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C O R NE R S TO N E
CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH
1505 S. FORD STREET, REDLANDS, CA 92373
(909) 793-5703
ctkredlands.org
MESSAGE FROM PASTOR SMITH AUGUST 2021
Dearly beloved of Christ the King;
The Lord be with you.
August is a delightful month; no, really. I came back a lively trust that “we are more than conquerors through
into my house after turning off the hose (deep watering a him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). God would have us
youngish tree in the front yard) and I swear that I could mature and the times seem designed exactly for building
feel autumn approaching. That’s what makes August veterans of the cross. We mature by meeting the
delightful, at least to me. August is a beatdown. August difficulties of life with a trust that “God, in Christ, always
is kicking a man when he’s down. August is the biggest leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads
kid in the class jumping on top of the dogpile and you’re the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere” (2
holding the ball at the bottom. It’s the heat. We’ve Corinthians 2:14).
sweated through June and July already and here comes `We are a resource in God’s toolbelt. Each of us, in
the meanest month in town. A silver lining is that at the our particular vocation, is an emissary of the Gospel and
end of August we will be tough. At the end of August, the world is in need of nothing more. To be sure, God
we will be grizzled summer veterans and no matter what wills to use us… for the benefit of others. Do you
September forecasts may be they can’t scare us. believe, as I do, that “the fields are white for
St. Paul was a grizzled veteran. “Five times I harvest” (John 4:35)? The difficulties of life are weighing
received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less on folks. Surely, you see it. There is something different
one. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was about us. Our hope is secure and we know it. Our lives
stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day are built on the Rock (Matthew 7:24-27). We are not
I was adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from tossed to and fro with every wind generated by those who
rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own want to scare us (Ephesians 4:14). We have something to
people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger offer and we ought to be doing our best to offer it. What
in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false we offer is not our own, but God’s. Grace! Hope!
brothers; in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless Peace! Life! Christianity and Christianity alone offers
night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and these things. Christianity and Christianity along is
exposure. And, apart from other things, there is the daily thoroughly endowed with these gifts. Christianity and
pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches. Who Christianity alone joyfully grants these things. Christ the
is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I King Lutheran Church welcomes people from all
am not indignant?” (2 Corinthians 11:24-29). St. Paul quarters, blesses them with the same grace we receive,
was a veteran of the cross. “At Damascus, the governor and is charmed to sit at Christ’s feet with them. Veterans
under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in of the cross live humbly before the Lord our God and
order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a freely give as we have freely received (Matthew 10:8).
window in the wall and escaped his hands” (2 Corinthians On a personal note, I am charmed to be among such
11:33). veterans of the cross. I have seen in so many of you the
St. Paul was certainly heroic. The same blood that notion that when we are weak then we are strong (2
ran through his veins runs through ours. The same faith Corinthians 12:10), that we can do all things through
which animated his heart animates ours. The same Holy Christ who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13). We have
Spirit which stiffened his spine in times of difficulty is been through much together in the last little while. Who
very much at work in our lives. All this is for the glory of knows what is ahead of us? But we know who is our
God. Heroism for self is simply another word for vanity. Good Shepherd. We know who guides us. We know
We serve the living God. We act in order to be a blessing who has conquered sin and death who has opened the
to our brothers and sisters, for those who are weak and kingdom of heaven to all believers. We follow Him! We
vulnerable, to testify that there is more to this life than the follow the Lord of Life. We follow our crucified and
drivel we find on the tele. Veterans of the cross – we risen King, in the month of August 2021 and forever.
mature by meeting the difficulties of life with a lively Soli Deo Gloria ~ to God alone be the glory. Amen.
trust that “God works all things together for good, for
those who are called according to his purpose” (Romans Pastor Smith
8:28). We mature by meeting the difficulties of life with
Two Finnish leaders are being prosecuted for articulating the historic Christian teaching on human sexuality.
