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, Jan. 3 - The Second Sunday after Christmas
7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Mr. Elkins-Williams
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-Williams
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II (Carolina Meadows)
The Rev. Ralph Smith
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Frazelle
Readings: Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 84 or Psalm 84:1-8; Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a; Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 or Luke 2:41-52 or Matthew 2:1-12
Services This Week
Mon., Tues., Wed., & Fri.
5:15 pm Evening Prayer
Wednesday, Jan. 6 --The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite 1928
The Rev. Ralph Smith
7:00 pm Evensong and Holy Eucharist Rite I
Dr. Joyner
Thursday, Jan. 7
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II with Healing
Ms. Jamieson-Drake
Next Sunday, Jan. 10 - The First Sunday after the Epiphany
7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Ms. Jamieson-Drake
9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Frazelle
11:15 am Baptism & Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Frazelle
4:00 pm Holy Eucharist Rite I (Carol Woods)
Mr. Frazelle
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Dr. Pfaff
Readings: Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17,21-22
Events and Meetings
Today
7:00 pm Orange County AA Group
Monday, Jan. 4
8:30 am Children & Family Ministry
2:00 pm Care Team Support Meeting
7:00 pm Boy Scout Troop 9 Leaders Meeting
7:30 pm Women’s Study Group
Tuesday, Jan. 5
8:30 am Mary Harris Bible Study
5:00 pm Centering Prayer
6:00 pm Environmental Stewarship Committee Meeting
6:00 pm Girl Scout Troop 378
6:00 pm Boy Scout Troop 9
7:00 pm Outreach Ministry Executive Committee
Wednesday, Jan. 6
9:00 am Women’s Study Group
4:15 pm Junior Choir Rehearsal
4:15 pm Cantus Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, Jan. 7
3:00 pm Strengthening Families
7:00 pm Renewing Hearts for Women
7:00 pm AA Meeting
Friday, Jan.8
1:00 pm SAA Meeting
3:30 pm Girl Scout Troop 66
Saturday, Jan. 9
9:00 am Awakening Heart
6:30 pm NA Meeting
Today
IFC Needs
The IFC request for this week is rice. Donations may be left in baskets at entrances to the church.
Environmental Stewardship Green Tip:
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Adult Education Today
Intergenerational Carol Sing (dining room)
Adult Education Next Week
Global Missions: Honduras (chapel)
No Church School
There will be no Church School today.
Episcopal Youth Community
Junior EYC will meet from 5:00 till 7:00 and Senior EYC from 6:30 till 8:30 tonight. All youth in 6th through 12th grades are invited to attend. EYC meets most Sunday evenings for fellowship, food, and fun. Please contact Caren Parker with any questions.
Wednesday, January 6:
The Epiphany of our Lord Jesus Christ
5:30 PM Potluck Dinner (Dining Room)
7:00 PM Evensong and Holy Eucharist Rite I (Church)
The Junior and Senior Choirs will sing.
Next Week
Chapel of the Cross: On the map in Honduras
In the middle of the ongoing political crisis in Honduras, Chapel of the Cross funds and parishioners continue to be active agents in that country’s struggle for justice, prosperity and peace. On Jan. 10 at 10:00 am in the chapel, discover the projects and places where our parish is at work. Speakers will include Dr. William H. Joyner on the city orphanage of El Hogar; Ann Henley, lead parishioner for Honduras, on the parish of San Patricio and the rural orphanage of La Esperanza de Jesus; newcomers Becky and Paul Haley on the Choloteca medical mission with which they have been involved; and the Rev. John M. Keith, priest associate and long-time Central American missionary, on Diocesan Grants to a variety of project in Honduras.
Outreach Ministry Committee Meeting
The Outreach Ministry Committee will meet next Sunday, Jan. 10 at 1:00 pm in the library. We will discuss the process for determining how funds are recommended for allocation. At this time we will also prioritize our community organizations as we begin to work with the 2010 budget. The meeting is open to all interested parishioners.
