NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR TRINITY SUNDAY , June 4th 2023           This Sunday is the first Sunday of Pride Month for us here in Central Alabama.  Covenant will join in the efforts to help our community celebrate who God created them to be and to feel good about it.  Start with...

NOTE FROM PASTOR JR FOR SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2023            This Sunday we observe two occasions, one liturgical and the other secular.  Liturgically we will observe Pentecost Sunday and remember the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on that first Day of Pentecost after the resurrection.  Secularly, we will note it is Memorial Day...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR ASCENSION SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2023            This Sunday we will observe the Ascension of Jesus, that took place 40 days after His resurrection.  Luke’s account of this event is found in Acts 1 and Luke 24.    The situation is that the disciples of Jesus are experiencing...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2023            This Sunday is the Sixth Sunday of Easter, but it is also Mother’s Day.  So, Happy Mother’s Day, to all of the moms and those serving in maternal roles.              This week’s assigned gospel reading from John 14 begins with “If you love...

NOTE FROM PASTOR JR FOR SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023            This coming Sunday is the Fifth Sunday of Easter.  After a 3-week hiatus, the Note from Pastor J R returns and I’m back also. I want to say Thank You for every card, call, text, or Facebook post communicating your love and...

NOTE FROM PASTOR JR FOR PALM/PASSION SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2023            This Sunday is “Palm/Passion Sunday” known as such because many traditions observe both Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the Passion of Christ on this day.  Since at Covenant we observe with special services The Passion of Christ with Maundy Thursday and Good...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023            This Sunday will be the Fifth Sunday IN Lent; only one week out from Palm/Passion Sunday and two weeks out from Easter, A Celebration of the Resurrection.              All four of the assigned scripture texts for this Sunday move us on our...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR ‘PINK’ SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2022            This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday IN Lenten.  Liturgically it is also called “Laetare Sunday.”   Laetare in Latin means “Rejoice.”  During the austere period of Lent, Rejoice Sunday was introduced at the midway point as a day of celebration, encouraging the faithful to look forward...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2023           Sunday will be 3rd Sunday IN Lent and the 2nd Sunday of Women’s History Month. The assigned gospel text is the lengthy Story of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan Woman from John 4.         ...