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A look at highlights of Advent season
Make plans for a season of hope, hospitality
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 Christmas Crafts + Santa visits Covenant: This beloved tradition brings Christmas cheer for kids of all ages on Wednesday, Dec. 4 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sign up for a Santa photo time slot.
- Service of healing and wholeness: Amid holiday celebrations, many of us struggle with hard realities of grief, loss, illness and unfulfilled dreams. A candlelight service is intended to bring comfort and recenter our focus on God's presence. Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel.
- Christmas Caroling: After soup and sandwiches from 5 to 5:45 p.m., we'll walk to sing carols to neighbors on Wednesday, Dec. 11. We'll carry song booklets. Bring a flashlight!
- See the full Advent schedule here.
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 Covenant names interim middle school director
Welcome, Alyssa Pacheco
Covenant is pleased to announce that Alyssa Pacheco will join the staff Jan. 6 as interim director of middle school ministries. Alyssa is scheduled to graduate from Queens University in a few weeks after completing her studies a semester early. She has a strong interest in youth ministry, having served as a CROSS Guide at Myers Park Presbyterian Church and a youth volunteer at The Grove.
Alyssa interned in the Mayor's Office and served at Queens as a Civic Engagement Fellow, helping with voter registration and engagement. Please join us in thanking search committee co-chairs Catherine Austin and J.D. DuPuy and in supporting Alyssa's ministry among us.
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 Advent devotional begins Sunday
Available via email and in print
Advent is a season of waiting, but is idle waiting what God wants of us? Join us in imagining, prioritizing and preparing. As we wait, what can't? Each day offers poetic prayers, written reflections and more. Click here to subscribe.
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 First Sunday Talk: Hear from Biblical storyteller
Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in FH207
Tracy Radosevic travels the globe introducing people to the power of the spoken word.
She'll bring a special brand of humor, insight and faith to a talk on the meaning of narrative. She'll also tell Scripture in the 8:45 and 11 a.m. services.
A resident of Baltimore, Tracy has a Master's degree from Duke Divinity and an MA in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University.
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 Wreaths available for pick-up on Sunday
Stop by the Green
Pre-ordered wreaths will be available for pick-up Sunday on the Green in support of Covenant's children's ministries. Thanks to all who ordered greenery.
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 Young Adults host First Sunday Brunch
Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
Meet friends and connect with those you know well at Eight + Sand Kitchen, a restaurant at 135 New Bern Street. No RSVP is required. While all young adults are welcome, this monthly offering is especially for those who are newcomers.
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 Stewardship campaign is about fulfilling promises
Make a commitment for 2020
It takes significant resources to fund day-to-day work -- not just keeping the lights on but fulfilling promises to our mission partners locally and around the world. You can put a pledge card in the offering plate or make a pledge online.
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 Giving tree supports youngsters at Highland
Take an ornament, purchase a gift
A tree in the Welcome Center is filled with ornaments that list a book and toy for a child at our CMS partner school. Take an ornament, purchase and wrap the gift and place it under the tree by Dec. 8. This is a quick turnaround due to the school schedule. Contact Sally Harriss for questions.
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 Room in the Inn starts next week
We open our doors on Tuesday nights
Covenant will welcome neighbors experiencing homelessness. On the first Tuesdays of the month, individual volunteers are invited to prepare, serve and share a meal and hospitality. On other Tuesdays, groups (such as friends, Sunday School classes, etc.) may claim nights to coordinate together. Learn more and sign up online here.
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 Covenant welcomes Lucy Wambua for visit
Friend from Kenya with us in December
A treasured friend,
Lucy Wambua, will be on campus Dec. 3-16 to learn about educational practices in the CDC, preschool and our public schools. She'll take part in Sunday School and worship on Sunday, Dec. 15.
Lucy is director of Renguti School, our mission partner near Nairobi, Kenya.
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 Seeking leadership for Mezzanine ministry
Affordable housing development opens in January
We are forming a leadership team to organize outreach initiatives at the Mezzanine, the Covenant-supported affordable housing development opening in early 2020 on Freedom Drive. Contact Lucy Crain to express interest.
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Ahead in 2020: Women's and men's weekend retreats
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PW Retreat at Pinehurst Resort
A weekend of exploring your mindful awareness led by Cheryl Hoover, Martha Isaacs and Kim Moseley.
Details and registration.
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Men's Getaway at Etowah
Golf, hiking and time in the outdoors culminates in a Sunday morning devotional. The getaway is geared toward first-timers and new folks.
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Congregational ministry coordinator
Coordinate Covenant's care and fellowship groups including, but not limited to, care teams, support groups, and women's and men's ministries. Learn more here.
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Director of middle school youth ministries
This position oversees education and programming for youth in grades 6-8, including Sunday School, Youth Fellowship Night, small groups, retreats and more. Learn more here.
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Director of children's ministries
This position oversees Christian education and programming for children from birth through grade 5, including Sunday morning activities and child care. The director is a voice for both the needs and the faith development of children. Learn more here.
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Children's ministry assistant
This position assists the director with lesson planning and preparation, room set-up, technology and volunteer coordination, among other duties. Learn more here.
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Openings in Child Development Center
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Advent season at Covenant
click for schedule
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Covenant News
november issue
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Congregational Notes
memorials, celebrations
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