May 2013

ConnectionNew Covenant Church

301 Simpson Road • Anderson, SC 29621864.224.8724 • www.ncchurch.net

Promoting a life-changing faith within a loving fellowship.

April 2012

Connection new covenant church

301 Simpson Road • Anderson, SC 29621 864-224-8724 • www.ncchurch.net

promoting a life-changing faith within a loving fellowship

Love your neighbor as yourself

The Gospel of John•Mark Burchette & Joe Noblitt•A101Have you ever thought that the Christian life is too difficult? How can I live out my faith at work? How can I be a loving parent? How can I be a godly husband or wife? How can I glorify God in all of these areas in my life when I fail so often? The answers to these ques-tions are found in the book of John. This Gospel teaches us that our only hope in this world and the next is Christ. John 15:5 says, “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.” When we strive to live the Christian life on our own we fall flat on our faces. A fruitful life is produced when we abide in Christ instead of ourselves. Come and learn from John how to abide!

New Marriage Material: Communication•David Rountree•A211The overwhelming majority of couples that are married list communication as their number one marriage hurdle. Their number one problem is not sex or finances but how to profita-bly discuss their conflicts and disagreements about these and other things. Their number one problem is not respect, submission or love but how to keep conversations about those subjects civil and edifying. Their problem is not with fighting but with fighting well. For the marriage to be what it was intended the barriers of communication must be broken down and biblical communication learned. Come join us!

The Gospel of Luke•John Boyte & Patrick Miller•A213Join us for a chapter by chapter survey of Luke’s gospel. As a physician, Luke provides believers with a unique perspective on the life of Christ, as led by the Holy Spirit, he wrote a gospel in order that we might have “certainty concerning the things we have been taught.” Focus will be on the life and mission of Jesus and how the truths concerning Him practically apply to our lives today.

Capstone (9th-12th)•Matt Clegg & Rob Cord•B105 (Youth Room)A Biblical View of Poverty, Social Justice & Missions.

Cornerstone (6th-8th)Dexter Williams, Mike Settle & Owen Hall•A214“Into All The Earth-How God's covenant of grace extends to the Christian church.”

Covenant Kids (K4-5th)•Large Group•C108K4, K5 & 1st • Timothy Rountree & Kaitlyn Webb • C1132nd & 3rd • Denise Burchette • C1114th & 5th • Dale & Annette Hardy • C108This quarter the Covenant Kids Discipleship Hour Classes will be using Great Commission Publications Curriculum “Obeying God.” They will hear and learn that God protects and forgives, that God is trustworthy, that God is Merciful, and that God is Sovereign through stories about the prophets and kings.

Discipleship ClassesMay 2013 to July 2013 • 11:10a - 12:00p

New Covenant Mission: Wholehearted love for God and man through exaltation, evangelism and edification (Matthew 28:17-20).

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Graduation is Coming!We would love to recognize and honor our graduates from High School, College, and Graduate School at the conclusion of this semester on Sun-day, June 2 but we need your help to get it right. We need you to let us know who is graduating in your household. There is no source that com-plies this information so please let us know of any child, parent, relative or friend that may be a NCC member and graduating.

Please email Bailey with the name, institution and degree for all you know. Without your input we will get it wrong and people we want to love will go unloved, so please help us! Please send the information to brountree@ncchurch.net on or before Sunday, May 26.

Connection ContentsCovenant Kid’s Corner: VBS & The Edge 4

Contribution Statements & O.W.L.S. 7

May Calendar of Events 8

Upcoming Youth Events 10

RYM 11

New Members: The Martins 12

Summer Women’s Discipleship Group & Night at the Tropics 13

New Covenant School 14

Discipleship Classes (May 2013 to July 2013) 16

MAY

2013

New Covenant School

The New Covenant School 2013 Formal

The Rooftop at Lilia Day Spa

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Family FeastThe new quarter for our Discipleship Classes starts on Sunday, May 5th. We will celebrate that day with a family feast! To start with, you can feast on God’s Word by coming to a new class starting at 11:10am. We have three great new classes to choose from—Gospel of John, New Mar-riage Material & The Gospel of Luke. The youth also have some wonderful classes to attend (See the class descrip-tions on the back cover). The feast on God’s Word will be followed by a cover dish meal at 12:00 pm.

In order for this to truly be a feast, we are asking that each family bring enough food for themselves and another family. Please bring a main item, side item(s) and dessert. The drinks & serving utensils will be supplied by the church. An easy way to keep your meal warm during church and the dis-cipleship hour is by bringing a crock pot meal (there are many plugs throughout the church).

We are looking forward to feasting and fellowshipping for the start of the new quarter.

Make sure you put May 5th on your calendars today!

