Gathering
This Sunday, July 8, 2018
Communion
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Apostle/Apostate: Living And Situational Ethics
“How to live well?” This seemingly simple question is the foundation of ethics (or moral philosophy). For millennia, philosophers have argued over not only what the question means, but how exactly it is to be answered.
Aristotle taught that to live well is to live an ethical life, one directed towards the highest good. A person must bring together intellectual virtue with virtue of character, not just the right ideas but habitual
right action
. He writes: “Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.”
This doing the right thing is hard enough, but how do we know what “the Good” actually is? And what happens when the decisions we need to make are not as clear-cut as we would like? What happens when situations are so complicated that “right” and “wrong” are hard to define?
This week we will talk about
situational ethics
, that is, how to deal with the nuanced and gray areas that we inevitably find ourselves occupying. How do we live well in a complicated world?
Come Sunday and help us negotiate our way through the hard stuff, help us find the way of Love.
Peace.
Katie & Shea
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Have Ideas That We Can Study?
Sun., July 8, 12pm
Join the Spiritual Development and Adult Learning Commission for Lunch & Conversation to determine what we’d like to learn and explore. RSVP
Katie Kinnison.
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Register Now for Covenant’s
Vacation Bible School
Mon., July 23 - Fri., July 27, 9am-noon
Ages 3 years - 5th Grade.
Our Rolling River Rampage invites children on a white-water rafting adventure for the ride of a lifetime with God! Along the river, children discover that life with God is an adventure full of wonder and surprise, and that they can trust God to be with them through anything. Music, crafts, fun recreation, and memorable Bible stories help kids know that God is always with them as they ride the rapids of amazing grace!
Register:
tinyurl.com/covenantvbs2018
ALSO, Volunteers needed for VBS! Youth entering 6th grade and older and adults are needed to help teach, feed, entertain, craft, sing, dance and enjoy the children of our church and community. Sign up to help at
tinyurl.com/covenantvbsvolunteer2018.
VBS Volunteer Workshop, Sun., July 8, 12:15pm
All VBS Guides are asked to attend our (short) VBS training workshop. We’ll have a brief overview of the stories, what to expect during the week, discuss decorations and answer all of your questions. Keep calm and raft on!
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Be Church
– 2018 Stewardship Campaign
We’re wrapping up Covenant’s stewardship campaign for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and we’re reaching out to those of you still considering making a pledge. We are a blessed congregation with many wonderful programs, missions, and ministries that need your financial support. If you’ve already sent in your pledge, thank you! If you’ve not yet done so, please prayerfully consider making a pledge. You can email our Financial Administrator, Ingrid Smith, at
IngridSmith@covenantpcusa.org, and let her know your intentions. Pledge cards are available on the Welcome Table and in the pews. Thank you.
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It’s not to late to complete your FY’18 pledge, if you haven’t already done so. Please mark ’June’ on the memo line of your check so that it can be credited to your FY’18 pledge.
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Check out these electronic options for making donations to Covenant.
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Free mobile app:
GivePlus Church
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Zelle - Through your bank using giving@covenantpcusa.org
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Text to a dedicated Covenant number:
614-907-8226
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Credit and debit card payments on our
website.
More information and instructions are on the Welcome Table and our
website
under "giving."
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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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