June 25, 2014

Dear Covenant family,

 

Ps 95:6 - "Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker."

 

I am looking forward to this Sunday as John Pierce will be ministering the Word to us. What a great Sunday we had last week. ‘The People of a Great God’ is the title of his message as we continue to look at Psalm 95.

Sunday School will be devoted to testimonies. We will give you an opportunity to share what God has been doing in your life and would ask you to connect it to a verse in Scripture. (Sam Mason and the Gainer’s are absent this Sunday).

 

What’s on the menu for potluck lunch after church on June 29^th?

Bring sandwiches and salad. Desert will be provided. It is Lilly’s birthday party. All are welcome.

 

Upcoming Sundays: Missions Sunday and ‘Family Camp’ Sunday

July 6^th Tom & Gayle Shook will be visiting us, both during Sunday School and Service.

July 13 Pastor Mike Priest from Christ Community Evangelical Free Church in St. Louis will be visiting us. CCC runs the family camp at Pinecrest Christian Camp in Cherokee Pass each year and has gracefully extended an invitation for our church to join them again this year. Mike will be sharing from God’s Word and introduce the camp at the same time. Mike was also instrumental as one of the team members that helped started Covenant Bible Church in it’s early days, so it may be a sweet reunion for some!

July 20 we will resume Ephesians.

 

Prayer and Praise Reports:

Shelly Bess lost her grandmother this week. They were close. 10 am Visitation and 1 pm Funeral at the Declue Funeral Home in Potosi.

Sam Mason is to undergo knee replacement surgery this Monday, June 30^th  at 1 pm in St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis.

The Pierce family is to move this Saturday to Bonne Terre. If you want to help move them contact John Pierce at 561-3765.

Dick & Gwen Slater are at home, but still fatigued. Pray for full recovery.

Jackie Nasser is at home - recovering well after surgery.

Kay Penfield, Norm Smith, Mildred Stringer

 

Church Calendar:

 

Wednesday, June  25

1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1165 Adams Road, Desloge
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study: ‘The Making of a Godly Man’ - CBC

 

Thursday, June 26

3.30 p.m. Shared Blessings Bible Study

 

Friday, June 27

1.30 p.m. St. Francois Manor Bible Study

 

Sunday, June 29

9.30 – Sunday School – Testimonies and Praise

10.45 – Service – John Pierce - #2 in 2 part series ‘ People of a Great God’

Church wide potluck for all immediately after church – Lilly’s birthday

 

Tasks:

• Coffee/Clean Up – Davis
• Children’s Church – Kari
• Nursery: Britney/Misty

 

Wednesday, July 2

1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1165 Adams Road, Desloge
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study: ‘The Making of a Godly Man’ - CBC

 

Sunday, July 6

9.30 – Sunday School – Tom & Gayle Shook – Update

10.45 – Service – Tom & Gayle Shook

 

Tasks

• Coffee/Clean Up – Masson’s
• Children’s Church – Crystal
• Nursery: Naomi

 

Mark Your Calendars:

 

Saturday, August 16

9 am: Vision & Planning Meeting – ‘Reaching Out’ - Looking at 2014/2015

 

Saturday and Sunday August 30,31 (Labor Day weekend)

Weekend with International Students from Columbia

 

Family Camp October 3-5

Family Camp at Pinecrest Camp, Cherokee Pass

June 18, 2014

Dear Covenant family,

 

I am looking forward to this Sunday as John Pierce will be ministering the Word to us in the next two Sundays. He is excited about what God has put on his heart and we are looking forward to what God will do.

I plan to be with you these Sundays to lead the services. I would appreciate your prayers for a revelation of God’s Will as I am taking some time in the next several weeks to plan ahead for the upcoming year.

 

Prayer and Praise Reports:

Dick Slater was admitted to Parkland Hospital this morning after collapsing at home. He seems to be stabilized at this time and is undergoing testing

Jackie Nasser is recovering at home after surgery. She would appreciate your prayers for grace. If you want to help with meals, please contact Linda Davis.

