"Welcome to the Advocate!"

A publication of celebrations and happenings in the lives of CTK family and friends. This Advocate will summarize what's happened, and give a preview to new events coming your way! So keep a lookout for this publication every 1st of the month. Birthdays and Anniversaries are near the bottom!

Celebrating our connection with Christ



Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025

Presiding

Pr. Frank Janzow

Sunday Worship 9am

Services are available on Facebook, YouTube and the CTK website

Communication

If you have changed any of your contact information please make sure you tell the office. Phone, address, email are very improtatnt.

The CTK 1231 Express Train has left the station for 2024! We exceeded the 2024 Undesignated Giving budget by $6.8k!  Many thanks for your generosity!

THIS WEEK...

Great Hall Exercise with Kia M & F 8:45 am and 9:45 am, W at 9:45 am only $3 a class. Come join! Click Here for the schedule and descriptions

Fri. Jan. 31 Men's Bible Study 7 am at Lumber Inn

Sat. Feb. 1 Boy's Breakfast Bible Study at 8 am

Sun. Feb. 2 During coffee hour, Confirmation students will be looking for two people each to interview about your vocations. 

Mon. Feb. 3 Building and Grounds at 4 pm

Tues. Feb. 4 Exec Committee at 5:30 pm

Sun. Feb 9 Stewardship Commitment Sunday

Jan. 20- Feb. 6 Pr. Jackie in Africa -Delegation with Mt Meru

Coming UP:

Wed. Feb. 11 Movie on the Big Screen at 11 am Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors

Sunday, Feb 16 Reading of the Budget at10:30 am

Sat. Feb. 15 Mission Together 2025 registration now open. See details at the end of this Connections. This annual event is open to everyone and features around twenty different workshops, communal worship, lunch, and displays to visit - all for an event fee of just $25.

Mon. Feb. 17 & 24 Women's Bible study

In March..

March 9 Beat the Winter Blues with Bingo at CTK after worship

Wed. March 12 Adult forum at 3pm

Rich Quinlan has been named “CTK Systems Manager” of the ITG or Information Technology Group effective immediately. This is a volunteer position. Rich has demonstrated excellent skills in Networking, Systems Management and communications. Thanks Rich!

Other positions needed: Chairperson for the Membership Committee and a person to work with staff on the Personnel Committee. If you are interested, please let Pr. Jackie know.

Refreshing our Mission Together 2025

We appreciate your support!

Refreshing our Mission Together 2025-letter two

 Dear CTK Members and Friends in Christ Jesus,

You should have received a letter of introduction announcing the 2025 CTK Stewardship campaign entitled “Refreshing our Mission Together 2025” this past week. In the first letter, we spoke about the many blessings we received this past year.

We have just finished up the holiday season where we were able to share time and gifts with our family and friends. The best gift we all received was God’s gift of his son Jesus Christ whose birth we just celebrated. In the scripture readings for January, we heard about the Wisemen who came to Bethlehem to pay homage to Jesus and to share their gifts with the Christ child. 

The Refreshing our Mission Brochure and Pledge card, which contains the Ministry Initiatives or goals for 2025. Just as God led the Magi by a star and a dream, these initiatives will lead Christ the King’s work together. CTK will embark on the Synod Initiative: “Adventures in Renewal,” a program that will refresh our mission and ministry. Please prayerfully consider being part of the steering team and speak with a member of the council. We look forward to following God’s guiding star, and sharing our gifts with one another. Please return the Pledge card on Commitment Sunday, Feb. 9 2025.

It is up to us to search in our hearts and to decide what gifts we will share in support of CTK for 2025. Remember God loves a cheerful giver.

Thank you and God’s Blessings!

Stewardship Committee

On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.        

Matthew 2:11

Mission Statement: Alive and Growing through God's Grace

What to Expect at Worship

Visitors are always welcome. Our Greeters will help you get seated for worship and acquaint you with our facility and child-friendly sanctuary. Our prayground for children is located towards the back of the lower sanctuary on the same side as the baptismal font. Busy bags are also available.

Hearing assistance is available during worship as well as large print bulletins.

There are chairs with arms in the Upper Sanctuary for those who need assistance and support. Visitors using wheelchairs/walkers may wish to sit upstairs. Communion will be brought to those who remain in the upper sanctuary. For more information please, click below.

Music for Februay

February 2 - Emmerson Neumiller

February 9 - Choir leads us in Songs of African origin from our hymnals

February 16 - Haley Griffin

February 23 - Sanctuary Choir

Thank you!

We thank God for your generous support—prayers—people--- dollars that put our ministry initiatives into action. We trust in God’s promises that Jesus is with us as we go therefore and make disciples.

In addition to our Prayer List you are able to click on the picture to submit a prayer at any time.

