CtK Birthday Party, Potluck & Spring Clean-Up!

This post should have been published on Wednesday. Due to a glich it's finally getting posted today, and without the groovy picture...

This Sunday, June 10th, CtK will celebrate the anniversary of the building with gifts, a potluck and spring clean-up of the building and grounds!

The congregational "wish-list" includes: First Class Forever Stamps, Postcard Stamps, Copy Paper, white(22# at least) in following sizes: Letter (8.5x11), Legal (8.5x14), Ledger (11x17), Copy Paper, Buff (11x17), Garbage bags (drawstring, kitchen size), Garbage bags (large, leaf size), Disinfecting wipes (any brand), Paper towels (rolls/any brand), Kleenex (boxed/any brand), Toilet Paper (Kirkland brand), Coffee (Regular) (NOTE: Not Kirkland brand, it is too fine), Coffee (Decaf, any brand). And if you want to go BIG - a flat screen TV is on the wishlist, too!

Bring gifts with you on Sunday and place them in the social hall. Stay after worship for a potluck bbq (burgers and hot dogs will be provided). Bring a side dish or dessert to share! And stick around for spring clean-up, too. There's a varied task list, including jobs like weeding in the flower beds, dusting blinds, cleaning and organizing the pantry and trimming shrubs. Something for everyone!

Come join the celebration and fun, and help with the work of taking care of the building we share!

Something good came out of Billings...

Last week I attended the Montana Synod Assembly in Billings. One of our guest speakers, who is leading the churchwide effort to eliminate malaria, shared a Franciscan blessing.
Indeed, something good came out of Billings. 


               Four-Fold Franciscan Blessing

 May God bless you with a restless discomfort about easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships, so that you may seek truth boldly and love deep within your heart.

 May God bless you with holy anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may tirelessly work for justice, freedom, and peace among all people.

May God bless you with the gift of tears to shed with those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, or the loss of all that they cherish, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and transform their pain into joy.


May God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you really can make a difference in this world, so that you are able, with God's grace, to do what others claim cannot be done.