What is Happening This Week 4/18-4/21/24
  Beloved Community, The 50th Anniversary weekend was AMAZING! Thank you one and all for the many ways you participated! This Sunday we will gather to honor God’s Creation! Hope you will join us as we celebrate the beauty of Earth and reflect on the responsibility we each have as caretakers! Please take note of some very important General Conference information below. I look forward to greeting you on Sunday! Shalom Blessings, Pastor Cheryl Murphy   GENERAL CONFERENCE DETAILS This global holy conferencing begins in Charlotte, NC on April 23rd. If you are new to the United Methodist family and would like to have a clearer understanding of what the General Conference is, please join me in the Shalom Center this Sunday at 9:30 am. We will not be discussing the issues, but reviewing the importance of conferencing in our global church. The GC will be held in Charlotte from April 23 – May 3. There will be 682 delegates from United Methodist Conferences from all corners of the world. This is the delayed 2020 conference. Representing our North Texas Conference will be four clergy and four laity elected during Annual Conference. HERE is a video message from Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr. regarding General Conference. Please join the NTC members praying for the meetings by signing up for Tuesday, April 30 to pray for 30 minutes. Your prayers will be for the holy work of the delegates and conference. Sign up HERE You can find details, the schedule and other important information at www.ntcumc.org/GC2020 If you want a deeper understanding of the GC, there are two videos that I highly recommend. In the first you will meet delegates from the NTC & the Central Texas Conferences. The second is a conversation with our District Superintendent Rev. Edlen Cowley and Rev. Philip Rhodes, a pastor from the CTC. Both explain the legislation that will be brought to the floor, and the way you can stay informed. Vimeo.com/933011668 Vimeo.com/932694209 General Conference events will be livestreamed.  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, April 21 Celebration of God’s Creation Scripture: Song of Solomon 2:10-13 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: The Demusz family; the Powell family; Rhonda King; Jean McDonald; Jim McKee; Hefina Greensted; Marilyn Paa; Rob Evans; 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.  Highlights This Week Blood Drive Sunday, April 21 8:30 am – 12:30 pm As a thank-you gift, all April donors will receive an umbrella, while supplies last. Please consider donating if you can.  Amy Baumgardner Voice Recital Sunday, April 21 2:30 pm Everyone is invited to Amy Baumgardner’s voice recital Sunday, April 21st at 2:30 pm in the sanctuary with a reception to follow.  Have a Green Thumb? We will be sprucing up our plant area on the west side of the sanctuary. If you would like one of the potted (not hanging) plants to take home, you may pick it up this Sunday.  Highlights Next Week Dinner & Game Night Friday, April 26 6 pm Covenant Center Bring your friends, family, food and your favorite games! Everyone is welcome. Please contact Mandie Long [email protected] to let her know what you can bring. Donations toward dinner expenses can be made on the church website and are also appreciated.  Secure Document Shredding & Electronics Recycling 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. We will also be accepting electronics for recycling: computers, laptops, phones, chargers, batteries, Christmas lights, power tools, cables & wires, CDs & DVDs, VHS tapes, digital & video cameras, speakers, video game systems, cassette tapes, and small kitchen appliances, etc.  Be the Church Sunday April 28 10:30 am Join us as we serve as the hands and feet of Christ! We will meet for worship at 10:30 and then complete projects to serve our community. Please sign up for a project HERE. Some projects include: -Improvements to local CFBISD schools -Planting with Friends of Furneaux -Cleaning around the pond across the street And projects at the church: -Putting together hygiene kits for Metrocrest -Filling snack bags for Lovepacs -Making food bags for the food pantry. It also happens to be a Food Pantry Distribution day and volunteers are needed to hand out bags, too!  HC Merch is Here! In honor of our 50th Anniversary, we are offering several commemorative items for sale! T-shirt – $20 Mug – $10 Tote bag – $10 Hat – $20 Items may be purchased HERE or at church.     Food Pantry Pantry Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 10-2 2nd and 4th Sundays from 12-1 pm We currently need soups, chili, canned beans, canned meat, 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.  Clothes Closet Needs We need the following for the HCUMC Community Clothes Closet: -Men’s clothes (all sizes) -Women’s pants -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.  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.  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. |