Missional Offering
The mission of the Christian Community Service Center (CCSC)
is to serve the poor, hungry, disabled, and otherwise needy
while respecting their religious, ethnic or cultural differences.
CCSC is founded on the belief that we are called
to help all God’s children heart to heart and hand in
hand. It is supported by 38 covenant churches and hundreds
of volunteers. Christ the King Church has been a part of this
wonderful agency since 1987. The work of the Christian Community
Service Center started with Emergency Services. This outreach
program strives to help low income clients in southwest Houston
who are in a crisis situation. Emergency Services offers assistance
with the basic needs of food, clothing, medical prescriptions,
and financial assistance. This program is the heart and soul
of CCSC, where volunteers come together to work hand-in-hand,
helping others in the community get through crisis situations.
Thirteen Christ the King Church members have
been involved in CCSC’s services and leadership in the
past and present.
Worship
Godly Play Lessons Today
Pre-K/K and 1st/2nd grade:
The Faces of Easter
3rd/4th Grades: The Faces of Easter
Tre Ore Service on Good Friday
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church will again
host the annual Good Friday afternoon service from noon to
3 p.m. The service is designed for people to come and go and
focuses on the seven last words spoken by Jesus at his crucifixion.
Each portion of the service includes prayers, hymn, and meditation
on one of the seven last words spoken by Jesus. Pastor Kathy
Haueisen will deliver the meditation on the final word: “Father,
Into your Hands.” Salem is located at 4930 W. Bellfort
Avenue, just west of the intersection of West Bellfort and
South Post Oak Blvd.
Canonical Hours Enrich
Holy Week
The eight canonical hours mark the vigil from
Good Friday (midnight) until the Saturday Easter Vigil (10:45
p.m.). Every three hours a 30-minute service will occur in
the narthex chapel, beginning at midnight. Everyone is invited
to join the prayers at these times. If you would like to say
the canonical hours at home or elsewhere, copies of the services
are available on the narthex table.
Prayer Around the Cross
at Taizé
Service
The Prayer Around the Cross will be held at the Taizé
Eucharist on the first Saturday of each month at 6:00
p.m. A wooden cross on the floor of the altar sanctuary
confronts worshipers with the suffering of Christ on behalf
of humanity. In its presence the suffering of the world and
our own burdens come to light. Christ gave salvation to all
on the tree of the cross. It is the tree where life might
be restored. Worshipers may choose to meditate on the cross
from the pew or may enter the altar sanctuary and kneel at
the cross.
Easter Lilies
The Altar Guild will decorate the chancel and narthex with
lilies on Easter Sunday. Members and friends may purchase
lilies for this purpose. Forms are available in worship bulletins.
Each lily costs $10.00 and may be dedicated in memory or in
honor of loved ones. On Easter Sunday Lay Eucharistic Ministers
will take lilies to members who are in the hospital or who
are homebound. Those donating lilies may also take them home
after services. If any lilies are left in the nave, they will
be planted in the churchyard after the second Sunday of Easter.
Lectio Divina
The Biblical meditation class resumes Wednesday,
April 11 at 6:45 - 7:30 p.m. in room 204. “Divine
Reading” is an ancient form of prayer and has been part
of the spiritual practice in the church since ancient times.
All are invited.
Anniversary Celebration - 140 Years
United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Schulenburg, Texas
(2038 FM 3171) will celebrate it’s 140th Anniversary
on April 22. For more information, call 979-247-4151.
Prayer Requests
To add a loved one to the prayer list please complete a
prayer request card, located in the pew fronts, or on the
mobile bulletin board, and give it to an usher, email
the church office or call 713-523-2864. ext 21.
Prayer List Available
A complete prayer list of all the people for whom we pray
can be found on the literature rack in the narthex or on the
permanent bulletin board by the first floor elevators in the
ministry building.
Music
Abendmusik:Music for Passiontide
April 1, 2007 • 5:00 p.m.
(Palm Sunday)
April 3, 2007 • 7:30 p.m.
(Tuesday in Holy Week)
April 6, 2007 • 3:00 p.m.
