June 2016 - Covenant Presbyterian Church

Covenant
Happenings
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CPW & Service
Schedule
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Calendar
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Financial/
Clerk’s
Corner
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From
Pastor
Sarah
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The Family, Events, and Ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Springboro
Vacation Bible School (July 25 – 29)
CAVE QUEST needs our help. We will
help them get ready with our Hearts and
our Hands on June 12, 2016 following
worship. Let’s ALL help this most
impressive VBS (best anywhere in our
area) get off to a great start.
There will be a Youth Mission Trip
meeting immediately following the
service on June 5. The following Sunday,
June 12, will be the Youth Lock In from 7PM until 7AM
for grades 7-12. If you have any questions, please contact
Erica Hicks at [email protected].
Young at Heart
We will gather for food and fun on July 16 at noon at
TGIF (Friday’s), 2022 Miamisburg Centerville Rd. We have
a reservation under Young at Heart/Hunt. After we eat,
we’ll have some trivia games (July 4th, Independence Day,
(the movie) and summertime trivia. There’ll be fun - and
some prizes!!! See Dale Hunt if you have questions.
Springboro Chamber of Commerce
Our participation in Hometown Expo included membership in the Springboro Chamber of
Commerce (325 S. Main Street, Springboro OH 45066, 937-748-0074). The Church joined and that
means that every member of the Church is also entitled to all benefits of Chamber membership. The
chamber is active and highly motivated to be helpful. They have many services including: member to
member weekly emails; several special events each year; Ladies Night Out; Young Professionals
gatherings, a discount card for medication and much more. If you have email, send a request to
[email protected] to get on their mailing list. Stop by and visit them (Office Hours: M-F
8am-4pm EST; Sat. hours in summer months) or check out their very impressive web page:
http://www.springboroohio.org.
Join us for CAVE QUEST!!
Covenant Presbyterian Church invites you to Cave Quest VBS. Join us July 25-29 from
9am to 11:30am to learn about Following Jesus, The Light of The World. Children ages 3 to
completing fifth grade can participate in an epic Bible adventure. If you are entering 6th
grade or older, please join us as a volunteer. We would love for you to help us spread
the word of God through this amazing ministry. Visit the homepage of our website:
www.covenantspringboro.com and click on the VBS link to secure your spot!
The next Blood Drive is July 5 from 4-8PM here at Covenant. Sign up to donate at:
www.donortime.com. Besides saving a life, you could win a trip to Alaska!
If you would like to have your concern lifted to the Lord through the Prayer Chain, contact Charlotte
McCarthy at [email protected]. Please pray for: Judy Tysseling, Nadine Drew, Mike Wentzel, Mike
McKitrick, Fred Richards, Bill Madison, Eleanor Axiotes, Karen Fuerst, our military men & women and their
families.
Amicae Circle
will finish up their current study of “Come to the Waters”
on June 28 at 1PM. They will then take the months of July
and August off and return with a new study in September.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
CPW TE@M
will m__t on
06/09/16
Join us on 6/9/16 at 6:30 p.m. in the
small room next to Pastor Sarah’s
office. If you want to learn how to knit
or crochet, we’ll be glad to help you!
Garage Sale Results!
Thank you everyone for all the help given before, during and after the garage sale. We made
$2,026.35 which is way over the amount we were hoping to receive. We had over 20 people
help during the sale but also had a lot of people who donated items for the sale. Although it
was a lot of work, it was great working with people we may not normally have worked with
before; it strengthened our Covenant family! Thank you again.
June Ushers
Nursery
Jim & Carole Hepp,
Bill West
05
12
19
26
05
12
19
26
Mary White
Kristin Tibbits
Erica Hicks
Madison Caiarelli
June Counters
05
12
19
26
Pre/K Volunteers
Jay White & Dave Siegler
Vera Escott & Tom Sebastian
Jack McCarthy & Tom Sebastian
Bill Ilg & Tom Sebastian
Susan P. & Pam G.
Kristin Tibbits
Erica Hicks
Yvonne Craycraft
Fellowship
05
12
19
26
Kerin Campbell
The Catrine Family
TBD
TBD
Grades 1-6
05
12
19
26
Maryanna Catrine
Becky Hegwood
Loretta Sebastian
Jen Knoth
Birthdays and Anniversaries
are published with your
permission only. In an effort
to update our list, please
notify the office of your
family’s special dates,
especially if you are new to
our fellowship.
