Covenant United Methodist Church Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.

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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.

JOIN US FOR WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

ONLINE WORSHIP: UPDATE: Friends, after many technical difficulties, our worship service is now available online HERE. Please accept our apologies for the delays. We are working on improving our connectivity. Join us in person or streaming online today as we remember the Baptism of Our Lord and contemplate "The Waters of our Baptism". You can sign up to attend worship in the sanctuary HERE or join us online HERE. We go live at 9:50 with announcements and the service begins at 10 am.

CHILDREN'S 12 SYMBOLS OF CHRISTMAS: You are sure to enjoy this video put together with the help of some of our Covenant families. Thank you for understanding that each video segment was filmed at everyone's homes and sent it, so we worked our best magic with video quality across platforms to make it the best we could.

Access the video HERE.

A picture containing food, table, cup, coffeeDescription automatically generated 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

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.

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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FOR TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE: On January 19th we will begin "Practicing Gospel Hospitality". Our discussions will be anchored

in scripture and also based on Amy Oden's

book, God's Welcome.

You can join HERE on Google meets from 7:00 -8:00 pm.

JOIN US FOR SUNDAY EVENING STUDY

All Things are Possible Through Prayer: Join us on Sunday from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. Pat Marks, Deaconess and member of the Sunday Night Group, will lead us as

we "unpack" and make daily us of Charles L Allen's book, All Things are Possible Through Prayer. You are welcome to jump in (or out) of the 12 week class at any time.

Join us on Zoom. CLICK HERE to join.

Prayer Time Clip Art - Prayers Word , Free Transparent Clipart - ClipartKey The Sunday Evening Prayer Group meets at 8:00 p.m. via Zoom. Join the prayer group HERE. Password is CUMC1234

COVID-19 MISSIONS

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. HERE is a list of suggested items.

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.

Initial Pastoral Letter regarding our Covid-19 Closure (March 12, 2020): HERE. Pastoral Update regarding our COVID-19 Closure (April 22, 2020): HERE

Our building is now open for limited small group meetings following our small group guidelines available HERE.

Our office is now open limited hours Monday - Thursday from about 8:30 - noon. We recommend you call (301)926-8920. All persons coming to the church are required to wear a mask.

We are beginning in person worship on November 1 at 10 am. You must sign up for worship services in advance (Watch here for sign ups links.) You can read our full worship safety procedures HERE.

Pastoral Letter regarding Resumption of in-person Worship (17 Oct 20): HERE.

Because every family has unique needs and health concerns, we continue to offer online worship, opportunities for study, service, and connection. You can read about all that we offer below.

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STAYING CONNECTED IN DISCONNECTED TIME!