What is Happening This Week 5/19-5/24/20

![]() Here are Children’s Activity Bulletins for this week for Ages 3-6 and Ages 7-12. Scripture for Sunday, May 24: Acts 1:6-14 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 If you would like to follow daily readings, they are listed here. Pastoral Care Number 469-487-8432 Prayers of the People: Please keep the following people in your prayers this week: The Ponce family. Karen McGuffin and her mother who is on hospice. Our friends at Atria Carrollton. Carlos Ponce dealing with health issues. Sharyn Yetman recovering from surgery. Charles Holley in need of employment. Betty Morse dealing with health issues. Those who have lost employment due to the pandemic. And continued prayers for the following: 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 call 469-487-8432. Next Week’s Highlights Memorial Day Monday, May 25 Pentecost Sunday, May 31 Food Distribution Sunday, May 31 from 1 to 3 pm HCUMC Parking Lot If your family or someone you know is in need of food, please come by! For volunteer and donation information, see below. ![]() Food Pantry Thank you to everyone who donated food and their time to make another Drive Through Food Distribution successful. With everyone’s help, we were able to serve 81 families 2,362 meals. Our next Distribution will be on May 31st from 1:00-3:00 pm. We will be packing bags and boxes on May 30th. Please let me know if you can help out on either of those days. We will keep the same routine as the last time. Someone will be at the church to accept donations from 10:00 am – noon on the following days: May 21st May 23rd May 28th May 30th We need the following foods: Mac and Cheese Cereal Large Canned Chicken Tuna Chili Hearty Soups Thank you again for your commitment to the Holy Covenant Food Pantry and to your neighbors. Lois Eaton 214-862-8683 [email protected] Ways to Help: ![]() Bags Needed for Mats Our mat makers arestaying busy making sleep mats for the homeless. If you have plastic grocery bags you would like to contribute, please contact Lois Eaton [email protected], 214-862-8683. You may leave your bags by your front door and Lois will pick them up. Finances: ![]() May Giving: Budgeted $44,365 Month to Date $18,545 ![]() 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. Another option is to download the GivePlus app from the App Store or Google Play, choose Holy Covenant and make your contributions from your mobile device. The app is free to download and install. ![]() |