Friday, July 30, 2010
August Newsletter Online
The August edition of Christ Tidings, the congregation's monthly newsletter, is now available on the CtK website.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Outdoor Worship Scheduled this Sunday
We'll be heading outside to worship this weekend. The schedule is the same - worship at 9:30am, but the view will be different! We will gather on the east lawn, outside the social hall, for worship this Sunday. Bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on (the chairs in the social hall aren't very friendly to the lawn, so they'll be left inside...). Don't worry: you won't be blinded by the sun, as your backs will be to the east. All the music will be printed in your bulletin, so don't worry about grabbing a hymnal, either. Bring an umbrella and sit at the back if you need shade...
See you on Sunday!!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
How are your thumbs?
Do you have a green thumb? Even just a little? Do you aspire to green-thumb-ness? Then we have a job for you!
The CtK garden is growing like gang-busters. Unfortunately, so are the weeds! Do you have a few minutes to stop by and do a little weeding? No need to sign up, just show up!
Thanks!
Also needed for the garden: chicken wire. Have some to donate? Please call the church office at 587-4131.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
CtK Youth to Play at Leaf and Bean
Courtney Yovich, one of CtK's many talented youth, will be performing at The Leaf and Bean this Friday, July 31st, at 8pm. Go enjoy a tasty treat and some great music on Main Street in downtown Bozeman!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Concordia College Corn Feed
Concordia College will host its annual corn feed at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at the Lindley Park Pavilion on East Main Street in Bozeman. The event is for all Concordia alumni, students, parents, friends and prospective students in the area. Concordia provides the corn, along with butter, salt and napkins at no charge. Bring your own meal as well as lawn chairs and blankets. Beverages and dessert will be provided. Reservations are due by Monday, July 26. RSVP to Scott and Michelle Thorn at 587.2860 or riverrock@bresnan.net.
From Pastor Lindean: My younger sister is a "Cobber" - and my parents met at Concordia College back in the day. This is always a fun event. And the corn is just so darn tasty!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Benefit Auction August 29th
CtK is planning a spaghetti feed and silent auction on August 29th, 5-7pm, to benefit Shelby Ullom, daughter of Dan and Suzanne, who was born SUPER early in April and is still in the NICU. As you can imagine, it's been a tough time for everyone, and not inexpensive.
Do you have a skill, talent, product or service you might donate to the auction? Please call the church office at 587-4131 or pick up a donation form after worship on Sunday. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will be matching funds raised, and we're hoping to help out Shelby's family in a big way!
Would you like to learn more about Shelby's story? Check out her Caring Bridge site.
Thank you for supporting this sister in Christ with your donations and prayers!
Do you have a skill, talent, product or service you might donate to the auction? Please call the church office at 587-4131 or pick up a donation form after worship on Sunday. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will be matching funds raised, and we're hoping to help out Shelby's family in a big way!
Would you like to learn more about Shelby's story? Check out her Caring Bridge site.
Thank you for supporting this sister in Christ with your donations and prayers!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Montana Synod Newsletter
The newest edition of the Montana Synod newsletter is available online here. Check it out!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Wellness Walk & Bible Study Tonight
What are your plans for this evening? It's a beautiful day - don't stay inside all evening!
Come join the fun of a short Bible study focusing on wholeness and wellness and a relaxing walk through one of the neighborhoods next to Christ the King LC.
We'll meet at 7:30pm and be on our way home no later than 9pm. Wear your walking shoes and bring a (re-usable) bottle of water!
Come join the fun of a short Bible study focusing on wholeness and wellness and a relaxing walk through one of the neighborhoods next to Christ the King LC.
We'll meet at 7:30pm and be on our way home no later than 9pm. Wear your walking shoes and bring a (re-usable) bottle of water!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
On Immigration Reform
A letter from Bishop Mark Hanson, the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA.
July 13, 2010
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
The time has come for immigration reform in the United States. Yes, the issues are complex and not easily resolved. It is understandable that people are wary of engaging this politically and emotionally charged issue.
Yet it would be tragic if we withdrew as people of faith and our voices fell silent. We have an opportunity for evangelical witness to our faith in God who is present in the stranger and calls us to extend hospitality. "Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God" (Romans 15:7 NRSV).
The biblical witness is clear. The distinctions that so often divide humankind are overcome in Christ. By grace through faith on account of Christ we are joined together in a radically inclusive community. "For in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:26-28).
Because God mercifully extends gracious hospitality in restoring us to community, we have a clear calling. That call is heard in God's command to the people of Israel, "You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. ... Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house" (Deuteronomy 10:19; 26:11).
