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This Sunday, August 26, 2018
Special Musician: Dave Powers, piano

*Block Party, 12-2pm
Belly Up to the Psalms: Ubiquitous
Tracy Keenan preaching


Dear Covenant friends and family,
 
One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite books ( The Book of Bebb  by Frederick Buechner) has Leo Bebb, an ex-con pastor with a mail-order ordination and a dubious reputation, telling about his encounter with an angry agnostic college professor named Roebuck who had asked Bebb this:  If the world is so messed up, where is God?
 
Just like that – where’s God? As if I could say, ‘Look, there he is, Roebuck, out there a zillion miles north-east of the Milky Way.’ That Roebuck was like a bird floating in the sky asking where’s air, only I didn’t say that then because I didn’t think of it till later.
 
A bird asking, “Where’s air?”
 
That’s the essence of Psalm 139 .  There’s no where we can go where God is not already there.
 
And also, Acts 17:28 : God is “the One in whom we live and move and have our being.”
 
We don’t have to understand it, explain it, be tested on it, or defend it. The best thing is to learn to recognize it.
God is everywhere and in everything, including you and me.
And that annoying person over there.
And those people way over there.
 
There’s no where we can go where God is not already there. That’s something to celebrate!
 
Stay for the famous Block Party at noon with a huge lunch and potluck, live band, activities for the kids, and some of the best neighbors you’d ever want to meet!
 
Jazz pianist Dave Powers is playing at 8:30 and 11:00, too.
 
Grace and peace,
Tracy

PS Please do not respond to fake emails pretending to be from me asking for itunes cards to be purchased for someone in the hospital or asking for a favor. Someone has created a false email using my name.
Thank you!
Choir Open House 
Thur., Aug. 23, 7pm, music room 
Here's the perfect time to check out what we do.
*Annual Block Party
Sun., Aug. 26, 12-2pm
Neighbors, friends, members, family, come for a fun time. Loads of kids’ activities, live band, corn hole tournament, fire truck, food, food, food. Sign up sheets for picnic items and volunteering are on the welcome table. Covenant Members: Adults $5, Children $3, Families $12. Neighbors and friends are free.
2018 Church Photo Directory
Sign up for your portrait session by clicking the "Sign Up Now" image to the left to schedule your photo session. You can also sign up from our website. Click “Get Involved” then click “Adults” then “Pictorial Directory.” You can view available appointment dates and times, schedule your portrait session, and make changes, if necessary. Please do not use the “reserved” times for appointments. A confirmation email will be sent right away and a reminder email with special offers will be sent a few days prior to your session.  Dates are Sept. 5-8, 19-22. Questions, problems? Call Nancy Davidson, 614-893-8824.
Our beloved Myong Chung, choir member and long-time Covenant member, and her husband quietly moved to Las Vegas to live with her other son early this summer. We did not have a chance to send her off with prayer, so we have a card in the hallway for people to sign with little notes, blessings, and well-wishes. Please stop by and let Myong know how loved she is.
Did you know we offer electronic giving? 
We welcome all donations through any of the options we offer for giving. For smartphone users, don't forget you can contribute through Give+ Church , our mobile app. It's a great solution whenever you have your phone but no cash or checks with you. To set up your electronic giving, check out our website under " Giving " or see the brochures on our welcome table. If you have questions, please contact Ingrid Smith .
Becoming A Member of Covenant
At Covenant, you belong when you walk in the door! ​Official m​embership is “going all in” and making a commitment to the extraordinary ​things God is doing through Covenant. ​O​n the second Sunday of each month, people may become new members at any of our three services (8:30, 10:00, 11:00). Brochures with details are on the welcome table and our website. Contact: Katie Kinnison.
Wednesday Bible Studies Resume - 1 Samuel
Wed., Sept. 5, 1pm, rm. 120
Led by Katie Kinnison. “We Want a Real King!” We will engage the story of a motley crew of Hebrew people becoming a nation. What do they gain? What do they lose? What does this story have to say to us? 
garage sale
Save Goodies for the CPW Garage Sale
Fri., Sept. 28, 9am-4pm & Sat., Sept. 29, 9am-12pm
All sorts of clean, working items are welcome from brooches to bikes to bookcases, from skates to Santas to sofas. Bring your items to Fellowship Hall no earlier than Mon., Sept. 24 until no later than Thurs., Sept. 27, noon. If you have time and would like to help with set up, there will be sign-up sheets in the hall beginning Sept. 4.
ALSO, YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! We are shorthanded this year, so please volunteer an hour or more to help organize, price, set up our popular Garage Sale! Contact Nancy Cowman,  bncowman@sbcglobal.net, 614-486-3525.
Coffee Cans Needed for Peanut Brittle
Please bring empty 1 lb. coffee cans to the kitchen for our peanut brittle this fall.
We sell 400-450 cans each year. Thank you!
Our Mission
Covenant Presbyterian Church is an open, accepting community awakening to God's life-giving love together.
Our Vision
Covenant Presbyterian Church glorifies God and builds relationships with Christ and each other through: worship that inspires, nurture that embraces, education that challenges,
fellowship that energizes, ministry that responds.