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DESSERTS AND CAKES NEEDED
It’s time for our Fall Kick-off and we need your help in bringing items for our Dessert Walk. Please bring items packaged for a family of 4-5 people (half of a cake or a dozen cookies or sweet treats). This helps the walk last longer and allows more people to win. All items need to be brought to the FLC-Gym by 5:30 PM on Wednesday, September 11. If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Muse (kmuse@hbbc.org or 919-645-6722).
BUSINESS MEETING
IN PERSON | Sunday, August 18 at the end of the worship service
Join us for our business meeting as we share the report from the nominating committee and approve volunteers for the upcoming church year.
CHURCH ENTRANCE CHANGE
August 12-16
During the week of August 12, the connector corridor will be closed. The Whitaker Mill entrance (door by the conference room/office suite) will be the main entrance unless your activity occurs in the FLC building. The Welcome Center will only be open for access to the gym and FLC classrooms. Thank you in advance for adjusting your regular pathway into the church building.
GRACE OFFERING
During the month of August, we collect our Grace Offering. This special offering provides financial support for a variety of important ministries in our community and beyond. In contributing, you can choose to designate your offering to Hayes Barton Baptist Church Mission Projects/Trips, Baptists on Mission, or Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina. Each of these ministries impacts our local community, and your gifts help share God's love throughout our state. You should receive a mailing that shares more information about each of these ministries.
Our goal for this year is $20,000. You can give by returning your offering in the envelopes provided around the church or by going to hbbc.org/give. Make sure to designate the ministry that you want to give to in the dropdown menu. Any undesignated Grace Offerings will be equally divided among the three choices. Please make sure to put “Grace Offering” on the memo line.
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
HYBRID | Sundays at 9:45 AM in the Membership Matters Room starting September 8
Membership Matters is a short-term Sunday School class designed for newcomers to learn what it means to grow in faith together at HBBC. This session of Membership Matters will last for five weeks, concluding on Sunday, October 6.
You can sign up at hbbc.org by clicking on the Membership Matters button or by contacting our church office at (919) 833-4617. For questions or more information, contact Sandee Harris (sharris@hbbc.org or 919-645-6742).
LISTENING SESSIONS
You are invited to attend one of four listening sessions. The purpose of these listening sessions will be to ask questions and/or share feedback regarding the resolution proposed by the Denominational Relations Committee ahead of the vote at the end of October. The full resolution can be found here.
Listening sessions will be offered on four occasions:
Sunday, September 22 at 4:00 PM
Wednesday, September 25 at 6:00 PM
Sunday, September 29 at 9:00 AM
Wednesday, October 2 at 6:00 PM.
Childcare will be provided at all sessions.
CUBA MISSION TRIP
On Friday, August 16, a team of three will head out to Cuba to partner with Baptist on Mission for a week. During the week they will be continuing the work on the new seminary in Santa Clara, Cuba. They will also visit with and get to know Cuban Baptists as well as worship in Cuban Baptist churches. Please keep them in your prayers as they share God’s love in Cuba. They will return on Friday, August 23.
GREATER TRIANGLE AREA CROP HUNGER WALK: TEAM HBBC
IN-PERSON | Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 PM at First Baptist Church, 99 N. Salisbury Street
We are putting together a team to participate in the Greater Triangle Area CROP Hunger Walk. There will be a 3-mile course and a .9-mile course available. If you are interested in joining the team and walking or would prefer to donate on behalf of the HBBC team click the link below or email Garrett (gferguson@hbbc.org). Our goal is to raise $1,000 in donations with the church matching the donation up to another $1,000!
SINGLES FELLOWSHIP FOR ADULTS
IN-PERSON | Sunday, August 25 at 12:00 PM in Hailey Hall
All adult singles are invited to join us for the monthly Singles Gathering following the worship service on the last Sunday of each month. Singles from all walks of life (widowed, divorced, or never been married) are encouraged to be a part. Lunch will be provided for $8 per person. We need your reservation by Friday, August 23 to plan accordingly. Contact Christa Langenburg (christa@thelangenburgs.com) with any questions. We hope that you can join us.
MONDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETING
VIRTUAL | Mondays at 7:00 PM
Join members of the Koinonia Sunday School class and others to pray virtually each Monday night. This is simply a time to pray for others and the world. Church issues and politics are not discussed; instead, the time is devoted to prayer. If you are interested in joining this time of prayer, email or text Chris and Gayle Spurlock (919-889-9771 or gaylespurlock@gmail.com) to get the link.
LEDFORD MISSIONS FUND
If you would like to request funding for a 2025 mission project through the Ledford Missions Endowment Fund, please submit your proposal to the Ledford Missions Fund Council by July 31, 2024. The Council will review requests in August and bring recommendations for the distribution of available funds at the congregation’s September business meeting. Application forms are available here or in the church office. Completed forms must be returned by July 31. This fund was established through a gift by the late Hubert F. Ledford, a longtime stalwart member of the congregation. To be eligible for funding, a project must conform to our congregation’s definition of missions... “the deliberate and diligent effort of the congregation, under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, to extend the gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed to as many people as possible locally and throughout the world, both Christian and non-Christian.”
ORDER YOUR HBBC T-SHIRT
New HBBC t-shirts are available for purchase! T-shirts are $15 each and are available in sizes Youth Small through Adult XL. To order call Cathy Eller (919-833-4617). Payments can be made online here (Choose “T-Shirt Sales” from the drop-down menu) or by check.