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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
November 1-7, 2020
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This Week at Christ Covenant |
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Worship for Sunday, November 1 |
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Sunday, November 1, has two morning worship service options at 9:00am and 10:45am in the worship center. Both morning worship services have the option for children's programs for ages 0-5. Morning worship will continue to be livestreamed during the 10:45am worship service, as well as our evening worship service at 6:00pm, on all our digital platforms.
If you plan to attend either morning worship service in-person, we ask for you to continue to sign up for the service you will attend. Signups help us provide the safest environment possible for you and your family with social distancing measures in the worship center. You can sign up for either morning worship service by clicking on a box below.
To learn more about how we are working to regather safely and what you can expect when attending in-person worship, please visit christcovenant.org/regathering.
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Morning Worship | 10:45 AM |
"The Generations of Adam"
Genesis 5:1-32
Kevin DeYoung
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Evening Worship | 6:00 PM |
"The Majestic Glory"
2 Peter 1:16-18
Kevin DeYoung
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Download a worship bulletin to follow and sing along!
Each bulletin is printable upon downloading.
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Ministry Highlight: Our Deacons' Offering
PCA Women's Ministry Love Gift Legacy
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Since the beginning of the PCA, the annual Women’s Ministry Love Gift has been used by God to strengthen our denomination. Your gifts of $1.8 million over the last twenty years have helped us partner with PCA committees and agencies. We appreciate the many ways you and your churches have partnered with us to promote greater connectionism and seek to leave a life-giving legacy.
This year’s gift will be used to steward resources (including people resources, written resources, and financial resources) to bless the Global Church. Your gift will allow us to help our PCA church workers as they go and make disciples of all nations. We understand that our international ministry staff members can easily grow weary in well-doing, so this year we will come alongside women serving with Mission to the World (MTW) to provide resources that will both encourage and equip. Funds will also be invested to continue the work of the Committee on Discipleship Ministries (CDM) through the International Women’s Ministry. Our gifts will be used to resource international women’s ministry leaders and strengthen the Global Church.
The wide-reaching project will be coordinated with the International Director of each of the 5 regions (Africa, Europe, The Americas [South, Latin, North], Asia/Pacific, and Global Muslim Ministries) along with an MTW female liaison. The project’s focus will be to encourage and equip MTW female field missionaries and their female national partners. These projects will focus on sharing a legacy of resources (written and people) and the cultivating of relationships. Each region will receive the same proportion of the gift.
The women who will be assisted include many single women who have been called to international ministry and women who work with their husbands on mission throughout the world. The funds will be given as a one-time gift to each region to be used in 2021 for the specific purpose of providing the best resources for equipping and encouragement. The project will end with a report on the ways these resources were used by God to bless women in international ministry and the individuals they serve as ambassadors of Christ.
Your gift today will combine with gifts from PCA churches across the US as an investment in fulfilling the Great Commission. Thank you for your donation and for your prayers for God’s women in mission on every continent. To learn more visit https://pcacdm.org/wm-love-gift/. |
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Ministry to Men Fellowship Breakfast
Saturday, October 31
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All men ages 16 and older are invited to attend the Ministry to Men Fellowship Breakfast on Saturday, October 31, at 8am at Christ Covenant Church in the Community Life Center (CLC). Hal Jordan will be speaking on “God Is Sovereign, Even in an Election!” Hal Jordan was a member of Christ Covenant for 30 years, serving as a deacon. He retired from IBM earlier this year. Hal was involved in politics for about 20 years and ran for office 3 times. Come for fellowship and hear about God and government with your brothers in Christ. Bring a guest and wear a mask!
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Fall Sunday School Online
Sunday, November 1
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Confessing Christ: The Importance of Creeds and
Confessions for the Church and the Christian
On Sunday, October 18, we began a new Fall Sunday School series online. In this series we are examining why creeds and confessions are necessary for the health of the Church. We will look at their foundation in Scripture, how they developed over time, and what good purpose they serve in the Church today. In addition to the ancient creeds of the Apostles, Nicene, and Chalcedon, we will give special attention to the Heidelberg Catechism and the Westminster Confession of Faith. Join this week’s class taught by Blair Smith as he teaches on “The Ancient Creeds of Apostles, Nicene, and Chalcedon.” This class will be available on all our digital platforms on Friday, October 30, at 12pm.