(Good Friday)
J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245
St. John Passion
The Bach Society at Christ the King Lutheran
Church offers three presentations of J.S. Bach’s
St. John Passion during Holy Week 2007. Music
Director Albert LeDoux will lead the Bach Choir and Orchestra
with soloists Melissa Givens, Gerrod Pagenkopf, Myron
Karner, and Timothy Jones. Randolph Lacy will sing the
role of the Evangelist, and Richard Piersall the role
of Jesus.
The Society’s annual Abendmusik presentations
of Bach’s passion settings (alternating St. Matthew
and St. John) have become an important part of the observance
of Holy Week for many people. Critic Charles Ward of the
Houston Chronicle praised the Bach Society’s most
recent presentation of the St. John Passion as “intense
and enjoyable,” commenting that “the pacing
was impeccable and the shifts between moods effortless.”
The schedule of presentations can be found at the top
of this page. There is no admission charge; a free-will
offering will be received. Visitors are encouraged to
arrive early, as the nave has been filled to capacity
for these events.
Fellowship
Join Us After Worship
Snacks, coffee, and juice will be provided after the 8:30
and 10:50 service. Please join us in the courtyard. Donations
benefit world hunger.
Sunday Café
Sunday Café provids lunch in the parish hall at 12:15
p.m. An adult’s lunch is $5; a child’s lunch is
$3. First time visitors receive a complimentary lunch; undergraduate
and graduate student lunches are always complimentary.
Free Lunch for Students after Worship on Sundays
Students: Join us in the parish hall for Sunday Café
after the 10:50 a.m. worship service for a FREE and delicious
lunch catered by Hungry’s Bistro. Who says there’s
no such thing as a free lunch?!?
Candy and Flowers
Donations of plastic eggs and individually wrapped candies
will be gratefully received between now and Good Friday for
our annual egg hunt on Easter Sunday. Please leave your donations
in the decorated baskets in the narthex or in the parish hall.
The hunt will be after Easter breakfast which begins at 9:45
a.m. Easter morning.
All are invited to bring flowers for the annual “flowering
of the cross” on Easter morning. The Luther League will
also provide flowers for a small donation so that all may
participate in this Christ the King Lutheran Church Easter
tradition.
Easter Breakfast
Please help us have a delightful Easter breakfast! If you
can bring a breakfast food to share during the Sunday School
hour on Easter morning, please contact
Beverly Davis
Wednesday Night Alive!
This weekly congregational event spans all generations and
walks of life: infants, kids, youth, singers, musicians, life-long
learners, writers of life stories, those who study, those
who pray, those who cook, those who clean and those who serve.
All meet together in one place to enjoy a night of fellowship.
Click here
to view online.
Writing Life Stories
The Writing Life Stories workshop will take a break
until after Easter. The workshop will resume
on April 11.
The Writing Life Stories workshop meets on Wednesdays,
from 5 until 6:45 p.m. This session emphasizes themes in our
lives and explores the directions that we have taken in raising
families, our careers and interests in retirement. We are
also exploring some different ways of presenting our interests
in personal essays and letters. All interested individuals
are invited to attend. For more informaction, contact Anna
Fay Williams.
Help Wanted – Tag Sale Coordinator
The annual tag sale is scheduled for May 19, 8:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m. We are looking for a new coordinator. The tag sale coordinator’s
job is easy to do with the host of skilled helpers who have
pulled the event off in the past. The main task of the coordinator
is to organize, delegate, supervise before and during the
sale, and wrap things up afterwards. It means one week of
intense work and being off for the other 51 weeks of the year.
Michelle Beck will be around to help in the transition to
the new leadership. A leadership team of two or three people
is possible, too.
The tag sale proceeds benefit the children’s ministries
and nursery. This fun event has reached deeply into the whole
congregation and is a great opportunity for the generations
to mingle and have fellowship. If you are willing to help,
please contact Pr.
Liebster or 713 523 2864.
