Cross Roads

Journal of the Chapel of the Cross X June 2012

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[ Contents ]

For a service schedule and information about the various ministries of the Chapel of the Cross visit:www.thechapelofthecross.orgOn the Cover: Bishop Curry Visits the Chapel of the Cross

4 The Bishop’s Visitation: What is it?

6 Nurturing our Partnership with South Africa

8 Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes: Annual Conference

10 There and Back Again

3 Trinity Sunday 7:00 p.m. - Junior Choir Sacred

Concert

10 Summer Liturgical Schedule Begins with Services at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., and 5:15 p.m.

[June: Dates to Remember]

11 CREDO Conference

12 New Staff Members

13 Yokefellows Prison Ministry

15 Vestry Actions

24 11:00 a.m. - Dinner on the Grounds

25-29 Vacation Church School

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Recently, a member of the parish told me that she had stopped by the chapel on a weekend afternoon. No one else seemed to be around except a woman who was praying in one of the pews. When this visitor noticed the parishioner who came in, she asked her if she belonged to the Chapel of the Cross. When she replied that she did, the visitor told her that she was a former student here who was back for the day. “I had to stop by,” she said. “I belonged to a prayer group which you opened your doors to each week, and I personally used to visit this chapel often for quiet time.” Her voice breaking to the point of tears, she said, “Please tell your parish how grateful I am for your generosity with your buildings and how important it has been for me and many others that your chapel is so available for prayer.”

Over the years, that conversation has played itself out in different forms and with different people, but the deep gratitude and conviction that accompany the words remains essentially the same. And those are only the responses we hear about! Many times, no doubt, no one happens in to occasion the conversation.

When we hear of such an exchange, however, it is an important reminder to us of a significant dimension of our ministry in this place. We are blessed not only with a central and highly

Dear Friends,visible location on campus and near the center of downtown, but also with inspirational and historic worship spaces, which draw people in and sustain and strengthen them. These spaces are not just for us who feel we belong here; they are here for all God’s children, young and old. That is why we open the chapel each morning at 8 o’clock and do not lock it for the night until 10 o’clock.

There is risk involved, of course. Almost everything in the chapel has been stolen at one time or another: the processional cross, the lectern Bible (!), the candlesticks, wine cruets, several of the pew needlepoint kneelers. Fortunately, everything has eventually come back! And late one Sunday evening several decades ago, someone flipped a lighted cigarette into a cardboard box of old funeral-home-type handheld fans under the back table (before air-conditioning), setting off the smoke alarm. Again, very fortunately, a staff member was working late, and he dragged the burning box outside before it could do more than singe the table.

Despite the risks, our chapel has nourished the spiritual lives and the aspirations to serve God and others of generations of students and townspeople and visitors for well over 160 years. Even if our normal worship and patterns of fellowship do not take us often into the chapel, or even if we are not around at the times when individuals and groups of people are quietly drawn to its inviting space, it should be an enormous sense of satisfaction and peace for us that we help to provide and maintain and care for such a fruitful treasure. Our chapel is certainly a major fulfillment of our stated mission: “The Chapel of the Cross welcomes you with an open door.”

Stephen

We are blessed with... inspirational and

historic worship spaces, which draw people in and sustain and strengthen them.

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Congregation according to Canon III.9.5.

According to the Diocesan Handbook, the Diocese of North Carolina was established in 1817. The first Bishop of North Carolina was elected and consecrated in 1823. On February 11, 2000, Michael Curry was elected the Eleventh Bishop of North Carolina. He was consecrated on June 17, 2000, at Duke Chapel.

In response to numerous questions he has received related to the functioning of a diocese, the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry has written an article entitled What is a Diocese? And Why, for

CANON 12: Of the Life and Work of a Bishop, in Sec.3. (a) of the Constitution & Canons of the Episcopal Church states: A Bishop Diocesan, Bishop Coadjutor, Bishop Suffragan, or Assistant Bishop of the Diocese shall visit the Congregations within the Diocese at least once in three years. Interim visits may be delegated to another Bishop of this Church.

