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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
April 24-30, 2022
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This Week at Christ Covenant |
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If you are unable to join us in person, we hope you will join us on the livestream.
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Sunday Morning | 10:45 am
"A Successful Man Lands in Prison" Genesis 39:1-23
Kevin DeYoung
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Sunday Evening| 6:00 pm
"Devoted to God"
Matthew 6:19-24
Harris Adams
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To download and/or print the bulletin for worship this Sunday,
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Spotify is a great way for all of us - young and old -
to be able to learn songs we sing together in worship.
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Livestream Options
We will not be livestreaming morning and evening worship on Facebook or Vimeo. We will continue to livestream on YouTube and our website at christcovenant.org/live. |
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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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Congratulations to our Communicants |
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On Sunday we have the privilege of welcoming a group of young people who have completed the communicants class and therefore are moving from being non- communing members to full-communing members of the church.
As we desire to honor parents in their role as primary disciple-makers and the elders’ role in shepherding, assessing and admitting these same children into membership, the communicant, his/her parents, and their family’s elder work together throughout an 8-month long process of study. The students examine questions like; Who is God? What does it mean to be a Christian? What is the church? What does it mean to be a church member? They then take a 4-week class taught by our pastors, staff and elders, and after a final interview with their elder, they are ready to join the church. So as you see these young people joining the church today, congratulate and welcome them! They have worked very hard!
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Welcome to Our New Staff Members |
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Join us in welcoming our newest staff members to the Christ Covenant staff! |
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Amy Van Dusen, Ministry Administrator to Pastors |
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Amy Van Dusen serves the church as Ministry Administrator to Pastors. Amy is supporting pastors Dave Baxter, Mike Miller, and Eric Russ. In this role, Amy enjoys the opportunity to support the ministries of Outreach and Missions, Evangelism and Mobilization, and Congregational Life. Amy has been a member at Christ Covenant for 18 years. Over these years, she has been active in serving in Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, Women’s Ministry, and HisAbilites Ministry.
After 16 years as an educator in Christian schools, Amy is excited to be a part of the Christ Covenant staff. Residents of Matthews, Amy and her husband, Steve, have been married for 34 years, and together have 3 adult children: Cori who lives in Chicago, Joel and wife Alex in Atlanta, and Erica in Charlotte.
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Joseph Foucachon, Assistant Director of Music |
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Joseph Foucachon serves the church as the Assistant Director of Music. In addition to helping Pastor Nathan George run rehearsals, Joseph works with Music Librarian, Becca Tilley, to make sure that everyone in the orchestra has sheet music to play. This includes arranging and orchestration work. Joseph also makes music for the bulletin. Joseph greatly enjoys playing trumpet in our services, as well as the cornetto, a somewhat obscure renaissance instrument.
After obtaining his Bachelor of Music in Composition at Wheaton College, Joseph completed a Graduate Internship Certificate under the direction of John Haines at Christ Covenant in partnership with the Institute of Sacred Music and Liturgy of St. Andrew’s Theological College and Seminary. He then served as Director of Sacred music alongside his parents in their church plant in Paris, France from 2016 to 2021.
Joseph and his wife, Savannah, have been married for 7 years and have two daughters: Evangeline (3) and Lucie (1) as well as a third child due in September.
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Monthly Day of Prayer
Tuesday, April 26
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All are invited to participate in the Monthly Day of Prayer on Tuesday, April 26. 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! |
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Radius Missiology Conference
Early Registration ends April 30
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The Radius Missiology Conference (RMC) is a unique two-day event where the ideas, philosophies, and methodologies of historic and contemporary missions are discussed and taught by pastors, missiologists, and experienced cross-cultural church planters. The RMC is an ideal opportunity for pastors, missionary candidates, and church leaders to become better informed on the state of modern missions and learn how Radius can assist local churches in equipping their members to take the gospel where it has never been. Featured speakers include Alistair Begg, Brooks Buser, Wayne Chen, our Senior Pastor Kevin DeYoung, and others
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Prayer Walk Sunday, May 15 |
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Everyone is invited to join us on Sunday, May 15 for a church-wide prayer walk around our community. We believe that prayer walks are a concrete means to demonstrate a spiritual reality, and we hope that the Lord will make His name known to our community.
We will meet in the Community Life Center (CLC) rooms 1 & 2 at 9:00 am to hear the vision for the prayer walk and to receive more instructions. If you do not feel comfortable walking, we would love for you to participate by praying on our campus. Please bring your family and comfy shoes and join us! Questions? Contact Michelle Gustavson. |
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Sunday School Resumes June 5 |
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Sunday School will be breaking until June 5. This is a new rhythm for us as a church, which allows a rest for our teachers and volunteers, especially in the children’s area. Some wonderful teaching topics are being planned for June. Be on the lookout for upcoming topics. |
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Good news! Our Afghan family has moved out of the hotel and into temporary housing provided by one of our church families! There is still a need for permanent housing so if you know of a house or apartment that will be available to rent in the near future, please contact Amy Van Dusen. Please note that our family has a housing allowance and will be paying rent. More information regarding our family’s needs will be communicated to you in the near future. Please continue to pray for them! |
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Covenant Day Summer Camps |
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Register today for the best summer ever with Covenant Day Summer Camps! Covenant Day has 29 incredible camps to fill your summer with fun. Want to join a band? There's a camp for that. Want a build a robot? There's a camp for that. Want to get CPR certified for babysitting? There's a camp for that. Want to be a Ninja Warrior? There's a camp for that!
Covenant Day School offers summer camps to inspire, challenge, and equip campers with a variety of hands-on learning, playing, and creating opportunities.
Led by passionate teachers and coaches, our summer camp leaders are committed to nurturing campers in the love of God and to giving them the best summer ever. Join in the fun this summer as campers build, run, shoot, kick, experiment, act, sing, dance, write, swing, score, cheer, design, and create.
We offer camps for students in grades TK-12 in the following areas: full and half-day Camp Lion Day Camp, sports, art, engineering, theater, CPR & babysitting training, cooking, nerf camp, Ninja Warrior camp and more! Click here for a full listing and descriptions of all our camps. See you this summer!
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House and apartment rental rates in Charlotte have increased nearly 20% in the last year. For an RTS Charlotte student that’s an increase of anywhere from $100 to $300 per month. RTS Charlotte will have 35 to 40 new students start in the Summer and Fall, and we are helping them line up affordable housing before they arrive. If you have an extra room in your house, a detached apartment, or a separate property that you would like to rent, please contact Kristen Schonover at kschonover@rts.edu or 704-688-4220.
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Current opportunities at Christ Covenant include:
Facilities Maintenance (full-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 2022.
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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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All are invited to join us for worship either in-person or on the livestream at 10:45 am each Sunday morning and at 6:00 pm each Sunday evening. The livestream can be found on ChristCovenant.org or YouTube. |
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