Individual Prayers: For For Andrew C, Bonnie, baby AK, Sharon C, Mike T, and for the friends and family of Ervin Butzlaff (Bambi), for all those affected by the California wildfires, and peace in Ukraine and the Middle East and for the Greater Milwaukee Synod Delegation to Tanzania.

  

Ongoing Prayers: Elaine, Maddie, Dave,  and all those who grieve, and those who struggle with mental wellness, for all military persons and their families, all those who are in hospice and care facilities, and the healthcare workers who care for them.

Ministry Partners: The Evangelical Lutheran Churches in El Salvador and Tanzania and their Bishops; and the Imbaseny parish, and Pr. Cristine; Serenity Inn, Family Promise, Reformation Lutheran Church, Lutherdale Bible Camp, All God's Children, Mt. Meru Coffee Project & Outreach for Hope Congregations. 

Education

Sunday School

Next: Feb 2 & 16 - Teachers and students will partake in communion first, then be dismissed to their classroom Meets on an Irregular schedule. Assistant Teachers are needed each week. Please sign up on our website to do so.

Confirmation

*Reminder:

Schedule a time in February to meet with your mentors and work on the Talkpoints book.

Feb. 2

After worship during coffee hour

Congregation Conversations on vocations

Fellowship with parents and congregation. Questions will be on table in the Confirmation room.

Members: During the coffee hour on Sunday February 2^nd, the Confirmation students will be looking for 2 people each to interview about their vocations. Vocation means your job, profession, how God uses them in the world, also their position/station in life like: student, homemaker, parent, grandparent, volunteer, etc. Everyone has a vocation. Please welcome them and have fun getting to know one another. 

Don't forget to sign up to Acolyte online on the CTK website.

PLEASE NOTE: Are you missing out?? If you see "Message Clipped: View entire message" in this email, that is not the end! There are more announcements!

Click "View entire message" to read more.

Celebrating the Connection with Each Other

Gifts from Home for our Tanzania freinds

Love Gift Cards

The CTK Community Outreach Committee plans to send Love Gift Cards to our students and military personnel for Valentine’s Day. This year we plan to collect cash so that we can purchase the Gift Cards the students and military personnel would like. The last day for collecting the love notes and donations will be Sunday, February 2^nd.

Attention Parents of College Students/Military Personnel

Please provide the name of student/military personnel along with name of the school/branch of military, address, and preferred gift cards. Send this information to Toni Schnorr at afschnorr@gmail.com .

Birthdays

Waltke, Alfred Feb 1

Ortiz, Hudsen Feb 2

Marquardt, James Feb 8

Robinson, Alice Feb 8

Steinbach, Norbert Feb 8

Berg, Henry Feb 13

Funk, Caleb Feb 13

Hollister, Benjamin Feb 13

Rooney, Jeri Feb 13

Schleich, Kate Feb 14

Dawson, Stephen Feb 15

Hollman, Chip Feb 15

Grandy, Kathleen Feb 16

Broberg, Roland Feb 17

Marshall, Arlene Feb 17

Accardo, Patti Feb 19

Marusinec, Laura Feb 20

Hamann, Barbara Feb 22

Ganung, Nancy Feb 24

Tegeder, Jack Feb 25

Finch, Donna Feb 26

Romanuck, Judith Feb 27

February Anniversaries

Cindy & John Bonness February 3

G. Barry & Lee Rogers February 21

Committees/Meetings

Property and Grounds: Mondays at 3:00 pm

Prayer Shawl Ministry: 2nd & 4th Monday at 1:00pm 

Al-Anon: Mondays 6:30 pm

Women's Bible Study: select Mondays at 9:30 am

Worship and Music: Third Monday at 3:00 pm

Executive Committee: Second Tuesday at 5:30 pm

Church Council: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm 

Education: second Tuesday of the month at 5:30 pm

Outreach: 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm

Men's Bible Study: Fridays at 7:00 am

Alcoholics Anonymous: Fridays 7:00 pm

Boys' Breakfast Bible Study: 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 8:00 am (at CTK & via Zoom)

Feel free to attend a committee meeting of your choice to be part of the exciting things happening at CTK!

*Please remember that events and times are subject to change. Check the CTK calendar on the website for updates!

Celebrating our Connection with Community

OUTREACH

Thank you to all who support this mission!

The next coffee order will be placed on

Sunday, February 16th and be ready for

pick up on Sunday, February 23rd.

Mt. Meru coffee is available for purchase in the upper sanctuary. Orders placed by the 3^rd Sunday of each month will be available for pick up on the 4^th Sunday after Service.

This global outreach is helping farm families in the Meru Diocese in Tanzania. This project is giving the farmers a hand-up rather than a handout.

For questions, please see Toni Schnorr, Lynn Waedekin or a member of the Outreach Committee.

Supporting Families Growing Futures Changing Lives

The Ulster Project

Our future lies in our youth.

