What is Happening This Week 5/19-5/22/22
 Holy Covenant Family! What a fun worship service we have planned for Sunday at 10:30! (NO 8:30 Service this week or Memorial Day weekend) We will celebrate our Senior Class of 2022! (Bring cards for them!) Avery Campbell Tinashe Chivaviro Madelyn Mundell Preston Hinton Michael Saville We will welcome the new Confirmation Class! We will gather to celebrate at a lunch in the Covenant Center! (chicken provided, bring sides and dessert!) Join us for the celebration! I will look forward to greeting you! Shalom Blessings, Pastor Cheryl NO 8:30 am Worship THIS Sunday or NEXT  We will not meet at 8:30 this Sunday so everyone can celebrate our Seniors and our Confirmands during 10:30 worship and at the potluck lunch to follow.  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 22 Youth Sunday Celebrating Our Seniors and Confirmands! Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7 Join us for a potluck lunch following worship. 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 – “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.   Highlight This Week Youth Sunday Celebrating Our Seniors and Confirmands May 22 In Worship at 10:30 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. Please bring sides and desserts, chicken will be provided. 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.  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 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.  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.  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 Regular Giving $15,720 (36%) Goal for May $44,269 Please give generously to our May ministries.  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] |