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THE E-COURIER
NEWS & EVENTS
October 30 - November 5, 2022
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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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Sunday Morning | 10:45 am
"The Beloved Son of the Father"
Matthew 3:16
Kevin DeYoung
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Sunday Evening| 6:00 pm
"Blessed is Everyone who Fears the Lord"
Psalm 128
Daniel Pollorena
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To download and/or print the bulletin for worship this Sunday, click here or on the boxes above. |
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Spotify is a great way for all of us - young and old -
to be able to learn songs we sing together in worship.
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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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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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Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Rom 12:15
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Congratulations to:
Brian and Chance Paules on the birth of their daughter, Valen Seraph Paules.
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Join us for Sunday School |
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We have a variety of adult Sunday School classes happening now through November 20. All classes begin at 9:00 am on Sundays. We hope you will find a class that will benefit your relationship with Christ and connect you with others. To learn more about each class and its location, pick up a Sunday School booklet in the worship center or click here for the online version.
Our pastors are looking forward to hosting a time of fellowship and prayer each Sunday morning during classes. Regular discipleship and fellowship is a vital part of learning to stand on truth and walk in grace together. If you have any questions about Sunday School, please email info@christcovenant.org. |
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Christ Covenant Welcomes Jonty Rhodes |
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Join us in welcoming Jonty Rhodes to Christ Covenant Church on Sunday morning! Jonty is one of our supported workers who is a church planter in Leeds, England. He is also the Chair of Church Planting for the International Presbyterian Church (IPC). Join us in welcoming and in praying for Jonty and his time here as he attends the United Kingdom Partnership this week. |
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Christ Covenant Welcomes
the United Kingdom Partnership
October 31 - November 1
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Christ Covenant Church is hosting the United Kingdom Partnership (UKP) on Monday, October 31 - Tuesday, November 1, 2022 with 90 attendees traveling from the United Kingdom and from PCA churches throughout the United States. The United Kingdom Partnership is a group of like-minded Presbyterian Churches in America (PCA) networking with United Kingdom nationals to facilitate an indigenous and reformed church planting movement in the United Kingdom.
The partnership’s goal is to seek to foster and to establish congregation to congregation relationships between PCA churches and U.K. church plants. Once these congregation to congregation relationships are established, the UKP will step aside. The goal of the UKP is not the strength of the partnership itself but rather to facilitate the enduring strength of the congregation to congregation relationship.
United Kingdom denominations that are attending the UKP include the IPC (International Presbyterian Church), FIEC (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches), FCS (Free Church of Scotland), EPCEW (Evangelical Presbyterian Church England and Wales), Mission to the World, and CoServe.
We hope you will join us in praying for the upcoming United Kingdom Partnership!
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Senior Adult Luncheon
Friday, November 4
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All moms are welcome to join children’s ministry staff and other moms for a time of fellowship and discussion. Each month we will discuss a new topic centered around interests of young moms. The next First Friday is November 4 at 10:00 am. Childcare is available by emailing Stephanie at sbennett@christcovenant.org. Sign up and learn more by clicking here. |
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Senior Adult Luncheon
Friday, November 4
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Our Senior Adult community gathers each month for a time of fellowship and a luncheon. All senior adults are invited to join the next luncheon on Friday, November 4, at 11:45 am in the Community Life Center rooms 5 & 6 with Caleb Johnson as a special guest speaker. To attend, please contact Jenny Blackmon at jblackmon@christcovenant.org. Thank you for the gift of $7 per person, which can be placed in basket at the door. |
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Ministry to Men Fellowship Breakfast
Saturday, November 5
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All men ages 16 and older are invited to join the Ministry to Men Fellowship Breakfast on Saturday, November 5, from 7:00 am - 8:30 am, at Stacks Kitchen on Monroe Road in Matthews. The only cost is your breakfast! Come and bring a friend! RSVP by Friday, November 4 by clicking here. |
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Daylight Savings
November 6, 2022
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Mark your calendars to set your clocks back one-hour late Saturday evening, November 5, 2022. Daylight Savings Time is officially Sunday, November 6, and we will fall back an hour. Sunday School will still begin at 9:00 am on Sunday, November 6. |
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Women’s Ministry Girls’ Night Out
Monday, November 7
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All ladies are invited to join Women’s Ministry for a Girls’ Night Out to get to know Sheri Groelsema, wife of our Executive Pastor, Tom Groelsema. Join us on Monday, November 7, at 6:00 pm at Tacos 4 Life in the Arboretum located at 3351 Pineville-Matthews Rd #300, Charlotte, NC 28226. We will enjoy dinner and fellowship together. The only cost is the cost of your dinner. We hope to see you there! |
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Why Attend the Faithful Conference?
November 12-13
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There may be no more important topic than healthy churches and healthy church members. And there may be no better speaker to address those topics than Mark Dever. Capitol Hill Baptist Church is known for its intentionality with its members and its care to help resource other churches to spiritual health and maturity. I’m very excited to hear and learn from Pastor Dever! - Zach Fulginiti, Pastor of Campus Ministry
We hope you will make plans to join us this year on November 12-13, 2022 as we learn about “Healthy Churches, Healthy Members” with our special guest, Mark Dever from Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
Register today at faithfulconference.org! The conference is free. When you register to attend, you will receive a $10 off coupon for the Faithful bookstore, which is hosted by the 10 of Those bookstore! We also have free children’s programs on Saturday night for ages 4 months - 5th grade. All children’s programs on Sunday morning and Sunday evening will operate as normal. To register your child(ren) for Saturday night’s activities, register at faithfulconference.org.
The Faithful Conference is Saturday, November 12, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. On Sunday, November 13 the conference begins with a combined Sunday School in the sanctuary at 9:00 am. Conference sessions will also be during the morning and evening worship services. Mark Dever will be speaking at each session.
We hope you will make plans now to join us for the Faithful Conference 2022!
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Afghan Refugees Need Bus Passes |
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For an Afghan refugee, speaking the English language is an essential key to open the door of assimilation in America. Afghan refugees are in need of bus passes to help them get to and from their English classes at Project 658, which is a ministry that Christ Covenant Church supports. Would you consider either purchasing a bus pass called the “10 ride local,” which is a bus pass that does not expire; or, would you consider purchasing a gift card for Harris Teeter where these bus passes can be purchased? The bus pass or gift card can be dropped off in the mailbox on the outside wall at the Outreach and Missions house or you can contact Amy Van Dusen at either 704-814-1064 or avandusen@christcovenant.org. Bus passes can also be purchased at other locations that you can see by clicking here. Thank you for considering helping in this practical need! |
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In-person voting for the 2022 election is Tuesday, November 8. Early voting began October 20 and goes through November 3. For voting information, including a sample ballot and early voting locations, please visit the following websites:
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On December 17, our church’s American Heritage Girls Troop NC0800 will be helping Forest Lawn West Cemetery to remember and honor our veterans by laying remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes. This is part of a national project organized by Wreaths Across America. Please help us honor and remember as many fallen heroes as possible by sponsoring remembrance wreaths.
Each wreath is $15 a piece and sponsors can purchase them through November 23 clicking here.
Thank you so much for supporting the American Heritage Girls Troop NC0800 (NC0382P) and Wreaths Across America!
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Covenant Day Open House Events |
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Take a closer look into life at Covenant Day at a Come See Covenant open house event! Walk the campus, chat with current parents, meet the students, see the teachers in action, and learn what makes Covenant Day unique. Choose from one of three events:
• Thursday, November 10 (Grades 6-12)
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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 76%. 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 $1,117,647 pledges toward our goal of $1,500,000.
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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 2022.
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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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