THE KING’S CALL

April 2019

In This Issue

• Letters from Eric,

letter from Mike

• Updates & Men’s

Camp

• Budget & letter from

Pastor Jon

• Calendar

• Birthdays, anniver-

saries & events

• Military Ministry &

LWML

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

MISSION: WHAT WE DO!

We live in God’s Love, Grow

in faith together, Serve oth-

ers.

VISION: WHAT WE

STRIVE TO BE!

Generations of Christ-like

servants sharing God’s love

with the world.

Monthly

Bible Verse:

Luke 24:5b-6a

“Why do you seek the living among the dead, He is not here, but has Risen.”

L O V E – G R O W - S E R V E

Last year we decided to order children's Bibles instead of lilies

for Easter. Your response was amazing and each child was

blessed with their own, age-

appropriate Bible the week after

Easter. The teachers said that the

children were so excited to have

their own special Bible and what a

blessing for us to put the love of

Jesus into their hands. We would like to make this a yearly

tradition at CTK- We will need to purchase 73 Bibles this year

at a cost of $20 each. Look

for order forms at both

welcome centers. Please

complete the form, attach

payment and drop it in the

mail or by the office.

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Eric Nelson, Minister of Youth, Children & Family Outreach

Food. Family. Faith.

Look at most holidays throughout the year and there is one thing that is shared amongst them…Food. Valentine’s Day has its romantic dinners. Summer celebrations such as Independence Day and Labor Day have their hamburgers, steaks, and hot dogs. There’s the Thanksgiving turkey and big Christmas dinner. This month with Easter will see families gathering together for a special brunch or Easter dinner.

Families come together through food. Traditions are carried on year after year because of food. Conversations happen over food. Life and faith lessons are even shared because of food.

Let’s take a look back at the Passover. If you get a chance, grab your Bible and read Exodus 12. There it is again, food. Roasted lamb, bitter herbs, and unleavened bread. For that first Passover, God specified these items for practical reasons. The Israelite nation had to be ready to leave Egypt. They didn’t have time to let their bread rise or to prepare a pot of boiling water in order to make lamb stew. Nope. Just roast the lamb over the fire and quickly make a basic flatbread. Eat it while dressed ready for God to deliver them from slavery.

But it’s not just about the food. It’s about the family, too. Families were to eat together. They were to look after and care for each other. And from that first Passover, God begins a tradition that He intends to be carried out for generations. He tells the people to commemorate this day each year with a week-long festival of unleavened bread in order to remember God’s deliverance.

What I love most, though, is how God (through Moses) ends His Passover instructions with this note, “When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’ Then the people bowed down and worshiped.” (Exodus 12:25-27)

Food. Family. Faith. God has been combining these three things together for thousands of years. So this Easter, I encourage you to make plans to gather with friends and family after morning

worship. Surround yourself with food. It doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive, but make it memorable. And make sure to open your mouth more than just to eat. Talk to each other. Retell family stories. Reflect on the victory that is Easter Sunday! Ask each other, “What does this ceremony mean to you?” Parents, take the time to share the story of your faith-journey with your children and then listen as your kids tells you what Easter means to them. Let these conversations become your family’s newest Easter tradition!

Christ is Risen, and so will we! Talk about it as a family!

-Eric Nelson

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Mike Haas, Executive Director

YOUR GENEROSITY IS OVERWHELMING!

The repairs and replacement of our HVAC system are almost complete and by the time you receive this new-

letter your donations will have reached nearly $50,000! Wow!

Our contractor J.A. Bertsch Heating and Cooling ( thank you Joel and Kim) has done a wonderful job and have taken very good care of us. Thank you Joel and Kim for donating a portion of the cost of the project back to CTK. We are in very good hands.

Easter is right around the and this past winter has taken a heavy toll on our landscape and grounds. Lots of cleanup, trimming, raking and sprucing up to be done. Allen Lyght our maintenance man will be heading up several projects in preparation for Easter and can use all the help you can provide. Thank you.

Our Sunday morning adult bible class will continue through Easter focusing on the video documentary “The Odyssey of St Paul” following his travels and missionary journeys in Israel, Turkey, Greece and Italy. Please join us Sunday mornings @ 10 AM in Founders Hall.

From Sounding the Seasons, Seventy Sonnets for the Christian Year, by Malcom Guite

Easter Dawn

He blesses every love which weeps and grieves

And now he blesses hers who stood and wept

And would not be consoled, or leave her love’s

Last touching place, but watched as low light crept

Up from the east. A sound behind her stirs

A scatter of bright birdsong through the air.

She turns, but cannot focus through her tears,

Or recognize the Gardener standing there.

