This Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019
10:00 Gathering Worship Service
15th Sunday after Pentecost
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For Joy to Come
When suffering comes or disaster strikes or the world feels unforgiving and relentless, the pain is unendurable if we believe that there is no way through to something better. I have often taken comfort in these words someone wrote centuries ago:
weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning
. (Psalm 30:5b)
After assorted episodes of pain and suffering, I have also come to know that we don’t get to just skip ahead to the happy resolution of the problem. We have to engage the pain to get to the healing and the new life, to whatever is possible in the "next." It seems to me that
there are ways of being with life’s brokenness and chaos that promote deep healing and that lead us to a kind of resurrection.
Weeping is necessary if we are going to get that joy in the morning.
I’m not saying that there will be tears at Gathering this Sunday, but if there are, we will weep together. I am certain that there will be some measure of joy, for we will be together.
Yours on the Journey,
Katie
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Our SOS Food Pantry volunteers deliver food to families 5 days a week. We used up the food donated by VBS and still have weeks before our In-Gathering of food at Thanksgiving. Needed: canned fruit, condensed tomato and beef vegetable soups, cereal, canned corn and green beans, baked beans, peanut butter. Place donations in the Food Pantry Storage Bin by the north entrance. We’re very grateful for your support.
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Pick up your copy of Spiritual Development & Adult Learning’s
Fall Guide to Spiritual Growth at Covenant
from the book cart or welcome table.
Or click her to download a PDF.
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Tattoos on the Heart:
The Power of Boundless Compassion
by Gregory Boyle
Tomorrow Wed., Sept. 18, 7pm, Lounge
Led by
Katie Kinnison. Discuss stories of transformation from a pastor who serves with gang members in LA. Books are on the welcome table and book cart.
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In Search of Belief (and Sandwiches)...
feast and learn after Worship
Sun., Sept. 22 - Dec. 15, 12:15p dine; 12:30p learn, Lounge
Join us as we search for belief that will lead us deeper into loving and into life-giving ways of being in the world.
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The Mission Study Team has formed with the following members
: Charlie Bergmann co-chair, production management), Cathy Levy (co-chair, IT/management/community service), Linda Billman (enroll agent/tax advisor), Karen Gagel (ministry/teaching), Janet Gross (survey development/political scientist), John Harder (scientist/professor in biology), Karen Hjelm (IT/community service), Megan Koeneman (Deacons contact), Bob Lowery (actuary), Cassie Lowery (surveying expertise/applied social psychology), Jennifer LuPiba (marketing), Nan Winslow (liberal arts), and consults, Sara Clark (lawyer), John Griffin (regional economist), Heidi Hallas (management/budget analyst), Jeff Roedel (marketing/ writing/editing). We had our kick-off meeting on Sept. 10, where we planned our steps and divided into teams. The most important step will be a survey of the entire congregation; this survey will be more extensive than the Heart-to-Hearts with Jeri-Lynne which are helping to orient us. You’ll be hearing from us and we want to hear from you.
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World Communion Sunday Oct. 6
10am One Service,
11:30am Potluck lunch
Volunteers are needed to help with set up, clean up and providing a side dish. Sign-up sheets are in the hall and inserted in bulletins.
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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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