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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
June 4-10, 2023
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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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Morning Worship at 10:45 am
"Our Light and Our Language"
Leviticus 24
Kevin DeYoung
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Evening Worship at 6:00 pm
"God Rested"
Genesis 2:1-3
Tom Groelsema
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You can prepare for worship this week by listening to the music we will be singing. The links below have music playlists of what we will be singing this week!
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Livestream Options
If you are unable to join us in person for either morning or evening worship we hope you will join us on the livestream on either YouTube and or our website at christcovenant.org/live. |
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Our Deacons' Offering: MNA Disaster Response |
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On Sunday we will have an opportunity to give to our deacons' special offering following communion. This month the deacons' special offering is for MNA Disaster Response.
Mission to North America’s (MNA) Disaster Response allows Christ Covenant to partner with other churches in the PCA in both immediate and long-term outreach to those who are impacted by catastrophic damage caused by natural disasters or mass destruction in the US and Canada. This vital mission is accomplished through disaster preparedness awareness & training in advance of disaster events and by providing support in response to disaster events. Preparedness training is conducted regularly through local and PCA-wide events.
MNA Disaster Response provides support to PCA churches (households of faith) in disaster-affected communities through a network of staff and volunteer damage assessment teams, first response teams, site managers, and key leaders. MNA recruits and mobilizes volunteers, receives and distributes supplies and equipment, brings awareness of specific needs, channels recovery funds, focuses prayer and provides spiritual encouragement to our PCA family and their communities.
Volunteers are needed to respond quickly in short-term and long-term recovery efforts after a disaster. They can help as general volunteers for an immediate response that can include tree and debris removal, chainsaw work, tarping roofs, handing out blankets and helping provide warm meals. Or as longer-term key leader/coordinators and site managers who assess needs for rebuilding and support for local congregations as they minister to their neighbors.
If you are interested in being a volunteer, volunteer registration is open every day all throughout the year. You can register at any time by filling out the application at https://resources.pcamna.org. Whenever volunteers are needed, members of the volunteer team are notified and details of the service opportunity are published at www.pcamna.org. Volunteer registration includes a background screening. This background screening does not commit the individual to serve but simply clears the individual to serve. Volunteers must be at least 15 years old. No matter what our age or availability to be part of a volunteer team, everyone in our congregation can be involved by supporting disaster relief efforts with our prayers.
Pray for the congregations in impacted communities. Pray for loving ministry to neighbors and opportunities for volunteers to share the gospel as they offer help in cleanup and rebuilding. Pray for God to use our disaster response for his glory. Pray for resources to meet the need for response no matter how many events may occur this year. Praise God for the ways he has used MNA’s Disaster Response to care for his children.
Our gifts today through the deacons’ offering will be put to work immediately to assure that MNA is able to respond as needed during hurricane season and well beyond. 100% of donations to MNA Disaster Relief are used for victim assistance. To learn more, go to https://pcamna.org/disaster-response or contact our Outreach & Missions office.
Please place all special/monthly communion offering gifts in an envelope (found in pews) and label it ‘Special Communion Offering’ and include the name of the ministry before placing your gift in one of the tithe boxes located inside the sanctuary at our main doors in the north, south and toward the main lobby. You can also give online by clicking here. Thank you for your gift! |
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Christ Covenant Welcomes the
Southern Africa Reformed Mission
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This weekend Christ Covenant welcomes our brothers from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa for our first Southern Africa Reformed Mission (SARM) gathering. These 10 African nationals include pastors, church planters, and apprentices in training along with our Mission to the World (MTW) friends, Victor Nakah (International Director of Sub-Saharan Africa) and Tim Galage who serves as the Southern Africa Regional Director. They will be with us for a few days to give them a platform in the United States to cast their vision for church planting, theological education, campus ministry, and the building of stronger connections between developing presbyteries in these 3 countries. We have invited several other PCA churches to come and hear their stories and to potentially partner with them in planting and developing heathy churches in Southern Africa.
Please take the opportunity to greet them, ask them questions, and encourage them after the service in the main lobby. Please be praying that this gathering will prove fruitful in establishing long-lasting partnerships, resource sharing, prayer, and relationships.
