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. Terrence P. Walsh, Parochial Vicar

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

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 FEBRUARY 7, 2016 FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MASSES FOR THE WEEK Mon. 2/8 8am GENEVIEVE MARR Harry & Mary Rose Gable Tue. 2/9 8am MSGR. JOHN GILMARTIN Friends ASH WEDNESDAY Wed. 2/10 8am WILLIAM DEFUSCO Family 12Noon LINWOOD MELTON Bill & Barbara Daley 4:30pm DOLORES ERRITY Eucharistic Ministers Thrs. 2/11 8am GENEVIEVE MARR Mary Ann DeFusco Fri 2/12 11am BILL MURRAY 1ST ANNIVERSARY Family Sat. 2/13 5pm SUE AND JOE HOWARD Mary Ann & Wayne Stokes Sun. 2/14 8am MARY ELLEN BAUS Eleanor Buday 930am AL CORTINA, SR. Gina & Rita 11am MARIE BURKE Diane Dunn

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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB-SITE-Please visit our site at www.christthekingtrumbull.org to get information on upcoming events, our ministries, religious education, Online Giving and much more!

Forgive this repeat announcement, but so many missed being here on the snowy weekend... Please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to the many parishioners who blessed me with cards and spiritual bouquets along with many other generous gifts and remembrances this past Christmas. With sincerest thanks, Fr. Carew

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

PASSION PLAY SAVE THE DATE– Monday, March 21st at 7:00 p.m. Our 8th Graders will be performing “The Passion Play” in Church. We encourage all our parishioners to attend this very moving performance. Refreshments will be served in the parish hall following the production. 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. CHRIST THE KING WOMEN’S GROUP– The next scheduled women’s group will be Monday March 14, 2016. There is no scheduled meeting in February. CHILDREN’S MASS-The next children’s Mass will be on Sunday February 14, 2016 at the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Please join us with your family at Mass and then join us downstairs afterwards for a Pancake Breakfast, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Council #2961. ASH WEDNESDAY is February 10th. There will be three Masses on that day along with the distribution of Ashes at Mass. Masses will be celebrated at 8:00 a.m., 12 Noon and 4:30 P.M. Ash Wednesday is also a day of fast and abstinence. CENTERS OF MERCY-In order to foster a more fruitful invest-ment in the Jubilee Year of Mercy, The Centers of Mercy will be open, and a priest will be available to offer The sacrament of Reconciliation, each Tuesday or Thursday evening, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. beginning in Lent, and extending throughout the Year of Mercy. On Tuesday evening, St Catherine of Sienna, Trumbull will offer Confession, and on Thursday evening, St. Theresa, Trumbull will offer the Sacrament. Please visit our website at www.christthekingtrumbull.org for a full listing of all the Centers of Mercy in our Diocese.

The Rosary Group will not meet for the months of January and February. We will resume in March. The altar flowers this weekend are donated by the Esposito and

Magliocco families in loving memory of Cathryn Magliocco.

CHRIST THE KING Trumbull

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.

www.christthekingtrumbull.org and enter the portal through the Online Giving tab. It is fast, easy & secure - you are always in control of your private information. HOUSE BLESSING– If you are interested in having your Home Blessed, please call Fr. Walsh in the parish office at 203-268-8695 To arrange a date and time. The Thomas Merton Center in need of volunteers. Their food pantry is in need of non-perishable items, especially non-sugary cereals. Thank you! To volunteer please call 203-367-9036.

THANK YOU for allowing me to serve as your Organist for the last six years at Christ the King Parish, it has been a pleasure. I will miss all the wonderful parishioners as I start my journey moving oversees with my family. God Bless you. Pat Spencer ATTN SENIORS: Our seniors have been invited to be part of the St. Theresa Senior Club. Upcoming events: February 16-Valentine’s Party.

ST THERESA SR CLUB- has announced upcoming trips MARCH 9 BUS TRIP TO MOHEGAN SUN CASINO- $30. Allowance of $15 for food & $20 for slots. Bus leaves St. Theresa parking lot at 10:00 a.m. and leaves Casino at 4:30 p.m. Call Rosemarie for more information at 203-268-6992. LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA-Tuesday- Thursday May 24-26 2016 2 nights at the Cork Factory Hotel, Includes 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, show at Sight & Sound Theatre "SAMSON" Guided Amish Tour to an operating dairy farm, and explore Kitchen Kettle Village 42 shops. PRICE: $441 DOUBLE, $541 SINGLE DEPOSIT of $150.00 by MARCH 1, 2016, FINAL PAYMENT BY APRIL 5,2016 Trip cancellation insurance available. Sharing bus so book early. The 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal has formally begun in our Diocese. This year’s theme, Renewed in Faith, Hope and Charity, calls us to come together as a people of God to live and share the faith we profess as we carry forth the mission of Jesus Christ. When you receive the Appeal mailing this week, please take the time to read the information thoroughly, how you can help and give prayerful consideration when contemplating your sacrificial gift to the campaign. Appeal donations provide funds for the pastoral, educational and charitable ministries of the Diocese of Bridgeport. Thank you and God Bless you. DEFENDING OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY-We are called to advocate for the most fundamental of human goods and rights, in particular, the right to life and the right not only to profess our faith, but to live it out. We are advocating for the freedom to “be Catholic,” to go about our lives serving the needs of our brothers and sisters, regardless of their race, creed, or religion, not because they are Catholic but because we are Catholic. If you haven’t done so already, please voice your opposition to the federal health care mandate by calling U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell at 202-205-5445, and your elected representatives. Let them know that the mandate is in violation of our First Amendment right to religious freedom.

January 30-31 2016 2015 Sunday Offertory $7,408.47 $6,004.80

Thank You for your generosity.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST-SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2016 from 8:00 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M.-The Knights of Columbus Council 2961 presents a special Valentine’s Day Pancake breakfast in the parish hall. Stop by anytime for some delicious all you can eat fresh-baked pancakes, Sausage and Bacon, milk coffee, Tea, Water and Juice! $7 for adults and $5 children 5-12 (Under 5 free) Please pay at the door. Please join us!

ST. PATRICK DINNER-Saturday, March 12TH–in the Parish Hall after the 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass. More Information to follow.