GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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SUNDAY SERMON

OUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IS THIS SUNDAY!

There will be a potluck and extended coffee time after the service. So please bring a dish to share!

We are giving everyone the option to eat in the FLC or outside depending on your comfort level during this time.

Towards the end of our fellowship together, we will be burying a time capsule on the church property to remind future generations of GEECC of God's faithfulness! We hope you make arrangements to join us!"

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BOOK CLUB

The book club of GECov members studying racial justice has picked our next book, by Jennifer Bailey "To my Beloveds: Letters on Faith, Race, Loss, and Radical Hope." It is a short book in which she shares her personal experiences including her mother's death from cancer. We will start discussions November 2 and should finish before the holidays. We have changed our meeting night to Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30, on Zoom. (Except not meeting the second Tuesday of every month). We are happy to have more people join us, if you are interested call or text Mary Crickmore at 630-888-8522.

SUNDAY SCHOOL ONLINE

Connor Brown continues his Adult Sunday School series on 1 Corinthians this Sunday at 11am.  Join us downstairs in the Family Life Center, or tune in remotely via Zoom.  We will use this same link every week:
https://zoom.us/j/5095225355?pwd=dzBjdVlNU051dW9FKzZuK1lseTZCdz09

ANNIVERSARY ART EXHIBIT

Our artists have responded to Psalm 75 in honor of our 75th Anniversary. The South Alcove Gallery is now open, with more art coming in the next few days. Each piece has an artist inspiration of how Psalm 75 spoke to them. Come see the artists’ forms of worship.

GLEN ELLYN FOOD PANTRY

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FOREVER – God will be faithful

Psalm 146

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OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH

Did you know that October is Pastor Appreciation Month?  Some suspect that it is a holiday that that was established by Hallmark, but in actuality the celebration began in 1992 as “Clergy Appreciation Month” with a mission of uplifting and encouraging pastors, missionaries and religious workers.  We are privileged to have a wonderful pastor and a faithful staff.  We are thankful for the leadership that Pastor Jeff provides and for the beautiful ministry of the entire staff… both those who have been with us for some time and those who have recently joined the staff.  Please take a few moments over the coming days to express your appreciation to Pastor Jeff, and to Jori, and to our staff.  I was recently struck by the words of leadership guru Peter Drucker who said, “Over the years I have made a career out of studying the most challenging management roles out there. After all of that I am now convinced the two most difficult jobs in the world are these—one, to be President of the United States, and two, to be the leader of a church.”  Pastor Jeff, thank you for answering God’s call!

ALL SAINTS DAY

Our All Saints Day Gallery is up in the North Alcove, on display for the Anniversary Celebration and a few weeks in November.

CHOIR

Choirs have a wonderful history at Glen Ellyn Covenant Church.  We are forming a choir to help lead music in worship on Sunday, November 7th.  Rehearsals for this will be held after worship – the Sunday School hour – on Sundays, October 24 and 31. We will meet in the sanctuary and sit somewhat distanced from one another.

Email me if you have questions, etc. 

Leslie Hodgkinson

BOOK CLUB

The book club of GECov members studying racial justice has picked our next book, by Jennifer Bailey "To my Beloveds: Letters on Faith, Race, Loss, and Radical Hope." It is a short book in which she shares her personal experiences including her mother's death from cancer. We will start discussions November 2 and should finish before the holidays. We have changed our meeting night to Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30, on Zoom. (Except not meeting the second Tuesday of every month). We are happy to have more people join us, if you are interested call or text Mary Crickmore at 630-888-8522.

SUNDAY SCHOOL ONLINE

Connor Brown continues his Adult Sunday School series on 1 Corinthians this Sunday at 11am.  Join us downstairs in the Family Life Center, or tune in remotely via Zoom.  We will use this same link every week:
https://zoom.us/j/5095225355?pwd=dzBjdVlNU051dW9FKzZuK1lseTZCdz09

ANNIVERSARY ART EXHIBIT

Our artists have responded to Psalm 75 in honor of our 75th Anniversary. The South Alcove Gallery is now open, with more art coming in the next few days. Each piece has an artist inspiration of how Psalm 75 spoke to them. Come see the artists’ forms of worship.

