Dear Friends,

I know from conversations with a number of church members that many of you

are concerned about the state of race relations in our country. A recent New York

Times/CBS News poll found that 61 percent of Americans, including a broad

majority of all racial groups, thought race relations were generally bad. That figure

was up sharply from the 44 percent soon after the death of Michael Brown in

Ferguson, Missouri last August.

We each have our own ways of addressing our concerns. Recently I have been

engaging with African-American leaders on campus, mostly listening to their

perceptions, sometimes sharing my own. I have been pleased to find that our

views mostly coincide, but where they diverge, I have found such differences

instructive.

Given the climate in which we live, I want to suggest a low-stress way to engage

the issue in coming months. As you plan your summer reading, I want to

recommend a book for your list. Scott Ellsworth’s work, The Secret Game (Little,

Brown and Company, 2015), offers a more local insight into the issues of race in

our society by looking back at a little-known event that occurred in Durham

during World War II—a then-illegal basketball game between black players from

what is now North Carolina Central University and a medical school team from

Duke University comprised of former college stars from across the country.

There is much more to this book than that game, so I encourage you to find time

to read it, if possible.

Scott Ellsworth teaches history at the University of Michigan. The Secret Game is an

engaging story, with some social analysis as current as today’s newspaper. I was

impressed by the author’s careful and extensive research, and I learned much from

the book. I hope you will, too.

Then, mark your calendar for Thursday evening, September 3, when we will gather

in Vance Barron Hall to meet Scott Ellsworth in person and engage in some

conversation about the book and about the times in which we live—times that in

some ways seem light years from that game in 1943, but in others seem not so

distant.

Grace and Peace,

Bob Dunham, Pastor

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JUNE

Capital Campaign Update 3

Pastor on Call 3

Welcome, New Members! 4

Meal Service for UPC Families 4

Punch on the Porch Volunteers 4

2014-2015 Confirmation Class 5

Congratulations to Our 2015

High School Graduates!

5

VBS Volunteer Packet Pick-Up 6

Presbyterian Campus Ministry 6

News from UPC Choirs 7

Adult Education Summer Class 8

Session Digest 8

Local Outreach News 9

NAMI Walk Team Update 9

UPPS Wrap-Up 10

Summer Sermon Series Continues 10

Presbyterian Youth Connection 11

Kirk Club Coming this Fall 11

Church Office Volunteer Help 12

News from New Hope 12

U n i v e r s i t y P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h i s a f f i l i a t e d w i t h t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h ( U . S . A . ) a n d i s a S t e p h e n M i n i s t r y C o n g r e g a t i o n .

Starting in June, if you need to speak with one of the pastors or to let us know about something that is going on in your

life, but it is after normal office hours, you may contact the Pastor on Call by calling the church office at (919) 929-2102

and dialing extension 133. See page 3 to learn more.

The Chimes Volume LXIII, No. 6 June 2015

The Ch imes i s a publ ica t ion of Univers i ty Presbyter ian Church

The Chimes is published monthly. Deadline for submission of articles is the 15th of each month for the following month’s

edition. Please include your name, phone number and email address. The newsletter is posted on the church’s Website

(www.upcch.org) and on www.issuu.com/upcch. Send article submissions and inquiries to Newsletter Editor, University

Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 509, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-0509, or email publications@upcch.org.

The church office may be reached by telephone at (919) 929-2102, by fax at (919) 929-7669 or by email at upcch@upcch.org.

Visit the UPC Website (www.upcch.org) or the UPC Facebook page (www.facebook.com/upcch) for more information.

** Deadline for the July edition of The Chimes is noon on Monday, June 15, 2015.

University Presbyterian Church Staff: Robert E. Dunham, Pastor; Anna Pinckney Straight, Associate Pastor; John Rogers,

Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry; Kate Fiedler Boswell, Associate Pastor for Adult Ministries; Kim McNeill, Staff

Associate for Youth Ministries; Nancy Myer, Staff Associate for Children’s Ministries; Thomas Brown, Minister of Music;

Beth Auman Visser, Youth and Children’s Choir Director; Ellen Parker, Director, UPPS; Katharine Yager, Financial

Administrator; Jeanette Schmidt, Office Manager; Jennifer Johnson, Publications Coordinator; Kaitlin Dunn,

Administrative Assistant; Dennis Dallke, Property Manager; Rob Kurtz, Sexton.

