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Holy Week at The Church of the Covenant
Palm Sunday, April 9, 10:00 am
Celebrate Jesus' entry into Holy Week.
One Great Hour of Sharing offering.
Maundy Thursday, April 13, 7:30 pm
Holy Communion and Service of Tenebrae.
Experience Jesus' journey from betrayal to crucifixion.
Contact the office if you would like childcare.
Good Friday, April 14, 12:00 noon
Spoken and Musical Reflections on the Seven Last Words.
Easter Sunday, April 16
7:30 am Sunrise Service on the front lawn.
8:15 am Easter Breakfast in the dining room. Free will offering.
10:00 am Celebratory music for organ, brass, timpani.
Children remain in worship;
the Creche is open for infants and children through pre-kindergarten.
Easter egg hunt on the front lawn following the 10:00 am worship service.
Transplant House and
Covenant Student Ministries Easter brunches.
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 Palm Sunday, April 9
"For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever." These final words from our version of the Lord's Prayer are particularly relevant to Palm Sunday. On this day, we commemorate Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, hailed as a king by the crowds. But Jerusalem is also where we begin to understand what God's kingdom, power, and glory look like -- and it is very different from what we usually associate with these words. Join us as be embark on the sacred journey through Holy Week.
Bulletins are generally available by Friday at CovenantWeb.org/read/listen where you can read or listen to Sunday's sermon the following week.
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Our Music this Sunday
reflects both the rejoicing of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, but also looks forward to his betrayal and crucifixion. We welcome the children's choir to our service as they proclaim the words of Matthew 21 and Psalm 118 ("Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord") as set to music by Jennifer Conner. The choir continues the homage to the kingship of Christ in Vaughan William's stirring Antiphon from
The Five Mystical Songs
(text by George Herbert, 1593-1633). In connection to the events of the Passion story, the handbell choir presents an evocative arrangement of the hymn tune
Go to Dark Gethsemane
(No. 97 in the Presbyterian Hymnal). Our service concludes with the words of Jesus spoken to his disciples in the garden of Gethsemane as set to the Taizé refrain: "Stay with me. Remain with me. Watch and pray."
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One Great Hour of Sharing offering,
Palm Sunday, April 9
This special offering enables the church to share God's love with neighbors around the world by providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, food to the hungry, and empowering the poor and oppressed.
Learn more here.
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Covenant Youth
This Sunday
You don't want to miss the start of Holy Week -
especially since the youth choir will lead us in waving palms and singing "Hosanna!"
8:45-10:00 Youth Choir members arrive in Yost Chapel to robe and rehearse
10:15-11:15 ALL Children & Youth (K-12th grade) to Yost Chapel for choir/
Youth Sunday script practice
11:15-11:30 Snack in Living Room
11:30-12:30 Youth Sunday preparation in sanctuary
12:30- 2:30 PACT @ The Happy Dog
"The One Where PACT Goes to Happy Dog @ The Euclid Tavern"
11625 Euclid Avenue (just up the street from Covenant)
Hosted by Mindy Stewart and the Marsh Baum Family
Looking Ahead. . .
Sunday, April 23 -
DWELLERS (4th-7th grade) &
SOWERS (8th-12th grade)
will meet at Fairmount for a Jumpin' Good Time! (more details to come)
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While all children are more than welcome to remain in the service, we have a nursery for infants through pre-kindergarten age children.
Activities packets are available from the ushers. Questions: email Mindy Stewart, Director of Family Ministries, at
MStewart@CovenantWeb.org.
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Now accepting donations of candy and plastic eggs
for our Easter Egg Hunt!
You can help Mindy fill this year's plastic Easter eggs for our annual Easter egg hunt. Please drop off individually wrapped mini-candies and/or plastic eggs in the church office by Thursday, April 13. Thank you!
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We keep in our prayers
David Browne, Akeya Clark (Marie Jones' niece), Rich Day (friend of Bill Braun and Cathy Luck), Jean Field (Peggy Kacerek's cousin), Stephanie Johnson, Marilyn Krotseng, Timothy Moyer (Jonathan Moyer's brother). We pray for Covenant members and friends who are struggling with illness, convalescing, or are homebound; the patients, family, and staff in our surrounding hospitals; and those who have placed prayer requests in our Carpenter's Box.
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Please send prayer requests to Melanie Marsh Baum. Names are generally moved from the bulletin after four weeks unless there is a continuing need. Please let the church know if you or a loved one are in the hospital; HIPAA privacy regulations prevent hospitals from sharing this information.
Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2
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Meet our Newest Members
In March we were blessed with five new members who joined the Covenant community. We asked each to tell us a bit about themselves. Over the next few weeks, we will share their pictures and brief biographies so that we might better know one another. We will have an opportunity to meet our new members this Sunday.
