Sunday announcements
August 12, 2007 - The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 14Note: 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
Wednesday, August 15
St. Mary, Virgin and Mother of Our Lord, Jesus Christ
10:00 am Holy Eucharist 1928
Mr. Elkins-Williams
Thursday, August 16
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Ms. Jamieson-Drake
Next Sunday, August 19
The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost - Proper 15
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Dr. Joyner
10:00 am Morning Prayer and Holy Eucharist Rite I
Dr. Joyner
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist II
Dr. Pfaff
Readings: Jeremiah 23: 23-29; Psalm 82; Hebrews 12:1-7 (8-10) 11-14; Luke 12:49-56
Next Sunday
Dinner on the Grounds
There is one remaining dinner this summer. Please join us in the fellowship of shared dinner after the 10 am service on August 19. Please bring a dish to share. Drinks will be provided.
Announcements
Volunteer Opportunities
The Social Ministry Committee is interested in forming cook teams for the AIDS Alliance House in Carrboro, Orange House. The facility houses six adult AIDS patients on a long term basis. Due to kitchen size, team members would cook at home and bring dinner to share with the residents. Three people per team would be more than sufficient. It could be done once or twice monthly depending on the number of people interested. Also, The Ronald McDonald House has asked area parishes to consider forming a meal team to cook monthly for their guests. They have a large fully equipped kitchen and a team as large as eight could be involved. They cook for about 40 nightly. The other option would be a group to meet at the church and make casseroles which could be frozen and delivered to the house. They could pull these out when they don't have anyone cooking. If you are interested in either of these opportunities, please contact Peggy Pratt, Social Ministry Chair at (call office for number) or at pegpratt@nc.rr.com.
Cantus Choir
The Cantus Choir is enrolling 1st and 2nd graders for the coming year. The first rehearsal will be September 12 at 4:00 pm. Look for registration information in the mail this week. Call Linda Everhart for information at (call office for number).
Parish Distribution List
The parish maintains an email 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 e-mail address to the Parish Communications Coordinator, Vivian Harris Varner, at vvarner@thechapelofthecross.org.
Graduate and Professional Students
If you are interested in fellowship with fellow Episcopalians, join us weekly for "Fridays on the Front Porch" at the Carolina Inn. The festivities are every Friday during the summer and include bluegrass music and food! We meet at the church at 4:45 and head over to the Carolina Inn (the corner of Columbia and Cameron Streets). We also schedule a variety of other activities. If you would like to stay updated on what we are doing, join our Facebook group, UNC Episcopal Grad and Professional Students, or join our listserv, egp@listserv.unc.edu. You may also contact John Derrick at jderricknc@aol.com or Jimmy Satterwhite at jimmysa@alumni.unc.edu.
Mark Your Calendars
Annual Parish BBQ
The Chapel of the Cross's Annual Parish BBQ is scheduled for September 16 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 26 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 9 we will tell the caterer how many people to prepare for; therefore, all tickets must be purchased by September 9.
Summer Reading Opportunities
There is one remaining summer book discussion. This Wednesday, August 15, at 7:30 pm the discussion will focus on the UNC summer reading book The Death of Innocents by Sister Helen Prejean. The meeting will take place in the parlor. Please join us !
Stewardship Opportunities
Flower Delivery
Please help deliver altar flower arrangements to local residents on Mondays. Flowers are ready for delivery at noon every Monday. Participation once a month would be greatly appreciated. Please call Mary Guckes at (call office for number) if you are interested.
Donate School Supplies
Since 1994, Communities In Schools of Orange County (CIS) has been a vital partner to identify and provide excellent community resources for the middle school after school programs. The organization actively advocates for the children in this community. CIS has asked partners for direct donations in the form of school supplies such as durable book bags, 3-ring binders, pens, pencils, rulers, protractors, composition notebooks. A donation box is located in the dining room to receive school supplies until August 30. For more information or to make a monetary donation, contact Jessica Scharle (CIS Contact) at (call office for number) or jjscharle@gmail.com.
Community Notes
Community Discussion on Race Relations in the South
Dr. Timothy B. Tyson will lead a community discussion on race relations in the south on Sunday, August 26 from 4 pm to 6 pm at Baptist Grove Church in Raleigh. The discussion will be centered around Dr. Tyson's book, Blood Done Sign My Name, the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot and the role of Racism in Religion. For more information please see the flyer posted on the door of the parish office.
Supporting Mentally Ill Family Members
A series of 12 weekly classes structured to help family members understand and support their family member suffering with a mental illness will begin Tuesday, September 4 at 6:30-9:00 pm at the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Roadd. There is no cost to participate in this NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program. For further information, please contact Gary Gaddy at (call office for number) or for confidential inquiries write to f2forangecounty@yahoo.com.
Flying Solo Conference
Episcopal Singles Ministry offers this intergenerational conference for single adults August 31 - September 3 at Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville. The theme, "On Pilgrimage," will be led by keynote speaker Dr. Brett Webb-Mitchell, who writes, "We are always either going to something, someplace, somewhere, or leaving it all behind. To go forward means to leave something, someone behind....to go deeper means to get under the surface of the thin, brittle veneer of life in order to see the immense and yet beautiful streams of life's complexities." Brochures and registration forms are available in the dining room in the tract racks.
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. 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). To learn more, call the shop coordinator, Camellia Morton, at (call office for number).
Caring for our Troops
Those who wish to support our troops in Iraq should look to the USO Cares program (www.usocares.org/src/uso_home.htm) and Operation Iraqi Children (www.operationiraqichildren.org) as means of getting resources to US troops and Iraqi citizens.
Meals on Wheels
If you or another parishioner could benefit from a hot noonday meal delivered to your home Monday through Friday because of illness or other infirmity, you are urged to contact the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels Program. Contact Jeanie Arnel at (call office for number), Monday through Friday, from 10 am to 1:30 pm.
Our Growing Burmese Population
Our two original families who came to us last fall have now split up into two apartments in order to accommodate newly arrived extended family members. They need additional supplies. The list includes large pots with lids, paring knives, large soup bowls and soup spoons, and a sofa, or sofa bed. Please bring any of these items (except the sofa) to the parish office. If you have a sofa, please contact Barbara Tremblay at btrem@verizon.net or (call office for number) so we can arrange delivery.
IFC Needs
The Inter-Faith Council Food Pantry continues to need Ramen noodles, grits, cereal, sliced white bread, jello, snacks, tuna, mayonnaise, cooking oil (32oz.), flour (2lb.), sugar (2lb.), cake mix, crackers, canned pasta, beef stew, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, elbow macaroni, macaroni and cheese, green beans tomatoes, garbanzo beans and paper bags with handles (save your grocery store bags and bring them to donate). Our contributions make a difference. When we deliver items from the church to the Food Pantry in Carrboro, these items are used almost immediately to help support walk-in requests. If every person, or every family, coming to a worship service at the Chapel of the Cross each week brought just one item for the Food Pantry, it would make an enormous difference for good in our community. Make it a habit if you can. Baskets for our donations are located in the parish office and at the tower entrance to the church.
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.
The Environmental Stewardship Committee Green Tip :
Conserve water: Use a broom or rake instead of a hose to clear debris from driveways or other paved areas.
Last updated: August 10, 2007
