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The King's Banner THE KING’S BANNER Christ the King Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas 2353 Rice Blvd, Houston TX 77005 Volume 71, Number 1 713-523-2864 ctkelc.org January, 2016 Pastor Allison Hoenen to Preach Festival of the Epiphany Pastor Allison Werner Join us on Wednesday, January 6 at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate the fes- Hoenen returns to her tival of the Epiphany of Our Lord and the culmination of the season "home" congregation to of Christmas. Following the service will be a time of fellowship with preach on January 2 and king’s cake. 3, the Second Sunday of Blessing of Homes at Epiphany Christmas. Pastor Hoenen The festival of the Epiphany offers an occasion to bless our homes and her husband Janning where God dwells with us in our daily living. A printed rite of blessing are pastors in the Evan- and chalk will be supplied to all who wish to bless their home and gelical Lutheran Church in inscribe their entrance door with 20+CBM+16. When the magi saw Bavaria. Allison serves as the shining star stop overhead, they were filled with joy. “On entering a pastor for the congrega- the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother.” (Matthew tion of Heilsbronn Abbey 2:10-11) near Nuremberg. Janning is the pastor to students for Augustana Seminary in Neuendettelsau. They reside Calling ‘Racism” a Sin from The Lutheran, December, 2015 in Neuendettelsau with their children; Clara (12), In an effort to continue understanding the Rasmus (10), and Tove (8). complexity and implications of racism, ELCA Pastor Hoenen is currently writing her dissertation Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton will be in liturgical theology at the University of Erlangen. featured in a live webcast January 14 at 8:00 p.m. She has degrees from Yale Divinty School and the Lu- (CST). William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from theran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. She is a Clearwater, FL will serve as host. Eaton, Horne and graduate of Rice University in Music and German. She others will have an on-camera conversation about the racial disparity was a member of Christ the King Church during her in the criminal justice system and the faith community’s response. This student days and served on the pastoral staff in 2001 is Bishop Eaton’s second national webcast on the topic of racism. See and 2002. Pastor Janning Hoenen preached for the www.elca.org/webcast. German-language service on Christmas Eve. Welcome Wednesday Night Alive! Resumes January 13 home, Pastor Hoenen! Eating, learning, singing, playing instruments, studying, praying, Sunday Forum on Contemplative writing life stories, and so much more. See page 10. Practices in the Congregation On January 10 at 9:45 a.m. in the basement adult classroom, Dr. Bradley Hanson will present on a small study he conducted on contemplative practices in congregations. Brad is the founder and director emeritus of the Grace Institute for Spiritual Formation at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. See page 4. January 14, 2016 | 7:30 pm 2016 Peru Summer Trip Sign Up Chamber Music We have a few more spots available for the Peru Sum- JS Bach: Partitas Nos. 5, 6 and the French Overture, bwv 829-831 mer Trip on June 9-19, 2016. Our congregation will be Clive Swansbourne, piano visiting churches in Trujillo, visiting Machu Pichu, and Kawai Piano Gallery will be immersed into Peruvian culture. Come learn 5800 Richmond Avenue (corner of Bering Drive, north side of street) how we walk alongside our partner congregations and Houston, TX 77057 how we support the ministry of our Peruvian brothers Ticket required and sisters! Deposits of $350.00 are due by January 31, 2016. Please contact Ben Remmert or Beverly Davis at Bach Society Houston is funded in part by a grant from the City of See full information at www.bachsocietyhouston.org [email protected] for more information. Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. or call 713-400-0514. Christ the King Lutheran Church 1 Construction Update…December 30 Courtyard Improvements by Carolyn Phillips, Council President After thousands of dollars and many years of effort to grow As you can tell by the photos we continue to make good prog- grass in the courtyard, the congregation council referred ress…the steel support tubes (both vertical and horizontal) are the problem to a task group to find a solution. Terri Bourne, all installed, so structurally we are in good condition. They are Anita Bryant, Peter Boecher, Noelle Jung (church admin- being sanded and finished in prep for painting to match the istrator), Walter Murphy, Carolyn Phillips were elected to wood in the nave. The plaster folks are doing a thin skim coat serve in the group. on the walls to even them up and then they will be