One Hundred Years of Service

In 2010, Dr. Wylie S. Quinn, III will mark his 40th year on the staff of the Chapel of the Cross, the Rev. Stephen Elkins-Williams his 28th (25th as rector), the Rev. Tambria Lee, her 17th, and the Rev. Victoria Jamieson-Drake, her 15th. All that adds up to one hundred years of service! As a retrospective, sermons and newsletter articles from the past few decades will be posted periodically in this section throughout the year.

On May 2, 2010, the parish held a gala reception honoroing the four senior staff members. The senior choir sang this song as part of the festivities.

Dear Friends Entries

A Deep Desire of My Heart - Cross Roads, October, 2003

Why Preach at a Wedding? - Cross Roads, September, 2003

Hospitality Against All Odds - Cross Roads, August, 2003

Ministering to One Another in Worship - Cross Roads, June, 2003

How Can We Pray for Our Enemies? - Cross Roads, May, 2003

Early Stages of the Church of the Advocate - Cross Roads, March, 2003

Excerpts Responding to the Tragedy of 911 - Cross Roads, October, 2001

Vestry-Funded Death Penalty Study - Cross Roads, May, 2001

New Chancellor Renews Baptismal Vows on University Day - Cross Roads, October, 2000

I Don't Get Anything Out of Worship - Cross Roads, September, 2000

The Meaning and History of our Limestone Celtic Cross - Cross Roads, June & July, 2000

Idealizing the Past - Cross Roads, August, 1999

The Retiring of the Debt - Cross Roads, December, 1998

Quiet and Impressive Witness - Cross Roads, October, 1998

Always, Always, Always Quit - Cross Roads, February, 1998

This Great Work at Chapel Hill - Cross Roads, December, 1997

Losing Ourselves in Worship - Cross Roads, October, 1997

You Are the Answer to Prayer - Cross Roads, November, 1997

Joy - The Normal State of the Christian - Cross Roads, April, 1997

Commending the Faith That Is in Us - Cross Roads, November, 1994

Beliefs and Doubts - Cross Roads, April 13, 1994

The Dedication and Blessing of Our Newly Renovated Facilities - Cross Roads, April 21, 1993

Newly Renovated Facilities - 1993 - Cross Roads, March 31, 1993

Gay and Lesbian Fellowship - Cross Roads, January 6, 1993

A Message From the Vestry - Cross Roads, September 25, 1991

Space Limitations - Cross Roads, September 26, 1990

The Improvement of our Grounds - Cross Roads, October 24, 1988

The Vision in our Parish Buildings - Cross Roads, October 12, 1988

The Professor and the Bishop - Cross Roads, June 15, 1988

Funeral Ministry - Cross Roads, February 10, 1988

A Little Paper Called Cross Roads - Cross Roads, September 30, 1987

Freedom Through Limitations - Cross Roads, September 24, 1986

The Hymnal 1982 - Cross Roads, January 8, 1986

Celebration of a New Ministry - Cross Roads, September 25, 1985

Sermons

Unworthy Servants - The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost, October 3, 2004, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Righteous Indignation - The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost, September 19, 2004, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Showing Hospitality - The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, August 29, 2004, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Wedding Homily for Jon Leadbetter and Mary Friday - June 3, 2003, Stephen Elkins-Williams

The Mystery of Marriage - The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, October 8, 2000, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Eucharist: The Incarnational Sacrament - Tenth Sunday After Pentecost, August 20, 2000, Stephen Elkins-Williams

The Heart of Reality - Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, September 30, 2001, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Passing By on the Other Side - Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 15, 2001, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Faithful Service - University Day - Chapel of the Cross, October 12, 2000, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Forgiveness is Never Going to be Easy - 16th Sunday After Pentecost, September 12, 1999, Stephen Elkins-Williams

God's Disciplining Love - 11th Sunday After Pentecost, August 16, 1998, Stephen Elkins-Williams

"Oh, It's You Again" - 13th Sunday After Pentecost, August, 30, 1998, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Returning God's Extravagance - Seventh Sunday After Pentecost, July 11, 1999, Stephen Elkins-Williams

How Can God Love Every Beating Heart? - Fourth Sunday After Pentecost, June 20, 1999, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Batter My Heart, Three Person'd God - Trinity Sunday, June 11, 2006, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Pentecost Moments; Follow Through Moments - Pentecost Sunday, May 11, 2008, Stephen Elkins-Williams

One Call, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism - May 16, 1992, 150th Anniversary Celebration, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Loving God in All Things - May 9, 1999, The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Wedding Homily for Tambria Elizabeth Lee and David Exum Brown - April 22, 2006, Stephen Elkins-Williams

The Sacramentality of Touch - The Second Sunday of Easter, April 14, 1985, Stephen Elkins-Williams

The Human Experience of Conversion - The Third Sunday of Easter, April 13, 1986, Stephen Elkins-Williams

An Easter Limerick - Easter Sunday, April 4, 1999, Stephen Elkins-Williams

God Present in the Agony - Good Friday, March 24, 1989, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Beyond Our Isolation - Maunday Thursday, March 27, 1997, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Gift of God - The Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 9, 1997, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Bad Things Happen to All People - The Third Sunday in Lent, February 26, 1989, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Write All These Thy Laws in Our Hearts - The Third Sunday in Lent, March 6, 1994, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Take Up Your Cross - The Second Sunday in Lent, March 3, 1985, Stephen Elkins-Williams

God's Forgiveness From Within - Ash Wednesday, February 25, 2004, Stephen Elkins-Williams

Back Home - Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany, February 13, 2000, Stephen Elkins-Willims

We Are the Body of Christ - III Epiphany - January 22, 1989, Stephen Elkins-Williams

"Seek My Face" - Last Epiphany - February 13, 1994, Stephen Elkins-Williams

The Overwhelming Love of God - VIII Epiphany - February 26, 1984, Stephen Elkins-Williams

The Wise Men and the Star - The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ – January 6, 2007, Stephen Elkins-Williams