Sunday announcements
The Second Sunday of Easter - April 15, 2007Note: 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
Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri.
5:15 pm Evening Prayer
Monday, April 16
7:00 pm Special Worship with People with Developmental Disablilities
Dr. Joyner
Tuesday, April 17
5:30 pm Episcopal Campus Ministry
Ms. Jamieson-Drake
Wednesday, April 18
10:00 am Holy Eucharist 1928
Mr. Zunes
Thursday, April 19
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Frazelle
Next Sunday, April 22
The Third Sunday of Easter
7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Ms. Lee
9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Ms. Lee
11:15 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Ms. Lee
4:00 pm Holy Eucharist I (Carol Woods)
Mr. Elkins-Williams
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist II
Mr. Frazelle
9:30 pm Compline
Readings: Acts 9:1-19a; Psalm 33 or 33:1-11; Revelation 5:6-14; John 21:1-14
Today
12:15 Social Hour
Visitors, Newcomers and Old-timers, come join us in the dining room for refreshments and fellowship.
Sung Compline Tonight
Sung Compline, is offered on Sunday nights at 9:30. Please join us and "set your mind on the things that are above, where Christ is."
Episcopal Youth Community
EYC will meet today at 2:00 pm in the dining room for ABC Sale set up. Come ready to work. Please wear work clothes and closed-toe shoes. There will be ice cream after to thank everyone for their hard work. On Saturday, April 21, EYC will be cooking and selling lunch during the ABC Sale. If you are interested in working with us please email dfrazelle@thechapelofthecross.org.
Foreign Currency for Missions
Students from EYC will be collecting leftover foreign currency from parishioners' foreign travels to benefit EYC mission activities. All those coins and bills that have been taking up space on top of your chest of drawers can now go to great use! Students will be collecting donations after the 9:00 and 11:15 services today and next Sunday. Donations will be gladly accepted during ABC sale week. If you have any questions, please contact Margaret Conrad (call office for number).
Rector of San Patricio to Visit
Father Eduardo Monzon, rector of San Patricio and Canon for Outreach and Evangelism of the Diocese of Honduras, will serve as a special leader of Children's Chapel and will preach at the 5:15 service today. The Global Mission Committee invites you to hear Father Monzon and to meet him at an informal reception in the courtyard immediately following the evening service.
Crop Hunger Walk
Check-in for the CROP Walk is today at 2:00 pm at the Carrboro Town Commons. If you are walking or if you have made a donation, thank you for your efforts to alleviate hunger locally and internationally.
This Week
Adult Inquirers' Class
The Adult Inquirers' Class meets Monday nights from 7:30 to 9:00. Tomorrow's topic will be "Eucharist and Liturgy" with Ms. Jamieson-Drake and Ms. Hart in the chapel.
Episcopal Campus Ministry
ECM meets every Tuesday at 5:30 pm in the Campus Center and is open to all students who wish to join in for fellowship. Dinner is served immediately afterwards.
Next Week
Lenten Offering
The special offering for Lent introduced at the February "Prepare for Lent" intergenerational event, must be turned in by next Sunday, April 22, in order to have a check ready to present to Rev. Richard Kunz, Executive Director of El Hogar, who will be visiting with us. In all the activity of Easter morning, only two donations were received! If you did not participate in collecting money to purchase a specific piece of furniture for the new home for girls at El Hogar but would like to do so, please make a check payable to Chapel of the Cross and earmark it "Lenten Offering."
Announcements
Hospitality Manager Needed
The parish is seeking a person for a part-time position responsible for maintaining the orderliness and hospitality of our facility, especially the kitchen, dining room and parlor, as well as serve as a resource for groups using these areas. It may require some flexible hours including weekends and Sundays for special services. For more information and a full job description, contact Barbara Hastings at 929-2193.
Wedding Coordinator
The parish is seeking a person to serve as wedding coordinator. The wedding coordinator assists the clergy and staff at the Chapel of the Cross in planning and coordinating preparations for all weddings taking place here. Persons interested may read more information in the Wedding Brochure on the parish website. A printed copy is also available in the parish office. Those interested may contact Barbara Hastings after April 16 to apply.
ABC Sale Funds Requests
The annual ABC Sale will be held next Saturday. Proceeds from the sale go to worthy charitable organizations within and outside the community. The Social Ministry Committee is now accepting requests for grants from the sale's profits. Anyone wishing to make such a request may obtain an application from the parish office or get a copy from the parish website (www.thechapelofthecross.org). The guidelines for consideration of requests is also on the website. The deadline for receiving applications is today. If you are involved with an organization or know of one interested in submitting a request, please pass this information on to them. For more information, contact Barbara Tremblay (call office for number).
Children's Art Project
This Wednesday, April 18, is the last day to submit finished artwork! We want all the children of the parish to participate in the stained glass window art project for Earth Sunday on April 22. Children are invited to make a pencil drawing of a place where he/she feels close to God (preferably in nature) or things in nature that make him/her respond, "Whoa, that is so awesome, how did God ever create that?" A pencil drawing is to be done on a sheet of typing paper turned so that it is 11 inches in length and 8 1/2 inches in width. Return the pencil drawing to Gretchen Jordan to be copied onto transparency. It will be returned for your child to then color with permanent markers.
Emergency Procedures
Emergency procedure instructions for the parish buildings are now posted by the alarm box located in the hallway by the parish office. If you have questions, please see Tom Mander, facilities manager, or call Clare Baum (calll office for number).
Living the Questions
The final four segments of the video discussion program facilitated by our clergy will begin on Thursday, April 26, with both morning from 10:00-11:30 am and evening groups from 7:30-9:00 pm. The sessions are titled "Lives of Jesus," "Compassion," "Passion for Christ" and "Out in the World." If you plan to attend any of the sessions, please sign up in the parish office and indicate which sessions you will attend.
