What is Happening This Week 10/19-10/22/23
  Beloved Community, Hope you have come by the pumpkin patch! We have had lots of fun with those of you volunteering – THANK – YOU – and those purchasing. Our home will be filled with pumpkins of all sizes! The Pumpkin Patch is open this weekend with some very special events: Friday 7:15 Movie night – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Saturday 11:30-12:30 Cinderella! 7:30 Fall Fun and S’mores! Sunday 1-2 Princess Peach! On Sunday we will gather for Sunday School classes followed by 10:30 Worship. We are continuing our God on Broadway Series with a celebration of Mary Poppins! We will celebrate Children’s Sabbath with a witness from the Confirmation Class and the children participating in the singing. The construction on the welcome center is continuing, so please pardon the dust! Looking forward to greeting you on Sunday! Shalom Blessings, Pastor Cheryl Murphy  10:30 am Sunday Morning Worship In-person and Livestreamed Join us either in-person, or for online worship on Facebook Live. We are on Facebook Sundays 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, October 22 Scripture: Matthew 18:1-5 Ushers: Pathfinders  Sunday School 9:15 am Kinder to 2nd – Room 206 3rd to 5th—Room 202 Confirmation – Room 207 Youth – Youth Room Infants to PreK – Nursery Adult Classes: Daughters of Shalom – Room 208 Seekers – Room 210 Pathfinders – Room 211 Spiritual Journey – Room 212 *Travelers – Room 213 – starts at 9:30 am Young Adults – Room 215 *Come and explore Travelers, our new adult Sunday School class at 9:30 a.m. in Room 213. All are invited to travel with us.  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. Prayers of the People  Please keep the following people in your prayers this week: LaRae Pritchard and family; Becky Balla and family; the Webb family; Jean McDonald; Carol Lasley; Lois Eaton; Beth Mundell; Rob Evans; Lisa Hunsaker; Sharyn Yetman; Sharon Harris; Claudia and Marshall Masser; Brian Henry & Chris Hill; Karen McGuffin; Evangeline Zotigh; Charles Hinton; Sadie Garcia; Debbie and Bob Schulter; Sara Bunch; James Baxter; Karyl Sarver; Tom Yull; Matthew Perry; and our friends at Atria Carrollton.  All Saints Sunday November 5 If you lost a loved one this past year, please send their name, relation and a photo to Elise [email protected] so we can include them in our remembrance during worship.   Highlights This Week Movie in the Patch Friday, October 20 7:15 pm Come and enjoy a free movie in the Pumpkin Patch!  Meet Cinderella Saturday, October 21 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Say Hello and have your photo taken with Cinderella in the Pumpkin Patch!  Fall Fun and S’mores Saturday, October 21 7:30 pm Join us for spooky fun after dark. Enjoy a firepit, s’mores and maybe even a hayride!  Meet Princess Peach Sunday, October 22 1-2 pm See if you can find Princess Peach in the Pumpkin Patch and pose with her for a photo. The October 21st Wellness Fair has been cancelled. Elevate hopes to reschedule at a later date.  Volunteers Needed Pumpkin Patch Through October 31 11:30 am to 7:30 pm HCUMC is hosting a pumpkin patch this year! The pumpkin patch will support the church, have a positive impact on the community, and will be a fun way to get involved! We cannot do it without you! We still need to fill the following volunteer slots: 10/24 3:30-5:30 10/25 1:30-3:30 10/27 3:30-5:30 10/31 1:30-3:30, 3:30-5:30, and 5:30-7:30 Please sign up HERE for a 2 hour slot!  Food Pantry Pantry Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 10-2 2nd and 4th Sundays from 12-1 pm We currently need: soups, pasta, peanut butter and dry pet food. For our Thanksgiving bags, we need: Instant mashed potatoes, yams, cream of mushroom soup, stuffing mix, canned fried onions, turkey gravy, pie filling and refrigerated pie crusts. Donations may be dropped off Tuesdays through Thursdays between 10:00 am and noon. In addition to that, we accept donations on Sundays before and after worship. 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 Dinner & Game Night Friday, October 27 6 pm Covenant Center Bring your friends, family and your favorite games! Everyone is welcome. Dinner will be a Nacho Bar, so please sign up HERE to let us know what you can contribute. Donations toward dinner expenses (utensils, beverages, etc.) are also appreciated.  Austin Street Food Collection Saturday, October 28 9 am to Noon Holy Covenant Kitchen Holy Covenant is scheduled to again provide breakfast for the homeless at Austin Street Shelter. If you are able to donate food, please prepare 12 sandwiches, 12 pieces of fruit and 12 hard-boiled eggs and deliver them to Holy Covenant on Saturday, October 28th, between 9 am and noon. Bottled water and juice boxes are also appreciated. Please drive around to the kitchen door where members of the Spiritual Journey Class will receive the donations from you. Austin Street has raised the total number of beds from 400 to 500 this year so the need for food has increased. Please contact Rick Davis (972-814-5325 [email protected]) with any questions.  Clothes Closet Needs We need the following for the HCUMC Community Clothes Closet: -Men’s clothes (all sizes) -Larger sized adult clothing (XL and up) -Children’s clothes (especially toddler) -Shoes (all sizes, specifically work shoes, heavy duty shoes) -New underwear (all sizes, adults and kids) -New socks (all sizes, adults and kids) -Mini shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, lotion -Hangers Please bring clothes to the church office Tuesday – Thursday between 10 am and 2 pm or Sunday mornings.  Coming Soon Annual Lunch & Auction Sunday, November 5 11:30 am following worship in the Covenant Center Please join us for a meal prepared by our own Kammie Powell immediately following the 10:30 service on Sunday, November 5th. We will gather for some good food, great company, and bidding fun! The date is fast approaching and, as always, we count on you for donations to make our auction happen. We need items like gift baskets, gift cards, game tickets, etc. If you have other items you would like to donate, please contact Melissa Beard at [email protected].  Holy Covenant is Having a Birthday Celebration! 2024 will be Holy Covenant’s 50th anniversary and we will celebrate April 13-14, 2024. We invite you to celebrate your church when you celebrate your birthday. Whenever your birthday falls, consider making a gift to HCUMC. Just mark your gift “Birthday Offering” and put it in the offering plate on Sunday or give ONLINE. Highlights Beyond Holy Covenant I would love to invite you to my upcoming performances with three symphonies around the DFW area where I will be featured as a soloist performing the Ravel G Major Piano Concerto. -Astrid Morales Torres  Oct 19th – Arlington Symphony Hall 7:30 pm https://symphonyarlington.org/ Oct 20th – Granville Arts Center 7:30 pm https://garlandsymphony.org/ Oct 21st – Irving Arts Center 7:30 pm https://lascolinassymphony.org/  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 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. |