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Dear Friends,
Over the past few weeks I have been blessed by the opportunity to meet many of you through our Young Adult Listening Groups. These five events proved to be a wonderful platform for the exchange of ideas and insights. I am continually impressed by your passion for serving the world, the church, and one another.
My goal is to take your ideas, perspectives, and insights and ensure that they are reflected in our offerings for the coming year. You are likely to see some changes, but those changes are all in the name of ensuring that we continue to improve: we will take every opportunity we can to be more welcoming, foster fellowship, strengthen our learning, and serve our neighbors better.
To that end, I want to personally invite you to join us for a Welcome Party on the evening of Sunday, August 26th. You can find the details by clicking
HERE . This rooftop party will be a chance to welcome new people into our community, enjoy some great live music, share some wonderful food, and discuss our plans for the coming year. I hope you'll join us, and I hope that you'll bring a friend or neighbor! All are welcome.
Within this newsletter you'll find information about a number of exciting things happening in our Young Adult Community and the wider church. I hope you'll consider being involved in some of them!
As always, my door is always open to you. Please reach out any time!
For all you do: thank you.
Ian Clark
Ian.clark@covenantpresby.org
Pastoral Resident, Adult Discipleship & Young Adult Ministries
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Sign Up for Covenant Young Adult Text Messages!
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Follow us on Social Media
We'd love to have you follow us on our social media channels! These are great ways to stay in the loop about what is going on in the Young Adult Community. You can find us on Facebook at "Covenant Presbyterian - Young Adults" or on Instagram @covenantya. One of the easiest ways to help our ministry grow is by sharing, liking, and engaging with our content: It's a simple way to spread the word about what we're up to!
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End of Summer Rooftop Party
Sunday, August 26th
7:00 pm
As the summer winds down and the fall season begins, we'll gather together for a night of music, food, and fellowship. Join us under the lights on the rooftop balcony of the education wing for an acoustic show, some great cooking demos, and other surprises! We will also be introducing our many leaders and providing an overview of some of the highlights for the year to come! Join us on the evening of August 26 at 7:00PM. All are welcome, so feel free to invite friends, neighbors, or coworkers - especially those who are new to the Charlotte area!
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Covenant Running Club
Scripture tells us that our bodies are temples (1 Cor. 6:19): so let's take care of them and have some fun along the way! The new Covenant Running Club is an opportunity to gather for some fun, social exercise together. Whether you're an experienced distance runner or are totally new to the sport, we'd love to have you involved! Kicking off this fall, each run will start with a warmup time and end with a time for fellowship! The running club will be open to all, so please feel free to invite friends.
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Looking Ahead!
YA Fall Retreat
October 12th - 14th
As we seek to reconnect after the summer and prepare ourselves for the year ahead, please plan to join your fellow young adults in Montreat from October 12th to the 14th. The annual fall retreat is a wonderful time to expand our friendships, grow in faith, and enjoy the beauty of Montreat. We expect the cost of the retreat to be approximately $150. Contact Ian with any questions or to sign up!
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| We are a community that learns together. We are working hard to make sure that we have options which fit your needs and lifestyle. As a part of our young adult offerings, we have a number of small groups which explore faith through different lenses. We will also be offering opportunities to our community to gather together for learning opportunities beginning in the fall...... |
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Summer Book Chat
Sunday, August 19th
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Join Jessica Patchett and other members of the Covenant community for friendship and conversation in a relaxed setting as we discuss the book
The Hundred Story Home: A Memoir about Finding Faith in Ourselves and Something Bigger.
Author Kathy Izard
will join us in the Parlor at Covenant at 6:00 pm.
If you can't come, post your favorite page or line and tag #covenantpresby to be part of the conversation!
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Sundays & Tuesdays
YA Men's Group
YA Men's group, beginning in June, will meet on 2nd and 4th Friday mornings for breakfast. Contact
Austin.flynn53@gmail.com
for more information.
YA Women's Group
Breaking for summer and will resume in the fall. Check out the Covenant Website for details.
YA Women's Groups
Sunday evenings.
Mostly women in our 20s and 30s who gather for friendship. Led by Jessica Patchett.
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Young Adults Welcome Table
This summer we are seeing an uptick in the numbers of young adults who are seeking to learn more about Covenant and our young adult ministries. This is driven largely by increases in the number of apartment homes in our vicinity. We are striving to be a welcoming and supportive place for guests and members alike. As such, we have decided to kick off a new ministry of welcome: each Sunday between 10:30 - 11:00 we will be hosting a "Young Adults Welcome Table". The table will be a welcoming place of hospitality, but also a source for people to gather information about our events and opportunities. There's three ways that you can help support this new ministry:
Volunteer to staff the table: we need at least one volunteer each Sunday. It's an easy and quick opportunity! Contact Ian for more information.
Come to the table! Even if you aren't volunteering, swing by to meet new friends!
Invite guests! If you see someone new at church, or have a friend who is interested in what we are doing, let them know!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CHILDREN'S, YOUTH MINISTRIES
Our children's and youth ministries rely on a team of volunteers to make everything run smoothly each week. As we look to the coming weeks, we need greeters to welcome newcomers, shepherds to accompany teachers with large (fabulous!) classes, and hall assistants to help when we run out of goldfish or need to find another pair of scissors. If you would like to participate in Covenant's children's and youth ministries, please
click here for more information
and learn how you can sign up online.
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