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Faith Formation
Commission
Commissioner: Rosalie Ferguson
This
commission is responsible for the ongoing faith formation programs
of the parish (beyond school matters). The commissioner is
elected by the commission's ministries for a three-year term on the
parish council.
Adult
Catechetical Team
Contacts: Janet Copple
and Pam Schulz
The Adult
Catechetical Team (ACT) provides a variety of ways for adults to
share their Catholic faith with one another. Faith is a
life-long process. As adults we are still "learners" of our
Catholic faith, and the ACT team seeks to determine the needs of our
adult community and to provide a forum through which those needs may
be fulfilled. ACT welcomes parishioners with an interest
in their parish faith community to join our ministry.
Baptism
Preparation Committee
Coordinators: Karyl
and Jim Davis, Carol and Tom Feick, Teresa and Jim Lesch
The Baptism
Preparation Committee educates parents of young children about the
sacrament before these children are baptized. The committee also
serves as a resource for any information about baptism. The
committee is, for many people, "returning" to the Church, the first
face-to-face contact with someone in the parish. To this extent,
the committee also performs a public relations/hospitality function.
Membership usually consists of five or six presenting couples
appointed by the pastor.
Confirmation Program
Coordinator: Betsy
Traub
Facilitors:
Confirmation Team
The
Confirmation Program provides an opportunity for sophomores, juniors
and seniors in high school to receive the sacrament of confirmation
according to Archdiocese of Indianapolis guidelines. The program
helps the confirmation candidate reaffirm the Catholic faith which
he or she received at baptism. Adults who have not received the
sacrament are provided with a separate preparation course.
Evenings
for the Engaged
Coordinators: Jane and
Rick Hehman
This program
helps parish couples who are engaged to be married to prepare for
the marriage, not just for the wedding. It helps them become aware
of what it means to live out their vocation, their calling from God
to be a sacramental couple.
Engaged
couples preparing for marriage at Christ the King are required to
participate in the program. (Alternative programs may be considered
in special circumstances). The program is coordinated by an
appointed volunteer married couple. Other appointed volunteer
married couples participate as presenters or hosts.
Programs,
consisting of six sessions, are presented at Christ the King every
year. The programs take place in the homes of host couples.
Normally, five or six engaged couples participate in any given
program. Twelve to fifteen presenting/host couples are needed over
a year's time to serve in one or more of the "Evenings" programs.
Catholic
Faith Inquiry Series/RCIA
Contact: Cindy Flaten
The Inquiry
Series gives both non-Catholics and Catholics the opportunity to
learn more about the Catholic faith and its traditions. This
program also implements the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA),
which provides a formation process for those non-Catholics who are
considering joining the Catholic Church.
The series,
which is open to everyone, is coordinated by the coordinator of
religious education, with the assistance of appointed volunteer
committee personnel.
Junior High
Youth Group
Contact: Fr. Joe
Pesola
The Junior
High Youth Group provides students of the parish with an atmosphere
of Catholic values that can be used to build relationships among
themselves. The group members participate in spiritual and social
programs in the parish and community. The group is coordinated
by a volunteer adult steering committee. Membership is open to all
junior high school students in the parish.
Senior High
Youth Group
Contact: Fr. Joe
Pesola
The Senior
High Youth Group helps instill Catholic values that can enable the
group members to grow into adulthood secure in their religious
convictions. They take part in many social and spiritual programs
in the parish and archdiocese.
Membership is
open to all high school students of the parish.
Scripture
Study
Contact:
Eileen Paige Castro
Evening Adult: Phyllis McNamara
Daytime Adult: Christy Prakel
Youth: Fr. Joe Pesola
Everyone is
invited and encouraged to attend parish Scripture Study programs.
Scripture Study provides an excellent opportunity to increase
knowledge and appreciation of Sacred Scripture.
Meeting times
are listed in the weekly parish bulletin. Parishioners may attend
as many sessions as they wish.
