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NEWS & EVENTS
July 5 - 11, 2020
This Week at Christ Covenant
Worship for Sunday, July 5
Morning and evening worship will
both be live-streamed and
have the option to join in-person.
Spots are still available to join in-person worship this Sunday, July 5. You can sign-up to attend by clicking the box to the right.

To learn more about how we are working to regather safely and what you can expect when attending in-person worship, please visit christcovenant.org/regathering .
Morning Worship | 10:45 AM
"How Does the Kingdom of God Grow? Not Like You Think"
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Dr. Mike Kruger
Evening Worship | 6:00 PM
"The Fruit of the Spirit: Peace"
Galatians 5:22
Blair Smith
Download a worship bulletin to follow and sing along!
Each bulletin is printable upon downloading.
Summer Sunday School
We are excited to offer a Summer Sunday School series “A Book for our Times: the Psalms.” This Sunday Blair Smith is teaching on “ Christ and the Psalms and Praying the Psalms” that will begin Sunday, July 5, at 9:30am on our digital platforms.

We are excited to offer a Summer Sunday School series “A Book for our Times: the Psalms.” We are living in unusual times full of challenges and opportunities in our faith. The book of Psalms contains a full and varied expression of human emotion toward God. John Calvin said this one biblical book comprises the anatomy of our soul, reflecting back to us the richness of living in honest and lively communion with God. In this short, five-week online Sunday School class, we will look at themes in the Psalms which enable us to meet the challenges and opportunities of our times with a deepening knowledge of our lives in light of God and our devotion to Him. These Sunday School classes will be shown on our digital platforms ( ChristCovenant.org, YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook) on Sunday mornings from 9:30am-10:15am. If you are not able to watch/listen at that time, each class will be on our website and all digital platforms available for you to watch/listen at your convenience.

Missed some of the Summer Sunday Schools? All past classes are on all our digital platforms.
Sunday, June 7 -“Introduction to the Psalms” with Blair Smith
Sunday, June 14 - “Psalms of Lament” with Pastor Tom Groelsema
Sunday, June 21 - "Psalms of Thanksgiving" with Pastor Tom Groelsema
Sunday, June 28 - "Psalms of Praise" with Dr. Mike Kruger
July 5 Sunday School:
Christ and the Psalms &
Praying the Psalms
Blair Smith teaches our fifth and final Summer Sunday School class on Christ and the Psalms and Praying the Psalms. You can find a helpful handout that goes with the class here.
Summer Sunday School for
Preschool & Elementary Age Children
Children’s Ministry began their Sunday School in the Summer series! Elementary aged children have a video from Jay Whitman, and preschool aged children have a video from Karen Mayes. Both will be teaching a new Sunday School lesson each week.

Along with the videos, Children’s Ministry has a parent page with discussion questions and important takeaways that go with each lesson. We encourage parents to dive into these lessons with their children. Although we are sad to not be together, it is an unusual blessing to be able to sit with your children and participate in their Sunday School class with them. You can watch the video together and have some valuable teaching moments while you listen to the story being told.

The Sunday School in the Summer series will continue for 6 weeks! Below are the week 2 lessons. Missed a week? Don't worry! Each week you can find the videos and parent pages at ChristCovenant.org/cccmsummer2020, the C hildren’s Ministry YouTube page, and the weekly E-Courier.
Preschool Summer Series
Week Two
Elementary Summer Series
Week Two
New Prayer Resources
We hope you will take time to submit your confidential prayer requests either online at ChristCovenant.org/members/prayer or by email at prayer@christcovenant.org. Your pastors and staff are continually praying for you!

We have new prayer guides for your use that can be found at christcovenant.org/prayer. Each prayer guide is printable after downloading and can be found below.
In-Person Worship for
Morning & Evening Worship on July 12
We will no longer be using the pastoral communities for sign-ups to attend in-person worship. We still ask that you sign-up if you plan to attend in-person worship so that we are able to maintain social distancing in the worship center. The online sign-up form will be available on Sunday, June 5, at noon and will be open until it is at capacity. You can sign-up by clicking here or by selecting the box below.

We will continue to live-stream both morning & evening worship on Sunday, July 12.

Did you miss the announcement sent on Wednesday, June 25 with FAQs about in-person worship? You can find it here.
Set Free Ministry
Free Resources for Parents
The Set Free Ministry endeavors to walk alongside individuals and families impacted by issues related to sexual sin. We offer resources, teaching sessions and accountability groups for strugglers and their loved ones.

Our partner organization, Harvest USA, has released a brand-new curriculum geared towards parents whose children have considered or embraced alternative sexual lifestyles. You can access the free download of Shattered Dreams, New Hope by clicking here.

Our Set Free Ministry also has a parents’ support/prayer group that meets every other week. Contact information can be found at https://christcovenant.org/ministries/pastoral-care/set-free/.
Women's Summer Book Club
Join the Women's Ministry as they gather to discuss the book Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller on Thursday, July 9, from 7-8:15pm in CLC 1 and 2. Light refreshments will be provided. Please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0444aaaf2ea2fc1-womens2 to reserve your spot!
Join us for CDS Summer Camps
Let’s get out and get active! Our CDS Summer Camp program is scheduled for July 6 – August 7. We have a little something for everyone!

• Lower School/TK-5 - Art, Nerf Camp and X-treme Fun, Camp Lion Day Camp
• Middle School (6-8) - Girls Basketball, Trick Shots, Be a Smart Cookie
• High School (9-12) – College Admissions, Auto Survival, Finance & Budgeting Basics, Entrepreneurship 101

Check out our website at www.covenantday.org/summercamps for a full listing of camps and to register today! Space is limited.
RTS Paideia Center Book Discussion
In partnership with the RTS Paideia Center for Theological Discipleship, Christ Covenant is hosting a theological reading group this Fall. Do you desire a rich theological diet so you can develop maturity in Christ? Do you want to read Christian classics but don’t know where to start? Would you like to grow with people who share your love for theology and learn from those who have gone before you? If this is you, join the Paideia Center book discussion! In the Fall, we will read and discuss Augustine’s Confessions, a book every Christian should read - and reread - in their lifetime. For this Fall’s group, we hope to meet three times, September 16, October 21, November 18. If so, register today at http://paideiacenter.com/.
Employment Opportunities:
Current opportunities at Christ Covenant include:
• Engagement and Connections Ministry Manager
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Please continue to pray for God’s provision throughout 2020.
This email is our e-Courier weekly newsletter, which complements with the printed copy, The Courier , which can be picked up on Sundays at the doors outside the sanctuary. After it goes out by email, it is made available on the  News  page of our website. On that page, you can read past versions of the newsletter as well as specific news items about our events in greater detail.
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