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CHRIST THE KING HERALD JULY 2019 EDITION

VBS at CTK

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From the Pastor’s Desk

“Your Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It….”

Grace to You and Peace from God our Heavenly Father, Looking back to my youth, I can remember those words beginning a program. That program was called “Mission Impossible.” The general idea of the program was that there was a team of individuals who were dedicated, and able, to complete “Impossible Missions.” It was a thrilling show, and I enjoyed watching the twists and turns, as the team did things I could never imagine. In the end, the team was always successful, and the show ended with the world at peace, and happiness. Our VBS theme this past month was “Miraculous Mission: Jesus Saves the World.” We began with the story of creation, then moved on to Abraham, and finally spent three days with Jesus, at His birth, His death/resurrection, and His ascension. In each story, the truth of God’s love was proclaimed. It is that love which lead Him to make the promise to Adam and Eve that He would send a deliverer to destroy the power of Satan. It was that same love which lead Him to give Abraham great promises and made Abraham’s descendants the Chosen People. However, the time we see God’s love most prominently displayed is in that time when Jesus was here. From His birth to His death and resurrection, God’s power and love were proclaimed, and shown to all people. Jesus’ words, and His actions were intended to reveal the grace, mercy, and love of the Father for His creation. It truly sounds like an impossible mission, but with God’s power, it is a miraculous mission that is not only possible but guaranteed. The last day, we went up a mountain and said good-bye to Jesus. It was not the end of the story, however. Je-sus left His disciples with a miraculous mission of their own. He sent them out to tell the world about his Fa-ther’s love, and the gift that people receive through Jesus. He sent them to tell everyone. That is impossible. How can we tell everyone? We don’t even know everyone, and don’t have any way to communicate with every-one. Impossible, impossible, impossible. God’s mission to save the world is technically completed, since all the work of redemption has been completed through Jesus. We can rest assured in our salvation. But what about our friends and neighbors? Do they know? Are they aware of God’s miraculous mission? You see, we may think the mission is impossible, but God makes it not only possible, but certain. Jesus said to His disciples, shortly before he went into Heaven, “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and Judea, and in Samaria, and to the ends of the Earth.” There is the key to making the impossible mission, into a miraculous mission. We tell the story of God’s Love to those we know. Starting in our Jerusalem, where we live, the people we know very well. We tell them and show them all that God has done, is doing, and will do for them. Then we move outward to the people we are not so close to but are among on a regular basis; the next circle of acquaintances. Then we go to the people we meet in the streets and the malls, not necessarily people we know, but people who need Jesus. Eventually we can work on to the ends of the Earth. Here is a little secret, if each of us, as well as, each Christian throughout the World is telling the story, and showing God’s love, the ends of the Earth are within reach. The mission is accomplished by a mighty army of individuals who have been redeemed by the blood of the lamb, and are willingly showing that love in their life. I was always amazed at how the team accomplished their “Mission: Impossible” but after seeing them do it, it was no longer a “Mission: Impossible.” With God as our guide and our guard it becomes “Mission: Accom-plished.”

In Christ the King, Pastor Tim Email: revtcbrown@att.net Cell phone: 636-744-9044

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Christ The King Online Giving! MANAGE YOUR GIVING ONLINE Christ The King Lutheran Church & PreSchool is pleased to announce that you can now manage your giving online! Giving online is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions and view your complete online giving history from any-where you have access to the Internet. Checking or savings accounts will have no fees. Credit or debit cards are subject to a 3 percent fee. Simply follow these easy steps: Through the CTK Website (cklorlando.com): (On the right hand side of the Homepage, there is a section called “Support the Work of the Lord at CTK,” the first time you give you will have to set up an account to securely give your information.) Once you have signed in: - You simply select a fund from the pull down menu, - Then select the frequency, one time or recurring, - Put the amount you wish to give in the box, - Click add donation, then - Click next, - Select the financial account to draw your funds from, - Click next then - Click Donate Now. You will receive an email at the email you used for your sign in. In the APP: (Download the Giving Plus App from your app store. Once the app is on your phone or tablet, the procedure for giving is very similar to the Website.) Click on the Give+ app, then: - sign in or sign up for an account. - Once you are signed in, tap the plus sign in the upper right-hand portion, - Choose a fund to give to, - Select the frequency, - And the amount, - Then tap add. - On the next screen tap the funding source, - Then tap Complete Donation. By Text: To text a donation to Christ The King: - Open your messaging app, then - Send a text with the amount of your donation to 4078908276. (This is the phone number for the designated account for Christ The King, do not text to the actual phone number of the church. The first time you text a donation, there is the additional step of setting up the funding source and verifying the num-ber. This is a one-time process, after which you can simply text the amount to the number). You will receive a confirmation text.

