Sunday announcements
The Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostOctober 8, 2006
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.
Services This Week
(moved to the church for organ maintenance)
Mon, Tues, Wed, and Friday
5:15 pm Evening Prayer
Tuesday
6:00 pm Episcopal Campus
Ministry
Ms. Lee
Wednesday
10:00 am Holy Eucharist 1928
Mr. Zunes
Thursday
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-Williams
Next Sunday, October 15
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)
7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Mr. Elkins-Williams
9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Mr. Elkins-Williams
11:15 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-Williams
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-Williams
9:30 pm Sung Compline
Readings: Amos 5:6-7,10-15 Psalm 90 or 90:1-8,12; Hebrews 3:1-6; Mark 10:17-27(28-31)
Announcements
Help Launch the Micah Group
The Chapel of the Cross has a strong history of service in our own backyard and far corners of the globe. But our church vision calls on us not only to "care for those in need," but also to "strive for justice and peace among all people." In an effort to live out this dimension of the vision, and explore our role in a global mission, a small group of parishioners has formed the Micah Group (from Micah 6:8). Join us at our first meeting today from 1 to 3 pm in the Library, to learn how our congregation can be part of a global movement to alleviate poverty. A light lunch will be served.
Dobson Dedication I
On Friday, October 13, 8:00 pm, the first of three dedicatory concerts will be held on the new Dobson organ in the chapel. The recital by Dr. Quinn will include works by JS Bach, Johann Gottfried Walther, William Boyce, Francois Couperin, Felix Mendelssohn, and César Franck.
Bach's Lunch
On Tuesday, October 10, 12:15-12:45 on the Klueker organ in the church. The organist will be Thomas Bloom, Watts Street Baptist Church, Durham.
All Saints' Day service
The Rev. Michael Hunn, will be the preacher at the 8:00 pm All Saints' Day service. Michael leaves his position as Episcopal Chaplain at Davidson College and Associate Rector at St. Alban's Church, to become Canon to the Ordinary for Program and Pastoral Ministry for the diocese, that same day, Nov. 1.
Names for All Saints' Day
Please submit to the parish office names you would like added to the bulletin for the All Saints' Day Solemn Eucharist, Tuesday, November 1. Deadline for submission is Sunday, October 23.
12:30 Social Hour
Please come to the 12:30 Social hour after the 11:15 service every Sunday for a hearty welcome to the Chapel of the Cross and light refreshments. This event is managed totally by parishioners so we also welcome new volunteers. A sign-up board is available in the dining room.
Episcopal Campus Ministry
ECM is the fellowship group for undergraduates. We are a ministry of the Chapel of the Cross and an official UNC-CH student organization. We meet every Tuesday at 5:30 pm in the Campus Center for a program, worship service and a delicious meal. Undergraduates of any faith or denomination are welcome to join us. For more information go to http://www.unc.edu/ecm.
EYC SENIORS ONLY NIGHT!!
Fall Middlers Retreat was this weekend so this week is SENIORS ONLY!!! We will meet in the Church Dining room at 5:30 pm. Bring a few dollars for dinner on Franklin Street. We will catch up, talk about CarniFall, and make some plans for this Fall. EYC meets most Sundays from 5:30 to 7:30 in the dining room.
Reading with a View to Spirituality
To prepare for Advent, come join us for reflection upon J. Phillip Newell's The Book of Creation, Saturday, November 4, at 12:30 pm in the Library. For more information, call Raquel Goldberg.
Parent Gathering
In this gathering, we will discuss ways that young children (at least for short periods of time) can learn to be still, centered and prayerful. Starting this Sunday, Parent Gatherings will meet in the LIBRARY not the Campus Center.
Global Missions Meeting
Global Missions Committee invites all parishioners interested in our mission with Honduras to participate in the discussion as we determine goals for 2007. Please join us at our meeting Tuesday night, 7:00 - 8:30, in the Parlor. We welcome your ideas and responses as we develop a deeper relationship with the Diocese of Honduras. If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to add to the conversation, please email annhenley@msn.com.
Project 5000
The parish is once again filling boxes with food for the Inter-Faith Council to provide groceries for those in need in Orange Co. Boxes with attached lists of needed food items are available as you leave church. We ask you to take one and return it filled by October 29. If you prefer to buy bulk, please take a list and buy one of the items in bulk packaging. The Social Ministry Committee is looking for volunteers who could help pass out boxes, collect them, or drive them to IFC after the 11:15 service. If you can help, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Terry Johnston at terry.johnston@ncmail.net or Frank Holt at fholt@bellsouth.net.
