Love gifts for our Seminarians!

Quarters (Elementary Students) Energy Bars (no high sugar) Ink pens Post-It Notes (various size) Highlighters Thank You Notes (box or packs) Forever Postage Stamps Can of Nuts Dried Fruit

Monday Students collect quarters and Wednesday Night PREP students can bring your love gifts to PREP. Everyone is welcome participate in this wonderful collection of gifts. You can drop them off at

the office or in a box located in the church entrance.

We are COLLECTING UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY.

OLQH CATHOLIC SCHOOL: POSITION OF PRINCIPAL FOR 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR

Qualifications: Master’s Degree, meet State and Diocesan requirements, practicing Catholic with commitment to the philosophy of Catholic education, minimum of 5 years combined teaching and school administration experience. Salary based on experience and qualifications. Submit an Administrator Application found on lcdiocese.org, with resume, two letters of recommendation highlighting school experience and moral character, college transcripts/certification documents to Office of Catholic Schools, Attn: OLQH Search, 1112 Bilbo St., Lake Charles, LA 70601 Deadline is Jan 12, 2018

New Year Prayer Dear Lord,

We pray that this new year will bring us closer to You. May we take the time to get to know You. Help us to truly celebrate the gifts You have graciously given us and use them to serve You and spread Your word, May we also see and love You in all the people we meet, so that in turn, they can see You in us. We know that all human relations take time if they are to grow and deepen. This is also true of our relations with You, the Father and the Holy Spirit, which must grow over the course of our lives. In this new year, let us realize that every action of ours no matter how great or small enables us to be in touch with You. Let us accept You in our lives, in the way it pleases You, as Truth, to be spoken, as Life, to be lived, as Light, to be lighted, as Love, to be followed, as Joy, to be given, as Peace, to be spread about, as Sacrifice, to be offered among our relatives, friends, neighbors and all people.

Amen.

May someone see Jesus in you today.

Very Rev. Anthony Fontenot, V.F.– Dean of the South Deanery and Pastor — fathertonyf@yahoo.com Shane Swire Office Manager/Bookkeeper Tiffany Champion Administrative Assistant David Swire Youth Ministry/VBS JoAnna Bearb Elementary PREP Coordinator Tammy Duhon Jr. High/LifeTeen/Confirmation Emilie McCown Music Director/Accompanist Aaron Nash R.C.I.A. Director

Christ the King Office 7680 Gulf Highway Lake Charles, LA 70607 Office Hours 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Friday Closed for lunch 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Office Number: 337-478-0213 Fax Number: 337-478-0793

Weekdays: Tuesday & Thursday - 8:00 am Wednesday & Friday - 5:00 pm Christian Prayers– 30 minutes prior to weekday Mass Saturday Mass: 5:00 pm - Anticipated Sunday Masses: 8:30 am & 10:30 am Holy Days: To be announced Confessions: Saturday 4:00-4:50 pm, 30 minutes before each Sunday Mass and daily Mass or by appointment

Baptisms: Call the Church office for details.

Marriage: Call the Church Office at least 6 months in advance.

Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) Elementary: Monday 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm Jr. & Sr. High: Wednesday 6:00 pm-7:30 pm Confirmation Classes: Wednesday 6:00 pm- 7:30 pm Administrative meeting-11th grade only-7:35 pm-7:45 pm

Catholic Community of

Christ the King Parish

Dec 31, 2017 The Holy Family Of Jesus, Mary And Joseph Volume XVI Issue 5

Visit Christ the King’s website at

www.ctkcatholic.org

*updated weekly

Parish Trustees Lisa Henry Mickey Richard

Finance Council Chris Lemoine Drusilla Jones Chris Klein Blaine Doucet

Pastoral Council Jill Breaux (Vice Chair) Tammy Duhon (Secretary) Cookie Phillips Wilma McDaniel Becky Hensgens Herman Leger Harold Dyke

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH SUNDAY—DECEMBER 31, 2017

Introduction: “Faith is first of all a personal adherence of man to God. At the same time, and inseparably, it is a free assent to the whole truth that God has revealed…It is right and just to entrust oneself wholly to God and to believe absolutely what he says.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 150).