Most, but not all, Lutherans in the United States are the descendants of immigrants or are recent immigrants. Others are descendants of slaves brought to this country or people who lived here before the arrival of the first Europeans and Africans. Our personal histories and faith stories are of an immigrant people moving in search of freedom, opportunity and safety.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is being renewed by the faith and witness of new and recent immigrants. This year 23 of 41 new ELCA ministry starts will be in immigrant communities, and more than 100 African national ministries have begun in the past three years.
Yet it would be tragic if we withdrew as people of faith and our voices fell silent. We have an opportunity for evangelical witness to our faith in God who is present in the stranger and calls us to extend hospitality. "Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God" (Romans 15:7 NRSV).
The biblical witness is clear. The distinctions that so often divide humankind are overcome in Christ. By grace through faith on account of Christ we are joined together in a radically inclusive community. "For in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:26-28).
Because God mercifully extends gracious hospitality in restoring us to community, we have a clear calling. That call is heard in God's command to the people of Israel, "You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. ... Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house" (Deuteronomy 10:19; 26:11).
Most, but not all, Lutherans in the United States are the descendants of immigrants or are recent immigrants. Others are descendants of slaves brought to this country or people who lived here before the arrival of the first Europeans and Africans. Our personal histories and faith stories are of an immigrant people moving in search of freedom, opportunity and safety.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is being renewed by the faith and witness of new and recent immigrants. This year 23 of 41 new ELCA ministry starts will be in immigrant communities, and more than 100 African national ministries have begun in the past three years.
We cannot welcome people into the ELCA, however, without caring about their lives, their concerns and their experiences as newcomers in this country. For that reason the ELCA repeatedly has affirmed the biblical witness and our shared experience, culminating in an affirmation by the 2009 Churchwide Assembly "that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) are committed to work toward comprehensive [immigration] reform that balances respect for the law with the recognition of due process and respect for humanitarian principles." Stating that "the nation's immigration system is broken, and Congress and the administration must work together to find a just and humane solution while assuring orderly migration," LIRS identifies four foundational values for immigration reform:
keeping families together
maintaining basic human and worker rights
helping our new neighbors come out of the shadows
seeking a path to permanence for our new neighbors
As you serve in your communities, I commend to you resources for study and action (Toward Compassionate, Just, and Wise Immigration Reform [2009] and other resources), the voices of immigrant families and believers, and the witness of the Scriptures.
The concluding words of the Message on Immigration (1998) remind us "that all of us in the Church of Jesus Christ are sojourners, 'For here we have no lasting city, but we are looking for the city that is to come' (Hebrews 13:14). As we journey together through the time God has given us, may God give us the grace of a welcoming heart and an overflowing love for the new neighbors among us."In God's grace,
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson
Presiding Bishop
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
keeping families together
maintaining basic human and worker rights
helping our new neighbors come out of the shadows
seeking a path to permanence for our new neighbors
As you serve in your communities, I commend to you resources for study and action (Toward Compassionate, Just, and Wise Immigration Reform [2009] and other resources), the voices of immigrant families and believers, and the witness of the Scriptures.
The concluding words of the Message on Immigration (1998) remind us "that all of us in the Church of Jesus Christ are sojourners, 'For here we have no lasting city, but we are looking for the city that is to come' (Hebrews 13:14). As we journey together through the time God has given us, may God give us the grace of a welcoming heart and an overflowing love for the new neighbors among us."In God's grace,
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson
Presiding Bishop
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Friday, July 9, 2010
Family Promise Picnic this Sunday
TO ALL FAMILY PROMISE VOLUNTEERS:
Family Promise of Gallatin Valley sent this email:
Just a reminder of our 1st Annual Old-Fashioned Summer Picnic Celebration THIS Sunday, July 11th from 4-6pm at Mt. Ellis!
There will be old-fashioned games, food and fun! This is our first program-wide event for all of our volunteers and their families to thank you for your service and dedication to Family Promise of Gallatin Valley. This will be a great opportunity to finally meet volunteers from all over the Gallatin Valley and catch up with past and meet present guests.
BBQ and refreshments will be provided! Please bring a dish to share according to your last name for everyone to enjoy:
A-G: side (potato salad, spinach salad, veggies, baked beans, rolls etc.)
H-O: fruit side (watermelon, pineapple, apples)
P-Z: a delicious dessert
This event will be rain or shine! Please do not hesitate to call 582-7388 with any questions.
