Fall Worship Schedule, Sunday, Sept. 12 8:30 a.m.
On Sunday, September 12 we return to our Sunday morning winter hours.
Early Worship Service 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Worship Service 10:45 a.m.
Welcome to Winnetka Covenant Church!
Winnetka Covenant Church has been part of Chicago's suburban North Shore since being founded on faith in 1927. It is one of many congregations in the Evangelical Covenant Church, a denomination headquartered in Chicago but possessing a worldwide presence, ministry and mission.
We are on a journey of faith together. In our midst, we think you will experience worship rich in its music and message, fellowship warm and caring, and ministry that embraces and welcomes diversity born of different life and faith experiences. In the spirit of our savior Jesus Christ, we offer support and challenge through a wide array of opportunities, which span our many age groups and also explore our faith as one body.
We cordially invite you to explore our life together and sincerely hope you find God's Word and Spirit here. Come join us in our mission!
Family Night Activities, Wednesday, Sept. 15 5:30 p.m.
We resume our Wednesday night Family Night Activities as outlined below.
Dinner in Fellowship Hall, 5:30-6:15 p.m. Take a night off from cooking and join us for dinner.
Intergenerational gathering in the Upper Room, 6:15-6:45 p.m. Singing, scripture and skits with all ages.
Book Group in the Prayer room, 6:45-7:45 p.m. The group reads a variety of fiction and non-fiction books and discusses them together.
Sunday text study in the library, 6:45-7:45 p.m. A study and discussion of the Biblical texts that will be used in worship the coming Sunday.
Choir - the adult choir rehearses from 6:45-8:00 p.m. in the choir room.
Adult Christian Formation at Winnetka Covenant
Rally Day Sunday is September, 12 and the first day of regular adult education classes will be September 19. The first class of the fall will be based on The Sermon on the Mount and will be led by Paul Moser and Walter Gast. It will continue through October 24.
The Sermon on the Mount offers Jesus' colorful snapshot of the Kingdom of God on Earth, in action. Often misunderstood as just a moral platform, the Sermon is instead a gripping portrait of God's children and their royal Father. It follows on the heels of Jesus' startling announcement of the emergence of God's reign on Earth (Matt. 4:17), and moves quickly to a picture of what it is for God's children to be like their heavenly Father (Matt. 5:48). "Like Father, like child" is the driving maxim of Jesus' Sermon. As a result, the Sermon is irreducibly God-as-Father-oriented, and not just moralistic. It concludes with what is required for humans to enter God's kingdom family, but its clear answer is widely misunderstood by Christians today.
We will spend six meetings allowing the life-giving Good News of the Sermon to sink in. Each meeting will include discussion and testimonies of specific ways the Sermon is reflected (or is not reflected) in our daily lives.
Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministry is active and vibrant at Winnetka Covenant Church. In order to allow for further growth, we are looking for additional Stephen Leaders. If you may be interested, Please call Karen Tzanetopoulos or Meg Madvig for more information.
