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PASADENA COVENANT CHURCH
March 2013
You're Invited
Palm Sunday, March 24th Easter Sunday, March 31st Worship Services: 9:00 am & 10:30 am - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RESURRECTION GARDEN
Help us transform our sanctuary into a living garden celebrating the resurrection of Christ and rejoicing in our hope of resurrection because of Him. Let’s fill our church with the beauty, variety, color and fragrance of life! This year you have a choice between a Lily, Azalea, Hydrangea or Tulip. If you wish to contribute a plant (they are $15 each), please e-mail the church office for an order form at [email protected] or pick up a form on Sunday. Form and money due by Wednesday, March 20th!
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Sunday Morning Happenings For Adults at 9:00 a.m.
Couriers
Repeated Exposure to God’s Word will enrich and change your life. In-depth Bible Study Sundays at 9:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room, Gym building. John Wipf, teacher; Marilyn Hanks, facilitator. Coffee and good fellowship. For further information contact Marilyn Hanks (626) 7913782.
Companions in Christ
Our adult Companions in Christ small group meets at 9:00 a.m. Sundays for Bible study,
prayer, and fellowship in the room located upstairs off the west side of the balcony. Newcomers are welcome. For more information, contact Lisa Leeger at [email protected].
Life Together
We meet on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. in the Corner House. We welcome visitors and look forward to all that God will stir up in us this new year! If you have any questions, please contact Anita Sorenson at [email protected].
WELCOME NEWCOMERS!
If you started coming to our church within the past year and would like to have the opportunity to meet others from our congregation and staff, and to ask questions about our faith community in an informal setting, please join us for our Monthly Newcomers Lunch. Our February Newcomers lunch has been canceled, but our next luncheon will be on Sunday, March 10th from 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. at the Corner House (on the Northwest corner of Santa Barbara and Lake Avenue). All family members are welcome! In order to plan for the food, your RSVP is greatly appreciated to Marianne Hill at [email protected] or 626-798-2097. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions, and also let us know if you will be bringing preschoolers so that we can plan food and activities for them.
Peace & Justice Ministry Team will meet on Monday, March 11th, at 6:45 p.m. in the Santa Barbara Room. All are welcome to attend. Join us if you are interested in finding out about the Bad Weather Shelter, Pasadena Covenant’s relationship to Madison Elementary, or other ways we are trying to serve our community. For more info, contact Jamie Knauss at [email protected].
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Women’s Book Club
The Pasadena Covenant Women’s Book Club will meet Monday, March 25th, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. in the Corner House. We will be discussing Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet, by Jamie Ford. Newcomers are always welcome. If you have questions, please contact Judy Wipf at [email protected]. Tuesday, March 19th, Sarah Circle meets from 9:30 a.m. - noon in Fireside. We welcome all women to join us for service projects, fellowship, and refreshments. We have a “rolling start” so come when you can.
The next Koinonia Prayer and Praise is Sunday, The Pasadena Covenant Men’s Book Club will meet in the Corner House on Thursday, March 28th, at 7:00 p.m. All men are welcome. For title of the book and for other information, please contact Tom Andrews [email protected] or (626) 797-6190. March 3rd. The March 3rd potluck will be a special time of praise to God for the life of Elmer. For all of us who knew him, God definitely blessed us through his life. It will be at the home of Elmer and Allene on Brigden Rd. at 6 p.m.. Please contact Judy Tautrim for more information and to coordinate your potluck item at [email protected].
Registration for Triennial XIV (August 15 - 18, 2013) March 20
Women, the registration deadline is Wednesday, March 20th for the Triennial XIV, a Women Ministry Conference sponsored by the Evangelical Covenant Church. This once-every-three-years gathering of women of the Evangelical Covenant Church meets August 15-18, 2013, in San Diego, for fellowship, worship, active learning and fun for all women (ages 18+). Check out the website tcovchurch.org/triennial or for more information, contact Mary Barkman at [email protected].
