Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! See below for Foundations news:
New Foundations Members
Please give a warm Foundations welcome to new Foundations members George and Nancy Andrews! George is a dentist at Midfield Dental, and Nancy stays at home with their five year old son, George, and two year old daughter, Isla. We are very excited to have them as a part of our Sunday School family!
Foundations Prayer Requests Announced 11/20/11
1. safe travel and family relationships over the week
2. the ministries and families of our missionaries
3. church unity during the transition
4. our troops and their families over the holidays
5. Mary Stegall and her battle with cancer
6. Elliot Williams and her battle with cancer
7. Alan Spooner's mother's surgery
8. Melissa Huddleston's surgery
9. Katie Bishop in the hospital with a high fever. Update: Katy went home on Tuesday, 11/22. She has mono and hepatitis A and need to get rest.
Meals for the Bishops
To sign up to support Brandon and Katy Bishop with meals while Katy is sick, visit www.takethemameal.com and enter “Bishop” and password “1234”
Encouragement for the Boyds
The Cornerstone class is encouraging their members to fill Martha and Bill Boyd’s mailbox with letters of encouragement this week, and have reached out to Foundations to enlist our support. What a great feeling it would be to have the love of our congregation be expressed in this way! If you would like to send a note of encouragement, please mail to:
Bill and Martha Boyd
3424 Brookwood Trace
Birmingham, AL 35223
All Adult Sunday School – November 27
On Sunday, November 27, all adult Sunday Schools will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 9:45 a.m.
Christmas in the City
We are partnering with Mission Birmingham in providing Christmas gifts for inner city children and families. Stop by the display in the church foyer today to pick up an instruction packet with a child’s name and “wish list” items. Gifts must be dropped off no later than November 20 under the Christmas trees located in the Sanctuary foyer and 1st and 2nd floor lobbies of the Children’s Building.
Hanging of the Green – November 29 and 30!
We need all helping hands beginning November 29 (10 a.m. – 3 p.m.) to decorate our church for Christmas. Please bring all greenery and we will begin our decorating in the Sanctuary. On November 30 (10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.) we will decorate the outside of our buildings. Please bring clippers, willing hands and new ideas. Contact Chappell Miller to volunteer at 870-4600 (home), 529-5777 (cell) or by email, chap06@charter.net.
Nursery Bonus Fund
Please think about giving to the Nursery Bonus Fund this year. If everyone who is able - gives, we will truly be able to provide these women with a very special gift to help them during the Christmas season and as a way to begin the year with extra money for expenses they may incur.
To give simply place a check made payable to Covenant Presbyterian Church in the offertory plate and note on the memo line "Nursery Bonus Fund". We would like to receive as many gifts as possible by December 4.
Christmas Countdown
Ladies, you will not want to miss this year's Christmas Countdown. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 29th at 6:00 pm. We will gather in the Sanctuary to hear from our own Melissa Wood, then enjoy hors d'oeuvres and desserts, make advent wreaths, and see Christmas ideas to fill your heart and home with Comfort and Joy. Reservations are not required; however, to help us plan, please register on the sign up sheet in Sunday School and indicate if you will be bringing a guest! Please contact Laura Tucker at ltucker@covpres.com for childcare.
Attached is a graphic you can use to print out and invite a friend. If you can think of someone who has been visiting, or may not be plugged in to a Sunday School class, please consider calling them and inviting them! We are still in some need of some help in a few areas. Please email Tracystephens@charter.net if you are available to help in the following ways: 1. We need a few people to help hand out advent wreath supplies the night of the event. After Melissa Wood speaks in the Sanctuary, we will move into the fellowship hall to enjoy delicious food, look at beautiful Christmas inspiration tables, and make advent wreaths. Helping out with the wreaths will entail handing people wreaths, greenery, pins, etc... 2. If you have any greenery that you can share with us, there is a plastic bin outside the church office to put it in. If you are out trimming your holly bushes this weekend, we would love your clippings for our advent wreaths! 3. We need a few hands in the kitchen for food preparation. Ingram will be working on Monday and Tuesday morning. 4. We need some people to help set up the night of the event, starting around 4:00. 5. We need some people to help clean up after the event. Thank you so much!
Church Office Holiday Schedule
The Church Office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Covenant Chronicles
We pray that all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving this week as you spend some extended time with family. For those traveling we hope you have safe travels. We look forward to spending the Advent season with you when you return.
Fill our church with grace, Lord Jesus Christ, that every thought, word, and deed may be acceptable to You, our Rock and our Redeemer.
Upcoming:
1. All Adult Sunday School – Due to the fact that so many are traveling this weekend we will all meet in the Fellowship Hall during the Sunday School hour as we have done the last few years. Dr. Doug Webster from Beeson Divinity will be our guest teacher.
2. Women's Prayer Gathering – We had approximately 50 women pray this past Monday morning! Ingram Link is asking any and all ladies to meet for time of prayer each Monday for the next 4 weeks. It will be from 9:15 am to 10:15 am in the Parlor.
3. Christmas Countdown – Next Tuesday, the ladies will host the Christmas Countdown in the Fellowship Hall and Sanctuary. Come hear from Melissa Wood and fellowship with others from our church as we prepare for Christmas.
4. Created for A Purpose – Dec. 2 & 3 designed for girls from 3rd – 8th grade to show them the true understanding of Christmas. See Ingram Link for more information.
5. Men's Deer Hunt on the Golf Course while watching the Iron Bowl – Not really, but there were three ladies events in a row so just have to challenge the men to get something on the calendar! :)
