Week of March 13, 2011 Sunday Daylight Savings Time Begins 8:30am Worship 9:40am Church School 11:00am Worship 4pm MWYC 5pm Youth Monday OFFICE CLOSED 8am Covenant Breakfast Club NO Boy Scouts Tuesday 1:00pm Presbytery Meeting at Friendship Presbyterian Church 8:00pm New Freedom Wednesday 10am Adult Bible Study 5:00-5:45pm Choir/Bible & Youth 5:45-6:15pm Dinner 6:15-7:00pm Choir/Bible & Youth 7:00pm Vespers 7:25pm Adult Choir Thursday 2:00pm Knitters & Knotters 4:00pm - 9:30pm Project Safe in Teen rooms only Friday 3:30pm The Cave 8:00pm New Freedom Saturday Fellowship Hall Cleaned

Worship March 13, 2011 8:30am: Reader: Eileen Becker Ushers: Kent & Heidi Wolfe 11:30am: Reader: Jim Anderson Ushers: Ross & Allisyn Johnson, Rich Kim-mich, Hank Tweedell Greeters: Mindy & Doug Hill & Susan Paul Piano: Betsy Burmeister Congregational Care: Jan Rawlings Counter: Randy Parish Flowers: Juergen Wiegel Plant Care: Frank Allen Open Building: Jim Bowden Close Building: Alex Clark Grounds: Hank Tweedell ( March 14-20) Nursery/Super: Joan Baird 8:30am: Lola & Susan Bell 11:00am: Birth-Walking: Joan Baird Walking- 3 yrs old: Marie & Josh Ballard-Myer 3 - 5 years old : Tim Foutz, Aly Huberty

Worship March 06, 2011 8:30am: Reader: Tammy Gilland Ushers: The Gilland Family 11:30am: Reader: Mary Barnett Ushers: Bob & Shirley Reinert, Donny & Dell Whitehead, The Baird Family Greeters: Laurie & Jim Anderson, Marilyn Brown Piano: Betsy Burmeister Congregational Care: Jan Rawlings Counter: Randy Parish Flowers: Juergen Wiegel Plant Care: Frank Allen Open Building: Joe Covert Close Building: Hank Tweedell Grounds: Peter Givens (March 7 - 13) Nursery/Super: Sarah Lamb 8:30am: Dolly Barstow, Susan Shealy 11:00am: Birth-Walking: Sarah Lamb Walking- 3 yrs old: Sandy Whitney, Zoe Brewster 3 - 5 years old : Chuck Rosenberger, Sam Brewster

Week of March 06, 2011 Sunday 8:30am Worship 9:40am Church School 11:00am Worship 12:15pm Confirmation Review 4pm MWYC 5pm Youth Monday OFFICE CLOSED 8am Covenant Breakfast Club 6pm Boy Scouts Tuesday 12:30pm Graduates Luncheon 7:00pm Athens Stamp Club 8:00pm New Freedom Wednesday 10am Adult Bible Study 12 noon Enviro Lunch at Burnetts 5:00-5:30pm Choir/Bible & Youth 5:30 - 6:00pm Dinner 6:00-6:30pm Choir/Bible & Youth 6:30pm Ash Wednesday Worship 7:25pm Adult Choir Thursday 9:30am PW Bible Study 2:00pm Knitters & Knotters 4:00pm - 9:30pm Project Safe Friday 3:30pm The Cave 8:00pm New Freedom Saturday Boy Scout Yard Sale Fellowship Hall Cleaned

for the week of March 06,2011 - THE COVENANTER THE COVENANTER THE COVENANTER THE COVENANTER

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Come enjoy the Graduates Covered Dish Luncheon on Tuesday, March 8 at 12:30pm in Fellowship Hall. Bever-ages & Beecher’s roast beef will be provided. Pam Butts, horticulturist at the Botanical Gardens, will share her knowledge of “Using Native Plants for 19th Century Healthcare.” Native Americans were well acquainted with this in the SE before the arrival of

Europeans. Maybe some are growing in your garden? Bring your favorite dish to share & bring a friend. It’ll be Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday - the day before our Lenten season begins.

