Church office hours: Mon.-Thurs. from 9:00 – 2:00 p.m. [email protected](919) 365-7979 www.covenantwendell.com “Celebrating the Past – Building the Future” Covenant Presbyterian Church 125 S. Selma Rd. Wendell, NC 27591-9705 Pastor's Notebook: What is a “Bridge Interim?” Have you ever heard of a “bridge pastor?” I haven't either. The session has hired me as of March 1, to be such, part time and I stress part time. The job description includes preaching, moderating the session, working with the interim pastor search committee which has not been elected by the session, and pastoral care, especially hospital work. I'm to be the “bridge” between Claude and your full time interim. I will be in the office on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and on Sunday in the pulpit. I expect this work to take about three months and then we will have a full time “real” interim pastor. I will be using the pastor's email and my cell phone is 919-518-4500. Grace & peace, Bruce Berry Keeping Up with Covenant Church News from Covenant Presbyterian Wendell, North Carolina MARCH 2017
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Church office hours: Mon.-Thurs. from 9:00 – 2:00 p.m. [email protected] (919) 365-7979
www.covenantwendell.com “Celebrating the Past – Building the Future”
Covenant Presbyterian Church
125 S. Selma Rd. Wendell, NC 27591-9705
Pastor's Notebook: What is a “Bridge Interim?”
Have you ever heard of a “bridge pastor?” I haven't either.
The session has hired me as of March 1, to be such, part time and I
stress part time. The job description includes preaching, moderating
the session, working with the interim pastor search committee which
has not been elected by the session, and pastoral care, especially
hospital work.
I'm to be the “bridge” between Claude and your full time interim.
I will be in the office on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
and on Sunday in the pulpit. I expect this work to take about three
months and then we will have a full time “real” interim pastor. I will
be using the pastor's email and my cell phone is 919-518-4500.
Grace & peace, Bruce Berry
Keeping Up with Covenant Church
News from Covenant Presbyterian
Wendell, North Carolina
MARCH 2017
Worship Elders Carol Rich & Tim VanGelder
For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them. (Matthew 18:20)
CHOIR CHATTER:
MEYMANDI HALL here we come!
What's happening with your choir? We are very fortunate to have been chosen to participate in Come to the Cross and Remember.
The presentation is directed by the composer, Pepper Choplin. We will
join six other choirs: Trinity Baptist, Grace Baptist Fellowship, Ridge
Road Baptist, Highland United Methodist, Zebulon Baptist, and Holland United Methodist - a total of 249 singers. We will be
accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. Tickets are
available in our church office. They are $10.00 each, and Tammy is
handling the sales. Children 10 and under go free. In addition, we will sing the same cantata here at Covenant spread
over Palm Sunday and Easter, so if you can't make it on April 2nd,
you can still share in the experience on a smaller scale. Having the
experience twice will surely be a spiritual blessing. We'd love to see you in both places.
See you in church,
Wanda
The Back-Pack-Buddies program sends food home in needy students’ backpacks on every Friday to be sure that they do not go hungry over the weekend. There is a designated bin in the Narthex and lists with suggested items on the bulletin boards. Emphasis for March: peanut butter, soups with meat, canned vegetables. We take 38 bags to Carver Elementary every three weeks so keep those contributions coming! The Food Pantry is an on-going project supplying bags of groceries to needy families in our area. Emphasis for March: Baby food & supplies: diapers, wipes, baby shampoo & soap. We are grateful to Wendell UMC for providing space and volunteers to staff the pantry. If you would like to volunteer at the pantry, let the church office know.
OBSERVING LENT The beginning of March is also the beginning of Lent. A Wendell tradition, the Lenten Lunches on each Wednesday during Lent are sponsored by the Wendell Council of Churches. Brief devotions and lunch provided by the individual churches begin at 12:15 p.m. at the Methodist Church on the corner of Main & Wendell Blvd. Covenant’s turn to serve will be on March 29th. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
March 1- United Methodist Church March 8 - Pleasant Grove Baptist Church March 15 – St. Eugene Catholic Church March 22 -Wendell Baptist Church March 29 – Covenant Presbyterian Church April 5 – First Baptist & New Hope Missionary Baptist
During Holy Week, the luncheons move to the Wendell Christian Church on Mattox Ave. Monday – April 10 – St. Eugene Catholic Church Tuesday – April 11 – Pleasant Grove Baptist Wednesday – April 12 – Wendell Baptist Church Thursday – April 13 - Covenant Presbyterian Good Friday – April 14 - Wendell Christian Church
Mission/Outreach Elders Leta Thornton & Bud Lawler
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6
YOUTH GROUP MEETINGS HAVE RESUMED FOR 2017!
