Parish Newsletter

June 1, 2022

Staying Connected

Dear Friends,

It all just feels so hopeless. One mass shooting after another in our nation. A space designed for learning turned instead into a killing field. A shopping mall designed for gathering and shopping together reduced to a graveyard of death, hatred and racism. These communities will never, ever be the same. They will carry unimaginable grief, trauma, heartbreak for generations to come.

We need the voice of moral authority today. I am grateful that a few bishops responded seriously to the massacre in Texas and Buffalo and with a sense of urgency. San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller called the shooting a "massacre" and said such shootings "are a most pressing life issue on which all in society must act." Cardinal Cupich lamented: "Who are we as a nation if we do not act to protect our children? What do we love more: our instruments of death or our future?"

Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, responded with a sense of urgency: "Don't tell me that guns aren't the problem, people are. I'm sick of hearing it," he said on Twitter. "The darkness first takes our children who then kill our children, using the guns that are easier to obtain than aspirin. We sacralize death's instruments and then are surprised that death uses them."

Why do we remain so indifferent toward laws relating to gun ownership when innocent people and children are losing their lives every other day? Have we all become numb to the happenings around the world? Indifference or apathy is the sin of all sins. It has caught up with our church in the modern world. Some call it as the alpha sin, the worst of all sins. Indifference convinces us that change isn’t possible. Left unchecked, it grows into a deep-rooted cynicism, the kind that gives the same response to personal transformation and societal injustice: “What for?” When this sin is full-grown, we no longer want ourselves or the world to change.

I feel that is where we are as a nation and as a people. But I am hopeful. I am hopeful not because our religious leaders and pastors will do the right thing, but I am hopeful because many of you are passionate about protecting life, and you refuse to give in to despair or indifference. Keep up the good fight, peaceful fight, non-violent fight so that others especially our children can live without fear.

San Diego Bishop Robert Walter McElroy has been chosen by Pope Francis as one of 21 new Cardinals for the Catholic Church, the Vatican announced on Sunday. Like Pope Francis, McElroy envisions a synodal church, where even controversial topics can be discussed openly. Very few bishops have the theological depth or range that McElroy brings to virtually any topic. 

I have personally attended many of his talks, and he is a breath of fresh air. A few years ago, when he was being harshly criticized by a section of our church, I sent him a personal note offering my prayers and support. He sent me a handwritten note which I could never decipher. I concluded he was grateful. His appointment is an unmistakable sign of the new landscape for our church in the United States. May God bless our church.

Fr. Paulson

Don't miss "CTK RoundUp" Parish Festival this 

Friday, June 3rd from 4:30-8:30pm and

Saturday, June 4th from 12 noon-8:30pm! 

Here is our awesome Festival agenda!

Friday:

4:30-6:30pm   Music, Dancing and Games with DJ Ed

6:30-8:30pm   Live Acoustic music by Mike Morley 

Saturday:

12:00-6:30pm      DJ Jordan / MC 

12:00-12:30pm   Interactive Musical Adventures with Andrea Gaspari: Come dance the story of Moana and other Disney hits on the stage with an amazing interactive musical adventure for all ages!

4:30:5:30pm    CTK Talent Show

6:30-8:30pm    Live music by The Country Business

And in case you were not already excited enough for festival, Nerf Arena returns this year and will be available from noon-8:30pm on Saturday! 

And let's also welcome back the famous Win a Car Raffle from Abel Chevrolet-Buick! Tickets will be on sale at Festival for $25; up to three tickets will be drawn, and those lucky ticket holders will have a chance to WIN A CAR by throwing a football through a car window. Drawing will take place Saturday evening, must be present to win.

Please email christthekingfestival@gmail.com with any questions.

CTK’s Rosary and 6pm Mass this Thursday, June 2

is cancelled due to the

8th grade graduation ceremony.