Playgroup on Wednesdays
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Christ the King Church invites parents with babies and toddlers
to participate in a playgroup on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
in the nursery. Each week parents meet with kids of various
ages for fellowship and exchange. Several families have enjoyed
time together so far. The group is open to members and friends.
For questions or ideas contact Daria
Nashat at or Pastor
Karin Liebster. All are welcome.
Parents’ Online Group
Log in to an online parent support group for quick answers
to quick questions. Join the group of Christ the King Church
members who take advantage of the accumulated wisdom and knowledge
shared by parents of the youngest members.
To join the group, send an email
to Penny Linsenmayer. Include your name and email address
in the body of the message.
Luther League Meets with Friends on
Sunday Nights
Luther League meetings are on Sundays at 6:00 p.m. in the
basement youth room for food, fellowship, games, and discussion.
All 6th grade through 12th grade youth are invited.Contact
Tim Lenz or 713-523-2864 ext. 1001 for more information.
Click here to view the
Luther League website.
Books and CDs for Sale
Books and CDs on the book cart are available for purchase
by check. Please make checks out to Christ the King Lutheran
Church and mark “book cart” with the book title
in the memo line. Place the check in the money slot in the
bottom right doors of the ushers’ cabinet (or give to
an usher).
Fair Trade Coffee Sales Continue
Fair Trade coffee from Equal Exchange is on sale after services
and through the church office.
Equal Exchange, founded in 1986, is the oldest and largest
for-profit Fair Trade company in the US. They offer organic,
gourmet coffee, tea, sugar, cocoa, and chocolate bars produced
by democratically run farmer co-ops in Latin America, Africa,
and Asia.
Houston Farmers Market
The Farmers Market has moved to Rice University.
Yoga on Saturdays
Yoga classes meets on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.
Katherine Krause and Scott Brady have been teaching yoga
for many years. They teach a gentle Hatha Yoga class that
is for all ages and all levels. Yoga is good for releasing
stress, toning the muscles, increasing flexibility and just
feeling good!!! You will be practicing yoga on a hard floor
so you should bring a mat or foam for comfort. The cost is
$7 per person.
Parents’ Night Out/Movies
in the Hall
Mom! Dad! Need Some Quality Time Without
The Kiddos? Join Parent’s Night Out!
Parents’ Night Out/Movies in the Hall (PNO/MITH) operates
as an independent co-op of parents to provide affordable childcare
in a safe and nurturing environment at Christ the King Church.
The co-op is open to members and non-members. PNO/MITH usually
occurs once a month. Two adult representatives from each family
commit to work together ONCE in return for at least 10 nights
of childcare during our calendar year. Our calendar year runs
February through January. The Co-op offers age-appropriate
care and activities for ages 5 and under in the nursery and
age-appropriate activities and movies for ages 6 and up. The
co-op accepts members throughout the year and offers prospective
members one trial evening with no obligation to join.
Contact
Barbara Scott to sign up.
Parents’ Night Out/Movies
in the Hall (PNO/MITH) is an independent co-op of parents
that use the church facilities at least once a month from
5:30 to 10:30 for affordable childcare. Two adult representatives
from each family commit to work together ONE NIGHT during
our calendar year which runs February through January. PNO
offers age-appropriate care and activities for ages 5 and
under in the nursery with the average cost being $10/child.
MITH offers age-appropriate activities and movies for ages
6 and up in the parish hall supervised by 2 working parents.
The normal cost of MITH is $1/child. The co-op uses an RSVP
system to assure appropriate adult/child ratios and may limit
the number of participants for an evening.
Education
Sunday Forum
There will be no Sunday Forum April 1 and April
8.
Classes will return on April 15 with Professor April DeConick,
holder of the Turner Chair in Biblical Studies and Professor
of Religious Studies at Rice University. Continuing with our
series on Lost Christianities and Christian Origins, Dr. DeConick
will offer a two-part series on the formation of Apostolic
Christianity in the second century.
Small Catechism Class on Wednesdays
There will be no class on April 4.
Pr. Moore is teaching a class based on the Small Catechism
on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. on the
council room. The class is open to all adults. We are at the
beginning of part 3, The Lord’s Prayer. All are welcome
to participate in the one-hour class. Copies of the Catechism
will be made available.