Buried with Christ is an annual gathering
offered by our bereavement ministry team. Whether you’ve lost someone recently or even much earlier and you’d like to spend an evening to remember with those who understand and care, we invite you to come on Tuesday night, March 26th, 7pm, in the Corner House. And for those who came last year, we invite you again. It is a time to remember that our hope is in the Lord. For more information please contact Pastor Jim Tyberg at [email protected]
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March 12th will be our next monthly gathering for Pasadena Covenant! Every second Tuesday of the month, join us for a Community Dinner at the Dally/Lamme home (452 Alberta St. Altadena, CA 91001). We’ll share a meal together and enjoy a relaxed evening of fun! We will have Tacos! Community Dinner is a great way to make new friends and get to know old friends better. We had 25 people attend last month and we are hoping to see even more folks this time! Dinner will be ready at 6:30 p.m., but feel free to come as early as 5:00 p.m. and stay as late as 9:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Mindie Moore at [email protected] so we can have an idea of how much food to prepare.
Thank you for continuing to help support our neighbors who benefit because of your kindness
We need the following supplies:
Fresh Produce Potatoes Mac & Cheese Spaghetti Sauce or Pasta Sauce Spaghetti or Noodles Canned Beans Canned Soup Canned Fruit Canned Meat Baby Pampers Canned Chili
Bulk Rice Bulk Dried Pinto Fruit Juice Oatmeal Onions Peanut Butter & Jelly Ravioli/Spaghettios Snack Items Baby formula Baby wipes Feminine napkins Crackers Canned Vegetables
Cross-Cultural Ministry CrossTeam Meeting
We welcome everyone to join our next CrossCultural Ministry Team meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd, 7:00 pm, at the Lowe’s home, 3302 Villa Mesa Rd., in Altadena. Two regular attendees at our church, Jared and Hannah Baker, who served as Covenant Short-term Missionaries and have recently been accepted as Long-term Covenant Missionaries, will be joining our meeting. For more information, contact Bruce Wear at [email protected].
Please, no dented cans or outdated food.
Please bring your donations on Sunday morning and place them in the baskets under the tables outside the Gathering Place in the Sanctuary Building. We deliver the food for distribution every Monday morning.
Upcoming Trustee Meeting
Monday, March 4, 2013 7:00 p.m. in the Corner House
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Soupcan Offering for Covenant World Relief
Bring Soupcan Banks to Church, Sun., March 24th
As part of our “looking OUT!” goal, PCC Kids will participate in Feb & March in a “soupcan offering” for Covenant World Relief. Covenant World Relief is the humanitarian aid ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church. The goal of Covenant world relief is to “participate in God’s transforming mission in the world through disaster relief and community development among the most vulnerable. We work with Covenanters and other partners around the world to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable who suffer from extreme poverty, hunger, disease, and injustice. Our mission is to love, serve, and work together with the poor, the powerless, and the marginalized.” We will use special calendars with daily activities families can do together to help kids understand the needs of people around the globe. Set aside a few minutes each day in February and March to work on this and reflect on those we are helping through the offering. Return your soupcan banks to church on Palm Sunday, March 24th.
Opportunity for Great JOY! - Palm Sunday and Easter Volunteers
We have a WONDERFUL opportunity on Palm Sunday and Easter to have great fun and real JOY by sharing Gods love. Our kids’ ministry staff gets to experience the joy of seeing God’s love become real in the heart of a child all the time - now you can too! We’ve seen amazing growth this year. We’ll continue to welcome new families with two services on Palm Sun (Mar. 24th) & Easter (Mar. 31st) at 9:00 & 10:30 am, with a full children’s program at each. We need lots of volunteers to help! No prep needed—our regular volunteers will prepare the lesson. You will come alongside them to share God’s love. You can choose which date to serve - or better, both! Choose which hour (9 or 10:30) and the age group you’d like. Interested? Email Pastor Vikki at [email protected].