GLEN ELLYN FOOD PANTRY

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SUNDAY SERMON

TODAY – God is Faithful

Psalm 118:13-24

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OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH

Did you know that October is Pastor Appreciation Month?  Some suspect that it is a holiday that that was established by Hallmark, but in actuality the celebration began in 1992 as “Clergy Appreciation Month” with a mission of uplifting and encouraging pastors, missionaries and religious workers.  We are privileged to have a wonderful pastor and a faithful staff.  We are thankful for the leadership that Pastor Jeff provides and for the beautiful ministry of the entire staff… both those who have been with us for some time and those who have recently joined the staff.  Please take a few moments over the coming days to express your appreciation to Pastor Jeff, and to Jori, and to our staff.  I was recently struck by the words of leadership guru Peter Drucker who said, “Over the years I have made a career out of studying the most challenging management roles out there. After all of that I am now convinced the two most difficult jobs in the world are these—one, to be President of the United States, and two, to be the leader of a church.”  Pastor Jeff, thank you for answering God’s call!

CHOIR

Choirs have a wonderful history at Glen Ellyn Covenant Church.  We are forming a choir

to help lead music in worship on Sunday, November 7th.  Rehearsals for this will be

held after worship – the Sunday School hour – on Sundays, October 24 and 31.

We will meet in the sanctuary and sit somewhat distanced from one another.

Email me if you have questions, etc. 

Leslie Hodgkinson

PREPARATION FOR ALL SAINTS DAY

The Tribe of Dan and Worship Arts would like to display our 8x10 black and white pictures of our church saints who have gone before us to be with the Lord, on All Saints Day, Nov. 1.

We have not done this during the pandemic, so we have some of our own beloved who have passed during these past two years.  If you would like your loved one's picture displayed in the sanctuary on All Saints Day, please submit a black and white 8x10 picture and  name and dates and short bio of how they are connected to you, by Oct.15!  If you know of others who do not see this newsletter and are connected to our church, please pass this along.

Any questions, see Leslie or Kriste Sveen

SUNDAY SCHOOL ONLINE

Connor Brown continues his Adult Sunday School series on 1 Corinthians this Sunday at 11am.  Join us downstairs in the Family Life Center, or tune in remotely via Zoom.  We will use this same link every week:
https://zoom.us/j/5095225355?pwd=dzBjdVlNU051dW9FKzZuK1lseTZCdz09

GLEN ELLYN FOOD PANTRY

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GE COV Weekly Newsletter

Join us Each week in person or online
Sundays at 9:30am.

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THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

SUNDAY SERMON

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FEATURED UPDATES

OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH

Did you know that October is Pastor Appreciation Month?  Some suspect that it is a holiday that that was established by Hallmark, but in actuality the celebration began in 1992 as “Clergy Appreciation Month” with a mission of uplifting and encouraging pastors, missionaries and religious workers.  We are privileged to have a wonderful pastor and a faithful staff.  We are thankful for the leadership that Pastor Jeff provides and for the beautiful ministry of the entire staff… both those who have been with us for some time and those who have recently joined the staff.  Please take a few moments over the coming days to express your appreciation to Pastor Jeff, and to Jori, and to our staff.  I was recently struck by the words of leadership guru Peter Drucker who said, “Over the years I have made a career out of studying the most challenging management roles out there. After all of that I am now convinced the two most difficult jobs in the world are these—one, to be President of the United States, and two, to be the leader of a church.”  Pastor Jeff, thank you for answering God’s call!

COOKBOOKS

Cookbooks are in! They will be available for pick up on Sunday morning.

