Saturday

Worship with Us this Sunday

March 5, 2023

10:00am In-person and Facebook Live or replay on Facebook later

Please join us for 10am worship in-person or Facebook Live or play it later on Facebook. We will light our Lenten candles as it is the Second Sunday of Lent. Our theme is Jesus Met and Known. We will meet a couple of ancient ancestors of the faith (Genesis 12:1-4a) and will meet Nicodemus in the Gospels as he interacts with Jesus (John 3:1-9).

Communion: We will celebrate the sacrament of communion at our open table this Sunday. It is a simple sacred meal. All are invited. We have bread and gluten-free wafers; grape juice and wine.

Give-A-Meal: We ask you to bring gifts of non-perishable food items on the first Sunday of each month for our neighbors in St Louis County and St Louis City.

First Sunday Choir: No tryouts! No experience necessary! Meet in the Sanctuary at 9am to learn the piece that will be shared in worship at 10am service.

Chili Cook-off & Brownie Bake-off - a fundraiser for our Youth Summer Mission Trip – Sunday, March 5 after worship. See Amy Yakel: [email protected]

Please participate in worship virtually via our livestream on Facebook if that is convenient for you and/or if you have tested positive for Covid in the last 5 days.

Masks should be worn and respected for in-person worship under the following conditions:

1) You have tested positive for COVID 6-10 days ago and you still have symptoms;

2) You are in a high-risk group and/or have underlying conditions;

3) You are more comfortable wearing a mask.

In order to protect individuals and the wider community, we strongly encourage up-to-date vaccinations and boosters against all communicable diseases.

Graphic by Dexter Cameron

Sunday School

This winter our children are learning about some of the people who met Jesus. Most of these stories are found in the Gospel of John: Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman, the first disciples, a blind man, the little boy with fish and bread, and many more.

Youth are using a new curriculum called Feasting on the Word. This curriculum is lectionary based with activities and discussions around topics of interest to youth as they relate to scripture.

We celebrated Book Sunday for kids birth through 8^th grade last week. If you haven’t placed your order for your complimentary book, please do so soon to Carmen at [email protected] Thanks to Liz Lyons and Carmen Bumgarner for coordinating Book Sunday 23!

Parkway Adventurers Planning Brunch

Monday, March 13 | 9:00-11:00am

Sunny Street Cafe, Des Peres

Join us for planning interesting things to do and places to go with this friendly and inclusive group that is also deciding on a new name to call themselves replacing "Not Just for Men."

Beautify Easter Worship with a Fern

Sign Up in the Gathering Space!

AWOL to See Play: Mousetrap

Sunday, March 12 | 2:00pm Robert Reid Theatre in Kirkwood

Agatha Christie’s MOUSETRAP. Please RSVP by February 26. $25/ticket

Tuesday Afternoon Dialogue Thru Lent

1st & 3rd Tuesday Zoom book discussion begins new book Mar 7.

Marv Herpel - celebrating his 90^th birthday on Friday 3-3-33!

ONA Conference - worship and workshops here this Saturday.

Wedding of Bethany & Enrique this weekend (Jackie Eiffert’s daughter) in TX; Ricky just hired to be a Professor of Latin American Studies at SLU.

Barb Harris - moving within the area on March 13.

All the acts of kindness, justice and equity near and far.

Lenten Journey.

Kuhlmann Family - Barb’s father’s memorial service will be on Thursday, March 9 at 3pm at Chesterfield Presbyterian.

Peter LaSalle - in the hospital here in St Louis after illness while away.

Joseph Miller - home after hospitalization & rehab (son of Deb Carter).

Schulenburgs Kaylyn & David’s Milo William born 11-30 is in NICU.

He is making strides: moving steadily toward 5lbs

Cassie Rosenberger’s mother Martha - prep for aggressive chemo.

Cassie Rosenberger - healing at home after Monday’s surgery.

All impacted by Covid-19.

Aftermath of devastating earthquakes in Turkey & Syria

When we asked our Muslim friends from TASOM (Turkish American Society of Missouri) about relief agencies -- https://embracerelief.org 

The continuing war in Ukraine.

UCC GMP Search Committee makes historic choice, recommends Karen Georgia Thompson as next leader

In a Spirit of Celebration, 

the St. Louis Association of the 

Missouri Mid-South Conference of the 

United Church of Christ 

in Covenant with 

Christ the King United Church of Christ 

Florissant, Missouri 

Invites you to the

Service of Ordination  

For

Dr. Timica F. Emerson and Ashley June Moore

Sunday, March 5 at 3:00 p.m. CST

Christ the King United Church of Christ

 11370 Old Halls Ferry Road

Florissant, Missouri 63033

(314) 741-6808

www.ctk-ucc.org

 Preacher for this celebration is:

 Rev. Traci D. Blackmon

 Associate General Minister of Justice & Local Church Ministries

 United Church of Christ

Clergy who wish to participate are asked to arrive by 2:30 p.m. and gather in the back of the sanctuary.

 Authorized clergy are invited to wear a stole of their own choosing. 

An offering will be received during the service and will be dedicated to:

 Christ the King United Church of Christ

On-line gifts may be given via Givelify

https://www.givelify.com/donate/christ-the-king-united-church-of-christ-florissant-mo-2j7wy5NjM4/donation/amount)

or mailed to 11370 Old Halls Ferry Rd, Florissant, MO 63033

Check are to be made payable to: Christ the King UCC

Covid restrictions: If you are not feeling well, please plan to attend virtually. Masks are optional for in-person attendees.

The service can be viewed via Zoom and virtual attendees can use this registration link to access the service details:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ucuqhrT0vHtZpj6iUpw3KTVax2iCEo1dl

Mental Health Support

988 (new nationwide 3-digit number similar to 911… call or text)

24/7 Crisis Hotline 800-273-8255 (TALK) | 800-SUICIDE: 800-784-2433

24/7 Missouri Department of Mental Health 800-811-4760

Text 741741 and someone will text right back…www.crisistextline.org

Behavioral Health Network of Greater St Louis 314-449-6713