What is Happening This Week 6/24-6/26/22
 Happy Friday! We have had a very busy week at Holy Covenant. Here are a few details about the next several days: Saturday morning – work day in the playground & delivery of Sack Summer Hunger bags Saturday, 1:00 pm – Celebration of life service for Gary McCoy In the sanctuary and livestreamed on Facebook and hcumc.org. Reception to follow in the Covenant Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Gary’s honor to the Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation kaoef.org Sunday 8:30 am Worship in the sanctuary 9:15 am Sunday School – all are welcome! 9:45 am Choir Practice for Trimble service 10:30 am – Sanctuary & livestreaming 1-6:00 pm Hawaii Falls Fun Family Event – see below for discount code Wednesday, 2:00 pm – Celebration of life service for Skip Trimble In the sanctuary and livestreamed on Facebook and hcumc.org. Reception to follow in the Covenant Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Skip’s honor to Holy Covenant. And yesterday, as we were preparing for these services, we received the very sad news that our beloved Ms. Helma’s mama had entered Heaven’s gates. Please hold Ms. Helma and her family in your prayers as they gather in Oklahoma City to celebrate sweet Barbara’s life! At worship on Sunday, we will be reflecting on the movement of the Holy Spirit and hearing about the Youth mission trip. I look forward to greeting you at church! Shalom Blessings, Pastor Cheryl Murphy 8:30 am Sunday Worship  We will meet in the sanctuary this week at 8:30 am.  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, June 26 Scripture: John 20:21-22, 1 John 4:12 Meditation: Searching for the Holy Spirit Sunday School  9:15 am Children’s Classes: Kinder to 5th – Covenant Center Youth – Youth Room Infants to PreK – Nursery Adult Classes: Seekers – Room 210 Upstairs Spiritual Journeymen – Room 212 Upstairs Pathfinders – Room 211 Upstairs Daughters of Shalom – Room 208 Upstairs 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 Gentry family; the Trimble family; the McCoy family; the Paa family; the Mitchell family; Karen Guest; Norma Boren; Matthew Perry; Ed Webb; Jim Ott; Gina Ott; Randy Sutherland; Sharon Harris; Travis Williams; Mary Harrison; Kathy Cooley and our friends at Atria Carrollton.   Highlights This Week Unity Dinner & Game Night Friday, June 24 6 pm Covenant Center Bring your family, friends and your favorite game! Fellowship for all ages. This month we will share a salad dinner. Please sign up HERE if you can bring food!  Playground Workday Saturday, June 25 8 am We will be outside making room for the new fence. Bring gloves and a shovel!  Family Fun Day Hawaiian Falls – The Colony Sunday, June 26 1-6 pm To purchase tickets: 1 Visit hfalls.com and select The Colony 2 Click on the brown Partner Store button 3 Enter the promo code: SUMMERFUN 4 Choose your tickets and hit check out Email Laulie [email protected] with questions.   Volunteers Needed! Sack Summer Hunger Saturdays in June and July Sign up HERE HCUMC is participating in the Sack Summer Hunger Program again this summer. Sack Summer Hunger provides nutritious, easy-to-prepare meals to families with school-aged children who depend on free and reduced lunch programs throughout the school year. Meals are delivered every Saturday free of charge. This program is designed by Metrocrest Services who, in conjunction with area churches, supports local families in our community. The program lasts through July 30th. We need volunteers to help pick up food from Metrocrest as well as deliver to the families. The commitment is no more than 2 hours on Saturday morning. If you have questions, email Ashley Norris at [email protected]. Sign up HERE!  Ending Soon! Fan Drive Ends June 30! As we are all aware, the days are getting hotter and the need increases for fans to keep our neighbors cool. The HCUMC Missions Committee is working with Metrocrest Social Services to ensure that fans are provided to those who are most in need. We can purchase a box fan for around $20. We are happy to accept any donation amount, which will then be combined with other donations to purchase fans for Metrocrest to distribute to those in need. A monetary donation can be made via check or ONLINE. Please note ‘fan drive’ on your check. If you would prefer to purchase a fan and bring it to the church, please place it in the narthex and the fans will be delivered to Metrocrest.  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!  Registration is Open Vacation Bible School July 10-14 5:30 -8 pm for kids ages 3 thru 5th grade Monumental: Celebrating God’s Greatness. Go off-road for a Monumental adventure through the colorful canyons and sunbaked trails of the southwest. By exploring God’s awesomeness, kids form a rock-solid faith for the road ahead. We will have snack supper at 5:30 and then Monumental games, Bible Stories and FUN will begin at 6:00! Registration is now open for children AND volunteers! Register HERE!  Food Pantry Pantry Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 10-2 2nd and 4th Sundays from 12-1 pm. URGENT needs: soups, chili, cereal, peanut butter, mac & cheese, cookies and dog/cat food. 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.  Finances 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.  Highlight Beyond Holy Covenant Bishops talk with the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ on new podcast On the next episode of The Unfinished Church podcast, Bishops Mike McKee, LaTrelle Easterling and Gregory Palmer talk with Ms. Opal Lee, better known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” Their conversation with the Fort Worth native covers her life, her work to make Juneteenth (June 19) a national holiday and how God’s grace prepares, redeems and restores us to be the people we were created to be. The full episode is available at theunfinishedchurch.org and on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Listen to an excerpt |