UPCOMING Events, Opportunities & Programs

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Have an extra coat in your closet? During October, West Side Urban Ministry, of the Presbytery of Scioto Valley, is collecting new/gently used clean coats, hats and mittens for children ages 5-17.  Put items in the hall box "Westside Coat Collection." Susan Imel, [email protected], 614-262-7444.   

Centering Prayer NOTE NEW DAY: FRIDAYS, 8:15am, Lounge

Primetimers Potluck & Program, Fri., Oct. 20, 12pm, Lounge
Jeri Diehl-Cusack presents White House Christmas Traditions. Please bring your table service and a dish to share.

HOGE HM3: Music. Message. Meal. Sat., Oct. 21 (3rd Sat./month)
Hoge Memorial Presby. Church, 2930 W. Broad St.
3pm food prep, 4pm pack, 5pm program
Be part of Covenant's mission and service. Help prepare and serve dinner to neighbors on the Hilltop. Tracy and Shea and friends will be leading the worship and music. Attend (free meal and new friends) any time. Sign up at the Mission Table or contact John Griffin, [email protected].

Presbytery-wide Co-op Mission Work Trip, Oct. 22-28, Gatlinburg, TN

Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies & the Justice of God by Kelly Brown Douglas. The Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral, Brown writes theology and cultural analysis with the urgency of the mother of a black son. Led by  Katie Kinnison .

Wed. Bible Study: Exodus: Risky Freedom. 1pm, Room 120 and 7pm, Lounge
Led by Katie Kinnison.

It is with great joy and happiness to invite the congregation to witness the marriage of Ingrid Brooker and Jamie Smith on Saturday, October 28 at 5:30pm in the Sanctuary. We feel blessed to share this special ceremony with you!
Warmest regards,
Ingrid & Jamie

Agora: A Journey We All Take: Death & Dying

Sun., Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 19, 9:45a, Lounge
What it means to come to terms with the fact of our own deaths and to companion someone who is dying. Practical information like funeral planning and writing obituaries. Contact: Katie Kinnison or Todd Cameron.

Feasting: Bible/Lunch, Sun., Oct. 29, Lounge, 12:15p lunch, 12:30-1:30p learn 

Sola Scriptura with David Connolly.

NOTE: No Tues. Night Spiritual Formation Oct. 31

NOTE No Wed. Bible Study Nov. 1.

Sun., Nov. 5 - Special Guest Preacher: Dr. Tom Long

Dr. Thomas Grier Long is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory U. in Atlanta, GA. He received his BA from Erskine College is 1968, the Master of Divinity from Erskine Theological Seminary in 1972, and the Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1980. In 1996, he was named one of the 12 most effective preachers in the English speaking world by Baylor University, along with Fred Craddock, Billy Graham, James Forbes, Barbara Brown Taylor and William Willimon. He was ordained in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and is currently a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Preaching magazine named his Witness of Preaching one of the 25 most influential books on preaching in the past 25 years.

Free Lecture: Understanding Addiction, Wed., Nov. 8, 9-11am
Guest speaker Annette Franks, M.Ed., LPC, CWC:  Understanding the Brain Disease of Addiction and the Addiction Recovery Process.  Limited seating. Register:  https://tinyurl.com/y7jbqgxw.

Parents' Night Out, Fri., Nov. 10, 6-8:30pm (2nd Fri./month)
We host and feed children so that their parents can be free to be grown-ups and play. Please register by Tues., Oct. 7:  http://tinyurl.com/covenantpno . Contact Erin Wise,  [email protected] .

Concert: Quartet For The End of Time

Fri., Nov. 10, 8pm, Sanctuary
Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time for Violin, Cello, Clarinet and Piano based on Revelations was composed in a German prison camp. It is filled with mysticism, awe, bird calls, rainbows and trumpets announcing the end of time as we know it. Also Shostakovich's beloved Cello Sonata. Denison faculty Cora Kuyvenhoven, cello; Evan Lynch, clarinet; Nelson Harper, piano, with guest violinist David Niwa. A free will offering will be accepted.

Sunday, Nov. 12
* Children's Sabbath: Our children lead worship.
* CPW Thanksgiving Potluck, 5:30pm  - All-church yum and fun! Turkey, gravy, potatoes, rolls, butter, drinks provided. Bring a dish to share. Cost: $5/person or $20/family of four+. After dinner, Shea Watts, Covenant's Youth Director, will play the guitar and sing; the PW Thank Offering will be collected; a drawing will be held for the quilt made by CPW's Mission Sewing circle. Childcare available. Sign up in the hallway on Sunday mornings.

Megan Koenemann in Peru - To follow our own dear Megan in her ministry go to: https://megankoeneman.wordpress.com/