Christ Covenant 09.07.14
Community Church

Weekly Update

Back to School Burgers

Following worship service this Sunday, September 7, we'll have lunch together to start the new school year off right. We provide the burgers, you bring fixins, desserts and sides. Sign up here.

Ladies' Bible Study Begins 09/09 at 0900

We will be starting our ladies' bible study back up in September! We meet Tuesday mornings and will be studying Nancy Guthrie's

The Word of the Lord: Seeing Jesus in the Prophets, from her Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament series. Plan to begin this Tuesday, Spetember 9, 9 am to 10:30 am. Let Beverley Bouchard or Allison Webb know if you are interested. Child care will be available.

Youth Group Paintball - September 13

Saturday, September 13, the Student Ministry Group will head to Locust Grove for a day of paintball! If you want to join them, contact Samantha, Wes, or Sebastian.

Upcoming Groups and Events

PeaceMakers - Resolving Everday Conflict

Sunday Evenings, Alternating Sundays, 6 pm Begins Sept 14
Sunday Mornings, 9 am - Begins October 5

Resolving Everday Conflict is an 8-week study on resolving conflict in the power of the Gospel. Requires some preparation between meetings and a workbook for $10. Contact Pastor Bill by email for more information.

Intro to Resolving Everyday Conflict

Meal For the Homeless With New Generation

Sunday afternoon, September 21

Click Here to sign up to serve or donate food.

Walk For Life - October 4

Community and fund-raising event for the Fredericksburg Pregnancy Center. Click Here to heck their website for registration and details.

Blood Drive - September 27th

Hope Presbyterian Church is hosting a Red Cross blood drive on Saturday, September 27th from 10:00 until 2:00pm. You can sign up in advance at the Red Cross website, or contact Vicki Kidd at Hope and she will register you.

Learn the New City Catechism: One Question Per Week

Each week we'll be posting a question and answer from the New City Catechism, along with a brief video explanation.

Question 36:
What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?
Answer:

That he is God, coeternal with the Father and the Son, and that God grants him irrevocably to all who believe.

NCC Q36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

Click here for a tutorial on using the New City Catechism!

Sunday Sermon

Topic:
Two Doors

Passage:
Matthew 19:16-20

Communion Sunday

This practice was given by Jesus to all His followers in every culture and time period to "reconnect" them in an ongoing way to His death on the cross and resurrection. All who aspire to place the trust of their life in Jesus Christ are welcome to receive and participate in Sunday morning's communion, regardless of your church membership or denominational affiliation.

Thank You For Serving In Children's Ministry This Week!
Lisa Boyer
Ashley Maness
Dan Vierheller
Wanda Haney

Welcome New Young Life Area Director, Carter Riner!

Christ Covenant would love to welcome and get to know Young Life's new area director, Carter Riner and his family! Click here for YL's latest newsletter, and meet the Riner family.

Grace in FXBG: From Pastor Bill's Blog...

Blessed to be a Blessing

Christ Covenant has families who send their kids to public schools, private schools and who do home-schooling. Mary Lynn and I used those three options as well as a charter school to get our three kids ready for college. How you educate your children is a family decision based on the needs, resources and convictions of the family.

But praying and working for the wholeness of the community where God has placed us is an expression of our faith... continue reading.

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