An Inclusive Community of Faith in the City of Birmingham, Alabama
Offering Hope + Showing Faithfulness + Sharing Joy
We are having our Annual CampMeeting with a "Covered Dish Dinner" starting at 5 PM on Saturday, August 16. WE NEED YOUR HELP! We would like to know ahead of time what kind of "Food Dish" you would like to bring. We have a listing of "Food Dishes" available in the foyer. Just sign–up on the appropriate sheet of what Food Dish you will bring. This will give us an idea of what will be available to serve our guest for that evening. We need everyone's help for this special event! For more details see Marge Syth. 
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ABUNDANT GIVING
Our Year-To-Date Net Income through June 30 is $21,410.92. Our budget for July was approximately $28,108. Through the graciousness and faithfulness of our members and friends we have received, for July, $21,665.34 plus $1,386.35 for other ministries. We ‘Thank You for the use of your resources. Your ‘Abundant Giving’ is making a difference in the lives of people. Last week we had 365 people in attendance for Worship
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SENIOR'S MINISTRY
Come join us!!! We’re having our Spiritual Sharing, along with fellowship this Tuesday, August 5, 6:30PM in Morrison Hall. We’re more than just Seniors, come & see!
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SENIOR'S MINISTRY
Senior Ministry is having a Fundraiser for our Children's Church & Building Fund! They will be offering Car Tags with the imprint of our Covenant Logo for $10 each. Payment due at time of purchase. See Frank Turner to pick up your special Car Tag This Sunday!
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SENIOR'S MINISTRY
FAMILY GAME NIGHT
EVERYONE IS INVITED!
Our Seniors Ministry is spon-soring Family GAME Night this Friday, August 15 from 6:30 – 9:30PM in Morrison Hall. Bring your favorite game to play with others. Also bring your favorite snack dish and a bever-age to share. Supervision provided for children
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Covenant's quarterly newsletter, The Covenant Times online issue for June - Aug 2008 is now available. To download the newest version of The Covenant Times to your computer, click on The Covenant Times logo at the top of this box.
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TimesPlus (OnLine)
The most informative and colorful weekly publication produced at Covenant is the weekly TimesPlus bulletin insert. All important announcements, birthdays, financial information, church calendar and more are available with each issue.
In the past, the TimesPlus was only available in printed form inserted into Sunday's church bulletin. Now, it is available on the Covenant website, and beginning this week, will be available here in News & Events.
To view or print the TimesPlus, you will need the most current version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer. If you don't have a current copy, click on the icon below for a free download. Then, click below on the link to the date of theTimesPlus you would like to view, and the file will download to your computer.
We hope you enjoy having the TimesPlus earlier than you ever have before!!
Available issues:
Aug 3, 2008
July 27, 2008
July 20, 2008
July 13, 2008
July 6, 2008
June 29, 2008
June 22, 2008
June 15, 2008
June 8, 2008
June 1, 2008
May 25, 2008
May 18, 2008
May 11, 2008
May 04, 2008
April 27, 2008
All 2008 issues available in On-Line Sermons/TimesPlus
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COVENANT’S BUILDING FUND Covenant thanks you for your generous donations toward our building fund. $156,159.20!
Our balance is now:
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Children's Church
Come learn about Jesus through Bible stories, crafts and music. All Children between the ages 4-7 years and 8-12 years are welcome.
We have a children's message early in our Sunday morning worship service. After the children's moment, all children wishing to go to children's church are escorted to the educational building by their teachers. Children are then escorted back to the sanctuary in time for Holy Communion and the closing of worship.
Children's Nursery
For infants and toddlers up to 4 years is also available.
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SUPER WEDNESDAY FAMILY NIGHT SUPPER ! Join us for Great Fellowship and Good Food at our Wednesday "Family Night Supper." Supper Served at 5:30PM. The Cost of the Meal is only a $5 donation; the Joy of Fellowship - Priceless!
To receive weekly advance notice of menus, join Covenant's mailing list (link at the right) and check that you wish to receive Wednesday Family Night Supper menus.
CHEFS NEEDED
Chefs are needed to help cook for our Wednesday
Night Family Suppers.
Please see or email Charles Freitag if you would like to share your culinary skills with our church family !
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Visit Our Church Library!!
Visit our library, upstairs in Morrison Hall. The library includes books, CD's, tapes, magazines and is very well stocked. All books are checked out using the "honor system".
If you have questions or suggestions, please email our librarian, Deacon Tim Key at:
timk@covenantbirmingham.org
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LIVE & LET LIVE
AA & NA Meetings
Upstairs in Morrison Hall
Sun. 6PM AA (Open Discussion)
Mon. 6PM NA (Open Discussion)
Tues. 6PM NA (Closed Discussion)
Wed. 6PM AA (Closed Discussion)
Fri. 6PM AA (Open Discussion)
Sat. 6PM NA (Open-Step Study)
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CHILDREN’S CHURCH
TEACHERS & HELPERS NEEDED !
We are in need of Teachers and Helpers to help with our children ages 4-12 years on Sunday morning . Contact Lisa Hays (lisah@covenantbirmingham.org) for details.
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CANCELLED CANCELLED
Bon Voyage!
Join our church family for a seven
day Eastern Caribbean cruise sailing from Miami on October 26, 2008!! Ports of call will be:
San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. Ship: The Carnival Cruise Ship, Triumph.
For more information visit:
www.ourchurchcruise.org
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WIFI @ Covenant
If you are coming to Covenant and have extra time on your hands, bring your WIFI enabled laptop or PDA along. Take advantage of our free, high speed WIFI, available for friends and members of Covenant. Our entire campus is covered!!