Parish Notes
Stock Gift Procedures
From time to time, it may be advantageous to make gifts to the Chapel of the Cross in the form of appreciated securities. The normal procedure for making these gifts is to ask your broker to transfer them electronically to the Chapel of the Cross brokerage account at Edward Jones, account number 293-00200-1-7, DTC number 0057, and to notify the parish accountant, Debby Kulik, that such a transfer has been made, with instructions as to the use (2010 pledge, capital gift, etc.) of the gift. More detail is within this parish web site at http://www.thechapelofthecross.org/content/view/479/406.
Join the Loaves and Fishes Committee
Through the simple act of offering a fresh cup of coffee on Sunday mornings, the mission of the Loaves and Fishes Committee is to nurture parish hospitality. We can be found every Sunday morning after the 9:00 service providing either coffee, from Sept. to mid-June, or lemonade, from mid-June to Sept. The sharing of food and drink is a fundamental way in which we develop bonds within our parish family. Please contact Ellen Cole by email (or call the parish office for her number) if you are interested in joining us in our work.
Thank You for Project 5000
Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Project 5000. We contributed a total of 265 food boxes to the Inter-Faith Council Food Pantry.
Mark Your Calendar
Precious Ramotse, Detective, and Sharita Womack, Scientist: Two Ways of Looking at Botswana
The opening scenes in the film "The Number One Ladies’ Detective Agency", based on Alexander McCall Smith’s novels, show Precious Ramotse remembering as a child her love for her father and for Botswana, her country. On Jan. 17 at 10:20 am, Dr. Sharita Womack, a parishioner of St. Martin’s Church in Charlotte, a professor, a scientist, and a traveler who has fallen in love with Botswana, will share her investigations on HIV/Aids projects and the developing sister relationship between the diocese of North Carolina and the Anglican diocese of Botswana. We won’t be selling popcorn, but do come to see and hear the insights of two investigators.
ABC Sale 2010...Save the Date!
As we enter the holiday season and the end of the year, perhaps you’re thinking of clearing out some of the extra treasures in your life that you don’t need, use or love. It’s never too early to think about setting those items aside for our 2010 ABC Sale! Our sale date is set for Saturday, April 17. We’re looking for your high quality merchandise that we can sell at a good price. Please save your best donations for us! Proceeds benefit well-deserving organizations in our community that really make a difference. Also, we ask that you mark your calendars now because volunteers are the key to a successful sale. Contact sale Co-Chairs Christina Balderson or Perri Kersh by email or call the parish office for their numbewith questions.
Stewardship Opportunities
Employment Support for Freedom House Clients
With the help and support from our community, the Freedom House Recovery Center works to provide vital mental health and substance abuse services to individuals in our community. We are dedicated to working collaboratively and creatively to meet the needs of our residents in order to provide a full recovery from addiction and illness. As with all of us, this includes steady employment and housing. Our halfway house residents are expected to find jobs within the first month of their stay at Freedom House. Our staff works with residents to provide the employment support they need, including job skills training (resume writing support, classes in interviewing for employment, computers skills in finding possible job openings, etc.). This year has been a tough year for many of our residents who are looking for jobs. We are asking that parishioners please consider possible employment openings that they may share with our Johnson Intern, Annemarie Wess. This may include job openings that you are aware of in the community at large, in your own businesses, or even temporary maintenance tasks that you may have individually. For over 35 years, we have watched individuals who are given a chance change their lives in significant ways. We appreciate your partnership in our Employment Support Program. For more information, contact Trish Hussey, Executive Director, or Annemarie Wess, Johnson Intern, at 919-942-2803.
Community Notices
Trinity School Job Opening
Trinity School currently has an opening for a full-time Human Resources Administrator. Good candidates should have experience in personnel administration. Please visit the employment section of our website (www.trinityschoolnc.org) for application and additional information.
College Scholarships
The Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund awards college scholarships to students in local high schools. The MLK Scholarship Banquet will be held Sunday, Jan. 17 at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $25 and can be ordered by contacting Teddy Lovejoy.
The Epiphany (January 6)
"O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; 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.214
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