PLEASE SIGN UP TO PROVIDE DINNERS AT 5:30 P.M. AS THEY
BEGIN THEIR MEETINGS!
COFFEE & CONVERSATION: Meets at 10 a.m. in Fellowship
Hall. We provide the coffee; you provide the conversation. A great
way to relax, share with other parents or grandparents while the
kids are in Sunday School.
Children’s church is still on hold. It will resume when the Education
Building is repaired. Don’t forget the packets for kids in the basket by the
door to the Sanctuary!
Can you help?? Vacation Bible School will be July 9th through
the 13th. We will need help with planning, refreshments,
teaching, etc. etc. The theme is “Heroes of the Bible.”
Please talk to Leann Dale (919-917-4731) or
Linda Berry (919-585-4414).
Attention High School Seniors!
Applications for Covenant Presbyterian Scholarship are
available from Linda Berry or in the church office. Deadline is
June 30th. Applicants must be members who have been active in
the life of the church for at least two years. An essay of 250
words is required.
Financial report for February 2017 Month Year to date Needed: $22,126 $44,147 Received $23,122 52,111 Difference $ 996 $ 2,410
Heritage Fund: February - $675 Year to date - $3,085 Mortgage balance: $1,075,762
Gifts to the Heritage Fund are applied to the principal on the mortgage
and may be given in honor or memory of a loved one, to celebrate a special event or "just because." All gifts are appreciated!
GIFT CARDS GALORE!! AND NOT JUST FOR GROCERIES! Cards come in many varieties & sizes! The list of participating
retailers includes stores all over the country – Target, Amazon, Cruise
Lines, so take and look, make your list and turn it in to the nice people at
the table in the narthex or to the church office. The cards will be in your
hands a week later & your check will not be cashed till the cards arrive!
You get the full value of your card; the retailers send a rebate to
Covenant; EVERYBODY wins!
FOOD LION AND LOWES FOODS CARDS ARE AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY IN THE NARTHEX AFTER WORSHIP ON SUNDAY AND
IN THE CHURCH OFFICE.
March 12th
Christian Education Elders Becky Abate & Paula Perry
Stewardship Elders Hugh Cashion & Barb Sneade
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS
MARCH 12, 2017
DON'T FORGET TO "SPRING AHEAD" ON
SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 11TH
Historical Society to Honor Vets at March 16 Meeting
The Wendell Historical Society will sponsor “A Night to Honor Veterans” March 16. All veterans are invited to be special guests at the group’s 7 p.m. meeting in the fellowship hall of Covenant.
Speaker Kathryn Quigg of Wake Forest will discuss her novel, “To Any Soldier,” based on letters exchanged between a college student and a soldier serving in Vietnam in 1968. Also taking part on the program will be Al White and Ricky Ray of Wendell’s Cedric Harris American Legion Post 148.
COMING IN APRIL
April 2ND 7 p.m.– Concert at Meymandi Hall Tickets are $10 on sale in the church office.
April 8th (15th rain date) – Easter Egg Hunt
April 9th – Palm Sunday Cantata
April 13th 7 p.m. – Maundy Thursday Service
April 16th – Easter Sunrise Service EASTER SUNDAY
April 23rd 7 p.m. – NCSU Chorale Concert.
March Birthdays
5 Judy Raybon Robin Harris
9 Jeff Davis 17 Karen Hoover
12 Joe Bowman 21 Lori Bassett Joe Hess John Smith Julia Pearce Paula Perry 22 Christian Creech Megan Layne Brett Oates
13 Marjorie Borland 23 Jonathan Waszak Brian Daniels Mindy Jarrett 29 Barbara Dunlow Carrie Petrosky Melanie Hurley Elizabeth Perry 16 Earnie Hoover Margaret Wilson-Stayton
March Anniversaries
12 Steve & Angelia Page
24 John & Kimberly Stevens 27 Freddie & Jackie Boykin NOTE: If your special day is not listed, (or is incorrectly listed) please let the office know so we can set the record straight.