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Dan Carroll
Dan comes to Church of the Covenant by transfer of membership from First Congregational Church of Akron in Akron, Ohio. He recently moved to the University Circle neighborhood and found Church of the Covenant to be a warm, welcoming community. Dan came back to the Northeast Ohio last summer, having grown up here, after attending UMass-Amherst for college and spending two years in Philadelphia. Dan works as the Development Specialist at Adoption Network Cleveland, a non-profit providing support services to those in the adoption and foster care community.
(See his invitation to an upcoming fundraiser under "Opportunities.")
Dan is a die-hard Cleveland sports fan and spends much of his free time watching or playing sports and catching up on Netflix shows. Dan has spent much of his life in the church and is very excited to become a part of a vibrant church family that is committed to serving its community.
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Update: March Session Meeting 
- Received into membership Dan Carroll, Carolyn Jones, Jessica Lee and Ken Rock, and welcomed the Reverend June Begany to the Covenant community. They will be introduced in worship on April 9.
- Discussed the concepts of adaptive change, social courage, and the importance of being listening leaders; brainstormed ways that Session can effectively listen to the Covenant community.
- Approved a request from member Dale Goode to display art work in the East Gallery.
- Approved recommendation from the Treasurer, Keith Kallay, to receive financial reports quarterly rather than monthly.
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 Remembering those impacted by Gun Violence
Since a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012,
killing 26 people, 20 of them children; 753 people in Cuyahoga County have been killed by guns. Since last month, 20 more individuals have died by gun violence in Cuyahoga County. Nine of those who died were by suicide; four victims were under eighteen.
Believing God calls us to be peacemakers, once a month we pray for people affected by gun violence, marked by the tolling of the tower bell. Join us in this time of increased concern over deadly gun violence in our county, our country, and the world in remembering and praying that God will show us the way to a new commitment to Peace on Earth.
The Church of the Covenant partners with God Before Guns, a multi-faith coalition of individuals and faith communities created in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, to reduce gun violence. Go to
GodBeforeGuns.org to see how to become engaged.
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Opportunities for
Mission & Outreach in April
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Covenant Classics, April 22, 9:30 am
$25 per person|Reservations due by Wednesday, April 12.
Call the church office, 216.421.0482, to make reservations
Join us for an exciting tour and lunch right on our own Case Western Reserve University campus on Saturday, April 22! We will start our day from the church parking lot at 9:30 to board the tour bus service to Sears Think(box) on the south side of the Case campus for a 10:00 tour. We will then enjoy a ca
tered buffet lunch at Michelson & Morley, a favorite of faculty and patrons at Severance Hall, located in the Tinkham Veale University Center. Sponsored by the Deacons.
Click here to read more.
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Covenant Partnering with North Church
Three spots for this Sunday, April 9 - Call Bob Ault, 216.751.6094.
From 9:30 am to 1:30 pm assist in preparing and serving the community meal that follows their worship service. North Church shares space with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries at 4515 Superior Avenue. North Church is a Covenant mission partner.
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Transplant House Easter Brunch
Sign up in the church office to share a
salad, side dish or dessert.
Mary Anne Bromelmeier is coordinating our second lunch for residents of Transplant House of Cleveland, just up the hill on 115th Street. Transplant House provides temporary, affordable housing for organ transplant patients and their families while they are visiting Cleveland for medical care. See Mary Anne with any questions or if you would like to assist her.
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Opportunities in our Community
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Merav Eldan is a member of the Covenant Choir. We wish her the very best!
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An invitation for
Merav Eldan
Artist Diploma Recital
Sunday, April 9 | 8:00 pm| Kulas Hall
I'm excited to invite you all to my first Artist Diploma recital at the Cleveland Institute of Music in Kulas Hall! I am very grateful to be performing with some of the most wonderful musicians at CIM. The program will include pieces ranging from the late romantic period to the contemporary.
It will be live streamed at this link-
https://livestream.com/cimkulashall/eldan040917ad1
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Advocacy Training Weekend
"Confronting Chaos, Forging Community-Racism, Militarism, and Materialism"
April 21-24 | Washington, DC
April 21 - Compassion Peace and Justice Training Day at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington DC.
April 21-24 - Ecumenical Advocacy Days -
workshops, lectures, and concrete actions.
April 24 - lobby day when we raise our voices in the halls of power for a more just society.
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10th Annual Creating Futures Benefit & Silent Auction: Diamonds are Forever
Friday, April 28. 6:30-9:30 pm 
Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Avenue, Cleveland 44113
Live music from Anna and the Clear, heavy hors d'oeuvres, drinks, silent auction, and more - all while helping raise awareness and money for the programs and services of Adoption Network Cleveland. Tickets are available at bit.ly/ticketsCFBSA2017. Raffle for a suite to a 2017 Cleveland Indians game (date TBD) for 10 guests, food and drink included - bit.ly/ancINDIANSraffle! $5 each, 5 for $20, or 15 for $50.
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