Traditional Worship Services
8:30am & 11am, Sanctuary
Exile & Dislocation
Agora
9:45am, Lounge
Righteous Outrage in Word, Sound, & Image: Punk Rock & Martin Luther
Part 3
Martin Luther's actions and writings and the counterculture of punk rock.
Gathering Worship Service
10am, Fellowship Hall
Where's Home?
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Pastors on call for pastoral care
Sat., Sun., Mon., Wed.
- Tracy 614-946-2982
Tues., Fri., - Katie 614-625-1335
Thurs. - Jim 614-886-3681
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Pastoral Leadership & Program Staff
Tracy Keenan, Pastor/Head-of-Staff
tracykeenan@covenantpcusa.org
Katie Kinnison, Associate Pastor for Spiritual Formation
Jim Mehler, Parish Associate
Cherie Brooks, Director of Music
Katie Wynkoop, Organist/Pianist
Caroline McGeoch, Director of Covenant Children's Center
Erin Wise, Director of Children's Ministry
Cathy Koeneman - Interim Director for
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God is omniscient. We are not.
Please call the church office and let us know when you or a loved one is in the hospital. The pastoral staff want to be able to visit you, and we all want to be able to pray for you.
PRAYER REQUEST
Mary Jane Bogart
Steve & Melinda
Karen Gagel
Jan Lovich
Baby Matteo
Pam Murphy
Youth Director Search Committee
Sharon
Ken & Sally
Jane Morton
Shaw Family
Wadley Family
Doug & Nancy
Marion Sanford
Sandy Schupp
Megan Noble
Caden Stanley
Dan Rasche
Sam McCamy
Manette Friske
Mike Van Aman
Lois Sensenbrenner
Nicole & Justin
Rick Cosgray
Betty Raup
Charlie Friske's sister
Bekkah Friske
Marianne Dodson
Alexa Hobbs Gregory
Rachel Timmons
Mary Doersam
John Lott
Orlene Shimberg
Ellen Greegor
Kay Hantak
Don Rorapaugh
Janet Bartels
Madison Hanosek
Larry Limes
Michael
Carol
Heather
Jenny
Maureen
Jared
Homebound/Limited Mobility
Stan Eriksen
Bob Bartels
Peggy Dinger
Margaret Robertson
Leona Rapp
Judy Sechler
Harrison Gardner
Keep us updated on those who wish be on the prayer list. Call the office (451-6677) or email
JP
when you want a name added or removed; New names will appear near the top of the list for one month. If you'd like the name to remain on the list after that, call the office.
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YOUR 2016 DEACONS
If you know a member with a need, or for more information contact Terry Kennedy Mancini, 614-530-1732 tmancini@columbus.rr.com
Participate in occasional and one-time services to our members:
1. Pray for someone for a short time.
2. Prepare all or a part of meal.
3. Provide a ride to church or an appt.
4. Help serve breakfast at Ronald Mc Donald House
5. Participate in the Mid-Ohio Food Bank
All Deacons are "contact points" for any member of the congregation in addition to their team assignments listed below. Members requiring any type of support should contact any Deacon. Check your Covenant Directory or call the office, 451-6677, for contact information.
Moderator: Sharon Steingass
Vice-Moderator: Jill Cameron
Treasurer: Rusty Miller
Recording Secretary: Bob Lowery
Communion Coordinator: Tim Scott
Communications Lead: Terry Kennedy-Mancini,
Co-Lead Connie Kennedy
Staff Liaison: Rev. Jim Mehler
1. Communication
Lead/Coordinator: Terry Kennedy-Mancini;
Co-Lead: Connie Kennedy
Milissa Campbell, Bobbie Gier, Sharon Steingass, Scott Mizer, Steve Zilles, Chris Primm, Barry Fonarow, Jan Fonarow
-Congregation Contact (visits/calls)
-homebound, limited mobility,
-Special needs
-Cards (birthday, get well, etc.) & church info -- Heidi Hallas, Terry Kennedy-Mancini
-Meals to members in need - Jill Cameron
-Prayer Chain - Chris Primm
-C.A.R.E.S. rides -- Bonnie Beth Mitchell
-Flowers - Heidi Hallas
-Care Notes - Rusty Miller
-Bereavement service -- Terry Kennedy-Mancini
2. Outreach
-Ronald McDonald House:
Milissa Campbell
-Mid-Ohio Food Bank: Milissa Campbell
-Adopt-a-Family: Bobbie Geir, Rusty Miller
-Compass: Rusty Miller
-Crop Walk: Rusty Miller
-Bloodmobile: Mona Connolly
3. Service
-Communion Prep (Coordinator):
Tim Scott
-Sunday A.M. Events (e.g. Deacon Ministry -
Promotion: Danny Franz
-Older Adults: Connie Kennedy
-Youth: Ali Koeneman
4. Liaisons
Church Officer Nominating Committee: Pete LuPiba
Nurture & Outreach: Andrew Patterson
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2016 Elders
Clerk of Session: Jim Hamilton
Commissions:
Children's Ministries
Treasure Finders, preschool, VBS, & more - Lisa Coakley, Margaret Molli-Clark
Mission & Social Concerns
Interprets global, international & national missions, & coordinates local missions of Covenant - John Griffin CHAIR,
Martin Spencer, Cathy Koeneman
Nurture & Outreach
