Lent - Christ the King Catholic Church

Lent at Christ the King, 2020

Lenten Adjustments Due to COVID 19

Mass, Confession, Adoration and Stations of the Cross will continue on the regular schedule.

All other activities will cease until April 6. As April 6 approaches, we will evaluate the situation to determine if activities can continue or if the cancellations should be extended.

Reconciliation

North Deanery Lenten Penance Services
Monday, March 9, 2020, 7:00 pm at St. Matthew
Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 7:00 pm at St. Matthew
Christ the King Weekly Reconciliation:
Saturdays 4:00-4:45 pm
Saturdays, March 21 and 28, 6:30-8:30 pm
Sunday, March 29, 2:00-4:00 pm

Fatima Retreat House
Monday, Mach 30. 9:00 am-7:00 pm

Scheduled Reconciliation Times at our Neighboring Parishes
St. Pius X: Saturdays 4:15-4:45 pm
1st Saturday of the month, 8:45-10:00 am
St. Joan of Arc: Saturdays 4:30-5:15 pm
St. Matthew: Saturdays 4:00-4:30 pm
Immaculate Heart of Mary: Saturdays 4:30-5:00 pm
St. Lawrence: Thursdays 6:00-6:45 pm
Saturdays 4:00-4:45 pm
St. Simon: Wednesdays 6:00-6:20 pm
Saturdays 4:45-6:15 pm

Fatima Retreat House will also have a priest available to hear confessions on Monday, March 30 from 9 am-7 pm

Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross are held every Friday in Lent at 6 pm in the Church. On Good Friday, we will have the Living Stations of the Cross in Tuohy Hall. A variety of ministries lead the Stations of the Cross, each volunteer group choosing a week to lead.

Friday, February 28, 2020 at 6 pm, led by St. Joseph Men's Group
Friday, March 6, 2020 at 6 pm, led by MOMS
Friday, March 13, 2020 at 6 pm, led by Adoration Committee
Friday, March 20, 2020 at 6 pm. Musical Stations of the Cross by Youth Ministry.
Friday, March 27, 2020 at 6 pm, led by the Ministers of Holy Communion.
Friday, April 3, 2020 at 6 pm, let by Tuesday St. Joseph Men's Group
Friday, April 10, 2019 at 6 pm. Living Stations of the Cross in Tuohy Hall by the 8th Grade Class of Christ the King School.

Lenten Adoration

Please join our Lord for an hour of Eucharistic Adoration. Adoration is every Sunday from 5 pm until 12 am, except for 3rd Sunday Adoration from 2 pm on Sunday to 7 am on Monday morning.

If you do not know the code to access the chapel, you can call the parish office during weekday office hours 317-255-3666 or Chapel Prayer and Adoration Committee members Robin Cooke at 317-501-7701 or Chris McHugh or 317-459-9036.

You are always welcome to adore! Even if time slots are filled, please join our Lord in the chapel anyway! If you are unable to attend the time you have signed up for, please contact another adorer to make sure he or she will be there so that Jesus is never left alone.

Location: Christ the King Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Sign-up to Adore in Lent

Boulevard Place Pantry Lenten Project

This past year, the Boulevard Place Pantry distributed 296,000 pounds of food and personal items, with 63% being donated. However, we often do not have all of the personal hygiene items needed.

Among the items the families often are missing are normal hygiene items. To help supplement the purchased and donated items at the Boulevard Place Pantry, we thought a good Lenten project would be to have a toiletry drive. As you are able, if each family would purchase one of each of the items listed below and bring them to church in a tote bag, we will pass them out to the Boulevard Place Families and the Home Visit Families for many months. Please remember a lot of the families who visit Boulevard Place are walking so please follow the size request below:

1 box Kleenex 2-4 Toothbrushes
2 Bars of Soap 1 12-oz Shampoo
1 Hand/Body Lotion 1 Deodorant
1 Tooth Paste 1 28-oz Dish Soap

North Deanery Easter Basket Project

The Lenten Easter Basket Project, providing Easter meals to families in need; is underway among our North Deanery Parishes. The goal is to provide meals to 1,250 families in need. Our parish challenge is to collect 2,500 Cans of Green Beans for the Easter Baskets. We need the entire parish to help make this happen!

