Holy Covenant UMC Newsletter · 6/29/2012 · Holy Covenant UMC Newsletter Seek with God's heart Grow in God's word Serve all God's people In This Issue God Prepares the Way Welcoming

Holy Covenant UMC Newsletter

Seek with God's heart Grow in God's word Serve all God's people

In This Issue

God Prepares the Way

Welcoming Our New Pastor!

Women's Summer Read

Project Transformation

FREE Karate Camp

Come to "The Well"

Christianity is Not a SpectatorSport

Summer is here, where did theofferings go?

From the Missions Committee

Journey to the Mountain ChoirTour 2012

Children's Ministry

Kids' Sunday School

Classes for Toddlers through

5th Grade at 9:45 am!

Sunday School will BEE fun

with Buzz!

Issue: #64 June 29, 2012

From Cassie

God Prepares the Way

For surely I know the plans I have for

you, says the LORD, plans for your

welfare and not for harm, to give you a

future with hope. Jeremiah 29:11

I am fortunate to have a small group of

women with whom I covenant to travel on

our journey from seminary to ordination

and beyond. Throughout our relationship,

we have upheld each other in prayer

during times of struggle, exhaustion,

exhilaration, and transition. It is not

uncommon for one of us to receive short

text messages just when we need them

the most as if guided by the hand of God. On Monday this week,

I met with the District Committee on Ministry to be examined for

referral to the conference Board of Ministry, the first of several

steps toward ordination. As expected, I had the appropriate

feeling in the pit of my stomach and a certain amount of doubt

that I was adequately prepared for this meeting. Then my phone

chimed and the text message calmed all my fears. My covenant

sister simply wrote, "May you feel the presence of the Holy Spirit

who has gone before you and prepared the way."

I think that times of transition are sometimes the most difficult

to navigate because of the number of unknowns. We simply are

not created with a special ability to see into our future and know

the things that will transpire or the places we will be. We do not

know what tomorrow will bring. As we prepare for Rev. Rusty

Hedges to come, we can feel that feeling in the pit of our

stomach because we do not know how things will change. I also

think about how Rusty and Betsy must feel, for they must also

leave the place they have called home for the past several years.

Their transition also includes many new faces and new places to

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Vacation Bible School

2012

SKY VBS is coming to Holy

Covenant July 9-13!

If you would like to be

involved, contact Jana Jones

[email protected], Tatum

Curry

[email protected], or

Donna Roberts

[email protected].

Work Week is July 2-6.

If you would like to provide

breakfast or snacks for our

100+ volunteers

during the week of VBS,

please contact Jana.

Youth

July 1 - UMYF

July 8 - UMYF

July 15 - UMYF

July 22- 28 - No Youth

(Senior High Mission trip)

July 29 - No Youth

(Mission Trip)

Wednesday Nights- Small

Groups 7:00-8:30. Wishing

to go a little deeper with your

navigate. However, God is faithful and God is active in this

transition. God wants goodness for us. God's Spirit was present

in the process of making this appointment and we can have faith

that the Holy Spirit has gone before us and prepared the way.

I was met with kindness and tough questions during my

interview with the district committee. They prayed for me and

with me, they challenged me and applauded me when I

conquered the quest set before me. This is the fruit of God's

faithfulness in my journey and I believe this will be the fruit of

the new journey set before us as the people called Holy

Covenant. Friends, in this transition, may we feel the presence of

the Holy Spirit who has gone before us and prepared the way!

Shalom,

Cassie Wade, Spiritual Formation Minister

Welcoming Our New Pastor!

Sunday, July 1

9:45 am and Noon

in the Covenant CenterThis will be Pastor Rusty's first

Sunday and we want to welcome him

and his wife Betsy to our Holy Covenant

family. We will have receptions

following both services. We will also be

putting up a timeline (HC growth line )

on the back wall of the Covenant

Center. Each family can introduce

themselves and put their names by the

date they joined.

