DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the chemical inside the cells of our body that determines the traits we inherit from our parents; it's what makes us unique.  The church is the Body of Christ:  a living organism that is made up of many parts.  What determines the characteristics of this Body of Christ at Covenant Community Church?  What makes us unique?  What's our DNA?  Join us beginning Sunday, June 8 as we explore what makes Covenant Community the church that it is and what makes this body a unique Body of Christ.

 

Speaker line-up:

June 8 - Ken Morgan

June 15 - Jesse Quigley

June 22 - Dottie Gibbs

June 29 - Darrell Poole

July 6 - Kevin Olrich

www.cccasheville.org/newdirectionfarm 

• Mowing grass
• Weeding
• Painting
• Carpenter work

www.cccasheville.org/students 

Sunday, June 1 is our last youth group of the 2013-2014 school season. 

 

Over the summer, we have some fun events for you to attend and invite your friends to. These events are for rising 6th - 12th graders. Our June event schedule includes:

• Saturday, June 14 - Rock the Park @ Carowinds
• Thursday, June 26 - Asheville Treetops Adventure Park

You can sign up for any of the events, see our full student summer calendar, and learn more at our student website, www.cccasheville.org/students or contact Kevin Olrich, Director of Students and Small Groups. 

 

We will also have Sunday Night Open during the summer. Stay tuned for more details and for those specific dates. New to student ministry and want to be on our Student Ministry email list? Email Kevin to sign up.

Dear Covenant,

 

We announced on Sunday, May 25 that my family and I feel that God is calling me to spend more time with them, especially on weekends. Therefore, I will be looking for a full time Monday through Friday job soon. I will be leaving Covenant this month. My last Sunday will be June 8 and my last working day will be June 20. 

 

I just want to thank each of you for support over the past six years. You have grown the Children's Ministry through your dedication to Jesus and to the children, and through your support of our programs.  I am truly blessed to know each of you! I appreciate the love I have received over the years and the support you are giving me now as I step down to spend more time with my family.

 

I wish you all the best and know that you will continue to support Covenant through your prayers for the children and in your service with them.

 

Love,

Kelly

VBS Dates: Monday - Friday, July 28 - August 1 @ 6-8:30pm

The Children's Council would like to continue VBS this summer. However, we are currently short on the amount of volunteers needed. If you plan to volunteer or plan to have your child participate, we MUST have this information BY SUNDAY, JUNE 15 so we can make a decision on whether or not to go forward with VBS this summer or not. The Children's Council will be by the children's check in computers on Sundays, June 1, 8, and 15 to sign up volunteers and children. 

www.cccasheville.org/adults 

We will kick off our new women's ministry and would love for all the women of the church and their friends to attend! Bring a brunch dish to share. This month, we will be supporting Food for Fairview, a local food pantry. We ask  you to bring canned or boxed food, toilet paper, and similar items. Food for Fairview has had 925 family visits from residents of the Fairview and Reynolds area so far this year.  The group is comprised of 188 children and 356 adults. Questions? Contact Laura Dyer or Angie Parker.

www.cccasheville.org/garden 

Do you know the Holy Spirit?  He knows you.  If you believe in Jesus as your Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit dwells within you.  While we hear much preaching about God and his Son, we hear little about the Holy Spirit.  Yet Jesus says it is better for him to die and leave his disciples, so that he can send the Holy Spirit to them after he ascends to heaven.

Covenant's new pastor will be Chris Thore, who is currently the pastor of Jamestown United Methodist Church in Jamestown, NC (near High Point and Greensboro). 

Dear Covenant,

 

Thank you and all from Covenant Community Church who came out to work and fellowship with us last week. What an amazing turnout of folks pouring themselves out for this ministry - including some who had never been here before. We are grateful for your service, for new relationships, and for the ongoing support we receive from Covenant.

 

In His Love, 

Laura Kirby

Haywood Street Congregation

To our Family at Covenant Community Church,

 

Thank you for your gift to Haywood Street Respite. The gifts we have received from your congregation go far beyond monetary gifts. The toiletries drive, the meals, the work, and mostly the time, these are all valued and needed. 

 

Thank you for your commitment to us!