Journey to the Cross Two! Lenten Program for Gradeschoolers
9:00 a.m. Sundays, February 10th – March 24th (Led by Theresa Crooks)
Gradeschoolers: Join us Sundays at 9:00 a.m., February 10th thru March 24th for another amazing Journey to the Cross. At 9:00 a.m. we will use art, reflection, writing, and other experiences to explore deeply the biblical stories leading up to Easter Sunday. At 10:30 a.m., we will continue to explore the stories in different ways, using game, drama, writing, and meditation. The program will culminate in some opportunities for sharing with both the preschooler and with the whole congregation on Easter Sunday (March 31st).
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Sunday Mornings for Kids at 10:30 a.m. Godly Play (Preschool) Focus: Seeing Jesus Club 145 (Gradeschool) Focus: Journey to the Promised Land
In our Kids’ Ministry, we will pursue our “look up!” goal by focusing on God’s activity in the Bible stories we explore each week. Godly Play (preschool) does this through the use of thoughtful “wondering” questions that invite the children to enter the stories imaginatively. In Club 145, gradeschoolers maximize their growing reading skills by learning how to use the Bible themselves to question, explore, and understand God’s Word. During Jan-Mar., the Godly Play (preschool) stories will focus on Jesus’ life and ministry as we begin the Lenten time leading up to Easter. We will particularly look for what each story shows us about Jesus—who he is, why he came, and what we can learn about his heart for the world. Club 145 (gradeschool) stories will continue our survey of the Old Testament as we look at the journey of the people of God to the promised land through the stories of Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses. As we enter into Lent (Easter season) in Feb. and March, we will connect those Old Testament stories with the Lenten stories the gradeschoolers are hearing at 9:00 a.m. in Journey to the Cross 2, through common themes and images: water/forgiveness; bread/ reconciliation; rock/ prayer; cross/ sacrifice; seeds/ new life. A special highlight will be a Passover service on Mar. 10th that will help kids see the connection between that ancient celebration and the Easter story.
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Weekly Programs
“Oikas”: Sunday Mornings, 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
“Oikas” is the Greek work for House. On Sunday Mornings, we come to the House of God to dive into God’s word through authentic worship and relevant Biblical teaching. Oikas is a place where we can connect with each other and with God in a deep and authentic way.
“Selah”: Wednesday Night Worship and Small Groups, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
“Selah” is a great starting point for plugging into PCSM! “Selah” is a word that is used throughout the book of Psalms to remind us to “Pause” or “Stop and listen” and that’s exactly what we want to do on Wednesday nights! At Selah we take a break from our busy week to play crazy games, worship though song, and get to know each other on a deeper level in gender and age specific small groups.
Upcoming Events
30 Hour Famine: March 22 – 23
Friday-Saturday, March 22-23: 30 Hour Famine. We've set an incredible goal for this year's Famine-$5,000! Fundraising packets are now available! We also have an online fundraising page set up:
http://support.worldvision.org/site/TR/30HourFamine/30HourFamine?team_id=47282&pg=team&fr_id=2020
Your student can create their own fundraising page and begin receiving electronic donations! **Any student who PERSONALLY raises $360 will get to throw a pie in my face during the Main Service on Sunday, April 4!!
Planet Wisdom Relate: April 19 – 20
Friday-Saturday, April 19-20: Planet Wisdom Relate, $65 (Scholarships Available). This event is for High School Students only! Our lives are full of relationships: with friends, family, and significant others. Planet Wisdom Relate is a high-energy weekend event that will help students learn how to navigate these relationships from a Biblical Perspective. Worship will be led by The Digital Age!! For more detailed information on these events, look to the Winter/Spring 2013 Calendar or visit the Pasadena Covenant Website (pasadenacovenant.org)!
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50 Adults and Kids celebrated Lunar New Year by Making 700 Dumplings in the Gym
Chinese Name Tags
The Young Families Group hosted its second Lunar New Year party on Sunday, Feb 10th. It’s the Year of the Snake and Sunday was the actual New Year’s Day where millions of folks from Chinese and Vietnamese traditions celebrate with their family and friends. Experts and novices to dumpling making rolled up their sleeves, ready to work. After a short demonstration by Dan Huang, they quickly assumed the task of scooping meat into round dumpling wrappers. Some got fancy with their folding designs. Others just wanted to make sure the meat stays intact. They were surprised at how enjoyable dumpling making can be when you chat and make dumplings with friends.
