What is Happening This Week 8/15-8/18/24
 Beloved Community! Do you remember when you received your Third Grade Bible? Sunday we will be celebrating our Third Graders with their very own Bible! Hope you will bring your Bible to church – there will be a quiz and that will be a necessary resource for you! We are welcoming back the bell ringers and the choir singers on Wednesdays. Thrilled to have them back preparing for worship services! Our Sunday School classes are all meeting for all ages! We have created two classes for the youth, Middle and High School – a wonderful witness of all the youth we have attending Sunday morning programs! Hope you are connecting with these small groups in one way or another. And finally, CHEERS to all the students, teachers, and parents for surviving this week in school! Our little students will be returning to our hallways and classrooms on Tuesday. There will be some tears, usually less from the students than the parents! We will be surrounding everyone in our prayers this school year! Remember to pay attention to the blind spots! I will look forward to greeting you on Sunday! Shalom Blessings, Pastor Cheryl  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, August 18 Scriptures: Psalm 119:105, John 20:30-31 Sermon: The Bible As Our Holy Guide Ushers: Daughters of Shalom 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 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 Knudsen family; the Haines/Paa family; Jerry Fuller; Barbara Hunt; Rhonda King; Jean McDonald; Hefina Greensted; Rob Evans; Neil Parker; Lisa Rutherford; Christy Gunter; Sheryl Toney; 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; James Baxter; Karyl Sarver; Tom Yull; and our friends at Atria Carrollton. Highlights This Week  Bring Your Bible Sunday August 18 Be sure to bring your bible to worship this Sunday. Our 3rd Graders will receive their new Bibles–and there just might be a quiz!  New Book Study! Every Parent’s Guide to Navigating Our Digital World Starts Sunday, August 18 9:15 am Room 211 Stacy Phillips will lead the study. The book helps you think and talk differently about digital media, as you learn from inspiring and creative parents like you who navigate these ever-changing waters day after day. Drawing from the best research on media and youth, as well as conversations with parents and teenagers, this book offers new breakthroughs for your most pressing tech-related dilemmas: -How to teach your kids to use social media responsibly. -How to set limits on when, where, and how much you use devices in your family–without isolating your kids from their friends. -How to handle the tough stuff: inappropriate sharing, bullying, and porn. -How to make digital media a force that knits your family together rather than ripping you apart at the seams. Every Parent’s Guide to Navigating Our Digital World equips your family to approach this new connected world like a team. It helps you develop relationships, not rules. Supervision, not surveillance. And best of all, a plan that works without making media–or you–the enemy.  Clothes Closet Needs With the start of the school year, the HCUMC Community Clothes Closet is very low on all items. We currently need the following: -Men’s clothes -Women’s clothes -Children’s clothes -Shoes (all sizes) -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. Highlight Next Week  Ad Council/Church-wide Meeting August 25 11:30 am in the Covenant Center Please plan to gather with us immediately after worship. We will discuss plans for the parking lot extension, our current financial situation and our fall ministries.  Food Pantry Pantry Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 10-2 2nd and 4th Sundays from 12-1 pm We currently need soups, peanut butter, pasta sauce, canned chicken 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. Coming Soon  New Opportunity for Women Empowered Living: Strategies for Thriving Begins Tuesday, August 27 6-7:30 pm RSVP to Pastor Cheryl [email protected] Pastor Cheryl invites you to join her for a monthly program that will reflect on the best part of our lives moving from surviving to thriving. We will have guest speakers addressing different aspects of our lives. Please RSVP to Pastor Cheryl ([email protected]) for food planning & determining our meeting location. Join us Tuesday, August 27 from 6 -7:30 pm for a light dinner and program. Jennifer Demusz will offer a program for our first evening: Join us for a session of Health and Wellness Coaching with a nurse who follows the Nursing Process. Have a goal in mind you want to achieve? In the middle of transition and looking for support? Feeling “stuck” in the decision making process? Are there changes you would like to make that are important and having a hard time following through? Or are you wanting to make a change and not quite sure how? What I facilitate is a conversation; to empower you to meet your goals, wishes and dreams.  Courage Over Comfort Book Study & Growth Group 1st and 3rd Sundays Beginning September 1 11:30 am Room 211 in the Covenant Center Bring a Sack Lunch! We will be reading Brene Brown’s Rising Strong. Come and geek out with us as we learn with some of the leading experts in brain modification and habit formation, mindfulness and meditation, simplification and clarification, and bravery through vulnerability and whole-hearted living. Join a supportive group of your church family as we encourage each other to grow, live our best lives, and be the change we wish to see in this world. Contact Melissa Beard [email protected] for more information.  Get Your HC Merch! 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.     Happy Birthday, Holy Covenant! 2024 is Holy Covenant turns 50 this year 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. |