The Ulster Project is an international peace, leadership and justice experience that promotes peacemaking, conflict resolution and empowerment for teens (ages 14-16)

The Ulster Project is currently looking for a few families in our area willing to host a Northern Irish teen for the month of July.

Teens from Northern Ireland live with their host families for one month while both Northern Ireland and American teens participate in a full calendar of activities we call “The Project”.

There is no charge to participate in the Project. Host families cover only the expenses of housing their Northern Irish teen and personal family activities during the month. Flights for the visiting teens and all other events and activities are funded through The Ulster Project. Teens earn 150 Service hours towards high school graduation/college applications.

If you have a freshman or sophomore teen who would like to learn more about the Ulster Project. Please contact Karyn Lemanczyk, Host Family Coordinator at lemanczyk.karyn2@gmail.com or 414-416-3803

Greater Milwaukee Synod News

Registration is now open for our upcoming Together in Mission event!

Together in Mission will be held on Saturday, February 15 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa - from 8:00 am to approximately 3:00 pm. This annual event is open to everyone - rostered ministers, church staff, laypeople - and features around twenty different workshops, communal worship, lunch, and displays to visit - all for an event fee of just $25.

We are delighted to welcome our special guest, Bishop Meggan Manlove, from the Northwest Intermountain Synod. Bishop Manlove will preach and lead a workshop on how to tell your faith story. The Northwest Intermountain Synod is our domestic companion synod.

Choose from morning and afternoon sessions on various topics:

• Helpful information for church staff and council members about church constitutions, stewardship, pastoral transitions, record-keeping, communications, staff benefits, and more;
• Exploring important relational topics including story-linking, forgiveness, family systems theory, creating an emotionally safe church environment, becoming a resilient leader, building authentically diverse worship, helping your congregation connect more deeply with God and each other, social identity and emotional intelligence;
• Diving into contemporary issues such as White Christian Nationalism, immigration, substance abuse, addiction, mental-health issues, and BIPOC/LGBTQIA+ advocacy/public safety;
• A special afternoon workshop led by Bishop Erickson and Synod Vice President Joyce Caldwell will give an overview of issues on the agenda for the upcoming ELCA Churchwide Assembly - including the Social Statement on Civic Life & Faith, revisions to the 2009 Social Statement on Human Sexuality, recommendations coming from the Commission for a Renewed Lutheran church, and more.

Registration is now open - click the button below to learn more! 

Faith and Health Partnerships

Faith and Health Companion

Spring Cohort Learning Series

Accompanying Each Other in Times of Stress

Faith and Health Partnerships invites faith leaders in Illinois & Wisconsin to participate in a three-part virtual education series designed to equip faith community members to walk alongside each other during times of stress.

This learning cohort equips you to:

• Notice signs of mental distress and confidently respond to those in crisis
• Build relationships in response to isolation and suffering
• Understand the connection between trauma, resilience, and faith

Participants must be able to attend all three sessions. Read more about eligibility requirements and submit your inquiry form by clicking here or downloading the flyer (on the right). Should you have any questions about participating, please reach out to Jennifer Phillips at jennifer.phillips3@aah.org.

Spring Cohort Classes and Dates:

Mental Health First Aid - March 12 - 9am-3pm

Companionship - April 9 - 9am - noon

Trauma, Faith, & Resilience and New Beginnings -May 7 - 9am - 11:30am

Just Eating? Practicing Our Faith at the Table

Thursday, January 30th

12pm-1:30pm (CST)

A Virtual Workshop via Zoom

Just Eating? Practicing Our Faith at the Table is a 7-week curriculum for congregations that are interested in exploring eating as a practice of their faith. The curriculum explores:

• Food sharing as sacramental
• Nurturing the body
• Hunger
• Food and the Environment
• Creating Community with Food
• Discerning God's Call

This workshop introduces you to the program and gives you practical suggestions for how you can present this curriculum in your own setting.

Versions of this curriculum are available for adults and youth, middle school students, African American, and Spanish speaking audiences. See all the versions here.

Participants will receive hard copies of the

Leader Guide and Participant Books.

Our Mission – Alive and Growing through God’s Grace

Our Vision – A dynamic congregation and growing in service to Christ and the Community. All are Welcome

                                                          Core Values

Celebrating our connection to Christ and each other

Harmony through the difference we make and the smiles we create

Recognizing the infinite worth of each person

Investing in ourselves, our energy, and our resources

Supporting the growth of the individual, the congregation, the community, and these relationships

Transforming through action, effort and commitment

Things to submit to the "Advocate" should be sent to office@ctkdelafield.org by the 20th of the month.

Pastor Jackie Cook

Office Coordinator - Maggie Thompson

Family Education Leader - Ms Kristin

Music Director - Maria Tyksinski

Care Ministry - Sylvia Kreutzmann

Office Hours

Mon - Thurs 9am-3pm

Friday 9am - noon

Worship Sundays at 9am