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September 18, 2020

Hello Parents and Guardians –

It is time to Register! We have started online registration for Religious Formation!  Here is the link to the online registration form.  https://forms.gle/uVsxGCraEJcYyvaeA.

We will begin online and in-person on October 4.  There is more information on the bottom of this email and on our website:  www.ctkpueblo.org.

Please register by next Tuesday, September 22 so we know how many kids to plan for and can put the appropriate safety measures in place.

Christ the King now has 3 Mass times every weekend:

Saturday @ 4 pm

Sunday @ 8 am

Sunday @ 11 am

Join us in person – doors open ½ hour before Mass.  We are following the guidelines of the Pueblo County Health Department – masks, social distancing, contact tracing, etc.

If you are more comfortable staying at home, here are the links for Mass at 8 am on Sunday.  Please note that we have improved the sound quality on our livestreamed Masses!

Facebook –

https://www.facebook.com/christthekingcatholicparish/videos/3341336889283218/

YouTube –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL6VbLyrdQ0

High School Discipleship:

Come say goodbye to Courtney and say hello to Zack this Sunday at noon!!

Sunday, October 4, 2020

The beginning of Religious Formation

Important changes for this year – Please read carefully!

Pre-Kindergarten through 6^th Grade students and their parents: 

• Class is at 9:15 a.m. (note the time change)
• Please drop off all kids on the east end of the Formation Center (closest to MacNaughton and Sr. Joan’s Room).
• Kids will line up by class on the grass outside before they enter the building
• Parents will then proceed to the parent meeting in Adrians Hall.
• It is important that a parent or guardian from every family attend the parent meeting because everything will be different this year and parents play a vital role in this new program.
• This meeting will be recorded and posted online for parents who cannot attend this meeting.

7^th and 8^th Graders and their parents:

• For this Sunday only, we are asking kids and parents to meet at noonso we can go over important information about our new small group program and confirmation.
• Teens will meet on the grass outside of Sr. Joan’s Room (closest to MacNaughton)
• Parents will meet in Adrians Hall.
• This meeting will be recorded and posted online for parents who cannot attend this meeting.

High School students and their parents:

• Class for teens and a meeting for parents will be at noon.
• At the parent meeting we will be discussing our new Discipleship program and talk about confirmation.
• Teens will meet on the grass outside of Sr. Joan’s Room (closest to MacNaughton)
• Parents will meet in Adrians Hall.
• This meeting will be recorded and posted online for parents who cannot attend this meeting.

Children and adults will be required to wear masks and we will observe all the social distancing rules outlined by the Pueblo County Health Department.

Click here for the bulletin.

Blessings!

—

Laura Fisher Escalera

Pastoral Associate for Religious Formation

Christ the King Parish

(719) 542-9248 ext. 113

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Contributions to the parish are appreciated and can be made by mail or online. Please do not drop off envelopes at the Parish Office Mailbox. Instead, mail them to the parish at 1708 Horseshoe Drive, Pueblo, CO 81001. We will pick them up at the Post Office. Blessings on your day!
The link for Online Giving is:
https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Giving/chri1708243

ANIMA CHRISTI (Spiritual Communion Prayer)

Soul of Christ, make me holy.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, drench me.
Water flowing from Christ’s side, wash me clean.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within your wounds, hide me.
Let me never be separated from you.
From the evil enemy defend me.
At the hour of death call me
and bid me come join you
that with your saints I may praise you
forever and ever. Amen.

Click on the picture for more info:

170100.091320 webpage

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Ozella
September 13, 3020 – Text

And yet another scam! You may receive a text from Fr. John, or from another priest in the Diocese. Or even from Deacon Steve, (yes this happened), or from one of our past or present staff members. It asks for a favor, money usually, and other variants ask for gift cards. Please do not respond. You can try blocking the number. But definitely delete it.

 

There will not be Mass the week of September 22nd to September 25th, nor Confessions.

Online Registration Link:  https://forms.gle/uVsxGCraEJcYyvaeA

September 2, 2020

Parents and Guardians –

Welcome to the start of the 2020-2021 Religious Formation year!  This year is going to look very different from past years, so please read the details below carefully.   We will have in-person and online (or at-home) options for each age level.  We will send out a more specific schedule once we know how many kids we have registered and how they will participate.  For now, the plan is to begin Formation on Sunday, October 4.  Pre-kindergarten through 8^th Grade kids and their parents will meet from 9:15 a.m – 10:45 a.m. (note the time change).  High School students will meet at 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.  All ages will meet in the Little Flower Formation Center. The rooms will be labeled for age groups.

We need your registrations ASAP in order to solidify the schedule, the class sizes and specifics on dates and times.  Please register by September 22 or sooner, even if you need to delay payment.  Here is a link for an online registration. https://forms.gle/uVsxGCraEJcYyvaeA

You can now pay online!  The fees can be paid all at once or you can spread it out over payments.

Fees:  1 child – $40      2 children – $55    3 or more children – $70. Cost is for total children in any grade.

Here is the link: https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Form/b2d6021e-a357-4242-ad17-955eac26b1a2

Be assured that any in-person gatherings will follow all the guidelines set by the Pueblo County Health Department to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. If you need further information please visit their website: https://county.pueblo.org/public-health/covid-19.

 

Pet Blessing:  Sunday, October 4^th is also the feast of St. Francis, so we will have a Pet Blessing outside in the back parking lot for pets of all sizes and shapes at 1:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

Elementary School – Pre-Kindergarten through 6th Grade

We are planning on meeting with Parents and Kids the first weekend of every month.  The kids are in their age-specific classrooms and the parents will meet together in another room.  It is imperative that parents meet with us because we will be training them to work with their kids at home the other three weekends of the month.  We will have an online option for parents to watch this presentation from home if they are not comfortable being in person.  We will also have family events (like the pet blessing, posada, outdoor pilgrimage and adoration) sprinkled in here and there.

Depending on how many people register, we may have to do this monthly gathering at two different times in order to accommodate social distancing. It is important for people to register early for this reason!

First Reconciliation and First Communion plans will be worked out directly with families at a later date.  It will likely be a blend of in-person and at-home instruction.

Middle School – 7th and 8th Grade

We will be utilizing a small group curriculum with 4-8 kids in each group.   Middle school students can also participate in the at-home curriculum and attend the family events.  When these groups meet and how often they meet will depend on the number of kids and facilitators we have.  They can meet on Sundays at 9:15 a.m. or 12 p.m., depending on what works best for everyone involved.  We will also have an online option for middle school students.

 

 

 

Confirmation will be available to 7^th Graders and older this year if the students participated in religious formation last year.  Plans for preparation will be worked out with those families at a later time.

 

 

 

 

 

 High School

We will be utilizing a small group curriculum with 4-8 teens in each group.   High school students can also participate in the at-home curriculum if they have younger siblings and attend the family events.  We will meet at 12 p.m. on Sundays.  How often they meet will depend on the number of teens and facilitators we have.  We will also have an online option for high school students.

 

 

 

Confirmation preparation will be available for all high school students who participated in religious formation last year.  Plans for preparation will be worked out at a later time.

 It is so important that we get registrations in soon so we can plan appropriately.  Please fill out the attached form https://forms.gle/uVsxGCraEJcYyvaeA

Blessings on your day!

Laura Fisher Escalera
Pastoral Associate for Religious Formation
Christ the King Parish
(719) 542-9248 ext. 113