| Dates to Remember |
7 Centering PrayerTuesdays, 7:00 pm (except 1st Tues. of each month)
Lenten Film & Discussion
Trading Places -Wednesday, March 10, 6:30pm
Sunday Schedule:
Sunday School 9:30
Breakfast 10:15-10:50
Worship 11:00-12:00
Guitar Lessons
Thursday, March 4, 7pm
Thursday, March 18, 7pm
Installation of
The Reverend Elder Glenna Shepherd
Sunday, March 7
Lenten Outreach Projects
My Sister's Shoes: Wednesday, March 17, 7pm
Sandwiches and Socks: Wednesday, March 24, 7pm
Palm Sunday
March 28
Passover Seder
Tuesday, March 30, 7pm
Maundy Thursday
Foot Washing
April 1, 7pm
Good Friday Tenebrae
April 2, 7pm
Easter Celebration
April 4
Living the Questions:
The Series with
Rev. Dr. Sally Purvis
April 14-June 30
Membership Class
Saturday, April 24
10am-2pm
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| CCMCC Staff & Leadership |
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Pastor
Rev Elder Glenna Shepherd
RevShepherd@
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Associate Pastor for Congregational Life
Rev Jane Acuff
RevAcuff@
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Associate Pastor for Spiritual Development
Rev Kathy Burton
RevBurton@
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Church Administrator
Angela Womack
Angela@
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Coordinator of Music Ministries
Michael Monroe
Michael@
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Coordinator of Childrens Ministries
Allyson Shaffer
Allyson@
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Technologies
Don Harris
Pastor Emeritus
Rev Dr Sally Purvis Project Open |
| CCMCC Board of Directors |
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Linda Armstrong
Beth Boersma
Barbara Bugg
Tonya Burkett
John Hartland
Carolyn Marshall
Rev Glenna Shepherd
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| Lay Delegates |
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Allyson Shaffer
Sharon Price (Alternate)
Mickey Mittong (Alternate)
Dionne Garcia-Romero (Alternate) ect Open |
| Council of Ministries |
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Team Resource Leader
Sheri Smith
TeamResource@
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Connections Team
Barbara Bugg
Connections@
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Facilities Team
Barb Devlin &
Sheri Coleman
facilities@
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Hospitality Team
Beth Anderson
Hospitality@
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Membership Development Team
Cathy Giarrusso &
Sharon Price
Social Action Team
Dionne Garcia-Romero
Social Action @
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Spiritual Development Team
Rev Kathy Burton
Worship Team
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| From Your Pastor... |
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Dear Christ Covenant Friends,
We are almost mid-way into the Season of Lent, halfway through our Chosen Wilderness.
As a congregation, we've entered Lent's wilderness in worship and through the art of film. Individually, we've examined our lives, considering how we engage in negative emotion and action. All this is in hope and wonder, as we feel the Spirit breathing new life into us.
In some ways, Lent and an Installation Celebration seem an odd juxtapostion. I've been pondering that as we prepare for Sunday's service. And I've come to some conclusions. Perhaps you could ponder them for yourselves as well.
Lent is a season of introspection and contemplation. The Rite of Installation calls us - congregation as well as pastor - to look within as we recommit ourselves to the mission and ministry that we share in this place. We have examined our hearts and prayed as we've come to the decision to take this journey together.
As in Lent's wilderness, we have longed - congregation and pastor - for the guidance of the Spirit, for God's shelter and care, for the provision of what we need. Remembering this longing, we can recognize the leading of God that has brought us together and trust the One who has guarded and guided, to lead us into a blessed future together.
Lent calls us into the Deep - emotionally, spiritually, and in mission. I want us to be a congregation that deals in the depths of life - that is, the things that bring meaning and purpose. Together I want us to engage the challenge and beauty of the depths, finding the wonder of the Spirit in all life has to offer.
And, finally, Lent calls us to give - to serve those in need and to give up that which holds us captive. As we come together in Sunday's Installation, we make promises to serve, to give, and to grow.
Perhaps Lent and an Installation Celebration aren't such strange bedfellows after all! I just can't wait to be with you on Sunday as we open ourselves to all God is calling us to be and do together.
With Love and Blessing,  Rev Elder Glenna Shepherd
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| The Board Corner |
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This Sunday, March 7th is a special day in the history of Christ Covenant. We will be installing The Reverend Elder Glenna Shepherd, our Founding Pastor, as our Senior Pastor. We have an exciting service planned and invite you all to attend. It's a celebration that you don't want to miss!
The service will begin with a processional of CCMCC and guest clergy. Our Choral group will provide special music including solos from talented members of our church family. There will be old friends and new faces here to welcome and receive Rev. Shepherd into her church home. Following the service, there will be a reception and time for fellowship.
This is the official beginning of something new and wonderful for CCMCC, and we want to share it with you. Make plans to join us this Sunday and bring a friend or two!
Blessings,
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| Connections Corner |
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Michelle Robinson (one of our newest member) would like to invite anyone interested to join her March 9 at 7:15pm for an evening with one of her favorite authors Karen Spears Zacharias.
