October 2019 CtK Council’s Corner

October 2019 CtK Council’s Corner

Out of Town Events

The “Out on the Town” events sponsored by the Fellowship M-Team got off to a great start with several people coming out for the Fort Lewis College football game on Saturday, September 21st.  It was a beautiful day and a big 37-30 win for the home team!

Upcoming Fellowship Events in October include a day at Glass Fusion on Saturday, October 19th and a Winery Happy Hour (stay tuned for more details about this event).  The first round of Taste and Talk groups (previously Dining Adventures) is being organized and there is still time to sign up.

If you would like to sign up for any of the October events or for a dining group, please contact Janeann Jones at 480-201-5593 or Holly Landgren at 970-764-7014.

October 2019 Pastor Tim’s Thoughts

October 2019 Pastor Tim’s Thoughts

Christ the King Lutheran Church has officially been a partner in ministry with the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission and its congregation – the House of Prayer – for three years now. During that time, we have had several people who have visited and worked at the Mission; we have contributed to the Mission financially; and held them in prayer, as they do for us. NELM and its Executive Director, the Rev. Kate Adelman, have sent along a note of thanks for the many ways that we continue to support their ministries. NELM has undergone a series of changes over the past few months. Their Mission Director – the person who organized and planned trips for church groups visiting the Mission – died tragically in December 2018. For the following few months, the Mission staff tried their best to pick up the pieces that inevitably fell in her absence. Finally, in mid-August, a new Mission Director was hired. Patterson Yazzie has been working hard to figure out the lay of the land in this new position, as well as working to hire and train new staff to get the Mission back on track. Unfortunately, in the midst of this chaotic transition, the Mission has suffered in more ways than one. Pastor Kate sent me an email just last week, and said, “The Mission of today is not your Mama’s Mission! While history has not been kind to the Navajo folks, we are focused on opportunities and solutions that shape the future. We are beginning to see some healing and hope emerge in the eyes of the people. God indeed does more than we can ask or imagine. Amid all the good news…2019 finances have been dismal. At this juncture, I am uncertain if we will make payroll due a week from today. If you have any extra funds designated for the Mission, now would be the time to send it!” The good news was that we had $250 designated for the Mission for 2019 that we had not yet sent. The bad news is that our $250 combined with the gifts of other partners will sustain them for only a short time. I know that finances are getting tight all around, but Scripture (and Pastor Kate!) reminds us that God can do abundantly more than all we can ask or imagine. So, on October 13th, we will have a Special Offering for NELM, as a way to support our friends and partners in Rock Point, Arizona. If you are able to help, I’m sure they would appreciate it; if finances are too tight for you to give more than you already are, then please support them with your prayers. Those prayers can transform and energize ministry, too! (Incidentally, October 13th is also the day of our next Sunday Celebration focused on the theme of Generosity! How appropriate! Plan to be a part of that celebration, too, from 9:30-10:15am on Sunday, October 13th!) If you have any questions or concerns about NELM, its ministry, or this special offering, please let me know! Peace, Pastor Tim
October 2019 Social Ministry News

October 2019 Social Ministry News

Rally Day Feedback

Thanks to all for stopping by the Ministry table at Rally Day on September 8th. We had some folks sign up for various activities, including a new member of our Social Ministry Committee, and coordinators for our Thanksgiving stuffing making and for organizing our Salvation Army bell ringing week.

We have one more important opportunity:  Angel Tree coordinator–effort at the end of November and early December to get the families information from Project Merry Christmas and make up the Angels for the board. Then in the third week of December, the gifts need to be organized for delivery. Occasionally, the organizer needs to purchase (with CtK funds) requested items on the Angel tags not taken.  If you can help out this year, please contact John Condie at johnandwanda@bresnan.net by November 1st.

Also, on Rally Day, we tried to catch current Thrivent members to help plan for the use of Action Team dollars for 2020. If you are a member and didn’t connect with Jigger Staby, please contact her at jpstaby@msn.com.

Thanks for your continued support and involvement!

