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October 29, 2015
The Church of the Covenant
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For all the saints, who from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blessed.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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(see Covenant's interactive calendar for more information)
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Each Sunday one of our Stephen Ministers is in Christ Chapel after worship to speak with anyone who would like a listening ear or a prayer. Contact Reverend Amy Starr Redwine if you want more information about working with a Stephen Minister.
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Worship Sunday November 1
All Saints Sunday
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Jesus, may have made it look easy, but there is nothing easy - or simple - about making the dead live again. By the grace of God we are returned to life, now how do we live the resurrection?
The Lay Worship Leader is Anne Wombwell deConingh. Sunday's bulletin is generally at CovenantWeb.org on Fridays.
This Sunday the children will remain in the worship service. Children's bulletins will be available from the ushers. The Cr�che for infants and children through pre-kindergarten age is open from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Talk with Mindy Stewart about opportunities for youth and families and Kaori Hongo about children's choir.
Save the Date: Sunday, November 8 at 6:00pm,
for the ordination service of our very own Associate Pastor, Melanie Marsh Baum. A reception to offer congratulations to Melanie will follow.
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Sunday Adult Forums: Core Stories of the Bible #8 - The Resurrection Life
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SUNDAY'S ADULT FORUM - Final week for core stories of the Bible
11:30 am, Beckwith Hall
Core Stories of the Bible #8: The Resurrection Life
You may read I Corinthians, chapter 15, in preparation.
Watch for a three-week Adult Education Forum Series beginning next Sunday, November 8, 15, 22
How Christians, Muslims, Jews View Violent Scriptures with the Rev. Hugh Burtner, Rabbi Dr. Roger C. Klein and Imam Ramez Islambouli.
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Our music this Sunday celebrates the feast of All Saints, focusing on the theme of resurrection. The choir sings Charles Villiers Stanford's (1852-1924) stirring anthem, "Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem" (traditionally an Easter anthem). The text is by the medieval Bishop of Chartres Cathedral, Fulbert of Chartres (c.952-1028). The original Latin text was translated into English by Robert Campbell, in Hymns and Anthems (1850). The text implores the eternal choirs of saints in heaven to praise the triumph of Jesus over death. The prelude, Improvisation sur le "Te Deum," is by French composer, Charles Tournemire (1870-1929). Written originally as a hymn of praise extoling the deity of Jesus, its text is particularly appropriate for All Saints: "The glorious company of the Apostles: praise thee. The goodly fellowship of the Prophets: praise thee. The noble army of Martyrs: praise thee. The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee." Tournemire originally improvised the Te Deum for a recording, from which the composer Maurice Durufl� painstakingly reconstructed the work into notation.
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Final Friday Lunchtime Carillon Concert, October 30, 12:15 pm with George Leggiero
Watch for the return of Tuesday Noon and Friday Lunchtime concerts in April, 2016
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We keep in our prayers Dalia Baker, Akeya Clark (Marie Jones's niece),Dan Clint, Jan Dean, Lise Genson (Loren Genson's mother), Mia James, Bob Jefferis, Doris Klein (Will Klein's mother), Marilyn and Rolf Krotseng, Ed Pembroke, Jonyrma Singleton, Frank Svoboda, and Barbara Thatcher Williams. We also pray for Covenant members and friends who are struggling with illness, convalescing, or are homebound; the patients, family, and staff in our surrounding hospitals; those who have placed prayer requests in our Carpenter's Box; and all who are impacted by gun violence.
Mildred Russin would like to thank everyone for their cards, prayers, and expression of caring in the death of her aunt, Clara M. Dunay.
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Zoe Ann and Ray Brown welcomed a new great grandson, Joshua Andrew Brown, born on October 15 in Houston, Texas. His parents are Kevin and Kacie Brown. Congratulations to all!
We offer a warm Covenant welcome to new members Dale Goode, Peggy Kacerek, Stephanie Skout, Jim Pennza, and Sergey Ostrovskiy who were received by Session on Wednesday. Session also recognized Melanie Emig as a Covenant participant. You will have an opportunity to greet them during Coffee and Fellowship. Look for the yellow carnations.
Bear one another's burdens,
and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
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| Trunk or Treat - TOMORROW! |
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Stephen Ministry Program welcomes new Stephen Minister
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 Sergey Ostrovskiy was welcomed as a member of our congregation on Wednesday, October 28, by Session. He trained as a Stephen Minister at McCord Road Christian Church, in Sylvania, Ohio. Having expressed an interest in participating in the Covenant's Stephen Ministry Program, we invited him to join us. Sergey is a social work graduate student at CWRU's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, having completed his undergraduate degree at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio. He recently completed a social work internship at the Toledo Correctional Institution, a maximum security prison in Toledo. Sergey and his family moved to Cincinnati in 2002 from the Ukraine.
