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The Chimes Vol. XLVI No. 1 Web Edition January 2014

Dear Friends,

A couple of weeks before Christmas, the Session decided to do something to strengthen our program staff. Acting following Heather Ferguson’s departure as Staff Associate for Education, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the elders decided to try to fill that single staff slot with two persons instead of one.

Noting that Heather’s departure afforded us an opportunity to try something new, and noting a long-time desire to add to the pastoral staff, the Session asked the Nominating Committee to identify members for an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee (APNC) that would seek at least one, and possibly two staff persons. If the church’s pledges and commitments for 2014 support the move, the APNC will look for an Associate Pastor for Adult Ministries and a Staff Associate (or Associate Pastor) for Children’s Ministries. The former position would include responsibility for adult education, membership and congregational life, along with some pastoral care; the latter would focus on children’s and youth education, such supplemental educational programs as Vacation Church School and Godly Play, and staff support for Parents of Young Presbyterians and University Presbyterian Preschool.

Such a reconfiguration would not simply split the educator role, but would reduce some program responsibilities for Anna Pinckney Straight and Kim McNeill, allowing them to focus more fully on their primary responsibilities—pastoral care (in Anna’s case) and youth ministry (in Kim’s). I applaud the decision. For a church our size, we have long been under-staffed. I believe the change will enable us to be far more productive and helpful in serving the needs of the congregation.

The caveat, of course, is that in order to do what the Session seeks to do, we need the generous and thoughtful support of the congregation. We need all church members to do what they can to make this move possible. We will do our part. I hope and trust we can count on all of you to do the same. There are still a number of members and families who have yet to make an annual giving commitment to the church for 2014. We need to hear from as many as possible as soon as possible. Thank you for your prayerful, thoughtful and generous support.

Grace and peace,

Robert E. Dunham, Pastor

JANUARYJANUARYJANUARYJANUARY

UPC Spring Women’s Retreat:

Register by January 15

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For PYPs and Their Children:

January 5 Event

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New Hymnals Are Here 3

Welcome, New Members! 4

UPPS 2014-2015 Enrollment:

Starts January 5 for Members

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Faith Connections on Mental

Illness Conference

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Choir News: 2014 Dinner

Theater Production

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PCM and the Lilly Endowment 6

Children’s Mental Health Series 6

Presbyterian Youth Connection 7

Session Digest 7

Adult Education: Term 4 8

A Special Thank You for a

Joyous Christmas Season at UPC

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Local Outreach News:

The Joy of Giving in 2014

10-11

Montreat Worship and Music

Conference Registration

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Message to UPC Choirs

From Beth and Tom

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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 .

Tickets for the 2014 dinner theater production of Narnia, presented by the UPC Youth Choir and the Congregational Life

Committee, will be on sale on Sundays, January 19, 26 and February 2, between worship services and following the 11:00

a.m. worship service in the church office. See page 5 for more details!

The Chimes Volume XLVI, No. 1 January 2014

The Ch imes i s a publ i ca 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 (with a few exceptions to accommodate holiday schedules). 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 [email protected].

The church office may be reached by telephone at (919) 929-2102, by fax at (919) 929-7669 or by email at [email protected].

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

** Deadline for the February edition of The Chimes is noon on Wednesday, January 15, 2014.

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

Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry; Kim McNeill, Staff Associate for Youth and Congregational Life; Thomas Brown,

Minister of Music; Beth Auman Visser, Youth and Children’s Choir Director; Ellen Parker, Director, UPPS; Jeanette Schmidt,

Office Manager; Jennifer Potts, Publications Coordinator; Dennis Dallke, Property Manager; Rob Kurtz, Sexton.

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

Or for the Month ly Newslet ter, The Chimes

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

our Publications Coordinator, Jennifer Potts. Email her at [email protected] or call (919) 929-2102, extension 113.

Our Church Family 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,

and over the weekend, please call one of

the pastors. Thank you.

“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

local hospitals or clinics which would in-

form the church if you are hospitalized,

receiving treatment or undergoing surgery.

Visit our Website: www.upcch.org

Volume XLVI, No. 1 January 2014 The Chimes

All UPC Women are invited to the 2014 Spring Women’s Retreat. The Retreat’s Leadership Team hopes you will prayerfully

consider this opportunity and accept this time as a gift for replenishing your soul, connecting with new friends, and reconnect-

ing with old friends. A very special guest, Mitzi Lesher-Thomas, will be guiding our leadership for the weekend.

