Author: Kristy Jenzen

USHERS FOR JANUARY:
1st Service: ??? 2nd Service: Jim Satterlund
WE NEED PEOPLE TO SIGN UP FOR USHERING DUTIES. Please contact either Garry Huckfeldt (garryhuckfeldt1@gmail.com or 507-837-9077) or Debbie (debbiev.ctk@gmail,com)at the church if you can help usher.
FEBRUARY USHERS:
1st Service: Bob Johnson and Travis Anderson
2nd Service: Ted & Megan Johnson

Live Nativity Almost Final Report:
Christ the King had a total of 66 volunteers working tirelessly starting in November to the wrap-up Dec. 17th. There were 440 vehicles counted with 1169 people and a total of 30
walkers starting with us. Thank you, again, to all of you participants for your energy and ideas and to those of you who drove through to see the fruit of our labors. Being involved in this mission was truly a joy for our congregation and to all who had a part in it. Thank you!!!!

Annual Meeting
January 23 10:45AM
We will have Sunday school at 9:00am, then observe a single worship service at 9:30am. The annual meeting will begin at 10:45am following a blended worship . Directly following the annual meeting, a catered meal will be served.

Biblical Roots of Common Words and Phrases
Phrase: “Adam’s apple”
Meaning: The bulge of laryngeal cartilage in front of the throat, commonly prominent in men, rarely so in women.
Origins: Adam never ate an apple, at least not in the biblical account of his transgressions, which refers only to an unspecified forbidden fruit on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2:16) “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the Garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” (Genesis 3:1-3). Please note that the fruit could have been an apricot or a pomegranate, or, as the Muslims believe, it could have been a banana.
Throughout history, many fruits and vegetables have been called apples. For example, in the middle ages, pomegranates were called “apples of Carthage”, while dates were called “finger apples” and potatoes were, of course, “apples of the earth.” In any event, tradition has it that Adam, after succumbing to temptation, ate of an apple from which Eve had taken the first bite. While Eve’s bite went down smoothly, tradition has it that a piece of the fruit got stuck in Adam’s throat forming the lump we call the Adam’s apple, and that all of us, particularly males, inherited this as a mark of Adam’s fall. (Word and Phrase Origins, 3rd Edition, Robert Hendrickson)
Comment: Men should note that Adam took the fruit from Eve and then ate of it freely. So don’t blame Eve for our original sin or for your Adam’s apple.

SUNDAY SCHOOL RESUMES JANUARY 9TH, 9:45 A.M.

If you enjoy singing and thinking about joining choir, you have a month to think about it as we’ll resume our Wednesday evening practice on February 2nd at 6:30 pm. We’d love to have you join us!

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS!
Benjamin, Rachel, Daniel, and Abigail Switzer
Joey Wollenburg, Nicole Jensen, Macey, Kayla Jensen and Gibson Wollenburg
Pam Sorgatz
Danna Goettl
Mike & Judy Buenger
Travis, Kelly, Addison, Makenzie, Jackson, and Charles Buenger
Dan, Tracy, Gahvin, and Ashlynn Nowacki
Christine Peterson
Kim, Kimberly and Alexis Olson
Bill and Micehelle Ewest.
We’re so glad to have you in the Christ the King family!

It’s Back!!!! More Food, Fun, and Fellowship! The Annual (Adults Only) Progressive Dinner is coming this January!!!! This event will be held Saturday, Jan. 8, and will begin at 5:30 pm with appetizers at the Easton’s. After enjoying those treats you will proceed to an assigned home where you will enjoy soup and salad. The evening will end with dessert at the church. If you host the Soup and Salad course, you’ll only need to serve the beverage and those assigned to your home will furnish the food. Others will sign up to bring either appetizers or dessert.
A sign-up chart is in the Gathering Area so please reserve that evening for your Christ the King Family. We need sign-ups no later than Sunday, January 2nd so we can contact everyone attending and hosts. This is a wonderful way to get to know folks you may not get to visit with otherwise.
If you have any questions, please ask Debbie VanderHorst (507-461-1668) or Naomi Easton (835-4748). Please join us for an evening of hearty food, fun and fellowship! Babysitting will be available at the church – be sure to check that column if you need a sitter. This is a last hurrah for Christmas and a new and improved way to usher in the New Year. Start your anticipation now!!!

Christ the King Lutheran Church continues to host a Sunday morning
radio program where Pastor Larson delivers a sermon. This is a wonderful outreach overseen b the Evangelism Committee. The Evangelism Committee would like to ask you to prayerfully consider helping fund this outreach program. It’s $75.00 a week to have the program broadcasted. If you would like to sponsor a week or month, or maybe give a few dollars to go towards the fees, please put your donation labeled Evangelism Fund in the offering plate or mail it to Christ the King Lutheran church. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support!