• ADVENT 3 – “JOY; BUT NOT HAPPY”

    NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2022            This Sunday is “The Third Sunday of Advent.” The theme is “Joy.”  It’s also known as “Gaudete Sunday” and the liturgical […]

  • ADVENT 2 – PREPARING BY MAKING PEACE

    NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2022           We will observe this Sunday as the Second Sunday of Advent.  We will […]

  • ADVENT 1 – KEEP HOPE ALIVE

    NOTE FOR PASTOR JR FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2022           This Sunday we begin a new liturgical year in Western Christianity with the First Sunday of […]

  • THANKSGIVING AND THE REIGN OF CHRIST

    NOTE FROM PASTOR JR FOR NOVEMBER 20, 2022           This Sunday is “The Reign of Christ Sunday;” the last Sunday of the liturgical […]

  • FROM BREAD AND CUP TO FAITH AND GIVING

    NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2022 Sunday is the 12th Sunday of Kingdomtide, next to last Sunday of the liturgical church year.  The […]

  • THE IMPORTANCE OF ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

    NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2022            This Sunday is the Eleventh Sunday of Kingdomtide. Next Tuesday will be elections in America. […]

  • FOR ALL THE SAINTS WHO FROM THEIR LABORS REST

    NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR ALL SAINT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2022  At Covenant this Sunday nearest to November 1st, we will observe as “All Saints […]

  • BREAST CANCER AWARENESS – “KEEPING IT REAL”

    NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR PINK SUNDAY,  OCTOBER 23, 2022           This Sunday is the 9th Sunday of Kingdomtide.  However, at Covenant we will observe it as “Pink […]

  • YOU CAN TAKE ‘IT’ TO THE BANK

    NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2022  This Sunday is the Eighth Sunday of Kingdomtide.  The assigned gospel reading is Jesus’ story at […]

  • “EXTRAVAGANT GRACE FOR ‘ALL!’”

    NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2022           This Sunday is the Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide.  The assigned gospels text […]