COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS

Receipts General Fund Facility Improvement Fund

December 2 $14,601 $ 904

December 9 7,485 350

December 16 12,985 1,099

December 23 13,730 662

December 30 10,245 400

Monthly Total $59,046 $3,415

Covenant Baptist Church 165 Craig Manor Road, P.O. Box 578 (Mailing), Lancaster, SC 29721

Phone: (803) 286-5683 Fax: (803) 286-9730 E-mail: CBCLancaster@Comporium.net

Web Site: www.CBCLancaster.org Office Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8-5 pm Fri: 8-12:00 noon

Jim Osteen, Transitional Pastor wownow7@gmail.com

Tracey Wilson, Minister of Music & Worship traceyrhettwilson@gmail.com

JB Bowen, Minister of Youth JB@cbclancaster.org

Carsen Taylor, Children’s Ministry Director Carsen@cbclancaster.org

Pat Rutledge, Administrative Assistant Pat@cbclancaster.org

SUNDAY, JAN. 6th

Coffee Station:

Vernon & Martha McManus

Refreshment Station:

LIFT SS Class

Sunday School Greeters:

Brayden Kennington

Vernon & Martha McManus

Worship Greeters: Ben & Benita Moorefield

Dawson Wilson

Worship Time Childcare: Meredith Broome, Carolyn Steele

Kingdom Kids Ministry: Leanne Bailey, Cheryl Sjoblom

Marjorie Vincent

Counting Team Rotation: Darrell Young, Vernon McManus

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SUNDAY SCHEDULE

8:30 am Praise Team & Orchestra Rehearsal

8:45 am Coffee & Refreshments

9:00 am Sunday School

10:15 am Worship

10:35 am Kingdom Kids (ages 3-2nd Grade)

5:30 pm Youth Praise Band Practice

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

5:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper

5:30 p.m. Worship Orchestra Rehearsal

6:00 p.m. Ladies Bible Study

6:15 p.m. Nursery

Children’s Ministries

Youth Ministries

Adult Prayer & Bible Study

7:15 p.m. Worship Choir & Orchestra Rehearsal

7:45 p.m. Worship Choir Rehearsal

Committed to exalting the Lord, equipping the Body, and expanding His Kingdom

The Connection January 2-16, 2019 Volume 25, Number 1

SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY

JANUARY LUNCHEON Tuesday, January 8th

11:45 a.m.

If you have not signed up and would like to attend, please call the church office to make your reservation. The cost of the meal will be due as you arrive at the luncheon each month.

DINNER OUTING Friday, January 25th

WaChang in Lancaster Meet there at 5:30 p.m.

Please sign up in the main hallway

so that adequate arrangements can be made with the restaurant.

SUNDAY, JAN. 13th

Coffee Station:

Jamie & Christina Furse

Refreshment Station:

Family Connection SS Class

Sunday School Greeters:

Brayden Kennington

Vernon & Martha McManus

Worship Greeters: Ben & Benita Moorefield

Dawson Wilson

Worship Time Childcare: Jane Herron, Kathy Thompson

Kingdom Kids Ministry: Joy Bowles, Cindy Frangenberg

Cheryl Sjoblom

Counting Team Rotation: Vernon McManus, Stuart Sachs

Reservations may be made on a permanent basis or from week-to-week. Please

note that if you make a permanent reservation, a meal will be prepared for you

each week.

Wednesday, January 9th Chicken Strips

(No Pizza) Call Church Office for Reservations

Volunteer Team:

Jerry & Rebecca Williams Larry & Frances Harris

Wayne & Rhonda McMackin

WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP SUPPERS

Wednesday, January 16th Hotdogs

(No Pizza) Make Reservations by 1/9

Volunteer Team:

Ernie & Carolyn Jordan Sylvia Plyler,

Marjorie Vincent

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Goal of $13,000 Surpassed!

Received: $16,344

(Includes $778 through the Lottie Moon Post Office)

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd

Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1990 at Spring Valley

Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC and has grown into a

nationwide effort. Covenant has participated in the effort

since 1996 and has collected over 5,000 food items and

donated $18,622 to local Christian ministries. Grocery

carts will be located in the main hallway beginning Sun-

day, January 27th, for donated food items, which can be

brought at any time that week. All food collected will be

given to HOPE of Lancaster. Each member is also asked to

make a monetary donation that day. Checks can be made

payable to Covenant Baptist Church, or you can include

your gift in your regular offering envelope by designating

it “Souper Bowl.” Money collected will be shared between

HOPE of Lancaster and KARE of Kershaw.

GLOCAL MISSIONS

FAMILY NEWS

Prayer Concerns Morningside Assisted Living: Carolyn Breland

Please Pray Daily For Your Pastor Search Committee Joey Caskey, Leigh Jordan, Julie Mathews, Pat McManus, Stuart Sachs (Personnel

Committee), Bob Leaphart (Steering Committee)

Thank You

...from Karis Daley.

...from Women’s Enrichment Center.

Welcome New Members

Covenant welcomed three new members in December. John and Ann McManus

came by transfer of church membership. John and Ann are charter members who

moved to Bennettsville in 2013 and joined a church there. They recently moved

back to Lancaster and have rejoined their Covenant family! JB Bowen also came

by transfer of church membership. JB just transitioned from our interim Youth

Pastor to full time Youth Ministry Director.