The Ministry Canon III.13.4 further states: At every such visitation the visiting Bishop shall preside at the Holy Eucharist and at the Initiatory Rites, as required, preach the Word, examine the records of the Congregation required by Canon III.9.5(c) and examine the life and ministry of the Clergy and

The Bishop’s Visitation: What is it?By Harriet Gaillard

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Christians, Does it Matter? Questions such as “Is this thing we call a diocese really necessary-or is it just a way for the Church bureaucracy to promote and perpetuate its own hierarchy?” Or, “What do we get for the money we send to the Diocese?”

In the article, he explains “A diocese is a nexus connecting congregations, clergy, and people to each other, to the wider Church and indeed to the wider world. It is a portal, a window to the Church beyond our doors, to people of faith elsewhere, to global communities of faith.” He uses the Latin word, pontifex, or bridge to describe this connection of inter-relationship and inter-dependence to other faith communities.

Bishop Curry uses the same Latin word in referring to the Bishop’s role as a bridge builder, “…connecting Christians to our apostolic heritage and to the wider Church nationally and globally. The connecting link or bridge is symbolized, represented, and to some extent, embodied in a bishop.”

In referring specifically to the Diocese of North Carolina, the Bishop writes about regional ministry and the importance of connecting clergy and congregations in shared ministry, such as our collaboration with the Diocese of East Carolina to support the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry.

During Bishop Curry’s annual visit on Sunday, May 6, he met with the 29 candidates who were to be confirmed, received, and reaffirmed prior to the 9:00 a.m. service, preached and presided at confirmation, attended the reception between services, preached at the 11:15 a.m. service and assisted in the baptism of four children. Following these liturgical actions, he accompanied the vestry to lunch to “examine the life and ministry if the Clergy and Congregation.”

Our Rector, who serves as one of the nine members of the Standing Committee of our Diocese, also shared insight about the purpose of the Bishop’s May visit in the May, 2012, issue of Cross Roads. In his letter, he also announced the Bishop’s anticipated visit next year on April 21. X

Harriet is a former Vestry member at the Chapel of the Cross and currently serves onDiocesan Council. She can be reached at hgaillard@nc.rr.com.

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An eager and hopeful delegation from the Chapel of the Cross attended the annual conference of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes (CEEP) in Charlotte on March 7 – 10, 2012. The overall theme of the Conference was “More Imagination: Becoming God’s Courageous Community.”

Keynote speakers for Plenary Sessions included Walter Brueggemann, world-renowned Protestant Old Testament scholar and author of 58 books and hundreds of articles. Conference attendees participated in “Smart Networks,” including one on “Faith In Action” led by one of our church parishioners. The “Faith In Action” Network concluded

with a sharing of spiritual practices to be adopted by parishioners into daily spiritual life. In addition, conference attendees participated in workshops focusing on a variety of topics, including “Enabling Generosity and Simplifying Stewardship,” and in ten Affinity Groups covering a wide range of topics, including communications, endowments, human resources issues and more.

The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, was the preacher at the opening worship service (an alternative worship service with a full brass band and electronic screens instead of service bulletins) at

By Barbara Day and Barbara Lau

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Christ Church, host parish for the 2012 conference. The Rev. Dr. Sam Wells, Dean of Duke Chapel, served as Chaplain and led us in beautiful prayers throughout the conference. The following Moderator’s Prayer was used throughout the Conference:

“Almighty God, We are people committed to becoming God’s Courageous Community and to bringing God’s kingdom into being. Help us discern and assess the needs of the people in our own churches as well as those living in our surrounding communities. Guide us as we explore the best ways to meet those needs so as to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Above all, help us to remember to always be mindful and responsive to the needs of others. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.”

In one of the highlights of the Conference, members of the Pauli Murray Project and Hidden Voices performed selected scenes from the original theatrical production “To Buy the Sun,” a play about the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. Many of our parishioners had the pleasure of seeing the production in our own Chapel of the Cross chapel. Our parish played a large role in bringing the Consortium excerpts from the play, and the performance was a hit at the Conference.

“Awesome,” “truly inspirational,” and “amazing” were some of the responses from the enthusiastic audience, which rose to its feet demanding the actors come back for several encores. “I think our community needs your message of hope more than you need us. Let’s find a way to bring this play to General Convention,” said Tom Blackmon from Christ Church and School, Covington, Louisiana.

