Transition
CTK Administrator
Congregational Meeting

The members of Christ the King Presbyterian Church are called to a Congregational Meeting on Sunday, November 22, 2020 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM, preceded by a prayer meeting that will start at 6:30p. This meeting will be held virtually.

Business to be conducted at the meeting:

  1. Elect a pastoral search committee* for the purpose of recommending a pastoral candidate for Cambridge

  2. Elect church officers – the slate of candidates to be elected will be shared upon approval by the Session

  3. Share information with the church

Instructions for how to participate in the virtual meeting will be forthcoming.

* PCA Book of Church Order chapter 20-2

Transition
CTK Administrator
Congregational Meeting (10/18)

The members of Christ the King Presbyterian Church are called to two upcoming Congregational Meetings.

The first is on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 7:00 PM and will be held virtually. Business to be conducted at the October meeting:
1. Consider the resignation of Rev. Rick Downs as Pastor of Christ the King Presbyterian Church
2. Approve a process for forming a pastoral search committee*
3. Hear more information and ask questions related to placing an interim pastor in Cambridge and the search for a permanent replacement

The second is on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM and will be held virtually. Business to be conducted at the November meeting:
1. Elect a pastoral search committee* for the purpose of recommending a pastoral candidate for Cambridge
2. Elect church officers – the slate of candidates to be elected will be shared upon approval by the Session

For updates about these two meetings, please follow https://www.ctkboston.org/news-events. Instructions for how to participate in the virtual meetings will be forthcoming. Other business may be added to either meeting. If so, we will provide advance notice.

* PCA Book of Church Order chapter 20-2

Missions Update

Missions Update

Collin and Zury, a missionary couple we support who visited CTK last September, are campus ministers with RUF in the capital city of a Muslim-majority country in West Africa. The most recent magazine from our denomination’s overseas mission agency (Mission to the World, or MTW), has an article on the West Africa team which describes the area’s religious culture. The article (p. 12–15) highlights the major growth of Christianity and Islam on the continent and the importance of openness, welcome, and a holistic presentation of the gospel among the Wolof people of the area. Check it out here, including the picture of Collin with his co-workers on page 13!


Thankfully, the university at which Collin and Zury serve re-opened after some political turmoil, so please continue to pray for their connections with students there.

Missions Update

Collin and Zury, a missionary couple we support, have been working since 2019 with college students in a major city in a Muslim-majority West African country (unnamed here, for their security). Along with their local co-workers, Sebastian and Angèle, they have established a branch of RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) at the university, and they had their first retreat this past May!

This Sunday, September 24, they will visit CTK to describe their ministry during the Adult Ed hour (9:15am-10:15am) in the Fellowship Hall, as well as make a brief announcement in the worship service and visit with us during the coffee hour afterward. Please come to hear from them, as you are able!

Missions Update

This week, let's pray for Matt and Jenn Irvine. The Irvines work in London among South Asian immigrants, who are often Jain or Hindu. They serve at a congregation called New Life Suwarta Sungat, a name which intentionally combines English words with Gujarati script to illustrate the way the gospel is available to all, across cultural differences. The Irvines ask for prayer that God raise up more church leaders from among the Indian immigrants. One strong, supportive family that had recently converted to Christianity has had to move away, so we can pray that that couple will be witnesses to Christ in their new location. We can also pray for New Life's leaders, as they decide now best to plan church gatherings in light of the pandemic.

Turneau Update

The Turneau family (working in Prague, Czech Republic) is in need of prayer. The Czech government has (on very short notice) informed the university where Ted teaches that its students must go through an extensive exam process to ensure the education meets government standards. The process will be very expensive for students, and Ted feels that their school has been unfairly singled out. So he asks for prayer that the institution will be able to make it through. Tedd and Carolyn also ask for prayer for the country, which has seen a spike in COVID cases, and that they will still be able to travel to their daughter's wedding in California in a few weeks.

Matt Irvine

TONIGHT: Join us this evening (9/17) for a Zoom meeting with Matt Irvine, a CTK-supported missionary to London. We will meet from 6:30-7:30pm on Zoom. Matt will describe his family's work, and will take any questions we have. Unfortunately, this is the only opportunity we will have to connect with Matt. Last minute, he was informed that his insurance would not cover COVID care were he to travel, so we will not be meeting with him in person on September 28.

Missions Update and Prayer Requests

Carolyn and Ted Turneau are both teachers in Prague, Czech Republic. Ted teaches at Anglo-American University, and Carolyn teaches Christian International School of Prague. They intended to travel to the US this summer, but they remain in Prague due to the pandemic.

On July 18-25, they will be teaching in their church’s English camp—pray that the many high-school and college students who attend will be receptive to the scriptural messages they will hear in the course of the week. Ted will also be giving a talk on “Doubt” at a meeting for skeptical teens in August. Carolyn is redesigning her 9th and 10th grade Bible curriculum for the fall. As the pandemic affects enrollment, pray that their respective schools will remain in operation, and pray for the students affected by their parents’ job losses.

The Turneaus also ask for prayer for their children. Claire has had to postpone her wedding until January, and the school she had planned to attend has closed down. Pray also for Ruth and Roger, as they continue their own studies.

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