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Mark your calendars for November 26 at 5:30 for our annual Parish Dinner

Knights of Columbus is serving Brunch after the 10:30 Mass this weekend

Altar Society Fall Bake Sale is next weekend after all Masses. Get your Thanksgiving goodies already prepared for you!

Friday, November 10th, CTK School will be celebrating Veteran’s Day with a special lunch for all Veterans.If you are a veteran, or a member of your family is, come and share lunch with us on Friday.
The lunch times are 11:15-11:45 for K-5 and 12:00-12:30 for 6-8. Lunch is $3.60.

Join us Saturday Night after Mass in Charity Hall for Date Night. This month we will watch Session 6 of "Beloved" - Real Challenges, Real Love. A light dinner will be served and babysitting is available. See you there!

Please return your Stewardship Papers! The deadline is next Sunday, November 19th. Find your paperwork, complete it and bring it to Church with you this Sunday. There are still several that have not been picked up. If you have not picked yours up yet, do so this weekend. If you have lost your paperwork, you can go to the CTK website under "Stewardship - What is it?" tab and print generic ones off to complete. Thank You to all who have already returned your paperwork!

Barnes and Noble Book Fair 2017

Be A Hero at the Super/Royal Bookfair

Each year Barnes and Noble sponsors a book fair that Christ the King is a part of. You are able to go to Barnes and Noble at 1920 North Rock Road in Wichita on Saturday November 11th and purchase a book for our school library from our wishlist (which is at B&N) or purchase a book of your choosing for yourself. When you check-out, if you tell them you are from Christ the King School/Parish, Barnes and Noble will give back some of your total purchase price to our school library. There will be crafts for the kids and you will be able to enjoy a princess and superhero story time, make your own superhero cape or crown, and get your picture taken with a princess or superhero! Kids are encouraged to dress like a Princesses or Superheros (adults can to, if they would like). Everyone from our parish/school or anyone you might know is welcome to come! Come out for fun, books, and support for our Christ the King library. Hope to see you there!! Marcia Helten

Ministry Spotlight - Respect Life Committee

Abortion is the “law of the land”, a woman’s “right to choose”, a political game piece, a moral tragedy, . . . so, what can one individual do? That’s what I always thought until 1991 when I became involved in the “Summer of Mercy”. It was during this time that the pro-life movement awakened and concerned people from all walks of life and belonging to different denominational churches and Catholic parishes came together in a committed and somewhat organized manner to end the plague of abortion in our city. In July 1991, there were three abortion clinics operating within our city limits, one of which offered late term abortions—as late as the baby’s due date. Within a few years, two of those clinics shut down. Currently, one clinic remains open. Due to the hard work of pro-lifers, laws have changed sufficiently to prevent the horrendous late term abortions in Kansas, but each life that is snuffed out is a child of God and worthy of our concern and protection.

Want to know what YOU can do about this? It’s as difficult or as easy as you want to make it! The absolutely easiest, and the best, thing to do is to make a commitment to offer daily prayers for the women who find themselves having to make a difficult decision, or as many times happens, are being coerced into making a fatal “choice.” You are also encouraged to join a group of us that have met in the church for 25 years on Monday nights at 8:15 to pray a “Rosary for Life.” On the other hand, one of the most difficult and uncomfortable things to do is to spend time at the gate of the abortion clinic. A handful of committed pro-life Christians are volunteering some of their time every week to spend at least an hour and a half on the sidewalk leading to the clinic, offering a helping hand to any woman who might be seeking assistance in order to let her baby live. My double “shift” is from 8:00 – 11:00 AM on Monday mornings. If anyone would like to join me for any amount of time to experience what this entails, please give me a call. No one is expected to do this without some training and a partner. Please keep in mind this poignant warning attributed to Edmund Burke (Irish statesman and philosopher): “The only thing necessary for the triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing.” Do not be accused of doing NOTHING! for more information on assistance you can give in this endeavor, please call Linda Arensdorf, 773-5524 or LuAnn Pascal 213-3074.

Christ the King

invites you to join us for a

Parish Dinner

November 26th at 5:30

RSVP by Nov. 17

316-943-4353 or church @ctkwichita.org

The Wichita Pulbic Library visisted CTK's Pre-K class this past week and read the book "The Napping House" to the children.

Adorerers without Cell Phones

Adorers, if you are in need of a phone and do not have a cell phone with you during adoration, there is a phone available in the "Brides Room" - the little room next to the Women's Bathroom in the church.

From Last Week's Homily

Litany of Humility

(Composed by Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930), Secretary of State for Pope Saint Pius X)

O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.

From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the desire of being approved ...
From the fear of being humiliated ...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes ...
From the fear of being calumniated ...
From the fear of being forgotten ...
From the fear of being ridiculed ...
From the fear of being wronged ...
From the fear of being suspected ...

That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be esteemed more than I ...
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease ...
That others may be chosen and I set aside ...
That others may be praised and I unnoticed ...
That others may be preferred to me in everything...
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…

Parish Cleanup

A Big Thank You to all who helped with the Parish Cleanup. We had about 45 participants that showed up to work. The parish grounds look great!

Thanks, Chase, for blowing those hard to get to leaves out of the flower beds.

A bunch of leaves and weeds were cleaned out.

George spiffs up around the school

Whew! A job well done!

Thank you, Linda, getting those leaves out was quite a job!

A.J. discusses a tree that he found and took home to plant with Debbie.

Santa cleans gutters? No, it is Biil Smith

Thanks Larry for keeping the front of the Rectory looking nice!

Little ones are good helpers too!

What's Happening this Week?

11/9 RCIA - Charity Hall - 7:00pm
11/10 Kapaun's Men - Charity Hall - 6:00am
8th Grade Students Curriculum Fair - Bishop Carroll
Veterans Lunch - School Cafeteria 11:00am
11/11 Confession 3:00pm
Mass 5:30pm
Date Night - Charity Hall - 6:30pm
11/12 Mass - 8:00am and 10:30am
Coffee & Rolls - Guild 6 - 9:00am
PSR 9:15 - CTK Grade School
KOC Sponsored Brunch - Charity Hall after 10:30 Mass
11/13 Over 55 Card Club - Faith Room - 12:00pm
Pro-Life Rosary - Church - 8:15pm
11/14 Welcoming Team Meeting - Charity Hall - 6:15
11/15 Mom's Group - Charity Hall & Basement - 9:30am
Altar Society Meeting - 6:30pm - Guild 6 Hosts

Are You Serving at Mass this Weekend?

If you are unable to fulfill your ministry, please get a replacement!