This week we celebrate Holy Family Sunday. The Christmas story, the coming of Jesus the Son of God to earth to secure our redemption, is at the very least a testament of faith. As descendents of Abraham and Sarah, Jesus, Mary and Joseph have a rich heritage of faith. The Scriptures say, speaking of Abraham, “He did not doubt God’s promise in unbelief; rather, he was empowered by faith and gave glory to God and was fully convinced that what he [God] had promised he [God] was also able to do.” (Romans 4:20, 21) These four elements, the promises of God, being empowered by faith, being fully convinced, and God’s ability to do what he promised, make up the core of living by faith.

The predictions that a Messiah would come to Israel required lasting faith, because there was not immediate fulfillment. It involved continuing to believe that the promise came from God and that God would at some point provide a Messiah. The Holy Family demonstrated faith throughout the entire incarnation process. Mary exer-cised faith by believing that she was not delusional but that a real angel brought her a real message from the real God. It took faith to say, “Yes!” to God’s will, especially in the face of possible social and religious ostracism, by agreeing to bare an out of wedlock child. Joseph needed deep faith to accept these bizarre circumstances as coming from God’s hand. Then once the child was born it took faith to accept the homage of the shepherds, the magi, Simeon, Anna, and others. It took faith to ponder these things and raise this ordinary, yet extraordinary Christ child. Imagine how much faith it took.

“The Virgin Mary most perfectly embodies the obedience of faith. By faith Mary welcomes the tidings and promise brought by the angel Gabriel, believing that ‘with God nothing will be impossible’ and so giving assent replied: ‘Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to your word’…It is for this faith that all generation have called Mary blessed.

“Throughout her life and until her last ordeal when Jesus her son died on the cross, Mary’s faith never wavered. She never ceased to believe in the fulfillment of God’s word. …”(Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 148, 149).

Today as descendents by faith of the Holy Family it requires us to live by faith if we are to also be holy families for Christ. We too are faced with the questions, “Will we listen and learn the promises of God? Will we really believe that they are from God?” and “Will we believe that they are true and right, and authoritative in our lives for today?” Like the examples of Abraham and Sarah, and Joseph and Mary, in this week’s readings, many of these promises fly in the face of human reasoning and require us to abandon a “seeing is believing” approach to life. Likewise, as seen in this week’s Scriptures, believing faith has a sure reward for which we also can wait expectantly.

This Holy Family, by their faith, cooperated wonderfully in God’s plan of redemption, and are in fact a model we should emulate. And perhaps the greatest lesson to emulate is that they were intimately acquainted with the person and promises of God, as we should be also.

Reflecting on Sundays Reading

Christ the King ACTS email list:

We are working on updating our list of parishioners who have made ACTS (either here or elsewhere), in order to send out emails to all who want to receive them regarding our parish ACTS community.

If you have made ACTS, are a member of Christ the King and do not receive emails and want to; please send an email to christthekingacts@gmail.com. In the subject put, Re: CtK ACTS Emails and in the body put your name, the year you made your ACTS retreat, number of teams served on and your email address and best contact number.

Thank you for your assistance!

CATHOLIC MISSION TRIP

The Abrazando Cristo Mission Trip for 2018 will be July 6-15 to Nicaragua. Cost of the trip is $2150.00 (covers all air and ground transportation, meals, lodging, tips, taxes, retreat, and mission shirts). For an information packet/registration form please contact Felicia Borel at 337-477-1236 or contact by email. felicia.borel@lcdiocese.org. A $300.00 nonrefundable deposit with the registration form is due by Jan 11 to secure a seat. Only 25 seats are available. First come first serve.

FULLY ALIVE!

Attention all young adults in the Lake Charles area: FULLY ALIVE! is a Catholic community of nonstudent young adults, 18-39 years old. Join the Facebook group: “FULLY ALIVE! Lake Charles”: www.facebook.com/groups/107344226572108 or email fullyalivelakecharles@gmail.com with name, age, email, phone, contact info. Families welcome!

