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We hope everyone is staying healthy and safe!

We will not hold in-person worship again this Sunday, March 29, as per guidelines from the bishop and the city. We are working on ways to better stay in touch with our whole church family. Please see our current prayer requests below and send any updates to [email protected].

Now for some distractions! Here is a devotion we hope you will enjoy and share with your family. Here is a crossword puzzle to test your knowledge of Job! (Answers here.) For the kids, find a bible puzzle here.

Prayers of the People:

Please keep the following people in your prayers this week:
John – the challenge of self-employment right now
Ashley – working from home, balancing work and ensuring that children get an education.
Tracy- facing an unsure work situation.
Denton living center- outbreak of the COVID-19
Jon – sister in a vulnerable life situation, mother living alone
The Luce family on the death of Melanie’s father, Don
The Lane family on the death of Arlene
The Paa family on the death of Marilyn’s sister-in-law, Jan Reynolds.
Roy Evans dealing with health issues.
Susan McAnally recovering from foot surgery.
Jeriann Bayley recovering from an injury and surgery.
Sharyn Yetman recovering from surgery.
Jim McKee recovering from medical procedures.
Charles Holley in need of employment.
Betty Morse dealing with health issues.
Carlos Ponce dealing with health issues.
Susie Ponce dealing with health issues.

And continued prayers for the following:
Barbara Taake; Shelley Fincke; Barbara Wright; Aletha Craven; Mary Harrison; Florence Richter; Tyler Ackerman; Jojo Sain; and Mike Gilbert.

If you have other prayer concerns to share, please send them to [email protected].

Scripture for Sunday,March 29:
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45
If you would like to follow daily readings, they are listed here.

Next Week’s Highlights:

Secure Document Shredding
Saturday, April 4
10 am to 1:30 pm
This event has been postponed
Open to the public. Protect your identity while supporting Holy Covenant. Watch your documents being shredded on site with the utmost security. $5 per copy paper sized box. Invite your friends and family to bring their sensitive documents to be shredded. Shredding will be done by Secure On Sire Shredding Inc. Visit www.secureonsiteshredding.com for more information about the company.

Finances:

Everyone is concerned about finances at this time, and Holy Covenant is no exception. If you typically bring your offering to worship, please consider online giving.

March Giving:
Budgeted $34,365
Month to Date $27,523

Online giving
Go to hcumc.org, choose Donate from the menu in the right-hand corner and under Online Giving you can even set up regular giving by choosing the Donation Frequency.