New Member Classes
If you are interested in becoming a member of Christ the
King Church, you are invited to attend the Adult Catechesis
class.
We offer a 2-day class on Friday, April 20, 7 -
9 p.m., and Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
These classes, based on Martin Luther’s Small Catechism,
are open to inquirers, those seeking membership, and members
wishing to refresh their memory on the basic tenets of our
faith.
You may sign up on the bulletin board or contact the church
office. Childcare is made available when requested on
Monday prior to the class.
Global Warming Café
Saturday, April 14, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
Based on the successful World Café format, the Global
Warming Café is an active workshop to empower EVERYONE
to become part of the global warming solution. Participants
will engage in powerful and heartfelt conversations about
Global Warming, and then will be guided to take personal action
to reduce their carbon footprint and, if they wish to go further,
help others do the same. Specifically, participants are introduced
to carbon-reduction tools and strategies to mobilize our community
to reduce its CO2 footprint 20% by 2010.
This event will be at Covenant Lutheran Church 3785 Barker
Cypress Rd Houston, TX 77084.
PLEASE
RSVP to this event.
ELCA Alliance for Faith, Science, & Technology
Do faith and science truly contradict each other?
Mass media creates the imagery of an ongoing warfare between
science and religion, but there is another way, as suggested
by the current issue of Covalence,
online magazine of the ELCA Alliance for Faith, Science
& Technology . Through the alliance the ELCA encourages
conversation about issues facing our society and church related
to science and technology from a faith perspective. Ask questions
of scientists and join the discussion!
Free in the Morning?
Join Friday Morning Bible Study
The Friday morning bible study offers fellowship and education
to all members and friends of the congregation. The group
led by Pr. Moore studies the book Genesis. It is not too late
to join. New participants are always welcome. The nursery
opens at 10:00 a.m. Snacks are served at 10:00 in
the council room; the class ends at 11:30.
Introducing Jesus of Nazareth CD Available
Join gifted pastor, theologian and Grace Matters radio host
Peter Marty on a journey across the Holy Land. From Nazareth
and Bethlehem where it all began, to Capernaum, the Sea of
Galilee, the Jordan Valley, the Mount of Transfiguration and
finally Jerusalem. “Introducing Jesus of Nazareth”
is a straightforward, concise re-telling of the Gospel story.
Helping Peter Marty tell the story, are a diverse group of
pastors from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
CDs are available at no charge in the narthex and the church
office.
Service & Care
Feed the Homeless
The Feed the Homeless Ministry meets on Monday,
April 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the kitchen at Christ the
King Church.
Join us on the 2nd and 4th Monday evenings of
each month at Christ the King Lutheran Church to make sandwiches
and prepare meals, and then deliver them to downtown homeless
individuals. Our schedule is as follows:
5:45 p.m. - Meet in the Kitchen and Parish
Hall to set up and prepare the meals
7:00 p.m. - Leave CTK for downtown to deliver the meals
All are invited to help out with meal preparation,
downtown delivery, or both! All are welcome.Contact
Wendy Wiker for more information.
Synod Global Mission Team Invitation
Are you interested in global mission? Do you
want to hear stories about our Companion Synods: Central African
Republic, Hungary and Peru? Would you like to meet the missionaries
supported by our Synod? Do you have a passion for ending world
hunger? Have you ever wanted to travel internationally? Want
to help provide health care overseas? Come and learn about
all these things and more as part of the Synod Global Mission
Team.
ANYONE is welcome to attend the meetings which
are held 3 times a year at churches around the area. The next
meeting will be Saturday, April 21 at Spirit of Joy in The
Woodlands. Feel free to join us for all or part of the day.
Lunch will be provided. Please
RSVP to Carolyn Jacobs. General team business: 11:00 -
1:00 Companion Synods discussion:1:00 - 3:00.
