What is Happening This Week 5/30-6/2/24
 Beloved Community, What a week it has been! Hope you are safe and recovering! Sadly, we lost a huge tree in the backyard of the parsonage. On Tuesday, a powerless day, I was so sad about my tree. We had just spent the weekend playing in the shade with our grandchildren. On Monday evening, before the rain moved in, we sat under its beautiful branches blowing in the breeze. I loved the tree. Hanging from its branches were my colorful star lights, a blooming flowering basket and singing chimes. As we looked at the exposed roots, we realized the tree was weaker than we knew. The roots were beginning to rot. The tree was so strong above the ground and falling apart beneath the ground. As I have grieved this week, the team of tree trimmers cut the tree into smaller pieces and stacked it on the front sidewalk for the city to pick up next week. We will need to recover our little garden, our small fountain, replant our flowering pots and replace our squashed spinner from Santa Fe. This weekend we will begin to recreate our sacred backyard space. We will embrace something different and new. It won’t be our beautiful tree, but it will be precious in a new way. We were very fortunate that the tree fell between the fence and the house causing no damage beyond replaceable things. My prayers are for those who had a much worse week, with more damage not so easily fixed and replaced. Prayers continue to surround the community of Valley View. Hope you will join us on Sunday! We will be invited to the Lord’s Table and reflecting on thriving this summer! I look forward to greeting you there! 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, June 2 Holy Communion Scripture Romans 1:16-17 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 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 McCurdy family; the McCutchen family; Kinsler Murphy; Jim McKee; Barbara Hunt; Rhonda King; Jean McDonald; Hefina Greensted; Rob Evans; Ruby Peterson; LaVerna Webb; 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.  Highlights This Week Carrollton Pride Saturday, June 1 11 am – 3 pm Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church 1641 West Hebron Pkwy Carrollton 75010 Come join the Celebration! Stop by the Holy Covenant booth. Fun for all ages, food trucks, vendors, and live entertainment!!  Coffee with the Pastor Sunday, June 2 9:30 -10 am in the Shalom Center Interested in becoming a member of Holy Covenant? Have questions? Join Pastor Cheryl in the Shalom Center to get answers.  Starting This Week! Volunteers Needed! Sack Summer Hunger Saturday mornings, June 1 through July 27 Sign up HERE HCUMC is participating in the Sack Summer Hunger Program again this summer, providing nutritious, easy-to-prepare meals to families with school-aged children who depend on free and reduced lunch programs throughout the school year. Meals are delivered every Saturday free of charge. This program is facilitated by Metrocrest Services who, in conjunction with area churches, supports local families in our community. The program begins June 1st and lasts through July 27th. We need drivers to pick up food from Metrocrest, someone to sort the bags for delivery, drivers to deliver to the families and someone to return any leftover food to Metrocrest. The commitment is no more than 2 hours (between 8 am and noon) on Saturday morning. If you have questions, email Laulie Eckeberger at [email protected]. Sign up HERE!  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.     Highlights Next Week Rosemeade Rainforest Meetup Thursdays, 11 am to 2 pm Come hang out and swim with Laulie at the Rosemeade Rainforest! Kids have to be able to swim to be left without a parent.  Sign Up Now! Vacation Bible School Sunday, June 9 – Thursday, June 13 5:30pm – 8:00pm 5:30pm – 6:00pm snack supper All children pre-k 3 through 5th grade are invited! Children must be 3 years old by January 1st, 2024 to participate! Register HERE Join us for Compassion Camp 2024! Through Compassion Camp: What Every Living Thing Needs, participants will explore what all living things need to live—shelter, food, water, air, and community—and how they can have compassion for the living earth, especially in their local ecosystems. Through awareness, gratitude, wonderment, reciprocity, and kinship, participants will consider how to become co-sustainers and participants in the work of God’s creation. Using Psalm 104 as the grounding text, along with additional supporting scripture, participants will closely examine the interconnectedness of the whole earth—humans alongside the more-than-human world. Will you help support our VBS this year? Click here for our Amazon Wishlist of supplies we need to make it an amazing week! Thank you! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1Q2VDGICEF0YO?ref_=wl_share  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, 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. |