Covenant Presbyterian Church

**Haven’t You Caught Any Fish?**
*“Children, you have no fish, have you?” (John 21:5).*

April 26, 2026
11:00 AM Worship

Covenant Presbyterian Church
2881 Canton Road, Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 422-5130 www.covepres.com

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April 26, 2026, 11:00 a.m.

RESPONSIVE SCRIPTURE LESSON: Psalm 63:1-5

Ed Putz, liturgist

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON: John 21:1-14

SERMON: Haven’t You Caught Any Fish?

“Children, you have no fish, have you?” (John 21:5).

Dr. Don Esa, Pastor

Post Easter Sermons Sundays 11:00 am

Sunday, April 26, 11:00 am, 2026 Sermon: “Go into the World”

Sunday, May 3, 11:00 am, 2026 Sermon: “Haven’t You Caught Any Fish?”

Sunday, May 10, 11:00 am, 2026 Sermon: “Go into the World”

Sunday, May 17, 11:00 am, 2026 Sermon: “Wait for the Gift”

Sunday, May 24, 11:00 am, 2026 Sermon: “The Gift”

CARING HANDS – MOTHER’S DAY OFFERING
From now through Sunday, May 10, our congregation is joining over 200 churches across Georgia in supporting the annual Mother’s Day Offering for the Caring Hands Fund, which provides essential benevolent care for senior residents at Presbyterian Homes of Georgia who have outlived their financial resources. With a 75-year history of ensuring no resident is ever asked to leave due to a lack of funds, the organization relies on these donations to provide critical services—such as meals, medical care, and transportation—for over 1,300 residents.
We encourage you to give generously to this life-changing cause by marking "Caring Hands" in the memo line of your check and place it in the offering plate. You can use an envelope in the Narthex, or write in the notes section of your online contribution.

FAMILY PROMISE AT COVENANT

Covenant is hosting May 24 - 30. We need volunteers to help provide meals as well as volunteers to serve as overnight hosts. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex or contact Brenda Krueger or Cathy Walker. Your help is needed and appreciated!

Easter Sunday April 5, 2026
11:00 AM Worship

Good Friday Service, The Passion of Christ
April 3, 2026 at 12:00 pm in the Sanctuary

Maundy Thursday Passover Seder
This year, on Maundy Thursday, April 2, at 5:00 pm in Kapperman Hall, we held a Jewish “Seder” Passover meal similar to what Jewish families celebrate today. It concluded our Christian celebration of Holy Communion.

The **Adult Bible study** participated in the **Passover Story** with a **Seder meal** lead by Debra Truitt and Carole Brown, who told of the history and explained the symbolism of the special foods served. Thanks to Loretta, Debra and Carole for their hard work and a beautiful presentation.

ADULT SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY

Loretta Inglis leads the ADULT SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY each week at 9:45 in the conference room (next to the kitchen). As always, everyone is welcome.

Hello everyone,

The Adult Sunday Morning Bible Study welcomes you each week. This week is session 2 of Lisa Harper's video series "A Jesus Shaped Life". The subject this week is the Trinity and this is Lisa's introduction:

As human beings made in God’s image, we seek deep relationships with others because our God is communal. God, known to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is a perfect community. That is why this session is called “The Trinity.” In this session, we will explore how God reveals to us that our desire to belong and our need for one another is not only a gift from Him but is literally baked into our DNA because of Him. We include and seek to include. We love and seek to be loved. We gather together in community because community reflects the very heart of God. This perfect community is called the Trinity. Looking forward to being with you all, Loretta

**Faith Circle** will meet on Tuesday, **May 5th at 11:00 am**. (Note time change)
*Weather permitting*, we will have a picnic outside at the picnic tables. If there is poor weather, then we will meet in the Fellowship Hall. Bring your ODB and lunch to enjoy with everyone!

