Covenant Houston Podcast

This Sunday, September 17, we celebrated the 95th birthday of a prolific letter writer, and Covenant member, Vince Maggio. His words inspired our worship service. Reagan Miller read the Call to Worship by Jan Richardson, from In Wisdom’s Path. The scripture reading was Colossians 1:1-2; 3:12-16; 4:18. 

The proclamation consists of the following letters and songs read and sung by Joyce Courtois, Ruddy Cravens, Laura Mayo, and Regan Miller:

• “For What It’s Worth” written by Stephen Stills;
• The letter from Covenant Church to the Southern Baptist Convention sent August 2, 1992 (pictured);
• The letter to the incoming class of the Wake Forest School of Divinity sent August 15, 2017;
• “Open Letter to the South” by Langston Hughes;
• A letter from Pete Seeger to Woody Guthrie sent November 27, 1956;
• A letter from E.B. White to Mr. Nadeau sent March 30, 1973;
• “MLK Song” written by Mavis Staples.

Joyce Courtois sang the Benediction “As You Leave” by Sandra Michael-John. 

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The scripture reading for this Sunday was Luke 24:13-35.

A member of our Youth Group was the pianist for the music by J. S. Bach.

Rev. Laura Mayo gave the proclamation.

"Resurrection happens, when we welcome, when we help, when Easter’s invitation finagles a foothold of in-breaking welcome, assistance, acceptance. When the ordinary is infused with the holy, every gesture of hospitality is an expression of the sacred."

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Our scripture reading for this Sunday was Genesis 37:1-4. Beverly Rodgers sang "Coat of Many Colors," by Dolly Parton. Rev. Laura Mayo was our proclaimer. 

Links to resources used in Worship are on our website.

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A proclamation from Rev. Laura Mayo. Our scripture reading was Matthew 14:13-21. "Eternal Grace" by Lloyd Pfautsch was sung by David Lee and Shannon Stewart. 

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The Scripture reading for this sunday was Matthew 12:31-34, 44-47. Joyce Courtois, the soloist, sang "Dear Lord, Lead Me Day by Day," Rev. Laura Mayo gave the proclamation.

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The Scripture reading for this Sunday was Matthew 13:1-9. The cello piece was Suite No.1 for Cello, Allemande, by J. S. Bach. Susan Wegner played the cello. Our Rev. Laura Mayo was the proclaimer.

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The scripture reading for this Sunday was Psalm 119:105-114. Jay Hooker and K. T. Tilford sang the duet "Give Ear Unto Me" by Benedetto Marcello. Rev. Laura Mayo was the proclaimer. 

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The scripture reading for this Sunday was Romans 7:14-25. The music "Amazing Grace" was arranged by Donna Robinson. This is a link to a news story of Frederick Douglass' speech referenced in the proclamation. 

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The scripture reading for this Sunday was Matthew 10:24-30. The photo is our Pride Parade Family, June 24, 2017.

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The scripture reading for this Sunday was Genesis 21:8-21. 

The resources used for this Sunday morning are included on our Books & Resources page.

The story photo is from The Povery & Justice Bible (pre-highlighted), also on our Resource page.

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