What is Happening This Week 5/2-5/5/24
 Beloved Community, What a week it is!!!! Our General Conference is continuing to do holy conferencing and making faithful choices that will lead our global United Methodist Church to the place where Holy Covenant has lived for years. So welcome to our siblings from around the world to a place of welcome, compassion and a hopeful future! This Sunday we will gather for worship to reflect on faithful doubt and celebrate Holy Communion around the open table of Jesus Christ. We will have an open Sunday School class beginning at 9:30 in the sanctuary to review some of the decisions the General Conference has made and how they may impact our churches. Today is the National Day of Prayer. I wanted to share a blessing about bearing the light, because we need to continue to be carrying and sharing the light. Blessed Are You Who Bear the Light by Jan Richardson Blessed are you who bear the light in unbearable times, who testify to its endurance amid the unendurable, who bear witness to its persistence when everything seems in shadow and grief. Blessed are you in whom the light lives, in whom the brightness blazes— your heart a chapel, an altar where in the deepest night can be seen the fire that shines forth in you in unaccountable faith, in stubborn hope, in love that illumines every broken thing it finds. 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, May 5 Scripture: John 20:19-29 Ushers: Spiritual Journey Class 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.  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 McGrath family; the Demusz family; the Powell family; the Gunter family; Kinsler Murphy; Barbara Hunt; Rhonda King; Jean McDonald; Ravi Adhikari; Jim McKee; Hefina Greensted; Marilyn Paa; Rob Evans; Grant Lippincott; 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.  Highlight This Week Austin Street Food Collection Saturday, May 4 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, May 4th, between 9 am and noon. Bottled water, juice boxes, and soft snacks are also appreciated. Please drive around to the kitchen door where members of the Spiritual Journey Class will receive the donations from you. Please contact Rick Davis (972-814-5325 [email protected]) with any questions.  HC Merch is Here! 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 or at church.     Highlights Next Week Taize Worship Wednesday, May 8 5:30 pm in the Sanctuary You are invited to join us for a monthly contemplative prayer service. We will meet in the sanctuary from 5:30 – 6:15 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.  Parents’ Night Out Friday, May 10 5:30 – 8:30 pm Covenant Center Drop your kids off for a night of dinner, activities and a movie! Spend some quality time alone or with friends while we watch the kids! Contact Laulie [email protected] to reserve a spot for your child.  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.  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. |