“Hello, My Name is…” This was Zac’s.
Family Dumpling Recipe Dan (pictured here with wife Maureen) chopped Napa cabbages, mixed in 12 pounds of meat and made his secret dipping sauce before the event.
Soon, their efforts were rewarded by some freshly made dumplings. The kids paused from their crafts and games to enjoy some too. And to everyone’s surprise, we all not only had our fill of dumplings but had plenty left over to take home to enjoy another day.
Fresh Dumplings Folks quickly got to enjoy the dumplings they made.
Pasadena Covenant Church 539 North Lake Avenue Pasadena, California, 91101-1217 Return Service Requested
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March 2013
1 Friday 2 Saturday 3 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers 5:00 p.m. Alpha Parenting Course 5:00 p.m. Koinonia Prayer & Praise 4 Monday 7:00 p.m. Trustee Meeting 5 Tuesday 6 Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Children’s Choir 6:30 p.m. PCSM 7 Thursday 8 Friday 9 Saturday 10 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers 5:00 p.m. Alpha Parenting Course 11 Monday 6:45 p.m. Peace & Justice Meeting 12 Tuesday 5:00 p.m. Community Dinner 13 Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Children’s Choir 6:00 p.m. PCSM 14 Thursday 15 Friday 16 Saturday 8:00 a.m. PCSM Car Wash 17 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers 4:00 p.m. Alpha Parenting Course 18 Monday 19 Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Sarah Circle 20 Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Children’s Choir 6:00 pm. PCSM 21 Thursday 22 Friday PCSM 30 Hour Famine 23 Saturday 24 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 1012 a.m. Hospitality 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers 25 Monday 7:30 p.m. Women’s Book Club 26 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Buried with Christ 27 Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Children’s Choir 6:30 p.m. PCSM 28 Thursday 7:00 p.m. Men’s Book Club 29 Friday 30 Saturday 31 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 1012 a.m. Hospitality 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers
March 2013
You're Invited
Palm Sunday, March 24th Easter Sunday, March 31st Worship Services: 9:00 am & 10:30 am - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RESURRECTION GARDEN
Help us transform our sanctuary into a living garden celebrating the resurrection of Christ and rejoicing in our hope of resurrection because of Him. Let’s fill our church with the beauty, variety, color and fragrance of life! This year you have a choice between a Lily, Azalea, Hydrangea or Tulip. If you wish to contribute a plant (they are $15 each), please e-mail the church office for an order form at [email protected] or pick up a form on Sunday. Form and money due by Wednesday, March 20th!
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Sunday Morning Happenings For Adults at 9:00 a.m.
Couriers
Repeated Exposure to God’s Word will enrich and change your life. In-depth Bible Study Sundays at 9:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room, Gym building. John Wipf, teacher; Marilyn Hanks, facilitator. Coffee and good fellowship. For further information contact Marilyn Hanks (626) 7913782.
Companions in Christ
Our adult Companions in Christ small group meets at 9:00 a.m. Sundays for Bible study,
prayer, and fellowship in the room located upstairs off the west side of the balcony. Newcomers are welcome. For more information, contact Lisa Leeger at [email protected].
Life Together
We meet on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. in the Corner House. We welcome visitors and look forward to all that God will stir up in us this new year! If you have any questions, please contact Anita Sorenson at [email protected].
WELCOME NEWCOMERS!
If you started coming to our church within the past year and would like to have the opportunity to meet others from our congregation and staff, and to ask questions about our faith community in an informal setting, please join us for our Monthly Newcomers Lunch. Our February Newcomers lunch has been canceled, but our next luncheon will be on Sunday, March 10th from 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. at the Corner House (on the Northwest corner of Santa Barbara and Lake Avenue). All family members are welcome! In order to plan for the food, your RSVP is greatly appreciated to Marianne Hill at [email protected] or 626-798-2097. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions, and also let us know if you will be bringing preschoolers so that we can plan food and activities for them.
