ABOUT SUNDAY WORSHIP

WE WELCOME YOU IN OUR SANCTUARY EVERY SUNDAY FOR

WORSHIP AT 10:30AM

The 10:30 AM service is also streamed on Facebook Live

Whether you attend church in-person or worship with us via Facebook Live, you are all beloved members of our church family. 

FELLOWSHIP HOUR: is held in the Fellowship Hall following the Sunday Worship Service. The hostesses this week are Larabee Johnson and her helpers. All are welcome to come and enjoy good food and good fellowship with your church friends. 

AN INVITATION TO WEAR A CHURCH T-SHIRT ON SUNDAY

This coming Sunday the choir will be wearing their Centennial T-shirts during the Worship Service as a tribute to this historic centennial year. The Centennial Committee saw this as an opportunity for the entire congregation to join in an unofficial “t-shirt Sunday”. If you are attending church this Sunday (May 3) you are invited, if you wish, to wear a church sponsored t-shirt. In addition to the Centennial shirt, it can be any of the several that have been made available over the past few years, i.e. dog park, car show, I Heart Hobe Sound, etc. or any faith-based shirt. 

CHURCH PICTURE DIRECTORY DISTRIBUTED ON APRIL 26

After many weeks of photo sessions after Worship Services in the church Sanctuary, many days of collecting contact information, many hours of compiling and organizing these and related candid photos, and final proofing of it all, the church Centennial Committee distributed the 2026 Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church Picture Directory last Sunday. These hard working committee members should be very proud of this outstanding publication, “a historical snapshot of our church family…in our Centennial Year” quote from Rev. Paul Bayerl.

The Centennial Committee consists of Kathy Oldham, Dr. Anita Caswell, Suellen Millroy, Lou Ann Prestegard, Cindy Fucigna, Deborah Carrington, Art Ondich, Mary Wilburn. The HSCPC family offers a heartfelt THANK YOU to this committee for its hard work and time spent in collectively producing this Centennial keepsake Photo Directory.

The HSCPC family also extends its heartfelt appreciation to professional photographer Mr. Humphrey Caswell Jr. for his exceptional photography, editing and professional expertise in creating both this Congregational Picture Directory and the Commemorative Booklet which was distributed earlier in this Centennial year. This tribute to him can be found on the back page of the Picture Directory.

At the April 26 Worship Service, photographer Humphrey Caswell presented to Rev. Paul Bayerl a framed enlargement of the photo of himself and his wife Xiomy that appears in the Picture Directory. Pastor Paul says that it will hang proudly above the sofa in their living room.

GIRL SCOUTS DELIVER FOOD COLLECTION

TO HOUSE OF HOPE

During the past 3 weeks the girls of Girl Scout Troop 31013 (who meet on our church campus) have been supporting 🌴“ FEEDING FLORIDA” 🌴 by participating with House of Hope and collecting canned goods and non-perishable items. They invited our church members and friends to participate if they wished, and leave donated food items at church for the girls to add to their collection.

The girls have sent a special thank you to the church members and friends for their significant contribution to this food drive. The total donation was delivered to the House of Hope last week, and the total collected weighed in at 250 pounds. 

Madelyn Roden, Adriyana Bailey

and Daphne Dupuis

A CENTENNIAL YEAR FEATURE IN THE MESSENGER

Starting today, and continued in future issues of the MESSENGER this year, the Centennial Committee will be offering a “DID YOU KNOW” segment featuring items of interest from the history of our church as it celebrates its 100^th anniversary, and also of the United States as it celebrates its 250^th anniversary.

DID YOU KNOW

OUR CHURCH IN THE 1920’s  

“Dad” and “Mother” Lester initiate and organize a group of faithful worshipers who are of the Presbyterian faith. The church quickly grows and is formally recognized on 10 January 1926 as Hobe Sound Community Church.

The church closes sometime in the 1930’s ; it was not until the 1940’s that our church was reorganized under Presbyterian Principles and we become Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church.

OUR COUNTRY IN THE 1920’s

The 1920s in America, known as the “Roaring Twenties” was defined by rapid cultural and economic change ; giving women the right to vote, prohibition which led to organized crime, the Harlem Renaissance; a vibrant flowering of African American  culture, literature, art and music. Key events included the 1929 stock market crash, the rise of a mass media craze which included the use of the radio in millions of homes. 

