Gathering
This Sunday, Feb. 24
Communion
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Jesus’s Advice for Living
Okay, now dig deep here. Let’s say you are sitting across from someone you love with all your heart, someone for whom you want a rich and glorious life. This person asks you what the secret to a “good life” is.
What do you say?
Maybe I am asking what the key tenets by which you live are. Maybe I am asking you to define your most important commitments. Maybe I am asking myself, “
What do you do that brings forth peace and joy? What do you do that does not?”
I am thinking here not merely of our personal happiness. Let’s go bigger: what will bring forth the beloved community, the kingdom of God, the family of which we long to be a part?
Yours on the journey,
Katie
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Transition Plans for Covenant
After more than fourteen years of ministry with us, Tracy Keenan and Jim Mehler are moving to the state of Delaware at the end of the month. A search committee for an interim senior pastor is underway now, and we expect to have someone in that role perhaps just after Easter.
In the meantime, Katie Kinnison will be acting head of staff between the time Tracy leaves and our gap pastor, Don Hilkerbaumer, arrives March 21st. We move into this time of transition as the body of Christ we are, taking care of one another and doing our work of bearing love into the world.
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CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
This Sun., Feb. 24, 12:15pm
As you know, Senior Pastor Tracy Keenan has received a call to be the Missional Presbyter for the New Castle Presbytery in the state of Delaware beginning March 1. Her last day at Covenant will be on Feb. 24. The session has called for a congregational meeting at 12:15 on February 24 for the purpose of dissolving the pastoral bond between Tracy Keenan and Covenant Presbyterian Church as mandated by the Book of Order in such a transition as this.
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Tracy and Jim's last Sunday will be this Feb. 24, and there's a going-away party
after the congregational meeting. There will be a catered lunch buffet and a brief program. Please plan to come and celebrate their time with us and to wish them well.
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Pave The
Way
Update
This summer our youth will be attending the Presbyterian Youth Triennium at Purdue University. This is an event for high school students where we will meet with thousands of other young Presbyterians to worship, learn, discuss and grow. This is a life-changing, life-giving and faith growing gathering that will shape the leadership gifts of our youth and deepen their faith and discipleship.
Our goal is $7,000 and we're more than halfway there.
We are hoping to reach the total goal by the end of February so that we will be able to pay part of the fee for each of our high school students. Contributions can be made via check, or Zelle through your bank using giving@covenantpcusa.org with the memo
Youth Mission
. For more information, please visit our
website
. Contact
Erin Wise
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Hera Chung
Hi, I am Hera. I am 14 years old and I am currently a freshman at Upper Arlington High School. At the High School, I play on the golf team, play in the orchestra, and I am also on the FIRST robotics team. My family is tied to Covenant in many ways. My mother is a teacher with Covenant After School program, my father is always around helping in different ways, and my brother actively roams the hallways at the Church. I have helped with VBS as a volunteer for several years in the arts and crafts section. Additionally, I had the opportunity to go to Ghost Ranch with the youth group last summer and am thankful to the congregation for that opportunity. I look forward to the love and support the congregation continues to devote to the Covenant Youth.
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Katie Coakley
My name is Katie Coakley and I'm 15 years old and a freshman at Upper Arlington High School. I've played tennis for my school for three years and I have played travel softball for 5 years. I also enjoy spending time with my friends in my free time. Thank you so much for supporting the Covenant youth. The youth group has led me to meet amazing people and I can't wait to do wonderful things with the church.
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Emma Vazquez
My name is Emma Vazquez and I'm a junior at Hilliard Darby High School. I'm involved in football, basketball and competition cheerleading as well as track and field in the spring. I also am the principle cellist in chamber orchestra and participated in the OMEA South-Central Region Orchestra. I've been employed with Papa Johns for a little over 2 years and also am a part of the National Honor Society at my school. I would really love to go back to Triennium because it's an amazing experience I want to share with the younger youth and grow my relationships with the youth who share my faith.
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Mardi Gras Pancake Breakfast Prizes and fun for all.
Sun., March 3, 9-11am, Fellowship Hall
We mark this Pre-Lenten event with flipping flapjacks. All the pancakes and sausage you can eat only $5 per person, 4 years and younger free.
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Click here
https://goo.gl/forms/ayLJm6abkc5DhZEP2
to enter your act into our variety show 2019. Acts should be limited to 3 minutes. Please consider having each person be in a maximum of 2 acts. Rehearsal will be that morning from 10am-12pm. The performances will begin after our annual CPW Spaghetti Dinner, around 6:30pm.
Buy tickets: $8 (10 & under only $4) on Sun., March 17, 24, 31 between services or call Betsy Sebastian 614-457-4383
This is going to be a night to remember! Spread the word!
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2019 Per Capita is $35.75 Per Member
Each member of Covenant is also a member of the larger church, the Presbyterian Church USA. As such, it is part of our responsibility to support the work of the administrative bodies of the national church – the General Assembly, the Synod, and the Presbytery. We do this by making a per capita payment each January. The per capita for 2019 is $35.75 per member, for a total payment due of $21,093. This figure is based upon our church membership roll as of Dec. 31, 2017. We invite you to pay your share of the per capita so that this money does not need to come from this year’s budget. Your contribution will free up funds for other vital church programs that meet the spiritual needs of our congregation. Envelopes are on the welcome table.
Click here to securely give online.
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Want to receive your quarterly
statement of giving electronically?
Emailing statements is much less expensive for the church, provides quicker delivery to you, and you can save and print your statement for your files. Please reply back to Ingrid Smith if you are interested in an email copy of your statement of giving at
ingridsmith@covenantpcusa.org
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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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