Worship Services
8:30am & 11am
This Jesus: Angering His Homies
Tracy Keenan preaching
Gathering Worship Service
10am
Come And See
Jim Mehler preaching
Agora
9:45am, Lounge
Book Discussion, DREAMLAND
Susan Imel leads. This book is recommended by experts in addiction for those who want to understand America's opiate epidemic. Copies are on the Welcome Table for $11
and on online as an audiobook.
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Pastors on call for pastoral:
Sat., Sun., Mon., Wed.
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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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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 if you like, and we all want to be able to pray for you.
In Sympathy. The prayers of the Covenant congregation are extended to Gerlinde Lott and the family John Lott who died on Mon., Jan. 9. Tentative plans include a memorial service on Mon., Feb. 13. Watch
The Dispatch for the obituary.
PRAYER REQUEST
Mimi Billman
Eric Schaefer
Leroy Bundy
Jess
Linda Patterson
DeRoberts family
Kay Moore
Mary Jane Bogart
Steve & Melinda
Karen Gagel
Youth Director Search Committee
Sharon
Ken & Sally
Jane Morton
Shaw Family
Doug & Nancy
Sandy Schupp
Megan Noble
Caden Stanley
Dan Rasche
Sam McCamy
Manette Friske
Mike Van Aman
Rick Cosgray
Betty Raup
Charlie Friske's sister
Bekkah Friske
Marianne Dodson
Alexa Hobbs Gregory
Rachel Timmons
Mary Doersam
Orlene Shimberg
Ellen Greegor
Kay Hantak
Don Rorapaugh
Madison Hanosek
Larry Limes
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:
-Older Adults: Connie Kennedy
-Youth: Ali Koeneman
4. Liaisons
Church Officer Nominating Committee: Pete LuPiba
Nurture & Outreach: Andrew Patterson
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2017 Elders
Clerk of Session: Jim Hamilton
Commissions:
Children's Ministries
Treasure Finders, preschool, VBS, & more - Lisa Coakley, CHAIR, Margaret Molli-Clark, Meghan Rodenfels '17
Mission & Social Concerns
Interprets global, international & national missions, & coordinates local missions of Covenant - John Griffin CHAIR,
Martin Spencer, Milissa Campbell
Nurture & Outreach
Caring for Covenant members: new members, block party, small groups, fellowship activities, outreach, discipleship -
Jim Buchanan CHAIR, Terri Hayes, Jenny Watson
Personnel - Louise Davidson, CHAIR, Mike Davis
Properties
Oversees the safety, maintenance & appropriate use of building & facilities -
Bob Tullett CHAIR, Charlie Bergmann
Spiritual Development & Adult Learning
Special event ministry team, Sunday Forum, Sunday evening bible studies & more - Todd Cameron,
Mary Hemmer
Stewardship & Budget
Raising, administering & conserving financial resources - Ken Hickey CHAIR,
Jeff Smith, Linda Billman
Worship & Arts
Oversees music & arts programs including worship experiences, special services, chancel choir, bell choir, art displays, lay readers, ushers - Linda Gabel CHAIR,
Kim Halsey
Youth & Young Adults
Guides students grades 6-12 in their faith: Cathy Koeneman CHAIR,
Carol Craven, Tim Augsback
Nominating Committee -
Linda Billman CHAIR, Linda Gabel, Terri Hayes
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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,
I was nineteen years old when Animal House came out. Sitting there in the theater, I watched as the clean-cut fraternity pledge "Chip Diller" (sort of the diametric opposite of John Belushi) came onto the screen. "Hey!" I squealed, and poked my elbow into my friend's side. "I know him. That's Kevin! Kevin Bacon!"
Four years previously, I had been one of 200 students chosen for  the PA Governor's School for the Arts, a summer-long program where kids from all over the state gathered for workshops and lessons from some of the most talented writers, directors, musicians, and artists in the country. One of my classmates? Kevin Bacon. He was cute and sweet. Serious. And chubby. His voice hadn't changed yet. I have a snapshot of fifteen-year-old Kevin (the corner of it was chewed by my dog years ago) and it resurfaces every several years.
You probably know him as the svelte, accomplished, incredibly talented actor from such movies as Footloose, Diner, Apollo 13, Flatliners, etc. In the parlor game, "Six Degrees from Kevin Bacon," you can claim me as a degree. I have a picture to prove it.
We memorize people in snapshots. I can't help but see the winsome kid behind his movie star cheekbones.
When Jesus was gaining some fame as a preacher, he returned to his hometown and was invited to the pulpit. [
Luke 4:14-30
] It did not go over well. They did not want to see the scrubby kid they had known from their village sidewalks as the Savior of the world. And, frankly, Jesus was not known for his tact. The upshot of it was a lynch mob from which he barely escaped.
What gets in the way of our seeing Jesus? Sometimes our images of him are frozen in little mental snapshots from Childhood Sunday School
or even what we think Jesus should be according to our own constructs. Join us this Sunday at
8:30am
or
11:00am
as we encounter Jesus angering his "homies."
Grace and peace,
Tracy
P.S. We ordain and install our new officers, too.
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This Sun., Jan. 15
2nd Sunday after Epiphany
- Ordination & Installation of Officers
- Agora: Book Discussion, DREAMLAND, 9:45am, Lounge
Susan Imel leads. This book is recommended by experts in addiction for those who want to understand America's opiate epidemic. Copies are on the Welcome Table for $11
and on online as an audiobook.
- Styrofoam Recycling. We are soon to start recycling styrofoam (not memory foam, waxy stuff, or containers that have touched foods like meat trays or egg cartons, even if washed) through Phoenix Recycling.
Leave in pastors' outer office by Jan. 15.
8:30a - Worship in the Sanctuary
- Children: Joyful Noise/Wiggle Worship
9:45a - Agora, Lounge (See description left)
- Confirmation Class, Grades 8-10 Tracy Keenan, Ed Chung
10:00a -Gathering, Katie Kinnison preaching
- Children (age 3-5th grade): Joyful Noise then Treasure Finders
- Spiritual Verge (grades 6-8)
11:00a - Worship in the Sanctuary
- Children: Joyful Noise/Wiggle Worship
4:00p - Verge
5:30p - Youth Group
6:30p - Bible Study, Rm. 120.
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Variety Show Acts Wanted!
Sat., Feb. 11
10am-12pm Mandatory Rehearsal
5:30-7pm Spaghetti Dinner
7-8:30pm Variety Show
Tickets $8 (10 & under only $4)
Starring Jim Mehler as Dr. Emmett Brown. Choose songs that have to do with
time, make reference to
time, or are from another
time.
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