This service will be streamed on Facebook Live

FELLOWSHIP HOUR: is held in the Fellowship Hall following the Sunday Worship Service. Your hostesses this week are Lisa Joiner and volunteers. All are welcome to come and enjoy good food and good fellowship with your church friends. We especially welcome our church visitors.

PLEASE NOTE:

MESSENGER: The MESSENGER will not be distributed via email next week. Publication will resume the following week

Sunday, April 21: Pastor Paul will be away on Sunday April 21^st and Rev. Roger Verse will serve as Guest Pastor for the Worship Service. Rev. Verse served our church in the role of Transitional Pastor for the year preceding our call to Pastor Paul. We are so pleased to welcome him back to our church next week.

The April 21^st Worship Service will not be available via FaceBook Live.

Elder Art Ondich has reached out to the male members and friends of our church with an invitation to join in re-activating the church Men’s Club. A brief organizational meeting of the club was held in the Fellowship Hall following the Worship Service last Sunday. Twelve (12) men attended the meeting, with 3 more expressing interest but unable to stay for the meeting.

The purpose of the meeting was to gather some ideas regarding meeting times, and to identify the purpose of the club. It was suggested that the group meet perhaps once a month (and as needed) after church on Sunday, and that a main purpose might be to develop and put on activities as fund raisers for the church, with specific projects approved by Session.

Those in attendance have been asked to submit ideas for activities, and to identify particular talents and skills that they can contribute to the group’s efforts. Suggestions from others will also be most welcome

As plans develop they will be reported through this MESSENGER and the church Sunday bulletin announcements. Many thanks to Art Ondich for heading up this re-activation of the Men’s Club.

5:30 – 7:00 pm - Eat in or Take-out

Reservations required by Wednesday, April 10, and can be made by calling the church office (772-546-5043,or visiting the church website www.heartofhobesound.org

Sale of a variety of donated items

Bake Sale - Items priced individually

Lunch - $7 Grilled Hamburger or BBQ pulled pork, cold slaw and baked beans, Or $6 Hotdog, cole slaw, and baked beans.

The community is invited to join us for a fun time. Church members and neighbors alike are invited to rent a table for $20 from which to sell their own treasures OR retail items.

Note: If you don’t want to reserve your own table, but have items you wish to donate, they may be brought to the church office during office hours . Bring them in containers labeled for the yard sale. Do not donate clothing or furniture.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

Saturday, May 4, 9:00 AM

In the Courtyard

This event was originally planned to be held in celebration of the completion of the church dog park. Then COVID happened, and it had to be postponed indefinitely.

It has finally been rescheduled for May 4.

All members, friends, and neighbors are invited to bring their pets, either on a leash or in a carrier. All of God’s beautiful creatures are welcome!

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.

Exciting News! In honor of our upcoming Centennial Celebration, HSCPC will self publish a Dessert Recipe Book. Once completed, the church will offer the book for sale in order to garner funds for our Centennial festivities and/or building improvements.

We’re looking for:

l. Popular dessert recipes used for fellowship events. Could include details about why everyone loved this dessert, or a funny or notable anecdote about something that happened at the church when this selection was served – i.e birthday, anniversary, etc.

2. Family dessert recipes that demonstrate a food history. Might be a recipe that is a passed-down family treasure, with a short summary of how it has achieved legendary status in your family history. A photo of loved ones enjoying it would be a real plus.

3. Dessert recipes that coincide with the church’s legacy in Hobe Sound. Examples – Do you know someone that made an amazing dessert for the famous Church Fish Fry Dinners? Was there a dessert that was a hands down winner during the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, etc? Ask your friends and neighbors – we want to know what’s been cooking in Hobe Sound’s past for the church, the community, and your family!

Send the information to: recipeshscpc@gmail.com

There will be stops on the tour, including at the SMRU facility on Water Street, the Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church, and Hobe Sound Civic Center (former camp Murphy building) among others. Riders should be made aware that getting on and off the bus is involved.

Hobe Sound Community Church member Art Ondich will be the on-bus narrator, sharing his knowledge and memories of growing up in Hobe Sound. Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church is included in this tour, and Rev. Paul Bayerl will give a brief history of the church.

The tour begins at the Historic Apollo School at 10 a.m. and ends at the school at 1 p.m..

Seating is limited and on a first come, first-served basis. Tickets are $65 (cash or check – mail to Apollo School Foundation, 9307 SE Olympus Street, Hobe Sound, FL 33455) or $70 if you buy your tickets online at BUY TICKETS.

Thursday, April 18, 2024 – Israel Mireles

Speeches begin at 7 p.m. at the Historic Apollo School, 9141 S.E. Apollo Street, Hobe Sound. Tickets are $15 at the door. Please reserve your seat in advance at apolloschoolfoundation@aol.com. 

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 following two programs being presented by this group.

Saturday, April 13, 3:00 pm

Trinity United Methodist Church

2221 NE Savannah Rd, Jensen Beach

Sunday, April 14, 3:00 pm

St Bernadette Catholic Church

350 NW California, Port St. Lucie

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

7 Frieda Merz

12 Derrick Roupp

14 Marilyn Nyman

14 Debra Monet

18 Ingrid Roupp

24 Retta Galloway

25 Dottie Schafer

6 Len and Milla Finchum

16 Dari and Billy Bowman

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

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

3/19/24 Barbara McCalla

Roy Hamlin

Arline Holloway

Joyce Anne Hamlin

Elliot Phillips

Bob Atkisson

Frank Lund

Anne Linman

Sabrina Morse

Jim Wiggin

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.