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How to Submit Ar t ic les for The Sunday Bul le t in’s Announcements

Or for the Month ly Newslet ter, The Chimes

Our Church Family

going surgery. The UPC congregation

and its pastors take seriously the call to

pray and be present with those who are

in need, so we encourage you, a friend

or a family member to let us know if you

have scheduled surgery or have been

admitted to the hospital. During the

week, please call the church office at

(919) 929-2102. After normal office

hours, call the church office and dial

extension 133 for the pastor on call.

“Are any among you sick? They

should call for the elders of the

church and have them pray over

them, anointing them with oil in the

name of the Lord,” James 5:14.

Due to privacy concerns and HIPAA laws,

there are no notifications or lists at any of

the local hospitals or clinics which would

inform the church and its staff if you are

hospitalized, receiving treatment or under-

Visit our Website: www.upcch.org

Please submit articles for the monthly newsletter (The Chimes) or announcements for the worship bulletin (Weekly Announcements) to

our Publications Coordinator, Jennifer Johnson. Email her at publications@upcch.org or call (919) 929-2102, extension 113.

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Capi tal Campaign Const ruc t ion Upda te After a hiatus from the building mess, we are finally ready to begin the final phases of construction you have supported through the Faith Forward Campaign. The demolition of the church-owned house at 212 East Rosemary Street signals the beginning of site work to lay new sewer and utility lines, construct a new parking lot, and realign Robertson Lane—all as prelude to the con-struction of the new addition to the church.

That new addition will add 5,500 feet of space that will provide a dedicated choral rehearsal room, two new adult classrooms, additional restrooms, an elevator, and an accessible entry into a new atrium that will afford a warm welcome to visitors and church members alike. Town review boards—including the Historic District Commission—and the Town Council have given enthusiastic endorsement to the new facility, which we hope to complete within the next twelve months.

During the construction there will be no on-site parking for staff or visitors. Staff members will be parking with permits at sev-eral locations downtown, and visitors are encouraged to utilize on-street and deck parking.

The total cost of the new construction and related site work will be around $2 million. As of May 15, the church has paid the architectural and construction costs related to the earlier phases of the project. We have approximately $1.365 million in the Building Fund. We also have several hundred thousand dollars in reserve funds that can be tapped to apply toward the costs. The Building Committee is also exploring arrangements with an area bank for a construction line of credit to cover the gap be-tween funds on hand and funds needed.

It would be very helpful if those who have not yet completed payments on their campaign pledges could do so in the next few months. It would be likewise helpful if anyone who has not made a pledge or a gift to the Building Fund would consider doing so. We hope to minimize the debt service a loan would impose on the church budget.

We have done very, very well in meeting our obligations in this campaign and building project, and the campaign leadership, the Building Committee, and the Session thank the congregation for its diligent and faithful stewardship.

We will share new information as it becomes available. Please keep an eye on the bulletin announcements and Weekly E-News. To sign up for Weekly E-News, visit www.upcch.org and click “Subscribe to E-News” from the bottom of the page.

Contact ing the Pas tor on Cal l When there is a sudden shift or happening in your life, whether crisis, illness, concern or celebration, one of the things we

hope you will do is reach out to your church family. It is a privilege to listen, pray and be present with you when there is a need.

During the week, when you need to speak with one of University Presbyterian Church’s pastors, it should be easy to find one of us through a phone call or an email.

But, it’s not always obvious how to get in touch at night or during the weekend. And, because urgent needs rarely (if ever) happen at a convenient time, we want you to be able to get in touch with one of us.

Starting in June, if you need to speak with one of the pastors or to let us know about something that is going on in your life, but it is after normal office hours, call the church office at (919) 929-2102 and dial extension 133. This extension will automati-cally forward your call to the cell phone of the pastor on call, either Kate Fiedler Boswell, Bob Dunham, John Rogers or Anna Pinckney Straight. If we don’t answer your call immediately, know that we are in town, will be checking our messages and will call you back as soon as we can.

Everlasting God, in whom we live and move and have our being:

You have made us for Yourself, so that our hearts are restless until they rest in You. Give us purity of heart and strength of purpose,

that no selfish passion may hinder us from knowing Your will, no weakness keep us from doing it;

that in Your light we may see light clearly, and in Your service find perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You

and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Pastor on Call

(919) 929-2102

Extension 133

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In May, University Presbyterian Church joyfully welcomed the following new members into the life of the church.