Peace & Justice Ministry Team will meet on Monday, March 11th, at 6:45 p.m. in the Santa Barbara Room. All are welcome to attend. Join us if you are interested in finding out about the Bad Weather Shelter, Pasadena Covenant’s relationship to Madison Elementary, or other ways we are trying to serve our community. For more info, contact Jamie Knauss at [email protected].
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Women’s Book Club
The Pasadena Covenant Women’s Book Club will meet Monday, March 25th, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. in the Corner House. We will be discussing Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet, by Jamie Ford. Newcomers are always welcome. If you have questions, please contact Judy Wipf at [email protected]. Tuesday, March 19th, Sarah Circle meets from 9:30 a.m. - noon in Fireside. We welcome all women to join us for service projects, fellowship, and refreshments. We have a “rolling start” so come when you can.
The next Koinonia Prayer and Praise is Sunday, The Pasadena Covenant Men’s Book Club will meet in the Corner House on Thursday, March 28th, at 7:00 p.m. All men are welcome. For title of the book and for other information, please contact Tom Andrews [email protected] or (626) 797-6190. March 3rd. The March 3rd potluck will be a special time of praise to God for the life of Elmer. For all of us who knew him, God definitely blessed us through his life. It will be at the home of Elmer and Allene on Brigden Rd. at 6 p.m.. Please contact Judy Tautrim for more information and to coordinate your potluck item at [email protected].
Registration for Triennial XIV (August 15 - 18, 2013) March 20
Women, the registration deadline is Wednesday, March 20th for the Triennial XIV, a Women Ministry Conference sponsored by the Evangelical Covenant Church. This once-every-three-years gathering of women of the Evangelical Covenant Church meets August 15-18, 2013, in San Diego, for fellowship, worship, active learning and fun for all women (ages 18+). Check out the website tcovchurch.org/triennial or for more information, contact Mary Barkman at [email protected].
Buried with Christ is an annual gathering
offered by our bereavement ministry team. Whether you’ve lost someone recently or even much earlier and you’d like to spend an evening to remember with those who understand and care, we invite you to come on Tuesday night, March 26th, 7pm, in the Corner House. And for those who came last year, we invite you again. It is a time to remember that our hope is in the Lord. For more information please contact Pastor Jim Tyberg at [email protected]
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March 12th will be our next monthly gathering for Pasadena Covenant! Every second Tuesday of the month, join us for a Community Dinner at the Dally/Lamme home (452 Alberta St. Altadena, CA 91001). We’ll share a meal together and enjoy a relaxed evening of fun! We will have Tacos! Community Dinner is a great way to make new friends and get to know old friends better. We had 25 people attend last month and we are hoping to see even more folks this time! Dinner will be ready at 6:30 p.m., but feel free to come as early as 5:00 p.m. and stay as late as 9:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Mindie Moore at [email protected] so we can have an idea of how much food to prepare.
Thank you for continuing to help support our neighbors who benefit because of your kindness
We need the following supplies:
Fresh Produce Potatoes Mac & Cheese Spaghetti Sauce or Pasta Sauce Spaghetti or Noodles Canned Beans Canned Soup Canned Fruit Canned Meat Baby Pampers Canned Chili
Bulk Rice Bulk Dried Pinto Fruit Juice Oatmeal Onions Peanut Butter & Jelly Ravioli/Spaghettios Snack Items Baby formula Baby wipes Feminine napkins Crackers Canned Vegetables
Cross-Cultural Ministry CrossTeam Meeting
We welcome everyone to join our next CrossCultural Ministry Team meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd, 7:00 pm, at the Lowe’s home, 3302 Villa Mesa Rd., in Altadena. Two regular attendees at our church, Jared and Hannah Baker, who served as Covenant Short-term Missionaries and have recently been accepted as Long-term Covenant Missionaries, will be joining our meeting. For more information, contact Bruce Wear at [email protected].
Please, no dented cans or outdated food.
Please bring your donations on Sunday morning and place them in the baskets under the tables outside the Gathering Place in the Sanctuary Building. We deliver the food for distribution every Monday morning.