Cost for the Retreat will be $250 for a single occupancy room or $180 per person for a double occupancy room. The cost in-

cludes two nights lodging, meals and retreat materials. Scholarships will be made available by contacting Anna Pinckney Straight

at [email protected] or (919) 929-2102, ext. 112.

Registration will begin on January 1, 2014. To register and reserve your spot for the retreat, please fill out the online form at

http://www.goo.gl/w8ihXH. You may also pick up a paper form in the church office. We have to let the conference center

know how many rooms will be needed by January 15, so please register as soon as possible! If you have questions,

please contact Sarah Owen at [email protected] or (919) 932-4371.

UPC Spr ing Women’s Ret r ea t : Tending to Wholeness Apri l 11, 6:00 p.m. - Apr i l 13, 2014, 1:00 p.m.

Laure l Ridge Conference Cente r, Laure l Spr ings, NC

New Hymnals Are Here We have now acquired Glory to God, the new Presbyterian Church (USA) hymnal, for use in congregational worship.

If you would like to give a hymnal (or multiple hymnals) in memory or in honor of loved ones, you may do so for $17.50 each. To order, please fill out and submit the online order form at http://www.goo.gl/fqoOVI. Paper forms are available in the church office, or you can print your own by visiting the “Worship” page of the UPC Website. Please go to http://www.upcch.org/info/worship.html and click “Glory to God Presbyterian Hymnal” from the left side of the screen. Instructions for payment are included on the form.

Please submit forms and payment before Sunday, January 19! We hope to debut the new hymnals on Sunday, February 2, 2014. Watch the Weekly E-News and the Sunday bulletin announcements for more information.

For the Parents of Young Pr esbyter ians and Their Chi ldr en

After the excitement and indulgence of the Christmas season, we are all left with a wonderful opportunity to express our grati-

tude. For young children, the process of writing thank you notes can seem overwhelming. To

help our children see just how fun and important writing thank you notes can be, we are go-

ing to host a thank you note writing party on Sunday, January 5.

Parents AND children should attend and bring with you a list of the gifts received and from

whom you received each gift. If you have special stationery that you would like to use, please

bring that, as well. We will provide plain paper, stickers, crayons and markers, as well as some

instruction as to why and how to write thank you notes. Younger children will be encouraged

to create meaningful pictures with stickers and crayons, while older children will learn the

basic elements of a sincere thank you note.

Meet in the Fellowship Hall at your designated time listed below and be sure to RSVP to Kara Aycock, PYPs Coordinator, at

[email protected].

Sunday, January 5, 2014: 2nd-5th graders: 3:30-4:15 p.m. Preschool-2nd graders: 4:15-4:55 p.m.


In December, 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

Gillian and Gene Rogers – Gillian and Gene come to Uni-versity Church by transfer of their member-ship from the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where both served as El-ders. Gillian did her gradu-ate work at UNC and was

a third-grade teacher before she retired. Gene worked in fi-nance, in Westchester County administration, and spent two years as the business administrator of The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York. They moved to Fearrington Village last spring. They have two grown sons, one in Philadel-phia and the other in New York City.

Priscilla Taylor – Priscilla comes to us by transfer of her membership from the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro. A native of New Bern and a cradle Presbyterian, Priscilla re-ceived her bachelor’s, mas-ter’s and Ph.D. degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill, but spent much of her adult life in Greensboro, where she worked with the Cemala Foundation. In retirement, she moved back to Chapel Hill.

Priscilla has been an active contributor to the University in many ways, including service on the UNC Board of Gover-nors. She has two daughters, six grandsons and one grand-daughter. Coming to University Church is a homecoming, of sorts, as both Priscilla and her daughter Eliza were married at UPC, and her parents, Joe and Alice Patterson, were active members here.

UPPS 2014-2015 Enrol lment University Presbyterian Preschool will begin enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year in January. UPC members have priority in the enrollment process. Parents of children who will be 2 years old by August 31 are welcome to submit their applications from January 5-19; applications for other age groups are accepted on a rolling basis. UPPS will have an Open House on Wednesday, January 15, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in the Garden Room. Applications can be downloaded from our Website. Please visit http://http://www.upps-ch.com/. Copies are also available in the church office. For questions, please contact UPPS Di-rector Ellen Parker at (919) 929-8658 or [email protected].

