Summer Office Hours
Summer office hours including a four-day work week of 10 hours per day and go through August 14. The goal in closing the building on Fridays is to save substantially on electricity expense.
Courtyard Project
The church council of Christ the King Church is pleased to announce reconstruction of the courtyard beginning June 15. The courtyard has been deteriorating for a number of years and has therefore not lent itself very well to the congregation as a gathering space. A generous gift in memory of Faith Venverloh will allow completion of Phase One of this project before the end of the summer. The Courtyard Master Plan has been designed by Kudela & Weinheimer Landscape Architects, under the review of a committee led by Walter Murphy and including Richard Harper, Lucky Sahualla, Peter Boecher and Susan Teich.
Phase One of the Master Plan includes replacing the flagstone/pea gravel and the concrete east of the parish hall with new pavers. The finished courtyard level will be flush with the existing arcade walkway and the new pre-cast pavers will be a neutral buff tone color to blend with colors of the building exterior. Great care has been taken to assure proper drainage and air flow for the two oak trees. Phase Two of this project, which is not currently scheduled, will consist of more paving toward the northern end of the courtyard, installation of a trellis sitting area, and new plants and trees.
Mission Offering
The mission offering is collected at the church doors
at the end of worship.
The Oromo Lutheran Mission in Houston
On June 14, 21, and 28, our mission offering will be dedicated to the Houston Evangelical Oromo Mission that meets at Salem Lutheran Church. The Oromo church in Houston began in July 2007 with only 8 people. This group of Ethiopian immigrants has now grown to 36 worshipers with a potential of as many as 5000 Oromo-speaking Ethiopian immigrants in the Houston area. Ethiopia has one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. We have been invited by our bishop Mike Rinehart to share in this mission opportunity—right in our own back yard. Our goal is to raise $1200 in June. This money will help pay for training and a stipend for the congregation’s lay leader (who presently drives a taxi to support his family) and for educational materials.
Stewardship
Pictorial Directories Available
Our new pictorial directories are available in the narthex and are arranged in alphabetical order for members who participated by either having their photo taken or by submitting a photo.
If you did not participate, you are still invited to pick up a directory from the box without name labels. Please place $5.00 in the offering or in the basket when you pick up your directory..
In light of a lean budget Christ the King Church has stopped all print advertising. Our visitors when asked how they found out about the church often mention our website. While our website may not compare to the latest standards, it is very functional, has all of the events of the week on the front page and allows easy access to our publications and the calendar. Therefore we are asking members and friends to consider making www.ctkelc.org their homepage which will increase our web presence on the commonly used search engines.
Help with Sunday Morning Snacks
Are you looking for a way to help out that will make a big impact without a big time commitment?
Please consider becoming a snack provider!
Most of our volunteers are asked to provide snacks for one of the Sunday services (your choice) twice per year. The snacks can be as simple or as complicated as you wish - no culinary degree required!
Becoming a snack provider is a great way to help make our Sunday mornings more hospitable for guests and more fun for our members. Donations collected go directly to World Hunger Appeal.
Join us today! Contact Anita Bryant for more information.
Worship
SUMMER SCHOLA: Help Christ the King Church Sing this Summer
On the Sundays from June 21 through August 9, our Sunday worship services will be aided by a new ensemble – the Summer Schola. The Schola will meet each Sunday at either 8:00 a.m. or 10:20 a.m. with Mark Mummert in the music suite to rehearse the congregational music for each day. The Schola will not prepare special anthems or other music, but simply be prepared to help us all sing the hymns and liturgy each week. The Schola is open to all willing singers between the ages of 10 and 110. This would be the perfect opportunity for families to sing together or individuals who cannot or do not wish to make a commitment to sing in the Choir or Chorus throughout the academic year. Singers in the Schola do not need to commit to sing week after week, but can sing as each is available from Sunday to Sunday throughout the summer months. The Summer Schola will not process or wear vestments for the worship services, but will sit together by the organ in the nave to provide leadership for all congregational music. Christ the King Chorus members, Choir members, and Choristers are very much encouraged to participate.
