oct2014courier

The Family, Events, and Ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Springboro

Covenant

Happenings Page 2

CPW

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Service Schedule Page 4

From Pastor Lee

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Calendar Page 6

Kid’s Korner Page 9

Young at Heart is going to Brazenhead on 10/4 at noon for lunch! It’s not too late to sign up! See Jack or Charlotte

McCarthy for more info.

The Presbyterian Golf Outing starts at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 at Pipestone Golf Course in Miamisburg.

The format will be a 4-Person Scramble so everyone can have a good time. See you there!

Fun Planned for All at Fall Family Festival Make plans now to stop by the festival.

Covenant Presbyterian Church will be hosting their annual Fall Family Festival on Saturday October 18th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. The church is hoping to reach out to

anyone and everyone who would like to stop by for something to eat or simply to enjoy the fun on a fall afternoon. Also this year, we are trying to enlist several youth

organizations throughout the community to come and tell those who attend about what it is they do and how youth and parents can become involved. The Festival will feature free

food, horseback rides, games, pumpkin decorating, balloon animal creations, cotton candy, the giant inflatable slide and information on local community youth activities. And

as in the past we plan to end the evening with Trunk or Treating at 6:45.

Covenant is hosting a Life Line

Screening on October 24. It’s not

too late to sign up for these

life saving tests. There are flyers

available with more information at

the church or you can visit:

www.lifelinescreening.com/

community-partners

Oct. 05, 2014 2:00 p.m. North Park ENDING HUNGER

ONE STEP AT A TIME!

Growing in Grace

GIG will meet on Monday, October 20, at 6:30 PM at the

church. Any lady is welcome to join us as Pastor Lee leads us through a book of the Bible. Do you have a question about a certain passage or book of the Bible? Join us to find the answer! The more we

learn-we learn how much we don't know! Join us in this interesting

journey!

the fun on a fall afternoon. Also this year, we are trying to enlist several youth

will be continuing their current Horizons

study of “Reconciling Paul: A Contemporary

Study of 2 Corinthians.” Join them at

1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, here

at Covenant. See Barb Mourouzis for

more information.

If you like to knit or crochet,

then join us on Monday,

October 6 at 6:30 p.m.

in the library. That’s the

time of the next Prayer

Shawl Ministry meeting.

We’d love to have you join

us. If you need more

information on this group,

call the office at 748-0272.

Fellowship 05 TBA 12 TBA 19 Jana Smith 26 TBA

Worship Ushers/Greeters Betty King & Jami Madewell Counters 05 Jay White & Dave Siegler 12 Tim Knoth & Debbie Shear 19 Ken Shear & Le’Anne Leahy 26 Bill Ilg & Tom Sebastian

Pre/K 05 Yvonne Craycraft 12 Erica Hicks 19 Pam Goins/Susan Pfeiffer 26 Kristin Tibbits

Grades 1-6 05 Becky Hegwood 12 Alysia Fuchs 19 Loretta Sebastian 26 Becky Hegwood

Coming to Covenant Soon! The Alternative Gift Market

You will have an opportunity to purchase an alternative gift after church on Sunday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 9th. An alternative gift is humanitarian support given in honor of a friend or family member. There are 30 causes in categories such as hunger, education, child mortality, environmental sustainability. This is a wonderful opportunity to give a gift that impacts the lives of others. The Alternative Market is an easy way to shop

for the holidays and at the same time impact change in the world. If you would like to learn more about the projects, pick up a catalog from the information table at church or

visit the website - www.altgifts.org.

Naming What is Blocking Our Way Sometimes the way we describe what is getting in our way without naming the solution can make a huge difference in moving toward a desired vision of the future. One day a car was driving down a deserted road out in the middle of nowhere, when suddenly it had a flat tire. The passengers got out, opened the trunk, and discovered to their dismay that there was no jack. They decided they needed a jack to change the tire, so they started off on foot down the road to try and find a gas station in order to borrow a jack. A few minutes later, another car came down the deserted road. Suddenly, it too had a flat tire. The passengers got out of the car, opened the trunk, and discovered there was no jack. They thought for a while and decided that they needed to find a way to lift the car, so they could change the tire. They looked all around and found a big rock and a log. Using the rock and the log, they lifted up the side of the car and changed the tire. Why was it that the passengers of the second car resolved the problem of the flat tire first? Answer: the difference is the way each group named the block. The first group named it in terms of the solution – no jack. Thus, their only option for a solution was to get a jack. The second group named the block as having no way to lift the car. They, therefore, had many possible options for finding a way to lift the car, not only one. (From Participatory Strategic Planning, The Institute of Cultural Affairs) On Sunday, September 21st, church leaders from Session, the Board of Deacons, the Transition Team, the Mission Study Task Force, and staff gathered to explore the implications of the new vision statement, mission statement, and specific goal and to start working them into the details of church life. Here is where we started: CPC Vision CPC: Called and Connected by Christ, Partners in our community, Committed to serve. CPC Mission Statement We are a faith-filled church family embarking on a journey of spiritual growth and Christian ministry through worship, study, fellowship and service. We build and strengthen relationships with Christ through programs that inspire our growing multigenerational community achieving a culture of faith and goodwill. CPC Specific Goal We envision that through an intergenerational focus, our church can reach out to children and youth and be the glue that keeps families together and unites our church family.