2018 RESPECT LIFE FUNDRAISER & CLERGY COOK-OFF

Online Fundraiser begins early Nov where $100 donation gets 2 tickets to the Clergy Cook-Off on Jan 20th. Higher donations receive more tickets and beautiful Christmas gift baskets, paintings, or other gifts. Cook-Off at the Civic Center Amphitheater from 10am—2pm, where priest/deacon led teams will compete to win a $500 prize to their parish. The best dish will be voted on by the attendees. Artist Sterling West will draw caricatures. Supports Pro-Life Minis-tries including Rachel’s Vineyard, Grief to Grace, and Natural Family Planning. Contact Marjorie 439-7400 ext 317 or Marjorie.long@lcdiocese.org.

ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION –

GIVE A GIFT FOR THE FUTURE SAINTS OF OUR

DIOCESE

During this season of giving, please consider giving the gift of Catholic Education to the present and future students of St. Louis Catholic High School. The St. Louis Foundation, the Trust Fund for The Future, was estab-lished in 1983 for the sole purpose of giving financial assistance to St. Louis Catholic High School. Any gift would be appreciated: one-time gift, recurrent gift, planned giving or an endowed scholarship. For more information to invest in a future ‘saint’ visit www.slchs.org or contact Ashley Ivey-Atkins, Director of Development at aatkins@slchs.org.

St. Louis Catholic High School has launched a nation-wide search for its next principal. The school community has engaged the services of Partners in Mission School Leadership Search Solutions based in Westwood, MA to lead this exhaustive effort. Applications will be accepted until Jan 8, 2018. For additional information regarding this exciting opportunity, please visit slch.org and click on “Principal Search”. Interested candidates are encour-aged to contact Michael Furey, Managing Partner at mikefurey@partnersinmission.com

Mass for those with Special Needs

January 21, 2018 There will be a Mass for those with special needs and their families at St. Louis Catholic High School on Sunday, Jan 21, 2018 at 11:00 am. Father Brian King will be the celebrant.

Additional Christmas Flowers In Memory of:

Robert David Young Michael Ferguson

Mary Young Michael Lovelady

Sat., Dec 30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary And Joseph– Genesis 15: 1-6; 21: 1-3; Hebrews 11: 8, 11-12, 17-19 5:00 pm Tommie Guidry, Verdie Douglas, Gus Richard, Lena Guidry, Eva Marie Cooper, Harriet Cooper, Newt Cooper, John (Ricky) Thompson, James Kelley Sun., Dec 31 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary And Joseph– Genesis 15: 1-6; 21: 1-3; Hebrews 11: 8, 11-12, 17-19 8:30 am Helen Theriot, Tommie Guidry, Nita Kober Faulk, Charles Breaux, Clifford Miller, Theresa Duplechain, Betty Verkruissen Sendra, Gus Richard 10:30 am Parishioners Mon., Jan 1 Solemnity Of Mary, The Holy Mother Of God– Numbers 6: 22-27; Galatians 4: 4-7; Luke 2: 16-21 8:00 am James Chavis Tues., Jan 2 Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church (Mem.)- 1 John 2: 22-28; John 1:19-28 8:00 am A.D. & Boonie Trahan; Curley, Helen, David “DD”, Sue & Allen Wayne Vincent; Ed & Nell Vaughan, T.R. & Myrtis Duhon, *Theresa Courmier Wed., Jan 3 Christmas Weekday- 1 John 2: 29—3: 6; John 1: 29-34 5:00 pm Brenda Keller Thur., Jan 4 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious (Mem.)- 1 John 3: 7-10; John 1: 35-42 8:00 am Deceased members of Berken family Fri., Jan 5 Saint John Neumann, Bishop (Mem.)- 1 John 3: 11-21; John 1: 43-51 5:00 pm For all the souls in purgatory Sat., Jan 6 The Epiphany Of The Lord– Isaiah 60: 1-6; Ephesians 3: 2—3a, 5-6; Matthew 2: 1-12 5:00 pm Tommie Guidry, Robert Logue Sun., Jan 7 The Epiphany Of The Lord– Isaiah 60: 1-6; Ephesians 3: 2—3a, 5-6; Matthew 2: 1-12 8:30 am Parishioners 10:30 am A.D. & Boonie Trahan; Curley, Helen, David “DD,” Sue & Allen Wayne Vincent; Ed & Nell Vaughan, T.R. & Myrtis Duhon; Nadel & Beverly Gaspard, Elzy & Valentine LeBlanc

