Fourth Sunday in Advent - December 23rd
and
Sunday of The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph - December 30th
MASS TIMES:

Sunday............. 9:00 am (English)
Sunday............. 11:45 am (Spanish)
Monday............. NO MASS
Tuesday............ 9:00 am
Wednesday....... 9:00 am
Thursday........... 9:00 am
Friday................ 9:00 am
Saturday Vigil....5:00 pm
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Eucharistic Adoration
1st Friday 9 am – 6 pm

SVdP Hotline 706-453-4744

Rosary Before Mass @ 8:40am

FOR SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCIES
Please contact
Fr. Michael at (770) 750-5796 and leave a message.
United in Christ, All for the Glory of God
CHRIST OUR KING AND SAVIOR CATHOLIC CHURCH
6341 Lake Oconee Parkway
Greensboro, Georgia 30642
Tel: (706) 453-7292; Fax: (706) 453-7095
WWW.COKAS.ORG
Pastor: Father Michael Silloway
cokas.frmichael@gmail.com
FOR SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCIES
please contact Fr. Michael at (770) 750-5796 and leave a message.


PARISH OFFICE: OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY 9:00AM - 2:00PM


Business Manager
John Steadman
cokas.business@gmail.com
Accountant 
Millie Browning
cokas.finance@gmail.com
Director of Faith Formation
Beth Mappes
cokas.dff@gmail.com
Director of Youth Ministry
Laura Brennan
cokas.dym@gmail.com
Pastoral Administration
Lily Vaughn
cokas.office@gmail.com
Office Reception
Tamara Prendergast
cokas.reception@gmail.com
Maintenance  
Clarence Drinkwine
cokas.maintenance@gmail.com
 
MASS INTENTIONS
MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22
5PM JACK CALLAHAN ( )
           
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23
9AM PETE WARD ( )
11:45 PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24
4PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
6PM ROY BELLETIERI ( )
8PM PANUNCIO de la CRUZ JUAREZ ( )
10PM JAN DOOLEY

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25
9AM TOM FRICANO ( )

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26
9AM ANNE RUES NEIDEL ( )
 
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27
9AM JACK BARRETT ( )

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28
9AM FEDERICO SIRCHIA ( )

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29
5PM JOHN FRICANO ( )
           
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30
9AM FRANCES WEGLEWSKI ( )
11:45 PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
JANUARY

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
7PM DIANE OHATA
11PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

TUESDAY, JANUARY 1
9AM *

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2
9AM TOM FRICANO ( )
 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3
9AM GERALD MICHAEL FARNELL ( )

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4
9AM TRACY BLOODWORTH

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5
5PM MARY McNABB ( )
           
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6
9AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
11:45 ENRIQUE PARDO ( )
PRAYER REQUESTS
Military Personnel
Tarah Thompson
Barbara Koch
Deborah Stritt
Sean Scott
Mark Klendworth
Patty Johnson
Sonya Stephenson
Christopher Stephenson
Stanley Sides
James Hause
Jeffery Crane 
Carolyn Cates
Abby Tucker
Debra Casebere
Isabel Montiagudo
Jacob King
Linda Chelena
Larry Subacz Family
Amanda Parker
Juan Carlos Jimenez
All Teachers and Students
Harriet Thompson
Vicky Abbott
Nell Petralito
Tracey Bloodworth
Henry Karwisch
Freeda Karwisch
John Stathus
Holly L'Eplattenier
Diane Ohata
Dear Christ Our King and Savior Parish Family,

Since Christmas Eve falls on a Monday, I'd like to use this "Pastor's Page" to wish you not only a blessed last few days of Advent, but also a very blessed and merry Christmas!

While we may not get a white Christmas in these parts very often, there will be a great flurry of activity the next few days. We will have our normal Mass schedule for the 4th Sunday of Advent, then Monday there are four Vigil Masses.

4PM -- Family Mass with youth choir and pre-Mass pagaent
6PM -- Vigil in English, with prelude Christmas Carols
8PM -- Vigil Mass in Spanish
10PM -- Mass in the Night with prelude Christmas Carols.

There will also be a Mass at 9AM on Christmas morning.

Which ever Mass you come to, expect a large crowd and please arrive early. As you know, people who do not attend regularly often come in great numbers for Christmas. Please be welcoming to them, even if they are sitting in "your pew". Let's create the environment that will make them want to be part of our parish family every week! A little patience and grace can go a long way!

After all, the great mystery we celebrate is that the Creator of the Universe, the one who holds all things in existence has taken on flesh, become man, and entered the world  for us . The Christ-event, his coming into the world to save us, is the central moment of all of time, and it gives us loads to think about and should help tenderize our hearts.

