Sunday announcements
April 20, 2008 - The Fifth Sunday of EasterNote: 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 21
7:00 pm Special Worship with People with Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Joyner
Tuesday, April 22
5:30 pm Episcopal Campus Ministry
Ms. Lee
Wednesday, April 23
10:00 am Holy Eucharist 1928
Ms. Lee
Thursday, April 24
St. Mark the Evangelist
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Frazelle
Next Sunday, April 27
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Mr. Frazelle
9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Frazelle
11:15 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Mr. Frazelle
4:00 pm Holy Eucharist Rite I (Carol Woods)
Ms. Lee
5:15 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
Mr. Frazelle
9:30 pm Sung Compline
Readings: Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:7-18; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21
Adult Education Today
"Anti-racism and the Episcopal Church" with Bishop Marble (Chapel)
Adult Education Next Week
The Fierce Urgency of Now: Learning to Speak the Same Language (Chapel)
Today
Anti-racism and the Episcopal Church with Bishop Marble
Following the Confirmation Service, Bishop Marble will discuss how the Church is working to raise our awareness of racism in our culture.
Episcopal Youth Community
There will be no EYC tonight. EYC meets most Sunday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 in the basement. All 6th through 12th graders are invited to join us for fellowship, food, and fun! Please contact Caren Parker at cparker@thechapelofthecross.org with any questions!
This Week
Special Worship with People with Developmental Disabilities
Please join us at Special Worship on Monday, April 21 at 7:00 pm in the church. This monthly service of worship, songs, and stories especially for our neighbors and friends with developmental disabilities happens on the third Monday of each month and all are welcome!
Episcopal Campus Ministry
All university students are invited to our weekly fellowship and dinner in the campus center Tuesdays at 5:30 pm. This Tuesday we will have our annual ECM cookout! Come out for a fun relaxed time and a great way to usher in exams!
IFC Golf Tournament
This Saturday, April 26, the InterFaith Council will host the 8th Annual Brian Clemens Memorial Golf Tournament at The Challenge Golf Club in Graham. This event is supported by many local congregations. We hope to have more of a Chapel of the Cross presence there this year. This fun Captain's Choice format tournament offers 18 holes of golf, cart fees, a hot picnic lunch, prizes, awards, and special contests, all for just $68 per person while benefiting the InterFaith Council. To learn more, come to the Social Ministry table in the dining room, go to www.brianclemens.org or contact Ted or Peggy Pratt at tedpratt@nc.rr.com.
Next Week
The Fierce Urgency of Now: Learning to Speak the Same Language
On Sunday, April 27, in honor of Earth Day, the Environmental Stewardship Committee invites you to join us during the adult education hour to hear Tom Earnhardt and Bill Ross talk about caring for our planet. Tom is the host of the award-winning PBS show, Exploring North Carolina, and Bill is secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Bart Ehrman Presentation
On Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 pm, Bart Ehrman will present a reading and discussion on his latest book, "God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question-Why We Suffer." Dr. Ehrman is a professor of religious studies at UNC. The event will be held in the chapel with a reception to follow in the dining room immediately after.
Men's Prayer Breakfast
The Chapel of the Cross Men's Prayer Breakfast will meet Wednesday, April 30, at 7:30 am in the chapel. Our guest speaker will be NC State Senator Ellie Kinnaird. Re-elected in November 2006, Ellie is now in her 6th term in the NC Senate representing the people of Orange and Person Counties. We will have an opportunity for discussion and Q&A. Our breakfast cooks will be Pat Phelan, Andy Pate and Sankey Blanton. Please join us!
Parish Visitors
Parish Visitors will meet at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 1 in the library. All parishioners are welcome to attend and learn more about this important ministry to our homebound members. For more information, contact Bob Comey (call church office for number).
Solemn Evensong For The Feast Of The Ascension
Thursday, May 1, 8:00 pm The Senior Choir will offer works by Gerald Finzi and Thomas Attwood Walmisley accompanied by Dr. Susan Moeser. Organ works by Messiaen and Tournemire will be played. The preacher will be the Rev. Dr. Peter Gomes of Harvard University. The Prayer Book lists Ascension Day as one of the seven "Principal Feasts" of the Christian Year, those which "take precedence" over any other day or observance.
Announcements
ABC Sale Results
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's ABC SALE a huge success! We were able to raise over $31,200 in sales due to the countless hours of work and truckloads of quality goods. With the generous donations from our parishioners, we also collected $1,200 which helped reduce our expenses and will allow us to give more of the sale profits to the local charities in need. We were also able to provide many bags of goods to Habitat for Humanity, the Caring and Sharing Center, and Thrift World. People from Orange House (AIDS House), Friends of DSS, Freedom House, Oxford House, Homestart, Global Missions, Orange County Family Resource Center, Prison Ministry, and our church-sponsored Burmese families were able to shop directly for items that they needed for free. Parishioners also collected unsold clothing items for Iraqi hospitalized children and stuffed animals for our local police force to use in child related cases. Thank you to the entire Chapel of the Cross family for reaching out and making a difference for so many people!
Sunday Morning Church School
This is a reminder to children, youth and their parents that church school is in session almost every Sunday from 10:20-11:05am during the church school year (our last church school class this year will be held May 18). Teachers volunteer their time and energy to prepare and teach these classes. Students should try to be on time so as not to disrupt a lesson already in progress. Parents should establish guidelines with their children regarding expectations during this hour. Any child who is not attending church school is assumed to be under the supervision of his or her parents or guardians.
Thank You, Teachers
Our Church School teachers have done a marvelous job this year of supporting and guiding our children's spiritual growth. To thank them, the Children and Family Ministry Committee will be accepting flowers on May 4 to turn into gift bouquets. Even if you do not have children in the church school program, please consider bringing flowers to the dining room before the 9:00 service. Members of the CFM committee will have vases ready and will arrange the bouquets and deliver them to all the teachers as a thank you from the parish.
