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THIS WEEK  

February 3-9

 
New Song to Learn!
Pastor Nathan George is excited to introduce Sandra McCracken's "We Will Feast in the House of Zion" this Sunday during the Lord's Supper. To listen to it before Sunday, click here.

Check out more from Sandra at sandramccracken.com.

Deacons' Special Offering
This month's special offering, collected this Sunday, will go to the Pregnancy Resource Center and Lois' Lodge. These two nonprofit organizations are dedicated to providing care and support to women with unplanned pregnancies.

Seek the City Registration Opens Sunday!
Registration for Seek the City (StC), our missions week for youth in grades 6-12 which will be held June 16-21, will open on February 3 at 8 PM. The cost for StC is $145, with a non-refundable deposit of $80 due at time of registration. The balance of $65 can be paid with deposit, if not, it is due by April 13. Register early for this local week of mission opportunities. Click here for more information and to register beginning Sunday at 8PM!

First Wednesdays Prayer for Senior HIgh
Wednesday, February 6 | 6-7 PM
Senior high students are invited to join with Link leaders and staff for dinner and a time of prayer. We meet in CLC 5 the first Wednesday of each month. Students should bring their own dinner. This is a monthly time of prayer for the church and the ministry. After prayer, we'll move to the CLC Youth Center for Link. Please consider joining us. 
 

HIGHLIGHTS

 
Missions Conference 2019 is February 17 (global missions) and February 24 (local missions). Watch your Courier and this E-Courier for highlights each week as we get closer to February 17.

This week's highlight: International & Local Missions: Loving your neighbor. Sunday, February 17, will focus on international missions and will include guest missionaries from North America, Europe, and Asia. Sunday, February 24, will focus on local ministry and will include local ministry representatives.

Please continue to pray for the missionaries and speakers as they travel and prepare to tell us their experiences of loving their neighbors through the gospel. For more information, go to  christcovenant.org/missions-conference-2019.
 

 Upcoming Events

Discovery (New Member) Class
Begins Sunday, February 10 | 9 AM
The next 12-week Discovery class will begin on February 10. The Discovery Class is the membership class for Christ Covenant Church, and is required for adults and students 9th grade and above who wish to join Christ Covenant Church. Our pastors teach this class which reviews Christ Covenant's philosophy of ministry, the Reformed faith, the Presbyterian form of government, the vows of church membership, and other topics pertinent to church membership. If you know of someone who is thinking of joining the church, please share this information with them.

Missions Morning for Women
Saturday, February 16 | 9-10:30 AM
Join us the Saturday before Missions Conference begins for a light breakfast and panel discussion featuring women sharing their experience on the mission field. Panel speakers will include Stephanie Kuhn and Sheree Newell.  Please RSVP here  by February 12.  If you have any questions, please contact Staci Poston . We will meet in CLC 5&6.

Cooking for a Cause
February 18-22
The Women's Ministry will be hosting our 2nd Annual "Cooking for a Cause" and you're invited! This is a time where groups of women meet in people's homes (various dates and times) to prepare freezer meals. The meals will be stored in our church freezer and will be used to support ministries within our church in the coming year. The cost is $10 (to cover the cost of ingredients). This will be a sweet time of service, prayer and fellowship. For more information and to register, go to christcovenant.org/cooking-for-a-cause. If you have questions, please contact Staci Poston.

Theological Reading Group
March 6, April 3, and May 1 | 7 PM
In partnership with the RTS Paideia Center for Theological Discipleship, Christ Covenant is hosting a theological reading group this Spring. 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 so, register at paideiacenter.com (space is limited).

This spring's group will meet March 6, April 3, and May 1 at 7pm in WC 105 with a discussion led by Blair Smith of Martin Luther's Larger Catechism, which has a trinitarian structure and includes discussion of the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the sacraments.  

Wheaton Orchestra
March 9 & 10
The Wheaton Orchestra is coming to CCC on March 9-10! They will play with us during worship on Sunday morning and perform a concert Sunday evening. We have two exciting opportunities: 1) These college students will need housing for two nights while they are in town. If you have a spare room or two, please consider hosting these talented musicians! If you are interested, please contact Liz McNulty for more detailed information. 2) Also, join the our choir for Sunday's concert to sing Beethoven's "Hallelujah" with the orchestra on Sunday morning, March 10. Contact Liz McNulty for rehearsal times and practice link.

Established Conference:
PCA Children's Ministry Conference
March 15-16 | at Christ Covenant Church
We encourage the children's ministry leadership and volunteers, and all parents of CCC to attend this conference designed to equip and encourage our ministry to children. Our own Kevin DeYoung will be the keynote speaker on Friday night and workshops include Recruiting, Training And Retaining Your Volunteers; Raising Sexually Faithful Kids; Child Safety Policy Development; Special Needs Training To Fit Your Church's Needs; Classroom Management; Reaching Out To Your Community's Children; Gospel-Centered Parenting ...and much more!

