April What s Inside. The Rev. David Nelson Pinehurst Trail Drive Atascocita, Texas (281)

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1 April 2017 The Rev. David Nelson Pinehurst Trail Drive Atascocita, Texas (281) What s Inside The Rector s Page 2 Calendar of Events 3 Servant Leadership 4 5 Staff, Vestry, and 6 Financial Snapshot Birthdays and 7 Anniversaries About CTK 8 Palm Sunday, is on April 9, For me personally, I do not believe I have ever experienced any other liturgy that encompasses so much joy and sorrow. As we begin our Palm Sunday service, we will celebrate Jesus s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The Bible tells us that people waved branches of palms or olive trees as they walked. They sang psalms and shouted, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We will begin our own Palm Sunday service outside and will wave branches of palms as we enter the sanctuary singing the hymn, All glory, laud, and honor. As the liturgy continues, however, our joy will soon turn to sorrow as the focus changes abruptly to the solemnity of the Passion. We will read the Passion gospel, which takes us on Jesus s journey to his crucifixion on Good Friday. I wonder what it must have been like for the people who were present at the crucifixion who loved Jesus and were distraught by what they were witnessing. Although reading the Passion gospel on Palm Sunday is difficult for us, we already know that three days later when the stone was rolled away, the tomb where they laid Jesus s bodywasemptyandjesushadrisenfromthedead. Butthe people who were present at Jesus s crucifixion did not know what weknow,muchlikepeopletodaywhohavenotexperiencedthe joy that we celebrate on Easter Day. April is going to be a busy month. Please mark your calendars for the dates outlined in Father David s article on page 2.

2 April 2017 Page 2 of 8 The Rector s Page April promises to be an exciting month! On April 2nd, Bishop Jeff Fisher will visit. We will have only one service at 10:30 a.m. Please continue to pray for those preparing to be Confirmed: Phoebe Aston, Katie Holmes, Caleb Shaye, and Katrina West. Additionally, please pray for those being received into the Episcopal Church: Tracey Bulau, Patsy Ebert, Louis and Tommie Greak, Desiree Moore, and Karen Schoenfeld. Plus, after the worship service, the Bishop will give a special blessing. One of our members, Barbara Goodson, started a special ministry called Have Shears Will Travel, which provides haircuts to those in need. Barbara has an RV that is specifically designed for haircuts, which Bishop Fisher will bless. Please stick around after worship for this and a reception. The following is our Holy Week schedule: Father David Nelson On Easter Day, we have a tradition called the Flowering of the Cross. Palm Sunday worship is April 9th at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Maundy Thursday worship is April 13th at 7:00 p.m. Good Friday (Stations of the Cross) is April 14th at Noon and 7:00 p.m. Easter Day worship is April 16th at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. There will be an Easter Egg hunt following 10:30 a.m. service. For Maundy Thursday, we will have a foot washing during the service. optional. Also, near the end of the service, we do the Stripping of the Altar. It is On Easter Day, we have a tradition called the Flowering of the Cross. At the beginning of worship, you are invited to bring some flowers forward and put them in a special cross we have for Easter. Finally, each year, Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church holds a luncheon to raise funds for this important ministry that provides for the homeless. This year, we have a special keynote speaker, Dr. Brené Brown. Dr. Brown is an accomplished professor at the University of Houston, an amazing storyteller and author, and she is also an Episcopalian! Her work has been featured on PBS, NPR, and CNN. Tickets are $150 per person. I pray you have a blessed Lent and a very Happy Easter as we have much to celebrate. Yours in Christ, Fr. David

