News & Announcements

Calling all Lawnmowers! - (People, that is, not equipment.) We have the equipment - what we need are riders. If you like to be outdoors, this is the ministry for you! We need people to mow and/or weedeat weekly here at Christ the King. There is a sign-up sheet on the kiosk in the Fellowship Hall. You can sign up to mow or weedeat or both. You can sign up for as many or as few weeks as you wish. Call Fred Monks if you have any questions 678-325-9258, but most importantly, SIGN UP!

Bible Training Class participants - are being honored Sunday May 4th during the 11:00 a.m. service. Those 2nd and 3rd graders who have completed the Bible Training class are being presented with a youth Bible. Congratulations to: Emily Brown, Aaron Cummings, Hunter Dean, Jessica Fischer, Alana Garcia, Alyssa Garcia, Allyssa Hitchcock and Madison Troline.

Kelly Edwards Director of Youth Ministries has a new email address: youthministries@ctklutheran.com. Please change this in your address books. Also parents please send Kelly your email address so that she may update her address book.

Outreach - in its continuing quest to serve the Congregation, has decided to purchase an Automatic External Defibulator (AED). This device would be used in the unfortunate event that someone at our church had a heart attack. Payment for the AED will come from Special Funds that have been contributed over the years and Supplemental Funds from Thrivent. Hopefully we will never have to use it, but if we do, we need folks trained to use it properly. To make this service most effective we need some information from you. We would appreciate anyone already trained in CPR and the use of an AED to call Lu Leeds at 770-887-1496 to let her know. We need to be sure all Services are covered with people who are trained and willing to help. After we determine those who are currently trained, we will offer training to anyone else who would like to serve.

The King's Men A men’s choir is now forming at Christ the King. All men 15-105 are welcome to participate! Women Tenors and Basses also invited! The repertoire will be eclectic and span the spectrum of Sacred and secular works from all periods. Great music as well as wonderful fellowship and fun! We plan to be part of the music leadership for our worship services occasionally as well as unique concert fare! Please let Nancy Smith know if you are interested. We will have a “touch-base” meeting soon and choose a rehearsal time! Don’t be shy! Sign-up now! Call the church office or email at: nancy@ctklutheran.com

For those that are having trouble with the print in the bulletin we will make a copy that is 11” x 17”. Please either call the church office or email which service you need made larger as we will be making these copies on a request only basis. Each Sunday your copy will be on the Ushers’ table with your name on it..

Our new telephone directory will be published in June 2008. If you have moved or changed telephone numbers since the last publication, please notify the office at 770-889-5328 or email us at ctk1125@ctklutheran.com. New telephone directories will be placed in your mailbox sometime in June.

After providing for family and loved ones, members may want to put Christ the King in their wills, thus helping to assure the long-term future of our church. Bequests are free of estate tax and can substantially reduce the amount of your assets claimed by the government. You can give needed support for our church by simply including the following words in your will: “I give, devise, and bequeath to Christ the King Lutheran Church, Cumming, Georgia, Inc. (insert the amount being given here) to support the ministry of Christ the King.” A bequest can be a specific dollar amount, a specific piece of property, a percentage of an estate, or all or part of the residue of an estate. You can also name Christ the King as a contingency beneficiary in the event someone named in your will is no longer living. It is recommended that a lawyer help in drafting or amending a will. To obtain a copy of the Memorials, Bequests, and Other Gifts Policy, please contact the office.

We extend a warm welcome back to Doug Linebarger, Mike Myers, Bob Young, and Eric Wintersteen on their return from a week of work on the homes for Camp Victor Ministries at Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. We encourage members to ask them about their experiences and consider joining them on future trips.

The sign up chart for flowers is located in the Narthex on the brown kiosk. Please prayerfully consider sponsoring flowers for the enhancement of our worship experience as we have very few Sundays filled in for this year.

