YOUTH CHOIR BEGINS 15TH YEAR. All Covenant Youth and their friends in 7th-12th grades are encouraged to join the 2006-07 Covenant Youth Choir. Nevin Zimmerman will return as director, and plans are already being discussed for Choir Tour next spring. The group will meet every Wednesday afternoon from 4:45-6:00 beginning Wednesday, August 30th. They will sing in the morning worship service at Covenant on the first Sunday of each month from October-May, and will also sing throughout the year for other special occasions. We hope to see all 7th-12th graders at choir rehearsal! "Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises." Psalm 47:6

CALLING ALL SINGERS!!! We are excited to announce that the Adult Choir will resume rehearsals in September, and hope that many of you will be able to participate. If you're too old for the Youth Choir, then you're a candidate for the Adult Choir! We will meet for rehearsals on the 2nd and 3rd Thursdays of each month, from 7:30-9:00 p.m. at the church. The choir will then sing in the Sunday worship services on the 3rd and 4th Sundays of each month. Babysitting services will be provided without cost to you by members of the Covenant Youth Choir, and details about this program will be provided to those who need this service. Rehearsals for September will be September 14th and September 21st. Please mark your calendars now and join us for our organizational meeting and first practice on September 14th. For more information please contact Nevin or Gigi Zimmerman at 265-4333 or Nevinz@aol.com.

Children's Choir will begin on September 20th when the Wednesday night activities begin. This year the children will have choir practice from 6:30 - 7:00 pm. Children's Choir is for ages 3 - 6th grade and we hope parents will make every effort to involve their kids in this important ministry.

Come join a choir--there's a spot for everyone!

Our church is joining with First Presbyterian to bring the Kiev Symphony Orchestra & Chorus to the Marina Civic Center on September 29, 2006. The Kiev Youth Orchestra and Chorus presented an impressive concert to a packed house at First Presbyterian in 2004. Imagine the beauty and power of this senior professional group, which is almost twice the size of that youth orchestra & chorus. The approximately 150 musicians of KSOC will present an exciting concert featuring choral and symphonic masterpieces as well as spirituals and works by American composers.  

This is a major undertaking that we hope will reach thousands of music lovers throughout Bay and neighboring counties. The concert will be promoted widely in churches and schools and with appropriate general publicity. We are seeking financial support from the business community to defray the expenses of presenting this concert free to the community.

Music Mission Kiev, which organizes the U.S. tour, asks that we invite the musicians into our homes for their overnight stay in Panama City . This gives us a chance to experience Christian fellowship with our guests and reduces the cost of the project. Church members also will be asked to provide a covered dish supper for the group on the evening of the concert. Later this summer we will give details of how you can help us with this project. Jonathan Hayes and Walt McClenny of First Presbyterian are heading the Concert Committee. If you would like to join the folks helping to make this happen please contact Jonathan at hayesjh@gmail.com or 832-7803.

News from the Diaconate and Session

The Diaconate has elected Doug DeVries as its' new chairman and Jonathan Hayes as Vice-Chairman. Jeff Wit will continue as Secretary. Please feel free to contact any Deacon with questions or concerns.

The Session has regretfully accepted the resignation of George Baker from the Diaconate. George has served in that office faithfully and his contribution of time, talent and wisdom will be missed.

Covenant Christian School

As Covenant Christian School enters the second month of the 2006-2007 school year the faculty, staff, students and parents are settling in very nicely. Planning is underway for the Fall Festival in October as well as Veterans' Day and other events for the fall.

We have decided to not pursue a Bible teacher for the high school at this time. The high school Bible classes are being covered by Bob Hayes, Garry Kent, and Tom Bingham. We will reevaluate our ability to hire a Bible teacher later in the fall semester.

If you are interested in helping out as a substitute we are always looking for subs. Just come by the office and fill out an application to start the process.

We praise the Lord for a great school year and look forward to what he has in mind for us this year.

Please pray for a number of our faculty/staff and/or their family members who have serious health issues.