Announcements – November 8, 2024

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Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
Through our recent Sunday morning messages from the Book of Ezekiel, we have learned that the Lord promised the captive Israelites that He Himself would execute what we have come to know as a ‘new covenant.’  This very name for the covenant comes from Ezekiel’s fellow prophet Jeremiah, who was preaching in the city of Jerusalem during the time of Ezekiel’s exile in Babylon. In Jeremiah 31:31 he declares,
“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.”
In Ezekiel 36:22-38 we find Ezekiel’s version of this same “new covenant.”
The catalog of the blessings promised to Israel in association with this new act of God on their behalf is truly amazing.  You will see in verse 24 that the very first of these blessed benefits is the fact that the Lord will regather His captive people, and place them back in their “own land.”  This promise is stated again in verse 28.
As we consider this special covenant, now removed from Ezekiel’s time by over 2600 years, we wonder how this promise is to be fulfilled.  Does this mean that, ultimately, the Israelite people, the ethnic Jews, are guaranteed to live in the actual land of Israel forever?  Or, is there something even bigger and better being promised that will encompass all nations and far exceed the boundaries of the Holy Land?  Even more so, we want to know how such a divine promise of a perpetual homeland for ancient Israel is good news to us today.  What does land have to do with the Gospel and our story of redemption in Christ our Lord?
What a privilege it will be to open the Word of the Lord with each of you this Sunday!
I love you all dearly!
Mike


ANNOUNCEMENTS

College Care Packages – Please consider serving our college students by donating items for student care packages. A donation bin will be placed in the foyer of the church through Sunday, November 24th.

Church Cookbook – Calling all cooks! We are collecting favorite recipes in order to create a church-wide cookbook. Submit your recipes to Tina Alhorn by Nov. 15th at thealhorns@gmail.com.

Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Shoeboxes – Next Sunday, November 17th is the last day to bring shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse.  There is detailed information in the narthex with a sample shoebox.  For more information, contact Tina Alhorn.

Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center – Christ Pres is collecting needed items for HPRC. Please bring items to the church sound booth. Contact Tina Alhorn for more details.

Children’s Ministry
• Bring your Operation Christmas Child shoebox items by November 17th.
• Save the date for Christmas caroling on December 18th.
• The new nursery volunteer sign up is now active and can be found in the email sent. You can also sign up in the narthex or contact Amanda Dean.

Women’s Ministry
 • Save The Date – Women’s Ministry Christmas Dinner will be Tuesday, December 10th at the Cooper House downtown.
• Family Forum – Fellowship and teaching for our moms with elementary-aged children and younger will be Wednesday, November 20th from 6:30-8:30pm at the home of Leslie Jeffery.
• The ladies first Thursday luncheon will NOT meet on December 5th.  We will resume the luncheons in January.
• Tuesday morning study meets at 9:30am at the church (Childcare provided).
• Tuesday evening study meets at 6:00pm at the church.
• Wednesday morning study meets at 10:00am at the church.
• Senior Sisters monthly meeting is on the third Thursday from 10-11:30am.
• Senior Sisters weekly exercise class meets Tuesdays at the church, 10:00 to 11:30am.

Men’s Ministry
• Men’s Devotion/Prayer meets at the office of Paul Matheny on Tuesdays at 6:30am. If you would be interested in attending but would like a different day, or have any other questions, please contact Adam Turnbull.
• Men’s Friday Bible study meets 11:30am – 12:30pm studying The Revelation.
• Junior Fellows – Next meeting will be pizza and a movie at DJ Alhorn’s home tonight, November 8th starting at 5:30pm. Contact DJ for more details.
• Senior Fellows – Next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, December 3rd.

Youth Ministry
• Youth Sunday fellowship meets this Sunday from 4:30 to 6:30pm at the church house.
• Youth Roots Retreat – The annual presbytery youth Roots retreat will be on January 24th – 26th at CampToKnowHim. Please contact Gannon Miles for details and registration.

Career Ministry – Bible study & fellowship meets at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry, Sundays at 7pm.

See christpreshamptoncove.org for detailed news and upcoming events.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Care and Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Maurice Belrose, Bill Cowley, Amy Fortenberry, Ken Galecki (brother of Leon Galecki), Sonny Henry, Elizabeth Holton, Ned Nuwayhid, Joe Prinzinger (father of Joseph Prinzinger), Joe Sims, and Steve Terry

Expecting – Please pray for the Bucks due in April.

Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
• Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
• Steve and Rita Williams (New Zealand)
• Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand)
• Vinnie and Molly Athey (RUF at UAH)
• Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
• Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA)
• Franky and Alaina Garcia (church plant in Canada)
• Dieter and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
• The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
• Adam & Lisa Venable (Southside Presbyterian Church)