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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
January 24-30, 2021
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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. Children's programs are available
for ages 0-2 years during the 9:00 am morning service and 0-4 years old at the 10:45 am morning service. There are no children's programs during evening worship at this time.
Please sign up if you plan to attend in person by clicking one of the boxes below.
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Sunday Morning | 9am & 10:45am
"The Lord's Prayer: Our Daily Bread"
Matthew 6:10
Kevin DeYoung
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Sunday Evening| 6:00pm
"The Lord's Prayer: Our Debts"
Matthew 6:12
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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Ministry Highlight: Connector’s Ministry
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The Connector’s Ministry is a new ministry where Christ Covenant aims to not only create a welcoming atmosphere for guests but enable them to get connected to to church ministries and church life as well. This ministry originated from the ideas of the Strategy and Vision document released in 2019. It is our goal, through the help of the Lord, that 1/3 of our church would be a part of this ministry as Connectors!
So what is involved in Connector’s Ministry?
To be a Connector, one must be a member of Christ Covenant Church, have a heart for engaging others, and a desire to equip others to become established members who in turn will engage others to become connected members.
This definition will be achieved through two approaches to Connectors:
Sunday Connectors are volunteers who will engage with people coming through our doors who appear to need help, appear lost, or are a new face to our church family. Sunday Connectors will answer questions, help people find where they are going, or take them to the Information Desk for more resources.
Personal Connectors are volunteers who will focus on a longer-term relationship in welcoming people to Christ Covenant. They will build long-term relationships with guests by spending time with them both at church as well as in the community. Personal Connectors might invite guests to sit with them during worship, Sunday School class, or in a small group. They may also ask guests to meet for coffee or a bite to eat, invite them into their home, read the Word together, or pray together.
Please join us in prayer for this ministry’s growth and effectiveness. If you have any questions or would like to join the Connector’s Ministry, please email Michelle Gustavson at MGustavson@christcovenant.org. |
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Sunday, January 31
Morning Worship
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To sign up to attend in-person worship on Sunday, January 31, please use the boxes below. The signup will be available on Sunday, January 24, at noon. Children's programs are available for the 9:00 am worship service is for ages 0-2 years old and at 10:45 am for 0-4 years old. |
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Campus Update sent Friday, January 22 |
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Below is most of an email that was sent to our congregation on Friday, January 22 to provide you with an update to our church life and campus activities since our most recent update expires at the end of the day Sunday, January 24.
Effective Monday, January 25, we are allowing all ministry activities, and meetings on Christ Covenant’s campus to consider the resumption of ministry activities as they were being carried on prior to the January 12 directive from the Mecklenburg County Health Director. The decision to resume should be based on each ministry leaders’ evaluation of that ministry’s ability to carry on with maximum Covid safety measures as recommended by the CDC. If maximum Covid safety can’t be achieved, then the ministry should consider carrying on virtually or postponing. Please look for explicit communications from each ministry in question for the next few weeks.
In the short-term we will continue to have a reduced capacity at morning and evening worship to a maximum of 400 for each service (nursery will still be available). You can continue to sign up online.
We understand that our local Covid numbers are at an all time high and if we are to safely gather in person we must all follow the rules for the sake of everyone. Once again, we urge everyone to remember the three W’s: wear a mask, wait six feet apart, and wash your hands regularly.
Thank you for your patience as we monitor the Covid numbers in Mecklenburg county and pursue that which is best for the safety of our congregation.
You can see the original email sent on Friday, January 22 by clicking here.
