Your offering at work

Earlier this week we learned in the church office of a young person who out of the kindness of her heart, took in an elderly person who had no immediate family.

The elderly friend has now become ill and is in need of life saving surgery.
The kind young person wants to accompany her friend to the city where the surgery will take place.

Using resources here in Bozeman and elsewhere in the state of Montana, we were able to secure lodging for the kind young person, so she could support her new elderly friend as this person prepares to undergo surgery.

None of this could have happened without your generous weekly offerings.
A portion of the monthly offering (less than one percent) is set aside in our “Good Samaritan Fund.”

Members and friends of Christ the King have benefitted from this fund to help people in need. And total strangers, too! Bags of groceries, tanks of gas, a month’s rent, a late electric bill, and emergency shelter have all been made available through the Good Samaritan Fund.

A colleague who helped coordinate the assistance said, “Last week both these persons were feeling like their faith was being tested. Your assistance will help to remind them that there are caring people in Montana who are willing to lend a hand, and to help restore someone’s shattered faith.”

This is your Christ the King offering at work, bearing witness to the hope we have in Christ Jesus.

Hunger Action Month

Did you know that September is Hunger Action Month? I didn't, until I saw a bunch of handouts at the library earlier this week.

The Gallatin Valley Food Bank has a great calendar of daily activities for the whole month - check it out!

And don't forget to bring a box of cereal for CtK's annual Cereal Drive!

Hate Free BoZone March & Rally

In response to recent white-supremacist activity by "The Creativity Movement" that has targeted the university community, local schools, and people of color, Bozeman United, a nonpartisan coalition of concerned citizens and organizations, will hold a march and rally THIS SUNDAY, November 1st. YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE RALLY!!
Participants should assemble at 2:00pm at the corner of 8th and Cleveland (MSU campus) and will then march down 8th to Main Street for a rally at Willson School. You might consider parking downtown and then walking up to campus for the beginning of the rally.
Feel free to make signs or posters using the artwork above (designed by Brickhouse Creative - David Thompson, Abby McMillen, and Jessica Burch). And get the word out!

This is a great opportunity for those of us who follow Jesus to witness to the creation of ALL people in God's image.