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WeeklyNews Events and announcements for the week beginning Sunday, Oct. 18 Celebration Weekend: For Such A Time as This by Amy Kline for Kingdom Builders Christ the King Lutheran Church of Cary www.ctkcary.com 919-467-8989 As followers of Christ, we’ve been called to sit and com- mune at various tables. We’ve considered these over the past few weeks through the sermon series, For Such a Time as This. Setting a table which reach- es beyond our home and church building and extends into our communities is part of the church’s mission. We are charged to look outside our intimate circles and see how we can participate in the healing of God’s creation, which is broken by injustice, inequity, violence, persistent poverty, and by sickness. Through the sermon series, we’ve asked ourselves the question Mordecai asked of Esther, “And who knows but that you have come to your royal posi- tion for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14) And who knows but that we are here, in 2020, to use our church community and resources for such a time as this? A time when we are scared and feeling physically separated from our communities; a time of racial injustice; a time when the stakes are high. Just as Christ gathered his disciples before sending them out (Luke 9:1), we’ve gathered together at our intergenerational, congregational “table” to consider, what can we do? How can we raise noise like the widow in Luke 18 who pleaded with the judge, over and over again, “‘Grant me justice against my adversary” until he granted it to her? Looking forward towards the end of the year, there are a couple of unique opportunities to make our voices heard and make a commitment to take part in our mission as a church. First of all, vote in the upcoming election. (See page 3 for voting options and dates.) Secondly, give financially to the work of the church as you are able. As part of our Celebration Sunday, we ask members to complete an estimate of giving card for 2021. Estimates can be recorded securely online or cards may be returned by mail or in person to the church office. We move forward, trusting that God’s work is already underway, in such a time as this.
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WeeklyNewsEvents and announcements for the week beginning Sunday, Oct. 18
Celebration Weekend: For Such A Time as Thisby Amy Kline for Kingdom Builders
Christ the King Lutheran Church of Carywww.ctkcary.com919-467-8989
Worship Online Only. Log on at youtube.com/user/ChristTheKing-Cary for services at 8:30 (contempo-rary) and 11 (traditional).Virtual Reception with the Pastor after the 8:30 and 11 am services on Zoom: zoom.us/j/92086786439Celebration Sunday Conversation at 10 am on Zoom with our guest preacher Rev. Dr. Philip Hirsch. Log in at zoom.us/j/92086786439 Confirmation Banquet via Zoom at 5 pm. Family and friends of our 2020 Confirmation students are invited to celebrate their Evening of Honor with us. Find the Zoom link at ctkcary.com/calendar.
Today
Our office is open weekdays, 9 am to 3:45 pm. Many staff continue working primarily from home. Visit our website at ctkcary.com/staff for a list of staff and email links for contacting them.
Online only; Holy Communion, Pastors Daniel & Athena, preaching8:30 am Traditional11 am Contemporary Lessons: The truth will set you free Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 46; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36
Contact Us
Looking Ahead - Oct. 25
New Prayer Requests this week:-Fatima-Shelley-Jane-Elaine Hall
-Ian Chambers-Marla Carroll-Doug Neptun-John Young III and his wife
Prayers
Resource Ministry
Give+ Text Donations: Send a text to 919-680-1301 with the amount you wish to give in the message. It’s simple, secure and quick to sign up and support the church. Details: ctkcary.com/giveBuying Something on Amazon? Log in to smile.amazon.com and choose Christ the King as your pre-ferred non-profit and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to us with no change in your price.
Mid-week Worship via livestream on our YouTube channel resumes Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 pm. We begin a mid-week series on gratitude, featuring interviews with our pastors and members of our congregation about gratitude and appreciation for God’s blessings in our lives.Pastor Wolfgang on Vacation: Between Oct. 21 and Nov. 3, please contact either Pastor Daniel or Pas-tor Athena for pastoral emergencies. Pastor Wolfgang officiates the wed-ding of his niece, Ann-Kathrin Keck, in Germany on October 31.
Corinthians Bible Study with Pastor Daniel continues Thursday, Oct. 22, 6 pm, via livestream. Oktoberfest 2020, Saturday, Oct. 24, 6 pm. Costumes, pumpkin deco-rating, and an outdoor concert. Hot-dogs and brats along with beverages will be provided at 6 pm, costume contest at 6:15 pm, followed by an outdoor concert. Go to ctkcary.com/signup for a link to sign up for deco-rating mini pumpkins with your family. Get complete details at ctkcary.com/calendar.
