Making Room at Thanksgiving: If you are currently without a place to share the Thanksgiving meal this year (or if you have some room at your Thanksgiving table to share), please email laura@ctkcambridge.org. We would be happy to connect you with someone who would love for you to join them.
Miracle Mile
The deacons are taking up clothing donations at the church building for the ministry Miracle Mile. Miracle Mile serves those living on “Methadone Mile,” a concentrated area on Mass Ave where many struggle with substance abuse. There will be donation bins at the church building for congregants to drop off donations. You can see the list of needed items here. If you have any questions, please contact Ellen Wu.
Calling All Musicians!
Calling all musicians! Are you interested in sharing your gifts this Advent season? Here are a few ways you can help out! To learn more about any of these opportunities, please email amanda@ctkcambridge.org.
Join the rotation of musicians helping to lead music on Sunday mornings.
Lend your voice to the Advent A Cappella Choir, which will provide special music during the Sunday service on December 5.
Participate in CTK's annual Christmas Concert, which will take place in person and on livestream on Saturday, December 11. We're looking in particular for people to join in a brass ensemble, a string ensemble, and/or a choral ensemble!
Pumpkin Update
The weather was perfect this past Saturday for CTK’s Great Pumpkin Event which was a fun time for all. We’d like to thank the Children’s Ministry Leadership Team (Ryan Grams, Lindsay Hardy and Nicole O’Hern) for working with us to plan the event. We’re also grateful to all who helped on Saturday—setting up, overseeing mini pumpkin decorating, preparing refreshments, judging and cleaning up—thank you! Check out the decorated and carved pumpkins and other event photos or upload your own pictures in this Google album.
—Dana & Lara
Thursday Evening Prayer
Please note, the Thursday evening prayer meeting will no longer be meeting. Please join us on Tuesday mornings on Zoom!
Congregational Meeting Links
For those who were unable to make the Congregational Meeting on Sunday night, here is a link to a letter from the elders regarding the end of the Five Year Plan as well as the budget overview for 2021-2022. Please contact office@ctkcambridge.org if you have any questions or would like more information.
Directory
It’s time for a church directory update, and this time around, we’ll be changing the format. CTK uses software called Planning Center Online - which is how you register for services, or give online, or send us block out dates for volunteering. Planning Center now has a directory feature, so we’ll be transitioning over to that for our church directory. Over the next few days, you’ll receive an invitation to join the directory. Please follow the prompts to add photos and share whatever information you’re comfortable sharing. A few notes on privacy:
When signing up for the directory, you can choose what information to share (your photo, your phone, your email, and/or your address, or any combination thereof).
Only you can share your information and/or your household’s information in the directory. Church staff can invite you to join, but we cannot publicly post your information.
There will be a link to the directory on the website, but anyone who is not invited to the directory by staff will not have access to the directory and will not be able to see it.
If you have any questions or issues in joining, you can either visit our web page with instructions or you can email laura@ctkcambridge.org.
Youth Worker
We are excited to announce that CTK Cambridge is hiring a part-time Youth Worker (8 hours/wk) for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Youth Worker will lead three youth meetings per month, build discipleship relationships with students, and train youth ministry volunteers. Qualifications: a love for kids in grades 6–12 and a passion to teach the gospel in age-appropriate ways. Prior teaching experience in a Christian setting is preferred. Applications can be sent to office@ctkcambridge.org. Please spread the word!
Volunteering
As we are reopening, the staff at CTK want to take this opportunity to thoughtfully rebuild our volunteer teams. As such, we will not automatically assume that members will be serving in the roles they previously did. In the coming months, we will be discussing as a community how best to use our individual gifts to serve the church, and we ask you to prayerfully consider how you feel called and gifted. In the meantime, there are certain teams that are in need of volunteers. In particular, we are in need of communion servers each week. All adult members of Christ the King are encouraged to serve in this way, and most did prior to the pandemic. If you are willing to serve in this way, please email laura@ctkcambridge.org.
Children's Ministry in the Fall
As we plan for resuming children’s ministry in-person this fall, we invite all members to watch this video to hear how you may pray for us and consider serving with our kids. We’ve also changed our policies and ask all volunteers to complete updated safety measures this summer (whether or not you’ll be ready to serve in the coming months).
Children's Ministry
As we plan for resuming children’s ministry in-person this fall, we invite all members to watch this video to hear how you may pray for us and consider serving with our kids. We’ve also changed our policies and ask all volunteers to complete updated safety measures this summer (whether or not you’ll be ready to serve in the coming months).
Building Renovation Update
Following the sanctuary renovation this past spring, we are planning a major renovation to the exterior of the church building. We aim to finalize a budget and select a contractor this summer, and we hope to begin work this fall. More details to come!
25th Anniversary
We’re having a party! This August marks the 25th anniversary for Christ the King Presbyterian Church, and we’re excited to celebrate. We’re looking for a small team of party-planners to help organize a fun event to celebrate the work the Lord has done in Cambridge over these last 25 years! If you’re interested in helping or learning more, please email Laura by July 4th.
Nursery Staff
Christ the King is looking to staff the nursery during the worship service on Sunday mornings. There will be two nursery workers for up to 8 children. COVID safety precautions will be taken by both staff and families. COVID vaccination, Background checks and training are required. Pay is $17/ hrs, hours are 10am - 12pm. If you know anyone who may be interested please contact lara@ctkcambridge.org.
Rick & T
An update on Rick & T: Rick has taken a year-long position as the “stated supply” (that’s PCA-talk for “he’ll be preaching”) at a church in South Carolina. He recently started down there, and while he and T are away, Clyde and Valerie will be living in their home in Cambridge. Rick & T would be glad to hear from folks and have visitors: their address is 13 Muirfield Dr. Okatie, SC 29909.
Congregational Survey
Last week, staff sent out a survey asking about your plans and comfort levels on returning to in-person worship. If you haven’t already, please take a few minutes to complete that survey. Please join us in continuing to pray that God would make his name great in our city, that he would be honored in our worship, and that he would turn many hearts to him.
Softball
Keep your eyes peeled in the Reader for an announcement this week about a new CTK softball team that will be participating in the Boston Church softball league. Ben Hoover is in charge of recruitment and Rosemary Boyle and Rachel Price are the co-captains. Appropriate COVID precautions will be taken. Games start in June.
Building Update
The sanctuary renovations are finishing up this week. You can see pictures of their progress, from February til now, in this Google Photos album. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped remove and then bring back the pews. And special thanks to Joe Buckley and Katy Carter for all their work in the planning and execution of these renovations. We are a grateful congregation!
Devotional Videos
Some of the CTK and RUF pastors put together a series of devotional videos on the sayings of Jesus on the cross. Each video is 8-10 minutes long and is accompanied with a few questions for reflection. We hope these devotional videos will aid you this Holy Week in your preparation for Easter.
PSC Update
The Pastoral Search Committee is pleased to announce that we have finished writing the church and pastor profile and are wrapping up Phase 1 (learn more about the phases here). These profiles were created by carefully reviewing and distilling the feedback we received from the McGowan church assessment and the subsequent congregational survey. In many ways, the congregation provided the raw material which the PSC has then condensed and organized into a cohesive profile. You can watch a short video announcement from the PSC here and you can read the church and pastor profile here. Thank you for your prayers and support in this process, and please continue to pray for the PSC and for our congregation as we head into the next phase of the pastoral search.