Please join us in welcoming the newest members of our congregation!

We Celebra te Our New Members

Gretchen and Rob Bruce (Jake, Finn and Lily): We welcome

the Bruce family, who transferred their membership from

First Presbyterian Church of Austin, TX. They moved to

Chapel Hill in 2011 from Austin, when Rob was named director

of the Friday Center at UNC. Gretchen is the human resources

manager for Public Impact, a national educational non-profit,

working on improving learning outcomes for students at

schools across the United States. Jake is finishing the seventh

grade at Smith Middle School, and he is an active member of

Presbyterian Youth Connection and also enjoys soccer and

basketball. Twins Finn and Lily are in the third grade at Seawell

Elementary. Finn loves reading, sports and electronics; Lily

stays busy with gymnastics. Welcome, Bruce family! We’re so

glad you joined our church family!

Volunteer for Punch on the Porch Punch on the Porch begins Sunday, June 7! Please plan to join us after each worship ser-

vice on the porch outside Vance Barron Hall for lemonade, punch and cookies, from the

first Sunday of June through the last Sunday of September.

The Congregational Life Committee is looking for volunteers to help with Punch on the

Porch this summer. It’s an easy and fun way for families and/or your group of friends to

volunteer and serve the church, and children of all ages really enjoy serving the punch and

cookies. Volunteers are needed after the 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. worship services. All supplies

will be provided.

If you’re able to help, please go to http://goo.gl/a3wX0C to sign up online. Thank you

for your service to the church!

Sign Up: Meal Service for UPC Famil ies Bringing home a newborn is an exciting time, but it also comes with anxiety and exhaustion. In those early months, having a

meal delivered is a real gift. We would like to provide that for UPC families. We are compiling a list of members who would

like to take a meal to families with newborns.

If you’d like to participate, please contact Lou Pons at lou_pons@hotmail.com or (919) 967-1809. You’ll be contacted as need-

ed to choose dates that work for you. Thank you!

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2014-2015 Conf i rma t ion Class Our 2014-2015 Confirmation class was confirmed on Sunday, May 17. This class spent this past school year studying scripture,

the history of the Church, Presbyterian polity and governance, as well as exploring their own foundation of faith. A day-long

retreat in January with their adult mentors started the new semester off by helping our youth connect to adults who were will-

ing to share their faith with our young people. Writing their Statements of Faith this spring helped them put what they believe

into words. Many thanks to their teachers Sharon Edmiston, Betsy Edwards, Gordon Merklein and Scott Singleton and to all

of their adult mentors who helped the confirmands find their voice this year.

2014-2015 Confirmands and Their Mentors

Graduates pictured (left to right): Garrett Pearce, Sam Sisk, Ben Edwards,

Ellie Richardson, Jake Krzyzewski, Grace Gollmar, Emery Harwell

Congra tula t ions to Our 2015 High School Gradua tes !

Tom Bilden - UNC-Chapel Hill

Brian Daaleman - Fordham University

Ben Edwards - UNC-Chapel Hill

Grace Gollmar - UNC-Greensboro

James Grubbs - University of

Texas - Austin

Emery Harwell - Global Citizen Gap

Year in Ecuador

Neely Holroyd - UNC-Chapel Hill

Jake Krzyzewski - North Carolina

State University

Garrett Pearce - UNC-Chapel Hill

Ellie Richardson - Longwood

University

Sam Sisk - UNC-Wilmington

Confirmands: Laura Baldwin, Marshall Bevin, Jr., Anna Blythe, Sarah-Catherine Burns, Will Corley, Audrey Costley, Will Donaldson,

Jack Holroyd, Eliza Jones, Taylor McGee, Caroline Parker, Gresham Parrish, Jay Rivenbark, Annabel Troxler, Ellen Troxler, Charlie Wilson, IV

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Vaca t ion Bib le School Volunteer Packet P ick -up Are you registered to volunteer with Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Camp New Hope this year? Please plan to join us in Vance Barron Hall following the 11:00 a.m. worship service on either Sunday, June 7, or Sunday, June 28.

We will have information packets available for you to take home, and members of the Vacation Bible School Planning Team will be there to answer your questions. New to VBS? Whether you are a first-time volunteer or the first-time parent of a camp-er, please join us at this session for a ten minute introduction to VBS logistics!

