- QUESTIONS FOR
THE RIDE HOME
19th Sunday in Ordinary
Time
The Book of Proverbs
depicts wisdom through the image of a woman of great hospitality
who prepares a feast and then sends out her maidens in search
of guests to enjoy the meal. "[Wisdom calls,] 'You that
are simple, turn in here!'/To those without sense she says,/'Come,
eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed./Lay aside
immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight'' (Proverbs
9:4-6).
Adults: What new understandings of my life in Christ
have I gained from participating in the Eucharist this week?
Children: How does receiving Holy Communion help
me tell others about Jesus?
- FATHER MARTY'S VACATION
Father
Marty is on vacation this week through Thursday, August 24th
so there will be no daily Masses during that time.
Any requested daily Masses that have been scheduled
during the week Father Marty will be gone will, of course, be
rescheduled as soon as possible. Please check the bulletin for
the rescheduled day and time.
WELCOME!
While Father Marty is on vacation
our weekend Masses will be celebrated by Father Tom Nau
from Ironton who is one of our diocesan priests. Let’s
give Father Nau a warm welcome!
REST IN PEACE
Please pray for John Edward Luther
who died this past week. We offer his sister, Laura Luther, our
sincere sympathy while praying that her loved ones and all the
souls of the faithful departed rest in the peace of our Lord.
PARISH
MEETINGS
St. Vincent De Paul Society members
will gather on TUESDAY, September 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Parish Center for their regular monthly meeting.
Volunteer(s) needed for food delivery
on the third Tuesday of the month. Please contact Wanita
at 592-6085 for more information or to sign up!
SACRED
HEART RETREAT HOUSE
Treat your family to a family retreat “Follow
the Leader” taking place at Sacred Heart Retreat
House on Sunday, August 27, from 1:00 till 5:00. We will
visit and experience the Sunday Gospels through games, sharing,
crafts, lunch, and all around fun! Call 740-667-0100 today!
ATTENTION
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!!
Are you interested in participating in a special
Mass with the Bishop in September?! Come to a planning meeting
on Sunday, August 27th at 6:15 p.m. at the CTK Parish
Center.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
"Who Do You Say I Am?" The 2006 Catechetical
Sunday theme indicated that over 50 individuals offer thousands
of hours to serve as teachers, aides, board members, tutors,
teacher mentors, treasurer, Kroger Cards, set-up and clean-up,
safety patrol, secretarial help and many other tasks in order
to share their story with the children and households of our
parishes. Join Us. Your life will be enriched by participating
in the special ministry of passing on our faith. Jesus is our
guide. We follow in His footsteps! We have many new and returning
talented individuals to teach our young people, but we still
need more to fill the 18 different classes offered on Tuesdays
and Sundays. Teachers are needed for Sunday Fourth and Fifth
grades and to lead the Junior High. We need a person to teach
Tuesday for Third grade and to lead the Junior High. Classes
begin Sunday, September 10, and Tuesday, September
12. Call Nancy Denhart for information, 594-8718 or 592-2711.
PARENTS of children in grades Pre-K through eighth, please
note the change in the Religious Education starting date. We
begin classes in the newly-painted-and-carpeted Christ the King
Parish Center on September 10 and 12, NOT August 27 and 29
as previously published. Registration packets are being sent
to your home. Please return forms via the collection basket or
mail to the parish office.
THANK YOU FROM THE
MISSION TRIP TEAM!
Dear Christ the King,
I cannot say this enough. . .thank you SO MUCH
for all of the love, support and prayers that you have given
all of us while we were on our mission trip to New Orleans! It
truly means more than you could EVER imagine! We cannot wait
to share our stories, pictures, and experiences with you. We
truly could not have done this without you. You were one of the
guiding strongholds that got this trip moving! You are wonderful!
Thank you so much & God Bless!
love, Melissa Giese and the rest of the Mission Trip Team
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- "Whoever eats
my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him."
BIRTHDAYS: August 21 - 27
Kristine Furner, Julie Goettge, Katelyn Smith, Ramiro Malgor,
Abigail Mulligan, Beth Graham, Jeff Anderson, Barb Moran, Aidan
White and Gwendolyn Ashworth.
ANNIVERSARIES:
August 21 - 27
Mary & Ric Abel (38th), Angie & Jeff Anderson
(20th), Daisy & Tom Franz (26th), Beth & Brad
Graham (28th), Kathleen & Bruce Hecht (26th), Lisa &
Larry Kamody (14th), Cheryl & Mike Kraus (15th), Wendy
& Bill Serbonich (31st), and Jean & Jon
Sparhawk (37th).
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Let's be one in hope and prayerful presence to all
on our prayer list and pray for Denny Jarvis, Kathleen Morrow,
Rev. Donald Mantica, Don Scheck, Ted Hart, Linda Huck, Mary Simmons,
Teresa Walsh, Roger Howard, Mike Mulligan, and Andrew Guy. (Remembered in the petitions)
RESPECT LIFE
In the minuscule body of an embryo in the first
stages of life, we "may see and almost touch the hand of
God. . .The love of God does not make distinctions between the
newly conceived infant still in his or her mother's womb, the
baby, the youth, the grown adult or the elderly, because in each
of them He sees the sign of His own image and likeness. Pope
Benedict XVI, speech on 2/27/06 to the international congress
on "The Human Embryo Before Implantation," National
Catholic Register, 3/12-3/18/06
A
special screening of the film The Great Warming - August
23 at Athens Public Library at 6:45 p.m. or September 14
at Christ the King Catholic Church at 7 p.m.
It has been called “the best film about
global warming ever produced.” Narrated by Alanis Morissette
and Keanu Reeves, The Great Warming is being shown around the
world to reveal how a changing climate is affecting us all.
The Great Warming has been endorsed by the
National Council of Churches, Evangelical Environmental Network,
and the Coalition on Environment and Jewish Life.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ACTIVITIES
Framing for the next Habitat house—a
Faith Build Coalition house—is starting in Nelsonville this
weekend. To volunteer over the next weeks, call Habitat House
at 592-0032.
Habitat’s Cardboard City event
is coming up in September 16-17. Please consider spending
a night in a box, or be a sponsor for someone who will be there.
Contact George Bain for more information at 592-3828 or gbain45701@yahoo.com.
(Last year the combined youth group raised more than $1000.)
Want to help Habitat by selling concessions
at the first OU home football game on September 2? Again,
contact George Bain.
DIVORCE CARE MINISTRY (DCM)
is now available in Southeastern Ohio, with weekly support meetings
beginning in late August at St. Paul's Parish. DCM, formerly
the North American Conference for Separated and Divorced Catholics
(www.nacsdc.org), has been in operation since 1974 with the approval
of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Participants
will utilize the highly respected DivorceCare support program
(www.divorcecare.org), which is designed for anyone currently
experiencing separation or divorce, as well as those who have
been divorced for years. Please contact either Brian or Dawn
McCarthy at 740-707-9017 or 740-707-1342, respectively, for more
information.
JARS OF CLAY CONCERT
The multi-platinum, three-time Grammy Award-winning
band, Jars of Clay, is coming to Franciscan University of Steubenville.
The Christian rock band will be on campus for a special opening
weekend show at the Finnegan Fieldhouse at 9:00 p.m. on Friday,
September 1. Admission is $20 per ticket for the general
public or $15 with a Franciscan University ID. Tickets are on
sale and may be purchased by calling 740-283-6441 or on-line
at kpaul@franciscan.edu
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