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News and Updates | Life at Christ Covenant Church
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NEW and UPDATED ITEMS are highlighted in blue.
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Joint Sunday Schools October 13 & 20 |
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Did you miss one of the joint Sunday schools?
Both joint Sunday schools were recorded! If you missed one or would like to go back to review the information given, please see the links below:
Shepherding Sunday School | October 13
New Sunday School Model | October 20
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Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. Proverbs 21:21
Our Deacons' Offering today provides us with a new opportunity to touch families
and communities wherever God has planted PCA churches through quiet gifts to
individual women.
Those gifts will open the way for many women throughout our country to receive
need-based scholarships to the 2020: PCA Women's Conferences that will be
offered across the country, including here at Christ Covenant on January 31 and
February 1, 2020.
This year's conference, Hinged, is a study of Ephesians and will focus on the
importance of being vitally connected to Christ and His Church with a special
emphasis of connecting across different generations, cultures, and contexts. This
conference will bless the women who attend and better equip them for ministry
within their homes, among their peers and among their neighbors. No one should
miss the teaching and time with fellow believers because they cannot afford to
attend.
Please pray for the women who will be able to attend a Hinged conference in a
city near them because of this PCA fund. Pray, too, for the conference here and
the women from Christ Covenant who help host the conference. If you know of
someone in our congregation who would like to attend the conference here if help
was available, please contact Teresa Caldwell, tcaldwell@christcovenant.org to learn
about our own scholarships.
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Items for Prayer this Week: |
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Strategic Initiative |
General Leadership Project Group
This group will seek to put God's will for Christ Covenant into practice by leading the congregation in carrying out the vision of disciples making disciples.
Please join us in praying for the General Leadership Project Group:
* For wisdom as they seek to discern
God's will through the various projects;
* For joyful hearts in their work;
* For the outcome to glorify God
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Supported Workers of the Week|
David & Estelle Abernathy
David
and Estelle are members of Wycliffe
Bible Translators. David prepares Old
Testament exegetical study materials
for Bible translators, and Estelle serves
as a bookkeeper in the JAARS Housing
Office.
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Persecuted Church | China
Continue to pray for believers in China
where the government is ramping up its
arrests and intimidation by disrupting
weddings and funerals, and seizure of
unauthorized Bibles and hymn books.
Two weeks ago, the demolition of a
church building occurred while worship
was underway. That congregation's
pastors were arrested for "gathering a crowd to disturb social order."
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Unreached People Group |
Fulani, Pulaar in Senegal
The Pulaar are
known as the defenders of the Muslim
faith and proudly acknowledge
themselves as the first black Africans
to convert to Islam. There are a few
hundred believers out of over one
million among the Pulaar. Pray for
these and for others who will eventually find Christ.
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Presbytery Church of the Week |
Cross Park Church,
Charlotte, NC. Pastor Jeff Hardy.
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Women's Weekly Prayer Gathering
Sunday, November 3| 4:45pm
All ladies are invited to pray with women of Christ Covenant on Sunday afternoons in the Worship Center Prayer Room from 4:45-5:45pm.
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Dr. Kevin DeYoung at Queens University
Dr. Kevin DeYoung is giving a lecture at Duke Energy Auditorium, Rogers Hall, at Queens University on Monday, November 4 at 5:45pm. He will be discussing "John Witherspoon and the Enlightenment: How Faith and Reason Came Together in the American Founding." To register to attend the lecture and reception to follow, register at
https://connect.queens.edu/tarwaterlecture.
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Be Sure to Vote
Please remember to vote on Tuesday,
November 5 in the local municipal
elections, mayors, city councils, board
of educations, etc.
Usually less than 10% vote, so your
educated vote may matter a great deal.
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Covenant Day School Holiday Market
The CDS Parents Association will be hosting its annual Holiday Market on Friday, November 15, from 7:30 am - 4:30 pm. Stop by for a time of fellowship, fun, and shopping!
If you are interested in being a vendor, click
here. Vendor registration is open from September 15 through November 1. The cost is $80 ($45 for CDS students).
Past vendors have sold items including holiday and home decor, jewelry, baked goods, art, CDS apparel, handbags, and more! Email
holidaymarketCDS@gmail.com with any questions.
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Save the Dates: No Sunday School
There will be no Sunday school or childcare for December 8, 15, 22, and 29; however, there are some exceptions.
* Pastor Bruce Creswell's senior community will continue to meet during this time.
* New member interviews will be December 8 during Suday school as scheduled.
* Lastly, the Young Families community will have a fellowship breakfast December 15.
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Christ Covenant Church hosts
Andrew Peterson in Concert
December 18
It's not too late! Less than 100 tickets
remain for "Behold the Lamb" on
December 18, so get yours now! If
you have not made a purchase due to
a financial burden, please contact Liz
McNulty in the worship office (704-
814-1031) for assistance. To purchase tickets, go to
ChristCovenant.org.
