EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

APPRECIATION DINNER Please join us for an appreciation dinner in honor of Father Carl on June 2nd from 3 to 5pm in the Parish Center. Join us as we express our gratitude for his service, dedication to his faith, and wish him well! Please RSVP by May 28th by calling the school office, 270-821 -8271. If you have any questions, please call the school office! Hope to see you there! PASTOR ANNOUNCEMENT I want to take this moment to announce to the parish that I will be leaving Christ the King Catholic Church as your pastor. The date for the move is set for Tuesday, June 11, 2024. At that time I will be moving to Precious Blood Catholic Church in Owensboro KY, where I will serve as pastor. Bishop Medley has named Fr. Steve Hohman as the new pastor at Christ the King, effective the same day, June 11, 2024. Fr. Steve will be moving from St. Elizabeth, Clarkson KY and St. Paul, Leitchfield KY. There he has served as pastor of two parishes and a Catholic School. I have spoken with Fr. Steve and he tells me to share with you that he is looking forward to meeting you and sharing in your lives. The news of this change of assignments came from Bishop Medley in an initial conversation that I had with him on Monday, March 18 and was made formal through a letter of appointment on Wednesday, March 20. In closing this announcement, I want to thank each of you for the hope, faith and love that we have shared together since I came to Christ the King on June 13, 2018. In the next few weeks I look forward to sharing my personal gratitude with as many of you as I can. Please pray for me as I pray for you and all the good work that God is doing at Christ the King. Together, we have so much to be proud of as we have been totally on mission. I would also ask that we pray for Fr. Steve and the communities where he has been serving as he takes leave from them and moves to Madisonville. May the love of God fill us all with the hope and joy of the resurrection. If no one has told you today, “I love you all.” Fr. Carl McCarthy

JOIN US AS THE PILGRIMAGE TEAM MAKES THEIR WAY THROUGH OUR DIOCESE Over the past three years, our parish, diocese and Catholics around the country have been praying for a Eucharistic Renewal. Specifically, at Christ the King we have been doing this through our celebration of the Mass, the Sunday Preaching, the Music, our renewed emphasis on Eucharistic Adoration, and our Acts 2:42 groups. Now it is time for people to join in the Eucharistic Congress that will be taking place in Indianapolis IN, July 17-21. A procession will get our American Church there, and part of that procession will go through our Diocese of Owensboro June 30 – July 3. Here are the details of that procession and an invitation for all to join in this Eucharistic procession. All are welcome. In Easter Joy, Fr. Carl McCarthy A pilgrimage is a trip made for a religious purpose to a holy site. It is to help us remember that our whole life is a journey toward our eternal home in Heaven. On this journey we are strengthened through prayer and the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, which is our food for this earthly pilgrimage. Rooted in the daily celebration of the Mass—prefigured by the two disciples Emmaus encountered two millennia ago—this will be one of the largest Eucharistic processions in history. “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.” - Psalm 119:105. June 30th through July 3rd the Diocese of Owensboro will be hosting the 10- person team pilgrimaging to Indianapolis for the National Congress July 17. They start their journey in the Diocese of Brownsville, TX, on May 19. Join us in being a part of this movement. There are 4 routes going across the United States. Our Diocese is participating in the Juan Diego Route. Below is the detailed plan for the Eucharistic Pilgrimage through the Diocese of Owensboro. The following are the places, dates and time for this historic Eucharistic pilgrimage traveling through our Diocese of Owensboro. June 30 - St. Mary – Franklin Juan Diego Route pilgrimage group arrive in the Diocese of Owensboro, Spanish Mass and dinner. 6:00 PM Spanish Mass 7:00 PM Holy Hour with Reflection from pilgrim 8:00 PM Food and hospitality provided by the Hispanic community of St. Mary’s in parish hall. July 1 - St. Mary – Franklin Morning Mass and 1-mile procession 8:00 AM Morning English Mass at St. Mary 8:30 AM 1-mile sidewalk procession through Franklin to the Franklin-Simpson High School EVENT INSTRUCTIONS: Please park at the parish. Participants will be asked to walk back to the parish after the procession. Please don’t park at Franklin Simpson High School. Sacred Heart – Russellville Lunch and stories with the pilgrimage. 11:30 AM You are invited to join the Juan Diego Route pilgrimage group for a light lunch to hear about their experiences on the pilgrimage route. Meal and talk located in Parish Hall at Sacred Heart with the help of parishioners. Fathers of Mercy – Auburn 4.5 mile Eucharistic Procession to the Fathers of Mercy 2:00 PM You’re invited for a 4.2 miles procession from Auburn Park House to the Fathers of Mercy 4:30 PM Exposition at the chapel and an opportunity to experience the sacrament of Reconciliation at Fathers of Mercy. 5:30 PM Benediction and confession continues. EVENT INSTRUCTIONS: Participants in the procession will need to make plans for getting back and forth from the Auburn Park House and the Fathers of Mercy after the procession. Transportation will not be provided. July 3 - St. Joseph & St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center Bowling Green Mass and Eucharistic Procession from St. Joseph Catholic Church to St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center 7:00 AM Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church 8:30 AM 1.5 miles procession from St. Joseph to St. Thomas Aquinas on the campus of Western Kentucky University. While at the Newman Center, we will have exposition and the rosary will be led by the Marian Shrine Committee. Bathrooms will be available during our stop at the Newman Center. Following the rosary, we will process back 1.5 miles through downtown to St. Joseph Catholic Church. EVENT INSTRUCTIONS: Participants in the procession can leave their vehicles at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Transportation will not be provided. Holy Spirit Catholic Church Eucharistic Retreat, Mass, Adoration, and Celebration at Holy Spirit 1:00 PM Gather at Holy Spirit Church in Bowling Green for a Eucharistic Retreat with Sr. Cheryl Clemons, OSU (1:00 PM — 4:30 PM) 5:00 PM Gather in Parking Lot and Process into Holy Spirit Church 5:30 PM Mass with Bishop Medley 6:30 PM Adoration Holy Hour with Benediction 7:00 PM Food and celebration where Bishop Medley and Pilgrims speak. “A cross-country pilgrimage of this scale has never been attempted before. All told, it will travel through 27 states and 65 dioceses, covering a combined distance of 6,500 miles on foot and with the help of support vehicles,” said Tim Glemkowski, CEO of the National Eucharistic Congress, Inc. As Catholics all over the world commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles on the Feast of Pentecost on May 18-19, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, led by its four teams of Perpetual Pilgrims, will kick off with landmark events at the launch point of each route: The Serra Route (The West), The Marian Route (The North), The Seton Route (The East), The Juan Diego Route (The South). For more information and registration go to the Diocese of Owensboro website.