Mission Trip to Peru
Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in The Woodlands
is organizing a mission trip to our companion synod in Lima,
Peru for June 21 – 25, 2007. People from Spirit of Joy,
Living Word, Katy, Grace Lutheran, Conroe, and Joyful Life,
The Woodlands, are already registered. Others are invited
to come along as well, especially those with musical skills
they’re willing to share with the group.
The trip will include visits to different area
churches, a day care center, building relationships with members
of these Lima congregations, and possibly helping with various
building projects. The trip includes a Children’s Festival
at Congregación Belén, which is attended by
families throughout Lima.
For more information or to receive an application
contact Phil Pienkos.
Further information about our Peru Companion Synod and
the Synod Global Missions is available at www.ilep.org
and www.globalmissiongulfcoast.org.
Pr. Haueisen has already registered and will be a part of
this mission group.
Your Gift Giving this Year Can Change Someone’s
World!
Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America
Browse through 12 areas of giving, including the ELCA World
Hunger Appeal and the Division for Global Mission. You may
also send an E-card and print out a Tribute Notification for
the honoree.
Lutheran World Relief
LWR is rated at the TOP of relief organizations! This is the
webpage for the LWR Community Quilt. Click on the 12 items
listed under “Gift Squares” to learn about different
areas and levels of giving
Church
World Service
An especially fun site for involving children in alternative
giving! Click on different areas of the village map for an
audio guide to various ways to give. You may also send an
E-card to the gift honoree.
Heifer International
Founded in 1944. They work exclusively in the areas of livestock
and agriculture to develop programs that alleviate hunger
and poverty. Although the site is not specifically geared
toward children, there are great visuals of animals and trees
to give.
Americares
Founded in 1975 with a commitment to help Vietnamese orphans.
Browse their international and domestic relief programs. For
alternative giving, click on “Sitemap” at the
bottom of the page, then click on “How To Help: Honor
& Memorial Donations”.
ELCA Provides Funds to Support the Humanitarian
Response in Darfur
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) provided $200,000 May 31 to support the humanitarian
response in the Darfur region of western Sudan. A three-year
conflict in Darfur has resulted in the deaths of some 200,000
to 400,000 people, and more than 2.5 million people have been
displaced from their homes.
There also have been “many reports of
rapes, looting, burning of homes, and other untold atrocities
committed against primarily ethnic Africans living in Darfur,”
said the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop, in a
May 19 statement to members of the church.
“Similar to the genocide in Rwanda, the world has waited
too long to respond in outrage and has allowed a poorly funded
humanitarian response to take the place of political will
and action,” said Hanson.
“There is cautious, hopeful news”
about Darfur, said Hanson. “The Sudanese government
and the largest rebel faction in Darfur — the Sudan
Liberation Army/Movement — signed a peace agreement,
and that has started a tenuous peace process that could end
a tragic situation that President Bush and others have described
as ‘genocide,’” he said.
For more information, see the ELCA webpage:
www.elca.org/news/index.asp.
For more resources and ELCA policy on the genocide
in Darfur, visit www.elca.org/advocacy/issues/peace
or see the mobile bulletin board.
Snack Providers Needed
Looking for an occasional, yet extremely important
ministry?! We are now recruiting snack providers for after
Sunday services. The light refreshments that are set out with
the coffee each Sunday provide a great opportunity for fellowship
for members and visitors alike. Not only that, the donations
they generate go to the World Hunger Appeal. Join this wonderful
ministry of hospitality that also benefits hunger relief.
You can provide snacks only once or twice a year or as often
as you’d like. For more information or to sign up, contact
Beverly Davis or 713-523-2864 ext. 27.
ONE Lutheran Campaign
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
has been actively engaged in advocacy on hunger and justice
issues for many years. Now, at a key point in history, the
ELCA is joining Bread for the World, the Alliance to End Hunger,
and others in a coordinated effort against the injustice of
extreme poverty. ONE Lutheran is the ELCA-specific effort
to promote the ONE Campaign. ONE Lutherans acting together
can bring real power to this social justice movement. Check
out the mobile bulletin board or visit www.elca.org/advocacy
for more information.
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The Week of April
1 , 2007