This Week
As followers of Christ, we’ve been called to sit and com-mune at various tables. We’ve considered these over the past few weeks through the sermon series, For Such a Time as This. Setting a table which reach-es beyond our home and church building and extends into our communities is part of the church’s mission. We are charged to look outside our intimate circles and see how we can participate in the healing of God’s creation, which is broken by injustice, inequity, violence, persistent poverty, and by sickness.Through the sermon series, we’ve asked ourselves the question Mordecai asked of Esther, “And who knows but that you have come to your royal posi-tion for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14) And who knows but that we are here, in 2020, to use our church community and resources for such a time as this? A time when we are scared and feeling physically separated from our communities; a time of racial injustice; a time when the stakes are high.Just as Christ gathered his disciples before sending them out (Luke 9:1), we’ve gathered together at our intergenerational, congregational “table” to consider, what can we do? How can we raise noise like the widow in Luke 18 who pleaded with the judge, over and over again, “‘Grant me justice against my adversary” until he granted it to her?Looking forward towards the end of the year, there are a couple of unique opportunities to make our voices heard and make a commitment to take part in our mission as a church.First of all, vote in the upcoming election. (See page 3 for voting options and dates.) Secondly, give financially to the work of the church as you are able. As part of our Celebration Sunday, we ask members to complete an estimate of giving card for 2021. Estimates can be recorded securely online or cards may be returned by mail or in person to the church office.We move forward, trusting that God’s work is already underway, in such a time as this.
Stats at a Glance
September YTD 2020
Giving $88,221 $912,585
Expense $112,364 $943,136
Net ($30,550)
Budget $1,383,000
Financial Update:
Welcome, New MembersJoin us in welcoming these 21 new members we receive in our online morning services. • Laura Ashby• Dr. Abraham & Mila Cáceres• Rebecca Connor with Crystal Connor• Kristene & Alan Furan• Daryl Lang with Emmylou and Otis Lang• Kala Linder with Ava Linder• Marie Minnick & Ron Mills with Caleb and Ava Mills• Michael & Tina Moldenhauer• Karen & Tim Scriven • Richard Weis
Estimated participation in our online services Sunday, Sept. 27: 970Sunday, Oct. 4: 818
Reformation Sunday, Oct. 25. Both 8:30 and 11 am online services will include confirmation of 2020 candi-dates. After each service, the newly confirmed students will join the pas-tor’s virtual reception on Zoom. We encourage everyone to log on to congratulate them! No Sunday school classes meet.
Congregation Council meets next Sunday, Oct. 25, 6:30 pm on Zoom. Interested church members are invit-ed to participate starting at 6:50 pm. Log on at: zoom.us/j/94199748483
Next Week
Social Ministry
Evening Meal for Helen Wright Shelter in downtown Raleigh: On Thursday, Nov. 12, we will provide a meal for 40 women at this Urban Ministries’ shelter for women expe-riencing homelessness. Volunteers are needed to provide prepared food or buy meal items. Please drop off prepared foods, heated and ready to serve, at the atrium entrance of the church between 5:30 and 6 pm the day of the event. Early drop off can be arranged if needed. Go to ctkcary.com/signup for a link to find out what is needed and sign up to fill a need. Contact Phil Telfer at 919-418-2948 with questions or to arrange an alternate drop-off time.
WeeklyNewsEvents and announcements for the week beginning Sunday, Oct. 18
Celebration Weekend: For Such A Time as Thisby Amy Kline for Kingdom Builders
Christ the King Lutheran Church of Carywww.ctkcary.com919-467-8989
Worship Online Only. Log on at youtube.com/user/ChristTheKing-Cary for services at 8:30 (contempo-rary) and 11 (traditional).Virtual Reception with the Pastor after the 8:30 and 11 am services on Zoom: zoom.us/j/92086786439Celebration Sunday Conversation at 10 am on Zoom with our guest preacher Rev. Dr. Philip Hirsch. Log in at zoom.us/j/92086786439 Confirmation Banquet via Zoom at 5 pm. Family and friends of our 2020 Confirmation students are invited to celebrate their Evening of Honor with us. Find the Zoom link at ctkcary.com/calendar.
Today
Our office is open weekdays, 9 am to 3:45 pm. Many staff continue working primarily from home. Visit our website at ctkcary.com/staff for a list of staff and email links for contacting them.
