Week of June 13, 2010 Sunday 9:00am Current Events 10:00am Worship 4:00pm MWYC 4:15pm Youth VCS Meeting 5:00pm Adult VCS Meeting 5pm Youth Groups 6pm Session Meeting Monday 9am - 12pm VCS Tuesday 9am - 12pm VCS 7:00pm Worship Ministry Team 8:00pm New Freedom Wednesday 9am-12pm VCS Thursday 9am - 12pm VCS 2pm Knitters & Knotters 8pm Happy Squares Friday 9am-12pm VCS 8:00pm New Freedom Saturday Facility Cleaned

Worship June 13, 2010 10:00am: Reader: John Knox Ushers: Betsy Pless & Paige Campbell, Heide Wiegel, Kent & Heidi Wolfe Greeters: Wayne Crowell, Bob & Shirley Reinert Piano: Betsy Burmeister Congregational Care: Jan Rawlings Counter: Randy Parish Flowers: Juergen Wiegel Open Building: Paul Brooks Close: Alex Clark Grounds: Alex Clark Punch & Cookies: Eileen Becker

Nursery/Super : Don Bower 10:00am: Birth-Walking: Juergen Wiegel Walking- 3 yrs old: Sandy Whitney, Tyler Gilland 3 - 5 years old : Don Bower, Aly Huberty

Worship June 06, 2010 10:00am: Reader: Anne Page Ushers: Juergen Wiegel, Missy Green, Jack Amole, Chris Pope, Roddy Thompson Greeters: Doug & Mindy Hill, Margaret Weirich Piano: Betsy Burmeister Congregational Care: Jan Rawlings Counter: Laurie Anderson Flowers: Juergen Wiegel Open Building: Tim Bemisderfer Close: Tim Bemisderfer Grounds: Alex Clark Punch & Cookies: Linda Rogers & Steve Follin

Nursery/Super : Shari Cobb 10:00am: Birth-Walking: Shari Cobb Walking- 3 yrs old: Lola Bell, Anna Cobb 3 - 5 years old : Kay Brooks, Melissa Cobb

Week of June 06, 2010 Sunday 9:00am Current Events 10:00am Worship 4:00pm MWYC HS Youth leave for Montreat MS Youth Group Monday -OFFICE CLOSED - Pastors’ Day Off 8am Covenant Breakfast Club Tuesday Shirley on leave thru June 11 11:30am Restaurant Road Trip 5:30pm Cave Council Meeting 8:00pm New Freedom Thursday 2pm Knitters & Knotters 8pm Happy Squares Friday 8:00pm New Freedom Saturday Facility Cleaned

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

kwetherington@covpresathens.org before 12 noon, Wednesday, June 09.

for the week of June 06, 2010 - THE COVENANTER THE COVENANTER THE COVENANTER THE COVENANTER

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June 14 June 14 June 14 June 14 ---- 18, 2010, 9am 18, 2010, 9am 18, 2010, 9am 18, 2010, 9am ---- 12pm12pm12pm12pm This year at VCS the children, through multi- sensory activities, will learn and experience the joy and adventure of being part of God’s community. Baobab Blast’s critter friends - Faye the Zebra, Amy the Monkey, Bud the Elephant, Sam the Meerkat and Jonathan the Giraffe - will delight your children. Registration forms are in the main hallway. Please com-plete and return with $10 donation per child. Forms are also available in the church office and online at www.covpresathens.org. Please feel free to contact Mindy Hill or Paul Brooks for more information! Join us under the Baobab Tree! IT WILL BE A BLAST!! PLEASE NOTE: VCS MEETING ON JUNE 13 at 4:15pm for Youth volunteers and 5pm for Adults. See ya there!

A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Church School 2010 A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Church School 2010 A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Church School 2010 A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Church School 2010 ---- 2011!2011!2011!2011!

Whether you can spend time weekly with Covenant’s children or help for an

hour, the WWWWooooRRRRMMMM Church School program benefits from the many gifts you share.

Check your mailbox for WWWWooooRRRRMMMM postcard - fill it out - turn it in - be blessed!

COVENANT YOU’VE GOT TALENT!COVENANT YOU’VE GOT TALENT!COVENANT YOU’VE GOT TALENT!COVENANT YOU’VE GOT TALENT! Start practicing now for the Covenant Coffee-

house and Talent Show at 7pm7pm7pm7pm on Wednesday, July 14 Wednesday, July 14 Wednesday, July 14 Wednesday, July 14 in the fellowship hall.

