Sunday Announcements
The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost - Proper 18 - September 7, 2008
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 at 919-929-2193 to find out more about the news.
Archives
Services This Week
Mon., Tues., Wed. and Fri.
5:15 pm Evening Prayer
Tuesday, Sept. 9
5:30 pm Episcopal Campus Ministry
Mr. Elkins-Williams
Wednesday, Sept. 10
10:00 am Holy Eucharist 1928
The Rev. Ralph Smith
Thursday, Sept. 11
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-Williams
Next Sunday, Sept. 14 - Holy Cross Day
7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Ms. Lee
9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-WIlliams
11:15 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Mr. Elkins-Williams
4:00 pm Holy Eucharist Rite I (Carol Woods)
Mr. Frazelle
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-Williams
9:30 pm Sung Compline
Readings:Isaiah 45:21-25; Psalm 98; Philippians 2:5-11; John 12:31-36a
Adult Education This Week
Church School Kick-off Skit (church)
Adult Education Next Week
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Modern Prophet - with Collins Kilburn (chapel) Parent Program: School Transitions (library) Newcomer Class (parlor)
Today
Sung Compline
Compline is sung in the church every Sunday evening at 9:30 pm throughout the university semester. All are welcome to this singular opportunity to “worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”
After-Compline Fellowship
Our Young Adults group of graduate students, professional students, non-students and working people from the Chapel of the Cross and Holy Trinity Lutheran will be going out on Franklin Street again tonight for our regularly-scheduled post-Compline, church-sponsored refreshments on Franklin Street after the 9:30 pm service.
This Week
Episcopal Campus Ministry
Welcome students! We are glad you are here! All undergraduate university students are invited to our weekly fellowship and dinner in the campus center Tuesdays at 5:30 pm. This week Ty Holden will highlight service opportunities. We look forward to seeing you!
Mary Harris Bible Study
The Mary Harris Bible Class will resume meeting this Tuesday, from 8:30 am to 9:30 am in the parish library. The class is self-led with members taking turns facilitating discussion. We will begin reading Genesis. All are welcome. For information or questions, please call Mary Schoenfeld at (call office for number) or email chsinginghills@hotmail.com.
Acolyting at the Chapel of the Cross
Trainings for new and returning acolytes will be held in the church on: this Tuesday at 7:00 pm (after the ECM gathering) for university students; Sunday, Sept. 28 at 4:00 pm (before the EYC gathering) for Jr. High students; Sunday, Sept. 28 at 8:30 pm (after the EYC gathering) for Sr. High students. Please contact David Frazelle, dfrazelle@thechapelofthecross.org, 929-2193, with any questions, or to schedule an individual training session if you cannot be present at the above times.
Environmental Stewardship Committee
The Environmental Stewardship Committee will hold their first meeting of the new year this Tuesday at 6:00 pm in the library. All are welcome. We will be planning our activities for the next year. If you have questions about this meeting or about the committee, please contact Linda Rimer at (call office for number) or lbrimer@bellsouth.net.
Parish Visitors
Parish Visitors will meet at 2:00 pm this Thursday in the library. All parishioners are welcome to attend and learn more about this important ministry to our homebound members. For more information, contact Bob Comey (call office number).
Next Sunday
Attention 2nd Graders’ Parents
Next Sunday, during the 9:00 service, the parish will present 2nd graders with The Children’s Illustrated Bible. Please call the parish office to inform us if your 2nd grader will attend (929-2193, Ext. 27) or put their name on the list posted on the Children & Family Ministry bulletin board in the dining room.
Annual Parish BBQ
The Chapel of the Cross’s Annual Parish BBQ is scheduled for next Sunday at 6:30 pm. This wonderful celebration of fellowship will follow the 5:15 service and will be held on the parish grounds with a complete meal catered by Gillis’s BBQ. In thanksgiving for our bounty, please bring three food items for the IFC Food Pantry. Tickets for the BBQ will be sold after Sunday services today and are priced as follows: Adults - $10, Children under 10 - $5, University Students & EYC Students - free. No family will be charged more than $40. PLEASE NOTE: today we will tell the caterer how many people to prepare for; therefore, all tickets must be purchased by 6:30 today.
Parish Notes
Holy Cross Day
Next Sunday, Sept. 14, at all the services, we will celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross, our parish feast day. Vestments will be red, and the readings will be those assigned for that feast. (See boxed schedule on the previous page.) Music at the 11:15 service will include the Gloria, Sanctus and Benedictus from William Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices and the Veneration of the Cross from Vespers by Sergei Rachmaninoff, and incense will be used. The celebration will culminate in the Annual Parish BBQ at 6:30 that evening.