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Sunday, November 1 is Daylight Savings |
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Daylight Savings is Sunday, November 1. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour sometime in the evening of Saturday, October 31. |
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Faithful Conference
November 7-8, 2020
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In a world that often prizes style over substance and quick fixes over quiet obedience, Jesus calls us to something better, something more important, and something more lasting. He calls us to be faithful.
The Faithful Conference aims to equip and inspire Christians for doctrinal fidelity, personal integrity, and corporate witness in the Charlotte area and beyond.
We are excited to have the Faithful Conference here at Christ Covenant Church on November 7-8. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Ligon Duncan, and he will teach ““Is the Reformed Faith Still Relevant?”
The Faithful Conference is free to everyone. We do ask that you register online if you plan to attend so that we can continue to have social distancing in the worship center.
The schedule for the Faithful Conference is the following:
Session 1: Saturday, November 7, from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Session 2: Sunday, November 8, morning worship at 9:00 am
Session 2: Sunday, November 8, morning worship at 10:45 am
Session 3: Sunday, November 8, evening worship at 6:00 pm
Registration for Saturday, November 7 is now open at faithfulconference.org. Registration for Sunday morning and evening services will open on Sunday, November 1, at noon.
We hope you, your family, and your friends are able to attend this special weekend.
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This Week's Prayer Resources |
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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. |
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To attend in-person worship on Sunday, November 8, please use the boxes below. The signup will be available on Sunday, November 1, at noon. |
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New Member Class
Saturday, November 14
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The New Member Class is for adults and students 9th grade and above who wish to join Christ Covenant Church. Our Pastors teach this class, which reviews Christ Covenant’s philosophy of ministry, the reformed faith, the Presbyterian form of government, the vows of church membership, and other topics pertinent to church membership. This class is required for those seeking to join Christ Covenant Church. This Fall, we will have a special one day new member class on Saturday, November 14, from 9am-1pm. If you are interested in attending, please contact Kim Westbrook at kwestbrook@christcovenant.org. |
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The Worlds of Lewis and Tolkien |
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For generations, the works of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien have inspired millions of people to use their imaginations in fresh and exciting ways. Each of these authors was committed to a Christian system of thought and sought to honor God with their writings. This class will explore the writings of these two authors—particularly The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings—and will examine the many ways that Christ and Christianity are represented and illumined.
Dr. Michael Kruger will teach “The Worlds of Lewis and Tolkien: Christian Imagery in Narnia and Middle Earth” on Wednesday nights from 7:15pm-8:30pm in the Community Life Center (CLC) beginning October 7 and every Wednesday night through November 18. To attend, please sign up at christcovenant.org/the-worlds-of-lewis-and-tolkien/.
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Operation Christmas Child |
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Operation Christmas Child looks a little different this year due to Covid precautions, but that doesn’t mean you are not able to participate in making a child’s Christmas special in 2020. Due to Covid-19, you can build an online gift box for $25. The cost covers all the items that go into the box and shipping. You can select each item that goes into the box, the age range, and if you are building the box for a boy or a girl. You’ll even be provided with a tracking number to see where in the world your box goes! Please note we will not be collecting any Operation Christmas Child boxes at our church like we have in years past.
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In-person voting for the 2020 election is Tuesday, November 3. Early voting begins October 13 and goes through October 31. For voting information including a sample ballot and early voting locations, please visit the following websites:
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Current opportunities at Christ Covenant include:
• Assistant Director of Middle School Ministry
• Assistant Director of High School Ministry
• Ministry Administrator for Church Administration
• C.A.R.E. Administrator (part-time)
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Thank you for your tithes and gifts to all of the ministries of Christ Covenant.
Please continue to pray for God’s provision throughout 2020.
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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 read past versions of the newsletter as well as specific news items about our events in greater detail.
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