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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
November 15-21, 2020
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This Week at Christ Covenant |
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We hope you are able to join us for worship this Sunday, either in-person or on the livestream. Childcare is available for ages 0-5 years old at both morning services.
Please sign up for a morning service if you plan to attend in person
by using the boxes below.
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Sunday Morning | 9AM & 10:45AM |
"Every Intention, Only Evil,
All the Time"
Genesis 6:1-8
Kevin DeYoung
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"Carried Along by the Holy Spirit"
2 Peter 1:19-21
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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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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Advent at
Christ Covenant
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We hope you and your family will be able to join us for Advent at Christ Covenant. Childcare will be available for both Christmas Eve Candlelight services for ages 4 months - 2 years. If you are unable to join us in person for these Advent services, please know that each service will be livestreamed on all our digital platforms.
Signups will be available for each service. If you plan to attend any of the services in person, please sign up so that we can help provide you with the safest worship environment possible with social distancing.
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We hope you can listen/watch next week’s Sunday School 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. This week Pastor Tom Groelsema is teaching “The History and Value of the Heidelberg Catechism” that will be online on Friday, November 13. All Sunday School classes can be found at christcovenant.org/connect/sundayschool and on all of our digital platforms. |
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Monthly Day of Prayer
Tuesday, November 17
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While we will not be gathering together in person for prayer, we can take time throughout the day to pray for one another, for our church, for our state, and for our country. You can participate in the Monthly Day of Prayer from your home! The day is divided into 30-minute segments for individuals to sign up and pray for missionaries and for the needs of the congregation. You can select the time that best fits your schedule at ChristCovenant.org/members/prayer to help us cover the day fully in prayer.
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Special Lord's Supper
Thursday, November 19
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We are having a special Lord’s Supper for those in our church who are “high risk” to Covid, have other underlying conditions, or are hesitant about attending large gatherings. This special Lord’s Supper will be on Thursday, November 19, at 4pm in the worship center during the Senior Adult Thursday School class. This time is reserved for people who fit in the categories listed above. We ask that you sign up to let us know if you plan to attend by going to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0444aaaf2ea2fc1-senior, or contact Ministry Admin, Jenny Blackmon, at 704-708-6104.
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American Heritage Girls Bake Sale &
Trail Life Bar-b-que
November 20 & 21
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Our American Heritage Girls Troop is having a bake sale, and our Trail Life Troop is distributing
bar-b-que November 20 & 21 in our church parking lot in front of the main lobby.
Come and purchase homemade cookies to support the American Heritage Girls. Purchase cookies by the bag. Each bag contains 3 large cookies and costs $6.00. You can also purchase a wreath for Wreaths Across America.
Trail Life is distributing bar-b-que that was sold in March 2020, but due to covid, were unable to cook and to distribute it at that time. If you ordered bar-b-que from Trail Life this spring, you will be able to pick it up either November 20 or 21.
The bake sale and bar-b-que pick up are on Friday, November 20, from 4pm-8pm or Saturday, November 21, from 8am-5pm. These are both fundraisers for our troops.
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To attend in-person worship on Sunday, November 22, please use the boxes below. The signup will be available on Sunday, November 15, at noon. |
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Our church’s American Heritage Girls Troop NC0800 will be helping remember and honor our veterans by selling and laying remembrance wreaths for Wreaths Across America. Each wreath is $15. This national service project is also a fundraiser for our American Heritage Girls Troop ($5 from every wreath sold from the troop’s page will be given back to the troop). Supporters can choose to sponsor wreaths for our local cemetery or any veterans’ cemetery across the country. Please help our girls to “remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach them the value of freedom.” Visit the troop’s fundraising page at https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/164185/Overview/?relatedId=0 or use the QR code in the upper right. Last day to order a wreath is November 27.
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Advent Resources at the Book Nook |
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Hidden Christmas by Tim Keller takes readers on an illuminating journey into the surprising background of the nativity. By understanding the message of hope and salvation within the Bible’s account of Jesus’ birth, readers will experience the redeeming power of God’s grace in a deeper and more meaningful way. |
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Prepare Him Room by Marty Machowski - This four-week devotional will guide your Christian family with activities, songs, and stories through a study of Old Testament promises, Jesus’ birth narratives, and New Testament explanations about the person of Jesus Christ. |
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Love Came Down by Sinclair Ferguson - This Advent devotional contains 24 daily readings from 1 Corinthians 13. Ferguson brings the rich theology of the incarnation to life with his trademark warmth and clarity. We’ll see what “love” looked like in the life of Christ and be challenged to love like he did. Each day’s reading finishes with a question for reflection and a prayer. |
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Come Let Us Adore Him by Paul Tripp - In all the hustle and bustle, we often lose sight of what’s most important. This book of daily readings for the month of December will help you slow down, prepare your heart, and focus on what matters most: adoring our Savior, Jesus. |
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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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