Phone: 216.421.0482 | Fax: 216.791.2228
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Worship Remains in Sanctuary this Week |
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After service, there will be a Live Reception in the Reception Room beginning at 11:30!
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The scriptures will be Revelation 7:9-17 and John 10:22-30.
Rev. MacMillan will offer her sermon "Jesus the Shepherd" this week!
Our Liturgist is Martha Goble. Martha has been a
member of the church of the covenant for 33 years.
Today is her last day as President of the Society and Chairman of the Trustees. She thanks all the people who have been so helpful as she carried out her responsibilities--Este Pozza, Willie Howard and Shannon James have been wonderful! Many of the trustees have helped her succeed. All members of the congregations have much to look forward to
in the months ahead with our new leader, Jessie MacMillan. So, Martha asks all members to please
fill out the Survey and hit Send!
Ushers this week are Marilyn and Chris Langmack.
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We welcome flautist Alexa Still to our service this week. Professor Still teaches at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and is celebrated for her international performing career and discography. Oberlin student and Covenant soloist Melody Prater studies Vocal Performance with Professor Katherine Jolly. Melody is passionate about sharing music with the community.
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need is a paraphrase of the 23rd Psalm by Isaac Watts, considered by many to be the father of English Hymnody. Mack Wilberg arranged this American folk hymn from Southern Harmony (1835) for choir, keyboard, flute and oboe.
Jazz, classical, and pop performer, composer, and conductor Bobby McFerrin (b. 1950) wrote the moving setting of Psalm 23 as a tribute to his mother Sara. She was an accomplished singer and veteran music educator in California. McFerrin spoke about the Psalms in a 2014 interview: “My favorite book in the Bible is the Psalms. I read scripture constantly, but the Psalms is like the book that I go to most of the time because in it is conveyed every human emotion. And what that tells me is that God gets it. He gets us. He understands us perfectly because he, in his book, has included the emotional, roller coaster rides that all of us go through. He gets it all. He understands it all.”
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Our Website's Giving page is up and running. You can now make online donations and pledges from your phone or computer. Check it out!
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This Week at Covenant (May 15 - May 21, 2022) |
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Sunday: Cragin Peal, Carillon and Organ Prelude, Live and Livestream, 9:45 am;
Annual Meeting, Sanctuary, Immediately After Worship
Reception, Reception Room, 11:30 AM
Youth Sunday School, Education Wing, 11:30 AM
Monday: No scheduled church activities.
Tuesday: Staff Meeting, office area, 9:30 AM
Cache, Lower Level, 10:00 AM
Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concert, 12:15 PM
Wednesday: 12 Steps to Freedom, Activities Room, 5:30 PM
Ministry of Service Meeting, by Zoom, 6:00 PM
Thursday: Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Beckwith Hall, 6:20 PM
Covenant Chancel Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary, 7:30 PM
Friday: Les Cigales, Beckwith Hall, 10:30 AM
Carillon Concert, McGaffin Carillon, Livestream, 12:15 PM
Japanese Handbells, Beckwith Hall, 12:30 PM
Saturday: Building and Grounds Meeting, office area, 9:30 AM
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Announcements and Information |
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Preserve a Woman's Right to Choose! |
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Rattled by the leaked Supreme Court opinion? Outraged we are moving backwards? Eager to send a message to SCOTUS before the expected ruling this summer?
If so, join us! A group of faithful pro-choice women and men (many from Forest Hill Church) will carpool together to the Planned Parenthood Rally on Saturday, May 14th from 11:00-1:00 at Willard Park. Click the button below to learn more.
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Annual Meeting This Sunday! |
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Mark your calendar for an in-person annual meeting of the congregation this Sunday following worship (rescheduled by session this year). Your nominating committee will present its slate of officers for session, trustees, deacons, and next year’s nominating committee for your vote.
All are welcome to attend, though voting is limited to active members of the congregation.
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Sunday Worship Services and Organ Concerts on YouTube |
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Use the button below to access our YouTube channel, where you can view the livestream of our worship service, this Sunday, May 15, 10:00 am, with musical preludes beginning at 9:45 am. Also through our channel, you can also access some of the past Sunday Worship Services and Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concerts.
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The music staff wear their academic regalia today, to celebrate our graduating musicians. Congratulations to Lifan Deng (CWRU), Rachel Rose (CIM), Alanna Sadosky (CSA), Anna Skelton (CWRU), and Erica Thelen (Oberlin)! The academic hoods are faced with a color that denotes field of study (e.g. pink for music), and the interior colors represent the university or college from which the degree was awarded. Celebrate with us during the reception time! |
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Remembering Those We Have Lost |
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Join the Deacons following worship May 29, Memorial Day weekend, for a Remembrance Reception. Honor a family member, veteran or friend, whose loss you mourn. Please plan to bring a small photo and a memory of your loved one to share in the company of Covenant friends. |
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Come to the Lower Level, join us, and support the church’s resale shop, every Tuesday from 10:00 am through 4:00 pm. Spring Cleaning? Please bring in your donations of clothing, household goods, jewelry, etc. DONATIONS NEEDED!!
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Say Thanks with the Deacons! |
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The Deacons wish to say thank you to the retiring Officers of the Society of The Church of the Covenant: Martha Goble ( President), Keith Kallay (Treasurer) and Jim Mate (Secretary). In the extraordinary times of the past six years their steadfast service is greatly appreciated.
Sign a card of thanks in the Narthex before Sunday worship.
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Seeking the full participation of LGBTQIA+ people of faith in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Go to www.mlp.org for more information.
