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News and Updates | Life at Christ Covenant Church
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NEW and UPDATED ITEMS are highlighted in blue.
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Women's Winter Bible Studies begin this week
Registration is still open online for new and ongoing Bible studies that resume in the next few weeks! If you aren't already involved in a study, check out these great options!
NEW for January:
Our Small Group Bible Studies will start
From Garden to Glory: A Bible Study on the Bible's Story written by Courtney Doctor. We are excited to jump into this study of the meta-narrative (overarching story) of Scripture. Weekly groups meet various days and times.
ONGOING Studies (you're welcome to join in!):
- Romans: Tuesdays 11:50 AM - 1 PM
- Ephesians: Thursdays 9:30-11:30 AM (childcare available)
- Psalms: Thursdays 9:30-11:30 AM (childcare available)
- Ruth & Esther - 2nd Wednesday 7-8:30 PM
- The Fear of the Lord...Women Who Worship - 2nd Saturday - 9:30-11:30 AM
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Elder and Deacon Nominations
January 6-31
The Session has approved the nomination, training, and election of officers for 2019. Nominations for the ordained offices of elder and deacon will be received beginning January 6. To be officially nominated, the nominee must be male, a member of our church for at least two years by his election (June 2019), and nominated by two congregation members who are from different families.
Nomination forms are available the Information Desk and online to
download here. Completed forms may be given to a current officer, put in the offering bags, or sent to Pastor Bernie Lawrence at Christ Covenant by January 31.
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Men's Intensive Discipleship Program
Thursdays, January 10-February 7 | 7-8:30 PM
On Thursdays through February 7 in the CLC chapel, Pastor Brian Peterson is leading the first Men's Intensive Discipleship Program series for 2019. The theme for this quarter, as with the first quarter of every year, is personal holiness. Every one of us struggles with a particular area of sin in our lives. Come join with your brothers and be challenged and encouraged on the journey of Christlike character. This quarter, we will be using Bryan Chapell's book
Holiness by Grace as a guide for our discussions. Following our meetings, we augment the study with fellowship at a local eatery. All men are welcome. There is no fee for this study, but if you plan to attend, please RSVP to Kim Westbrook (
[email protected]).
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2019 Men's Open Seminar: Sexual Sanity for Men
First and third Mondays, starting Jan. 21 | 7-8:30 PM
The Set Free Men's Ministry invites all men to join for an open seminar focusing on developing a biblical perspective on sex and sexuality. We will have various teachers and pastors walking us through the 14 chapters of David White's
Sexual Sanity for Men.
This book helps us understand that sexual sin starts in our minds and hearts, and shows us how knowing Christ breaks our chains, builds spiritual brotherhood, and helps us take practical steps to re-create our minds in a God-focused direction.
This series is for men of all ages (18+ and youth accompanied by a parent), whether you've struggled personally, are leading or shepherding someone who is struggling or are just interested in learning about this specific sin pattern that affects nearly everyone, whether directly or indirectly. The seminar will be held in the Community Life Center Chapel. To learn more, please email [email protected] or
click here
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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.
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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, and Ministry Associate for Church Administration.
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Cooking for a Cause Hostesses Needed!
During the week of February 18, the women's ministry will be hosting our 2nd Annual Cooking for a Cause! This is a time where groups of women meet in people's homes (various dates and times) to prepare freezer meals that will be used to support ministries within our church in the coming year. In order to pull this off we need HOSTESSES!!! Would you be willing to open your home to a small group (5-6 ladies) and prepare three freezer meals? We will supply the recipes, the pans, and the ingredients. If you're interested in learning more about this fun opportunity, please
contact Staci Poston.
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New Covenant Group
We have a new covenant group forming this new year for folks who would be interested in getting together immediately following morning worship for a "Lunch Club" with Christian fellowship and devotion. Folks interested in gathering together to discuss the sermon after the morning worship service over lunch, engaging in lively conversation and a desire to grow together in the Christian life - please contact Jennifer Dean at 704-708-6104 or at
[email protected]. We are hoping to have a group of multigenerational adults to meet weekly in either one home or various to walk through Christian life together. To learn more or to become part of this lively group please
contact Jennifer Dean.
