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Holy Covenant UMC Newsletter
Seek with God's heart Grow in God's word Serve all God's people
In This Issue
From Pastor Wendy
Honoring Our Saints
Baptism and New Members
Parents' Night Out
It's Poinsettia Time!
Request From a Military Parent
Prayer Corner
ECDP Science Lab
Auction 2010 Photos
Children's Ministry
Get Moving
There is growing concern
about childhood obesity in
our country. Would you
like to participate in a
program that could be
life-changing for families?
Get Moving will provide
health and nutrition
information necessary to
maintain a healthy
lifestyle.
This is for kids and parents
to participate in together.
We hope to begin this
program in our community
in the spring.
Over the next few months,
we are looking for
individuals interested in
planning activities,
mentoring kids and their
Issue: #23 November 19, 2010
From Pastor Wendy
Greetings Holy Covenant family,
Every day that ticks by in November
inches us closer and closer to the
holidays that will soon be upon us.
Please don't be mad at me for pointing
that out. It's a mind-blowing reality for
me, too. Just thinking about
Thanksgiving planning and Christmas
preparations makes my blood pressure
shoot up a little.
However, I received a little 'gem' in my email inbox this week and
wanted to share it with you; in case thinking about the holidays
has a similar effect on your blood pressure. It's from a daily
devotional called "Inward/Outward" www.inwardoutward.org and
this particular one is written by the late Henri Nouwen, a priest
with an incredible gift of speaking directly to our souls and who's
written numerous books that are spiritually inspiring. His
devotional on October 30 was about being "Useless and Silent".
Before you read this, I invite you to recall the soul quieting words
of Psalm 46 - especially verse 10 - "Be still and know that I am
God".
I hope you enjoy it and that it stills your anxious soul as it did
mine.
Blessings to you all,
Pastor Wendy
Henri J. M. Nouwen
Useless and Silent
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parents, promoting this
effort within our
community, and
coordinating short
health/nutrition seminars
presented by local
professionals. If you are
interested, please contact
Jana Jones
[email protected] or Kathy
Garcia
for more information.
Fall Sunday School
Classes for Toddlers
through 5th Grade at 9:45
am!
Sunday School will BEE fun
with Buzz!
Learn to know Jesus, feel
his love, and have a
friendship with him!
Save the Date - Family
Advent Festival
Plan to join us on Sunday,
December 5 for our annual
Family Advent Festival!
We will meet from
5:30-8:00 pm for dinner,
crafts, carols, and more fun!
Watch for more details
soon.
Contact Jana Jones if you
would like to help.
Youth Ministry
We need quiet time in the presence of God. Although we want to
make all our time time for God, we will never succeed if we do not
reserve a minute, an hour, a morning, a day, a week, a month, or
whatever period of time, for God and God alone.
This asks for much discipline and risk taking because we always
seem to have something more urgent to do and "just sitting there"
and "doing nothing" often disturbs us more than it helps. But there
is no way around this. Being useless and silent in the presence of
our God belongs to the core of all prayer.
In the beginning we often hear our own unruly inner noises more
loudly than God's voice. This is at times very hard to tolerate. But
slowly, very slowly, we discover that the silent time makes us quiet
and deepens our awareness of ourselves and God.
Then, very soon, we start missing these moments when we are
deprived of them, and before we are fully aware of it an inner
momentum has developed that draws us more and more into
silence and closer to that still point where God speaks to us.
Honoring Our Saints
Sunday,November 21during 8:30 and 11:00 worshipservices
Baptism and New Members
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Youth! Mark your
calendars with these
dates for 2011:
Feb 11-13 - Winter Retreat
Mar 4-6 - Youth Annual
Conference - for youth
leaders at Bridgeport
Jun 14-21 - Choir Tour
Jul 3-8 - Junior High
mission trip
Jul 24-30 - Senior High
mission trip
Aug 7-13 - Youth week
Adult Ministry
Are You Called to be a
Care Giver?
Our new Stephen Ministry
is currently accepting
applications for those in our
congregation who feel God
calling them to provide care
to folks in our congregation
and in our community who
need care. Care that
consists of confidential
listening, encouraging,
praying and providing
emotional and spiritual
support to someone facing a
crisis or going through a
rough time. Care that only
a trained Stephen Minister
can provide. Is that
Stephen Minister YOU?
If you say, "Yes, this is ME,"
please fill out the
application to be a Stephen
Minister off of
www.hcumc.org or contact
Donna Hatter
Susan Kasten
more information.
