Opportunities For The Week

Monday, May 3
10:00 AM Exercise @ Homestead UMC
7:00 PM Administrative Council
Tuesday, May 4
11:00 AM Willing Workers Circle
7:00 PM Cub Scout Pack 77
Wednesday, May 5 “And he took the bread,
10:00 AM Exercise @ Homestead UMC gave thanks and said,
5:30 PM Wonderful Wednesdays Meal
„This is my body given for
6:00 PM Kidz Klub/Handbells; Diversity Youth; Bible Study
7:00 PM Chancel Choir you; do this in
Thursday, May 6 Thursday - National Day of Prayer remembrance of me.‟”
7:00 PM Laity Banquet – Denver UMC Luke 22:19
Friday, May 7 Friday - Covenant UMC Sanctuary Open 8 AM to 8 PM for Prayer
10:00 AM Exercise @ Homestead UMC
Saturday, May 8 May 2, 2010
10:00 AM UMW/Qtrly Unit Meeting/Prayer-Self Denial Program Fifth Sunday after Easter
Sunday, May 8 Golden Cross Offering Sunday
9:00 AM Montagnard Services Rev. David Lee, Pastor
9:45 AM Sunday School 704.692.9394
10:55 AM Worship
Announcements
pastor@covenantcharlotte.com
Wonderful Wednesdays! Please sign up in order to better count for food purchases. Remember, Wonderful Wednesdays will take a
break after May and will start up again after Labor Day. Choir will continue practice on Wednesdays except for the month of July. Any
group that is meeting during the summer, please let the office know the schedule so it can be place in the bulletin.
6824 Tuckaseegee Road
Charlotte, NC 28214
National Day of Prayer- Observed by The United States of America – 1st Thurs. in May-CUMC’s Sanctuary open-Friday 8am- 8pm
Scripture readings regarding prayer: PRAYER CONTENT : GOOD GOVERNMENT 1Tim 2.1 2.2; GOSPEL WORKERS Mt 9.38; THE 704.392.3925, office
LORD‟S PRAYER Mt 6.9-6.13; ALL CONCERNS Php 4.6 Eph 6.18; THE WAY PAUL PRAYED Col 1.9 Eph 1.17 1.18; WITH PRAISE 704.393.8900, fax
AND THANKSGIVING Heb 13.15 Php 4.6; WITH TONGUES AND INTERPRETATION Jude 20 1Cor 14.13 ACCORDING TO GOD‟S
WILL 1Jo 5.14 5.15. WITH NO LOVE FOR INIQUITY Ps 66.18 Jas 5.16. BY REMAINING IN CHRIST AND IN THE WORD John 15.7. IN
FAITH Mt 21.22 Jn 14.13 Mk 11.24. WITH FORGIVENESS Mk 11.25. WITH ASKING Mt 7.7. WITH EARNESTNESS Jas 5.16. FOR
GOD‟S GLORY 1Cor 10.31 Mt 6.13 Jas 4.3. IN THE SPIRIT Jud 1.20. IN HUMILITY Mt 6.5 2Chr 7.14. IN LOVE 1Cor 16.14. IN JESUS‟
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NAME Jn 14.13. WITH DETERMINATION Lk 18.2. PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT 1Cor 14.2 14.15 Eph 6.18; Jud 1.20 1.21; Rom 8.26 8.27
PRAYER COMMITMENT: WITHOUT CEASING 1The 5.17 5.18 ; WAITING ON GOD Hos 10.12; WITH WATCHFULNESS Col 3.2 Eph
6.18 Lk 21.36; WITH ENDURANCE Lk 18.1; ABOUT EVERYTHING Php 4.6 4.7; FOR OTHERS 1Sam 12.23. Wanda Vassey, Administrative Assistant office@covenantcharlotte.com
Golden Cross Offering: Please see the handout you were given today for Golden Cross Offering. Since 1931, the Western North
Elaine Potter, Director of Music music@covenantcharlotte.com
Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church has participated in this offering which assists a United Methodist person or family of Juston Smith, Organist organist@covenantcharlotte.com
our conference burdened with enormous medical costs. Your generous gifts make a difference! Jill Honeycutt, Youth Director youth@covenantcharlotte.com
You are invited to a Lite Luncheon in Honor of
Mrs. Kathryn Goodman (96 years young)
following the Worship Service in the Fellowship Hall
 Today’s Worship Servants Order of Worship
Presider, Michael Lowe
Acolyte, Hallie Threatt
10:55 am, Sunday, May 2, 2010
Head Usher, Teresa Smith
Ushers, Tim & Virginia Cox Announcements Michael Lowe
Greeters, Jerry Honeycutt; Doug Smith Chiming the Hour Organist
Nursery Servants, Y-Van-Ksor & H‟Pluch-ay Call To Worship “He Is Here” Chancel Choir
Sound Technician, Jim Wallace
Lock-up Trustee, Jerry Honeycutt † Opening Hymn “He Lives” # 310
Sign Volunteer, Ralph Percival † Passing the Peace
Children‟s Time Grace Hrisak
Welcome Guest! Offertory, Giving of our Gifts
Offertory Anthem “Christ, Our Victory” Chancel Choir
We thank you for choosing to worship at Covenant this morning. † Doxology “Old One Hundredth” #95
Our Hearts, Minds, and Doors are open to you, and know that you are welcome anytime!
Prayers of The People Billy Joy
May you experience God‟s love and presence during worship today.
Welcome. The Lord‟s Prayer #895
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as
Covenant Prayer Concerns
we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
Flo Jarrett, Margaret Nance, Christine Sexton, Linwood Cannon, Gloria Navy, Wanda Hilliard, José Bazan, temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom,
Harold Faggart (brother of Hallie Rowe), Hallie Rowe, Jim Coates, Rachel Ranson, Billie Bass, Nancy Blanton, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Johnny Brown (brother of Linda Efird), Mr. Laurie Auten (son-in-law of Katherine Moyle), Annette Friedman Scripture John 13:31-35 Pastor David
(daughter of Marjorie Tockman), Jim Mullis, Linwood Cannon, Angie Gilbert Cosby (niece of Glenda Jackson), The Message “A New Command”
Joan Beacham, Wayne Lawing, June Hurley, Johnny Hrisak, Margaret Newton, Bob Murphy (brother of Gayle
Mull), Betty Hilliard (daughter-in-law of Wanda Hilliard), Abby Brown Lancaster (sister of Amy Jackson),
Service of Holy Communion #12
Gayle Mull, Sarah Blevins The sacrament of Holy Communion is open to all who love the Lord,
who earnestly repent of their sin, and who seek to live in peace with
Contact the church office to be added or removed from this list. everyone. You do not have to belong to this congregation or
denomination to receive the sacrament. It is the Lord’s table.
† Closing Hymn “The Gift of Love” #408
Attendance Record for: April 25, 2010 † The Benediction Pastor David
Worship – Crane Building 9:00 AM 46 Postlude Organist
Sunday School 9:45 AM 78
Worship 10:55 AM 84
†- Stand as you are able.
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