 Sacrament of Reconciliation will be again on Saturday afternoon from 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Also July 2 (4 –6 pm) and July 3 ( 4-6 pm) with social distancing & sanitizing being done.
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 From the desk of Fr. Barry
Our Gospel from this last weekend in June really helps us see how God wants to be in our lives and what we are to do with that presence. He revealed himself through Christ not because he had to, but out of love for his creation. He gives us that free choice though, to follow him or to look the other way. This allows each of us to look at how we relate to that passage in our daily lives. Our motives behind why we do the things we do. I think many times we do something for the recognition of it, or sometimes because it does something for us. I know when I worked in sales, I often did something that would benefit me, and not the customer. They left happy, but could have they left ecstatic? Could I have done more to help them? Did I push something that benefited me, or did I push something that truly was a benefit to them? Sometimes it was both, but the underlining motivation behind any sale is how much commission the sales person gets. I have to say that money has never been my motivation to do anything, but at times when large bonuses were put on certain things, it did create that desire to win. But did I win? So what is our “bonus” in life? What does that win get us? Is it all about us? Or could it be about what is yet to come? When we really look hard at what this Gospel is teaching us, we see that our human desire is met here on earth but does not follow us after death into eternal life. Our gratification, praise, or even acknowledgment is met, but how does it aid any of us in the afterlife, life eternal? It is only met when it is done out of love. That love that is unconditional and is done not looking for any type of reward. That is what the Father sees and that is where we all will get our true reward As hard as this is to admit, our motives behind things we do sometimes only serve us in the here and now. Our homes, our cars, our personal belongings, none of it goes with us. The plaques on our walls, the trophies on our mantels, the medals on our old military uniforms, they stay too! We work hard for all of these things, but they do not define who are in the end. When we are asked how did you serve my children, how will you reply? My sisters and brothers, we have a faith community here at Christ the King that just amazes me. I have been welcomed in with open arms, and when I was told it would take a year to raise the money to build a new rectory/office, you all pulled together in five months and we met our goal to build. When my plea went out for help with lacking funds during this pandemic just last week, again so many of you have already stepped forward with contributions. Thank you, it is in our struggles that we know God will reward us in times yet to come. Reaching out in times of difficulty is what it is all about. You all do it so well! Update: The new completion date for the rectory/offices is now July 13 . With a few delays in trim, doors and countertops the date has been pushed back a few weeks. But I have to say, Aumann Construction has been wonderful to work with, and completing the project in such a short time has been a true blessing. When we bond together, amazing things start to happen. This is the true spirit of this Gospel and this is the true spirit that makes me proud to serve you. Have a blessed week ahead and don’t forget to mark your calendars for August 9 . Our open house/picnic will be from 11:30-2 at the new offices/rectory, 306 S. LaSalle!! Burgers and hotdogs will be served! More to come on this in future bulletins as we work out all the details. Your brother in Christ, Fr. Barry  Religious Freedom Week 2020: For the Good of AllJoin us, June 22 - June 29, as we pray, reflect, and take action on religious liberty, both here in this country and abroad.