The play was originally presented to sold-out audiences across the Research Triangle in early spring, 2011. Organizers are hoping to mount a national tour bringing the vision and poignancy of Pauli Murray’s life and message to congregations,

colleges, and communities across the country in 2012-2013. Pauli Murray’s stories of personal and professional struggle provide powerful insights for people of faith of today. She referred to herself as “America’s problem child,” and her work as a lawyer, author, educator, poet, and Episcopal priest placed her at the intersections of communities divided by race, gender, sexual preference, and spiritual practice. The play chronicles her life as an ambitious mixed race woman who believed in justice for all but faced

many overlapping oppressions throughout her life.

The Pauli Murray Project is a community-based initiative aimed at promoting open dialogue about the pressing issues of our time and their historical roots; documenting hidden stories of social justice activism; and celebrating Pauli Murray’s life and legacy by continuing her work for social change. The Project is also renovating Murray’s childhood home as a center for dialogue, education, the arts, and mobilization for equality and justice. The project has received tremendous support from Bishop Curry.

Hidden Voices is an organization devoted to challenging, strengthening, and connecting diverse communities through the transformative power of the individual voice. Hidden Voices provides opportunities for individuals and groups to share their stories in formats and settings that create new pathways for personal engagement and civic connection.

The performance of “To Buy the Sun” at CEEP was made possible by the generous support of the Chapel of the Cross, the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Hillsborough. X Barbara Day leads the Hospitality Ministry in our parish and is a member of the Global Missions Committee; she can be reached at bday1@email.unc.edu. Barbara Lau is the director of the Pauli Murray Project at Duke University.

In one of the highlights of the Conference, members of the Pauli Murray Project and Hidden Voices performed selected scenes from the original theatrical production “To Buy the Sun,” a play about the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray.

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The Augustine Literacy ProjectBy Richard Gaillard

When our teenage daughter, Lily, was diagnosed with cancer in March of 2011 and began a long year of treatment, we were humbled by the outpouring of support that our family received from our community here at the Chapel of the Cross. People showed their support with prayers, meals, visits, counseling, hugs, housekeeping, and even landscaping! All the assistance and comfort we received sustained us so that we were able to focus our concentration where it was most needed. Even though we were unable to attend church and church activities as often as we had been used to, our Chapel of the Cross family made its presence known to us in many ways throughout the year of Lily’s treatment. We felt taken care of and safe. And now that we have come out on the other side (Lily’s treatment was completed in late January), we want to share with you a very special opportunity that was afforded to Lily by another extension of our community, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina.

Lily is a very big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “The Hobbit,” and of Peter Jackson’s Academy Award winning version of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. When encouraged by the nurses and doctors treating her at UNC’s Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Division to make a wish, Lily wished big. She wanted to go to New Zealand and visit the set of Peter Jackson’s current endeavor, the filming of the two-part movie of “The Hobbit.” And Make-A-Wish came through. Our local Make-A-Wish chapter here in North Carolina worked in conjunction with

the Make-A-Wish chapter in Auckland, New Zealand, to orchestrate the fulfillment of Lily’s wish. In late April, our family of four was privileged to take a trip to Wellington, New Zealand, and live a dream.

Not only were we enlightened by the glorious landscapes and culture of New Zealand, which in itself is an awesome adventure, but we were also afforded the rare opportunity to spend an entire day at the studio and on the set of “The Hobbit.” The experience went far beyond the expectations we had that, if we were lucky, maybe we could manage to get some autographs for Lily. On the contrary, the cast and crew welcomed us with open arms and treated us to a fantastic time. We saw some scenes being filmed on set, toured the studio lot, visited the art department and met the conceptual artists, visited the special effects facility, ate a delicious lunch with the cast and crew, and saw MORE scenes being filmed. Not only was Lily able to get those autographs she was hoping for, but Peter Jackson and several of the actors spent considerable time with us, engaging us in conversations that we will not soon forget. Everyone was very generous in giving time and attention to Lily and the rest of our family. After our fantastic studio day, we took to the road and visited more of the beautiful country of New Zealand, including some of the locations that were filmed for the movies. It was an exceptional experience.

