Opportunities For The Week

Monday, May 24
10:00 AM Exercise
Tuesday, May 25
11:00 AM Mountain Toppers
7:00 PM Cub Scout Pack 77
Wednesday, May 26
10:00 AM Exercise
5:30 PM Sign up! Last Wonderful Wednesday meal & Bible Study until Sept. 8
6:00 PM Kidz Klub/Handbells; Diversity Youth; Bible Study
7:00 PM Chancel Choir
Thursday, May 27
7:00 PM Finance Meeting
Friday, May 28
10:00 AM Exercise
Saturday, May 29
10:00 AM Asian American Heritage Celebration
Sunday, May 30 Peace with Justice Offering
9:00 AM Montagnard Services
9:45 AM Sunday School
10:55 AM Worship Rev. David Lee, Pastor
704.692.9394
Asian/American Heritage Celebration pastor@covenantcharlotte.com
Covenant UMC is hosting this event on Saturday, May 29 at 10:00 AM. See flyers in narthex and on bulletin
boards. There will be worship, covered dish luncheon @ 11:30 AM, and cultural awareness beginning at 12:30 6824 Tuckaseegee Road
PM. Music, storytelling, dancing, singing and sharing. The cost is free. A love offering will be taken. Charlotte, NC 28214
See Pastor David, Evelyn Newman, Tim Cox, Virginia Cox or Jean Whitley for more information.
704.392.3925, office
Special Music Service
704.393.8900, fax
www.covenantcharlotte.com
For Sunday, June 20, requests are being taken for your favorite congregational hymns. See Elaine by June 1.

IMPACT! Wanda Vassey, Administrative Assistant office@covenantcharlotte.com

Elaine Potter, Director of Music music@covenantcharlotte.com
Saturday, June 5: All Lake Norman District Methodist Churches join together in a day of service to our Juston Smith, Organist organist@covenantcharlotte.com
community. Please see Pastor David or Jim Smeltzer if you want to help represent this church. See flyer in your
May Newsletter & on bulletin boards. If you have registered online, please also give your name to Pastor David. Jill Honeycutt, Youth Director youth@covenantcharlotte.com

Day of Pentecost Our Purpose:

Today we celebrate Pentecost. One of the Christian church's more exuberant and joyful celebrations.
“Go As One Voice to Hundreds of People
Considered to be the Church's birthday, Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter Sunday. and Proclaim New Life in Christ!”
 Today’s Worship Servants Order of Worship
Presider, Sandra Carlisle Scripture Readers:
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Acolyte, Hallie Threatt José Bazan Ramirez 10:55 A.M.
Head Usher, Teresa Smith James Tucker Announcements Sandra Carlisle
Ushers, Don & Betty Holt Y’Duen Buondap Prelude “O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing”
Greeters, Barry & Sherry Smith Glenda Wallace
Nursery Servants, Kathy Joy, Linda Smeltzer Mika Y Pentecost: “The Coming of the Holy Spirit”
Sound Technician, Jim Wallace David Lee
Lock-up Trustee, Jerry Honeycutt Opening Prayer Bol Siu
Sign Volunteer, Jill Honeycutt † Opening Hymn “O Spirit of the Living God” #539
† Passing the Peace
Children’s Time Teresa Smith
Welcome Guest! † Hymn “Sweet, Sweet Spirit” #334
Offertory, Giving of our Gifts
We thank you for choosing to worship at Covenant this morning.
Our Hearts, Minds, and Doors are open to you, and know that you are welcome anytime!
† Doxology “Old One Hundredth” #95
May you experience God’s love and presence during worship today. Prayers of The People Evelyn Newman
Welcome. The Lord’s Prayer (You are encouraged to pray in your own language) #895
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come.
Covenant Prayer Concerns Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Flo Jarrett, Margaret Nance, Christine Sexton, Linwood Cannon, Gloria Navy, Wanda Hilliard, José And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the
Bazan, Harold Faggart (brother of Hallie Rowe), Hallie Rowe, Jim Coates, Rachel Ranson, Billie Bass, kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Johnny Brown (brother of Linda Efird), Laurie Auten (son-in-law of Katherine Moyle), Annette Friedman Anthem “Pentecost Medley” Chancel Choir
(daughter of Marjorie Tockman), Jim Mullis, Angie Gilbert Cosby (niece of Glenda Jackson), Joan Soloist: Linda Efird
Beacham, Wayne Lawing, June Hurley, Margaret Newton, Bob Murphy (brother of Gayle Mull), Gayle Scripture John 14:8-17; 25-27
Mull, Sarah Blevins, Joyce Gorman The Message “Promise of the Holy Spirit” Pastor David
Please contact the church office to be added or removed from this list.
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† Closing Hymn “Spirit Song“ #347
Attendance Record for: May 16, 2010 † The Benediction Pastor Lee
Postlude Organist
Worship – Crane Building 9:00 am 42
Sunday School 9:45 am 71
†- Stand as you are able.
Worship 10:55am 82
The altar flowers are given to the glory of God
and in memory of
Financial Status Information can be found in the “Covenant Coverage” monthly newsletter.
Jack Moyle’s birthday
by Katherine Moyle