The Presbyterian

Women’s Bible Study

continues on Thursday,

March 10 at 9:30am in the Gather-

ing Room. Lots of homework this

month! Read chapter 7 in the study

booklet and Revelation chapters 13,

15, 16, & 19. Our discussion will in-

clude buzzwords like Armageddon &

Rapture, but focusing on the hope

we have in God’s grace!

NOTE: Please go to www.covpresathens.org or your email for a link to recent copies. The next newsletter will be published for March 13. Please email your articles to

kwetherington@covpresathens.org before 12 noon, Wednesday, March 9.

ASH WEDNESDAY - March 9 at 6:30pm - A service of candles, scripture, hymns, and the Imposition of Ashes. Please enter and depart in

silence. Private meditation available 7:00pm-7:15pm.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN FORMING A SMALL GROUP?

For about a year, six Covenant couples have been meeting together as a small group. We have taken turns hosting the meetings, and usually, we have shared a pot luck meal or appetizers. Over the course of the year, each of us has shared our faith story and personal history with the others. We allfeel that it’s been a great time of fun and fellowship and that we’ve grown closer and more connected to one another. We would like to encourage anyone who feels a need to connect to others within the church to consider forming a small group. If you are interested in learning more about the process, please contact Randy Parish, Sue Amole or Luanne Rigsby. Or better yet, come join us at our next meeting at Panera Bread Company, 9:00am on Saturday, March 19.

DAILY BIBLE READING March 07 - March 13,2011

Monday March 07 Gen.2:15-17 & 3:1-7* Tuesday March 08 Romans 5:12-21 Wednesday March 09 Psalm 32 Thursday March 10 Matthew 4:1-11* Friday March 11 Deuteronomy 8 Saturday March 12 Isaiah 40:1-11

Sunday March 13 John 10:1-5

WHO’S WHO? Jim Whitney.

STEWARDSHIP CORNER The United Nations declared 2005-2015

the Decade for Action on water conserva-tion, calling it Water for Life.

FYI: Each year more than 1 billion peo-ple have little choice but to use potentially harmful sources of water. Four of every 10 people in the world do not have ac-

cess to even a simple latrine pit; nearly 2 in 10 have no source of safe drinking wa-ter. Some 3,900 children die every day

due to lack of clean water. YOUR TASK: Begin by checking our Witness Ministry’s bulletin board across from our drinking

fountains, (which give us safe, clean wa-ter!) & think of what you can do to con-

serve this life-giving resource.

WHO’S WHO? Can you guess who on Covenant’s Session has been to more national parks or monuments (21+) than anyone else on the Session, with the favorite being Zion National Park?

What Time Is It? What Time Is It? What Time Is It? What Time Is It? Northeast Georgia presbytery Spring Youth Retreat March 25 - 27, 2011 Rock Eagle Conference Center, Eatonton, GA For Youth in grades 6 -12 with advisors Time--we use it, we spend it, we waste it. Sometimes it moves too fast, sometimes it moves too slow. Sometimes time disappears. So, when it comes to faith and your relationship with God, what time is it for you?

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Saturday, March 12 Saturday, March 12 Saturday, March 12 Saturday, March 12 the Boy Scouts will be hosting a

yard sale under the pavilion at Covenant. Tables will be available for $15

each. Call Denise Van Wicklen at 706-548-3130 to reserve a table. (Please note that they are not

accepting items to sell.)

Week # 9 Week # 9 Week # 9 Week # 9 - Financial Report Anticipated Pledges - $75,285.

Actual Pledges - $54,157.51 Pre-Paid Pledges - $22,525.38*

(*not included in Actual Pledges) Thanks for your support!

Bowden Vocation Fund: $1,418.64

Sermon: Hearing Voices Theme: Our Lenten journey is a time of grace - a time to sort out competing voices that seek to de-fine us - and to choose new life

with Christ.

Covenant’s Breakfast Club March 07, 2011 8am at Cracker Barrel! Join us for a good conversation among friends.

