Page Turners, Women’s book club for October
If you are a woman who like to read or simply likes to be social, then please join us on October 8 at 6:45 pm for the next “Page Turners” bookclub meeting. This month’s book is George MacDonald’s, Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women (1858). Of reading this book at the age of sixteen, C.S. Lewis reportedly wrote in his diary, “That night my imagination was, in a certain sense, baptized; the rest of me[,] not unnaturally, took longer. I had not the faintest notion what I had let myself in for by buying Phantastes.” (quote from wikipedia) Book can be purchased via Amazon or Abebooks Audiobook can…
Sermon, 15th Sunday after Trinity, 2024
Covetousness is, at its core, a distrust of God through an attempt to provide for ourselves. Yet we cannot make the sun rise or set, we cannot make it rain or shine, we cannot control the vast majority of what happens to us. So how exactly are we going to provide what we need for life? The virtue we need which opposes our greediness is justice – giving to all his due. The just person understands the relative value of things and does not clamor for that which cannot satisfy and which cannot save. God is our hope and strength, a very present help in trouble. God takes care of…
Page Turners Women’s book club for September
The book for September is a non-fiction book on the Enneagram personality typing called The Road Back to You, by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile. The ladies will be meeting at Bridgette’s house. Contact Fr. Kent for directions or other information.
Page Turners Book Club for August 2024
The ladies will meet on August 13, 2024, 6:45 pm, to discuss Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. The location hasn’t yet been determined, but we will update this post once the location is set. These are delightful get-togethers so treat yourself to a good read and the come for fellowship and encouragement.
Summer 2024 is Underway at CTK!
Time to post some photos of parish life at Christ the King! When Mr. Miller, our resident social director, is around, we will often gather down at the beach for a Friday night bonfire. Here are a few photos from our get together on June 21. This is followed by a couple photos or our potluck after church on Sunday, June 23. For the Feast of St. Peter (June 29), we had Holy Communion at 2:00 pm and then headed down to the beach for a bonfire. It was overcast that day, so no one braved the ocean, but we had lots of great food and BBQ! June 21 Beach…
Men’s Fellowship Night, July 19, 2024
An evening for men to enjoy food, fellowship, libations, and a cigar if that suits you. Please bring food and drinks to share. And bring friends too! Friday, July 19, 2024 6:00 pm – 9:00ish Email Fr. Kent for the location: [email protected] Thanks to the guys that came out! Here are a few photos from the evening.
Page Turners – May Meeting
The ladies will be meeting at 6:45 pm on May 14 to discuss, The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. This adventure is set in the French Revolution so there will be plenty of swashbuckling and daring-do! Will be great fun to read and to discuss. Email Fr. Kent for location or more details. The book is available at: Abebooks Amazon Audiobook: audiobookstore.com
Page Turners, Women’s Bookclub, February 20, 2024
The next Page Turners women’s bookclub will be on Tuesday, February 20, at 6:45 pm. The book for February is C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces which is available in book paperback and audiobook format. Email Fr. Kent for location.
Christmastide and Epiphanytide Worship and Events at Christ the King
Dec 20, Wednesday, 7 pm: Greening of the Church Come by for hot cocoa and seasonal snacks and help us decorate for Christmas. A fun and enjoyable time for all! Dec 22, Friday, 7 pm: Christmas Lessons and Carols A service of scripture readings, carols, and special music. This is one of the most beautiful services of the year so please join us! Dec 24, Sunday, 10:30 am: Sunday morning worship, 4th Sunday in Advent 8:00 pm: Christmas Eve open house at the vicarage 11:00 pm: Christmas Eve midnight mass – the first official worship of the Christmas season Dec 25, Monday, 1:30 pm Christmas is about Christ. Let us…