> 5-12-08: May 18 Life Teen Mass at 5 p.m.

> 5-12-08: Women's, teens, and all-parish prayer meetings

> 5-5-08: Pledge to DSA the easy way!

> 3-31-08: Interested in becoming Catholic? Want to learn more about the Catholic Church?

May 18 Life Teen Mass at 5 p.m. On Sunday, May 18, the Life Teen Mass will be a special Baccalaureate Mass to honor our graduating seniors. The Mass will begin at 5:00 p.m.; all teens are invited.

Note: This is the last Life Teen Mass for the school year. The Life Teen Masses will resume in September after Labor Day.

"Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!" We have regular charismatic prayer meetings available for women, teens, and anyone else who wants to come! Here's our schedule:

• Women's Prayer Meetings First Tuesday of the month, 7:30-9:00 p.m. in Parish Center Room 4. The next women's prayer meeting will be Tuesday, June 3. Come join your sisters in lifting your heart to the Lover of your soul!
• Life Teen Prayer Meetings Every Tuesday, 8:30-9:30 p.m., with praise and worship in the Church. Optional discussion groups and social time is available before the prayer meeting from 7:00-8:30 p.m. We also offer Adoration on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 8:00 - 8:30. It is a GREAT time to meet new people and to hangout with fun and good Christian teens!! Come on down!
• All-Parish Prayer Meetings Second and fourth Fridays of the month, 7:30-9:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. The next prayer meeting will be Friday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center. The prayer meeting will be preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a potluck dinner, generously sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, in the gym. Come join us for great food, great fellowship, and great praise and worship of our Risen King!

Pledge to DSA the easy way! We're making great progress on the annual Lansing Diocesan Services Appeal (DSA) and closing in on our goal. If you haven't yet had a chance to respond, we've got an easy way for you to make your pledge. Just send Theresa Hofer an email at tmh129@rc.net or call her at 734-665-5040 voice mail box 2, and she will complete the envelope for you. (Such a deal!)

The Diocese is encouraging a goal of 100% participation in the DSA this year. Every gift, no matter how small, is appreciated. Even if all you can give is a dollar, please consider donating to the DSA. However, if you can't give anything to DSA this year, please still fill out an envelope marked “no pledge this year” and return it to the Parish Office or contact Theresa to let her know. DSA envelopes continue to be available in the pews and in the brochure racks at the entrances of the Church. Please pray for the success of the 2008 DSA!

Interested in becoming Catholic? Want to learn more about the Catholic Church? We have several resources to help you on your journey of discovery. For more information, including frequently asked questions, check our Web site's RCIA information page. We hope to hear from you soon!

Triduum homilies available on the Web Audio files of the Christ the King Triduum homilies are now available at our Internet homily site as .mp3 files. Just go to ctkcc.libsyn.com, click on the "POD" symbol next to the homily you want to hear, and listen to it on your computer or download it to your audio player. Download speeds will vary depending on your Internet connection and computer hardware and software.

Most Christ the King homilies beginning in January 2008 are also available. To check on homilies from past months, click on the appropriate month under "Archives" on the right side of the page. (January 2008 homilies were posted in February.) You may also sign up to be notified when new talks are posted by clicking on the "RSS" symbol at the right side of the page. The subscription URL for the podcast is http://ctkcc.libsyn.com/rss. As time and other resources allow, we hope to also be able to post talks given at Christ the King other than homilies. (Please be patient with us; we're still learning this stuff!)

Earn money for Christ the King by shopping and searching online! Did you know you can earn money for the parish just by searching and shopping on the Internet? Just go to www.goodsearch.com and select Christ the King as your cause. Then search the Internet as usual. From January to September 2007, Christ the King parishioners earned 1.3 cents for the Parish with every search! If shopping online, click the "GoodShop" box in the lower right corner of the screen. Then access the online store of your choice through the GoodSearch Web site and shop as usual. The store will donate a portion of your purchase to Christ the King. Almost 400 stores and services are now available, including airline tickets, hotels, and movie tickets, with more being added all the time. Be sure to check it out!

"Journey Home" interviews available through EWTN Fr. Ed gets lots of requests for his interview in October 2004 with Marcus Grodi on "The Journey Home." The audio file of the program can be found on the EWTN Web site. Just go to the EWTN audio library search page (www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/intro.asp), scroll down to the program keyword search, and enter "Fride". The search engine will take you right to the program you want; you can listen online or download the file for private use. While there, check out the interviews with other current and former Christ the King parishioners, including Al Kresta, Ralph Martin, Gordon Prepsky and Kim Browning, Steve Ray, Fr. Steve Anderson, Mike Cumbie, David Moss, and Joseph Pearce. Who knows? Maybe your story will be next!

Looking to meet people? Christ the King is a very active parish with a large number of organizations and small sharing groups, including the Knights of Columbus, Puente Católico Latino ("Latino Catholic Bridge") and the Secular Discalced Carmelites, to name just a few. There's sure to be a place where you can plug in. For more information, click on the "Parish Groups" tab above.

Parish Mission 2007 and Pentecost Weekend 2006 CDs available: For more information, please contact Henry Root at hjroot@sbcglobal.net or order online at www.relevantrecordings.com.

Songs In His Presence publishes music from Christ the King! Order CDs and songbooks at SongsInHisPresence.com.

Schedule of Incense Use (updated 2-23-08)