Looking Forward to A Great Year...See What's in Store!

We are in great anticipation of all the Lord will do this year in the lives of children and families at CovPres. We look forward to serving along side you in planting the Word of God in the hearts and minds of our children. We cannot wait to watch their eyes open to the Gospel. Please partner with us in serving in some aspect of the Children’s Ministry...help us tell the next generation of His glorious deeds!

New Schedule…New Events…New opportunities for our children to grow deep roots of faith!

Sunday Mornings (beginning Sunday, September 8)

Gathered Worship/Children's Worship - 9:00 a.m.           

            3K Children’s Worship room C222 (children age 3 by September 2013)

            4K&5K Children’s Worship room C221

1^st-3^rd Grade Children’s Worship room C316 after being dismissed from Gathered Worship. Children’s ministry staff/volunteer will escort children to C316.

Nursery Available for infants - 2 years old

Children’s Worship is a time for children to gather together and worship the Lord through hearing God’s Word, engaging in hands on experiences, and interacting to draw application from the what they have learned. The 3k-5k children also engage in a time of play.

Click here to serve in Children’s Worship – you choose your Sundays and where you would like to serve!

Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

All children will be escorted from Children’s Worship to their Sunday school classroom.

Please click here for a list of room numbers for Children’s Ministry Sunday

School classrooms.

Pre-School Sunday school is a time of hearing God’s Word, planned activities to point them to Jesus, and play.

Elementary Sunday school is a time of hearing God’s Word, breaking into smaller groups for a time of interaction and application, and learning to hide God's Word in their hearts. 

Nursery will also be doing age appropriate lessons with our toddlers - imparting truth into their hearts early!

If you would like to help our children grow in their knowledge and love of our Savior by teaching Sunday School, please contact Karen Yendle, Elementary Ministry Director at kyendle@covpres.com or Katie Flores, Pre-School Ministry Director at kflores@covpres.com. You can also call 871-7002.

Wednesday Nights (beginning Wednesday, September 4)

Music Clubs (Children’s Choir) - 6:00-6:30 p.m. 

            3k-5k  room C221

            1^st-6^th Grades room C316

Music Clubs is an amazing time of learning to praise the Lord through our voices and instruments. Children will learn to sing scripture, which is an incredible way for them to hide His Word in their hearts.

We need your help! Please click here to volunteer to serve in Music Clubs…it is so much fun…and who can resist precious voices praising the Lord! For more information contact Casey O’Dell, Children’s Choir Coordinator, disneybrave@gmail.com

Camp Dad @ Covpres - 6:30-7:15 p.m. 

            Starting point C316/Parking Lot by Day School Entrance

Children of all ages and their dads are invited to a time of planned activities and intentional interaction…. a great way for dads to share the Gospel with their children and to build relationships with other men in the church. Children will be so excited to play fun games with their dads! (3k & 4k children will have the option to remain in C221 for time of teaching and play).

Mission Northern New England in Full Swing...

Mission Northern New England is in full swing! A team from Covenant is helping with Explorer Camp & Created for a Purpose all lumped into one fun week for children in New Hampshire. What a great way to share the Gospel and encourage fellow believers!

To see all the action check out the mission team's blog by clicking here: explorercampnh.blogspot.com 

Please continue to pray for the participants in the camp as well as our mission team!

Mission team members : The Stewart Family (Carter, Monica, Elson, Bradford, Frances); The Lassiter Family (Joe, Emily, Mary Jane, Camille); The Wilson Family (Drew, Mary, Daniel, Amanda, Jonathan, Andrew); Ingram Link & Hank; Burney Johnson; Laura Wolfe; Luke Hall; Dan Edwards & Jake. 

Mission Northern New England!

Dear Friends & Families of Covenant, 

It’s my delight to share with you about a wonderful way for you to get involved with sharing the Gospel in New England…without leaving Birmingham!

Mission Northern New England is a ministry originated here at Covenant that is designed to come alongside our sister PCA churches in the most northeastern corner of the United States.  Each of the ten churches in the Northern New England Presbytery (Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont) experience a hardened spiritual landscape in which it is very difficult to work.  During our Mission’s Festival in February, you might have heard the two pastors from that region tell of the awesome work that God is doing in their churches, but also the disheartened feelings they have, especially as they see the next generation being raised in spiritual darkness. 