Questions? Please email Nancy Myer, VBS Co-Coordinator, at nancy@upcch.org, or call her at (919) 929-2102, or email Tracy Lovelady, VBS Co-Coordinator, at tracylovelady@gmail.com.

Presbyterian Campus Ministry (PCM) offers programming for undergraduate, graduate

and professional students and welcomes new participants at any time. The programming

is supported by the outreach of University Presbyterian Church. For more information,

visit the Website at www.uncpcm.com or contact John Rogers at jrogers@upcch.org.

Presbyter ian Campus Minis t ry

From May 13-24, twelve students, our intern, and I traveled to the Olympic Peninsula and the Puget Sound for our capstone experience in our Lilly Endowment funded program, “Guide My Feet.” Our theme for this trip was, “... and God’s Spirit hovered over the wa-ters…” We hiked Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park, ex-plored Dungeness Spit, ate at Gran-ny’s Cafe in Port Angeles, walked on imposing rocks at Ruby Beach, and even saw the childhood home of Kurt Cobain.

But the experience that will forever be an indelible one for all of us was our time on the historic 1913 schooner, The Adventuress with Sound Experience. For five nights and six days, we sailed the waters surround-ing the San Juan Islands. We learned most of the parts of the boat, set and took down the sails, climbed the rig-ging, stood anchor watch in the mid-dle of the night, took the helm, and learned about navigation, plankton, and wind theory. It was one of those moments in life that for a period of time God’s Spirit thought it good to “hover” over us, and at the end of those days we all said, “It is good!”

~ John Rogers, Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry

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For more information about UPC choirs, contact Beth Auman Visser, Director

of Children’s and Youth Choirs, at (919) 929-2102 or visser@upcch.org.

News f rom UPC Choirs

The UPC Youth Choir and the University United Methodist Youth

Choir raised a grand total of $2000 at their Youth Choir Benefit Con-

cert on May 3. All proceeds from the concert went to support TABLE,

a local nonprofit whose mission is to feed local hungry children. The

two choirs raised this money by sharing their singing talents. Thank

you, choirs! You have made a difference in our community.

Thank you to the Junior and Children’s Choirs for their worship leadership this year.

See you in September!

Congratulations to the UPC Youth Choir!

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At the May Session meeting, we:

listened to a devotion by John Wilson on environmental stewardship citing information from 350.org and based on Psalm 24:1 and Luke 14:13-14;

approved the baptism of Olivia Ann Weldon, the daughter of Christopher and Lindsay Weldon, on May 24, 2015;

called a Congregational Meeting on Sunday, August 30, 2015 following the 11:00 a.m. service for the purpose of elect-ing officers;

authorized using funds from the General Reserve account to replace a failed boiler in our heating system;

approved use of funding from our Miscellaneous Small Gift account to purchase headsets and microphones for our new staff members and also to update our Website;

learned the Global Outreach Committee will be sending $1000 from their discretionary fund to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance for aid to Nepal;

received a report from the Endowment Committee presented by their Chair, James Smith, including their recommen-dations for the spring disbursements from the Fund and approved the following proposals:

$5000 for Charles House renovations; $4000 to Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana for equipment to support online programs; $1970 for scholarships and housing for the Montreat Worship and Music conference; $11,719 to purchase and install a hearing system in the UPC Sanctuary; and $875 for purchase of a new laptop and accessories for Sunday School classes;

re-elected Al Field, Treasurer, and Mary Ellen Olson, Clerk of Session, for the term beginning July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016; and

received updates from staff on VBS, youth activities, summer plans and exciting new program ideas.

~Mary Ellen Olson, Clerk of Session

Sess ion Digest

Adul t Educa t ion Summer Class Sundays in June (9:45 - 10:45 a .m.)

Led by Vince Tol lers

Loca t ion: Vance Bar ron Hal l

The Psalms: Then and Now: Please join us for this summer

adult education class led by

Vince Tollers. The class will

be held in Vance Barron Hall

during the Sunday School

hour (9:45 - 10:45 a.m.) on

Sundays in June. The focus of

the class will be on the history

and composition of the Psalms, their application to Jesus by

the early church and their use in ancient and modern liturgy

and music.

