Christ the King Catholic Church

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 23, 2016, the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that we are encouraged to pray for and invite back all those who are no longer pratciticing their faith. Key Words: Surrender to God, Evangelization

The second talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry . Jerry Schoenle talks about preparing our hearts to receive baptism in the Holy Spirit. Note: The previous talk, Talk 3: New Life, also given by Jerry Schoenle, was not recorded due to technical difficulties. You can hear a recording of the same...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 16, 2016, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that our prayer is crucial to the building of the kingdom and we should persevere in it.  Key Words: Surrender to God, Trust, Prayer

The third talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Jeannette Barbacane. Christy Whiting introduced Jeannette and wrapped up the class at the end. This talk was given on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the  Upper Room Ministry . Jeannette talked about the importance of being grounded in prayer in order to use one's charisms for evangelism. Thi...

The second talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Christy Whiting. This talk was given on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the  Upper Room Ministry . The class participants joined in a large group discussion about many of the charisms. This 7-week class helps participants to identify their gifts and learn how to exercise them. It uses the bo...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 9, 2016, the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that Jesus doesn't want to be just our "paramedic," but the Lord of our life. Our response should be great gratitude.  Key Words: Surrender to God, Trust, Gratitude 

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 2, the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Bishop Earl Boyea, Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing. 

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 2, 2016, the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.

Talk given in RCIA for Catholics, on August 29, 2016 by Barbara Morgan, entitled "The Communion of Saints God's Remedy for a Sin-Sick World." Key Words: RCIA for Catholics, Catholicism

The second talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry . Jack Lynch talks about salvation and the need for repentance. Tags: Gospel, salvation, repentence

The first talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Dcn. Dan Foley. This talk was given on Mon., Oct. 3, 2016, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the  Upper Room Ministry . Dcn. Dan discussed the nature of spiritual gifts and their purpose as being essential to building up the Church. The first few minutes were not recorded. After his talk, Upper Room Director Christy...

The first talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, as part of the Upper Room Ministry . In this talk, seminar leader Jack Lynch introduces the Life in the Spirit Seminar, and discusses baptism in the Holy Spirit and its importance in the Church. CTK Life Teen youth minister John Hoving shares his testimony of becoming baptized in the Holy Spirit. Tags: Baptism in...

Talk given in RCIA for Catholics, on August 22, 2016 by Wayne Slomiany, entitled "Canon Law:  Infallibility and the Bond of Marriage."  Key Words: RCIA for Catholics, Catholicism, Canon Law, Infallibility, Marriage

Talk given in RCIA for Catholics, on August 18, 2016 by Joyce Yurko, entitled "The Church, Part II." Key Words: RCIA for Catholics, Catholicism, The Church

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 4, 2016, the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that we have an obligation to care for the poor, both the physically and spiritually poor, sharing with them both food and the Bread of Life. Key Words: Evangelization, Worship, Eucharist

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 18, 2016, the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that the Gospel calls us to be caring for the poor, and to be people of integrity, not life the dishonest steward.  Key Words: Surrender to God, Trus t, Works of Mercy

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 11, 2016, the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that the Father's heart is perfectly revealed by the father's response to his erring son. Jesus' heart is the same.  Key Words: Surrender to God, Trus t, Worship

Talk on God's Plan of Loving Goodness given in 2016-17 by Dcn Larry Randolph   Key Words: adopted sons and daughters, love, plan

Talk given in RCIA for Catholics, on July 18, 2016 by Henry Dieterich, entitled "The Holy Spirit."  Key Words: RCIA for Catholics, The Holy Spirit, Catholicism

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 4, 2016, the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that St. Mother Teresa of Caluctta embodies a faithful disciple willing to respond to however the Lord Jesus calls us. Key Words: Surrender to God, Trust

Part I of the talk given in RCIA for Catholics, on August 8, 2016 by Barbara Morgan, entitled "The Church, The Body of Christ." Key Words: RCIA for Catholics, Catholicism, Mystical Body

Talk given in RCIA for Catholics, on July 25, 2016 by Joyce Yurko, entitled "Mary of Nazareth: Blessed is She Among Women." Key Words: RCIA for Catholics, Catholicism, Mary of Nazareth

Talk given in RCIA for Catholics, on July 11, 2016 by Joyce Yurko, entitled "God the Father." Key Words: RCIA for Catholics, Catholicism, God the Father