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There and Back AgainBy MaryKate Cunningham

The Cunningham-Newton Family at Bag End

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The preparation was intimidating. More than once, I asked, “WHAT am I getting myself into?” and wondered if I could cancel my trip. So here, I need to digress.

Growing up, my family had a Golden Retriever named Credo. My father wanted a dog that would salivate to Beethoven and so, in a Pavlovian experiment, whoever fed the dog was required to sing part of the Missa Solemnis first. The part we sang, of course, was the “Credo.” The dog did, indeed, start to drool.

“Credo” (despite my family’s eccentricities) is a comforting word to me (the dog was a good one) and I DO believe – passionately and gratefully – in the work I do. So despite misgivings, I boarded a very small plane in Atlanta (after a tight connection from RDU) and flew to Jackson, Mississippi, for the conference that will probably change the way I approach my job forever (in a good way!).

All the priests in our church have participated in a clergy CREDO at some time and have asked about my conference. They have then listened patiently as I babbled on. (It is very hard to describe the experience; I think I’ve used the word “awesome” a lot. My babbling includes a plan. (That’s the deal with CREDO; you leave with a plan.) My plan is to collaborate and work in creative community - which is actually a pretty easy thing to do at the Chapel of the Cross.

I am thankful to the clergy and staff for encouraging me to attend the conference, and thankful to my parents for making me sing a little Beethoven every night. The Missa Solemnis gave me the confidence to board the plane. X

Having shared the job with Gretchen Jordan for several years, upon Gretchen’s retirement at the end of April, Boykin is the parish’s Director of Christian Formation. She can be reached at bbell@thechapelofthecross.org.

I wasn’t at church on Gretchen’s last day of work, which means I didn’t have to watch her pack up and walk to the car on her final afternoon as our Director of Christian Formation. That’s probably a good thing because I would have cried to see her go. But as luck would have it, I missed not just that afternoon but the whole of Gretchen’s last week. By very good fortune, “my name came up” for a CREDO conference and I spent the last week of April (which was also Gretchen’s last week in the office) in Canton, Mississippi, at the Duncan Gray Retreat Center.

CREDO is a program administered by the Church Pension Fund to help clergy and Episcopal lay employees discern their vocational, spiritual, financial, and physical health. Conferences offer participants eight days of plenary sessions, workshops, small groups, individual consults, physical exercise, quiet meditation, fellowship, and worship. My “name came up” because all members of the Church Pension Fund have their names entered into a lottery from which participants are drawn. Lay employees may attend one conference in a career; my chance came this year.

The conference was perfectly timed. I avoided an afternoon of tears and gained an opportunity to assess the things I do well in the office of Christian Formation and to improve on things for which I’ve turned to Gretchen for help.

There is enormous preparation for the conference. The preparation includes a “360 review” from co-workers (who anonymously and frankly critique a participant’s job performance), a self-evaluation of a participant’s spiritual life, a hard look at personal finances and much reflection on how to maintain energy and enthusiasm in a vocation that can sometimes be exhausting.

CREDO ConferenceBy Boykin Bell

We appreciate all the love and support we received from The Chapel of the Cross during the past year, and we are thrilled to be able to share our New Zealand experience with you.

We are very grateful to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina, Make-A-Wish New Zealand, WingNut Films, Peter Jackson, and the cast and crew of “The Hobbit.” They made Lily’s wish come true and treated our whole family to the adventure of a lifetime. X

MaryKate Cunningham can be reached at mknewt@mindspring.com

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New Staff MembersBy Walker Mabe

We have several new faces at the Chapel of the Cross and would like to introduce them to the parish. We urge you to come meet them in person!

Chief administrator Walker Mabe comes to us from the North Carolina Museum of History Associates, where she was executive director, responsible for membership development, fundraising, event planning, and marketing/communications. A Duke graduate and the mother of three daughters, she and

her husband John live in Raleigh, where they are members of Christ Church.

Walker has experience in marketing and communications, recruiting and development, and organizational design and strategic planning for management consulting, architecture and engineering, and sports and entertainment marketing firms. Her volunteer career has included heavy involvement with the Junior League of Raleigh, Christ Church, SAFEchild, and other organizations.

