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THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sunday Sermon
Habakkuk- Questions, Discomfort, & Trust
Habakkuk 3:1-19
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CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Colossians 4:2
The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!
Zoom ID: 859 848 614
Password: geecc
All are welcomed to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!
Next steps
Next Steps: Discerning God’s Will for Our Lives, a class for Young Adults (college-aged and 20-somethings, taught by Pastor Dawn and Dr. David Lauber, held in the North Alcove)
-Pastor Dawn Lauber, Associate Pastor of Congregational Life
makers Space workshop!
At the next Maker’s Space workshop, we will be experiencing God in a creative prayer, making crosses from broken, found or discarded items that the world doesn’t value, and making it into a work of God. We will be praying in a physical way of making a cross, all the while allowing God to speak to you. So, the week before, start to collect the things you find at home, on a walk, in an old drawer or in a parking lot, that you could use in or on a cross and bring them to our next workshop on Sunday, April 2, 4-6pm. We will be exploring what the things God gives you that the world discards, can say to you about God. These ideas are taken from the book,
Making Crosses—A creative Connection to God, by Ellen Morris Prewitt.
a message from the children’s ministry
There are great things happening in our Children’s Ministry!
Every week, the kids have been actively engaging with Sunday School lessons, activities and worship. They’ve played, sang worship songs, made crafts, and learned lessons regarding God’s love for them and his people.
We are so thankful for our team of volunteers, who enjoy working with the kids to plant kingdom seeds in their hearts. They have stepped out beautifully during this time of transition!
While we have wonderful volunteers, we are still in need of more to serve our children!
If you are looking for an opportunity to serve, please consider helping with children’s ministry. It is a perfect opportunity to spread the love of Jesus!
‘But Jesus said to them “Let the children come to me! Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” -Matthew 19:14
easter flower donations
The sanctuary will be decorated on Easter Sunday, April 9, with flowers placed in memory or in honor of friends and loved ones. You may also give a donation to the church for worship enhancements. These donations will be used to purchase flowers for the Easter Sunday display and for other items that will enrich our worship experience.
The Easter bulletin insert will have a list of names in whose memory or honor the flowers are given, as well as of those giving the memorials. Contributors are invited to take a plant home after the service on Easter. Plants not claimed will be used to decorate the sanctuary in the weeks following Easter.
For inclusion in the Easter bulletin, please complete the lower portion of the form and place it in the offering plate, along with your memorial or honorary gift, by Palm Sunday, APRIL 2ND*. Checks can be made with the form or can be made by using the drop down menu for online giving. For further information, please contact the church office at info@gecovenant.org or 630-450-5095.
Holy week 2023
The following events for Holy week will include;
4/2 Palm Sunday and the Instillation of Pastor Dawn Holt Lauber at 9:30am
4/7 Good Friday service 7pm and a Children’s service at 10am
4/9 Easter service at 9:30am. There will be no Sunday school that day!
THE SEASON OF LENT Dwelling in Habakkuk
The season of Lent is the forty days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Week, representing the forty days when Jesus was tested in the wilderness.
Lent is a time of repentance and transformation as we grow deeper in our relationship with Jesus, and prepare for His resurrection on Easter Sunday. We set aside time to praise and worship God, to confess our sins and failures, and to commit to pray and study God’s Word more.
JOIN US FOR LENT AT GLEN ELLYN COVENANT CHURCH
Sunday Morning Worship (Habakkuk: Questions, Discomfort, & Trust)
Wednesday Evening Small Groups*, March 1 – Next Wednesday March 29, 6:30 PM
*In person and online options
celebrating 50 years of hope
Outreach is celebrating their 50th anniversary on April 22nd!
There’s a lot happening so use the link to check out the fun events that are happening!
https://weareoutreach.org/events/celebrating-hope/
MISSIONS FOCUS
Missions Focus
Covenant World Relief & Development Update
Our church invites donations for the work of missions partner Covenant World Relief & Development (CWRD), the focus of our Love Offering this month and next. Contributions made via “The Cans for Change" will be collected on Easter Sunday. Soup can labels and lids for making a coin collection can are available in the atrium. Donations may also be made by check or via our church website.
CWRD initiatives focus on disaster relief, clean water, refugee response, and refugee journey. For example, CWRD has been working with partners to provide relief in response to the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake. CWRD also addresses global food insecurity.
The Winter 2023 quarterly CWRD Update describes examples of long-term transformational work with global partners, and includes an update on its response to the war in Ukraine. More than $900,000 were donated to relief efforts in the region. And, through partnerships with Medical Teams International, World Relief, and the International Federation of Evangelical Covenant Churches, emergency medical care, hygiene kits, food and transportation, and trauma counseling have been provided for refugees in Poland, Moldova, and other nearby countries.
The CWRD Update also highlights a partnership with Hope International Ministries that is providing children’s camps, trauma counseling workshops for Ukrainian refugee women, housing in western Europe, and construction of emergency homes for those who are displaced within Ukraine.
Watch for more information here and in the missions display case in the atrium during the next few weeks.
Other Needs and Opportunities
Information on ongoing needs and opportunities with our partners is available from Darren Miller via missions@gecovenant.org and the missions partners’ websites. Let Darren know if you would like to be added to the distribution list for partner newsletters. Let Diane Brown know if you would like to be added to the GE COV Prayer Letter, which includes our missionaries.