Fall Children's Ministry Update...

It definitely still feels like summer, but school & football are around the corner… so fall must be too!

We could not be more excited about the upcoming year of sharing the Gospel with your children through Children’s Worship, Sunday School, Movie Nights, Choir, Bible Studies, Sundae Sunday Socials & more!

We hope you will join us in telling our children about the hope we have in Christ! It is such a joy to share the good news with our children and to serve alongside you.

We would LOVE for parents, friends, and grandparents to be involved!

Opportunities to Serve:

1.     4k&5k Children’s Worship – we have 78 children on roll and 39 weeks of Children’s Worship! If everyone signs up for 2 weeks we will have it covered! CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP to serve with Katie & Tara (they will do all the teaching).  You will be an extra set of hands helping the children engage in Children’s Worship. 

2.     1st-3rd Grade is still in need of a few more Sunday school teachers. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP! 

3.     FAMILY FORM – we want to know more about you and your children. Please help us better serve you by quickly completing this form before September 5! CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE FAMILY FORM!

4.     Extra Care Hands! We need some volunteers to be on-call to help provide extra care for our children with special needs. What a blessing to help all our of our children and families truly participate in Worship & Sunday school. If you would be willing to help with this ministry, please email Katie Flores at kflores@covpres.com for more information.

Upcoming Ministry Opportunities:

1.     Wednesday night activities resume on September 3 at 6:00 p.m.! We look forward to spending Wednesday nights sharing the Word & fun with your children. CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF EVENTS 

2.     Sunday School Promotion will be Sunday, September 7! All children will move to their new Sunday School classes. You will receive an email with your child’s new class. We will also be at the welcome desk helping point families in the right direction.

3.     Sundae Sunday Social for 1st-6th grade families– Sunday, September 7 from 11:30-12:15 in parking lot outside the 3rd floor. A time to get know your child’s Sunday school teacher as well as mingle with other families while enjoying a delicious ice cream Sundae!

Online Registration Available for Summer Events

Covenant's Children's Ministry is looking forward to many great opportunities to share the love of Christ with your children and their friends this Summer!

We hope that these ministry events encourage your child in his faith as we study the Word while developing friendships and having FUN!

Please click here to register your child for all our summer events!!!! 

We are so EXCITED to offer online sign up this year! 

If you need assistance, please contact Laura Tucker at ltucker@covpres.com or 205-871-7002.Please encourage friends, neighbors and family to visit the CovPres web page as well to register their children. 

Please join us in prayer for the summer as we experience the good works God has prepared! What a true delight to serve along side each other in pointing our children to Christ! 

Summer Events...

Summer is coming...

If you are trying to plan & need dates & details, CLICK HERE!

We are working on setting up online registration...so be on the lookout for links!

If you have any questions, please shoot us an email at ltucker@covpres.com.

We cannot wait to see your children and their friends this summer! What a delight to share the Gospel while having FUN!!!

Upcoming Ministry Opportunities

We've celebrated Christmas and rung in the New Year and are excited about upcoming ministry opportunities that allow us to share the Gospel with your children!

Save the following dates...we look forward to investing in your children!

Wednesday Nights Resume!!!
Beginning this Wednesday Night - January 15
6:00 Choir (1st-6th Grades C316/ 3k-5k C221)
6:30 Camp Dad (5k-6th Grades C316/ 3K-4K C221)

Mock Lock for 1st-3rd Graders
Friday, January 31 from 6:30 - 10:00 p.m. 
$5/Child
RSVP by clicking here.

Girls' Lock-in for 4th-6th Graders
Friday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. - Saturday, February 8 at 8:00 a.m.
$10/child
RSVP by clicking here.

Boys' Lock-in for 4th-6th Graders
Friday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. - Saturday, March 1 at 8:00 a.m.
$10/child
RSVP by clicking here.

Kids Mission during the CovPres Missions Conference
Sunday, February 16
Monday, February 17


Children's Worship Volunteers....we so appreciate all our parents that serve along side us in sharing the Word with our children! Thank you so much for your time and energy!

Click here to choose your Sundays to volunteer!!!

We love love your children and consider it a joy to spend time with them each week! It is such a delight to be a part of what the Lord is doing at Covenant and in their lives! THANK YOU for sharing them with us each week!

We have started planning for summer and will have a Summer Save the Date post soon!!!

Thankful...

Can you believe it is almost Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for at CovPres, but one thing that the Children’s Ministry is beyond grateful for are all the amazing volunteers we have!

From Wednesday Nights to Sunday Mornings we appreciate each of you and the unique and wonderful role you play in sharing the Gospel with our children!

