WANTED: Feedback about Children's Worship. Teachers and parents, we would like your help to create a more meaningful learning experience for our children in class. We are looking for ideas to test out in Children’s Worship in the coming weeks to help more effectively teach the children and encourage their participation in class. You may add your feedback and suggestions to this working document.
Snow Team
There’s no business like snow business! The deacons are looking for some new members for the CTK Snow Team to keep the church walkways clear of snow this winter. Are you up for the challenge? Email deacons@ctkcambridge.org to join the Snow Team email list.
On-Call Nursery
Nursery Families & Volunteers: Starting January, a new “On Call” role will be added to Nursery to enhance staffing to better care for and support families, staff and volunteers. The on call volunteer will be asked to be on hand the Sunday scheduled to fill in for someone out the last minute or if the room is full and an extra set of hands is needed. Volunteers may check their email inboxes for additional details about how serving on call will work (sent last week), and you may also contact Dana Russell (dana@ctkcambridge.org) for more information or with questions.
Advent Materials
Advent is just around the corner! To get ready to enter this season of preparation and anticipation, Travis and Dana would like to share this list of curated advent devotional resources with selections for adults as well as for families with kids of all ages. May you find one that helps you reflect on the promises of Scripture as you await and celebrate the coming of Christ our King.
CTK Great Pumpkin Event
Join us for the Third Annual CTK Great Pumpkin Event — church-wide pumpkin carving and decorating party on Saturday, October 28 from 2-5:30pm at Sennott Park in Cambridge (new location from last year). All are welcome for food, fun and prizes! Mini pumpkins for decorating will be provided but bring your own pumpkin to carve. Visit ctkcambridge.org/pumpkin for more information about directions & parking, what to bring, and judging categories. Please RSVP (not required but appreciated!). You may also sign-up to volunteer at the event. Note on Parking: The church has a parking consideration in place and attendees may park in residential spots on Harvard, Norfolk and Broadway. In metered parking spots you still need to pay and observe the two-hour limit.
Nursery Volunteers
Calling All Volunteers! Join Our Church Nursery Team! At CTK we want little ones to feel safe, loved, and cared for and their parents to feel supported in worship. This is where our dedicated nursery volunteers come in! Do you have a passion for working with children? Are you a big kid at heart who enjoys constructing train tracks, building towers, and reading stories? If the answer is yes, we would love to have you on our nursery team! Our goal is to have 4-6 new volunteers to schedule an orientation session in November. if you reach out to Dana Russell (dana@ctkcambridge.org) by November 12 you’ll receive a $5 Tatte gift card!
Advent Choir
Attention, Singers! Leonard Layne and Laura Martin are looking to organize an Advent Choir to sing one Sunday in December. If you’re interested in singing or in learning more, please contact them at llayne2@gmail.com and lauraamartin87@gmail.com. Rehearsals start on Saturday, November 18th at 10:30a at the church.
Crates for Ukraine
Crates for Ukraine is a ministry organized by Mission to the World (MTW), the the global missions-sending agency of the PCA. MTW Ukraine and MTW Team Lviv are partnering with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine to provide personal and humanitarian aid from the hands of churches in the U.S. to the hands of churches and displaced communities in Ukraine. If you would be interested in organizing group donations from CTK, please see the details on their website and then email laura@ctkcambridge.org.
Softball
We are fielding a softball team for the Boston Metro Church Softball League again this summer. Games are played Saturday mornings, starting early June through August/September. It is a fun way to fellowship with members of the greater Boston Church community, and spectators are more than welcome. If you are interested in playing (or spectating!), please contact Owen Andrews (joandrews33@gmail.com) to be added to the mailing list.
Eli Poor
CTK Staff would like to say a special thank you to Eli Poor who has been serving as our sound technician since September 2021. Eli graduated high school this spring and will be attending UMass Lowell in the fall to study computer science. Eli, we want to thank you for your faithful service and for using your technical know-how week after week in the worship service. We’re grateful for you and hope all the best for you as you start at UMass Lowell!