JULY 29, 2021 LCMS.ORG
The church confesses Christ in the face of persecution
St. Paul asked the Ephesians to pray for him, that all his words would bear witness to the truth of God’s
Word, and that in all he did, he might proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. “To that end, keep alert with all
perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in
opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel” (Eph. 6:18–19).
The church prays that Christians, and especially those called into the Office of the Holy Ministry, might be
given boldness and strength to confess the truth of God’s Word, even in the face of persecution and
opposition. Where persecution occurs, and where governments fail to protect the right teaching of Scripture,
the church confesses Christ and stands on the truth of God’s Word.
Finland’s prosecutor general has charged the Rev. Dr. Juhana Pohjola, diocesan dean and bishop-elect of
the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, with incitement against a group of people. The charges
stem from his agreement with a 2004 booklet that articulates historic Christian teaching on human sexuality. In
addition, the prosecutor general has similarly charged Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish member of Parliament who
authored the booklet identifying homosexuality as a sin and teaching that a failure to recognize sin as sin
undermines the very need for a Savior.
Through a recent International Lutheran Council statement signed by 48 confessional Lutheran leaders
worldwide, LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C Harrison addressed these events: “The actions of the Finnish
State in prosecuting Christians for holding to the clear teaching of the very words of Jesus regarding marriage
and sex (Matt. 19:4–6) are egregious. ... We Lutherans make this strong confession along with Drs. Pohjola
and Räsänen.”
Join us in praying for Christians throughout the world, that boldness of confession would lead all to Christ
and Him crucified, as the church stands on the unchanging truth of God’s Word.
Click on this link to read the statement
or go to: https://files.lcms.org/wl/?id=zdL6Erf0qUJkCuqYeJNwo6nYi7jhNkil
These are timely articles that I think everyone would profit by reading. Pastor Smith
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/23/top-theologian-shows-evangelicals-how-to-truly-keep-racism-at-bay/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/07/mississippis-case-against-roe/
https://www.cc.lutherclassical.org/spring-2021/concerning-civil-government-ordering-masks-in-church/
https://www.cc.lutherclassical.org/spring-2021/the-lie-of-religious-vs-secular/
CTK Cornerstone August 2021
MEET YOUR ELDER - VICTOR HAYNES
I’d like to begin by thanking you, my brothers and knew this was special. Having not been baptized as a
sisters in the faith at Christ the King, for the privilege child, I was baptized, catechized, through adult
of serving you as an Elder these past (9) years. I’ve instruction, and confirmed in the faith I’ve had the
chaired your Board, as fine a group of men as I’ve privilege of serving in many ways since then. At First
ever served with, the past nearly (6) years. Lutheran in Fontana I was an Elder and chaired the
board there as well. I also was a commissioned
Born locally, San Bernardino, (76) years ago to
Deacon and served in that capacity until moving to
nominally believing parents, whom I love dearly, I
Mentone and joining the church here. God is good.
may have never been a believer. But God, one of my
favorite two word phrases, made sure I had While serving as a Stephen’s minister, I met my
grandparents and neighbors who would get me to incredible, wife, Sharon. We were married in the
church. God is good. church during the worship service; how cool is that?
That was some (22 plus) years ago and she’s still
I remember singing “Jesus loves me” in Sunday
putting up with me. Between us we have 5 children,
school and sitting next to Grandma Haynes praying
13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. While I
the Lord’s prayer and singing “Onward Christian
Soldier”, apparently a favorite Nazarene hymn. Other love my “born of man” family, God has given me
another family, His Church, that is you. I cherish that
things I remember as a child were Grandpa Haynes
family as well. God is good.
shouting “AMEN!” in the back of the church and his
Sunday dinner blessing asking the Lord to keep us Besides church, my favorite interests are fishing
from the desires of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and and spending time with family.