MAY

2013

New Covenant School

Book Fair 5/6 – 5/10

Go to the Ant &

Talent Show

5/7 6 pm

Middle Ages Day

5/10

K-5th Zoo Field Trip

5/17

CAVS Jamboree

5/18

Field Day 5/20

Early Dismiss & Exams (11:30)

5/21-5/23

Kindergarten Graduation

5/21

Preschool Graduation

5/22

Last Day of School

5/23

Graduation 6:30 pm

5/23

Upcoming

Events…

Fact: Classical education teaches children with the grain – complementing their developmental phase with the appropriate teaching method. The classical method is different   from   today’s   conventional  education. Parents are rightfully skeptical of anything that differs so boldly from the norm. However, classical education was the norm 100 years ago because it worked. Conventional education has taken an experimental approach to educating our children over the past four decades. Many different methods have been tried and later scrapped when they fail. This constant state of change in education creates an environment where anything traditional seems extreme. Unfortunately, this is where modern educational thought is upside down. Classical education provides a basic structure upon which we can build effective, successful students. We are not advocating an experiment. Rather, we are seeking a return to a system proven for over 1,000 years.

From the Websitehttp://www.theambroseschool.org/about/the-classicalapproach/

Classical Education Myth:

The Learning is Too Extreme

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Summer Women’s Discipleship Group

MONDAYS AT 7:00 PM IN THE CHURCH LIBRARY

All lessons are "stand alone" and will come from the book Knowing God by J.I. Packer. Come to one; come to all. Books will be avail-able for purchase, but not required. No homework.

This is a good opportunity to meet NCC ladies and learn from our great variety of gifted teachers.

Mark Your Calendars for the Summer Women’s Discipleship Group

JUNE 3 ✤ JUNE 17 ✤ JUNE 24 JULY 8 ✤ JULY 15 ✤ JULY 22 ✤ JULY 29

Teachers & Lessons will be listed in the June Connection

Save the DateNight in the Tropics

Monday, August 5 ✤ 7:00 pm ✤ Amy Noblitt’s Pool

VBS & The Edge

June 10-139:00 am to 12:00 pm

Registration is now available!!

To register for VBS (completed K4 to 3rd Grade), go to:www.ncchurch.net/youth-children/2013-vbs

Invite your neighbors & friends!!!

The Agenda for the Edge each day will be: 9:00 am assembly in C-108,

9:30 am Bible Lesson in C-112, 9:55 am break, 10:00 am off-site activities:

bowling, skating, Frankie’s Fun Park and swimming!

To register, go to:

www.ncchurch.net/ youth-children/2013-the- edge

Cost is TBD, it will include t-shirt, transportation, snacks

and activity.

(completed 4th & 5th graders)

Covenant Kids’ Corner

“…let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus.” Hebrews 12:1-2

Questions about VBS or the Edge? Contact Krisy Mortenson at mortenson@ncchurch.net or 224-8724

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Where are you originally from?Originally from upstate New York, Leslie lived in Sequim, Washington, for most of her adult life, raising three children and running her chiropractic clinic. Jim was born and raised in Illinois and lived in California since age twelve. Jim worked as a tennis pro, doc-tor of chiropractic, and sales manager. Jim and Leslie moved to Anderson in February of this year to help Leslie's parents. What made you decide to join New Covenant Church?Jim and Leslie joined New Covenant Church because of its sound biblical doctrine, the Word as taught by Pastor David, and the church who made them feel welcome and at home from the first moment they walked in. How did you come to know the Lord?Jim was saved in 1991, when he realized that, although his life was filled with successes, people, and things, he felt a void in his life, lost and hopeless. He dusted off the Bible he had never opened and read Genesis and Revelation. Jim realized hope, joy, and fulfill-ment can be found only through the saving grace of Jesus.In 2011, Leslie was saved when an old boyfriend of hers called her up after twenty-one years apart and asked her if she was saved. Having heard the words but not knowing the meaning of "being saved," she replied, "apparently not. What does that mean?" He asked three simple questions: 1. Do you believe in God? 2. Do you believe that Jesus Christ was sent to us by God to be our Lord and eternal Savior? 3. Do you believe we are all sinners? Leslie got stuck on the third question. The next day, Leslie walked into the church she was attending and the scriptures read, about sinners, screamed at her. Leslie got it! She accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior and her thirst for the Word has been insatiable ever since. Within six months, Leslie and her old boyfriend, Jim Martin, were married. What are some of your hobbies?Leslie loves swimming, exercising, bike riding, playing tennis, hiking, reading, writing, and most of all, helping people. Jim loves music and playing golf, tennis, and drums. Where do you work/what do you do?Having left a satisfying job as a sales director for twelve years in California, Jim is cur-rently seeking a sales position in the area. He loves sales! Leslie's full time "job," or more accurately, "gift," is helping her parents. Having authored a healthy weight-loss book, she will continue to write. Whether she resumes her chiropractic work depends upon God's intentions for her and her parents' needs.