Children's Ministry Volunteers
The Children's Ministry is still looking for a few good men and women to help teach classes starting this fall! If you like the idea of serving in class on a regular basis building relationships with kids at CTK, consider Sunday School which meets before the service from 9:15-10:15. Though if serving periodically suits you better, you may assist a few times a quarter in the Children’s Worship classes during the service. As an added bonus to help meet our recruitment goal of 6 new volunteers for the fall, you’ll receive a $5 Starbucks gift card if you reach out to Dana by August 20.
Theology Reading Group
The Theology Reading Group will be meeting this coming Sunday at 9:15a in the Social Hall for study of “On the Incarnation” by 4th-century church father, Athanasius of Alexandria. Have questions? Contact Leonard Layne.
Building Renovations Update
CTK Building Renovation Update. After several years of work, our building renovations are drawing to a close this summer. The repointing and rebuilding of the masonry exterior by the Folan Company is almost complete, and it is predicted that the structure will be able to withstand the New England weather for many years to come!! We look forward to the removal of the scaffolding in the next few weeks. The sanctuary roof reinforcement work being performed by YSC is over halfway done, and the cracked roof trusses are now stabilized. We are thankful to the Lord for His provision throughout this process, including the recent mild winter. There have been no injuries and only minor mishaps throughout the process of both exterior and structural renovation. The renovations have been funded in part by a $500,000 loan obtained to facilitate timely completion of the projects. If you would like to give to the CTK Building Fund dedicated to funding the renovations (including repayment of the loan), you can contribute through Church Center Online. Please visit ctkcambridge.org/renovations for more background, updates, pictures, and financial information about the renovations.
Softball
The CTK Cicadas are still looking for players. If you love softball, or are vaguely familiar with it as a concept, then this is the team for you! You don’t have to be available for every game — come for whatever games you can! Interested? Reach out to Owen Andrews or Drew Bard Varges.
Building Crew Volunteers
Join the new CTK Building Crew! This volunteer team will serve alongside the deacons in helping with building access, setup, and use for Sunday services and other events. If you are a member of CTK and like serving behind the scenes, want to learn more about the diaconate or the building, or feel called to help facilitate CTK services and events, then this is for you! There will be a training on Sat July 15th from 10:30am-12pm (make-up options available). Please contact deacons@ctkcambridge.org with questions or interest.
Building Update
Installation of new metal sanctuary roof trusses by YSC is beginning the week of March 27th and is expected to take roughly two months. This will not affect Sunday morning worship, but will affect parking during the week at the building.
Easter Choir
Interested in singing in an Easter Choir? Leonard Layne will be organizing the choir for Easter Sunday this year. To learn more, reach out to him at 617-778- 3514 or llayne2@gmail.com.
CTK Softball Team
We are fielding a softball team for the Boston Metro Church Softball League again this summer. Games are played Saturday mornings, starting early June through August/September. It is a fun way to fellowship with members of the greater Boston Church community, and spectators are more than welcome. If you are interested in playing (or spectating!), please contact Owen Andrews (joandrews33@gmail.com) to be added to the mailing list.
Sunday School Teacher Needed
Sunday School teacher needed: There is an immediate opening on our Grades K & 1 Sunday School class teaching team for the remainder of the school year (through mid-June). Class meets weekly from 9:15-10:15am, taking some Sundays off around holidays. Teachers share assisting with class and leading lessons using a provided curriculum. If you enjoy working with children and might be interested in joining this team, please contact Dana Russell at dana@ctkcambridge.org.
Communicants' Class
One of the great joys of the body of Christ is when covenant children among us profess faith and become communing members of the church partaking in the Lord’s Supper. At Christ the King, we've typically offered a communicants class to help prepare children who are ready to come to the table. As we consider what form communicant’s will take this year, we’d like to get a sense of which children may be ready to participate. If you think your child has an understanding of his or her sin and is ready to express saving faith in Jesus, please let Dana Russell know by March 6 (dana@ctkcambridge.org).