We want to include you!
Sun
Please email any updates and articles to the
secretary at: [email protected]
or call me at (937) 748-0272.
June
Birthdays...
1
3
6
11
15
18
19
24
27
30
Megan Neumann
Pam Goins
Leandra Hess
Alex Spaeth
Melinda Neumann
Daniel Gardner
Orv Tysseling
Mary McKitrick
Ken Craycraft
Emma Hicks
Corinna Justice
Jono Sparks-Franklin
Jacob Tibbits
Mon
5
6
7
10:00 AM Worship
11:15 AM Youth Mission Trip
Meeting
6:30-8PM Youth Group
5-7:30 PM Weight Watchers
7:00 PM Bi-Monthly Meeting
7:00 AM Men at McD
7:00 PM Outreach M
12
13
14
10:00 AM Worship
11:15 AM Hearts & Hands
7PM-7AM Youth Lock In
5-7:30 PM Weight Watchers
7:00 AM Men at McD
6:30 PM Admin/Pers
19
20
21
10:00 AM Worship
5-7:30 PM Weight Watchers
7:00 AM Men at McD
6:30 PM Session
26
27
28
10:00 AM Worship
6:30-8PM Youth Group
5-7:30 PM Weight Watchers
7 PM Deacons
7:00 AM Men at McD
1 PM Amicae Circle
6:00 PM Adult Minis
June
Anniversaries...
5 Frank & Karyn Catrine
12 Steve & Michelle Teska
19 George & Barbara Mourouzis
Tue
e
Donalds
Ministry
Donalds
sonnel
Donalds
Donalds
stry
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
3
8
9
10:00 AM Adult Bible Study
6:45 PM Choir Practice
8:00 PM Praise Band
1:00 PM CPW Team
6:30 PM Prayer Shawl
6:30 PM Clearcreek GS Svc. Unit
15
16
10
17
18
8-9:30 AM Weight Watchers
23
10:00 AM Adult Bible Study
6:45 PM Choir Practice
8:00 PM Praise Band
10:00 AM Adult Bible Study
6:45 PM Choir Practice
7 PM Youth Ministry
8:00 PM Praise Band
11
8-9:30 AM Weight Watchers
10:00 AM Adult Bible Study
6:45 PM Choir Practice
8:00 PM Praise Band
29
4
8-9:30 AM Weight Watchers
10:00 AM Adult Bible Study
6:45 PM Choir Practice
8:00 PM Praise Band
22
Sat
24
25
8-9:30 AM Weight Watchers
30
Financial Info
Month of
Operating Fund
Receipts
Expenditures
Net Receipts (Expenditures)
Apr-16
$8,211
$7,587
$624
Month of
Apr-15
$10,768
$11,042
-$274
Year to date
Apr-16
Year to date
Apr-15
$40,149
$46,494
-$6,345
$44,650
$45,916
-$1,266
Mortgage Reduction
Beg. Balance
Receipts
Mortgage Payments
$1,852
$1,440
$1,071
$1,040
$5,465
$4,284
Balance End of Month
$2,221
$2,221
Cash Flow
Beginning Cash
Cash Used (received):
Operating Fund
Other Designated Funds
Payroll taxes
FSA Liability
Mortgage Payments Principal
Total Cash (Used) Received
Ending Cash Balance
$54,060
$624
$738
$10
$545
-$922
$995
$55,055
Church Staff
Sarah Sparks-Franklin
Pastor
Janet Wayne
Church Secretary
Kim Denney
Music/Choir Director
Susan Pfeiffer
Pianist/Organist
Vera Escott
Treasurer
Tom Sebastian
Financial Secretary
www.covenantspringboro.com
[email protected]
CLERK’S CORNER
The 5K Halo was a rousing success for its first year raising $554 which will be split
between SCAC, Franklin Food Pantry and our own VBS. Many thanks to Amy Lehman
and her crew to make it wonderful and fun experience.
The garage sale raised over $2000 that will help our current deficit.
Lots of activities are gearing up for the youth this summer like mission trip, lock-in
and everyone’s favorite, VBS. Keep a watch on the church’s scrolling marquee or
website for details.
Look for a church wide small group opportunity on fall sermon series. Launch date is
mid-September.
