Sunday announcements

January 20, 2008 - The Second Sunday after the Epiphany

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.

Older Sunday announcements

Services This Week

Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri.

5:15 pm Evening Prayer

Monday, Jan. 21

7:00 pm Special Worship with People with Developmental Disabilities

Dr. Joyner

Tuesday, Jan. 22

5:30 pm Episcopal Campus Ministry
Mr. Frazelle

Wednesday, Jan. 23

10:00 am Holy Eucharist 1928
Mr. Elkins-Williams

Thursday, Jan. 24

Conversion of St. Paul

5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Frazelle

Next Sunday, January 27

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany

7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Mr. Frazelle

9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-Williams

11:15 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Mr. Elkins-Williams

4:00 pm Holy Eucharist Rite I (Carol Woods)
Ms. Jamieson-Drake

5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Elkins-Williams

9:30 pm Sung Compline

Readings: Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 5-13; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23

Adult Education Today

Newcomers Class (Parlor)

Update on the Capital Campaign/Convention Report (Chapel)

Adult Education Next Week

Confession and Reconciliation with Mr. Elkins-Williams

Today

1st & 2nd Grade Worship Class

Today is the monthly worship education class. Children will meet in the library. The lesson and worship experience will be on baptism. If you have their baptismal certificate, photographs or memorabilia from their baptism, please send it with them to the class.

Newcomers Class

An orientation session for newcomers will be offered today from 10:20 am to 11:00 am in the parlor. The rector and others will welcome newcomers and provide helpful information about our parish, including its history and its ministry.

Compline tonight at 9:30 pm

"Set your minds on the things that are above, where Christ is." The ancient monastic service of Compline, the "completion" of the day, is offered in our church every Sunday evening during the university semester at 9:30 pm. An organ improvisation follows the 25-minute service. Come join us and put all of your comings and goings, your beginnings and endings, and everything in-between into the loving hands of God.

Church School

Church School is offered most Sundays, September through mid-May for two year-olds through adults. The classes and their locations are posted around the building and on the bulletin boards in the dining room. Church School is from 10:20 am to 11:05 am. Registration forms are available for parents of children and youth to complete. New students are welcome at any time during the year.

12:30 Social Hour

You are invited each week following the 11:15 Sunday morning service to enjoy food, fellowship and a hearty welcome to the Chapel of the Cross with old-timers and newcomers alike. Heavy hors d'oeuvres and light refreshment are provided by volunteers and the Social Hour NEEDS YOU. Volunteers are needed to bring food to share. Food should be ready to serve. Food suggestions include such savory and sweet items as: cheese & crackers; chips & dip; crudite platter; sandwiches; fruit; cakes; cookies; light liquid refreshment is also welcome. Please sign up for a week to be a food provider on the calendar posted in the kitchen. LABEL your food with 12:30 SOCIAL HOUR, mark it with the date and deliver your food to the kitchen just before the 11:15 Sunday morning service.

This Week

Office Closed

The parish office will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day. The office will reopen on Tuesday at 9:00 am.

Episcopal Campus Ministry

Welcome back students! We are so very glad to have you and would love to greet you following the service. Undergraduates are invited to be a part of Episcopal Campus Ministry which meets every Tuesday night during the academic year. Join us for dinner and fellowship this Tuesday at 5:30 pm in our Campus Center. This Tuesday, Jan. 22, we'll be painting a mural in the campus center. Even if you're not the most talented artist come by to enjoy pizza and fun! Next Tuesday, Jan. 29, will be spent enjoying DeSaix bread and the fellowship of each other. We look forward to seeing you all soon!

Adult Inquirers' Class

Those wishing to join and/or learn more about the Episcopal Church are urged to join the Adult Inquirers' Class, meeting Mondays from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm in the parlor. Bishop Marble comes for Confirmation on Sunday, April 20.