“I’ve always admired the work of this parish and am delighted to meet all the people who make it work,” Walker says. “The cast of characters is fascinating and the sense of mission remarkable. I’m very happy that I get to help tell the story of the Chapel of the Cross.”

Walker is focusing on engagement of parishioners, organizational development and strategic planning, and communications and fundraising. She says she looks forward to every day and the new things the parish brings her.

Travis Powers is our new assistant parish administrator. Travis is located downstairs in the main office where he welcomes visitors, volunteers, and parishioners. He is responsible for the church database, meeting scheduling, the liturgical calendar, and the myriad administrative tasks at our busy parish.

Travis and his wife Natalie came to the Triangle from Oklahoma City. Natalie works with Third Degree advertising agency in the American Tobacco complex in Durham. Travis says they were attracted to North Carolina by the trees and the history. He is finishing coursework for his BA degree in administrative leadership from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to joining the Chapel of the Cross, he was traffic manager at the Oklahoma Gazette, a weekly much like our Independent.

When not working, Travis and Natalie are enjoying exploring North Carolina and the Triangle. He likes the Chapel of the Cross for its “great people—really friendly and nice people.” The most interesting part of his job so far is “learning the language of the Episcopal church.”

Many of you know Nick Jaeger through his work with the A Light on the Hill: Building to Serve capital campaign. Nick joined the Chapel of the Cross almost four years ago as a development staff person and is now the parish communications and technology manager. Nick will work with Walker Mabe to conceive, design,

and produce all of our parish publications and electronic communications.

Nick graduated from Gardner Webb University with a degree in communications and publishing design. His prior experience includes work with Image Marketing Group in Charlotte. Originally from Nevada, Nick is also a session musician and producer. He and two partners own and operate Arbor Ridge Studios in Carrboro, where they will produce about a dozen new releases this year. He plays the guitar and bass guitar.

Nick enjoys the graphic design aspects of his work and has already produced a style guide for use of the Chapel of the Cross logo. He finds it interesting and challenging to “find organization in the chaos” of creating the weekly bulletins, service leaflets, and special publications. X

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Yokefellows Prison MinistryBy Terry Johnston

Yokefellows meets on all but the last Tuesday evening of each month at the new chapel at Orange Prison in Hillsborough. About 50 area volunteers and an equal number of inmates usually attend. For the volunteers it is a ministry of listening.Inmates that participate do so on a volunteer basis. Almost all also participate in one or more Bible study classes a week. Many are active participants in AA meetings, both within the fences and on passes to other meetings. They are working hard on changing their lives.

The meeting is set up like a fellowship hall, filled with tables. Area churches take turn bringing snacks and drinks. There are announcements of upcoming events at the camp aimed at self-improvement. We recognize birthdays (complete with song) and newcomers, and at the end all 100 of us end in a large circle of prayer (typically given by an inmate). We celebrate those leaving prison; we pray for sick prison staff. There are occasional presentations by the inmates such as celebration of Black History month or gospel singing.

However the bulk of the time is spent at our tables, talking with our friends. I have been sitting with the same man for several years. Others come and go at our table, but I spend a great deal of my time with ‘Matthew’. A tutor that visits him one morning a week and I are his two main connections to the “real world” as he calls us. He has been in prison 28 years, is restricted from going out on passes, and has little family who will see him. We have talked about the death of his family members, about the struggles his brother has “on the outside,” about sports and weather and world politics. With his tutor I attend his parole hearing each year (inmates cannot attend). We are friends. He is an inspired Christian; I am trying my best to be as dedicated as Matthew in reading the Bible and in prayer. Matthew is a Wake Forest basketball fan; I am not sure why, but God loves us all I am told.

One Quaker Yokefellow gentleman finds about three or four men a month a work release job or housing for reentry. One lady (a Duke Nurse) from Mebane reads inspirational stories, which basically makes her the most beloved person there. A woman from Holy Family has been going to Yokefellows for nearly 30 years and bakes once a month for 100 people.