Ted Ditty, baptized and joined along with Kimberly Ditty,November 7, 2010
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Music Ministry
Music News
Piano for Sale
The baby grand piano in the
gym is for sale! It has been
recently tuned and cleaned
up a bit and the asking
price is $750.00. If you are
interested, contact Rev.
Debbie Chapman at
Music Ministry Dates to
Remember
Dec. 2 Wesleyan Adult
Choir to sing at Carrollton
Community Nativity Exhibit,
7 PM all are invited. www.carrolltonnativity.com
Dec. 5 Children's
Christmas Program, 6:30
PM as a part of the Family
Advent Festival
Dec. 12 Wesleyan Adult
Choir to combine with
Chapel UMC Chancel Choir
and instrumentalists to
present Vivaldi's "Gloria" at
8:30 and 11:00 AM services
Green Team
Dishwashing is a daily
chore. If you use a
dishwasher, you know that
Patricia Depew joined November 7, 2010pictured with Lucy Tucker
Parents' Night Out
Friday, December 36-9 pm Kids ages Infant-5th Grade are invited for an evening
of fun while parents have a night out!
Reservations are required by Wednesday, December
1 - contact Jana Jones.
Cost is $5 per child. A snack will be provided.
It's Poinsettia Time!
$12 Each.Sign up in the narthex.
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it is not necessary to wash
the dishes before placing
them in the dishwasher.
Why do you have a
dishwasher if you do this?
If you are not yet willing to
buy "green products" for
your household cleaning
needs, consider this:
Opting for dishwasher
detergents with low or no
phosphates is kinder to our
environment. Many
dishwashing detergents
contain phosphates, a
chemical that boosts algae
growth in freshwater, thus
posing a major threat to
plants and fish. These
particular products
(recommended by
Consumer Reports) are low
in phosphates and are safe
for the environment:
-Finish Quantum tablets
-Finish Powerball Tabs
-Cascade Complete All in 1
-Cascade with Dawn
ActionPacs
Please do your part to take
care of our planet....
Sunday Worship Schedule
8:30 and 11:00 am
Worship Services
9:45 am
Sunday School for all ages
Staff
Rev. Andy Lewis, Senior
Pastor
Rev. Debbie Chapman,
Associate Pastor, Music
Ministries
Rev. Wendy Curran,
Associate Pastor, Spiritual
Formation
Jana Jones, Children's
Minister
Georgia Harrison, Youth
Minister
Request From a Military Parent
To Holy CovenantMy son is a 2002 graduate of Texas
A&M University and a Captain in the
U.S. Army who has completed two
deployments to the Middle East and is
currently serving in Afghanistan.
Having a child in a hostile environment
causes parents to have increased
concern and worries. I want to know
how other parents manage this stress and anxiety while their son
or daughter is deployed to the military. I am asking parents to
share their story. My goal is to compile a book of stories, poetry,
artwork and other encouraging messages for parents who have
children in the military. My plan is to assemble the works into a
book of daily devotional readings. I believe families from past and
present military conflicts can benefit through sharing stories of
how to cope, and perhaps even thrive, during the deployment of
loved ones.
With churches such as yours I am able to connect with parents,
grandparents or siblings who can recall how they survived a
deployment of their child or sibling. These stories can pertain to
the recent conflicts or may include the Vietnam War, Korean
Conflict and WWII.
Some ideas for consideration for parents are as follows: What did
you do to decrease the stress and anxiety while your child was in a
hostile environment? Specifically, did you rely on your faith, using
a specific prayer or scripture? Did you use poetry or artwork to
express your emotions? Did you exercise or make any changes in
your lifestyle? Did you use humor, read heartwarming stories, or
write in a journal? Looking back, are there things you would have
done differently?
This project is not a political forum. All secular and non-secular
writings will be considered for inclusion in this work. I am not
soliciting for any monetary donations.
Everyone likes to share his or her story, particularly about one's
child. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to
contact me.