Upcoming Trustee Meeting
Monday, March 4, 2013 7:00 p.m. in the Corner House
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Soupcan Offering for Covenant World Relief
Bring Soupcan Banks to Church, Sun., March 24th
As part of our “looking OUT!” goal, PCC Kids will participate in Feb & March in a “soupcan offering” for Covenant World Relief. Covenant World Relief is the humanitarian aid ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church. The goal of Covenant world relief is to “participate in God’s transforming mission in the world through disaster relief and community development among the most vulnerable. We work with Covenanters and other partners around the world to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable who suffer from extreme poverty, hunger, disease, and injustice. Our mission is to love, serve, and work together with the poor, the powerless, and the marginalized.” We will use special calendars with daily activities families can do together to help kids understand the needs of people around the globe. Set aside a few minutes each day in February and March to work on this and reflect on those we are helping through the offering. Return your soupcan banks to church on Palm Sunday, March 24th.
Opportunity for Great JOY! - Palm Sunday and Easter Volunteers
We have a WONDERFUL opportunity on Palm Sunday and Easter to have great fun and real JOY by sharing Gods love. Our kids’ ministry staff gets to experience the joy of seeing God’s love become real in the heart of a child all the time - now you can too! We’ve seen amazing growth this year. We’ll continue to welcome new families with two services on Palm Sun (Mar. 24th) & Easter (Mar. 31st) at 9:00 & 10:30 am, with a full children’s program at each. We need lots of volunteers to help! No prep needed—our regular volunteers will prepare the lesson. You will come alongside them to share God’s love. You can choose which date to serve - or better, both! Choose which hour (9 or 10:30) and the age group you’d like. Interested? Email Pastor Vikki at [email protected].
Journey to the Cross Two! Lenten Program for Gradeschoolers
9:00 a.m. Sundays, February 10th – March 24th (Led by Theresa Crooks)
Gradeschoolers: Join us Sundays at 9:00 a.m., February 10th thru March 24th for another amazing Journey to the Cross. At 9:00 a.m. we will use art, reflection, writing, and other experiences to explore deeply the biblical stories leading up to Easter Sunday. At 10:30 a.m., we will continue to explore the stories in different ways, using game, drama, writing, and meditation. The program will culminate in some opportunities for sharing with both the preschooler and with the whole congregation on Easter Sunday (March 31st).
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Sunday Mornings for Kids at 10:30 a.m. Godly Play (Preschool) Focus: Seeing Jesus Club 145 (Gradeschool) Focus: Journey to the Promised Land
In our Kids’ Ministry, we will pursue our “look up!” goal by focusing on God’s activity in the Bible stories we explore each week. Godly Play (preschool) does this through the use of thoughtful “wondering” questions that invite the children to enter the stories imaginatively. In Club 145, gradeschoolers maximize their growing reading skills by learning how to use the Bible themselves to question, explore, and understand God’s Word. During Jan-Mar., the Godly Play (preschool) stories will focus on Jesus’ life and ministry as we begin the Lenten time leading up to Easter. We will particularly look for what each story shows us about Jesus—who he is, why he came, and what we can learn about his heart for the world. Club 145 (gradeschool) stories will continue our survey of the Old Testament as we look at the journey of the people of God to the promised land through the stories of Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses. As we enter into Lent (Easter season) in Feb. and March, we will connect those Old Testament stories with the Lenten stories the gradeschoolers are hearing at 9:00 a.m. in Journey to the Cross 2, through common themes and images: water/forgiveness; bread/ reconciliation; rock/ prayer; cross/ sacrifice; seeds/ new life. A special highlight will be a Passover service on Mar. 10th that will help kids see the connection between that ancient celebration and the Easter story.
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Weekly Programs
“Oikas”: Sunday Mornings, 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
“Oikas” is the Greek work for House. On Sunday Mornings, we come to the House of God to dive into God’s word through authentic worship and relevant Biblical teaching. Oikas is a place where we can connect with each other and with God in a deep and authentic way.