Norm Smith, Mildred Stringer

 

Church Calendar:

 

Wednesday, June  18

1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1165 Adams Road, Desloge
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study: ‘The Making of a Godly Man’ - CBC

 

Thursday, June 19

3.30 p.m. Shared Blessings Bible Study

 

Friday, June 20

1.30 p.m. St. Francois Manor Bible Study

 

Sunday, June 22

9.30 – Sunday School – Sam Mason – ‘The Names of God”

10.45 – Service – John Pierce - #1 in 2 part series

Growth Groups:

North: 6 pm; Contact Bud & Donna Masson (631-3930) or Al & Jan Gainer (636-543-1387)

Central: 5.30 pm Contact Bill & Ann Bratberg (631-0555) or Howard & Linda Davis (756-4154)

South: Potluck after church – contact John & Rebekah Pierce (561-3765)

 

Tasks:

• Coffee/Clean Up – Gainer’s
• Children’s Church – Crystal
• Nursery: Naomi

 

Wednesday, June 25

1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1165 Adams Road, Desloge
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study: ‘The Making of a Godly Man’ - CBC

 

Sunday, June 29

Church wide potluck for all growth groups immediately after church – Lilly’s birthday

Tasks

• Coffee/Clean Up – Mason (may switch due to vacation)
• Children’s Church – Kari
• Nursery: Britney/Misty

 

Mark Your Calendars:

 

Saturday, August 16

9 am: Vision & Planning Meeting – ‘Reaching Out’ - Looking at 2014/2015

 

Saturday and Sunday August 30,31 (Labor Day weekend)

Weekend with International Students from Columbia

 

Family Camp October 3-5

Family Camp at Pinecrest Camp, Cherokee Pass

June 11, 2014

Dear Covenant family,

 

‘Submit to one another out of reference for Christ’ – Eph 5:21

 

It is good to be back! We enjoyed a wonderful family vacation – splashing in the South Carolina waves, enjoying God’s beauty and time as a family. We are refreshed. A big thank you for everybody who stepped in during our absence to make sure things went smoothly. We appreciate all of you. We look forward to celebrate Father’s Day with everybody this Sunday. Part of the sermon will be a testimony from Kari about how to deal with…… her man, as we continue in Ephesians. Should be inspiring!

 

Prayer and Praise Reports:

Jackie Nasser successfully underwent hip replacement surgery, and is expected to be back home tomorrow, Saturday June 14. She thanks everyone for their prayers. If you want to help with meals, please contact Linda Davis.

Norm Smith, Mildred Stringer

 

Church Wide Potluck June 29

On Sunday, June 29^th there will be a church wide potluck immediately after church for all growth groups. Next to eating and sharing together we will be remembering Lilly’s birthday.

 

Church Calendar:

 

Wednesday, June  11

1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1165 Adams Road, Desloge
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study: ‘The Making of a Godly Man’ - CBC

 

Friday, June 13

1.30 p.m. St. Francois Manor Bible Study

 

Sunday, June 15

9.30 – Sunday School – Sam Mason – ‘The Names of God”

10.45 – Worship: Father’s Day Message

Growth Groups:

North: 6 pm; Contact Bud & Donna Masson (631-3930) or Al & Jan Gainer (636-543-1387)

Central: 5.30 pm Contact Bill & Ann Bratberg (631-0555) or Howard & Linda Davis (756-4154)

South: Potluck after church – contact John & Rebekah Pierce (561-3765)

 

Tasks:

• Coffee/Clean Up – Davis
• Children’s Church – Larry
• Nursery: Britney/Misty

 

Wednesday, June 18

1.30 p.m. Prayer at the home of Dick & Gwen Slater, 1165 Adams Road, Desloge
7.00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study: ‘The Making of a Godly Man’ - CBC

 

Sunday, June 22

Tasks

• Coffee/Clean Up – Gainer’s
• Children’s Church – Crystal
• Nursery: Naomi

 

Mark Your Calendars:

Sunday, June 29

Church wide potluck for all growth groups immediately after church – Lilly’s birthday

 

Saturday, August 16

9 am: Vision & Planning Meeting – ‘Reaching Out’ - Looking at 2014/2015

 

Saturday and Sunday August 30,31 (Labor Day weekend)

Weekend with International Students from Columbia

 

Family Camp October 3-5

Family Camp at Pinecrest Camp, Cherokee Pass