The Trumpet Volume 17, Issue 1 A Monthly Publication of Christ the King Lutheran Church January 2017 From the Pastor s Heart January is here! Time for my annual media round-up with a sabbatical theme: Sabbatical reads: Let Your Life Speak (Palmer): I read this in seminary and happened to re-read it during my silent retreat in Collegeville in August. In this slim volume, Palmer writes, Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you. If you re feeling restless about what s next in your life, this book is a great place to start. It was a perfect read as I prepared to step back into my ministry at CTK. Grounded (Butler Bass): This book came out right before my sabbatical and tied wonderfully into my water theme. Bass writes about how our culture is shifting the idea of God from verticle to horizontal God is no longer found above us but is next to us in creation, in relationships, in water and air and our neighborhoods. The church needs to listen to this shift and honor God s presence in the everyday. The Boys on the Boat (Brown): Again, I happened to download this book before my trip to Scotland in June and it fit in well with my sabbatical adventures with its themes of water, teamwork, hope and human resilience. When I visited Seattle in July I sped past UW on several boat rides on Lake Washington, where the rowing team practiced countless hours. Other notable books: How to Celebrate Everything (Rosenstrach): This is Rosenstrach s third cookbook and it joins her other 2 well-loved books on my shelf. It charms with a lovely balance of simple and special recipes interspersed with heartwarming tales of family traditions. Best recipe we ve tried so far: pork lettuce wraps (http://www.dinneralovestory.com/how-to-celebrate-sunday-dinner-video/). The Golden Compass (Pullman): This was my first time picking up Pullman s His Dark Materials trilogy and I couldn t put it down. I loved everything from the setting (perfect for a winter read) to the feisty main character to the connections between humans and animals. Extraordinarily creative and imaginative. Movies: Spotlight: I watched this on the plane coming home from Norway in June. It covers the Boston Globe s investigation into clergy sexual misconduct in the Boston area and is at once horrifying and hopeful the uncovering of untold stories of systemic abuse is beyond shocking, yet the perseverance of the journalists is inspiring. The Goonies: We watched this in July after visiting Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast, where the movie is set. Our kids loved the fun adventure story, though we d forgotten about some adult language and jokes. Still, the themes of friendship and determination made it worth watching together. Is there a better cast of kids in a movie? Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: I m a longtime Harry Potter fan, and I delighted in this foray into the Potter world. Performances, effects, characters I adored it all. Moana: The greatness of this movie caught me off guard. Not only is it gorgeous to look at with wonderful music by the incomparable Lin Manuel Miranda, the story centers around a typical-looking girl showing bravery, creativity and leadership without any romance. The coconut pirates are also worth the price. (And again lots of water themes. See the connection?). Enjoy these cozy winter days. They re getting longer! Pastor Jen
January Worship WORSHIP & LEARNING January Worship theme: Thrive! It s time for us to do more than survive. We re meant to THRIVE! Our Sunday Scripture readings move from the Old Testament into the Gospels. After hearing of Jesus birth on Christmas Eve, we ll continue to follow his life and ministry as told by the Gospel of Luke. Come to see Jesus revealed throughout January and learn how we re meant to thrive as Christians. January 1: We begin our move from Christmas to Epiphany, the season of light. This service will be full of Christmas carols and poetry and we ll be handing out the 2017 Star Words. January 8: (Luke 3:1-22): This is Baptism of Our Lord Sunday, when we ll celebrate God s gift of baptism by recognizing the baptisms at CTK in 2016. If your child was baptized at CTK in 2016, your family is invited to come to receive a gift and a blessing for the New Year! January 15: CTK welcomes the MN Adult and Teen Challenge choir to lead us in worship. January 22: (Luke 5:1-11): Jesus calls his first disciples. Cross-generation education event following worship. January 29: (Luke 6:1-16): Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath. Annual Meeting following worship. SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 Annual reports are due to the church office no later than Monday, January 16. We need time to prepare them so they may be reviewed by all prior to the meeting. You may