Fai th Connect ions on Mental I l lness Conference Save the date for the Fourth Annual Faith Connections on Mental Illness Conference, being held Friday, March 28, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. Thomas More Church (940 Carmichael Street, Chapel Hill). The keynote speaker will be Harold Koenig, M.D., a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and associate professor of medicine at Duke University, co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center and the author of The Healing Power of Faith, Faith and Mental Health and Spiritual Caregiving, as well as a two-time nominee for the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.

For more information about the conference, visit www.http://www.faithconnectionsonmentalillness.org/. Faith Connections, an inter-faith coalition of faith communities dedicated to increasing understanding of mental illness through education, advoca-cy and support, meets on the third Friday of each month at 3:30 p.m. at St. Thomas More Church.


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

Director of Children’s and Youth Choirs, at [email protected] or (919) 929-2102.

Choir News: 2014 Dinner Thea ter Product ion

NARNIA, the musical

based on The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe By C.S. Lewis

Tickets will be on sale on Sundays, January 19, 26 and February 2, between worship

services and following the 11:00 a.m. worship service in the church office.

This year, our first show on Thursday night, February 6, is FREE. No meal is served at this

performance. Diane Dodge, Home on the Range Catering, will be catering the performances on

February 7 and 8. Ticket costs will be $15 for adults and $10 for children 10 years and under.

Performance Dates: February 6, 7, 8, 2014

The UPC Youth Choir and the Congregational Life Committee

proudly present C. S. Lewis’ beloved children’s story, NARNIA,

the musical, with book by Jules Tasca, lyrics by Ted Drachman and

music by Thomas Tierney. The show is produced by Dramatic

Publishing Company.

Join us in an enchanted world filled with creatures and spirits of

myth and fable, both good and evil, ruled by the majestic King

Aslan, the great lion of Narnia. Entering Narnia are four children,

plucked from England during World War II, who are challenged to

learn from their Narnia adventure lessons of courage, unselfishness

and wisdom that will help them grow.

Escape with us to Narnia. Your spirits will soar with the beautiful

music and uplifting message. Narnia is appropriate for all ages.

We are looking forward We are looking forward We are looking forward We are looking forward

to another great year to another great year to another great year to another great year

with the choirs at UPC. with the choirs at UPC. with the choirs at UPC. with the choirs at UPC.

Happy 2014!Happy 2014!Happy 2014!Happy 2014!

With Love,

Beth and Tom


UNC PCM’s “Guide My Feet” Program

Funded by the L i l ly Endowment

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 [email protected].

It’s a pretty wordy project—the “Theological Exploration of Vocation for Campus Ministries Project,” but these words, when strung together, are an excellent way to describe what we do at Presbyterian Campus Ministry (PCM) in both the past and the present. We provide more than just a comfortable campus ministry center with good food and good company each Thursday night. UNC PCM is a ministry that engages our students theologically in matters of their careers and future calling. But it’s not just about what students want to do. It’s so much more. We help them contemplate important questions. What gifts has God given you? How are you called to serve with enjoyment? We help them listen and discern how to live out the an-swers to these questions. Many of you know the famous Frederick Buechner quote that strikes a similar chord: “Vocation is the place where our deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” It is in this same vein that we hope to help our students discern their own call.

Our program borrows its name from the African-American spiritual many of you know that was harmo-nized by Wendell Whalum. The words are appropriate for this kind of discernment, but also the career of Dr. Whalum, who taught at Morehouse College for over 30 years. How many students he must have listened to and encouraged to pursue their vocation as a call where God is the “gift-giver” equipping them for kingdom work. Dr. Whalum reminds me of how we are to take seriously the opportunity to work with college students and the impact we can have on their lives.