Heifer Project
The $5,000 goal to purchase an ark is underway and concludes on November 12. Puzzle pieces are $12.50 each. There are puzzle pieces, donation cards, and envelopes for your donation in the dining room. Help us fill the ark by purchasing several puzzle pieces.
Church Office Volunteers
The church office needs volunteers to help with answering phones and light administrative duties around the church. All those with time during office hours 9-5 M-F, can call Mary Anne Handy at 929-2193 to learn more about this key stewardship opportunity.
Contribution Statements Mailed
Contribution statements for the first nine months (through September 30) of 2006 were mailed on Tuesday, October 3, to all those who made pledges to the Chapel of the Cross for 2006. Please check these statements for accuracy and contact the Parish Accountant, Debby Kulik, in the parish office if you find any discrepancies or have any questions. Note that these statements include all contributions recorded through September 30 but, because contributions are counted and recorded on Monday mornings, may not include contributions received after the last Sunday in September. Such contributions will be recorded in October and reflected on the year end statement. Note also that payments received in 2006 but credited to a prior or future year pledge are not reflected on these statements but will be shown on the year end statements.
Parish Distribution Email List
The parish maintains an e-mail list of those who would like to receive the weekly prayer list from the bulletin, notices of deaths of parishioners, and other time-sensitive parish information. In order to protect the privacy of those receiving messages and their e-mail addresses, all messages are sent as "blind carbon copies." If you would like to receive this information, please send your email address to Communications Coordinator, Vivian Harris Varner, at vvarner@thechapelofthecross.org.
Parents List Serve
If you are a parent of a child at the chapel of the cross and wish to be added to a parent list serve, notifying parents by email of parish happenings for children, send an email to gjordan@ thechapelofthecross.org and include the email address you wish to be added to the list serve. We try to limit these notices to no more than one email per week, and some weeks there will be none. Reminders such as the upcoming parenting class on prayer or how to talk to teens about AIDS, the intergenerational event on November 12 on hunger, costuming for the November 5 All Saints' processional and requests for children's items for our refugee family are examples of things we send out to parents signed up on the email list.
Mark Your Calendar
Environment Movies
Today after the 11:15 service, the Environmental Stewardship Committee will be showing the movie, An Inconvenient Truth. This movie explains the science behind global warming, shows the anticipated impacts of this warming, and describes actions which individuals can take to help mitigate these impacts. If you have questions about the movie, please contact Linda Rimer or lbrimer@bellsouth.net.
Cross Ties times Two
Cross Ties is back on Saturday, October 14, from 5:30 pm to 8 pm on the Chapel of the Cross grounds. RSVP to Stacey Richardson staceyr3@gmail.com with the number coming and the number of kids for childcare. Main dish provided by the church. You may bring your own beverages and side dishes. The September turnout included all ages from graduate students to families with kids of all ages.
Mary
Mary: The Imagination of Her Heart by The Rev. Penelope Duckworth is the book we will be using to guide a study on Monday evenings, November 6, 13, and 20 from 7:30 - 9:00 in the Parlor, facilitated by The Rev. Martha Hart. This book invites readers to look at Mary in various ways and touches on the differences between Anglican and Roman Catholic understandings of Mary. You may purchase your own book or sign up for a copy in the parish office before November 1.
IFC Friends BBQ
The IFC annual friends BBQ and celebration will be from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, on Sunday, October 15. Jim's Famous BBQ will cater our meal, which is free to all who come. Please let us know if you are planning to attend and the number in your group, congregation, or party. We encourage everyone associated with the Inter-Faith Council to come to celebrate 43 years of service to our neighbors. An RSVP to Charles Williams at assistant@ifcmailbox.org is requested by October 9th to help ensure that the right amount of food is ordered.
Mary Esser Memorial
The Episcopal Church of the Advocate will dedicate a silk tapestry commissioned in memory of Mary Esser at its Sunday liturgy at 5:00 pm on October 22. Mary Esser, a longtime member of the Chapel of the Cross, was a founding member of the Church of the Advocate, a mission launched in 2003 by the three established Episcopal Churches in Orange County -- the Chapel of the Cross, Church of the Holy Family, and St. Matthew's Church. The 6' x 9' tapestry, created by local artist Nancy Whittington, is called "The Flame and the Seed," and it captures the spirit of Mary Esser, of the Church of the Advocate, and of the Advocate (Holy Spirit) for whom the mission church is named. The tapestry was commissioned with funds given in memory of Mary Esser after her death in October of 2005. At the October 22 liturgy, the Church of the Advocate will also dedicate a prie dieu that is being given to the mission in memory of Mary Esser by members of her book group, many of whom were members of the Chapel of the Cross.
