Sunday Announcements
Note: Personal phone numbers are removed from the Web version of the Sunday announcements. Please consult your Parish Directory, use e-mail if an address is given, or call the parish office at 919-929-2193 to find out more about the news.
Archives
Today, July 25, The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12)
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
Ms. Lee
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
Ms. Lee
4:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
(Carol Woods)
Mr. Keith
5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
Ms. Lee
Readings: Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2:6-15,(16-19); Luke 11:1-13
Worship Services
Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri.
5:15 p.m. Evening Prayer
Wednesday, July 28
St. James the Apostle
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 1928
Mr. Elkins-Williams
Thursday, July 29
5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
Ms. Jamieson-Drake
Next Sunday, August 1, The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13)
8:00 a.m. Baptism and Holy Eucharist Rite I
Ms. Jamieson-Drake
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
Ms. Jamieson-Drake
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
(Carolina Meadows)
Mr. Keith
5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
Ms. Jamieson-Drake
Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2,12-14;2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-11; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21
Events and Meetings
Monday-Thursday
9:00 am English as a Second Language Classes
Today
6:00 p.m. Al-Anon Meeting
Monday, July 26
5:00 p.m. Christian Formation Meeting
Tuesday, July 27
5:00 p.m. Centering Prayer
Thursday, July 29
7:00 p.m. Parish Discernment Committee Meeting
Friday, July 30
1:00 p.m. SAA Meeting
Saturday, July 31
6:30 p.m. NA Meeting
IFC Needs
The IFC request for this week is dry cereal. Donations may be left in baskets at entrances to the church.
Environmental Stewardship Green Tip:
Thinking about oil these days: Let’s use less! Telecommute and teleconference as much as possible.
Parish Notes
Mission Trip Stockholders Needed
Stockholders are needed for the Chapel of the Cross Youth Mission Trip, Aug. 1-7. Each $25 share entitles the holder to: receive a personal letter from a Chapel of the Cross youth from a mission site; attend a celebration where the Chapel of the Cross youth will present their mission trip experiences; and the satisfaction of participating in God’s work in the world through the ministry of our youth. Please join us in these Ministries by becoming a Chapel of the Cross stockholder!
Parish Census 2010
A key component of effective parish communication is accurate information about our parishioners. Please take a few minutes to update your contact information for the parish database, even if you think we already have it on file. You can complete the census form at www.surveymonkey.com/s/parishcensus2010. If you have questions about the survey itself, send a note to info@thechapelofthecross.org. We would like to have this project (including contact with parishioners who do not have email access) completed by September 1. Please be assured that we will keep all answers confidential as this is to be used for contact and pastoral purposes only. Thank you so much for your help!
Hospitality Manager Needed
The parish is seeking a person for a part-time position responsible for maintaining the orderliness and hospitality of our facility, especially the kitchen, dining room and parlor as well as serve as a resource for groups using these areas. This position is for up to 10 hours per week. It may require some flexible hours including weekends and Sundays for special services. For more information and a full job description, contact Mary Anne Handy.
Lay Delegates to the Annual Convention of the Diocese
The Annual Convention of the Diocese of North Carolina will be held at Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21 & 22, 2011. Delegates and alternates are to be elected by the vestry on Sept. 15. If you are interested in serving as a Lay Delegate or Alternate to the Annual Convention, or would, with their permission, like to nominate any communicants, please notify the clergy or the Senior Warden, Ford Worthy.
Church School Registration
This year we need a registration completed for every child, ages 2 (by September 1, 2010) through High School. There is a new discipline policy which requires a parent’s signature, profile information on your child and information about volunteer opportunities. The form is available in printed form outside the Christian Formation Office and on the website. We encourage parents to complete this at their earliest convenience. Church School will begin on September 12 with the annual staff skit and a short visit to the classrooms. September 19 will be the first teaching Sunday. Church School is held from 10:20 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Nursery for children under 2 years of age is offered from 8:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Interested in Teaching?
The Christian Formation office has begun recruiting teachers for the children and youth classes of the parish. Due to unusually high turnover this year, we have more openings for teaching positions. Please prayerfully consider if teaching is a gift or skill you have and consider sharing it with one of the classes. Teacher orientation will be held on Sunday, August 22 from 4:00-7:00 and will include an excellent guest speaker (Sharon Bly-Pearson from Church Publishing). The annual kick off skit will be presented on September 12; the first teaching Sunday is September 19. Church School is offered from 10:20-11:05 through May 22, with most teachers volunteering twice a month. “What is the Teaching Situation?” is an information sheet you may reference. This is posted on the Children and Family Ministry bulletin board in the dining room with the present teacher roster.
Millennium Development Goals Petition
Let’s ask President Obama to deliver a plan that spells out how we can achieve the poverty-fighting Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Visit www.one.org/us/actnow/2015/ to add your name to a petition and to help give everyone an equal shot at life by making sure we achieve the MDGs. Visit www.one.org/us/ to learn more about the Millennium Development Goals and the ONE program, of which the Chapel of the Cross is a part.
Faith and Global Hunger
Tune in to a nationally-syndicated radio series in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals. Listen anytime at Day1.org. Sept. 12: Special capstone address by President Jimmy Carter.
Prayers of the People-Parish Supported Ministries
Each week in the prayers of the people, a parish supported ministry is listed. What are these parish supported ministries? These are community organizations which are supported by your financial contributions to The Chapel of the Cross. One of the roles of the Outreach Ministry Committee (OMC) is to recommend to the vestry the disbursement of funds based on grants requested of our parish. This also includes money raised by the ABC sale. Another role of the OMC is to educate the parish regarding the needs of community. You can find a bit of information about this organization below. Watch for the blurb and pray with us!
