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Freedom School starts soon!
Volunteers needed for Covenant-sponsored site
Kim Robertson and our missions team are seeking volunteers for Freedom School from June 18 through July 26. Our church hosts a site for 80 children in grades K-8 at Highland, our CMS partner school.
- Needed: Supply shoppers, parent meal supplies and helpers, ice cream party supplies and helpers, teacher appreciation gifts, persons to pick up food at Second Harvest and deliver to Highland for distribution, field trip chaperones, activity helpers AND leaders.
- Click here to see the full menu of volunteer opportunities.
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Summer Sunday School now underway 
Adult Sunday School: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in FH203
Discover a new series called Seven Habits for Growing in Faith.
Details here.
- Rev. Dr. Nicole Massie Martin (at right) will teach Sunday on the habits of personal prayer and scripture reading. Rev. Dr. Martin is a Senior Mobilizer for the American Bible Society and adjunct professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
- You can also join Rev. Dr. Martin at 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall worship service, where she will assist in worship.
Children: Elementary students will attend 9:30 a.m. worship and register with a
shepherd in the narthex. Following the "Time with Young Disciples," students leave for a lesson in EW207. Parents pick up children from class.
Youth: Middle/high school students will meet from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Ed Wing 307
Preschool: Parents may bring preschool age children to Ed Wing 1st floor any time during 9:30 and 11 a.m. worship. Check in at electronic monitor or classroom door.
Worship Services: The 8:45 a.m. Chapel service will pause from July 1 through Sept. 2. All other services will continue as
normal.
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Meet new staff members at ice cream social 
Sunday at noon in Fellowship Hall
Meet our traditional music directors, Heather and Kenney Potter; Kevin
Harper, director of recreation ministries; Zeno Wall, interim property manager; and Ian Clark and Julia Watkins, our incoming pastoral residents. All are welcome.
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Site visits to see our mission partners at work
Tuesday, June 5 at 5 p.m.
Join Covenant folks for a visit to Center for Community Transitions, helping people with criminal records and their families find a healthier way of living.
We'll meet at Covenant to carpool 30 minutes prior to each visit. Please RSVP to Lucy Crain if you can join us. Two more visits are planned:
- Crisis Assistance Ministry, July 17 at 11:30 a.m.
- Urban Ministry Center, Aug. 8 at noon
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Workshop on Bridges out of Poverty 
Wednesday, June 6, 8:30 a.m. to noon, FH105
Take a fresh look at your assumptions about poverty with Dr. Paul Hanneman, retired program director at Urban Ministry Center. RSVP here.
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Summer Bible study with The Park Church 
Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m. beginning June 6
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Summer front porch book chats
Sundays monthly at 6 p.m. beginning June 24
Chat with Jessica Patchett and Covenant friends about life and
good books in a relaxed setting. For directions to host homes, contact Sally Jackson in the Ed Wing.
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Welcome party for pastoral residents
Thursday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Sugar Creek Brewing
Julia Watkins will serve in Mission and Outreach while Ian Clark will lead Young Adult ministries. Julia is known to many from her time as a Seminary Intern in summer 2015. Ian is a Chaplain Candidate Officer in the U.S. Navy. Details here.
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Reception for Steve Carriker 
Sunday, June 10 at noon, Fellowship Hall
Steve Carriker has begun an extended medical leave following a 28-year tenure as Covenant's property manager. Join us in thanking Steve for his faithful service.
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Organ concert by Carina Sturdy
Sunday, June 10 at 7 p.m., Sanctuary
A recent graduate of UNC School of the Arts, Carina is organist at Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville, NC. You'll hear the music of Bach, Franck, Hindemith and Demessieux.
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Admin assistant in Rec Wing
Regular work week is 29 hours
Serve as a friendly face welcoming guests and staff to the Rec Wing, Covenant's fitness center. You will answer calls, promote memberships and help manage administrative tasks.
Details here.
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