January 16, 2025
10001 Coldwater Road Fort Wayne, IN 46825
MUSIC NEWS
Looking back...While it seems Christmas was a long time ago, I just want to thank all of the musicians who helped to make the Advent/Christmas season special. If I start listing names, that is all this article would be, so many names (you know who you are!). Thank you!
Looking ahead...We are already planning special music for the Holy Days. There will be an opportunity to join the choir, so watch the e-newsletter for more info. Here is a quick look at traditional music for the next month:
1/19 Chancel Choir
1/26 Chancel Choir, Children's Choir, and Chimers
2/2 Covenant Ringers
2/9 Chancel Choir
John Kratzat
CHURCH CAMP RECOMMENDED DATES
Camp Lakewood Express Week (K-6): July 27-30
Camp Lakewood Elementary Week (grades 3-6): June 8-13
Epworth Forest Conference Center (middle and high school): July 13-18
Early Bird Deadline: April 20, 2025
Questions? Please contact Anita Eggleston at children@covenantumc.net or Pastor Allison at pastorallison@covenantumc.net.
Prayer List Week of January 13, 2024
• Terry and Sara Crandall would like prayers for their friend Jacob who lives in Los Angeles. Pray for Jacob, Jacob’s brother, and his animals as well.
• Steve and Jada Conner ask that we pray for their daughter Christen who’s seeking a second opinion at the Tampa medullary thyroid cancer center.
• Ken and Linda Hendrickson pray that their son has hopeful results following a liver CT scan. They pray for Melissa Hendrickson’s good recovery following neck surgery.
• Donna Nijak asks that we pray for their friend Ivan who received colon cancer surgery on Wednesday, January 15. She’d also like prayers for her friend Sherry Cowell’s pancreatic cancer. Sherry is undergoing clinical trials.
• Jane Lundy prays for Liz Witmer who’s suffering from sciatica.
• Prayers for Ardis Hendryx who’s at Saint Anne’s nursing home recuperating from a respiratory illness.
• Prayers for those affected by wildfires in California.
• The Mission and Outreach Team would like prayers for the Rescue Mission and all they serve – the hungry, the homeless, and the hopeless. May they provide love, guidance, food, and warmth during these difficult winter days.
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES SIGNS
If you picked up a Christmas Eve services sign, please remember to return it Covenant’s office. Thank you so much!
January 18
Helen Cochrane
January 20
Jason Bowman
Dave Lewis
January 21
Joyce Widmann
Delora Wenzel
Nathanael Yankey
Colby Christeson
January 22
Bradley Hall
David Shown
January 23
Karen Gehres
Leah Pease
January 24
Dylan Brown
January 25
Mary Roser
Heather Krempel
Dan Palmer
Archie Follrod
January 26
Katharine Lundy
Spencer Kessler
OFFERING ENVELOPES
If you ordered offering envelopes, be sure to pick them up by name at the table outside of our business manager’s office in room 108. The cost for 12 envelopes for monthly offering donations is $2. For weekly offering donations, 52 envelopes costs a total of $7. If you have any questions or would like to order offering envelopes, please contact our Business Manager Christina Aldred at caldred@covenantumc.net
JANUARY FOOD COLLECTIONS
January is our “A Cup of Caring” month. We’re collecting coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and shelf stable milk for our food bank. Northrop High School is also in need of individual packaged snacks for their Peace Room. Please leave these food donations at the Mission Collection Center.
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
Join us at Covenant United Methodist Church - 10001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46825 on Saturday, January 18 from 8 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. and help us save lives!
Click here to make an appointment, or call Gina Loomis at (260) 438-2801.
The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to three seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.
Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program!
UMCOR CALIFORNIA FIRES
We’ve all seen the horrific pictures of the fires in the Los Angeles area. You can help –
• write a check to Covenant, indicate UMCOR
• donate on Covenant’s website
• or app
UMCOR will work to provide immediate relief and long-term recovery. 100% of your donation will go to help those in need, not to overhead costs!
CHURCH OFFICE
Open: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Email: office@covenantumc.net
Phone: (260) 489-1888
PASTOR CONTACTS
Lead Pastor Chris Nunley: (219) 771-2875, leadpastor@covenantumc.net
Pastor of Connections Allison Yankey, (260) 414-5692, pastorallison@covenantumc.net
Covenant Leadership Board Information
If you are ever interested in serving on the board, you can speak with any current board members or Pastor Chris. You can contact the board at any time via email at leadershipboard@covenantumc.net. For a list of current Leadership Board Members, see covenantumc.net/pages/leadership-board.
Friday January 17
WEEKLY CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 17 - JANUARY
KY Boy Scouts Overnight Stay - Cove
8:30 am Women’s Fellowship Breakfast / Lunch Box Café
Saturday January 18
KY Boy Scouts Overnight Stay - Cove
8:00 am American Red Cross Blood Drive / FH
Sunday January 19
KY Boy Scouts Overnight Stay - Cove
8:45 am Traditional Service
10:15 am Connection Service
11:30 am Annual Church Meeting / Sanctuary
2:00 pm Grace Assembly of God / Sanctuary / 110
3:00 pm The Gap / FH / the Cove
5:30 pm Middle School Youth Group / FH / the Cove
6:30 pm High School Youth Group / FH / the Cove
Monday January 20
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OFFICE CLOSED
PRESCHOOL CLOSED
Tuesday January 21
9:00 am Men’s Breakfast Ministry / Sun Rise Café
6:30 pm Membership Class / 110
Wednesday January 22
4:00 pm Worship Design Meeting / 105 & 107
5:30 pm Covenant Chimers / Sanctuary
6:15 pm Covenant Ringers / Sanctuary
7:00 pm Moms’ Group / 110
7:15 pm Chancel Choir / Sanctuary
Thursday January 23
10:00 am Pastors’ Study / 105 & 107
1:00 pm Sisters of the Heart Meeting / 105 & 107
6:00 pm Connection Band / Sanctuary
6:30 pm Cub Scouts Meeting / multiple rooms
Friday January 24
6:00 pm Game Night / Fellowship Hall
Saturday January 25
NO SCHEDULED PUBLIC EVENTS
Sunday January 26
8:45 am Traditional Service
10:15 am Connection Service
2:00 pm Grace Assembly of God / Sanctuary / 110
5:30 pm Middle School Youth Group / FH / the Cove
6:30 pm High School Youth Group / FH / the Cove
8:00 pm Kidmin Meeting / ZOOM
PLEASE BRING YOUR BIBLE TO CHURCH
Don’t forget to bring your Bible to church as we study together each Sunday.
26, 2025
Adult Classes: 9:00 a.m.
Faith Café / 110
Faith Builders / Cove 10:00 a.m.
Agape Class / 203 Discovery Class / 105-107
Faith Discovery Class /110
Children’s Classes: 9:00 a.m.
Connected Kids / 307-308 10:30 a.m.
Connected Kids Live / 307-308
• The AA group meets Monday - Friday at 9 a.m. in Room 110, Fridays at 6 p.m. in the Cove
MISSION NEWS
Click here for the January Mission Newsletter. Read about the Core Values of the Mission & Outreach Team, what food we’ll be collecting in January, news from Alive Community, learn what Life for Children Ministry accomplished in 2024, and what their needs/goals are for 2025 and more.
RESCUE MISSION IN NEED OF SNEAKERS
The Rescue Mission is in desperate need of gently used athletic shoes for the men and the women they serve. Leave any donations at the Mission Collection Center.