Announcements

Attention Graduate and Professional Students

The Lutherans will be joining us for a FREE lunch today following the 11:15 service. We will meet in the courtyard at Chapel of the Cross. Please come along and bring a friend! As usual, we will meet for a little God "on tap" after Compline tonight. Compline begins at 9:30 pm; we usually head over to Linda's around 10:15 pm. There will also be a Bible study on Tuesday, January 22 at 8:00 pm in the parlor at Chapel of the Cross. Our discussion will be guided by Jesse Osmun, one of our very own Johnson Interns. Dessert will be provided, so bring a friend and enjoy a little fellowship and fun!

New Dean

At a meeting of the Durham Convocation earlier this month, Vicky Jamieson-Drake was elected Dean of the convocation. She will serve with the other six deans in the diocese as a council of advice to Bishop Curry, and she will convene the monthly clericus and the two pre-convention meetings of the convocation.

Lenten Program Registration

Lent begins on Feb. 6. There will be three special programs for adults which require registration: a four-part series on Mondays from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm with theologian, Dr. Marcia Mount Shoop, entitled "Christological Highs and Lows: A Theological Exploration of the Christology in the Gospel of John" beginning on Feb. 11; a six-week Christian yoga class with instructor Linda Frank on Mondays from 10:30 am -11:30 am beginning Feb. 11; and the option of one of four lectio divina prayer groups using passages unique to John's gospel. These days and times are Sunday mornings during Ad Ed, Tuesdays from 12:30-1:30; Wednesdays from 9:00-10:00 am and Wednesday afternoons from 4:15-5:15. Registration forms are available in the dining room and parish offices or you may simply sign up on the appropriate sheets posted on the Ad Ed bulletin board in the dining room.

Thank you Casserole Cookers

Thanks to all who have cooked and delivered casseroles and soups to our parish freezer. If you are making soup these winter months, please consider setting aside a small container to be delivered to parishioners in need. Be sure to list ingredients and date what you bring in.

New Dinner Groups

If you were unable to sign up for a Foyer Dinner Group or Dinners for Eight in the fall and would like to be part of a group now, please pick up a form in the parish hall or online at www.thechapelofthecross.org/fellowship/dinnersforeight.html. Foyer Dinner Groups meet about once a month. Dinners are casual, cooking is shared and the 10 participants take turns hosting the meals. Dinners for Eight are specifically for singles and couples in their 20's and 30's. They follow the same format as Foyer Groups but are smaller (8 participants instead of 10). Contact Amelia Carew (call office for number) or Sandy Gerow (call office for number) if you have questions about Foyer Dinners and David Frazelle at 929-2193, dfrazelle@thechapelofthecross.org with questions about Dinners for Eight. Completed forms for both groups should be in the parish office by Jan. 27.

Mission Trip to Honduras

Join the mission team going to San Patricio May 19-27. Application forms and brochures that describe our work with this Honduran parish are available in the tower room, at the back of the chapel, on the tract rack in the dining room, and in the parish office. Forms can also be found online at our website and on the back page of the Dec. Cross Roads. Our work at San Patricio will include light construction, sewing and handicrafts classes, acolyte training, Vacation Church School, and micro-business assistance. No proficiency in Spanish is required, just hearts and hands ready to seek and serve Christ in all people. Applications must be returned to the parish office by Feb. 1. For more information contact annhenley@msn.com.

2008 EYC Mission Trip to Sewanee, TN

Sewanee, TN, home to the University of the South, is surrounded by some of the most stunning poverty in the nation. 30% of people under age 18 live below the poverty line. The Chapel of the Cross EYC will travel there to serve through a variety of local outreach agencies. Dates: July 13 - 19. Cost: $400, scholarships available. Open to rising 9th-graders through just-graduated seniors. Priority for spaces based on participation. Deadline: Submit your name by Jan. 31. Contact David Frazelle with questions or to express your interest - 929-2193, dfrazelle@thechapelofthecross.org.

