What is Happening This Week 8/7 – 8/12/2018

What is Happening This Week
8/7- 8/12/2018
Dear Church
Holy Covenant’s next Blood Drive is this Sunday, August 12th, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Covenant Center. Please donate if you are able!
Shalom,
Pastor Carol
Weekly Schedule
Tuesday, 7th
6:30 PM Children’s Formation-EB207
7:00 PM Trustees-CC211
Wednesday, 8th
6:30 AM Spiritual Journeymen Breakfast-Mom’s Cafe
6:30 PM Al-Anon-CC215
Thursday, 9th
6:30 PM ReFit-CC
Saturday, 11th
8:00 AM Spiritual Journeymen Mtg & Breakfast-CC
9:00 AM C.O.D.A.-202EB
9:00 AM Sack Summer Hunger-Narthex
2:00 PM Andy Lane Memorial-sanctuary
5:00 PM Harvey’s Kids-CC Gym
Sunday, 12th
9:00 AM Blood Drive-CC
9:00 AM Sunday School for All Ages
10:30 AM UNITY WORSHIP SERVICE
7:00 PM Walk with Intention – Labyrinth
Sunday Highlights – August 12, Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
Acolyte:
Kinley Clark
A/V:
Cory Bowes
Ushers:
Sage Carter and Lorrie Hammons
Counters:
Jessica Teague and Tim Shepardson
Next Week’s Highlights
Our Summer Choir is finished for the year–thanks to everyone who participated!
Join us for Wesleyan Choir Rehearsals which will resume Wednesday, August 15th from 7:30-9 pm in the Choir Room.
Everyone is welcome. No auditions required. No experience necessary.
Parents’ Night Out
Friday, August 17
6 to 9 pm in the Covenant Center
Ages Infant – 5th Grade. Reservations are required by Wednesday, August 15! Reserve a place for your child at hcumc.org. You may drop off and pick up children anytime during the designated hours. $10 per child; $25 max per same family.
Save the Date!
Welcome Back Sunday
September 9
Coming Soon!
Camp Bible
September 22-23
Bridgeport Camp and Conference Center
Camp Bible is a special weekend for 3rd-5th graders where our focus will be Encountering Jesus. We will experience the places Jesus walked, taught, healed, fed and ministered. Not only will we share in the adventure of learning about our Bibles, we will share in camp life as well. Get ready to look at the stars, eat outside, play games, shoot arrows, dance, do crafts and so much more. You can register online today!
Early Bird Rate is $75 until August 21. Regular Rate August 21-September 11 is $85. No registration after September 6
Save the Date!
Holy Covenant’s Annual Dinner and Auction
Saturday, October 6, 2018
5:30-9:30
Loads of details to follow!!
Highlights Outside Holy Covenant
North TX Conference Laity Event
Aldersgate UMC
Saturday, August 18
9 am to 2:15 pm
This will be an opportunity to learn more about the proposed legislation on “The Way Forward” that will be considered by the General Conference in 2019. More details and registration at Laity Event.
Depressed Anonymous
Meets Wednesdays at 6:00 pm
The Colony Emergency Hospital
4780 Hwy 121, The Colony, TX 75056
Meetings are approximately one hour and are open to any person in the area who feels they suffer from depression and wish to find a way out of “the prison of depression”. We follow a 12 STEP program, similar to that of AA, and discuss materials relating to how one can contain or escape depression. The meetings are open-ended so a person may join at any time. Send questions to [email protected].