Parish Outreach Fair
The Social Ministry Committee is hosting a Parish Outreach Fair throughout the festivities at the parish BBQ on Sunday, Sept. 14. Please ask us about outreach activities as well as tell us about your own stewardship involvement. Look for SMC members with name tags that highlight their favorite outreach project.
Graduate/Professional Student Luncheon
Graduate students and young professionals are invited to attend a luncheon at the Carolina Inn on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 1:00 pm. The Rev. Tammy Lee, the Episcopal Chaplain for UNC, will be joining us for lunch to welcome new and returning students and young professionals to Chapel of the Cross for the new school year! Costs will be covered by the church, so come on out for some fellowship and fun!
Fall Mission Trip to Gulf Coast
The date is set; the Carolina Connection will be heading to Bay St. Louis, MI November 6-11. The Chapel of the Cross will join ten other parishes from across the state. Lodging will be at Mission on the Bay and most meals are included in the trip cost. The cost will be approximately $130 and may be tax deductible. Donations for supplies and gas are welcome. Checks can be made to Chapel of the Cross with “Bay St. Louis Mission Donation” in the memo line. If you are interested in this trip, complete the Mission Interest Form and a Skills Checklist available on the parish web site (www.thechapelofthecross.org), at the parish BBQ or in the Social Ministry mailbox. The form can be put in the SMC mailbox or sent directly to the address on the form. The deadline for signing up is Oct. 10! If you have questions contact Peggy Pratt at (call office for number) or pegpratt@nc.rr.com.
Help Needed
Join us in making soup for Project Homeless Connect. Chapel of the Cross has volunteered to make two large pots of soup to be served at the Project Homeless Connect event on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Hargraves Community Center. A group is needed is prepare the soups at church on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 9:30 am. If you can help, please contact Peggy Pratt (call office for number) or pegpratt@nc.rr.com.
Worship Class for 1st & 2nd Graders
On Sunday, Sept. 21, all 1st and 2nd graders are encouraged to attend the first in a year long series of education and worship programs which are held during the 9:00 service once a month. These classes are designed to help children with the transition from Children’s Chapel to corporate worship. The first class will be on baptism and being welcomed to the church. Children are invited to bring photographs and memorabilia from their baptisms. Children will be greeted in the library.
Bonhoeffer Series and Drama
“Deitrich Bonhoeffer: Life, Thought and Witness” is a three-part adult education series beginning next Sunday, taught by Executive Director Emeritus of the NC Council of Churches, Collins Kilburn in the chapel at 10:20 am. On Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 pm in the chapel a dramatic performance, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Letters from Prison, will be presented by Michael Shannon. Episcopal Campus Ministry, cosponsoring the performance with Adult Education, will be selling tickets today and next Sunday. This cost is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. The proceeds will benefit their mission work. For details on the series and drama, please refer to the Adult Education page in Sept. Cross Roads.
Foyer Dinner Groups
Are you interested in meeting new people? Renewing old friendships? Enjoying fellowship in a relaxed setting? TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Don’t miss out on a wonderful Chapel of the Cross tradition. Pick up a green registration form in the dining room and sign up now for the Foyer Dinner program. Groups usually have ten members and meet once a month. Dinners are casual, cooking is shared, and participants take turns hosting the meals. The host plans the menu and provides the main dish. Your registration form should be returned to the Foyer Dinner box in the church office by Sept. 23. If you prefer to receive a form by email, contact Sandy Gerow, Sgerow1@gmail.com.
Serve on the Funeral Receptions Committee
If you wish to join a group of dedicated and caring church members & friends who staff a reception following a funeral or memorial service you are invited to do so. A hospitality table will be set up in the Parish House on Sept. 7, 14 & 21 following the 9:00 am and 11:15 am services with information for you. Please sign up for this important ministry and receive much joy in serving others. A committee member will be in touch with you. If you need additional information initially, please call Barbara Day (call office for number) or Marty Hunter (call office for number).
Annual Couples Retreat Registration
Registration forms for the Couples Retreat at Emerald Isle Nov. 7-9 are now available at the back of the church and chapel and in the dining room. Space is limited to nine couples so please register early if you hope to attend. Cost is $325. Contact Vicky Jamieson-Drake at 929-2193 or vjd@thechapelofthecross.org.
Welcome back, Jr. and Sr. High Youth!!!
Caren, David and the youth leaders are excited about a wonderful year of Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) activities! The start of the year will look like this: Today is the First EYC from 5:00 to 7:00 pm for Jr. High students, and 6:30 to 8:30 pm for Sr. High students, in the basement of the church. Dinner is included. Meeting for new EYC parents: Sunday, Sept. 7 following the Church school kick-off skit and songs (roughly 10:45). When your youth go to their classes come to the library. Parish BBQ tickets are free for students. Bring a swimsuit and a towel, because EYC is hosting a slip-‘n-slide for the first half hour of the BBQ! Please contact Caren Parker, cparker@thechapelofthecross.org, 929-2193, or David Frazelle, dfrazelle@thechapelofthecross.org, 929-2193 with any questions or for more information about the coming year for EYC.
