COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS

Receipts General Fund Facility Improvement Fund

July 5 $ 5,870 $ 215

July 12 16,503 480

July 19 11,627 500

July 26 16,723 270

Monthly Total $50,723 $1,465

Covenant Baptist Church 165 Craig Manor Road, P.O. Box 578 (Mailing), Lancaster, SC 29721

Phone: (803) 286-5683 Fax: (803) 286-9730

E-mail: CBCLancaster@Comporium.net

Web Site: www.CBCLancaster.org

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8-5 pm Fri: 8-12:00 noon

Bobby Strother, Pastor Bobby@cbclancaster.org

Tracey Wilson, Minister of Music & Worship Tracey@cbclancaster.org

Carsen Taylor, Children’s Ministry Director Carsen@cbclancaster.org

Pat Rutledge, Administrative Assistant Pat@cbclancaster.org

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July 29 - August 12, 2020 Volume 26, Number 16 MUSIC & WORSHIP: Tracey Wilson

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9

Welcome Center: Jerry & Rebecca Williams (8:45)

Jo Ann Garris (10:00)

Sunday School Greeter: Donna Johnson,

Brayden Kennington, Michelle Reece

Worship Greeters: Dave Harthan, Kent Thames

Worship Time Childcare:

Michelle Reece Carsen Taylor

Counting Team Rotation:

Bob Williams, Darrell Young

SUNDAY SERVANTS

WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP SUPPERS

Wednesday, August 19th Chicken Fajita Nachos

(Pizza for Kids) Make Reservations by Aug. 16th

Volunteer Team:

Ernie & Carolyn Jordan Mark & Cheryl Sjoblom

Wednesday, August 26th Ham

(Pizza for Kids) Make Reservations by 8/19

Volunteer Team:

Larry & Alice Bynum Helga Penegar, Brenda Stacks

Committed to exalting the Lord, equipping the Body, and expanding His Kingdom

Wednesday meals are served from 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. each week.

Reservations are required and may be made on a permanent basis or from week-to-week. Please note that if you make a permanent reservation, a meal will be prepared for you each week.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

9:00 am Sunday School

10:15 am Worship*

4:00 pm Youth Small Groups

5:30 pm Worship Team Rehearsal

The Fellowship Hall is reserved for those

who feel at risk due to Covid-19.

MONDAY SCHEDULE

7:00 am Men’s Small Group

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

5:00 pm Fellowship Supper (Begins Aug. 19th)

Youth Praise Band

6:00 pm Children’s Activities

Youth Activities

Adult Prayer & Bible Study

7:15 pm Worship Choir (Begins Aug. 12th)

THURSDAY SCHEDULE

6:00 pm GriefShare Group (Begins Aug. 6th)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

Welcome Center: Jerry & Rebecca Williams (8:45)

Jo Ann Garris (10:00)

Sunday School Greeter: Donna Johnson,

Brayden Kennington, Michelle Reece

Worship Greeters: Dave Harthan, Kent Thames

Worship Time Childcare:

Meredith Broome Carolyn Steele

Counting Team Rotation:

Wayne McMackin, Bob Williams

River Baptism & Back to School Event Baker/Cudd River Home

Sunday, August 23rd Join us down at the Baker/Cudd River home to fellowship by the water. We will have food and fun for everyone. We will also have an opportunity for baptism and Communion. Contact Pastor Bobby if you would like to be baptized or have questions about baptism. The church is providing the meal: Chicken strips, chips, slaw, mac-n-cheese, cookies and bottled water. The baptism will take place at 5:00 p.m. with the meal immediately following. In order to make adequate food preparations, please sign up online at CBCLancaster.org (click on Event Registration), or at the Connection Center (located in the main hallway). As always, you are invited to come early for an afternoon of swimming and fellowship. Don’t forget your lawn chair and sunscreen.

Fine Arts Camp star ts this Sunday, August 2nd! Please be in prayer for the

volunteers and students next week. Also, a huge shout-out to those who are

helping by teaching, providing snacks, and being general helpers. You guys are

keepers!