Karen Spears Zacharias will be at the Decatur Library, sponsored by the Georgia Center For The Book, to read from & discuss her most recent work "Will Jesus Buy Me A Double-Wide: (Cause I need more room for my plasma TV."). Per Decatur Library: Zacharias, who grew up in Georgia, visits us with an unforgettable new book of sad, funny, poignant stories about some unforgettable characters, Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide? 'Cause I Need More Room for my Plasma TV. Zacharias' book is "a spirit-infused meditation on gratuitous wealth and barely gettin' by," and Jeff Foxworthy says the author is a writer "not afraid to talk with real people and speak the truth." Her books include After the Flag Has Been Folded, a heartwarming look back at her experiences growing up after the death of her father in Vietnam, and Where's Your Jesus Now? Examining How Fear Erodes Our Faith.
http://blog.al.com/living-press-register/2010/02/karen_zacharias_new_book_takes.html
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| The Lenten Film #3 - Trading Places |
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Our Lenten Film Series continued last night with Groundhog Day and it was a blast! We will conclude the film series next Wednesday, March 10, with Trading Places at 6:30pm. All are welcome to be a part of this fun evening! A huge thank you to Rev Kathy Burton and Rebekah Carder for making this possible!
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| Lenten Worship ...In The Wilderness |
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Lent 3 March 7 11am
WATER in the Wilderness
Lent 4 March 14 11am
INSIGHT in the Wilderness
Lent 5 March 21 11am
A WAY in the Wilderness
Lent 6 Palm Sunday March 28 11am
MIRAGE in the Wilderness
HOLY WEEK
Passover March 30 7pm Seder
Maundy Thursday April 1 7pm Foot Washing
Good Friday April 2 7pm Tenebrae
Easter April 4 11am Easter
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Film 3 Wed, March 10 6:30pm Trading Places BE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE LENTEN DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET !
LOCAL OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
My Sister's Shoes Wed, March 17 7pm
Sandwiches and Socks Wed, March 24 7pm
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Living the Questions with Rev Dr Sally Purvis
Every Wednesday
April 14-June 20 |
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People know that at its core, Christianity has something good to offer humanity. At the same time, many have a sense that they are alone in being a "thinking" Christian and that "salvaging" Christianity is a hopeless task. What is needed is a safe environment where people have permission to ask the questions they've always wanted to ask but have been afraid to voice for fear of being thought a heretic.
Living the Questions is a source of curriculum and media for both seekers and "church alumni/ae" convinced that Christianity still has relevance in the 21st Century. Providing a variety of flexible resources, Living the Questions can help people explore the future of Christianity and what a meaningful faith can look like in today's world.
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| Sunday School - Feb 14-April 2 9:45am |
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Our Sunday School class is in full swing: 12-Step Spirituality facilitated by Rev Jane Acuff and Ruth Gabriel.
This is not a recovery meeting but a conversation about how the 12 steps of AA can guide and inform our own spiritual paths to the Holy.
Each week we will explore a different step and you are welcome to join the conversation on any Sunday morning through May 2, 2010. Contact Jane via email revacuff@christcovenantmcc.org for more information.
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| Music for Worship |
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If you are interested in singing, playing the piano, the guitar, a flute or any musical instrument please see
Michael Monroe or contact him via email MichaelJMonroe@aol.com |
| Office Angels Needed! |
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If you would be interested in working in the church office a few hours a week please send an email to office@christcovenantmcc.org and let us know!
Shifts available:
Wednesday 1-5
Thursday 1-5
Friday 1-5 |
| Spiritual Direction |
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What is Spiritual Direction?
There are probably as many ways to define spiritual direction as there are spiritual directors. For me, it's a process of helping people strengthen, deepen and enlarge their relationship with God. Unlike therapy where the healing relationship is between the therapist and the client, in spiritual direction, the main relationship is between the client and God. My job as director or companion is to help with that relationship. Who is God for you? How has your religious training up to now limited that answer for you? Can you trust this God, really trust? How have past religious experiences shaped your answer?
Just as our relationships with a person are different from everyone else's relationship with that person, so it is with our relationship with God. Opening up these questions of who God is and what your relationship with God entails can be very scary and confusing. My role is to keep you steady and safe as you allow more exploration and experimentation and seek more fullness in your relationship with God.
For an appointment, please email me at sallybpurvis@mac.com.
*My fees are based upon ability to pay.
Peace and Blessings, Rev. Dr. Sally Purvis |
| Yoga Class - Mondays at 7pm in Davis Hall |
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John Hartland offers a FREE Yoga class each Monday evening in Davis Hall. He is an excellent teacher and the class is open to all ages and all skill levels. First time visitors are most welcome!
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.
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.
Join the fun on Mondays! Class begins at 7pm and ends at 8:15.
The classes are FREE and open to the public - bring a friend or two!
***Please note there will be NO Yoga class on Monday, March 15th... |
Guitar Lessons at CCMCC!
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Dana and Michele Clark teach guitar lessons each month on the first and third Thursday. The cost is only $40 for a month and you get two one-hour classes! Please email Dana directly to register at: msomdean@aol.com. | |
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