Thank you for your hours and hours of service! The Lord is using you to do mighty works for His Kingdom and His glory! Years from now what joy it will be to see their little faces you teach each week continuing to praise Jesus in their 20s and 30s – Lord willing!

A couple of announcements:

Wednesday, November 20 – Last night of activities...we've had an awesome semester!
(Wednesday Night Activities Resume on January 15)

Friday, November 22 from 6-8 p.m. – Mega Movie Night for 1^st-6^th Graders. RSVP by clicking here.

Sunday, November 24 – Christmas in Fairfield clothing items and banks are due to the Sanctuary foyer. We still have precious children left, so it is not too late to be involved!

Click here to Volunteer in Children’s Worship.

Email Katie Flores, Pre-School Director, at kflores@covpres.com or Karen Yendle, Elementary Director, at kyendle@covpres.com, if you are interested in teaching Sunday School or getting plugged into these ministry areas.

Thank you thank you thank you for sharing your children with us each week. We truly love to see them and love each one of them! We hope they love to come to church as much as we love to see them here!

What a joy to serve with you!

CovPres Christmas Service Project: Christmas in Fairfield

CovPres families we have the opportunity to share the love of Christ with our neighbors in Fairfield. 

We hope your family will be involved in this great endeavor in some way. What a joy to give and share the Gospel!

Christmas in Fairfield - beginning Sunday, October 20

What:

Helping in what Dr. Tom Edwards, a physician & Covenant member, initiated last year in the Fairfield community by providing gifts and clothes for approximately 150 children!

How:

A toy store is set up in the basement of Church of the Reconciler in Fairfield, Alabama. CovPres volunteers purchase toys through donations and stock the store. Parents are then able to purchase gifts for their children at greatly reduced prices…what joy parents feel when they are able to provide Christmas gifts for their children.

A special time of prayer is offered to families to truly show the love of Christ to His people.

Who:

Families are selected to participate in the Fairfield Christmas Shop from Fairfield ministries sponsored by CovPres, Dr. Edwards’s ministries, and CovPres nursery employee’s children.

How can your family be involved?

Sponsor a child: Purchase clothing items for a particular child, pray for this child, and donate money towards the store. A devotional book with sorties about a typical Fairfield family, Bible verses, and suggested activities will be provided in the sponsor packet. You will also receive a bank for your family to save money to help purchase toys for the Fairfield Christmas Shop. Please come to the church foyer to pick up a sponsorship packet & bank.

Make a donation: We hope to purchase 500-600 toys/gifts for $25,000. Please consider making a generous tax-deductible gift!

Make checks payable to: Hope Health Center (Christmas Project)

Mail to: 4614 Carnegie Avenue, Fairfield, AL 35064

 Volunteer: There are many volunteer opportunities. You can learn more about volunteering by picking up flyers at the Sponsor Registration Table in the church foyer. Or by contacting Sissy Flynn at sissyflynn@bellsouth.net.

  Please donate used children’s books, which will be free to shopping families.

 Please stop by the church foyer to receive more information on Christmas in Fairfield.

Children Bring Joyful Noise!

What a great two weeks we have had in our new rhythm on Sunday Mornings! We hope your children have enjoyed worshipping together as much as we have enjoyed seeing & hearing them worship.

A friend forwarded me a great article that encouraged me as a mom of young children. It also said very well what we feel in Children’s Ministry – that we are beyond excited each week to see your children come through the doors of Covenant!

We are so hopeful for all the Lord has planned for their lives and find it pure joy to be a part of His work in their lives.

Here is one small segment from the article, and I hope it will encourage you to keep sharing the Word & Worship with your precious children! What you are doing is GREAT!

Excerpt from Jami Bruesehoff’s article “Dear Parents with Young Children in Church”

"When you are here, the church is filled with a joyful noise. When you are here, the Body of Christ is more fully present. When you are here, we are reminded that this worship thing we do isn't about Bible study or personal, quiet contemplation but coming together to worship as a community where all are welcome, where we share in the Word and Sacrament together. When you are here, I have hope that these pews won't be empty in 10 years when your kids are old enough to sit quietly and behave in worship. I know that they are learning how and why we worship now, before it's too late. They are learning that worship is important."

Thank you for sharing your children with us each week during Sunday School & Children’s Worship...their laughs, cries, songs, and footsteps are a joyful noise to us & to Jesus!

Please join us on Sunday Mornings- click here to choose a couple of Sundays to help out during Children’s Worship! 

Wednesday Night:

6:00-6:30 Music Clubs

3k-5k C221

1st-6th Grades C316

6:30-7:15 Camp Dad

1st-6th Grades Day School Parking Lot

Devotional, planned activities - "Tails" a fun game of tag, hula hoops, jump rope, chalk & more

3k-4k C221 (optional)