ENVIRO LUNCH

Wednesday, March 9 - 12noon

at the home of Barbara Burnett, 145 Homestead Drive, Athens

Bring your brown bag lunch and

we will brainstorm about how we,

(on our own AND together) can become better stewards of the world God entrusted to us - at

home, at Covenant, in our commu-nity and the whole wide world. Let Barbara know if you can attend at

706-546-9803.

Dear Friends, I have been working with several women whose husbands have been deported, which leaves them as the breadwinner. They are in need of housecleaning jobs to support them-selves and their families. They are very trustworthy and I can provide a reference if needed. Two of them have three children and another four children. Please contact me if you can use their service. It doesn’t have to be on a regular basis, but can be as needed. Please call me at 706-202-2782 or email casa_amistad_ga@yahoo.com. I will be leaving CASA soon, but would love to help these women in need. God bless you for all that you do. (we also have people available to do yard work). Sincerely, Terry Salguero

Pork & Beans and Saltine Crackers are the urgent need of the Athens Emergency Food Bank at this time. Who does the food bank serve? Recently The ARK referred the following family to the AAEFB. This family was unable to afford food. The father had been laid off from his job in December and the mother recently missed

three days of work when their youngest child had a severe asthma attack. The family used all their resources to pay their rent and some utilities and were now unable to buy food for the remainder of the month. The family received a week’s worth of food from the AAEFB and they were also referred to Angel Food ministries and the food stamp program. Thank you for your generous giving during this time of need.

Our bread for communion will now be gluten-free, to support those with allergies, as we support those in AA by serving grape juice instead of wine. Many thanks to Debbie Cureton for shopping for the best taste in Ath-ens and cubing the bread in advance. She is a won-derful coordinator of all our volunteers who provide such a beautiful table for this sacrament. Worship Ministry Team

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS SUNDAY MAR. 13 at

2:00am! Set your clocks forward one hour! Don’t be late!

COVENANTCONNECTION NEW TIME

5:00 - 7:00- WEDNESDAYS NEW STUFF

MISSION°MOVIES°EXPERMIMENTS°GAMES Come Join the Fun!

Programs for Pre-School through 12th grade! March 09, 2011

Theme: Ash Wednesday!

Bowden Church Vocations Fund February 20 - March 6 - Named in honor of Jim and Jere Bowden’s 35-year ministry here at Covenant, the Bowden Church Vocations Fund was established in 1996 by our Session to support our members who are in some form of Christian ministry full-time. This year, we celebrate with David Fuentes and Lauren Van Wicklen, as they answer God’s call to min-istry and begin study this fall toward Masters of Divinity. Please keep their journeys in your prayers. And to give them our financial support, a special offering for the Bowden Fund will be received this season, with further donations welcome all year long. Make checks out to Covenant & mark them BCVF or Bowden Fund. Please respond generously, as we con-tinue to be grateful to the movement of God’s Spirit in our midst, calling our members into active study & service in Christ’s name. Many thanks!

Table Blessings - since ancient times, food and meals have been times of celebration, hospital-ity and love. For many, ritual and tradition play into the dinner hour or special occasions. Dur-ing Lent, the Outreach Ministry’s Food Commit-tee will be offering suggestions for Blessings for your families to use at meal time. Each week there will be a suggested table blessing printed in The Covenanter. We encourage you and your family to use the prayer as a way of offering gratitude to God for His provision and

a way to celebrate those around your table. If your family has a fa-vorite or traditional prayer for mealtime please email them to kwetherington@covpresathens.org or leave them in the office and they will be published. Let this be a time to remember Jesus’ sacri-fice, and to be grateful for the life He has made possible for us.

Voilà! answers: 1. Pin 2. Song 3. Pete

Remember in Prayer: Lesley LaMotte Dean, recovering well from C-section;

Coffee Worth, recovering well from surgery; Marcia Verbrugge, recovering from a broken ankle; Pat Daugherty, in chemo treatment for breast cancer; and Bobby Tyson, doing well at home, after back surgery.

