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Fall Festival: This Saturday!
We're so excited to invite you to this year's Fall Festival on October 25, from 2:00-4:00pm at Faith Covenant Church! Join us for an afternoon of fall fun with a Kid's Activity Table, Inflatable Corn Maze and Slides, and the Trunk or Treat! This is a great opportunity to invite friends, family, and neighbors for a lighthearted celebration of the fall season. We will also be hosting a food drive. If you feel inclined, please bring with you some non-perishable food items. Or if you're looking for another way to help out with this event, the sign up to decorate their trunks and hand out candy is still open. |
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Baby Dedications: This Sunday
Join us this Sunday for worship as we celebrate the gift of new life and dedicate our little ones to the Lord! As a church family, we will not only bless these children and their parents, but also commit to walking alongside them—encouraging, praying for, and supporting them as they grow in faith. |
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Register for the 2025 Women's Retreat
Join us for a 1-day Women's Retreat on Saturday, November 1st from 9:30am to 3:00pm at Faith Covenant Church! The theme this year is "One Day in His Courts." We hope this day will be a balm for every woman that attends, giving her the time and space to connect to God and connect with other women in community. This year, high school students are also invited to join in for the day! Cost is $35 and will cover an amazing lunch and optional painting workshop led by Sarah Johnston! For more infomation visit:
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Liturgical Common ReadWelcoming the Stranger Following worship on November 9, Pastor Eliza and Stephanie Clark will lead a discussion of this month's Liturgical Common Read of Welcoming the Stranger. Lunch will be provided! RSVP below so we can make sure there is enough food for everyone. This reading and discussion is an opportunity to move beyond polarized debates about immigration and ground our response in Scripture, guided by our historic Covenant questions, “Where is it written?” and “How goes your walk?” For more infomation visit:
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Chili Cookoff: November 16
Get ready to break out your world-famous chili recipe for this year’s Annual Chili Cookoff! From chili chefs to connoisseurs, there are many ways you can partcipate in this event. You can... Want to share your chili? Sign up by 11/13 using the form below. For more infomation visit:
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Baptism Sunday: November 23
We’re excited to celebrate new life in Christ at our upcoming Baptism Sunday! If you’ve recently decided to follow Jesus or have never been baptized, this is a beautiful opportunity to take that next step of faith. Join us in witnessing and supporting those making this public declaration of their faith.
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Pastor Appreciation Month
We are so thankful for Pastor Nate and Pastor Eliza! Following worship this week, the Care Team will have a table set up with cards and envelopes so we can let our pastors know how loved they are. |
Media Release Form
Faith Covenant is always doing something exciting! In order to share these amazing things, we occasionally take photos and videos to share on our website, social media, and the newsletter. However, we don’t want to share photos or videos of you without your permission. If you haven’t already, please take a moment to fill out our Media Release Form linked below. This form also allows you to opt in to texting notifications. We will be refreshing our text reminder list based on how people fill out this form. For more infomation visit:
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Prayer Ministry
Let us know how we can be praying for you or how God has been answering prayers in your life by clicking on the link below! LIFE AT FAITH
CONTINUE TO PRAY
BLESS
CHURCH FAMILY
Kevin and Sarah Johnson serve with Mesa Global in Colombia, but are currently on study assignment, as Kevin pursues doctoral studies in New Testament at Wheaton College. Please pray for these needs:
Send them a word of encouragement: sjohnson@mesaglobal.co The Care and Prayer Ministry Team prays for all prayer requests submitted through the digital and paper Connect Cards. If you have an urgent prayer need, you can email careteam@faithecc.org or call Team Leader Rita Christensen at 630-835-8737. For more infomation visit:
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Join us in wishing these people a Happy Birthday
October 24 |
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Immerse: Week 6
Day 31 Day 33 Day 34 Day 35 Stay caught up with your Immerse Bible Reading Plan by checking out the audio recordings on the Immerse website, apple podcasts, or spotify. |
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Prepare for Worship
This week we continue our sermon series, Revelation: The Last Book of the Bible for the Last Days. This week's scripture is Revelation 3:7-13 Sunday worship begins at 10:30 am. Join us in person or via live stream on Facebook or YouTube. We have two assisted listening devices available at the sound booth every Sunday morning. Ask one of our sound booth volunteers if you would like to use one during worship! |
Mark Your Calendars
Wednesday (10/22) Saturday (10/25) Sunday (10/26) Wednesday (10/29) Saturday (11/1) Sunday (11/2) For more infomation visit:
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Community Board
Caring Network Event: You're invited to the Caring Network's Annual Night for Life on October 23rd! If you are interested, please talk to Ray and Jane Hinsch who are also planning to attend. Looking for Affordable Housing: Many of you may know that I was looking for new housing arrangements last year before my lease expired. It now has become a necessity to find an affordable place to live. I have lived independently, but at this time would prefer renting a room w/in a home, sharing an apartment w/ someone else you may know, or at the very least a more affordable single studio or one bedroom apartment. The Community Board is a space for us to... Ask to borrow items
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