STAYING CONNECTED IN DISCONNECTED TIME!
Thanks for visiting our Page! As with many churches, Covid-19 has impacted our operations in significant ways. You can see all of our COVID-19 updates at the bottom of the page.
In addition to our announcements here, we will continue to email you with "Covenant Connection" updates. Please email Nancy Reding if you do not receive Covenant Connection, and would like to be on our email list.
SECRET SHOP: Secret Shop will be held on Saturday, December 4th from 9am-noon. Parents are asked to pre-register their children to shop at a specific time. Hot drinks will be available for parents while they wait for their children to shop. And each child will receive a Christmas treat bag to take home and enjoy.
Pre-register at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4FA4AB2CA7FF2-childrens
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JOIN US FOR WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP
WORSHIP: REMINDER - You can join us for our live-stream HERE. (we go live at 9:50 and worship begins at 10 am)
COFFEE HOUR: We are gathering for a time of fellowship and conversation on Sundays from 9:00-9:30 am on ZOOM: ZOOM LINK or Call in 1 301 715 8592 Meeting ID 782 306 921
We're having a discussion for "young" adults of The Phantom Tollbooth starting on Dec 2nd (the 1st and 3rd Thursdays) at 7:30 p.m. Click HERE for the Zoom link. The password is CUMC1234.
ANTI-RACIST CHURCH DISCERNMENT: Our discernment continues around becoming an Anti-Racist Church. The commitment to becoming an Anti-racist church is available HERE. If you have reviewed the commitment and are ready to sign your name to join with others in becoming an anti-racist, just click HERE.
Next "Uncomfortable Conversations" Event: Watch here for info on our next event!
JOIN US FOR MONDAY PRAYER AND SHARE
Pastor Dawn is offering a time of sharing and prayer on Zoom each Monday from 11-11:30 am. She’ll read a scripture, offer a very brief reflection and then we will have a time of prayer and sharing. ZOOM LINK or Call In: +1 301 715 8592 Meeting ID 535 061 012.
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The Monday Study Group is meeting from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. and reading The Heart That Grew Three Sizes: Finding Faith in the Story of the Grinch by Matt Rawle.
Please join the Zoom meeting HERE.
JOIN US FOR TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE:
You can join HERE on Google meets from 7:00 -8:00 pm.
Come Home for Christmas is our Advent Study starting on Nov 28th. Advent is an invitation for Christmas, the "Mass of Christ", the celebration of the Incarnate One, Jesus, who comes to remind us that we are not alone, and God is with us. This is the home for which
we long. The same study will be repeated on Sunday night at 6:00 p.m.
JOIN US FOR SUNDAY EVENING STUDY
Join us on Zoom from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CLICK HERE to join.
COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Advent Study. See
information above.
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The Virtual Sunday Night Discipleship Group link HERE. Sunday Night at 7:30 p.m.
Little Free Pantry : We are so blessed to have partnered with some of our neighbors to host a Free Little Pantry at Covenant UMC. The pantry is open 24/7 for all to "Take what You Need and Give what You Can." Drop offs of non-perishable food items for restocking the pantry are accepted Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 - 11 am.
COVID-19 MISSIONS
We know this pandemic has hit many families hard and we’d like to invite you to help feed hungry families by donating once a month to one of these local feeding ministries: a. Gaithersburg Help: CLICK HERE b. Manna: CLICK HERE There are also opportunities to deliver food and assemble packages. Reach out to John Hochevar (jchoch@aol) for more information.
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Initial Pastoral Letter regarding our Covid-19 Closure (March 12, 2020): HERE. Pastoral Update regarding our COVID-19 Closure (April 22, 2020): HERE Pastoral Update regarding COVID-19 (June 2021): HERE
Our building is now open for limited small group meetings following our small group guidelines available HERE.
Our office is now open Monday - Thursday from about 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. We recommend you call (301)926-8920. All persons coming to the church are requested to wear a mask per County mandate.
You can read our updated worship safety procedures HERE (Updated June, 2021).
In addition to our announcements here, we will continue to email you with "Covenant Connection" updates. Please email Nancy Reding if you do not receive Covenant Connection, and would like to be on our email list.