Caring for Covenant members: new members, block party, small groups, fellowship activities, outreach, discipleship - Jim Buchanan CHAIR, Terri Hayes
Personnel - Louise Davidson, CHAIR, Mike Davis, Dave Timmons
Properties
Oversees the safety, maintenance & appropriate use of building & facilities - Nancy Cowman CHAIR, Linda Billman
Spiritual Development & Adult Learning
Special event ministry team, Sunday Forum, Sunday evening bible studies & more - Todd Cameron,
Ed Chung, Jeff Roedel
Stewardship & Budget
Raising, administering & conserving financial resources - Carol Lowery CHAIR,
Jeff Smith, Ken Hickey
Worship & Arts
Oversees music & arts programs including worship experiences, special services, chancel choir, bell choir, art displays, lay readers, ushers - Linda Gabel CHAIR,
Jeanie Auseon
Youth & Young Adults
Guides students grades 6-12 in their faith: Meghan Rodenfels, Cary Hanosek, Tim Augsback
Nominating Committee -
Jim Buchanan; Martin Spencer.
Deacon Pete LuPiba
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Open Shelter
Help prepare, deliver, serve or contribute cookies/brownies for the homeless. Guaranteed to be rewarding. Contact Carol Petro 485-0994, jpetroball@aol.com.
- To help prepare a meal for a member who is in need due to illness or death in the family, contact any Deacon.
- Salt & Light opportunities
. See the hall board.
There are baskets on shelves in the hallway marked for collection of eyeglasses.
They will be taken to LensCrafters to use in their mission to help others.
Also, shelving in the coat racks has other collection bins.
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Need a Ride? CARES Program
For a ride to church, doctor appointment, etc., c
all Bonnie Beth Mitchell, 614-205-3733.
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Dear Covenant friends and family,
A yearning for something lost. A hope for something better.
One person says, "Now we will get our country back."
Another person says, "I am afraid now for my children and my grandchildren."
One election. Two reactions.
For some the feeling of being in a strange land has been the force behind their yearnings for some time now. For others the feeling is now very suddenly in full bloom.
A good word from the LORD would be a welcome thing. We turn to the story of biblical exile and dislocation, and the harpstrings of homesickness resonate in the words of the Psalm 137: "How can we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?" What do we do when home no longer feels like home, whether the strangeness has been brooding for a long while, or whether we feel we have suddenly awakened in Babylon?
Sunday we will come together, sisters and brothers with hopes and fears, and seek the grace and peace of Christ who holds us all.
Grace and peace,
Tracy
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This Sunday, Nov. 13
Honor Veterans / All Church Thanksgiving Dinner / Thank Offering
8:30am - Worship in the Sanctuary, Tracy Keenan preaching
9:45am - Confirmation Class
, Grades 8-10, Rm. 120
Co-teachers: Tracy Keenan & Ed Chung.
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Agora. Chapel.
Righteous Outrage in Word, Sound, and Image: Punk Rock and Martin Luther, Part 3, by David Connolly
10:00am - Gathering, Tracy Keenan
preaching
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Children (age 3-5th grade) to
Treasure Finders
11:00am - Worship in the Sanctuary
12:00pm - Fair Trade Sale
, Lounge
4:00pm - NO Verge (grades 5-8)
5:30pm - Thanksgiving Potuck Dinner
- Youth (grades 8-12) College Boxes
6:30pm - NO Sunday Night Bible Study
, Rm. 120
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 **Love Warrior: A Memoir
Glennon Book Discussion Event
Sat., Nov. 12, 9am -1pm
Continue the life-changing conversation we began last April when Glennon Doyle Melton was here. Her new book Love Warrior: A Memoir
is a call for more: brave questions, candid conversation, compassionate and courageous women changing the world. Join us for brief provocative presentations, lots of discussion, exploration through the arts, a great lunch from Freedom a la Carte and more.
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College Gift Boxes -
We'll be sending boxes of goodies and handy supplies to college and grad students in our church family, so
we need their names and addresses ASAP (by Nov. 13). Email to Cathy Koeneman,
kdmegali@yahoo.com. If you'd like to donate goodies, put them on the pew outside the pastors' offices. At the All Church Thanksgiving Dinner, we'll all sign notes to include. What a great way to remind them that their church family loves them!
