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Services

 

Traditional Services | 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM in Sanctuary

These services are done in a traditional manner with traditional music and rituals.

“943″ Service | 9:43 in the Covenant Center

This service is more relaxed modern version. This service has more contemporary music and is in general more child friendly.

THIS SUNDAY – December 8, 2013 – The Second Sunday in Advent

Preaching will be the Rev. Emily Miller.

Her sermon title is “LET IT BE”

and is based on scripture from Luke 1: 26-38

“Here I am a servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy word.”  v. 38

 

CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP SERVICES

 6:00 p.m.  Family Worship Service in the Sanctuary – especially designed with children in mind.

Hear the message of the Season for children of all ages!

11:00 p.m.  Traditional Candlelight Service in the Sanctuary.

Please join us as we celebrate His birth!

 

 

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A MESSAGE OF GOOD NEWS & HOPE

Dearly beloved:

I think there is much that feels so negative, weighty and destructive going on in our culture.

People seemingly enjoy finding out the worst about someone, believing the most negative view of reality about a situation, and having a generally poor and hopeless view of the world.  Just prior to the birth of Jesus Christ into the world that first Christmas the people of God had waited

expectantly for the coming Messiah for 500 years.  The last prophets that spoke before the birth of Jesus did so a half of a millennium earlier.  From the last book of the Old Testament to the first book of the New Testament, from Malachi to Matthew, was a long, long time of expectant waiting.  But still the faithful waited for the Word of God to come in newness, love and power.

But then God sent angels into the world to announce the coming birth of Jesus Christ.  The Word no longer came so much in the words of the prophets as in the Word of God made flesh in Jesus Christ.  At birth HE was the LIVING WORD.

Pastor Emily and I will be preaching during Advent this year about angels.  In their simplest form the angels were messengers from God (angeloi in the Greek means messengers).  They announced the Good News of a coming Savior and Messiah for whom the world had long hoped.

The angel of the Lord came to simple shepherds and the glory (the light) of God shone all about them.  They announced to them, to the world, and to us today –“Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people.” (Luke 2: 10)  The birth of Jesus into the world and into our lives is always GOOD NEWS; it is always the source of our JOY; and it is promised, not just for us, but for ALL      PEOPLE.  The new birth of Jesus, which is the GOSPEL, has come and is coming and is the source of our GOOD NEWS and our HOPE.

I think a Christian’s job in today’s world is to be a MESSENGER of GOOD NEWS and HOPE.  So here is a simple spiritual exercise to do this Christmas.  If someone is critical of someone or something, find THREE THINGS in a POSITIVE WAY to say about the situation.  Don’t buy into the negativity; buy into the Good News and Hope.  Become a messenger of hope for our world by announcing good news, just as the angel did.

O Lord, make me into an angel of good news and hope for my world.  Have my life and faith

announce: “Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people!”  in Jesus’ name.  Amen.

Have a blessed Advent and a joyous Christmas filled with Good News!

Faithfully,

Dr. Stu Broberg

 

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PACK THE PICK-UP

PACK THE PICK-UP! – DECEMBER 15, 2013

Once again we will collect food for the Greater Washington County Food Bank.  Last year The Church of the Covenant gave much of the 1500 pounds that we collected.  On Sunday Dec 15 there will be a pickup truck in our parking lot for you to drop in your contributions.  Then we will have at least three sites around Washington to collect more in the afternoon.   Click here for a link to the donation details    Pack the Pickup Flyer – 12.2013

 

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COVENANT CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

Tuesday, December 17th 

You are cordially invited to an evening of fellowship and celebration!

The church staff and the Covenant Choir will be hosting an evening of elegant heavy hors d’oeuvres and a delightful concert of Christmas music – including a “carol sing along!”  The hors d’oeuvres will be served by the church staff in the Commons @ 6:00-6:45.  Harp music will be filling the air as we celebrate the season with our church family!  At 7:00 pm the Covenant Choir and the Covenant Kids Choir and the Jubilate ringers will be presenting a concert of Christmas music in the Sanctuary!  Take time out of your busy schedule to enjoy this evening with your church family and prepare your heart for EMMANUEL – God with us!

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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF ORDAINED MINISTRY

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 9, AT ALL THREE WORSHIP SERVICES, in celebration of The Reverend Dr. Stuart D. Broberg’s 30th Anniversary of Ordained Ministry, Rev. Craig Kephart will be preaching. His sermon title is
Semper Paratus and the scripture is I Peter 3: 13-17.
Rev. Kephart is currently the Executive Presbyter of the Washington Presbytery.

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Church Closing Policy and/or Other Emergency Inclement Weather

The following is a policy for when The Church of the Covenant activities and worship services would be cancelled due to inclement weather and the process for how that decision would be made. Factors influencing the decision include: the safety of the members of the congregation; the ability of staff members to report in; the ability to clear the parking lot and steps for safety reasons; whether there is power, light and electricity; whether roads are clear; the closing policy of Trinity School District; and other factors.

I. Sunday Mornings:

In the event that inclement weather is predicted and especially under the circumstances where many other churches are cancelling their services the three pastors and the Clerk of Session would speak by phone and make the decision by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday the day before worship on Sunday. They would E-mail the Session advising them of the decision and the reasons for that decision.

The Church Administrator would contact the TV stations and WJPA for them to broadcast our closing as well as posting it on the church website. The church phone message then is updated with the closing information recorded.

If possible a sign is posted on the entry doors into the Commons area.

In addition to the Session E-mail, E-mails would be sent to the Deacons, the Fellowship of Concern, and the Director of Music would contact the choir, the Director of Children’s Ministry would contact the Sunday School Teachers (asking them to call students), the Youth Advisors would be contacted (the young people contacted by the advisors).

II. Weekdays:

In the event inclement weather is predicted and where the Trinity School District has cancelled classes for the following day the pastors would speak by phone and also include the Director of the Preschool in the decision to cancel all church activities for the following day. The preschool has its own policy and that is to follow the closing schedule of the Trinity School district. The pastors would consult with the preschool Director to make certain the closing decisions are in agreement.

In the event there are activities of general interest, such as Faith Night, where many people might be coming and we would not necessarily know who intends to attend, again the Church Administrator would contact the TV stations and WJPA for them to broadcast our closing as well as posting it on the church website. The church phone message then is updated with the closing information recorded.

In the event there are activities of specific and limited interest, (say, just one activity scheduled or just one committee meeting scheduled) a phone call would be placed to the leader/ chair and they and the staff rep would be asked to make phone calls to likely attenders. We would not broadcast our closing where it would only have limited effect and direct contact would be more effective.
SDB 02/09/10 revised: 02/23/10

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