If you would like to give a gift card of

your choice to help the Hedges' set up

their new household, please bring it to the Covenant Center

Sunday morning. We will present our Welcome gifts to them

following the 11:00 service.

Please make a point of stopping by and introducing yourself

following your preferred worship service.

Women's Summer Read

Laugh Your Way to Graceby Rev. Susan Sparks

Thursday evenings 7:00 - 8:30 pm,

July 5 thru July 26

Room 208, HCUMC Covenant Center

Summer is a great time to kick up your feet

and read a good book! But if you are like

many of us, reading time is a premium and

we almost need a reason to find a quiet

moment to run our eyes over the pages. So

here are two great reasons: 1) LIFT is

sponsoring a book study for women, and 2)

the book is all about Humor and Grace!


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faith? Come and join us!

Sunday School- 9:45-10:50

"The Gospel According to Dr.

Suess"

Adult Ministry

Short-term Small Group

Thursday evenings

beginning in August -

6:30-8:00 pm

Led by Jana Jones

[email protected] - contact

her if you are interested.

We choose books/studies that

will last 6-8 weeks, take a

month off, then start again.

Look for details on our next

topic soon!

Attention Holy Covenant

Men!

If you would like to receive

the new Spiritual

Journeymen e-Newsletter,

please email Bob Michael at

[email protected].

Music Ministry

In this personal and funny look at humor as a spiritual practice,

Rev. Susan Sparks - an ex-lawyer turned comedian and minister

- presents a convincing case that the power of humor radiates far

beyond punch lines. Whatever your spiritual practices - or if you

are looking for new ones - join this veteran of the punch line

and the pulpit in reclaiming the forgotten humor legacy found in

thousands of years of human spiritual history. Cassie Wade and

Susan Blassingame will lead this delightful study.

You can purchase your book on Amazon.com for $16.42

Paperback or $10.36 Kindle. For further information, contact,

Cassie Wade at [email protected].

Project Transformation

July 16 - 19

9:30 am to Noon You are invited to be a part of the Project

Transformation Summer Program. This

summer Holy Covenant volunteers will

be reading with children grades 1-5 at

Chapel Hill UMC at 12411 Templeton

Trail in Farmers Branch. Background

checks are required for those over 17

years of age. Forms are available in the

church office. For more information please contact Cassie [email protected] or Mary Jane Van [email protected].

FREE Karate Camp

Saturday, July 21

11 am to 1 pmBoys and girls K - 6th,

Snack lunch provided

Karate demo, Stranger Danger,

games and instructions provided by

SideKicks Martial Arts.

Come to The Well

Saturday, July 21

5:00-6:00 pmA new Saturday night worshipping

community!

Monthly services are planned, with

hopes of a weekly service beginning

in 2012. Join us in a casual, family-

friendly atmosphere and experience

contemporary worship led by a rockin'

band! Childcare is provided for young

kids.


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Children's Music News!

Fine Arts Week 2012

Mark your calendars for

August 6-10 from 9 to

noon for our annual Fine

Arts Week for grades 1-5

The cost is $20.00 per

child, no more than $30

per family. Scholarships

are available.

We will present the

musical "Daniel" and

experience Babylon as we

learn guitar, keyboard,

handbells and more!

Register online at

www.hcumc.org.

Youth and adults are needed

to work. Contact Debbie

Chapman

[email protected] or

Ryan Baumgardner if you can

help! [email protected]

Sunday Worship

Schedule

8:30 and 11:00 am

Worship Services

9:45 am

Sunday School for all ages

Staff

Dr. Rusty Hedges,

Senior Pastor

Rev. Debbie Chapman,

Associate Pastor, Music

Ministries

Jana Jones,

Children's and Young Adult

Minister

Erin Lester,

Youth Minister

**Come to the service, then leave your kids from

6:00-9:00 for a Parents' Night Out!** Email Jana Jones

[email protected] to make a reservation. For kids ages

Infant-5th Grade - a snack will be provided. Cost is

$5/child or FREE if you attend the service and show your

bulletin!

