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Hospitality
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Bread Ministry Feeling a bit like the Easter Bunny, volunteers fan out around Chapel Hill and the near environs delivering a small loaf of homemade bread to folks who are new to the Chapel of the Cross. Jean French bakes the bread that we leave in front of doors, balanced on railings, dangling from doorknobs. When we are lucky, and someone is at home, we have a short chat, frequently about the character of the different services on Sunday or programs the church offers. This is one of the ways that the Chapel of the Cross welcomes newcomers. A gesture of friendship and welcome sparked this ministry when Mary Chase brought then newcomer Anne Ramsay a loaf of bread. As Anne reflected on how important that greeting was to her as a grieving, lonely new resident, she was moved to organize the first bread ministry volunteers. Now, we usually deliver bread in pairs; a driver and a navigator. We find our way around the new subdivisions, lovely older neighborhoods and the numerous apartment complexes. It is always a bit of an adventure to locate all the addresses. Bread is an age old symbol of hospitality. For me as a Christian, it also carries the reminder of the body of Christ being shared with the world. The Chapel of the Cross is Christ's body in Chapel Hill and we gladly share it with all who enter here. Send
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