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FELLOWSHIP HOUR: is held in the Fellowship Hall following the Sunday Worship Service. Your host this week is the Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church Men’s Club. All are welcome to come and enjoy good food and good fellowship with your church friends. We especially welcome our church visitors.

The church Men’s Club is preparing to honor all female members and friends of HSCPC on Mother’s Day.

1. They have formed a men’s choir to sing at the Mother’s Day Worship Service,

2. They are giving the hard working Deacons a day off by preparing and serving a Mother’s Day Brunch following the Worship Service.

And we would be very remiss if we didn’t recognize our Administrative Assistant’sThursday morning assistant, her husband Bob. Thursday is the day that the church bulletin with all its inserts is assembled for the coming Sunday. Bob cheerfully spends Thursday mornings folding and stuffing the results of much of Diane’s weekly work.

Saturday, May 4, In the Church Courtyard

Many very positive comments have been made about the May 4 Blessing of the Animals event held in our church courtyard. All members, friends, and neighbors were invited to bring their pets, either on a leash or in a carrier. All of God’s beautiful creatures were welcome, and 40 dogs, accompanied by 75 people, enjoyed socializing together and receiving blessings, prayer tags for their collars, and a treat bag filled with doggie treats and a collapsible food/water bowl. Their humans were not forgotten either, with cold drinks, cookies and small pastries provided by the Deacons.

The service, led by Pastor Paul Bayerl, included an Old Testament Reading (Genesis 9:8-ll), a responsive reading, and a Prayer of Blessing, after which Pastor Paul circulated through the crowd and blessed each individual animal, petting them and calling them by name. This was followed by a Dismissal reading calling on God’s blessing on his treasured creations.

Author, Jan Richardson.

It would be wonderful if we could share photos of each and every pet and pet parent that attended this service. The following are just a very few photos summarizing the activities of the day.   

The Service for the Blessing of the Animals

Individual Blessings of the animals

Relaxing by the fountain

Largest Dogs.... and Smallest Dogs

Treat Bags

There have been many calls for the Blessing of the Animals to be continued next year, and it is hoped that owners of many other species of pets can be encouraged to participate.

“All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.”

5:30 – 7:00 pm - Eat in or Take-out

Pulled Pork Dinner, served with

Reservations required by Wednesday, May 8, 

TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY SINGERS

Church and choir member Catherine Hilton is also a member of the Treasure Coast Community Singers. She would like to make you aware of the group’s final concert of the 2023-24-season.

The concert will be held on May 18 & 19, and will highlight the music of three of the most accomplished composers/songwriters of the twentieth and twentifirst centuries: Burt Bacharack, Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Youth Chorus (grades K-4) and Middle School Chorus (grades 508) will also sing favorites by these composers.

SPOTLIGHT ON BACHARACH, SONDHEIM, AND WEBBER

To purchase tickets or learn more about the Treasure Coast Community Singers, visit www.tccsingers.org

The winter Bible Study classes have concluded. They will resume early in the summer with study of the New Testament First and Second Letters of Paul to Timothy.

Instructor Sandra Price, an experienced yoga practitioner, RYT200, and Certified Chair Yoga Instructor, offers CHAIR YOGA classes in our fellowship hall on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 10:00 AM. The cost is by donation

Church member Debra Monet is offering art classes on our church campus. How to draw, paint in Watercolor and Acrylic will be the main focus for the lessons. The cost for each 3 hour class is $20, a portion of which will be donated to the Church Building Improvement Project.

For more class details, or to schedule a class, contact Debra at the Sunday coffee hour, or call her at 772-240-2063.

The sewing circle meets every Thursday afternoon @ 1 pm in the office parlor, with Sheila Fortura serving as hostess. It’s a wonderful time to work on your own projects, and learn new handwork skills from others. For information you can contact Sheila at psfortura@att.net, or 772-708-8983.

On January 10, 1926, Hobe Sound Community Church was organized under the supervision of the Presbyterian Church, USA.

As we look toward our 100^th birthday, we are making plans for the exciting centennial celebration to take place in the year 2026. These plans include an ambitious and much needed Building Improvement Plan extending through 2025, and beyond. All donations to this fund-raising campaign to help maintain and preserve our historical church facility will be warmly received and appreciated.

THE FIRST PHASE OF THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PLAN consisted of installation of new storm resistant windows in the Sanctuary and Manse, and accompanying needed repairs. That phase has been completed.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PLAN consisted of renovations in the kitchen and fellowship hall. That phase has been completed.

THE THIRD PHASE OF THE PLAN consisted of repair and painting of the church steeple.

THE FOURTH AND FINAL PHASE OF THE PLAN will be replacement of the church roof and attached structures.

Special recognition is due to Elder Raelyn Holmes, the chairman of the Building and Grounds Committee. She has taken charge of all the detailed work involved in getting bids, selecting vendors, keeping track of work schedules, checking on work-site progress and being available to the work crew for questions. Thank you, Raelyn, for all the time and effort you have put into this and the many previous building improvement projects.

The expenses incurred in maintaining our church and its missions continue to exceed our income. Please remember to consider the financial needs of your church, and continue to support the operation of our church by making your weekly offerings even if you continue to worship from home for a while longer.

You can send your weekly offering or any other donation via regular mail to the Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church, 11933 SE Juno Crescent, Hobe Sound, FL 33455, or drop it off at the church office during office hours, M-Th, 9 til noon. In addition, a link for on-line donations is available on the church website or by clicking the link below.

THE CHURCH OFFICE hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM til noon.

PASTOR PAUL’S OFFICE HOURS are Monday through Thursday, 9:30AM to 12:00 noon. If you want to meet with him, check ahead since he often has morning commitments outside of the office. He is available at other times by appointment.

CHURCH WEBSITE: www.heartofhobesound.org

1 Connie Frazee

15 Milla Finchum

16 Dari Bowman

24 Anthony Variale

27 RoseMarie Patterson

27 Marty Albrecht

31 Len Finchum

6 Roy and Leann Kindberg

28 Werner and Frieda Merz

(If we have missed your birthday or anniversary, please let us know so you can be included here for the rest of the month.)

PRAYER REQUESTS: PLEASE NOTE: In the future, the date of the request will be included and the name will be removed after three weeks. The names below (except those that are preceded by a date) will be removed next week unless a continuation request has been made.  

This request should be made to Karen Metzger, kmmetz@bellsouth.net, or 772 220-4678, or to Diane Atkisson in the church office. phone – 772-546-5043, email – church@heartofhobesound.org or through the prayer request card found in the Church pew rack.

Gary Shriver

Alan Reddish

Ellen Hamlin

Klaus Mann

John Frazee

Jan Norrish

Joan Benedict

Jim Wiggin

4-28-2024 Linda Chambers

Roy Hamlin

Arline Holloway

Joyce Anne Hamlin

Elliot Phillips

Bob Atkisson

Frank Lund

Anne Linman

Sabrina Morse

5-5-2024 Gary Poh

To request prayers through the Prayer Circle, for yourself or someone else, contact Jan Norrish, 772-486-5514, jannorrish@hotmail.com,

To have a prayer request included in the Church Sunday bulletin and the MESSENGER, fill out the prayer request card found in the Church pews or contact the church office, phone – 772 546-5043, email - church@heartofhobesound.org

HSCPC WEBSITE: The MESSENGER is posted on our website each week. If you want to check content from a previous week, just go to www.heartofhobesound.org and click on the Newsletter link.