TRUNK-OR-TREAT: SIGN UP TO HOST A TRUNK

Trunk-or-treat is on October 16th from 3-6pm. We are having a trunk decoration competition so we need you to sign up to host a trunk!

Find all details about trunk-or-treat here!

CHOIR

Choirs have a wonderful history at Glen Ellyn Covenant Church.  We are forming a choir

to help lead music in worship on Sunday, November 7th.  Rehearsals for this will be

held after worship – the Sunday School hour – on Sundays, October 24 and 31.

We will meet in the sanctuary and sit somewhat distanced from one another.

Email me if you have questions, etc. 

Leslie Hodgkinson

Dear GCOV Family and Friends,

After much prayer and discernment, the 75th anniversary committee has decided to postpone our November 6th dinner celebration. At the heart of the decision was a desire to have our whole church family present, which we knew would not happen under current circumstances. While we know it is impossible to put on an event with 100% participation, we would still like to have as many as possible of those who desire to be there. At the RSVP cut off, we had less than half our members and regular attenders tell us they would be present. We also had requests from long-time members that we postpone. While we know this is disappointing for us, we ask that you do four things:

1.      Please pray. Pray that our church continues (as it has for 75 years) to follow Jesus no matter the cost. That we would not, for even one second, turn our eyes away from his beautiful face or our ears from God’s Word.

2.      Please bear patiently with us as we all journey together during a time of constant change and moments of disappointment. As Christians, our love of Christ is proven in our response to various circumstances.

3.      Come to church on Sunday, November 7th! We are still celebrating our church’s 75th anniversary on this Sunday. We will have a guest preacher from our past, we will have an extended coffee time and food outside (rain or shine), and we will bury a time capsule on the church property to remind a future generations at GEECC of God’s faithfulness!

4.      Get super excited for when we do have our celebration dinner in the Spring or next Fall!

If you have any questions, please contact anyone on the 75th anniversary committee.

Sincerely,
The 75th Anniversary Committee:
Pastor Jeff
Julie Munson (chair)
Judy Barg
Ken & Susan Brooks
Diane Brown
Nancy Jackson
Tom & Lindsay McAndrews
Bunny Mirrilees

PREPARATION FOR ALL SAINTS DAY

The Tribe of Dan and Worship Arts would like to display our 8x10 black and white pictures of our church saints who have gone before us to be with the Lord, on All Saints Day, Nov. 1.

We have not done this during the pandemic, so we have some of our own beloved who have passed during these past two years.  If you would like your loved one's picture displayed in the sanctuary on All Saints Day, please submit a black and white 8x10 picture and  name and dates and short bio of how they are connected to you, by Oct.15!  If you know of others who do not see this newsletter and are connected to our church, please pass this along.

Any questions, see Leslie or Kriste Sveen

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SUNDAY SERMON

Pia Restrepo, ECC Serve Global Regional Coordinator for Latin America

Pia has over 25 years of experience in missions and ministry in the Covenant. Pia and her husband Eugenio currently serve as our denomination’s Latin America Regional Coordinators. She will be preaching on Malachi 3:10. Please welcome, Pia!

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OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH

Did you know that October is Pastor Appreciation Month?  Some suspect that it is a holiday that that was established by Hallmark, but in actuality the celebration began in 1992 as “Clergy Appreciation Month” with a mission of uplifting and encouraging pastors, missionaries and religious workers.  We are privileged to have a wonderful pastor and a faithful staff.  We are thankful for the leadership that Pastor Jeff provides and for the beautiful ministry of the entire staff… both those who have been with us for some time and those who have recently joined the staff.  Please take a few moments over the coming days to express your appreciation to Pastor Jeff, and to Jori, and to our staff.  I was recently struck by the words of leadership guru Peter Drucker who said, “Over the years I have made a career out of studying the most challenging management roles out there. After all of that I am now convinced the two most difficult jobs in the world are these—one, to be President of the United States, and two, to be the leader of a church.”  Pastor Jeff, thank you for answering God’s call!

