Hospitality

Holy Covenant asks you to bring in a wide variety of items to support us in our quest to reduce, reuse, recycle, provide for our congregational community, and care for our greater community.

If you have any of these, bring them in!

CINDER BLOCKS NEEDED
Holy Covenant needs cinder blocks for a Lent project! Have a few in your basement? Willing to schlep them to church by February 20th? Let Rebecca Anderson know.

HOT CUP SLEEVE DRIVE
The Green Team and Hospitality have partnered up to start a coffee sleeve drive at Holy Covenant. Please bring in your used hot cup sleeves so we can offer them at the coffee station during hospitality! When using a sleeve during church, please remember to return the sleeve to its basket before tossing your cup. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

BRING US YOUR CORKS!
The Green Team will be collecting wine corks, both natural and synthetic, in the coming year. For every cork collected, Terra Cycle will donate 2 cents to Holy Covenant United Methodist Church. There is a box in the gallery labeled “Cork Collection”. Please bring in any wine corks you have (or your neighbors have, or your local restaurants have) to be donated to this worthy cause!

COAT DRIVE
Holy Covenant is collecting coats for those in need that will be distributed to Dignity Diner guests every Tuesday. Please bring adult coats (L-XL), mittens and gloves (no scarves or hats) to the church and place at the bottom of the basement stairs. We will collect coats through the winter so that as many as possible will receive the gift of warmth. Questions? Please contact Walter Treash.

HAVE PICTURES OF HOLY COVENANT? SEND THEM IN!
We would love to look through your photos and possibly pick out a few for the church’s website! Mission events, social events, hospitality or small groups — if you have any, send them to Katie Cook.

In addition, something you do every day can benefit Holy Covenant:

SEARCH THE INTERNET, GIVE TO HOLY COVENANT!
Every time you search the internet through www.goodsearch.com, the site will donate 1 cent to HCUMC. Just go to the site, enter Holy Covenant to verify, and then search away! It’s free and easy to use for you, and Holy Covenant receives a donation at the end of the year. Many sites also offer a % donation if you make a purchase. So search away, which you do anyway, and give to the church. Their motto is: You search, we give.

One of our most endearing qualities at HCUMC is our warm welcoming spirit. The welcome team is looking for help greeting with our Sunday services. In the coming weeks a member of our team may ask you to greet with them. Please prayerfully consider this invitation. We’d love to get you acquainted with the minor details of greeting and connect with some new friends. It’s a simple way of serving with minimal time commitments outside of worship! Weekly email reminders and sign ups allow for planned greeting or last minutes opportunities! Please email Jen Banas at jen_banas@yahoo.com if you would like to be added to the list!

Do you like the coffee that is provided for hospitality each week? Did you know that the coffee is purchased through the United Methodist Committee on Relief through the equal exchange program? If you would be interested in purchasing this coffee or other fair trade coffee through bulk ordering with other members of HCUMC please contact Amber Kujath at nurseamber@hotmail.com. For more information on this project and a list of products visit http://interfaith.equalexchange.com/

The hospitality committee is always looking for ways to help make our Sunday morning time enjoyable. Please let us know if you have any suggestions by emailing Lynda Davis at ldavis137@aol.com or Amber Kujath at nurseamber@hotmail.com.