First Friday

Join us this Friday, June 3, for our

Monthly First Friday

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

(A time for quiet reflection and prayer)

Followed by Mass

Exposition at 5 pm followed by

Mass at 6pm

The Feast of Pentecost

Pentecost is the festival when Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the Sunday 50 days after Easter. Pentecost is regarded as the birthday of the Christian Church, and the start of the Church's mission to the world. This weekend June 4/5, we encourage everyone to wear red to mass.

The color red symbolizes joy and the fire of the Holy Spirit.

Healing Mass - June 11

We invite you to bring your loved ones to our next Healing mass on Saturday June 11 at 10:30 am.  This is a parish Mass during which we celebrate the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick: intended especially for the elderly, those with chronic illness, upcoming surgery or any kind of physical or mental illness. 

The weekend of June 11 and 12

The Bishop's Ministries Appeal supports the ministries that go out into the parishes – faith formation and evangelization, CYO sports, formation of priests to serve those parishioners, care of the retired priests, and meeting the unexpected needs of schools and parishes.

Our second collection for CTK will be June 11 and 12. You can also give to the Bishop's Appeal online by clicking here and in the drop down menu go to Bishop's Appeal.

Fiesta of Our Lord of Pardon

Prayer Group

June 12 - 4pm Mass

You are invited to join us for mass at 4 pm on Sunday, June 12,

to celebrate the 39th year anniversary of the Our Lord of Pardon Prayer Group.

Due to increase of Covid cases in the area, the dinner and entertainment following the mass will be cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

ICF Meeting - June 12 at 1pm

All parishioners are invited to come to our next ICF meeting which will be held on Sunday afternoon, June 12 at 1 o'clock pm. We will be having a pot luck picnic in the amphitheater picnic tables outdoors next to the school. Everyone is welcome! Hope to see some new faces as well as familiar ones too! All are welcome to be a part of the Italian Catholic Federation, even if you are not Italian. The ICF has been celebrating faith, family and heritage since its beginnings in 1924!

Dear Friends,

When I got back from Ireland, I found stacks of mail on my desk. These were letters and cards of sympathy on the death of my brother Sean, there were many e-mails also. I just do not have the energy to respond to each one individually. Please forgive me and accept this as my expression of appreciation for all your good wishes and prayers. Your prayers certainly brought Peace to Sean in his last hours, he very gently breathed his last breath, without pain. Bless you all.   Fr. Brian Timoney

On May 14th our Confirmation Students received the Sacrament of Confirmation by Bishop Michael Barber at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland.

Congratulations to Evelyn Martin and Ricardo Huerta who were married on Saturday.

Through the Sacrament of Baptism we welcomed

these precious children to our

Christ the King and St. Stephen Family. Congratulations!

Parents: Jellyn & Ezra

Baby: Eliana Jade

Parents: Christine & Garrett

Baby: Grant 

Parents: Katie & Juan

Child: Gionni

Parents: Esther & Brian

Baby: Arthur

Parents: Jasmina & Mike

Baby: Camila

Welcome to our weekly reflections on

the Sunday Scriptures.

Feast of Pentecost



This feast of Pentecost marks a time for new beginnings and hope for a better future under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Read More

• The June issue of the Catholic Voice.
• Learn more about Religious Freedom Week, June 22-29, 2022

Upcoming Second Collections in June

June 5 - Catholic Education

June 12 - Bishop’s Appeal

June 26 - Peter’s Pence

Feast Day - June 6

Mary, by virtue of being the mother of Jesus Christ, has always been recognized as the Mother of the Church, which Jesus established during His Passion. Before He expired on the Cross, Jesus gave His final instructions to Mary and John, elevating the nature of their relationship within the Kingdom of God. He said to Mary, “Woman, behold thy son,” and to St. John the Beloved (who mystically represents all His disciples), “Behold thy mother.” The title “Mother of the Church” was formally bestowed on Our Lady by Pope Paul VI, and she was given a liturgical memorial under this title by Pope Francis. 

The feast of Mary, Mother of the Church is celebrated on the Monday following Pentecost, highlighting the fact that the Mother of God was praying alongside her spiritual sons, the Twelve Apostles, at the moment when the Holy Spirit descended upon them at Pentecost.