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Join the UMM for Race & Real Estate in Raleigh: Faithful Responses to Displacement
with Rev. Rob Stephens, January 20 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. A native of Winston-Salem, NC, Rev. Stephens is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, a trainer and organizer with the Racial Equity Institute, and Faith Outreach Coordinator for the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW). He is a member of the Men of Southeast Raleigh, Housing Chair for the Raleigh-Apex Branch of the NAACP and works with the newly formed Alliance of Rooted Communities, a network of over a dozen Black neighborhoods in the Triangle working together to counter displacement and build on the rich history and power in our communities. Dinner is $10. Click here to register.
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Join us on Wednesday, January 21, for a Taco Bar! Taco bar will include chicken, beef, or veggie tacos with all the toppings (lettuce, cheese, pico, sour cream, jalapenos), rice, beans and chips. Choice of soft flour tortillas or corn tortillas, gluten-free tortilla shells available.
Dinner will be served from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., followed by programming for all ages from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Register here for dinner by Monday evening.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! It takes many hands to make these nights run smoothly. There are opportunities to help with dinner, as well as children’s and youth activities. If you’re interested, please use the sign-up links below to volunteer. Every role makes a difference, and we’re grateful for your support. Contact Jason Trice with any questions.
Dinner Volunteer Sign-Up
Children's Ministry Volunteer Sign-Up
Youth Ministry Volunteer Sign-Up
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As we continue Stephen Ministry month at HBUMC, we invite anyone who feels called to serve as a Stephen Minister or who might benefit from having someone walk with them through a difficult season, to reach out and get connected. We've compiled our annual overview of this ministry's history at HBUMC. Click here to check it out!
For more information, visit hbumc.org/support.
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- No youth activities this Sunday, 1/18
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1/21 Wednesday Night Youth - Open Gym from 6:30pm-7:30pm
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Join us on February 1st from 5-6:30 p.m. for a warm, delicious evening of food and fellowship - all in support of the HBUMC Youth Summer Service Trips to North Carolina and the greater Appalachia region!
There are several ways you can support this fundraising effort!
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Folks & families of all ages are invited for a dinner of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice, and fruit on Tuesday, February 17th from 5pm-6:30pm. This dinner is a fundraiser for our youth service trips. We ask that adults pay a minimum of $13 and kids $7 at registration; extra donations can be given at the door (cash, check, or Venmo). We’ll have live music and Mardi Gras mask decorating for all ages, as well! Click here to RSVP.
Interested in helping? Sign up here to donate supplies or volunteer.
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The 54th Annual JOY Class Beach Retreat (JCBR) will be held March 20-22, 2026 at Fort Caswell Retreat Center in Oak Island, NC! The JCBR is our annual weekend of faith and friendly competition for 6th to 12th graders. The cost of this year’s JCBR is $350 per attending youth and $250 per adult. Apply for financial aid here.
Click here to register by February 25th.
| | You’re invited to join the pastors for conversation and coffee in the Parlor on Sunday, January 25 at 10 a.m. Whether you’re new, or a longtime member looking to catch up with the pastors, you are welcome! RSVP to sswandell@hbumc.org. Childcare available. | | |
Please join us on February 26 from 6:00 - 8:15 p.m. for Together in Faith: An Evening for Women with Kate Bowler, a Duke University associate professor, award-winning podcast host, and four-time New York Times bestselling author. Together in Faith is hosted by four congregations in the Raleigh area: Christ Episcopal Church, Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, St. Michael's Episcopal Church and White Memorial Presbyterian Church. Learn more and purchase tickets here.
As we prepare for our this event, we invite you to attend one of our book studies or gatherings. Please note that these gatherings are optional. They will be led by clergy and staff members of the participating churches. Click here to learn more and sign up!
| | Each Sunday, the sanctuary altar is adorned with fresh flowers to honor or memorialize loved ones or special events. We are in need of sponsors for February 1. If interested, contact the Altar flower committee at hbumcflowers@gmail.com. | | |
A Prayer For Prayer
May we let prayer be
May we allow it to follow
the infinite patterns of the human heart.
May we learn to practice the most difficult art,
the art of noninterference.
May we be guided by prayer
instead of attempting to guide prayer.
May we allow prayer to be what it needs to be
to be what it is.
May we let prayer be.
-Larry Dossey
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Prayer Requests
We believe God is present in the prayers we lift up for one another.
To add a name to the prayer concerns bookmark, published each week in the bulletin, please email prayer@hbumc.org. If your prayer concern is confidential, and you want only to share with the pastors, please indicate so in your email. We will keep names on the prayer bookmark for one month, unless otherwise requested.
Please hold these places and people in your hearts this week:
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DEATHS
Sid Comer, brother of Lily Keyes, cousin of Anna Stidham, January 2
Gladys Rose, wife of Harold, mother of Phillip Rose and Lora McKinney,
January 10
Jane Preiss, January 12
PRAYER CONCERNS
Zack Anstett
Dorothy Ashworth
Bill Collins
Jo Garrett
Steve Gill
Pat & Bud Gore
Gilbert Hay
Trish Holmes
Jo Ann & Nevelle Jones
Chuck Kavcsak
the Mahan family
Steve Motter
Krystina Ortiz
Jim Riggins
Sue Robertson
Theresa & Dick Stevens
Victoria Sullivan
Billie Lee Whisnant
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ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS
Our Government Leaders
Those Affected by Natural Disasters
Our In-Crowd Members
Peace in Palestine, Israel, Haiti, Sudan, and Ukraine
OUR CHURCH LEADERS
Pastors David, Sarah, Matt, and Claire
Our HBUMC Ministry Team
District Superintendent Alan Felton
Bishop Connie Shelton
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