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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
March 4-11, 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
"The Love of Christ Compelled
Me to Reach the Nations"
2 Corinthians 5:11-17
Dony St. Germain
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Evening Worship at 6:00 pm
"The Foundation of
a Gospel that Gathers"
Exodus 19
Stephen Murray
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Prepare for worship this Sunday by downloading a digital bulletin and by listening to the music we will be singing on Sunday.
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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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Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Rom 12:15
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Sympathy to:
Marni Arnold on the loss of her mother, Rona Kitts.
Diane Britton on the loss of her father, James Jones.
Dave Lapp on the loss of his mother, Linda Lapp.
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The Nations Are Scattering
But the Gospel is Gathering
Missions Conference 2023
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Save the date for March 4 - 5, 2023 for the upcoming Missions Conference, “The Nations are Scattering but the Gospel is Gathering.” We have several exciting events that you can attend!
Missions Morning on Saturday, March 4,
from 9:00 am - 10:30 am in the Community Life Center:
Join us for breakfast snacks, fellowship, and to hear from our supported workers: Dony St. Germain, Jorum & Evah Mugari, Stephen Murray and Jose & Anna Portillo.
Dony St. Germain serves with Mission to North America (MNA) and El Shaddai Ministries in both Winter Haven, Florida and in Haiti. Jorum & Evah Mugari serve in Zimbabwe training and discipling of church leaders. Stephen Murray currently serves as the pastor of Union Chapel in Cape Town, South Africa. Jose & Anna Portillo are church planters who are planting Vive Charlotte Church in East Charlotte.
Combined Sunday School on March 5,
from 9:00 am - 10: 15 am in the sanctuary:
This combined Sunday School is for all adults. (Middle and high school students will meet in the lower Community Life Center.) We have the opportunity to hear from our supported workers serving in Restricted Areas, South Africa and the United States.
Morning and evening worship on Sunday, March 5:
Join us as we gather for a time of worship and to hear from our supported workers, Dony St. Germain and Stephen Murray, about what God is doing in the world! We will also have our Faith Promise collection during the morning worship service.
Faith Promise Fact:
Through Faith Promise, we support 92 supported workers/agencies in 26 countries around the globe!
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Meet our Supported Workers who will be here this Weekend! |
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Christ Covenant Church welcomes supported workers from all across the globe who are here with us today! Join us in welcoming and in praying for each of these supported workers. You will see their pictures and some brief information about them below. |
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Dony St. Germain
Dony and his wife, Sharon, serve as ethnic church movement leaders with Mission to North America (MNA). Dony is the head of El Shaddai Ministries and oversees a seminary in Jeremie, Haiti, that is training future pastors. He trains Haitian leaders in Haiti, Dominican Republic, the United States, and Canada. Sharon works with children’s ministry and team management. They have two daughters.
Dony says, “The people in our community are still involved in voodoo worshipping and are slaves to witchcraft and can only be delivered through the gospel. So evangelism and church planting is the best way to meet their real need.”
Dony St. Germain is speaking during the adult Sunday School and during morning worship.
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Chris and Savanna
Chris and Savanna are serving Persians in London, England. There are close to 100,000 Persian “Muslims” in London who are underreached (or fully unreached) with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and there is currently no reformed, evangelical church that services this community in their own language (Farsi). The Holy Spirit has been moving mightily for the past several decades and exciting church-planting and theological work is currently taking place as this group of Persians is ministered to. This community is spiritually hungry for the gospel, and Chris and Savanna are excited to join in this work of the Lord as he is clearly blessing these ongoing efforts. Chris and Savanna are speaking in the youth Sunday School. (Please note, Chris and Savanna’s picture is not shown for precaution since they serve a restricted people group.)
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Stephen Murray
Stephen Murray is the pastor of Union Chapel, a church he planted in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2013. Stephen also serves as the Moderator of the Presbyterian & Reformed Church of South Africa. He is married to Robin, and they have two children. Stephen is speaking during the adult Sunday School and during evening worship.