First Sunday Fellowship Sunday, Mar. 5th A trio of hostesses! Heather Wolfgang, Carol Rich, and Kristin Brininger will provide goodies on March 5th following worship. Come meet visitors and new members as well as old friends. First Wednesday Dinner Wednesday,Mar. 1st.
Soup, bread, dessert & beverages are on the menu for First Wednesday which is also Ash Wednesday. The Mission/Outreach Committee is preparing this simple but delicious meal for us. Your donation will be used to help fund the Youth Mission Trip. Men’s Breakfast Sunday, Mar. 19 Time is 8:30 a.m. in the kitchen in the Education Building. All men are
invited to come enjoy lots of hot coffee, a delicious breakfast and fellowship. Mike Smithson & Bruce Berry are manning the stove – and coffee pot! Y’all come! Breakfast Fellowship Monday, Mar. 6 & 13 The Clayton group meets at Jones Cafe at 9:30 a.m. on the sixth & the Zebulon group meets at 9:30 a.m. at McLean's in Zebulon on thirteenth.
EVERYONE is welcome – at either or both groups! Prayer Shawl Sunday, Mar. 19th
The knitters meet at 5:00 p.m. on the third Sunday of the month and create shawls & throws for comfort in time of need. New members are very welcome. No need to be an expert; experienced knitters are happy to help and share patterns. Yarn and some needles are available. Call Christine Mailliard
at 919-366-0883 for more information or if you know of someone who could use a shawl.
Join a special care ministry (Contact Kimberly Stevens at 919-269-3881 or Jeannie Driver at 919-365-5521 for more information.)
Handy Hands is a group of men available to help with home repairs and chores for those who find it difficult to manage by themselves. They have installed several ramps for our members as well as others with problems with mobility. Need is more important than ability to pay so donations are much appreciated.
Martha’s Ministry provides meals in time of need. If having a meal delivered would give you a lift, please let the church office know (919-365-7979). This may be due to illness, stress, or any other reason. If you are able to help prepare and/or deliver meals, please call Jeannie, Kimberly, or the church office.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN You are invited! Tuesday evening, March 28th Presbyterian Women will meet in Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. Devotions, refreshments, sharing and an interesting study are part of the evening. This year we are learning about the reason for the liturgical colors & customs used in our worship. Future plans include a Mother’s Day Brunch on Saturday, May 6th at 10:00 a.m. so save the date! Mothers, daughters, grandmothers – all ages are welcome. In the fall, we look forward to our annual dinner, silent auction and country store which is not only a lot of fun for everyone but provides funds for our Pastor’s Discretionary Fund. ******************************************
A SPRINKLE AND A SHOWER! Grant Christopher Anderson was born December 29th and friends of Mom Emily are giving them a “sprinkle” on Saturday, March 11th at 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. (Since he is the second child, it is only a sprinkle and not a shower!) Women of the church are cordially invited to come and help celebrate. Matthew & Nicole Bills are expecting their first child, a baby boy in April. This means A SHOWER on March 19th at 2:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. The Bill’s are new members of our church family so this is a great opportunity to make them feel welcome. Nicole is registered at Amazon.
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Dear Covenant Family,
Thank you so much for the wonderful “send off” you gave to me
on my last Sunday. All the different ways you expressed your love &
thanks will forever be cherished. Special thanks to everyone who
worked so hard to make the day such a celebration for me & my
family. I look forward to learning how to use the new I-Pad, going to
Angus Barn (I've never been) & all the other tokens of appreciation.
Wherever our journey takes us, you will always be in my heart.
It has been my great privilege to serve as your pastor. God be with
you 'til we meet again.
Grace & peace,
Claude
Congregational Care Elders Kimberly Stevens & Jeannie Driver
JOYS AND CONCERNS
SYMPATHY
To Annette Kirk & family on the death of her sister, Eugenia Ligon, on February 2, 2017
To Olive Martin on the death of her brother-in-law, Leon Davis, on February 2, 2017 and
Her daughter-in-law’s mother, Audrey Winter, February 9th.