Online only; Holy Communion, Pastors Daniel & Athena, preaching8:30 am Traditional11 am Contemporary Lessons: The truth will set you free Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 46; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36
Contact Us
Looking Ahead - Oct. 25
New Prayer Requests this week:-Fatima-Shelley-Jane-Elaine Hall
-Ian Chambers-Marla Carroll-Doug Neptun-John Young III and his wife
Prayers
Resource Ministry
Give+ Text Donations: Send a text to 919-680-1301 with the amount you wish to give in the message. It’s simple, secure and quick to sign up and support the church. Details: ctkcary.com/giveBuying Something on Amazon? Log in to smile.amazon.com and choose Christ the King as your pre-ferred non-profit and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to us with no change in your price.
Mid-week Worship via livestream on our YouTube channel resumes Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 pm. We begin a mid-week series on gratitude, featuring interviews with our pastors and members of our congregation about gratitude and appreciation for God’s blessings in our lives.Pastor Wolfgang on Vacation: Between Oct. 21 and Nov. 3, please contact either Pastor Daniel or Pas-tor Athena for pastoral emergencies. Pastor Wolfgang officiates the wed-ding of his niece, Ann-Kathrin Keck, in Germany on October 31.
Corinthians Bible Study with Pastor Daniel continues Thursday, Oct. 22, 6 pm, via livestream. Oktoberfest 2020, Saturday, Oct. 24, 6 pm. Costumes, pumpkin deco-rating, and an outdoor concert. Hot-dogs and brats along with beverages will be provided at 6 pm, costume contest at 6:15 pm, followed by an outdoor concert. Go to ctkcary.com/signup for a link to sign up for deco-rating mini pumpkins with your family. Get complete details at ctkcary.com/calendar.
This Week
As followers of Christ, we’ve been called to sit and com-mune at various tables. We’ve considered these over the past few weeks through the sermon series, For Such a Time as This. Setting a table which reach-es beyond our home and church building and extends into our communities is part of the church’s mission. We are charged to look outside our intimate circles and see how we can participate in the healing of God’s creation, which is broken by injustice, inequity, violence, persistent poverty, and by sickness.Through the sermon series, we’ve asked ourselves the question Mordecai asked of Esther, “And who knows but that you have come to your royal posi-tion for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14) And who knows but that we are here, in 2020, to use our church community and resources for such a time as this? A time when we are scared and feeling physically separated from our communities; a time of racial injustice; a time when the stakes are high.Just as Christ gathered his disciples before sending them out (Luke 9:1), we’ve gathered together at our intergenerational, congregational “table” to consider, what can we do? How can we raise noise like the widow in Luke 18 who pleaded with the judge, over and over again, “‘Grant me justice against my adversary” until he granted it to her?Looking forward towards the end of the year, there are a couple of unique opportunities to make our voices heard and make a commitment to take part in our mission as a church.First of all, vote in the upcoming election. (See page 3 for voting options and dates.) Secondly, give financially to the work of the church as you are able. As part of our Celebration Sunday, we ask members to complete an estimate of giving card for 2021. Estimates can be recorded securely online or cards may be returned by mail or in person to the church office.We move forward, trusting that God’s work is already underway, in such a time as this.
Stats at a Glance
September YTD 2020
Giving $88,221 $912,585
Expense $112,364 $943,136
Net ($30,550)
Budget $1,383,000
Financial Update:
Welcome, New MembersJoin us in welcoming these 21 new members we receive in our online morning services. • Laura Ashby• Dr. Abraham & Mila Cáceres• Rebecca Connor with Crystal Connor• Kristene & Alan Furan• Daryl Lang with Emmylou and Otis Lang• Kala Linder with Ava Linder• Marie Minnick & Ron Mills with Caleb and Ava Mills• Michael & Tina Moldenhauer• Karen & Tim Scriven • Richard Weis
Estimated participation in our online services Sunday, Sept. 27: 970Sunday, Oct. 4: 818
Reformation Sunday, Oct. 25. Both 8:30 and 11 am online services will include confirmation of 2020 candi-dates. After each service, the newly confirmed students will join the pas-tor’s virtual reception on Zoom. We encourage everyone to log on to congratulate them! No Sunday school classes meet.
