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Our Mission:
To become joyful disciples of Jesus Christ and to make joyful disciples of all people through Stewardship, Worship, Education, Evangelism, Pastoral Care, Service, and Fellowship.
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The Weekly
Mission at Christ the King
Week of January 8, 2012
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Jan 11 |
5:00 pm |
Mission Leadership Team Mtg |
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6:00 pm |
Worship & Study |
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7:00 pm |
Choir Practice |
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Thu |
Jan 12 |
6:00 pm |
Men's Fellowship Dinner |
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7:00 pm |
Knitting Prayer Shawls Class |
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Sun |
Jan 15 |
9:00 am |
Adult Sunday School |
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10:15 am |
Worship & Holy Communion |
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11:45 am |
2012 Annual Parish Meeting |
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5:30 pm |
Ministry of Intercession | |
Upcoming Events & Announcements
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Wednesday Evening Study |
Wednesday evenings @ 6 p.m. - The Overarching theme is Sacred Rhythms. Our Teacher is Ms. Ruth Barton who is the Founder of Transforming Center [www.thetransformingcenter.org]. |
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2012 Annual Parish Meeting |
Sunday, January 15th, 2012- Our Annual Parish Meeting following our Worship Service. |
Thought for the Week
(January 8, 2012)
Performance or Prayer?
I think, to be performance oriented is to be both self-dependent and self-promoting. But, to be prayer centered is to be both God dependent and God promoting. What do you think? Would you live this week being Performance oriented or Prayer centered? Disciples, i.e., Christian disciples are much more prayer centered than performance oriented. That is my story and I am sticking to it.
Blessings and Joy to you in the strong name of the Trinity who is "Slow to chide; but Swift to bless!"
Desmond C. Francis
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Our Weekly Discipleship Scripture, Thought & Prayer.
(January 5, 2011)
Here is our weekly Discipleship Scripture, Thought and Prayer. We begin a new series on "Christian Discipleship.":
First our Scripture.
Matthew 5:1ff, "When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak and taught them, saying: 'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.'"
What is a mark of authentic Christian discipleship? Jesus says the first mark of a Christian disciple is that they are humble. To be 'poor in spirit,' means to own up to the reality that we are spiritually bankrupt and in us there is nothing good or gracious or kind or merciful or loving or forgiving and that our greatest single need is for more of God and for more of grace and for more of goodness in our lives. And the only way, you and I can receive more and more of grace, of goodness and of God in our lives is to humble ourselves and ask precisely for God to give us more of Himself in our lives. A Christian disciple is a humble person who needs and wants more of God in his or her life!
Second our Prayer.
Great God of heaven and earth we praise and bless and magnify your holy name.
We worship you as you, and you alone is worthy of our worship. We thank you for life and joy and peace and grace and every blessing that makes us who we are.
Before you, this day, we humble ourselves and ask that you will give more and more of yourself that we may truly and genuinely see you, love you and follow you all the days of our lives. Make us the kind of disciples you want us to be. We ask all this in the strong name of Jesus. Amen & Amen.
Much Peace and Power to each of you in the strong name of the Trinity who is "Slow to chide and Swift to bless."
Desmond C. Francis+
Rector, CTK Parish |
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Directions to our church: Christ the King Church is near Advocate BroMenn Hospital, located between the campuses of ISU and IWU. From the North, take I-55 to Veterans Parkway South (Exit #167) and go south for 2.7 miles; turn right onto Vernon Avenue and go west for 1.8 miles; turn left onto Fell Avenue; the church is .4 miles south on the left on the corner of Highland and Fell.
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Christ the King Episcopal Church - Normal, Illinois
