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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
October 11-17, 2020
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This Week at Christ Covenant |
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Worship for Sunday, October 11 |
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Beginning Sunday, October 11, we will offer two morning worship service times at 9:00am and 10:45am in the worship center. Both morning worship services will have the option for child programming for ages 0-5. Morning worship will continue to be livestreamed during the 10:45am worship service, as well as our evening worship service at 6:00pm, on all our digital platforms.
If you plan to attend either morning worship service in-person, we ask for you to continue to sign up for the service you will attend. Signups help us provide the safest environment possible for you and your family with social distancing measures in the worship center. You can sign up for either morning worship service by clicking on a box below.
To learn more about how we are working to regather safely and what you can expect when attending in-person worship, please visit christcovenant.org/regathering.
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Morning Worship | 10:45 AM |
"The Way Things Are and
Were Not Meant To Be"
Genesis 4:1-16
Kevin DeYoung
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Evening Worship | 6:00 PM |
God and Government, Part 2
Selected Texts
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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Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Rom 12:15
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Congratulations to:
Pastor Kevin and Trisha DeYoung on the birth of their daughter, Susannah Lynn.
Ben and Sarah Traynor on the birth of their son, Caleb Stephen.
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Sympathy to:
Joanne Zaffarese on the loss of her father,
Joe Bianco.
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Ministry Highlight
Faithful Conference
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In a world that often prizes style over substance and quick fixes over quiet obedience, Jesus calls us to something better, something more important, and something more lasting. He calls us to be faithful.
The Faithful Conference aims to equip and inspire Christians for doctrinal fidelity, personal integrity, and corporate witness in the Charlotte area and beyond.
We are excited to have the Faithful Conference here at Christ Covenant Church on November 7-8. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Ligon Duncan, and he will teach ““Is the Reformed Faith Still Relevant?”
The Faithful Conference is free to everyone. We do ask that you register online if you plan to attend so that we can continue to have social distancing in the worship center.
The schedule for the Faithful Conference is the following:
Session 1: Saturday, November 7, from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Session 2: Sunday, November 8, morning worship at 9:00 am
Session 2: Sunday, November 8, morning worship at 10:45 am
Session 3: Sunday, November 8, evening worship at 6:00 pm
Registration for Saturday, November 7 is now open at faithfulconference.org. Registration for Sunday morning and evening services will open on Sunday, November 1, at noon.
We hope you, your family, and your friends are able to attend this special weekend.
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"Perspective from the Past, Wisdom for the Present" |
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Too often we neglect the perspective the past can provide when we seek wisdom in the present. Today Christians are facing many bewildering questions, but this is not new to the church. In this next series we learn how former Christians faced cultural upheaval, pandemics, plagues, and racial prejudice. Come, listen, and learn from guest teachers so that we might gain wisdom for walking faithfully in the midst of today’s challenges!
Available this Friday, October 9, at 12:00 pm: “To Preach the Gospel and Fight Race Prejudice: Learning from the Life and Ministry of Francis J. Grimké (1850-1937)” with Dr. Drew Martin, Pastor at West Charlotte Church available on Vimeo, YouTube and Facebook.
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This Week's Guest
Sunday School Teacher
Dr. Drew Martin
Drew Martin has a PhD in Religion from Vanderbilt University and degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and UNC-Chapel Hill. He is married to Meg and has five children, Charli, Sam, Benjamin, Rosi, and Andrew. He senses a call to serve alongside people from different ethnic and economic backgrounds and especially to train pastors and elders for ministry in the church. He has served in youth, college, and pastoral ministry for 17 years and also has taught at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt Divinity School, and Sewanee School of Theology. His wife, Meg, worked for many years as a public school counselor and now works with Young Lives, a ministry to teen mothers.
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The Worlds of Lewis and Tolkien |
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For generations, the works of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien have inspired millions of people to use their imaginations in fresh and exciting ways. Each of these authors was committed to a Christian system of thought and sought to honor God with their writings. This class will explore the writings of these two authors—particularly The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings—and will examine the many ways that Christ and Christianity are represented and illumined.
Dr. Michael Kruger will teach “The Worlds of Lewis and Tolkien: Christian Imagery in Narnia and Middle Earth” on Wednesday nights from 7:15pm-8:30pm in the Community Life Center (CLC) beginning October 7 and every Wednesday night through November 18. To attend, please sign up at christcovenant.org/the-worlds-of-lewis-and-tolkien/.
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What's Next for Fall Sunday School? |
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Confessing Christ: The Importance of Creeds and
Confessions for the Church and the Christian
In this class we will look at 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. The first Sunday School in this five-week series premieres on our digital platforms on Friday, October 16, at noon. It will be available on all our digital platforms.
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Invite Your Neighbors to Christ Covenant |
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We have yard signs available for those who would like to invite their neighbors to Christ Covenant Church for worship either in-person on the livestream. If you are interested, we ask that you take one per family and display the sign in your yard. Stop by the any of the guest areas in any lobby to pick up your yard sign today! We have a limited supply, so pick up your sign this Sunday. |
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Our 2020-21 Communicants class will be forming soon! If you have a son/daughter in the 5 th-8 th grade who desires to become a communing member of the church in this year’s class, please contact Amy Wallace at awallace@christcovenant.org for more information and an application! We look forward to having your student join us! |
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New Member Class
Saturday, November 14
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The New Member Class is for adults and students 9th grade and above who wish to join Christ Covenant Church. Our Pastors teach this class, which reviews Christ Covenant’s philosophy of ministry, the reformed faith, the Presbyterian form of government, the vows of church membership, and other topics pertinent to church membership. This class is required for those seeking to join Christ Covenant Church. This Fall, we will have a special one day new member class on Saturday, November 14, from 9am-1pm. If you are interested in attending, please contact Kim Westbrook at kwestbrook@christcovenant.org. |
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In-person voting for the 2020 election is Tuesday, November 3. Early voting begins October 13 and goes through October 31. For voting information including a sample ballot and early voting locations, please visit the following website:
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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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To attend in-person worship on Sunday, October 18, please use the boxes below. The signup will be available on Sunday, October 11, at noon. |
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Special Service
Sunday, October 18, at 4pm
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We will be holding to a special service on Sunday, October 18th at 4:00pm to install Omari Hill as chaplain of Covenant Day School. Omari has previously served as a pastor at a sister church in our presbytery, and we are blessed that he is now serving our school in this new role. This is a great occasion to mark the beginning of his ministry at CDS! We encourage all to attend. This service will be in addition to our normal evening service. |
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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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