New Members...Welcome to the Family!

Jim & Leslie Martin

Why Vacation Bible School???▶ to conduct a week of special Bible in-struction for the children of our church,▶ to reach out to the children of unchurched families in the community with the gospel of Jesus Christ, ▶ to challenge believers to greater commit-ment as disciples of Christ,▶ to lay the groundwork for the church’s visibility and growth, ▶ to provide an opportunity for individuals in the congregation to be involved,▶ to foster joy through fellowship, fun and working/learning together,▶ to encourage the development and use of talents among those who staff the program.

ALL are invited to the Winner Circle Celebration!!To conclude our week of VBS & the Edge we will have an Ice Cream Social with toppings to make Ice Cream Sundaes. If you have a preschooler (completed K3 or younger), this event is a great time to come and see what VBS is all about.

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VBS & the Edge Mission Project:Coins for Anderson Care Pregnancy ClinicEach day during VBS & the Edge, the kids will be asked to bring in coins for our mis-sion project. The class that raises the most money wins a prize!

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Grayson Allen, Ben Andreasen, Emily Andreasen, Caleb Boyte, Casey Boyte, John Boyte, Jillian Burchette, Adri Cabrales, Rebekah Graves, Seth Gurley,

Naomi Kuebler, Noah Kuebler, Chase Marshburn, Mary Katherine Mock, Anna Myer, Elizabeth Myer, Jed Peterson, Rebecca Reiter, Michelann Settle, Thomas

Settle, John Mark Skipper, Taylor Skipper, Riley Sumner, Jeremiah Werner

Pray for our Senior High Group that will be attending

this conference. See the names listed below.

June 10-13 • 9a-12p

Volunteers Needed!!

See the list below for ways to serve this year at VBS &

the Edge.

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“…let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus.” Hebrews 12:1-2

Get Ready, Get Set, Go!We need Coaches to train race participants in the following areas of our upcoming VBS (K4 to 3rd Grade)/Edge (4th & 5th Grade)…‣Coaches – Grade Teachers‣Assistant Coaches – Grade Helpers‣Start Gunner – Music Coordinator‣ Track Setter – Skit Director‣Qualifiers – Skit Actors‣ Team Uniforms – Craft Coordinators‣ Trial Runners – Recreation Coordinators‣ Time Keepers – Registration/Welcome‣ Event Videographer/Photographer‣Racing Referees – Bible Teacher‣Re-fuel Checkpoint – Snack Coordinators‣ Transportation and Chaperones for The Edge

Sign-up to help with VBS or the Edge at the table in the lobby outside the sanctuary or e-mail

Krisy Mortenson at mortenson@ncchurch.net.

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questions?contact

don (donh@att.net)or dexter (844-2416)

service daywednesday, may 1

6p to 8pat the barefoot’s

beach retreatfriday, may 3 - sunday, may 5

ocean lakes resort at myrtle beach

pool partywednesday, may 22

6p to 7:30pat the milford’s

last youth meeting for the spring semester iswednesday, may 29

cornerstone

junior high

QUESTIONS?JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP:

CAPSTONEOR CONTACT ANDY ATAROUNTREE@GMAIL.COM

LAST YOUTH MEETING FOR THE SPRING

SEMESTER ISWEDNESDAY, MAY 29

CAPSTONE GIRLS’ DISCIPLESHIP GROUP

WEDNESDAYS6-7:30P @ NCCIN THE LIBRARY

C A PSTONE

SENIOR HIGH

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O.W.L.S.(Oldest, Wisest, Liveliest Seniors)now meets every 3rd Wednesday and NOT on Fridays.

Meetings for the rest of the year:๏ May 15th – Tuckers๏ June 19th – Harbor Inn๏ July 17th – Corbett McGee’s๏ August 14th – J. Peter’s (I-85)๏ September 18th – Olive Garden๏ October 16th – O’Charlie’s๏ November 13th – Tuckers๏ December 11th – TBA

Questions? Contact Sam & Jeanine Baker at hairistocrat@bellsouth.net

Contribution

Statements Thank you for your faithful obedience in supporting the work of His hands at New Covenant Church this year. Contribution Statements listing your giving through April 25th were emailed on April 25th.  If you didn’t receive your statement of giving last week, please contact Susie Whitfield (whitfield@ncchurch.net).

