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   Luke 19:28-44                  

Hosanna (Praise is rising), Hosanna, King of Kings , Holy, Holy, Holy, Hosanna, Loud, Hosanna #228.

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FEATURED UPDATES

EASTER FLOWER ORDERS

To remember or honor a loved one on Easter with flowers for the sanctuary, pick up an order form in Higher Grounds and return it either to the office, or in the offering with the donor’s regular tithes and offerings, or can also be made online at GE Covenant Church Online Giving.

Please make donations by this Sunday March 24th, Palm Sunday. 

You place the order with a donation & we will take care of the purchasing! 

You can take your flower home with you after worship on Easter Sunday, March 31st. 

Good Friday Service

Our annual Good Friday service will be held on Friday, March 29th at 7pm, in the Sanctuary.

Easter Egg Hunt

We are excited to announce our Easter Egg hunt! It will be occurring Easter Sunday, March 31st at 11:15am. Please use the QR code below to register.

We are looking for donations of plastic eggs. They can be filled with candy, small toys, etc., or they can be empty.

The last day to donate is this Sunday, March 24th.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL april 2024

There will be no Sunday School Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday!

April 7, 14, 21- Membership class taught by Pastor Jeff. Study on the book of Jonah taught by Pastor Dawn and Emily Lee.

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn is grateful for the time spent with our small groups. Please see her if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use her resources on Spiritual Practices.

Questions? Email Pastor Dawn at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

Ark Fundraiser at Fox Valley Bowl

We invite you to join us for our Bowling & Pizza Fundraiser at Fox Bowl on Saturday, April 27th from 11:30-1:00 p.m.

The cost is $24 per person and includes a game of bowling, shoe rental, and unlimited pizza and pop.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP here by April 12th.  Thank you for your support!

Student Ministry Updates

Jr League Wednesday 6:30-8p and Hi League Thursday 7-8:30p. There will be no youth group next week because of spring break.

 We do not have Sunday School 3/24 and 3/31 and will pick it back up April 7th.

 For existing 9th-12th graders, Unite is from July 15th to the 19th. Click here for more Unite 2024 details. Let me know if you have any questions!

adult bible studies

The Women’s Bible study on Acts will meet two more times: April 3 and 17. The Men’s Bible study will conclude on April 24

Thanks to all who donated to our service project. Items can be left in the church office at any time. The sign-up genius for this service project is attached. It is titled "GEECC Women's Ministry Welcome Pack".

If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Dawn dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

Here is a shareable link: https://signup.com/go/cdOvPHU

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

Missions focus

CWRD Update

The Winter 2024 Covenant World Relief & Development newsletter (CWRD Update) focuses on advocacy to empower lasting change through engaging with policymakers and leveraging networks to influence policies relating to world hunger and sex trafficking.

The newsletter describes CWRD’s partnership with Bread for the World, a nonpartisan Christian organization that works with leaders of Congress to combat hunger internationally and domestically. Led by ordained Covenant minister Rev. Eugene Cho, Bread’s efforts address policies affecting national and global food and nutrition security.

Also detailed in the newsletter is CWRD’s FREE initiative, launched in 2021. Working against sex-trafficking, FREE is a collaboration of partnerships that includes 10 projects in the United States and around the world.

Read the CWRD Director’s editorial and more in the newsletter here. Our church will collect the Cans for Change in support of CWRD on Easter Sunday, March 31.

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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

EASTER FLOWER ORDERS

To remember or honor a loved one on Easter with flowers for the sanctuary, pick up an order form in Higher Grounds and return it either to the office, or in the offering with the donor’s regular tithes and offerings, or can also be made online at GE Covenant Church Online Giving.

Please make donations by this Sunday March 24th, Palm Sunday. 

You place the order with a donation & we will take care of the purchasing! 

You can take your flower home with you after worship on Easter Sunday. 

Good Friday Service

Our annual Good Friday service will be held on Friday, March 29th at 7pm, in the Sanctuary.

Easter Egg Hunt

We are excited to announce our Easter Egg hunt! It will be occurring Easter Sunday, March 31st at 11:15am. Please use the QR code below to register.

We are looking for donations of plastic eggs. They can be filled with candy, small toys, etc., or they can be empty.

Please donate them to the church by Palm Sunday, March 24th.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Winter 2024

Join us for coffee and Adult Sunday School immediately after Worship.

There will be no Sunday School Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday!

April 7, 14, 21- Membership class taught by Pastor Jeff. Study on the book of Jonah taught by Pastor Dawn and Emily Lee.

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn is grateful for the time spent with our small groups. Please see her if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use her resources on Spiritual Practices.

Questions? Email Pastor Dawn at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

Ark Fundraiser at Fox Valley Bowl

We invite you to join us for our Bowling & Pizza Fundraiser at Fox Bowl on Saturday, April 27th from 11:30-1:00 p.m.

The cost is $24 per person and includes a game of bowling, shoe rental, and unlimited pizza and pop.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP here by April 12th.  Thank you for your support!

Student Ministry Updates

For existing 9th-12th graders, Unite is from July 15th to the 19th. Click here for more Unite 2024 details. Let me know if you have any questions!

Jr League Wednesday 6:30-8p and Hi League Thursday 7-8:30p.

Sunday School is this week from 11-11:45a, and Confirmation is this week the 17th from 2-4p. Confirmation Sunday is April 28th!

