This Sunday, January 21, 2018
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Carrots and Sticks
Dear Covenant friends and family,
Do you respond better to the carrot or the stick? Positive or negative reinforcement? Many of us would say that it’s definitely the carrot – a reward makes things worth it – but how often do we set ourselves us with pressure and fear as our motivators? We scurry around to get things done because
something bad will happen if we don’t.
How does Jesus approach all this? In
John 15:1-15
it sounds a bit like the stick at first with all its references to vines being pruned and branches being burned, but then it opens out into this spacious description of shared joy and friendship. Carrot cake with icing, right?
Come together on Sunday to consider the carrots and sticks in our own lives and how they help (or don’t help) us live and love more deeply. How can we let go of the brambles and live into the joy?
Grace & Peace,
Tracy
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To sign up for Sunday flower dedications online
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Now you can sign up on our web site to commemorate a special day or honor a loved one with Sunday flowers. If you prefer, you can call the church office, 614-451-6677, with the date, your name and dedication. Then, please send a check for $38 made out to
Covenant to Ingrid Brooker, Covenant's Financial Administrator, with
Sunday flowers in the memo line.
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Sun., Jan. 21, 12:15 lunch; 12:30 learn
Relationship to Power: Daniel, Esther, and
Bible of the Poor
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Register Now for 2018-19 Children’s Day Out
18 months - 3 years of age. One day/week, Mon.–Fri., 9:30am-12:30pm
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Chili & Chocolate
Sat., Jan. 27, 6pm, Fellowship Hall
It is cold and gray outside but the church is full of fun and friends! Bring some chili, cornbread, chocolate or anything you would like (pizza is always a hit) to share while the children run around and play and the grown ups talk and we all enjoy life. All are welcome.
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Tuesdays through Feb. 13, 7pm, Lounge
The 12 Steps (used in recovery programs) are powerful spiritual tools for all of us. Franciscan monk Richard Rohr uses them, as do many psychologists, spiritual directors, and people dealing with life's “unmanageability.” In five weeks, we’ll explore the 12 steps as tools for drawing closer to God, living with integrity, and becoming free from old, destructive patterns. Led by
Tracy Keenan.
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Our Mission
Covenant Presbyterian Church is an open, accepting community awakening to God's life-giving love together.
Our Vision
Covenant Presbyterian Church glorifies God and builds relationships with Christ and each other through: worship that inspires, nurture that embraces, education that challenges,
fellowship that energizes, ministry that responds.
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