CTK offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced ESL classes on Monday evenings at 7:00pm throughout the school year. The first class of the Spring semester will be January 23rd. Classes are open to anyone in our church and community. ESL is a cooperative ministry between our AM and PM congregations, and we are looking for volunteers to participate. If you have any interest (no experience necessary!) in helping out, or if you or someone you know have questions about attending, contact hannah@ctkcambridge.org for more information. To register for classes click here!
Faith and Work Tech Group
For Technology Vocational Groups at CTK - Indigitous #Hack is a 48-hour global event backed by Cru, IV, Wycliffe and others. It will take ~10 tech-related challenges from sponsoring organizations and arrange teams of technologists to address the issues over the course of ~48 hours. The event will be held on November 4-6 at the MIT Media Lab. Also, Dave Murgatroyd, a former elder at Park Street, has recently started a LinkedIn group called Boston Christians in Tech. This is a great opportunity to network and share wisdom and experience with other Christians working in the industry.
Faith and Work
Christ the King's Faith and Work Community for Entrepreneurs and small business owners offers an opportunity for business owners to participate and contribute in an environment of fellowship, learning and prayer with other entrepeneurs from the CTK churchwide community. We are currently on winter break and will start meeting again in mid to late January. Please contact John Maudlin for more information.
All for the Kingdom
Join the PM service this Sunday, September 25 at noon, for a special service in celebration of the revitalization efforts of three other Brazilian congregations throughout greater Boston. This collaborative project is called "All for the Kingdom". Pastor Pedro Lino's installation ceremony will also take place at this time. Pastor Pedro has been with CTK since this Spring and has been of vital support for the church revitalization project. Lunch will be provided after the service.
Multiethnicity in the Church
Join us on Friday. Sept. 30 at the Dorchester Brewing Co., from 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. for as we think about "Multiethnicity in the Presbyterian Church in America" (our denomination), with a Q&A.
Lost and Found
Have you lost an item in the church? Please visit the lost and found bin located below the stairwell in the basement. At the end of each month the bin will be emptied and the items will be held for one more month in a different location and then donated. Please contact Fabiana at the Church Office to reclaim a lost item.
Faith & Finances
This fall CTK is facilitating a Faith & Finances learning community. We are looking for participants who will learn together how to overcome obstacles, get free from debt, and save for the future. The community will meet for twelve weeks beginning after Labor Day. Contact Michael Poor or Rachel Thrasher .
CTK Childcare Needed
The AM Children’s Ministry is looking for a few childcare staff to care for children in our nurseries during Sunday School and/or the 10am Service. There are weekly Sunday morning openings starting in September and also some dates open in the summer months. If you are interested or know of someone to recommend, please contact Dana.
Boston Healthcare Fellowship
The Boston Healthcare Fellowship is a ministry that brings together Christians from churches around the city for fellowship, education and mentorship, for those training and practicing in diverse fields such as clinical medicine, public health, nursing, research, dentistry, and physical therapy. Weekly bible studies and fellowship groups meet at various times and locations throughout the city, and the Fellowship also hosts a monthly dinner and discussion on the third Friday of each month. For questions, please contact nathan@ctkcambridge.org.
PCA Overture
On June 23, our denomination (the PCA) passed an important overture to “recognize, confess, condemn, and repent of corporate and historical sins, including those committed during the Civil Rights era, and continuing racial sins of ourselves and our fathers.” A study committee was also formed to develop specific steps that could be taken to effect racial reconciliation and the advance of the gospel. You can read the text of the overture here.
Parking in front of the Church Building
Please note that parking in front of the church building, except for the four designated parking spots, is not permitted. Contact the Church Office if you need more information about parking near the church.
Parking Note
Please note: parking is not permitted in the lot of the former Cambridge College building across the street from the church.
All Church Worship
In Celebration... On Friday, May 6 the congregations of CTK/Grace gathered in Newton to celebrate God’s goodness to our church. Bradley Barnes reminded us why we gather as one church, and Nathan Glenister led us in singing songs of celebration together. We heard testimonies from Pastor Leandro and Shadrach Jean. Pastor Logan Keck preached from John 13:34-35, encouraging us to “love one another” as we celebrate both the diversity of congregations and the unity of the gospel that we enjoy at CTK. Our love will be a witness, both in our congregations, and around Boston. Nathan Barczi was also installed as Associate Pastor of CTK, after being voted on in November. Many people gathered at nearby restaurants before and after to catch up and continue conversations. We are very thankful for those that gathered to celebrate and worship, and look forward to being together again in the Fall. To God be the Glory!
Boston Fellows - CTK Stories
The Boston Fellows is a nine-month fellowship for young professionals at CTK to cultivate the worldview, in prayer and in the community of the local church, necessary for meaningful vocation, in a cohort of peers, spiritual leaders, and professional mentors. The fellowship will begin in September; applications are now due June 15. To read more about the program, check out the latest CTK Stories contribution from Boston Fellows participant, Mike Lee. See www.BostonFellows.com for more information or to apply. For more details contact Rev. Nathan Barczi 617-320-1346.
Starlight Ministries Event
Starlight Ministries will offer a homelessness awareness training on Saturday, April 30, from 9am to 12pm, at the Emmanuel Gospel Center (2 San Juan Street, Boston). All are invited for practical insights into the nature and causes of homelessness, and how the church can build life-changing relationships with those affected. Register here or contact Helio Carneiro for more information.
CTK Stories
Our latest CTK Stories contribution comes from CTK Cambridge members Ryan and Abigail Zhang, offering a two-part reflection on their cross-cultural marriage and what it has taught them about the church. Check it out here.
Paintball Event
The PM youth group invites the AM teenagers to join us for a paintball event on Saturday, April 16 from 9:15am-1:20pm. The paintball event will take place at the Action Games Paintball located at 1079 South St., Tewksbury. For more information please contact sebastian@ctkcambridge.org. Lunch is included!
CTK Stories
CTK/Grace Stories: Many faces, one goal—to celebrate joyfully who we are and what God is doing in our city. Twice a month, we are post stories by our pastors, ministry leaders and members from around the church. The goal of these stories is to connect people from all over the city—to encourage one another in our faith, in our work, in our pain and in our joys. Don’t miss an issue — subscribe today!
Boston Fellows
The Boston Fellows is a nine-month fellowship for young professionals at CTK to cultivate the worldview, in prayer and in the community of the local church, necessary for meaningful vocation, in a cohort of peers, spiritual leaders, and professional mentors. The fellowship will begin in September; applications are being accepted now. See www.BostonFellows.com for more information or to apply. For more details contact Rev. Nathan Barczi 617-320-1346.
CTK Stories
As Easter week approaches, CTK Stories would like to encourage you to check out our most recent story, "Easter’s Hope: My Story of Redemption" by Cambridge member Sarah Stuntz: From a very early age, I have had a tendency to narrate my life. My mom loves to tell about the time I jumped off the diving board, proclaiming, “Help, cried Sarah, as she jumped into the pool!” (My aunt, seated nearby, quipped, “Read to her much?”) As I grew a little older, I traded my broadcast-journalism for a more internal narration. I imagined myself the protagonist of the story called “Sarah’s Life” and created various scenarios in which each chapter might fit a larger whole. Looking back, I can see how the details of these stories were… To read more, click here.