COURIER Volume 19, Issue 3

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1 220 ROCK PRAIRIE RD. COLLEGE STATION, TX PHONE: OFFICE HOURS: 8:30AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-3:30PM MON.-FRI. CLOSED FOR LUNCH Please remember to update the church office with any changes that may have been made to your contact information within the last year. (i.e., s, cell numbers, mailing address, work numbers, etc.) Sunday Schedule 9:15 am - Sunday School 10:10 am - Choir 10:30 am - Worship Service 4:00 pm - Youth Group We have an adult-staffed nursery every Sunday morning during Sunday School Extended Child Care (for up 3 yrs.), is also adult-staffed during church. Children s Chapel: After the Time With Young Disciples, children ages 4 through 3 rd grade, will journey to the Children s Chapel room for the remainder of the service to engage in the rhythms and rituals of worship, hear and explore God s Word through story and reflection, and give praise and thanksgiving to God through song, prayers, and an offering. APRIL 2019 COURIER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 18, 2019 to Church Admin. Asst. at office@covenantpresbyterian.org Budget & Stewardship Christian Education Chairs & Liaisons for 2019 COMMITTEES Church Life & Fellowship Congregational Care Mission Outreach/Membership Personnel Policy & Procedure Property Worship Youth Ministry IT/AV LIAISONS Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Day School Board Children s Center Board Habitat Faith In Action Committee Brazos Church Pantry Ken Schroeder (Chair) Sondra Anspach (Liaison) Fred Medina (Liaison) Sondra Anspach (Chair) Claudia Holloway (Chair) Shelly Wilson (chair) Claudia Holloway (Liaison) Lu Leidy (Liaison) Ken Schroeder (chair) Amy Carroll (Liaison) Judy Boehner Mike Ruesink (Chair) Joey Ganem (Liaison) Ann Hardy (Chair) Brian Candee (liaison) Rev. Caressa Murray Amy Carroll (Chair) Joey Ganem (Liaison) Mike Ruesink Jane Miller Ernie Davis Rick Stearns Tom Woodbury Dennis Martin 16 The beginning of 2019 has been a whirlwind around the church. Large amounts of time has been allotted to caring for things that are normally done by others: CIA, bulletins, getting the website and system back up and running, organizing volunteers in the office. Several of you have contributed and your time and sharing of gifts has not gone unnoticed! What I noticed was how drained I felt from doing things that are not my vocation. I can do office management; I can do website creation or manage s, but what I was reminded of this month is while I can do them, those are not to what I am called. Shortly after seminary while I was preparing for my upcoming ordination exams (rigorous tests which show readiness for ministry). Apparently no one wanted to hire someone with a Master s degree for just any job. The bills began piling up, and I made the comment, I will dig ditches but I need a job. From that comment a friend got me connected with a business owner who would hire me. But it was true, I could (and would!) dig ditches for a paycheck, but that is not to what I am called. The word vocation comes from the Latin vocare or to call and means the work a person is called to by God. No matter where you are in your journey through life just beginning or farther down the road you have discovered there are many different voices calling you to any number of different kinds of work. The challenge is to discover which is the voice of God. The kind of work God calls you to do is the kind of work: That you need most to do That the world most needs to have done. It is possible to fulfill one and not the other, or vice-versa. And the work to which you are called is not necessarily the job for which you get paid sometimes it is, but not always. Continued on next page