What’s your talent? Can you do magic tricks, juggle, play an instrument, sing, draw a picture, dance, make a fabulous dessert, or have a pet who does tricks? Come and share with your Covenant family? Add you name to the signup sheet on the bulletin board by the mailboxes.

Don’t wait!

Restaurant Road Trip- Everyone is invited to lunch together at Gingko Tree Restau-rant in the Holiday

Inn downtown THIS TuesdayTuesdayTuesdayTuesday, June 8 at 11:30amJune 8 at 11:30amJune 8 at 11:30amJune 8 at 11:30am. Separate checks - a la carte ($7-$11). Please signup on the bulletin board. You can meet us there (corner of Hull & Broad) or depart the church parking lot at 11:15am. ENJOY!

Daily Bible Readings June 07 - 13 Monday June 07 Genesis 12:1-3

Tuesday June 08 Psalm 55:1-11

Wed. June 09 I Kings 21:1-16

Thurs. June 10 Luke 10:25-37

Friday June 11 Luke 5:1-11

Saturday June 12 Luke 7:16-8:3

Sunday June 13 I Corinthians 13:4-7

Please sign up on the bulletin board if you can provide flowers for

worship on these dates: July 4, July 11 and July 18.

(Juergen will be on leave on these dates.) Thank You!

WHO’S WHO? Can you guess who at Covenant has dated a governor of Iowa?

WHO’S WHO: Ellen Stoneburner.

Covenant’s BREAKFAST CLUB BREAKFAST CLUB BREAKFAST CLUB BREAKFAST CLUB will meet Monday, June 7 at 8am Monday, June 7 at 8am Monday, June 7 at 8am Monday, June 7 at 8am at the Cracker Barrel. Join us for a good time of conversation and food.

THE OUTREACH MINISTRY

TEAM NEEDS YOUR HELP TO

PREPARE AND SERVE THE

EVENING MEAL AT THE

ATHENS HOMELESS

SHELTER ON JUNE 15 and

16. IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE

SEE RANDY PARISH, RODDY

THOMPSON, or JONATHAN AR-

NOLD. THANKS!

Sermon: God’s Great Get-together!

Vacation Church School Theme:

God Calls us to build joyful relationships in

community, as we trust, love, follow, care

and share together.

Congratulations to

Susan Bell on her graduation from UGA!

Congratulations to the New Freedom chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous, on their 35th anniversary of meeting at Covenant.

WEEK 22- Financial Report Anticipated Pledge Offering…….$187,770. Actual Pledge Offerings…………$182,482. Thank you for your continued support!

Mother’s Day Offering……$1,602.00

by Presbyterian News Service

LOUISVILLE — The Rev. Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyte-rian Church (U.S.A.), has issued the following statement in the wake of the Israeli interception of a convoy of ships on its way to Gaza with humanitarian aid: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has a long history of ministry and presence with the people of the Middle East and has long advocated for a just and secure peace for Israelis and Palestinians. Because of this, we express our deep concern about the events that occurred on May 31, 2010 — the Israeli interception in international waters of a convoy of humanitarian-aid ships seeking to bring supplies to a population of 1.5 million people in Gaza. A severe blockade of Gaza by Israel in response to the free election of Hamas representatives in 2006 and the military incursions of Operation Cast Lead in late 2008 and early 2009 have dramatically increased the already acute humanitarian need. We grieve the killing and injuring of participants in the humanitar-ian effort, as well as the injuring of members of the Israeli military forces that occurred when the Israeli forces stormed one of the ships and those on board resisted. Our tradition, although not strictly pacifist, honors peaceful resistance, including nonviolent disobedience to unjust government policies and actions. We recognize that such initiatives as the flotillas to bring aid to the people of Gaza can be powerful instruments of such resistance. These ac-tions sometimes incite violent responses, as in this case. The long-term success of this kind of resistance requires a nonviolent response on the part of the demonstrators, even when they

are under attack.

We affirm the call of the United Nations Security Council for a prompt, impartial, credible, and transparent investigation of the May 31, 2010, events, in conformity with international standards. We ask President Obama and the United States Congress to support and ensure the

fulfillment of this call.

We call for an end to the blockade of Gaza and urge the government of Israel to permit the

immediate delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza.

We call on the Hamas government to work to end rocket attacks by all parties against Israel.