COOKBOOKS

Cookbooks are in! They will be available for pick up on Sunday morning.

CROSS THE STREET OR CROSS THE WORLD: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO GO?

Sunday, October 10, 9:30am

Pia Restrepo, ECC Serve Global Regional Coordinator for Latin America

For the second Sunday in our 2021 Missions Conference, we are pleased to welcome Pia Restrepo to Glen Ellyn Covenant!  Pia has over 25 years of experience in missions and ministry in the Covenant.  Pia and her husband Eugenio currently serve as our denomination’s Latin America Regional Coordinators.  She will be preaching on Malachi 3:10.  Please welcome, Pia!

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.  – Malachi 3:10

Sunday, October 10, 11:00am – noon

Fellow GEECCers!

After worship, join us in the gym to hear from fellow GEECC members about their experiences in missions right here in DuPage County, and learn how you can get involved, too!  All ages are welcome.  Did we mention that there will be coffee and refreshments?

TRUNK-OR-TREAT: SIGN UP TO HOST A TRUNK

Trunk-or-treat is on October 16th from 3-6pm. We are having a trunk decoration competition so we need you to sign up to host a trunk!

Find all details about trunk-or-treat here!

Please SIGN UP NOW so Patti can bring the right amount of salmon.

FOOD DRIVE SUNDAY OCTOBER 10TH

Bring food for the food drive this Sunday and drop it off at the front desk.

Dear GCOV Family and Friends,

After much prayer and discernment, the 75th anniversary committee has decided to postpone our November 6th dinner celebration. At the heart of the decision was a desire to have our whole church family present, which we knew would not happen under current circumstances. While we know it is impossible to put on an event with 100% participation, we would still like to have as many as possible of those who desire to be there. At the RSVP cut off, we had less than half our members and regular attenders tell us they would be present. We also had requests from long-time members that we postpone. While we know this is disappointing for us, we ask that you do four things:

1.      Please pray. Pray that our church continues (as it has for 75 years) to follow Jesus no matter the cost. That we would not, for even one second, turn our eyes away from his beautiful face or our ears from God’s Word.

2.      Please bear patiently with us as we all journey together during a time of constant change and moments of disappointment. As Christians, our love of Christ is proven in our response to various circumstances.

3.      Come to church on Sunday, November 7th! We are still celebrating our church’s 75th anniversary on this Sunday. We will have a guest preacher from our past, we will have an extended coffee time and food outside (rain or shine), and we will bury a time capsule on the church property to remind a future generations at GEECC of God’s faithfulness!

4.      Get super excited for when we do have our celebration dinner in the Spring or next Fall!

If you have any questions, please contact anyone on the 75th anniversary committee.

Sincerely,
The 75th Anniversary Committee:
Pastor Jeff
Julie Munson (chair)
Judy Barg
Ken & Susan Brooks
Diane Brown
Nancy Jackson
Tom & Lindsay McAndrews
Bunny Mirrilees

PREPARATION FOR ALL SAINTS DAY

The Tribe of Dan and Worship Arts would like to display our 8x10 black and white pictures of our church saints who have gone before us to be with the Lord, on All Saints Day, Nov. 1.

We have not done this during the pandemic, so we have some of our own beloved who have passed during these past two years.  If you would like your loved one's picture displayed in the sanctuary on All Saints Day, please submit a black and white 8x10 picture and  name and dates and short bio of how they are connected to you, by Oct.15!  If you know of others who do not see this newsletter and are connected to our church, please pass this along.

Any questions, see Leslie or Kriste Sveen

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SUNDAY SERMON

Keith Daper, World Relief Chicagoland Director of Church Engagement

… will join us in worship to preach on Matthew 25:31-46, and to help us reflect on the question "What would God have me do?".  Keith has a Masters in Missions, Missionary Studies, and Missiology from Trinity International University, and more than 25 years of experience in ministry and missions.
 

