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The parish office will be closed on Friday, July 4. Happy Independence Day.

New Web Site – Welcome to the “new and improved” web site for the Chapel of the Cross. We hope you find it a useful tool in learning about the ministries that happen through our parish. The web site committee has worked long and hard to create this site and asks help from all who use it. Please send the web site team notification of problems and suggestions for improvement. We are eager to continue improving our site.

We are now operating on our Summer Service Schedule. Services will be held at 8:00 am, 10:00 am, and 5:15 pm each Sunday. The weekday schedule remains unchanged in the summer.

The Centering Prayer Group meets weekly at 5:00 pm on Wednesdays, in Room 1 in the basement of the Yates Wing of the parish house. This group practices a contemporary form of an ancient way of silent, contemplative prayer and welcomes new members at any time. For additional information about centering prayer, contact the Rev. David Frazelle.

There are several Openings in the Senior Choir. If you are interested in singing please contact Dr. Quinn to arrange an interview. The reduced summer schedule is a good time to try out the choir.

The parish is seeking a Director of the Cantus Choir, the introductory choir for first and second grade children. If you are interested in this currently volunteer position, please contact Dr. Quinn.

The Food Pantry at the Inter-Faith Council for Social Services is in need of non-perishable foods. Donations may be left in the parish office or at the Food Pantry.

Contributions for relief of the devastation caused by the Cyclone in Myanmar (Burma) may be sent in several ways. On-line gifts can be made through the Episcopal Relief and Development Emergency Relief Fund. Checks can be written to the Chapel of the Cross, with “Myanmar” in the memo line and mailed to 304 Franklin Street, Chapel Hill.

Upcoming Events

The Young Adults Group, a joint ministry with Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, will meet Friday, June 13, at the Carolina Inn for Bluegrass on the Lawn. Contact John Derrick for more information.

The Orange County Organizing Committee (a collaborative effort of churches and community groups addressing issues of affordable housing, accessible quality health care, sustaining wages, environmental justice, and quality education for all public school students) will be discussed on Sunday, July 13, at 11:30 am in the parlor. Contact Susannah Smith for more information.

The Youth Summer Mission Trip to Sewanee, TN, is scheduled for July 13-19. Twenty-four 9th–12th grade youth will be working in a variety of outreach activities. All are invited to become mission trip “stockholders”. The trip’s participants will offer a presentation on August 24 between the 9:00 and 11:15 am services.

Join Christian Formation Director Gretchen Jordan and members of the Adult Education Committee as they present Sticky Toffee Pudding and Other Sabbatical Tidbits on July 20 at 7:00 pm

Dinner on the Grounds is scheduled for Sundays, June 22, July 27, and August 17 following the conclusion of the 10:00 am service. Participants are asked to bring a dish to serve themselves and a few others.

Responding to Climate Change: Faith, Science and Action, will be held on Saturday, August 23, 9:30 – 3:00, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish in Durham. Keynote speakers are Dr. William Chameides, Dean of the Nicholas School for the Environment at Duke University and Dr. Ellen Davis, Professor of Biblical Studies at Duke Divinity School.

Godly Play Training Sessions are scheduled for September 11-13. Registration information is available from Christian Education Assistant, Boykin Bell.

The Annual Parish BBQ is scheduled for Holy Cross Day, Sunday, September 14, at the conclusion of the 5:15 pm service. This parish event serves to welcome new parishioners and university students to the parish and its campus ministry programs, to reunite parishioners who have been away during the summer, and to herald the start-up of parish programs for the academic year. In addition, this fall’s BBQ will provide an opportunity to learn more about A Light on the Hill: Building to Serve, the parish’s plans to create additional space for our many ministries. Tickets will be available in mid-August.

The parish is planning a Mission Trip to the Gulf Coast in November to Mission on the Bay, in Bay St. Louis. Missioners will be working with Carolina Connection, a group of Carolina churches including St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Hillsborough and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Durham. Contact Peggy Pratt for more information.