Those who wish to sing in the Summer Schola should email Mark Mummert. Individuals can also sign up on the bulletin board in the Music Suite. It will be important for singers to notify Mark prior to each Sunday so that we can plan on having enough singers each week and to provide enough printed materials.
A “schola” is a group entrusted with the chant or song of the assembly, and functions as the “rehearsed voice of the people.” It is hoped that many will take advantage of this unique opportunity to help lead our worship through the summer months.
New Musical Settings for Worship
On Sunday, June 21, new musical settings of Holy Communion will be used in Sunday worship at Christ the King Church. At the 8:30 liturgy we will sing Setting Eight from Evangelical Lutheran Worship. This setting is a hybrid of musical compositions by various contemporary composers, including Jay Beach, Dennis Friesen-Carper, and Phil Kadildo. This setting will be accompanied on piano and has a uniquely contemporary feel. At the 10:50 liturgy we will sing Setting Ten from Evangelical Lutheran Worship. This setting is a compilation of metrical paraphrases of the different parts of the service, based on Luther’s own Deutsche Messe (1523), in which hymns or chorales substitute for the traditional chants. In ELW 10, these metrical paraphrases are set to very familiar hymntune melodies. The settings can be referred to in the book of worship on pages 184 and 203. These settings will be sung throughout the summer until we begin ELW Setting One on Rally Sunday (August 31).
Prayer Around the Cross
on the First Saturday of Each Month the Taizé Service
The congregation and friends of Christ the King Church are invited to the Taizé service onthe first Saturday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the nave with Prayer around the Cross.
The Taizé service provides a unique worship experience focusing on silence and reflection. The music is simple yet uplifting. Worshipers come from all over the Houston area.
Prayer Around the Paschal Candle, Ministry of Healing
on the Second Saturday of Each Month at the Taizé Service
An additional worship opportunity has been added to the Taizé service on each second Saturday of the month. It is called Prayer Around the Paschal Candle and offers the option to receive a Healing Blessing. The Prayer Around the Paschal Candle complements the Prayer Around the Cross which is held on the first Saturday of each month. Persons who wish may come forward for a prayer with laying on of hands and anointing with oil. The congregation accompanies and supports the individuals coming forward with songs of hope and resurrection faith. The Prayers of Intercession will deliver to God petitions on various aspects of healing. Gathered by the Holy Spirit around Jesus Christ, the Word of salvation, we pray for God’s healing in all its dimensions. See an expanded article.
Taking Faith Home, our weekly devotional, is available online. Look for the Taking Faith Home icon.
Contemplative Prayer on Monday Evenings
Matthew 6:6 says "go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret". Contemplative prayer is a Christian spiritual formation practice in which one "goes into their room to pray." Exterior stillness helps to develop an interior silence and space where one can listen with the ear of the heart to hear the God who is always more willing to listen to us than we are to pray. Come on Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m. to room 206 and pray this ancient form of prayer.
Morning Prayer
Each weekday morning at 8:15 a.m. Morning Prayer is said
in the narthex. All are welcome to participate.
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.
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 provides 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.
UH Concert Chorale to Perform at Christ the King Church
The University of Houston’s premier 40-member Concert Chorale will perform in the nave on Sunday, June 14 at 6:00 p.m. in the nave. The chorale will present its specially-prepared program for its debut at the prestigious LLangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, a six-day festival held annually in Wales featuring the world’s top singers. The program includes classic arrangements of American folk tunes and works by Palestrina, Bernstein, and David Ashley White, among others. Please plan to attend this special event, support our friends at the U of H Moores School of music, and hear some of the world’s finest choral singing. Admission is free.