Please drop off can donations in the vestibule of CTK church by Sunday, March 29th.

We also are in need of financial assistance to purchase the perishable items. You can sponsor to "Buy A Bag" for $20.00 - which covers the entire contents of the Easter Basket Meal. Any donations are greatly appreciated. Let the collecting begin! Please contact Ann Collins at CTK with questions.

Lenten Retreats

Fatima Retreat House has a variety of Lenten Retreats, as does the Benedict Inn. A retreat will feed you during this season of renewal.

Scripture Study

This 5 week study explores the biblical roots of the words and gestures we experience in the Liturgy and explains their profound significance. This study will renew your faith and deepen your love for the devotion of the Eucharist

Begins Wednesday, February 26, 2020 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the St. Joseph’s Room.

This 5 week study will take us from Gethsemane to the cross. The study highlights the biblical foundations of every moment of Christ’s Passion…the Old Testament prophesies fulfilled and the amazing connections to our Catholic faith and the historical context of the events.

Begins Wednesday, February 26, 2020 from 10:00 to 11:30 am in the Parish Office Conference Room and Monday, March 2, 2020 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the St. Joseph’s Room.

For more information please contact Phyllis McNamara at (317) 253-5944 or email at nanam5944@gmail.com

Tuesdays with Father

Come and learn about the Eucharist with Father Todd during Lent. Join us in the St. Joseph Room at 7:00 pm on Mach 3, 10, 17, 2020

Women's Lenten Book Study

Join us for Undone by Carrie Schuchts Daunt.

This book is divided into four parts based on the four feminine identities outlined in Pope John Paul II’s 1995 Letter to Women. Each section begins with a brief overview of the specific feminine identity and an excerpt from Letter to Women. After, you will find several stories highlighting the season of life where this primary identity was tangled and how it was eventually untied.

The study will meet four times during Lent at 7pm in the St. Joseph Room
Thursday, March 5th - Part 1 Daughter
Wednesday, March 11 - Part II Sister
Thursday, March 19 - Part III Bride
Wednesday, March 25 - Part IV Mother

Each participant is responsible for purchasing her own book. Undone is available for purchase on John Paul II Center for Healing, Amazon, and Kindle. No need to sigh-up! Just show up each week that works for you. If you have any questions, contact Jessica McAllister at jessicaspenpal@gmail.com

Pray Before Dawn

Are you called to prayer but can’t find the time? Join others every Thursday morning at 5:30 a.m. in the chapel. For over 20 years, members of our parish have been praying the prayers of the Marian Movement of Priests. These prayers include the Holy Rosary, prayers for the Pope, and a Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Come to Mary so you can enter into the cenacle of her Immaculate Heart. All you need is a prayerful heart and a rosary.
Consider joining us in Lent. Questions contact Liz Sowinski at 317-366-1288.

Flower Memorial Gifts

Each year during the Lenten Season we take up an offering for flowers and decorations for our church throughout the year. You have the opportunity to make a gift in memory of a loved one. On Easter Sunday, all of the memorial donations will be listed in the memorial flyer.

You can make your gift online or you can pick up a donation envelope in the vestibule. Flower memorial gifts are due by Palm Sunday.

Holy Week

Palm Sunday
Saturday, April 4 at 5:00 pm
Sunday, April 5 at 8:00, 10:00, and 11:30 am

Holy Thursday Mass
April 9 at 7:00 pm

Good Friday Service
April 10 at 2:00 pm

Blessing of the Easter Food
Saturday, April 11 at 11:00 am in the Church

Easter Vigil Mass
Saturday, April 11 at 8:00 pm with Incense

Easter Sunday Mass
Sunday, April 12 at 8:00, 10:00, and 11:30 am
There will be music at all the Easter Masses