ECC EastNorthport

Covenant Kids Club

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For kids 4-10 to have fun, make friends, and grow in faith.

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!

FALL EVENTS
WEEKLY: “Kid’s Own Worship” Sundays at 11AM, Drop off your children at this fun-filled, active-learning, children’s church program, or stay for worship. All are welcome.

Family Worship Service, Sun. Oct. 17 11AM, “God Is Reliable”, Come and learn how trustworthy God is, in this fun, uplifting, family worship service.

Fall Halloween Festival, Sat. October 30, 3:00-5:00- Pre-registration required
- Snacks/goody bags
- Free Pumpkin patch
- “Not-So-Scary” costume contest
- Pumpkin decorating
- Games/crafts/activities

Thanksgiving Feast, Sat. November 20, 3:00-5:00
- Games and crafts
- “Feast” for kids (snacks)
- Thanksgiving Story
- Registration begins Oct. 1st

“Drop and Shop” Saturdays 9-12, Dec. 4, 11, + 18
(Drop off your kids and get some Christmas shopping done!)
- Christmas crafts
- Activities/snacks/music
- Registration begins on Nov. 1.
- Space is limited.

Christmas Play, Sunday, December 19, 11AM
All kids are welcome to help present the Christmas story. Parts will be given out and two rehearsals will be held in early December.

* ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE OF CHARGE! *
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR MOST PROGRAMS
(Call the office for registration forms. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.)
* In lieu of any payment we ask that children bring a donation of canned goods for the food pantry.
All programs are led by Dawn Pothos, our NEW Children’s Program Director, along with church parents and youth volunteers. Dawn is a NYS certified teacher, local nursery school teacher, and mom.

Evangelical Covenant Church
Strengthening Families; Celebrating Diversity; Practicing Compassion
203 Cedar Road, East Northport, NY
631-368-1562 www.eccenorthport.org

Mission Trip Fund Raising

2010-05-20T06:57:00.000-07:00

Great Success !!

The Yard Sale, Car Wash, Bake Sale was great! So many of you did a lot of work baking, setting up for the yard sale, washing cars, and more. It was a long day, but we raised $861 on Saturday (Yard Sale, Bake Sale, and Car Wash). Then we received another $89 in donations and bake sale income to make a total of $950. Great job! And thanks for all the hard work.

Check it out!!

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Easter Egg Hunt Photos ...

Easter Egg Hunt

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This Saturday, April 3, at 11AM we are having our annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Easter Bunny will be with us for photos. We will also share the Easter story with the kids, color a paper Easter basket, and sing some fun songs. Find a kid to bring and come join us!

Our worship schedule is as follows:
Maundy Thursday Service - 8PM
Easter Sunday Service - 11AM

I look forward to seeing you this weekend as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior.
The Joy of the Lord be with you!

Participate in Charity

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We are a church that puts love in action by helping our neighbor around the corner or around the world. We are actively involved in projects and ministries that bring God’s justice and compassion to a needy and hurting world. See “Upcoming Events” for current projects.

Celebrate Diversity

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God’s people are a gloriously diverse people. The church (universal) is made up of believers of all nationalities, races, and ethnic groups – all following Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It is a powerful witness to the world and a tremendous blessing to one another when this gloriously diverse body of Christ is united as one, praising God together, learning from one another, and growing in faith, love and service.

Strengthen Families

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Independent research has consistently shown that faith is a major factor in strong families. Families are strengthened as individual members are encouraged to live out their faith and to grow in their relationship with the Lord. The activities and programs we offer are designed with families in mind. The friendships that develop within our community, along with the prayers and love that are shared, are a source of mutual encouragement and strength as well.

Special Music

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Special Music are performed each week.