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1ST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH

Reminder that this Sunday is the 1st Sunday of the month. Therefore, in an effort to promote intergenerational fellowship, we will be having a potluck lunch after the service instead of Sunday School. Please bring a dish to share! There will be NO Sunday night activities at church this Sunday, and we hope the evening will be a time for you to meet outside the church walls for fellowship. If you need to get connected to a group, contact Pastor Jeff.

COOKBOOKS

Cookbooks are in! They will be available for pick up on Sunday morning.

CHANGE IN WORSHIP STREAMING

Beginning Sunday, October 3, 2021, we will only be streaming Sunday worship on YouTube.

(This means you will not find us on Facebook!)

CROSS THE STREET OR CROSS THE WORLD: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO GO?

Join us over the next two weeks for GEECC’s 2021 Missions Conference  as we explore God’s call for us to reach our neighbors, across the street, in our community, and across the globe.

Sunday, October 3, 9:30am

Keith Draper, World Relief Chicagoland Director of Church Engagement

…will join us in worship to preach on Matthew 25:31-46, and to help us reflect on the question "What would God have me do?".  Keith has a Masters in Missions, Missionary Studies, and Missiology from Trinity International University, and more than 25 years of experience in ministry and missions.
 

Sunday, October 10, 9:30am

Pia Restrepo, ECC Serve Global Regional Coordinator for Latin America
...will join us in worship to reflect on God's global mission.
 

Sunday, October 10, 11:00am - noon

Join us in the gym to hear from fellow GEECC members about their own experiences in missions, and learn how you can get involved, too!  All ages are welcome!

GLEN ELLYN FOOD PANTRY

Please SIGN UP NOW so Patti can bring the right amount of salmon.

Find details and sign up for trunk-or-treat here!

Our dinner and celebration will be held on November 6th in Pollok Hall. This will be a catered event so we will need everyone who plans to attend to RSVP. You can do so here or turn in your RSVP card into the church office. You must RSVP by October 3rd.

To find out more info about our 75th Anniversary click here.

AN INVITATION TO RESPOND USING ALL WORSHIP ARTS

In anticipation of our 75th anniversary celebration, we artists need to have a response to God's faithfulness yesterday, now and forever...[the theme].  Since some of our founders were artists themselves, we stand on very strong shoulders. We have a responsibility to carry on our mission as artists in the church to proclaim God's Glory and His marvelous works as well as what the Holy Spirit is proclaiming through us using our gifts in the arts.

As a way of providing inspiration, we will look to Psalm 75.  It is only 10 verses and covers a multitude of topics.  Please meditate on it. If you only want to focus on the first couple of verses, that is good as well.  Let the Holy Spirit inspire you to respond to God's word in Psalm 75.   For the visual artists, please work as large as you are able, since our gallery is in the sanctuary for this celebration.  I would like to begin hanging your artwork in October, or before.  All work of "Living in the Resurrection" will be taken down in October.  Thank you all for your participation and your willingness to allow your work to be displayed throughout these long months of the pandemic.  They were wonderfully hopeful and healing!

We also have thought of the hymn "Now Thank We All Our God" as a theme song that was written from Psalm 75.  You may use that as well for inspiration. All of the arts are welcome; dance, poetry, visual, music etc.  Let your imagination soar!

Thank you for considering participating in this all congregation celebration!  Your work adds to the whole response and we will all be blessed by your gift!
If you have any questions, contact Kriste Sveen.

PREPARATION FOR ALL SAINTS DAY

The Tribe of Dan and Worship Arts would like to display our 8x10 black and white pictures of our church saints who have gone before us to be with the Lord, on All Saints Day, Nov. 1.