For this upcoming Sunday School, Jr and Sr high will meet in the Hi League room at 10:55a to watch The Chosen. And we'll have donuts!!!

adult bible studies

Next Women’s Bible Study is this Wednesday, March 20th!

We are doing well in our checklist!

Thanks to all who have already donated to our service project. Items can be left in the church office at any time. The sign-up genius for this service project is attached. It is titled "GEECC Women's Ministry Welcome Pack".

The deadline for getting all items is this Sunday, March 17. If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Dawn dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

Here is a shareable link: https://signup.com/go/cdOvPHU

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

Missions focus

“Cans for Change” to Support CWRD
During Lent, donations are being collected to support the work of Covenant World Relief & Development. CWRD’s mission is “to join God in loving, serving, and working in relationship together with the poor, oppressed, traumatized, and marginalized.” Ready-made Cans for Change as well as labels and lids are available in the atrium.

Donations may also be made by check or online through our church website. The cans will be collected on Easter Sunday March 31st.

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QUICK LINKS

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 Mark 8:27-9:1  

Cornerstone, I have decided to follow Jesus, We Will Feast In The House of Zion-Anástasis, When I survey the Wonderous Cross.

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FEATURED UPDATES

EASTER FLOWER ORDERS

To remember or honor a loved one on Easter with flowers for the sanctuary, pick up an order form in Higher Grounds and return it to the office by March 24th, Palm Sunday. 

You place the order with a donation & we will take care of the purchasing! 

You can take your flower home with you after worship on Easter Sunday. 

LENTEN PRAYER/SOUP SUPPERS

During Lent, we gather for Taize prayer and worship in the sanctuary at 5:30pm on Sunday nights, followed by our soup supper at 6pm in the Family Life Center. We hope you will join us and invite family, friends and neighbors.

To sign up to bring a soup or bread, just click HERE!

Easter Egg Hunt

We are excited to announce our Easter Egg hunt! It will be occurring Easter Sunday, March 31st at 11:15am. Please use the QR code below to register.

We are looking for donations of plastic eggs. They can be filled with candy, small toys, etc., or they can be empty.

Please donate them to the church by March 24th.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Winter 2024

Join us for coffee and Adult Sunday School immediately after Worship.

March 10, 17- Mary Crickmore leads a class on “How To Support People who have experienced Trauma” (Family Life Center)

April 7, 14, 21- Membership class taught by Pastor Jeff. Study on the book of Jonah taught by Pastor Dawn and Emily Lee.

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn is grateful for the time spent with our small groups. Please see her if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use her resources on Spiritual Practices.

Small group at Covenant Living of Small Group  meets a second time on Thursday March 14 at 6:30 pm in the Patio Dining Room.  

Intergenerational Small Group meets at 4:30pm in Munson Hall each Sunday in Lent.

Questions? Email Pastor Dawn at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

Student Ministry Updates

For existing 9th-12th graders, Unite is from July 15th to the 19th. Click here for more Unite 2024 details. Let me know if you have any questions!

Jr League Wednesday 6:30-8p and Hi League Thursday 7-8:30p.

Sunday School is this week from 11-11:45a, and Confirmation is this week the 17th from 2-4p. Confirmation Sunday is April 28th!

adult bible studies

We are doing well in our checklist!

Thanks to all who have already donated to our service project. Items can be left in the church office at any time. The sign-up genius for this service project is attached. It is titled "GEECC Women's Ministry Welcome Pack".

The deadline for getting all items is Sunday, March 17. If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Dawn dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

Here is a shareable link: https://signup.com/go/cdOvPHU

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

Missions focus

“Cans for Change” to Support CWRD
During Lent, donations are being collected to support the work of Covenant World Relief & Development. CWRD’s mission is “to join God in loving, serving, and working in relationship together with the poor, oppressed, traumatized, and marginalized.” Ready-made Cans for Change as well as labels and lids are available in the atrium.

Donations may also be made by check or online through our church website. The cans will be collected on Easter Sunday March 31st.

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QUICK LINKS

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 Mark 3:1-12; 31-35

Take my life and let it be , Be Still my Soul, All who are Thirsty, I surrender all.

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FEATURED UPDATES

Coffee with Julius and Heleen

All those in our church family who are interested in learning more about their dynamic ministry are invited to join them for coffee at the home of the Bischoffs this Friday, March 1.

LENTEN PRAYER/SOUP SUPPERS

During Lent, we gather for Taize prayer and worship in the sanctuary at 5:30pm on Sunday nights, followed by our soup supper at 6pm in the Family Life Center. We hope you will join us and invite family, friends and neighbors.

To sign up to bring a soup or bread, just click HERE!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Winter 2024

Join us for coffee and Adult Sunday School immediately after Worship.

March 3, 10, 17- Mary Crickmore leads a class on “How To Support People who have experienced Trauma” (Family Life Center)

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn is grateful for the time spent with our small groups. Please see her if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use her resources on Spiritual Practices.

Small group at Covenant Living of Small Group begins Thursday, February 29 at 6:30 pm in the Patio Dining Room.  

Intergenerational Small Group meets at 4:30pm in Munson Hall each Sunday in Lent.

Questions? Email Pastor Dawn at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

SPRING SEMESTER COLLEGE DINNERS

Please sign up to bring a side dish or consider hosting our college students at your home.

Dates and sign ups can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD2BA1FB6-college2

Student Ministry Updates

-It's the last week of the month so Wednesday is Joint Jr/Hi League from 6:30-8! Nothing Thursday.

-Sr High Ministries is going to the Unite conference this summer (formerly known as CHIC)!  Unite is from July 15th to the 19th. Click here for more Unite 2024 details. Let me know if you have any questions!

 -Sunday School is 11-11:45. See you then! No confirmation this week.

adult bible studies

Thanks to all who have already donated to our service project. Items can be left in the church office at any time. The sign-up genius for this service project is attached. It is titled "GEECC Women's Ministry Welcome Pack".

The deadline for getting all items is March 17. If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Dawn dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

Here is a shareable link: https://signup.com/go/cdOvPHU

Windsor Park Resident Art Fair

 Artwork created by Windsor Park residents will be available for purchase, including paintings, drawings, photography, jewelry, books, wood carvings and greeting cards.

Resident fine artists will each have a table at the open house in our Centrum with their own original and reproduced art work available for sale, including oil paintings, watercolor paintings, drawings, wood carvings, jewelry, textiles and cards produced from original art.

 Please join us to see and to acquire unique pieces of art for your home and community.

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

MISSIONS FOCUS

Coffee with Julius and Heleen
What a wonderful opportunity it was to hear from and visit with our partners Julius and Heleen this past Sunday. All those in our church family who are interested in learning more about their dynamic ministry are invited to join them for coffee at the home of the Bischoffs this Friday, March 1.

“Cans for Change” to Support CWRD
During Lent donations are being collected to support the work of Covenant World Relief & Development. CWRD’s mission is “to join God in loving, serving, and working in relationship together with the poor, oppressed, traumatized, and marginalized.” CWRD’s website describes disaster relief, clean water, refugee response, and refugee journey initiatives. Ready-made Cans for Change as well as labels and lids for making a can at home are available in the atrium. Donations may also be made by check or online through our church website. The cans will be collected on Easter Sunday.

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QUICK LINKS

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 Luke 4:14-30  

Raise a Hallelujah, Our Salvation is Bound up Together, Man of Sorrows, The Stand,
What Wonderous Love This is.

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FEATURED UPDATES

LENTEN PRAYER/SOUP SUPPERS

During Lent, we gather for Taize prayer and worship in the sanctuary at 5:30pm on Sunday nights, followed by our soup supper at 6pm in the Family Life Center. We hope you will join us and invite family, friends and neighbors.

To sign up to bring a soup or bread, just click HERE!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Winter 2024

Join us for coffee and Adult Sunday School immediately after Worship.

February 25 – Dr. David Van Dyke and Tara Van Dyke continue their class on Relationships. This week the focus is on Conflict (Family Life Center)

March 3, 10, 17- Mary Crickmore leads a class on “How To Support People who have experienced Trauma” (Family Life Center)

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn is grateful for the time spent with our small groups. Please see her if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use her resources on Spiritual Practices.

Intergenerational Small Group meets at 4:30pm in Munson Hall each Sunday in Lent.

Questions? Email at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

SPRING SEMESTER COLLEGE DINNERS

Please sign up to bring a side dish or consider hosting our college students at your home.

Dates and sign ups can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD2BA1FB6-college2

Student Ministry Updates

The babysitting night was a great success! It was so cool to hang out and spend time with all the kids that were there. Shout out to the Student Ministries Squad for stepping up and helping out. Big thank you to the leaders who participated, and thank you to all who donated to the ministry! 

-Jr League is Wednesday from 6:30-8p and Hi League is Thursday from 7-8:30p!

 -This Sunday, Sunday School is 11-11:45a

-Sr High Ministries is going to the Unite conference this summer (formerly known as CHIC)! Unite is from July 15th to the 19th. Click here for more Unite 2024 details.

adult bible studies

Thanks to all who have already donated to our service project. Items can be left in the church office at any time. The sign-up genius for this service project is attached. It is titled "GEECC Women's Ministry Welcome Pack".

The deadline for getting all items is March 17. If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Dawn dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

Here is a shareable link: https://signup.com/go/cdOvPHU

Windsor Park Resident Art Fair

 Artwork created by Windsor Park residents will be available for purchase, including paintings, drawings, photography, jewelry, books, wood carvings and greeting cards.

Resident fine artists will each have a table at the open house in our Centrum with their own original and reproduced art work available for sale, including oil paintings, watercolor paintings, drawings, wood carvings, jewelry, textiles and cards produced from original art.

 Please join us to see and to acquire unique pieces of art for your home and community.

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

MISSIONS FOCUS

Partner Visit
This coming Sunday, February 25, Julius and his wife Heleen with be with us in the worship service. A relatively new partner, Julius is affiliated with Cup of Cold Water Ministries. Our church has supported his ministry since 2022.

On the evening of Friday, March 1, “coffee” with Julius and Heleen will be held at the home of the Bischoffs to raise awareness of the ministry. The invitation below is extended to those in our church family who would like to learn more about this dynamic ministry.

Supporting Covenant World Relief & Development
During Lent we are collecting funds to support the work of Covenant World Relief & Development. CWRD’s mission is “to join God in loving, serving, and working in relationship together with the poor, oppressed, traumatized, and marginalized.” CWRD’s website describes these initiatives—disaster relief, clean water, refugee response, and refugee journey.

The values guiding how CWRD carries out its mission include representing the kingdom, working in mutual partnership with local organizations, strengthening local communities, and serving the most vulnerable.

The “Cans for Change,” available in the atrium, will be collected on Easter Sunday. Donations may also be made by check or via our church website.

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QUICK LINKS

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 Luke 9:28-36

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FEATURED UPDATES

GEECC Babysitting Fundraiser

The GEECC Babysitting Fundraiser is tonight Wednesday, February 14th 5:00-8:30pm which is in support of the Glen Ellyn Covenant Church Hi-League Students.

For Kids: Games, Movies, & Lots of Fun ~with some wonderful High School Students. 

For Parents: 3 and a half hours to enjoy... Ash Wednesday Service, dinner, shopping, or whatever!! 

To register, e-mail Joseph Sawyer, Director of Student Ministries at joseph.sawyer@gecovenant.org 
Walk-in's are welcome!

Ash Wednesday

The Ash Wednesday Service will be tonight held in the Sanctuary at 5pm.

LENTEN PRAYER/SOUP SUPPERS

During lent, we will gather for prayer and worship at 5:30pm on Sunday nights, followed by a soup supper at 6pm.

This has become a tradition during the season of Lent for our church. We hope you will join us and invite a friend! Please consider signing up to bring a soup or bread whenever you can.

To sign up to bring a soup or bread, just click HERE!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Winter 2024

Join us in the gym for coffee and Adult Sunday School!

February 18 & 25 – Dr. David Van Dyke and Tara Van Dyke continue their class on Relationships: Friendship (Feb. 18) and Conflict (Feb 25)

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn would like to connect with existing small groups and also form new ones for anyone who is looking to join. Intergeneration Small Group begins next Sunday (Feb.18th) before the Lenten Service and Supper.

Please see Dawn if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use these resources (which will be available mid-February). 

Email at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

SPRING SEMESTER COLLEGE DINNERS

Please sign up to bring a side dish or consider hosting our college students at your home.

Dates and sign ups can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD2BA1FB6-college2

Student Ministry Updates

-Sr High Ministries is going to the Unite conference this summer (formerly known as CHIC)! Unite is from July 15th to the 19th. Click here for more Unite 2024 details.

Our first fundraiser is below:

-The GEECC Babysitting Fundraiser is tonight Wednesday, February 14th 5:00-8:30 pm which is in support of the Glen Ellyn Covenant Church Hi-League Students.

For Kids:  Games, Movies, & Lots of Fun ~with some wonderful High School Students. 
For Parents: 3 and a half hours to enjoy... Ash Wednesday Service, dinner, shopping, or whatever!! 

To register, e-mail Joseph Sawyer, Director of Student Ministries at joseph.sawyer@gecovenant.org   
Walk-in's are welcome!

-Thursday is Joint Jr/Hi League from 7-8:30p.

 -This Sunday, Sunday School is 11-11:45a and confirmation is from 2-4p. See you there!

adult bible studies

Thanks to all who have already donated to our service project. Items can be left in the church office at any time.

I am attaching the sign-up genius for our next service project. You can bring any items to me on Sundays or at our Wednesday Women's Bible Study nights. I will store in our resource room until we have all we need. 

Deadline for getting all items is March 17. If you have any questions, please reach out to me. 

 Thanks for the love you show each other and beyond our church! 
A message about our project from Abigail Crowder, Program Manager DuPage for Exodus World Service Organization:

"I am so glad that Glen Ellyn Covenant and the women's ministry will be moving forward with collecting a Welcome to America! Pack. 

• I have attached the most up to date pack lists, but they are the same as the ones in the Welcome Pack Guidebook. 

• I have created an online sign up link that can be shared with other members of the group, or used as a general checklist to mark when someone has purchased something from the list. 

• As a reminder, we recommend collecting for a family of four, but holding off on bedding until you are matched with a family. It is titled "GEECC Women's Ministry Welcome Pack". Here is a shareable link: https://signup.com/go/cdOvPHU

• I have noted that our target date is March 17th to have everything collected and will follow up around then to see how everything is going."

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

MISSIONS FOCUS

Missions Partner Event
We look forward to another partner being in worship with us, on Sunday, February 25. A relatively new partner—Julius, who is affiliated with Cup of Cold Water Ministries—has been supported by our church since 2022.

A “coffee” with Julius and his wife Heleen will be held the evening of March 1 to raise awareness of this dynamic ministry. The invitation below is extended to those in our church family who would like to learn more about the ministry.

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QUICK LINKS

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

Galatians 5:1-15

“Jesus, What a Friend For Sinners” “Lord I Need You” Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me” “In Christ Alone” “Blessed Assurance”

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FEATURED UPDATES

GEECC Babysitting Fundraiser

The GEECC Babysitting Fundraiser is Valentine’s Day Next Wednesday, February 14th 5:00-8:30pm which is in support of the Glen Ellyn Covenant Church Hi-League Students.

For Kids: Games, Movies, & Lots of Fun ~with some wonderful High School Students. 

For Parents: 3 and a half hours to enjoy... Ash Wednesday Service, dinner, shopping, or whatever!! 

To register, e-mail Joseph Sawyer, Director of Student Ministries at joseph.sawyer@gecovenant.org 
Walk-in's are welcome!

Ash Wednesday

The Ash Wednesday Service will be held in the Sanctuary at 5pm.

LENTEN PRAYER/SOUP SUPPERS

During lent, we will gather for prayer and worship at 5:30pm on Sunday nights, followed by a soup supper at 6pm.

This has become a tradition during the season of Lent for our church. We hope you will join us and invite a friend! Please consider signing up to bring a soup or bread whenever you can.

To sign up to bring a soup or bread, just click HERE!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Winter 2024

Join us in the gym for coffee and Adult Sunday School!

February 11 – Dr. David Lauber teaches “Patience in an Age of Acceleration.”

February 18 & 25 – Dr. David Van Dyke and Tara Van Dyke continue their class on Relationships: Friendship (Feb. 18) and Conflict (Feb 25)

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn would like to connect with existing small groups and also form new ones for anyone who is looking to join.  

As part of this re-engagement with small groups, she will provide six weeks of curriculum using spiritual practices around scripture and prayer.

Please see Dawn if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use these resources (which will be available mid-February). 

Email at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org or sign up in Higher Grounds

SPRING SEMESTER COLLEGE DINNERS

Please sign up to bring a side dish or consider hosting our college students at your home.

Dates and sign ups can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD2BA1FB6-college2

Student Ministry Updates

We had so much fun on our Winter Retreat at Covenant Harbor! Covenant Harbor did such a great job providing structure and lots of time for us to spend together and bond as a group. It was so cool to see and hear how The Lord is moving in the lives of these students. This is always an encouragement for leaders and myself, but it should also be an encouragement for all you parents who have raised such awesome kids.

We were so privileged to be able to hang out with them this weekend, and I hope to continue to have retreats and events like this in the future! Make sure to check out the photos that Covenant Harbor took this weekend.

You can access these on Google Drive here.

Important Updates;

Jr. League Youth Group will meet tonight  from 6:30-8pm. Hi League Youth Group will meet Thursday from 7pm-8:30pm. See you there!

-Sr High Ministries is going to the Unite conference this summer (formerly known as CHIC)! Please let me know if your student is interested by this Sunday, February 11th. Unite is from July 15th to the 19th. Click here for more Unite 2024 details.

Our first fundraiser is below:

-The GEECC Babysitting Fundraiser is Valentine’s Day  Next Wednesday, February 14th 5:00-8:30 pm which is in support of the Glen Ellyn Covenant Church Hi-League Students.

For Kids:  Games, Movies, & Lots of Fun ~with some wonderful High School Students. 
For Parents: 3 and a half hours to enjoy... Ash Wednesday Service, dinner, shopping, or whatever!! 

To register, e-mail Joseph Sawyer, Director of Student Ministries at joseph.sawyer@gecovenant.org   
Walk-in's are welcome!

-The updated calendar for February is up on the Student Ministries Newsletter.

adult bible studies

Thanks to all for joining us last evening for our Galentine's Party! It was wonderful to see everyone, to hear laughter and deep conversation, and eat delicious food!

I am attaching the sign-up genius for our next service project. You can bring any items to me on Sundays or at our Wednesday Women's Bible Study nights. I will store in our resource room until we have all we need. 

Deadline for getting all items is March 17. If you have any questions, please reach out to me. 

 Thanks for the love you show each other and beyond our church! 
A message about our project from Abigail Crowder, Program Manager DuPage for Exodus World Service Organization:

"I am so glad that Glen Ellyn Covenant and the women's ministry will be moving forward with collecting a Welcome to America! Pack. 

• I have attached the most up to date pack lists, but they are the same as the ones in the Welcome Pack Guidebook. 

• I have created an online sign up link that can be shared with other members of the group, or used as a general checklist to mark when someone has purchased something from the list. 

• As a reminder, we recommend collecting for a family of four, but holding off on bedding until you are matched with a family. It is titled "GEECC Women's Ministry Welcome Pack". Here is a shareable link: https://signup.com/go/cdOvPHU

• I have noted that our target date is March 17th to have everything collected and will follow up around then to see how everything is going."

Year-end donation statements

Year-end donation statements were mailed to all members and 4th Quarter donors. If you have any questions, or do not receive it, please contact Financial Secretary Wendy Miller (giving@gecovenant.org or 630-596-6487). Thank you for supporting the ministry of Glen Ellyn Covenant Church!

Also, if you would like a box of numbered donation envelopes for donations via checks or cash, please pick up one in the Higher Grounds coffee area.

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

MISSIONS FOCUS

Recent Partner Visits
What a delight it was to be with two of our ECC-affiliated missions partner couples recently. If you would like to follow up and connect with them personally, perhaps to send an encouraging note, make an individual contribution, or sign up to receive their newsletters, you may do so through their ECC Serve Globally webpages: Jim and Hydi and Carl and Karen.

Partner Update
Tarcisio, affiliated with Firm Foundation, and his colleagues had an especially busy December. Highlights from his recent update were very impressive. Nineteen students at Evangelical Theological College, where Tarcisio is academic dean, graduated with Theology diplomas. Building of three more classrooms at the college has been completed. And, the National Children’s Camp drew from five additional districts and served 6700 children, an increase of 1400 attendees. Read more about Tarcisio’s ministry here.

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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

John 14:15-30

“King of my Heart” “Waymaker “ “Holy Spirit” “A Mighty Fortress is Our God “

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FEATURED UPDATES

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Winter 2024

 Join us in the gym for coffee and Adult Sunday School!

February 4 & 11 – Dr. David Lauber teaches “Patience in an Age of Acceleration.”

February 18 & 25 – Dr. David Van Dyke and Tara Van Dyke continue their class on Relationships: Friendship (Feb. 18) and Conflict (Feb 25)

makerspace

Makerspace is this Sunday, February 4th, from 4-6pm. Don Holt will lead a writing workshop in the Family Life Center. RSVP at 2013themakersspace@gmail.com

GALENTINE’S day PARTY

The Women’s Ministry Team invites you to our annual Galentine’s Party, Next Wednesday, February 7th, 6:30-8 pm (to coincide with the Midweek Children’s program - during our regular Women’s Evening Bible Study time) in the Family Life Center.

Our Galentine’s Party is open to all – not just regular Bible Study attenders.  We will enjoy chocolate fondue and other sweets, a devotional, and great conversation.

RSVP is helpful, but not required.

Any questions or to RSVP: dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn would like to connect with existing small groups and also form new ones for anyone who is looking to join.  

As part of this re-engagement with small groups, she will provide six weeks of curriculum using spiritual practices around scripture and prayer.

Please see Dawn if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use these resources (which will be available mid-February). 

Email at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org or sign up in Higher Grounds

SPRING SEMESTER COLLEGE DINNERS

Please sign up to bring a side dish or consider hosting our college students at your home.

Dates and sign ups can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD2BA1FB6-college2

Student Ministry Updates

We had so much fun on our Winter Retreat at Covenant Harbor! Covenant Harbor did such a great job providing structure and lots of time for us to spend together and bond as a group. It was so cool to see and hear how The Lord is moving in the lives of these students. This is always an encouragement for leaders and myself, but it should also be an encouragement for all you parents who have raised such awesome kids.

We were so privileged to be able to hang out with them this weekend, and I hope to continue to have retreats and events like this in the future! Make sure to check out the photos that Covenant Harbor took this weekend.

You can access these on Google Drive here.

Important Updates;

-This week is Joint Jr/Hi League! Youth Group is THURSDAY from 7-8:30pm. See you there!

-Sr High Ministries is going to the Unite conference this summer (formerly known as CHIC)! Please let me know if your student is interested by February 11th. Unite is from July 15th to the 19th. Click here for more Unite 2024 details.

Our first fundraiser is below:

-The GEECC Babysitting Fundraiser is Valentine’s Day Wednesday, February 14th 5:00-8:30 pm which is in support of the Glen Ellyn Covenant Church Hi-League Students.

For Kids:  Games, Movies, & Lots of Fun ~with some wonderful High School Students. 
For Parents: 3 and a half hours to enjoy... Ash Wednesday Service, dinner, shopping, or whatever!! 

To register, e-mail Joseph Sawyer, Director of Student Ministries at joseph.sawyer@gecovenant.org   
Walk-in's are welcome!

-The updated calendar for February is up on the Student Ministries Newsletter.

Book Club thurdsay nights

The racial justice book club is currently on Zoom on Thursday nights at 7:30pm with the new book by Wheaton College Professor Esau McCaulley. How Far to the Promised Land.

For much of his life, Esau McCaulley was taught to see himself as an exception: someone who, through hard work, faith, and determination, overcame childhood poverty, anti-Black racism, and an absent father to earn a job as a university professor and a life in the middle class.

But that narrative was called into question one night, when McCaulley answered the phone and learned that his father—whose absence defined his upbringing—died in a car crash. McCaulley was being asked to deliver his father’s eulogy, to make sense of his complicated legacy in a country that only accepts Black men on the condition that they are exceptional, hardworking, perfect.  
 
The resulting effort sent McCaulley back through his family history, seeking to understand the community that shaped him. 

 In these pages, we meet his great-grandmother Sophia, a tenant farmer born with the gift of prophecy who scraped together a life in Jim Crow Alabama; his mother, Laurie, who raised four kids alone in an era when single Black mothers were demonized as “welfare queens”; and a cast of family, friends, and neighbors who won small victories in a world built to swallow Black lives. 

With profound honesty and compassion, he raises questions that implicate us all: What does each person’s struggle to build a life teach us about what we owe each other? About what it means to be human? 

How Far to the Promised Land is a thrilling and tender epic about being Black in America. It’s a book that questions our too-simple narratives about poverty and upward mobility; a book in which the people normally written out of the American Dream are given voice.

If you want to know more about the book, watch this interview with Professor McCaulley at the Wheaton Library.  Author Visit: Esau McCaulley

Book club welcomes everyone who wants to discuss the book even if you are not able to join every week.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2834386059?pwd=WDQyNkYxRVRuS0ZuSEZnbHZUSUIwUT09&omn=88279134886

 Meeting ID: 283 438 6059

Passcode: BOOKS

adult bible studies

Pastor Dawn leads our women’s Bible Study, every other Wednesday 6:30-8pm. We will meet in the Family Life Center. February 7th is our Galentine’s Day Party. On February 21st, we will be in Acts 13. The midweek Children’s program occurs the same night.

Pastor Jeff leads our men’s evening bible study, every other Wednesday 6:30-8 pm (opposite weeks from women). We meet in the family life center. We are currently in 1st Timothy chapter 4.

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

MISSIONS FOCUS.

Recent Partner Visits
What a delight it was to be with two of our ECC-affiliated missions partner couples recently. If you would like to follow up and connect with them personally, perhaps to send an encouraging note, make an individual contribution, or sign up to receive their newsletters, you may do so through their ECC Serve Globally webpages: Jim and Hydi and Carl and Karen.

Partner Update
Tarcisio, affiliated with Firm Foundation, and his colleagues had an especially busy December. Highlights from his recent update were very impressive. Nineteen students at Evangelical Theological College, where Tarcisio is academic dean, graduated with Theology diplomas. Building of three more classrooms at the college has been completed. And, the National Children’s Camp drew from five additional districts and served 6700 children, an increase of 1400 attendees. Read more about Tarcisio’s ministry here.

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QUICK LINKS

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

Psalm 119:63; 1 Peter 2:4-10

“Come People of the Risen King” “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” “All Creatures of Our God and King” “Great Are you Lord” “What A Fellowship”

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FEATURED UPDATES

Annual congregational Meeting

The Annual Congregational Meeting will be this Sunday, January 28th at 5:45pm in the Family Life Center.  We celebrate and give thanks to God’s faithfulness in the last year and prayerfully look ahead at 2024. We hope you join us!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Winter 2024

 Join us in the gym for coffee and Adult Sunday School!

 “Cultivating Patience in an Age of Acceleration ”Taught by Dr. David Lauber in the Family Life Center.

January 28: GOD’S PATIENCE

February 4: JESUS’ PATIENCE

February 11: HUMAN PATIENCE AS A GIFT OF THE SPIRIT

makerspace

Don Holt will lead a writing workshop in the Family Life Center. Makerspace on Sunday, February 4th, from 4-6pm.

RSVP at 2013themakersspace@gmail.com

Young Adult Supper and Fellowship at the Laubers!

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn would like to connect with existing small groups and also form new ones for anyone who is looking to join.  

As part of this re-engagement with small groups, she will provide six weeks of curriculum using spiritual practices around scripture and prayer.

Please see Dawn if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use these resources (which will be available mid-February). 

Email at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org or sign up in Higher Grounds

SPRING SEMESTER COLLEGE DINNERS

Please sign up to bring a side dish or consider hosting our college students at your home.

Dates and sign ups can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD2BA1FB6-college2

Student Ministry Updates

Important Updates;

Jr League is tonight 6:30-8pm, and Hi League tomorrow night Thursday from 7-8:30p.

The calendar on the Student Ministries page is updated with Sunday School and Confirmation dates. You can see that by clicking Student Ministries. 

The Winter Retreat is this Friday through Sunday! We will meet at the church at 4:15 to leave for Lake Geneva! Dinner will not be provided for by the camp on Friday. If you could send your student with cash or a sack dinner, that would be great. The Weekend Schedule, as well as the Packing List, is displayed on the Student Ministries newsletter. 

Sr. High Ministries will be attending the Unite Conference this summer (formerly known as CHIC)! Please contact Joseph Sawyer know if your student is interested. Unite is from July 15th to the 19th. Click here for more Unite 2024 details. 

The GEECC Babysitting Fundraiser is Valentine’s Day Wednesday, February 14th 5:00-8:30 pm, in support of the Glen Ellyn Covenant Church Hi-League Students.

For Kids: Games, Movies, & Lots of Fun ~with some wonderful High School Students.
For Parents: 3 and a half hours to enjoy... Ash Wednesday Service, dinner, shopping, or whatever!!
To register, e-mail Joseph Sawyer, Director of Student Ministries, at joseph.sawyer@gecovenant.org       

Walk-in's are welcome!

Winter retreat 2024

The Hi and Jr. League winter retreat is this weekend, January 26th-28th at Covenant Harbor! Join us for a time of fun, and fellowship!

Book Club resumes

The racial justice book club is currently on Zoom with the new book by Wheaton College Professor Esau McCaulley. How Far to the Promised Land.

For much of his life, Esau McCaulley was taught to see himself as an exception: someone who, through hard work, faith, and determination, overcame childhood poverty, anti-Black racism, and an absent father to earn a job as a university professor and a life in the middle class.

But that narrative was called into question one night, when McCaulley answered the phone and learned that his father—whose absence defined his upbringing—died in a car crash. McCaulley was being asked to deliver his father’s eulogy, to make sense of his complicated legacy in a country that only accepts Black men on the condition that they are exceptional, hardworking, perfect.  
 
The resulting effort sent McCaulley back through his family history, seeking to understand the community that shaped him. 

 In these pages, we meet his great-grandmother Sophia, a tenant farmer born with the gift of prophecy who scraped together a life in Jim Crow Alabama; his mother, Laurie, who raised four kids alone in an era when single Black mothers were demonized as “welfare queens”; and a cast of family, friends, and neighbors who won small victories in a world built to swallow Black lives. 

With profound honesty and compassion, he raises questions that implicate us all: What does each person’s struggle to build a life teach us about what we owe each other? About what it means to be human? 

How Far to the Promised Land is a thrilling and tender epic about being Black in America. It’s a book that questions our too-simple narratives about poverty and upward mobility; a book in which the people normally written out of the American Dream are given voice.

 If you want to know more about the book, watch this interview with Professor McCaulley at the Wheaton Library.  Author Visit: Esau McCaulley

 Book club welcomes everyone who wants to discuss the book even if you are not able to join every week.

adult bible studies

BIBLE STUDIES RESTART IN THE NEW YEAR

Pastor Dawn leads our women’s evening bible study, every other Wednesday 6:30-8 pm. We meet in the family life center. We are currently in Acts chapter 9. The Midweek children’s program occurs the same night. Upcoming dates: February 7, 21.

Pastor Jeff leads our men’s evening bible study, every other Wednesday 6:30-8 pm (opposite weeks from women). We meet in the family life center. We are currently in 1st Timothy chapter 4. Upcoming dates: January 31.

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

MISSIONS FOCUS

Partner Visit This Sunday
We will have a chance to visit with and hear from Carl and Karen this coming Sunday evening, January 28, at our annual congregational business meeting. This will be a special time with them as they share highlights of their remarkable 35-year journey of service in Thailand. They are global personnel affiliated with The Evangelical Covenant Church.

Food Pantry Name Change
The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry, one of our local service agency partners, is now the Glen House Food Pantry. The name change reflects the Pantry’s roots in Glen Ellyn and relocation to the renovated house at 55 N. Park Boulevard. The Pantry continues serving those who live, work, or attend school in DuPage County. The Pantry’s mission is to provide essential groceries and support to neighbors at risk of hunger through a collaboration of local churches and the broader community. Check out the new website at http://www.glenhousefoodpantry.org/.

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QUICK LINKS

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

John 15:13-17                                    

“Come Thou Fount” “How Firm A Foundation” “Speak O Lord” “Cornerstone” “The Church’s One Foundation:

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FEATURED UPDATES

Annual congregational Meeting

The Annual Congregational Meeting will be next Sunday, January 28th at 6pm in the Sanctuary.  We celebrate and give thanks to God’s faithfulness in the last year and prayerfully look ahead at 2024. We hope you join us!

SMALL GROUPS

Pastor Dawn would like to connect with existing small groups and also form new ones for anyone who is looking to join.  

As part of this re-engagement with small groups, she will provide six weeks of curriculum using spiritual practices around scripture and prayer.

Please Dawn if you are in need of a small group or if your group would like to use these resources (which will be available mid-February). 

Email at dawn.lauber@gecovenant.org or sign up in Higher Grounds

SPRING SEMESTER COLLEGE DINNERS

Please sign up to bring a side dish or consider hosting our college students at your home.

Dates and sign ups can be found here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A9AD2BA1FB6-college2

adult Sunday School this winter

Important Dates:
January 21st- Jim and Hydi Peterson, our supported Covenant missionaries, share about their work in Japan. (Family Life Center)

January 28th, February 4th and 11th- Dr. David Lauber teaches “The Patience of God in an Age of Acceleration” (gym)

February 18th, and 25th - Dr. David Van Dyke and Tara Van Dyke continue their class on relationships. (Family Life Center)

Student Ministry Updates

Important Updates;

The calendar on the Student Ministries page is updated with Sunday School and Confirmation dates. You can see that by clicking Student Ministries. 

Winter retreat 2024

The Hi and Jr. League winter retreat is January 26th-28th at Covenant Harbor! Join us for a time of fun, and fellowship!

Book Club resumes

The racial justice book club is currently on Zoom with the new book by Wheaton College Professor Esau McCaulley. How Far to the Promised Land.

For much of his life, Esau McCaulley was taught to see himself as an exception: someone who, through hard work, faith, and determination, overcame childhood poverty, anti-Black racism, and an absent father to earn a job as a university professor and a life in the middle class.

But that narrative was called into question one night, when McCaulley answered the phone and learned that his father—whose absence defined his upbringing—died in a car crash. McCaulley was being asked to deliver his father’s eulogy, to make sense of his complicated legacy in a country that only accepts Black men on the condition that they are exceptional, hardworking, perfect.  
 
The resulting effort sent McCaulley back through his family history, seeking to understand the community that shaped him. 

 In these pages, we meet his great-grandmother Sophia, a tenant farmer born with the gift of prophecy who scraped together a life in Jim Crow Alabama; his mother, Laurie, who raised four kids alone in an era when single Black mothers were demonized as “welfare queens”; and a cast of family, friends, and neighbors who won small victories in a world built to swallow Black lives. 

With profound honesty and compassion, he raises questions that implicate us all: What does each person’s struggle to build a life teach us about what we owe each other? About what it means to be human? 

How Far to the Promised Land is a thrilling and tender epic about being Black in America. It’s a book that questions our too-simple narratives about poverty and upward mobility; a book in which the people normally written out of the American Dream are given voice.

 If you want to know more about the book, watch this interview with Professor McCaulley at the Wheaton Library.  Author Visit: Esau McCaulley

 Book club welcomes everyone who wants to discuss the book even if you are not able to join every week.

adult bible studies

BIBLE STUDIES RESTART IN THE NEW YEAR

Pastor Dawn leads our women’s evening bible study, every other Wednesday 6:30-8 pm. We meet in the family life center. We are currently in Acts chapter 8. The Midweek children’s program occurs the same night. Upcoming dates: January 24, February 7, 21.

 Pastor Jeff leads our men’s evening bible study, every other Wednesday 6:30-8 pm (opposite weeks from women). We meet in the family life center. We are currently in 1st Timothy chapter 4. Upcoming dates: January 31.

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” -Colossians 4:2

ATTENTION: The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!

Zoom ID: 859 848 614

Password: geecc

All are welcome to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!

MISSIONS FOCUS

Upcoming Partner Visits
Jim and Hydi, who serve in Japan, will be with us this coming Sunday morning, January 21. We will have the opportunity to hear from them in Sunday School about their impressive camping ministry, sports outreach, theological education, and preaching ministry.

Carl and Karen, who have served for 35 years in Thailand, will be with us the following week, Sunday evening, January 28, at the congregational business meeting. This will be a special time with them as they share about their remarkable journey in Thailand with business-as-mission work, Christian formation and leadership development, and refugee ministries.

Both couples are global personnel affiliated with The Evangelical Covenant Church. If you can, plan to come enjoy some time with them and hear about their intriguing lives of service.

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