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Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church
Welcome, Worship, Witness
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Pastor's Musing
Compassion is moving from sympathy to action. The Japanese refer to this concern as "handing out your heart." This might take the form of a helping hand or a financial donation. You might send a letter or email, make a phone call, or even share a smile.
Often translated as beauty, the Hebrew word tiferet actually refers to the capacity to perceive beauty in others, particularly those who are unlike you. It’s not the object but the source, and the source of tiferet is faith that "you are all painted—skillfully, I might add—with the same brush.” (Rabbi Irwin Keller)
Have compassion. Hand out your heart to the beauty around you: your
neighbors, whether they live in the Middle East, western North Carolina, or on your street; songbirds, including those rascal blue jays; the small lizard
who sneaked into the church, the little guy that I have safely carried back outside. After all, I would like a helping hand whenever I am at a loss.
In Hope,
Andrew
| | | To read Andrew's article "Go Ask Dad: Magic- Helping western North Carolina after the hurricane: (WRAL.com) CLICK HERE! | | Photos are from a previous class! | |  | | | |
GET TO KNOW
CHAPEL IN THE PINES
We have ONE remaining class, this Sunday, October 6
All are welcome to join us for our final class of this edition of the series. Each class is different, yet all of them are guaranteed to be educational, interesting and fun!
This class with The Rev'd Ginny Taylor-Troutman, Minister of Membership Engagement leading it, is intended for new members, prospective members, and anyone else who is simply interested.
We will meet in the Fellowship Hall after the 9:15am worship service around 10am, and before the start of the 11am worship service.
These classes are sponsored by the Welcome & Membership Committee. Everyone is welcome!
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WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
This Sunday, October 6
This Sunday is The Peace and Global Witness Offering is an annual offering that we will collect for on World Communion Day. This offering gives us the opportunity to not only extend the peace of Christ to each other, but to extend the hand of peace to others in our community, region, and around the world.
PCUSA's Presbyterian Mission Agency retains 50% percent of the offerings for global efforts such as aiding displaced migrants in the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala). Twenty five percent is used by the Presbytery for peacemaking projects in our region and CITP retains 25% for local efforts.
The Mission and Service Committee has designated Community Organizing for Racial Equity (CORE) and Communities in Schools to receive the local portion of the offering. This Sunday the Minute for Mission will contain information on the amazing work these organizations do in our community.
Please think and consider praying about donating to the Peace and Global Witness Offering THIS Sunday.
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Friends at Chapel in the Pines,
THANK YOU so much for the support, prayers and donations so far to the relief efforts in Asheville, NC. While impacted, I have been far more fortunate than others.
The most important things needed right now in Asheville are water, cash, and gas.
WATER - No one on city water has potable water. Water distribution areas are becoming more prevalent, but people need gas in their vehicle to get to them.
CASH - There is no internet - and very spotty mobile service, so residents cannot get cash via ATMs, or pay with credit card anywhere.
GAS - Each family needs gas to escape the area.
I intend to deliver care packages as often as I can over the next few weeks, to as many households as possible. Please consider helping by providing me with:
- empty five-gallon gas cans
- cash (must be handed directly to Mary Donna)
- one-gallon jugs of water
If you can help with any of the needs in this letter or have questions, please contact Mary Donna Pond at mdpond@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Shelley Nielsen (Mary Donna Pond’s daughter)
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We WELCOME all people into our community of of faith. | |
We WORSHIP God with gratitude
for the grace given to all people
through Jesus Christ.
| We WITNESS the love of Christ through our gifts of time, talents, and resources as we grow together in our faith. | |
Oct 3 - 10, 2024)
Thursday, October 3
Office Hours 9am-noon
- 9am-noon, Drop Off for Winter Clothing Drive at CITP
- 5:30pm Cub Scout Meeting, Fellowship Hall
Church Office Closed
Private Wedding Rehearsal
Saturday, October 5
Church Office Closed
Private Wedding
Sunday, October 6
20th Sunday after Pentecost
World Communion Sunday
- 9am Exploring Together Class, Zoom
- 9am Beginner Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Fellowship Hall
- 9:15am Worship Service with Holy Communion, Outdoors (indoors if weather does not permit outdoors)
- 10am Get to Know Chapel in the Pines Class, Fellowship Hall
- 11am Worship Service with Holy Communion, Indoors & Streaming
- 12noon Zoom with Online Worshippers
- 12:20pm Mission & Service Committee Meeting, Fellowship Hall
- 3pm 3rd-8th Graders' Confirmation Class, Fellowship Hall
- 5pm 9th-12th Graders' Youth Group Meeting, Fellowship Hall
Monday, October 7
Office Hours 9am-noon
- 11:45 Men's Lunch Bunch, Fellowship Hall
- 1pm Fearrington Village Hour with Andrew, Belted Goat
- 6pm Deacons' Meeting, Deb R's House
Tuesday, October 8
Office Hours 9am-noon
- 10am Women's Study, Fellowship Hall
- 11:30am InFocus Photography Group, Fellowship Hall
- 3:15pm Presbyterian Women's Circle, Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, October 9
Office Hours 9am-noon
- 4:30pm Presbyterian String Band Rehearsal, Sanctuary
- 6pm Handbell Choir Rehearsals
- 7pm Bible Study with Andrew, Fellowship Hall
- 7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, October 10
Office Hours 9am-noon
- 9am-noon, Drop Off for Winter Clothing Drive at CITP
- 9am Men's Fellowship, Fellowship Hall
- 6pm Thirst Quenchers
Church Office Hours
Teresa's Hours: Mon-Thu 9-13
Andrew: By Appointment
Our master calendar can be found on our website as well. If you see something on this calendar that should be corrected, please let Teresa know so she can edit the church's master calendar.