Our program over the next five years will focus on several areas: 1) A Small Group Cohort that will meet every week to pray, study and share in fellowship with one another centered on the topics of call, discernment and vocation through the lens of our Christian faith; 2) Partner Church Interns from our current student group who will work on a part-time basis with one of our six PCM partner churches in an area of ministry they want to learn more about (i.e.: youth ministry, pastoral care, administra-tion, finance, etc.); 3) Developing greater leadership skills with our Student Leadership Team; 4) an Alumni Gathering where we can have an evening to engage our alums with what they are doing now, learn how their experience at UNC PCM equipped them for or helped them better understand their work and discover how we might do that better with our current student population; and 5) a Pilgrimage of sorts that will give the students participating in the Lilly program opportunities to travel and retreat with one another for more in depth opportunities to study, discuss and discern together.

The Lilly initiative will afford us another way to invest in our students’ spiritual wellness, engaging them in the space where they are trying to listen to God’s voice and Christ’s call. We are excited to see how this develops over the next five years.

~ John Rogers, Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry

Chi ldr en’s Mental Heal th Ser ies :

Responding in Fai th to Common Issues

During the February and March Christian Education hour, we will be offering a series of six classes titled Children’s Mental

Health Series: Responding in Faith to Common Issues. We will offer six classes on the following: Basic Neurobiology of Com-

mon Childhood Disorders, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety, Depression and a final session where we discuss what

we have learned and where we would like to go from here. The dates for the classes run from February 16 through March 23.

Two of our featured speakers will be Dr. Bob Greenwood from UNC and Dr. Chris Mauro from Duke. Jodi Flick from the

UNC School of Social Work will also be joining us for our session on Depression. Our goal is to provide education and sup-

port for our families as we live and work together in a faith community that recognizes and supports children with special

needs and their families. We look forward to having you join us and will welcome opportunities for questions and discussion..


P r esbyter ian Youth Connect ion (PYC)

New Semester S tar ts January 5 !

Sunday, January 5 - Family Potluck in the Fellowship Hall.

Sunday, January 12 - Bible Trivia Showdown with University United Methodist. Help us win back the trophy!

Sunday, January 19 - When God Interrupts (separate programs for middle and high school).

Sunday, January 26 - Narnia and the Gospel (separate programs for middle and high school).

All 6th-12th graders AND their parents should meet in the Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m. on January 5 for the PYC Family Potluck. Our PYC families will get information about some new things happening this spring, especially for our high schoolers, and will get information on all PYC trips planned for this spring and summer. Bring your family calendar and a dish or two to share!

All 6th-12th graders are invited to attend PYC each Sunday from 6-8 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall (drop-off at 6 p.m.) and Youth Center (pick-up at 8 p.m. in the parking lot). This amazing group of teens meet each week and help one another strive to be faithful Christians in the world. For more information contact Kim McNeill, Staff Associate for Youth and Congregational Life, at [email protected]. We invite youth and parents to follow our Twitter page @UPCPYC; https://twitter.com/upcpyc.

Sess ion Diges t

The Session had a very busy December meeting, beginning with the examination of the 2016 Classes of Elders and Deacons, whom we approved for ordination and installation on January 12, 2014. The Session also:

• listened to a devotion by Jeffrey Hart reflecting on the spiritual nature of some of Johnny Cash’s songs, noting he pro-duced a gospel song for every ten songs he recorded—a tithe in songs!;

• approved a review of the membership rolls;

• approved resolutions honoring Karen Fisher, UPC’s Membership Director, and Cristen Mugford, UPC’s Financial Administrator, for their faithful service to UPC;

• approved the pastoral housing allowances for 2014;

• received a report from the Building Committee, noting some positive forward movement in the Town approval process. Current timelines have some of the internal renovations beginning during the summer of 2014;

• discussed the Church’s finances for the current 2013 year and the upcoming 2014 year;

• discussed the need for additional program staff, not just to replace the Christian Educator position, but also to alleviate workloads on the existing pastoral staff;

• upon recommendation from the Personnel Committee, authorized a search committee to recommend an ordained individual to serve as Associate Pastor for Adult Ministry, as well as a second individual to serve as Staff Associate for Children’s Minis-try. The Session noted the ability to increase program staff would be dependent on the congregational stewardship response;

• received a report from Outreach that the Alternative Market had raised approximately $17,000 this year. The Alternative Market has raised $212,000 since 2001, doing much needed good work locally and globally; and

• Bob Dunham thanked the Committee Chairs for their additional work and leadership with the absence of a Christian Edu-cator over the coming months. He also thanked the Elders, Class of 2013 for their years of service: Lee Ann Buck, Court-ney Edwards, John Frick, Bob Johnson, D.G. Martin, Kari Marvin, Tim Taft, Bill Whisenant and Eleanor Costley.

