For Your Information

What's Going On With Our Pastoral Search Process?

This is a question that is asked frequently as Covenant Presbyterian Church seeks to fill the position of Senior Pastor.  The congregation has elected a PNC (Pastoral Nominating Committee) which is working diligently with the representatives from the Peace River Presbytery and its Committee on Ministry to prepare the church for the new pastor.  You have provided your input through the "Holy Cow" survey process, and this has been provided to the nominating committee.  This representative group meets regularly and is working, using all the input provided - including yours - to complete the process set out in the PC(USA) Book of Order.  The end result will be that qualified candidates who meet our criteria will be identified from national and regional sources, and your PNC will have a slection of the best possible candidates from which it can choose.  At the end of the process, the congregation will make the final decision on who will fill the pulpit at Covenant Presbyterian Church.  Beverly Grady is chairing our PNC, with members Ed Christenbury, Kate Negip, Sue Robinson, Brad Rothenberg, Peggy Salvesen, and Gardner "Doc" White.  Serving as resources are The Rev. Taylor Hill, Rev. Graham Hart of Presbytery and Lil Rea and Max Furbringer of its Committee on Ministry.

Sunday Bulletin

Please remember that information for the Sunday bulletin must be submitted on Monday's no later than 5:00 p.m.  Please send your submission to Barbara Heflin a bheflin@covpcfm.com

Clarion Newsletter

Please submit Clarion articles by the 15th of the month prior to the publication month (for example, information for the August issue is due by July 15th).  Please email submissions to Dawn Castner at cpcpublications@gmail.com

Communion Visits

If you know of any member who is unable to attend church, please call the deacons and let us know.  We will contact the person who is homebound and set up an in-home visit to receive Communion.  Contact the church office at 334-8937 or Ed Christenbury at 985-5713.

Military Personnel

We continue to pray for our men and women in uniform as they serve our country at home and abroad.  If you know of anyone in the service, please contact the church office at 334-8937 and let us know.

Sanctuary Flowers

If you would like to donate flowers in memory of or in honor of a loved one, please contact the church office at 334-8937.  We will order the flowers for you.  The cost is $25 per arrangement.

Help us save MONEY!

Members, please help us save on postage!  Please fill in your email address, if available, in the form in the pew pads.  This will allow us to save a considerable amount on postage throughout the year and reduce the amount of mailings in your mailbox each month.

In the hospital?

Please let the church staff know if members are in the hospital.  Changes in state law went into effect April 14, 2003, informing hospitals that they will no longer be able to give out the names of patients to their respective pastors or denominations.  Thanks for your help.