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.

Daylight Saving

This Sunday (11/1) marks the end of Daylight Saving. Don’t forget to set your clock back!

Making Room at Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is coming up and it promises to look very different than it has in the past. In years past, we have asked people to Make Room at Thanksgiving in an effort to ensure that no one at CTK is without a place to go for the holiday meal. While we can’t share a meal indoors with others, there are still ways we can connect on the holiday. If you would be interested in hosting an outdoor meal, hosting a Zoom call (maybe with some games?!?!), or if you have another idea of how to reach out to one another this Thanksgiving, please contact laura@ctkcambridge.org. Let’s get creative!

Common Good Conference

How does your faith connect to your work? What does Sunday worship have to do with Monday vocation? The Common Good Conference, hosted by Made to Flourish on November 12, seeks to help us all answer these questions. It will help you pursue a more purposeful Monday, learn practical ways to integrate faith and work in a new work world, hear examples of how God is at work in every sector of society, and embrace a new story for work. Because of CTK’s relations with Made to Flourish’s Residency Program all members and regular attenders of the church have been given a 50% discount code to the conference. To learn more about the conference, or to register, you can visit www.commongoodconference.com. When you register, use the coupon code: ​CG20RESIDENCY50

Business Training Course

Small business owners: a training course is starting this month designed for Christian business owners to work through the essentials of a healthy business. The Business Essentials Virtual Course is designed to provide practical, hands-on guidance for small, especially new, businesses. The course begins with refining your business idea, moves to understanding the financials of your business, followed by creating business processes and ends with marketing, sales, and creating a plan toward success. The course will consist of 7 live 1-hour sessions and well as one-on-one coaching and is limited to 8 business owners. Please contact John Maudlin for more information.

Sandbox

The Huangs have a sandbox house that needs a new home.  It is a wooden house that can be transformed into a sandbox.  Someone once described it as "Wow, it's like a 007 gadget!"  It comes with a table and chairs and a lot of sand.  A truck will be needed to transport them all.  It's a great place for fun and sandplay for ages 2+.  Please contact Gi at giyoonhuang@gmail.com if interested.  Please see link to see a near identical item.

Job Needed

Job Needed in Mechanical Engineering: Keith Meikrantz and his wife are planning on moving from Pittsburgh to Boston for her to start graduate work at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He graduated in 2018 from Grove City College with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and is looking for a job in the field. He is currently working as a Manufacturing Engineer, but would be happy doing anything in the Mechanical Engineering field. If you know of any opportunities, please email Keith.

Sublet Needed

Sublet Needed: My name is Mason Willix and I go to Wheaton College in Norton Massachusetts but I will be doing an internship in Boston from January 19 to mid-May. My friend - who is also doing a similar internship - and I are looking to sublet for the duration of the internship. I am a Christian and love the Lord and am looking forward to get a little more engaged in the church community and thought it would be a good idea to reach out! Our budget is around 1k a month unfurnished and closer to $1,900 for furnished with two rooms. But we are very flexible!! Please contact me if you know of any housing opportunities. Thanks!

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.