December

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Covenant Presbyterian Church
December Courier

Advent Soup Suppers Have Begun!

Join us following the Sunday evening services leading up to Christmas for a time of fellowship. If you would like to bring a pot of soup, please let Jerrie Kirksey know.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO Second Sunday Lunch following communion this month due to the Advent Soup Suppers. We'll resume the lunch in January.

December Preaching Series

The Advent Sunday morning series is based on some of the traditional themes of Christmas and include:

November 29th: Shepherds
December 5th: Angels
December 12th: Wise Men
December 19th: Joseph & Mary
Christmas Eve: Jesus

The evening preaching series center around some of the women in the lineage of Jesus.

November 29th: Tamar
December 5th: Rahab
December 12th: Ruth
December 19th: Bathsheba

Christmas Benevolence Project Updates

Operation Christmas Child

Thanks to all who helped with this year's Operation Christmas Child shoe box project. Covenant Church and Covenant School together prepared 101 boxes this year. These were added to other churches and groups to bring the Bay County total to nearly 8,500 boxes. These were taken to Tallahassee, the state collection location, and from there to Boone, North Carolina where volunteers will check the contents of every single box to make certain nothing inappropriate was packed. Some gospel literature in the language of the box destination is inserted and then it's off to jumbo aircraft for worldwide distribution. There are several of these hubs across the US that Operation Christmas Child uses to do the final preparation before departure.

However, there is still one more step that we need to take and that is pray daily through December for the travels of your box and the child who will get it. There are countless testimonies of the impact these simple steps have made around the world. Thanks for your help.

Santa is a Senior Citizen:

One of the local civic clubs works each year to have each resident of local nursing homes adopted to receive a gift for Christmas. The gifts will be distributed Sunday, December 5th.

Angel Tree:

This part of the ministry of Prison Fellowship provides Christmas gifts for the children of incarcerated parents. Twenty children (in eleven families) have been assigned to Covenant. Those who purchase the gifts are responsible for getting the gifts to the children before Christmas. Recipient information and a suggested gift ($15.00 or less) will be available soon. Point of Contact-Bob Hayes.

Good Samaritan Ugandan Orphans Sponsorship:

We raised $100.00 for the orphan project in Fort Portal Uganda, This year the money will go to purchase each orphan a new pair of shoes and other necessities.

Mercy Uganda Child Sponsorship:

The child sponsorship effort of the Mercy Uganda ministry ranges from $150.00 - $350.00 per year. Also, visit the Mercy Uganda website and the blogspot for highlights of the children. Other needs are seed packets (cabbage, tomato, and all other veggies) children's clothes and shoes, all sizes, preferably for children K-5 through about age 15. Point of Contact-Laura Knetzer.

Thanksgiving & Christmas Baskets:

Our annual project to collect canned goods and other non-perishable items plus raise funds to enable the purchase of fresh food items for baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year we distributed baskets to five families at Thanksgiving. The deadline for Christmas is Sunday, December 19th. Point of Contact-Bob Hayes.

Rescue Mission Thanksgiving/Christmas Dinner:

For each $1.92 raised, one person is served a meal. We raised $175.00 for Thanksgiving meals. The project is still on-going for Christmas meals.

Kids' Corner

Kids' Quest

The Kids' Quest Catechism Club finished 2010 with a bang! The children worked hard this semester memorizing scripture and catechism questions and answers. Drew Colravy and Justin Wit earned the most points for their memory work. Good work, guys! The students were excited to trade in their earned points for prizes in the Kids' Quest store! We also celebrated the end of the semester with a popcorn party and games in the gym with the youth group. Kids' Quest will resume in January 19, 2011.

Ethan Delmar & Hallie Kate Mitchell

Justin Wit & Drew Colravy

Children's Choir to Sing

The Children's Choir will be singing at our Sunday morning worship service on December 12th. All children ages 3 through fifth grade are invited to rehearse with us Wednesday, December 8th at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary. Even if you haven't made it to Kids' Quest this semester, we would love for you to sing with us! Moms and Dads, please have your kids practice all the words to We Three Kings and Angels We Have Heard on High. You may use any recorded arrangement to help your kids learn the words, but we will sing it from the Trinity Hymnal on Sunday. We will end our rehearsal with a cookie tasting party and cookie exchange in the Fellowship Hall! Each family is asked to bring 1-2 dozen cookies to share. Hope to see you there!

Women in the Church

WIC Brunch

WIC Christmas Brunch
Saturday, December 11th, 2010

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

In the home of Nancy VanBibber

3713 Mariner Drive

Panama City Beach, FL

Take a break from the holiday rush and enjoy a relaxing brunch

with your Church family and friends.

All ladies, high school age and above are invited.

For more information call Nancy at 234-5020.

December Circle & Sunday School News

Tuesday Morning Bible Study: No meetings in December. We'll resume in January, 2011.

Saturday Morning Prayer Circle: No meeting in December--see you at the brunch!

Chocolate Circle: We'll meet Wednesday, December 15th in the home of Kristin DeVries at 6:00 pm and then go caroling. All ladies are welcome to join them. Call Kristin for more information, 769-9291.

Ladies Sunday Morning BIble Study: We are starting a new quarter entitled "Assuring Hope" with several lessons in Isaiah. Ladies are invited to come at 9:00 am and fellowship in The Word. We meet in the School Office workroom.

Men's Church League Basketball:

Men's Church League Basketball has begun! All games are played in the Covenant Gym. For more information, contact Jonathan Hayes.

December Schedule:

December 11th: Covenant vs. First Baptist, Red, 7:00 pm
December 18th: Covenant vs. St. Andrew Baptist, 5:00 pm

Covenant Christian School

You are invited to
a Classical Christmas Program
hosted by the Fine Arts Program of
Covenant Christian School
Tuesday, December 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the Gymnasium.
Come enjoy art work, special musical performances
and refreshments courtesy of CCS.

December, 2010 Courier & Calendar