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E-Courier for Sunday, March 18, 2018
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Congregational Day of Prayer
Monday, March 19 | 7 AM - 9 PM
Because of Holy Week next week, we have moved our monthly day of prayer to this Monday, March 19. Any members or church attendees may come and pray in the Community Life Center chapel where materials are available to help guide your prayer time. If a member or family seeks anointing or prayer with the elders, please come to the room nearest the CLC chapel between 6-7 PM or call Pastor Lawrence at 704-708-6110. More information is at christcovenant.org/prayer.
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Children's Ministry Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 24 | 10 AM-noon
All children (yes! bring your friends!) are invited to join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt! We will begin in the youth area (lower level of the Community Life Center) for games, music, and a story. Then we'll move outside for our egg hunt! Bring a friend! Email [email protected] with any questions.
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Trail Life Barbecue & AHG Pound Cake Pick Up
Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24
It's the weekend you've been waiting for!! Those containers of tender barbecue and loaves of fresh pound cake will be available for you to pick up this Friday, March 23, from 3-8 PM and Saturday, March 24, from 9 AM - 3 PM. We will be out in the parking lot near the worship center.
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Spring Lunch
Sunday, March 25 | 12:30 PM
Join us next Sunday following the morning worship service for our annual spring lunch! This year, we will be celebrating and honoring those who have served in the Children's Ministry with a "Garden Party."
Pick up your pans in the lobby this Sunday (to make a side dish to share). This also serves as your reservation so that we know how many people to prepare for. The menu is BBQ, baked beans, slaw, mac & cheese, cupcakes, and a surprise dessert.
We will also be having a cupcake contest this year! Bake and decorate two dozen of your favorite cupcakes in a spring theme or colors. (More information will be at the pan table on Sunday.)
Don't forget your lawn chair if you want to sit outside! We look forward to celebrating together as a Covenant family!
HELP NEEDED: We need lots of help on Saturday and Sunday getting everything ready for the Spring Lunch. If you can help with the spring lunch (decorating, receiving food, serving, clean up), please click here to sign up. Thank you!
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Sunday School Room Changes for March 25
Because of the Spring Lunch, we moved some classes to different spaces. Some classes will remain in their normal locations. (Youth and children's classes will not be affected.) Here is the list of all adult classes and their locations for Sunday, March 25:
Older Seniors: WC 201
Young Seniors: WC 211
Sojourners: CLC Prayer Chapel
Student Families: CLC 3 and 4
Young Families: Lions Theater (Wilcox Building)
Young Pros: MS cafeteria (CDS MS building across Covenant Ln)
18|22: WC 105
Discovery Class: student commons (CDS HS building)
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Holy Week 2018
March 25-April 1
Join us at Christ Covenant for Holy Week. All are welcome to participate in these special worship services that lead up to the celebration of our risen King!
- Palm Sunday Worship: March 25 - 10:45 AM & 6 PM
- Maundy Thursday Service: March 29 - 7 PM (Communion will be served.)
- Good Friday Service: March 30 - noon
- Easter Sunday Worship: April 1 - 10:45 AM & 6 PM (There will be no Sunday school on Easter Sunday.)
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Women's Beach Getaway
April 20-22
The Women's Ministry is hosting a weekend at the Ocean Crest Motel in Oak Island for a few days of rest, refreshment, and fellowship! For more information and to register, CLICK HERE. The deadline to register is April 5.
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Vacation Bible School 2018
June 18-22
Vacation Bible school at Christ Covenant Church is part of our Seek the City youth mission week. This year's VBS will be held June 18-22. Registration will open on May 1, and we'll have more information to post about the week closer to that date. VBS is free and open to children ages 5-11 (Note: Children must be 5 on or before June 18, 2018, to be able to participate.)
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Global Missions Sunday Sermons
To protect our missionaries in restricted areas, we are not posting the sermons from Global Missions Sunday online. CDs of the sermon audio are available at the Information Desk on Sundays if you are interested.
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ProjectSHARE March Collection:
Changed Choices
In March, our ProjectSHARE collection is to help Changed Choices. All of us make unfortunate choices. But when bad choices land a woman in jail or prison, this time behind bars can serve as a wake-up call. And when women hear that call and open their hearts and minds to a new way of life, Changed Choices steps in. For information about the Changed Choices organization and the list of items that we are collecting, please see our
ProjectSHARE webpage. Thank you for your donations!