the pride of life. Later I realized the reference to 1 My favorite Scripture passage has got to be the
John 2:16. I also remember as an (8) year old praying Hymn to Christ of Phil. 2, a declaration of the
for my weeping family at the passing of Grandpa excellencies of our Lord, Jesus Christ, in his states of
Whitney. I wondered why they were so unhappy that Humility and Exaltation. As an Elder, my other
he was in heaven. That strikes me as funny now; oh favorite two word phrase is “for you” as I get to help
the mind of a child. God is good and did not allow me in distributing the Holy Supper to remind you of what
to be hindered from coming to Him as a little child. our Gracious Lord has accomplished for us through
As a young adult I fell away for some time just his Body and Blood given and shed for you on the
being a “man of the world “ which very much Holy Cross. God is good.
appealed to my “old man” - a sinner. But God, in my In all this my aim is to remind you that God is
early 30’s, hadn’t given up on me. A co-worker at the intimately involved with us, His church. All praise be
steel mill invited me to church at First Evangelical to God forever, bless His holy name.
Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Fontana and I went. It
was a liturgical Divine Service much like we enjoy at Yours in Christ, Vic.
CTK and I thought, WOW this is real. I loved it and
From the Preschool:
Even though August is definitely summer time, we are slowly winding down our summer program. Our
new school year begins on August 16th. We are still enjoying the perks of California weather with water
play and popsicles as we prepare for our new school year. Our teachers are looking forward to new
groups of children and a great year ahead. This year we had three staff members celebrate their time at
Christ the King. Sheri Coe celebrated 25 years, Jennifer Lovelace celebrated 20 years and Debbie Wolff
celebrated 10 years. We are so blessed to spend time with these great ladies.
Christine Chernobieff, M.Ed.
CTK Cornerstone August 2021
CTK Cornerstone August 2021
On July 3rd, a group of CTK families took a morning hike on the Carriage trail on the outskirts of
Redlands. After walking the trail they hiked up to a nice scenic spot to take pictures. On the way back they
decided to go to Arthurs for a little second breakfast! What a treat. When the weather cools down, they hope to
go on another hiking excursion. Hope you’ll come too.
08/02 Lucy Becker 08/18 Connie Stevens
08/03 Don & Bernice David 08/02 Robert Hathaway 08/19 Apollo Barlows
08/04 Margaret Nowak 08/21 Bukola Gross
08/07 Dwayne & Cynthia Danielson
08/05 Karen Prill 08/22 Corrine Scott
08/18 Glenn & Jodi Henderson
08/06 Anna Smith 08/23 Matt Townsend
08/18 Anthony & Carolyn Lombardo
08/08 Lorrie Hinkleman 08/24 Joe Ronchetto
08/21 Joe & Diane Ronchetto
08/15 Caleb Hoffman 08/31 Fred Nowak
08/30 Dan & Mary Beth Gosnell
08/17 Patricia Townsend
08/30 Vance & Doris Herzberger
If your special date did not appear or is incorrect, please
contact Cindy Currier at the church office 909-793-5703.
CTK Cornerstone August 2021
Christ the King – Missions
We at Christ the King support numerous missions locally and around the world.