| UPDATED! PARENTS’ MEETING: We have a new small group for parents! Every 2nd and 4th Sunday in September during the time when our 3rd through 8th graders meet for youth group (3-4:30pm), join us for a time of connection, study, and reflection together in the Gathering Room. Childcare will be provided for children too young for youth group (under 3rd grade). Please let Ginny know if you are planning to bring your children so that we will be well prepared. We'll make plans for the future of our group together. | Join us in the Fellowship Hall Wednesdays through December 18 as Andrew leads a Bible Study at 7pm There is also an option to Zoom. If you wish to join by Zoom, click on the red button below around 6:59pm! | |
CITPC COLLECTIONS BEGAN TODAY!
Please pull out your winter coats that no longer fit, ask your neighbors and friends to do the same, bring them over to the church Mondays and Thursdays from 9am-12pm and/or Sundays before/after worship October 3 through November 24, and let's help warm others in our community!
We can only accept clean, gently used
(adult & children's items):
- Coats (zippers working, all buttons on them)
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INSULATED jackets but no windbreakers, athletic or light rain parkas
- Sweatshirts/hoodies
- Flannel/Thermal shirts
- Hats/Gloves
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Warm Scarves, but no fashion scarves
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New Socks, thermal/wool ONLY
- Heavy Sweaters
- Blankets/Sleeping Bags
Direct questions and sign up to volunteer through Mark Herboth, mlherboth@gmail.com 704-617-9321.
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Registration has officially ended for our All Church Retreat.
We are so excited about the retreat and look forward to spending a whole day with those of you who are able to attend. If you are registered, you should receive an email from Ginny this week with more details. If you registered and do not receive an email from Ginny, please reach out to her to confirm she that has you registered.
This retreat is funded by the Lilly Grant that Andrew received for his sabbatical.
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NEW! Exploring Together Class will continue to meet on Zoom. Additionally, on the second Sunday of the month and other Sundays when we have a combined 10am worship service, we will meet by Zoom and also in person at 8:45am in the church’s Gathering Room. Our first in person meeting will be Sunday October 13.
Contact: Sandy Williams
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COME TO OUR
FALL FEST POTLUCK
10am - Combined Worship Service
11am - FALL POTLUCK
Get out your favorite Fall recipes - soups, salads, breads, desserts!
Enjoy some Fun Fall-Themed Activities, including:
Soup Cook-Off
Coloring for the kids
Fall backdrop for fun Fall photos
and more!
Thank you to those of you who have signed up to bring food and/or help with the set up/clean up. If you are attending and have not signed up yet, PLEASE do so by clicking on the green button below. We very much need more food items, and more help to make this a success!
What a fun and festive way to celebrate the fabulous season of Fall with your church family.
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CITP's Annual Church Work Day/ Remembrance Garden News: The upcoming October 26 church workday (November 7 rain date) will be for major replanting in our Remembrance Garden. Over the years, our Remembrance Garden has become overgrown to the point where its original design has become obscured and it is difficult to maintain. We have developed a plan to restore it while being sympathetic to its beauty and purpose. As part of these restoration efforts, we will need to remove overgrown plants a few weeks before the work day. During this time, the Garden will look disturbed. Please be patient with us, and come out to help with the replanting and mulching on October 26!
Contact: Bruce Raymond or Karen Atkins
| UPDATED! Each week we intend to update Andrew's sermon transcripts here for those who wish to have a PDF to read! Clicking on the red button below will take you directly to the sermon transcript from September 29. | |
UPDATED! If you would like to watch the livestream from last Sunday's 11am worship service on our YouTube channel, you can click the PURPLE button below to get directly to the video.
If you wish to subscribe to our channel, click on the subscribe button once you pull up our page. By subscribing, you'll get a notification every time we update our video posts!
| NEW! PRESTO PIANO RECITAL, Sunday October 13 in our sanctuary at 2pm! Do you love classical music? If so, please consider attending the Presto Piano Recital! Our mission is to bring serious pianists together to share classical piano music through performance. This recital is FREE and open to the public. | |
NEW! You are invited to another FREE School of Athens event at CITP on Saturday, November 2 at 2pm in our Fellowship Hall.
