Fall Congrega-tional Meet-ing, November 20th

Don’t forget...

Fall Back t h i s S u n d a y

Have your boxes ready to go by Nov 13th. As you can

see from the picture, some of the boxes don’t “fly” all the way there. Don’t forget to include (oxen) handling fees.

Evening of Prayer For Our Country.

Nov 7, 6:30p At the request of the Evangelism Minis-try Team, the Session of NCEPC has set

a special meet-ing for prayer for our country. It will be a structured time of prayer, and our ministry teams will meet at 7:30p. Please join us...

Christmas Good-

ie Boxes!

The Worship Team will be packing Christmas Goodie Boxes to send off to our military and college students

on November 13th after the second service. Won’t you please join us?

If you are making individual, prepackaged bags, please plan on 27.

Please have all donations to the church by November 13th.

Some of the boxes will be sent by mail, so plan your goodies to “travel well”.

As always, we have a generous and faithful group of givers… thank you, thank you!

In His Service, the Worship Team

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Worship Team has discovered

that there are some girls that are

gifted with the ability to dance and

would like to express their love for the

Lord through dancing! How exciting!

What a better time and place than on

a Worshipper-in-Training Sunday?

Mom, Dad.. Since you will be the one

reading this, would your daughter(s)

be interested? Would you be willing to

accommodate your schedule for a few

practices?

The two dates being considered are:

January 29th or April 30th, 2017.

Please contact Holly at the church of-

fice in interested. (724)652-8062

Martha Circle November 10th 9:30 am Hostess: Jean Morrow Devotions: Sheri Polivka

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Newsletter Deadline Items for December Newsletter are due by

November 22nd. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In Memory of Jack Boggs From the Covenant Seekers Class to the Deacons Fund

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The “Hanging of the Greens” will take place Monday, November 28th, through Saturday, December 3rd. Boxes will be in the Fellowship Hall by Monday at

noon and packed away by noon on Saturday. Please discard anything that is broken and let us know

if anything needs replaced or repaired. Various Sunday School classes will be in charge of

certain areas of the church. Please check with one of them, for day and time they will be setting up.

Thank you for your help!

Those With Ongoing Needs: Bob Boice, Wayne Heckathorn; Louise Mallinak; Mary Jane Griffin; Jeanne Yates, Herm & Betty Braatz, Nancy Stickel, Marian Marks, Frank Turner family, Jean Covert; Richard & Ana-stasia Burr; Irv Hofmeister, Ron Metz

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dear New Covenant Church, It was a wonderful surprise to receive your note and find out that you have been praying for Westfield. It was also convicting that there are others in the ministry facing similar challenges and receiving similar blessings. Thank you! Your note will go in our next newsletter and hopefully will inspire us to be more aware of our fellow laborers in the vineyard. God’s Blessings to All, Paul Votaw

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for your prayers, food, offers of help, and just being there. It really is a great comfort to know you are there and ready to help in time of need. God’s Blessing on You, Ray Marr

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear New Covenant, Betty Chrobak and the Fellowship Ministry would like to thank all of you for your help and support in canning the peppers this season! We couldn’t have done it without you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Sewing Ladies and Others who had a part in mak-ing my comfort quilt, It indeed does bring much comfort with the many uplifting scripture messages and it is so beautiful too! Appreciated are the prayers and blessings of the Deacons. Thank you to All! Josephine McFarland

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Our Wonderful Friends at New Covenant, This has been a tremendous month because of the varied situations that God has brought our way. Because of your support and prayers, we have been able to help these women have hope, God Bless You All, The Alpha Omega Center

Fall Rummage Sale Saturday, November 5, 2016

9:00 am –1:00 pm Lunch will be available @ 10:30 am

The Fellowship Ministry Team will have a rummage sale on November 5th, for fall and winter clothes, plus flea market items. Christmas items will also be accepted. Be sure to bag all parts and label children’s small toys.

We will have a baked goods table. If you are able to

make baked goods, it would be appreciated. These can be brought in Friday, November 4th, between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm or on Saturday, November 5th, by 9:00 am.

You may begin to drop off items for the sale beginning Monday afternoon, October 31st until Thursday, No-vember 3rd, at noon.

NO Donations will be accepted after noon on Thurs-day.

Help sorting items will be appreciated each day from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Someone will be downstairs on Wednesday evening, November 2nd, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm to accept donations.

**Please note: We will not be accepting any computers, exercise equipment, baby car seats, large furniture, or en-cyclopedias. Any questions, please contact Arlene Davicki at 724-654-

3639 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The New Castle Music Club Chorus will present Handel’s

Messiah November 27th at 3pm

Clen-Moore Presbyterian Church

Admission and Parking are free.

A free-will offering will be collected to help defray pro-duction costs.