Congregation Council meets next Sunday, Oct. 25, 6:30 pm on Zoom. Interested church members are invit-ed to participate starting at 6:50 pm. Log on at: zoom.us/j/94199748483
Next Week
Social Ministry
Evening Meal for Helen Wright Shelter in downtown Raleigh: On Thursday, Nov. 12, we will provide a meal for 40 women at this Urban Ministries’ shelter for women expe-riencing homelessness. Volunteers are needed to provide prepared food or buy meal items. Please drop off prepared foods, heated and ready to serve, at the atrium entrance of the church between 5:30 and 6 pm the day of the event. Early drop off can be arranged if needed. Go to ctkcary.com/signup for a link to find out what is needed and sign up to fill a need. Contact Phil Telfer at 919-418-2948 with questions or to arrange an alternate drop-off time.
Advocacy
Election Dates to Note:Register to Vote at early voting loca-tions by 10/31Request a Vote by Mail/Absentee Ballot no later than Oct. 27 Return Absentee Ballot to Board of Elections office no later than Oct. 27, 5 pm (earlier return recommended)Return Absentee Ballot by Mail no later than Nov. 3 (must be post-marked this day; earlier return recom-mended)Early Voting: Oct. 15-31Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3
CTK Votes Update: Volunteers for the Advocacy Team made phone calls to church members encour-aging participation in the upcoming election. The nonpartisan calls reached out to 545 households over several days ending Octo-ber 10. The majority of calls, 348, resulted in messages being left on voicemail; another 92 went unan-swered. Among the 105 house-holds where contact was made, voters’ enthusiasm was clear - 81 had requested absentee ballots either to use or have as a backup plan if they decided not to vote in person. Another 51 had already cast their absentee ballots, and 56 anticipated voting in person either during the Oct. 15-31 early-voting or on Election Day, Nov. 3.It’s not too late to request an ab-sentee ballot if you wish to do so. See the State Board of Elections website, www.ncsbe.gov, to make an online request. After receiving your ballot, submit it as soon as possible to be sure it is counted. People who request absentee ballots can forego using it and
alternately vote in person. Those options are using any early-voting site in your county of residence – look for days and times with less crowding – or go to your assigned precinct on Election Day.Voting is both a privilege for citi-zens and a sacred responsibility for church-goers striving for peace and justice. We thank our members who are rising to meet that responsibility despite this year’s challenges. To follow up with the A-Team, go to CTKCary.com/vote or email [email protected].
Report from ONE Wake Founding AssemblyThank you to those who participated in this event last week on Zoom. There were 3,168 persons logged in on more than 1,900 devices, including 107 persons representing our church. Attorney General Josh Stein, Wake County Commissioners James West, Sig Hutchinson and Matt Calabria, Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, and developer John Kane, plus other officials and candidates, participated. ONE Wake secured com-mitments to help with affordable housing, to work to hold landlords ac-countable for predatory practices, and to work with ONE Wake to en-sure that Downtown South benefits the community. The organization also kicked off a listening campaign seeking to talk to at least 1,000 residents on the topic of public education. Overall, the event provided an example of how joining forces through ONE Wake has great poten-tial to benefit our community. Participants are encouraged to send any comments and feedback to [email protected].
WeeklyNewsEvents and announcements for the week beginning Sunday, Oct. 18
Celebration Weekend: For Such A Time as Thisby Amy Kline for Kingdom Builders
Christ the King Lutheran Church of Carywww.ctkcary.com919-467-8989
Worship Online Only. Log on at youtube.com/user/ChristTheKing-Cary for services at 8:30 (contempo-rary) and 11 (traditional).Virtual Reception with the Pastor after the 8:30 and 11 am services on Zoom: zoom.us/j/92086786439Celebration Sunday Conversation at 10 am on Zoom with our guest preacher Rev. Dr. Philip Hirsch. Log in at zoom.us/j/92086786439 Confirmation Banquet via Zoom at 5 pm. Family and friends of our 2020 Confirmation students are invited to celebrate their Evening of Honor with us. Find the Zoom link at ctkcary.com/calendar.
Today
Our office is open weekdays, 9 am to 3:45 pm. Many staff continue working primarily from home. Visit our website at ctkcary.com/staff for a list of staff and email links for contacting them.
Online only; Holy Communion, Pastors Daniel & Athena, preaching8:30 am Traditional11 am Contemporary Lessons: The truth will set you free Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 46; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36
Contact Us
Looking Ahead - Oct. 25
New Prayer Requests this week:-Fatima-Shelley-Jane-Elaine Hall
-Ian Chambers-Marla Carroll-Doug Neptun-John Young III and his wife
Prayers
Resource Ministry
Give+ Text Donations: Send a text to 919-680-1301 with the amount you wish to give in the message. It’s simple, secure and quick to sign up and support the church. Details: ctkcary.com/giveBuying Something on Amazon? Log in to smile.amazon.com and choose Christ the King as your pre-ferred non-profit and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to us with no change in your price.