2 My cousin was working for Halliburton before she entered John Hopkins for her graduate degree in International Business. While working at Halliburton, most Mondays she would enter the office tired and sore as if she hadn t rested on the weekends which was true. She hadn t rested. She worked every extra hour available, often with Habitat for Humanity. That was the work to which she was called. Another way to say this is by quoting Frederick Buechner: To what are YOU called? Where does YOUR desire to honor God let YOUR joy abound? There are many opportunities here at to put the gifts and abilities to work to God s glory. Pray. Seek God s guidance, and then put your efforts in a particular arena. Maybe after 6 months you decide wow, where has this been?! or this is not what I expected. The first answer is your vocation, your calling. The second response allows you to continue searching for where you are called. Both are good. One of the confessions held in high esteem in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is the Westminster Catechism. The first question (and the most well-known) is What is the chief end of [humankind]? The answer: To glorify God and enjoy [God] forever. Find your vocation your calling, and let us get to work as disciples glorifying God. Rev. Jonathan Murray Rev. Jonathan Murray Co-Pastor, Presbyterian Church Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 4 9:00 a.m. Moms & Munchkin Bible Study 10 11:00 a.m. Yoga & Yak 11:00 a.m. Yoga & Yak :00 a.m. Moms & Munchkin Bible Study 11:00 a.m. Yoga & Yak 7:00 p.m. Women s Bible 11:00 a.m. Yoga & Yak 5 6:30 p.m. Fat Tuesday Dinner & Jazz 7:00 p.m. Troop Steele Building 12 Committee Meetings 7:00 pm Troop Steele Building 19 7:00 pm Session Meeting 7:00 pm Troop Steele Building 2:30 p.m. Book Club 7:00 pm Troop Steele Building :30 a.m. Crafters 13 10:15 a.m. Women s Bible Study No Youth Study Hall / Bible Study 6:00 pm Ringers 7:00 p.m. Choir 7:00 p.m. Edelweiss HOA 4:00 p.m. Youth Study Hall & Bible Study 6:00 pm Ringers 7:00 p.m. Choir 4:00 p.m. Youth Study Hall & Bible Study 6:00 pm Ringers 7:00 p.m. Choir 14 Christian Education Meeting 10:30 a.m. Crafters UCM Fundraiser event 5-7 p.m. Texas A&M Gardens All Church Retreat at Camp Allen Friday - Sunday Presbytery Meeting in Houston 8:00a - 4:00p 23 8:30 a.m. TOTs Basketball Event Confirmation Rally in Houston 10 a.m. BIG EVENT crew at CPC 2 15

3 Thank you to everyone for your prayers, cards, food and calls. I am so blessed to have such a loving caring church family. This Lent... We begin a journey to the cross and the empty tomb. Together we will explore the life of discipleship Jesus Christ calls us to. Jesus said, Take up your cross and follow me. What does that look like in our every day living? What marks us as Christ s disciples? Mary Walker 2019 January Total Income Total Expense $34, $41, Net Income $ -7, March 3 Transfiguration Sunday Choosing to Descend Luke 9:28-36 March 6 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Matthew 6:1-6, March 10 Daily Prayer Matthew 6:5-15 March 17 Weekly Worship 1 Chronicles 16:23-31 March 24 Bible Reading 1 Peter 1:21-25 March 31 Service Micah 6:

4 Sundays 4:30- Wednesdays 4:00-6 th 12 th grades COMMUNION SERVERS Communion Servers for Sunday, March 3 Fred Medina, Mike Ruesink, Lu Leidy, Amy Carroll, Joey Ganem Liturgists March 3 - Richard Talbert March 10 - Ken Schroeder March 17 - Tina Hanna March 24 - Jane Miller March 31 - Ken Schroeder March 1 Tom Woodbury March 6 Madelyn Murray March 11 Paul Brannon March 18 Gloria Woodbury March 20 Wendy Wright March 22 Doll Denison March 28 Lu Brannon March 30 Fred Medina March 31 Ken Schroeder Happy Birthday Time With Young Disciples Pastor Jonathan Murray TBD Jane Miller Pastor Caressa Murray Pastor Jonathan Murray 4 When we get back from Spring Break we are going to try something new. At 3:00 pm, students in Confirmation Class will meet in the Youth Room for their Confirmation lesson with mentors. Then at 4:30 pm, all other students are invited to the Youth Room for games, hangout time, weekly check-in, prayer, mission projects, and more! We love our confirmation students and time to learn and grow in our faith, but we have also been missing our other friends. Hopefully this will give us opportunity to engage all youth! Sunday, March 3 Wednesday, March 6 Sunday, March 10 Wednesday, March 13 Sunday, March 17 Wednesday, March 20 Sunday, March 24 Wednesday, March 27 Saturday, March 30 Sunday, March 31 No Youth Group No Youth Study Hall or Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ASH WEDNESDAY worship service No Youth Group No Youth Study Hall or Bible Study 3:00-4:30 p.m. Confirmation Class (Lesson # 7) 4:30 - YOUTH GROUP 4:00 - Youth Study Hall & Book Study 3:00-4:30 p.m. Confirmation Class (Lesson # 8) 4:30 - YOUTH GROUP 4:00 - Youth Study Hall & Book Study Confirmation Rally at St. Philip PC in Houston 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 3:00-4:30 p.m. Confirmation Class (Lesson # 9) 4:30 - YOUTH GROUP 13

