Covenant Lutheran Church Newsletter
March 21, 2018
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Passion and Poetry - Discipleship and Robert Frost
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PALM SUNDAY is
This Sunday!
Join us for worship this Sunday as
we celebrate Jesus' triumphal entrance into Jerusalem and begin Holy Week.
We will have our usual worship at
8:15 & 11:00 am but we will begin outside and process into the sanctuary
with palms.
TONIGHT:
Last Wednesday Night Worship of Lent -
7:00 pm in the Community Room
, followed by another
Town Hall meeting
to answer questions about possible redevelopment at Covenant (
approximately 7:45 pm
).
EASTER LILIES NEEDED!
We need orders for more Easter Lilies to decorate the sanctuary for Easter Sunday!
Contact
Sue Tabbert
if you would like to order OR fill out the order form on the table near the cafe THIS SUNDAY. Cost is $10/plant and you may take them home after Easter worship.
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CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY NEWS
OTHER EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
GENERAL & COMMUNITY NEWS
GENEROUS LIVING OPPORTUNITIES
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3785 Barker Cypress Rd,
Houston TX 77084
281-578-8799
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Sunday, March 25, 2018
Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Mark 11:1-11
8:15 am - Heritage Worship
9:30 am - Sunday School & Adult Education
11:00 am - Contemporary Worship
Nursery available for ages 3 and under in the morning
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Children, Youth & Family News
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Sunday School Classes
Classes for ages 3 through adult are available at 9:30 am each Sunday - join us!
Confirmation schedule:
The students being confirmed this year will meet with Pastor Don to work on their Formation of Faith papers on March 25 and April 22 & 29. All other Sundays (except Easter) will be regular classes. Students not being confirmed this year will have another activity on the weeks the others are meeting with Pastor Don.
Confirmation Sunday will be May 6 at 11:00 am.
Adult Education:
NEW CLASS on the Book of Acts will begin THIS SUNDAY, led by Marilyn Wetzel.
If you would like a copy of the workbook that goes with this class,
contact Sue Tabbert
.
The cost is $12. Some of the books are back-ordered but should be in next week. The book is called, "Acts Learner Guide: Books of Faith" by Ray Pickett. In this course, participants will examine the beginnings of the church and will find meaningful connections between the early church and the church today. This class is a great follow-up to Pastor Don's Gospel class.
April 1 (Easter) - no classes!
There will be an
Easter Breakfast between services and an Easter Egg hunt for 5th grade and under at 10:00 am.
Before the egg hunt (around 9:40 am), Victor Schill will tell stories to children and there will be crafts/activities before and after the egg hunt. Storytelling and activities will be in the Community Room. There will also be a photographer available to take family photos!
Join us for worship at 8:15 & 11:00 am as we celebrate Christ's resurrection!
We need donations of individually-wrapped candy for the egg hunt! Please bring candy donations by THIS Sunday.
The high school students will stuff the eggs THIS Sunday after 11:00 am worship. Pizza will be provided!
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Other Events & Activities
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LWR Project Promise
Personal Care Kits
* Kits will be assembled on Sunday!
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Personal Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief - Donations due by THIS SUNDAY!
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We have been collecting personal care items
to assemble into care kits for refugees around the world who are experiencing war, poverty or disaster. Each kit will contain soap, a bath towel, a toothbrush, a sturdy comb, and metal nail clippers.
We are in need of more towels for the kits!
Read more about this program and the items needed HERE.
Your items may be dropped off on the table in the back of the sanctuary.
We welcome volunteers to help assemble the Care Kits at 9:30 am THIS SUNDAY. Any uncompleted kits will be assembled AFTER the 11:00 am worship.
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Want to Serve at the National Youth Gathering this summer?
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30,000 youth are coming to Houston this summer for the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering! Do you want to serve? Do you have time at the end of June?
The Gathering is looking for local volunteers to serve in different capacities.
One way is to help with the Service Learning Projects that ALL 30,000 are participating in. Interested?