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Believing God Calls Us to be Peacemakers |
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Since a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, killing 26 people, 20 of them children; 1,867 people in Cuyahoga County have been killed by guns. Since last month, 22 more individuals have died by gun violence in Cuyahoga County. The names of those at least 18 years of age are: Jarren Grayes, Thomas Armstead, Carrie Mae Keefe, Kevin P. Keefe, David Neal Miller, Orlando Wilson, Oliver Simone Barravechia, Raequon Careem Williams, Brian Lamar Calwise, Rayshown Darren Calloway, Maurice Travon Kilpatrick, David Stewart Horvath, Torrey Bowling, Gerard Jean Rodriguez Morales, Yahaira Liz Fernandez Perez, Trinity Greer, Denise Michelle Demmitt, Malechi Cortez Rolon-Wade, Carl D. Ragsdale, Geoffrey Leroy Griffen, Catherine D. Rogers, and Lee Anthony Jordan.
Ten of the victims were suicides including two different murder/suicides.
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If you aren't able to view the service live, check back later on our YouTube channel. The complete livestream will be available for viewing there after a few hours of processing time. Thank you.
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We Need Your Participation in an Upcoming Survey |
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I hope you have heard a bit about the “Strategic Facility Master Plan” (SFMP) either in the e-news or from conversations at church. The SFMP is Covenant’s big project to look at the future of the church from two perspectives—increasing our membership and outreach and addressing the building needs of our 100-year-old facility. Your participation is greatly needed as we begin. Sometime next week you will receive a Survey as an email. Please look it over, respond to the questions and return as soon as possible (we are aiming for two weeks.) Everyone’s viewpoint is important to consider and you will be an integral part of this wonderful opportunity we have to launch our church into the future. Thank you for your participation and if you have any questions, please email me for clarification.
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Our Crèche is open every Sunday from 9:40 AM for infants and children during the service. The Crèche is located on the 2nd floor of the Education Wing, which can be reached through the church office. Mihaela Balla, our lead caregiver will be there until the end of the 10:00 AM service.
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Habitat Faith Build - Thursday, October 6
and Saturday November 12, from 9:00am-3:00pm
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Join us again this year (our eighth!) to help rehab houses through the Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity's Faith Build. We will be working to help rehab a house in the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland. The Faith Build house is one of over 20 houses scheduled to be built or rehabbed in Buckeye-Woodhill in 2022. In response to COVID-19, Habitat is limiting volunteer groups to 6 people instead of 8. If you are interested and feel comfortable working on the house any of these days, please contact Jim Prince at princeco4@aol.com for further information.
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Updates on Humanitarian Support to Ukraine and Afghanistan |
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The Lithuanian Americans Citizens Club is collecting humanitarian supplies on behalf of the Ukrainian Association of Ohio, which is planning a supply airlift to Poland and Ukraine. Click the button below to learn how you can support this effort.
Also included in the link below is an update on Covenant's support of an Afghan refugee family of six.
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The leaders of Presbyterian World Mission and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) met to discuss the situation and how the church can respond to the growing refugee crisis, as well as the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The conversation focused on the unfolding situation within Ukraine and in bordering countries that are receiving refugees and carrying emergency supplies over the border into Ukraine as the situation there deteriorates. Mission co-workers shared information received from partners in the Central European region. PDA’s Office for Refugees and Asylum is coordinating internally and with these partners in the area and ACT Alliance to determine where funds can be directed for the greatest impact. |
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Please sign the red guest register pads in the pews. This will help us keep track of visitors’ and members’ current emails, addresses, and phone numbers. Thank you. |
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McGaffin Carillon Friday Concerts |
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All concerts are available to be enjoyed live or streamed at 12:15 on Fridays!
Past concert videos are available on the Friends of the McGaffin Carillon YouTube channel where you can also subscribe and be alerted when the carillon performances are streaming. https://tinyurl.com/FMCStreams
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Deadline for Weekly Bulletin Announcements |
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Please note that information to be included in the Sunday bulletin and E-news MUST be sent to me – Dennis Matz by Tuesday. Any additions/changes will be referenced in verbal announcements.
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Connect with Rev. MacMillan or Rev. Begany |
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Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concerts |
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Join us on Tuesday, May 17 in person or via livestream!
Students from Oberlin Conservatory
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Welcome Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Students! |
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Join us in the reception room after worship for a time of fellowship. To connect with campus ministry, please contact The Rev. Shelley Nelson-Bridger by email at san57@case.edu or Mariah Mills at Mlm321@case.edu, or speak with the Pastor.
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Food Pantry Update from Ministry of Service
You can support this important ministry by making a monetary donation to the COTC hunger fund. Your generosity will help those in our neighborhood who are hungry and need help during this pandemic. Thank you!
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Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill
the law of Christ. ~ Galatians 6:2
We Keep in our Prayers:
Cary Arden, Paul Begany, Gale and John Bromelmeier, Megan Brown (Mildred Russin's granddaughter), Marilyn Demeter, Jim Greene, Julia Haiss, Veda Harris (Jenny Conner's niece), Patrick Hoover (Ann Williams' nephew), David Keltner, Helen Kunsman, Gregory Madison, Reathel McWhorter, Cathy Miller, Richard (Dick) Miller, Gene Papp, Steve Taylor (son of Rev. Dr. Harry B. Taylor), Arthur Tiroly, Julia Wadsworth, Gabriel (Jenny Conner's grand-nephew), and Suse.
We pray for those struggling with illness, convalescing, or homebound;
patients, family, and staff in our surrounding hospitals.
Names are generally removed from the bulletin after four weeks unless there is a continuing need. Please let the church know if you or a loved one is in the hospital; HIPAA privacy regulations prevent hospitals from sharing this information.
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Reminders and Opportunities |
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Announcements for the Weekly Enews and Sunday Bulletin are due by 6:00 pm on Tuesday! You can submit your announcements to Dmatz@CovenantWeb.org.
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Contact us...
216.421.0482
11205 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, OH 44106
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