Christ the King Catholic Church

Due to the current health circumstances, we are all facing, public services are now open with limited seating and health and safety precautions and protocols in place.  Thank you so much for your individual and group cooperation and patience.   
Public Mass:  Limited and Live Streamed.     Welcome!

Fr. Philip Schmitter will be celebrating (Live Streaming) all Masses on his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/philip.schmitter.3
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BISHOP BOYEA'S FRIDAY MEMO

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Bishop Boyea's Year of the Bible | Diocese of Lansing

Friday, March 5, 2021   "And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers."  1 Thessalonians 2:13 Dear Friend,   “The word of God is at work in you who believe.”  This scripture text from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians affirms a fundamental truth and teaching of the Catholic Church – the word of God is alive here and now, it is active in you and in the work of all who believe.  Thanks be to God for His Holy Word!   The challenges of the past year have proven again our need for God’s presence, God’s word, in our lives.  As the pandemic has necessitated some physical separation, God’s word and the actions it inspires have helped us to be spiritually united with God and with each other. My friend, because of you – even amid this pandemic – our Church has been able to sustain and expand its work.  I am heartened by the innovation, hard work, and financial support that have enabled us to feed the poor, visit the lonely, educate our children, anoint the dying, and bury the dead.  These works of mercy, and many dozens of ministries and services across the diocese and in your parish, can only carry on with your renewed support of our annual Diocesan Services Appeal or DSA. This weekend will see the beginning of this year’s campaign in your local parish.  Diocesan Services Appeal | Diocese of Lansing DSA contributions are put to use in the year received to offer direct assistance to individuals and families, to our parishes and schools. They help to provide for basic personal needs and counseling services for the most vulnerable in our communities, for vocational formation, marriage preparation and life ministries, for the education and catechesis of our youth and young adults, for campus and hospital ministries, and for helping others come to know the love of Jesus. DSA also supports the education and formation of our seminarians.  This year we have been blessed with the largest group of new seminarians in our diocese for more than a decade.  Our prayers for new priestly vocations are bearing fruit, praise God! Brothers and sisters, our DSA is an opportunity to put God’s word into action, to participate personally in the many good works of our Church in communion with fellow Catholics.  I ask you to join me, and join together, in contributing to DSA.   With your support, and nourished with God’s word, we’ll be equipped to carry out the work of our Church in the year ahead. Thank you! And may God bless you for all that you do with and for one another. Assuring you of my prayers, I am sincerely yours in Christ, + Earl Bishop of Lansing P.S. I am also delighted to invite you to participate in a Year of the Bible Webinar on Tuesday, March 16, at 8pm when Dr. Mary Healy of Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit explains how to read and pray with the Gospel of Saint Mark. Click here for the Zoom link.   Webinar Invitation: Dr. Mary Healy on Reading & Praying the Gospel of St. Mark | Diocese of Lansing