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STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT:
Alan Buck has decided to step away from his position with Hayes Barton UMC to pursue other opportunities. We are grateful for his contributions to our church community and wish him the very best in his next chapter.
We will begin the search for a new Director of Communications immediately. If you know someone who may be interested, please have them send their résumé to Cheryl Fortineau.
If you have any communications needs, please send those to Natalie Peterson.
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Thanks to your generosity and support, we have made great progress towards our 2026 stewardship goal! As of November 20, we have received 358 pledges totaling $2.3 million toward our $3.5 million goal. Every gift brings us closer to fulfilling our mission and supporting the vibrant ministries that make HBUMC a place of hope, love, and service.
As a reminder, our stewardship campaign is ongoing, and there is still time to make a contribution if you have not done so already. Making your pledge by the end of the year allows us to more successfully budget and allocate funds for various needs in the coming year. Every donation, no matter the size, makes a difference in the work that we can do together as a church family. Stewardship cards are available at the church welcome center, or pledges can also be made online here.
Please click below to hear from Miriam Lang on the current status of Hayes Barton finances.
| | Youth 6th grade through 12th grade are invited for a special potluck night on Sunday, November 23 from 5-7 pm. Wear your flannel, bring a friend, and your favorite Thanksgiving dish. We will provide the turkey & fun! For questions, please email Claire Watson. | | All HBUMC women are invited to attend the annual Birthday Party for Jesus, hosted by the UMW on Monday, December 1 from 6-8 pm in the fellowship hall. Celebrate the birth of Jesus and hear from several guest speakers. Please bring an unwrapped toy for The Encouraging Place's Pride for Parents store. A catered Christmas dinner will be provided. Please RSVP here by November 24th. | | |
Join us this year for Generous Helping, in partnership with NeighborHealth! There are many ways for you and your family to get involved:
We are still in need of the following items:
- 24 oz. jars of marinara sauce
- 10 oz. cans of canned chicken
- 6 oz. tins of almonds
- 15 oz. cans of peaches
SERVICE: Work together with your church family to support our Outreach partners from 5-6:30pm in Holroyd Hall.
DINNER: Catered by Ruckus, we'll have a hibachi dinner including asian salad, soba noodles, fried rice, grilled vegetables, beef, chicken, shrimp, and veggie egg rolls. Registration includes dinner and service project supplies - $15 per adult and $10 per child.
COOKIES & COCOA AT THE PARSONAGE: The Beam Family invites you to join them at their home, Hayes Barton’s parsonage, for dessert and fellowship. Head across the Stone Street parking lot for cookies and hot cocoa from 6-7pm, after our service projects are complete!
Register here!
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Drop off your broken crayons in the Well and at the HBUMP reception desk throughout November.
Crayons will be sorted during Generous Helping and donated to The Crayon Initiative. The Crayon Initiative collects unwanted crayons, melts them down, and recasts them into new crayons. The new crayons are designed by occupational therapists and donated to children's hospitals and their art programs.
| | Join us this Advent season for a special combined adult Sunday school class as we explore great works of art that illuminate the themes of waiting, hope, and incarnation. No book or pre-reading required, just come ready to reflect, discuss, and prepare your heart for the coming of Christ. All adults are welcome! The class meets Sundays at 10AM in the Chapel beginning November 30. Questions? Contact Lindsey Nugent at lnugent@hbumc.org. | |
This year HBUMC is partnering with the Methodist Home for Children to provide Christmas gifts for 20 children currently in foster care or the Juvenile Crisis system. A Christmas tree has been set up in the Well with a large selection of Angels. Each Angel has a small tag attached detailing their wish for a gift.
- Angels for girls have a pink tag attached
- Angels for boys have a blue tag attached
- Angels for children’s family members have a yellow tag attached
- Green Angels for those who do not wish to purchase a gift, but rather contribute monetarily for the Methodist Home for Children to use for other Christmas gifts and needs for the children. Checks payable to the Methodist Home for Children (MHFC);
\We are asking church members to select an angel from the tree and purchase 1-2 items from the child’s wish list. A few of our Angels still have connections with family members to which they would like to present a gift. These requests are on a yellow angel. Only one gift item is adequate. Please wrap each gift and return the gift to the Angel Tree in the Well by Sunday, December 8.
VERY IMPORTANT: It is critical that any gifts have the Angels and their names attached to ensure that your gifts are directed to the correct child when they are delivered to MHFC. Gift receipts should be included with each gift or gift cards to ensure that a gift can be exchanged or returned.
Thank you so much for your generosity and giving this season!
| | New Covenant Groups are launching in early 2026, with several day and time options available. A Covenant Group is a small circle of 5–8 people who meet weekly for one hour to share, pray, and hold one another accountable in following Jesus. If you’re interested in learning more, fill out our Covenant Group Interest Survey today and take the next step in growing your faith in community with others. | | This winter our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farmers, the Eatons of Fairport Farms near Oxford, NC, are growing organic produce to be donated to the local Farm to Fridge Program in Granville County. Please support Elvin and Madeline in this effort to provide fresh, nutritious, local food to food insecure individuals in their community by donating in $25 increments. Each $25 donation provides about 5-6 regeneratively grown vegetables. Click here to give now. (Choose CSA-Donations from the drop-down and add “Farm to Fridge” in the Memo box.) | |
To sign up, please click here! | The Creation Care Team is excited about sponsoring Food & Faith, a presentation by Dr. Norman Wirzba, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Mark you calendars and join us for an evening focused on community and fellowship through discussion about how our faith shapes our desire to to share life and break bread with one another. | Sign up to volunteer here! | | |
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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BIRTHS
Cora Nielsen, daughter of Robin & Kasper Nielsen: October 17, 2025
Waylon Matthew Jones, son of Natalie & Cameron Jones, grandson of Dianne & David Jones: November 19, 2025
DEATHS
Anita Bryan: November 15, 2025
PRAYER CONCERNS
Zack Anstett
Dorothy Ashworth
Bill Collins
Steve Gill
Pat & Bud Gore
Gilbert Hay
Roqia H.
Jim Jones
Jo Ann & Nevelle Jones
Steve Motter
Jim Riggins
Sue Robertson
Gladys Rose
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 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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