Vince Tollers is retired from the Depart-

ment of English at the State University of

New York at Brockport where he taught the

Bible as Literature. His books include The

Bible in its Literary Milieu and Mappings of the

Biblical Terrain: The Bible as Text (both co-

edited with John Maier). As an elder in the

Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY, Vince presented

or chaired numerous programs for Christian Education and

Outreach. We’re so pleased to have him with us for this very

special adult education offering!

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Local Outreach News:

B lue Ribbon Mentor -Advoca te

Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate is a mentoring program of the

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. UPC Local Outreach has

provided funding and support for this successful program,

including the 2015 Pentecost offering, dedicated to youth

services.

Students enter the program in fourth grade. They receive sup-

port that continues through graduation from high school and

enrollment in post-secondary education. Ninety-four percent

of the program’s students enroll in college, and all of them

graduate high school.

The program includes one-on-one mentoring, the Youth

Leadership Institute Summer Camp, Seeking the Self Camp,

Boys/Girls Retreat, tutorials, enrichment activities and a

scholarship to defray college tuition.

Children are carefully selected for the program because of

their ability to benefit from the increased support it offers.

Students who are chosen have shown particular promise, per-

haps in the form of motivation, citizenship, academic ability

or determination. Students must also show a desire for addi-

tional interaction with adults, and their families must be will-

ing to support the program through involvement with the

mentor.

Adult volunteers also are carefully selected to serve as Blue

Ribbon Mentors. Volunteers make a two-year, two-hour min-

imum per week commitment to a child. All volunteers must

attend pre-

service training

and make regu-

lar reports to the

program on the

progress of their

match. In exchange, the program offers volunteers multiple

forms of support to enhance their effectiveness as a mentor.

On May 11, Amatullah Stanback and Lorie Clark from Blue

Ribbon made a presentation to UPC’s Local Outreach Com-

mittee (LOC). They thanked UPC for our support and said

that more mentors are needed. UPC member Joyce Water-

bury learned about the program while serving as treasurer of

the LOC, and she decided to become a Blue Ribbon Mentor.

Joyce’s experience has been very positive. She had this to say

about the program:

“Being a mentor in the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate

program has given me the opportunity to spend time with

a lovely young person. You can’t always tell if you are

making a difference in the student’s life week-to-week, or

even year-to-year. But the success of the program is amaz-

ing. So you just have to believe that in the long run, it does

help young people reach their full potential.”

For more information about Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate,

please visit www.blueribbonmentors.org.

NAMI Walk Team Upda te UPC would like to offer a special thank you to everyone who contributed to the UPC NAMI Walk team, the UPCWalkers. The

team raised almost $1800 to help NAMI NC and NAMI Orange continue to support families and individuals affected by men-

tal illness and to help stamp out stigma.

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is America’s largest

grassroots mental health organization and is dedicated to helping im-

prove the lives of those affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates

for research, support, better treatment options and better access to

services, as well as raising awareness and offering free educational

resources. To learn more, please visit www.nami.org.

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University Presbyterian Preschool (UPPS) has wrapped up another

successful year! We were blessed to serve 86 children and their families,

many of whom are church members. Also part of our population are

families who require financial assistance in order to attend a preschool.

UPPS is dedicated to keeping a healthy scholarship fund in order to

help make this happen.

For the past several years, we have seen an increased demand for finan-

cial assistance. In response, we have held an annual Silent Auction, the

proceeds of which go 100 percent into our Scholarship Fund. UPPS

also accepts general donations made to the Scholarship Fund. We were

grateful that many UPPS families, UPPS staff and UPC members do-

nated items for the Silent Auction.

For the 2015-2016 school year, we are once again setting a record on the amount of financial assistance that is being requested:

just under $11,000! Thanks in large part to the Silent Auction and general donations made to our Scholarship Fund, we are ex-

cited to be able to meet the need.

Our entire community benefits when we are able to offer a preschool experience to all children regardless of socioeconomic

status.

~ Ellen Parker, UPPS Director

Univers i ty Presbyter ian Preschool Wrap -Up

I ’d L ike to Hear a Sermon About . . .

Please join us as we continue our special summer sermon series suggested by members’ completing the sentence, “I’d like to

hear a sermon about ______.” Below are the list of topics we’ll be addressing through September 6. Special thanks to all mem-

bers who contributed suggestions.