We have not done this during the pandemic, so we have some of our own beloved who have passed during these past two years.  If you would like your loved one's picture displayed in the sanctuary on All Saints Day, please submit a black and white 8x10 picture and  name and dates and short bio of how they are connected to you, by Oct.15!  If you know of others who do not see this newsletter and are connected to our church, please pass this along.

Any questions, see Leslie or Kriste Sveen

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SUNDAY SERMON

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CHANGE IN WORSHIP STREAMING

Beginning Sunday, October 3, 2021, we will only be streaming Sunday worship on YouTube.

(This means you will not find us on Facebook!)

Please SIGN UP NOW so Patti can bring the right amount of salmon.

Find details and sign up for trunk-or-treat here!

Our dinner and celebration will be held on November 6th in Pollok Hall. This will be a catered event so we will need everyone who plans to attend to RSVP. You can do so here or turn in your RSVP card into the church office. You must RSVP by October 3rd.

To find out more info about our 75th Anniversary click here.

AN INVITATION TO RESPOND USING ALL WORSHIP ARTS

In anticipation of our 75th anniversary celebration, we artists need to have a response to God's faithfulness yesterday, now and forever...[the theme].  Since some of our founders were artists themselves, we stand on very strong shoulders. We have a responsibility to carry on our mission as artists in the church to proclaim God's Glory and His marvelous works as well as what the Holy Spirit is proclaiming through us using our gifts in the arts.

As a way of providing inspiration, we will look to Psalm 75.  It is only 10 verses and covers a multitude of topics.  Please meditate on it. If you only want to focus on the first couple of verses, that is good as well.  Let the Holy Spirit inspire you to respond to God's word in Psalm 75.   For the visual artists, please work as large as you are able, since our gallery is in the sanctuary for this celebration.  I would like to begin hanging your artwork in October, or before.  All work of "Living in the Resurrection" will be taken down in October.  Thank you all for your participation and your willingness to allow your work to be displayed throughout these long months of the pandemic.  They were wonderfully hopeful and healing!

We also have thought of the hymn "Now Thank We All Our God" as a theme song that was written from Psalm 75.  You may use that as well for inspiration. All of the arts are welcome; dance, poetry, visual, music etc.  Let your imagination soar!

Thank you for considering participating in this all congregation celebration!  Your work adds to the whole response and we will all be blessed by your gift!
If you have any questions, contact Kriste Sveen.

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SUNDAY SERMON

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MEMBERSHIP CLASS

There is a membership class starting this Sunday during Sunday school. For more details please contact Pastor Jeff Root.

SUNDAY NIGHT POTLUCK

Starting this Sunday we will be having potlucks starting at 5pm. Bring a dish to share!

Please SIGN UP NOW so Patti can bring the right amount of salmon.

Our dinner and celebration will be held on November 6th in Pollok Hall. This will be a catered event so we will need everyone who plans to attend to RSVP. You can do so here or turn in your RSVP card into the church office. You must RSVP by October 3rd.

To find out more info about our 75th Anniversary click here.

AN INVITATION TO RESPOND USING ALL WORSHIP ARTS

In anticipation of our 75th anniversary celebration, we artists need to have a response to God's faithfulness yesterday, now and forever...[the theme].  Since some of our founders were artists themselves, we stand on very strong shoulders. We have a responsibility to carry on our mission as artists in the church to proclaim God's Glory and His marvelous works as well as what the Holy Spirit is proclaiming through us using our gifts in the arts.

As a way of providing inspiration, we will look to Psalm 75.  It is only 10 verses and covers a multitude of topics.  Please meditate on it. If you only want to focus on the first couple of verses, that is good as well.  Let the Holy Spirit inspire you to respond to God's word in Psalm 75.   For the visual artists, please work as large as you are able, since our gallery is in the sanctuary for this celebration.  I would like to begin hanging your artwork in October, or before.  All work of "Living in the Resurrection" will be taken down in October.  Thank you all for your participation and your willingness to allow your work to be displayed throughout these long months of the pandemic.  They were wonderfully hopeful and healing!