**Joy Circle will** meet on Wednesday, May 6th at 10:00 in the lower room.

**We enjoy wonderful fellowship as we study “Women of the Bible”.**

Ladies Bible Study is led by Judy Davis and has a 42 year history at Covenant as a study, prayer, and fellowship group. Our regular meeting time is the third Wednesday of each month. All women are welcome, both members and visitors. Please bring your Bible and join us for a time of sharing our blessings, prayer concerns, and Bible study as we grow in Christ.

LADIES BIBLE STUDY

“Ladies Bible Study meeting will be held on May 20, the third Wednesday of the month, as always. We will continue our “Series III, Unnamed Women” in our “Women of the Bible” lesson theme. This month’s study will include Peter’s Mother-in-Law (Luke 4), A Widow’s Son Raised (Luke 7), and The Poor Widow’s Offering (Luke 21). All women are always invited, whether members or visitors. We enjoy a time of Bible study, prayer, and fellowship.”
Stay safe and well. May the Lord enfold you with His love.

Blessings to all,
Judy

Please join Covenant Presbyterian Church men for fun, food and fellowship, Thursday mornings at 8:00 a.m. at Thumbs Up, 2329 Canton Rd., Marietta. All are welcome. See you there!

INSTALLATION OF ELDERS

Sunday January 4, our new elders for the Class of 2028 were installed on the session. The Elders and congregation answered Constitutional questions, followed by Laying on of Hands and an Installation Prayer. We welcome Velma Laughlin, Debra Truitt and Bill Boyd for their commitment.

**We welcome new elders Velma Laughlin, Debra Truitt and Bill Boyd.**

RECOGNIZING FAITHFUL ELDERES

We recognized three faithful elders who have been serving for the last three years of the session, Cathy Farmer, Steve Krueger and Cathy Walker, for their service to Covenant Presbyterian Church.

**Church Elders giving the new elders the right hand of fellowship.**

DEDICATION OF 2026 PLEDGES
We are at the time in the church year when we typically talk about our roles as stewards in God’s kingdom. By now, you should have received a special mailing from the church about this year’s stewardship efforts. On Thanksgiving Sunday, November 23, in gratitude for God’s blessings upon our lives, we encouraged all our parishioners to bring their 2026 Commitment Cards and dedicate them during the worship service. If you did not receive the special mailing, the same information is available in the narthex of the sanctuary or in the church office.

The Session called a Meeting of the Congregation on Sunday, October 12, immediately following the worship service to elect a Pulpit Nominating Committee (PNC) to begin the search for a permanent pastor. The following individuals have been proposed by the Officers Nominating Committee: Pat Burgess, Art Guilfoil, Loretta Inglis, Steve Krueger, and Cathy Walker.

ENJOY OUR SPECIAL MUSIC!

Invite friends and neighbors to join us for these special worship services

with The Chancel Choir under

Director, Joyce Carr.

We are thankful for our sanctuary flowers given in celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, births, memory of loved ones, holidays and to the glory of God.

Covenant volunteers preparing Must lunches in the kitchen.

We are so thankful to Ethan Kelsey and Stewart Holt for their efforts to successfully offer Covenant Presbyterian Church online services. Ethan Kelsey deserves special recognition for the fine job he has done assembling the parts of the service so all could participate and enjoy our online services, especially during this winter weather time of no on site services.

FAMILY PROMISE AT COVENANT

Covenant is hosting May 24 - 30. We need volunteers to help provide meals as well as volunteers to serve as overnight hosts. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex or contact Brenda Krueger or Cathy Walker. Your help is needed and appreciated!

FAMILY PROMISE – FINAL HOSTING WEEK FOR 2025
Our last Family Promise hosting week this year was November 30–December 7. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered:
Provided meals: Casa Conexion, Mary Esa, Pam Kapperman, Steve & Brenda Krueger, Janey Mascara, Gail Parks, Doug & Paula Roberts, St. Peter & St. Paul guys.
Overnight hosts: Bob Foster, Karen Humphreys, Steve & Brenda Krueger, Doug & Paula Roberts, Dave & Toni Rosenberg, Jim Royal, Lou Taylor, Cathy Walker.