Wow! What a wonderful response to the needs that were mentioned in the last

newsletter and in a recent sermon. Thank you to the two ladies that stepped

forward to learn how to become Sound Technicians and also to the young lady

who stepped forward to learn the Presentation position. You all are an answer to

prayer, and your obedience through service is a joy to witness!

There is still one immediate need for the Media Video position. We need one

person to help run our camera system. If you ever played a Pacman arcade

game, you can be trained to run our camera system. This job is much needed,

especially now that we are streaming our services to Facebook Live. As an

added help, we could really use this person to record our services and post them

on our church website. Again, if you can navigate Amazon.com or send an

email with an attachment, we can train you to do this job.

Worship Choir will resume on Wednesday, August 12th, at 7:15 p.m. This

choir is open to students (13 and up) and adults. It is not auditioned. These

wonderful folks lead us in congregational singing as well and choir selections

and seasonal musicals. Please let me know if you would like to join us!

Band/Orchestra is an ongoing music ministry. We rehearse on Sundays at

5:30 p.m. If you have a band or orchestral instrument that you would like to

play, please come see me. This group is open to students (13 and up) and

adults.

GLOCAL MISSIONS FAMILY NEWS

Prayer Concerns Home: Mike Williams, Jim Pepper, Bobby Knight

Please Pray Daily For Your Minister of Youth Search Committee Ramey Fesperman, Mary Lane, Michelle Reece, Joey Caskey (Steering Committee Representative), Anna-Frances Wilson (Youth Representative), Sylvia Plyler (Personnel Committee Representative), Pastor Bobby Strother (Ministerial Representative)

Sympathy ...to Sherry Faile and family in the death of her father, Alva Blackmon.

Thank You ...from Carolyn Steele...from the Women’s Enrichment Center.

Birth Announcements Congratulations to Phil and Barb Hopper on the birth of a grandson, Deitrik Roland Hopper, born on July 20th. Proud parents are Daniel and Hannah Hopper of Bellefontaine, OH. Congratulations also to Ron and Donna Johnson on the birth of a grandson, Kelton Thomas Johnson, born on July 22nd. Proud parents are Michael and Tori Johnson of Lancaster. Proud great-grandparents are Mike and Pat Johnson.

Happy Birthday (Aug. 3rd) Ward Sturgis, Olivia Whited (4th) Eli Nix (8th) Cynthia Catoe (9th) Allie Berry (10th) Elijah Strother (11th) James Roof (12th) Carsyn Campbell, Ron York (13th) Lynn Funderburk

Men’s Ministry Breakfast Our next monthly breakfast will be held this Saturday, August 1st, at 8:00 a.m.

Wedding Celebration Shower You are invited to a couples wedding celebration shower for Kody and Leah Faulkenberry. Leah is the daughter of Danny and Lisa Kennington and the granddaughter of Helga Penegar. Please drop in on August 9th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The shower was originally scheduled for March 29th and had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. Kody and Leah are registered at Belk and Target. The shower is given by family and friends.

Wednesday Prayer Service Change For August 5th Due to Fine Arts Camp next week, the Adult Prayer & Bible Study will be held in the Worship Center.

Sunday School Promotion Sunday, August 30th, is Promotion Day for Sunday School. Children will go directly to the new classes that correspond to their ages or new school grades. Students in grades 6-12 will meet jointly in the Youth Room prior to going to their individual classes. We don’t “promote” our Adults, but encourage each adult to find a class that best suits his or her needs. A detailed description of classes is located at the Welcome Center. CHILDREN’S MINISTRY: Carsen Taylor

COVENANT CONNECT CLASS September 13, 20 & 27

Interested in joining or finding out more about Covenant Baptist Church? Our next "Covenant Connect Class” will be held three Sundays in September at 9:00 a.m. in Conference Room A. Please sign up for this class online at CBCLancaster.org (click on Event Registration) or at the Connection Center in the main hallway.