3 Page 3 of 8 Christ the King Episcopal Church CALENDAR OF APRIL EVENTS 04/03 Ladies Lunch Bunch Marsalas Italian Grill, Huffman, Texas 12:00 Noon 04/04 Breakfast Brothers IHOP, Atascocita 8:00a.m. 04/05 Lenten Bible Study Series 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 04/06 Daughters of the King 7:00p.m. 04/08 Brotherhood of St. Andrew 8:30a.m. 04/09 Youth Group Easter Egg Filling Service Project 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 04/13 Maundy Thursday Service 7:00p.m. 04/14 Good Friday Stations of the Cross 12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m. 04/16 Easter Sunday 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt following 10:30 a.m. service 04/18 Vestry Meeting 7:00p.m. 04/21 04/22 Youth Group EYC Mystery Trip Zoo Sleepover 04/25 Lord of the Streets Luncheon, Bayou City Events, Houston, Texas 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 04/30 Youth Group 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. April 2017 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Breakfast Bros. 5 Bible Study :00 a.m. Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation 10:30 a.m. Blessing of RV and Reception Following Service Marsalas IHOP Atascocita 9 Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms Holy Eucharist 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Choir Practice 9:15 a.m. Youth Group 6:00 7:30 p.m Vestry Meeting 7:00 p.m. Flowering of the Cross and Holy Eucharist 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt After 10:30 a.m. Service Holy Eucharist 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Choir Practice 9:15 a.m. Ladies Lunch Bunch 12:00 Noon LOTS Luncheon 11:00 1:00 p.m. Bayou City Events Series 6:30 8:30 p.m. Daughters of the King 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday 7:00 p.m Good Friday Stations of the Cross 12:00 Noon & 7:00 p.m. Youth Group Zoo Sleepover Begins at 6:00 p.m. 29 Brotherhood of St. Andrew 8:30 a.m. Youth Group Zoo Sleepover Ends at 9:00 a.m. 30 Holy Eucharist 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Choir Practice 9:15 a.m. Youth Group 6:00 7:30 p.m.

4 April 2017 Page 4 of 8 Servant Leadership This Month s Spotlight: Debbie Lee, Senior Warden For most of us, what we know of Christ the King is what we see and experience on any given Sunday. But I think we all recognize that an amazing team of folks exist, working tirelessly behind the scenes, to ensure our doors are open each Sunday to welcome everyone! This month we spotlight one such servant leader. Meet Debbie Lee, a member of our Vestry at Christ the King and our 2017 Senior Warden. Debbie, thanks for sharing your story with us this month! Let s start with the basics. What is a Vestry? A Vestry is the legal representative of a parish with regard to all matters pertaining to its corporate property. Christ the King has 9 members on the Vestry, each with different areas of responsibility, each elected to a 3 year term. Though each parish assigns different roles to the Vestry members, each Vestry typically has a Senior Warden and Junior Warden. The presiding officer of the Vestry is our rector, Father David. The basic responsibilities of the Vestry are to help define and articulate the mission of the congregation, to support the church's mission by word and deed, to select the rector, to ensure effective organization and planning, and to manage resources and finances. We meet monthly, and current Vestry topics include the business around the new parish hall and construction, upcoming events, budget approvals, and even making utility provider changes to save us money. You are our current Senior Warden on the Vestry. What does the Senior Warden do? The Senior Warden is appointed by the Rector from the current Vestry members. At Christ the King,our Senior Warden typically serves during the last year of his or her 3 year term. However, in my role that is not the case. I am filling the role of a parishioner who left the church after his first year on the Vestry, so I am filling a 2 year term. The Senior Warden works closely with the rector on the inner workings of the church and in presenting different information to the Vestry. One of the roles of the Senior Warden is to preside in the rector s absence, though we are very fortunate to have a very hands on rector who can be contacted if or when necessary! What s the most rewarding part of this servant leadership role? Since it is so early in my time as Senior Warden, it is hard to answer what is the most rewarding part of this role, but one of the rewarding things about serving on the Vestry is that ithasallowedmetogetto know several people better. It has also allowed me to see that there are many people in the church who are committed to Christ the King and to the success of seeing our parish hall completed. I ve also enjoyed working with Father David and getting to know him better. I was fortunate enough to be on the Search Committee who interviewed him and ultimately presented him to the Vestry serving at that time. But serving with him has allowed me to get to know him personally and his passion for the success of Christ the King. [Continued on page 5]

