The Church of Reconciliation, Presbyterian Church (USA) 110 North Elliott Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (phone) (919) 929-2127 (e-mails) [email protected] [email protected] (website) www.churchrec.org Sunday, January 25, 2015 WELCOME GUESTS! You enrich our life! We’re glad you’re here! Please sign one of the yellow Visitor’s Cards located in the chair pockets on the seat in front of you and place it in the Offering Basket during the Offering. WELCOME STUDENTS! We hope that our inclusive environment is attractive to you and that you will make the Rec your spiritual home away from home during your studies. For any needed assistance please contact the pastor or the elder-on-call. WELCOME FAMILIES! CHILDCARE is available during worship for children six and under in the Preschool Building on Sunday mornings. Childcare Caregivers for this week are: Elaine Criswell, Robyn Davis Stephens, Jennifer McGovern, Major Bonin. Children’s packets are available in the Fellowship Hall. DEACONS CARD - If you would like for a Deacon to contact you, please use a pink Deacon’s Card located in the chair pockets on the seat in front of you and place it in the Offering Basket during the Offering. FAIR TRADE COFFEE, TEA, & COCOA in the Fellowship Hall! EQUAL EXCHANGE helps small-scale farmers in the developing world. We also have EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL from Palestine, chocolates and nuts. See Wes Hare for more information. Remember to pick up your nametag from the narthex on Sunday mornings! We have prepared nametags for new folks who have requested them too! Considering membership? We’d love to welcome you into our church community! Any member of the Session (names in the worship bulletin) or the Pastor will be glad to answer your questions. We also gladly welcome into the life of our community fellow-travelers – seekers, doubters, adherents of other religious traditions -- who want to share their lives with us in this community of faith. THIS WEEK: January 25 - 31 CAREGIVERS: Diana Barefoot and Geof Manley (919-304-6032) ELDER-ON-CALL: Craig DeBussey (919-419-9970) GIVE A WOUNDED VETERAN A SMILE -- All ages are invited! This means you! TO: Sign a paper Valentine Card FOR: A wounded veteran in hospital care WHEN: Sunday, January 25, 2015 WHERE: Fellowship Hall TIME: Immediately following Worship TIME INVESTMENT: 2 minutes It’s even easier to reach out to a veteran in need of friendship this year. Just sign your name on the alreadyprovided mini-valentine cards. (The VA specifically requests these little cards for tray favors!) Chocolate provided! MEETINGS: Community Fellowship Time – Sunday – 12:15 PM – Fellowship Hall Presbyterian Peace Affirmations – Sunday – 12:45 PM – Parish House Chapel (see details on below!) Youth Group – Sunday – 6:00 PM – meet at The Loop then on to PORCH New Voices Choir Rehearsal – Tuesday – 7:30 PM - Sanctuary Session – Wednesday – 6:00 PM – Fellowship Hall Salaam-Shalom – Thursday – 7:00 PM – Parish House Chapel UPCOMING EVENTS: SUNDAY, January 25, the Racial Reconciliation Group will meet at Maye Hardin’s house at 6:00 PM. ALL are welcome, even if you’ve never participated before. Questions? See Maye! (919 Bluestone Road, Durham, 919-293-1335) A PLEDGE INVITATION -- At the close of the congregational meeting on January 11, Session extended an invitation to those who have pledged (or haven’t yet pledged) for 2015 to revisit their pledge decision in light of the Priorities for the 2015 Budget that Session presented during the meeting. The window for submission of revised pledges will be open from January 11 to January 25. On January 28, during its regular monthly meeting, Session will review whatever increases to 2015 pledges come in and factor those figures into its decision on the final 2015 budget, which Session will approve on January 28. All increases in pledging for 2015 will merge into the total pool of pledged monies that Session considers when addressing the needs of the whole church in 2015. If you decide to pledge or increase your pledge, you may submit a pledge card noting your increase and put it in the offering or in the wooden box next to the pledge cards in the narthex. You may also email David Robinson or Jim Spaeth with the increased amount of your pledge: [email protected] or [email protected]. Thank you for your consideration. ADULT ED IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY - 9:30 AM in the Parish House Chapel January 18, 25 and February 1 - The Old Testament books of Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs represent three distinct philosophies of living. On January 18, we will take a look at what the author of Ecclesiastes says about life and how to live it; on January 25, we’ll turn to the book of Job with the same questions; and on February 1, we’ll conclude by considering what the Song of Songs says is the essence and purpose of life. Bill Andrews will lead discussion of key passages from each of these books on these three successive Sundays. February 8 and 15 -- But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are might. (I Corinthians 1:27, Webster Bible Translation) Come, delve deeper into an arena where God is proposing that we look at and listen to this 115 year old poem from a different angle. At its creation, the haunting words of this poem demanded an equally haunting musical composition that even surprised its creators. Let us bring ready hearts, and be surprised, as God unveils “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” (James Weldon and Rosamond Johnson) as a tool for contemporary living. Surprise you soon, Brenda McLeod, Facilitator (919-732-1763) RESPONSIBILITY SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY – February 1 9:30 AM Sunday School and 11:00 AM Worship --at the Rec! Preaching: Mark Davidson Elder-on-Call: Julie Byerley Caregivers: Bill and Charron Andrews Liturgist: Greeters: Jane Hare, Gene Johnson Musician: Dale Herman Sanctuary Assistants: Sandra and Willie Burt Coordinator: Courtney Chávez