Corrie Ten Boom once asked "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"

Bits & Pieces for the Next 5 Sundays

Since our class will not be meeting during the Lenten/Easter term, I thought it might be helpful to stay in touch with some devotions that reinforce what our classes and the WTW ministry is about. Today, my devotion from "Encouragement for Today" (click here) is about praying...and praying...and praying. Perhaps you will find it speaks to you. God Bless!

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BEGINS SUNDAY!

DON'T FORGET TO "SPRING FORWARD" Saturday night - otherwise you will miss our very interesting Sunday School class. This week the WTW class will look back at the 4 parables studied thus far and talk about what we have learned about Jesus as well as the Kingdom of God.

March 15th, the adult classes will join in the Fellowship Hall for "Were You There" a look at the reactions & choices of some of the people present at the Crucifixion.
March 22nd the joint classes will be present at "The Trial of Jesus". We will be fortunate to have Courtney Hoge and Juli Murden facilitate this presentation.
March 29th the combined adult classes will experience "The Last Supper" through a video presentation filmed in the Holy Land.
The next Sunday is Palm Sunday followed, of course, by special Easter Sunday offerings. Our next regular Sunday School class will be April 19th when we will pick up on the 5th Parable of the series: "Samaritan."

Our co-teacher, Anne Hoge, had foot surgery this week and won't be able to join us on Sunday. Please keep Anne in your prayers-this was "bigtime" surgery and will require quite a bit of time for rehab.

I look forward to seeing you Sunday - hope you are enjoying God's wonderful gifts of nature: 10" of snow one weekend, followed by 75 degree weather the next!

Annual Retreat is Memorable

Once again, the retreat committee organized a lovely and inspiring overnite event. Our speaker, Martha Furman, a licensed professional counselor, spoke softly and carried a big message - be careful of false "idols" (appearance, prestige, etc.) and look to God for your sense of value and worth! In spite of suffering with a cold, Martha conveyed her message of hope in a wonderfully thoughtful and calm manner - a true balm for the busy (type-A) women of Covenant!
We had delicious food and lots of fun at our "pajama party". Mary led us in some fun games; we ate home-made snacks (sweet, healthy & salty); we ate terrific meals (kudos to the 4-H Center staff); we had interesting small group discussions (where we learned about one another as much as anything); and we made it back!
It truly was an event to remember and I think each attendee returned to Roanoke feeling a bit more encouraged about her purpose and a lot closer to the other Covenant women who also attended. We're already looking forward to next year!
Below is a slide-show of the event. Enjoy! (Debbie)