Gordon Neumann Clerk, Covenant Presbyterian Church; [email protected]
Sharing the Gift of CPC with Others
I was sitting across from an old friend of mine over dinner at one of our old haunts. So
much has changed in both of our lives since we last spent time together, but now that I am
back in the Dayton area, it was time for us to reconnect. Before our dinner date, I had
prayed for an opportunity to share with her all of the wonderful things that are happening in
our community here at CPC.
Before I continue with this story, let me be completely candid…I was nervous about how I
might come across if I tried to invite my friend to our church. I didn’t want to be pushy. I
would never want my friends to feel pressured or uncomfortable around me, especially if
they decide that visiting CPC is not something they are interested in doing.
So anyway, as our dinner progressed we talked about everything. We laughed about
memories from high school, reminisced about our college years, and shared what was
currently going on in our lives. Both of us busy with our vocations and juggling being
full-time working moms to babies, we had so much to talk about!
But then the time came for me to begin to talk about this crazy pastoring thing that I do. I
had prayed for an organic opportunity to bring it up, and as per usual, the Holy Spirit came
through for me. She shared with me that since the birth of her daughter, community and
family has become much more of a priority. With both sets of grandparents living out of
state, the transition to being a family of three has been much harder for them than they had
anticipated. Like many of my peers, she and her family attend one of the nearby mega
churches occasionally, but they have not found a faith community that they would call
“home.” In response to her, I took a deep breath, and then I began to talk to her about
CPC. I told her all about the wonderful things that I see happening in our church. And I
boasted about all of you. How welcomed Jono, Cora, and I have been into this community.
I invited her to come visit us soon.
I walked away from that dinner so thankful for the opportunity to plant that seed. I don’t
know how God will use it. I am hopeful that my friend will visit us, but that might not
happen. However, my experience with her encouraged me to continue to pray for other
opportunities to share the gift of CPC with others. I have to tell you, that since then, God
has answered my prayers. I have been spreading the word about our VBS. I am talking
about the exciting things God is doing here with folks that I am meeting out in our
community.
But I can’t do all of it alone. We are in this thing together! This month, I’d like to encourage
you to pray for opportunities to share the gift that is CPC with others. From personal
experience, I can tell you that when we pray, stuff happens! I am so excited to be a part of
this journey with each one of you.
In Christ,
Pastor Sarah
Worship Guide Deadline
Session
By 9:00 a.m. on the Tuesday before the Sunday Session will meet on June 21, at 6:30 p.m.
you would like it to appear in the worship guide.
Courier Newsletter Deadline
Prayer Partners
We have a vital prayer ministry here at
Covenant. We have an electronic prayer chain
for those who would prefer to be notified of
needs as they arise via email. To get
connected in prayer through the internet,
contact Charlotte McCarthy at 937-558-2120 or
Men’s Fellowship
[email protected].
Men meet weekly at McDonalds every Tuesday
morning from 7:00 - 7:30 a.m. Contact John
Outreach Ministry
Ritzinger (748-1437) if you have any questions. will meet on June 7 at 7:00 p.m. Contact Dale
If you’ve never joined us, we would greatly
Hunt for questions. (937-305-7055)
welcome you!
June 21, 9:00 a.m. for the July
edition. You may leave articles
on the office desk or e-mail them to
[email protected].
Youth Ministry
Administration/Personnel Ministry
Admin/Personnel will meet on June 14 at
6:30 p.m. Contact David Payne 513-836-3464
or Vera Escott 937-298-3410 for questions.
meets the last Wednesday of each month at
7:00 p.m. Contact Erica Hicks for questions at
937-748-6352.
Adult Ministries
meets on the last Tuesday of each month at
6:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please
contact Vera Escott at 937- 298-3410 or
Barb Mourouzis at 937-748-3049.
Covenant Presbyterian Church
415 N. Main St.
Springboro, OH 45066
Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Worship
Toddlers and children through 6th grade
have age appropriate learning opportunities.
Nursery - provided for ages 2 and under.
Office Hours
The Pastor is in the office Monday-Thursday.
Our secretary is generally in the office
Tuesday through Friday from 9AM-Noon.
Phone: (937) 748-0272 & (937) 748-4734
Fax: (937) 748-4734
CPC - Called and Connected by Christ,
Partners in Our Community, Committed to Serve