Part of that work involved naming the blocks and barriers that prevent us from realizing our vision. These are the contradictions that are so integrated into our experience that we do not readily recognize them for what they are. For example, organizations that operate out of old images that no longer fit their situation will unknowingly repel those they seek to serve. For as long as that image dominates their thinking, they will miss opportunities and structure their organization in such a way that it will not be effective.

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Sun Mon Tue

5 10:00 AM Worship

& Children’s Church

6 5-7:30 PM Weight Watchers

7 7:00 AM Men at McDonalds

7:00 PM Outreach Ministry

12

10:00 AM Worship


12:30 PM Pipestone Golf Outing


7:00 PM Youth Ministries


6:30 PM Administration

19 10:00 AM Worship


20

5-7:30 PM Weight Watchers

6:30 PM Growing in Grace


6:30 PM Session

26 10:00 AM Worship



7:00 PM Deacons


1:00 PM Amicae Circle

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!

Please email any updates and articles to the secretary at: [email protected] or call me at 937 748-0272.

O]to\_r Birth^[ys

1 Brett Tibbits Drew Siegler 14 Eleanor Axiotes 17 Betty King 19 Kasey Lehman 21 Bill West Ben Knoth 22 Jon Gardner 23 Frank Catrine, Jr. 29 Brooke Tibbits 30 Mary White

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04 Jerry & Myrtle Edens 21 Andy and Susan Stewart 26 Dave & Kelly Siegler Jim & Stephanie Butler

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10:00 AM Adult Bible Study

6:45 PM Choir Practice

8:00 PM Praise Band

2 6:30 PM GS Troop #32539

3 4

8-9:30 AM Weight Watchers

7:00 AM Men at McDonalds

7:00 PM Outreach Ministry

8 6:45 PM Choir Practice

8:00 PM Praise Band

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10

11 8-9:30 AM Weight Watchers


6:30 PM Administration

15 6:45 PM Choir Practice

8:00 PM Praise Band

16 1:00 PM CPW Team

6:30 PM GS Troop #32539

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18

8-9:30 AM Weight Watchers 4-7 PM Fall Family Festival




8:00 PM Praise Band

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24 9 AM Life Line Screening (W)

25 8-9:30 AM Weight Watchers


1:00 PM Amicae Circle



8:00 PM Praise Band

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Financial Info Year-to-date Year-to-date

Operating Fund August 2014 August 2013 August 2014 August 2013 Receipts $10,865 $16,264 $85,210 $109,394 Expenditures $11,064 $13,530 $99,413 $104,254 Net Receipts (Expenditures) -$199 $2,734 -$14,203 $5,140 Mortgage Reduction Fund Year-to-date Beg. Balance $319 $566 Receipts $1,890 $16,343 Mortgage Payments $2,100 $16,800 Balance End of Month $109 $109 Cash Flow Beginning Cash $58,516 Cash Used (received): Operating Fund -$198 Other Designated Funds $2,547 Payroll taxes $77 Mortgage Payments Principal -$1,855 Total Cash Used (received) $571 Ending Cash Balance $59,087 Please get your pledged donations in. We are $24,184 below last year in income.

Did you know that the profits from our Scrip sales go to help support CPC?

