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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
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
jjones@hcumc.org, Tatum
Curry
tatumtoney@hotmail.com, or
Donna Roberts
gaonmymindtx2001@yahoo.com.
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
jjones@hcumc.org - 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
rbmchl@yahoo.com.
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 cwade@hcumc.org.
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 Wadecwade@hcumc.org or Mary Jane Van Hornemjj1128@verizon.net.
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
dchapman@hcumc.org or
Ryan Baumgardner if you can
help! ryloba@verizon.net
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
jjones@hcumc.org 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 dchapman@hcumc.org.
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 Pedagogy and Performance.
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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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