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Don’t Miss our Spring Brunch This Sunday!
Our special time of fellowship begins at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 14. We’ll gather in the "A" Building Gym and share some delicious food, fresh coffee and juice and the opportunity to make new friends and catch up with old ones. SBS classes will resume on March 21. Don’t miss out! To assure a complete menu and enough for everybody, our list is divided by last names:
Please bring food to the gym kitchen at 8:45 a.m.:
A-L - Your favorite breakfast casserole feeding 10-12 people
J-R - 2 lbs of sausage or bacon and 1/2 gallon of orange juice
S-Z - Fresh mixed fruit bowl plus 1/2 gallon of orange juice |
We’re in a Hunt for Candy – Will You Help?
We’re getting ready for our annual Easter Egg Hunt - one of our biggest community outreach events of the year. We need enough individually wrapped candy to stuff 2,000 eggs! Please bring your donations to the Children’s Ministry Welcome Center (B-102) or the Information Desk in the main lobby by March 14. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Chambers at 704-814-1026 or kchambers@christcovenant.org. Our Hunt will be Saturday morning, March 27. Watch for details soon and invite your friends and their children now! |
Holy Week Schedule
Sunday, March 28 – Palm Sunday Worship
Monday, March 29 – Thursday, April 1 – Holy Week services at noon
Thursday, April 1 – Maundy Thursday Communion – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 2 – Good Friday Service at noon
Sunday, April 4 – Easter Sunday Worship Celebration – 9:00 and 10:45 a.m. |
A Report from COTS
Church on the Street has been a wonderful success and blessing this past winter. It has been an especially cold winter in a difficult economy, and we are so thankful for how God worked through our congregation to supply clothing to these people. We have had the privilege of distributing hundreds on articles of warm clothing at “The Wall” (Phifer Street and Tryon) on Saturday mornings. We've also gotten a chance to distribute New Testaments and share Christ’s love. The recipients of the clothing are very kind, gentle, and appreciative. Our team will continue to look for ways to minister, including feeding them and perhaps collecting trousers and socks. We are in prayer over that decision. Watch for details as we determine how we might minister in the months ahead. |
Facts, Figures and Faith
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23)
Praise God for the way our congregation exhibits trust in God’s promise of provision through their willingness to give. Today your tithes and offerings are being used as an expression of God’s caring through ministries here, in Haiti and around the world. Pray that God will give as He provides.
Operating Budget
7/1/09 – 3/7/2010 Actual Budget Difference % (-) or +
Inflow 3,365,263 3,232,000 133,263 4.12%
Faith Promise Budget
7/1/09 – 3/7/2010 Actual Budget Difference % (-) or +
Inflow 180,180 145,100 35,080 24.2% |
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Men's Retreat - Register to Join Us at the Beach!
Our 2010 Men’s Retreat will be April 16-18 at Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach. All men (ages 14 & up) are invited. The discounted non-refundable cost of $135 for double occupancy or $215 for single occupancy for room and meals is due March 15. The cost increases by $15 for payments received after March 15. Final deadline is April 1, so sign up now. Financial assistance is available - please let us know if you need help. Brochures, scholarship forms, and payment information are all at the retreat table in the main lobby or at the Men’s Ministry page on our website. For additional information or questions, please contact Jan Adams at 704-708-6112. |
Women! Save These Dates
DIY (Do It Yourself) Day – Saturday, May 8 in the CDS High School building
CCC Women’s Retreat – October 1-3 in Greenville, SC with Kathleen Nielsen as our speaker
CCYM Dates
Mar 14 - Churchwide Spring Brunch (No SBS)
Mar 19-21 - Renovatus Retreat at Hemby YMCA. Sign up now online.
Apr 4 - Easter (No SBS, C2 or TP)
Apr 7 - No Link, Equip or Prayer |
See you in SBS Next Sunday
Our spring quarter will resume next Sunday after this week's brunch. There’s a great class for all interests! Click here to download the brochure. |
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Missions Conference Team Meeting
The next meeting of the Missions Conference team is Wednesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. in the Missions House. We will spend time in celebration and writing appreciation cards to all the many hands that helped with so many conference details. |
Matthews Help Center
The Matthews Help Center urgently needs our help to keep their pantry stocked. Please drop off non-perishable foods in the marked boxes in the church lobbies. See needs list here.
Adopt a Soldier
We want to show our gratitude for the willingness of our military to serve our God and country. If you are interested in this noble cause, please contact Jill Andersen at JARA1212@aol.com or 704-846-8784. Individuals, families and small groups can participate – anyone who wants to encourage one of our heroes. |
Are You Ready to Invest in an Elementary Student?
Please consider investing your time and talent by serving our 1st or 2nd graders. You will have the opportunity every other week at 9:00 to build relationships, discuss a Bible lesson and pray with a small group of precious children. For this or other opportunities please contact Diane Dworek at 704-814-1028 or ddworek@christcovenant.org. |
Interested in Local Missions Opportunities?
Planning is already underway for this summer’s Seek the City outreach to Charlotte and Matthews under the leadership of Student Ministries. Mark your calendar for the week of June 20-26. To see a video from last year’s amazing week, sign your student up or preview our volunteer needs for this year visit www.seekthecity.com. |
Tight Budget? Angel Food Ministries Can Ease the Squeeze
This national ministry has local distribution sites once a month at churches in Charlotte and Monroe. Options are designed for older people living on their own, families with young children and for small or big families. Packages provide everything for a healthy choice in foods at substantially reduced costs. Click here for all the details. |
LOVE INC Has a New Way to Help Families Struggling with Heating Costs
Love INC has been awarded a Critical Need Response Grant from the Foundation for the Carolinas and the Levine Foundation to provide the following services to low-income homeowners:
1. Weatherization services to 20 homes
2. 40 electric quartz heaters to be donated to those who have no fuel oil or gas heat but still have their electricity on
3. A limited number of furnace repairs & furnace replacements
Prospective applicants should speak to a Deacon for a referral as soon as possible, as all services must be completed by March 31, 2010. The Household Income Criteria for referred families is under 200% of the Federal Poverty Level ($42,400/year for a family of four) and a Home Tax Value of $150,000 or less.