Scrapbooking Day – Fundraising for Children’s Ministries
Saturday June 20 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
This event will be for both new and seasoned scrapbookers as a fund raiser. Come and work on your own project for a $15 crop fee (non-members $20), or place an order with me for one of many Quick Album Kits (baby, family, school, graduation, travel, etc - which can be completed in under 4 hours!) or other supplies from Creative Memories. I will be there to help, teach, and even work on William’s baby album. All crop fees and my profits will be donated to the Children’s Ministries at Christ The King Lutheran Church. Childcare is available for a small fee, $5 or $10 for the entire time.
Deadline has been extended to June 14 for orders and to secure child care.Bring a drink and a snack to share. We will complete some albums together and have fun doing it. We will order out for a late lunch. Please contact Kirsten Jordon for information or to register.
Yoga on Saturdays - 4:15 p.m. (time change)
The yoga class will meet on Saturdays at 4:15 p.m.
in the basement classroom. Bring a mat or foam for comfort.
The cost is $7 per person.
Parent's Night Out/Movies in the Hall
Interested in an evening out while your children are cared for in the church nursery? Christ the King has a baby sitting co-op that provides a monthly evening out while parents take turns working in the nursery. Want more information? Contact Mark Wolf.
 Summer Luther League Meetings
The Luther League will continue to meet during the month of June on Sundays at 6 p.m. in the basement youth room. All 6th through 12th grade students are invited for food, fellowship and discussion. The dates for the meeting times are listed on the Luther League calendar.Please contact Tim Lenz for more information.
Service Trip to Galveston
The Luther League will travel to Galveston Island June 14-17 to help rebuild houses after many were destroyed by Hurricane Ike. We will work Monday - Wednesday from 8 am until 3 p.m. before enjoying fellowship at the beach each day. We will depart at 4:00 p.m. on June 14 from the church parking lot and return late on June 17. Our mission work is being set up through Help4Galveston.org.
Summer Peace Camp
Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17 from 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. at Cameron Retreat Center, 2403 E. Holcombe.
This is the 10th year of the Peace Camp for children ages kindergarten through 5th grade. Sponsored by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, the camp’s mission is to provide an alternative day camp experience that fosters understandings of peace, justice, and care for the environment appropriate to the ages of the children involved. A major goal is for the children to have fun while learning peacemaking skills. The program includes lots of arts and crafts, story telling, yoga and cooperative games. Open to anyone in the designated age range. Tuition is $125, but there are subsidized, sliding-scale places. For more information and to register, contact Lynn Furay
Missionaries from Madagascar Visit Houston
Rev. Andrew and Barbara Hinderlie and their sons Michael and Kristian, on home leave from Madagascar, are currently staying in the Christ the King Church guest apartment for several weeks. They will be sharing their experiences as missionaries at a number of congregations in Texas and Louisiana. Here are some Houston dates and places, in the event that you would like to visit: June 28 - Living Word (Katy); July 5 - Advent; July 12 - Spirit of Joy (Woodlands).
Leipzig Youth Looking for Summer Activities
This summer, two youth from our sister church in Leipzig, Germany are visiting Houston June 24 – July 23. The two high-school aged girls will be staying with a member of the congregation but are looking for fun adventures and outings this summer. If you are taking a trip to the museum, beach, mall, water park, movie, etc. and would like to invite the girls, please contact Tim Lenz
Education
Summer Book Reviews
Sunday - 9:45 a.m. in the basement classroom.
These interesting, educating and often fun sessions presented by members of the congregation will run through late August.