~Mary Ellen Olson, Clerk of Session

January Calendar


Adul t Chr is t ian Educa t ion

Term 4: January 5 - February 9, 2014, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Issues of Faith and Doubt in the Short Fiction of Lee Smith: Retired UNC-CH Professor of English Joe Flora will lead a class on the short stories of Lee Smith, similar to a class he recently taught for the Christianity and Literature class at Univer-sity Methodist Church. That class “ponders the arts, chiefly fiction, to probe issues of faith and doubt. We are interested in the themes of significant artists who wrestle with the complexity of the human journey. What, we ask, might these works teach us about how to be in the world? We test them against our understanding of the Christian faith.” D.G. Martin will lead the introductory class. The class will read and discuss from Lee Smith’s short story collection Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger and Other Stories. Copies of this book are available in the church office for $5 each.

Class Schedule: January 5 – Introduction to the stories of Lee Smith January 12 – Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger January 19 – Tongues of Fire January 26 – Intensive Care February 2 – Between the Lines and House Tour February 9 – TBA

Facilitator: Dr. Joe Flora Location: Stephen Ministry Room

Connections: The Christian Response to Divisiveness and Inequality: As political, economic and social issues these days create chasms between neigh-bors, God calls us to be bridge builders and peacemakers. Recall the words of the prophet Micah, “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” During this term, we will continue to use an “umbrella theme” of The Christian Response to Divisiveness and Inequality to engage thought provoking topics that are timely to our lives as Christians.

Facilitators: A Variety of Members and Guests Location: Terrace Room

Holy Grounds: An Informal Gathering for Coffee and Conversation: This class recognizes that Christian fellowship is one of the strongest bonds among people and aims to pro-vide a space for gathering and great “stand alone,” one-on-one and small group dis-cussions. Whether you drink coffee or not, come join us for fellowship and spir-itual renewal!

Facilitator: UPC Member Location: Fellowship Hall near the Landing

Shrinking Sabbath: Our families are busy, and often we shrink our Sabbath practices to the point that the Sabbath is not holy or restful. Three minutes of deep breathing at a stop-light on a Tuesday does not a Sabbath make. At our break-neck pace, how do we keep the Sabbath holy and wholly? This class will help families and individuals uncover deeper meaning behind the verbs cease, rest, embrace and feast and will pre-sent practical ways these four words can help us expand the Sabbath back to the full day God intended for us.

Facilitator: Kim McNeill Location: Garden Room

Feasting on the Word: Join us for reflections, activities and conversations that will help you encounter each other and God through the rhythm of the Revised Common Lectionary. Each class will focus on the lectionary text of that particular Sunday, and this year, we’ll bring in a variety of additional re-sources and media to help us to make God’s story our story.

Facilitators: A Variety of Members and Guests Location: Education Office

Discovering the Bible: This full-year Church School class is a Bible study based on materials published by Kerygma. The class is divided into two sections. The first section concluded on December 15. The second section will run from January 5 - April 27 and will focus on the New Testament.

Facilitator: Anna Pinckney Straight Location: Vance Barron Hall

All are welcome to adult education classes at UPC! If you missed a previous term or week, no worries! Participation and enjoyment are not dependent upon previous classes. Watch for more details for each class and a detailed reading list in the Weekly E-News, the Sunday morning bulletin announcements and the UPC Website. Please visit www.upcch.org and click “Education.” To sign up for E-News, click “Subscribe to E-News” at the bottom of the Website. You can also find information about upcoming education opportunities on the UPC Facebook page. Visit www.facebook.com/upcch and click “Like” to join.


Thank You to Everyone Who Made This

Chr is tmas Season a t UPC Tru ly Spec ia l

* Special thanks to Jack Benjamin for taking the lovely photos of the poinsettias in the Sanctuary!

As you plan for the new year, please consider giving the gift of

your time in 2014. University Presbyterian Church through

Local Outreach supports a number of worthy organizations

with dollars throughout the year. Almost all of these organiza-

tions would love to have volunteers, as well.

