Christ the King
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Where God's Love Comes To Life
Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 1:00pm
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Christmas
Our reading for our Christmas Eve services will be Luke 2:1-20. Register for any of the services using the above link. Please remember masks will be required and if you aren't feeling good - Please stay home. Thank you for understanding.
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For those of you who are worshiping on line and wish to have communion you can pick it up from our self-serve communion station from Noon - 7pm on Friday, December 24th. |
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Join us for Lessons and Carols. Sunday, December 26th. Worship on line at 9:15am. (This will be our only worship service on Sunday 12/26)
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You may recall our recent “Think Outside” theme. We sent to every home in early October the fall annual appeal intent cards. With ample time, we took them to the USPS to be delivered for your prayerful consideration and response. There were a number of intent cards that got held up along the chain of delivery and arrived 7 weeks later.
If you are someone who has received yours and you have returned it, thank you. If you have recently received yours in the mail or haven’t returned one yet? Please, take some time in this Advent season to consider your gift to God and return your intent card.
We have 79 intent cards returned which is only 15.3%! Please get your intent cards returned even if you cannot pledge a specific amount. We would like to see our return rate closer to 50%!
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Christmas Message from Bishop Anne |
Listen here for Bishop Anne's 2021 Christmas Message by the East Central Synod of Wisconsin.
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Every week our accountant, Aubrey updates the financial sections of this newsletter. Please scroll down and take a look, the information she provides will help you with your finances and taxes. |
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If you ordered a poinsettia to beautify our worship area for Christmas you may pick up your flower the week following Christmas between 9am-1pm. |
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With all that's going on we all could use extra prayers. The Prayer Partner Ministry participants are secretly assigned a person to
pray for throughout the year. Anonymous notes of encouragement or celebration can be sent to your partners. Small gifts are nice too, but not necessary. Prayer Partners run January-December with a "partner reveal potluck" the following January.
Please fill a form found in the fellowship area at church, OR give the office a call. We will send you your prayer partner information in return.
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When you have the family together for the holidays take a picture of your gang and send it to the attached link. We are looking to update our directory.
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Volunteering Opportunities |
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New technology education program available for adults |
Help is available for adults who are having difficulty mastering their laptops, tablets and smartphones. One-on-one training sessions are available to Outagamie County residents age 60 and older at no cost. Participants attend a minimum of three one-hour sessions, which are held at Volunteer Fox Cities, 2616 S. Oneida St., Appleton. For more information, or to register, contact Chelsea at chelsea@volunteerfoxcities.org or 920-832-9360. |
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Donate blood and be a part of a patient's recovery journey ...
Through donor centers, community blood drives and mobile units, we are active in your community.
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As the Financial Year Comes to An End |
Families who received advance payments will need to compare the advance Child Tax Credit payments that they received in 2021 with the amount of the Child Tax Credit that they can properly claim on their 2021 tax return.
Taxpayers who received less than the amount for which they're eligible will claim a credit for the remaining amount of Child Tax Credit on their 2021 tax return. Taxpayers who received more than the amount for which they're eligible may need to repay some or all the excess payment when they file.
In January 2022, the IRS will send Letter 6419 with the total amount of advance Child Tax Credit payments taxpayers received in 2021. People should keep this and any other IRS letters about advance Child Tax Credit payments with their tax records.
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Simple Church Will Match Our Recurring Giving! |
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It's the final countdown to sign up for the recurring giving in Simple Church!!
For every first gift from a new recurring donor that is added before December 31, 2021, SimpleChurch will match that first gift, up to $50, with a maximum match of $1,000! For CtK to be eligible for the matching gift, more than one installment must be set-up and the first recurring gift must be transacted by December 31, 2021. SimpleChurch will disburse the matching gifts to CtK in Q1 2022.
One of the biggest benefits to online giving is the ability to set up scheduled recurring giving.
Setting up scheduled giving allows you to be faithful and consistent in your generosity and allows us to plan and budget consistently as a church.
