QUICK FACTS:

What: CTK Kick Off to Celebrate the Beginning of a New Ministry Year

When: September 7, 5-7:30pm

Where: Community Center & Field (Note: Families Enrolled in Faith Formation Need to Start at the Parish Center to Meet their Catechists from 5-5:30pm)

Who: ALL Parish Young Families (Families who have nursery-high school students, regardless of where they attend school)

Why: To Celebrate the Beginning of a New Ministry Year & Bring our Community Together (Registered Faith Formation Families, Christ the King School Families, & Beyond!)

Staff Contact: Katie Aguilar, Pastoral Associate, kaguilar@ctkdallas.org

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Registered Faith Formation Families ONLY: “Meet the Catechists & Find Your Classroom” time is from 5-5:30pm. Meet in the Parish Center.

• Main Activities:

  • Outside: Food Trucks (Dessert is Free!), Moon bounces, Chalk & Bubbles for Littles, & Sports

  • Inside Community Center Gym: Mary’s Meals (!), Catholic Vendors, Photo Booth, Face Painting, Air Conditioned Seating (!), Kids’ Play Table for Littles, Open Gym (With Area for Littles)

  • Inside Community Center, 2nd Floor Youth Room: High School Area with Mario Kart & Bahama Bucks

• **Mary’s Meals Fundraiser**

  • Three full “square meals” a day is a given for us, but for millions of children across the globe, hunger is daily reality and threat. Mary’s Meals is putting the Gospel into action, already feeding 2.6 million children in their place of education. Not only does this provide for their most urgent needs, but it adds incentive to receive education which can provide an escape from poverty.

  • The Mary’s Meals Chore Challenge: Every child who attends the CTK Kick Off is asked to meet the challenge of bringing $25.20 (of their own money!) to the Mary’s Meals table in the Community Center. $25.20 is all it takes to feed a child in their place of education for an ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR!

    • Watch this video with your children to teach them about Mary’s Meals. (2 mins 23 seconds)

    • Determine how your child will raise the money: Wash the car, take care of the dishes for the week, babysit the siblings for date night. The point is to do something EXTRA. A donation from a place of sacrifice is a meaningful way to learn the value of taking care of one another.

    • Put the money in an envelop with your last name and amount on the outside.

    • Visit the Mary’s Meals table at the CTK Kick Off to turn in your donations and receive a sticker of thanks for your donation!