This is a list of organizations UPC has supported, along with

contact information for you to peruse and explore. If you al-

ready volunteer for any of these organizations, please let Pam-

ela Smith know at [email protected]. Volunteering at one

of these organizations can make a profound difference in

someone else’s life, as well as your own.

ARC of Orange County. Provides advocacy and services for

persons with developmental disabilities. Services include home

respite care, adult group programs, group respite programs and

employment support programs. Please call (919) 942-5119 or

visit www.arcoforange.org.

Alamance-Orange County’s Prison Ministry (Men).

Supplies personal items for prisoners, volunteer sponsors, help

with job development and presents music and worship ser-

vices. For more information, please contact the chaplain at

(919) 732-9301.

Compass Center for Women and Families (formerly

Women’s Center and Family Violence Prevention of

Orange County). Provides financial, legal, career, adolescent,

education, support and referral for women and girls in the Tri-

angle. Prevent and end family violence in our community

through direct services and education. Please call (919) 968-

4610 or visit www.womenspace.org.

Central and Eastern NC Food Bank. Provides food to

people at risk of hunger by collecting food and delivering it to

soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and after school pro-

grams. Pleas call (919) 875-0707 or visit

www.foodbankcenc.org.

Friends of Orange County DSS. An all volunteer 501© (3)

organization that works with social workers to provide im-

mediate aid to at-risk clients when other resources are una-

vailable. Please call Pat Garavaglia, Board President, at (919)

967-3433.

Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. Affordable hous-

ing community partnership between UPC, SHAC and the Or-

ange County Habitat for Humanity Agency. Please call (919)

932-7077 or visit www.orangehabitat.org.

Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (IFC). The IFC pro-

vides shelter, food, direct services, advocacy and information

to people in need. Please call (919) 929-6380 or visit

www.ifcweb.org.

Presbyterian Prison Ministry (Women’s Prison in Raleigh).

This is the state’s major correctional facility for women located

in Raleigh. Please call (919) 829-0311.

Operation New Life. The program’s purpose is to help all

children reach their full potential and to support and assist

families in Chapel Hill and Carrboro spiritually, emotionally

and academically. Please call (919) 968-3455 or visit

www.onlcdc.com.

TABLE. This non-profit organization brings together stu-

dents from UNC and volunteers from the community to feed

hungry school children in Chapel Hill and Carrboro areas.

Please call (919) 636-4860 or visit www.tablenc.org.

Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate. A comprehensive support

program for students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City

Schools. Provides students with mentoring, tutoring, advocacy,

enrichment, leadership training and scholarship support ser-

vices. Please call (919) 918-2170 or visit

www.sites.google.com/a/chccs.k12.nc.us/brma.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA. Through the Y, millions of

youth today are cultivating the values, skills and relationships

that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational

achievement. The Y is a leading voice on health and well-being

and has been listening and responding to our communities’

most critical social needs for 160 years. Please call (919) 442-

9622 or visit www.chcymca.org.

Chatham Youth Development Center (CYDC). The North

Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-

vention operates seven Youth Development Centers statewide

that provide mentoring, education and therapeutic treatment

to prepare youth for a fresh start when they re-enter their

communities. CYDC is for young women, and UPC has pro-

vided clothing at the time of their release.



En joy the Joy of Giv ing in 2014!


Charles House. Charles House Association operates the

Charles House Daytime Eldercare Center in Carrboro and the

new Charles House Eldercare Home in Chapel Hill to provide

quality personalized care to elders and respite for their caregiv-

ing families. The mission of Charles House Association: En-

riching the lives of seniors, supporting families caring for aging

family members and representing the community’s commit-

ment to its elders. Please call (919) 967-7570 or visit

www.charleshouse.org.

Club Nova. Provides housing and a place to live for individu-

als by assisting in locating housing and completing housing-

related applications; supports vocational training opportunities,

provides social support and provides community support ser-

vices. Please call (919) 968-6682 or visit www.clubnova.org.

Cornucopia House. Brings together people touched by can-

cer in a nurturing environment to share experiences, services

and information that fosters well-being. Please call (919) 401-

9333 or visit www.cancersupport4u.org.

Dispute Settlement Center. A nonprofit mediation center

whose mission is to promote and bring about the peaceful

settlement of disputes and to prevent the escalation of conflict.

Please call (919) 929-8800 or visit www.disputesettlement.org.

