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, May 16, 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.

On Sunday evening, May 21, at 6:00 pm, it will be our joy to honor Jesus Christ as the ascended King and to give thanks for the gift of the Spirit. We hope everyone will invite a friend and then join us for an evening of praise and worship, sacred music, spirituals, and more. Please pick up invitations on the tables outside the sanctuary to use as you invite friends, neighbors, and family!

We want to publish the names, schools and plans for the immediate future (i.e., college, military, career, postgrad) of our high school, college, and post-grad members of the Class of 2023 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 and recognize our graduates during morning worship on May 28. Deadline to submit graduation information for the courier is Tuesday, May 23.

We are working on an updated directory for all Christ Covenant church members. Each member will have their picture, first and last name, email address, and children’s names with ages listed in the directory.

If you would like to include an updated picture in the directory, please send an email with your name and picture to communications@christcovenant.org. The last time we produced a church directory was in 2019, so please consider sending in an updated picture! If you prefer not to have your picture or any of the personal information listed above in the directory, please send an email to communications@christcovenant.org. Information and photos are needed by Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

If you’re interested in learning more, contact Caleb Johnson at calebjohnson@christcovenant.org or Caitlin Curl at cncurl@gmail.com. Looking forward to the fellowship!

We hope you will make plans to join us for a combined Sunday School with middle and high school students and all adults on Sunday morning, May 28, at 9:00 am in the sanctuary. Our special guest speaker is Paul McNulty, President of Grove City College, who is speaking on “Faith, Calling, and Christian Education: A Conversation with Paul McNulty.”

The Honorable Paul J. McNulty is the ninth president of Grove City College. Prior to returning to his alma mater, McNulty spent over 30 years in Washington, D.C., as an attorney in public service and private practice. You can learn more about our guest speaker Paul McNulty by clicking here.

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 hear how God impacted men’s lives during the men’s retreat. The only cost is your breakfast.

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 will be available to review by late May.

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!

Members of the Christ Covenant Church Afghan mission team have been working with four Afghan women to teach them the basics of driving. These women are almost ready to begin formal driving lessons. Would your family, your small group (possibly joining with another small group), your prayer group, or Bible study group be willing to sponsor one of these women's cost of driving lessons? If you would like to do more, maybe you or your group could do something like having the Afghan woman you sponsor and her family over for a meal or a park day. Sponsorship can be whatever your group(s) decides. If interested, please contact Angela Pacey at apacey0505@yahoo.com for more details.

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 Covenant Day'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.

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.

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 $1,180,677 pledges toward our goal of $1,500,000.