What is Happening This Week 3/28-3/31/24
 Beloved Community, Holy Week is upon us, and our most treasured worship services of the year will be in our sanctuary over the next four days. Maundy Thursday – 7:00 PM tonight. Good Friday – 7:00 PM tomorrow night. Easter morning – 7:00 AM Sunrise & 10:30 AM Sanctuary. They will all be livestreamed on our website and Facebook. Hope you will join us for each of them. Please park far leaving the spots in front of the church for guests who may struggle with walking. I will have the doors in the back unlocked. Please sit close to the front, leaving the last rows for late arriving guests. Thank you to all volunteers who stepped in to clean the inside and the outside of Holy Covenant preparing it for this Easter Weekend celebration and the anniversary events over the next two weeks! We would love to have extra greeters and parking lot attendants on Saturday morning. If you are available to be a door holder or traffic director please drop me a text or show up! May these last days of Lent, the final steps to the cross, be a continued blessing to your Lenten journey. I am looking forward to greeting you often over the next few days! 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, March 31 Easter Sunday Worship – 7 am Outdoor Sunrise 10:30 am In-person Livestreamed Ushers: Youth  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  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: Rhonda King; Jean McDonald; Amy Chin-Lai; Hefina Greensted; Marilyn Paa; Rob Evans; Lisa Hunsaker; Georgie Kerlin; Karen Garcia; Sandy Elms; Ed Webb; John Webb; Laura York; Jeff Mills; Claudia and Marshall Masser; Karen McGuffin; Charles Hinton; Debbie and Bob Schulter; Sara Bunch; James Baxter; Karyl Sarver; Tom Yull; and our friends at Atria Carrollton. Holy Week at Holy Covenant   Maundy Thursday March 28 7 pm We will share Holy Communion in observance of the Last Supper.  Good Friday March 29 7 pm Invite your friends to hear Song of the Shadows by Joseph M. Martin presented by the Wesleyan Choir and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Texas. Easter Sunday March 31 7 am Sunrise Service – bring a lawn chair! 9:30 am Brunch in the Covenant Center followed by Egg Hunt – bring your basket! 10:30 am Worship Celebrating the Resurrection  Register NOW! HCUMC 50th Anniversary Celebration April 7, 13 and 14 Make plans to celebrate with us in April as we commemorate 50 years of Holy Covenant! Sunday, April 7 – 10:30 am Worship Anniversary kickoff. Learn about the beginning of Holy Covenant. – 11:30 Block Party Bounce house, food, games and fun shared with our neighbors. Saturday, April 13 -6 pm Anniversary Banquet *Reservation Required Guest speakers include HCUMC’s first pastor, Rev. Jack Soper and Rev. Andy Lewis, Assistant to Bishop Saenz. Sunday, April 14 – 10:30 am Worship Honor the past, present, and future of Holy Covenant in worship. – 11:30 am Reception Join previous and current members and staff as we celebrate being a part of this beloved church family. *You MUST RSVP to [email protected] by April 1 to attend the banquet!  50th Anniversary Block Party Sunday, April 7 Immediately after worship As part of our 50th Anniversary Celebration, we are hosting a block party to invite the surrounding community and kick off the celebration! It will be on Sunday, April 7, immediately following the worship service. We will have food trucks, bounce houses, and lots of fun! We are asking for each small group to please host a parking lot booth to add to the fun. Please sign up HERE for a booth. We are talking face painting, cake walk, fun games, etc. Your booth will get one parking spot. You can sign up for an idea that’s already on the list, or if you have a great idea, please put it on the list! Please contact Heather Hinton [email protected], JP Mays [email protected], Lisa Hunsaker [email protected] or Kammie Powell [email protected] if you have any questions. HC Merch is Coming! In honor of our 50th Anniversary, we are offering several commemorative items for sale! T-shirts – $20 Mug – $10 Tote bag – $10 Hat – $20 Items may be purchased HERE. Please indicate quantities and shirt sizes!      Happy Birthday, Holy Covenant! 2024 is Holy Covenant’s 50th anniversary and 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.  Food Pantry Pantry Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 10-2 2nd and 4th Sundays from 12-1 pm We currently need soups, pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, and pet food. Donations may be dropped off Tuesdays through Thursdays between 10 am and 2 pm. In addition to that, we accept donations on Sundays before and after worship. There will be carts outside the Pantry for your donations. Our promotion for Holy Covenant’s 50th anniversary is called, “50 Cans for 50 Years”. We’re asking you to bring 50 cans of food to the Food Pantry by April 14th. When you have brought your 50 cans, everyone in your immediate family will receive buttons that say you have donated 50 cans to the Pantry. Don’t forget to pick up one of the coloring sheets that Laulie made. You should find them in the Narthex. Be sure to color your sheet the specified color in the directions. Laulie plans to collect the sheets to display.  Clothes Closet Needs We need the following for the HCUMC Community Clothes Closet: -Coats and jackets (all sizes) -Men’s clothes (all sizes) -Children’s clothes -Shoes (all sizes, specifically work shoes, heavy duty shoes) -New underwear and socks (all sizes) -Mini shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, lotion Please bring clothes to the church Tuesday – Thursday between 10 am and 2 pm or Sunday mornings.  Gather Your Shredding! Secure Document Shredding Saturday, April 27 8:30 am to Noon Start filling those boxes now! Sponsored by Holy Covenant’s Green Team. Open to the public. Protect your identity while supporting Holy Covenant. Watch your documents being shredded on site with the utmost security. $5 per copy paper sized box. Invite your friends and family to bring their sensitive documents to be shredded. Shredding will be done by Secure On Site Shredding Inc. Visit secureonsiteshredding.com for more information about the company. All proceeds will benefit HCUMC ministries.  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. |