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Dates to Remember
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Sunday School
Sunday's, 9:30 am
Fellowship Breakfast Sunday's, 10:15 am
Yoga
Monday's, 7:00 pmNo
CCMCC Board Meetings
Monday's, 7:00 pm 7pm
Centering Prayer
Tuesday's, 7:00 pm (except 1st Tues. of each month)
Choir Practice
Wednesday's, 7:00 pm
Sunday's, 10:00 am
CCMCC Fall Congregational Meeting
Sunday, November 15
CCMCC Fall Retreat
November 20-22, 2009
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From Your Board of Directors...
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Dear Members & Friends of CCMCC,
What an exciting time it is at CCMCC!
The Pastoral Search Team met for the last
time on Tuesday evening to plan the candidate week for Reverend Elder Glenna
Shepherd. She will be here the first
week of December, and we have planned a variety of activities so that everyone will have the opportunity to get to
know or get re-acquainted with Glenna before the vote on Sunday, December 6th.
On Wednesday, December 2nd and Thursday, December
3rd, we have scheduled time for Rev. Elder Shepherd to meet
individually with congregants. The times
available are:
Wednesday afternoon between 3:30 and 6:30pm
Wednesday evening
between 7:30 and 9:30pm
Thursday afternoon between 2:30 and 5:30pm
To make an appointment you must contact Angela in the church office at
404.373.2933 or via email to: christcovenant@christcovenantmcc.org If you are sending an email, please put "Appt.- Glenna" in the subject line.
Members of the church community have graciously offered to host
"Meet & Greets" in their homes.
These informal gatherings will provide a time to for Rev. Elder Shepherd
to share with you her vision and plans for CCMCC.
Cathy Giarrusso and Mary Louise Upshaw will
host Thursday, December 3rd at 7pm.
Zoila Freeman will host
Saturday,
December 5th at 1pm.
Mickey Mittong will host
Saturday,
December 5th at 7pm.
Light refreshments will be provided and everyone is invited to attend!
You must RSVP with Angela in the church office to be registered for one of these meet & greets.
Finally, Friday, December 4th, we will host an
All Church Social at 7pm in Davis Hall to welcome our pastoral candidate and
show some of our Southern hospitality.
We encourage everyone to attend and ask that you bring your favorite
finger food to share. This will not be a
sit-down dinner, but more of a casual get-together to relax and enjoy great food
and fellowship!
If you have any questions,
please contact us at bod@christcovenantmcc.org
or call or email Angela in the church office.
Peace and blessings,
CCMCC Board of Directors
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Atlanta Pride
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We need Pride pictures so we can do a Pride Photo Album on our website and in the Chimes! If you have any pictures that you took out at Pride or if you know of anyone who took pictures while you were there, please ask them to send these photo's, via email to christcovenant@christcovenantmcc.org! Thank you!!!
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CCMCC Fall Congregational Meeting
this Sunday, November 15
(immediately following worship)
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Our Fall Congregational Meeting will be this Sunday, November 15th following our worship service. Our agenda includes approval of the 2010 budget and election of Board of Director members.
Members should have received your packets via email and you are asked to print out your packet information and bring it with you to the meeting!
We will have a few copies printed in the Narthex on the day of the meeting for those that don't have email.
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Worship Schedule
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This Sunday, November 15 - Maggie Kulyk, MDiv. - Maggie holds a Masters in Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University and is a Financial Planner. She is the founder of Maggie's Giving Group. Maggie works with people of faith to help them manage their money and their giving. She will bring us a message of hope and provide us with pastoral care regarding our finances.
November 22 - Rev. Kathy Martin - On Sunday, November 22, while some of us are at Camp Mikell for the retreat, Rev. Kathi Martin will be leading worship here at CCMCC. Rev. Dr. Kathi E. Martin
is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. She is the
former pastor of First Immanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church,
founder of God, Self, and Neighbor (GSN) Ministries, and former
Minister for Multi-cultural Outreach at First Metropolitan Community
Church. Presently Dr. Martin serves at The Victory Church in Stone
Mountian, GA, and is a board member of the United Church of Christ
Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns.
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Sunday School
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Please join us this Sunday at 9:30 as we continue our series on Abraham and his
descendants. This week we'll discuss Joseph. If you
haven't been able to come before, we promise to catch you up! Hope to see you there!
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All Church Workday, This Saturday!
(Pride in your church day part II)
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This Saturday, November 14, we will have "Pride In Your Church Day" Part II. Hopefully we will have as big a crowd that stayed for the inside to come and work on the outside. The grass will be cut, edging done, and branches bagged and taken to the street. This building, again, is our wonderful resource, and we all need to help maintain it! Grab your friends and let's all pull together and get this place looking wonderful as we head into the fall/winter season!
A hearty breakfast will be prepared by Barb Devlin and we will eat at 8:30am and then head out to take care of our grounds! There will be a sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Please indicate any tools you may have and will be bringing with you. If you have any questions or need further information, please see our Facilities team leader, Barb Devlin. Thanking you in advance for your service!
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Thank you Bea Weatherford!
