Crossings
August 13, 2006 -The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Note: Personal phone numbers are removed from the Web version of Crossings. 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 in Crossings.
This Week
Sunday, August 13, 2006
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Dr. Pfaff
10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Dr. Pfaff
4:00 pm Holy Eucharist Rite I
(Carol Woods)
Mr. Frazelle
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-Williams
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
5:15 pm Evening Prayer
Wednesday, St. Mary, Virgin and Mother of
Our Lord Jesus Christ
10:00 am Holy Eucharist 1928
Mr. Elkins-Williams
Thursday
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Ms. Frazelle
Next Week
Sunday, August 20, 2006
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Ms. Frazelle
10:00 am Morning Prayer and Holy Eucharist Rite I
Ms. Frazelle
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Ms. Frazelle
Readings: Proverbs 9:1-6 Psalm 147 or 34:9-14; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:53-59
Announcements
Nation-Wide Church Survey
Next Sunday, the Chapel of the Cross is being asked to participate in a nation-wide survey of church demographics, attitudes, and behavior patterns. Attendees at all services are asked to remain after the services to fill out this thoughtful but easy-to respond-to survey. The results will help the Chapel of the Cross to learn more not only about ourselves but also about how we relate to churches, Episcopal and otherwise, across the nation. Your participation would be most valued and helpful.
Registration for Church School
Registration forms are available in the parish office, at the entrance to the Yates Building and on the website. Only children and youth who are new this fall or who have a change from last year on any of the information need to complete a new form. If you are unsure as to whether you were registered last fall, there is a listing of all students on the bulletin board in the dining room. All families are asked to complete a Parent Volunteer Form to indicate your willingness to help with programs.
Church School Teacher Recruitment
We need teachers in many classrooms this fall. Many of last years staff have moved or are taking a respite from teaching. Step up, potential teachers, and offer your gifts and skills to one of our 13 classrooms. We need additional teachers in all classrooms except the Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and High School classes. Refer to the complete listing on the dining room Education bulletin board. Contact Gretchen Jordan if you would consider joining a team of 4 to lead one of the classrooms.
Are You Interested in Serving as a Children's Chapel Youth Saint?
Children in the third grade or older who do not participate in the Junior Choir are eligible to be Youth Saints in Children's Chapel. Youth Saints serve as assistants in the 9:00 Children's service on an assigned, rotating schedule. Their job includes setting up the Chapel, greeting preschoolers, helping young children participate in the service and tidying up. There will be two orientations for those interested. All Youth Saints - even those who have helped in Chapel before - must attend one orientation. The orientations will be held in the parlor on Sunday, August 27, at 10:15 and Sunday, September 17, at 11:15. (Please note the changes in times from those listed in the mailing.) To register for an orientation or ask questions, please contact Boykin Bell at 929-2193, ext. 37 or bbell@thechapelofthecross.org.
Pictorial Directories are Here
Pictorial directories have arrived. If your family's picture was taken for the directory, you may pick up your free copy in the parish office, on August 13 and 20. Copies will be available between the 8:00 am and 10:00 am services and before the 5:15 pm service. It is also available at the dinner-on-the-grounds on August 20. During the week, you may pick up your copy in the parish office. If your family was unable to have your picture taken, you may put your name on a waiting list to purchase a copy later if we have extra copies available. When you get your copy of the directory, please review your family's information. If there is an error, call the parish office to report the correct information. We will publish a list of changes for parishioners to insert in their directories. We wish to thank Barbara Schiebe, committee chair, Jerry Cotton, co-chair, and Gail Cloud and Ted Pratt who assisted them. This committee did an outstanding job of publishing our pictorial directory.
Dinner on the Grounds
Dinner on the grounds is a great opportunity for food and fellowship. Join others after the 10:00 am service on August 20. Bring a dish to share. Drinks will be provided.
Foyer Dinner Groups
Interested in meeting new people? Join a Foyer Dinner group where parishioners get to know other parishioners while sharing a meal. Groups meet about once a month. Dinners are casual, cooking is shared, and participants take turns hosting the meals. The host plans the menu and provides just the main dish. Last year's groups will be reorganized, and a young parents group is planned for those interested in joining it. Sign up sheets can be found in the dining room. Completed forms should be placed in a designated box in the church office. Responses need to be in by September 18. For more information, contact Amelia Carew or Jane Steenstra.