Love INC is also seeking volunteers for this work. Weatherization training will be provided at no cost in return for work on one home. Volunteers with good carpentry skills to provide home repairs are also needed. For more information, call Monica Raab or Lauren Gibson at 704-536-5588. |
SPECIAL SECTION - Haiti Relief
Haiti Update
The medical mission team that Christ Covenant helped staff and supply this month to work with El Shaddai Ministries has been followed by news anchor Kim Brattain. Her video reports include a visit to the pharmacy our gifts have helped to stock, interviews with volunteers caring for orphans and malnourished children, and a personal look at the enormous challenges this impoverished country faces. Members of Christ Covenant who are a part of this team include Dr. Tim Roberts, Joan Love, Joan McCulloch, Brandi Belk and Jay Cascio. Our second team will be there in April. To see the videos click here. To learn more about helping with immediate needs in Haiti, go to www.pcanet-mna.org.
Local Haiti Volunteer Projects
Faith United Methodist Church in Indian Trail needs help assembling meals for children in Haiti in June. Their goal is 1 million meals and 5,000 volunteers in the Charlotte area. Groups, churches and businesses able to help should call Phil Cauthen at 704-756-0511 or Dan Buchholtz at 704-882-7655. Click here for details.
Ways to Give
• Make a check out to Christ Covenant with "Haiti Relief" in the information line.
• Send a $10 gift to Samaritan’s Purse by texting SP to 85944. The gift will be billed to your cell phone account.
• Donate online to the PCA Emergency Relief: www.pca-mna.org. For El Shaddai Ministries, go to www.ESMIhome.org. |
SPECIAL SECTION - Support the Right to Life
Pregnancy Resource Center's Walk for Life
Saturday, April 17 at 9:00 a.m. at Freedom Park
Register to be a walker or support someone walking. Either way, you are helping to bring FREE services and HOPE to women who find themselves facing an unplanned pregnancy. Pick up a form in the church lobby, visit www.friendsofprc.com, or contact June Byrum at 704-846-0927.
40 Days for Life ~ Now through March 28
Thursday mornings between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon
Be a part of a nationwide, peaceful prayer vigil that involves the local church in taking a stand for life in our own communities. Your presence and prayers can change the course of a young woman’s life, and spare her unborn child. We gather before one of the area’s largest abortion providers, A Preferred Women’s Health Center (3220 Latrobe Drive, Charlotte 28211). Sign up at www.40Daysforlife.com/charlotte.
To learn more, contact Gwen (704-779-2226) or Curt Johnson (704-277-6955). Visit www.40daysforlife.com to see reports of all the lives saved thus far.
Lois’ Lodge 7th Annual Walk-a-Thon
Saturday, March 27 from 8-11 a.m. in Freedom Park
Get everything you need to participate, to sponsor or to volunteer at www.loislodge.org.
Lois' Lodge – In Need of a $1 Million+ Miracle
Lois’ Lodge needs to meet an unexpected challenge to raise more than $1 million by the end of June in order to purchase their current location or find a new home for their ministries. The ministry must buy its current site or vacate it. To learn more about the ministry, visit www.loislodge.org. To learn how you might help provide an alternative solution or meet this specific fund raising goal (which does not include the funds needed for their ongoing care for the young women they shelter), please contact Debbie Durrell, Executive Director, at 704-376-8550. |
Service Opportunities
See our Volunteer Needs page for opportunities to serve the body of Christ. Check it out and see if there's a way you can help! |
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Covenant Day Kindergarten Discount
CDS is offering a Kindergarten Discount of $1,500 for those who are active and supporting members of Christ Covenant Church and $1,000 for those with memberships at other local churches for the 2010-2011 school year. For more details, please call the Admissions Department at 704-708-6127. |
Sunday Prayer
Join us at 5:00 p.m. in B-122. For more information, click here to email Pat Lawrence.
Need Prayer?
Send confidential requests anytime to prayer@christcovenant.org.
In a Job Transition?
Contact a deacon for details about this ministry, or click here. |
Summer Camp Registration for Ridge Haven
Ridge Haven, the PCA’s Camp and Conference Center in the mountains of Western North Carolina near Brevard, is now accepting registrations for their summer camps. A variety of one and two week camps are offered throughout the summer and are open for students entering 3rd through 12th grade. Visit www.ridgehaven.org for more information and to register online, or call Debbie Ertel at 704-849-9640. Discounts are available for early registration. Grab some friends and register today! |
Can our Children’s Ministry Pray for You?
We desire to partner with our parents and families as they strive to raise their children to love and serve the Lord. We pray confidentially every Wednesday morning for specific needs that are shared with us. There are prayer request cards at the welcome center (B-102) that can be filled out and left in a box on the counter, or you can send them to Karen Chambers at kchambers@christcovenant.org.
We Invite You to Become a Fan!
Join the Christ Covenant Children’s Ministry Facebook page to be connected to Children’s Ministry. While you’re at it, become a fan of Christ Covenant Church on Facebook, too.
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