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Hinged
January 31 - February 1, 2020
Christ Covenant Church is hosting Hinged, the 2020 PCA Women's Conference - January 31 - February 1st. Spots are filing up fast, so register now!
There are Friday and/or Saturday attendance options and reduced registration for High School and College Students! For details and registration visit https://pcacdm.org/hinged-conferences/.
If you would be interested in being a table hostess on Friday night, please contact Staci Poston at sposton@christcovenant.org.
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Help Wanted in the King's Community Sunday School Class
The King's Community, a Sunday
School class that serves those affected
by disabilities, is seeking volunteers
and helpers to serve during the
Sunday School hour. No experience
necessary. Expect to receive more then
you give. Contact Tiphany Speck, tiphanyspeck@gmail.com, if interested.
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Strategy and Vision: We Want Your Feedback!
The Recommendation Steering Committee would like your feedback about the strategic vision for the future of our church. Many of you have already responded and have provided great insight for the project teams. Please
CLICK HERE to submit your feedback/ questions. As always, keep praying for our church and its leadership as we continue on this journey together.
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Serving in Children's Ministry
The Children's Ministry is staffing for the new year and would love to have you serving alongside us! Join us as we sow seeds of discipleship in to the youngest members of our church. Contact Lindey Duncklee at
lduncklee@christcovenant.org or Mindy Thornton at
mthornton@christcovenant.org if interested.
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Advent Books are in the Book Nook
Are you looking for a great resource for the upcoming advent season? Stop by the book nook and check out the
following titles:
*Love Came Down at Christmas: Daily Readings for Advent by Sinclair Ferguson,
*Come, Let us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional
by Paul Tripp,
*The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent by John
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Congregational Accommodations
Our slideshow on Sunday mornings displays infographics with details on the amenities we have available for our congregation are as follows:
- a fragrance-free area (in the balcony, adjacent to the elevator);
- nursing mothers room (WC-111);
- hands-free outer door (on ground level near handicapped parking);
- elevator to ground floor, main floor, and lobby;
- hearing loop seating in the sanctuary;
- large print worship folders at the information desk.
Please visit the information desk if you have questions about these amenities. |
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Employment Opportunities
Christ Covenant Church regularly seeks to employ individuals who want to engage their gifts to help make disciples who worship God, grow in community, love others, and serve the world. Check
christcovenant.org/aboutus/employment for current positions and to apply. Current opportunities include:
- Executive Pastor,
- Assistant Director of Women's Ministry (PT),
- Hospitality & Kitchen Coordinator (PT).
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Worship Notes
Sunday, November 3
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Morning Worship - 10:45 AM
"The Church of Earnest Prayer
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Evening Worship - 6:00 PM
"Appalling Opposition
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Daniel 8:1-27
Kevin DeYoung
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Large print worship folders are available at the Information Desk.
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Quick Links to church webpages |
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THIS WEEK
November 3 -
November 9
9 AM |
Sunday school
10:45 AM
| Morning worship
4:45 PM
| Women's weekly prayer gathering
5 PM |
Timothy Project
6 PM
| Evening worship
Monday, November 4
6 PM | Support Groups
7 PM | Men's open seminar
6:30 PM | Various choirs
7 PM | LINK & EPIC
Friday, November 8
11:30 AM | Senior adults ladies lunch
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Nov 11 | Women's open seminar
Nov 18 | Men's open seminar
Nov 19 | Monthly day of prayer
Nov 24 | Annual report in evening worship
Nov 28 & 29 | Offices closed
Dec 2 | Men's open seminar
Dec 8 | No Sunday school
Dec 8 | Christmas Choral Concert
Dec 9 | Women's open seminar
Dec 14 | Birthday Party for Jesus
Dec 15 | No Sunday school
Dec 16 | Men's open seminar
Dec 18 | Andrew Peterson concert
Dec 22 | No Sunday school
Dec 24 & 25 | Offices closed
Dec 24 | Christmas Eve Service
Dec 25 | Merry Christmas!
Dec 29 | No Sunday school |
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Our Tithes and Gifts
Thank you for your tithes and gifts to all of the ministries of Christ Covenant. Don't forget to take advantage of our secure
online giving.
1/1/19 - 10/20/19
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Actual
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Budget
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Difference
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(-) or +
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| Operating Budget - Inflow |
$4,248,670
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$4,232,500
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$16,170
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0.4%
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| Faith Promise Budget - Inflow |
$298,985
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$254,866
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$44,119
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17.3% |
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This email is our E-Courier weekly newsletter, which complements with the printed copy, the Courier, which can be picked up on Sundays at the doors outside the sanctuary.
After it goes out by email, it is made available on the News page of our website.
On that page, you can also read past versions of the newsletter as well as specific news items about our bigger events with more details available.
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