This year November 29th marks the first Sunday of Advent. The Advent season (yes, that’s what we call the four weeks leading up to Christmas!) is a time of bright lights. We’ll use them to illuminate our trees, houses, even … [Read more...]
Counting God’s Blessings
This year’s Stewardship Campaign theme has everything to do with “counting your many blessings.” But before you inwardly ‘groan, gripe or whine’ about how the church is always asking for money, please consider: how often you … [Read more...]
Count Your Many Blessings
Count Your Many Blessings is Covenant’s theme for our Stewardship emphasis this fall. It reminds me of how proud my grandchildren are to show me how high they can count. Why is it, as we get older, we lose the wonder of … [Read more...]
Stewardship of Our Church Family – Continue to Give Generously
As COVID-19 continues to change the way the world interacts, we see churches across North America responding creatively and finding new ways to minister. As parishioners charged with exercising good stewardship of our lives … [Read more...]
World Communion Sunday
The first Sunday in October is designated as World Communion Sunday, which celebrates our oneness in Christ with all our brothers and sisters around the world. Paul tells us that we are to “discern the body” when we partake … [Read more...]
Fall Sermon Series
Pastor Scott and Pastor Carol are planning a sermon series for this Fall to correspond with the Church School curriculum on the Beatitudes. The sermon series takes parishioners through some of the most familiar teachings of … [Read more...]
Message from Pastor Carol – September 1, 2020
As such, I consider myself a life-long learner. Education, Christian or otherwise, should not stop after we leave formal schooling. In my case, I kept going as long as I could by getting two masters and a doctorate because I … [Read more...]
A message from Pastor Scott – August 18, 2020
This message from the Pastor also appears in The Covenanter – Volume XXXIX, Issue 13 – August 18, 2020. I'm always moved when reminded, either in the quote on my desk or when it comes to mind at the end of worship, of the … [Read more...]
A Message from Pastor Scott – March 21, 2020
Every need in the world is an OPEN DOOR to share God's love. That's why, as a church family, we're responding to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, not by panicking. No matter how frustrating, confusing, or scary this … [Read more...]
A Video Message from Pastor Scott – March 17, 2020
A message from Pastor Scott on ways to be the church when we can't be together. Watch it below: If you are having trouble viewing the video above, you can also view on Youtube. … [Read more...]