“Selah”: Wednesday Night Worship and Small Groups, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
“Selah” is a great starting point for plugging into PCSM! “Selah” is a word that is used throughout the book of Psalms to remind us to “Pause” or “Stop and listen” and that’s exactly what we want to do on Wednesday nights! At Selah we take a break from our busy week to play crazy games, worship though song, and get to know each other on a deeper level in gender and age specific small groups.
Upcoming Events
30 Hour Famine: March 22 – 23
Friday-Saturday, March 22-23: 30 Hour Famine. We've set an incredible goal for this year's Famine-$5,000! Fundraising packets are now available! We also have an online fundraising page set up:
http://support.worldvision.org/site/TR/30HourFamine/30HourFamine?team_id=47282&pg=team&fr_id=2020
Your student can create their own fundraising page and begin receiving electronic donations! **Any student who PERSONALLY raises $360 will get to throw a pie in my face during the Main Service on Sunday, April 4!!
Planet Wisdom Relate: April 19 – 20
Friday-Saturday, April 19-20: Planet Wisdom Relate, $65 (Scholarships Available). This event is for High School Students only! Our lives are full of relationships: with friends, family, and significant others. Planet Wisdom Relate is a high-energy weekend event that will help students learn how to navigate these relationships from a Biblical Perspective. Worship will be led by The Digital Age!! For more detailed information on these events, look to the Winter/Spring 2013 Calendar or visit the Pasadena Covenant Website (pasadenacovenant.org)!
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50 Adults and Kids celebrated Lunar New Year by Making 700 Dumplings in the Gym
Chinese Name Tags
The Young Families Group hosted its second Lunar New Year party on Sunday, Feb 10th. It’s the Year of the Snake and Sunday was the actual New Year’s Day where millions of folks from Chinese and Vietnamese traditions celebrate with their family and friends. Experts and novices to dumpling making rolled up their sleeves, ready to work. After a short demonstration by Dan Huang, they quickly assumed the task of scooping meat into round dumpling wrappers. Some got fancy with their folding designs. Others just wanted to make sure the meat stays intact. They were surprised at how enjoyable dumpling making can be when you chat and make dumplings with friends.
“Hello, My Name is…” This was Zac’s.
Family Dumpling Recipe Dan (pictured here with wife Maureen) chopped Napa cabbages, mixed in 12 pounds of meat and made his secret dipping sauce before the event.
Soon, their efforts were rewarded by some freshly made dumplings. The kids paused from their crafts and games to enjoy some too. And to everyone’s surprise, we all not only had our fill of dumplings but had plenty left over to take home to enjoy another day.
Fresh Dumplings Folks quickly got to enjoy the dumplings they made.
Pasadena Covenant Church 539 North Lake Avenue Pasadena, California, 91101-1217 Return Service Requested
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March 2013
1 Friday 2 Saturday 3 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers 5:00 p.m. Alpha Parenting Course 5:00 p.m. Koinonia Prayer & Praise 4 Monday 7:00 p.m. Trustee Meeting 5 Tuesday 6 Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Children’s Choir 6:30 p.m. PCSM 7 Thursday 8 Friday 9 Saturday 10 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers 5:00 p.m. Alpha Parenting Course 11 Monday 6:45 p.m. Peace & Justice Meeting 12 Tuesday 5:00 p.m. Community Dinner 13 Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Children’s Choir 6:00 p.m. PCSM 14 Thursday 15 Friday 16 Saturday 8:00 a.m. PCSM Car Wash 17 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers 4:00 p.m. Alpha Parenting Course 18 Monday 19 Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Sarah Circle 20 Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Children’s Choir 6:00 pm. PCSM 21 Thursday 22 Friday PCSM 30 Hour Famine 23 Saturday 24 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 1012 a.m. Hospitality 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers 25 Monday 7:30 p.m. Women’s Book Club 26 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Buried with Christ 27 Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Children’s Choir 6:30 p.m. PCSM 28 Thursday 7:00 p.m. Men’s Book Club 29 Friday 30 Saturday 31 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages 1012 a.m. Hospitality 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. Hospitality 12:00 p.m. Miriam Singers
