What is Happening This Week 8/10-8/13/23
 Beloved Community, My prayers have been surrounding many of you as you have entered the doorways of a new school year! Hope it was a good beginning for each of you! We had a wonderful time at our Back-to-School lunch and fellowship. So great to gather with so many of you! We have lots of activities you may want to be a part of this Sunday! Sunday School classes are beginning fall programing. 9:30 Overview: Laulie and I will gather to kick off some new fall programs happening both on Sunday mornings and throughout the week. 10:30 Worship will welcome back the choir after a restful summer break. We will reflect on Luke 16’s parable about Lazarus and the rich man. We will gather in the sanctuary and live stream. 11:30 Administrative Council will meet in the sanctuary. We will review our financial situation, discuss facilities and property issues, and look toward the ministries planned for the remainder of 2023. The meeting is open for all to attend! We are grateful for the many ways you support our church family. We hope you are prayerfully thinking about new ways you can participate in our mission, our service, our small groups and our worship celebrations! I look forward to greeting you on Sunday! Shalom Blessings, Pastor Cheryl Murphy  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, August 13 Scripture: Luke 16:19-31 Ushers: Seekers  Sunday School 9:15 am 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 Pathfinders – Room 211 Spiritual Journey – Room 212 Class for Young Adults – Room 213 – starts Aug 20 Class reading We Make the Road by Walking – Room 215 – starts Aug 20  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: The Blackburn/Mays family; Jean McDonald; Carol Lasley; Lois Eaton; Mary Luce; Beth Mundell; Rob Evans; Lisa Hunsaker; Sharyn Yetman; Sharon Harris; Karen McGuffin; Charles Hinton; Sadie Garcia; Debbie and Bob Schulter; Sara Bunch; James Baxter; Karyl Sarver; Tom Yull; Matthew Perry; and our friends at Atria Carrollton.  Highlight This Week Sunday School Information Session Sunday, August 13 9:30 am in the sanctuary Learn about the adult Sunday School classes we offer including 2 new ones!  Food Pantry Pantry Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 10-2 2nd and 4th Sundays from 12-1 pm We currently need: soups, canned chicken, peanut butter, pasta sauce and dry pet food. Donations may be delivered Tuesdays through Thursdays between 10:00 am and noon. In addition to that, we accept donations on Sundays before and after both 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.  Hangers Needed Our Community Clothes Closet currently needs hangers. Please drop them by the church office if you have some to donate.  Coming Soon Dinner & Game Night Friday, August 25 6 pm Covenant Center Bring your friends, family and your favorite games! Everyone is welcome. Dinner will be POTLUCK this month so please bring food for your family and at least one other person. Donations toward dinner expenses are appreciated.  FREE Concert Under the Spanish Sun with Love Saturday, August 26 7 pm HCUMC sanctuary Classical Guitarist Alejandro Montiel will Join Luis Rodriguez, Alma Alvarez and Astrid Morales for a magical night of Spanish songs. Songs include music by Manuel DeFalla, Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco and many more! Join us for an evening full of love, fun and music! The concert is free, but a love offering supporting HCUMC Music Ministries will be collected. You can give in advance HERE.  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.  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.  Highlight Beyond Holy Covenant Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) Book Group Next Meeting Wednesday, August 23 7:30 pm The TCADP Book Group meets every six to eight weeks on Zoom and reads a mix of fiction, non-fiction, and memoirs (see here for a list of everything we’ve read to date). Join us for a discussion of Crossing the River Styx: The Memoir of a Death Row Chaplain by Russ Ford with Charles Peppers and Todd C. Peppers on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM Central Time. Rev. Ford and Todd Peppers will answer questions about the book. Register here! |