Vacation Church School
Registration continues for our summer VCS program, to be held July 23-27. Registration forms are available in the dining room. Please note that this year's program is for children entering kindergarten in the fall 2007 up through children completing fifth grade this spring. Registration is currently open only to church parishioners and those visiting our parish. If classes are not filled by May 31, registration will be opened to the wider community.
Stewardship
Report Your Carbon Reduction
Remember to report the results of your carbon fast for Lent so the Environmental Stewardship Committee can calculate the total reductions for the parish. The rector wants to announce the benefits that our collective effort has made toward protecting our planet, God's creation. Please use the reporting form in the carbon fast folder that you received either on February 18 or 25, 2007. If you have questions about how to calculate or report your carbon reductions, please contact Linda Rimer (call office for number) or at lbrimer@bellsouth.net.
IFC Food Pantry
The IFC Food Pantry continues to need help meeting the increasing needs of those in our community who lack adequate food. Specific requests are for Ramen noodles, canned fruit, macaroni and cheese, canned pasta, canned pinto beans and dry beans (pinto, black and lentil). Containers for food offerings are in the tower room at the entrance to the church and in the parish office. More information is available from Alice Cotten at acotten@email.unc.edu or (call office for number).
Community Notes
Club Nova Thrift Shop
Located in Carrboro, Club Nova promotes and provides opportunities for individuals living with mental illness to lead meaningful and productive lives of their choice in the community. As a non-profit organization, Club Nova raises funds for its programs through its adjoining thrift shop. The thrift shop offers quality second-hand goods such as clothing, books, music, household and kitchen items and select furniture. Open Tuesday through Friday from 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, Club Nova Thrift Shop gladly accepts both material and monetary contributions during regular business hours (all donations are tax deductible). The community's support and generosity through volunteering and donating goods is greatly appreciated and always welcome. To learn more information, call the shop coordinator, Camellia Morton (call office for number).
Million Meals for Eradicating Hunger
On April 21, three local Rotary clubs will join forces with other local caring groups and organizations to put together 170,000 meals to be sent to developing countries. Our Social Ministries Committee has committed to this cause both financially and in terms of manpower. The event will be held in Chapel Hill at the American Legion Hall on Legion Road. This is an inter-generational activity which can include family members from ages five and up, so if one of your family members is working the ABC sales, the rest of the family is welcome to work in the assembly line making up bags of meals. Time slots are from 9:00 am - 11:30 am, 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm. Please sign up in the office for one of the time slots and indicate how many in your family wish to work. For more information contact Barbara Tremblay btrem@verizon.net or phone (call office for number) or Cynthia Crittenden crcrittenden@bellsouth.net or phone (call office for number). Please respond as soon as possible.
Project Compassion
Because effective legal, financial and healthcare planning requires an integrative approach, Project Compassion will bring together some of the most experienced professionals and community leaders in the Triangle to help you explore the next steps in your planning. The symposium will take place on Saturday, April 28, from 8:30 am - 12 pm at Carol Woods Assembly Hall at 750 Weaver Dairy Rd. Continental breakfast and exhibits begin at 8 am. Registration is $35 or $25 for students and seniors 60+. Partial scholarships may be available. For additional information and online registration by April 20, go to www.project-compassion.org or call (call office for number).
Global Climate Change
A program and workshop entitled, "What Must We Do in the Face of Global Climate Change?" will be held Saturday, May 19 at the Chapel of the Cross. Sponsored by the Committee for Environmental Ministry, the North Carolina Council on Churches, and North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light, this program explores the Christian's response to global climate change. For further information, contact Tom Droppers, Environmental Ministry Chair, tdrops@bellsouth.net.
2007 Swindell Lecture
The Bishop's Committee of the Swindell Major Speakers Fund presents keynote speaker Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, Episcopal priest, spiritual director and author. The event will take place Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 at The Summit at Haw River State Park. For registration information contact Harrison T. Simons at (call office for number).
Bach's Lunch
A Noontime Series of Recitals at The Chapel of the Cross
Tuesdays at 12:15-12:45
Tuesday, April 17 - Wylie S. Quinn, III, organist
The Chapel of the Cross
Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, April 24 - Douglas Leightenheimer, organist
First Presbyterian Church
Wilmington, NC
Tuesday, May 1 - David Arcus, organist
Duke Chapel
Durham, NC
Join us for ABC Sale - April 21
The ABC Sale is finally here! This afternoon department chairs will be joined by the members of the EYC to set
up for the sale. Many of you have been patiently waiting for this week so you can bring all of your donations to
the church (and get them out of your house!) Donation times for the sale are as follows:
Monday, April 16- 8:30 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, April 17- 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, April 18- 8:30 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday, April 19- 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
The ABC Sale has something for everyone. Please make us part of your Saturday plans and encourage your friends
and neighbors to join us as well. Please contact Co-chairs, Allison Worthy (call office for number,
aworthy@nc.rr.com) or Ellen Cole (call office for number,
ehc430@aol.com) if you have any questions. We hope to see you all this week!
Sunday Announcements
The deadline for announcements is 10:00 am on Wednesday. Announcements should be brief. Parish-related submissions are given priority. Include daytime phone and email address for contact. All submissions are subject to editing; publication of the submission is not guaranteed. Email information to submissions@thechapelofthecross.org or leave paper copies in thePublications Assistant's mailbox in the parish office. Email is preferred.
Adult Education This Week
Conversation with a Seminarian - Kevin Brown (Library)
Adult Education Next Week
Songs and Poetry of Creation and the Earth - (Library)
The Environmental Stewardship Committee Green Tip :
Last updated: April 13, 2007