Youth Program

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Youth Group
Our Youth Group has been very active in the past few years. Eight of us went on a mission trip to Puerto Rico with Group Workcamps in the summer of 2005. In the summer of 2006 five of us went to CHIC – our triennial youth conference held at the University of Tennessee. It was a fantastic week with 5,000 other teens, great speakers great bands, fun activities, small group discussions, seminars, and a mission project. (We packed over a million meals to feed starving children in the Sudan and collected an offering of over $100,000 to build a medical clinic and to build, staff, and supply a new school – also in Sudan.)

Children Church

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Sunday School
for children pre-K through 4th grade is held during our worship service. The children stay in the sanctuary for the first 15 minutes of the service and then spend the rest of the hour led by Dawn Pothos, our NEW Children’s Program Director, along with church parents and youth volunteers. Dawn is a NYS certified teacher, local nursery school teacher, and mom.
Confirmation Class
A confirmation class is being held for youth in grades five through seven. We are learning about the Old Testament in 2009-2010 and the New Testament in the following year.
Special Family Worship Services
Special family worship services are held on a monthly basis. These worship services are geared for the whole family to worship together. We use stories, object lessons and children’s songs to convey the message of God’s love and greatness in ways that everyone can understand. It is our goal to make the worship service a festive celebration and a time of enjoyable and memorable learning. Please see “Upcoming Events” for the next scheduled family worship service.
Vacation Bible School
Each summer we run a wonderful Vacation Bible School program. We usually have 40-50 kids (pre-k through 6th grade) enjoying games, crafts, Bible lessons, skits, songs and activities. The program runs for one week, from 9:30 until 12 noon. Check “Upcoming Events” for the date of our next VBS program.

Woman Church

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Break The Chains - Women Ministries 2009 National Project
SLAVERY did not end in the 19th century - it still thrives in the 21st century. The most heinous form of modern-day slavery is commercial sexual exploitation. Young women - even very young girls - are imprisoned every year. Forced, coerced or deceived into sex slavery, these women experience the ultimate form of abuse everyday. Human trafficking is growing every year. Of the 600,000- 800,000 people who are trafficked across international borders each year, 80% are women and girls. 60% are minors. The majority are enslaved in the sex trade. To find out what how you can help, call our church office at 631-368-1562 631-368-1562, or visit our denominational website at www.covchurch.org and follow the links for “Break the Chains.” Thank you!

Affirmation

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The Bible is God’s message to human beings (God’s Word). Guided by the Holy Spirit men and women wrote and preserved the message God intended us to have – a message that reveals God and God’s plan of reconciling the world to Himself, and teaches us how we are to live as citizens of God’s kingdom and participants in God’s ministry of reconciliation. As God’s Word, the Bible is the “only perfect rule for faith, doctrine and conduct” (from Covenant Affirmations).
Salvation is in and through Christ. We can be sure of our new life (here and now) and our entrance into eternal life by receiving Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Jesus died for our sins and the sins of the world, rose from the dead, and will return as King and Lord. In and through Christ we are forgiven, made new, and empowered to serve the Lord.
The church is open to all believers. The church consists of all who confess Jesus as Savior and follow Jesus as Lord. The church is God’s chosen instrument to bring about God’s peace, love, justice and mercy to the world. To this end, we build one another up in love, spread the good news of Jesus Christ, and serve the world around us in Jesus’ name. However, it is only by the power of the Holy Spirit at work in us that we are able to carry out the mission of the church.
While affirming the basic truths of the Christian faith as declared in the historical creeds of the church (such as the Apostle’s Creed), we value the freedom we have in Christ to differ and to disagree. In humility, sincerity, and love, we give priority to our unity in Christ and seek understanding and acceptance when it comes to lesser matters of faith.