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Peace the comfort dog, from Trinity Lutheran Church, visited CTK on a Sunday in June. All the children were able to pet him during the children’s sermon and hear about how Peace helps people when they are hurting.

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JULY REQUESTS: Canned chili, beef stew, spa-ghetti and meatballs, ravioli and other canned meals. Shoes and socks are in need as well.

Preparing & Serving Lunch

at The West Orange Christian Service Center

Volunteer to help us prepare and serve lunch at the West Orlando Christian Service Center. We depart from CTK at 8:30 AM on the 4th Tuesday of every month, July 23rd. If you should have any ques-tions, please call Corinne Fennessy at 407-294-9768 or Daniel Snook at 443-618-1196.

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PRAISING GOD BY SERVING HIM AND HIS PEOPLE AT CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH

July 2019

Altar Care: Ed & Betty Dorsey, Midori Burton 07 Acolyte 9:00 Arianna Chunoo Crucifer 9:00 Grant Novotny Greeters 9:00 Art & Judy Padoan Ushers 9:00 Rupert Chunoo (Team 4) Stewards Fred & Lois Hintzman Fellowship Hour Servers Open (Host Only) 14 Acolytes 9:00 Madison Modlin Crucifer 9:00 Anders Snell Greeters 9:00 Kim Marcantonio Ushers 9:00 Don Rathmann (Team 5) Stewards Cheryl Branciforte & Karen Oakman Fellowship Hour Servers Michael & Christina Manahan 21 Acolytes 9:00 David Harder Crucifer 9:00 Michael Tomcsak Greeters 9:00 Dan & Angie Hilken Ushers 9:00 Don Weschler (Team 1) Stewards Todd & Neida Rhoads Fellowship Hour Servers Open (Host Only) 28 Acolytes 9:00 Anna-Carolyn Slot Crucifer 9:00 John Slot Greeters 9:00 Cheryl Branciforte Ushers 9:00 Fred Hintzman (Team 3) Stewards Rich & Paulette Allsmiller Fellowship Hour Servers Judy Marietta

Newsletter Deadline: July 15, 2019

Ushers Needed If there is any one in the congregation who would be interested in serving on an ushering team

please contact Jeff Brinkman at 407-877-8612. Thank you!

The church summer office hours: 7:00 AM—1:00 PM.

Audio of Pastor Brown’s Sermons are available on our website at

ctkorlando.com

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06—Robert & Juliana Hey 08—Bill & Ardelle Mathews 09—Jeff & Grisel Appenzeller 10—Jason & Rebecca Ice 14—Drs. Matt Snell & Debbie Andree 18—Pastor & Pat Schultz

02—Nora Piepho 03—David Harder 04—Jacqueline Modlin 05—Gage Stauferland 06—Elliot Burton Phyllis Harder Tula Porter 07—Arthur Sieler 10—Neida Rhoads

11—Anson Cartwright Angie Hilken 12—Dr. Debbie Andree Gary von Behren Juan Gonzalez 13—Brianna Kulich Alexis Lorenz Sven Shorter 15—Megan Anderson Erin Hassel

16—Lauren Mansilla 18—Andrew Nystrom 19—Arianna Chunoo Chris Cromwell Philip Rolando 20—Vicki Ferguson 21—Yoriko Clarkson 22—Rachel Crowe Bill duPont Ian Viney

23—Kristen Hartley 24—Angela Ashworth John Marietta Alden Orlando 27—Brandi Mattix Tice 28—Pastor Timothy Brown 29—Ryan Thurston 30—Carol Jaby Dr. Matt Snell Sherry Snyder 31—Scott Hitzeman

Happy Birthday!

Happy Anniversary!

Fellowship Betty Dorsey 512-971-1814

A special thank you to the hosts and hostesses for our Fellowship hours on Sundays at 10:15 AM for the past month. We appreciate everyone’s hard work and baking ex-pertise. Our July servers are: 7/07 — Open (Host Only) 7/14 — Michael & Christina Manahan 7/21 — Open (Host Only) 7/28 — Judy Marietta Please consider hosting a Fellowship on Sunday. We still have a couple Sundays available this month. For those Sundays marked “Host Only,” you would only have to serve the baked goods from Publix that are in the refrigerator. We really need your help as a host! It’s fun and an excellent time to socialize and meet church mem-bers. The sign-up sheet is located in Barnabas Hall. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Betty Dorsey at any time.

I want to thank everyone at Christ The King for their kind words of support and their prayers for my success-ful hip replacement surgery. I am doing very well now. God’s blessings to you all. — Ardelle Mathews

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