June 7 A Sermon about Forgiveness

June 14 A Sermon about Jesus and Economic Justice

June 21 A Sermon about Encountering Panhandlers

June 28 A Sermon about Prayer

July 5 A Sermon about the Lord’s Prayer

July 12 A Sermon about the Problem of Evil

July 19 A Sermon about Heaven and Hell

July 26 A Sermon about Persecution and Privilege

August 2 A Sermon about Mental Illness in the Gospels

August 9 A Sermon about Different Understandings

of Love

August 16 A Sermon about Marriage

August 23 A Sermon about Making Room for God

and Vocation

August 30 A Sermon about Discernment

(What does God want us to do?)

September 6 A Sermon about Grace

Note: A few people misunderstood the request and made suggestions of possible series of sermons. We have noted those

requests and will consider such series at another time.

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Presbyter ian Youth Connect ion

2014-2015 Presbyterian Youth Connection Youth Advisors:

Brian Curran, Sharon Edmiston, Steve Kennedy, Becca Lineberry,

Sarah Lineberry, Brittany McGowan and Anna Richardson

Kirk Club Coming to UPC this Fal l !

All 4 th and 5th Graders Welcome

“Tanks” be to God for our dedicated 2014-2015 Presbyterian Youth Connection Youth Advisors!

Your dedication to our young people makes us jump for joy!

Kirk Club, for 4th and 5th graders, will meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., starting on

Wednesday, September 16. Our time together will include snack, fellowship, recreation and a lesson tailored to the needs of this

age group. These young people will learn how to approach their faith in new ways as they engage in thought-provoking discus-

sions, wrestle with deeper questions and grow in community with one another. This program will prepare our 4th and 5th grad-

ers for the transition to middle school and Presbyterian Youth Connection by encouraging regular participation in a faith com-

munity and helping them understand how faith plays a part in everyday life.

Look for registration information in the August edition of The Chimes. If you have questions about Kirk Club, please contact

Kim McNeill, Staff Associate for Youth Ministries, at kim@upcch.org or Nancy Myer, Staff Associate for Children’s Ministries,

at nancy@upcch.org. Or you may call them at (919) 929-2102.

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Chapel Hill, NC

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June 2015 The Chimes Newsle t te r University Presbyterian Church is affiliated with The Presbyterian

Church (U.S.A.) and is a Stephen Ministry Congregation. On Sun-

day mornings, worship services are held at 8:30 and 11:00 and

church school for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Children of all ages are wel-

comed and cherished by this congregation. Childcare for infants

through kindergarteners is provided on Sunday mornings by our

paid sitters and parent volunteers.

The Sanctuary is wheelchair accessible. Handicapped parking

spaces are available, and a parking assistant will be available to

help you out of your car. Assistive hearing devices and large-print

bulletins and hymnals are available during worship. Summer office

hours (Through Labor Day weekend): Monday—Thursday 8:30-

4:30; Friday 8:30-12:30. Call (919) 929-2102 for more information.

Learn more about our programs from the church Website

(www.upcch.org) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/upcch).

The UPC church office has just ONE volunteer shift that needs filled: 3rd Friday afternoon of the month (12:30-4:15). Friday afternoon shifts will begin again after Labor Day weekend when the church returns to regular office hours. Summer hours are Monday through Thurs-day 8:30-4:30; Friday 8:30-12:30.

Please consider volunteering for this monthly shift to help out the church office staff this fall and share this information with any church members who may be interested. Responsibilities include welcoming visitors, answering the phone and simple clerical tasks.

If you’re available, or if you’d like to volunteer as a substitute instead, please call Shelley Adams at (919) 942-2525, or you may email Jennifer in the church office at publications@upcch.org.

The Church Of f ice Needs Volunteers th is Fal l

News from New Hope Camp and Conference Center The temperature is heating up and it’s time to start thinking about the New Hope Camp and Conference Center pool! Prices are the same as last year. Applications can be completed online, faxed, mailed, dropped off or scanned and emailed—lots of choices! Go to www.newhopeccc.org. Please remember that pool passes are not sold at the pool. Pool passes are sold only through the office (open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.). We are looking forward to seeing you this summer.

Summer Camp is just around the corner and sessions are filling up quickly. Please get your registration form to the office as soon as possible. The New Hope staff is very excited about the 2015 summer camp season. A new chef, Bari Hobbs, has joined the team and is already coming up with some great recipes for our campers. They will no doubt be nutritious and delicious.

See you this summer and best wishes from the New Hope team!

~ Suzanne Blankfard, Afterschool and Summer Camp Registrar