The Clergy, Vestry and People of
Christ the King Episcopal Church
Stone Ridge, New York
invite you to celebrate the

50th Anniversary of the
Consecration of the Church
Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 3 PM

Holy Eucharist with
Dinner Reception following

RSVP by August 1, 2010
(845) 687-9414  or
e-mail: church@ctkstoneridge.org

50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

The planning continues for our joyful celebration of the 50th anniversary of the consecration of Christ the King.  It is planned for Saturday, August 14th at 3 PM. We chose August so that the Rev. Rob Magliula would be able to attend—he will be visiting from South Africa then and is planning to come!  The Rev. David Arnold, who presided over the merger of three parishes into Christ the King, and supervised the construction of our buildings, is planning to attend also.  Other former clergy will also be invited.  We will begin with a festive Eucharist (of course!) and then follow that up with a dinner reception under the big tent.   Please plan to come if at all possible, and please invite friends.

If you have old photos of people or events at Christ the King and would like to share them, please give them to Rod Basten or Tim Sweeney, who will be preparing a power point presentation.  If you would like to help with the reception, please let Laurel Sweeney or Tom Edwards know.  Also, if you have a special memory or story about CTK, please write it down and submit it to the church office. We can publish them in a special booklet, or an anniversary edition of the newsletter in the fall. 

Banners for the 50th anniversary—Banner poles needed.

Wendy Blair and Edward Caracci have been working on a special pair of festive banners to commemorate the 50th anniversary.  If you would like to make a contribution to purchase banner poles and stands so they can be carried in and placed at the front of the church, please make checks to CTK, and add “banner poles” on the memo line.   

SUMMER WORSHIP AND BIBLE STUDY
IN JULY AND AUGUST

We move to ONE SERVICE AT 9AM FOR JULY AND AUGUST.  

We will once again be using an alternative liturgy from the resource, “Enriching Our Worship,” authorized for trial use by General Convention.  The prayers use non-gendered language and have a creation focus, but maintain the traditional structure of ancient Eucharistic prayers.  The service will be spoken, including the psalm, but we will sing a few hymns each week, in a compromise between the 8am and 10am worship styles.  Rather than alternating sung and spoken services as in past summers, the Worship Committee felt it was better to maintain consistent worship for the sake of newcomers looking for a church home over the summer.

Our Music Director, Jim Ruff is soliciting hymn requests from the congregation to sing  during summer worship—so if you  have a favorite that you don’t get a chance to sing very often, let Jim know what it is.  If it isn’t in our hymnal, please supply him with the music and words.    There will also be a period of about 15 minutes prior to the service for music, for those who want to come early.  If you are a musician or singer and would like to offer music before the service during the summer, please let Jim Ruff know so he can schedule it.

Your feedback on the service is welcome—speak to the rector or the members of the Worship Committee:  David Schnabel, Steve Schunk, Kathy Friend, Paul Kimmerling, Judy Sullivan, Juliette Graham-Hayes, Denise Sweeney, Mary Polhemus, Jim Ruff, Ed Fielding.

After the 9am service, all are invited to join in a brief bible study of the following week’s lectionary readings.  We will meet in Timmerman Hall.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Planning continues for our week of fun and learning at Camp Epworth, the week of August 23rd. Kids ages 4-12 are invited to come and participate. We have reserved a bus for children of area migrant workers, and will have some Spanish speakers on hand for any who might not speak English. Food is being provided by the Food Pantry—we are very grateful! This year, we are blessed by joining forces with several area churches that have experience with vacation bible school: the Reformed Church of Bloomington, High Falls Community Church, Marbletown Reformed Church and Rondout Valley United Methodist Church. If you have some time that week and would like to help out, just let Alison Quin, Tana Miller, Robin Beveridge or Jim Sullivan know. Whether you have a lot of time or a little, we can use your help! Also, please register your kids, and tell your friends with children. It should a fun week, complete with raptors, farm animals, swimming, and of course, telling Bible stories, singing and praising God.

SUMMER CALENDAR

Mission Trip to Kentucky
July 11—17

Hymn Sing and Ice Cream Social
Sunday, July 25 at 3:00 PM

Christ the King’s 50th Anniversary of the
Consecration of the Church
Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Holy Eucharist with
Dinner Reception following

Harps for Whole Communities Concert
2nd Annual Benefit for Vacation Bible School
Saturday, August 21 at 6:00 PM

CTK Vacation Bible School
at Camp Epworth
Monday, August 23—Friday, August 27
9:00 AM—2:00 PM ~  Ages 4—12

CTK BBQ
Saturday, September 11
5:00 PM—8:00 PM

Italian Night
Fundraiser for RVFP
At Lomontville Assembly of God
123 Ashokan Road, Kingston
Friday, October 15 ~ 5:00—7:00 PM

VESTRY MINUTES ON THE BULLETIN BOARD

In the welter of paper on the bulletin board, you may not have noticed that vestry minutes are posted each month, as is the monthly financial report from Pat Boyer. They will keep you up to date on the business of the church, which includes property, finance, and above all, fulfilling our parish goals. Our goals as identified by the parish during the search process include: deepening our outreach to the community, strengthening our programs for children and youth, and spiritual growth. As the rector and vestry handle the business affairs of the parish, we try to keep those goals at the center of all that we do. So please take a moment, and review the minutes from time to time. Feel free to ask questions and offer suggestions to the rector, vestry or treasurer (see above for the list of current vestry members), and above all, keep our mission and goals in your prayers. Incidentally, past years’ vestry minutes are stored in binders in the rector’s office and also make interesting reading. When we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Food Pantry, for example, we went through old vestry minutes from 1990 to find out more about the beginning. Feel free to stop by if you’d like to take a look.

OUR NEXT COMMUNITY LUNCH IS
September 21st from 11:30 AM– 1PM.

TREASURER’S REPORT

I would like to remind everyone that during the "summer" pledges come in so slowly, but unfortunately the bills do not. Please remember Christ the King Church and your pledge. With this on my mind I would like to tell you about a wonderful plan which the Diocese has: it is called "E-PLEDGE" and money can come from your checking or savings account by "transfer" . You can sign up for the funds to be withdrawn on the 5th or 20th of each month. For example if you pledge $1200.00 annually - you can have E-PLEDGE where the money is transferred from your bank account to the Church's bank account on whichever day of the month and $100.00 would come out of you account and go to the Church monthly, or if you like $50.00 on the 5th and $50.00 on the 20th. In this way you do not have to worry if your pledge is up-to-date. On the 2010 Budget, there is only $11,000.00 budgeted for "Out Reach" but we have sent the following: Haiti Relief $1,428.30 - Ilinge Children (So Africa) Playground $3,100.00 - Seaman's Church $215.00 - Newburgh for the Homeless $880.00 - Domestic & Foreign -Good Friday offering $166.00 - Rondout Valley Scholarship $50.00 and than there is the Mission Trip that our youth are going on. We are so blessed. Have a nice summer but remember Christ the King and your pledge.

Pat Boyer, Treasurer

CHURCH LIBRARY

The books in the rector’s office are available for check out. Feel free to browse and check out books on topics such as spirituality, Scripture, church history, theology etc. There are some new DVDs available for check out as well—documentaries on Jesus, Paul, Judas and other topics from A&E, Biography and the History channel. They are also to be found in the church library. If you read a good book and would like to write a brief review of it for the newsletter, please do!