To download and/or print the bulletin for worship this Sunday,

click on one of the boxes below or click here.

We will be using Spotify to make a playlist of some of the songs we will be singing during Sunday worship. This is a great way for all of us - young and old - to be able to learn songs we sing together in worship. You can find this week's playlist by clicking here. You'll need a Spotify account to log in if you do not have one. Spotify is a resource to play and share music on various digital devices, and we hope you'll enjoy this added feature.

We hope you will take time to submit your confidential prayer requests either online at ChristCovenant.org/members/prayer or by email at prayer@christcovenant.org. Your pastors and staff are continually praying for you!

We have new prayer guides for your use that can be found at christcovenant.org/prayer. Each prayer guide is printable after downloading and can be found below.

Each week we create a weekly prayer guide for your use. We hope you can use these prayer guides for personal or family prayer time. Below are summaries for each prayer item for each day. You can find the complete and downloadable prayer guide at christcovenant.org/prayer or by clicking the weekly prayer box above.

Sunday: Pray this week for members of our church family who are searching for housing in our community,

Monday: Jonathan & Vanessa Saunders serving in Detroit, Michigan as church planters,

Tuesday: Pray for future healthcare professionals who are in schools, medical facilities, and military training facilities around the country,

Wednesday: Pray this week for the Director of the FBI and the Congressional staff members who will take the lead on new legislation for protecting children,

Thursday: Pray for the persecuted church in Afghanistan and for Christians in hiding there, and the unreached people group, Gujarati in United Kingdom,

Friday: Local Presbytery - Lake Tillery Church, Mount Gilead, and Pastor Chip McAulay and Local Ministry - Caleb Ministries,

Saturday: Pray this week for our pastors and staff as they plan and prepare for events on the church calendar through the end of the year.

Reid and Mariel Schmideler on the birth of their son, Rory Jay Schmideler.

Eileen, Jared, and Kyle on the loss of their husband and father and one of our church members, James “Jim” Ekey.

We hope everyone will celebrate with us that the covered drop off is complete and open for use on Sunday morning! We invite everyone to walk through the north lobby and the covered drop off area to pick up a sticker and join the celebration!

You will also notice other various improvements inside the worship center regarding Envision, our capital campaign. New furniture is now in both the north and south lobbies. Keep your eyes open for additional improvements in the coming weeks and months. Thank you for giving to the Envision capital campaign to make these improvements possible!

Are you caring for a parent, spouse or child? Have you been caring for a long time or just beginning your journey? We have a support group just for caregivers, and we’d love for you to join us.

Caregivers is a book study along with presentations by local resources for the many typical needs for this season of life. The Caregivers group will begin meeting in-person on Mondays at 6:30 pm beginning September 20, 2021 in the Community Life Center (CLC). Cost is $8.00 for the book Ambushed by Grace that we will walk through together. If you would like to register for this group, please email John Ramseur at jdamseur@gmail.com.

If you are interested in joining either the DivorceCare or GriefShare support groups, you can join at anytime! Learn more and register at christcovenant.org.

If you are between the ages of 18-22, or have a child in this age range, this article is for you!

18/22 is having a lunch after church on September 26 at the Campus Outreach house. This is a free lunch for anyone in the 18-22 age range at Christ Covenant. Contact andrew.lingg@campusoutreach.org to RSVP.

If you are the parent of a college freshman, we would like to send your student a letter of encouragement. Please send the mailing address of the student to andrew.lingg@campusoutreach.org.

Non-Charlotte college students: If you are going to school away from Charlotte, or you are the parent of a non-Charlotte student, we would love to help you/your student connect with a church or college ministry on campus. If you’d like help regarding this, please let us know and we would be glad to help you! Contact Andrew at andrew.lingg@campusoutreach.org.

All are invited to participate in the Monthly Day of Prayer on Tuesday, September 28. There are two ways you can participate. One is to come in-person for your prayer time to room 105 in the worship center anytime between 7:30 am - 9:00 pm. Prayer guides are provided for you in the prayer room. Another option is to pick a time slot and pray where you are, whether that’s at home or at work. The day is divided into 30-minute segments for individuals to sign up and pray for supported workers and for the needs of the congregation. You can select the time that best fits your schedule by clicking here. We also hope you will take time to submit your confidential prayer requests either online by clicking here or by email at prayer@christcovenant.org. Prayer cards may be found in the pews and may be turned in at one of the offering boxes located inside the sanctuary by the main exits. Your pastors and staff are continually praying for you!

Our 2021-22 Communicants class will be forming soon! If you have a son/daughter in the 5th-8th grade who desires to become a communing member of the church in this year’s class, please contact Amy Wallace at awallace@christcovenant.org for more information and an application! We look forward to having your student join us!

The map above with the colored sections shows where the mask-required section is currently located during our morning worship service. These sections also have social distancing. The majority of the sanctuary is mask-optional with no social distancing in the pews.

We invite you to pick up an Envision bookmark found in the pews on Sunday. We are hoping to have 100% of the congregation participate in the Envision capital campaign and are aiming for 70% participation by September. We are currently at 61% right now and the bookmarks are colored in to 50%. We invite you to pick up a bookmark and each time we increase in participation, you can color in your bookmark.

Join us in praying for Envision! We are envisioning having one person praying every day at 5:30 pm through the end of the campaign to pray specifically for the Envision capital campaign. You can sign up by clicking here or by visiting christcovenant.org. We have also included specific ways you can pray for Envision. Would you join us by signing up for one or more days to pray for the Envision capital campaign?

It’s not too late to turn in your pledge card for the Envision Capital Campaign! You can pick up either a booklet or a brochure and a pledge card to learn more about the many upgrades and changes we hope to accomplish through Envision! Both the booklet and the brochure have pledge cards that can be filled out and submitted. Pledge cards can be turned in at the offering boxes located inside the sanctuary at the main, south, north and main balcony exits. You can also make a pledge online at christcovenant.org/envision. We currently have 61% of families participating and $842,122 pledges toward our goal of $1,500,000.

Current opportunities at Christ Covenant include:

• Facilities Maintenance (full-time)

Details: christcovenant.org/aboutus/employment

Covenant Day School is hiring for various positions. Details can be found at https://www.covenantday.org/about-us/employment

Thank you for your tithes and gifts to all of the ministries of Christ Covenant.

You can give online by clicking here.

Please continue to pray for God’s provision throughout 2021.