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Jorum and Evah Mugari
Jorum and Evah are from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. In 2016 the Mugaris returned to Zimbabwe to pursue God’s calling for the training and discipling of church leaders. Their burden is expressed through a vision that seeks to equip church leaders through informal church-based discipleship initiatives and formal colleges. Apart from lecturing at the Theological College of Zimbabwe, Evah coordinates the women’s ministry of the Presbytery of Bulawayo. The Mugaris’ ministry focus is church discipleship through church-based discipleship initiatives and theological education. Jorum is speaking during the adult Sunday School and during morning worship.
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José Portillo
José is planting Vive Charlotte Church, which is a small community church desiring to create roots in the middle of East Charlotte. Vive Charlotte wants to become true neighbors to help people, their families, their friends, and the community as a whole to flourish. The good news of the gospel compels us to go to all the margins of the neighborhood and bring renewal – not only to spiritual lives, but to relationships, and the rhythms of the community. José is speaking during the adult Sunday School and during the evening worship service.
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Shane and Krista
Shane and Krista are serving in Southeast Asia. The country where they serve has over 96 unreached and unengaged people groups. In their country of service, they work as English teachers in the public university and hold organizational team support roles. In these roles, they seek to make disciples and to join in the work God is doing to bring the gospel to these people groups, many of whom are represented in classrooms, offices and neighborhoods. God is moving in Southeast Asia! Shane and Krista are speaking in the children’s and youth Sunday School. (Please note, Shane and Krista’s picture is not shown for precaution since they serve in a restricted country.)
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What is Faith Promise and How Can You Participate? |
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Faith Promise is the primary means by which Christ Covenant financially supports international and domestic supported workers and church planters. We would like to help you consider how you and your family can participate in Faith Promise giving.
First, we ask that you take time to pray. Pray for our supported workers and church planters. Second, pray about how you might be able to financially give to Faith Promise either as a one-time gift or by making a monthly pledge. Consider this: if you give $10 per month to Faith Promise, it would be $120 a year. If 100 families did this - it would be $12,000 supporting missionaries and church planters across the globe. That is a major impact! Truly anything you can give above your tithe will be a blessing to those on the mission field.
Through Faith Promise, God blesses those who are supported, those whose prayers he answers by providing unexpected resources, and those who hear how God demonstrates his power to provide in beautiful ways, year after year. Ultimately those who are blessed the most are those who hear the good news and whose lives are changed for an eternity!
On Sunday, March 5, we will have a special time during our morning worship to offer our Faith Promise commitment cards with our pledges and pray that God will provide for the ministry partners we are supporting in 2023. Elementary school children can bring their Faith Promise banks during this time. We ask that you and your family begin to take time to prayerfully consider what you might give to Faith Promise. What might God supply through you to help empower our supported workers and church planters across the globe this year as they share Christ across the world?
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New Supported Workers Prayer Guides are Available! |
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In the main, south and north lobby of the worship center you will find the 2023 supported workers prayer guides. We hope you will take one home with you to use as a prayer guide to regularly pray for our supported workers. Please take one prayer guide per household. Please note, our supported workers prayer guide does not come in a digital format to help protect our supported workers. When you receive the prayer guide, please do not put images or pictures of the prayer guide on the internet or on social media. |
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Ministry to Men Fellowship Breakfast
Saturday, March 4
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All men ages 16 and older are invited to join us on Saturday, March 4, 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. The only cost is your breakfast. Sign up today by clicking here. RSVP by Friday, March 3, at noon. |
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Trail Life Bar-b-que
Last day to order is Thursday, March 9
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Trail Life Troop NC-0413 is having it's annual smoked BBQ sale! Ordering is open now through March 9 online or by ordering directly from on of the Trailmen. You can order bbq by the pound, add some sides or order a family pack. To see the ordering options and to place your order, click here. You can either pick up your bbq orders at Christ Covenant Church on either March 24 or March 25 or have a Trailman deliver your order to you. Thank you for supporting Trail Life Troop NC-0413.