Stephen Ministers are church members trained to support individuals who are facing difficulties and would like a caring Christian presence during their challenging times. Stephen Ministers are available in Christ Chapel each Sunday following worship. If you would like to learn about Stephen Ministry or would like to talk with a Stephen Minister, contact Carrie Stewart at carriestewart@juno.com or Cindy Szafraniec at cynthia.szafraniec@gmail.com, Stephen Leaders.
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 Halloween came early when PACT (Parents And Children Together) and the families at Family Promise met at Family Promise on Friday, October 23 to decorate pumpkins, have fun, and enjoy one another's company. Family Promise of Greater Cleveland is a Covenant mission partner.
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| Chagall continues . . . Don't miss the gallery! |
You can view Marc Chagall stain glass window prints in the East Gallery of the sanctuary from 11 to
11:30am on Sundays. Julie Mailey will greet you and share information about Marc Chagall and his work.
Without Love, there can be no Reconciliation; without Reconciliation, there can be no Peace;
without Peace, there can be no Hope.
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| Happy Birthday from the Deacons |
Many thanks to the Deacons for helping us celebrate our birthdays each month during our time of Coffee and Fellowship. This month's cake was a beautiful - and tasty - reflection of fall.
Our Deacons are indeed helping us care for one another through Covenant Callers, Stephen Ministers, and the ministry of Sunday flower delivery, including to patients across the street.
The Deacons also share Christmas gifts and Easter flowers with our home-bound who are unable to attend church, and create a festive holiday lunch for seniors at the Goodrich-Gannett Neighborhood Center when they share the Giving Tree gifts from the Covenant community.
You do not have to be a Deacon to be a part of these ministries. Contact Marjorie Heines, moderator, at heines57@aol.com.
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| Our Lower Level Task Force has been busy! |
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To paraphrase Ed Sullivan, "this is a r-e-a-l-l-y big, big project." We have to do right so things are taking time and although we have been quiet, we have been working!
Beyond the remodeling of a prime space within the Church complex that is worn-out; we have a vision of well thought-out, functional and well-executed space driven by a perspective of service and inclusion both within the Church and within the community.
What Would the New Capacities of a Remodeled Lower Level Empower Us to Do?
- Enhance the Saturday Morning Tutoring, Twelve Step, Student Brunch, Cache and existing congregational social activities
- Offer the ability to have pre-service brunch and after service lunch for families
- Provide a setting for an theological/educational/medical dialogue
- Open our facility as a full meeting resource for the Presbytery and community organizations
- Provide alternative worship, education and social venues that are inviting to the disenfranchised, seekers and the so-called "nones" (those who claim no religious affiliation) - especially young adults
- Fund raise through pancake breakfasts, fish fries, and the like as well as via room rental fees
- Participate in quality food-based ministries which can include student or community social events, Meals on Wheels, Food Truck Ministry and preparation of meals for the hungry
- Foster lectures and programs in the arenas of Medical Ethics, Social Justice and Spiritual Living (Inter-religious and Ecumenical Faith Expressions such as centering, Yoga and Buddhist-Christian explorations)
- Provide a convenient and functional venue for christening, funeral and economical wedding gatherings
Stay tuned!
Your Lower Level Task Force
Bill Anderson, Keith Kallay, Chris Langmack, Al and Cindy Kuntz, Jim Prince, and Erin Tomko.
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| Opportunities at Covenant |
 Nominate officers by this Sunday, November 1Please use the nominating forms found in the church office and this Sunday's bulletin to recommend those you feel God has equipped to serve as elder, deacon, trustee, and officer of the society.
 Get moving!
Exercise class for those 50 or older
Begins Wednesday, November 4, 11-12noon
Light lunch provided
This class is designed to instruct you with exercises that will help build your bodies bones, increase circulation, and build total body strength. Sign up in the church office. Call Dee Hough at 216.382.8649 with questions.
 Covenant Classics
Veteran's Day, November 11 at 11:30am
"An American Songbook" with Flo Worth
Our own Flo Worth will present a musical program of traditional American songs. A lunch will follow the program. There is a $5 suggested donation. Sign up for "An American Songbook" in the church office or call the office at 216.421.0482.
 Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 22 following worship
You can help - donate frozen turkeys and other items, support financially, volunteer, and most of all, come! Watch for details.
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| . . . and in the Community |
Mystery
Fall Chorus Concert, Friday, November 6 at 7:30pm in Harkness Chapel
Featuring the University Singers, Marshall Haning, director
and Case Concert Choir, Matthew Garrett, director
Including medieval chant and works by Bach, Charnofsky, & Lauridsen
Free and Open to the Public
 Panel Discussion on Science and Religion: "The Language of God" Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology and the Christian Faith
November 14, 9-11:30am
John Knox Presbyterian Church, 25200 Lorain Road, North Olmsted
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