FAITH

"To be Saints is not a privilege for the few, but a vocation for everyone."

Pope Francis

Due to the pandmeic First Holy Communion set for spring 2020 was postponed. Our CTKCS First Holy Communion will be held on Sunday, August 30th at 2:00 PM.

School Mass Schedule

Mass is celebrated as a school community weekly at 8:00 AM on Friday in Christ the King Church. Each class has an opportunity to lead the Mass and to participate in the music ministry as well. Mass with Benediction is celebrated on the first Friday of the month. Mass days may change for certain feast days, Holy Days of Obligation, and for special community celebrations. All Masses are listed on the school calendar.

Please join us in this celebration of our faith.
 

Christ the King Catholic School Faith Development

Virtues in Practice Program

Virtues in Practice is published by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, TN. We are excited about integrating this program into our existing curriculum because it offers a structured way to teach virtues and the communion of saints.

Each month the entire school will teach and learn about one virtue in all grades. A new virtue will be presented each month to the school. The program is designed to be used on a three year cycle: Year 1 Faith, Year 2 Hope and Year 3 Charity.

Over the course of the program students will have the opportunity to learn 27 virtues and to learn about over 80 saints who are models of these virtues. Students will have a booklet they will use at school as part of the program.

The parent guide provides information and activities families can do at home to reinforce the lessons being taught in class. This guide is the same for all three years of the program cycle. You may access the parent guide HERE.

First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion

• A First Reconciliation Meeting for the Parents of our CTKCS second grade and Children's Faith Formation students will be held in the Fall. Child care will be provided; advance sign up for school students must be made by contacting your child's homeroom teacher or by calling the church office, 251.626.2343.
• First Reconciliation for CTKCS and Children's Faith Formation Students is held each year in the fall. 2021 date TBD. 
• First Communion Parent Meeting for the parents of our CTKCS second grade and Children's Faith Formation students who will receive their First Holy Communion is typcially held in February. The date for 2021 is TBD. Child care will be provided; advance sign up for school students must be made by contacting your child's homeroom teacher or by calling the church office, 251.626.2343
• First Holy Communion for CTKCS students is held in the spring. 2021 date TBD. 
• First Communion Retreats for CTKCS second grade students will be held the week prior to the First Holy Communion Mass. This retreat will be an activity each student and a parent participates in during the course of a school day. 

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Our Catholic Identity and Living Our Faith

Our religion program provides all of us with the opportunity to practice Catholic Christian principles in our daily lives. Religious activities include: morning rosary, prayer before each class, weekly masses, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Stations of the Cross, May Procession and Crowning, and preparation for the sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist.

Environment  -  When you drive onto our campus, it is immediately evident that we are a Catholic school. There are signs and symbols of our faith at every turn. There are statues to remind us of Jesus, Mary, Saint Theresa, and Saint Francis. Pictures and posters and prayers are posted prominently throughout our school. Our beautiful church stands tall next to our classrooms as another reminder that we are a small part of a universal faith. We are reminded visually of the real presence of the Holy Spirit dwelling among us each and every day.

Morning Rosary  -  We begin each day with everyone on campus praying a decade of the rosary and a prayer to the Holy Spirit. This prayerful experience is led by students over the intercom, allowing the prayer to be heard throughout the campus. We offer our prayers for the needs of our community and the world.

Prayer  - Teachers begin each class period with a prayer or a moment of reflection as a reminder that all are in the presence of God. All faculty and staff meetings begin with prayer and the recitation of their Mission Statement.

Student Masses  - Each week, mass is celebrated at 8:00 AM and students in grades K3 - 8 participate. Parents are invited and encouraged to participate in all our liturgies. Each K-8 class has the opportunity to plan and lead the liturgies. 

Monthly Outreach Program   -  Our faculty, staff, and students participate in a Monthly Outreach program, which is spearheaded by our principal, and Student Council.

Religion Program  -  We use the Sadlier Religion textbooks for grades K-6. Teachers also use the Sadlier website, which offers supplemental materials and ideas that coordinate with the textbook. Grades 7 and 8 use the Finding God series from Loyola Press.

Seminarian Outreach -  Students write letters quarterly to our Archdiocesan seminarians. 

May Procession and Crowning  -  During the first week of May, the entire school and parish community participate in the Crowning of Mary. We make a procession through the streets around our school. The procession is led by our first Holy Communicants and four eighth-graders carrying the statue of Mary. As we walk, we pray the rosary which is led by our pastor over the intercom. Upon arriving at the church, the statue of Mary is brought inside; a crown is placed on the statue as we sing, "Oh! Mary We Crown You..." The youngest girl in the first Holy Communion class places the crown on the statue of Mary.

PTO  - The PTO provides a Lenten Devotional for each family to enrich the community's faith experience at this sacred time in the Church Calendar.