We stock gas cards for Speedway, Shell, Marathon; restaurants such as

Red Lobster, Olive Garden, TGI Fridays, Chipotle, Starbucks, Cracker Barrel,

Bob Evans; retailers such as Target, Walmart, Kohl’s, & Home Depot. Many more

cards are available online for hotels, airlines, catalogues, etc. You can see them all

at glscrip.com. We can get special order cards within 5 days. Remember,

using Scrip cards for your everyday purchases can help support CPC!

at glscrip.com. We can get special order cards within 5 days. Remember,

October Services If you would like to have your concern lifted to the Lord through the Prayer Chain, contact Debbie Shear at [email protected] or 748-2809. Please pray for: Karen Ritzinger Nadine Drew Mike McKitrick Eleanor Axiotes Mike & Ella Wentzel All of our men and women in the military and their families. Our Elders and Deacons and our interim journey.

Office Hours The Pastor is in the office Mon-Wed. mornings. He is available other times by appointment by calling the office.

Our secretary is generally in the office Tuesday through Friday from 9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. Phone: (937) 748-0272 & (937) 748-4734 Fax: (937) 748-4734

Church Staff Dr. Lee Dorsey Pastor Alysia Fuchs Youth Director Janet Wayne Church Secretary Kim Denney Music/Choir Director Susan Pfeiffer Pianist/Organist Vera Escott Treasurer Debbie Shear Financial Secretary Cam’s Cleaning Svc. Custodian

Covenant’s Email Addresses [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Special Dates

October 05 - Linda Niece, Guest Speaker October 12 - Linda Niece, Guest Speaker October 19 - TBD October 26 - TBD

October 05 - World Communion Sunday October 13 - Columbus Day October 26 - Reformation Sunday October 31 - Halloween

In a short time, a short list of underlying contradictions was generated. 1. Change is difficult. 2. Church is only Sunday morning. 3. Church is only here. 4. We are a small church. 5. We can’t do that. We won’t do that. 6. Presbyterian tradition and stereotypes (rich, conservative). 7. We want to serve people in need. We aren’t them. 8. We are attracted to and attractive to people like us. 9. We’ve been there. We’ve done that. We don’t want to do that again. 10. Programs-of-the-month don’t work. Being pressed for time, we didn’t develop these beyond creating the list. According to the Institute of Cultural Affairs, there is a second step that has proven to be helpful to groups and organizations that are seeking to implement a new vision. It is a rather simple, yet illuminating step. It involves describing the situation further with words like: • Outdated • Fragmented • Overlapping • Inaccessible • Unrealistic • Uncoordinated • Reluctant • Disjointed • Confusing • Debilitating

As a follow-up to the work day, I sent a copy of this article to our church leaders, asking them to begin deepening their understanding of the challenge we face with this exercise. You are welcome to join the work. Please feel free to pass along your discovered insights to a member of Session or me. I hope that this is helpful to you in understanding what is happening in and around the church these days, the steps we will be taking, and how you can participate in the process. Let me or one of the other members of the Session know if you have any questions. Thanks for sharing the journey. I am grateful for your support and encouragement. Grace and Peace, Lee

• Unbalanced • Unmotivated • Conflicting • Insecure • Disorganized • Unclear • Restricted • Sporadic • Inflexible • Discouraged

• Neglected • Narrow • Obsolete • Weakened • Devalued • Pervasive • Misused • Excessive • Extensive • Biased

CPC - Called and Connected by Christ,

Partners in Our Community, Committed to Serve

Worship Guide Deadline By 9:00 a.m. on the Tuesday before the Sunday you would like it to appear in the worship guide.

Courier Newsletter Deadline October 17, 9:00 a.m. for the November edition. You may leave articles on the office desk or e-mail them to [email protected].

Men’s Fellowship Men meet weekly at McDonalds every Tuesday morning from 7:00 - 7:30 a.m. Contact John Ritzinger (748-1437) if you have any questions. If you’ve never joined us, we would greatly welcome you!

Administration Ministry Administration will meet on Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Contact David Payne for questions. (513-836-3464) Personnel Ministry The next meeting will be on an “as needed” basis. Contact Barbara Mourouzis, (748-3049) for questions.

Adult Ministries meets on various dates each month. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Hegwood at (937) 885-1031.

Session Session will meet on Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

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, email Debbie Shear ([email protected]). Outreach Ministry meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Contact Susan Stewart for questions. (937-746-3343) Youth Ministry meets the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Contact Erica Hicks for questions. (937-748-6352)

Covenant Presbyterian Church 415 N. Main St.

Springboro, OH 45066 address correction requested

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.

www.covenantspringboro.com

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Documents

cpw page

calendar page

pastor lee page

annual fall family festival

fall afternoon

service schedule page

kids korner page

youth organizations