Request from Jr. Girl Scount Troop 378
Jr. Girl Scout Troop 378 is collecting personal hygiene items for the teenagers at the Oxford Children's Orphanage. There will be a collection box near the IFC donation bins in the back of the church where you can put these items if you wish.
Cross Roads Distribution
To avoid delays in delivery and to help the parish save on postage and printing costs, please consider viewing Cross Roads, our parish newsletter on the web at www.thechapelofthecross.org/croads/archives/archives.html. Paper copies of Cross Roads will still be made avaibable to those who prefer that format. You may also email a request to be removed from the paper mailing list to vvarner@thechapelofthecross.org or mrogers@thechapelofthecross.org. After receipt of your request, you will receive a monthly notification that Cross Roads is available online. Thank you for making newsletter distribution more affordable and less harmful to the environment.
Food Hospitality for Funeral Receptions
If you have a little time to give for preparing some baked goods for funeral receptions, please call the parish office at 929-2193 and leave your contact information. Coordinators will be in touch with you as the need arises. Thanks in advance for this important work in the parish family.
Web Site Assistance
The web site committee is searching for additional volunteers familiar with HTML and/or web editors to help complete the transition from our current site to a "new and improved" version and to keep the new version up to date. Committee members work in rotation posting Sunday Announcements, Cross Roads, vestry minutes, sermons, and other parish information. If you are able to help with this part of our parish's ministry, please contact Websexton Dwight Smith (DwightSmith@nc.rr.com) or Communications Coordinator Vivian Harris Varner (vvarner@thechapelofthecross.org).
Vacation Church School
Vacation Church School needs two lead teachers! Please contact Boykin Bell at bbell@thechapelofthecross.org or 929-2193 ext 37 if you are interested. A detailed curriculum will be provided. With the help of teen assistants, lead teachers establish a welcoming classroom, review the day's story and guide children through the morning's centers. Registration forms for young parishioners who want to attend VCS are available outside the Christian Formation office. VCS will be held June 23-27 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Mark Your Calendar
2008 UNC Baccalaureate
Students and their families are invited to the 2008 Baccalaureate Ceremony on Saturday, May 10 at 3:00 pm in Great Hall at the Frank Porter Graham Student Union. The Baccalaureate is an interfaith service celebrating commencement and is hosted by the Campus Ministers' Association and the Office of New Student & Carolina Parent Programs. For more information call 962-8304.
Godly Play Training
On Sept. 11-13 Chapel of the Cross will be hosting a three-day training session for people interested in becoming Godly Play storytellers. This is a rare opportunity to become an accredited Godly Play storyteller free of charge (training usually costs $360 per person). Space is limited to 24 participants and the training is open to the public. Because we expect spaces to fill quickly, we want to reserve spots now for any interested parishioners. Please contact Boykin Bell at bbell@thechapelofthecross.org to register.
Stewardship Opportunities
Our Freezer Is Bare
Help is needed in replenishing our freezer with nutritious casseroles and soups which are delivered to parishioners in need. Please freeze in small portions, label the ingredients and date your dish. These can go into the freezer in the dishwasher room. If you have questions or if you or someone you know needs food, please contact the parish office.
Updated List of IFC Needs
At the end of March, the most urgent needs of the IFC Food Pantry were as follows: dry cereal; spaghetti (dry pasta); cans of spaghetti sauce, pork and beans and soup; tea and coffee; travel-sized toiletry items; and paper bags with handles. Thank you to the children of the parish for their first Sunday food collections, and to all parishioners for continuing weekly contributions of food items.
The Johnson Interns Need Your Help!
Please donate new and gently used t-shirts, athletic shorts, socks and sneakers to the marked box in the dining room. Items will benefit participants of PACE, Chapel Hill's first walking group for homeless shelter residents. PACE (Physical Activity Creating Empowerment) cultivates relationships and empowers shelter residents to improve their overall health and wellness through their dedication to walking as a team. The insatiable power of the human spirit unites us as we move forward one step at a time.
Community Notes
The Orange Sponsoring Committee
Orange Sponsoring Committee, a community organizing group that intends to address critical issues in our area (i.e., the need for livable, affordable housing, equality in education, and adequate mental health services) will hold its first public Assembly on Sunday afternoon, April 27 at 3:00 pm at the Faith Tabernacle on Rogers Road. As a member of the Orange Sponsoring Committee, the good people of Chapel of the Cross can support this Assembly by showing up. Our presence is very important, since the number of people who turn out will make it evident to public officials, who will be attending the Assembly, that we are serious about improving the quality of life in this area for all residents. If you can attend, please contact Susannah Smith (call church office for number or email sr-smith@mindspring.com ) or Peggy Pratt (call church office for number or email pegpratt@nc.rr.com ) for details.
Duke Laity Weekend
Duke Laity weekend is an opportunity for laity of all communions to cultivate their faith through focused study of spiritual formation, theology, Christian tradition, history, and scripture. The event's theme is "Forgiving Our Enemies: The Test of True Faith" with keynote speaker Dr. J. Warren Smith. It takes place April 25-26. For tuition information call (call office for number) or visit www.divinity.duke.edu/laityweekend.
The Church of the Advocate
The Advocate: An Episcopal Mission sponsored by the Chapel of the Cross, invites one and all to join in the liturgy Sundays at 5 pm Holy Eucharist at the Chapel Hill Kehillah, on the corner of Mason Farm Road and Purefoy Road. For more information, see: www.ouradvocate.org.
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.
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Last updated: April 20, 2008