Here are directions to the beautiful Mt. Ellis Academy:
1. E. on Kagy which turns into Bozeman Trail Rd.
OR
2. Go east on I-90 to the Bozeman Trail Road exit and go west
Family Promise of Gallatin Valley sent this email:
Just a reminder of our 1st Annual Old-Fashioned Summer Picnic Celebration THIS Sunday, July 11th from 4-6pm at Mt. Ellis!
There will be old-fashioned games, food and fun! This is our first program-wide event for all of our volunteers and their families to thank you for your service and dedication to Family Promise of Gallatin Valley. This will be a great opportunity to finally meet volunteers from all over the Gallatin Valley and catch up with past and meet present guests.
BBQ and refreshments will be provided! Please bring a dish to share according to your last name for everyone to enjoy:
A-G: side (potato salad, spinach salad, veggies, baked beans, rolls etc.)
H-O: fruit side (watermelon, pineapple, apples)
P-Z: a delicious dessert
This event will be rain or shine! Please do not hesitate to call 582-7388 with any questions.
Here are directions to the beautiful Mt. Ellis Academy:
1. E. on Kagy which turns into Bozeman Trail Rd.
OR
2. Go east on I-90 to the Bozeman Trail Road exit and go west
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Car Wash Success!
Thanks to all the drivers who brought their vehicles to get washed last Friday - over $300 was raised in three short hours. Wahoo!This Sunday, July 11th, 7 youth and 2 adults will be commissioned for their upcoming mission trip to the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington State. Don't miss it!
Friday, July 2, 2010
GO! Challenge.
On Sunday July 4th you will be invited as a congregation to participate in the GO! Challenge.
The GO! Challenge is designed to help you get a jump start on healthy living practices. Listed below are some of those practices:
Healthy breakfast-start the day with a nutritious meal, e.g., whole grain cereals, low fat protein, low fat dairy, fruits, and vegetables.
Fruits and veggies-eat 5+ servings, e.g., 2 cups raw leafy vegetables, ½ cup cooked veggies, ½ cup juice, small apple/banana/pear, and 1 cup cut fruit
H2O-drink eight + 8 ounce glasses of water
Aerobic exercise-use large muscle groups, increase heart rate, e.g., exercise (run, walk, swim, bike, dance) sports (basketball, soft ball, tennis) or chores
(shovel, rake, mow lawn, scrub).
Core/Strength Training-increase muscular fitness and bone strength, e.g., abdominal crunches, resistance machines, free weights, push ups, leg squats.
Flexibility/Balance-improve muscle flexibility, sense of balance, e.g., Pilates, yoga, fitness ball.
People-nurture your social network, e.g., spend quality time with family/friends, volunteer, grow a relationship.
Learn-exercise your brain, e.g., explore a new hobby, do a puzzle, take a class, read a personal growth book.
Sleep-at least seven hours a night.
You can obtain a chart in the front entry way (narthex) to help you record your participation during the entire month of July your progress on the GO! Challenge. Four out of five staff members at Christ the King are participating in the GO! Challenge.
Ready. Set. GO!
CAR WASH
Our youth are holding a car wash TODAY, from 11am-2pm, in the Albertsons parking lot.
Just $5 will get you a clean car AND support the youth of the congregation.
What a deal!
Just $5 will get you a clean car AND support the youth of the congregation.
What a deal!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
ELCA Global Links
GLOBAL LINKS
Connect to the global church through elca.org
LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION ASSEMBLY BEGINS THIS MONTH in Stuttgart, Germany
Join your thoughts and prayers with Lutherans from around the world. Follow the schedule. Sing the hymn. Study the Bible. Read the news. Live out the theme. Find resources for this and more at www.elca.org/lwf and click the links under The Lutheran World Federation Eleventh Assembly in the middle of the page.
AIDS PANDEMIC IN THE WORLD
Globally, the AIDS pandemic is a human crisis of unprecedented scope. Each day, more than 6,800 people became HIV-positive and more than 5,700 people die from AIDS. In countries hardest hit by HIV, life expectancy has declined by 20 years, poverty has deepened, and economic growth has been reversed. Learn more at www.elca.org/AIDS; click on the Learn tab at the bottom and then The AIDS Pandemic in the World.
VOICES OF OUR COMPANIONS
Two men from Colombia - a priest and a young adult from the Green Paradise Youth Cooperative - came to the United States to share stories about Lutheran World Federation projects and to advocate for peace in their country. They also have something to tell YOU. Hear them at www.elca.org/companionvoices.