Masses are $5.00 per intention per mass SANCTUARY LIGHTS : For Protection Against Storms

Please Remember in Prayer our Sick

Grace Abshire, George Ange, Sam Ange Jr., Danielle Babineaux, Justin Bartie, Russel Bello, Todd Benoit, Janet Berlin, Whitney Beronie, Ronald & Lynetta

Beaugh, Mariosa Blessington, Patricia Bond, Addison Bordelon, Kelly Boudoin, Brandon Boudoin, Betty Boyd, Chance Boudreaux, Dwayne Boyd, Sarah

Brandow, Charlie Mae Brasseaux, Casen Broussard, Judy Broussard Guillory, Evolia Broussard, Irvin Broussard, Brian Babineaux, Marlena Broussard, Mitchell Broussard, Jamie Burt, Becky Cart, Sherry Carnahan, Nash Chapman, Charlotte Chavis, Jimmie Patrick Clark, Dudley Clarke, Cecil Clark III, Jessica Clements, Brenda Conner, Janelle & Leland Crochet, Wayne Cutright, Sharon Demmeritt, Zoey Desormeaux, Ann Dore, Myrna Donnelly, Renee Dowden, Taylen Droddy, Hurlin Duplichain, Kevin Funn, Arleen Elliott, Tim Duffy, Percy (Joe) Doucet,

Hazel Dunlap, Wade Dupre, Dylan Estep, Matt Everage, Kayla Fitzpatrick Family, Dorothy Fontenot & Fmly, Pauline Fontenot, Margie Fontenot, James

Fontenot, Robert Fontenot, Darryl Farque, David & Carolyn Fruge, Rena Fruge, Lauren Fruge, Billie Jean Fruge, Jason Fruge, Cheryl Fuselier, Debbie Garrett,

Sharon Gaspard, Monica Gentry, Elaina Granger, Maureen Granger, Joyce Granger, Neil Gremillion, Tammy Guidry, Jean Guillet, Judy Broussard Guillory,

Morgan Hardie & Baby Acyce Theriot, Ken Harbison, Gary Hardy, Brayden Michael Harris, Jackie Harris, Rose Harris, Lee Harrison, Elaine Heape, Robert

Heard, Davy Hebert, Mary Hebert, Betty Hebert, Tina Hebert, Keegan Hoffpauir, Naomie Holloman, Frankie Jester, Mary Johnson, Wayne Jones, Ron Kemerly, Tessa Labove, A.J. & Margie Landry, Grayce LaRacca, Evelyn Lemoine, Drue Lannin, Terry Landreneau, Mike Leger, Rita Leginon, Ervin Lognion, Irving

LaPoint, George Lapoint, Melissa Laughlin, Barbara Lemaire, Ashton Louviere, Byron Love, Devinda Love, Dale Lutgring, Philip Lee Maurice Maynor, McLean,

Lynn Miller, Helen Moreau, Sue Mhire, Eula Mae Miller, Roger “Pete” Miller, Deloris Miller, Sonia Miller, David Nelson, Dennis Niver, David Moreau, Grayson Nunez, Juanita Nunez, Randy Nunez, Dorothy H Orsot, Melissa

Palombo, Mike Parker, Sue Parker, Charley Patterson, Dot Pellerin, Gilbert & Ruby Peshoff, Wilbur Porche, Shirley Primeaux, Margaret Ann Richard, Joseph

Richard, Gertrude & Buddy Robinson, Joan Roy, Joyce Ryan, Nancy Roy, Beverly Royer, Quenton Savoie, Margie Savoie, Destiney Saxby, Madi Seaward, Jeral Semien, Brain Sapia, Robert Dale Schexnider, Don Simon, Helen Simon,