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The Youth Director Search Committee...
Your prayers for this important work are appreciated.
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Thur., Nov. 10
9:30am Children's Day Out
6:00pm Worship & Arts, Lounge
7:00pm Choir Rehearsal, Music Room
Fri., Nov. 11
9:30am Prayer Shawl Circle, Lounge
6:00pm Parents' Night Out
Sat., Nov. 12
8:00am Men's Breakfast, First Watch, Kingsdale
9a-1p Glennon Book Discussion Event
9a-4p Fair Trade Sale
9:00am Habitat House Dedication, 5060 Winslow Dr., Whitehall
6:00pm *Verge, Columbus Curling Club, Meet at church
Mon., Nov. 14
9:30am Children's Day Out
6:00pm Session Vision & Strategy, Lounge
7:30pm Commission Meetings
Tues., Nov. 15
8:15am Centering Prayer, Lounge
9:30am Children's Day Out
1:00pm Mission Sewing, 121
1:30pm Staff Meeting, Tracy's office
6:15pm Campanile Bell Choir Rehearsal
7:00pm Spiritual Formation, Lounge
Wed., Nov. 16
9:30am Children's Day Out
1:00pm Bible Study, 120
4:00pm Tutoring, Lounge
7:00pm Bible Study, Lounge
Thur., Nov. 17
9:30am Children's Day Out
7:00pm Choir Rehearsal, Music Room
Fri., Nov. 18
9:30am Women's Theology, 120
Sat., Nov. 19
4:30am HM3, Hoge PC - Golf League
Next Sunday, Nov. 20
Campanile Bell Choir /
Ingathering of Food
8:30am Worship Service, Sanctuary
9:45am Agora, Lounge
Confirmation Class (grades 8-10),120
10:00am Gathering, Fellowship Hall
Spiritual Verge (grades 6-8), LL 006
Treasure Finders (age 3-5th grade)
11:00am Worship Service, Sanctuary
12:00pm Annual Election Meeting
12:30pm Advent Decorate/Wreath/Lunch, Lounge
Verge (grades 5-8)
5:30pm Youth (grades 8-12)
6:30pm Bible Study, Rm. 120
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EVENTS & NEWS
Click on an underlined event for more info
UPCOMING Events, Opportunities & Programs
Books Available: An Other Kingdom
Get ready for our upcoming discussion of this book by Walter Brueggemann and two community activists. It's a great mix of theology and practice, exploring what it means to act out real love in today's culture. Books: $12. Copies available on the table in the hall. Contact Katie for more info. Discussion will be Nov. 15 & 22.
Parents' Night Out
Fri., Nov. 11, 6-8:30pm (2nd Fri. of each month)
Parents go out while their children eat, play, watch movies. Donations accepted. Questions: Erin Wise, erinwise3@yahoo.com. Register by Tues., Nov. 8:
Men's Breakfast
Sat., Nov. 12, 8am, First Watch, Kingsdale
Contact: Alan Kennedy 614-451-9318.
Habitat Northwest Partnership House Dedication
Sat., Nov. 12, 9am, 5060 Winslow Dr., Whitehall
The new family will be presented with prayer shawls knitted by our Prayer Shawl Circle. Come celebrate. Contact Charlie Bergmann or Betsy Sebastian.
*VERGE special event
SATURDAY, Nov. 12, 6pm meet at church
We are going curling with the Columbus Curling Club! We'll be traveling to CCC, curling, and then having dessert together. Due to a limited number of participants that we can bring with us, we need you to register HERE; we also need you to sign a liability waiver- please print and fill out this waiver to bring with you.
CPW's Fair Trade Sale
Sat., Nov. 12, 9am-6pm & Sun., Nov. 13, 12-6pm
For meaningful gifts for Christmas, check out the annual Fair Trade Sale for items from different countries and items made by CPW circles.
Agora - Righteous Outrage in Word, Sound, and Image:
Punk Rock and Martin Luther, Part 3
Sun., Nov. 13, Chapel, 9:45
Led by David Connolly. Loud, obnoxious punk rock music is a strange topic for church and may seem the opposite of Christian faith and tradition. But consider that there are also radical ideas and much disruption throughout the history of religion. We'll compare and contrast Martin Luther's actions and writings with the music and counterculture of the punks.
Advent Devotional
Can you believe it is that time of year again? Time to get ready for getting ready for Jesus! Please consider writing an advent devotion as a gift to our Covenant church family. Directions can be found in the hallway, along with a sign up sheet and some prompts for writing. See Katie Kinnison for more info.
Advent Wreath Lunch - Everyone Invited!
Sun, Nov. 20 after 11am service
Make a beautiful wreath for the Advent season. Lunch provided. Cost: $5 to cover supplies. There's a sign up sheet in the hall between services. Be
creative and make something your family will enjoy for years.