Sincerely,
Alice Murphy
1224 N. Hwy 377
Suite 303-101
Roanoke, TX 76262
817-988-2341
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Sheryl Toney, ECDP
Director
Carol Jones, Bookkeeper
Elise Webb, Administrative
Assistant
In Our Thoughts and
Prayers
The Depew family; the
family of Helen Montfort;
the Heathington family; the
Duddleston family; Stephen
Ministry leaders; Nicole
Abed; Rosemary Stierhoff;
Cris Hinkley and Dot
Molencupp; Roger Mitcham;
Jaynie Ayoub; Gregg Stone;
Jenny Martin; Sue Moser;
Joni Taylor; Dick Ellis; Bev
Randall; Josephine
Anderson; Bill Blassingame;
Jeanna Blassingame; Jim
McKee's sister, Cyndi
Benedict; Scott Curry's
mother, Jeanne; Claudia
Buntyn; Brenda & Rick
Richardson; Marcus Oakley;
Sheila Anderson; Mark &
Amy Ruggles; Joni Taylor's
brother Mike; Bill
Anderson; Nancy Rudolf's
aunt; Dan Patman's niece,
Lizz; Azlynn and John
Hooper; Elaine Edgington's
brother, Joe Riggs; Kevin
Stahl's father, Harvey;
Larie Engles' mother; David
& Coby Mazzucco; Philip
Sorrell; Susan and Jay
Graham; Nicki & Don Luce
& family; Heather Hinton's
uncle Billy Fulton; Amy &
Eric Bresie; Sandy Serifin;
Carol Jones' parents, Verne
& Dorlis Glass; Sandie &
Mark Loudermilk; Doug
Jones' brother Jeff; Ray
Rivera; Chris Eldridge; the
family of Kenny Adams; the
father of Sarah Engledow-
Brown; the family of Geri
Venincasa; Joy & Scott
Leiding & family; Dawn
Superak & family; Dale
Prayer Corner
Coming in December
In the PRAYER CORNER, you will find
scriptures, poems, and prayers to inspire
your prayer life.
IT PAYS TO PRAYis a monthly quiz based
on the scriptures, poems, and prayers
found in the PRAYER CORNER each month.
Follow us on
facebook, twitter, "What's Happening at
HCUMC" and www.hcumc.org!
ECDP Science Lab
Alicia
Welch, the
ECDP
science lab
teacher,
introduces
pre-schoolers to the exciting world of science. The kids study
magnets, clouds, animals, their senses, and lots more! Every week
the kids travel to the science lab to discover something new.
Dressed in her lab coat, Alicia asks probing questions and
encourages the children to think and reason while having a great
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Bryan & family; Noel Tardy;
Carol Blalock; Jeannie
Deringer; Arthur Alaniz and
family; Bill Hill; Jay & Kathy
Cash; Rosie Alexander;
Kate Bushmann; Jess
Beltran; Jan Rollins;
Annabella Chan; Rick
Clement; Lisa Tenore; Vic
Anderson; Jon Broom;
Barbara Boothe; the Frisbie
family; David Fettke; the
Hickman family; the Dooley
family; Jackie Franklin and
family; Anna Hixon, friend
of Kim Eaves; Ann Michelle
King; Jon Broom; Huffman
family; the Pifer family; the
Bailey family; and the
Witcher family.
Our loved ones in the military
Trevor Baucom, Precious
Blackman, Jeff Christie,
Clem Clemens, Sean
Connelly, Tim Connelly, CJ
Davidson, Collin Fender,
Zach Glass, David Hunt,
Oscar Jasso, Marco
Mastrogiovanni, Kevin
Merritt, Brand Oakley, Jake
Oliver, Ashton Rudolf,
Ashley Wert, C.J.
Westmoreland, Brad
Wethington, & Jeremy
Whiteside.
time.
Auction 2010
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Custom Embroidery Screen Printing
Corporate Apparel, Shirts, Caps, etc. T-shirts, Team, etc.
Advertising Promotional Items
Pens, Mugs, Magnets, Koozies, etc.
Mike & Rose Lovell 1630 Valwood Parkway at Luna Rd., Carrollton, TX
e-mail: [email protected] web: www.embroidme-metrocrest.com
Katie Neff, MS, LPC-Intern with Pastoral Counseling and Education Center
is currently offering counseling at Holy Covenant Thursday afternoons and evenings.
Call (214) 526-4525 to make an appointment.
www.pcec-counseling.org
Piano Lessons at Holy Covenant!
Jonathan Kaan is teaching piano lessons at Holy Covenant. You can contact
Jonathan at [email protected] or at 972-505-1833 for more information.
Jonathan graduated with honors from Baylor University with a Masters Degree in
Piano Pedagogy and Performance.
Our VisionOur VisionOur VisionOur Vision - - - -
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Connecting with our neighbors,Connecting with our neighbors,Connecting with our neighbors,Connecting with our neighbors,
caring for our earth, caring for our earth, caring for our earth, caring for our earth,
finding transformation through the love of Christ. finding transformation through the love of Christ. finding transformation through the love of Christ. finding transformation through the love of Christ.
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