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SUNDAYS
We gather in person for worship at 9:30am every Sunday. Our worship service is available in person and live-streamed on First Covenant's YouTube page.
Just for kids:
- Nursery open and staffed for birth - 4 year olds
- Children's Church for PreK - 2nd graders during the worship service (kids are typically dismissed before the sermon and return to caregivers during the final song or before communion). There is no Children's Church on Sunday, May 1.
After worship stay for Fellowship Time! Our Spiritual Growth Hours have concluded for the program year, but that doesn't mean that you have to rush home when service ends. Each week volunteers brew coffee and serve treats for you to enjoy as you connect with others in Upper Fellowship Hall. Interested in helping to serve at Fellowship Time? Sign up at the link below.
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We have two special Sundays in the month of May. Every Sunday is unique, but these two are especially important in our lives together:
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STATE OF THE CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE
Sunday, May 15 at 9:30am
childcare provided by College Sitters for birth - 2nd graders
How is First Covenant authentically living into our identity, mission and vision? We're pausing before we head into the summer to look back and look ahead at this particular time and place for this unique community at the intersection of Arcade and Hyacinth. Join us for a meaningful, celebrative, and reflective worship experience.
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WEDNESDAYS
Join us on Wednesdays in May for a variety of ways to grow together in faith and friendship. There's something for everyone:
- 9:30am - 11:00am // Wednesday Morning Bible Study (ends May 11)
- 4:00pm - 5:45pm // After School Program (ends May 18)
- 6:15pm - 7:30pm // Wednesday Programs (ends May 18 except for choir)
-- Big G's Neighborhood (preK - 5th grades)
-- Youth Group (6th - 12th grades)
-- Bible Study: James (adults)
-- Sanctuary Choir rehearsal (ends May 25)
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM CELEBRATION
Wednesday, May 18 from 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Upper Fellowship Hall
Join us as we celebrate the end of our After School Program! Students have been creating art and a puppet show throughout the winter and spring. We'll experience a fun evening celebrating student's hard work and enjoying their puppet presentation. Dinner included!
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SACRED SITES TOUR
Saturday, May 14 from 10:00am - 2:00pm
St. Peter's Catholic Church (1405 Sibley Memorial Highway, Mendota Heights, 55150)
Interested in carpooling? Meet at First Covenant at 9:30am
Learn about Minnesota history through a Native perspective. Sacred Sites Tours offer an opportunity to learn through story-telling and experiencing the sites in silence / meditation / reflection guided by Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs. We'll visit sites located around confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, what the Dakota refer to as Bdote, or “meeting place of rivers,” including:
- Fort Snelling State Park
- Dakota Internment Camp following the The Dakota-U.S. War
- Pilot Knob Hill, a traditional burial ground
Bring a lunch and dress for the weather. Cost: $40 (financial assistance is available). If you have questions about cost email Pastor Mike at mike@first-covenant.org. Space is limited, sign up today!
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TEAM WORLD VISION 6K FOR WATER
Saturday, May 21 from 8:30am - 11:30am
(same-day registration opens at 8:30am, group stretching/photo at 9:15am, 6K begins at 9:30am)
First Covenant Church of Saint Paul
This spring, change a life! Join us in our 6k with friends from First Covenant and advocates across the globe in our mission to bring life-changing clean water and fullness of life to children in communities around the world. Walk, run, or push a stroller with us at the World Vision Global 6K for Water on May 21, 2022. Each registration provides lasting clean water to a child, like the child on your race bib! Leashed dogs are welcomed!
It takes a team to make this event happen. Whether you can complete a 6K or not, there's a place for you to help, and in doing so you'll help make a difference for people across the globe.
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SERVE WITH FRUIT OF THE VINE FOOD SHELF
Fridays from 10:15am to 12:30pm
First Covenant Church of Saint Paul
Our Creation Care Team coordinates volunteers to serve at our partner's food shelf to break down boxes and haul waste into our new three-stream recycling and compost containers. This is a key way to care for the environment and come alongside our partners in the process. Questions? Contact Susan Carlson |
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MULCH PARTY!
Tuesday, May 24 at 6:30pm
First Covenant Church of Saint Paul
Why do flowerbeds have mulch? So you can't see their underplants!
All kidding aside, save the date for this year's mulch party to get First Covenant's garden beds ready for the spring and summer. Bring a shovel and some gloves and join us on the parking lot as we move and spread a new load of mulch for the year. Questions? Let Pam Feske know.
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We're already anticipating Graduation Sunday with four things you need to know NOW to make sure you're ready to celebrate our grads! Make sure that you have the following dates on your calendars, if you have any questions please contact Aaron Nosich at aaron@first-covenant.org.
- Graduation Sunday is Sunday, June 12. It will be an outdoor worship service at 9:30am.
- On Graduation Sunday we'll be celebrating our high school, university, or other educational programs. If you or someone in your family is graduating this year, please contact the church office at office@first-covenant.org by Sunday, May 15.
- Our high school graduates receive an NIV Study Bible as their graduation present. At First Covenant, we make sure that children and youth have access to God's Word at appropriate, developmental levels. We are excited to have the FCC community highlight and note key life verses in these Bibles before they're given to our grads -- wherever their next chapter takes them, this meaningful gift from their church family helps remind them of their belonging in the bigger picture of our community. Bibles will be available to highlight in Upper Fellowship Hall from Sunday, May 15 - Sunday, June 5.
- This year we're introducing Adopt-A-Grad. Adopt-a-Grad is a really simple idea…high school graduates from FCC are matched with a person or family from our church who will pray for and encourage them during their first post-high school year. So, if you are a graduate and would like to be prayed for and supported in the next year by an FCC individual or family, click on the "adoptee" links below and return your form to Aaron Nosich. If you or your family is interested in supporting a graduate through prayer and encouragement, check out the "adopter" information below and return the form to Aaron Nosich. You'll be hearing more about this opportunity in worship on Sunday, May 8.
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The First Covenant Church office is open Tuesday - Thursday from 9:00am - 3:00pm. If you have questions, please email the office (office@first-covenant.org) or call (651)774-0344.
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