SERVE THE CONGREGATION
There are many opportunities within our congregation for fellowship and service to one another.
“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.” Romans 12:4-6
Stephen Ministry
What is Stephen Ministry?
The Stephen Ministry was founded in 1975 and has provided training and resources to thousands of congregations and organizations worldwide. Stephen Ministers are trained members of our congregation who listen, care, encourage, and provide emotional and spiritual support to people going through a crisis or difficult time.
Pastors will always be on the front lines of care, especially during times of crisis. However, sometimes there are needs for ongoing, one-on-one care that pastors can’t effectively meet by themselves. This is where the Stephen Ministry fits in. In order to provide a systematic method to care for those who are hurting, our congregation has reinstated the Stephen Ministry program.
The goal of Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministry seeks to provide a thoroughly biblical solution – equipping God’s people for ministry. The Stephen Ministry logo represents a care receiver’s journey from brokenness toward wholeness through the cross of Jesus. In this way, it illustrates the Stephen Ministry motto: “Christ caring for people through people.”
Stephen Ministry at Christ the King
Stephen Ministers work alongside our pastor to care, encourage, and provide emotional and spiritual support to people who are going through a difficult time, such as divorce, grief, hospitalization, unemployment, terminal illness, relocation, chronic illness, or loneliness. We have several ministers trained and ready to help you get through that tough time in your life. We all like to be strong and handle life’s problems on our own, but sometimes we simply need someone to listen and help us work out our own solutions. Feel free to stop and chat with anyone wearing a Stephen Ministry badge.
If you have gifts for listening and encouragement, please begin to prayerfully consider whether you might want to be part of this exciting ministry as a Stephen Minister.
Stephen Ministry Contact: Michele Luthart | 678-462-9129
Caring Teams & Eucharistic Shepherds
CARING TEAMS
The Caring Teams Ministry motto is “We Care” because we respond to our members who are in need of a home-cooked meal when they are ill, and to also provide support to grieving families during funeral receptions. There are six ministry teams responsible for two months per year.
EUCHARISTIC SHEPHERDS
This important ministry provides Holy Eucharist to our home-bound members when the Pastor cannot visit. The ministry consists of teams of two persons who visit the homes and assisted-living apartments of our home-bound members when requested.
Shepherds Coordinator: Mary Koegler | 706-266-6633
SUNSHINE MINISTRY
Seeing a need to reach out to Christ the King members, this goodwill card ministry seeks to spread a little sunshine to our members with birthday, get-well, and uplifting greeting cards. Notes of concern and prayer are sent to members whose names appear on the weekly prayer list. During the Christmas and Easter holidays, ‘goody’ gift bags are also delivered to homebound members, if their facility allows a visit.
Sunshine Ministry Coordinator: Mary Ann Wojtysiak | 714-801-7407
Stewardship & Scrip Program
STEWARDSHIP MINISTRY
The mission of the Stewardship Ministry is to help God’s people at Christ the King grow in their relationship with God through the generous use of the time, talent, gifts, finances and blessings God has entrusted to them. The Stewardship Team is focused on providing spiritual enrichment messages throughout the year to help members understand the gifts that God has so graciously provided, highlight opportunities to share these gifts, and develop the desire to give back to God in helping others. We encourage the participation of all our members to share their gifts of time, talent and treasure.
Stewardship Ministry Coordinator: Jack Schlea | 470-253-7290
SCRIP PROGRAM
Now in its 14th year, the Scrip program sells gift cards of which the church gets a small percentage of each card sold. The money we get from this program goes directly to mortgage debt reduction. The team always needs volunteers to man the tables on Sunday morning and help with the program bookkeeping.
Scrip Coordinator: Scott Younghouse | 770-888-1841
Property Upkeep Ministry
PROPERTY TEAM
The Property Team oversees the upkeep and minor repair of the physical building. The team can always use the help of any member who wants to volunteer their time.
Property Team Coordinator:
LANDSCAPE & GROUNDS TEAM
The Landscape & Grounds Team maintains the lovely appearance of our church grounds. About four times a year, a “Saturday Workday” is held where member volunteers get together for a few hours and tackle some of the seasonal landscape tasks such as weeding, mulching and pruning. Also individuals and groups of volunteers can “adopt” a particular area of the property, such as the Rose Garden, to maintain by periodically weeding and watering. It’s a great way to get exercise and fellowship in an outdoor setting.
Landscape Team Coordinator: Amy Barish | 770-889-3072
Social & Fellowship Groups
J.O.Y (Just Older Youth)
Our adult/senior group gets together every few months for social and fellowship activities. Some of the activities this group has sponsored were a trip to Gibbs Gardens, a football themed “Kickoff” lunch, an art show excursion, a Christmas progressive dinner. Check the Newsletter and Upcoming Events page for new J.O.Y. activities. The group is always looking for members to serve on their event planning team.
CTK Gwinnett Stripers Outings – Next Game is Friday, May 22
We learned some lessons at our last game in April – 1. Traffic to get to a Stripers baseball game around 6 PM is terrible. 2. If we don’t have cell phone numbers we have no way to let people know where we are seated. Thus, if you want to join us on Friday, May 22, when the Stripers play the Charlotte Knights please text Jim at 770-317-8788 and tell him your plans. Jim’s plan is to get to the area of the field between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m., eat dinner at the Moonshiners Bar & Grill at 2815 Buford Dr. Ste.108, Buford, GA 30519, and get to Coolray stadium around 6:30 for the 7:05 game time. Then, we will buy our tickets for section 107, higher rows to make it easier for those of us who have trouble going up and down a lot of steps. By the way, there will be fire works after the game.
Thankful Thursdays – Next lunch is Thursday, May 28
Come join fellow CTK members for lunch the 4th Thursday of every month. Our next lunch will be on Thursday, May 28 at 12:00 noon, everyone is invited to “bring your own lunch” and enjoy the companionship of your fellow members. This is an informal gathering to get to know others in the church.
For questions, please contact Sigrid Myers at 770-789-5327.
CTK Snappers
Are you a want-to-be photographer, semi-skilled, or seasoned at the art and looking for a chance to meet with others who share your passion? If so, please consider CTK Snappers. All levels of expertise are welcome. We meet and share our challenges and successes and question each other. For information on the group, please contact George Deardorff – 678-983-9028 or Mike Myers – 770-827-4700.
Next Field Trip – Battle of Resaca Reenactment
Saturday, May 16
Meet at 9:30 a.m. in Resaca
Resaca, GA
We will be meeting at 9:30 to walk around the grounds and watch the Battle Reenactment at 2:00 pm. There will be a Civil War Camp, vendors, and sutlers. Admission is $10 for adults. Please text Melissa Loggins at 770-851-4287 if you plan on attending, and she will add you to the group text. Melissa also has directions and parking information. Do not use Maps, it is not accurate.