Chancel Asst: Meri-Li Douglas Sound: Meri-Li Douglas Offering Counters: Jennifer McGovern & Steve Unruhe Lock-up: Ann & Alex Gordon Childcare: Robyn Davis Stephens, Elaine Criswell, Margaret Barrett, Chris Lutes L & S On-Call: Charron Andrews (919-360-8757, [email protected]) LECTIONARY: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; I Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 ********************************* The Reconciliation Peace Community (RPC) now has three new web pages within the Church website. The main page may be found at: http://www.churchrec.org/Reconciliation_Peace_Community.html The other two, an "About" page and a "Resources" page are linked from the main page. In addition, the main RPC page is linked from the Public Witness page and the Outreach page. Please remember to "refresh" these pages in order to see the new link. MISSION AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES AN INVITATION -- The Reconciliation Peace Community invites all who are interested to join us for a 5-month study of the Presbyterian Peace Affirmations which were approved at the last General Assembly. We will meet on 5 Sunday afternoons on the 4th Sunday of each month (with a couple of exceptions) at 12:45 following worship for 1-1/2 hours. The dates are as follows: January 25, February 22, March 22, April 19, May 31. Pastor Mark will lead the study and materials will be available in the Narthex and online at pcusa.org (put peacemaking in the search box and follow the prompts) prior to each meeting so that participants can come prepared for these in-depth discussions. We will meet in the Parish House Chapel, and each person is asked to bring a bag lunch and to commit to attending all sessions if possible. All ages are welcome and childcare will be arranged if needed. We are excited about this opportunity to study and share on this very relevant issue for our denomination. There will be a sign-up sheet in the narthex for those who would like to participate or you may e-mail Jane Hare – [email protected] or Ted Shohfi – [email protected]. We ask for prayers as we discern God’s calling for us and our denomination. IFC's Current Food Pantry Needs are: Jelly, Pinto Beans, Cereal, Canned Fruit, Pork & Beans, Vegetable Soup, Deodorant, Toiletry items are also always welcome: soap, shampoo, toothpaste/toothbrushes, deodorant, razors, toilet paper, paper towels, and diapers. Many thanks for your offerings to those in need. Questions? See Lisa Anthony. The next meeting of Durham Congregations in Action will be their Annual Banquet on Tuesday, JANUARY 27, at 5:45 PM at St. Philip's Episcopal Church (403 East Main Street, downtown Durham). The keynote speaker will be Dr. J. Kameron Carter, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School. In the midst of escalating awareness of the racial inequities in our community and nation that are not only economic, but extend to our disparate experiences of policing and public safety, Professor Carter brings a deep and searching perspective to the role of spirituality and faith for social reconstruction and renewal. Author of the much acclaimed book, “Race: A Theological Account” and numerous essays and articles, he is completing a forthcoming book entitled “The Secular Jesus: Religion and the Project of Civilization.” The dinner is $14 per plate, and reservations need to be made by January 23 by calling 919-688-2036 or emailing [email protected]. Payment will be accepted at the door (checks should be made payable to “DCIA” and noted for the 2015 banquet). The Rec's book group has come up with dates and books for the next three months. We'll meet the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00 PM (i.e.: 2-Tue-at 2) with the following dates and places set: Tuesday, February 10 - An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor Jill Ryder Friedman's home, 2802 Friendship Circle, Durham (919) 490-0947 [email protected] Tuesday, March 10 – The Spiral Staircase, Karen Armstrong Joyce Regier's home,1201 Red Ash Circle, Durham (919) 477-6568 [email protected] We welcome you to join us, even if you haven't read the book. OCIM, Orange Congregations in Mission, serves the people of Orange County and is in need of non perishable items for its pantry. -- Thanks, Pat Hartwell Land and Structures would like to remind everyone who is using the church house and fellowship hall to make sure all the doors are locked when you leave. The doors should be tried from the outside to ensure that they are closed tightly and the locks are engaged. Also be sure to put your meetings on the schedule with JoAnn in the office. Thanks! RECYCLING UPDATE FROM LAND AND STRUCTURES AND EARTH CARE: Land and Structures is working with Earth Care to develop and implement the best ways for us to expand our recycling at the Rec. In addition to the basket in the narthex where we have always collected bulletins for recycling, we also have these options: 1. Large blue recycling container in the kitchen and fellowship hall takes glass, paper and some metals and some plastics. See the label for specifics. 2. We also have a compost container at the back door of the kitchen and a food scraps collection bin on the kitchen counter. See the instructions for how that system works. 3. You are welcome to bring food scraps (no animal products) from home for the outdoor compost bin. 4. There are two large roll out blue bins from the Town of Chapel Hill placed near the shed in the parking lot. The bins are labeled with what is acceptable for recycling. No sorting needed but unfortunately NO CORRUGATED CARDBOARD and NO PLASTIC BAGS. 5. We take corrugated cardboard home or to the containers at the recycling center at University Mall or other town sites. 6. We have blue boxes in our other buildings for recycling everything that can be picked up by the Town of Chapel Hill (paper, glass, and some plastics and some metals) Please help us by recycling and reusing all materials that we can.
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