DEACONS

The Deacons are the “helping hands” of the church—the compassionate, caring arm that reaches out to those in need, the sick, and any who are in distress. Most Americans are incredibly busy and even church members may forget to regard one another with genuine concern and love. It is a regrettable fact that in churches of all sizes, members and friends can be absent from worship without being missed or can go through an illness, a family tragedy, or a financial crisis without getting the comfort and attention they need. At such a times, the Deacons step forward in an organized way to marshal the love and concern of the whole congregation to help members endure pain and tragedy.

Deacons’ hearts go out to those in distress, to members who have suffered loss, to neighbors in the hospital, to prisoners, to friends who have lost jobs, to new parents who are confused by a wonderful, sudden, and challenging change in the responsibilities of life, to new members who need a word of welcome, to members who are shut-in and lonely and cannot leave their homes, to people in the community who have lost their way and can no longer find God, to those who are economically oppressed and do not have adequate places to live or enough to eat, to any people who need to experience the love of Christ in concrete ways. (Presbyterian Outlook)

 

At Covenant,  Deacons … 

  • Pray for members of the congregation
  • Care for those who are homebound, ill, or otherwise in need
  • Provide meals and rides when requested
  • Help ensure everyone who wants to can get to worship on Sunday morning safely
  • Reach out to those who have been absent from worship to make sure everything is okay
  • Provide bread and juice for communion as well as helping to serve communion
  • Provide hospitality during funerals