UPCOMING CHURCH ACTIVITIES

LADIES LUNCHEON

The May ladies’ luncheon is on

Friday, May 1, 12:30 PM,

at Carabbas Italian Grill

2700 SE Federal Hwy, Stuart, FL

If you plan to attend, it is important that you make your reservation with Liz Seleski by Thursday, April 30, at church on Sunday or at 772-263-0559.

All lady members and friends of HSCPC are invited and welcome.

MAY FRIDAY NIGHT MISSION DINNER

Friday, May 8, 2026

5:30 – 7:00 pm - Eat in or Take-out $20.00

ROAST LOIN OF PORK DINNER

Reservations can be made by calling the church office (772-546-5043) or submitting a reservation form (available in the Sunday bulletin.)

Reservations will not be accepted after 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 6.

Please note: The price of food has gone up enough that the $15 charge for the Friday Night Mission Dinners barely covers the cost to provide them, leaving no or few net proceeds to benefit the church Building Improvement Plan as intended. Therefore:

The charge for the Friday Night Mission Dinners will be $20.00 from now on.

MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH

Sunday, May 10

sponsored by the HSCPC Men’s Club.

For Fellowship Hour on Sunday, May 10, the church Men’s Club will be honoring our Mothers by preparing and serving a special Mother’s Day Brunch.

As usual, all are invited and welcome, but so that the hosts will know how much food to prepare, reservations will be required, and must be made by May 6. There will be a reservation form in the Sunday bulletins prior to that date. Reservations can also be made by calling the church office, (772) 546-5043

ONGOING ACTIVITIES AT CHUCH

BIBLE STUDY: The study of the Parables has concluded.

The topic and starting date for the next Bible Study have not yet been determined

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

Until May 15 the chair yoga class schedule will be as follows;

Tuesdays: chair yoga 8:45 and 10:00 AM

Thursdays: chair yoga 8:45 and 10:00 AM

Cost is by donation.

A SEWING & CRAFT CIRCLE

The sewing circle meets every Thursday afternoon @ 1 pm in what was previously the Art Room, now identified as the Community Creative Space, 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.

CHURCH THRIFT STORE

The church Thrift Store is open on Sunday mornings during Fellowship Hour after the Worship Service. It contains a large variety of items, both decorative and useful, that are just waiting to find their new homes.

Members and friends of the church are encouraged to pay the store a visit on Sunday mornings after Church. All proceeds from sales are donated to help meet the financial obligations of the Church.

HOBE SOUND COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

BUILDING ON A STRONG FOUNDATION



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

As we looked toward our 100^th birthday, and made plans for the exciting centennial celebration to take place in the year 2026, we also began 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 have been 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.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PLAN consisted of renovations in the kitchen and fellowship hall.

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

THE FOURTH (AND FINAL) PHASE will be replacement of the church roof and attached structures. Fund raising projects are continuously underway to make this major and expensive project possible.

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 are choosing to worship from home at this time.

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.

Scan the QR code or click the link to make a donation through Paypal

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

PASTOR PAUL’S OFFICE HOURS

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

We invite you to access the church website frequently to keep informed of ongoing activities. It includes recordings of past Worship Services, a calendar of upcoming events, information and stories about all ongoing church activities, back issues of the MESSENGER, and much more. Each week the Sunday Bulletin, a Bible reading for the coming week, and the video from the previous Sunday’s worship service are included.

BIRTHDAYS

MAY

1 Connie Frazee

15 Milla Finchum

16 Dari Bowman

24 Anthony Variale

27 RoseMarie Patterson

ANNIVERSARIES

MAY

6 Roy and Leann Kindberg

18 George and Nancy Marvin

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: Prayer requests will no longer be posted in the MESSENGER newsletter. They are listed in the Sunday Worship Bulletin each week.

To have a prayer request included in the Church Sunday bulletin, fill out the prayer request card found in the Church pews or contact the church office,

phone – 772 546-5043, email - church@heartofhobesound.org  

.Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church | 11933 SE Juno Crescent, Hobe Sound, FL 33455

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