Preschool News! Hurry if you want your child or grandchild in our preschool next year. There are only 5 openings left in the 3-year olds and several in the 18-24 month old class (ages as of September 1). Their annual fundraiser, Trike-AThon, will be held April 21 and 22. All monies raised go directly for furnishings for the church education wing and preschool. Call Liz Lorendo to donate or for more information 678-513-4338.

We need Bakers!! At Relay for Life, our booth will be selling desserts and coffee. We also need cappuccino making machines!! Please sign up at the table in the narthex not only to bake, but also to help set-up, sell and tear-down. Please contact Suzanne Price at 770-205-7198 for more information.

Prayers & Squares – let’s get going again! This is the group that makes the lap quilts for those in crisis – you know, the ones where we tie the knots and say a prayer. Don’t know how to quilt? Don’t worry – a beautiful “whole cloth” quilt holds the same prayers and blessings to the recipient! Call Pat Brown at 770-479-7046 if you’re interested in joining this wonderful ministry.

7th grade Confirmation Students, your packet for confirmation camp was due on March 15, 2008. If you have not turned in this registration form and deposit, please contact Kelly as soon as possible.

The 2007 Annual Report is now available on the table in the Narthex. It is also available on the website here. There are limited printed copies available, so please view it on the website if possible. We will be approving it at the Congregational Meeting Sunday, March 16.

Camp Hope applications are available in the Youth office. Dates this year are July 12 - July 18.

Women's Ministry - Are you interested in receiving information for upcoming women's events by email? If so, please send your email address to Gail Trimble at gardengail@comcast.net.

Challenge Update. Thank you to all who pledged gifts to The Challenge campaign. We received 71 pledges and gifts totaling $23,372. That comes close to our goal of $26,000. It’s not too late to pledge – just put it in the offering and hopefully Rich will shave his head soon! These gifts will help make Lutheranch a wonderful retreat center for spiritual renewal and growth, and help with improvements to Lutheridge and Lutherock.

Lutheridge was established 62 years ago! Lutherock came soon after. Now we have the opportunity to be a part of the beginning of Lutheranch. The Foundations For Faith - The Challenge is a campaign to fund this property in northwest Georgia. This will become a third camp and conference center to serve generations of youth and families across the Southeast. For more information visit our Ministry Spotlight page Lutheranch.

Do you have a loved one or friend in the military whom you wish to receive encouraging, supportive mail from the church? If so, please contact Gail Trimble at 404-822-4378 or by email at gardengail@comcast.net.

Sound Recording Ministry - If you attend Sunday services at Christ the King and would like to contribute your time and effort to a support ministry, we are building a team of recording engineers for 2008. We plan to rotate each Sunday to record at least one sermon per week for distribution to our shut-ins, elderly members and for archival. We also need volunteers to copy and distribute media. Please contact Ron Scarazzo at rpscarazzo@comcast.net or call 770-781-4174.

Pastoral Care Ministry - Beginning January 2, the Rev. Dr. Dwight Ogier who is a retired Episcopalian pastor has graciously offered to be an interim assistant to Pastor Dee and take on the roll of pastoral care which includes visiting the hospitalized and the homebound. If you need pastoral care please contact Pastor Ogier at 770-886-1408 or the church office at 770- 889-5328.

Young Adults (ages 19-25) Where do I fit in at the Church? Let’s get together and talk about starting a small group Bible Study. If you are interested, please contact Kelly Edwards at 770-889-5328 or kellyedwards@ctklutheran.com

The White Candle on the Altar was placed there during the congregational meeting when the call committee was approved and will remain on the altar during the call process.

Bulletin and Newsletter Information sent via e-mail needs to be addressed to ctk1125@ctklutheran.com. The deadline for bulletin announcements is at 12 noon on Wednesday. For Newsletter articles the deadline is the 21st of each month.

Do you have info for the church web page? Send your Ministry News, photos, calendar information, etc to ctk1125@ctklutheran.com for inclusion.

Would you like to be on the e-mail distribution list from the church office? If you are one of the few who does not yet receive e-mail updates from the church office, please send an e-mail to ctk1125@ctklutheran.com and request that you be placed on the mailing list.