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Please notice this week when you are at the church, the front entrance has been completely re-done. Bea Weatherford stayed this past Sunday, after church, and weeded and planted beautiful flowers and plants for our entrance way and around the mailbox area. It looks beautiful Bea! Thank you so much for your hard work!
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Thanksgiving Social Action Project
Tuesday November 24th &
Wednesday November 25th
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Join us for an opportunity of service and fellowship!
Decatur Cooperative Ministry's, Hagar's House is a 30-day shelter for women and children that are displaced due to family breakdowns, unemployment,or homelessness.
This project can use as many people as would like to participate. In the late afternoon (time to be set soon) of Nov. 24 & Nov. 25, volunteers will meet in the kitchen of CCMCC, prepare a meal for 30 women and children, take the meal over to Hagar's House, serve, sit and eat with the families for a time of fellowship. Then we will clean up and go home. We should be done around 7pm. Each person who participated in our last Hagar House meal was touched in a unique way. We encourage everyone to come and experience the flavor of service.
If you can not physically help, we welcome donations of food or money for the meal.
Please contact the Social Action team leader Dionne Garcia by phone at 678-231-4045. You can contact
her or any of the Social Action Project Managers via email at SocialAction@christcovenantmcc.org.
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Project Open Hand - Meal Deliveries
November 28
December 26
January 23, 2010 
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Project Open Hand Monthly Meal Deliveries
4th Saturday of each month
Open Hand provides nutrition services for people with critical or chronic
illnesses, disabilities and seniors.
This is a Christ Covenant Social Action Team Initiative.
What: The delivery of meals - Using your own vehicle
and detailed driving directions provided by Project Open Hand, volunteers deliver meals to
home bound people throughout metro Atlanta.
Who: Four (4) groups of 2 or 3 people to
deliver meals.
When: On the
Fourth Saturday of each Month. Please arrive at: 9:30am to deliver meals between
10am - 1pm.
How: An orientation
is provided for all first timers please arrive at 9am for your volunteer
shift.
Children age 7 and older are
welcome with a parent or guardian.
Where: Open Hand is located at 176 Ottley Drive, Atlanta, GA 30324
Dates:
November 28
December 26
January 23, 2010
Please contact the Social Action, Project Manager, Mary Louise Upshaw to volunteer or for more information at: mlups7491@comcast.net
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Health & Fitness
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Yoga Class - Monday's at 7pm in Davis Hall
John Hartland has
been practicing yoga for over 15 years. He is a Certified Yoga Instructor,
CYT200 recognized by the National Yoga Alliance. He is trained in classical
Yoga and a variety of different Yoga disciplines and styles. The Monday evening
class is open to all ages and all skill levels. First timers are welcome.
If
you have a yoga mat please bring it with you. We do have some extras for our
first timers. Wear comfortable clothing or exercise clothing. The typical
class is focused on stretch, breathing exercises, poses and meditation
practices. Class begins at 7pm and ends at 8:15. Join the fun on Mondays!
The classes are FREE and open to the public - bring a friend or
two!
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Musical Notes
The CCMCC Choir
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We have some fun things coming up in our Advent season that you won't want to miss!
If you are interested in joining the choir or just coming to a practice to check it out then please feel free to come to the church on Wednesday evenings at 7pm and join us as we make a joyful noise!
The choir will also have Sunday morning practice, so if your schedule doesn't allow for Wednesday evening practice, then please join us on Sunday mornings at 10:00am in the sanctuary! Hope to see you there!
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Guitar, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin or Drum Lessons at CCMCC!
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The extremely talented, Dana and Michele Clark (aka, Satin Britches) are offering Instrument Classes at CCMCC!!
For $40 a month, you get 2, hour-long classes on the instrument of
your choice! The class is open for Guitar, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin and
even Drums! You supply the musical instrument, and they'll teach you the rest!!
Classes will be held on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm at CCMCC!!! Call Dana
directly to register at 404-229-6470 or email her at msomdean@aol.com. Dana and Michele have offered to
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CCMCC Partner News:
Project Open Hand
Volunteer Appreciation Day
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FESTIVAL OF
THANKS
Volunteer
Appreciation Day Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 1pm-4pm
Open Hand's Expanded
Campus 191 Armour Drive (Directly behind our Ottley Drive
building)
Join Project Open Hand at the Open Hand campus
for their Festival of Thanks-a
special day of thanks to honor all of their volunteers that work so hard every day
to make Open Hand's mission a reality.
If you're one of the 25,000+
volunteers that assist them on an annual basis, The Festival of Thanks is their way
of saying "Thank You!" They would never be able to prepare, package, and deliver
meals throughout 17 metro Atlanta counties to their thousands of clients
without your help!
Please feel
free to bring your families and join them for a fun-filled day of great food,
interactive games (for the kids and adults!) and amazing raffle prizes - from
airline tickets and VIP Thrashers tickets to wonderful artwork and free passes
to various Atlanta entertainment venues.
You'll also get a chance to see
the future - the vision for Open Hand's exciting new campus expansion and
enhanced volunteer experience will be on display!
Your RSVP
will help them make sure that they have plenty of food and beverages on hand. So
please email Volunteer Services or call 404-872-2707 to let them
know you'll be attending and the number of people you plan to bring with you!
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