Bread for the World–Offering of Letters

As many of you know, CtK is a covenant church with Bread for the World, an ecumenical organization lobbying to reduce hunger in this country and the world.  October 20th is Bread for the World Sunday.  That day, we will do our annual Offering of Letters, an effort to have members of CtK write letters to our congressman and senators advocating for hunger legislation.  This year we will be asking them to cosponsor House Resolution 189/Senate Resolution 260, “A resolution recognizing the importance of sustained United States leadership to accelerating global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and supporting the commitment of the United States Agency for International Development to global nutrition through the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy.”  The resolution acknowledges the improvement in mother and child health that has been accomplished with the leadership of the U.S.  It currently has 114 sponsors in the house (none from Colorado) and 34 in the Senate (including Cory Gardner from Colorado).  The bills were introduced in March and were referred to committee, where they will be taken up soon.   So the timing is perfect.  Please be in church that Sunday to pick up materials and instructions for writing letters.

Thank you from all of us on the Social Ministry Committee.

October 2019 — Worship Assistants

October 2019 — Worship Assistants

8:00am 10:30am
Usher Jeff & Donn Wince John Condie, David Smith
Worship Assistant Lynn Mitzlaff Eryn Orlowski
Communion Assistants Holly Landgren, Lynn Mitzlaff, Gary Rollstin Wanda Ellingson, Carol Orlowski, Jigger Staby
Sound Board Operator Dave Mitzlaff Charlie Hakes
8:00am 10:30am
Usher Roger & Cora Landgren Dominique Holling
Worship Assistant Dale Wingeleth Eryn Orlowski
Communion Assistants Brigitte Cunningham; Gary Rollstin, Dale Wingeleth Jeanie Morford, Carol Orlowski, David Smith
Sound Board Operator Bruce Wongstrom TBA

 

8:00am 10:30am
Usher Larry & Margaret Hjermstad Carol Orlowski
Worship Assistant Amy Wendland Eryn Orlowski
Communion Assistants Angelia Graves, Mike Smedley, Amy Wendland Dominique Holling, David Smith, Jigger Staby
Sound Board Operator Bruce Wongstrom Charlie Hakes

 

8:00am 10:30am
Usher David & Wendy Gonzales Richard Gjere
Worship Assistant Holly Landgren Eryn Orlowski
Communion Assistants Cora Landgren, Holly Landgren, Sue Mages Dominique Holling, Carol Orlowski, Jigger Staby
Sound Board Operator Bruce Wongstrom TBA

 

October 2019 Prayer Requests

October 2019 Prayer Requests

Please keep the following Military men and women in your prayers…

To add or remove names from this list, please contact Janeann Jones

  • Major Ryan Bankhead—Brother of Eryn Orlowski
  • Sgt. John Dee—Son in-law of Wendy Krull
  • Sgt. Chris Gomez—Nephew of BJ and Danny Pierce
  • Staff Sergeant (SSgt.) Airman Paul Herr—Nephew of Gary & Carol Orlowski
  • Hugh Jones, Jr. Sailor—Son of Rick & Janeann Jones
  • Sgt. Brandon Minser —Son in-law of Wendy Krull
  • LCDR Andy Schaaf—Son of Merilee and Mark Fleming
  • Major Clayton Stransky—Nephew of Kip and Laura Stransky
  • Staff Sgt. Stephen Van Dover—Nephew of Nancy Van Dover

CtK family & friends who are in need of prayer…

To add or remove names from this list, please contact Linda White

  • Clark Lagow & Sandy Newman
  • The family of Frederick Steinbach (father of Gary Steinbach)
  • Matthew Burnett, son of Tom & Marna Burnett
  • The family of Ethel Goehring
  • The family of Kent Herath
  • Mandy & Maggie Gardner
  • Larry & Lauren Rardin
  • Beverly and Paul Dittmer
  • Mary Southworth
  • Darlene Warring
  • Bonnie Rossmiller
  • Shirley Buslee
  • LuLu Mae Hess
  • Lucille Ball
  • Paul Schnackenberg, brother of Carroll Groeger
  • Bev Brown
  • Lori Lachelt
  • Kayla Hefner
  • Carol Gunderson
  • CtK’s ministry and partnership with both the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ and San Juan Bautista Lutheran Church in Zaculeu, Guatemala.
  • CtK’s Homebound Ministry and all those who serve our homebound members through this ministry.
  • Mandy Gardner, CtK’s Director of Faith Formation. She was approved for Endorsement by the RMS in March, 2019.
  • All those battling mental illness and addictions.
  • Each person in our CtK church family.