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Deacons' Special Offering
The March special offering is designated to the General Mercy Fund to help our own members and others in our community who are in need.
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| Please see our Get Involved webpage for more ways to get involved in our Outreach and Missions programs.
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Worship Notes
Sunday, March 18
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Morning Worship - 10:45 AM
"Praying from the Depths"
(Psalm 130: 1-8)
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Evening Worship - 6:00 PM
"The Church's Future Glory"
(Revelation 21:1-4)
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Our worship folder is posted on Fridays on the
Worship page of our website.
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THIS WEEK
March 18-24
Sunday, March 18
9 AM | Sunday Bible School
9 AM | Discovery Class
10:45 AM | Morning worship
5 PM | Timothy Project
5 PM | Communicants class
6 PM | Evening Worship
6 PM | Children's choirs
6:15 PM | ABC Bible memory class
Monday, March 19
7 AM | HS prayer
7 AM | Day of Prayer
6:30 PM | GriefShare Group
7 PM | Yarn Lovers Ministry
Tuesday, March 20
10 AM | Anchor AM class group
11:50 AM | WBS: Luke
6:30 PM | Anchor PM class group
7 PM | Tuesday prayer meeting
Wednesday, March 21
10 AM | Yarn Lovers Ministry
7 PM | Sanctuary choir
7 PM | Link & EPIC (Youth)
Thursday, March 22
9:30 AM | WBS: Philippians
6:45 PM | AHG
7 PM | Trail Life
7 PM | WBS: Elisha
7 PM | Men's Intensive Discipleship Program
Friday, March 23
9:30 AM | Student Family moms prayer group
3 PM | BBQ pick up
Saturday, March 24
9 AM | BBQ pick up
10 AM | Children's Easter Egg Hunt
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Mar. 25 | Palm Sunday worship (10:45 AM & 6 PM)
Mar. 25 | Annual Spring Lunch (12:15 PM)
Mar. 26-30 | Holy Week - no evening meetings
Mar. 29 | Maundy Thursday Communion service (7 PM)
Mar. 30 | Senior Adults brunch at Stacks (10 AM)
Mar. 30 | Good Friday worship service (12 PM)
Apr 1 | Easter Sunday worship (10:45 AM & 6 PM) *NO SBS or Discovery Class
Apr. 8 | Nathan Clark George installation service (6 PM)
Apr. 15 | Communion Sunday for April
Apr. 15 | HisAbilities Barbecue & Info Gathering (12:30 PM)
Apr. 27-29 | MS/HS Spring Retreat
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Please pray for Senior Pastor
Kevin DeYoung and his outside
ministry commitments this spring:
March 17-18: Sovereign Grace PCA Missions Conference (Charlotte, NC)
April 11-13: Together for the Gospel (Louisville, KY)
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Missionaries of the Week
Our March Missionaries of the Week are based in the US.
Week of March 18
Randy & Joan Nabors
MNA Urban & Mercy Ministry
Charlotte, NC
Randy is the Urban & Mercy Coordinator for Mission to North America with New City Network.
Pray
for more minority church planters to be raised up, trained, supported, and deployed to cities around our nation. Pray for the church to know how to use relief and emergency financial help as a bridge into long lasting relationships. Pray for wisdom in traveling, training and writing.
Our Missionary of the Week is also posted on our News webpage. For information about all of our missionaries, go to our Missionaries webpage.
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Faith Promise Commitments
Faith Promise giving is the primary means by which Christ Covenant supports international and domestic missions and other outreach. Your commitments help us to budget our giving to mission trips and to continue to support our
many missionaries
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Commitments cards can still be submitted through the offering bags or by bringing or mailing to the church office. You can download or fill out an online version on the
Faith Promise webpage
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Our Tithes and Gifts
Thank you for your tithes and gifts to all of the ministries of Christ Covenant. Don't forget to take advantage of our secure
online giving. Please continue to pray for God's provision this calendar year.
If you haven't had a chance to make your 2018 commitment and would like to, please see
our Finance webpage
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1/1/18 - 3/11/18
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Actual
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Budget
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Difference
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%
(-) or +
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| Operating Budget - Inflow |
$987,114
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$963,500
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$23,614
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2.5%
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| Faith Promise Budget - Inflow |
$53,226
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$66,000
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($12,774)
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(19,4%) |
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This email is our E-Courier weekly newsletter.
After it goes out by email, it is made available on the News page of our website.
On that page, you can also read past versions of the newsletter as well as specific news items about our bigger events with more details available.
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