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Message from Father Pat for the Launch of our new
website.
It is with great joy and hope that we launch the new website for the Parish of Christ The King fittingly on the solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Since I arrived here in September 2010 as Priest of Christ The King, I have been truly blessed to be working in such a friendly and diverse parish.
The launching of Our New Website enables our parish to reach out and keep in touch with those who have left our parish but through website communication can now still keep in touch. Our new Website will hopefully provide inspiration, encouragement and opportunities for worship to many especially our Catholic brothers and sisters confined to their homes or to institutions. The Church recognises the potential of the internet. The Late Pope John Paul 11 said “I dare to summon the whole church bravely to cross this new threshold, to put out into the deep of the net” and “using its potential to proclaim the Gospel Message.”
To all the wonderful parishioners of Christ The King and in different parts of the world, in this year of Faith as we launch our new website, may the Lord bless, direct and guide you now and for evermore.
Fr. Pat Madden.
Blessed Pedro Calungsod
We
celebrate with our Philipino parishioners the
cannonisation of Blessed Pedro Calungsod by Pope
Benedict XVI at Saint Peter’s Basilica on October 21,
2012.
Blessed Pedro Calungsod (c. 1654 – April 2, 1672) was a young Roman Catholic Filipino sacristan and missionary catechist, who along with Spanish Jesuit missionary Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom on Guam for their missionary work in 1672. Calungsod was beatified on March 5, 2000 by Blessed Pope John Paul II. On February 18, 2012,
Confirmation for our young adults at Christ The King in 2013.
Calling all young people 12 years and over!
If you would like to take part in our exciting Confirmation programme and confirm your faith in God, please speak to Father. Pat or Clare De Meyer on 0118 987 4849.
There is an introductory session for all confirmation candidates and their parents is on Thursday 10th January 7 - 8.30pm. The session will explain all that is expected of parents and confirmandi and give opportunity to answer any questions and queries people may have. Father is intending to have an informal chat with each of the confirmandi individually during this session to ascertain their commitment and what they are looking forward to exploring and understanding.
We hope to start the Confirmation program in the new year.
Being Catholic in a secular culture
Tuesday 20th February 2013, Tilehurst
Thursday 7th March 2013, Christchurch
Tuesday 19th March 2013, Portsmouth
How does our relationship with Jesus lead us to respond to the world around us?
Speaker: Bishop Philip Egan
Further information: http://www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/forms/beingcatholic/
2012 - 2013 First Holy Communion Programme at Christ
the King
Children’s’ sessions will generally be in the Church Hall, but there will be some sessions in Christ the King School.
Parents’ sessions will be in the Church, presbytery or school.
For details in PDF format please
click here 
Children’s liturgy
The Liturgy of the Word for Children (to give it its full title) allows young children to experience the Mass in a different, child-friendly way.
Children’s Liturgy now takes place in the parish of Christ the King twice a month and is most suitable for children from about 5 to 9 years, who have not yet received their First Holy Communion.
For more information please contact Ela Yates (Children’s Liturgy co-ordinator) or click here
Zumba classes
Zumba classes every Monday in the parish hall. For Hall Hire please contact Danny Apap on this number: 0791 766 7413