • Fax: 268-9265 • Web: www.christthekingtrumbull.org Religious Education Office: 261-2583

Parish Staff Rev. Lawrence F. Carew, Pastor • Rev. Justin Raj, Parochial Vicar

Rev. John Punnakunnel, Priest 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 Holy Days: 8:00 AM, 12:00 Noon and 5:30 PM (4:30 PM when Religious Class is in session)

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 DECEMBER 28, 2014 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH

MASSES FOR THE WEEK Mon. 12/29 8am JEANETTE RISLEY Family Tue. 12/30 8am EDITH NAPOLITANO The Mulvihill Family

Fri 1/2 11am BRIAN TVARDZIK TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY Family Sat. 1/3 5pm THOMAS O’SULLIVAN Betty Fratarcangelo Sun. 1/4 8:00am WALTER & ELIZABETH PRUNTNICKI Carol Higgins 9:30am THE LISI & PICARAZZI FAMILIES Gina 11:00am SYLVIA MAGRO Joe & Christine McBride

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. CHOIR- Anyone wishing to join our choir, please contact our Organist, Pat Spencer at 268-8695. CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY – Fridays after the 11am Mass.

CHILDREN’S MASS-Beginning January 11, 2015 at the 9:30 Mass, and continuing on at the second Sunday of each month at 9:30 a.m. there will be a Children’s Mass. We are hoping that this Mass will be well attended by the children of our parish and their families. Refreshments served after the Mass in the main entrance of the Church. CALENDARS/ 2015 Christ the King calendars are available by the doors of the Church for pick-up. We thank Cyril Mullins funeral home for sponsoring them. WOMEN’S LITERACY PROGRAM SEEKS VOLUNTEER TUTORS! Mercy Learning Center, Inc. located at 637 Park Avenue in Bridgeport, is seeking volunteers to teach reading, math and English as a Second Language (ESL) to women in its tutoring program. Tutors meet with their students at the Center twice weekly, for two hours each session. Over 850 students benefited from the MLC tutoring program last year. A one-day training session is provided for all new tutors; teaching experience is not necessary. Upcoming training sessions will take place on Friday January 9th, and Friday January 23rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (lunch will be provided). For more information, or to register for a training session, please contact: Lynn Gabriel, Tutor Coordinator at 203-334-6699, or

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FAITH AND YOUR FAMILY –Celebrating Mary-January 1 is more than just New Year’s Day – it is a Holy Day on which we celebrate Mary as the Mother of God. On this day, we are reminded of the role that the Blessed Virgin played in the plan for our salvation. As we begin another year, we draw inspiration from the selfless love of Mary, who never hesitated to do the will of God. And we trust in her prayers to God for us, that we might, as the years pass, become more like her. Begin this new year by dedicating your family to Christ through Mary on this New Year’s Day: Pray the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary together. Attend Mass together. And talk together about how you want to enrich your spiritual lives in the coming year to grow closer to God and more like Christ through the example of Mary.

WE WISH EVERYONE

A HAPPY, HEALTHY

AND BLESSED NEW YEAR!

Our sympathy and promise of prayer to the family of Jack Messina Sr.

May he rest in peace.

Wed. 12/31 8am FOR PARISHIONERS NEW YEAR’S VIGIL MASS 5pm BARBARA NYKAZA Carol Nykaza

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD NEW YEAR’S DAY Thrs.. 1/1 8am FOR PARISHIONERS 9:30am FOR PARISHIONERS 11am FOR PARISHIONERS

CHRIST THE KING Trumbull

ATTENTION ALL FACEBOOK USERS: Please “Like” these new Facebook pages from the Diocesan Office for Faith Formation. In this challenging time these pages will be a source of information and inspiration: Marriage and Family - Diocese of Bridge-port,Diocese of Bridgeport - Adult Formation and Youth Min-istry – Diocese of Bridgeport.

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.

CHRIST THE KING BIBLE STUDY will resume on Friday mornings starting January 9, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. DEFENDING OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY-Our Catholic faith always turns first and foremost to the poor and most vulnerable, and this year you have once again shown how truly charitable you are by your generous contributions to the Archbishop's Annual Appeal. May God bless you and your family this New Year, and may He continue to guide us as we pursue our efforts to defend our religious freedom. If you haven't done so already, please voice your opposition to the mandate by calling President Obama at the White House at 202-456-1111 or U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell at 202-205-5445. Let them know that the mandate is in violation of our First Amendment

right to religious freedom.

NEW YEAR’S DAY-HOLY DAY Thursday, January 1st

Feast of Mary, The Mother of God

VIGIL MASS– Wednesday, December 31st at 5 p.m.

NEW YEAR’S DAY-Thursday, January 1st 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. ATTN SENIORS: Our seniors have been invited to be part of the St. Theresa Senior Club. Upcoming events: January 6th- Chair Exercises, Bingo, bring a lunch. THANK YOU to our parishioners who made a donation to the Christmas flowers in memory of their loved ones.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

The religious education office will be closed December 19th through January 4, 2015. Classes will resume Monday, January 5, 2015. Have a safe and Blessed Christmas. REMINDER-INCLEMENT WEATHER– Our religious education classes follow the public school calendar. If school is cancelled due to inclement weather, our religious education classes are cancelled for that day; however, regular half days do not affect our schedule. We still have classes for that day. Check our website at www.christthekingtrumbull.org for updates on weather and closings. VOCATIONS POSTER CONTEST– The Knights of Columbus, Council 2961 is sponsoring a vocations poster contest. It is open to all Christ the King religious education students, the theme is “Religious Life-vocations in the Catholic Church. The posters will be judges in age groups, and the fist and second place winners in each age group will receive a Target Gift Card. 11” X 17” white paper is available in the religious education office. For more information please pick up a flyer in the Church entrances. THANK YOU to all our new and current altar servers and their parents at Christ the King for their commitment. Altar Serving is both a privilege and a help to the parish, and we are grateful that you will are active in the Mass in this role. Thank you. BINKY PATROL- Please join us for Monthly “drop in” meetings on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. here at Christ the King, The next scheduled session is Saturday, January 10th. All are welcome, Bring your own blanket projects and materials: crocheting, knitting, fleece etc.–A Binky Patrol is a national organization where people of all ages and lev-els of talent gather to make as many binkies= blankets to be given to a local shelter or hospital. We are the Monroe/Trumbull Chapter, we will collecting and delivering blankets in the Greater Bridgeport area, or any young person in need of comfort. Please pick up a flyer in the Church entrances to read more. December 28, 2014 - The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph-Today as we celebrate Holy Family Sunday, our society can learn a several things from the Scripture readings and by fol-lowing their model. In the readings we hear of the faith of Abra-ham and Sarah for as in their old age conceived a son, Isaac. Through this act, God shows his love and faithful-ness. The family is therefore the sign of faith of human beings and of love of God. God is faithful to his promises; faith becomes the source of hope and happiness for his family. We should al-ways place our trust in God’s promises. Abraham believed God’s promises and put his faith in him and lived that in every phase of his life. This week we should remember the words of the Psalm “The Lord remembers His covenant forever.”

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