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E-Courier for Sunday, April 1, 2018
EASTER SUNDAY
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NEW ITEMS are highlighted in this blue color.
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Easter Sunday 2018
Sunday, April 1
Worship services at 10:45 AM and 6 PM
Join us at Christ Covenant for Easter Sunday as we celebrate our risen King!
- There will be no Sunday school on Easter Sunday.
- Regular Sunday childcare (infant to 4 yrs) will be available for the services.
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Elementary Families: Pop by the Park!
Friday, April 13, 6-8 PM
Elementary families - grab your dinner and meet us at the park for a sweet time together! Bring your family, your neighbors, your dinner, a frisbee (or whatever game you'd like) and hang out with us at at Francis Beatty Park, Medium Shelter #2! We will bring the popsicles. Email Lindey Dunklee with questions.
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HisAbilities Informational Gathering and Lunch
Sunday, April 15 | 12:30 PM
For anyone who wants to know more about our HisAbilities ministry (which serves and ministers to those affected by disability) or has been thinking about getting involved, please join us on Sunday, April 15, immediately after morning worship in the lower school cafeteria (Building C) for a free barbecue lunch! This event is for members of the HisAbilities community and those who want to learn more about the ministry. Please RSVP to
Kelsey Cawthorn so that we will have enough lunch for you! See our
Special Needs Ministry webpage for more information about HisAbilities.
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Women's Beach Getaway
April 20-22
The Women's Ministry is hosting a weekend at the Ocean Crest Motel in Oak Island for a few days of rest, refreshment, and fellowship! For more information and to register, CLICK HERE. The deadline to register is April 9.
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Youth Spring Retreat
April 27-29
Our middle school and high school youth will combine for their spring retreat the weekend of April 27-29 and go to Camp Thunderbird in Lake Wylie, SC, to join other youth groups in our presbytery for "What it means to have the Holy Spirit." The cost is $135. Registration closes Sunday, April 15, at midnight. Register by
clicking here.
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Vacation Bible School 2018
June 18-22
Vacation Bible school at Christ Covenant Church is a mission of our Seek the City youth mission week, June 18-22.
Registration will open on May 1. 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 will be on our
Seek the City webpage, so look for it soon!
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Welcome Cross Covenant Chinese Church!
This Christ Covenant-supported church plant is now worshipping on Sundays in our Community Life Center chapel at 10:45 a.m. They are also meeting for Sunday school on our campus. Welcome to this new church plant! We'll have a story about this church and where their classes meet in our worship folder next Sunday. Also, see
https://crossccc.org for more information.
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Harry Reeder at Reformed Theological Seminary
April 9 | 10 AM-1 PM &
April 10 | 10-11:45 AM
Christ Covenant's founding pastor, Dr. Harry Reeder, will be at RTS Charlotte next week. On Monday, April 9, Dr. Reeder will lead a Church Planting Center seminar: "Best Principles & Practices from Three Non-Negotiable Leadership Principles of a Church Planter" from 10 AM-1 PM (lunch included), primarily for pastors and students, however all are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to
[email protected].
Then, on Tuesday, April 10, he will speak at their 10 AM chapel service. This is a 30-minute informal time of worship, so come as you are! After chapel (until 11:45 AM), you are also welcome to stop in the RTS bookstore/coffee say hello and get a visit in with Dr. Reeder.
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Pro-Life Training Academy (PTLA)
Saturday, April 14 | 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Fletcher Armstrong will be speaking in the Community Life Center, Rooms 1&2 about how to articulate and respectfully defend the pro-life position. You will learn the facts, learn to answer the tough questions, and be confident, even in a hostile setting. The PLTA is suitable for pro-lifers of all ages, from middle school to adult. There is no charge and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Jill Coward at
[email protected] or 704-516-0820. Hosted by Fletcher Armstrong, PhD and The Concerned Women for America.
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- GET INVOLVED: OUTREACH - |
| Please see our Get Involved webpage for more ways to get involved in our Outreach and Missions programs.
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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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Worship Notes
Sunday, April 1
EASTER SUNDAY
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Morning Worship - 10:45 AM
"Brought Back from the Dead"
(Hebrews 13:20-21)
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Evening Worship - 6:00 PM
"Here to Serve"
(Matthew 20:17-28)
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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 1-7
Sunday, April 1
10:45 AM | Easter Worship
6 PM | Evening worship
6 PM | Children's choirs
Monday, April 2
6:30 PM | GriefShare Support Group
Tuesday, April 3
10 AM | The Anchor class group
11:50 AM | WBS - Luke
6:30 PM | The Anchor class grp
7 PM | Tuesday prayer meeting
Wednesday, April 4
7 PM | Sanctuary Choir
7 PM | Link & EPIC (youth grp)
Thursday, April 5
9:30 AM | WBS: Phillippians
7 PM | Trail Life
Friday, April 6
9:30 AM | Student Family moms prayer group
*No Senior Adult monthly lunch
Saturday, April 7
no events scheduled
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Apr. 7 | Nathan George installation service (6 PM)
Apr. 15 | April Communion Sunday (10:45 AM)
Apr. 15 | HisAbilities gathering (info & BBQ lunch (12:30 PM)
Apr. 20-22| Women's Beach Getaway
Apr. 27-29 | MS/HS Spring Retreat
May 20 | Seek the City training begins
May 29 | MS summer Bible study begins (6:30 PM)
May 30 | HS Summer Nights begins (7 PM)
May 31 | Campus Outreach Summer Beach Project begins (ends July 26)
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Please pray for Senior Pastor
Kevin DeYoung and his outside
ministry commitments this spring:
April 11-13: Together for the Gospel (Louisville, KY)
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Missionaries of the Week
Our April Missionaries of the Week are based in the US.
Week of April 1
David & Estelle Abernathy
JAARS - Waxhaw
David and Estelle are members of Wycliffe Bible Translators. David works to prepare Old and New Testament exegetical study materials for Bible translators. Estelle serves as bookkeeper in the JAARS Housing Office.
Pray for skill in preparing study materials for Bible translators worldwide.
Pray for physical endurance for long hours of reading and study.
Pray for God's grace in helping their adult children as they navigate the course of their lives.
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 - 3/25/18
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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 |
$1,217,790
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$1,163,500
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$54,290
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4.7%
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| Faith Promise Budget - Inflow |
$88,335
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$86,400
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$1,935
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2.2% |
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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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