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Thank You

The staff and parishioners of Christ the King Parish would like to thank and recognize anyone who donated, put together, distributed, or helped

in anyway with our annual Christmas Baskets.

This act of kindness would be impossible without the help of so many willing, and wonderful volunteers.

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

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 24, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Advent Volume XVI Issue 4

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 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT—December 24, 2017

Introduction: “Don’t miss the message,” seems to be the telecommunication warning of our day. Homes are jam- packed with devices to ensure that even the most trivial message gets through. Homes have multiple tele-phone lines, message recorders, call waiting, call forwarding, cell phones, smart phones, internet, email, fax ma-chines, pagers and various other devices for making sure nothing is missed. It makes you wonder what messages are suddenly and routinely so important that everyone is so afraid of missing them.

God’s messages are the ones that are really important. In this week’s readings God sends a message to us using four different delivery systems to make sure we get it. In 2 Samuel 7, God sends the message through his prophet Nathan to David. The message was an important promise that God would establish an everlasting king-dom, not just a temporary, man-made kingdom, and that he would do it through a descendent of King David. This promise was critically important because this descendent would also usher in the means of a personal relationship with the Father based on loving forgiveness.

Years later, God sends another message through a different means, by the angel Gabriel. In this instance it is not delivered to a king but to a lowly maiden, Mary. God’s message to Mary is that she was especially chosen to bear this promised descendent of David, who is coming to establish God’s kingdom. In this message she is given additional insight that this descendent of David was to be the Son of the Most High, the Son of God. What a mes-sage! Thankfully, we don’t have to miss it for God recorded it on the pages of his eternal sacred Scripture.

As Mary received the angel’s message she then became a unique message bearer herself. For Mary did not simply deliver this message from God, as did Nathan the prophet, or Gabriel the angel, instead she delivered both the final message and the final messenger, as it says in Hebrews, “In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.” (Hebrews 11:1,2) Jesus is both the final, most thoroughly revealing message of God’s love, and the quintessential messenger. And Mary, full of grace, delivered both God’s Message and God’s final Messenger, her son and our Savior, Jesus.

“And if after the announcement of the heavenly messenger the Virgin of Nazareth is called ‘blessed among women’ (cf. Lk. 1:42) it is because of that blessing with which ‘God the Father’ has filled us ‘in the heavenly places’ in Christ. It is a spiritual blessing which is meant for all people and which bears in itself fullness and universality (‘every blessing’)… At the same time, it is a blessing poured out through Jesus Christ upon human history until the end: upon all people.”*

God went to a lot of trouble in the days before telecommunication to insure that we didn’t miss the Christmas message; sending it through a prophet, an angel, a lowly maiden, and finally an only Son. Many are missing the message, some are waiting for a messenger to bring them the message. Having heard and received both Jesus and his message, we now have the privilege to carry both to people within our sphere of influence. Are we? Stop for a moment and gaze at the people within your natural environments. Who there needs to hear the real meaning of Jesus? Communicating the message of Jesus is the Christmas spirit. * Mother of the Redeemer, an encyclical by Pope Paul VI, (8).

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!

We would like to send our thanks to everyone who helped with the setup of the art and décor for this Christmas and Advent season. You all did an amazing job, and our church looked absolutely beautiful! We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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

Dear Parishioners, After 5 months, I have been released by my doctor. I want to thank Father Tony and Christ the King for all the prayers, visits, phone calls and food. You prayed me well.

Cheryl Fuselier

Sat., Dec 23 Fourth Sunday of Advent– 2 Samuel 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Romans 16: 25-27; Luke 1: 26-38 5:00 pm Louis & Dorothy Thibodeaux; Flora, Lee & Bobby Conner; Tommie Guidry Sun., Dec 24 Fourth Sunday of Advent– 2 Samuel 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Romans 16: 25-27; Luke 1: 26-38 8:30 am Parishioners 10:30 am Nadel & Beverly Gaspard; Ethel Trahan Arabie; Theresa Courmier; Anna Joyce Hebert; A.D. & Boonie Trahan; Curley, Helen, David “DD,” Sue & Allen Wayne Vincent; Ed & Nell Vaughan, T.R, & Myrtis Duhon 4:00 pm The Nativity of the Lord (Evening)- Isaiah 9: 1-6; Titus 2: 11-14; Luke 2: 1-14 —Parishioners 6:00 pm Alba Savoie (Anniv. Of Death), James Chavis Mon., Dec 25 The Nativity of the Lord (Day)- Isaiah 52: 7-10; Hebrews 1: 1-6; John 1: 1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 8:00 am Helen Theriot;*James C. Gary, Sr., Joe & Sylvia Calloura; *Raymond Vincent; *Rusell O’Blanc & Paul & Irene Sonnier; *Wade Keith Dyson, M/M Garland Boudreaux, M/M Elais Dyson Patrick Boudreaux, *Dale Schexnider Tues., Dec 26 Saint Stephen, The First Martyr (Feast)- Acts of Apostles 6: 8-10; 7: 54-59; Matthew 10: 17-22 8:00 am Gus Richard Wed., Dec 27 Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist (Feast)- 1 John 1: 1-4; John 20: 1a, 2-8 5:00 pm Bert Doucet Thur., Dec 28 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs (Feast)- 1 John 1:5—2:2; Matthew 2: 13-18 8:00 am Alba Savoie Fri., Dec 29 Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord– 1 John 2: 3-11; Luke 2:22-35 5:00 pm For all the souls in purgatory 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