July 2021 Mission Support
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church $350.00
Concordia Theological Seminary $200.00
Lutherans for Life $200.00
Pregnancy & Family Resource Center $200.00
Siberian Lutheran Mission Society $200.00
Redlands Charitable Resources Coalitions (The Coopers) $200.00
LCMS World Mission $250.00
Total Cash Contributions $1,600.00
June 2021 Jan-Jun 2021
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
400.00 GENERAL OFFERINGS $ 23,441.50 $ 150,339.50
420.00 OTHER OPERATING INCOME $ 1,452.00 $ 9,167.00
430.00 INTEREST INCOME $ 515.10 $ 1,036.27
440.00 FUNDRAISING INCOME $ 0.00 $ 3,780.00
Total Income $ 25,408.60 $ 164,322.77
Expense
500.00 ACTIVITIES $ 763.75 $ 4,606.34
520.00 ADMINISTRATION $ 2,114.07 $ 12,927.16
530.00 MAINTENANCE $ 960.83 $ 6,910.14
540.00 MISSIONS $ 1,600.00 $ 9,600.00
550.00 SALARIES AND WAGES $ 15,131.69 $ 85,098.31
560.00 PAYROLL EXPENSES/BENEFITS $ 4,093.88 $ 24,052.86
570.00 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT $ 1,690.88 $ 11,500.91
580.00 WORSHIP $ 272.68 $ 1,419.70
Total Expense $ 26,627.78 $ 156,115.42
Net Income $ -1,219.18 $ 8,207.35
CTK Cornerstone August 2021CTK AUGUST 2021 Events
September 11, 2021, 9am-3pm
(In the Parish Hall)
Christ the King Lutheran Church will be sponsoring a seminar conducted by the Rev. Dr. Alfonso
Espinosa. The topic couldn’t possibly be timelier: Faith That Engages the Culture. We are seeing
the broader culture around us change dramatically. The temptation is to sit paralyzed as these
convulsions rock society and retreat to those familiar quarters where everyone shares our opinion. If
this were to be the strategy of the church in our era (any era), what would the long-term ramifications
be? Do you believe that our Lord would have us adopt a passive perspective on life in the 21st century?
Pastor Al Espinosa presents a different perspective, a joyous and uplifting perspective ~ Christ’s
perspective. Author of the book of the same title, Pr. Espinosa will lead us to understand and embrace our calling in this
critical time. Mark your calendar on September 11th, and sign up in the narthex to attend this blessed event.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
9:00 AM 7:00 PM
Divine Service Church Council
(Outdoors) Meeting
10:30 AM 9:30 AM 8:30 AM
Adult Bible Study Adult Bible Study Bible Study with
& Sunday School Deacon Russ
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
9:00 AM
Divine Service
10:30 AM
Adult Bible Study 9:30 AM 8:30 AM
& Sunday School Adult Bible Study Bible Study with
Deacon Russ
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
9:00 AM
Divine Service
10:30 AM
Adult Bible Study 9:30 AM 8:30 AM
& Sunday School Adult Bible Study Bible Study with
7:00 PM Deacon Russ
Please bring
Special School 10:00 AM
your mites.
Board Meeting Elders Meeting
2:00 PM
Pool Party
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
9:00 AM 7:00 PM
Divine Service Evangelism
10:30 AM Stewardship
Adult Bible Study Meeting 9:30 AM 8:30 AM
& Sunday School Adult Bible Study Bible Study with
Deacon Russ
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
9:00 AM
Divine Service
10:30 AM
Adult Bible Study 9:30 AM 8:30 AM
& Sunday School Adult Bible Study Bible Study with
Deacon Russ
CTK Cornerstone August 2021Redlands, CA 92373
1505 S. Ford Street
Christ the King Lutheran Church
S er van t s fo r A u g u s t 2 0 2 1
ACOLYTES ELDERS
Aug 1 Emma Hansen & Emma Hinkleman Aug 1 James Wilson
Aug 8 Hayden Hinkleman & Aiden DeCent Aug 8 David Alder
Aug 15 Jilian Belli & Brooke Cleary Aug 15 Tom Crowley
Aug 22 Dominick Vasquez & Christian Vasquez Aug 22 Dwayne Danielson
Aug 29 Samuel Lombardo & William Lombardo Aug 29 Vic Haynes
ALTAR FLOWERS
Aug 1 Margaret Nowak Aug 1 Harriet Ouimette
Aug 8 Linda Whittier Aug 8 Don & Bernice David
Aug 15 Nicole Cleary Aug 15 Glenn & Jodi Henderson
Aug 22 Anna Bush Aug 22 Bill & Joy Phillips
Aug 29 Erica Vasquez Aug 29 FLOWERS NEEDED
FINANCE USHERS
Aug 1 & 8 Lucy Becker & Roger Loewecke Aug 1 Christ Blank & Mike Bush
Aug 15 & 22 John Hinkleman, Jr. & Joe Vasquez Aug 8 & 15 Steve Aimar & Loren Scott
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