Covenant hosts Family Promise with newly remodeled Family Promise rooms. A special heartfelt thanks goes to our Handy Helpers and Brenda Krueger for her tireless, loving commitment to this mission. Yay, Brenda!

Thank you to volunteers unloading and making beds, **Toni Rosenberg, Pam Kapperman, Brenda Krueger** and Andrew Travis.

Thank you to **Ken Dixon, Art Guilfoil, Stewart Holt, Bruce Kapperman, Thomas Kapperman, Steve & Brenda Krueger, Dave & Toni Rosenberg, and Cathy Walker.**

A TIME OF REMEMBRANCE

Our sanctuary flowers for Sunday November 2, were given for all Saints Sunday and for those who had died this past year.
-Rebecca Virginia Long Evatt, May 30, 1927 – July 17, 2025
-Joan Rebecca Delzangle, June 18, 1933 – September 2, 2025

Richard Cook, handbell

We continue to *welcome our Pastor, Dr. Don Esa and his wife, Mary as they join us at Covenant. We are delighted and grateful that you are with us at Covenant Presbyterian Church!*

Covenant's Annual Meeting of the Congregation was held on April 14, 2024 at the end of the worship service. In case you weren't able to join us on that day, we wanted to make you aware of very exciting news.
The Session has executed a contract with Don Esa as our pastor effective May 1, 2024. This contract will be renewed annually and it is our hope that Don will be with us for many years.

**HANDY HELPERS ARE HERE TO HELP!**
Be thinking about cleanups, other household chores and repairs. **Covenant’s Handy Helpers** can tackle most any job around your home and if you have a big job, we can help you find a Contractor and make sure it gets done. Call **Linda** at the Church Office, or **Steve Krueger 770-591-3852**.

THANK YOU TO THE HANDY HELPERS!

We want to thank the Handy Helpers, and especially Steve Krueger, for assisting us with some maintenance issues around our home. We're truly grateful that Steve took the time to lend us a hand! Eric and Sarah Zenor

I can’t say thank you enough to Bruce Kapperman and Art Guilfoil for helping me. What should have been an easy installation turned into an almost impossible one, but they persevered and got the job done. Our church is so blessed to have willing men giving of their time and skills to help those of us in need. Many, many thanks! Carole Brown

My thanks to Art Guilfoil who recently helped me with a couple of home plumbing issues. Art, Bruce, Steve and Dave have helped me with several other problems this past year and I am so grateful to them. Our church is truly blessed to have these nice men who are willing to help those of us who need it. My thanks to all the Handy Helpers!! Carole Brown

Thanks to our Handy Helpers for helping for moving Alice Schaefer into her beautiful new home!

A note of thanks to Steve Krueger and the Handy Helpers for all the care, kindness, advice and help they have given me over the past few years. No job has been too big or too small for their consideration! Not only do they offer great peace of mind to a rather “unskilled” homeowner, but the money they have saved me has been a true Godsend! We are so blessed to have such a team in our church! (They should be considered for sainthood). Kathy Miller

THANK YOU TO THE HANDY HELPERS!
My thanks to Bruce Kapperman, Art Guilfoil, & Steve Krueger of our Helping Hands group, who installed a small ramp. We are so lucky to have this group in our church.
~Eric and Sarah Zenor

Aloha to Aging:

April 2026: Family Caregiver Support Group

Are you a caregiver for family, partner or a friend? We offer a healthy, safe space to process and discuss the myriad mix of emotions and decisions we experience as either a local or long distance caregiver.

Care provided while we meet, must RSVP in advance for care www.alohatoaging.org

PICTORIAL DIRECTORY

THE SHEPHERDING COMMITTEE has made available an informal pictorial directory of our congregation. Thank you to Pat Burgess and The Shepherding Committee for undertaking this project. We are excited to get our new directories!