Talk to Cody Miller, Project Manager of the Gathering in the church lobby on THIS SUNDAY!
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March 25 - Palm Sunday - worship at 8:15 & 11:00 am -
procession with palms at the start of worship
March 29 - Maundy Thursday - Worship at 7:00 pm
- holy communion, stripping of the altar, special music
March 30 - Good Friday - Worship at 7:00 pm
- dramatic tableaux, scripture readings, hymns and special music
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Plan now to attend worship at Covenant on Easter Sunday, April 1 (No "fooling"!)
Worship at 8:15 & 11:00 am will include flowering the cross (bring live flowers to decorate a wood & wire frame in a Covenant tradition) and lots of special music (choral, instrumental and handbells). There will be an
Easter Breakfast between services (9:15 - 10:45 am)
and an
Easter Egg Hunt at 10:00 am
for kids 5th grade and under, as well as storytelling and craft before the hunt starts, and a
photographer to take family photos.
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Car Wash Fundraiser - Sunday, April 22
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The high school youth will have one last fundraiser for the National Youth Gathering - a Car Wash on Sunday, April 22.
Just bring your dirty cars to church that Sunday, and the youth will wash them while you are in worship!
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Easter Lily Orders
MANY orders are still needed
for Easter lilies to decorate the sanctuary for Easter Sunday.
Look for the basket and forms on the small table near the Covenant Cafe. The cost is $10/plant, and you may designate the plants in honor or in memory of someone special.
Please place the completed form along with your payment (checks made payable to Covenant Lutheran) in the envelope provided and drop in the basket.
Plants may be taken home after services on Easter.
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Covenant Lay Pastoral Ministry Team
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Covenant's lay ministry team is training some new members and continues to play an active role at Covenant.
Installation of Lay Ministry Chaplains will be on Sunday, April 8 at both worship services.
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Covenant T-shirts are Here!
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The t-shirt orders have arrived!
If you ordered a shirt, see Sue Tabbert or check at the Information Desk to pick yours up!
Thank you again for your support of our high school youth!
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Meals on Wheels Trainings
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The Meals on Wheels distribution at Covenant has two routes, and help is always needed.
There are monthly volunteer trainings from 10:00 - 11:30 am, in the Covenant Conference Room. The next training will be April 9.
(Starting in May, the monthly training day will be the first Tuesday of the month, which is May 1.)
Contact Sue Tabbert
with any questions. We encourage you to participate if your schedule allows!
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Generous Living Opportunities
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Easy Ways to Help Covenant:
Thrivent Choice Dollars
If you have Thrivent Financial products, you are eligible to direct Thrivent Choice dollars to Covenant!
The
Thrivent website
explains how.
The 2017 Choice Dollars expire on March 31, 2018
- don't let your dollars go to waste!
Kroger Plus Card
The donations to Covenant from Kroger in the last quarter were much lower than normal, so please
remember to use your Kroger Plus Card when you shop
to direct donations to Covenant! If you selected Covenant as your charity of choice last year, you do not need to renew!
If you haven't selected Covenant yet or need to check to see if you are enrolled, find out how
HERE!
It is an easy way to help our church.
If you still need help signing up, contact
Sue Tabbert.
AmazonSmile is TRIPLING the donation amount from March 12 - 31,
so remember to use AmazonSmile when ordering through Amazon during that time, especially! Go to
smile.amazon.com/ch/76-0097927
to participate!
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We can use your help in our ongoing need for gift cards!
Please remember to pick up a gift card (suggested $25) for a grocery store or Wal-mart or Target, etc. for our Grocery Givers program to help those in our community who need support.
Also suggested are $10 gas station gift cards. Cards may be dropped in the metal box attached to the Information Desk.
Please mark the value of the gift card.
Thank you!
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Copies of a monthly summary of Covenant's finances are available at the Information Desk. More detailed reports are available upon request from the church office.
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2018 Church Council
Council Secretary -
Financial Secretary -
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