For more information, please visit the NCMCC website at

www.ncmusicclubchorus.org

November Birthdays

November 2 Jacob Wright November 4 Rose Michaels Carol Cookson November 5 Lynne McCowin Jane Yates November 8 Lara Johns November 12 Holly Wright November 16 Donna Mittler November 18 Susann Russo November 19 Warren Fleming November 23 Freda Woodruff Neveah Haines November 28 Judy Proch November 29 Sue Gehm

November Anniversary

November 26 Haskell and Mary Jane Griffin

Christmas Services Schedule

November 27th: 1st day of Advent & Com-munion~ Worship Services and Sunday School at the regular meeting times. December 24th: Christmas Eve Cantata 7:00 pm. December 25th: Christmas Day~ Combined Worship at 10:00 am; no Sunday school.

November Youth Group Schedule

November 5: 1:00 pm Help w/Rummage Sale November 6: 6:30-8:00 pm Youth Group at New

Covenant November 13: 5:30-8:00 pm Mixer w/ Calvary In-

dependent/Gaga Tourney

November 18: 9:00 pm Lock-In Games and Soup Making

November 19: 9:45 am Glory Grille, 1st Presby. November 20: 6:30-8:00 pm Youth Group at New

Covenant

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Help the City Rescue Mission Feed the Hungry

People this Thanksgiving

You can collect or donate: Stuffing mix Canned yams Canned gravy Cranberry sauce Evaporated milk Pie crust mix Canned vegetables and fruit Collect one or all of the above items. Call us or sign up on the website if you can collect a specific item. Or: Buy Some “Birds” $15 each Make checks payable to City Rescue Mission Put “birds” in the memo line.

Or: Sign-up to help take Thanksgiving basket applications, pack baskets, or help with distribution. To adopt an item or sign-up to volunteer, go to: www.CityRescueMission.org *Any questions, call Linda Krumpke at 724-652-4321 ext. 119

Defenses Against the Cold

and Flu Zinc Lozenges: Studies have shown that if you begin

taking zinc lozenges at the very first signs of a cold

and/or during first 24 hours of showing symptoms,

you can cut the duration of the cold down by 3 days!

Get at least 7 hours of sleep per night

Frequently giving and receiving hugs will cut your

chances of developing a cold by 32 percent due to

the stress-relieving effects of hugging

Get at least 40 minutes of brisk walking or similar

daily activity and cut your risks in half

Prayer and quiet reflection slashes your chances of

coming down with a cold by 76%

As always, wash your hands– soap and water have

proven to be the most effective, washing for at least

20 seconds, sudsing and rinsing dislodges germs

Hand sanitizers that are at least 60% alcohol will kill

most germs Adapted from BHG November 2016

Joe’s Mitten Tree The winter season is nearly upon us and the Covenant Seekers Sunday School Class will be spon-soring Joe's Mitten Tree again this year. This worthwhile project has pro-vided hundreds of hats,

scarves and mittens for needy children through the City Rescue Mission. Many years ago, Joe Jameson, a mem-ber of the Board of Directors for the Mission, saw a need for keeping the less fortunate chil-dren of New Castle warm during the cold, harsh days of winter and created the Mitten Tree. Our prayer is that during this season of giving you will be blessed by your donations to this worthy cause. We are also accepting adult male and female hats and gloves for the men at the Mis-sion and the women at Covenant House. The Mitten Tree sits in the corner of the sanctuary near the Covenant Seekers Class-room/Choir Room and will be available Novem-ber 27th to receive your donations.

Laurel’s Project HOPE is asking New Covenant to col-lect 35 jars of peanut butter for the Thanksgiving distri-bution. If you would like to supply a jar of peanut butter, please bring it to the church office by November 13th.

If you would like to help with assembling the Thanksgiving baskets or delivering them, they will be assembled on Fri-day, November 17th at First United Brethren Church in the morning and then distributed in the afternoon.

If you would like to sponsor a family for Christmas through Project HOPE, please let Holly know and she will get a copy of a fam-ily’s wishlists.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The following Sundays we will be lighting a candle on our Advent wreath and offering a responsive reading, and closing with prayer. 11/27, 12/4,12/11,12/18,12/25

The Worship Team is looking for readers for those dates,

“Is God’s Hand Tapping You on the Shoulder?”