Mark Your Calendar

Men's Prayer Breakfast

The Chapel of the Cross Men's Prayer Breakfast will meet Wednesday, January 30, at 7:30 am in the chapel. We will begin the year with a time of prayer. We will have an opportunity to offer thanksgiving, intercession and petition to the Lord. It is a chance to enhance our corporate worship as we unite ourselves with others to acknowledge the holiness of God, to offer prayer and celebrate the Spirit's presence. After prayer our breakfast cook is Jimmy Satterwhite. Please join us!

Global Missions

On Monday, Jan. 28, come for a light supper and information about a partnership in Botswana and a possible dental project in Honduras. Supper begins at 6. Contact Martha Dill at m.dill@earthlink.net. Applications for the mission team going to San Patricio in May are due by February 1.

Fellowship For Parents With Young Children -- Feb. 2

Parents with children between newborn and five years (including those who also have older children) are invited to a new fellowship gathering, which aims to provide a fun family outing as well as build bonds among parents during this delightful but challenging time in our children's lives. Every first Saturday, with the next meeting on Feb. 2. 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm is a parent social hour with nursery open for the kids, and from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm is a pot-luck supper for the whole family. Please bring a dish to share. Contact Rebecca Rogers at rebecca@self-help.org or call the office for the number if you have any questions.

Stewardship Opportunities

IFC NEEDS & NEWSs

Current IFC Food Pantry needs are as follows: canned meat, vegetables, beans, soup, and fruit; dried beans; peanut butter; rice; pasta; and cereal. Baskets for our food offerings are in the tower entrance of the church and in the parish office, or food may be taken directly to the IFC Food Pantry at 110 West Main St. in Carrboro. For volunteer needs of the IFC as well as other information, visit the web site at www.ifcweb.org. Community response, including that of our parish, enabled the IFC to more than match their $25,000 challenge grant by the end of 2007, allowing Community House to resume operations around the clock, every day. Thank you for contributions toward this effort, one of our parish's alternative gift choices this past Christmas.

Continued Needs for Our Refugees

Many thanks to those who have responded to our needs listed in last week's bulletin. Several have given Po Loe ironing opportunities, and one family is taking the three of the children to the Museum of Life and Science. Scouting opportunities have also been offered. We still need the following: core team workers to take family to appointments; tutors, college student age and up to work with the school-aged children twice a week; a person to teach them how to take the bus to the Carrboro Community Health Center and to their ESL classes at Hargraves Community Center; work opportunities for the mother and father -- yard work, ironing, sewing, housework; social opportunities/outings for the two high school students. For more information, please contact Barbara Tremblay (call office for number) or Gale Gilchrist (call office for number).

Community Notes

Trinity Center Retreat

The School of Ministry is pleased to announce that Fr. Martin Smith, noted author of a variety of works on spirituality, will lead a retreat at Trinity Center, Salter Path, beginning Wednesday afternoon, April 30, to midday Friday, May 2. We will have more details regarding the retreat shortly. Interest is already being expressed, and we are now accepting pre-registration. Please e-mail Shelley Kappauf at shelley.kappauf@episdionc.com if you are interested. The total cost for the retreat, including registration fee, meals and two-nights' lodging, is $250 for a single room, and $210 for a double. We will also be open to having "commuter" participants at $125, but priority will be given to those staying at Trinity Center.

IFC Sabbath Weekend - Jan. 26 and 27

IFC Sabbath Weekend is a traditional celebration of the strong partnership in ministry that the IFC shares with area congregations. Please bring a gift of canned food to church next Sunday, Jan. 27 for the IFC to distribute to their clients as a reminder of our responsibility to care for one another and those in need.

The Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County

The Center needs volunteers to serve as hot-line advocates, court advocates, childcare providers, and community educators. A new training session will begin Jan. 29. As the domestic violence agency serving Orange County, the Family Violence Prevention Center assists victims of domestic violence, their family and friends, and the community. For more information call (call office for number) or e-mail them at fvpcvolunteer@yahoo.com.

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.

Last updated: January 18, 2008