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

Congregational Meeting

Join us this Sunday (10/23) for a congregational meeting at 3:30p in the sanctuary. This will be the first congregational meeting since Travis’s arrival, and is a chance to communicate updates on the life of the church, to repoint us toward our vision and mission, and to dedicate our church, city and world to God in prayer. The three main topics for Sunday will be

  • Updates from Travis on things like how his transition has been going so far, what's new under his leadership, and what kind of expectations we should set for ourselves in this new season of ministry at CTK.

  • This year's budget.

  • Updates on the building project and share about what's next.

Notes for College Students

This August, we sent three of our high school seniors off to college.  As a congregation, we’ll be sending cards to them as an encouragement during their first midterms. Ariana will be putting the cards and pens near the snacks after the service if anyone would like to sign them or leave a brief note letting them know we’re thinking of and praying for them. This will be the last Sunday before they’re mailed at the end of the month.

MNA Unity Fund

To support the growth of denominational leaders and ministers from the African American and other racial minority communities, the PCA created the Unity Fund, which gives scholarships to minority students for their seminary education. The PCA Foundation has made a Matching Grant Challenge available to the Unity Fund. All gifts given to the Unity Fund from October 10 to November 9 will be doubled by the Foundation up to $59,000. If you would like to support this effort, contributing during this window of time is an excellent idea!

Boston Fellows teaching Saturday

Inflation. Rising interest rates. Uptick in unemployment. Now's the time to look at your situation, whether as a check-up or an overhaul. Boston Fellows is hosting an event Personal Finances, God’s Way, on Saturday, October 22 from 10a to 3p. Join a conversation with Yvonne Mitto, Executive Director of Compass New England - "Finances God’s Way,” and Francine Stafford, personal financial coach, for rock-solid principles on debt, budgeting, saving, investing, generosity, and giving. This event is hosted by Boston Fellows. The cost is $15 and lunch is included. Register by October 20. Questions? Contact Boston Fellows.

Park Street Job Openings

Park Street School is seeking Long-Term Substitute Teachers for the 2022-23 school year. We are also seeking to fill several leadership positions on our Administrative Team. Park Street School offers competitive salary and benefits, generous time off, and a meaningful work environment with like-minded colleagues. If you are interested in being considered, please email employment@parkstreetschool.org.

CTK Stories (Copy)

Earlier in the Nehemiah sermon series, Pastor Travis encouraged us to find ways to share our own stories on how God has been at work to sustain, equip and grow us for being on mission to rebuild. To that end, we’d love for you to share a short story of how God has been on the move in your life. The idea is to feature stories in the Reader during the remainder of our sermon series. You could offer a short (3 min) video or a 300 word (or less) written version of a story - whichever you like best. Kids are welcome to share too! Or if you don't want your story published, but you do want to share it with Travis or the other leaders of the church, we'd be glad to hear it and be encouraged by it all the same. You can upload your video or document to this shared Dropbox folder. Looking forward to hearing about how God has been on the move!

Adult Ed

Our sermon series in Nehemiah has been calling us back to community. One way to answer that call could be in attending the new Adult Education class, which started on October 16th in the social hall at 9:15a. Leonard Layne will be teaching a 6-week class on Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, facilitating discussions on how God is at work and how we rebuild in our life together.

CTK Stories

CTK fam! You may recall the passage we looked at 2 weeks ago (Neh. 2:9-20) where Nehemiah shares how God had been on the move in his life and how I shared ways God has been on the move in our family's life to get us here with you all. In light of that, I asked us to find ways to share our own stories on how God has been at work to sustain, equip and grow us for being on mission to rebuild. I want to give you a specific opportunity to do that.

I'd love it if you would share a short story of how God has been on the move in your life with us. The idea is to feature stories in the reader during the remainder of our sermon series. You could offer a short (3 min) video or a 300 word (or less) written version of a story - whichever you like best. Kids are welcome to share too! Or if you don't want your story published, but you do want to share it with me or the other leaders of the church, we'd be glad to hear it and be encouraged by it all the same.

You can upload your video or document to this shared Dropbox folder.

Looking forward to hearing about how God has been on the move!

Newton Childcare

Christ the King Church Newton is seeking a childcare worker for a Women’s Wednesday morning Bible study to take care of children under age 5. The position is weekly on Wednesdays from 9:30am-11:30am, starting immediately and continuing through the end of the year and into the next. Pay is competitive. Additional hours are also available weekly on Sundays from 2:45-5:45pm. If you or someone you know may be interested, please have them contact Beth Olmsted at elisabeth.olmsted@gmail.com.