Sunday, September 16, 2018

Upcoming Events at Christ the King

Sunday, September 23 8:00am-1:00pm Kiwanis Pancakes 9:00am BeFrienders (Conf. Rm) 9:00am Communion Worship 10:30am Communion Worship 10:30am FaithWalk

Monday, September 17

Tuesday, September 18 9:00am Faithfully Fit Forever 9:30am Esther Circle 1:30pm Sarah Circle 4:00pm Grief Share

Wednesday, September 19 2:00pm Anna Circle 5:00pm Dinner 6:00pm Communion Worship 6:00pm FaithWalk 7:00pm Worship Band

Thursday, September 20 9:00am Faithfully Fit Forever

Friday, September 21 9:00am Janitors for Jesus

Saturday, September 22

Sunday, September 23 *Gifting of Bibles 3yo 9:00am Communion Worship 10:00am Fellowship 10:00am 3yo Milestone Class 10:30am Communion Worship 10:30am FaithWalk

Monday, September 24 5:30pm LCM Board Meeting

Tuesday, September 25 8:00am Men’s Breakfast 9:00am Faithfully Fit Forever 4:00pm Grief Share 5:00pm Dorothy Day

Wednesday, September 26 *Gifting of Bibles 3yo 5:00pm Dinner 5:30pm 3yo Milestone Class 6:00pm Communion Worship 6:00pm FaithWalk 7:00pm Worship Band

Regular Scheduled Events

Mondays: 12:15pm -Al-Anon

Tuesdays: 8:30am-Tops

Tuesdays: 6:30pm-Boy Scouts

Saturdays: 10:30am-Al-Anon

Church Contact Info: 218.236.7576 ctk@goctk.org ctkmoorhead.org Staff: Pr. Tessa Moon Leiseth: pastortessa@goctk.org Deacon Jess Thielke: Jessica@goctk.org Lyn Dwyer: Lyn@goctk.org Jo Marie Fike: jomarie@goctk.org Lew Westlake: lew@goctk.org Church Council: council@goctk.org

PRAYER INTERCESSIONS For Healing: Debra Arett (Elaine Borgen’s daughter-cancer); Nancy Halvorson (fractured hip); Pastor Paul Guldseth (hospice); Tom Greene (Cancer); Trey Greene (Fibrous Dysplasia); Karen Frey; Braxton Counts (great-grandson of Ruth Johnson); Addy Ostlund (home, granddaughter of Becky Johnson & Mark Ostlund); Becky Johnson (cancer); Josh Taylor (cancer, family of Marlys Montgomery); Gary Hendrickson; Randy Bakke (brain cancer, broken hip); Mike Trom (Marlene Aas’ son - brain cancer); Sharon Magnuson; Bonnie Remare (daughter of Velma Schneeweis); Linda Hebaus (Roberta Radford’s sister)

Nursing Homes/Homebound: EVENTIDE: Mary Lou Schulz; Gary Hendrickson; Dorothy Riddle (Linden Tree) ECUMEN EVERGREEN: Murreen Garness RIVERVIEW: Janet Whaley-LaBore (home) GOOD SAMARITAN: Kelli Poehls (MS) GRAND ARBOR ALEXANDRIA: Jack Varner NEW PERSPECTIVE: Ginny Anderson SERENITY: Erling & Evonne Anderson AT HOME: Gerald Bandy; Del Walby; Debra Pearson (Avis Pearson’s daughter-in-law); Judith Sinclair; Dick Bolton; Francis Smith; Nancy Ingison

In worship today we celebrate Holy Communion. This is God’s gift to us assuring us of his love and forgiveness. In this meal, Jesus is truly present. All who believe are welcome. It is the tradition at CtK for children to begin receiving communion at 4th grade. If you are visiting from another congregation and your child/ren receive communion at a younger age, they are welcome to receive here.

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This year we have restructered and changed curriculum for confirmation for our 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. We have purchased Colaborate Bibles to go along with the new curriculum. These Bibles are to be used in the classrooms by the students every year, but will not be gifted to the stu-dents. The Colaborate Bibles match our new Colaborate curriculum! We purchased 50 Bibles for our students. If you would be interested in donating to help defray these costs, please talk with Deacon Jess. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." -- Psalm 119:105 ———————————————————————–——

Last Weeks Attendance: 348

Sunday September 9

9:00am Sanctuary:95

10:30am Christus Rex: 110

Wednesday Sept. 12

6:00pm Christus Rex:143

Mission Statement: The Family of The Lutheran Church of Christ the King is committed to proclaiming the gospel, worshiping and celebrating God’s love,

and serving our neighbors.

Library Book Sale!! Book sale in the Library! Big selection, great bargains! Donations still accepted!

Welcome Back to Circles at CtK!! We “Gather” for fellowship and study!