WALK WITH A NEW PASTOR…TO JERUSALEM
Elly McHan just graduated from Wartburg Seminary. On August 15, she will be ordained at the congregation where her father serves. Then she leaves for Jerusalem to begin her service as a new ELCA missionary with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Learn how you can be part of her journey at http://blogs.elca.org/handinhand/post/mchan-28062010/.
YOUNG ADULTS TO SERVE AROUND THE GLOBE
Do you recognize any of the 44 people who will gather in August to prepare for a year of service with the Young Adult in Global Mission (YAGM) program? Pray for these young missionaries by name: http://blogs.elca.org/handinhand/post/2011-yagms-named-04062010/.
CHICKENS AND MUTUAL ENCOURAGEMENT
In Lima, Peru, missionary Dana Nelson learned how 20 chickens can aid the "mutual up-building of the saints". See http://blogs.elca.org/handinhand/post/pollada-22062010/.
COULD YOUR NEXT POTLUCK END WORLD HUNGER?
More than a billion people around the world are hungry. Many struggle to live on less than $1 per day. What if we could join together to make a difference in the fight against hunger? What if it started at your next potluck? A Month of Potlucks is a movement started by two Lutheran pastors. The idea is simple. Host a potluck, include a talk or activity about hunger and take a collection for ELCA World Hunger. Register your potluck and find great resources at www.amonthofpotlucks.org.
Position open: ELCA REPRESENTATIVE IN TANZANIA
Assist the ELCA Global Mission unit in key areas of relationship, communication, and administration with the ELCA’s companion church in Tanzania. Four-year commitment. Preference given to applications received by September 15. Starts January, 2011. See www.elca.org/globalserve and click Global Service Opportunities to search the database at the bottom.
GLOCAL MISSION GATHERING in Billings, Montana, August 6-7 Connect with other Lutherans interested in both global and local mission at King of Glory Lutheran Church. See www.elca.org/glocal.
COMPANION SYNOD CONSULTATIONS ELCA synod leaders are invited to periodic consultations with companion leaders in particular countries or continents. For a current list of consultations, see www.elca.org/localevents.
NEW RESOURCES FOR COMPANION SYNOD RELATIONSHIPS
Find information in the updated Companion Synod Handbook on combining service trips with building relationships (p. 21), establishing a congregation-to-congregation program (p. 24), congregations involved in another synod's companion relationship (p. 26), and missionary sponsorship (p. 32). See www.elca.org/companionsynods and click on the English version of the Handbook.
GLOBAL HEADLINES at www.elca.org/news (click News Releases)
+ Lutherans Address HIV Epidemic in the Caribbean, Latin America
+ Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Comments on World Refugee Day
+ Bread for the World, Heifer International Leaders Share World Food Prize
+ Top Leaders of ELCA, Church of Christ in Thailand Sign Bilateral Agreement
+ Lutheran's Mobile Phone Technology Project Earns 'Time 100' Honor
+ Young Adults Take Leap of Faith Volunteering Overseas
+ ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to Gaza Ship Convoy Incident
+ ELCA Ministries Benefit from Thrivent Financial Member Vote
+ ELCA Awards Phoebe Herman Scholarships to 15 International Students
IN OUR PRAYERS
Give thanks for all who are concluding service through Young Adults in Global Mission, the ELCA global mission program for young people ages 19-30, especially Sarah Dorman, Sara Higgins, Kaitlin Nelson, Peter Severson, and Katherine Sommer, who served in Mexico. (This prayer for July 2 is available along with daily prayers from around the globe at http://archive.elca.org/prayerventures/.)
This issue of Global Links (July 2010) contains highlights from elca.org of ELCA ministry or connections in other countries. Please forward Global Links in whole or in part to others, use it in publications with attribution, or encourage others to read it or subscribe at www.elca.org/globalmission/engage. Send your suggestions and comments to lanny.westphal@elca.org or to Pr. Lanny Westphal, ELCA Global Mission, 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631.
Connect to the global church through elca.org
LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION ASSEMBLY BEGINS THIS MONTH in Stuttgart, Germany
Join your thoughts and prayers with Lutherans from around the world. Follow the schedule. Sing the hymn. Study the Bible. Read the news. Live out the theme. Find resources for this and more at www.elca.org/lwf and click the links under The Lutheran World Federation Eleventh Assembly in the middle of the page.