Stewardship
No Web Site Help Response
The web site team is still looking for people who know HTML to help keep the parish web site up to date. Contact Dan Poirier or websexton@thechapelofthecross.org.
Burmese Refugees
We now have a great need for people power to transport our refugees to appointments. This usually involves a full afternoon or morning. Blankets are now needed. Financial contributions are welcomed. Contact Barbara Tremblay, btrem@verizon.net.
Community Notes
A Call to Justice
Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina presents "A Call to Justice: Being and Becoming a Faithful Voice for Pro-choice Values." An interfaith evening of reflection, celebration, and motivation featuring Rev. Carlton Veazey, CEO/ President of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. Thursday, November 2, 6:30-8:30 pm at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 4907 Garrett Road, Durham. $15 per person, Dinner included. Call 929-5402 to RSVP.
NEW HOPE Annual BBQ
NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Chapel Hill will hold their Annual BBQ and Brunswick Stew at the New Hope Camp and Conference Center Dining Hall on October 14. BBQ plates with all the fixin's will be available from 5:00 pm until 7:30 or so. For more information call www.newhopepresusa.org.
Consortium for Suicide Prevention
The Triangle Consortium for Suicide Prevention will be hosting the first annual "WALK TO SAVE A LIFE" for suicide awareness and prevention. The walk will be held at 2:30 pm, Sunday, November 5 RAIN OR SHINE. The walk will begin and end at the Farmers' Market on Weaver Street in Carrboro. Participants will proceed down Rosemary Street and back to the Farmer's Market via Franklin Street. This event is being sponsored by Suntrust Bank and PEPSI. There will be no fee or pledge required and participants of all ages are welcome. Registration is appreciated but not required. To register, or for more information, go to www.triangle suicideprevention.org.
Trinity School
Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill invites families of prospective students to an Open House for Transitional Kindergarten to Grade 5 Tuesday, October 10, at 9:00 am. Please RSVP by calling Syvil Dunlap.
A Personal Note
Dear Friends,
Many of you have asked how my mother, Ruth, is doing. She continues to hold on but deals with near constant pain from the disease, Multiple Myeloma. (MM is a cancer of the plasma cells, which destroys the bones and inhibits the production of healthy blood cells.) She and my step-father are now living with my sister and brother-in-law in Ohio, which puts them closer to extended family and friends. Mom appreciates your prayers very much and has asked me to convey her gratitude to you all. I also am very appreciative of your concern and kindness toward me. You are a very caring congregation. Thank you very much from my mother and from all our family.
Yours in Christ, Vicky Jamieson-Drake
Adult Education This Week
Synoptic Sources: David Jamieson-Drake (Parlor)
Parent Gathering: Quiet Prayer with Children (Library)
An Inconvenient Truth: The Environmental Stewardship Committee (Library) - after the 11:15 am service.
Adult Education Next Week
Synoptic Sources: David Jamieson-Drake
Parent Gathering: Quiet Prayer with Children
Around Our diocese…
Faith & Money-Led by Ched Meyers, October 14, 9:00am-4:30pm Immaculate Conception RomanCatholic Church, Durham. Exploring investment strategies that benefit the local community and contribute to social good. For a brochure, visit www.episdionc.com/contact/events/PDFs/faithandmoney.pdf.
Tapestry: Of Sun and Shadow
Sunday, October 15, 7:00pm Grace Church, Lexington. A program of music, poetry, art and dance studying ways a variety of faiths use light and dark in their practices and beliefs. Written by Bonnie Duckworth and Barbara Presnell, it combines original music and poetry with familiar hymns and spirituals.
"A Closer Walk with God For People on the Run"
Nativity, Raleigh present the Rev. Barbara Crafton Saturday Oct. 21 from 9 am-3 pm. For information contact Karen Summerville Nativity see the flyer on the Office Bulletin Board.
Living Wi$ely TrainingOpportunity
October 27-28 Caraway Conference Center, Asheboro, NC. A personal finances counseling ministry developed by the stewardship office of The Episcopal Church. For a brochure go to www.episdionc.com/contact/events/PDFsLiving_Wisely_Brochure.doc.
Godly Play Teacher Accreditation Training
November 2-4 St. Mary's Episcopal Church, High Point. For information, please visit www.stmarysepisc.org. Please direct questions to Duana Cisneyor duanac@stmaryepisc.org.
The Environmental Stewardship Committee Green Tip :
Sealing Air Leaks in your home is one of the quickest dollar-saving tasks you can do. Caulk, seal, and weatherstrip all seams, cracks, and openings to the outside. You can save as much as 10% on your heating and cooling bill by reducing the air leaks in your home.
Last updated: October 8, 2006
