What is Happening This Week 12/8-12/11/22
  Holy Covenant Family! We have a great Christmas treat for you on Sunday! The Covenant Carillons and the Wesleyan Choir will be presenting Lessons and Carols with special scriptural readings. Please join us in the sanctuary or livestreaming for this wonderful celebration! A big thank you to everyone for your awesome generosity! We received all the pajamas needed for 121 Sheffield Elementary students and $4375 that was divided up for each child through a gift card. This Advent we have blessed three times as many children as last year! A huge thank you to the super organizers of the Angel Tree drive: Donna Johnson and Elise Odell! Such a blessing for our neighborhood kids! I will look forward to greeting you for a very special Christmas treat on Sunday! Shalom Blessings, Pastor Cheryl  10:30 am Sunday Morning Worship In-person and Livestreamed We hope you are joining us either in-person, or for online worship on Facebook Live. We will be on Facebook again this Sunday at 10:30 am. If you have missed any of the services, or do not use Facebook, you may also find them on our website hcumc.org. Sunday, December 11 Third Sunday in Advent Lessons & Carols Ushers: Seekers  Pledges Thank you to those who have already turned in your pledge cards! You may still bring them this Sunday and place them in the offering plate, mail them or submit your pledge ONLINE. Where we stand:  Sunday School  9:15 am Children’s Classes: Kinder to 2nd – Room 206 3rd to 5th – Room 202 Youth – Youth Room Infants to PreK – Nursery Adult Classes: Daughters of Shalom – Room 208 Seekers – Room 210 Reading The Angels of Christmas by Susan Robb Pathfinders – Room 211 Reading The Angels of Christmas by Susan Robb Spiritual Journeymen – Room 212 Reading The Angels of Christmas by Susan Robb For more information or questions, contact Laulie Eckeberger at [email protected] Prayers of the People  Please keep the following people in your prayers this week: The Sain family; the Rathbun family; Brian Dermody; David Gonzales; Sharyn Yetman; Norma Boren; Ruby Peterson; Sharon Harris; Travis Williams; Heath Kelley; Tom Yull; Tom Shore; Janice Pfeifer; Matthew Perry; John Webb; Ed Webb; Jim Ott; Gina Ott; Jessica Parker; and our friends at Atria Carrollton.  Wear Your Nametag! Be sure to wear your nametag this Sunday to help our guests learn names. If you need a nametag, please add your name to the sign-up sheet on the nametag table.  Highlight This Week Community Nativity Display Sunday, December 11 1 pm 4000 Nazarene Drive Carrollton, TX 75010 After worship on December 11, we will go to the Community Nativity Display where you can view hundreds of nativity sets and our choir will present music. Our portion of the program starts at 1:00 pm and will go until 1:30 pm. Go to thecommunitynativity.com for the location and times to view the display as well as a list and schedule of performers.  Food Pantry Pantry Hours for December: Tuesday-Thursday from 10-2 2nd and 3rd Sundays from 12-1 pm. We currently need: mac & cheese, large pasta sauce, soup, canned beans. Donations may be delivered Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:00-noon. In addition to that, we accept donations on Sundays before and after both worship services. There will be carts outside the Pantry for your donations. The Missions Team thanks you for always being there to support the Food Pantry with your donations, your time, and your prayers.   Highlights Next Week LIFT Thursday, December 15 11 am The monthly LIFT (Ladies in Fellowship Together) gathering will be on Thursday, December 15, at 11:00 am at the home of Lois Eaton. Go to L.I.F.T. for more information. Bring a snack or covered dish to share. We will enjoy food and fellowship. If you do not have time to prepare a dish, please join us anyway – we want you with us! Please contact Hefina Glenys [email protected] if you plan to attend.  Blood Drive Sunday, December 18 9:30 am – 1:00 pm in the Covenant Center Donate in December and receive a fleece blanket (while supplies last)!  Tuesday Take Five Tuesdays at 12 noon Facebook Live Take a few minutes out of your Tuesday for spiritual growth and an uplifting message for the week with Laulie Eckeberger.  Finances November Regular Donations/Pledge Payments Regular Giving Goal $34,269 FINAL Regular Giving $26,847 (78%) + Auction Proceeds $24,191 Total November Income $51,038 December Regular Donations/Pledge Payments Regular Giving Goal $38,269 Given to Date $6007 (16%) You may give ONLINE or send checks to: Holy Covenant UMC 1901 E. Peters Colony Rd. Carrollton, TX 75007  Online Giving Donate here or use the QR code. You may set up a regular pledge payment by choosing the frequency of donations. |