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, January 23 & 24, 2009. Delegates and alternates are to be elected by the vestry in Sept. If you are interested in serving as a Lay Delegate or Alternate to the Annual Convention, or would, with their permission, like to nominate someone, please notify the clergy or the Junior Warden, Ele Ross, no later than Sept. 14.
Welcome, Young Adults!
This time of year, many young adults are moving to this area or are returning from vacation or for a new academic year. Welcome, and welcome back! We are currently planning this year’s young adult activities. Typical activities in the past have included gatherings for refreshment following the 9:30 pm Compline service, lunches following the 11:15 service, monthly Bible studies, occasional service opportunities, and monthly dinner groups. Please contact John Derrick at jderrick@alumni.unc.edu to be added to the list serve and stay in the loop for upcoming activities. Also, we are currently taking registrations for Dinners for Eight – These are informal, monthly dinner groups of about eight people for young adults in their 20’s or 30’s that meet through the academic year. Registration forms are available in the dining room and main office and are due by Sept. 23. Contact David Frazelle at dfrazelle@thechapelofthecross.org, 929-2193, for more information.
Johnson Intern Program Needs
The Johnson Intern Program is moving to a new home at 211 N. Elliott, former home of George and Mary Esser. We’ll be formulating a list of needs in the next couple of weeks, but right now we know we need one washing machine and one single mattress, box springs, and frame. Please email johnson.intern@gmail.com if you can help fill these needs, or call Susan or Solita at the church 929-2193. Thank you!
Volunteers in Children’s Chapel and Nursery
Parents and guardians of young parishioners, we still need additional adult support during the 9:00 am service to keep Children’s Chapel and the upstairs nursery welcoming and safe. We ask that for each child you have in Children’s Chapel and/or the nursery, you volunteer once during the school year, either in Children’s Chapel or in the nursery (an exception is made for Church School teachers and Sr. Choir members and, if it becomes necessary for parents to volunteer a second time, we will let you know). Please see Joy Gattis (on the playground Sunday mornings) to sign up. If you have not volunteered by Sept. 9, you will be assigned a Sunday.
Church School Registration
It is time to register 2 year old children and other new children and youth to the parish. However, if your child/youth was registered for Church School last year, you need to complete a new form only if any of the information has changed (i.e. address, phone, email) Forms are available in the parish office, on the Children and Family Ministry bulletin board, on the table outside the Christian Formation office, in this month’s Cross Roads or on the web site. Church School will begin today at 10:20 with an all age gathering complete with staff skits!
Cantus Choir
The first full Fall rehearsal will be held this Wednesday, 4:15-5:30, in rooms 4 & 5. Membership is still open to all first and second graders. For more information contact Suzanne McDonald at: musictogetherwithSuzanne@gmail.com.
Parish Choir
An adult choir meeting on Mondays at 7:00 in the Choir Room. The first Fall rehearsal will be held on Monday, September 8. All sections of this choir are open. For more information, contact Dr. Quinn at the church.
Fall Quiet Day
The Right Rev. Lloyd Allen, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras, will be visiting the Chapel of the Cross Oct. 3-5 and will lead the Fall Quiet Day on Oct. 4, “St. Francis’ Gift and Challenge to the Church: Poverty and Faith.” The retreat will be held at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Hillsborough from 9:30 am until 2:30 pm. Please register at the parish office and the transept door to the church.
Aging in Place or Virtual Retirement Community
Sunday, Sept. 28 at 2 pm in the parlor, there will be a meeting for all interested in exploring the possibility of establishing a cooperative where “neighbors help neighbors” to age in their own homes.
Environmental Stewardship
Green Tip:
Protect air quality and save money: reduce engine idling. Except when sitting in traffic, turn your engine off if you must wait in your car for more than 30 seconds.
For the Care of Children
Almighty God, heavenly Father, you have blessed us with the joy and care of children: Give us calm strength and patient wisdom as we bring them up, that we may teach them to love whatever is just and true and good, following the example of our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Book of Common Prayer, p.829
Sunday Announcements
The deadline for announcements is 10:00 am on Wednesday. Announcements should be brief. Parish-related submissions are given priority. Include daytime phone and email address for contact. All submissions are subject to editing; publication of the submission is not guaranteed. Email information to submissions@thechapelofthecross.org leave paper copies in the Publications Assistant's mailbox in the parish office. Email is preferred.
Last updated: September 6, 2008
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