Youth Inquirers Class 2006-2007
Any youth in the 9th grade or higher interested in participating in the Youth Inquirers' Class this year is asked to contact the parish office (929-2193) or talk with David Frazelle or Gretchen Jordan. Information will be sent to youth and their parents in forthcoming weeks about the class and schedule. The Youth Inquirer's Class is a nine month program which meets on Sunday mornings during the Church School time, 10:20-11:05. The first class is September 10. The class is a time for youth to learn more about the Episcopal Church, to discuss confirmation and to provide a place for them to raise questions and share in discussion with peers and leaders. The program includes several day events and a weekend pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. in January.
Annual Parish BBQ, Sunday, September 10, 2006
The Chapel of the Cross's Annual Parish BBQ is scheduled for September 10 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. A tradition that accompanies the BBQ is a parish food drive. In thanksgiving for our bounty, please bring 3 food items for the IFC Food Pantry. Tickets for the BBQ will be sold after Sunday services starting on August 20th and are priced as follows: Adults - $10, Children under 10 - $5, University Students - free. No family will be charged more than $40. PLEASE NOTE: on September 3rd we will tell the caterer how many people to prepare for; therefore, all tickets must be purchased by September 3rd.
Mark Your Calendar
EYC trip to Emerald Pointe Water Park!
We will be going to Emerald Pointe Water Park on Friday August 18. We will meet at the church at 8:30 for breakfast (doughnuts) and be on our way at 9:00. We will return to the church at 4:30. Tickets will be $21 if we have 15+ people. Plan to bring a few extra dollars for lunch. Please check your email or email cparker@thechapelofthecross.org for more information. Let me know by noon Wednesday August 16 if you are planning to join us. It will be fun to see everyone after the summer break!
Book Discussion: The Namesake
Do you like to be attuned to issues UNC students are considering? A discussion of The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, the 2006 UNC book selection for incoming students, will be TOMORROW, August 14 at 7:30 pm in the parlor, facilitated by Nancy Tunnessen. Read the book now and be prepared for Chancellor Moeser's talk on September 10, the first Adult Education Sunday Forum, when he will address some of issues of the immigrant experience the book raises.
Henry VIII, Anglicanism, and Us
The Rev. Dr. Richard Pfaff will teach a four evening class attempting to mull over a) what basis there is for the (generally wrong-headed) claim that Henry VIII "founded the Anglican Church;" b) what ecclesiological reflections arise from a soberer, if brief, consideration of what really did happen; and c) what bearing this may have had on decisions made at General Convention in June. Attendees will have readings to consider for each gathering. The class will meet Mondays September 11, 18, and 25, and October 2 from 8 to 9:30 pm in the Library. Please sign up in the parish office.
Servant Leadership School
You are invited to join the Johnson Interns for classes in Servant Leadership 01. The course will begin on September 15 from 10 am to 3 pm, at the Chapel of the Cross and continue over 8 weeks, meeting approximately every other week from 10 am to 12 pm, ending December 15 from 10 am to 3 pm. The commitment is 20 hours, total, and the cost is a $50 materials fee. Please call or email for more information: sgladin@thechapelofthecross.org or 929-2193 extension 14.
Calling the young, and the young at heart...
Crossties dinners return to the Church social calendar this fall with a kick-off on Saturday, September 16th from 5:30-8pm in the Fellowship Hall. This fall series of dinners aims to bring together younger parishioners and those with children by providing on-site childcare during these events. Children's activities will include playground games, story time, making their own desserts, arts and crafts, and scavenger hunts. Babysitters will be with the children while adults socialize over potluck dinners, with the main dish provided by the Church. Other dates being considered are second Saturdays in October, November, and December. Considering food and childcare issues, please make sure you RSVP to Stacey Richardson at staceyr3@gmail.com. We'd love to have you!
Community Notes
Colossal Yard Sale
Binkley Baptist (corner of 15-501 and Willow Drive in Chapel Hill), in cooperation with Barbees' Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, is holding its Colossal Yard Sale on Saturday, August 19th, at Binkley. You are welcome to come and shop in our 17 major areas. The proceeds will be used to fund services for children, including the Chrysalis Foundation for Mental Health, the Centro Communitario de Vasco da Gama, the Central Children's Home of Oxford, NC, and the Hope Flowers School in Palestine. If you would like to donate items to the sale, please call the church office (942-4964) for drop-off or pick up information.
Reminder: There is one more Sunday of the summer schedule, next week August 20.
On August 27 the Chapel of the Cross goes back to "regular" schedule: Holy Eucharist at 7:30, 9:00, 11:15 am, and 5:15 pm; and Compline at 9:30 pm.
Green Tip from the Environmental Stewardship Committee:
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Last updated: August 11, 2006