We call for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

We call for the release of all ships and civilians held by Israel.

We call on the United States government to play an intensive and faithful role as a peace-maker – honoring international law, supporting UN efforts to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and working for the day when Palestinians and Israelis alike know justice, peace, and security. We pray for those killed and injured in the events of May 31, 2010, and for those who ordered and executed the interception. We pray for the people of Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel, as well as all nations and peoples impacted by these events. We pray that the day

for peace will come swiftly.

http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2010/10459.htm

An interest group on Current Events will gather this summer on Sunday mornings, be-ginning June 6 at 9:00am at the church. Come discuss the many influences on world happenings and how we may speak a word of love for all God’s creation.

This month's edition is all about the importance of play for your child and for your family together, plus thematic recommen-dations for the Family Book Club, as well as help-ful reading lists for chil-dren and adults. Find this issue's website below! Please feel free to forward this link on to your neighbors, friends and family---to anyone who you believe might benefit from having a regular resource for parenting support! www.thelogosministry.org/heartfelt.html

Enjoy monthly podcastsEnjoy monthly podcastsEnjoy monthly podcastsEnjoy monthly podcasts about current theological and

spiritual issues by Westminster John Knox Press au-

thors. Signup on this website - http://

wjkradio.wjkbooks.com/ - for a reminder to be sent to

your email address. The current audio is by Walter

Brueggemann, professor emeritus at Columbia Theologi-

cal Seminary in Atlanta and author of “Journey to the

Common Good.” He takes a penetrating look at press-

ing issues including terrorism, health care, and the re-

cent economic collapse and offers guidance for navigat-

ing challenging times through neighborliness, covenant-

ing, and reconstruction.

MOTHERS OF YOUNG

CHILDREN June 6 at 4pm!

See Emily Givens, Tara Bulger, or

Alice McMasters for more info.

Remember in Prayer: Charles Anderson at Morningside, with Hospice care; Jack Amole’s son, recovering well from back surgery; Don & Carolyn Mosley, with broken bones after a car accident; Justin Van Wicklen, a counselor at Camp Buc this summer, with his broken collarbone; justice and peace in the Mideast; those affected by the oil spill - humans, creatures, land, and sea; our presbytery’s Mexico Mission Trip, returning home June 12; Dolly Barstow’s brother Neal Dunn, with Hospice care in Statesboro; and our high school youth & advisors at the Montreat Youth Conference, June 6-12.

Father’s Day Offering for Interfaith Hospitality Network of Athens

On Sundays June 20 and June 27 a spe-cial Father’s Day Offering will be received to benefit the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Athens. IHN is unique among area ministries serving the homeless because it is the only program that does not separate

fathers from their children in overnight facilities. So as we celebrate the fathers in our lives, let us take this

opportunity to support an outstanding local effort that is strengthening families in transition. Please look for

your IHN Father’s Day envelope in your church mailbox beginning June 13 and many

thanks for your generosity.

The 2010 Montreat Conferences on Worship and Music are: Week 1 - June 20-26 and Week 2 June 27- July 3. Conferees will experience a wonderful week of worship, professional development, spiritual growth and recreation. Marcia Verbrugge and her sister will attend the first week and Betsy Burmeister, Marilyn Brown and Rich Reaves will attend the second week. The conference preacher is Joan Gray, past moderator of the General Assem-bly of the Presbyterian Church, USA and a parish associate in Atlanta. Don Saliers, Emory Theol-ogy and Worship Professor, will be the liturgist with David Cherwien, (Minneapolis , MN) the ser-vice organist. David is the Music Director for the National Lutheran Choir. David VanderMeer from Atlanta’s Central Presbyterian church will lead our handbell classes and the ever-so-large adult choir will be directed by Carol Krueger from Florida Southern College. Marilyn Brown’s in-strumental ensemble group will be led by Mark Britt (Furman University) and Craig Courtney, (Tallahassee, Fl). There are also classes in liturgical dance, sacred spaces, Biblical storytelling, the making of banners and panels, Orff Seminars, and Routley lectures. This years conference theme is “Proclaiming the Mystery of Faith: Daily Living the Sacramental Life.” If you are in the North Carolina mountains during these two weeks, come and worship with us at 11am-12pm each day or come and attend the Friday night closing concert at 7:30pm in Anderson Auditorium. Montreat is a memorable, mountaintop experience!