CHRIST THE KING EPISCOPAL CHURCH APRIL 2016

Our Faith, Our Story History does not determine our fate, but our future will be found in the past For the past few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about our place in history of the church. Part of this is due to the research I am collecting for our new class (see sidebar on left), but my interest in Church history has also been piqued by work on behalf of the Diocese’s Academic Committee.

Every winter, the Episcopal Church conducts the General Ordination Exam (or GOE) for those about to be ordained as priests. The three day long exam covers six canonical areas: Holy Scripture, Christian Theology, Christian Ethics and Moral Theology, The Practice of Ministry, History of the Christian Church, and Christian Worship. As a member of the Academic Committee, I help to read these essays to assist in the evaluation of these ordinands.

And while history is only overtly the subject of one area, reading the exams made it clear this history pervades any discussion of the Church. Theology—which is merely a talk about how we think about God—isn’t made out of whole cloth. Like any other tradition, theology is developed over time—sometimes we measure this in years, other times we measure centuries.

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Your Faith, Our Story Begins April

10th

Want to learn more about the Episcopal Church? Fr. Matt is offering a new class, “Your Faith, Our Story” beginning April 10th after the Sunday Service. This class is designed to both introduce and refamiliarize the history, practices, and beliefs of the Episcopal Church. The class continues the second Sunday of every month.

Save the Date May 14 is Family Fun

Day!

Save the Date for a weekend of fun. CTK is hosting a hot dog lunch, bounce house, and other fun activities to help welcome that “Blockhead” Charlie Brown and friends as they stop by St. Giles’ Hall on Saturday, May 14th. Family Fun Day runs 10-2, with the movie starting after lunch (noonish). Spread the word!

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CHRIST THE KING EPISCOPAL CHURCH APRIL 2016

Can we move forward by looking back? Reflecting on the history of the Church for these past few weeks, I was drawn to a realization that as Episcopalians in the Anglican tradition, that we are a somewhat backward lot. Now, I don’t mean that we are theological neanderthals…far from it! But when our tradition is faced with a choice, our instincts often value tradition over novelty. This was made abundantly clear by John Jewel, a theologian who was active during the English Reformation between King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth I. As the Church of England swung like a pendulum between the Roman Catholic and Protestant poles of thought, there was a great deal of discussion over the topic of authority: Who had it? Where was this authority derived? And what was our responsibility to obey it? To simplify the debate, those who were sympathetic to the Roman Catholic position maintained the Pope’s authority to interpret scripture (especially Matthew chapter 16, where Jesus gives Peter the “keys” to the Kingdom). Unlike Luther and Calvin who instead allowed the individual the authority to interpret scripture in the midst of the community of the Church, John Jewel, however, argued for a different authority: tradition. Writing in 1562, Jewel both created and affirmed the Anglican understanding of tradition: “It is true we have departed from the Roman Catholics. But yet for all this, from the primitive church, from the apostles, and from Christ, we have not departed…Let them compare our churches and theirs together, and they shall see that themselves have most shamefully gone from the apostles, and we most justly have gone from them.” For close to five centuries, our tradition has led an experiment to see if it is possible to progress theologically while preserving the best traditions of our past. As our recent history has shown, this is approach is far from easy—but these challenges are a testament to the men and women who value our tradition’s future as much as its past. No one can anticipate the questions or problems of tomorrow, but I am comforted by our approach to these inquiries. As Episcopalians, as Anglicans, as Christians, we seek to capture the ancient faith and practices of the Apostles. We seek the future in our history.

-Fr. Matt+

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Fr. Matt away on vacation April 17-24

Fr. Matt will be away on vacation from April 17-24. On April 24th, please help welcome The Very Rev. Cn. Mary Hauck, Dean of the Sierra Deanery, who will preach and celebrate the Sunday Service.

Sunday School Teachers Wanted

Interested in helping teach Lego Sunday School? Please let Fr. Matt or Kristy know, we’re looking for more volunteers to help in this important ministry.

Pentecost Potluck May 15th

To celebrate the traditional “Birthday of the Church,” Christ the King will be hosting a BBQ Potluck on Sunday May 15th following the Sunday Service. On this festive day, Christ the King will welcome its two newest members: Emma and Boone Stafford, as they are Baptized into the household of God during the service!!! Look for more details in the May Newsletter.

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Prayer List

Birthdays: Katie

Anniversaries:

For those expecting a child: Kris & Carly

In thanksgiving for newborns:

For those in the hospital:

For those in need of healing:

Linda Chris

Margaret Torrey Klytia Leila Robin Joseph Betty

For those who have died:

For those in need:

For those who travel:

The Hecks The Muñozes

The Ways The Warrens

Special Concerns:

Christians in the Holy Land

For those about to be Baptized Emma and Boone

CTK Mission PrioritiesSt. Giles’ Hall Renovations:

The St. Giles’ Hall Use Application is now available on our website. If you have a group that would like to meet in St. Giles’ Hall, please see Fr. Matt or download and submit the form.

Weekly Attendance:

Here is a comparison of our March attendance reports from 2015 and 2016:

Anglican/Episcopal Brand Awareness: Fr. Matt’s Newcomers’ Class “Your Faith, Our Story” begins April 10th with an introduction to the Episcopal Church and the history of the Anglican Communion. We hope to see you there!

Budget Update:

To help keep parishioners informed of our parish finances, we will be providing monthly updates in the parish newsletter and weekly bulletin announcements.

Monthly Attendance March 2016 Previous Year

Week 1 27 13

Week 2 20 15

Week 3 26 17

Week 4 40 10

Week 5 N/A 13

Year to Date 307 185

March 2016 Monthly Budget

YTD +/- Budget

Plate Donations $200 $150 -$53

Pledges $2843 $2700 -$74

Totals $3043 $2850 -$127

Designated $260 $0

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April Worship ScheduleDate Reader Chalice Coffee Sunday School Lessons

April 3

Easter II

James James Hood Warren

He is Risen!

Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 150;

Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31

April 10

Easter III

Gimbel Gimbel Staffords Warren

Conversion of Saul

Acts 9:1-20; Psalm 30;

Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19

April 17

Easter IV

Muñoz Muñoz Muñoz Warren

Paul’s Journeys

Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23;

Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30

April 24

Easter V

Way Way Way Crews

Jonah

Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148;

Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35

May Worship ScheduleDate Reader Chalice Coffee Sunday School Lessons

May I

Easter VI

McNett James Batson Warren

Mary and Martha

Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67;

Revelation 21:10, 22:22-22:5; John 14:23-29

May 8

Easter VII

Muñoz Muñoz Muñoz Warren

Baptism of Jesus

Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97;

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26

May 15

Pentecost

Gimbel Gimbal Stafford No Sunday School

Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35, 37;

Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17, 25-27

May 22

Trinity Sunday

Way Morning Prayer

Way Crews

Pentecost

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8;

Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15

May 29

Pent. II Proper 4

TBA Rev. Tina Campbell

Warren No Sunday School

I Kings 8:22-23, 41-43; Psalm 96:1-9;

Galatians 1:1-12; Luke 7:1-10

June Worship ScheduleDate Reader Chalice Coffee Sunday School Lessons

June 5

Pent. III Proper 5

McNett James Batson Warren I Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30;

Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17

June 12

Pent IV. Proper 6

Muñoz Muñoz Muñoz Warren II Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15; Psalm 32;

Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-8:3

June 19

Pent. V Proper 7

Way Way Hood Crews Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22:18-27;

Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39

June 26 Gimbel Gimbel Warren Warren I Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 16;

Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62