We also have thought of the hymn "Now Thank We All Our God" as a theme song that was written from Psalm 75.  You may use that as well for inspiration. All of the arts are welcome; dance, poetry, visual, music etc.  Let your imagination soar!

Thank you for considering participating in this all congregation celebration!  Your work adds to the whole response and we will all be blessed by your gift!
If you have any questions, contact Kriste Sveen.

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Starting this Sunday, our Sunday Worship service will start at 9:30AM. Immediately after the service we will have a congregational meeting. Following this we will have an All-Church Picnic. The church will provide the main dish and we ask that you bring the following:

A-M - Side Dish

N-Z - Dessert

Membership Class

There is a membership class starting September 19th during Sunday school. For more details please contact Pastor Jeff Root.

DO YOU LOVE COFFEE?

WE NEED YOUR HELP ON THE FIKA COFFEE TEAM!

What is Fika?  Its a Swedish word, pronounced: Fee-ka.   Fika is often translated as "a coffee and cake break", which is kind of correct, but really it is much more than that.

 Fika is a concept, a state of mind, an attitude and an important part of Swedish culture. It means making time for friends and colleagues to share a cup of coffee (or tea) and a little something to eat.   We haven't added the 'cake' yet but we are working on that 

Please email Annalyssa (annalyssa.manning@gecovenant.org)  if you are interested in making and serving coffee on a Sunday morning.  It's fun and super easy.  We'll teach you everything you need to know!  We are hoping to put together a team and rotate each week so you only have to do it once or every other month, depending on how many people sign up.  

If you have questions contact Andrea Martin (abmartin@ameritech.net).  

CCECC Call to Prayer

Dear Friends of the Central Conference (CCECC),

I am inviting you, the people of God, to join the Central Conference for a time of fasting and praying on Mondays in the month of September. You will find prayer requests in the flyer shared in this email.

We will conclude our time of fasting every Monday, with a short time of prayer, which we will do in community. Through September 27, we will gather online on Monday evenings at 5:00 p.m. (CST) for those who can join us.

Below is the Zoom meeting information to participate in this time of prayer. You are welcome to share the link with your congregation. I am also sharing a downloadable flyer (in English) and another in Spanish/Espanol, which you can also pass along to the members of your church.

I look forward to seeing you on Monday evening.

In Christ,

Pastor Danny

Rev. Danny Martinez

Superintendent of the CCECC

Please SIGN UP NOW so Patti can bring the right amount of salmon.

Our dinner and celebration will be held on November 6th in Pollok Hall. This will be a catered event so we will need everyone who plans to attend to RSVP. You can do so here or turn in your RSVP card into the church office. You must RSVP by October 3rd.

To find out more info about our 75th Anniversary click here.

An Invitation to Respond Using all Worship Arts

In anticipation of our 75th anniversary celebration, we artists need to have a response to God's faithfulness yesterday, now and forever...[the theme].  Since some of our founders were artists themselves, we stand on very strong shoulders. We have a responsibility to carry on our mission as artists in the church to proclaim God's Glory and His marvelous works as well as what the Holy Spirit is proclaiming through us using our gifts in the arts.

As a way of providing inspiration, we will look to Psalm 75.  It is only 10 verses and covers a multitude of topics.  Please meditate on it. If you only want to focus on the first couple of verses, that is good as well.  Let the Holy Spirit inspire you to respond to God's word in Psalm 75.   For the visual artists, please work as large as you are able, since our gallery is in the sanctuary for this celebration.  I would like to begin hanging your artwork in October, or before.  All work of "Living in the Resurrection" will be taken down in October.  Thank you all for your participation and your willingness to allow your work to be displayed throughout these long months of the pandemic.  They were wonderfully hopeful and healing!