There is an energetic PhD English student from Duke who recites original “rap prayers” and teaches courses in African American literature at the prison. My friend Matthew is typically the lone Anglo in Patrick’s classes and has learned a lot in class about literature and humanity.

For many years we have had regular attendance from members of our Episcopal Campus Ministry (ECM ) and from the Duke Divinity School. Young adults like these are great role models for the inmates. It is an interesting, diverse, ecumenical group. We clearly learn from each other how the Church can have many forms.

Community Organization Funds from the Chapel of the Cross to the Alamance Orange Prison Ministry significantly help sustain this ministry. The funds support the Chaplain’s salary. We have a volunteer Yokefellows Coordinator; but it is the Chaplain who is the real force that keeps this group going. He keeps the atmosphere with the Superintendent such that they allow us in, and he encourages both inmates and volunteers to come.

Our relatively new Chaplain, Dave Nickel, is a Mennonite who served for three years in Russian prisons. He is a Duke Divinity graduate and attended Yokefellows for years prior to applying for the job.

In mid-May I was told by the State Yokefellows coordinator that the Orange Yokefellows group is the largest Yokefellows group in North Carolina, in both inmate and volunteer count, despite being in one of the smallest prisons. Our Community Organization money and long history of parishioner and clergy participation in this meeting is very important to its success. The Vestry, many individual parishioners, and our ECM gave significant funding for the new chapel where Yokefellows meets. Please celebrate this expenditure of our parish’s Community Organization money. Please thank our Rector and the next Vestry member that you see for this service to our community. The inmates thank you all.

Email me at tcjmpa@gmail.com or call me at 919-933-0097 if you want to try Yokefellows. X

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The fourth line of the Chapel of the Cross mission statement affirms that we are, “Bringing Gospel Witness to the World.” In his March, 2011, Dear Friends, Stephen Elkins-Williams wrote: “We are urged by Jesus to be a light on a hill; in our case we are to be literally that. From the visibility of a cherished town on a hill encompassing a highly influential university, we are to let the light of the Gospel shine on the world’s darkness, those places most in need of transformation.”

A gala lunch with South African food will follow the 11:15 service today. Please Come! With this brief announcement in the Sunday bulletin of April 29, parishioners were reminded that this was the day that four of our faith partners from Springs, South Africa, were with us. Following the worship

service, lines formed in the dining room as the aroma of the South African dishes bobotie and sweet malva pudding along with traditional American casseroles filled the air. Fresh fruit and salads rounded out the menu. Ann Henley and a host of volunteers prepared and served the dishes. Tables were decorated with colorful tablecloths and each had a South African, United States, and North Carolina flag. A slide show about Kwasa School, St Peter and St. Paul Church, South African history and culture, and the natural beauty of that country played during the luncheon.

From previous visits to Africa, many of us knew that social events are often accompanied by festive music. Julia Burns, and Greg Bell with his guitar, led us in singing We are

Nurturing our Partnership with South Africa: Kawasa School and St. Peter and St. Paul Anglican ChurchBy Barbara Day and Jerry Cotten

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Walking in the Light of God in English, Spanish, and an African language. The Ven. Sharron Dinnie, rector of St. Peter and St. Paul Anglican Church, who had preached at our 9:00 and 11:15 services, thanked everyone for their love and support and for our parish’s commitment to promoting justice, peace, and love. Linda Haac presented Sharron with a photo album documenting a visit she and Julia made to Kwasa and St. Peter and St. Paul Church in 2010.

During the luncheon parishioners had an opportunity to contribute financially to Kwasa if they wished to do so. The response was generous indeed. An anonymous donor offered to match the total amount collected. This brought the Kwasa contributions total to $5,100.

In addition to Sharron Dinnie (who stayed in Chapel Hill with Linda and Cliff Haac), the South African delegation included Felicity Abbott, a teacher at Kwasa School (hosted by Martha and David Dill), and two nine-year-old girls, Shaylyn Moos and Mandisa Mohobeledi. During the three-night visit to Chapel Hill, the girls stayed with the Trapani family, Kevin, Jennifer, Andy, and Mallory. The girls endeared themselves to everyone with their laughter, courteous manners, and an appreciation for little things.