Tommye Shaver, Connie Shuff, Iola Smith, Kenneth Smith, Joy Smith, Mary St. Romain, Talon Sonnier, Debbie Theriot, Gerdell Theriot, Mike Theriot, Zula Thibodeaux, Estelle Thibodeaux, Billy Ray Trahan, Laura Trahan, Michael

Tramel, Charlotte Trosclair, C.O. Vallet, Whitney Veronie, Jean Verret, Norma Verrett, Doug Wallace, Karen Washington, Patrick Watson, Deborah Weeks, Huey West, Mayola Wickie, Twila Woods, Charlene Wyche, Linda Zamora

Names will be removed after 4 weeks. Call the parish office (478-0213) to have names remain on the list or to have them removed.

CANNED GOODS & POWDERED MILK

CHRIST THE KING IS ACCEPTING ASSORTED CANNED GOODS, GARDEN PRODUCE & POWDERED

MILK FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE

PLEASE DROP IT OFF AT THE FRONT OFFICE OR IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH.

CHURCH CLEANING MONTH OF

January

Cheryl Fuselier

Priscilla Collins

Maria Richard

Thank you for keeping our church clean!

St. Margaret Catholic School OPEN HOUSE

Pre-K4 – 8th grade Tuesday, January 30th ∙ 6pm

Wednesday, January 31st ∙ 10am – 12pm (337) 436-7959 │ kfontenot@stmcs.com

Full-time handy-man/maintenance man needed at St. Margaret Catholic School for next school year! Call (337) 436-7959 for more information.

January Events

2 Office Reopens (9:00 am) 2 Art & Décor– change décor (8:30 am) 3 Wed PREP resumes (6th-11th) (6:00-7:30 am) 8 Mon PREP resumes (K-5th) (5:15-6:30 pm) 11 Chaplet of Divine Mercy (5:30 pm) 12-14 Confirmation Retreat Weekend 15 Office Closed-in observance of MLK Day 15 Abraham’s Tent (8:00-1:00 pm) 17 Eucharistic Adoration (5:30– 9:00 pm) 18 Catholic Charities (8:00-noon)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday, Jan 1 8:00 am New Year’s Day Mass (not a Holy Day) No PREP (K-5th)-Christmas Holiday *Offices closed until January 2nd* Tuesday, Jan 2 7:30 am Christian Prayers 8:00 am Mass 8:30 am Pro-Life Rosary Wed, Jan 3 4:30 pm Christian Prayers 5:00 pm Mass 6:00 pm PREP (6th—11th) Thurs, Jan 4 7:30 am Christian Prayers 8:00 am Mass Friday, Jan 5 4:30 pm Christian Prayers 5:00 pm Mass Saturday, Jan 6 4:00 pm Confession 4:30 pm Rosary in the Church 5:00 pm Mass Sunday, Jan 7 8:30 am Mass/Breaking open the word 10:30 am Mass/Children’s Church

January Meetings

4 K.C. Officer’s Meeting (6:30 pm/church) 4 ACTS CORE Meeting (6:00 pm/office lobby) 5 Men’s Scripture Reflection Group (6:00 am) 12 Men’s Scripture Reflection Group (6:00 am) 13 Lay Carmelite Meeting (10:00-1:00 pm) 16 LAS Meeting (6:00-8:00 pm) 18 K.C. Meeting (6:30 pm) 19 Men’s Scripture Reflection Group (6:00 am) 26 Men’s Scripture Reflection Group (6:00 am) 27 Emmaus Men’s Prayer Breakfast (7:00 am)

Collections

4th Weekend of December 2016 $ 8, 492

4th Weekend of December 2017/Christmas $ 11, 190

Please check our website for online giving options, www.ctkcatholic.org

SECOND COLLECTION JAN 7TH

BUILDING FUND

Please note: The office will reopen from the holiday’s on January 2nd at 9:00 am.

If there is an emergency, please call the office and leave a message. Someone will get

in contact with you.