If you are interested, please let Bonnie Neese know what Sunday works best for you. (724)614-3309

New

Cov

ena

nt

New

s 2

016

Su

nd

ay

Mo

nd

ay

Tu

esd

ay

Wed

nes

day

T

hu

rsd

ay

Fri

day

S

atu

rday

1

8:00

am

M

en's

Pra

yer

Bre

ak-

fast

10:0

0 am

R

umm

age

Sal

e S

et

Up

4:00

pm

A

fter

Sch

ool P

rogr

am 2

10:0

0 am

R

umm

age

Sal

e S

et

Up

10:3

0 am

C

hurc

h W

ork

Day

6:

00 p

m

Wed

nesd

ay E

veni

ng

Pra

yer

and

Bib

le

Stu

dy

8:00

pm

A

cts

of W

orsh

ip P

rac-

tice

3

10:0

0 am

R

umm

age

Sal

e S

et

Up

6:30

pm

T

rail

Life

4

5

8:00

am

R

umm

age

Sal

e

Day

ligh

t S

avin

gs E

nd

s– F

all

Bac

k

6

8:15

am

W

orsh

ip

9:30

am

S

unda

y S

choo

l 10

:50

am

Wor

ship

6:30

pm

Y

outh

Gro

up

Tu

rn in

Dat

e fo

r O

per

atio

n

Ch

rist

mas

Ch

ild

7 10:0

0 am

Sew

ing

Ladi

es

1:

00 p

m

Fel

low

ship

Min

istr

y 5:

15 p

m

Inte

rces

sory

Pra

yer

6:30

pm

Pra

y fo

r A

mer

ica

6:45

pm

A

dmin

Cou

ncil

7:00

pm

M

inis

trie

s M

eet

8

8:00

am

M

en's

Pra

yer

Bre

ak-

fast

4:00

pm

A

fter

Sch

ool P

rogr

am

Ele

ctio

n D

ay

9

10:3

0 am

C

hurc

h W

ork

Day

6:

00 p

m

Wed

nesd

ay E

veni

ng

Pra

yer

and

Bib

le

Stu

dy

7:00

pm

C

hoir

Pra

ctic

e 8:

00 p

m

Act

s of

Wor

ship

Pra

c-

tice

10

9:30

am

M

arth

a C

ircle

6:30

pm

A

HG

/Tra

il Li

fe

11

Vet

era

ns

Da

y

12

13

8:15

am

W

orsh

ip

9:30

am

S

unda

y S

choo

l 10

:50

am

Wor

ship

5:30

pm

Y

outh

Gro

up M

ixer

14

10:0

0 am

S

ewin

g La

dies

5:15

pm

In

terc

esso

ry P

raye

r 7:

00 p

m

Dea

cons

Mee

t

15

8:00

am

M

en's

Pra

yer

Bre

ak-

fast

4:00

pm

A

fter

Sch

ool P

rogr

am 1

6

10:3

0 am

C

hurc

h W

ork

Day

6:

00 p

m

Wed

nesd

ay E

veni

ng

Pra

yer

and

Bib

le

Stu

dy

7:00

pm

C

hoir

Pra

ctic

e 8:

00 p

m

Act

s of

Wor

ship

Pra

c-

tice

17

6:30

pm

A

HG

/Tra

il Li

fe

18

8:00

pm

Y

outh

Gro

up L

ock

IN

19

9:45

am

Y

outh

Gro

up G

lory

Gril

le

20

8:15

am

W

orsh

ip

9:30

am

S

unda

y S

choo

l 10

:50

am

Wor

ship

12:0

0 pm

F

all C

ongr

egat

iona

l

Mee

ting

6:30

pm

Y

outh

Gro

up a

t New

Cov

enan

t

21

10:0

0 am

Sew

ing

Ladi

es

5:15

pm

In

terc

esso

ry P

raye

r 7:

00 p

m

Ses

sion

Mee

ts

22

New

slet

ter

Dea

dlin

e

8:00

am

M

en's

Pra

yer

Bre

ak-

fast

23

10:3

0 am

C

hurc

h W

ork

Day

7:

00 p

m

Cho

ir P

ract

ice

8:00

pm

A

cts

of W

orsh

ip P

rac-

tice

24

Hap

py

Than

ksgi

ving

! 25

2

6

27

1st

Su

nd

ay in

Ad

-

ven

t/C

om

mu

nio

n

8:15

am

W

orsh

ip

9:30

am

S

unda

y S

choo

l 10

:50

am

Wor

ship

28

10:0

0 am

Sew

ing

Ladi

es

5:15

pm

In

terc

esso

ry P

raye

r

H

an

gin

g o

f th

e

Gree

ns

29

8:00

am

M

en's

Pra

yer

Bre

ak-

fast

4:00

pm

A

fter

Sch

ool P

rogr

am 3

0

10:3

0 am

C

hurc

h W

ork

Day

6:

00 p

m

Wed

Eve

Pra

yer

and

Bib

le S

tudy

7:

00 p

m

Cho

ir P

ract

ice

8:00

pm

A

cts

of W

orsh

ip P

rac-

tice

New Covenant EPC 1911 Harlansburg Rd New Castle, PA 16101

Return Service Requested

New Covenant Newsletter

November 2016