On Saturday night the visitors from South Africa along with our vestry, clergy, and Global Mission Committee members enjoyed a BBQ dinner at the home of Julia and Andy Burns. On Sunday evening, Sharron and Felicity joined the Committee for a dinner meeting at the home of Barbara Day. Top on the agenda was a possible Chapel of the Cross pilgrimage to South Africa in 2013. More details about this trip will be forthcoming.

Parishioners at the Chapel of the Cross have demonstrated strong support for global mission initiatives. In a parish survey ranking 14 areas of parish life, global mission (including justice and peace issues) placed third, behind the Eucharist, and worship and music. Our Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, challenges us in her book A Wing and a Prayer, to become a companion to others around the world and for each of us to love and care for one another. Both challenges are rooted in the parable of the Good Samaritan, specifically in Jesus’ response to the question “Who is my neighbor?” Bishop Katharine sends us a message of faith and hope when she writes, “God bless the whole world, no

exceptions.” Finally she reminds us to share our gifts because God needs them all.

The mandate of the Global Mission Committee is to represent our parish in work outside of the United States. This charge involves engagement with the global initiatives of the Episcopal Church, the building of partnerships across geographic and cultural boundaries, and sharing in the presence and work of Christ in the world.

Since the beginning of our mission partnership with Kwasa Centre and St. Peter and St. Paul Anglican Church in South Africa, ongoing financial support for Kwasa has been a top priority of the Global Mission Committee. This commitment is manifest in providing scholarship funds to help educate young girls, but also includes a recent grant to establish a sewing cooperative. The April visit by two beautiful children, Shaylyn and Mandisa, as well as their companions Sharron and Felicity, reinforces our determination to pursue the mission God has opened to us in South Africa. The Global Mission Committee thanks everyone at the Chapel of the Cross for generous support and for the hospitality and love you showed our mission partners from Africa.

May God give us the will to continue this mission of reconciliation, justice, and equity and the power and grace to accomplish it as we pursue God’s work of peace and love. St. Paul tells us that the church, or the body of Christ, is a sign of hope and life in a broken world. Our desire is for these international relationships to deepen the spiritual life of our parish, strengthen our bonds to the world, and create closer ties between our parish and Kwasa and St. Peter and St. Paul Church.

We pray for people so poor that they cannot help themselves; whose subsistence crops have been destroyed by climatic disasters; for people who live in areas where rainfall is unreliable and varies from year to year. We pray for small children who die of malnutrition and AIDS and others who suffer from diseases because their mothers do not understand the value of different kinds of foods. We pray for little children too young to pray for themselves. - A prayer written by young people in Kenya X Barbara Day leads the Hospitality Ministry and is a member of the Global Mission Committee; she can be reached at bday1@unc.edu. Jerry Cotten is chair of the Global Mission Committee; his email address is jcotten@live.unc.edu.

Our desire is for these international relationships to deepen the spiritual life of our parish, strengthen our bonds to the world, and create closer ties between our parish and Kwasa and St. Peter and St. Paul Church.

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ylie S. Quinn III, O

rganist/Choirm

asterBoykin Bell, C

hristian Formation D

irectorC

aren Parker, Youth Ministry A

ssistantW

alker Mabe, C

hief Administrator

Travis Powers, A

ssistant Administrator

Nick Jaeger, C

omm

. and Tech. Manager

Debby K

ulik, Parish AccountantR

on McG

ill, Facilities Manager

Joy Gattis, Sunday M

orning Child C

are Director

Elizabeth Joyner, Cantus C

hoir Director

Sarah McR

aeA

nna LorenzR

ebecca Rogers

Susan Gladin, Johnson Intern Program

Director

Parish Offi

ce hours: Mon.—

Fri., 9 am to 5 pm

. Phone: 919-929-2193Fax: 919-933-9187 W

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The R

t. Rev. M

ichael Bruce Curry, Bishop

The R

t. Rev. W

illiam O

. Gregg, A

ssistant BishopTh

e Rt. R

ev. Alfred C

. “Chip” M

arble, Jr., Assisting Bishop

A Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of N

orth Carolina

304 East Franklin StreetC

hapel Hill, N

orth Carolina 27514

Wedding C

oordinators