Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC

Stephen 'Chip' Matteson Jr., our new Publications Assistant, comes to the Chapel of the Cross most recently from San Antonio, Texas. Chip was born at Fort Bragg, NC, and prior to middle school lived in NJ an CT. Beginning in sixth grade, Chip's family made Chapel Hill home. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1982 and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1987. While at UNC, Chip earned a degree in general studies to include his interests in both photography and music, playing trombone.

Chip is no stranger to the Chapel of the Cross; his family were parishioners at the Chapel of the Cross while living in Chapel Hill. His parents, Steve and Mary Ann, sang in the Senior Choir; and Chip was involved in Junior Choir, Boy Scout Troop 9, and acolytes as he grew up in the parish. Careers as a photojournalist for the Winston-Salem Journal, desktop publishing, pre-press and freelance photography all have prepared him for the demanding job as Publications Assistant at the Chapel of the Cross.

In this position, Chip is responsible for designing, proofing, and printing all publications for the parish. In addition to weekly bulletins, Crossings, Cross Roads, the quarterly Liturgical Calendar, and numerous leaflets for specific parish ministries, Chip edits and prints clergy sermons, funeral and wedding leaflets, meeting reminder postcards, posters, and all the letters that come to parishioners from the parish. He also is administrative assistant for Episcopal Campus Ministry and is responsible for their Website and printing.

During the summer, Chip loaded up his stuff and two daughters, Caroline, 7, and Erin, 4, into a U-Haul and make his way back to Chapel Hill. While his daughters are currently living in Texas, Chip keeps busy playing basketball with Nathaniel Quinn or practicing his trombone after recently joining the UNC Jazz Band. Chip enjoys his new job, even when the machines go 'crazy.' He is also working to do wedding and portrait photography in his spare time.

Chip misses breakfast tacos and the San Antonio Spurs from Texas but is thrilled to be back in 'real' basketball country. He anticipates cheering for the Charlotte Bobcats and, of course, the Tar Heels.

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