We also have thought of the hymn "Now Thank We All Our God" as a theme song that was written from Psalm 75.  You may use that as well for inspiration. All of the arts are welcome; dance, poetry, visual, music etc.  Let your imagination soar!

Thank you for considering participating in this all congregation celebration!  Your work adds to the whole response and we will all be blessed by your gift!
If you have any questions, contact Kriste Sveen.

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SERMON SERIES - WEEK 13

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CCECC Call to Prayer

Dear Friends of the Central Conference (CCECC),

I am inviting you, the people of God, to join the Central Conference for a time of fasting and praying on Mondays in the month of September. You will find prayer requests in the flyer shared in this email.

We will conclude our time of fasting every Monday, with a short time of prayer, which we will do in community. Through September 27, we will gather online on Monday evenings at 5:00 p.m. (CST) for those who can join us.

Below is the Zoom meeting information to participate in this time of prayer. You are welcome to share the link with your congregation. I am also sharing a downloadable flyer (in English) and another in Spanish/Espanol, which you can also pass along to the members of your church.

I look forward to seeing you on Monday evening.

In Christ,

Pastor Danny

Rev. Danny Martinez

Superintendent of the CCECC

Starting September 12th, our Sunday Worship service will start at 9:30AM. Immediately after the service we will have a congregational meeting. Following this we will have an All-Church Picnic. The church will provide the main dish and we ask that you bring the following:

A-M - Side Dish

N-Z - Dessert

Membership Class

There is a membership class starting September 16th. For more details please contact Pastor Jeff Root.

We are asking you to upload pictures and stories that you have from over the years at GEECC. You may upload these things HERE or bring them into the office.

We are excited to start celebrating with you!

An Invitation to Respond Using all Worship Arts

In anticipation of our 75th anniversary celebration, we artists need to have a response to God's faithfulness yesterday, now and forever...[the theme].  Since some of our founders were artists themselves, we stand on very strong shoulders. We have a responsibility to carry on our mission as artists in the church to proclaim God's Glory and His marvelous works as well as what the Holy Spirit is proclaiming through us using our gifts in the arts.

As a way of providing inspiration, we will look to Psalm 75.  It is only 10 verses and covers a multitude of topics.  Please meditate on it. If you only want to focus on the first couple of verses, that is good as well.  Let the Holy Spirit inspire you to respond to God's word in Psalm 75.   For the visual artists, please work as large as you are able, since our gallery is in the sanctuary for this celebration.  I would like to begin hanging your artwork in October, or before.  All work of "Living in the Resurrection" will be taken down in October.  Thank you all for your participation and your willingness to allow your work to be displayed throughout these long months of the pandemic.  They were wonderfully hopeful and healing!

We also have thought of the hymn "Now Thank We All Our God" as a theme song that was written from Psalm 75.  You may use that as well for inspiration. All of the arts are welcome; dance, poetry, visual, music etc.  Let your imagination soar!

Thank you for considering participating in this all congregation celebration!  Your work adds to the whole response and we will all be blessed by your gift!
If you have any questions, contact Kriste Sveen.

DO YOU ‘COFFEE’?

WE NEED YOUR HELP ON THE FIKA COFFEE TEAM!

What is Fika?  Its a Swedish word, pronounced: Fee-ka.   Fika is often translated as "a coffee and cake break", which is kind of correct, but really it is much more than that.

 Fika is a concept, a state of mind, an attitude and an important part of Swedish culture. It means making time for friends and colleagues to share a cup of coffee (or tea) and a little something to eat.   We haven't added the 'cake' yet but we are working on that 

Please email Annalyssa (annalyssa.manning@gecovenant.org)  if you are interested in making and serving coffee on a Sunday morning.  It's fun and super easy.  We'll teach you everything you need to know!  We are hoping to put together a team and rotate each week so you only have to do it once or every other month, depending on how many people sign up.  

If you have questions contact Andrea Martin (abmartin@ameritech.net).  

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