• Victor Nakah - MTW International Director of Sub-Saharan Africa from Johannesburg, South Africa
• Stephen Murray - Pastor of Union Chapel in Cape Town, South Africa
• Mitch Spence - Pastor of Living Hope Church in Bullawayo, Zimbabwe
• Wesley Marshal - Church Planter of Hope City Presbyterian Church in Cape Town, South Africa
• Sihle Xulu - Church Planter of Renewal Fellowship in Johannesburg, South Africa
• Shayne Philander - Church Planting Intern of Grace Presbyterian Church in Cape Town, South Africa
• Bongo Mkiva - Church Planting Intern of Union Chapel in Cape Town, South Africa
• Robert Manda - Pastor of New Life Church in Lilongwe, Malawi
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Ministry to Men Fellowship Breakfast
Saturday, June 3
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The Children’s Ministry would like to invite you to be a part of the team for the 2023-2024 school year. Please join us for a year of investing in our covenant children, serving the church and building relationships. Whether you would love to work with elementary kids, build blocks with toddlers, or snuggle with babies, we have a place for you! You will be blessed by your time in these classrooms…we promise! Email Abigail at acerrato@christcovenant.org to let her know you are interested in serving, and we will find your perfect fit for service! |
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Congregational Meeting
Sunday morning, June 4
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The Session has called a congregational meeting for the purpose of voting on officer candidates and returning sabbatical officers. It will be held on Sunday, June 4, immediately following morning worship services. Please note that those who attend morning worship in-person on Sunday, June 4, will be voting on these nominees. We will not have online or advance voting available. We look forward to your participation in electing new officers. Candidate biographies are available to pick up at the tables outside the sanctuary. You can also view the candidate biographies by clicking here. |
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Congratulations to Our 2023 Graduates |
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Congratulations to each of our graduates. May God bless you as you take the next steps in your life.
A list of our 2023 graduates and what is next for them can be found by clicking here. |
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There will not be Sunday School June 4 through August 20. Sunday School will resume on August 27, 2023. 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. |
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Invitation from Children's Ministry |
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All men ages 16 and older are invited to join us on Saturday, June 3, from 7:00 am – 8:30 am at Stack’s Kitchen for the Ministry to Men (MtM) Monthly Fellowship Breakfast! Come for food and fellowship with your brothers in Christ. Our speaker is Neil Simpson, who will be discussing "Loving Your Family to the End by Performing Some Basic Estate Planning Matters." RSVP by noon on Friday, June 2 by clicking here. The only cost is your breakfast. |
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'O Nights' - Christ Covenant Church Outreach
Tuesday, June 6
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Everyone is invited to join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month for Christ Covenant Outreach Nights, called O Nights. Our next one is this Tuesday, June 6, from 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm. One O Night per month will be outreach/evangelism in the community with people going into different sections of the community to share their faith. The other O Night each month will have some time of training to equip our people, but for those that are comfortable with evangelism and don’t need the training, they will still have the option of going out to do surveys/evangelism.
Our desires are to provide different spaces where we can learn more about our community while at the same time care for people, take steps of faith to engage others, and avail ourselves to opportunities to share the gospel. It also gives us the opportunity to serve together, pray for our community, and see God work in another way.
We will meet in the south lobby of the worship center. If you do not feel comfortable walking, we would love for you to participate by praying on our campus. Please bring your small group, family, etc. and join us! If you have any questions, contact Michelle Gustavson at mgustavson@christcovenant.org. |
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If you crochet or knit, Children’s Ministry needs you! |
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Did you know that the Children’s Ministry delivers a baby basket to each new baby born to our congregation? In each of those baskets is a blanket handmade by one of our members. Right now we have more babies coming than we have blankets! If you love to knit or crochet and would be willing to share your gift with the families of our congregation, would you reach out to Mindy at mthornton@christcovenant.org? We would love to partner with you to bless our littlest ones! |
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Pickup Basketball Fellowship and Outreach |
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Men's Ministry is starting Pickup Basketball Fellowship and Outreach this spring. We are playing Saturday mornings from 8:00 am - 10:00 am in Christ Covenant's Aux Gym located in the A building (next to the playground). If you are interested in participating, please reach out to Robby Bell at robbybell30@gmail.com for more information.
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Women’s Ministry Summer Bible Studies |
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Registration is open for women’s summer Bible studies! Don’t miss this great opportunity to be in the Word and to have fellowship with other women during the summer months. To learn and to register, click here. |
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Envision Capital Campaign |
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We are hoping to have 100% of the congregation participate in the Envision capital campaign. We are currently at 79%. It’s not too late to turn in your pledge card for the Envision capital campaign! Pledge cards and information about the many upgrades and changes we hope to accomplish through Envision can be found in the brochures and booklets in the worship center and online. You can also make a pledge online at christcovenant.org/envision. We currently have 76% of families participating and $1,187,243 pledges toward our goal of $1,500,000.
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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 2023.
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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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