The Fall Sunday School is starting with a four-week series on ‘The Gift of Friendship’ and will be taught by some of our pastors. What is friendship? Why do we need it, and how do we nurture it in in our lives? This Sunday School series will explore the ways that God has designed friendship to bless and strengthen us in the life of faith. Join us as we reflect on the importance of friendship and its role in the Christian’s life today.

You can watch/listen to any class on all our digital platforms at your convenience. This series begins Sunday, August 30, at 9:30am with Pastor Dave Baxter teaching ‘What is the need for friendship?’

We will recognize our communicants this Sunday, August 30, in morning worship. The following will be recognized as communing members.

We are excited to announce that we will have an opportunity to participate in communion immediately following the benediction in the morning worship service.

For best practices, the communion elements are pre-packaged for church member participation. We will not pass the elements to one another as we have in the past. Instead, there will be several stations in the worship center where you can go and receive the communion elements.

Each officer assisting in communion will be wearing gloves and a mask. To receive the elements during communion, please wear a mask. As an added expression of loving our neighbors well, if you are in line to receive communion without a mask, you will be asked to wear one.

We will also have a special offering for our general mercy fund. We will not be passing the offering plate for the special offering, but donation boxes are located at various exits inside the sanctuary. The general mercy fund helps our deacons provide financial assistance to church members who have various financial needs including groceries, bills, meals, etc.

If you plan to attend in-person worship on Sunday, September 6, we strongly encourage you to sign up by clicking here prior to coming.

Thursday School will meet in the Worship Center Thursdays beginning September 10, at 4pm. It will include announcements, hymn-singing, prayer, and teaching. Advanced Registration is requested.

The Senior Adult Sunday School series this Fall is “The Uniqueness of the God-Man” and will be taught by Bruce Creswell. The question “Who is this?” is still being asked today just like it was asked during Christ’s earthly ministry. The answer is basic to Christianity. Understanding Jesus’ ministry is rooted in the understanding of Jesus’ “unique” Person. We will be looking at the life and ministry of our Savior from His incarnation to His death and resurrection to His second coming. Our prayer is that “the Holy Spirit, who delights to reveal the things of Christ to us, will unveil His glory” as we look into the Word. Please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0444aaaf2ea2fc1-senior to sign up to attend in-person.

If you are not able to come in-person, we will live-stream the class on all our digital platforms on Thursdays at 4pm. You can watch/listen to any class on all our digital platforms at your convenience.

We are so excited to be back together to study God’s Word. Beginning on Friday, August 7, registration for Fall Women’s Bible Studies is open with a mix of in-person and Zoom offerings for this semester. Due to social distancing requirements, space for in-person studies is limited, so be

sure to reserve your spot soon! Visit the Women’s Ministry website at https://christcovenant.org/womens-ministry/ to learn more about the different studies and how to register. Childcare will

be offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

Do you feel led to serve with children and youth? Or do you have daughters who are looking for another way to get involved with others their age? Our church is excited to have the American Heritage Girls ministry as an opportunity for our church members to serve and connect. American Heritage Girls is the premier Christ-centered girl leadership program for girls ages 5-18. Girls meet in units divided by age and participate in a comprehensive program that includes badge work, outdoor activities, character development, Bible teaching, social activities, and just plain girl fun! Our mission statement for Troop NC 0800 is “To shepherd young women leaders to know God and make Him known, by offering biblically based, life-broadening experiences in a friendly, fun, safe, and encouraging troop community.”

Our troop meets on Thursdays from 6:45-8:15pm at Christ Covenant Church. We would love to have you join us. Volunteers are needed to serve in our youngest squads for girls ages 5 to 6 and 6 to 8. In addition, we will be opening membership to all interested families once we have all volunteers in place. If you or your family would like to know more, please contact us at christcovenantahg@outlook.com.

Christ Covenant offers three different types of support groups that are available to those who seek to join a group of friendly, caring people who understand what you are going through and want to help. Grieving a loss, walking through a divorce, or providing care for a parent or child are all difficult experiences you don’t have to go through alone.

GriefShare, DivorceCare for Men & DivorceCare for Women will begin August 17 and meet through December 7 online through Zoom from 6:30pm-8:00pm. There is a $15 fee for the workbook for GriefShare and DivorceCare.

Caregivers will begin September 8 and meet through November 17 online through Zoom from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Cost is $8.00 for the book Ambushed by Grace that you’ll walk through together.

If you have questions or would like to register, please contact Mary Jo Culver at mculver@christcovenant.org.

Save the date for our Faithful Conference!

Faithful will be hosted at

Christ Covenant Church

on November 6-8, 2020,

with guest speaker,

Ligon Duncan.

More information coming soon!