send them to Mary at: office@ctkwbl.org. THANK YOU! December Pastoral Acts William T. Ness Baptism 12/4/2016 Linda L. Kirchoff Memorial Service 12/5/2016 On Sunday, January 15, CTK will welcome the choir from MN Adult & Teen Challenge, an organization whose mission is to assist teens and adults in gaining freedom from chemical addictions and other life controlling problems by addressing their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. The choir will sing and individuals will share personal stories of their experiences with addiction. We ll also take an additional free-will offering to support MN Adult & Teen Challenge that morning. For more information, visit http:// www.mntc.org/. *Parents: the stories shared during worship may include details of addiction experiences and consequences. JAN./FEB. ADULT ED HOUR My Neighbor is Muslim, a small group study created by Lutheran Social Services. Sunday, 1/8 @ 10:15am: What are the 5 Pillars of Islam? Sunday, 1/15 @ 10:15am: What does the Qur an say about Jesus? Sunday, 1/22: No study-- cross-gen. education event following worship Sunday, 1/29: No study-- Annual Meeting Interested in Membership at CTK? New Member orientation will be on February 5. Please contact Pastor Jen if you re interested. pastorjennifer@ctkwbl.org January 2016 Trumpet Page 2
OPPORTUNITIES! Questions about Church Finances? Treasurer Mike Nollan will be available for budget discussion after the service on January 22. PREPARE + PROSPER TAXES 101 at the White Bear Lake Food Shelf, 1884 Whitaker St. Learn how to make the most of tax time! Thursday, Jan. 12 from 6-7pm. Call 651-407-5310 to register. Topics include: Who should file taxes, Tax credit basics, Free tax preparation, Claiming dependents, Prepare + Prosper services. Annual Swedish Dinner Christ Lutheran Church, Marine on St. Croix s Annual Traditional Swedish Dinner (formerly Lutefisk Dinner) will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2017. Serving from 11:00 A.M. to.m. The all you can eat menu includes: Swedish Meatballs Lutefisk with White Sauce or Melted Butter Boiled Potatoes Swedish Gravy Cranberry Sauce Rice Pudding Coffee Traditional Scandinavian Cookies $20 Adults 16 years and under eat free In an effort to create future Swedish Dinner participants all ages 16 and under eat FREE. So, bring the family and enjoy a time together. Anyone wishing to purchase tickets early may mail a check for the amount of the tickets ordered to: Christ Lutheran Church 150 Pine Street Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047 Giving to CTK: In addition to using offering envelopes and automatic electronic giving, you may now give to CTK online through our website at www.ctkwbl.org. Click on the Give tab on the front page. You may also use Amazon Smile: simply go to smile.amazon.com before you shop at Amazon, choose CTK as your charity of choice, and 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases will be donated to CTK. A Marriage Encounter Weekend is Coming to Minnesota in February! Invest in the Success of Your Marriage! February 17-19, 2017 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Brooklyn Center, MN Apply now online at GodLovesMarriage.org! Contact Pete & Phyllis McMahon at 763-561-1575 or mcmahonp@comcast.net for more information. Pre-registration is required - don't miss out! Pick up your tickets the day of the dinner at the ticket table. Come early to take advantage of our full menu. All proceeds from this dinner go directly to support global, regional and local projects. January 2016 Trumpet Page 3
THANK YOU Your Endowment Dollars at Work! December 10, 2016 Dear Endowment Fund Team and Church congregants, Thank you for your gift of $500 to benefit the children and families sheltering at People Serving People. As the largest, most comprehensive family-focused shelter in Minnesota, we served 3,086 people in 1,125 families - including 1,816 childrenlast year. Your generosity will change the lives of many of our guest this year. Our mission is to help homeless and at-risk children and their families manage crisis saturations and build a strong foundation for their longterm success. We begin with the basics, providing safe shelter and three nutritious meals a day to homeless families. Our innovative, multiservice facility combines emergency housing with programs to help families address their barriers to stability and promote self-sufficiency Sincerely, Gwen Campbell Development Director 614 3rd St. S, Minneapolis, MN 55415 2nd Harvest Tuesday, Jan. 19 5:30-7:30 PM Packing Food for Minnesota Families 1140 Gervais Ave Maplewood, MN CTK Coordinator - Sue Kohler 651-429-5767 Family Shelter 4-5 Servers Needed Tues., Jan. 24 5:00-7:15 pm MISSIONS Bread Ministry Saturday Mornings 7:00 am Cub Foods run (Rice St.) to pick up bread