5 Page 5 of 8 Christ the King Episcopal Church What are your reflections on the current Vestry team? Christ the King has a diverse and seasoned Vestry! Most members are long time CTK parishioners, a couple of members are serving on the Vestry for a second time, and many of the members have a business background. This provides for a diversity of thought when making decisions on behalf of the church. Each person brings a lot to the table and each person has served in different areas ofchristthekingbefore serving on the Vestry. I feel the best part of serving with this team is that each person is respectful of other s thoughts and opinions and is willing to listen when someone has the floor, which provides for a pretty cohesive unit. We are able to accomplish a lot each month, and we laugh a lot at our meetings. Having a sense of humor is key at times. Each Vestry member has a role to fill, but we all work together to make things happen. You aren t new to servant leadership, you have done awesome outreach work with Humble Area Assistance Ministries (HAAM). Tell us about that. As you know, I loved my work with HAAM. I feel my work with HAAM is awesome because Christ the King is awesome in supporting outreach! When I ve presented HAAM s needs to CTK, the congregation has always stepped up and met, and more often than not, exceeded our goals. I feel very fortunate to belong to a congregation that is so generous. I credit my servant leadership to my mother. Growing up, my mother taught me and my siblings that to whom much is given, much is expected. By no means did our family have a lot of money. We had four kids close in age and my mother always found a way to give back. Henry will tellyouthatiama bleeding heart. But knowing that HAAM and LOTS provide a great service to the communities they serve and cannot successfully exist without the support of the communities, I feel called to give back. I am blessed to have been given so much in my life and am able to give back! How long have you been a member of Christ the King? I have attended Christ the King for 20+ years, but I was received into the church in I was very active in the church for the first 10 years that I attended CTK, even serving on the Altar Guild for a couple of years, so most people were shocked when I (and Rosemary Sullivan) were received into the church in Everyone just assumed that I was already a member! Tell us more about your family. I will be married to Henry Lee for 29 years on April 6th. We have lived in Atascocita since We have three rescue dogs Ben, Polly, and Pippa. I love traveling, reading, and spending time with family and friends. Thank you, Debbie, for your time this month and THANK YOU for your servant leadership! Rachel Taylor Vestry Member Publicity

6 April 2017 Page 6 of 8 Christ the King Staff Members Reverend David Nelson, Rector bgchaplain@gmail.com Edie McDaniel, Church Secretary christthekingepiscopal@embarqmail.com Drew Balog, Organist ctkmusic@embarqmail.com Tracey Bulau, Youth Director tabulau@gmail.com All Staff Members can also be reached via the church s main telephone line: (281) Christ the King 2017 Vestry Members The Vestry is comprised of a group of elected laity to serve with the Rector as the leadership and governing body of the church. Through an annual retreat, monthly and other special meetings, the Rector and Vestry are responsible to set out and oversee the vision of ministry for the church, its finances, and to conduct the business of the church as required by canon or civil law. All committees, commissions, or other church groups and their ministries come under the oversight of the Vestry. Debbie Lee, Senior Warden (281) debbie.lee.jniz@statefarm.com Aaron Holbrook, Junior Warden (713) holbrookfarm@hotmail.com Carol Martin, Newsletter (713) cmartin@winstead.com Bruce Newport, Christian Education (281) tanmakers@aol.com Barry Rought, Outreach (281) bgrrought@gmail.com Rachael Shedeed, Webmaster (713) sasrks@hotmail.com Rachel Taylor, Publicity (713) rtaylor2325@yahoo.com Bill Williams, Treasurer (713) wm.k.williams@comcast.net Andy Yee, Finance (713) andy5964@yahoo.com Vestry Appointed Positions: Rachael Shedeed, Clerk of the Vestry Bill Williams, Treasurer The Vestry believes it is important that our parishioners be provided with our church s financial position each month. The following is a snapshot of our finances as of February 28, Financial Statement as of February 28, 2017 BUILDING FUND Beginning Balance: $ 1, Ending Balance: $ 1, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUND Beginning Balance: $ 27, Ending Balance: $ 4, BALANCES AS OF 02/28/2017 Building Fund $ 1, Capital Campaign 4, Operating Fund 90, Reserve Fund 3, TOTAL 02/28/2017 $100, OPERATING FUND $ 101, $ 90, RESERVE FUND $ 3, $3,844.50