More information here  Dear Christ the King Parishioners, After 2 weeks of experiencing the sign-up for masses, I have decided we will not be doing this anymore. Our numbers have been low at each mass to indicate a lot are not ready to return to Mass. Therefore, those who wish and are able to return can do so. With that said, Sat. 4 pm Mass has been the fullest of the 3. We are still limited to the 25% of occupancy rule, which means we can have 50 in the church body. If we should go over 50, please understand you will be asked to come to another Mass, most likely on Sunday morning. Thank you for your understanding, we will get better at this as time goes on and hopefully soon these requirements will be lifted. Have a blessed week. Your brother in Christ, Fr. Barry  From the Desk of Fr. Barry With the Easter Season having come to an end, it always leaves me feeling a bit discouraged. Discouraged not by what has happened, but because we are back to the reality of life as we know it, Ordinary time. What the Easter Season did was build us up on all the gifts that Jesus’ short ministry gave and showed us. It allowed us to see and feel (if we allowed it) that we are a part of all that ridiculing, all that suffering, all the deceitfulness of those who condemned Jesus, and yet, he went through his passion whole heartedly for each of us anyway and opened the gates of eternity to us! That pure love of God that shines forth through any tragedy, pandemic, death or life situation. That promise that he will never abandon us and be with us for all times. And that is ever so pronounced as we celebrate The Holy Body and Blood of Christ on this Feast of the Church. A time that allows us to look beyond the Resurrection and Ascension and to see that the nourishment Jesus always talked about is still with us today and every day. The sacrifice of himself does not mean the separation of himself to us. Rather, it is that total giving of himself in ways we can not even understand wholly. As a child I always knew without a doubt that I was receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ at Mass. Then as I grew older, well into my 20’s, I started to doubt that teaching. I started to ask questions on why are we the only Church that sees it this way? Why do we have to receive in a Church when Jesus is all around us? And through much searching, both in other faith denominations and in prayer, the light bulb went on. We are given this precious gift each and every day because we need it. We need that cleansing, that purification of Jesus within us to get through another week. To endure and mend broken relationships. To lift us up when so many things are bringing us down. To ensure we know that it was all done for us, and Christ wants us to share in that joy. With a deep desire to answer my questions, I came across an article describing a miracle. In the city of Lanciano, Italy, then known as Anxanum, some time in the 700s, a Basilian hieromonk was assigned to celebrate Mass at the monastery of St. Longinus. Celebrating in the Roman Rite and using unleavened bread, the monk had doubts about the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. During the Mass, when he said the Words of Consecration; "This is my body. This is my blood", the priest saw the bread change into living flesh and the wine change into blood which coagulated into five globules, irregular and differing in shape and size. The miracle was contemporaneously investigated and confirmed by the Church. As I read more and more, I found that this has been happening all over the world; Italy, Venezuela, Chile, Germany, France, Mexico, Argentina, even in Salt Lake City in 2015 (which is still under investigation by the Vatican). In total, The Vatican has investigated and approved sixty-five miracles of this nature. Every time the test is done on the Eucharist, it has come back the same. O Negative (the universal donor), heart muscle, under severe distress. This is no coincidence. Our Lord continues to meet us where we are at. Giving us miracles through signs we can understand. My friends, as we start to come back into our Church, we come back with that yearning for the precious Body and Blood of Christ that we have missed so much. Allow it to transform you. Allow it to bring about newness of life, of purpose. Allow it to transform you as Christ himself transforms! A gentle reminder. We have been allowed to receive in the hand for some time now. When we received/receive on the tongue it is just that, receiving. With the addition of being able to “touch” the precious Body, we still “receive” Jesus. This is why we cup our hands together, one under the other, to “receive” and not to “take” Jesus. By doing so we create our own tabernacle, a place worthy for Jesus to be placed. Have a blessed week ahead, and mark your calendars for AUGUST 9 ! From 11:30 - 3 we will have an OPEN HOUSE at the new offices/rectory. All are invited! More details to come. See you at Mass, Your brother in Christ, Fr. Barry  With Church opening we are limited in the numbers who can attend. We at Christ the King can have 50 people in attendance. We ask that you are a registered member of Christ the King and to sign up for one Mass a month to allow others to attend a weekend Mass. If there are openings the day of Mass, feel free to sign up for that Mass even if you have attended Mass the previous weeks.
The link to sign up is: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080e4fafaf2ba5f58-mass  To those who have given food items or monies to Kings Community Food Pantry during these the past months of social distancing, school closing, unemployment or health issues. The Spencer community met the challenge and stepped up to contribute, as they have in the past to support those who are in need. A sincere and heartfelt “Thank You” and may God’s blessed you and your families. |
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