Michael Vazquez, Ph.D, Teaching Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department and Director of Outreach, Parr Center for Ethics, UNC-Chapel Hill, will present a lecture entitled:
Ancient Wisdom, Modern Dilemmas
Professor Vazquez says:
"Join us for Ancient Wisdom, Modern Dilemmas, where the timeless ideas of philosophers like Socrates and the Stoics meet today’s ethical challenges. Can ancient ideas about happiness help us navigate modern anxieties and the pressures of success? Can lying be justified for the greater good? What do we owe to other people, and distant strangers? This session will offer accessible, thought-provoking reflections on questions that continue to shape our lives—no philosophy background required. All you need is curiosity and a desire to think deeply about the moral puzzles that we face today."
| | To read the Session Digest from the June 17, 2024 Called Session Meeting, CLICK HERE. | |
We'd love for you to share your gift of poetry or enjoy listening to others reading poetry at Open Mic Night October 17 7-8pm at the Chatham Community Library.
Contact Mary Barnard with any questions!
| NEW! To read Susie Smith's latest article titled "A Softer Sound", CLICK HERE. | |
UPDATED! This year for the Season of Creation we have begun putting together a "Forest of Stories", September 1 - October 1. You're invited to write a few sentences, or a poem, or draw a sketch -- of a tree that's been special in your life. It could be words about a tree that you climbed when you were young, a tree in your backyard, a tree which gave you sweet fruit, a tree that provided lush cool shade on a hot day. Look for paper and pens in the narthex. Also a box for collecting our stories. We will share our stories throughout the Season of Creation. Below is a sampling of the stories we have received.
Contact: Susie Smith
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YOUTH GROUPS:
6th-8th graders in confirmation class will meet the first and third Sunday from 3:00-4:30pm.
3rd-8th graders are invited to youth group on the second and fourth Sundays from 3:00-4:30pm.
High school youth meet every Sunday from 5:00-6:30pm.
Contact: Joelle Brummitt-Yale, Director of Children’s and Youth Ministries, jbrummittyale@citppc.org
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CITP has recently moved to using volunteers to stream our 11am Sunday morning worship services and our combined 10am Sunday morning services on the second Sunday of each month.
Brett Stegall has done a wonderful job for the past several weeks, but we need a group of six to eight people who can take turns providing this service. You don't have to be a technology whiz (or anything NEAR being a technology whiz) to do this. We hope to have enough volunteers to have two people per Sunday to help each other out.
This is a wonderful way to learn a new skill, impress your friends AND help provide worship opportunities for those who can not be at church in person.
Please prayerfully consider this need! For more information, contact Tom Crosby, Nancy Donny, the church office, or any member of the Communications Committee. Folks who can't get to worship in person on Sunday will be very thankful for your help!
| Join us at the Belted Goat on Mondays at 1pm for fellowship with Andrew! | |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT REALM AND CONTACTING OTHER CITP MEMBERS: This is a reminder, if members need access to the basic contact information for our adult parishioners, they should be able to access their Realm account, where it is available.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information about each church member will be available to other church members who have received, upon request, access to Realm:
- Name
- Address
- Primary phone number
- Primary Email address
Information about any person under the age of 18 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
If you do not wish to allow other CITP church members to have access to your basic contact information, or have any questions, please contact Teresa Balatico (Office Mgr.) at admin@citppc.org or Paul Bolig at pbolig1949@gmail.com prior to October 15.
If you are a member who does not have a Realm account, but would like one, you can let Teresa know and she’ll send you an invitation to join. If you need assistance with navigating Realm, Teresa or Ginny (ginny@citppc.org) are both happy to assist! Printed copies of directories are also available to our members upon request.
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ONLINE WORSHIPPERS!
If you're worshipping with us virtually, we would love to connect with you and help you connect with others after the service. Please join this Zoom meeting by clicking on the purple button below immediately following the 11am worship service for a time of fellowship and conversation.
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WEEKLY CHOIR REHEARSALS!
Handbells: Handbells: This fall we will have two handbell choirs. Our normal choir meets Wednesdays at 6pm in the Sanctuary. We will also have a new group for ages 6th grade through adults that will meet on Sundays at 9am in the Fellowship Hall. This is a great group for those with less experience.
Contact: Katherine Brekke
Adult Choir: Adult Choir rehearses weekly beginning in the sanctuary at 7:30pm on Wednesdays. If you're interested in joining us, contact Jeremy!
Contact: Jeremy Nabors
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The Women's Study Group gets together every week in the Fellowship Hall's conference room on Tuesdays at 10am. They have excellent guest speakers, discuss books, poetry and share in delightful fellowship together.
All women are welcome!
Contact: Marcia Ladd
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Until next week...
GRACE & PEACE
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Chapel in the Pines
Presbyterian Church PC(USA)
314 Great Ridge Parkway
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-960-0616
Office Hours: Mon - Thu 9am-noon
Pastor's Hours: By appointment
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