Annual Ingathering of Food
Sun., Nov. 20 & 27, all services
Help our neighbors who are struggling to feed their families. Bring non-perishable foods to be donated to food pantries serving the local community.
Church Closed
Thur., Nov. 24 & Fri., Nov. 25
Happy Thanksgiving!
Advent Event - All ages are invited!
Sun., Nov. 27, 9:30-11am
First Day of Advent. Set the tone for a season about the astonishing and abundant love of God bursting into the world. Crafts, games, food and music.
Variety Show 2017
Sat., Feb. 11, 7pm
Back to the Future: Covenant Style
Start working on special songs, performances, etc., that make reference to time, or songs from another time. Email Cherie Brooks, cheriebrooks@covenantpcusa.org, with acts you would like to perform.
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ONGOING EVENTS & PROGRAMS
Peanut Brittle -
Needed: 1lb. coffee cans only, Kroger or Giant Eagle 80% margarine, white sugar.
Nancy Davidson, 614-876-5262,
ndavidson7@gmail.com
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1st & 3rd Fridays, 9:30am, room 120
We will be reading Spong's
Biblical Literalism a Gentle Heresy. Everyone welcome! Amazon has kindle and hard back versions (about $19), but no paperback yet.
Open Shelter - 2nd Friday of every month volunteers assemble lunches for 175 people. Lunches are delivered to the Open Shelter for distribution. Prep takes about an hour. Come to Covenant's kitchen when you can at 8:30am. Mona Connolly, 614-886-4413; Carrie Mellen, cdmellen@wowway.com, 614-771-1396.
Tuesdays, 8:15am, Lounge
Campanile Handbell Choir...rehearses Tuesdays, 6:15-7:30pm. Contact Nancy Davidson, ndavidson7@gmail.com, to ring or learn.
Katie Kinnison leads these bible study conversations, as we seek the intersections between scripture and our lives. How do we understand the Holy One? What is our purpose in being? How do we relate to God? to others? even to ourselves? These are wonderful stories and they can help us figure out how to live our own.
CATCH Court. Sign up on the Mission & Social Concern board in the hallway or contact
Katie Kinnison.
Spiritual Formation Interviews - Would you be willing to spend about 45 minutes of your time helping us figure out what Spiritual Development and Adult Learning looks like at Covenant? Would you benefit from a one-on-one conversation about your own spiritual growth? Consider signing up to meet with Katie Kinnison for some good conversation. Sign up sheets are in the Lounge, as are lists of possible discussion questions.
Prayer Shawl Circle invites knitters/crocheters to work at your leisure.Yarn and patterns provided. Shawls provide comfort for those with illness and celebrate marriages and births. Louise Davidson, 614-792-1289.
Deacons at Ronald McDonald House
What: Make breakfast for residents. Anyone can help.
When: The 2nd Sat. of each month, 7:15am
Where: Ronald McDonald House, 711 Livingston Ave.
Contact: Milissa Campbell, milissa5@me.com, call/text 440-610-417
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Financial Opportunities:
(T., W., Th., 8:30am-4pm)
- IRA Distributions. If you are 70-1/2 years or older, have you thought about taking advantage of the IRA Charitable Rollover provision and making a pledge from your IRA? This provision allows you to make an outright gift of up to $100,000 per year directly from your IRA to a qualified charity (Covenant) without paying tax on the distribution. This is an excellent way to use your IRA dollars. One hundred percent of your gift goes to Covenant, and you pay zero percent tax on your distribution from your IRA. This is a permanent provision. Please consider this option as you decide on the source of your gifts to Covenant, should they be for the Capital Campaign, The Permanent Funds Ministry (endowment), or to fulfill your annual pledge to the Operating Fund.
- 2016 Per Capita is $32 Per Member. Each member of Covenant is also a member of the larger church, the Presbyterian Church USA. It is part of our responsibility to support the work of the administrative bodies of the national church - the General Assembly, the Synod, and the Presbytery - by making a per capita payment each January. This year, that is $32 per member, for a total payment due of $20,384. Please pay your share so that this money doesn't need to come from this year's budget. Your contribution will free up funds for other vital church programs that meet the spiritual needs of our congregation. Per Capita envelopes are available at the Welcome Table. - Your Stewardship & Budget Commission.
- Estate Planning. Consider naming Covenant as a beneficiary of your IRA and/or life insurance policy. Naming Covenant as a beneficiary provides you tax savings, along with the ability to make a meaningful gift without the outlay of cash. Life insurance policies may be an existing or new policy and be partially or fully paid. For both options, the proposed gift can be accomplished by naming Covenant as a complete (or partial) beneficiary. Contact your plan administrator to obtain the correct forms and your tax advisor for information specific to your individual situation.
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