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E-Courier for Sunday, April 29, 2018
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NEW and UPDATED ITEMS are highlighted in this blue color.
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Senior Adult Concert and Luncheon
Friday, May 4 | 11 AM
Our Senior Adult monthly luncheon will be unique in May! On Friday, May 4, we are excited to have the Melody Makers, a Matthews community choir, join our Joy Singers to bless us with a concert at 11 AM. Following the concert, we will have our regular potluck lunch (please bring a little extra to feed our guests!). We hope that you can make it to this special event! |
Vacation Bible School 2018
Registration Opens May 1!
Vacation Bible school at Christ Covenant Church is a mission of our Seek the City youth mission week, June 18-22. It will be held Monday-Friday from 9 AM - noon. VBS is free and open to children ages 5-11. (Note: Children must be 5 on or before June 18, 2018, to be able to participate.) Please encourage your friends and neighbors to register their children for this transforming week. Information and registration are on our
Seek the City webpage.
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Women's Summer Bible Study
Tuesdays, June 5-July 10 | 7-8:30 PM
The Women's Ministry is offering a six-week study on "God's Covenant with Noah" led by Carolyn Carpenter. This study will focus on how God's covenant with Noah fits into God's overarching plan of redemption, culminating in Jesus Christ. We will see relevance to today's time with widespread corruption. The Genesis passages show the seriousness of sin and need for a savior. Application for us is our responsibility of sharing the gospel with people drowning in their sins.
The class begins on June 5 from 7-8:30 PM and costs $5. For details and to register for this class, please go to
christcovenant.org/wbs.
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Farewell for the Rosses
Sunday, June 3 | Morning Worship
On June 3 during our morning worship service, we will say farewell to Mike and Jane Ross as they prepare to move to Ohio to be near their grandchildren. The service will be followed by a cookie reception where you will have a chance to say goodbye to Mike and Jane personally.
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Class of 2018
If you have a new (or soon-to-be) graduate in your family and would like his/her name included in the June 10 E-Courier, please e-mail [email protected] no later than Monday, May 28, and let us know the student's name, his or her school, degree information (if applicable), and future education plans or military service. On Sunday, June 10 (note new date!), we will recognize our graduates during morning worship.
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Covenant Groups
A new Christ Covenant Church Covenant Group has recently been formed that will meet in the Indian Trail/Weddington area. Other new groups are being formed in the next few months and we'd love for you to get involved! Contact
Jennifer Dean if you would like to join this group or any Covenant Group. For information about small groups at Christ Covenant, including what our Covenant Groups are, see
christcovenant.org/connect/small-groups.
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Celebration of the Arts
Friday, May 4 | 5:30-8:30 PM
Join Covenant Day School for their annual Celebration of the Arts! The event will will include activities for the whole family. Grab a bite to eat at one of the food trucks (Kona Ice, Hungry Howies, and Pinch of Soul), enjoy a variety of student performances (choral, worship, and band), and get a sneak peek at our 2018-2019 productions (musicals and spring drama). You can walk through the Covenant Day ArtWalk Student Gallery, get your face painted, and spend some time outside with friends playing yard games. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy an evening with the Covenant Day community!
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Summer Camps at Covenant Day
You are invited to register for the more than 25 summer camps that Covenant Day is hosting this summer for students in grades TK-12!
The CDS summer camp program is designed to inspire, challenge, and equip our students, neighbors, and community with a variety of hands-on learning, playing, and creating opportunities that seize summer's invitation for fun and exploration. Led by a passionate team of CDS faculty and staff, our summer camp leaders are committed to nurturing students in the love of God and formation of Christian character. For a complete list of summer camps or to register online today, visit covenantday.org/summercamps.
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ProjectSHARE April Collection:
Matthews HELP Center
ProjectSHARE is collecting items to help Matthews HELP Center. The mission of Matthews HELP Center is to help their neighbors and those in surrounding communities survive financial crises providing short-term assistance. For the list of items that we are collecting, please see our
ProjectSHARE webpage. Donations can be dropped off at the Information Desk any Sunday in April. Thank you for your donations!