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Daylight Savings Time
Sunday, March 12
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Next Sunday, March 12, 2023 is Daylight Savings Time. This means we lose an hour. Please remember to change your clocks back one hour on Saturday night. We look forward to seeing you at Sunday School at 9:00 am and at morning worship at 10:45 am. |
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Calling All Cookie Bakers
for Sunday, March 12 and March 26
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We are in need of your baking skills. We have two opportunities in the month of March for you to pull out your favorite cookie recipe. If you are able to bake (or bring) some cookies for our receptions on March 12 or 26, it would be greatly appreciated. We are also in need of people who are willing to serve and help set up and to serve cookies. Please sign by clicking here. |
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Candy Needed for Children’s Ministry
Deadline is March 26
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Children’s ministry is requesting donations of bags of individually wrapped candy for the upcoming Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 1. (The candy does not need to fit inside plastic eggs.) Baskets are available for donation drop off at the Children’s Ministry Welcome Desk in the north lobby and at the Guest Center in the main lobby. Have questions, contact Amy Wallace at awallace@christcovenant.org. |
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HisAbilities Respite Night Volunteers Needed
Deadline is March 26, 2023
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Christ Covenant’s HisAbilities ministry needs volunteers for our upcoming Spring Respite Night April 22, from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm. This is an opportunity to come alongside Christ Covenant families impacted by disability by providing a few hours of respite for parents while their children are cared for and engaged by a team of volunteers providing a safe environment with a variety of fun activities! Volunteers must be a member of Christ Covenant, but no experience with disabilities is needed to serve, and our volunteers find the evening to be a rich blessing and a great time to make encouraging connections with this special part of our church body!
Respite Night serves parents with children impacted by disabilities, or who are living with disability themselves, and will be in the lower level of Community Life Center (CLC). Training resources including a brief zoom video will be provided to our volunteers and we work to make sure our volunteers are serving in a capacity in which they are comfortable. If you would like to serve or learn more about this opportunity, please email Amy Van Dusen at avandusen@christcovenant.org. Deadline for volunteer registration is March 26.
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Women's Ministry Girls' Night Out
Monday, March 27, 2023
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Join Women's Ministry on Monday, March 27, at 6:00pm, at Yafo Kitchen in Southpark, as we enjoy dinner and fellowship! We will also have a meet and greet with Amy Fulginiti, wife of pastor Zach Fulginiti. This is a great opportunity to get to know other women at Christ Covenant! The only cost is the cost of your dinner. The address is 720 Gov Morrison St #120, Charlotte, NC 28211. There is a parking garage in the shopping center if the parking in front of Yafo is full.
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Men's Retreat
April 21-23, 2023
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All men are invited to attend the Men's Retreat on April 21-23, 2023 at Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Center. The early registration rate is now open and is $57, and the deadline for early registration is Friday, March 17, 2023 at 11:59 pm. The regular registration rate is $67, and the deadline to register is Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 11:59 pm.
Registration includes Saturday breakfast, lunch & dinner, and Sunday breakfast. The total cost of the men’s retreat is registration plus lodging. The lodging options are as follows: share a room with 1 other man (2 beds) for $119; share a room with 2 other men (3 beds) for $77; share a room with 3 other men (2 bunk beds) for $50. Learn more and register at christcovenant.org/mensretreat2023. |
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We are beginning the Shattered Dreams/New Hopes curriculum . If you have a child that is struggling with gender identity, same sex attraction or pornography usage, you may consider joining the Set Free Ministry parent's group. In addition to having a safe place to process, learn and pray together, you will also be given the option of being assigned a mentoring parent couple who has been walking this journey for a while. If interested, send an email to SetFree@christcovenant.org.
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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 78%. 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 78% of families participating and $1,175,642 pledges toward our goal of $1,500,000.
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Current opportunities at Christ Covenant include:
Campus Safety Associate (full-time or 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 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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