            So, for the past three years Covenant has had the privilege to teams to Portland, ME and Manchester, NH to serve with our brothers and sisters there.  Our ministry has essentially been in the realm of children’s ministry.  We have ministered in church neighborhoods with our popular nature and Created For A Purpose camps.  Once again, we are sending a team this summer.  We will offer the two camps simultaneously in Manchester, NH during the week of July 22-26.  Twenty-two members of our church will serve there.  We need your help, too.

            Here is where you can be involved…In order to ease the burden of raising funds for each of our team members, the Children’s Ministry is attempting to raise $4,400 for this mission event during July.  This is a tax-deductible gift.  Would you consider contributing to this cause?  There will be a collection basket located at the second floor welcome station in the children’s building into which you may place your contribution.  Or, you may mark a check for Northern New England Mission and forward it to Meg Cotney in the church office. 

Thanks for your consideration,

Dan Edwards

Please mark this week on your calendar and remember to pray for the team:

The Stewart Family (Carter, Monica, Elson, Bradford, Frances); The Lassiter Family (Joe, Emily, Mary Jane, Camille); The Wilson Family (Drew, Mary, Daniel, Amanda, Jonathan, Andrew); Ingram Link & Hank; Burney Johnson; Laura Wolfe; Luke Hall; Dan Edwards & Jake. 

Summa Summa Summatime...

Hope everyone has enjoyed their first weeks of summer break! Great change of pace to help us all take time to renew and refuel!

We look forward to all of the following opportunities to help your children grow their faith, learn scripture, reach out to friends, and experience the GOSPEL! Thanks for sharing them with the children's ministry team!

Summer Sunday School @ 9 AM

Rising 4K & 5K begin in C221 where they will rotate through a Bible Story, Music, & Play Room to learn about Moses...is going to be Wild Wild West time! To volunteer click here!

Rising 1st-4th Graders begin in C316 where they will participate in Outback Super Hero Style studying the Proverbs & enjoying healthy competition. (PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THEIR TEAM NAME ON CHECK-IN TAG)

Rising 5th & 6th Graders begin in C321 where they will experience PA56!

Summer Children's Worship @ 10 AM

Rising 4K & Rising 5K will meet in C225...this is a different room from the fall...look for us at the end of the hall! PLEASE PICK UP ON PLAYGROUND

Rising 1st-4th Graders will be in C316. Children will be dismissed from the sanctuary.

Summer Events

Also don't forget to CLICK here for links to all our Summer Registration Forms...

Children's Ministry Summer Sundays

Things are a little different on Sundays in the summer at Covenant and that goes for Children’s Ministry too!

So here is a run down of what to expect starting Sunday, June 2^nd!

 9:00 AM Sunday School

10:00 AM Gathered Worship (Children’s Worship)

Rising 4K & Rising 5K

Completed 5K children will promote to Outback/Elementary Ministry as of June 2nd

9:00 AM Check-in & go to room C221

Sunday School: Studying Moses in the Wild Wild West will consist of kids rotating through a Bible Story, Music, and Play rooms during the hour.

10:00 AM Children’s Worship in room C225

If you are arriving for Children’s Worship and we are not C225 yet, please check out the playground!

Rising 1^st – Rising 5^th Grades

9:00 AM Check-in & go to C316 (please make note of your team name on your name tag).

Sunday School: Studying the Proverbs Super Hero Outback Style…Kids will learn through teaching, skits, and hands on experiences!

10:00 AM Gathered Worship – Kids attend worship with parents and are dismissed to C316 for Children’s Worship where they will continue studying Proverbs. Children’s Ministry Staff will escort children out of worship.

Parent's Night Out...Great Night for a Date Night!

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS & flyer to share with friends!

Parent’s Night Out

Support Our Trip to Honduras!

Friday, May 10th

5:30 to 8:30

Where? Covenant Youth Room

How much? $20 for the first child, $10 for every child after that

What? Pizza, games, basketball, ping pong, movie time, and fun for everyone

Who? children ages 3 and up

RSVP to slitten@covpres.com

Include name, age, special needs & questions

Support us and the work being done in Honduras! For more information about the school we will be traveling to, visit www.tolm.org

FUN FUN FUN!!!