AIDS PANDEMIC IN THE WORLD
Globally, the AIDS pandemic is a human crisis of unprecedented scope. Each day, more than 6,800 people became HIV-positive and more than 5,700 people die from AIDS. In countries hardest hit by HIV, life expectancy has declined by 20 years, poverty has deepened, and economic growth has been reversed. Learn more at www.elca.org/AIDS; click on the Learn tab at the bottom and then The AIDS Pandemic in the World.
VOICES OF OUR COMPANIONS
Two men from Colombia - a priest and a young adult from the Green Paradise Youth Cooperative - came to the United States to share stories about Lutheran World Federation projects and to advocate for peace in their country. They also have something to tell YOU. Hear them at www.elca.org/companionvoices.
WALK WITH A NEW PASTOR…TO JERUSALEM
Elly McHan just graduated from Wartburg Seminary. On August 15, she will be ordained at the congregation where her father serves. Then she leaves for Jerusalem to begin her service as a new ELCA missionary with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Learn how you can be part of her journey at http://blogs.elca.org/handinhand/post/mchan-28062010/.
YOUNG ADULTS TO SERVE AROUND THE GLOBE
Do you recognize any of the 44 people who will gather in August to prepare for a year of service with the Young Adult in Global Mission (YAGM) program? Pray for these young missionaries by name: http://blogs.elca.org/handinhand/post/2011-yagms-named-04062010/.
CHICKENS AND MUTUAL ENCOURAGEMENT
In Lima, Peru, missionary Dana Nelson learned how 20 chickens can aid the "mutual up-building of the saints". See http://blogs.elca.org/handinhand/post/pollada-22062010/.
COULD YOUR NEXT POTLUCK END WORLD HUNGER?
More than a billion people around the world are hungry. Many struggle to live on less than $1 per day. What if we could join together to make a difference in the fight against hunger? What if it started at your next potluck? A Month of Potlucks is a movement started by two Lutheran pastors. The idea is simple. Host a potluck, include a talk or activity about hunger and take a collection for ELCA World Hunger. Register your potluck and find great resources at www.amonthofpotlucks.org.
Position open: ELCA REPRESENTATIVE IN TANZANIA
Assist the ELCA Global Mission unit in key areas of relationship, communication, and administration with the ELCA’s companion church in Tanzania. Four-year commitment. Preference given to applications received by September 15. Starts January, 2011. See www.elca.org/globalserve and click Global Service Opportunities to search the database at the bottom.
GLOCAL MISSION GATHERING in Billings, Montana, August 6-7 Connect with other Lutherans interested in both global and local mission at King of Glory Lutheran Church. See www.elca.org/glocal.
COMPANION SYNOD CONSULTATIONS ELCA synod leaders are invited to periodic consultations with companion leaders in particular countries or continents. For a current list of consultations, see www.elca.org/localevents.
NEW RESOURCES FOR COMPANION SYNOD RELATIONSHIPS
Find information in the updated Companion Synod Handbook on combining service trips with building relationships (p. 21), establishing a congregation-to-congregation program (p. 24), congregations involved in another synod's companion relationship (p. 26), and missionary sponsorship (p. 32). See www.elca.org/companionsynods and click on the English version of the Handbook.
GLOBAL HEADLINES at www.elca.org/news (click News Releases)
+ Lutherans Address HIV Epidemic in the Caribbean, Latin America
+ Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Comments on World Refugee Day
+ Bread for the World, Heifer International Leaders Share World Food Prize
+ Top Leaders of ELCA, Church of Christ in Thailand Sign Bilateral Agreement
+ Lutheran's Mobile Phone Technology Project Earns 'Time 100' Honor
+ Young Adults Take Leap of Faith Volunteering Overseas
+ ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to Gaza Ship Convoy Incident
+ ELCA Ministries Benefit from Thrivent Financial Member Vote
+ ELCA Awards Phoebe Herman Scholarships to 15 International Students
IN OUR PRAYERS
Give thanks for all who are concluding service through Young Adults in Global Mission, the ELCA global mission program for young people ages 19-30, especially Sarah Dorman, Sara Higgins, Kaitlin Nelson, Peter Severson, and Katherine Sommer, who served in Mexico. (This prayer for July 2 is available along with daily prayers from around the globe at http://archive.elca.org/prayerventures/.)
This issue of Global Links (July 2010) contains highlights from elca.org of ELCA ministry or connections in other countries. Please forward Global Links in whole or in part to others, use it in publications with attribution, or encourage others to read it or subscribe at www.elca.org/globalmission/engage. Send your suggestions and comments to lanny.westphal@elca.org or to Pr. Lanny Westphal, ELCA Global Mission, 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631.
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