Sunday
Religious Education
Contact: Cindy Flaten
The Sunday
Religious Education Program provides a structured atmosphere for
teaching the faith to Catholic students who do not attend Catholic
schools. The program seeks to present the Catholic faith as
knowledge, as commitment and as life-style. The curriculum is
designed to accommodate children from pre-school through high
school.
The program is
supervised by the coordinator of religious education. Volunteer
catechists conduct the classes. These volunteers are required to
participated in a certification process defined by the archdiocese.
Spiritual
Life Commission
Commissioner: Ken Marsh
This
commission is responsible for providing the parish and parishioners
with individual and communal opportunities for spiritual growth.
The
commissioner is elected by the commission's ministries for a
three-year term on the parish council.
Arts &
Environment/Sacristy Program
Contacts: Beth Hansen and Sheila Sweitzer
The arts and
environment committee and sacristans seek to add to the beauty of
the environment in the church by decorating the church appropriately
throughout the church year and by maintaining the cleanliness of the
interior of the building for particular occasions, beyond ordinary
standards.
Cantors
Contact: Rose Sterger
The cantors
lead congregational singing at Masses and other liturgical
celebrations. Cantors must be members of one of the established
singing groups in the parish (Choir, Gathering, Resurrection Choir).
Chapel
Adoration Committee
Contact: Carol Feick
The Chapel Adoration Committee's sole purpose is to
provide the environment and opportunity for individual and group
prayer and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, through safe chapel
access, prayer groups, and education. The committee's goal is for
increased devotion to the Blessed Sacrament with the ultimate goal
being Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration..
Membership is open to all registered members of the
parish who are interested in becoming a committee member or a
Eucharistic Adorer.
Choir
Director: Melissa Wood Buechler
A
well-prepared choir adds beauty and solemnity to the liturgy and
assists the singing of the congregation. Membership is open to
all adult parishioners. The only qualifications are the ability to
carry a tune and a willingness to attend scheduled rehearsals and
liturgies.
Children's and
Junior Choirs
Director: Melissa Wood Buechler
Youth choirs
give parish children the opportunity of participating more fully in
weekend and special liturgies along with the adults of the
congregation. They also provide another type of musical style which
is used at various appropriate liturgies.
The Children's
Choir is made up of children in grades one through three; the Junior
Choir is comprised of students from grades four through eight.
Members are not required to be registered in Christ the King Grade
School.
Resurrection
Choir
Coordinator: Rose Sterger
The
Resurrection Choir provides joyful, prayerful music at parish
funerals. Through this ministry, the members help promote the
spirit of happiness and celebration which should be expressed in a
Mass of Resurrection. At the same time, they represent the Christ
the King community reaching out and showing concern to persons who
are grieving over the death of a loved one. Membership is open to
all parish members whether or not they are "musical." The only
requirement is a willingness to attend parish funerals when the
member's personal schedule permits.
The Gathering
Coordinator: John Linehan
The Gathering
is comprised of singers and instrumentalists who provide a
contemporary style of music for liturgical celebrations.
Instruments most frequently used are guitar, flute, and keyboard.
The group is open to all parishioners with musical interests.
Lay
Eucharistic Ministers
Coordinator for ministers serving in the church: Marianne
Kirkhoff
Coordinator for ministers to the homebound: Eleanor Seaver
The appointed
Lay Eucharistic Ministers assist the priests in the distribution of
Holy Communion at all weekend and holyday Masses. At weekday
communion services (when Mass is not celebrated), they lead prayers
and distribute Holy Communion. Some ministers take Holy Communion
to the sick and elderly.
First Friday
Adoration
Contact: Regina Hansen
On the First
Friday of each month, the Blessed Sacrament is placed on the chapel
altar after the morning Mass or communion service. Parishioners
volunteer for a Holy Hour of private prayer. The special day closes
at 5:30 p.m. with Mass or communion service and benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament in the main body of the church. Everyone is
invited to make a Holy Hour or stop in for a brief visit.
Lectors/Proclaimers
Coordinator: Harold Sullivan
The ministry
of lectors is to proclaim God's living word to all his people on
Sundays, special feasts, weekdays, and at special services requiring
scriptural readings. Through the lectors, God continues to feed his
people at the table of the Word.