Early Bird Cost: $60 per person by February 22
Cost after Feb 22: $75 per person
*Cost includes Friday dinner and Saturday lunch

For more information and to register, go to pcacdm.org/established-charlotte.
 

 Information


Employment Opportunities
Christ Covenant Church regularly seeks to employ individuals who want to engage their gifts to help make disciples who worship God, grow in community, love others, and serve the world. Check christcovenant.org/aboutus/employment for current positions and to apply. Current opportunities include: Director of Communications, Campus Security and Safety Manager, Ministry Administrator in support of Senior Associate Pastor.
 

GET INVOLVED: OUTREACH 

Teachers Needed for Short-Term Mission Trip
We are looking for teachers and former teachers who would be interested in attending a short-term mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya, June 13-22 (depending on flights).

The purpose is to come alongside the school that is part of our sister church, Kibera Reformed Presbyterian Church, for a teacher training conference. These teachers are some of the most creative and passionate teachers and just need some encouragement and support. This will be the first year their school will have students old enough to sit for their national exams, so we are looking for both lower school and upper school teachers.

If you would like to know more, contact Karen Chambers. You will come home from this trip encouraged and enriched by working with the teachers and all that God is doing there!

Worship Notes
Sunday, February 3

Morning Worship - 10:45 AM
"Suffering and Seeking "
(Mark 1:40-45)
Rev. Dave Baxter

Evening Worship - 6:00 PM
"Confidence for the Persecuted Saints"
(Revelation 11)
Rev. Mike Miller
 

Quick Links

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Be on the lookout! We are hosting The Gospel Coalition Women's Network Event this weekend. Women from all over the country will be on campus for the event and at worship on Sunday. Let's extend a warm Christ Covenant welcome to our sisters!
 

 Calendar

THIS WEEK
February 3-9

Sunday, February 3 
9 AM  | Sunday Bible School
10:45 AM | Morning worship
5 PM | Timothy Project
6 PM  | Evening worship
6 PM | ABC Bible Memory class
6:15 PM | Children's choirs

Monday, February 4
no events scheduled
   
Tuesday, February 5
10 AM | WBS: Romans
7 PM | Prayer meeting

Wednesday, February 6
6 PM | First Wednesdays Prayer Time (for high school)
7 PM | Youth Link and EPIC
7 PM | Sanctuary choir

Thursday, February 7
9:30 AM | WBS: Psalms
9:30 AM | WBS: Ephesians
6:45 PM | American Heritage Girls
7 PM | Men's Intensive Discipleship Program
7 PM | Trail Life

Friday, February 8
8:30 AM | Student Families moms' prayer group
11:30 AM  | Senior Adults ladies monthly luncheon

Saturday, February 9
 


Upcoming Events


Feb 10 | Discovery class (new member class) begins (9am)
Feb 17-24 | Missions Conference
Feb 16 | Missions morning for women
Feb 17 | Missionaries teach Sunday school classes
Feb 18-22  | Women's "Cooking for a Cause"
Mar 6 | Theological Reading Group
Mar 11  | Women's seminar: Sexual Sanity for Women begins
Mar 15-16 | Established Conference (hosted by Children's Ministry)
Apr 3  | Theological Reading Group
Apr 5-7  | Men's retreat
Apr 13 | Children's Easter Egg Hunt
Apr 14 | Palm Sunday worship
Apr 14 | Spring luncheon
Apr 18 | Maundy Thursday worship with communion (7PM
Apr 19  | Good Friday worship (12pm)
Apr 21  | Easter Sunday worship (10:45 AM) - no Sunday school


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Kevin DeYoung's Out-of-Town Speaking Engagements
Please pray for our senior pastor as he travels to these conferences and speaking engagements to spread the gospel.

March 1-3  | Albuquerque, New Mexico - Clarius 2019
April 1-3 | Indianapolis - TGC National Conference
April 22-25 | Jackson, MS - Twin Lakes Fellowship
April 26-28 | Philadelphia -Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology
May 23-24 |Pennsylvania -Sovereign Grace Northeast Conference
June 17-20 | UK - Catalyst Conference
June 21-23 | UK - Co-Mission Revive Conference 
 
Missionaries of the Week: February 3
Sami & Carol Foucachon
Paris, France
Sami & Carol Foucachon  are planting and establishing a new church in the very heart of Paris where there is no French-speaking, gospel-centered, worship-focused church. Pray for the pulpit ministry and development ministry.  Pray for transformed lives.  Pray for leadership development in their church.

FINANCE 

Our Tithes and Gifts
Thank you for your tithes and gifts to all of the ministries of Christ Covenant. Don't forget to take advantage of our secure online giving.

1/1/18 - 1/27/19 
Actual
Budget
Difference
%
(-) or +
Operating Budget - Inflow  
$389,541 
 
$392,000
 
($2,459)
 
(0.6%)
Faith Promise Budget - Inflow
$32,999
$17,000
$15,999
94.1%
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