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ProjectSHARE for January 2019
Please join us as we support moms in crisis pregnancies through donating needed items to Pregnancy Resource Center and Lois' Lodge. Please see the ProjectSHARE page (
christcovenant.org/projectshare) or the
News page of our website for a list of specific items we are collecting. You can bring the items to the Information Desk any Sunday in January.
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MNA Donations for Disaster Relief
in Paradise, California
As we learned from Pastor Brian Peterson on Sunday, November 25, one of our sister churches - Ridge Presbyterian Church in Paradise, California - suffered devastating losses from the wild fire in the area. Most of the town was destroyed, including their church and the homes of 100% of their congregation, including both pastors - Josh Lee and Bryan Laws. Our denomination's Mission To North America Disaster Relief will be collecting donations to help this congregation. You can donate directly by going to their website at
pcamna.org/disaster-response. Please be in prayer for this church and for the community.
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Worship Notes
Sunday, January 13
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Morning Worship - 10:45 AM
"Wrestling in Prayer
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Evening Worship - 6:00 PM
"Son, Do You Know
I Still Love You?"
(Luke 15:11-32)
Matthew O'Hearn
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Large Print
Worship Folders
For your convenience, large print worship folders are available at the Information Desk on Sundays.
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Quick Links to church webpages |
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THIS WEEK
January 13-19
*NEW MEMBER SUNDAY*
9 AM
| Sunday Bible School
10:45 AM
| Morning worship
6 PM
| Evening worship
6:15 PM
| Children's choirs
Monday, January 14
No events scheduled
Tuesday, January 15
Small Group Bible Studies (formerly the Anchor) resume
7 PM
| Prayer meeting
Wednesday, January 16
7 PM | Youth Link and EPIC
7 PM | WBS: Ruth & Esther
7 PM | Sanctuary choir
Thursday, January 17
6:45 PM | American Heritage Girls
7 PM | Men's Intensive Discipleship Program
7 PM | Trail Life
Friday, January 18
8 AM | Student Families moms' prayer group
Saturday, January 19
No events scheduled
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Jan 20
| Mission trip interest meeting for Student Families and youth
Jan 21 | Men's seminar: Sexual Sanity for Men begins
Feb 1-2 | TGC Women's Training Network
Feb 10 | Discovery class (new member class) begins (9am)
Feb 17-24 | Global Missions Conference week
Feb 17 | Missionaries teach Sunday school classes
Feb 18-22
| Women's "Cooking for a Cause"
Mar 11
| Women's seminar: Sexual Sanity for Women begins
Mar 15-16 | Established Conference (hosted by Children's Ministry)
Mar 16 | Missions morning for women
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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Note: We limit E-Courier and Courier announcements to a maximum of four weeks (except in special circumstances). We want you - our congregation - to get the news but not be overwhelmed! All information found in the E-Courier can be found on our website. See the Quick Links above.
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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.
February 1-3
| UK - London Gospel Partnership
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
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Missionaries of the Week: January 13
Missionaries in Restricted Areas
To preserve the safety of our missionaries working in certain locations, we will not be posting their identities on the website. However, we do encourage your prayers for these missionaries and we have some specific prayer requests that you can use.
Pray for safety for the missionaries and all those they serve. Pray for effective ministry to go forth. Pray for believers in the area to stand firm and have joy in their faith.
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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.
1/1/18 - 12/23/18
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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 |
$5,288,161
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$5,202,000
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$86,161
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1.7%
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| Faith Promise Budget - Inflow |
$329,592
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$279,000
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$50,592
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18.1%
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At the time of publishing, the end-of-year financial report was not available.
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This email is our E-Courier weekly newsletter, along with the printed copy, called the Courier.
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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