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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
May 16-22, 2021
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This Week at Christ Covenant |
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Worship on Sunday, May 16 |
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Worship is offered both in person and livestream.
Please sign up if you plan to attend in person by clicking one of the boxes below. 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.
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Sunday Morning | 9am & 10:45am
"The Sins of Sodom"
Genesis 19
Kevin DeYoung
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Sunday Evening| 6:00pm
"The Wretchedness of the Rich"
James 5:1-6
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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Sympathy to:
Mary Ellen McDonald on the loss of her brother, Ward Maynard Eulitt.
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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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Envision Capital Campaign |
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It’s not too late to turn in your pledge card for the Envision Capital Campaign! You can pick up either a booklet or a brochure and a pledge card to learn more about the many upgrades and changes we hope to accomplish through Envision! Both the booklet and the brochure have pledge cards that can be filled out and submitted. Pledge cards can be turned in at any time in the offering boxes located inside the sanctuary by the main exits on the south, north and main parts of the sanctuary. You can also make a pledge online at christcovenant.org/envision. |
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We invite you to join us in praying for our upcoming Envision Capital Campaign. Here are specific ways you can join us in prayer:
- The Project – Prayer for the individuals involved with constructing the improvements – for their safety, for their welfare, for them to feel welcome on campus, for them to be blessed. (Psalm 4:8)
- The Church – Prayer for thanksgiving as we look back and remember God’s Favor to us as a church . (Psalm 105:1)
- The Mission – Prayer that the improvements would express our love for each other, especially for those that will especially benefit from the covered drop-off and other access improvements. (Psalm 68:5)
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Ministry Highlight: Happy Birthday Bob Black
Christ Covenant’s Oldest Member
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On May 19, 2021, Bob Black celebrates his 100th birthday! He also holds the distinction of being the last WW II veteran church member. Bob currently resides at Carrington Place, here in Matthews. He is lovingly looked after by his sister, Maxine Pangle and niece Sabra Romeo, also members of Christ Covenant. We would like to celebrate his birthday with a “card shower.” If you would like to send Bob a card, address it to Mr. Bob Black, Carrington Place, 600 Fullwood Rd, Matthews,
NC 28105-2659.
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Recognizing 2021 Graduates |
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We want to publish the names, schools and plans for the immediate future (i.e., college, military, career, post-grad) of our high school, college, and post-grad members of the Class of 2021 so our church family can celebrate these milestones with you. Please send your graduate’s information (name, graduating from, going to, degree, military) to communications@christcovenant.org. We will publish all grads and their future plans in the Courier on May 30. We will also recognize our graduates during morning worship on May 30. Deadline to receive graduation information for the Courier is Tuesday, May 25. |
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Monthly Day of Prayer
Tuesday, May 25
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Please consider participating in the Monthly Day of Prayer on Tuesday, May 25. There are two ways you can participate. One is to come in-person for your prayer time to room 105 in the worship center from 7:30 am-9:00 pm. Prayer guides are provided for you in the prayer room. Another option is to pick a time slot and pray where you are, whether that’s home or work. The day is divided into
30-minute segments for individuals to sign up and pray for supported workers and for the needs of the congregation. You can select the time that best fits your schedule by clicking here or by signing up at one of the tables in the lobbies to help us cover the day in prayer.
We also hope you will take time to submit your confidential prayer requests either online by clicking here or by email at prayer@christcovenant.org. Physical prayer cards may be found in the pews and in the lobbies and may be turned in at one of the offering boxes located inside the sanctuary by the main exits. Your pastors and staff are continually praying for you! |
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Save the Date!
