What is Happening This Week 5/12-5/15/22
  Holy Covenant Family! We have a new baby in our family! Such a joy! Such a blessing! Killian Sammis Murphy was born 5-11-22 – such a cool date! I will share a picture (or 2) on Sunday. Everyone is well! And Kristen is thrilled to have that second heart beat on its’ own! Join us on Sunday for worship outside at 8:30 am and in the sanctuary and livestreaming at 10:30 am. Sunday School classes are gathering and we will be having a churchwide meeting at 11:15 am to update everyone on Holy Covenant Ministries. Hope you will be with us! I will be reflecting on Simon Peter’s life as a disciple – it was far from a perfect journey! Please plan on being with us next week at 10:30 am to celebrate our Senior class and our confirmands. There will be a celebration lunch at 11:30 am – bring sides and dessert. We will be celebrating very special young adults who will be the future of our church! Shalom Blessings, Pastor Cheryl 8:30 am Outdoor Sunday Worship  We gather Sundays outside by the cross at 8:30 am. In case of rain, worship will move inside and children will be invited to the Covenant Center for supervised play.  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, May 15 Meditation: The Journey of Peter – Flaws and All Sunday School  9:15 am Children’s Classes: Kinder to 5th – Covenant Center Confirmation – Upstairs Youth – Youth Room Infants to PreK – Nursery Adult Classes: Seekers – Room 210 Upstairs Spiritual Journeymen – Room 212 Upstairs “When Christians Get It Wrong” Study – Room 213 Upstairs Daughters of Shalom – Room 108 Upstairs – studying “The Cup of Our Life: A Guide to Spiritual Growth” by Joyce Rupp 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 Wright family; the Piccola family; Karen Guest; Norma Boren; Matthew Perry; Ed Webb; Jim Ott; Gina Ott; Randy Sutherland; Sharon Harris; Travis Williams; Mary Harrison; and our friends at Atria Carrollton.   Highlights This Week Parents Night Out Friday, May 13 5:30-9 pm Cost is $15 per child, $35 per family with 3 or more kids. There will be games, a movie and pizza! Sign up HERE.  Churchwide MeetingSunday, May 15 11:30 am Join us in the sanctuary immediately after worship as we share what Holy Covenant has been doing and our plans for the summer.  Food Pantry Pantry Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 10-2 2nd and 4th Sundays from 12-1 pm. URGENT needs: large pasta sauce, hearty soups, large canned chicken, instant mashed potatoes, chili, cereal and dog/cat food. Donations may be delivered Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:00-noon. In addition to that, we will 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.  Highlight Next Week Youth Sunday Celebrating Our Seniors and Confirmands May 22 In Worship followed by Potluck Lunch We will celebrate our high school seniors and our Confirmation class in worship, followed by an all-church potluck lunch in the Covenant Center. We are collecting cards of encouragement and blessing for our 5 seniors: Avery Campbell, Tinashe Chivaviro, Preston Hinton, Madelyn Mundell and Michael Saville. Please have all cards to Laulie Eckeberger by May 22.  During the Month of May Choose Your Favorite Hymn Pick up a request card from the basket and write down your favorite hymn(s). We will sing them during worship this summer.  Coming Soon Dinner & Game Night Friday, May 27 6 pm in the Covenant Center Bring your friends, family and your favorite games for a night of fun, food and fellowship! Sign up HERE to bring food. Greeters Needed We need some friendly faces to greet members and guests each Sunday for 10:30 am worship. Please contact Pastor Cheryl [email protected] if you would like to be added to the list!   Take Our Survey! This fall we’ll be hosting a program fair to invite our church family to join in HCUMC’s ministries! We want all of Holy Covenant represented, so if you lead a committee, small group, Sunday School class, outreach program, or any other ministry, please take 2 minutes and fill out this SURVEY so we can ensure you’re included. Finances   You may send your checks to: Holy Covenant UMC 1901 E. Peters Colony Rd. Carrollton, TX 75007 Or you may submit your offering electronically through online giving.  Online Giving Donate here or use the QR code. You may set up a regular pledge payment by choosing the frequency of donations.  Highlight Beyond Holy Covenant Golden Angels Mondays 9am-9:30am CCA (Christian Community Action) 200 S. Mill Street Lewisville 75057 (Community Room, Ste. 200T) CCA has reopened the senior citizen fellowship program, Golden Angels, and over 60 seniors attended last week and this week. Golden Angels is a program designed to decrease isolation through a fun morning of activities, Bible study, food pantry shopping and fellowship. CCA will soon begin including a 30-minute devotional and prayer time. For more information, contact CCA at 972-221-1224 or [email protected] |