Beginning in August!

FINDING BALANCE IN AN IMBALANCED WORLD-A 6-part series

that will uncover God's perspective on how to survive & thrive!

Christianity is Not a Spectator Sport

Ever thought about being a Stephen

Minister?Stephen Ministers work alongside our

pastors to care, encourage, and provide

emotional and spiritual support to people

who are going through a difficult time such

as divorce, grief, hospitalization,

unemployment, terminal illness, relocation,

chronic illness, or loneliness. If you have

gifts for caring, encouragement, and

listening, please begin to prayerfully consider whether you might

want to be part of this exciting ministry. If you think you might

be interested, talk with one of our Stephen Ministry Leaders:

Debbie Chapman, Susan Rardin, Donna Hatter, or Susan Kasten.

If you need a caring person to walk with you during rough times,

please contact Pastor Debbie Chapman [email protected].

Summer is here,

where did the offerings go?This has been an interesting quarter

for Holy Covenant UMC. We were

notified that there would be a senior

pastor change, funds were collected

for Sack Summer Hunger, funds were

raised for summer mission and choir

trips, money was raised for books for

Davis and Furneaux Elementary children, and the church

continues to have normal operating expenses. We have been

very successful in giving funds for special causes which will help

many people in ways that we will never know. For some reason

our offerings have not kept up with the normal expenses for the

church. As of the end of May our offerings for church operations

were approximately $25,000 less than was budgeted for that

period. June offerings to date are also down from expectations.

The church has adjusted by not spending funds for ministry

projects that were budgeted, payments were not made for

apportionments and funds have been borrowed from special

giving funds.


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Cassie Wade,

Ministry Intern

Sheryl Toney,

ECDP Director

Carol Jones,

Bookkeeper

Elise Webb Odell,

Administrative Assistant

In Our Thoughts andPrayers

The Payne family; A.P. Loyd;

Terry Baucom & family; Dan

Zambrano; Brenda Jo

Anderson; Sharon Richards;

Anita Pepper; Larry Rayes;

Carlos & Anne Castro; Nancy

Cardenas; Hugh & Bea Dixon;

Francine Robison; Stephen

Ministers; Rosemary

Stierhoff; Cris Hinkley; Dot

Molencupp; Dick Ellis; Jeffrey

Oostenbrug; Bonnie Feltner;

Samuel Lee, Jr.; Melissa

Anderson; Krystle Wert;

Wyatt Atcheson; Peggy

Tatum; Pam Krause; Anita &

Odell Heathington; Norma

McCormack; Robyn Goss &

family; Julie Bowes; JoAnn

Wiggins; Bernard Hardy;

Marcus & Linda Oakley;

Mitchell & Ashley Wert;

Kristin Nelson; Joey

Crumpley; Jessica and Philip

Stallings; Brenda McMurtrey;

Geraine Allen; Sara Ray's

father; Nita Sharp; Joe

Worthington; Virgil Ronning;

Josephine Anderson; John &

Elizabeth Rudolf; John

Michael; Sheila Anderson;

James Ross; Stephanie

Flangin; Bill Anderson;

DoReen Burbidge; Jak

Kinder; Philip Sorrell; Sandy

Serifin; Verne Glass; Sandie

& Mark Loudermilk; Ray

Rivera; Donna Crawford; the

Pillai family; the Wearden

family; Isaac & Karissa

Gonzales; Darla and

Jonathan Sherry;Brooks

Williams; Joyce Shipman;

Mattie Lannerd; Bob Horton;

As we continue into summer our offerings will need to increase

so that we can pay our normal operating expenses and catch up

with expected giving. There are several ways that you can give

to the church when you are not in attendance such as automatic

drafting from your account, paying your contribution on line and

mailing checks to the church. Which ever way you chose to

continue payment of your pledged amount during the summer,

the finance committee will appreciate your contribution. If you

would like more details of the church expenses or expected

giving or just have questions about the finances of the church

feel free to contact your finance committee for answers.