Meals on Wheels
The Meals On Wheels Association of America is the oldest and largest national organization composed of and representing local, community-based Senior Nutrition Programs in all 50 U.S. states. Senior hunger in America is a monumental problem. Today, there are nearly 6 million seniors in the US facing the threat of hunger. The first “Meals On Wheels” were delivered in canteens to British servicemen during World War II. The first formal Meals On Wheels program in America began serving Philadelphia shut-ins in the 1950s. There are some 5,000 local Senior Nutrition Programs in the United States. These programs provide well over one million meals to seniors who need them each day, but the one million meals per day figure underestimates the size and shape of the network and its reach and influence in communities across America.
Thank You from the Johnson Intern Program
Many thanks to staff and volunteers from the Chapel of the Cross for another year completed in the Johnson Intern Program. Your support and participation are essential to the ongoing success of the program, and we can’t thank you enough. Please sign up for our newsletters and updates, which include opportunities for parishioners. We will be holding a one-session “Orientation to Servant Leadership” with Ruth Anderson on Aug. 4. Our 10-week Servant Leadership course will begin on Sept. 10. You can find out all about us on our website, www.johnsoninternship.org, and read our past newsletters there.
Stewardship Opportunities
Backpacks and School Supplies Needed
The Chapel of the Cross has received a request for backpacks and school supplies for refugee children in the Triangle. The request comes from World Relief Durham, a Christian non-profit that works with international refugees in our area.Our donations of school supplies and backpacks will really help these newly arrived children get off to a good start in their new schools. Your donations can be left in the church office during the week and on Sundays in the dining room by the Social Ministry banner. We would like to be able to deliver these items by the end of the 3rd week in August. In addition to backpacks, the supplies include: pens, pencils, erasers, calculators, rulers, highlighters, 3-ring binders, 2-pocket folders, and spiral notebooks. Also needed are: pencil sharpeners, colored pencils, loose leaf paper, crayons, glue sticks and scotch tape. Any questions: please contact Gale Gilchrist.
Community Notices
Fundraising Festival
You are cordially invited to our monthly HOPE Gardens Festival, a fundraising dinner with live bands and educational tours of the community space today from 5:00 p.m. till 9:00 p.m. The event will take place on the HOPE Gardens site, located at 2200 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill. The menu includes local, free range barbequed pork, slaw, fresh produce from the garden including cucumber salad and other side dishes, and a vegetarian option. Tickets are $10 at the event. HOPE Gardens promotes local food and sustainable agriculture through a partnership with the Town of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreaction Department to provide a community garden space and educational opportunities for Chapel Hill and surrounding areas. HOPE Gardens also works to fight poverty locally by providing transitional employment to those who are either homeless or have recently experienced homelessness and donating produce to local food ministries and homeless shelters.For more information call 240-1795 or email nchopegardens@gmail.com.
One World Market Oriental Rug Event (August 25-29)
The event will feature 300 heirlooom quality handknotted rugs from Pakistan. These exquisite rugs are made by fairly paid adults working on home looms. The master knotters use only the finest quality wool and silk yarns dyed using ancient techniques proven to produce the most beautiful and durable results. We have sample rugs in the store now through our event so please stop by to see these fabulous works of art. Please contact One World Market at 286-2457 if you have any questions, and we hope to see you soon!
Bluegrass Mass at the Church of the Advocate
The Advocate, a mission church of St. Matthew’s, Chapel of the Cross and Church of the Holy Family, presents a Blue Grass Mass on Sunday, Aug. 15 at 5:00 p.m. followed by dinner fellowship (food provided) at the Carrboro Century Center.All are welcome and encouraged to bring along friends and family.
Invest in Justice United
Are you a business owner or leader? Do you want to invest in positive social change for and by the people in your community? Then consider investing in the annual report campaign for Justice United! Justice United is a non-profit organization of institutions, reaching well over 5,000 families in Orange County. Justice United understands that it takes a whole community working together across race, faith, and economic status to ensure that our hopes for a better Orange County translate into concrete actions. In our first Annual Report Campaign, we invite the business community to join with us by supporting the work that we do by investing in advertising space in the Justice United Annual Report. For more information about how you can support the work of Justice United, contact Kirsten Sherk.
Puppy Parents Needed
Here’s an opportunity to do good and have fun at the same time. Local service dog agency needs caring adults to care for, socialize, and assist in training pups who will become service dogs for persons with physical challenges or diabetes. A unique opportunity to learn skills in training dogs, observe the amazing capacity of dogs to help humans and provide important companionship, and make an enormous contribution to the life of a person in need of such a companion. A new puppy parent class for five parents begins in August 2010 in Carrboro. For more information, contact EENP (Eyes Ears Nose and Paws) at info@EENP.org, or 926-0457 or website: www.eenp.org.
Married Couples – Want to Give a Gift that Keeps on Giving?
Register for the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend; it’s the best gift you’ll ever give to each other and your marriage! The weekend centers entirely on your relationship and is a positive, private experience between you and your spouse that revitalizes marriage. Sign up now for a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend Aug 13-15, in Raleigh. Spaces fill up quickly so register online at www.wwme-nc.info. You may also contact Tom and Emilie Sandin.
St. James (July 25)
O gracious God, we remember before you today your servant and apostle James, first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom for the Name of Jesus Christ; and we pray that you will pour out upon the leaders of your Church that spirit of self-denying service by which alone they may have true authority among your people; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Book of Common Prayer, p.242
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