What is Happening This Week 8/8-8/11/24
 Beloved Community! Hope you are enjoying these last summer days for many of us! We will be blessing everyone’s backpack and book bags this Sunday. All students, teachers, and staff are invited to come for a blessing. Thank you, prayer partners, for surrounding our youth and children with prayer this year. You will be a blessing to them in many ways! We will have a potluck following worship, hope you will bring a dish to share and join us! During July, the HCUMC Advocates offered the series Bridging the Divide: Navigating 2024 Elections Together. If you missed a week, they are available on our WEBSITE. During the final presentation, Pam Hughes, the Director of Communication at the NTC, shared how to manage information overload. She offered some links that explain the range of media outlets biases. Media Bias Charts AllSides Media Ad Fontes (Interactive) Pam also recommended three websites to help with determining what is truthful and what is misleading. Her presentation is excellent, I strongly suggest you take time to view them as you seek truth in the upcoming election. Fact Checking Sites Snopes (News & Politics) AFP Fact Check Politifact FactCheck.org I look forward to greeting you on Sunday and enjoying lunch with you as well! 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 11 Scripture: Luke 24:13-35 Ushers: Seekers’ 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 Spiritual Journey – Room 212 Travelers – Room 211 – starts at 9:30 am  Wear Your Nametag! Be sure to wear your nametag this Sunday to help our guests learn names. Prayers of the People  Please keep the following people in your prayers this week: The Nader family; Barbara Hunt; Rhonda King; Jean McDonald; Hefina Greensted; Rob Evans; 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  Parents’ Night Out Friday, August 9 5:30-8:30 pm 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.  Family Service Day Saturday, August 10 10 am to Noon HCUMC Food Pantry Volunteers are needed to pack bags of food for our Food Pantry clients. All ages are welcome.  Backpack Blessings Sunday, August 11 in Worship Bring your backpacks to church! Kids will be promoted to the next Sunday school class, backpacks will be blessed in worship and a potluck lunch will be shared after church!  Back-to-School/Back to Church Potluck Sunday, August 11 Following Worship Join us for potluck lunch! Everyone is invited to bring a dish to share and gather in the Covenant Center to celebrate the launch of fall ministries and the kids going back to school!  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.  Highlights Next Week CPR Training Wednesday, August 14 11 am in the Covenant Center Need to brush up your skills or renew your certification? Meet us in the Covenant Center! Cost is $40.  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!  Food Pantry Pantry Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 10-2 2nd and 4th Sundays from 12-1 pm We currently need soups, tuna, pasta sauce, 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 “The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion and humor and style and generosity and kindness” Maya Angelou 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. 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. Please RSVP to Pastor Cheryl ([email protected]) for food planning & determining our meeting location.  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. |