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ProjectSHARE May Collection:
Books for Seek the City Summer Camps
We will be collecting new or very gently used books during the month of May to use during our Matthews Elementary and Crestdale Middle School Seek the City camps. This year, it is especially important to collect many books as both camps will be held on the campus of Christ Covenant.
Books can be dropped off in the B-building or main lobby any Sunday in May, or the church office during the week. More information and the list of books will be in an insert this Sunday and is also available on our
ProjectSHARE webpage.
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| Please see our Get Involved webpage for more ways to get involved in our Outreach and Missions programs.
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Worship Notes
Sunday, April 29
SEASON OF RESURRECTION
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Morning Worship - 10:45 AM
"Is Seeing Believing?"
(John 4:43-54)
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Evening Worship - 6:00 PM
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Rules for the Road?"
(Exodus 23:20-33)
Pastor Kevin DeYoung
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Our worship folder is posted on Fridays on the
Worship page of our website.
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THIS WEEK
April 29-May 5
Sunday, April 29
MS/HS Spring Retreat
9 AM Sunday Bible School
9 AM | Discovery Class
10:45 AM | Morning worship
5 PM
| Communicants class
5 PM | Timothy Project (MS)
6 PM | Evening worship
6 PM | Children's choirs
6:15 PM | ABC Bible Memory
Monday, April 30
NO HS Morning Prayer
6:30 PM | GriefShare Support Group
7 PM | CDS MS/HS Band & Choral Spring Concert
Tuesday, May 1
VBS Registration Opens
11:50 AM | WBS - Luke
7 PM | Tuesday prayer meeting
Wednesday, May 2
7 PM | Sanctuary Choir
7 PM | CCYM (EPIC & Link)
Thursday, May 3
6:45 PM | American Heritage Girls
7 PM | Trail Life
Friday, May 4
9:30 AM
| Student Family moms prayer group
11 AM | Senior Adults concert and luncheon
5:30 PM | CDS Celebration of the Arts
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May 6 | Last Timothy Project for the school year (5:45)
May 9 | HS senior dinner (6 PM)
May 9 | Last Link (HS ministry) for the school year (7 PM)
May 16 | CDS Booster Club golf tournament
May 20 | Seek the City training begins
May 20 | New Member recognition (AM service)
May 21 | Congregational Day of Prayer
May 23 | CDS baccalaureate (9 AM)
May 28 | Memorial Day
May 29 | MS weekly summer Bible study begins (6:30 PM)
May 30 | HS weekly Summer Nights begin (7 PM)
May 31 | Campus Outreach Summer Beach Project begins (ends July 26)
Jun. 3 | Farewell for Mike and Jane Ross (AM service)
Jun. 3 | Communicant recognition (AM service)
Jun. 5 | Women's Summer Bible Study begins (7 PM)
Jun. 10 | Graduate recognition (AM service)
Jun. 17-22 | Seek the City
Jun. 18-22 | Vacation Bible school
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Missionaries
of the Week
Our April Missionaries of the Week are based in the US.
Week of April 29
Jerry & Lynn Jones
OneHundredFold
Jerry is the chief operations manager of OneHundredFold. He manages all aspects of administration and is preparing the paperwork for them to become their own non-profit organization.
Pray
for wisdom as they work with partners ministering in closed countries in leadership training to get God's Word out. Pray that they would be able to complete the Store House Project in a timely manner. Pray the God would multiply the effectiveness of their ministry by multiplying the number of partners they minister to this year.
Our Missionary of the Week is also posted on our News webpage. For information about all of our missionaries, go to our Missionaries webpage.
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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. Please continue to pray for God's provision this calendar year.
If you haven't had a chance to make your 2018 commitment and would like to, please see
our Finance webpage
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1/1/18 - 4/22/18
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Actual
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Budget
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Difference
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(-) or +
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| Operating Budget - Inflow |
$1,746,582
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$1,567,500
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$179,082
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11.4%
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| Faith Promise Budget - Inflow |
$114,562
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$111,200
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$3,362
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3.0% |
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This email is our E-Courier weekly newsletter.
After it goes out by email, it is made available on the News page of our website.
On that page, you can also read past versions of the newsletter as well as specific news items about our bigger events with more details available.
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