Congratulations Dr. Streeter!

Recently, one of our parishoners, Anne Streeter successfully defended her dissertation and was awarded her Ph.D. in Health Communication from the University of Kentucky. Congratulations Dr. Anne! Thanks for letting your light shine. Christ did not come to make us small and insignificant. He came to help us reach our fullest God given potential in Him. Dr. Anne sets for us an example, to never stop aspiring to greater good with the gifts and abilities that God has given us. It's not just about the degree. Rather, it's about the many people who may receive better health care as a result of her hard work and research toward improving efficiency and accuracy in the exchange of information between health care professionals.

Missionaries of St. John Come to Christ the King

For the first time in our history, the Missionaries of St. John came to Christ the King for our annual Clericus, October 28-30. It was a great time of worship, teaching, and fellowship, of which I hope will linger long in the memory of all who participated. We count it a privilege to have been able to host this gathering.

Pews Create a New Look and Feel

Christ the King has the blessing of becoming the next home for pews that have a long history in Christ's service. Not only do the increase our seating, but increase the sense of the Sacred in worship. Praise God for this generous gift to Christ the King parish.

The Covenant is Signed!

On June 17, 2010, The Missionary Society of St. John, entered into covenant with the Missionary Diocese of All Saints, ACNA. Bishop Frederick Fick, Father General of the MSJ, comments:
"Our Catholic faith compels us and our desire for common mission draws us to the Missionary Diocese of All Saints. Bishop William Ilgenfritz, Bishop Ordinary of the MDAS, has been extraordinarily hospitable and helpful in assisting us in this process. We look forward to continuing our missionary work as part the Diocese. As evangelical Anglican Catholics, our convictions do not permit us to live and work independently."

"We are a religious order, or more accurately, a missionary society with a particular Rule of Life that commits us to daily prayer, sacrificial living and giving, as the Holy Spirit grants us the grace to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed. Forward in Faith established the Missionary Diocese as a home, a place to live out our faith witness. How could we not share in what we see as the Lord's calling?"


The MSJ did not travel to the place alone. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the bishops of the REC, Ray Sutton and Roy Grote for their guidance and wisdom. We are also grateful for the love and friendship of the APA, particularly bishops Larry Shaver and Walter Grundorf, Forward In Faith bishops Jack Iker and Keith Ackerman for meeting often with us and for their wise guidance, encouragement and direction. Finally, we extend our warmest appreciation to Bishop Richard Boyce of the REC, our episcopal visitor, protector and fellow MSJ forever.


To see more concerning this historic event in the life of Christ the King Anglican Church, go to the MSJ Blog.

Our 10 Year Anniversary

It's hard to believe but this May marks our 10th year as a community of faith. We will be have a celebration to commemorate the the founding of Christ Community Church, now known as Christ the King on Saturday May 22, 2010, beginning around 3:00 PM. There will be a potluck dinner, games and activities for all ages, and a slide presentation. Put it on your calender and plan to attend. If you are not familiar with Christ the King Anglican Church, what better time to meet the families who attend, and learn the history of this great parish.

Easter Celebration

Holy Week At Christ The King

Christ the King invites you to join in our Holy Week celebrations and observances.

Palm Sunday, March 28, at 10:30 AM
Maundy Thursday, April 1, at 7:15 PM
Good Friday, April 2, Stations of the Cross 12:00 Noon
The Great Easter Vigil, and Baptism of Ezra J. Lemmon,
Saturday April 3, at 8:00 PM

Feast of the Resurrection Sunday April, 4 at 10:30 AM

Lent and Springtime

It has been a long winter, and most people you talk to around here will agree. This picture from a prior spring, reminds me that spring is coming. It is appropriate that the season of Lent coincides. Often when we talk about Lent our conversations revolve around things that we are giving up. "What have you given up for Lent?" We focus our attention on the things we know are wrong in our lives, the areas we want to improve, the habits we want to kick, or the virtues we want to attain. We sometimes come into Lent with a detailed agenda, or "to do" list. However this widely misses the point of Lent, a season for penitence, and reflection.

The purpose, of Lent is that of preparation, whether we think of it in terms of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness, or the early practice of preparation for baptism. Jesus was taken into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, as preparation for his public ministry. In the early church, it was the forty day fasting and prayer for the new convert, to get him or her ready for new birth, life in the Church. Lent is preparation. Every Lent is potentially a new spring time. It is a time, when God can prepare us for the next big step in our lives. This could be the year that God completely changes the game for you. But when we come to it with our list of things we want to accomplish, sometimes it is hard for God to get a word in edge-wise. We do all the talking, all the working all the sacrificing and likely will miss what God really wants to do in our lives.

Instead of thinking of it as giving up, (a sacrifice on your part) think of it as an offering to God. Your fast, your contrition is a gift to God that he will not despise. It is not just about self discipline, it is about a new spring time--in our lives. It's about honestly and openly offering our lives to God and letting Him decide what He needs to fix in us, to fit us for our next task, the next stage of our journey. Are you ready for springtime in your life? This Lenten season offer to him your heart, your contrition. Let your fasting be a gift to Him, as a measure of your sincere desire to be a good disciple, and to allow Him to do His work in your life. Burn that agenda. Quit telling Him, and let Him tell you. Stop, and listen--Spring is coming!

What's in a Name?

As children of modernity, we often treat names very casually. Names for children are chosen for many different, and sometimes inconsequential reasons. However, in the Scriptures names are more significant; chosen to reflect the character of the person, or changed for the same reason. Jacob, the "grasper" or supplanter, was thus named, because as he was born he was grasping the heel of his older brother Esau. Later, after wrestling with God, God changed his name to Israel. He was no longer a supplanter. Jesus gave Simon, the Apostle, the name Peter, (rock) and announced that upon this "rock," he would build his Church. To this day it is not uncommon for men to change their names upon their ordination to the priesthood, or episcopacy. Names are important. They are more than just handles used to get ones attention. They identify and communicate something about a person.

The same could be said of churches. When we founded Christ Community Church, we chose that name because it communicated who we were as an independent autonomous community of faith, and our vision to be a church for our community. However in our journey toward Christ's one holy catholic and apostolic church, we are still a church for our community, but we have given up our independence. We have submitted ourselves to Apostolic authority, through our Bishop, We have conformed our doctrine and practice to the Tradition of the Church. For many years now, Christ Community Church has been an inaccurate and ambiguous description of who we are. Sunday, January 17,2010, in our annual Parish meeting, we decided to change that. We adopted the name Christ the King Anglican Church. Our loyalty to Christ is unchanged. Our government is no longer pure democracy, (community governed) but that of Christ our King, and his established authority, through the Apostles to the Bishops of his Church. "Anglican" expresses our adherence to the tradition of English Catholicism, as expressed in the 1549 Book of Common prayer, and the unity we seek in Christ's one Church. We recognize that this journey toward unity will not be complete until Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and faithful Anglicans share full communion with one another. Never the less, as a parish, we are much closer to that unity, than when we first began. Thanks be to God.

If you are in the area, please come and worship God in the ancient tradition that speaks the truth in every generation.