Voilà! created by Marilyn Brown

Find a word which, when joined with the other words listed, forms a new word.

example: _ _ _ _ : bend pad cap (answer = knee, kneebend, kneepad, kneecap)

1. cotter rolling bowling : _ _ _

2. swan torch sing : _ _ _ _

3. sneaky Pecos St. : _ _ T _

All Covenant women are invited to join East Friendship Baptist Church women for a prayer

breakfast on Saturday, Mar.19, from 9:00-10:30am, in their Fel-lowship Hall, 480 Arch Street. Eileen Becker, Jere Bowden, Coffee Worth, and Margaret

Weirich attend monthly, so call them to get a ride. It’s a great

way to get to know neighbors in our sister congregation, with a devotional, singing, fellowship, and good food. The next meet-ing will be April 16. See minutes

on the bulletin board.

IF YOU CAN REMEM-BER . . . there’s a seminar at Com-merce Pres Church (706-335-3282)

this Sunday, Mar. 6 at 4pm on “Brain “Brain “Brain “Brain Health: Keeping Your Brain Young as Health: Keeping Your Brain Young as Health: Keeping Your Brain Young as Health: Keeping Your Brain Young as You Age.”You Age.”You Age.”You Age.” All are welcome. Nick Puente, UGA grad student in neuro-psychology and memory, will speak on cognitive functioning, memory changes, and the tools to keep fit.

CongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulations to Justin & Lesley LaMotte Dean on the birth of their first child, Taylor Morgan Dean. She was born March 1, by C-section - and all are doing well. Proud grandmother is Kay Millar, and aunts Laura and

Sarah LaMotte.

This month’s Logos Ministry newsletter on spirituality for families is about teaching children about prayer. See www.thelogosministry.org/heartfelt

Our sister congregation, East Friendship Baptist ChurchEast Friendship Baptist ChurchEast Friendship Baptist ChurchEast Friendship Baptist Church, will be celebrating Pastor James Kendrick’s 50 years of ministry with them in April, with many activities we will share with you soon. Right now though, we have the op-portunity to contribute in ways to honor Dr.Kendrick or a loved one - either with a page in their souvenir booklet or

a paving brick in their memorial garden. Our Session has ap-proved a Covenant page in the booklet, and Mark & Beecher will be sending a letter of congratulations. Perhaps as a class or as an individual, you may want to participate too. Please see the info Please see the info Please see the info Please see the info posted on the Covenant News bulletin board near the mailboxes.posted on the Covenant News bulletin board near the mailboxes.posted on the Covenant News bulletin board near the mailboxes.posted on the Covenant News bulletin board near the mailboxes. The deadline for purchasing a page or brick is Tuesday, March 15.

When: April 2, 2011; 8:30am Start time (Check-In Begins at 7am) Where: Oconee County High School 2771 Hog Mountain Road Watkinsville, GA 30677 Early Registration: Mail-In Registrations accepted through March 19 $20 per walker/$10 children 12 & under (includes T-shirt) Day of Event Registration: 7:00am - 8:00am Website: www.nextstep5.com contact: nextstepk5@gmail.com

Benefitting ongoing stroke care at St. Mary’s

-Vespers - The Worship Ministry Team invites you to make Wednesday evening Vespers service a part of your spiritual practice during the Lenten season. The Vespers service is a wonderful, peaceful time of contemplation and prayer. It refreshes the spirit the way a cold

drink of water on a hot day refreshes the body. Wednesday, March 9 we will gather at 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm to celebrate Ash Wednesday, and in the following six weeks leading up to Easter Sunday the Vespers Worship Service will take place at its usual 7:00pm time.

Come and be refreshed!

To Keep A True Lent George Herbert

Is this a fast, to keep The larder lean And Clean

From fat of veals and sheep? Is it to quit the dish Of flesh, yet still

To fill The platter high with fish?

Is it to fast an hour Or rag’d to go, Or show

A downcast look and sour? No; ‘tis a fast to dole Thy sheaf of wheat

And meat, Unto the hungry soul. It is to fast from strife,

From old debate And hate;

To circumcise thy life. To show a heart grief-rent;

To starve thy sin, Not bin:

And that’s to keep thy Lent.