Pastor

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I am married to Joanne, and have two sons, Paul and Mark. I am deeply committed to ministering to families and especially to letting children and youth know about the incredible love of our amazing Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I believe that, for our faith to be genuine, it needs to be lived out in loving relationships and concrete actions. I am excited by the fact that God has chosen the church (the church universal – all believers) to change the world! He calls us to be part of that work and empowers us to do it. It is an awesome thing to be part of such a grand work!
My Story:
I grew up in Huntington with three brothers and a sister and we were blessed with parents who brought us regularly to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Huntington Station. My faith was nourished and encouraged by my family and by my church family, including all the Sunday School teachers, youth leaders and pastors at the church. By the time I reached my sophomore year at Amherst College I knew that whatever I did with my life I wanted to be serving and honoring Jesus.
I graduated with a BA in English, and returned to Long Island while I sought a job teaching English (and coaching), or some kind of youth ministry. I was seeking God’s guidance. The coaching and youth ministry doors opened before any permanent teaching position. I was substitute teaching at Huntington High School, working as a part time youth director at Huntington Baptist Church and coaching High School football and basketball. During those years I took some classes at Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, NY (a bit of a commute!) to better equip me for my ministry with the youth. I spent 8 years as a youth director, and during that time I felt God calling me to full time pastoral ministry.
With only two classes left to complete my Master of Divinity degree, I was again seeking God’s guidance as to where I should serve. Should I stay with the American Baptists (where I was youth director), return to my Lutheran roots, join the Christian and Missionary Alliance (where I was in Seminary), or was there something else out there? I thought I had about a year to investigate that question, but God answered it for me sooner than I thought. I came as a pulpit supply pastor to this church in East Northport, discovered the “Evangelical Covenant Church,” and the match has been wonderful – bringing together many of the best aspects from the various denominations I have experienced. I have served as pastor of the congregation in East Northport since the fall of 1988. I love the challenges, the opportunities, the ministry, the people, and most of all, I love serving the Lord. It is an honor and a privilege.

Purpose and Identity

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Our Purpose
We will glorify God by bringing our community to Jesus, building each other up in Christ, growing in Christian maturity, going forth into the world with Christ’s compassion, and worshiping Jesus in all that we do.
Our Identity
We are a church that seeks to Strengthen Families, Celebrate Diversity, and Participate in Charity.
Strengthen Families: Independent research has consistently shown that faith is a major factor in strong families. Families are strengthened as individual members are encouraged to live out their faith and to grow in their relationship with the Lord. The activities and programs we offer are designed with families in mind. The friendships that develop within our community, along with the prayers and love that are shared, are a source of mutual encouragement and strength as well.
Celebrate Diversity: God’s people are a gloriously diverse people. The church (universal) is made up of believers of all nationalities, races, and ethnic groups – all following Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It is a powerful witness to the world and a tremendous blessing to one another when this gloriously diverse body of Christ is united as one, praising God together, learning from one another, and growing in faith, love and service.
Participate in Charity: We are a church that puts love in action by helping our neighbor around the corner or around the world. We are actively involved in projects and ministries that bring God’s justice and compassion to a needy and hurting world. See “Upcoming Events” for current projects.

Church History

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Our ministry began in 1954 with a small group of people who “wanted a family church in the vicinity.” They realized the need to teach children about the love of Jesus, and started a Sunday School for about 25 adults and kids. The group met for prayer, study, and fellowship in the Olson’s living room. As the group grew, it rented two different homes in East Northport for meeting space. In 1957 they formed as an Evangelical Covenant Church, called their first pastor (Rev. Sandbek), and built the church where we still worship today (203 Cedar Road).
When it first opened the church was called “The Community Covenant Church” – “Where the whole family can worship.” The commitment to families, to children, and youth is still a driving force in our ministry.

Contact Us

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Location:
203 Cedar Rd.
East Northport, NY 11731
Services:
Sundays@ 11AM
Contact Us:
Nielsenpjpm@aol.com
631.368.1562

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2010-03-13T11:57:00.001-08:00

St. Patrick's Day Dinner - Saturday, March 13, 5:30 at the church
Enjoy a wonderful dinner of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, Irish soda bread, desserts and more. There is no charge, but a free will offering will be received. The offering will go to support the Helping Hand Rescue Mission in Huntington Station. If you have not yet signed up we hope you can join us, but please RSVP either by email or phone (368-1562) so we know how many to expect.