For Good Friday, we’ll be joining with other Cambridge-area churches for a joint service. This year, it will be hosted at Central Square Church (5 Magazine St.) at 7:30p on Friday, March 29. It will be a tenebrae-style service. Please join us for this opportunity to worship alongside brothers and sisters from other area churches as we remember Christ’s sacrifice.
Adult Ed
New Adult Ed Class: Holy Week Reflections — March 17 & 24, 9:15a in Social Hall.
Easter doesn't stand alone. It is the exuberant declaration to the Victory achieved by our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. In this short class we will look too briefly at his last two days; the events of the Last Supper and the Last Sacrifice. In this way, let's prepare for Easter.
Pre-Check on App
Attention Parents: Introducing “pre-check”—a faster way to check in your kids! Check in your children on your phone (anytime Sunday morning), then scan your code at church to quickly print labels at any check-in station, though we’ve added a new print station in the basement dedicated to pre-check! Download the Church Center app to get started with pre-check.
CW Feedback
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.
Adult Ed
Next Adult Ed class: Supporting our Youth as a Church Family: Stories and Discussion. CTK has long been home to a vibrant community of children and families. Our children’s ministry comes alongside them with sound Biblical teaching each Sunday, but how else does our church support the youth among us? This is not a parenting class, but instead a discussion on what it means when we take the vow during infant baptism to “as a congregation undertake the responsibility of assisting the parents in the Christian nurture of this child.” The presenters (Tim Talun, Gi Yoon-Huang, Michael Poor, and Andy Stuntz) will share their experiences as families with younger and older children of various abilities, people of color, one Christian parent, and growing up at Christ the King Church. We hope this will help spur discussion on how we can better serve the youth of our church in their Christian nurture. Class runs on March 3 & March 10 at 9:15a in the Social Hall.
Map
If you have a large world map you would be willing to donate to the CTK missions team, please email missions@ctkcambridge.org. Thanks!
Sunday School
Please note that Sunday School classes and Adult Education are NOT meeting this coming Sunday, February 18 (President’s Day weekend). Classes will resume the following Sunday, February 25.
Communicants
Communicants Parent Info Meeting: On Monday, March 4 from 7:30-8:30pm on Zoom, there will be a parent information meeting for those whose children may be ready to join the church as communing members. Travis and Dana will share some possible communicants options for this spring. We hope to offer a few “tracts” for children of various ages who may be ready to profess Jesus as their Lord and Savior and prepare to come to the Lord’s Supper. This will be a time to listen, ask questions and also to hear from you to help us gauge interest and shape the communicant offerings. Please email Dana Russell (dana@ctkcambridge.org) by 2/29 if you are interested in attending this information meeting and to receive the Zoom link.
High School Sunday School Class
Attention High Schoolers and Parents of High Schoolers: the High School Sunday School class will be resuming this Sunday, February 4th for the spring semester!
2024 Winter Getaway
There’s still space available for the 2024 CTK Getaway, taking place January 26 thru January 28! Visit ctkcambridge.org/getaway for more information and to register!
No Cambridge Service
Please note, because of our annual Winter Getaway, we will not have a Sunday service in Cambridge this Sunday (1/28). If you’re looking for somewhere local to worship, please check out CityLife in Boston or Seven Hills in Somerville.
BR available
Available to rent: 1 bedroom available in a 3 bedroom apartment at Revere. Other roommate is a Christian and the landlord is pastor Kelly Madden (the lead of the Boston Fellows program), so it is a nice opportunity for a girl who is looking for a lovely Christian home. It will be available last week of January for move in. The address is 165 Bellingham Ave - close to Beachmont station blue line. Interested people can contact Miriam, the tenant (miriam.riad222@gmail.com) and pastor Kelly, the landlord (kelly.alvin.madden@gmail.com).
Men's Bible Study
The Friday morning men's Bible study is starting a new study in John, so it's a great time to visit! They meet 6:15-7:15am every Friday here on Zoom for fellowship, reading, reflection, and discussion. No preparation required. Contact Andy (astuntz@gmail.com) with questions.
Women's Bible Study
The Thursday Morning Women’s Bible Study will be starting up again on January 25th at 9:30a in the Social Hall. This semester, they’ll be studying the book of Lamentations. All are welcome!
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.
Volunteer Appreciation
Parking
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.
12/24 Nursery
Nursery Families: Please note that with inadequate staffing and anticipation of lower numbers of children with many traveling, Nursery will NOT be open for drop-off care (for children 3 years and under) during the 4pm Christmas Eve service. Here’s what we plan to make available for families to choose what works best for them: the livestream of the service and a selection of toys will be available in the Social Hall and the nursery rooms will be open for diaper changing, nursing mothers or families in need of a quiet space.
Advent Wreath
Parents, in the service this Sunday we will continue our Advent celebration by lighting the next candle in our wreath! Presenters will prepare a special teaching for the kids and, as has been the tradition at CTK, we’ll invite any children who would like to come up to the front to sit (parents, feel free to escort them). Families are also welcome to remain in the pew if preferred.