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Sunday Sermon
Preaching - David Everts
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Destroying Your Idols
Text: Exodus 32:1-20
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Traffic Changes on Plank Road
If you are driving west - from I-95 - on Plank Rd to Christ Covenant, you will find a new traffic pattern for entering the Kilarney Shopping Center where Christ Covenant is located. You can no longer cross Plank on Kilarney Dr. Instead, there are two options:
1) Proceed to light at Old Plank and make a U-Turn to come back to our location.
2) One block before Kilarney Dr there is a new traffic light that turns left onto Chancellor Village Lane. Cross Plank Rd there, proceed one block and then turn right onto newly paved Health Center Ln. Proceed one block to Kilarney Dr at back of Kilarney shopping center.
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EPC Presbytery of Mid-Atlantic
Pastor Bill and Mary Lynn are in Monroe, NC Thursday thru Saturday to participate in the spring meeting of our regional EPC body, the Presbytery of Mid-Atlantic. Pastors and elders from EPC churches in VA, WV, NC and SC gather for worship, prayer, mission planning, training and fellowship. David Everts will be preaching this Sunday.
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The Life that Led to My Passion
A TCC Scholarship
Applicant Writes ...
"My childhood was filled with neglect and abuse, which inspired me to help children in the foster care system find their identities in a safe and supportive environment. While attending Tulane, I plan to major in sociology before continuing on to get a Master's degree in Social Work. I want to become a community service manger or work in the child welfare system."
Read the rest of the essay here, and vote for the contestant
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Summer Camping for Families
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Consumer Church or Missional Church?
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While I am more than sympathetic to the feeling of burnout from bad news, I think it is important for every American to be aware of a trial currently in process in Philadelphia. Kermit Gosnell ran an abortion clinic in an impoverished neighborhood of that city for years, until an investigation regarding drug sales turned up a virtual shop of horrors - and prosecutable evidence of eight deaths:
Click Here for the rest of the blog post including news articles, analysis and reflection from Gospel Coalition writers.
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NOLA 2013 - Spring Break of Serving
Thanks for all your prayers and support of Christ Covenant!
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NOLA Mission Team 2013 - Christ Covenant |
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Student Ministry Happenings
- Bible Study will be next Sunday, May 5th at the Dallas' home at 6pm for our missional community. Join us as we continue our Gospel Project study. Get more details from Sebastian
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Month of March 2013 (Numbers Rounded)
Income: $13,150
Expenses: $13,550
January Thru March 2013 (Numbers Rounded)
Income: $34,500
Expenses: $40,260
Next Step Balance: $14,800
As you can see, we have accumulated a deficit of income to expenses in the first three months of 2013. Though we are able to cover this with previously accumulated reserves, the Steering Committee has carefully reviewed our expenses and will continue to monitor both income and expenses in the coming months in order to keep finances balanced. A number of one-time expenses - NOLA Mission trip, Outreach mailing - and commitments that can be modified - our increased savings to the Next Step Fund - along with general economic pressure seem to be at the root of this situation. The ongoing support, prayer and commitment of the body at Christ Covenant is appreciated.
Financial Stewardship at Christ Covenant
From the beginning, Christ Covenant has set aside 10% of weekly offerings for Missions and Mercy. Typically, half of that amount (5% of overall offering) is given to Christ-centered ministries outside of Christ Covenant like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Fredericksburg Area Young Life, Fredericksburg Pregnancy Center, Paul Stefan Home and Christian Brothers Transition Program Jail Ministry. The other portion is held for a variety of emergency needs identified among the family of Christ Covenant.
Next Step Fund
Since we do not expect to stay in our current leased space at 5044 Plank past April 2014, we are setting aside $250 per week from weekly offerings as well as all funds designated to our Next Step Fund. This allowed us to make improvements and furnish our current space on a pay-as-you-go basis as well as begin saving for our "Next Step."
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Jail Ministry - Christian Brothers Transition Program
Christ Covenant has a number of people who serve as volunteer Bible Study leaders at the Rappahannock Regional Jail through the chaplain's office. In addition, there has developed locally a ministry for recently release inmates.
Christian Brothers Transition Program - CBTP - began November 1, 2008 with a handful of men who saw the challenge faced by former inmates. They began meeting on Saturday mornings and have seen God grow a fruitful ministry based on a supportive network of 50 people. A Christian Sisters Transition Program was developed March 1, 2008.
We are glad to pray and support for this ongoing ministry in our community. For further questions or information, feel free to talk with Pastor Bill, Jack Richards-RRJ chaplain, CBTP volunteer Larry Chittum, and current volunteer Bible Study leaders David Everts and George Dallas.
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