June 14: Tom Williams reviews God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens, by John Haught
June 21: Barbara Rozek reviews The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming, by Henri J. M. Nouwen
June 28: Michael Pullara reviews The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, by Samuel P. Huntington
July 5: Penny Linsenmayer reviews The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History, by John M. Barry
July 12: Helen Vierick reviews The Big Rich: The Rise & Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes, by Bryan Burrough
July 19: Alan Dieter reviews AD 381: Heretics, Pagans, and the Dawn of the Monotheistic State, by Charles Freeman
July 26: Carolyn Jacobs reviews Witnessing for Peace: In Jerusalem and the World, by Munib Younan, the Bishop of Jerusalem in the ELC of Jordan, Jerusalem
Rediscovering the Book of Faith on Wednesdays
The last session of Rediscovering the Book of Faith with Mark Mummert will be held June 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the council room. The class is open to newcomers. The course gives an overview how the Bible came to be our Book of Faith and how the Reformation has impacted our access to and understanding of Scripture
You may contact Mark Mummert.
Summer Sunday School for Children and Youth
During the summer, children Kindergarten age through 5th grade may meet at 9:45 in the children’s library on the 2nd floor to read, work on puzzles, watch movies or talk. An adult or youth will be there to participate with their activities. Younger children may gather in the nursery. There is a sign-up sheet in the nursery for people who would like to work with the younger children and in the library for the older children or contact Marie Monroe
Older elementary age kids and youth meet in the basement Luther League room with Tim Lenz or designated sponsors to catch up on the week and discuss topics of interest.
Movies/DVD’s for Nursery and Sunday School
We are looking for a few donations of movies/DVD’s appropriate for the very young. They should have good stories and must not be violent. They may be dropped off in the nursery or church office.
Service & Care
Visit Our Companion Synod
in Peru
Join Lutherans from all over our synod in this year’s trip to visit our companion synod in Peru. The dates will be July 27-August 2. For more information or to register, please contact Beverly Davis
Make a Difference Today
Even in tough economic times, we want to make sure the commitment to fighting global poverty remains on the agenda of the government.
The total spent on all poverty-fighting programs make up less than one percent of the entire U.S. budget, yet with partners around the world, we are saving millions of lives and helping the world's poorest people break free from crippling poverty. These efforts will be even more critical as the effects of any global economic slowdown are magnified in already struggling countries. Many Christ the King Church members have joined the ONE Lutheran Campaign. You can join with ONE to remind our leaders to keep their promises to the world's poor. - www.one.org/keepourcommitments.
Donations Needed for Eagle Scout Project
Matthew Winston is collecting much needed first aid, hygiene, educational supplies, and monetary donations for Bay Area Turning Point June 1 - June 14 for his Eagle Scout Project. Bay Area Turning Point is a non-profit, community based social service agency that provides recovery solution services for survivors of family violence and sexual assault. Supplies and donations can be given to Matthew Winston or dropped off at the church office by June 14. Supply lists are available in the Church office or on the bulletin board located outside the nave.
Feed the Homeless
 The Feed the Homeless Ministry meets on Monday, June 22 at 5:45 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.
Serving Lunch at SEARCH on June 17
Join members of the congregations of Christ the King Church and Brith Shalom, along with friends from W.R. Grace & Company, on Wednesday, June 17, 7:30 - 11:30 a.m. to assist with the preparation and service of the noon meal for clients of SEARCH Homeless Services. Anyone interested in helping with this new project, contact Beverly Davis
Check your Blood Pressure?
Monthly blood pressure screenings are held on the last Sunday of each month.
Caring for One Another
Check out the Congregational Care Team display board in the narthex. Please consider joining our team in one or more capacities:
- Meals: Provide an occasional meal to a member or family in need or for a memorial reception
- Transportation: Provide occasional transportation for a doctor’s appointment, worship, shopping, or an emergency (as you are available, of course)
- Visiting/Phoning: Visit or phone a member who is temporarily or permanently indisposed, providing a listening ear and a compassionate presence
- Prayer Notes: Write a note to members expressing our support during times of need and to acknowledge life changes (scheduled for one month a year)
- Emergency Phone Tree: Inform a few of our members (call list) of a member’s death of other extraordinary emergencies
- Bereavement: Provide a faithful, appropriate presence to those experiencing a loss, such as death, property, divorce, or employment
- Community of Hope: become a lay chaplain through this training program and on-going support system.