5 COURIER Volume 19, Issue 3 COURIER Volume 19, Issue 3 MISSION for MARCH BLESSINGS!! DONATE FOOD: Bring non-perishable food items to CPC any day this month. Place in baskets at Mission Table designated for Church Pantry. Items needed: peanut butter, canned meats, pasta, cereal, soup. DONATE MONEY: Cash or Check or Online Checks can be made payable to Presbyterian Church and write Brazos Church Pantry in the memo line. Get CONNECTed at! CONNECT GROUPS are small groups that meet once a month for dinner. Whether at a restaurant or in someone s home, CONNECT GROUPS are a great way to get to know others in our church. Contact Pastor Caressa to get CONNECTed! 12 We still have 3 hotel rooms and 2 cabin rooms available!! Contact Pastor Caressa to reserve one! For those unable to stay the whole weekend, you are invited to come down for the day on Saturday for fellowship, meals and enjoying the great outdoors. Activities begin at 10:30 a.m. You can come Sunday for worship by the lake at 10:30 a.m. 5

6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 PLEASE KEEP THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR PRAYERS: Lu Brannon Olin Brown Scott Brown (Sue & Olin s son) Jean Christiansen Bob Couch Mildred Crawford (Jim Crawford s mother) Doll Denison Janice Gilcrest Lyn Griffin Betsy Hammer Tina Hanna C.J. Hudson (grandson, Lu & Russ Leidy) Patti Kruger Darrell Lauter Carolyn Lynn Anthony Soriano Jeanette Woods Theresa Jeter Shirley Tingley Mary Walker Megan Martinez (step Granddaughter of Elaine Mason) The Hardy Family 6 11

7 Join us for fellowship and sisterhood as we study God s Word! Monday, March 18, at 7:00 p.m. or Wednesday, March 13, at 10:15 a.m. LESSON: Sibling Rivalry Read, Genesis 27: 1-45; Luke 10:38-42 Come ready to share your personal experiences with sibling rivalry. STAY IN GOD S WORD Sunday School Come, Lord Jesus, Come. is preparing for you. Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:15* for Bible study, conversation and fellowship. ADULTS Uno Mas class - Study of 1Corinthians based on the book Called to Be Saints by John MacArthur. Conference Room Led by Steven Steele *Study of the Gospel of Matthew. Led by Claudia Holloway, Room 101A. (* This class meets at 9:00 a.m. now) CHILDREN Sunday school class for ages 4 and older studies the major stories of the Bible. Meets in Room 210 in the Education Building Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Men's Bible Study on Genesis in Conference Room, led by Pastor Jonathan March 6th & March 20th ************************************************** Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. Co-ed Bible Study on Hebrews in Conference Rm, led by Pastor Jonathan March 7 & March If you are caring for someone with Dementia, who is caring for you? Our support group provides a place to obtain practical caregiving information, get mutual support, and learn about local community resources. GET CONNECTED with other caregivers who truly understand what you are going through. NEXT MEETING: Thursday, March Noon Peace Lutheran Church (near 2818 & Rio Grande in College Station) CPC contact: Richard Griffin or Tina Hanna 7

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