You have heard the phrase “When life gives you lemons… make lemonade.” If you face a challenge or something really difficult in life, by being an alchemist, you can find the lessons learned or new possibilities that may not have existed before. And that is exactly what we did this past weekend. Saturday was a beautiful day, and I cannot describe sufficiently how amazing our celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe was. It filled my heart with great joy.

On Sunday, we had rains for the first time, and we did not cancel any of the masses as we are blessed with a great tent. Many of you participated either in person in the tent or from your cars. You have inspired us priests by your faith. For us here at CTK, it was a learning moment. We feel confident we can do it even better with slight adjustments. In the future, if it rains during the weekend, we will continue to celebrate mass outdoors.

The id is: CTKstreaming and The password is: outdoor1 or come into the tent, with necessary warm clothes. The tent can accommodate nearly 100 folks sitting 6ft apart.

Should Catholics take the Covid 19 Vaccines? On December 14, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued a statement on the new COVID-19 vaccines. In their statement, the bishops address the moral concerns raised by the fact that the three vaccines that appear to be ready for distribution in the United States all have some connection to cell lines that originated with tissue taken from abortions. 

With regard to the AstraZeneca vaccine, the bishops found it to be “more morally compromised” and consequently concluded that this vaccine “should be avoided” if there are alternatives available. “It may turn out, however, that one does not really have a choice of vaccine, at least, not without a lengthy delay in immunization that may have serious consequences for one’s health and the health of others,” the bishop chairmen stated. “In such a case … it would be permissible to accept the AstraZeneca vaccine.” You can read their full statement here.

Beginning December 19 - the Saturday 5pm mass will change to 4pm.

Now that the weather is colder and it is getting darker earlier, we have decided to change the time of our Saturday evening outdoor mass to 4pm, beginning Saturday, Dec. 19. Thank you as we continue to navigate through these changing times.

The Filipino Society of Christ the King invites you to join in the celebration of "Simbang Gabi", a nine-day novena in preparation for the birth of Jesus, at Christ the King Church from December 15th to the 23rd.

Mass begins at 6:30 p.m. every night (except Dec. 17 which will start at 6pm, and Dec. 19 and 20, which will start at 4 p.m.). Because of limitations brought on by Covid-19, masses will be held outdoors inside a large tent and will be live streamed. You can view it on CTK Facebook Page or CTK YouTube Channel. For additional information, please contact Abe Miralles (925-381-5898) or Imelda Santos (925-623-7340).

Thank you to all who attended our celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe mass on Saturday. It was an amazing evening! Special thanks goes to our St. Stephen Music Director, Maria Calderazzo for coordinating this liturgy. If you missed it, you can still watch the video of mass here.

will be livestreamed on Facebook & YouTube.

CTK Drive Through Communion

If you are able and willing, we need USHERS at our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. You would greet people, facilitate parking, take collections…. We would very much appreciate a few new people stepping forward to help on this special day. If you can help, please contact Sr. Dominic at sisterdominic.marie@gmail.com

Jupiter and Saturn will align so closely in the night sky that they'll almost appear to collide from our vantage point here on Earth, creating a radiant point of light often referred to as the "Star of Bethlehem" or the "Christmas Star." The solar system has decided to grace us with a cosmic Christmas miracle that hasn't been witnessed in nearly 800 years.

St. Vincent De Paul distributes layettes (newborn essentials) for new mothers in need. Our neighboring church, Hillcrest Congregational, provides these layettes to us for distribution. If you have newborn items you would like to donate, please call us at 925-246-1131. If you prefer to make a monetary donation to St. Vincent De Paul, put on the memo line "layette."

For more information on items needed, please see the flyer here.

in the Diocese of Oakland.

For more information, interested men and their wives are invited to attend one of the information meetings on Zoom. Read More

While Christ remained hidden in Mary, his rest was tremendous activity; he was making her into himself, making himself from her. . . .. Read More

Private Confessions will continue every Saturday from

3pm to 3:30pm.

Please meet in front of the church.