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, Lee Benoit, 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, 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, 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, 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

December

Pal Vanacore

Linda 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.

December Events

22/Jan 1st Office Closed– Christmas Holiday

January Events 1 Office Closed— Holiday Break 1 New Year’s Day Mass (8:00 am) 1 No PREP (K-5th) -Holiday Break 2 Office Reopens (9:00 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)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday, Dec 25 8:00 am Christmas Day Mass No PREP (K-5th)-Christmas Holiday *Offices closed until January 2nd* Tuesday, Dec 26 7:30 am Christian Prayers 8:00 am Mass 8:30 am Pro-Life Rosary Wed, Dec 27 4:30 pm Christian Prayers 5:00 pm Mass No PREP (6th—11th)-Christmas Break Thurs, Dec 28 7:30 am Christian Prayers 8:00 am Mass Friday, Dec 29 4:30 pm Christian Prayers 5:00 pm Mass Saturday, Dec 30 4:00 pm Confession 4:30 pm Rosary in the Church 5:00 pm Mass/Women’s ACTS Commissioning Mass Sunday, Dec 31 8:30 am Mass/Breaking open the word 10:30 am Mass

December Meetings 29 Men’s Scripture Reflection Group (6:00 am)

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)

Collections

Third Weekend of December 2016 $ 7,020

Third Weekend of December 2017 $ 6,873

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

SECOND COLLECTION JAN 7TH

BUILDING FUND

Please note: The office will be closed from December 22nd through January 1st.

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

in contact with you.

Christmas Prayer for Families

Loving God, During this holy season of Christmas, we ask for your blessing on all families. Let Mary’s openness to your wondrous ways be an inspiration to place all trust in you. Let Joseph’s courage provide hope during times of anxiety and uncertainty. Let Jesus’ life ignite all families with a spirit of light and love. May the grace the encircled the Holy Family widen to embrace all families. For this we pray. Amen

Merry Christmas from Father Tony and the parish staff to all of parishioners! We are truly appreciative of every single one of you as you shine your light so brightly. You are a blessing to our parish and everyone that you come in contact with. Thank you for being an inspiration in the community. We hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas!

Youth Minister:

David Swire

Ctkyouth.david@gmail.com

Elementary PREP

6th-Confirmation PREP

Dec 25 / Dec 26 No PREP-Christmas Holiday

No PREP– Christmas Break

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

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 12-14. 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 Dec 30th/31st

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

ALTAR SERVER Lexie Chauvin Adelie Watson Garrett Hassard

Ana Guillet Aubrey Caldwell Jackson Green

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Cheryl Fuselier Geneva Window Heather Tregle

OF COMMUNION Charlotte Chavis Ann Leger Deborah Lemoine

Juliana Hinton Elton Duhon Thomas Green

LECTORS Jeanette Fontenot Lenus LeBlanc Elaine DeRosier

Adam Richard Robert Johnson Annette St. Romain

CHILDREN’S CHURCH (10:30) Hope Droddy

PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR DECEMBER

Pope Francis: Universal: The Elderly.

That the elderly, sustained by families and Christian communities, may apply their wisdom and

experience to spreading the faith and forming the new generations.

Bishop Provost: For all parents and guardians, that the holy Season of Christmas will inspire them to deeper faith and resolve in leading the children entrusted to their care in ways of love and hope.

New Years Mass Times:

Sunday, January 1st:

8:00 am

Calling all Liturgical Ministers!

We are needing Altar Servers at

The New Years Mass, please call the office if you are called to serve.

(Not a Holy Day)