Mid-week Worship via livestream on our YouTube channel resumes Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 pm. We begin a mid-week series on gratitude, featuring interviews with our pastors and members of our congregation about gratitude and appreciation for God’s blessings in our lives.Pastor Wolfgang on Vacation: Between Oct. 21 and Nov. 3, please contact either Pastor Daniel or Pas-tor Athena for pastoral emergencies. Pastor Wolfgang officiates the wed-ding of his niece, Ann-Kathrin Keck, in Germany on October 31.
Corinthians Bible Study with Pastor Daniel continues Thursday, Oct. 22, 6 pm, via livestream. Oktoberfest 2020, Saturday, Oct. 24, 6 pm. Costumes, pumpkin deco-rating, and an outdoor concert. Hot-dogs and brats along with beverages will be provided at 6 pm, costume contest at 6:15 pm, followed by an outdoor concert. Go to ctkcary.com/signup for a link to sign up for deco-rating mini pumpkins with your family. Get complete details at ctkcary.com/calendar.
This Week
As followers of Christ, we’ve been called to sit and com-mune at various tables. We’ve considered these over the past few weeks through the sermon series, For Such a Time as This. Setting a table which reach-es beyond our home and church building and extends into our communities is part of the church’s mission. We are charged to look outside our intimate circles and see how we can participate in the healing of God’s creation, which is broken by injustice, inequity, violence, persistent poverty, and by sickness.Through the sermon series, we’ve asked ourselves the question Mordecai asked of Esther, “And who knows but that you have come to your royal posi-tion for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14) And who knows but that we are here, in 2020, to use our church community and resources for such a time as this? A time when we are scared and feeling physically separated from our communities; a time of racial injustice; a time when the stakes are high.Just as Christ gathered his disciples before sending them out (Luke 9:1), we’ve gathered together at our intergenerational, congregational “table” to consider, what can we do? How can we raise noise like the widow in Luke 18 who pleaded with the judge, over and over again, “‘Grant me justice against my adversary” until he granted it to her?Looking forward towards the end of the year, there are a couple of unique opportunities to make our voices heard and make a commitment to take part in our mission as a church.First of all, vote in the upcoming election. (See page 3 for voting options and dates.) Secondly, give financially to the work of the church as you are able. As part of our Celebration Sunday, we ask members to complete an estimate of giving card for 2021. Estimates can be recorded securely online or cards may be returned by mail or in person to the church office.We move forward, trusting that God’s work is already underway, in such a time as this.
Stats at a Glance
September YTD 2020
Giving $88,221 $912,585
Expense $112,364 $943,136
Net ($30,550)
Budget $1,383,000
Financial Update:
Welcome, New MembersJoin us in welcoming these 21 new members we receive in our online morning services. • Laura Ashby• Dr. Abraham & Mila Cáceres• Rebecca Connor with Crystal Connor• Kristene & Alan Furan• Daryl Lang with Emmylou and Otis Lang• Kala Linder with Ava Linder• Marie Minnick & Ron Mills with Caleb and Ava Mills• Michael & Tina Moldenhauer• Karen & Tim Scriven • Richard Weis
Estimated participation in our online services Sunday, Sept. 27: 970Sunday, Oct. 4: 818
Reformation Sunday, Oct. 25. Both 8:30 and 11 am online services will include confirmation of 2020 candi-dates. After each service, the newly confirmed students will join the pas-tor’s virtual reception on Zoom. We encourage everyone to log on to congratulate them! No Sunday school classes meet.
Congregation Council meets next Sunday, Oct. 25, 6:30 pm on Zoom. Interested church members are invit-ed to participate starting at 6:50 pm. Log on at: zoom.us/j/94199748483
Next Week
Social Ministry
Evening Meal for Helen Wright Shelter in downtown Raleigh: On Thursday, Nov. 12, we will provide a meal for 40 women at this Urban Ministries’ shelter for women expe-riencing homelessness. Volunteers are needed to provide prepared food or buy meal items. Please drop off prepared foods, heated and ready to serve, at the atrium entrance of the church between 5:30 and 6 pm the day of the event. Early drop off can be arranged if needed. Go to ctkcary.com/signup for a link to find out what is needed and sign up to fill a need. Contact Phil Telfer at 919-418-2948 with questions or to arrange an alternate drop-off time.
