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Dear Beloved Christ the King Community,

Today is Epiphany, the day that commemorates the coming of the Magi to the infant Christ, the manifestation of God incarnate. Yesterday, we blessed the space of our spiritual home, marking this journey to encounter God who both resides with us and is also active outside our walls.

Our staff and congregation council spent time together in a space apart this past week, at our camping ministry Lutherhill. We gathered around the theme, “We are in this Together,” rooted in 1 Cor 12:14-26, a passage about the body of Christ that recognizes and honors all parts of the body as unique and necessary. During our time together, we listened, we discerned, and we planned, setting priorities for the next 90 days. We see God working in our midst in very concrete ways, and we reflected on the entire body of our spiritual home and the diversity of perspectives and gifts that we collectively hold.


Photo: Kim Williams, Deacon Aimee Elles, and CTK Festival Committee Chair Karli McGowen present our friends Matt Kindsvatter and Curtis Bradbury from Lutherhill with a donation this past Sunday after our Epiphany Worship Services.

I am encouraged and excited about this upcoming year and ask that you also reflect and discern how your unique gifts can be offered as we continue to participate in God’s mission in our community.

Please also continue to pray for and offer encouragement and support to our staff and congregation council in their commitment to serve. Our officers for 2025 include:

  • President, Federico Salas-Isnardi (2nd Year)
  • Vice President, Martina Longoria (1st Year)
  • Treasurer, Chris Bryant (2nd Year)
  • Secretary, Erin Gough (1st Year)
  • Financial Secretary, Eldon Thomas (2nd Year)

Finally, I wanted to share with you a poem by ordained Methodist minister, Jan Richardson, which considers the metaphor of the coming year as a house, which is blessed. May this year bring you grace and peace and joy.

Grace and peace, and even more joy,

Pastor Jennifer

The Year as a House: A Blessing

Think of the year

as a house:

door flung wide

in welcome,

threshold swept

and waiting,

a graced spaciousness

opening and offering itself

to you.

Let it be blessed

in every room.

Let it be hallowed

in every corner.

Let every nook

be a refuge

and every object

set to holy use.

Click Here for Your At-Home House Blessing