This Sunday, March 1, 2020
1st Sunday in Lent
Worship Services: 8:30 & 11:00 Traditional; 10am Gathering;
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Feeling Famished
We are so excited to announce that the Rev. Adam Anderson will be preaching at our 8:30 and 11:00 worship services! Rev. Anderson is our liaison from presbytery and is assisting us with our senior pastor search process.
Reverend Adam W. Anderson was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and until moving to Texas, had lived his entire life in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. In 2005, he graduated from Grove City College, and began a career in Campus Ministry. However, after taking students on a mission trip to the Bronx, Adam began to wonder how systems contributed to poverty, and how they could be changed to help bring the Kingdom of God to life. As a result, he returned to school, receiving a degree in City and Regional Planning and Public Policy, and for five years worked for the State of Ohio in varying positions as a subject matter expert at the intersection of affordable housing and Medicaid policy. Returning to his first call, Adam went to Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, where he was the first Elizabeth C. Currie Fellow for potential and excellence in ministry. He graduated in 2018, and received the Janie Maxwell Morris postgraduate fellowship for excellence in Theology and Christian Ethics. In June of 2018, he began at pastor and head of staff at Old Stone Presbyterian Church. Adam is also currently the chair of the Commission for Congregational Life with the Presbytery of Scioto Valley. He lives in Delaware with his wife Lindsey, and their two children Abraham (6) and Faustena “Frankie” (4).
See you Sunday,
Jeri-Lynne
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So Hungry
It is a familiar story. So familiar that we need to take a deep breath before we listen to it once again. We have to open ourselves to new possibilities.
In and through these words, may I find the Word of God that will bring me healing and hope and wholeness. And not just for me, God, never just for me.
Jesus is in the wilderness and Temptation Itself is whispering in his ear.
You must be hungry.
In a culture that constantly tells us that we are empty and lacking, that even tells us what we’re hungry for and then how to get these desires sated, the people of God are asked to enter another reality. We are asked to imagine the possibility that everything we need is so close we can taste it. We are asked to name our real and deepest hunger – and it is the Living Water and the Bread of Life who asks us.
We are going in to the wilderness this week, the land of wild beasts and of angels. It is okay – we are going together. And we know the way through.
Yours on the Journey,
Katie
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Ash Wednesday Service
Wed., Feb. 26, 7pm, Sanctuary
What does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? —Micah 6.8
All are invited into a deeper commitment to Christ through this Lenten season. We invite you to consider how you might mark this time with intentional discipleship. You might want to participate in a fast from particular luxuries, material consumerism or various forms of entertainment, and take each opportunity to refrain as a reminder of Christ’s sacrifice and a call to prayer. You might want to add a spiritual discipline such as morning or evening Bible reading, daily prayer for church/community/world, or actions of service and compassion. Prayerfully consider your call for this season.
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A guide to Covenant offerings this Lent and a guide to the practice of Spiritual Journaling are both available at church and on-line. Join us in the spiritual practice of journaling, as we explore our lives in order to grow in the Way of Love.]
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In search of belief:
“Finding God at Home
in the Medieval ‘Book of Hours’”
12:15p lunch; 12:30p lecture with lots of pretty pictures, lounge
David Connolly will lead an exploration of these interesting and beautifully illustrated hand-copied books of prayer intended for home use, in particular by women in the 14
th
century.
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CPW Lenten Breakfast
Sat., Feb. 29, 9:30, Lounge
Speaker will be Stephanie Pierce, Covenant member and PhD candidate at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. Topic: “Eviction & Incarceration in Franklin County.” Communion will be served. Price is $8. RSVP
Jan Schmidt. All are welcome. Also, CPW will collect new and gently used suitcases and toiletry kits for kids in foster care who usually carry their belongings in trash bags.
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The Mission Study Team:
Thank you for joining us as we welcome Rev. Adam Anderson here this Sunday, March 1st who will preach during the worship services. As you may know, Rev. Adam, from Old Stone Presbyterian in Delaware, advises our team as our Presbytery liaison. Our team benefits greatly from his insights and especially from his enthusiasm for how God uses Covenant now and our potential opportunities to further do God’s will in this new time and place. Whatever his sermon topic might be, we know we’ll all benefit from his wisdom, energy, and faith. Please continue to pray for our team. Pray for continued guidance through the Holy Spirit of wisdom, discernment, and clarity. Pray for our writers and editors of this Mission Study that will serve as a type of multi-page resume for the Pastor Nominating Committee to use in their search process.
“
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.
” James 3:17
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Jean A. Mortland Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 15.
Jean Mortland left a bequest to us for a scholarship to reflect her love of music, higher education, and the Christian faith. Details on our
website or contact
Ingrid Smith in the church office.
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PAVE THE WAY Update: The youth are raising money for our mission trip this summer to Beckley, WV. We are currently 63% of the way to our goal! A huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far and who has supported us through prayer. We are so grateful for the love and support of our church family! It isn't too late to help us reach our goal to make it to WV so we may serve others. Contributions can be made via check or Zelle through your bank using Covenant's secure email address:
giving@covenantpcusa.org
with the memo
Youth Mission
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Click here for more info. Thank you for your support!
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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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