I’d like to challenge you to text GIVE to 920-212-4343 and follow the prompts to set up a recurring gift. If this is your first time giving digitally, a secure account will be created on your behalf.
If you need assistance, please reach out to Aubrey Novak at anovak@christ-the-king.org. As always, we appreciate your faithful generosity!
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Work Financially Smarter, Not Harder
A huge key to working smarter is ensuring we plan for the dry seasons, and prep for the stormy weather.
One of the toughest parts about the finances at CtK are the times when giving slows down and trickles in or imagine if a pandemic happened?!
A month rolls by without a single new member, or a member cancels their ACH, then two, then three. We are twiddling our thumbs and fretting over the cash flow, and then BAM. Suddenly we have four new members that give all at once and we can't believe it!
In other words, we try to anticipate times when giving may be slow. We ensure we have an ample financial buffer to cover our expenses until giving picks up again. Whether this be cutting back on expenses, having a safety net in savings, or applying for SBA PPP loans offered from the government, we ensure to have a plan.
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Check out these Scrip cards we have ON HAND for easy and fast pickup!
Festival Foods 3% $50.00 (4), $100.00 (5)
Kwik Trip $25 (4) $50 (4) $100 (1) $500 (4)
Noodles & Co. 8% $10.00 (2)
Pick N Save $100 (2)
Pizza Hut 8% $10.00 (1)
Shell Gas 2.5% $25.00 (8) $50.00 (16) $100.00(1)
Shiny Car 2% $25.00 (4)
Walmart/Sam's Club 2.5% $50.00 (6)
Let Tina in the office know which cards you'd like by calling 920-788-6492 or emailing Aubrey
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With the new RaiseRight app we have earned $157.86 in rebates since June 2021! Thank you to everyone using the app and ordering Scrip!
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The Raise Right App has been successful for many of you. Thank you for those who have ordered! Not only does it allow you to purchase new cards, but you can also reload your old cards and both benefit CtK! When you pay for Scrip through the app, it ships directly to your house. If you opt to pay via cash or check, it will send the cards to CtK for pickup and payment. When signing up use the enrollment code BB61624954859
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Thank you to everyone using Amazon Smile for CTK! A total of at $1,520.98 for rebates from Amazon Smile was donated to CTK!
Don't forget to sign up for smile.amazon.com or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon mobile app.
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Don't forget another way to give is via ACH! Easily fill out the attached form and either email it to Aubrey at anovak@christ-the-king.org, drop it off at the church office or mail it in! There are 3 options to choose from: Monthly on the 1st, Monthly on the 15th, or Weekly Friday. Any questions, please reach out to Aubrey!
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Hello everyone! We are now accepting giving via Venmo! Please use the link below for another option to give. Our username is ChristTheKing601.
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We recently updated our PayPal account and now members can give this way too!
PayPal is very popular and if you have an account or would like to give this way, it is very easy to set up and use. If you have any questions Aubrey can help.
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Don't forget you can give using Tithe.ly!
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To give through the church website click on the link below.
It's a safe and easy way to give any time.
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You may have heard of the Knit-Wits or the Prayer Shawl Ministry here at church but don’t know much about us. We have met formally or informally for over 15 years working on a variety of projects but the prayer shawls and lap blankets have continued as the mainstay of our work.
Because of the repetitive nature of knitting and crocheting, it is fitting to incorporate a spiritual practice of prayer when we are knitting the shawls. God’s spirit is bound in this ministry and connects us to God and each other. They are available for anyone in the community to give or receive, bringing comfort and a connection. The shawls are something tangible that “Brings God’s Love to Life”
We have many shawls available at church if you have someone you know that could use one, please call the office and we will get a shawl ready for pickup.
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Need inspiration during your crazy week?
Let us help, follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
Look for the Christ the King page, and "like" us!
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Christ the King Lutheran Church
920.788.6492
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"Where God's Love Comes To Life" |
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