Congregational Meeting on June 6
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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 6, immediately following morning worship services. Please note that those who attend morning worship in-person on Sunday, June 6, 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 will be available to review by mid-May. |
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Save the Date to Celebrate
Bernie Lawrence on June 27, 2021
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We are excited to announce that we will be celebrating Pastor Bernie Lawrence on Sunday, June 27, during the evening worship service and having a reception for him immediately following worship in the Community Life Center (CLC). We hope you will save the date and make plans to celebrate Pastor Bernie Lawrence, who was our Senior Associate Pastor and who served Christ Covenant Church for thirty years. |
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Giving Thanks for Brock Larson,
one of our Pastoral Interns
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In Brock’s time as an intern at Christ Covenant he attended Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) to work toward a Master of Divinity degree. With the completion of this semester he has completed 3 of 4 years of his degree and will move home to Fargo, ND, where he will finish classes online. In the meantime, this fall he will begin a start-up Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) ministry at North Dakota State University, his alma mater. He and his wife Katie will be members of the first and only PCA church plant in the state. This will be the first RUF in North Dakota as well. Their long term hope is church planting, or working in whatever ways God has planned for them to further the gospel in that part of the country. He and Katie have been married five years, and this year she will also complete a Master of Biblical Studies degree from RTS. |
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Starting this Sunday, May 16, we will have sizeable sections in the sanctuary for those wanting to wear a mask and for those who no longer deem that necessary. The front center sections and those sections directly behind them will be mask-required sections. The remaining sections on the ground level and the entire balcony will be mask-optional sections. In the diagram below, the sections colored in purple will be mask-required; the sections in white are mask-optional (plus the balcony too). If you get to church and can’t recall which are which, just remember: masks in the middle. For the time being, we will continue to have social distancing in place with seating in every other pew.
For more information, please click here to read the email from Pastor Kevin that went out on Thursday, May 13. |
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Summer Online Sunday School |
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We gain encouragement and worthy models of faith when we look to those who have followed Christ before us. In June and July we will get to hear from our pastors about the lives of various Christian men and women and what we can learn from them today. Each Sunday School will be online on all of our online platforms. The first Summer online class will be available on Friday, June 4. More information is forthcoming. |
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Come See What's New at the Book Nook! |
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Check out some new arrivals at the Book Nook. The Short Studies in Biblical Theology series dives into a number of rich storylines and themes in Scripture from the Serpent to the Lord’s Supper to Marriage Redemptive Reversals. Follow one of these different threads from Genesis to Revelation with reformed scholars as your guides. Also, from GriefShare is God’s Healing for Life’s Losses: How to Find Hope When You are Hurting, this book is meant to show how God’s word speaks to and about grief and personal loss.
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Morning Summer Bible Study | Samuel, Forerunner to the King
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God called Samuel as prophet to bring His people out of the dark, chaotic time of the judges to establish a monarchy. Although an earthly king to rule under Him was part of God’s plan, the rebellious people demanded a king for the wrong reasons, rejecting God as their King. Samuel was used to prepare the Israelites to receive the anointed king, the throne and dynasty of King David. Through the line of David came the ultimate king, King Jesus.
As we study passages from 1&2 Samuel it can give encouragement, seeing God was still at work during a dark time in history to bring about His plan of salvation fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
We can evaluate our own lives - our loyalty and devotion to King Jesus. Does my life reflect that He is supreme ruler as my King, or have I placed other things on the throne in my life?
Join this Bible study on Tuesday Mornings, meeting June 8 - July 6, from 10:00-11:30am in the Community Life Center Chapel. This Bible study is free. Register today by clicking here.
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Evening Summer Bible Study | Communicable Attributes of God |
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Please join us for a 6-week study of the communicable attributes of God…Those attributes that the Lord shares with human beings to at least some degree. For the months of June, July and August we will be sending out a 5 day devotional looking at a different attribute each week. Our Bible study teaching will center around the attribute that is being studied that week.
This study will be taught by a team of teachers. We look forward to a time of fellowship, delicious summer snacks, great teaching, and round table discussions. Please plan to join us and invite your friends!!
Dates for the classes are Tuesday Evenings June 8, 15, 29 and July 6, 13, & 20 from 7:00-8:30pm in the Community Life Center Rooms 1-4. The cost is free. You can register now for this Bible study by clicking here. |
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Housing Need for RTS Students |
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Have you ever considered renting a room, garage apartment, or house to a seminary student? RTS Charlotte has incoming students that are looking for affordable housing in Charlotte this coming summer and fall. If you are interested and have availability to help a student, please contact Kristen Schonover at kschonover@rts.edu.
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RTS Spring Bookstore Sale |
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Wellinghall Books and Coffee at RTS is having a Spring sale from May 5 to May 19. Selected items & select Bibles are 50% off. Additional select books are 40% off. Stop by the RTS bookstore for coffee and a new book or two! Their hours are as follows:
Monday 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesdays-Thursdays 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Fridays 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Worship on Sunday, May 23 |
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Sign ups to attend in person on Sunday, May 23 will be available on Sunday, May 16 at noon.
You can sign up by clicking one of the boxes below. 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.
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Current opportunities at Christ Covenant include:
Pastor/Director of Youth Ministry
Covenant Day School is currently accepting applications for several new roles in both academic and administrative departments. To learn more or to apply online, click here.
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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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