The words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI invite us wonderfully into the sacred themes of these holy days (from an audience he gave on December 17, 2008):

Dear brothers and sisters, Christmas is a privileged opportunity to meditate on the meaning and value of our existence. The approach of this Solemnity helps us on the one hand to reflect on the drama of history in which people, injured by sin, are perennially in search of happiness and of a fulfilling sense of life and death; and on the other, it urges us to meditate on the merciful kindness of God who came to man to communicate to him directly the Truth that saves, and to enable him to partake in his friendship and his life. Therefore let us prepare ourselves for Christmas with humility and simplicity, making ourselves ready to receive as a gift the light, joy and peace that shine from this mystery. Let us welcome the Nativity of Christ as an event that can renew our lives today. The encounter with the Child Jesus makes us people who do not think only of themselves but open themselves to the expectations and needs of their brothers and sisters. In this way we too will become witnesses of the radiance of Christmas that shines on the humanity of the third millennium. Let us ask Mary Most Holy, Tabernacle of the Incarnate Word, and St Joseph, the silent witness of the events of salvation, to communicate to us what they felt while they were waiting for the Birth of Jesus, so that we may prepare ourselves to celebrate with holiness the approaching Christmas, in the joy of faith and inspired by the commitment to sincere conversion.  

A very Merry Christmas to all of you and your families! May the Birth of Christ we celebrate these days give us the grace and encouragement to open our hearts to the One who came to save us!

Peace in Christ,
Fr. Michael
Father Michael's Homilies (audio) are posted on the COKAS website.

Under the Tab :
"Parish Info & News"
"Father Michael's Homilies"

Click on the desired Homily you wish to listen to or you can click on the link below.
OUR NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE ON THE WEEKEND OF JANUARY 4, 2019
Stewardship Scripture Reflection
Fourth Sunday of Advent
The Gospel today tells of the Virgin Mary, pregnant herself, hurrying off to help her cousin Elizabeth. The model of good stewardship, she who had given herself to bear the Savior gave her time and love to others as well.
Looking Ahead
DECEMBER

23 rd .... DONUTS
24 th .... THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FROM THE 24th until the January 1st
24 th .... FAMILY MASS at 4:00pm
24 th .... MASS at 6:00pm
24 th .... SPANISH MASS at 8:00pm
24 th .... MASS IN THE NIGHT at 10:00pm
24 th .... NO BIBLE STUDY - MONDAYS IN THE WORD
25 th .... CHRISTMAS MASS at 9:00am
30 th .... DONUTS
31 st .... VIGIL MASS (BILINGUAL) - SOLEMNITY OF MARY at 6:00pm
31 st .... MIDNIGHT MASS FOR SOLEMNITY OF MARY at 11:55pm
31 st .... NO BIBLE STUDY - MONDAYS IN THE WORD

JANUARY

1 st .... MASS FOR SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD at 9:00am
3 rd .... EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR at 7:00pm
4 th .... ADORATION from 9:00am until 6:00pm
6 th .... DONUTS
7th.... BIBLE STUDY MONDAYS IN THE WORD 10:00am until 12:00pm in the PLC
WE WISH YOU
Merry Christmas and Happy 2019!
GIVING
I think seriously about my giving because I think seriously about my faith.

Offertory – At Masses & Online Giving
(Weekend of 12/16/18)  $20,814 .

December Second Collections:
St. Vincent dePaul
Retirement fund Religious
Catholic Charities
Announcements
Schedule of Masses

December 24

4:00pm..... Family Mass
6:00pm..... Mass
8:00pm..... Spanish Mass
10:00pm....Mass in the Night

December 25

9:00am...... Mass
Don't miss out on any of our December Happenings!
Please click below to see our Parish Calendar for upcoming events.


The Church Office will be CLOSED from
December 24th through January 1st
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION DATES

FIRST RECONCILIATION CLASS DATES: 

Grades 2-5 
Wednesdays - Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30  6:30-8:00 p.m.

Grades 6-11
Sundays - Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3  10:30-11:30 a.m.
Youth Christmas Choir Practice Schedule

Monday December 24   2:45pm
 *(prelude in the Sanctuary at 3:30pm)


FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 FROM 9AM - 6PM
Daily Mass Tuesday through Friday 9:00am, preceded by Rosary recitation

DECEMBER

27th............... Eucharistic Holy Hour with Benediction , Thursday, 7pm

30th............. Distribution of Consecration of the Holy Family prayer cards : Knights of Columbus
30th............. Rosary prior to 9am Mass; Knights of Columbus
Monthly Intention 4: Family
Prayer Petition (4 th week): In our journey as a faith-filled community during our Year of Prayer, let us pray that God will bless and strengthen all families in faith, hope and love. Let us pray to the Lord.

Monthly Intention 5: Family
Prayer Petition (5 th Sunday): In our journey as a faith-filled community during our Year of Prayer, let us pray that all families will be inspired by the example of the Holy Family to lead holy lives. Let us pray to the Lord.
December 23, December 30 and January 6
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