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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, February 8, 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: Robyn Davis
Stephens, Moustapha Barry, Annette Perot. 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: February 8 -14
CAREGIVERS: Jane and Wes Hare (919-929-3316)
ELDER-ON-CALL: Ann Carr Adkins (919-544-2130)
Session has called a congregational meeting for Today, February 8 after church. The purpose of the meeting
is to hear a report of the nominating committee, and to elect officers for Session and the Board of Deacons.
A quorum is 31 (one tenth of active members). The meeting will be held in the sanctuary and should last
only a few minutes. Please join us.
Today, February 8, members of Jewish Voice for Peace – NC will be honored guests
of our Salaam-Shalom Committee of the Church of Rec. JVP-NC members will be introduced to the congregation during worship. Following worship during the community fellowship time (12:30 – 1:30),
they will share their experiences of working side by side locally and nationally with interfaith partners
for peace with justice. Theirs is a significant account of people from different faith traditions
discovering powerful common bonds and collaborating to bring light and hope.
Light refreshments will be served. We’d love to have you join us!
MEETINGS:
Congregational Meeting – Sunday – 12:15 PM – Sanctuary
Community Fellowship Time – Sunday – 12:30 PM – Fellowship Hall
Rec’s Book Club – Tuesday – 2:00 PM – Jill Ryder Friedman’s home
Many Ways to Pray – Wednesday – 7:00 PM – Sanctuary Chapel
New Voices Choir – Tuesday – 7:30 PM – Sanctuary
Adult Ed - Thursday – 6:30 PM – Parish House Library
Justice & Peace – Thursday – 7:00 PM – Parish House Chapel
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Join us -- Tuesday, February 17th from 5:30 til 7:00 for our annual REC Mardi Gras Pancake Supper in the
Fellowship Hall. Volunteers of the church will provide pancakes, fruit, and drinks, beads, and some King Cake.
This will be a family friendly celebration.
The congregation is cordially invited to the Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday, February 18, at 7:00
PM. You are encouraged to begin a holy Lenten journey with the Solemn Imposition of the Ashes and the
intimate re-enactment of the Liturgy of the Upper Room. The service is “in the round” and lasts about 45
minutes.
Session has called a Congregational Meeting for Sunday, February 22 immediately following worship in the
Sanctuary. The purpose is to declare what constitutes a quorum for congregational meetings, and should only
last a few minutes. Please save the date and plan to join us.
ADULT ED IN FEBRUARY - 9:30 AM in the Parish House Chapel
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 a 115year old poem from a different angle – “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing”. 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)
February 22 – Bennett Myers will lead our annual Open Poetry Reading. Open to anyone,
bring your favorite poem by your favorite poet and share it. You may even want to share a
poem you wrote. (see additional details about our poetry weekend on the next below!)
RESPONSIBILITY SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY – February 15
9:30 AM Sunday School and 11:00 AM Worship --at the Rec!
Preaching: Mark Davidson
Elder-on-Call: Gail Miller
Caregivers: Sandra Burt, Mary Odoms
Liturgist: Anne Lutes
Greeters: Gail McKinnis, Toby Newton
Musician: Allen Wilcox
Sanctuary Assistants: Desiré Volkwijn, Maye Hardin
Coordinator: Howard Carter
Flowers: Alice Myers
Chancel Asst: Rose Crawford
Sound: Meri-Li Douglas
Offering Counters: Jeff Strang, Alex Gordon
Lock-up: Bill Andrews
Childcare: Robyn Davis Stephens, Moustapha Barry, Annette Perot
L & S On-Call: Ron Norris (647-495-3967, [email protected])
LECTIONARY: II Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6, II Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9
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On February 15, please join us after worship in the Fellowship Hall for an updated slide show of MEDS work
in Senegal supported by The Rec. This will be an opportunity for you to learn more about how, with the soil
beneath our feet, we can do wonders in housing for people in rural Africa as well as right here in North
Carolina. There will be some food served. Some Senegalese food will be in the mix.This is an opportunity to
raise funds for the Affordable Earth Building Project with Compressed Earth Blocks in Senegal.
-- Your own Moustapha Barry and the Africa Support Group
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 at 12:45 following worship for 1-1/2 hours. The remaining dates are as follows: February
22, March 22, April 19, and May 31. (www.churchrec.org/Reconciliation_Peace_Community.html)
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 had a good initial gathering with 12 people. We would love to have
you join us for the rest of the gatherings. 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.
Fifth Annual Poetry Weekend -- On Saturday February 21, 9:30 to 12:30 in the Parish House Chapel is
the Poetry Workshop led by Preston Martin BA, MA. He is a retired teacher and school consultant with years
of experience laid down organizing and presenting his subject, writing poems. The Workshop is open to Rec
members who have never written a line of verse rhymed or blank verse as well as seasoned poets. Stretch
yourself, sign up with JoAnn at 919-929-2127 or email at [email protected] or call Bennett Myers at
919-419-8886 or email [email protected].
Sunday February 22 at the Sunday School hour 9:30 in the chapel is the annual Open Poetry Reading.
Open to anyone, bring your favorite poem by your favorite poet and share it. You may even want to share a
poem you wrote.
Sunday afternoon February 22 at 4:30 in the Fellowship Hall is the Spring Poetry Reading by the Rec
Poetry Circle, all original works. At the Fall Poetry Reading there were seventeen who shared their works
from the young ages of sevens and eights to eighties. Time is allowed to hover over the poem after
reading and share thoughts about it. Following the poets is a soup, fruit, bread supper.
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.
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.
Save the Date! The 2015 Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk will be
held on April 19! -- CROP Hunger Walks are community-wide events sponsored
by Church World Service and organized by local volunteers to raise funds to end
hunger. The walk is a four mile stroll that begins and ends at the Carrboro Town
Commons. The Rec has a strong history of participating in the walk and we invite
everyone to join us this year. Registration begins at 1:30 and the walk kicks off at
2:30. A celebration with food and music will follow the walk's successful
completion. For more information, contact Kate Scott or Ann Koonce.
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.