May 2021 — By the Numbers

May 2021 — By the Numbers

Our Gifts Blessing Others:

Please note:  CtK contribution statements are emailed quarterly from fin.sec@ctkdurango.org.   Email churchadmin@ctkdurango.org with questions, corrections, or if you need a paper statement mailed.  Thank you.

Synod $  2,016
World Hunger $  1,950
Social Ministry $  1,430
Total Benevolence $  5,396
Synod $   5,351
World Hunger $   4,780
Social Ministry $   5,362
Total Benevolence $ 15,493 

 

Financial Update:

 

Gifts Received $29,126
Facility Donations $    —
Rental Income $      833
Expenses $28,992
Net Operating Income $      967

 

 

Gifts Received $     77,326
Facility Donations $         —
Rental Income $        2,500
Expenses $      81,763
Net Operating  Income $       (1,937)
Endowment Fund Balance $    191,015
Building Fund Balance $       11,646
Love Fund Balance $      24,102

 

 

Worship Attendance:

 

Sunday, March 28, 9:15am LS+In-person 66 Devices 36 People
Wednesday, March 31 , 6pm 4 Devices
Sunday, April 4, 6:30am Easter “Sonrise” 35 People
Sunday, April 4, 9:15am CtK LS+In-person 46 Devices 30 People
Sunday, April 4, 11:00am CtK Outdoor Svc. 62 People
Wednesday, April 7 , 6pm 2 Devices
Sunday, April 11 , 9:15am LS+In-person 55 Devices 24 People
Wednesday, April 14, 6pm 5 Devices
Sunday, April 18, 9:15am LS+In-person 18 Devices 26 People
Wednesday, April 21, 6pm 6 Devices
Sunday, April 25, 9:15am LS+In-person 58 Devices 25 People
Monthly Total 260 238

May 2021 – Youth Group News

May 2021 – Youth Group News

Calling all Jr. Counselors and Campers!
It’s almost time for Day Camp!

Day Camp 2021
July 12-16

Lots of things are different this year, as our Youth can attest. At least we can still have Day Camp! It’s going to be a LOT different this year, however.
The schedule is different, the registration process is different, the health checks are different…
But the one thing that will always stay the same is Jesus and His love for us!
Let’s share that love with our community!
Go to ctkdurango.org/day-camp-21/ to register to be a camper (K-6th grade) or a Jr Counselor (7th-12th grade).
All the info you need is there, hopefully; but if not, email Deacon Mandy.

May 2021 – Faith Formation

May 2021 – Faith Formation

Save the Date!

Ordination & Installation for Mandy Gardner as Deacon at CtK is scheduled to Livestream on May 23rd at 2pm! You can join on our regular Livestream channel on the menu above or click here.
As I said in my sermon on April 25th, I wish everyone could be in the Sanctuary in-person for this special occasion, but having you all join me via the Livestream is apropos because… oh, well, hear it for yourself by clicking here.

Day Camp needs YOU!

Day Camp gets to be in-person this year! Hooray! But with lots of changes. Hooray?
Yes! Hooray!
Without these changes and precautions, we couldn’t have Day Camp at all, so I’m very grateful. And once again, we need your help.
Go to ctkdurango.org/day-camp-21/ and scroll to the Help Support Day Camp section to find out all the ways we NEED your HELP. Some ways are the same, some are different, some are previously unheard of! But we need to accomplish them all, together, to bring Christ’s love to the Day Campers in La Plata County.
Thank you in advance!
If you have additional questions, email Deacon Mandy.

 

May 2021 — Pastor Tim’s Thoughts

May 2021 — Pastor Tim’s Thoughts

Summer Worship Schedule

Alleluia! Christ is risen!

Christ is risen, indeed! Alleluia!

It was such a joy to utter those words with you on Easter Sunday. It felt so good to be able to worship with you at Greenmount Cemetery, and again inside our sanctuary, and again outside in our front yard! Thank you to all who made those worship services possible.

One of the most frequent comments I heard after Easter was whether we would consider having an outdoor worship service every week now that the weather is nicer. Many people feel more comfortable coming to worship outdoors than indoors, and we just happen to live in a gorgeous setting where the weather is pleasant more often than not. I’m happy to say that the answer is: YES! Beginning on Sunday, May 30, we will offer a weekly outdoor worship service in addition to our livestreamed, indoor worship service. This will enable more of our church family to gather (TO-GATHER!) in a way that is within more individuals’ margin of acceptable risk.

Starting May 30, we will have three weekly worship opportunities through the summer:

  • Sundays at 9:00am, indoor, in-person AND LIVE-STREAMED (Note the slight change in time from what we’ve been doing.)
  • Sundays at 10:30am, outdoor, in-person, but not live-streamed
  • Wednesdays at 6:00pm, in-person, outside (weather-permitting). We will not have dinner with our Behold! worship service for the time being, and we’re still investigating how to make this worship service an effective hybrid experience – that is, in-person and online.

This is a pretty crazy time in terms of the pandemic in our little area of the world. Vaccination efforts have been going very well here in La Plata County, helping our adult population to feel safer when returning to more sociable activities. At the same time, the virus is still circulating in our community, and worrisome variants are here, too. The affected demographics have shifted, however, now to affect more children and youth, for whom the vaccine is not yet available. Thankfully, children and youth have not seen cases rise to the level of severity as happened with older adults; but it is still a serious sickness that can have lasting effects.

So, as we gather for worship and other activities, please be sure to do what you can to keep others safe. If you are not feeling well, or haven’t felt well over the past few days, please refrain from joining us in worship or other church activities in person. If you have been quarantined because of close contact with someone suspected of having COVID-19, please refrain from joining us in worship or other church activities in person. If you are healthy and would like to join us in person, please wear a mask (over your mouth and nose) – even if you have had a full course of the vaccine. And, finally, remember that – although you might feel as though physical distancing doesn’t matter, especially once you’ve been vaccinated – others may feel very differently; so, please maintain a safe distance between yourself and members of other households.

The day is coming when these precautions will not be needed, but we’re not there yet. Thank you for your understanding and integrity in following these rules in our life together. Stay tuned for further developments and updates!

Peace,

Pastor Tim