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We are excited to offer new Sunday School opportunities in January. One is an in person class on Wednesday nights and the other is an online class that will begin on January 17. The senior adult "Thursday" class will return as well. Here is information for the classes: |
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Senior Adult “Thursday” School |
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The Senior Adult class is studying “Walking in the Land of the Bible-Creating a Mental Map for Bible Reading.” Weekly classes are held in the worship center from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. For January 28, “Thursday” school will be livestreamed and in-person. All class notes will be available on Sundays at 9:00 am on christcovenant.org/senior-adult-sunday-school/. The livestream and class videos can be found on our Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook pages. |
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Principles & Perspectives in Evangelism
online Sunday, January 24
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Most churchgoers know that “good Christians” are supposed to evangelize. We know that part of being a Christian is telling people about the good news. Yet, so many of us feel that the hardest thing about being a Christian is telling people about Christ! Why is that? In this 6-week study, we will explore what the Bible says evangelism is and isn’t, how God is sovereign in our evangelism, what our prayer life means in evangelism, and how to share Christ as a part of our everyday lives. As a church, let’s live out Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes!” This online class will have an introduction video available on Sunday, January 17. The online class begins Sunday, January 24, at 9:00 am. All classes can be found on our Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook pages, and at https://christcovenant.org/principles-and-perspectives-in-evangelism/. |
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The Tech-Wise Family
beginning Wednesday, January 27
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One of the most difficult issues for believers to navigate in this day and age is the use of technology. Whether it be in the realm of parenting our children or personal use, we often wrestle with the proper place of technology in our lives. How do we utilize the benefits of technology while establishing wise boundaries around it? We will explore that question in this series by seeking to identify wise habits and practices that lead to a healthy use of technology. We invite you to come hear teaching and panel discussions and participate in Q and As each Wednesday evening. This is an in-person Sunday School option on Wednesday nights in the high school commons from 7:15pm-8:15pm. If you plan to attend, please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0444aaaf2ea2fc1-thetechwise. |
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Monthly Day of Prayer
Tuesday, January 26
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While we will not be gathering together in person for our monthly day of 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.
We hope you will take time to submit your confidential prayer requests either online by clicking here or by email at prayer@christcovenant.org. Your pastors and staff are continually praying for you!
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Transgenderism: The Reshaping of Reality in our Culture
Friday, January 29
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“What had promised to be freedom had in fact become my prison cell...
God never let me forget who I was, no matter how hard I tried to forget.” – Laura Perry
All are invited to join us for this free event on Friday, January 29, from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at Christ Covenant Church in the sanctuary. Laura Perry, who had lived as a man for nine years, will share her story. She came face to face with the tension between her reality and God’s perfect design and now tells her story of repentance, faith, restoration, and discovery of God’s mercy as he pursued her desperate soul.
Additional speakers are our Senior Pastor, Kevin DeYoung, who will speak on “Engaging a gender-confused culture,” and Jim Newheiser, who will speak on “Pursuing our gender-confused loved ones.”
This event is for Biblical counselors, pastors, those struggling with gender confusion, those with loved ones who are struggling with gender confusion, and those who desire a deeper understanding to enter the conversation.
If you plan to attend in person, please sign up by clicking here. If you are unable to attend this event in-person, it will be livestreamed on our Vimeo and YouTube channels. |
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Day of Prayer & Fasting
Sunday, January 31
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Our Session is calling for a day of prayer and fasting from sundown on Sunday, January 31 to sundown on Monday, February 1. Part of our evening worship on Sunday, January 31 will be devoted to prayer for healing in our nation and from the Covid pandemic. Our nation needs our prayers. Fasting is another expression of our hunger for God and how we need him to act. We know not all members can or should fast from food. Your fast may be from other things that might keep you from prayer. We hope you will join us on this day of prayer and fasting. May God use it for his glory. |
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Elder & Deacon Nominations -
Deadline is One Week Away on January 31
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Would you prayerfully consider who you believe could serve our church well as an elder or deacon? Through these offices Christ rules and shepherds his church. All nominees must be male and a member of our church for at least two years by his election (June 2021). The nomination form gives additional attributes of elder and deacon to consider as you are thinking of men in the congregation. Nominations will be received through the month of January. Forms are available at the information desk in the main lobby of the worship center or online at christcovenant.org/officer-nomination/. Please place completed nomination forms in the box at the information desk. Thank you! |
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Our 2021 Missions Conference is March 6-14, 2021. The theme for this year is “Spreading the Flame: God’s Time for Latin America!” More information is forthcoming.
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Current opportunities at Christ Covenant include:
• Pastor of Evangelism & Mobilization
• Assistant Director of Middle School Ministry
• Assistant Director of High School Ministry
- Human Resources Generalist
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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 2021.
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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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