Duke Community Hospice. Provides palliative end-of-life

care at home or in nursing facilities using an interdisciplinary

approach. Please call (919) 620-3853 or visit

www.dhch.dukehealth.org.

Faith Connections. Chapel Hill area churches formed Faith

Connections to stop the stigma of mental illness and battle the

sense of isolation and rejection it engenders. Please visit

www.faithconnectionsonmentalillness.org.

Freedom House. Provides non-hospital medical detox, acute

substance abuse stabilization, extended care and transitional

living to promote recovery from the disease of dual diagnosis

addiction (addiction plus a mental illness). Please call (919) 942

-2803 or visit www.freedomhouserecovery.org.

Helping Hand. A Helping Hand provides services to older

adults and younger adults who need assistance because of a

temporary or permanent disability, accident or injury. Com-

panion care, respite care, transportation and meal preparation

are some of the services provided. Please call (919) 969-7111

or visit www.ahelpinghandnc.org.

Housing for New Hope. Established in 1992, Housing for

New Hope is a nonprofit organization serving the needs of

homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness in

Durham and Orange Counties. The mission of Housing for

New Hope is to prevent and end homelessness by providing

increased access to Healthcare, Integrated Services, and Hous-

ing. Please call (919) 682-3777 or visit

www.housingfornewhope.org.

Kairos Outside. Kairos Outside is designed to support the

wives, mothers and female relatives of men and women who

are incarcerated. This is done by providing a safe environment

for a short time with Christian people and the opportunity to

interact with women in similar situations. Please visit

www.kairosoutsidenc.org.

KIDscope. Provides services to children from birth through 5

years of age who have or are at risk for developmental, behav-

ioral and/or emotional disabilities. Provides specialized mental

health services to children and their families. Please call (919)

644-6590 or visit www.chtop.org/Programs/KidSCope.html.

Orange County Rape Crisis Center. Trained staff and vol-

unteers provide support for survivors of sexual violence and

their loved ones, including support groups, therapy referrals,

Latino services and community education. Please call (919) 968

-4647 or visit www.ocrcc.org.

PORCH, Inc. An all-volunteer, grass-roots hunger relief or-

ganization whose mission is to collect and distribute food to

assist families living in poverty in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro

community. Please visit www.porchnc.org.

Project Compassion. Project Compassion is a non-profit

organization that creates community and provides innovative

support for people living with serious illness, care giving, end

of life and grief. Please call (919) 402-1844 or visit

www.project-compassion.org.

(SHAC) Student Health Action Coalition. Student-run

health clinic in Carrboro serving the health needs of individu-

als who are unable otherwise to access the healthcare sys-

tem. Please visit www.med.unc.edu/shac.


En joy the Joy of Giv ing in 2014!

Non Profit Org.

Permit No. 78

U.S. Postage Paid

Chapel Hill, NC

University Presbyterian Church

209 East Franklin Street

P.O. Box 509

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

We w e l c o m e a l l f a c u l t y, s t u d e n t s , n ew c o m e r s a n d

v i s i t o r s . January 2014 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 wheel-chair 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. Office hours:

Monday—Friday 8:30-4:30. Call (919) 929-2102 for more infor-

mation. Learn more about our programs from the church Website

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

All active UPC Choir members (rising fourth graders to graduating seniors) are invited to attend this excellent music conference

and experience the joy of being together in fellowship at Montreat!

This summer, we are challenged to fulfill God’s mission in our generation while anticipating a future yet unknown. The confer-

ence will be guided by the hymn text, “Rise, O Church, Like Christ Arisen,” written by Susan Cherwien, embracing the many

different characteristics that make the church. We eagerly look forward to the return of Jon Walton as our worship leader each

day, and the inspiring music and worship this conference brings us each summer. Join us at Montreat! Conferees will participate

in choirs, instrumental playing, handbell ringing, liturgical dance, art, song writing, Bible study, fun and games and so much

more, while living together in a faith community.

The conference fee is $253, and registration is due by Sunday, February 16. Scholarships are available. Contact Beth

Auman Visser for more information at [email protected] or (919) 929-2102 ext. 118. See you at Montreat!

Montr ea t Worship and Music Conference : June 15-20, 2014

“Rise, O Church , L ike Chr i s t Ar i sen”

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