7 Page 7 of 8 Christ the King Episcopal Church 04/07 Julie Langler 04/26 Katie Holmes 04/10 David Nelson 04/27 Matthew Lalor 04/17 Barry Rought 04/28 Bob Keller 04/23 Karen Schoenfeld Birthday Prayer Watch over thy child, O Lord, as his days increase; bless and guide him wherever he may be. Strengthen him when he stands; comfort him when discouraged or sorrowful; raise him up if he falls; and in his heart may thy peace which passeth understanding abide all the days of his life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 04/12 Ruben and Anna Garcia 04/16 Henry and Debbie Lee 04/18 Nicolas and Desiree Moore 04/21 Andrew and Amy Beesley Anniversary Prayer God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep you; the Lord mercifully with his favor look upon you, and fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace; that you may faithfully live together in this life, and in the age to come have life everlasting. Amen. April Usher Duties 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 04/02 No 8:00 a.m. service Aaron Holbrook, Michael McNeil 04/09 Bob Keller, Henry Lee George and Barbara Spence 04/16 Bob Keller, Henry Lee Andrew Beesley, Mike McDaniel 04/23 Robert Lunson, Rachel Shaye Alan Aston, Caren Thomas 04/30 Bob Keller, Henry Lee Aaron Holbrook, Michael McNeil April Lay Reader and Chalice Duties 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Lay Reader/Chalice Lay Reader Chalice #1 Chalice #2 04/02 No 8:00 a.m. service Barbara Spence Dan Langler Shawn Sanders 04/09 Lyn Goodman Fiona Aston Carlos Reyna Linda Rought 04/16 Theresa Reed Shawn Sanders Michael McNeil Susan Lunson 04/23 George Ebert Billie Bailey Lesley Exum 04/30 Lyn Goodman Jill Stegall Jill Stegall Valerie Bonnie

8 Christ the King Episcopal Church Pinehurst Trail Drive Atascocita, Texas PHONE: (281) FAX: (281) E MAIL: ChristTheKingEpiscopal@ Embarqmail.com About Christ the King Christ the King is a pastoral sized parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. We are a compassionate, generous, outreach oriented congregation. We serve the communities of Atascocita, Crosby, Huffman, Humble, Kingwood, and Summerwood. Come visit us for Sunday Service and learn about all the wonderful things our church has to offer! Our Mission To be a light, living as a witness to Christ s love, serving and nurturing all. Jesus is Lord Following the teachings of Christ as revealed in the Scriptures Outreach Committing to Christ centered service You are Welcome Respecting the dignity of all God s children Faith and Fellowship Growing together in joyful celebration of our faith in Christ United in Prayer and Worship Praising God through our liturgy Love as Christ Loves Us Nurturing our Community WE RE ON THE WEB! Weekly Schedule Sunday Morning 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist with music For newsletter comments or submissions, please Carol Martin at cmartin@winstead.com Mark Your Calendars April 2nd Bishop Fisher to Celebrate at Christ the King! Bishop Fisher is coming to Christ the King on Sunday, April 2nd, to celebrate with us, confirm those beginning their faith journey in the Episcopal Church, and receive new members. We will have only one service on April 2nd at 10:30 a.m., which will be followed by the blessing of the Have Shears Will Travel RV and a reception for Bishop Fisher. Please plan on joining us for what promises to be a joyful day! NOTICE Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (Trespass by License Holder with a Concealed Handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (Handgun Licensing Law), may not enter this property with a concealed handgun. NOTICE Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (Trespass by License Holder with an Openly Carried Handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (Handgun Licensing Law), may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly.