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GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 15:14-23

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

WITNESS TO THE RESURRECTION &
CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR CHARLOTTE WEBER

Family and friends of dear Charlotte Weber will gather together for a time of remembrance and celebration at Glen Ellyn Covenant Church on
Tuesday July 8th.

Visitation: 10-11am
Service: 11am


Please call the church office with any questions.

YOUNG ADULT SUPPER CLUB & CONVERSATION
THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH THIS SUMMER
AT 6:30PM

You are warmly invited to join your friends of Glen Ellyn Covenant Church for food, fellowship, and conversation once a month June thru September.
The next gatherings are:

Monday July 7: at the home of Bob and Diane Brown

Monday August 4: at the home of the Bischoffs

Monday September 8: at the home of Pastor Jeff

Hope you can join us! Contact Pastor Dawn with any questions.

ALL CHURCH BBQS
JOIN US for the NEXT BBQ
ON WEDNESDAY JULY 9

You are warmly invited to join us as we gather as a church family for summer barbeques! We will meet Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30
at the home of Pastor Jeff.
Bring your own meat to throw on the grill and a side dish to share. The Roots will provide buns and beverages. And friends, if you aren’t able to bring meat and a side, please come anyway!! We hope to see you there!

Please call the church office if you have any questions.
Please Note: In case of RAIN we will unfortunately have to cancel.

STUDENT MINISTRIES SUMMERTIME
UPCOMING EVENTS

July 10 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Jana Goetz – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 17 – Bigger or Better — 6:30pm We will meet at church before heading out!

July 19 - Parent’s Night Out— 5pm-8pm

July 24 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Dawn – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 7 – Firepit Night – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 21 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Jeff – 7:00–8:30 PM

September 4 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kim Sasser – 7:00–8:30 PM

Contact Joseph with any questions

MEN’S PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Men of GE Covenant, you won’t want to miss out getting together for a delicious breakfast and fellowship at the home of Pastor Jeff
on Saturday July 12 at 9am

PORCH TIME WITH PASTOR DAWN

Three times this summer, the women of our church will have an opportunity to
gather at Pastor Dawn’s home for Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship.
Our next gathering:
Come either Monday July 14 at 7pm or Tuesday July 15 at 10am.
Both gatherings are at Pastor Dawn’s home.
We will read and discuss passages about unnamed women of the gospels, women who played a pivotal role in Jesus’ ministry and the advancement of the gospel.

If you have any questions, please email Pastor Dawn.

2 FAMILY EVENTs IN JULY—MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

PARENT’S NIGHT OUT
&
RICE POOL MEET-UP

PARENTS NIGHT OUT on Saturday July 19 5pm-8pm: Parents, our popular Parent’s Night Out is almost upon us! Make your plans now to drop off your kids at church for a fun-filled night, while you have a date night, or get some errands done, or whatever! The evening for your kids will consist of GAMES, DINNER, AND A MOVIE. Please send along a sack-supper with your kids (no nuts please!). And please remember to register your kids by going to the Children’s Ministry page on our website. PNO is joyfully led by our own Student Ministry: any donation will be much appreciated!

RICE POOL FAMILY MEET-UP on Sunday July 20 at 2pm: Head home from church, have some lunch, then pack up your kids, beach towels and your sunscreen and meet with other families at the Rice Pool grassy area for some fun in the sun! (If you don’t have pool passes, check out the Wheaton Park District website for cost). Rice Pool has lots to do; water slides, diving boards, zero depth splash areas, a waterfall, and a sand play area.
Tons of fun in the sun! PLUS, you can hang out with your church friends! Hope to see you there !

PLEASE DON’T TAKE THE SUMMER OFF

A NOTE FROM YOUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM

Okay, you can take the summer off from school. 
You can take a bit of time off your job this summer for vacation. 
If you are traveling, you may even take some time off from in-person
attendance at Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church. 
But please, don’t let your financial support for our church ‘take a vacation’. 
We need you. 
Each year donations are slow at the beginning of the year.  While giving through the first five months of 2025 is slightly ahead (4.9%) of last year, we are around
$100 thousand short of budgeted giving!  

So please enjoy some summertime sunshine, have a lemonade,
say a prayer of thanks, and give. 
Thank you!

SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
COMMUNION SERVERS
COFFEE BREWING & SERVING
FRONT DOOR GREETERS

THIS MONTH & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
CHECK OUT ALL THE SERVING OPPORTUNITIES THIS SUMMER
ESPECIALLY TAKE NOTE OF THE NEED FOR COMMUNION SERVERS,
FRONT DOOR GREETERS,
AS WELL AS COFFEE BREWERS.

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS
CHANGE FOR THIS SUMMER

Starting this June and running through August, there will not be a Monday Night Zoom Prayer Meeting.
But your prayer requests are important to us!
Rather than meeting via Zoom, please email Jayne your prayer requests at jaynebischoff@gmail.com
Jayne will notify the Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential.

QUICK LINKS

GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 15:1-13

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

“Dear Church,

This past week, Pastor Jeff and I attended “Gather,” the annual meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church. The first day of meetings is the ministerium – ECC ministers from around the globe. We hear from missionaries from each continent, as well as leaders from the denomination, North Park Theological Seminary, and North Park University. The second days of meetings, ministers are joined by representatives from every Covenant church – a beautiful picture of the intertwining between ordained and lay leadership that makes our churches work best.
Our president, Tammy Swanson-Draheim, shared this quote that defines the mission of the Evangelical Covenant Church: “Living into the kingdom of God through the prayerful, intergenerational, multiethnic, growing movement of churches served by women and men striving to follow in the way of Jesus by loving others as Jesus loves us.”
Paul’s challenge and encouragement to us from Romans 14-15 – to accept one another and bear with one another in our weaknesses – will give us the strength to fulfill that mission, through the power of the Holy Spirit, at Glen Ellyn Covenant.

Praying for you all! See you in church!

Pastor Dawn”

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY EVENT
KIDS SUMMER FUN NIGHT!
KINDERGARTEN—5TH GRADE
TUESDAY JULY 1
6PM-7:30PM

Drop off your kiddos for a fun-filled evening at church. We’ll play games, have tons of summer fun, and enjoy a sweet summer treat together.
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR CHILDREN HERE: KIDS SUMMER FUN


*******************

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY ANNUAL REGISTRATION
for parents of nursery thru 5th grade:
Parents, you have 3 options to complete the registration form:

1) Please refer to a recent informational email from our Interim Director of Children’s Ministry, Andy Barg. He made it easy by providing a link to the registration in that email.

2) You can access the registration form by going on our gecovenant website: go to “Ministries”, choose “Children’s Ministries” and then click on “New Family registration”.

3) You can go ‘old school’ and grab a hard copy of the registration form located on the Children’s Ministry Welcome desk.

DID YOU MISS OUR PASTA-ZIN FUNDRAISER LUNCH?

If you missed out on our wonderful pasta lunch, no worries! You can still participate by praying for and/or donating to Student Ministries. To give, simply go to the “GIVE” drop down on the GE Cov website and choose “Student Ministries”
Thank you!

STUDENT MINISTRIES SUMMERTIME
UPCOMING EVENTS

June 26 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kirsten Arney – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 10 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Jana Goetz – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 17 – Bigger or Better — details coming soon!

July 24 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Dawn – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 7 – Firepit Night – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 21 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Jeff – 7:00–8:30 PM

September 4 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kim Sasser – 7:00–8:30 PM

Contact Joseph with any questions

PLEASE DON’T TAKE THE SUMMER OFF

A NOTE FROM YOUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM

Okay, you can take the summer off from school. 
You can take a bit of time off your job this summer for vacation. 
If you are traveling, you may even take some time off from in-person
attendance at Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church. 
But please, don’t let your financial support for our church ‘take a vacation’. 
We need you. 
Each year donations are slow at the beginning of the year.  While giving through the first five months of 2025 is slightly ahead (4.9%) of last year, we are around
$100 thousand short of budgeted giving!  

So please enjoy some summertime sunshine, have a lemonade,
say a prayer of thanks, and give. 
Thank you!

ALL CHURCH BBQS
JOIN US for the NEXT BBQ
ON WEDNESDAY JUly 2

You are warmly invited to join us as we gather as a church family for summer barbeques! We will meet Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30
at the home of Pastor Jeff.
Bring your own meat to throw on the grill and a side dish to share. The Roots will provide buns and beverages. And friends, if you aren’t able to bring meat and a side, please come anyway!! We hope to see you there!

Please call the church office if you have any questions.
Please Note: In case of RAIN we will unfortunately have to cancel.

YOUNG ADULT SUPPER CLUB & CONVERSATION
THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH THIS SUMMER
AT 6:30PM

You are warmly invited to join your friends of Glen Ellyn Covenant Church for food, fellowship, and conversation once a month June thru September.
The next gatherings are:

Monday July 7: at the home of Bob and Diane Brown

Monday August 4: at the home of the Bischoffs

Monday September 8: at the home of Pastor Jeff

Hope you can join us! Contact Pastor Dawn with any questions.

PORCH TIME WITH PASTOR DAWN

Three times this summer, the women of our church will have an opportunity to
gather at Pastor Dawn’s home for Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship.
Our next gathering:
Come either Monday July 14 at 7pm or Tuesday July 15 at 10am.
Both gatherings are at Pastor Dawn’s home.
We will read and discuss passages about unnamed women of the gospels, women who played a pivotal role in Jesus’ ministry and the advancement of the gospel.

If you have any questions, please email Pastor Dawn.

SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
COMMUNION SERVERS
COFFEE BREWING & SERVING
FRONT DOOR GREETERS

THIS MONTH & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
CHECK OUT ALL THE SERVING OPPORTUNITIES THIS SUMMER
ESPECIALLY TAKE NOTE OF THE NEED FOR COMMUNION SERVERS,
FRONT DOOR GREETERS,
AS WELL AS COFFEE BREWERS.

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS
CHANGE FOR THIS SUMMER

Starting this June and running through August, there will not be a Monday Night Zoom Prayer Meeting.
But your prayer requests are important to us!
Rather than meeting via Zoom, please email Jayne your prayer requests at jaynebischoff@gmail.com
Jayne will notify the Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential.

QUICK LINKS

GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 14:13-23

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

Dear Church,

This week we will continue to look at what it means to be free in Christ. Paul offers a picture of freedom that stands in stark difference from the way the world defines freedom. Paul calls us to see our freedom as an obligation to our brother and sister, and so contribute to the kingdom of God, which is a matter of peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. I cannot wait to worship with you on Sunday!

Peace,
Pastor Jeff

PLEASE DON’T TAKE THE SUMMER OFF

A NOTE FROM YOUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM

Okay, you can take the summer off from school. 
You can take a bit of time off your job this summer for vacation. 
If you are traveling, you may even take some time off from in-person
attendance at Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church. 
But please, don’t let your financial support for our church ‘take a vacation’. 
We need you. 
Each year donations are slow at the beginning of the year.  While giving through the first five months of 2025 is slightly ahead (4.9%) of last year, we are around
$100 thousand short of budgeted giving!  

So please enjoy some summertime sunshine, have a lemonade,
say a prayer of thanks, and give. 
Thank you!

CALLING ALL STUDENTS!
SATURDAY JUNE 21 — 9:45AM
BE AT CHURCH!

Students, the Pasta-Zin Fundraiser is fast approaching and we need YOU to help prepare this amazing meal! We will gather in the GE Cov kitchen on Saturday morning to prepare the famous pasta sauce for our church family. Remember, this fundraiser will benefit Student Ministries. Your work to prepare this meal is a “thank you” to those who will be supporting your Youth Group through their prayers and donations.

DONUTS WILL BE PROVIDED!!

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PASTA-ZIN LUNCH
SUNDAY JUNE 22
BENEFIT FOR STUDENT MINISTRIES

Please join your church family for the famous Pasta-Zin Lunch Fundraiser this coming Sunday June 22 immediately following our Sunday Worship Service in the Family Life Center. You’ll enjoy wonderful food and fellowship, with the opportunity to support Student Ministries through your prayers and donations.
If you are unable to attend the luncheon, please consider giving a donation to this vital ministry.
To give, please go to the “GIVE” drop down on the GE Cov website and choose “Student Ministries” Thank you!

STUDENT MINISTRIES SUMMERTIME
UPCOMING EVENTS

June 26 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kirsten Arney – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 10 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Jana Goetz – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 17 – Bigger or Better — details coming soon!

July 24 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Dawn – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 7 – Firepit Night – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 21 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Jeff – 7:00–8:30 PM

September 4 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kim Sasser – 7:00–8:30 PM

Contact Joseph with any questions

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY EVENT
KIDS SUMMER FUN NIGHT!
KINDERGARTEN—5TH GRADE
TUESDAY JULY 1
6PM-7:30PM

Drop off your kiddos for a fun-filled evening at church. We’ll play games, have tons of summer fun, and enjoy a sweet summer treat together.

*******************

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY ANNUAL REGISTRATION
for parents of nursery thru 5th grade:
Parents, you have 3 options to complete the registration form:

1) Please refer to a recent informational email from our Interim Director of Children’s Ministry, Andy Barg. He made it easy by providing a link to the registration in that email.

2) You can access the registration form by going on our gecovenant website: go to “Ministries”, choose “Children’s Ministries” and then click on “New Family registration”.

3) You can go ‘old school’ and grab a hard copy of the registration form located on the Children’s Ministry Welcome desk.

ALL CHURCH BBQS
JOIN US for the NEXT BBQ
ON WEDNESDAY JUly 2

You are warmly invited to join us as we gather as a church family for summer barbeques! We will meet Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30
at the home of Pastor Jeff.
Bring your own meat to throw on the grill and a side dish to share. The Roots will provide buns and beverages. And friends, if you aren’t able to bring meat and a side, please come anyway!! We hope to see you there!

Please call the church office if you have any questions.
Please Note: In case of RAIN we will unfortunately have to cancel.

YOUNG ADULT SUPPER CLUB & CONVERSATION
THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH THIS SUMMER
AT 6:30PM

You are warmly invited to join your friends of Glen Ellyn Covenant Church for food, fellowship, and conversation once a month June thru September.
The next gatherings are:

Monday July 7: at the home of Bob and Diane Brown

Monday August 4: at the home of the Bischoffs

Monday September 8: at the home of Pastor Jeff

Hope you can join us! Contact Pastor Dawn with any questions.

PORCH TIME WITH PASTOR DAWN

Three times this summer, the women of our church will have an opportunity to
gather at Pastor Dawn’s home for Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship.
Our next gathering:
Come either Monday July 14 at 7pm or Tuesday July 15 at 10am.
Both gatherings are at Pastor Dawn’s home.
We will read and discuss passages about unnamed women of the gospels, women who played a pivotal role in Jesus’ ministry and the advancement of the gospel.

If you have any questions, please email Pastor Dawn.

SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
COMMUNION SERVERS
COFFEE BREWING & SERVING
FRONT DOOR GREETERS

THIS MONTH & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
CHECK OUT ALL THE SERVING OPPORTUNITIES THIS SUMMER
ESPECIALLY TAKE NOTE OF THE NEED FOR COMMUNION SERVERS,
FRONT DOOR GREETERS,
AS WELL AS COFFEE BREWERS.

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS
CHANGE FOR THIS SUMMER

Starting this June and running through August, there will not be a Monday Night Zoom Prayer Meeting.
But your prayer requests are important to us!
Rather than meeting via Zoom, please email Jayne your prayer requests at jaynebischoff@gmail.com
Jayne will notify the Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential.

QUICK LINKS

GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 14:1-13

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

Dear Church,

In Romans 14, Paul continues with the theme of church unity. This is not understood as “uniformity” but a more radical kind of relationship among believers who lay down their needs for the sake of others in Christian community. He uses two examples of places where the church (particularly Jewish believers and Gentile believers) are divided. In our modern-day churches, we might not be divided over these two particular issues. But we recognize from Paul’s concerns the many ways that Christians can be divided. Let us all at Glen Ellyn Covenant Church never lose sight of our common heritage as brothers and sisters of Christ and mutual members of the family of God.

Join me this Sunday!

Pastor Dawn

STUDENT MINISTRIES SUMMERTIME GATHERINGS

(STAY TUNED FOR MORE!)

June 12 – Firepit Night – Hosted by The Caseys – 7:00–8:30 PM

June 19 – Church Family Night at Kane County Cougars Baseball Game – 6:30 PM

June 26 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kirsten Arney – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 10 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Jana Goetz – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 17 – Bigger or Better — details coming soon!

July 24 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Dawn – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 7 – Firepit Night – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 21 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Jeff – 7:00–8:30 PM

September 4 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kim Sasser – 7:00–8:30 PM

Contact Joseph with any questions

WORSHIP ARTS EVENT
THIS SATURDAY

This is a great opportunity to see the artwork of several artists from our
GE Covenant church family!
It’s a great way to spend a Saturday, hope to see you there!

PORCH TIME WITH PASTOR DAWN

Three times this summer, the women of our church will have an opportunity to
gather at Pastor Dawn’s home for Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship.
Our first gathering is next week:
Come either Monday June 16 at 7pm or Tuesday June 17 at 10am.
Both gatherings are at Pastor Dawn’s home.
We will read and discuss passages about unnamed women of the gospels, women who played a pivotal role in Jesus’ ministry and the advancement of the gospel.

If you have any questions, please email Pastor Dawn.

ALL CHURCH BBQS
JOIN US NEXT
ON WEDNESDAY jUNE 11 AND JUNE 18

You are warmly invited to join us as we gather as a church family for summer barbeques! We will meet every Wednesday from 5:30-7:30
at the home of Pastor Jeff.
Bring your own meat to throw on the grill and a side dish to share. The Roots will provide buns and beverages. And friends, if you aren’t able to bring meat and a side, please come anyway!! We hope to see you there!

Please call the church office if you have any questions.
Please Note: In case of RAIN we will unfortunately have to cancel.

FAMILY SUMMER OUTING:
KANE COUNTY COUGARS BASEBALL GAME
JUNE 19, 6:30PM GAME TIME

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
ORDER YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

[Ticket Link Here]

The GE Covenant Church family will gather together at the
Cougars Baseball Park “lawn section” to enjoy some family fun.
Mark your calendars for our
Kane County Cougars Night happening Thursday, June 19th!
This is a family event, and we’d love to see everyone there.
Game starts at 6:30 PM at Northwestern Medicine Field.

Want to join us? Buy tickets for the Lawn section — it’s general admission
so feel free to bring your blankets and lawn chairs.

Lawn tickets are $10
See you on the lawn!

PASTA-ZIN LUNCH
SUNDAY JUNE 22
BENEFIT FOR STUDENT MINISTRIES

Please join your church family for the famous Pasta-Zin Lunch Fundraiser on Sunday June 22 immediately following our Sunday Worship Service in the Family Life Center. You’ll enjoy wonderful food and fellowship, with the opportunity to support Student Ministries through your prayers and donations.
If you are unable to attend the luncheon, please consider giving a donation to this vital ministry. Thank you!

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY EVENT
KIDS SUMMER FUN NIGHT!
K-5TH GRADE
TUESDAY JULY 1
6PM-7:30PM

Drop off your kiddos for a fun-filled evening at church. We’ll play games, have tons of summer fun, and enjoy a sweet summer treat together.

YOUNG ADULT SUPPER CLUB & CONVERSATION
THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH THIS SUMMER
AT 6:30PM

You are warmly invited to join your friends of Glen Ellyn Covenant Church for food, fellowship, and conversation once a month June thru September.
The next gatherings are:

Monday July 7: at the home of Bob and Diane Brown

Monday August 4: at the home of the Bischoffs

Monday September 8: at the home of Pastor Jeff

Hope you can join us! Contact Pastor Dawn with any questions.

BOOKS ON THE MOVE!!!

Thanks to those of you who contributed to and/or prayed for books to support
Tarcisio’s ministries in Zimbabwe!
Theological and other Christian books will be put to good use at the Evangelical Theological College.  The books may also help the college move towards accreditation.  In another part of Tarcisio’s ministry, children’s books will help the little ones hone their English language skills. 
We collected 135 boxes of books at Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church. 
A special ‘thank you’ goes out to Phil Haugen, Mark Jackson, and Bruce Munson who spent an afternoon loading, transporting, and unloading these boxes
(and another 99 boxes from the Wheaton College Library). 
The books are now at Tyndale, who graciously agreed to palletize, shrink wrap, and hold for pick-up more than 200 boxes of books. 
The journey continues…

SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
COMMUNION SERVERS
COFFEE BREWING & SERVING
FRONT DOOR GREETERS

THIS MONTH & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
CHECK OUT ALL THE SERVING OPPORTUNITIES THIS SUMMER
ESPECIALLY TAKE NOTE OF THE NEED FOR COMMUNION SERVERS,
FRONT DOOR GREETERS,
AS WELL AS COFFEE BREWERS.

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS
CHANGE FOR THIS SUMMER

Starting this June and running through August, there will not be a Monday Night Zoom Prayer Meeting.
But your prayer requests are important to us!
Rather than meeting via Zoom, please email Jayne your prayer requests at jaynebischoff@gmail.com
Jayne will notify the Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential.

QUICK LINKS

GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ACTS 1:1-11

ALL CHURCH BBQS
JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 11

You are warmly invited to join us as we gather as a church family for summer barbeques! We will meet every Wednesday from 5:30-7:30
at the home of Pastor Jeff.
Bring your own meat to throw on the grill and a side dish to share. The Roots will provide buns and beverages. And friends, if you aren’t able to bring meat and a side, please come anyway!! We hope to see you there!

Please call the church office if you have any questions.
Please Note: In case of RAIN we will unfortunately have to cancel.

FAMILY SUMMER OUTING:
KANE COUNTY COUGARS BASEBALL GAME
JUNE 19, 6:30PM GAME TIME
SAVE THE DATE!

The GE Covenant Church family will gather together at the
Cougars Baseball Park “lawn section” to enjoy some family fun.
Mark your calendars for our
Kane County Cougars Night happening Thursday, June 19th!
This is a family event, and we’d love to see everyone there.
Game starts at 6:30 PM at Northwestern Medicine Field.

Want to join us? Buy tickets for the Lawn section — it’s general admission,
so feel free to bring your blankets and lawn chairs.

Lawn tickets are $5 if purchased more than a week in advance 
(limited quantity available), and $10 after that, so grab them early!
See you on the lawn!

Here’s the link to purchase lawn tickets:

[Ticket Link Here]

BOOKS ON THE MOVE!!!

Thanks to those of you who contributed to and/or prayed for books to support
Tarcisio’s ministries in Zimbabwe!
Theological and other Christian books will be put to good use at the Evangelical Theological College.  The books may also help the college move towards accreditation.  In another part of Tarcisio’s ministry, children’s books will help the little ones hone their English language skills. 
We collected 135 boxes of books at Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church. 
A special ‘thank you’ goes out to Phil Haugen, Mark Jackson, and Bruce Munson who spent an afternoon loading, transporting, and unloading these boxes
(and another 99 boxes from the Wheaton College Library). 
The books are now at Tyndale, who graciously agreed to palletize, shrink wrap, and hold for pick-up more than 200 boxes of books. 
The journey continues…

PORCH TIME WITH PASTOR DAWN THIS SUMMER
MONDAYS AT 7PM
TUESDAYS AT 10AM

Choose the Monday evening or the Tuesday morning option to gather on Pastor Dawn’s porch for fellowship and Bible study this summer! Join us as we will be reading about the unnamed women of the gospels:

The Unnamed Women of the Gospels:
June 16/17: The Samaritan Woman (John 4:1-42)
July 14/15: The Woman with the issue of blood (Matthew 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48)
August 11/12: The Woman who anoints Jesus’ feet (Luke 7:36-49)

Please see Pastor Dawn if you have any questions.

PASTA-ZIN LUNCH
SUNDAY JUNE 22
BENEFIT FOR STUDENT MINISTRIES

Please join your church family for the famous Pasta-Zin Lunch Fundraiser on Sunday June 22 immediately following our Sunday Worship Service in the Family Life Center. You’ll enjoy wonderful food and fellowship, with the opportunity to support Student Ministries through your prayers and donations.

STUDENT MINISTRIES SUMMERTIME GATHERINGS
SO FAR
(STAY TUNED FOR MORE!)

June 5 – Ice Cream in the Park—meet at the Library at 7pm

June 12 – Firepit Night – Hosted by The Caseys – 7:00–8:30 PM

June 19 – Church Family Night at Kane County Cougars Baseball Game – 6:30 PM

June 26 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kirsten Arney – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 10 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Jana Goetz – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 17 – Bigger or Better — details coming soon!

July 24 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Dawn – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 7 – Firepit Night – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 21 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Jeff – 7:00–8:30 PM

September 4 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kim Sasser – 7:00–8:30 PM

Contact Joseph with any questions

SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
COMMUNION SERVERS
COFFEE BREWING & SERVING
FRONT DOOR GREETERS

THIS MONTH & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
CHECK OUT ALL THE SERVING OPPORTUNITIES THIS SUMMER
ESPECIALLY TAKE NOTE OF THE NEED FOR COMMUNION SERVERS,
FRONT DOOR GREETERS,
AS WELL AS COFFEE BREWERS.

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

YOUNG ADULT SUPPER CLUB & CONVERSATION
THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH THIS SUMMER
AT 6:30PM

You are warmly invited to join your friends of Glen Ellyn Covenant Church for food, fellowship, and conversation once a month June thru September.
The next gatherings are:

Monday July 7: at the home of Pastor Jeff

Monday August 4: at the home of the Bischoffs

Monday September 8: location TBD

Hope you can join us! Contact Pastor Dawn with any questions.

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS
CHANGE FOR THIS SUMMER

Starting this June and running through August, there will not be a Monday Night Zoom Prayer Meeting.
But your prayer requests are important to us!
Rather than meeting via Zoom, please email Jayne your prayer requests at jaynebischoff@gmail.com
Jayne will notify the Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential.

QUICK LINKS

GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 13:8-14

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

Dear Church,

We live in a time and place where people are familiar with debt. We carry debt in many ways: mortgages, student loans, various financing options when making a large purchases, etc. This week, as Paul continues his admonitions to the church in Rome to live out the gospel, he encourages his readers to have only the debt of love outstanding in their ledgers. In the gospel, God has poured out his love for us in such a way that it can never be paid back, but we are called to pay our debt of love to our neighbor, over and over again. In fact, Paul quotes his Lord, Jesus, and says the greatest way to obey God’s law, is to love our neighbors as ourselves. I can’t wait to worship with you on Sunday!

Peace,
Pastor Jeff

YOUNG ADULT SUPPER CLUB & CONVERSATION
THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH THIS SUMMER
AT 6:30PM

You are warmly invited to join your friends of Glen Ellyn Covenant Church for food, fellowship, and conversation:

Monday June 2: at the home of Pastor Dawn

Monday July 7: at the home of Pastor Jeff

Monday August 4: at the home of the Bischoffs

Monday September 8: location TBD

Hope you can join us! Contact Pastor Dawn with any questions.

ALL CHURCH BBQS BEGIN THIS COMING WEEK:
WEDNESDAY JUNE 4

You are warmly invited to join us as we gather as a church family for summer barbeques! We will meet every Wednesday from 5:30-7:30 at the home of Pastor Jeff.
Bring your own meat to throw on the grill and a side dish to share. The Roots will provide buns and beverages. And friends, if you aren’t able to bring meat and a side, please come anyway!! We hope to see you there!

PORCH TIME WITH PASTOR DAWN THIS SUMMER
MONDAYS AT 7PM
TUESDAYS AT 10AM

Choose the Monday evening or the Tuesday morning option to gather on Pastor Dawn’s porch for fellowship and Bible study this summer! Join us as we will be reading about the unnamed women of the gospels:

The Unnamed Women of the Gospels:
June 16/17: The Samaritan Woman (John 4:1-42)
July 14/15: The Woman with the issue of blood (Matthew 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48)
August 11/12: The Woman who anoints Jesus’ feet (Luke 7:36-49)

Please see Pastor Dawn if you have any questions.

PASTA-ZIN LUNCH
SUNDAY JUNE 22
BENEFIT FOR STUDENT MINISTRIES

Please join your church family for the famous Past-Zin Lunch Fundraiser on Sunday June 22 immediately following our Sunday Worship Service in the Family Life Center. You’ll enjoy wonderful food and fellowship, with the opportunity to support Student Ministries through your prayers and donations.

STUDENT MINISTRIES SUMMERTIME GATHERINGS
SO FAR
(STAY TUNED FOR MORE!)

June 5 – Ice Cream in the Park - 7pm-5:30pm

June 12 – Firepit Night – Hosted by The Caseys – 7:00–8:30 PM

June 19 – Church Family Night at Kane County Cougars Baseball Game – 6:30 PM

June 26 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kirsten Arney – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 10 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Jana Goetz – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 17 – Bigger or Better — details coming soon!

July 24 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Dawn – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 7 – Firepit Night – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 21 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Jeff – 7:00–8:30 PM

September 4 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kim Sasser – 7:00–8:30 PM

Contact Joseph with any questions

NEWS FROM THE ARK PRESCHOOL

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025—26 SCHOOL YEAR: We still have a few spaces available for the fall!  If you have family, friends or neighbors with preschool age children, please have them call The Ark Office at 630-858-7755 or e-mail me (holly.pelsor@gecovenant.org) for registration information.  Applications can be found on our website https://thearkpreschool.com/register/ or in higher grounds.

THE ARK PRESCHOOL—STAFF OPENING: We ask our Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church Members for your prayers as we begin the search for a new teacher for the 2025-2026 school year.  If you or anyone you may know have an interest in this ministry and would like to find out more about this part-time position, please contact Holly Pelsor at 630-858-7755 or by email:  holly.pelsor@gecovenant.org by June 1st.  Thank you for your prayers and continued support for The Ark Preschool.

SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
COMMUNION SERVERS
COFFEE BREWING & SERVING
FRONT DOOR GREETERS

THIS MONTH & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
CHECK OUT ALL THE SERVING OPPORTUNITIES THIS SUMMER
ESPECIALLY TAKE NOTE OF THE NEED FOR COMMUNION SERVERS,
FRONT DOOR GREETERS,
AS WELL AS COFFEE BREWERS.

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

FAMILY SUMMER OUTING:
KANE COUNTY COUGARS BASEBALL GAME
JUNE 19, 6:30PM GAME TIME
SAVE THE DATE!

What a fun summer evening! Save the Date and stay tuned for details as we will gather together at the Cougars Baseball Park “lawn section” to enjoy some family fun.

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS
CHANGE FOR THIS SUMMER

Starting this June and running through August, there will not be a Monday Night Zoom Prayer Meeting.
But your prayer requests are important to us!
Rather than meeting via Zoom, please email Jayne your prayer requests at jaynebischoff@gmail.com
Jayne will notify the Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential.

PARTNERS IN GOD’S KINGDOM BUILDING IN BELGIUM

Our church enthusiastically provided support via the Missions Opportunity Fund and Love Offering for Julius and Heleen’s exciting opportunity to purchase an impressive building in Belgium. This building offers amazingly suitable multi-function capabilities for meeting several specific needs in their community and for growing their recent Transformation Church plant.

Beyond the down payment to which our support will be directed, they will continue fundraising for longer-term monthly support to put toward the total purchase price. Engaging with individual partners for this endeavor will be especially helpful for the success of their project longer-term. Read more HERE
Further information is also available near the missions display case near Higher Grounds.

CENTRAL CONFERENCE CELEBRATION
2025 HIGHLIGHTS

Greetings from the Central Conference of the ECC:

Thank you for your participation in the Central Conference Celebration 2025, which was held in Libertyville, IL. We were so blessed to gather in-person as a conference. We rejoice in the many ways God is moving among us as we move mission forward together in the Central Conference!

A special thanks to the host church, Libertyville Covenant Church! Thank you to Pastor Steve Larson and all the church volunteers, who made us all feel so welcome. Thank you for your hospitality, the amazing food, the use of your church space, and the many ways you made each of us feel at home.

Please enjoy  The Celebration 2025 Highlights

Celebration 2026 will take place on April 30 - May 2, 2026. It will include the Central Conference Ministerial Association (CCMA) Annual Meeting (April 30-May 1); the Central Conference (CCECC) Annual Meeting (May 1-2); and the Harbor Point Ministries Annual Meeting (May 2).  

AN UPDATE FROM OUR OWN CENTRAL CONFERENCE:

Pastor Jeff and Pastor Dawn recently attended the Ministerium meeting. Pastor Dawn has served as the Secretary of the Ministerium for the past three years. Our delegates this year were Emily Lee and Evan Geiselhart.
We are thankful that our church has strong representation in our conference; Roger Lautz is on the Harbor Point Ministries Board, Kurt Tillman recently completed his role as Chair of the Central Conference Board and Evan Geiselhart is the Treasurer.

QUICK LINKS

GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 13:1-7

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

NEWS FROM THE ARK PRESCHOOL

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025—26 SCHOOL YEAR: We still have a few spaces available for the fall!  If you have family, friends or neighbors with preschool age children, please have them call The Ark Office at 630-858-7755 or e-mail me (holly.pelsor@gecovenant.org) for registration information.  Applications can be found on our website https://thearkpreschool.com/register/ or in higher grounds.

THE ARK PRESCHOOL—STAFF OPENING: We ask our Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church Members for your prayers as we begin the search for a new teacher for the 2025-2026 school year.  If you or anyone you may know have an interest in this ministry and would like to find out more about this part-time position, please contact Holly Pelsor at 630-858-7755 or by email:  holly.pelsor@gecovenant.org by June 1st.  Thank you for your prayers and continued support for The Ark Preschool.

YOUNG ADULT SUPPER CLUB & CONVERSATION
THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH THIS SUMMER
AT 6:30PM

You are warmly invited to join your friends of Glen Ellyn Covenant Church for food, fellowship, and conversation:

Monday June 2: at the home of Pastor Dawn

Monday July 7: at the home of Pastor Jeff

Monday August 4: at the home of the Bischoffs

Monday September 8: location TBD

Hope you can join us! Contact Pastor Dawn with any questions.

ALL CHURCH BBQS BEGIN WEDNESDAY JUNE 4

You are warmly invited to join us as we gather as a church family for summer barbeques! We will meet every Wednesday from 5:30-7:30 at the home of Pastor Jeff.
Bring your own meat to throw on the grill and a side dish to share. The Roots will provide buns and beverages. And friends, if you aren’t able to bring meat and a side, please come anyway!! We hope to see you there!

PORCH TIME WITH PASTOR DAWN THIS SUMMER
Tuesdays: June 17, July 15, and August 12
at 10am.

Three opportunities to gather on Pastor Dawn’s porch for fellowship and Bible study this summer! Join us as we will be reading about:

The Unnamed Women of the Gospels:
June 17: The Samaritan Woman (John 4:1-42)
July 15: The Woman with the issue of blood (Matthew 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48)
August 12: The Woman who anoints Jesus’ feet (Luke 7:36-49)

Please see Pastor Dawn if you have any questions.

STUDENT MINISTRIES SUMMERTIME GATHERINGS
SO FAR
(STAY TUNED FOR MORE!)

June 5 – Ice Cream in the Park

June 12 – Firepit Night – Hosted by The Caseys – 7:00–8:30 PM

June 19 – Kane County Cougars Baseball Game – 6:30 PM

June 26 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kirsten Arney – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 10 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Jana Goetz – 7:00–8:30 PM

July 17 – Bigger or Better

July 24 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Dawn – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 7 – Firepit Night – 7:00–8:30 PM

August 21 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Pastor Jeff – 7:00–8:30 PM

September 4 – Firepit Night – Hosted by Kim Sasser – 7:00–8:30 PM

Contact Joseph with any questions

SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
COMMUNION SERVERS
COFFEE BREWING & SERVING

THIS MONTH & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
CHECK OUT ALL THE SERVING OPPORTUNITIES THIS SUMMER
ESPECIALLY TAKE NOTE OF THE NEED FOR COMMUNION SERVERS AS WELL AS COFFEE BREWERS.

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

CENTRAL CONFERENCE CELEBRATION
2025 HIGHLIGHTS

Greetings from the Central Conference of the ECC:

Thank you for your participation in the Central Conference Celebration 2025, which was held in Libertyville, IL. We were so blessed to gather in-person as a conference. We rejoice in the many ways God is moving among us as we move mission forward together in the Central Conference!

A special thanks to the host church, Libertyville Covenant Church! Thank you to Pastor Steve Larson and all the church volunteers, who made us all feel so welcome. Thank you for your hospitality, the amazing food, the use of your church space, and the many ways you made each of us feel at home.

Please enjoy  The Celebration 2025 Highlights

Celebration 2026 will take place on April 30 - May 2, 2026. It will include the Central Conference Ministerial Association (CCMA) Annual Meeting (April 30-May 1); the Central Conference (CCECC) Annual Meeting (May 1-2); and the Harbor Point Ministries Annual Meeting (May 2).  

AN UPDATE FROM OUR OWN CENTRAL CONFERENCE:

Pastor Jeff and Pastor Dawn recently attended the Ministerium meeting. Pastor Dawn has served as the Secretary of the Ministerium for the past three years. Our delegates this year were Emily Lee and Evan Geiselhart.
We are thankful that our church has strong representation in our conference; Roger Lautz is on the Harbor Point Ministries Board, Kurt Tillman recently completed his role as Chair of the Central Conference Board and Evan Geiselhart is the Treasurer.

PARTNERS IN GOD’S KINGDOM BUILDING IN BELGIUM

Our church enthusiastically provided support via the Missions Opportunity Fund and Love Offering for Julius and Heleen’s exciting opportunity to purchase an impressive building in Belgium. This building offers amazingly suitable multi-function capabilities for meeting several specific needs in their community and for growing their recent Transformation Church plant.

Beyond the down payment to which our support will be directed, they will continue fundraising for longer-term monthly support to put toward the total purchase price. Engaging with individual partners for this endeavor will be especially helpful for the success of their project longer-term. Read more HERE
Further information is also available near the missions display case near Higher Grounds.

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS

Join us on
MONDAYS AT 7pm ON ZOOM
WEDNESDAYS AT 10:30am IN-PERSON IN THE CHURCH LIBRARY

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

ZOOM PRAYER MEETING DETAILS

Zoom Meeting ID: 859848614 Password: geecc

Send a prayer request to Jayne Bischoff who will forward to Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential. (jaynebischoff@gmail.com)

QUICK LINKS

GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 12:14-21

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

Dear Church,

This Sunday Paul will continue his admonishment to his readers to live into the righteousness which they have already been given through Jesus Christ, and what this righteousness looks like in our relationships with others, especially with our enemies. I cannot wait to worship with you this Sunday!

Peace,
Pastor Jeff

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

Yall!! 

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

Best,

Joseph

NEWS FROM THE ARK PRESCHOOL

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025—26 SCHOOL YEAR: We still have a few spaces available for the fall!  If you have family, friends or neighbors with preschool age children, please have them call The Ark Office at 630-858-7755 or e-mail me (holly.pelsor@gecovenant.org) for registration information.  Applications can be found on our website https://thearkpreschool.com/register/ or in higher grounds.

THE ARK PRESCHOOL—STAFF OPENING: We ask our Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church Members for your prayers as we begin the search for a new teacher for the 2025-2026 school year.  If you or anyone you may know have an interest in this ministry and would like to find out more about this part-time position, please contact Holly Pelsor at 630-858-7755 or by email:  holly.pelsor@gecovenant.org by June 1st.  Thank you for your prayers and continued support for The Ark Preschool.

YOUNG ADULT SUPPER CLUB & CONVERSATION

You are warmly invited to join your friends of Glen Ellyn Covenant Church for food, fellowship, and conversation on Monday June 2 at 6:30pm
at the home of Pastor Dawn

Hope you can join us! Contact Pastor Dawn with any questions.

ALL CHURCH BBQ’s BEGIN WEDNESDAY JUNE 4

You are warmly invited to join us as we gather as a church family for summer barbeques! We will meet every Wednesday from 5:30-7:30 at the home of Pastor Jeff.
Bring your own meat to throw on the grill and a side dish to share. The Roots will provide buns and beverages. And friends, if you aren’t able to bring meat and a side, please come anyway!! We hope to see you there!

PORCH TIME WITH PASTOR DAWN THIS SUMMER

Three opportunities to gather on Pastor Dawn’s porch for fellowship and Bible study this summer!
Tuesdays: June 17, July 15, and August 12 at 10am.
Join us as we will be reading about the unnamed women of the Gospels.
Please see Pastor Dawn for more details.

PARTNERS IN GOD’S KINGDOM BUILDING IN BELGIUM

Our church enthusiastically provided support via the Missions Opportunity Fund and Love Offering for Julius and Heleen’s exciting opportunity to purchase an impressive building in Belgium. This building offers amazingly suitable multi-function capabilities for meeting several specific needs in their community and for growing their recent Transformation Church plant.

Beyond the down payment to which our support will be directed, they will continue fundraising for longer-term monthly support to put toward the total purchase price. Engaging with individual partners for this endeavor will be especially helpful for the success of their project longer-term. Read more HERE
Further information is also available near the missions display case near Higher Grounds.

COMMUNION SERVERS NEEDED

THIS MONTH & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS

Join us on
MONDAYS AT 7pm ON ZOOM
WEDNESDAYS AT 10:30am IN-PERSON IN THE CHURCH LIBRARY

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

ZOOM PRAYER MEETING DETAILS

Zoom Meeting ID: 859848614 Password: geecc

Send a prayer request to Jayne Bischoff who will forward to Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential. (jaynebischoff@gmail.com)

QUICK LINKS

GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 12:3-8

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

Dear Church,

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

Peace,
Pastor Jeff

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

Please join us!

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

GOD’S KINGDOM BUILDING IN BELGIUM

LOVE OFFERING AT
MAY 4TH WORSHIP SERVICE

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

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

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

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

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

SPRINGTIME FOOD DRIVE

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

Thank you for participating!

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

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

Saturday, May 10th 9am - 12pm

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

See you then!

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

Yall!! 

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

Best,

Joseph

MONTHLY BOOK CLUB
2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

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

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

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

COMMUNION SERVERS NEEDED

BEGINNING IN MAY & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS

Join us on
MONDAYS AT 7pm ON ZOOM
WEDNESDAYS AT 10:30am IN-PERSON IN THE CHURCH LIBRARY

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

ZOOM PRAYER MEETING DETAILS

Zoom Meeting ID: 859848614 Password: geecc

Send a prayer request to Jayne Bischoff who will forward to Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential. (jaynebischoff@gmail.com)

QUICK LINKS

GE COV Weekly Newsletter

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

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 12:1-2

SERMON SERIES

A YEAR LONG STUDY OF ROMANS

Dear Church,

As we continue in our Eastertide season as people of the resurrection, we begin a new section of the book of Romans. After all that Paul has said in the first 11 chapters, he now comes to the place in the letter that explores the question, “Now how shall we live as people under God’s mercy?” How ought we to be in light of God’s promises to us that are “Yes!” and “Amen” in our resurrected Lord? It begins with worship! And worship is where we will be together this Sunday! I cannot wait to worship with you.

Peace,
Pastor Jeff

CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS

Please join us!

APRIL 27: We will have a very brief Congregational Meeting on Sunday April 27th immediately following the morning worship service, as we will be voting on our Central Conference Delegates.

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

MUSICAL SUNDAY SCHOOL:
SONGS OF EASTER

SUNDAY APRIL 27
11am
IN THE SANCTUARY

Please join us for a Musical Adult Sunday school
immediately following the brief Congregational meeting.
Hope to see you there!

LADIES ANNUAL SPRING SALAD SUPPER

Please join us for our Annual Spring Salad Supper on Thursday May 1 at 7pm
at the home of Lindsay McAndrews.
Bring a salad of any kind to share—beverages, desserts, and good conversation will be provided! Please click on the link for more info and to RSVP
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A49A4AE2FA6F5C34-56472388-salad

SPRINGTIME FOOD DRIVE

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

Thank you for participating!

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

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

Saturday, May 10th 9am - 12pm

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

See you then!

GOD’S KINGDOM BUILDING IN BELGIUM

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

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

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

MONTHLY BOOK CLUB
2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

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

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

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

COMMUNION SERVERS NEEDED

BEGINNING IN MAY & THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER

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

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

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

Or you can simply click SERVE right here!

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

WEEKLY CHURCH PRAYER MEETINGS

Join us on
MONDAYS AT 7pm ON ZOOM
WEDNESDAYS AT 10:30am IN-PERSON IN THE CHURCH LIBRARY

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

ZOOM PRAYER MEETING DETAILS

Zoom Meeting ID: 859848614 Password: geecc

Send a prayer request to Jayne Bischoff who will forward to Prayer Partners. Please mark if confidential. (jaynebischoff@gmail.com)

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