It is the
lector's duty to be knowledgeable of the scriptures and prepare
his/her part of the service with the best skill and effort possible
to be able to read clearly and with intensity.
Lectors are
appointed. Interested volunteers are evaluated on the basis of
their talents. On-going training is required.
Ministry of
Consolation
Contact: Norma Poliak
The mission of
the Bereavement Ministry is to provide compassionate companionship
to parishioners who have lost loved ones and are experiencing the
grieving process.
Members of
this ministry are lay parishioners who have found themselves called
to serve in this special capacity and who are recognized by the
Pastor for this purpose. Appropriate orientation, training, and
catechesis will be provided so that members may effectively fulfill
their commitment. The program follows the model developed by the
Archdiocese. In coordination with the Christ the King Parish
Office, a parishioner whose loved one has died will be contacted
approximately two months after experiencing the loss.
Missalette
Changers
Contact: Jane Wieser
The parish
subscribes to a missalette service which provides the readings and
music used for Masses and other worship services. The subscription
arrives in several installments during the year. Missalette
changers meet in the church at the appropriate times each year to
replace outdated missalettes and music issues with current issues.
Our Lady's
Rosary Makers
Contact:
Patty Brooks
Our volunteer team
focuses on spreading the prayers and devotion of the rosary to our
parish as well as to the missions. This parish group is a chapter of
Our Lady’s Rosary Makers (OLRM) based out of Louisville, KY.
We provide FREE rosaries to any mission, group,
organization, or individual requesting rosaries (based upon
availability). Upon request, this parish chapter of OLRM's also
provides instructional pamphlets on how to say the rosary as well as
the prayers of the Divine Mercy chaplet. Although our primary goal
is for mission recipients, we also provide rosaries to new
parishioners, First Communicants, RCIA participants, and for chapel
use.
At our monthly meetings, members make handmade
cord-and-bead rosaries, put together supplies for take-home kits,
sort and count finished products, and train any new volunteers. No
previous experience is required and supplies are furnished for all
interested in helping. We always need help in all areas from
counting beads, cutting string, receiving donations for supplies,
and especially with making rosaries.
Servers
Coordinator: Robert Zetzl
The server
program instructs and enables young Catholics to serve Mass at
Christ the King Church. The role of the server in the liturgy is
vital to both the presider and the worshipping community. The
servers help maintain a smooth "flow" to the Mass.
Any interested
young Catholics in sixth grade through high school who are
registered in the parish may volunteer.
Ushers/Greeters
Coordinator: Debbie Kirby
The
ushers/greeters are men and women 16 years of age and older who
serve as ministers of hospitality at all liturgical functions in the
church.
Ushers are
divided into teams (sections). These teams serve at weekend Masses
on a rotating basis. The ushers fill the traditional role of usher
in helping members of the congregation find seats and taking
collections, but they also provide information, assist in
emergencies, and insure that the church is in order after the
liturgical celebration is over.
Our deepening
awareness of the need to create and maintain a climate of
hospitality within our Eucharistic assemblies has given new
importance to the ministry of ushers. Ushers/greeters make the
first official contact with those who gather for the worship
ceremony. They need to put strangers at ease, welcome visitors, and
help everyone experience the warmth of the community.
The usher
coordinator makes every effort to schedule a particular volunteer
into a team which serves at a Mass that volunteer prefers to
attend. Ushers occasionally are requested to serve as ministers of
hospitality at special liturgical functions.
Wake Service
Ministry
Contact: Bob Tyburski
The mission of
the Wake Service Ministry is to be a compassionate presence to
family and friends of a deceased member of the Christ the King
Parish community by providing a meaningful wake service.
In
coordination with the Parish Office, a member of this ministry will
be present at the wake of a deceased member of the parish to
facilitate a scripture service or rosary as requested by the
family. Members of this ministry are lay parishioners who have
found themselves called to serve in this special capacity and who
have been recognized by the pastor for this purpose. Appropriate
orientation, training, and catechesis is provided so that Wake
Service Ministry members may effectively fulfill their commitment.
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