REST IN PEACE

Michael Benoit

Husband of Mary Benoit

Una Mae Johnson Brashear

Sister of Billie Smith

Don’t cry for me, now that I am free. Just look around anywhere, and that is where I’ll be. For I am the daylight, when the sun starts to rise. I’m the bright rainbow, you see

with your eyes.

New Years Mass Times:

Monday, January 1st:

8:00 am

(Not a Holy Day)

The Art & Décor Ministry will meet to change décor on Tuesday, January 2nd after 8:30 am Mass. Please consider helping take down the Christmas décor in church. This is a great way to serve the Lord.

From the parish staff!

We would like to thank everyone who supported our Gift Wrapping Project for the Building Fund. Thanks to all of our wrappers! We wrapped 128 gifts with a total of $390 in donations!

Youth Minister:

David Swire

Ctkyouth.david@gmail.com

Elementary PREP

6th-Confirmation PREP

Jan 1 /Jan 3 No PREP-Christmas Holiday

6:00—7:30 pm

Jan 8 /Jan 10 5:15—6:30 pm 6:00—7:30 pm

Jan 15 /Jan 17 No PREP– MLK Day

6:00—7:30 pm

Regular Choir Rehearsals : Monday’s at 6:00 pm in the church unless noted

differently in the bulletin or announced at Mass. If anyone is interested in joining, please join us.

Children’s Choir is for school children in the 2nd grade-5th grade. Youth Band is for school children in 6th grade- 12th grade. This year we are holding rehearsals on Sunday mornings at 9:30a.m. in Our Lady Blessed Hall. If you have a student who would like to join the choir please email me at liltigermama20@gmail.com or call or text 3372747617 to be added to our Choir email list. When added to the list you will begin to receive the music along with the links to listening examples of the music. The Children’s Choir will be singing on the 1st Sunday of each month, and the Youth Band will sing on the 3rd Sunday of each month.

Mrs. Ty and Mr. David along with the CTK Youth Group would like to wish the entire parish of Christ the King a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! We are very excited for what 2018 has in store. The new schedule for the CTK Youth Group meetings will be released late December, please stay tuned to your bulletin for upcoming details.

Reminder: The retreat for Confirmation Candidates is quickly approaching on January 12-14th. Please be sure to mark these dates on your calendar as attendance is mandatory.

Pray for our Soldiers…

Lord hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in

our time of need, Amen.

Joshua Smith, Kim Rossiter, Charles McFarland, Brad Grant, Nicholas LaFrere

Jeremiah LaFosse, Blaine Pakerson, Samuel Richard, Brady St. Romain,

Matt Everage, Treavor Carriere, Kody Willis, Christopher Piper, Austin Hebert,

Laci Rosfeld, Daniel Andrus, Jake Verrette & Blake Barrett,

For parishioners who have family members or friends who serve in any branch of the Armed Forces, please call the office to add names to the prayer list.

Schedule for Jan 6th/7th

SATURDAY 5:00 PM SUNDAY 8:30 AM SUNDAY 10:30 AM

ALTAR SERVER Klair Kohnke Dakota Shelstead Jobe Hebert

Kyndal Kohnke Aubrey Caldwell Brenon Nash

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Maria Richard Ann Leger Davy Hebert

OF COMMUNION Jeanette Fontenot Emma Crochet Kathy Hebert

Cherly Fuselier Herman Leger April Nash

LECTORS Bridgette Chauvin Suzie Johnson Aaron Nash

Charlotte Chavis Robert Johnson Thomas Green

CHILDREN’S CHURCH (10:30) Kate Alexander

PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JANUARY

Pope Francis: Universal: For Religious Minorities in Asia.

That Christians, and other religious minorities in Asian countries, may be able to practice their faith in

full freedom.

Bishop Provost: For an end to abortion: That children in the womb will be given the chance to live the life God gave them and that their parents will lovingly accept the responsibility of being co-creators.

The New Liturgical Schedule is now out for January through March, pick up yours at the entrance of the church or get yours online.

To all who volunteered to decorate the church, liturgical ministers, choir, bulletin folders.. Etc.. You are appreciated!