Jody

Haywood Street Congregation

Joe and Joan Lippa have been our faithful point people for our ABCCM collections.

Dear Faithful Parishioners,

What a delight it has been to be part of the outreach to ABCCM these past 7-8 years in terms of taking clothing and shoes to ABCCM Crisis Center Clothing Room from church. I will continue to volunteer in the clothing room, but will no longer be the contact person for Covenant. Gratefully, Wendy Lee has offered to do that.

I would like to thank all who have contributed and to those individuals in particular who responded so immediately when I requested. Please continue to give!

Again and again, I will say what a great joy it is for me to give to those who need so desperately, to see their smile, and to hear their heartfelt words of appreciation! It is a very special kind of joy, when I hear over and over: "Thank you, Jesus", "Praise God", "What a blessing!"

Thank you from my heart, Covenant people!
Joan Lippa

www.cccasheville.org/outreach 

We want to make a difference in this lost and hurting world, so we believe we should start with the neighbors God has placed around us. Locally, we serve through projects in and collections for our community that minister to human need. Three organizations we partner with to supply items are ABCCM, Food for Fairview, and The Haywood Street Congregation. Items for any of these ministries can be dropped off in the lobby.

 

ABCCM

ABCCM's serves those that are homeless and others in need in our community. Crisis Ministry: needs canned meats, grits, and jelly. Clothing Closet: needs men's shirts, pants, underwear, shoes, and diapers size 4, 5, & 6. All items can be dropped off in the lobby. Questions? Contact Wendy Lee.

 

Food for Fairview

Food for Fairview is a local "Client's Choice" food pantry (in which families receive individual attention from volunteers in selecting food and hygiene products) serving Fairview, N.C. and the surrounding community. We collect non-perishable food items, diaper, paper products, and hygiene items. Questions? Contact Jack Adair.

Hospitality is at the heart of all the ministries of the Haywood Street Congregation, including the Clothing Closet. Drop off men's shoes, sneakers, underwear, jeans, socks, t-shirts, light jackets in the lobby. Additionally, the prayer ministry at Haywood needs large print Bible's, pocket size Bible's, Inspirational devotionals, reading glasses and/or small magnifying line readers. Questions? Contact Dee Trolian.

Covenant is working with Homeward Bound to help eliminate homelessness in our city.  Homeward Bound needs people who are able to help pick-up and deliver furniture donations.  The work is easy, and only involves a few hours. Contact Tom Baldwin (828-713-0151) if you are interested or need more information.

Each month we focus on a different virtue during small groups on Sunday.  There are supplemental activities in the children's weekly newsletter for you (parents) to use to reinforce what we (the kids) learn on Sundays. Please help your child to learn the Bible verse for the month and have them recite it to a member of the Greeting Team.  We have incentive prizes for the children who learn it but more importantly we are teaching them to hide HIS word in their heart.

 

We use First Look (preschool) and 252 Basics (elementary) curriculum. Learn more at www.whatisorange.com.

We are looking for some volunteers to step in this summer so that we can give some of our small group leaders some time off. Pick just one Sunday to serve. It's easy, super fun, and all supplies are provided.

 

Sunday, June 8

• 9:00
• Assistant Nursery
• Leader Walkers
• Assistant 4th/5th Grade
• 10:30
• Assistant Walkers
• Assistant 2/3 Years
• Assistant K/1st Grade

Sunday, June 15

• 9:00
• Assistant Nursery
• 10:30 
• Assistant Nursery
• Assistant Walkers
• Assistant K/1st Grade
• Leader 2nd/3rd Grade
• Assistant 2nd/3rd Grade

 If you can fill any of these needs, please contact Kelly McDill as soon as possible.

"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it." (Malachi 3:10).

 

Did you see that? In this one area-the tithe-God actually invites us to test him! And that's what this 90-Day Challenge is about. The word tithe means "tenth." Tithing is the Biblical practice of returning the first tenth - 10 percent - of your income to God. You do this as a sign that everything you have comes from God, and belongs to God.

 

If you have not been tithing before now, then why not give this challenge a try? Visit www.cccasheville.org/challenge to sign up and/or see how it works.

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