Happy Birthday (7th) Ashley Collins (8th) Sara Ava Shrum (10th) Bill

Westmoreland (11th) David Faile (12th) Joel Denney

(13th) Helga Penegar (14th) Karen Daley, Bobby

Penegar Jr. (15th) Emil Emanuel, C.D. Gregory, Dorothy

Light (16th) Carolyn Steele (17th) Linda Weissenburger

(18th) Joy Cudd

MUSIC & WORSHIP: Tracey Wilson

MEN’S MINISTRY

I love fresh starts and fresh beginnings; like the first day of school when all of your supplies are new! The beginning of a semester in Music Ministry reminds me of that same feeling of everything starting over - fresh and new. All of our music groups begin again soon, and this is a great time to join us! Maybe you've been watching and thinking you might like to try one of these ministries. Please consider this your personal invitation to use the gifts God has given you to make music that lifts up His name. Jump right in, the water's fine!

Worship Orchestra Rehearses on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:15 p.m. and 7:15-7:45 p.m.

Open to High School through Senior Adults. We are particularly in need of an electric bass player.

Resumes on January 9th.

Worship Choir and Orchestra Rehearses on Wednesdays from 7:15-8:30 p.m.

Open to High School Students through Senior Adults. Resumes on January 9th.

Covenant Ringers Rehearses on Thursdays from 7:00- 8:00 p.m.

Open to High School Students through Senior Adults. Resumes on January 17th.

Classics Choir Rehearses on Mondays from 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Open to all Senior Adults. Resumes on January 21st.

JOYFUL SOUND IN CONCERT Sunday, February 10th

Joyful Sound, North Greenville University’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry Ensemble, will present a concert in our morning service on February 10th at Covenant Baptist Church. A typical concert includes contemporary and traditional Christian music. The group will include singers and their worship band. Founded in 1892, North Greenville University is South Carolina Baptists’ oldest Educational Institution. Located in Tigerville, the College offers over thirty-five Bachelor degrees. The group will arrive late Saturday afternoon on the 9th. We will need several host homes for two or three students each. Please let Tracey know as soon as possible if you would be willing to be a host home. You will be blessed by these awesome students!

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY: Carsen Taylor

Men’s Ministry Breakfast Saturday, January 5th

8:00 a.m. No sign up is necessary.

Just show up hungry for physical food

and spiritual food!

PRAYER PARTNERS

We are bringing Prayer Partners back, and we want YOU to be

a part of it. It is really quite simple: you sign up, we pair up, and

then you pray…and do some fun things at some awesome

events. We have eleven children to match up now, but we will

need more than eleven prayer partners to sign up so we are

prepared when we grow. If you are interested, please let Carsen

know or sign up at the Connection Center.

MOPS INTERNATIONAL

We are excited to announce that we will be teaming up with

M.O.P.S. International to host a local young mothers group

here at the church starting February 5th. This will be an

amazing outreach opportunity for our church. Mothers need

a place for rest, encouragement, and fellowship, so if you

know any mothers, do not be shy about spreading the news

about our program. For this to be successful, we are in need of volunteers to

help with childcare, gym time games, and snacks. If you are interested,

please contact Julie Mathews by email at jaminsc721@gmail.com or by

phone at 616-723-6360.

Siberia Mission Trip: Cathy Keown will par ticipate in a mission tr ip to

Siberia January 25th through February 9th. Her team will be spending most of

their time in Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk. Please pray for them. The area of Irkutsk

is filled with shaman, and they are praying that God’s truth will shine brightly

in that darkness. Because it is such a small team, they will have limited

resources in order to leave funds for the extra needs requested by the sites they

visit. If you would like to support Cathy in this endeavor, please make checks

payable to Covenant and designate it for Siberia. God has graciously allowed

Cathy to be able to fund her trip; therefore, all donations given will go directly

to the needs of the people they visit. In Cathy’s own words...I am so grateful to

be able to return to Siberia and for the love of this church family in Lancaster!

SECRET SISTERS There will be a meeting on Sunday, January 20th, at 3:00 p.m. at the home of Rhoda Byrd (3052 Merritt Lane, Lancaster) for the purpose of revealing our Secret Sisters for 2018 and drawing for our Secret Sisters for 2019. This is open to all ladies at Covenant. Please RSVP to Rhoda Byrd at markmike@comporium.net or call 803-286-0388 if you can be a part of this fun afternoon. The Mission of Secret Sisters is to create and sustain a community of women who pray and encourage each other in our walk of faith through our relationship with Jesus and one another. RESPONSIBILITIES AS A SECRET SISTER

1) It is a commitment. The lady you are assigned will be expecting you to uphold her in your prayers, and she should be able to rely on you for encouragement.

2) Get to know your sister’s needs and her family’s needs so that you may pray specifically for them.

3) Be an encouragement to your sister. Send her cards or notes of encouragement.

4) Remember your sister on her special occasions with notes, cards, and/or small gifts.

“A word spoken in due season, how good it is!” (Proverbs 15:23) Praying daily for your sister will strengthen you, and the rewards can be immeasurable.

MOPS

Are you ready to RUMBLEEEEEEEE? …Or at

least hang out with some awesome church staff

and friends during this year’s Super Bowl?

Come for fellowship, food, and fun as we cheer

for those battling it out on the field in the

Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for Super

Bowl LII. We will meet in the Youth Room

and have a ton of family centered fun. This

event is open to all Covenant families. Hope to

see you there!

FAMILY MINISTRY

SUPER BOWL PARTY Sunday, February 3rd

6:00 P.M.