painted. The challenge is to provide a year-round durable playing The sacristy continues to take shape. Soon the blue stained surface, eliminate soil and mud from being tracked into the glass window will return after touch ups and be re-installed. buildings, and to extend fellowship space in the courtyard One that slipped past us was the side credences….they no for festivals and large receptions. The major concerns of the longer fit so new ideas are being developed. task group PS: In case you didn’t remember the term (I didn’t): were safety cre·dence ˈkrēdəns/ a small side table, shelf, or niche in a church and health, for holding the elements of the Eucharist before they are consecrated. the durability of the prod- uct, the ex- pense of the turf mainte- nance over time, effect on the oak trees, and aesthetics. The proposal is to install a natural-look- ing synthetic turf by Green Links, Inc. The product is in wide use in Houston on playing fields, playgrounds, parks, gardens, and reception areas. There are a few loca- tions in West University where one can see the product in use. One style called Bermuda is at West U Elementary on the University Boulevard side of the school near the main entrance. Another style, Prosprings, is installed at Fire Truck Park in the City of Southside Place; it is around some of the picnic tables and in a large area covering a berm and slide. The task group made numerous contacts in the city to interview administrators, managers, and homeowners about their experience and evaluation of the artificial turf. Responses were consistently positive and encouraging. The recommendation of the task group was presented to the executive committee and forwarded to council which accepted the report in its November meeting. Council is arranging for financing the recommended action with an expectation of installation before Holy Week. Samples of the materials being considered will be available in the courtyard 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. on Sundays, January 10 and 24 and during the January 17 Sunday Forum at 9:45 a.m. in the basement classroom. 2 The King’s Banner Cards and Coffee at New Hope Housing Perry St. Apartments Wednesday, January 21, 10:00 a.m. Third Wednesday of Each Month Collected at the church doors at the end of worship. Contact Beverly Davis: [email protected] or 713-400-0517 Engage Stabilize Employ Educate House SEARCH’s Mobile Out- Because of the chal- Putting people back to House of Tiny SEARCH works to help reach Program travels lenges that have con- work is a signature goal Treasures (HTT) individuals and fami- throughout Houston to tributed to homeless- of SEARCH in helping This nationally accred- lies who have been common gathering areas ness, the lives of these individuals who are ited early childhood placed in housing to for individuals who are individuals and fami- homeless become in- education program continue their stability homeless and provides lies are in chaos.Their dependent. provides developmen- and on-going work to tally-appropriate early rebuild their lives. on-the-spot assessment, lack of a steady income SEARCH offers job childhood education assistance, intervention and security of a home readiness, skills train- SEARCH currently for toddler and pre- and referrals. Armed with intensify whatever so- ing, employment supports 71 units of school age children food, water, clothing, and cial, physical, and psy- placement assistance housing for disabled while their parents at- blankets, they offer an im- chological challenges and case management families and individu- tend classes and begin portant lifeline to people they face. to more than 500 indi- als throughout Hous- working. who care and needed help. viduals each year. ton and Harris County. SEARCH’s Resource Cen- To effectively break the SEARCH provides fur- ter is a day shelter offer- cycle of homelessness, nishings, rent, utili- ing medical/dental and we must start with the ties, and the necessary Employment Services. children. security deposits to rebuild a home. Meet House of Tiny Treasures Graduate, Zavier SEARCH Cards and SEARCH's House of Tiny Treasures (HTT) is truly trans- Coffee Ministry formational for our youngest clients. Meet Zavier - a Please join us in hosting 5-year-old boy who recently graduated from HTT and our monthly coffee hour is now thriving in kindergarten at the Texas Southern for SEARCH Homeless University preparatory school. When Zavier first walked Services clients at the into HTT four years ago, he was a very shy and quiet Perry St. Apartments, 4415 child. At first, he wouldn't talk to anyone and expressed Perry, a New Hope Housing himself through his temper. After spending four years project in the Third Ward as a student at HTT, Zavier learned to express himself on Wednesday, January 20, through dancing, play, and speech.
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