She hardly hears his gentle question ‘Why,

Why are you weeping?’, or sees the play of light

That brightens as she chokes out her reply

‘They took my love away, my day is night’

And then she hears her name, she hears Love say

The Word that turns her night, and ours, to Day.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21

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Many thanks for your donations to the repair and re-placement of our heating and air conditioning system. Just to bring you up to date, since we began this project we experienced several other system failures, not directly related to the initial problem. Three other failures occurred within a week of each

other: We lost a circuit board with the furnace that heats the east corridor and conference rooms, then we lost a coil that provides heat and air to the gym, and finally (I pray finally) the twin furnaces that heat the sanctuary failed with broken heat sensors and needed to be replaced. To say the least it has been a little crazy around here. All of these have been or soon will be resolved, however these issues increase our total expense to around $95,000. Here is the impact you donations have had so far: 66 donations to date via Thrivent Choice Dollars and your direct donations totaling $45,000! Wow! More Thrivent Choice Dollars are expected to come in the first week of April, but if you have Thrivent Choice Dollars available and have not designated them yet, you have until the end of March to do so. It’s easy to do. You can do it on-line through your Thrivent account @ https://www.thrivent.com/making-a-difference/living-generously/thrivent-choice/ or call them direct @ 1-800-847-4836 and they will walk you through the process.

More donat ions are needed and welcome.

HVAC SYSTEM

UPDATE

CTK EMERGENCY

FLIPCHART

CTK EMERGENCY

FLIPCHART Did you know that Christ the King has Emergency Flipcharts

posted in convenient locations throughout the church? There are

several in easy-accessible locations. These flipcharts cover

situations from a fire in the building, to an earthquake, or even a

bomb threat. They are easy to follow instructions on how to deal

with emergency situations safely and properly. We hope that you

will take some time to preview these well laid out plans.

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EARL and LORRAINE ANDERSON - APRIL 17

DARRELL AND LISA FISHER - APRIL 2

HOLLY AND DAISY GLEAVES - APRIL 6

CRAIG AND JEAN HIATT - APRIL 4

BRADLEY AND LINDA KARLGAARD - APRIL 28

RON AND LIZ OHLENKAMP - APRIL 30

GEORGE AND LEE PERIMAN - APRIL 13

DICK AND BARBARA SCOTT - APRIL 20

SCOTT AND KIMMY SYLWESTER - APRIL 16

GENE AND PENNY URBATSCH - APRIL 13

PAUL AND GINNY WESTHAFER - APRIL 27

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MINISTRY MEETINGS

Qui l ters meet Apr. 4th & 18th at 9 AM

Contac t Donna 208-664-5920

Apr. 2nd— 9:30 AM Fai th C irc le ,

Jodie 208-818-4654

7 :00 PM Hope C irc le ,

Janet 208-765-6717

Apr. 3rd—10:00 AM Mi l i tary Minis try ,

Ruth 208-669-6615

Apr. 8th—9:30 AM Love C irc le ,

Sandy 208-660-0551

Apr. 15th— 9 :30 AM C irc le o f Chari ty,

Yvonne 208-676-9132

Apr. 18th—9:00 AM Days for Gir l s ,

Carol 208-818-4654

Apr. 22nd—9:30 AM LWML Board Meet ing

April 16th— 6 PM NYG meeting for parents

and youth

April 18th - 7 PM Maundy Thursday Service

April 19th—7 PM Good Friday Service

April 21st—Easter Celebrations:

7 AM Sunrise Service

9:30 AM Easter Worship

11:00 AM Easter Worship

Pancake breakfast and events starting at 9:30

We were treated to Ruben sandwiches & the

Weddle Twins - Kelsey & Marissa - entertained

us with Irish songs.

EVENT UPDATE

Meals start at 5:30 PM

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Christ the King

Lutheran Church &

Early Learning Center

1700 Pennsylvania Ave.

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

Church: 208-664-9231

School: 208-765-6736

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 8:30 & 11:00 AM

OFFICE HOURS

Mon-Th: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM

Fri: 8:00 AM—1:00 PM

STAFF

Jon Muhly: Senior Pastor

Mike Haas: Executive Dir. Deacon

Larry Comer: Pastor

David Grice: Deacon

Martha Hatch: Dir. Of Youth & Family Min.

Nancy Butler: Admin. Ministry Asst.

Jennifer Newton: Coordinator of Comm. & volunteers Darryl Anderson: Coordinator of Worship Arts

MISSION & VISION LEADERSHIP

BOARD

Chairperson: Eric Kiehl

Vice Chairperson: Garrett Golke

Secretary: Russ Shumacher

Barbara Adams, Bob Baker,

Bev Butterfield, Dwight Hoeck,

Andy Pigott, and

Lee Richardson.