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E-Courier for Sunday, March 11, 2018
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Special Event with Nathan Clark George
TONIGHT | 7-8:30 PM
Join us for a special evening with our new Pastor of Worship this evening. We are excited about this opportunity to get to know Nathan's music style, his leadership, and his family! He will start the evening with a mini-concert (including special music with his children), he will lead a few congregational hymns, and then there will be a time of Q&A with Kevin interviewing Nathan and his wife, Patsy, to help you get to know them better.
This event will be held in the Christ Covenant Church worship center, followed by a cookie reception in the main lobby
where you can enjoy fellowship with each other and with Nathan and his family.
We have coordinated childcare for children ages 2 and under. The childcare rooms will be WC 109 for infants, WC 107 for crawlers & toddlers, and WC 103 for 2 year olds.
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Daylight Saving Time Begins!
Sunday, March 11 | 2 AM
Don't forget to "spring forward" and move your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. We don't want you to be late for Sunday school or church! (Note: This is also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors!)
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Deacons' Special Offering
This month's 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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Sunday Bible School - Spring Quarter
begins Sunday, March 11 | 9-10:30 AM
The new season of Sunday Bible School will begin on Sunday, March 11 (March 4 was a special SBS for Global Missions Sunday). For information on spring classes for each age-level community and what they will be focusing on this season, please see our Sunday Bible School webpage.
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Communicants Class
begins Sunday, March 11 | 5-5:50 PM
The Spring 2018 communicants class (for 5th graders) begins this Sunday. The communicants class prepares 5th graders to understand the elements of the faith as part of their public profession of faith and prepares them to become communing members of the church. We will meet on Sunday evenings from 5:00-5:50 in room B-204 from March 11-May 20. If you would like more information about this class, please
contact Amy Wallace, Director of Children's Ministry.
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Thrive Over 55 Senior Expo
Friday, March 16 | 9 AM - 12:30 PM
Christ Covenant Church will host this special event presented by Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly for those over the age of 55 to connect with the resources available to them in the community. Companies and organizations will provide information on topics including wellness, health care, financial planning, and education.
Join us in the Community Life Center for this FREE event where visitors will be treated to free breakfast and lunch. Although our Senior Adult ministry is especially invited to this event, younger communities will also find much worth in attending for both planning for the future or for information about taking care of older family members. Registration is required. To register for this free event, please go to http://bit.ly/Thrive-Over-55.
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Trail Life Barbecue Ordering Ends TODAY!
Trail Life Troop NC-0413 is having its annual smoked BBQ sale. Ordering is open online at
bit.ly/TrailLifeBBQ. You can also order directly from one of the Trailmen. Pickup/delivery is March 23 and 24. Your support of this ministry of Christ Covenant Church is greatly appreciated.
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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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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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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 be 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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Spring Lunch
Sunday, March 25 | 12:30 PM
Join Christ Covenant and the Children's Ministry for our annual spring lunch on March 25 following the morning worship service. 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 on March 11 or 18. 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 March 11 and 18.)
Don't forget your lawn chair if you want to sit outside! We look forward to celebrating together as a Covenant family!
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Women's Beach Getaway
April 20-22
If you are hoping to join us in Oak Island for a few days of rest, refreshment and fellowship, you'll want to sign up soon. About half of our rooms are booked, so we have space for you and a friend! The Women's Ministry is hosting this weekend at the Ocean Crest Motel in Oak Island, NC. For more information and to register, CLICK HERE.
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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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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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| 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 11
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Morning Worship - 10:45 AM
"God the Father,
God the Son, and You"
(John 3:31-36)
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Evening Worship - 6:00 PM
"Eye for Eye, Tooth for Tooth"
(Exodus 21:12-26)
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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 11-17
Sunday, March 11
Daylight Saving Time Begins
9 AM | Sunday Bible School
9 AM | Discovery Class
10:45 AM | Morning worship
5 PM | The Gathering
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 12
7 AM | HS prayer
6:30 PM | GriefShare Group
Tuesday, March 13
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 14
7 PM | Sanctuary choir
7 PM | WBS Philippians (monthly study)
7 PM | Link & EPIC (Youth)
7 PM | Prayer time for parents of MS/HS students
Thursday, March 15
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 16
9 AM | Senior expo
9:30 AM | Student Family moms prayer group
7:10 PM | Movie night out
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Mar. 11 | Communicants Class for 5th graders begins (5 PM)
Mar. 16 | Thrive Over 55 Expo (9 AM)
Mar. 16 | Movie night out:
I Can Only Imagine (7:10 PM)
Mar. 23-24 | BBQ & Pound Cake Pick-Up
Mar. 24 | Children's Easter Egg Hunt (10 AM)
Mar. 25 | Palm Sunday worship at 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 worship service including Communion (7 PM)
Mar. 30 | Good Friday worship service (12 PM)
Apr 1 | Easter Sunday worship (10:45 AM) *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 coming up this spring:
March 8-10: Ligonier National Conference (Orlando, FL)
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 11
Carrie Luke
Project 658,
Charlotte, NC
Carrie servers as the director of ESL and adult refugee education at Project 658.
Pray for wisdom as she helps lead 40 students, two part-time teachers, and three weekly volunteers. Pray for the gospel to move forward in the heart of their students. Pray for her family to stay knit together by the Holy Spirit and have grace for one another.
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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American Heritage Girls Pound Cake Sale
AHG is partnering with Trail Life to bring you pound cake. The sale is open now through March 15. Find an AHG troop member or order online at
bit.ly/AHG-poundcakes. You can pick up your cake along with your BBQ on March 23 or 24. This sale helps our troop girls offset the cost of summer camp, pays for national AHG programming fees, and it's a delicious way to keep these rich programs and experiences in the lives of our girls and young women.
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Rosaria Butterfield Lecture
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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 - 3/4/18
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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 |
$867,969
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$863,500
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$4,469
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0.5%
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| Faith Promise Budget - Inflow |
$46,616
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$55,800
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($9,184)
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(16.5%) |
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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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