to give away at CTK Instructions & sign-up on the kiosk Serving a Meal to Homeless Families Contact Mike Wallace for directions 651-783-6278 or IMMAVEN120@comcast.net Please sign up on the kiosk to help. Thank You......to all who helped make our Christmas Worship special, including musicians, worship participants, those who decorated the sanctuary, and all who helped in various other ways. Thank you for the enormously generous response to our Angel Tree for Solid Ground and ELCA Good Gifts. The SPOT (Sober Place of Teaching)......is a community outreach faith based, non-profit, addiction recovery program. SPOT uses a combination of traditional rehabilitation alongside a spiritual approach to recovery. Meeting Thursdays from 6:30-8:30 pm Britney Engler 651-231-7952 Barbara Engler 651-895-2958 thespotatctk@yahoo.com http://thespotatctk.weebly.com January 2016 Trumpet Page 4
CHILDREN & YOUTH Sunday School January 1 st NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (Christmas break) January 8 th A New Revelation: John s Proclamation January 15 th Jesus Mission is Revealed (Laura gone) January 22 nd Cross-Gen. - Jesus revealed to Fishermen January 29 th NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (Annual meeting) February 5 th Healing the Sick & Raising the Dead February 12 th A Messenger Prepares the Way (Laura at Youth Retreat) February 19 th A Sinful Woman Forgiven (Laura gone) February 26 th Cross-Gen. - Lent: Season of Reflection Laura s Hours at CTK As of Jan 1, 2017, Laura Gorton s hours at CTK will be scaled down as she begins her full-time position at Youth Works. She will be in the office most Wednesday late afternoon/evenings as well as 2-3 Sunday mornings a month. You may continue to contact her at lauragorton@ctkwbl.org, though it may take her longer than usual to respond due to responsibilities at her new position. Thanks for your patience as we make these staff adjustments. Wednesdays at 6:30 pm January 4 th Confirmation Class January 18 th Confirmation Field Trip to Augsburg College January 25 th JOINT YOUTH GROUP February 1 st -- Confirmation Class February 10th-12th - JOINT YOUTH Winter Retreat at Camp Onomia February 15 th - Confirmation Class February 22 nd -JOINT YOUTH GROUP Rapid City Mission Trip Opportunities for CTK There are some opportunities for the congregation of Christ the King to support the youth going to Rapid City this June with YouthWorks on a mission trip. Please read through these opportunities and prayfully consider helping in any way you can: Adopt-A-Mile We will be traveling many miles on the road to and from Rapid City. Help us to raise some money to cover expenses of the trip by adopting miles on our trip. It costs only $1 to adopt a mile. There are even special stops along the way that you can donate $25 towards. Track our progress on the bulletin board. Prayer Partners We will be working in Rapid City to help organizations that touch the lives of those that live in the area. Support us through prayer. Sign up to pray for one member of our team or to pray for a specific day of the trip. Sign up is available on Laura s office window. January 2016 Trumpet Page 5
25 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat LESSONS & CAROLS 1 TRADITIONAL NO SUNDAY SCHOOL 8 Baptism of our Lord Sunday PRAISE Memorial Team 10:15 A Sunday School 10:15 A Cherub Choir 26 Church Office Closed Today 2 Worship Team 7 P 9 Pastor Jen away January 2017 27 28 29 30 31 3 4 10 11 5 Property Team 7P 12 6 7 13 14 15 TRADITIONAL Sunday School 10:15 A Cherub Choir MN Adult & Teen Challenge 22 PRAISE Johnson Baptism Cross-gen. Edu. Hour New Member Sunday 29 PRAISE Bailey Baptism Communion NO SUNDAY SCHOOL Annual Meeting 16 Annual Reports Due Council Mtg. 23 30 Admin./Finance 7 P 17 2nd Harvest 5:30-7:30 P 24 Family Shelter 5:00-7:15 P 31 1 18 25 Joint Youth Group 19 26 2 Property Team 7P 20 21 27 28 3 4 January 2017 Trumpet Page 6
T h e T r u m p e t Christ The King Lutheran Church 1660 Birch Lake Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Address Service Requested January 2016 Office Hours Beginning September 8th: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9:00 am-4:30 pm Connect Teach Keep Pastor Rev. Jennifer Hackbarth pastorjennifer@ctkwbl.org 651-434-2537 STAFF Director of Children & Youth Ministries Laura Gorton lauragorton@ctkwbl.org Organist Betsy Murray Office Manager Mary Roos office@ctkwbl.org Join us on Sundays Worship - 9:00 am Education Hour - 10:15 am During the school year. Lynette Campbell Children s Choir Elida Olson King s Choir Director Lynette Campbell Custodians Joe Johnson Kristen Jackelen Christ the King Lutheran Church 1660 Birch Lake Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Phone: 651-429-4828 Fax: 651-429-1464 Email: office@ctkwbl.org www.ctkwbl.org