In the Circle, we are all equal. There is no one in front of you and there’s nobody behind you. No one is above you; no one below you. The circle is sacred because it is designed to create unity. –Lakota Wisdom Anna Circle: third Wed./month at 2:00pm Sarah Circle: third Tues./month at 1:30pm Esther Circle: third Tues./month at 9:30am Saturday Circle: third Sat./month at 10:00am

CtK’s 60th Anniversary

Celebration October 27-28th

Saturday, Ham Dinner 4pm-7pm

Sunday, Guest Speaker 9am-10am

Traditional Service 10:30am

Circle Leader Bible Study! Interested in attending the Circle Leader Bible Study

each month? We follow the Bible study found in the

Gather magazine. Join us the 2nd Monday of each

month at 10:00am in the Library. Questions, please

call Deacon Jess.

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Email Mystery We have been receiving word that Deacon Jess’

emails have been going into people’s spam/junk

folders. We are not exactly sure why this is

happening. But while we try to get to the bottom of

it, if you would check your spam folder to see if

you’ve missed a communication, that would be great.

Thanks for your patience as we figure this odd

situation out!

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Pew Pencils We have someone who is willing to sharpen all the pew pencils each week. If you have a dull pencil please place it in the basket on the usher stand in the Sanctuary. —————————————————————

Newsletter All newsletter submissions need to be into the office by 3pm Friday Sept. 21st. Submissions can be sent to Lyn@goctk.org

Nursery All children are welcome in worship at any time. However, should you wish to use the nursery, please feel free. The nursery is staffed with kind, caring adults during the 10:30am worship service on Sunday mornings and the 6:00pm worship service on Wednesday evenings. Please note, the nursery is self serve on Sunday mornings during the 9:00am worship service. The nursery is located down the west hall in between the Sanctuary and the Christus Rex.

WELCOME This week Lyn Dwyer joined the CtK staff as Office Manager. She was selected from a pool of qualified applicants during our search and interview process. Lyn brings with her vast experience from her career in real estate and her church volunteer activities. Lyn has been a member at CtK since 2009. Lyn and her husband, Joe, have 3 adult children, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter, Anna. Lyn enjoys the MN Twins, golf, and reading. We are excited to have Lyn as part of the staff team. Please join us in welcoming her!! ————————————————————–———

Grief Share 13-Week Program The Griefshare class will be offered again this fall. Griefshare is a 13 week program for people who have experienced the death of a loved one. Griefshare is a worldwide program developed by mental health professionals. The sessions are video based followed by a time for sharing. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 18th. The cost is $20. Please sign up in the church office. ———————————————————————–——

Home Devotionals Delivering “Christ in our Home” devotionals is one of the ways we remember our homebound members. Would you please pick up an addressed copy and deliver to one of our church members? Devotionals are located on the table near the Sanctuary in the Gathering Center. Please pick one up and deliver! Thank you!

Interim Youth Director We are excited to announce the hiring of an interim youth director. Emily Kimball is an area education professional with Lutheran volunteer and Bible camp experience. She has agreed to help us out during this time while we search for our “settled” youth director. Emily will be a part of the community during Wednesday dinner hour and Wednesday worship, starting this Wednesday the 19th. Emily will also teach 7th grade Confirmation. Look for future details about youth opportunities once Emily is on board. Welcome, Emily! ——————————————————–——

WELCA will be collecting items for Lutheran World Relief School Kits from now until October 10th. A list of items needed is found on page 8 of the WELCA Yearbook or check in the office. A box for collection will be found in front of the office.– We will be packing kits at 4 pm on Oct 10 for anyone who would like to help out. WELCA will be holding a bake sale in conjunction with the Ham dinner. Please consider donating baked goods. They can be brought to the church Friday October 26 from 3 – 5 pm or Saturday morning 8 am to noon. Bake sale will start at 2 pm. Proceeds to benefit high school scholarships and other WELCA mission projects.

WELCA Fall Conference 5 Gathering will be held October 13 at Dilworth Lutheran Church. Business meeting at 9 am. Brunch and program starting at 10 am. Tim Hiller will be speaking on Working and Worshipping. Registration material will be coming. Cost to attend is $10.

Today’s Worship Message by Pastor Tessa Moon Leiseth First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 116:1-9 Second Reading: James 3:1-12 Gospel: Mark 8:27-38 Hymns: #634 #798 #719 #462 #629 #660

***Bible Gifting***

Each year we gift our 3-year-olds and 3rd graders with their very own Bibles (Spark Story Bibles and Spark NRSV Bibles). We have Bible tags hanging by the FaithWalk office with the names of the 3-year-olds and 3rd graders who will be receiving Bibles this year. If you would like to help fulfill our baptismal promises for each of these children, please take a tag off the board, and return it to the office with a $25 donation. Please join us in this wonderful ministry of placing Scriptures into our children's hands. Thank you!

Looking Ahead: Sept. 23/26: 3yo Bible Milestone Class Sept. 23/26: Gifting of 3 year old Bibles Oct. 3: Confirmation Begins Oct. 21/27: 3rd gr. Bible Milestone class Oct. 28/Nov. 7: Gifting of 3rd gr. Bibles

PLEASE NOTE: For the health and consideration of our church members and visitors, please try to refrain from using perfume/cologne and other scented beauty products. Thank you!

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