The Finance Committee ask that you prayerfully consider your

giving and continue to support Holy Covenant UMC with funds as

you much as you are able.

From the Missions Committee

Holy Covenant Soccer CampAnother successful soccer camp

was held at Holy Covenant. The

majority of kids were first-time

participants in any Holy

Covenant event, which afforded

many opportunities to invite

participation in upcoming

events. Several of the kids

signed up to attend the

cheerleading and karate camps.

One parent expressed

appreciation for the chance to

have her child participate in a

soccer event to determine if she

might have an interest in

pursuing the sport without having to spend a lot of money.

Special thanks to Pastor Andy and Nathan Lewis, Amber Ramirez

[Cassie Wade's daughter], and Stacey Congrove. Also, big thank

you goes to Linda Hill, Rick Davis, Della Swaim, and Johnny

Swaim for their help with the camp.

Journey to the Mountain Choir Tour 2012


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Phillip Pitts; Grant Russum

and family; John Cloninger &

family; Nathan Berry; Jim

Hartley; Rachel Herrera;

Brooke Johnston; Diane

Bullock; Joy & Scott Leiding &

family; Dale Bryan & family;

Noel Tardy; Jeannie Deringer;

Arthur Alaniz and family; Bill

Hill; Jay & Kathy Cash; Rosie

Alexander; Kate Bushmann;

Jess Beltran; Annabella

Chan; Rick Clement; Lisa

Tenore; Vic Anderson; Jon

Broom; Barbara Boothe;

Chase Gattis; the Koeth

family; Rob & Jaycinta

Kambach; the Rainey family;

the Hickman family; the

Dooley family; Jackie

Franklin and family; Anna

Hixon; Huffman family; the

Pifer family; the Bailey

family; the Witcher family;

and the Estes family.

Our loved ones in the

military

Gabriel Bridges, Jeff Christie,

Sean Connelly, Tim Connelly,

Chad Davidson, C.J.

Davidson,

Zach Glass, David Hunt,

Oscar Jasso, Marco

Mastrogiovanni, Brand

Oakley, Jake Oliver, Ashton

Rudolf, Logan Vidrine, Ashley

Wert, C.J. Westmoreland,

Brad Wethington, & Jeremy

Whiteside.

When you receive this newsletter 23 teenagers and 8 adults will

have returned from their trip to Colorado and Kansas. We will

have performed at FUMC Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods,

the Air Force Academy Chapel and assisted living centers. To see

the beautiful mountains and sing "How Great Thou Art" will be a

memory that will last a lifetime. To stand in the USAF Chapel and

sing "Creation Will Be at Peace" will be a prayer that will

reasonate for years to come. The Bon Voyage Concert was a

smashing success as the youth performed very well in their

singing, ringing and instrument playing. Grant Dermody was

awesome as our accompanist. Randy Lasley (auctioneer) and Joy

Lasley (auction coordinator) did an awesomefantastic job with

our Dessert Auction and we brought in well over a $1,000 for our

choir tour fund. Over the past year, parents, youth, church

members and friends have supported us by their participation in

our fundraisers both by participating and donating. I started to

list them all here but am afraid I would miss someone so let this

THANKS be for all of you. I do want to thank Susie Shatzsall,

Sheli Erenberger, Melissa Marsh, Teresa Oostenbrug, Andrea

Millaway, Jim McKee and Jerry Baxter for committing to plan and

participate in the trip. There are really no words to describe

their dedication to the program and our young people.

Blessings to all,

Pastor Debbie


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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.

We are welcoming and open to all people;

black or white, yellow or brown, you are welcome here;

rich or poor, young or old, you are welcome here,

gay or straight, citizen or sojourner, you are welcome here.

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