NEW MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY

We would like to introduce a new ministry opportunity we have named "521 Ministries". Basically the goal of this ministry is to reach out to the local Lancaster community by meeting physical needs which in turn will lead to reaching their spiritual needs. The ministry's goal is to have one project a month. We have several ideas in mind for the coming months, but we would like to highlight the one we have planned for Saturday, August 22nd. The plan is to provide a delivered meal to our first responders in the city of Lancaster. Each meal will come with a hand written card expressing our appreciation for their sacrifices and everything they do. They really need encouragement and prayers during this difficult time. The take out plates will consist of perlo (chicken bog), green beans, cole slaw, a slice of bread, a slice of cake, napkin and a utensil. We will be delivering them for lunch on the 22nd. We are looking for volunteers to help with cooking cakes, assembling the plates, helping prepare the chicken for the perlo, writing cards, and delivering the plates. If you would like to contribute financially and/or purchase some of the food, that would be a blessing too! Last, but the most important, is prayer. We need people to pray about this ministry and lives that will be reached. Pray that they will see the love of Christ through these monthly acts of giving back to the community, that people will come to the saving knowledge of Christ, and His kingdom will be furthered. Our mission is to spread the Word of God locally, while partnering with those who are willing and able to spread His Word to the ends of the earth. We will do this by first meeting the physical needs of people in our community in order to then meet their spiritual needs, as Christ did countless times in His ministry. We chose the name “521 Ministries” for two reasons, first for those who are local, it shows that Covenant is reinvesting into the local community as the church body should. Secondly, it summarizes what our ministry outreach will focus on while also explaining why we do what we do… 5 – Our ministry events will be based on meeting one of the five needs Jesus lists to His disciples in Matthew 25:31-46. These will include feeding the hungry, giving water to the thirsty, welcoming in the stranger, clothing the naked and visiting those in prison. 2 – Our purpose comes from Matthew 22:36-40, when Jesus explains the greatest commandment: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind’. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” 1 – Our goal is to reach those who are lost from Lancaster County to the ends of the earth and point them towards the only One who can save (John 14:6), Jesus! In Christ, Luke & Michelle Harvell Brant & Mary Lane “521 Ministries”

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

The Covid pandemic has derailed our plans to collect items for Operation Christmas Child throughout the year; however, please consider purchasing “back to school” items now. Many are on sale, and the tax-free weekend is coming up August 7-9. A cart is located in the Glocal Missions Center for your donations.

GriefShare Group on Thursdays August 6th through October 29th

6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Help and encouragement following the loss of a loved one.

A warm and caring environment as you journey through grief.

Register at first session or online at: GriefShare.org For more information,

contact Judy Davenport at 803-289-8127 or Cathy Coble at 803-288-2842.

Many of our ladies have not been able to come to our large group events, but they can talk with a few people in their front yard. To honor and bless them for our August event, let’s have a mini-Bible-study in small groups outdoors at their homes! We are calling it: Philippians in the Front Yard If you would like to have a few ladies come to your house, with chair and Bible, sit in a well-spaced circle in a shady place in your yard, and delight together in God’s Word, please call Pat McManus at 803-804-0117 or 803-286-7007. Those of you who would love to encourage our ladies who are staying home by going to their house in a small group, and reading Scripture together, talking about it a bit and praying together, please sign up at the Salty Sweet Sisterhood table in the main hallway at church, or call the office and ask them to sign you up if you can’t come to church.

Staff Anniversary

Bobby Strother

Pastor

August 1, 2019-2020 (1 Year)

The nursery during the worship service hour will open back up this Sunday, August 2nd, for children from birth to 3 years old. Ministry Mondays have come to an end. It has been an awesome summer of learning about “glocal” ministries, missionaries, and serving. A huge thank you to my volunteers who served every Monday! Thank you to the parents for letting their children attend and to the kids who helped make this summer a blast!

Philippians In the Front Yard

Saturday, August 8th 9:00 a.m.