Sunday Eucharist 8:30 a.m. - Spoken Word 10:00 a.m. - Music & Live Stream
Sunday Eucharist 8:30 a.m. - Spoken Word 10:00 a.m. - Music & Live Stream
Brown Bag & Bible, our weekly Bible study, is on Wednesday mornings from 11:30 to 12:30ish. Right now, we're studying the words of the women of the Bible, using Lindsay Hardin Freeman's book, Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter. So pack a lunch if you like, and join us here at CTKE. Or if it's easier to connect from home or work, then join us via Zoom. Please contact the church office for the Zoom link.
NO CLASS 5/1 AND 5/29
We've just finished our discussion of Debby Irving's book, Waking Up White. There was so much interest in the topic of anti-racism that a subset of our discussion group will soon be working through W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz's antiracist activity book, Do the Work!. If you're interested in joining us, get your copy of the book today. We'll provide a schedule and a Zoom link when we're ready to start.
We'll post the next book discussion as soon as it's available. To give you a flavor of the books that we've discussed, here are our most recent reads: Climate Church, Climate World, by Jim Antal; In Defense of Kindness, by Bruce Reyes-Chow; and The Ragamuffin Gospel, by Brennan Manning.
Our discussions are generally in hybrid format - meaning both in person at the church and also remotely by Zoom.
Drum Circle Worship is part drum circle, part meditation with scripture, part prayer . . . and a lot of verbal and nonverbal sharing. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 p.m. Join us . . . no experience necessary!
Effective faith formation provides opportunities for children to practice their faith through hands-on participation in the life, ministries, and activities of the faith community. That is why we encourage our young parishioners to assist the ushers in receiving the offering, to help the altar guild at the conclusion of the worship service, and on occasion, to interact with Pastor Martha during the liturgy. The children in our community also participate in many of our outreach ministries, particularly sharing in Christ's fellowship while visiting our homebound parishioners.
During the school year (September through June), we offer Second Sunday Children's Class beginning at 9:45 for children aged 3 through 5th grade. On these Sundays, the children rejoin the adults in worship in time for holy communion. On the fourth Sunday of the month, a part of worship is specifically planned for children's participation. On all other Sundays, we have a children's area in the nave furnished with kid-sized table & chairs, a comfortable rug, and activities related to fit the theme of the day. This welcoming space for families with young children allows parents and children alike to interact and worship together.
You may wonder why assisting in worship is listed under faith formation. The answer is this: we believe that engaging people in worship leadership enlivens their relationship with Christ, and that opportunity should be shared as widely as possible. Because we do not schedule worship assistants in advance, but ask for volunteers' week by week, the Holy Spirit has prompted many unlikely parishioners to come forward to serve by reading scripture, leading the prayers, or assisting at communion. The feedback has been consistent: helping to lead in worship is both humbling and spiritually uplifting.
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