For more information, contact Beverly Davis
Help SEARCH Help Others
Now that summer is upon us, the Service of the Emergency Aid Resource Center of Houston (SEARCH) has a constant need for insect repellant and sunscreen. Our congregation has been asked to donate insect repellant and sunscreen. There is a collection box in the narthex for these items.
 Did You Hear About the Hunger Crisis?
The world hunger crisis was all over the news this past week. In just three years, the price of staple foods like wheat, corn and rice has almost doubled. If we don’t do something soon, hundreds of thousands of people face starvation and a hundred million more could fall into extreme poverty.
Christ the King Church is a ONE Lutheran congregation. Please consider taking action with the ONE Campaign
 Paper Recycling Steps Up
Our recycling container has arrived! It is located by the mechanical yard on the south end of our parking lot. Please collect and drop off ALL your paper items. The church will be reimbursed per ton of paper picked up. We need to collect at least 1.5 tons per month.
Accepted items include: newspaper, magazines, shopping catalogs, junk mail, office and school papers, envelopes with and without windows, phone books, paper bags (paper clips and staples do not have to be removed)
Items not accepted include:
cardboard, cereal/soda cartons, food wrap/containers, paper cups, tissue products, metal, trash, cans, plastics and glass.
St. Luke’s Needs Volunteers
The gift of blood is truly the gift of life. The St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Auxiliary needs volunteers to assist the St. Luke’s Blood Center on community blood drives. Volunteers are needed seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Volunteers assist prospective donors with donor registration cards and distribution of snacks post donation. Transportation to the drives is provided. For more information about volunteer activities at St. Luke’s, call the hospital’s Auxiliary office at 832-355-2102 or visit St. Luke’s Web site.
 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. Order these items online
Printer/Ink Cartridges Needed!
Luther League needs your ink cartridges! The youth of Christ the King urge you not to throw away that printer cartridge when it’s empty – recycle it! The youth group is starting a recycle drive in cooperation with Cartridge World in West University. Cartridge World will make a donation to CTK for the benefit of Luther League for each cartridge we recycle. That can add up to big bucks for programming, youth gatherings and mission trips. If you are already refilling your cartridges, please consider taking them to Cartridge World (located at 4036 Bellaire Blvd, next to Whole Foods) and telling them “Christ the King sent me!”
Contributions
 Electronic Giving Now includes Credit/Debit Card Donations
Members and friends now have the option of choosing how to make donations: checking account, savings account or credit/debit cards. Electronic Giving allows to choose the donation frequency, one-time, weekly or monthly, and the donation amount for different funds. Contributions will be transferred electronically from designated accounts or credit/debit cards to the church account. These giving options will work in the same manner as other automatic withdrawals. The charge for using a Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club and Discover is 2.75% per transaction. American Express charges of 3.5% per transaction. For example, a $100.00 gift using a Visa card is reduced to $97.25 for the church. There is no charge for donations made through checking or savings accounts. This option gives peace of mind knowing that one’s pledge will be received and is contributing to the work of the church, especially during the low cash flow months of the year! Just click on the Easy button.Just click on the Easy button.
Do you Forget to Bring your Offering Envelopes to Sunday Service?
How often do you arrive to church on Sunday with your check book but forget your offering envelope?
Here are 2 ways you can simplify your life:
forget the envelopes, just bring the check book.
subscribe to Simply Giving, the automatic withdrawal program.
Both ways eliminate the expense of mail-order envelopes and help the church to spend your contributions more effectively.
To unsubscribe to the mail-order offering envelopes, contact the church office or 713-523-2864
Save Time and Money by Switching from Paper to Online
Would you rather receive the Banner electronically and eliminate mailing? Contact the chuch office or 713-523-2864.
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The Week of June 14 , 2009 