This Sunday, March 10, 2019
Daylight Savings Time Begins; Set Clocks Ahead One Hour.
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Exactly What's Needed
What are we supposed to do?
"Supposed to" is an odd phrase. It already puts constraints around the question and seems to imply some sort of reward and punishment system. Maybe there is another way to phrase it.
What are we being offered? What are the opportunities before us? As Frederick Buechner put it, where does the world's deep need and our deep joy meet? For what has life prepared us? What amazing "next" is whispering its desire to take shape?
This Sunday's scripture texts are "call narratives." They are stories of Jesus and of God calling human beings into action and into new ways of being. I sometimes wonder if we hear it when God calls. I wonder if we are open to the possibility of it happening.
I want to hear the Spirit of the Living God calling. I want to be ready. I want that for all of us. So come Sunday and we'll get ready to listen.
Yours on the journey,
Katie
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CPW Lenten Breakfast
Sat. March 9, 9:30am, Lounge
Speaker Covenant member Nancy Hughes will talk about her music ministry at the Marysville Women’s Prison. She’s a vocalist/guitarist with the 70s band, Agent 99. All members and guests are welcome. $8 paid at the door.
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The After Party Returns
How Are We to Live: The Rule of St. Benedict
March 10, 17, 24, 12:15pm, Lounge
Led by Katie Kinnison. Come learn about how a text from the 6th Century can teach us how to live deeper, richer lives. We'll look at the quality of our relationships with others, what it is to have a listening heart, and the practice of Lectio Divina.
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Lenten Booklets
Our Spiritual Development and Adult Learning commission has a Lenten gift for you: a booklet of Covenant offerings and opportunities, as well as all sorts of ideas for you to live into this Lenten season. Hard copies are in the hall on the welcome table. Or
click here for a PDF copy.
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Preacher from the Pew Series
Wednesdays, March 13–April 10,
Supper 6-6:50pm, Lounge; Service 7pm Sanctuary
You are invited to our annual series where members will enlighten our Lenten season by presenting their journeys of faith. Meals will be soup, salad and bread. If you’re able to bring soup or bread, please see the sign-up sheet on the table in the hall or email Katie Kinnison.
Preacher from the Pew March 13 is Alan Yarletts.
Please see our display in the hallway.
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INTERIM PASTOR SEARCH
Covenant’s Interim Pastor Nominating Committee is hard at work looking at candidates. The committee members are Beth Askue, Kim Halsey, Linda Billman, Charlie Bergmann and Rusty Miller. It is hoped the fulltime Interim, with a likely tenure of 12-18 months, can be on the job this spring. He or she will be charged with leading worship services, guiding the Covenant staff and Session and helping Katie with weddings, funerals and hospital visits. The Interim will oversee the transitional period until a new, permanent Pastor is in place. Please pray for those working on the Interim Nominating Committee and, in time, the Pastor Nominating Committee. In the meantime, Katie Kinnison will be acting head of staff until our gap pastor, Don Hilkerbaumer, arrives March 21.
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Listening for Life - Workshopping Our Lives for Love’s Sake
Tuesday Nights during Lent: March 19, 26, April 2, 9. 7–8:30pm, Lounge
You want to hear the voice of God. You wonder what someone means when they say, “God called me.”
Or you at least want to know what to do with your life. How do you know if you doing the work that is really yours to do? How do you decide to divide up your time and your resources among all your obligations and desires? Don’t we all find ourselves asking some version of the same question:
How are we to live?
Join us as we learn ways to access the wisdom in our deep places, in the shape of our lives, and in our community. Come deepen and expand your ability to listen and the hear the Word of God through all the myriad of words around us, through the events that shape us, and through the images and impulses around us.
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Acts should be limited to 3 minutes. Please consider having each person be in a maximum of 2 acts.
Rehearsal that morning from 10am-12pm. Performances after our annual CPW Spaghetti Dinner, 6:30pm.
Tickets: $8 (10 & under only $4). Buy tickets Sun., March 17, 24, 31 between services
or call Betsy Sebastian 614-457-4383
This is going to be a night to remember! Spread the word!
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Pave The Way Update
This summer our youth will be attending the Presbyterian Youth Triennium at Purdue University. This is an event for high school students where we will meet with thousands of other young Presbyterians to worship, learn, discuss and grow. This is a life-changing, life-giving and faith growing gathering that will shape the leadership gifts of our youth and deepen their faith and discipleship.
Our goal is $7,000 and we're more than halfway there.
We are hoping to reach the total goal by the end of February so that we will be able to pay part of the fee for each of our high school students. Contributions can be made via check, or Zelle through your bank using giving@covenantpcusa.org with the memo
Youth Mission
. For more information, please visit our
website
. Contact
Erin Wise
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2019 Per Capita is $35.75 Per Member
Each member of Covenant is also a member of the larger church, the Presbyterian Church USA. As such, it is part of our responsibility to support the work of the administrative bodies of the national church – the General Assembly, the Synod, and the Presbytery. We do this by making a per capita payment each January which for 2019 is $35.75 per member. We invite you to pay your share of the per capita so that this money does not need to come from this year’s budget. Your contribution will free up funds for other vital church programs that meet the spiritual needs of our congregation. Envelopes are on the welcome table.
Click here to securely give online.
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Becoming A Member of Covenant
On 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
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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.
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