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

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26 27 28 29 30 31

Cornerstone (Service Day)-6:00p

Capstone (GDG)-6:00pWDG w/ Susie

Whitfield-7:00pCapstone-7:30p

❖ Jon & Maggie Chou✣ Matthew Reiter,

Greg Skipper

WDG w/ Annette Hardy-8:15a

Cornerstone (Beach Retreat Departure)-3:30p

Worship-9:30aDiscipleship Classes-

11:10aFamily Feast-12:00p

Home Ministry Groups-Various Times

Cornerstone (Beach Retreat Return)-5:00p✣ Mary Lee Mason,

Paul Mauldin

TRUE3-3:00pGDG w/ B. Thames-3:00p

TRUE1-3:45pTRUE2-3:45p

MDG w/ Mark Burchette-8:00pMDG w/ Rob Wright-8:30p❖ Dennis & Paula Maeger

✣ Nora Friedel

Ladies’ Prayer-10:00aMDG w/ Joe Noblitt & David Gamble-6:00p✣ Emerson Canney

VBS & the Edge Volunteer Planning Meeting-5:30p

Cornerstone-6:00pCapstone (GDG)-6:00p

Capstone-7:30p❖ Art & Lauri Klugh✣ Marcia Pearson

MOPS-9:00aWDG w/ Mary

Jackson-2:00p✣ Mark Smith

❖ Jack & Sharon Myer✣ Hartley Ross,

Ashley Sult, Rob Wright

Mother’s DayCommunion Sunday

AIM CollectionWorship-9:30a

Discipleship Classes-11:10a

Session Meeting-3:00p✣ Casey Boyte,

Hope Burch, Caroline Cousar

TRUE3-3:00pTRUE1-3:45pTRUE2-3:45p

WDG w/ Alisa Lamb-7:30p✣ Tucker Browne, Braden Sult

Ladies’ Prayer-10:00a

MDG w/ Joe Noblitt & David Gamble-6:00p✣ Sara Beth Bass,

Eric Burch

O.W.L.S (Tuckers)-11:30a

Cornerstone-6:00pCapstone (GDG)-6:00p

WDG w/ Susie Whitfield-7:00p

Capstone-7:30p✣ Titus Cord

WDG w/ Annette Hardy-8:15a

❖ Coart & Lori Ramey✣ Mark Burchette,

Rob Cord

❖ Fred & Phyllis Workman

✣ Amanda Almond, Philip Dance,

Chase Harmon

✣ Ashley Wilson

Worship-9:30aDiscipleship Classes-

11:10aHome Ministry Groups-

Various Times✣ Chloe Curnow

TRUE3-3:00pTRUE1-3:45pTRUE2-3:45p

MDG w/ Mark Burchette-8:00pMDG w/ Rob Wright-8:30p

✣ Caleb Gurley, Mark Gurley, Meredith Lanford, William

Milford, Miles Miller

Ladies’ Prayer-10:00a

MDG w/ Joe Noblitt & David Gamble-6:00p✣ Chris Andreasen,

Heather Bruynell

Cornerstone (Pool Party)-6:00p

Capstone (GDG)-6:00pCapstone-7:30p

❖ Josh & Aubrey Rivenbark✣ Kim Fisher, Sandy

Johnston, Wriston Marshburn, Jennifer Ross,

Anna Reid Welborn

WDG w/ Mary Jackson-2:00p

NCS Graduation-6:30p✣ Joshua Roh,

Brandy Thomas

✣ Caleb Dance ✣ Kelly Crumley, Bailey Stone

Worship-9:30aDiscipleship Classes-

11:10a✣ Aidan Graves, Kim Roh,

Patty Roth

Memorial Day❖ Dale & Annette Hardy,

Randy & Cheryl Hopkins,Kyle & Ann-Janette Locke

Church Office Closed

Ladies’ Prayer-10:00a

MDG w/ Joe Noblitt & David Gamble-6:00p

✣ Randy Hopkins, Ron Jackson

Cornerstone-6:00pCapstone (GDG)-6:00p

Capstone-7:30p✣ Denise Burchette,

Peter Ganss, Lori Ramey

✣ Chloe Bekah Burch, Holland Hooks,

Rebekah Kuebler, Luke Varghese,

Joey Welborn

✣ Chris Browne, Madison Burdette,

Jon Paul Hooks

May Calendar of Events❖ Anniversaries

AIM=Anderson Interfaith Ministries✣ Birthdays

Capstone=Sr. High (9th-12th)Cornerstone=Jr. High (6th-8th)

GDG=Girls’ Discipleship GroupMDG=Men’s Discipleship Group

MOPS=Mothers of PreschoolersNCS=New Covenant School

OWLS=Oldest, Wisest, Liveliest Seniors

TRUE=DG for 6th-8th grade girlsWDG=Women’s Discipleship

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