Beloved Community,
This weekend we have many ways you can engage with each other.
~ Game Night on Friday evening in the Covenant Center from 6-9 pm.All are welcome!
~ Bring boxes of paper to the drive through shredding event on Saturday morning 8:30 am – 12 noon.The cost is $5 per box of paper to be shredded. There will also be a bin for electronics that need to be recycled!See you then!
~ Worship on Sunday morning will be very special.We will worship in the sanctuary from 10:30 to 11 am and then Holy Covenant will BE the church!So dress in work clothes and be ready to impact our neighborhood!(Details below) Not too late to sign up!
As written in the Epistle of James: Faith is dead when it doesn’t result in faithful activity.
So we are putting ourselves into action and DOING this weekend!
Hope you will be a part of it all!
Shalom Blessings,
Pastor Cheryl Murphy
Be the Church Sunday
April 28
10:30 am WORSHIP
Followed by Projects
Join us as we serve as the hands and feet of Christ! We will meet for worship at 10:30 am in the sanctuary and then complete projects to serve our community. Please sign up for a projectHERE. Due to high response, projects have been added!
Projects outside the church include:
-Making Improvements to local CFBISD schools – spreading woodchips and cleaning up the grounds
-Planting trees with Friends of Furneaux Creek – bring gloves and a hand trowel if you have one
-Cleaning around the pond across the street – tools provided
-Bringing baked goods for local firefighters – bring at least a dozen cookies, brownies, etc.
-Delivering baked goods to local fire stations
Projects at the church include:
-Putting together hygiene kits for Metrocrest – contents provided
-Filling snack bags for Lovepacs – contents provided
-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!
-Writing letters to military veterans and deployed personnel – stationery provided
-Tying fleece blankets for foster kids – fleece and nametags provided
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 28
Be the Church Sunday
10:30 am Worship
Projects immediately after
Ushers: Travelers’ Class
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; 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.
Highlights This 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[emailprotected]to let her know what you can bring. Donationstoward dinner expenses may be made on the church website and are appreciated.
Secure Document Shredding & Electronics Recycling
Saturday, April 27
8:30 am to Noon
Sponsored by Holy Covenant’s Green Team. Open to the public. Protect your identity whilesupporting 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 ShreddingInc. Visitsecureonsiteshredding.comfor 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.
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. 
Highlight Next 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 prepare12 sandwiches, 12 pieces of fruit and 12 hard-boiled eggsand deliver them to Holy Covenant onSaturday, 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 [emailprotected])with any questions.
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 offTuesdays 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 giveONLINE or send checks to:
Holy Covenant UMC
1901 E. Peters Colony Rd.
Carrollton, TX 75007 
Online Giving Donate hereor use the QR code. You may set up a regular pledge payment by choosing the frequency of donations.
