Evangelical Covenant Church

600 E. Grant P.O. Box 164

Wausa , NE 68786

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June 2009 News  

New Members will be received during the morning service on July 12. Communion will be served that Sunday rather than on July 5.

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Bible Study on the Book of Acts

A 2^nd- Halfers Bible Study on the book of Acts is being offered two Wednesdays a month beginning at 1:30. Normally this will be held the first and third Wednesdays of the month, but because of the Camp Out on July 15, the second study this month will be on the 22^nd. IF you fit into the category of being in the 2^nd half of your life, please join us at the church for this Study.

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Summer Worship Schedule

There will be no Sunday School during July and August and Worship services will begin at 9:30 a.m.

A time of coffee and fellowship will follow the worship services. 

Sign up in the foyer if you wish to help serve one of these coffee times.

It is Camp Time!    

Many have already gone to camp and many more are scheduled to go soon. Please keep our campers and camp staffs in your prayers. What a great opportunity to learn about Jesus in a new setting and experience His love in a new way! May each one come to know Him in a deeper way!

Upcoming camps include: 

At Covenant Cedars:

Explorer Camp (grades 5, 6)    July 5-10

Jr. High (Grades 7, 8)               July 12-17

Niobrara Journey (Grades 7-12)  July 26-29 

At Glad Tidings:

Junior II Camp (Grades 5, 6)    July 6-11

Junior I Camp (Grades 3, 4)     July 13-18

Wilderness Camp (Grades 7-12) July 27-Aug. 2

There is an opportunity to help support someone who would like to go to camp that is not able to because of financial restraints. If you wish to help out with a donation, contact our camps:

Or

Do You Like to Camp? 

Our church family is planning a 

          Camp Out at

Lewis & Clark Recreational Area

                        Tuesday- Thursday, July 14-16

Some have reserved sites in the 180E-187E circle and there are more sites available if you wish to join the group. If you don’t wish to camp but want to get in on some of the fun activities, come on Wednesday for Family Fun Day

1:30 p.m., Beach time and games

4:45 p.m. Barbecue (Bring a dish to share and meat to grill)

7:30 p.m. Campfire & Sing-a-Long  (S’mores)

 Questions?  Contact Pastor Matt

America, America, God shed His grace

On Thee!

Baptism Of Avery Violet Thiem - John and Wendy Thiem presented Avery Violet for Baptism on Sunday, June 14 during the morning worship service. Sponsors were Marty and Kristal Thorell. Avery was born on December 8, 2008. Grandparents are Ralph & Jean Holcomb.

Jesus invited the children to come to Him. We pray that He will bless this little one and her family as she grows in the grace and knowledge of our Lord.

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New Arrival - Congratulations to Adam & Brenda Dangberg on the birth of a baby boy on June 15. He weighed 5# 2 oz. Grady Paul arrived 2 months early and is hospitalized at this time as he becomes stronger. Wausa grandparents are Kelly and Barb Johnson and Great- Grandma Arlis Koehler. We pray God’s blessing upon this new little one!

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JULY 4th

‘Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage, we beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning and pure manners... In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness and in days of trouble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fail; all of which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord.’

- Thomas Jefferson

CHIC to be held in Tennessee - Covenant High in Christ (CHIC) is a youth conference that is held every three years for Covenant youth from throughout the country. Through various speakers and musical groups young people have the opportunity to grow in their relationship with Christ and be challenged in their commitment to Him.

CHIC will be held at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville July 12-17. Stephanie Banks, Kristina Lange and Melissa Olson will attend from Wausa and will ride the bus with other Nebraska students and their adult sponsors, leaving from Faith Covenant in Omaha on July 11 and returning on July 18.

Thank you to all who have contributed so generously over the last months, to their expenses for this trip. Thanks for your prayers for them as they attend this life-changing event.

There will be a grief support group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Plainview on the third Tuesday of each month from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.  The next meeting will be held on July 21^st. This free group is open to anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one or friend.  For more information or to RSVP call Lisa Glissman-Mayner at 866-300-3479.

Update on “Break the Chains”

 I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book. I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.  I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into Heaven and say there is no God.

-   Abraham Lincoln