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SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 12:3-8

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

Dear Church,

As we continue in our Eastertide season as people of the resurrection, Paul will continue to show his readers what it means to live out the righteousness of Christ within the church and the world. This Sunday, we will be invited to use our gifts for the good of the Kingdom! I hope that each of you will be able to consider the wonderful gifts that God has given you and how you might use them here in our community and the world! I cannot wait to worship with you.

Peace,
Pastor Jeff

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING & SOUP SUPPER
SUNDAY MAY 4
6-7:30PM

Please join us!

Please join us for our Quarterly Congregational Meeting Sunday, May 4th 6pm- 7:30pm in the Family Life Center. We will fellowship together and enjoy a Soup Supper as we seek the Lord’s leading of our church.

GOD’S KINGDOM BUILDING IN BELGIUM

LOVE OFFERING AT
MAY 4TH WORSHIP SERVICE

Julius and Heleen—are pursuing an exciting opportunity that will meet several needs in their community and accelerate the growth of their recent church plant. They are fundraising to purchase a very impressive building with varied spaces that would meet multiple needs. The building offers a venue for their Transformation Church, and unique spaces for setting up a revenue-generating coffee shop, preschool daycare, and gap-year work for young people. This amazing building also has residential space for meeting the many unique needs of Ukrainian refugees.

GEECC has committed support for our ministry partners in Belgium—Julius and Heleen —via the Missions Opportunity Fund. And we plan to collect a Love Offering on the first Sunday in May in support of their building purchase. Join us in person or online on Sunday, May 4 to hear more about this tremendous opportunity for Julius and Heleen and their Kingdom Building service in Belgium.

With a modest down payment of $109,000 by the middle of May, they will be able to secure this spectacular multi-function building. Julius and Heleen are also fundraising for longer-term monthly support toward the total purchase price. Read more here.

LADIES ANNUAL SPRING SALAD SUPPER
THIS Thursday May 1 at 7pm

Please join us for our Annual Spring Salad Supper
at the home of Lindsay McAndrews.
Bring a salad of any kind to share—beverages, desserts, and good conversation will be provided! Please click on the link for more info and to RSVP
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A49A4AE2FA6F5C34-56472388-salad

SPRINGTIME FOOD DRIVE

Glen House Food Pantry’s mission is to provide essential groceries and support to our neighbors at risk of hunger. GE Cov families along with Ark families have provided a great amount groceries, or donated financially in support of this mission in the past.
We have another opportunity to participate in this vital program! We have provided shopping bags for your convenience located in Higher Grounds.
Please return your filled grocery bag on or before May 4.

Thank you for participating!

MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK!
All Church outdoor Work Day:
May 10

Join us as we will be working to beautify GE Covenant! We will be weeding, trimming, spreading mulch and doing a general clean-up of flower beds. Feel free to stay and help out as long as you like.
Kids are welcomed to come with their parents to help, as well.

Saturday, May 10th 9am - 12pm

Please consider bringing your own garden tools and gloves.
Coffee and donuts will be provided :)

See you then!

SIGN-UP TO HOST A YOUTH-GROUP FIREPIT!
A NOTE FROM JOSEPH:

Yall!!

It is that time of year where we are starting to wrap up our school year schedule and shifting gears towards summer! Here is the Sign Up for parents to host firepits. Also so excited to announce we will have our incoming 6th graders officially with us for all of those gatherings. I appreciate you guys! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AA5A82CAAFEC52-56623260-geecc

Best,

Joseph

MONTHLY BOOK CLUB
2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

On Wednesday, May 14th at 7:00pm we'll be discussing
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri.
We are meeting at the home Nancy Salzman,
130 Windsor Park Dr, unit C226 (Coventry Building) in Carol Stream.

Please RSVP to nancyslzmn776@gmail.com or 630 452 4071.

All are welcome to join us and feel free to attend even if you haven't read the book!

COMMUNION SERVERS NEEDED

BEGINNING IN MAY & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER

If you are a regular attendee to GE Covenant and willing to serve Communion during our Sunday morning worship service, please access the serving page on our GE Covenant website:

1. choose “Serve” from the top right pull down menu.

2. then click on the orange box “Sunday Serve Sign-Up”

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

And for your convenience, please see the QR code on the Sunday bulletins, which takes you to the same “Serve” site on our website :)