WELCOME To Lindsay Pearson and Jim & Margie Hopkins who were
welcomed into our church family on February 19th
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Jim & Margie live at 41 E. Coventry Ct., Clayton, NC 27527 and their home phone is 919-585-6826.
Lindsay is Tom & Stella Martin’s granddaughter.
Her address is 6638 Lake Hill Drive Apt. L; Raleigh, NC
27609 and her phone number is 910-922-2279.
CONGRATULATIONS To Tim, Robin & J.J. Harris.
Daniel John Foster Harris was baptized on February 19th.
THANK YOU From Annette Kirk
"Many thanks to everyone for the cards, notes and messages of condolence after the recent death of my sister. Having the support of such a wonderful church family helps make a sad situation easier to
bear. I feel fortunate to be a member of Covenant.”
Lectionary for March 2017
Ash Wednesday—March 1 Joel 2:1–2, 12–17 or Isaiah 58:1–12 Psalm 51:1–17 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21
First Sunday in Lent—March 5
Genesis 2:15–17; 3:1–7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12–19 Matthew 4:1–11
Second Sunday in Lent—March 12 Genesis 12:1–4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1–5, 13–17
John 3:1–17 or Matthew 17:1–9
Third Sunday in Lent—March 19 Exodus 17:1–7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1–11 John 4:5–42
Fourth Sunday in Lent—March 26
1 Samuel 16:1–13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5:8–14 John 9:1–41
Children’s Ministry Volunteer Schedule for
March/April 2017
Date Children’s Sermon Nursery Volunteer Acolyte .
Mar. 5 Bob Fleming Rae Dunn Gracelin Hart
Mar. 12 Jennifer Carnes Stella Martin Usher
Mar. 19 Tom Martin Carrie Petrosky Molly Smithson/Megan Buus
Mar. 26 Don Mailliard Robin Harris Emma Cuthrell/Emma Buus
April 2 Mary Selke Ruth Crawford Kayley McClure
April 9 Kimberly Stevens Stella Martin Shaunna Moody
April 16 Bob Fleming Carrie Petrosky Gracelin Hart
April 23 Jennifer Carnes Rae Dunn Molly Smithson/Megan Buus
April 30 Tom Martin Robin Harris Emma Cuthrell/Emma Buus
Nursery Worker: The nursery will be staffed from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Sunday morning by Miss Lindsay Pearson.
Until the Education Building repairs are completed, the nursery will be located in Fellowship Hall.
Nursery Volunteers: The nursery volunteer is asked to bring a light snack and juice (no popcorn please). If you are unable to serve on your scheduled Sunday, please call anyone from the nursery volunteer list. If you have trouble finding a substitute, please contact the coordinator Robin Harris at [email protected] or 919-602-6705
Volunteer Schedule for March/April 2017
Date Lay Reader Audio Greeters Ushers
Mar. 5 Marc Johnson Joshua Stevens Olive Martin & Tommy Crawford
Leeanne Stanton Gary Hardee,
Mike Smithson,
Tim VanGelder
Mar. 12 Hulon Perry Amy Stevens Becky Morgan & Don Agee,
Judy McCurdy Doug Petrey
Leeanne Stanton,
Mar. 19 Leann Dale Rachael Stevens Pam Hardee & Phil & Annette Kirk
Carol Rich Bob Morgan,
Al Cates
Mar. 26 Carol Rich Billy Cuthrell John & Judy Shotts Mark & Becky Abate
April 2 Tammy Kevin Dale Jim & Marge Steve Buus,
Strickland Hopkins Bud Lawler.
Ron Oldham,
Dane Oldham
April 9 David Meyers Tim Harris Olive Martin & Tommy Crawford,
Leeanne Stanton Gary Hardee,
Mike Smithson,
Tim VanGelder
April 16 Lisa Bailey Joshua Stevens Brian & Paula Don Agee,
Daniels Doug Petrey
Leeanne Stanton,
April 23 Joe Bowman Amy Stevens Tom & Stella Phil & Annette Kirk
Martin Bob Morgan,
Al Cates
April 30 Marc Johnson Rachael Stevens Becky Morgan & Mark & Becky Abate
9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children & Youth 10:00 a.m. Coffee & Conversation Joyful Noise Choir following worship 11:00 p.m. Worship 5:30 p.m. Youth Groups
