Crosspointe Kick-off & Super Bowl Party!

To celebrate the start of our new class, we're having a Super Bowl Party!  Join us on Sunday, February 6th at 5:30 to watch the Super Bowl and eat tons of great tailgaiting food at Wes Specer's parents' house!  If you did not get an evite with information and directions, please e-mail Amanda Spencer at akholmes1@gmail.com to be added to the evite list.  Everyone is welcome!

Wednesday Worship

Join us for Sunday Lunch!

Check the board at the front of the room each Sunday to see where we're planning to meet for lunch after the 11:00 service.  We're in need of some suggestions, so tell us your favorite lunch spot in the comments section!

New Members Class

Interested in becoming a member of the Covenant church family?  Join us for a New Members Class on February 4 -5, 2011, (Friday evening/Saturday morning).  For reservations, please contact Victoria Williams at 871-7002, ext. 101.

Birmingham Hospitality Network

Covenant will be hosting the Birmingham Hospitality Network the week of February 6 – February 13, 2011.  Barbara Finch is the coordinator for Covenant and is seeking volunteers.  Sign up sheets are in the Sunday School folders.  For more information you may contact Suzanne at 335--7667 or Dorian at 410-1023.  

Volunteers are needed to provide guests with breakfast and dinner, eat dinner with guests, and stay over-night in the church with guests.  This is a wonderful opportunity for the Crosspointe class.  It's a chance to get to minister to homeless families in our community.  If you'd like to know more about what the Birmingham Hospitality Network is, feel free to contact Anna at aghartzog@gmail.com

Nice-n-New Shop

As part of Missions Festival we will open a clothes closet for guest missionaries.  If you have clothes (children and adult sizes) in excellent condition that you would like to donate, please bring them to S102 (Sanctuary/first floor).

Missions Festival 2011

Our annual Missions Festival is February 26-March 2 with guest speaker Sam Metcalf, President of Church Resource Ministries (CRM), and close to 50 missionary guests from around the world. Plans and preparations are underway for this church-wide event. If you would like to be a part of our Missions 2011 Volunteer Team, please pick up a “Be Involved” form at the Welcome Centers or contact Phyllis Hamm, Missions Coordinator, at 871-7002, ext. 130 or email phamm@covpres.com.  There are also “Be Involved” forms in the Missions Festival Folder in each Sunday School Class.

Concert and Seminar Tomorrow!

Don't forget that Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace will be playing a free concert tomorrow night at 6:30 at Covenant for Wednesday Worship in the Sanctuary.  


Also, there will be a seminar preceding the concert from 4:30 to 5:30 in room S100 (under the sanctuary) with Matthew Smith leading a discussion and forum on worship and hymnody.  Please RSVP with Danny (dgiffen@covpres.com) if you'd like to attend the seminar.

Christmas Countdown Recipes

If you attended the Christmas Countdown women's event at Covenant in December, you KNOW how great the food was!  Dory and the volunteers did a wonderful job of putting all of the food together for the dinner.  In case you did not get the recipe cards that night or if you were not able to make it, you can get the recipes from the links below.

Zesty Cheese Spread
Parmesan and Thyme Crackers
Pear and Goat Cheese Salad w/ Sherry Vinaigrette
Pork Tenderloin w/ Mustard Sauce
Buttermilk Pie
Spinach Artichoke Casserole
Chocolate Cake w/ Expresso Cream

Missions Opportunity at Covenant

Dr. Bo Bashinsky will be leading a short term Missions trip to Acapulco, Mexico on March 26 – April 2nd with our  MTW missionary Betsy Christiansen.  This will be a medical mercy mission trip – however anyone can come – medical field, evangelism, ministry in an orphanage, etc. Please contact Dr. Bashinsky for more information at Drbobash48@att.net  or by phone at 663-9616

Supper Clubs

Crosspointe Supper Clubs will begin in February!  Each Supper Club will have about five couples and meet once a month.  If you would like to be in a Supper Club, either comment on this blog post or e-mail Anna at aghartzog@gmail.com by the end of January. 

Women's Bible Studies at Covenant

Winter/Spring Women's Bible Studies are starting up at Covenant this week!  For a list of opportunities, visit the Women's Ministries page here.

We're Moving!

We're moving to a new room!  We are so excited to have had such a big crowd on Sunday and to have already outgrown our room!  So, we are temporarily moving to room E108 while changes are being made to give us more room upstairs.  E108 is downstairs below the Fellowship Hall.  From the Fellowship Hall (if you're facing the stage) go out the doors to your left and down the stairs next to the kitchen - you should see us from there.  If you're not sure about where to go, go to the room where we were located last week (E306) and there will be someone there who can lead you to the new room.  We will be in the new room until some time in March.  See you Sunday!

Sunday School Supper Club

Join us on Sunday, January 16th at 6:00pm for a 

Sunday School Supper Club dinner at 

Zona Rosa in Liberty Park.

Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace Concert at Covenant

Welcome to Crosspointe!

Crosspointe is a new Sunday School community at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL.  We will have our first meeting on Sunday, January 9th at 9:40am in room E108.  Our Sunday School class is forming in order to meet the needs of couples in their 20s and early 30s who are nearly or newly married but is open to anyone who is interested.

This blog will be used to distribute announcements of upcoming events and to post stories and pictures of past events.  Please check back often!

If you have any questions, you can e-mail Lee and Dory Baker at covpres.crosspointe@gmail.com