Join us Each week in person or online
Sundays at 9:30am
SCRIPTURE: LUKE 17:20-37
SERMON SERIES:
LUKE & THE LOST AND FOUND
SUNDAY SERMON: THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Dear Church,
The Kingdom of God is here. The Kingdom of God is on the move. The Kingdom of God is present and already at work on earth in the person of Jesus Christ.
Brothers and sisters, we are invited to join and participate in God's work among His people, here on earth and already in motion through His Son, our Savior, Jesus.
Are we up for the challenge? Are we excited about the invitation?
Join us on Sunday to learn more about Jesus and the work of the Kingdom of God.
See you in church!
Pastor Dawn
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
nOVEMBER 2
Please join us for our Quarterly Congregational Meeting Sunday November 2 at 6pm-in the Family Life Center. We will fellowship together as we seek the Lord’s leading of our church.
OCTOBER BUDGET UPDATE
October Budget Scaries?
Planning for the church’s next calendar year budget begins in November. It is a well-known fact that a disproportionate share of our full-year’s giving is received in December, making the budget process very challenging. Through the end of September, our current income is $170,000 behind our year-to-date budget.
Trusting God
This week’s Men’s Bible Study group discussed passages in Luke 12 admonishing us not to worry. Heeding further the guidance in Philippians 4 to not be anxious about anything but to submit to prayer and petition, I look to God to guard my heart and mind from what I call the ‘October Budget Scaries’. I encourage each of you to be in prayer with me for the Lord to help us meet this year’s financial commitments and to guide our planning for 2026.
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL
“DRAWING NEAR TO GOD
THROUGH SPIRITUAL WRITING”
Professor Nicole Mazzerella
OCTOBER 26
Professor Mazzerella has taught creative writing at Wheaton College for the past 23 years and has a joy in helping writers of all genres make writing a regular part of their lives. As part of her ministry at Church of the Resurrection, Nicole has led small groups through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises.
We are so excited to welcome her once again to GE Covenant! Even if you couldn’t make her first session, please join us for her 2nd in the series on “Drawing Near to God Through Spiritual Writing”.
Please bring a notebook and pen along with your homework from the first session.
SIGN UP TODAY!
* FALL FEST 2025 *
OCTOBER 29 AT 5:30
Fall Fest Is coming complete with our annual CHILI COOK-OFF, TRUNK OR TREAT event, COSTUME CONTEST FOR KIDS and an OUTDOOR MOVIE!
Check out our Sign-Up table in Higher Grounds OR
Sign up here to decorate and share a "trunk" of treats — make a yummy pot of your award-winning chili—or to help with set-up or clean-up.
Questions? Contact Joseph Sawyer (joseph.sawyer@gecovenant.org)
or Elissa Schauer (elissa.schauer@gecovenant.org).
CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
NEEDS YOU!
Our GEECC Children's Ministry is thriving—and we need YOU!
If you have a heart for kids and a passion for sharing God's love,
please consider joining our team.
Whether you're a seasoned teacher or simply someone who loves to serve,
there's a place for you to make a lasting impact.
Come be part of something joyful, meaningful, and fun.
Interested? Please contact Elissa Schauer
WOMEN OF THE WORD
JOIN US FOR WEEK 3 OF OUR STUDY ON RUTH
Please join the women of GE Covenant for WOW bible study.
Next meeting is October 27/28:
Monday October 27 at 6:45pm at the home of Pastor Dawn and
Tuesday October 28 at 9:15am in Higher Grounds - childcare provided.
We are using The Daily Grace Company study on the book of Ruth.
If you need a book or would like to join
please contact Pastor Dawn at Dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org
Thursday Evening Justice Book Club
JOIN US ON oCTOBER 23
Our Justice Book Club’s theme is “Creation Care”. Our current book is “What if We Get it Right” by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. We’d love you to join the Zoom discussions.
We meet most Thursdays 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. New people are welcome!
For the Zoom link or more information,
please contact Mary Crickmore or the church office.
”THE GATHERING”
COLLEGE & YOUNG ADULT
WORSHIP & DINNER—
4th SUNDAYS at 6pm
College Students and Young Adults—join us for a night of high-energy praise, powerful worship, and joyful noise! If you love worship that shakes the walls and stirs the soul, this is your night. Come ready to sing, and celebrate the goodness of God! All this, followed by a great meal together to keep the joy going!
The Gathering!
Our next Gathering is October 26.
Let’s gather. Let’s worship. Let’s eat. Let’s celebrate!
Thanksfeeding coming November 21-22
This month we kicked off the promotion of our Feed My Starving Children MobilePack event scheduled for the weekend before Thanksgiving. Our goal is to pack 100,000 meals for children in desperate need of food with the help of 480 volunteers.
Our hope is that our entire church family will be part of this amazing opportunity to bring people into our church to experience our warmth and energy in service to give hope through food to children. Please be in prayer for this event.
Let’s fill all of the available slots for hospitality and hosting activities
and invite friends to come pack with us.
Like to be involved? Click here for more info and to register
https://www.fmsc.org/volunteer-listing/?mobilepack=2511-189SC
ARTWORK WANTED
SERMON SERIES “LUKE & THE LOST AND FOUND
Calling all artists! Thank you to those who shared their artistic responses to
our sermon series on Romans.
We are now creating a display that reflects an artistic response to our
current sermon series “Luke & The Lost and Found”.
Please email Kriste Sveen for more details as needed.
MONDAY NIGHT ZOOM PRAYER MEETINGS
AT 7PM
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”
Eph 6:18
We’d love to have you join the Prayer Meeting via Zoom!
Contact Jayne Bishoff or the church office for the Zoom ID and Password.
