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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.

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WORSHIP: REMINDER - If you'd like to worship with us in person, please sign up HERE. You can join us for our live-stream HERE. (we go live at 9:50 and worship begins at 10 am)

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

We're having a discussion for "young" adults of Barbara Brown Taylor's book, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others on 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.

JOIN US FOR TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE: TNL will be participating in the Doers of the Word discussion (see announcement below).

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

Also New! Tuesday Night Live: “Who Are We…As United Methodists?" Along with Pastor Dawn’s Sunday Sermon Series, we begin Tuesday, October 5, for 6 weeks to discover “Who are We… As United Methodists?”. We meet from 7-8 PM on Google Meet. What do we mean by grace and discipleship? What is most important (core values) for United Methodists? Join us Tuesday night for a follow-up discussion through Covenant’ Tuesday Night Live (7 PM ) website link. Dr. Sondra Wheeler will lead us most weeks.

JOIN US FOR SUNDAY EVENING STUDY

Join us on Zoom from 6:00 p.m. (NEW START TIME) to 7:00 p.m. CLICK HERE to join.

NEW! Sunday Night Bible Study: Praying Our Goodbyes: A Spiritual Companion Through Life’s Losses and Sorrows, by Joyce Rupp

Meets Sundays from 6:00 - 7:00 PM (NOTE: NEW START TIME) on Zoom

Beginning October 3, we start our study of Praying our Goodbyes. It is for everyone who has experienced loss, whether a job change, the end of a relationship, the death of a loved one, a financial struggle, or the loss of connection in Covid times. Joyce Rupp reminds us that when we are suffering most deeply, the seed of hope still lives within us.

You can find this book (in several editions) in the public library and in several formats online.

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The Virtual Sunday Night Discipleship Group link HERE. Sunday Night at 7:30 p.m.

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The Monday Study Group is meeting from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. and reading The Women of the Bible Speak by Shannon Bream. Please join the Zoom meeting HERE.

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 limited hours 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).

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