The Chimes Vol. LII No. 7 Web Edition July 2014

Dear Friends,

One of the things I love about ministry is that no two days are the same. When you walk through the door in the morning, you can never predict where the day will take you.

This is especially true this summer. We’ve begun construction to add sprinklers, replace windows, and do other infrastructure upgrades throughout the building. As with any construction project, there will be un-anticipated complications, but so far, things have gone smoothly. It has been a joy and a privilege to work with the UPC building committee and our contractors, CT Wilson. They are a strong, fabulous team, and you can rest assured that the project is in very good hands.

In the life of the larger church, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we’ve just completed our biennial family reunion, the General Assembly. Their work has produced many conversation-worthy actions and recommendations, including an expansion of the definition of marriage, the role of investments in the work of peace in the Middle East, drones, worship, 21st century church, and more. We have summaries of the work of the General Assembly in the narthex. They are also available to mail or email—all you need to do is ask.

I’ll be leading a Church School class about the General Assembly on July 6 and July 13 (the same class, offered twice) at 9:45 a.m. in Vance Barron Hall. If you would like to know more or if you have questions, y’all come!

Even as I write this in June, it’s already been a rich summer here at UPC—Montreat Worship and Music, Vacation Church School, and so much more. I’m seeing faith growing, relationships strengthening, and a fellowship walking out into the world seeking to embody Christ’s love. I am thankful to be one of your pastors.

Peace,

Anna Pinckney Straight, Associate Pastor

G.A., by J. Barrie Shepherd

Hard to believe at times that we’re all in the same church, what with the long, sad, multitude of ways we stand divided on who’s in or out, what’s true or false, accepted or denied, and everything the Book demands of you and me, the rest of them as well. Seems as if we can’t agree on anything beyond our deep eternal disagreement. Then the invitation comes to gather at the table. Fragrant bread is baked and broken, rich red wine is poured and shared. And, bound by deeper ties of blood and family lore and lineage, we take our silent places side by side to share a common need, a royal host, a risen Lord, a living Word.

Reprinted with permission from The Presbyterian Outlook, pres-outlook.org.

JULYJULYJULYJULY

Summer Sermon Series Continues 3

Guest Preachers Coming to UPC

This Month

3

Youth Summer Trips 3

Capital Campaign Construction

Update

4

2014 Montreat Worship and

Music Conference

5

Local Outreach: Housing for

New Hope/ Meet Michael Kelly

6-7

Session Digest 7

All Youth Retreat:

November 7-9, 2014

8

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 .

For the latest construction up-

date for the UPC Capital Cam-

paign, Faith Forward, please see

page 4.

The first phase of construction

continues this month, and a new

phase is scheduled to begin in

mid to late July. There are still

several areas and entrances that

are off limits, and these areas will

change during the next phase.

Changes in parking at the church

will also continue throughout

construction. Please see page 4

for more details.

The Chimes Volume LI, No. 7 July 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 potts@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 August edition of The Chimes is noon on Tuesday, July 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; 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 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 potts@upcch.org 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

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Guest Preachers Coming to UPC th is Month On Sunday, July 20, University Presbyterian Church welcomes the Rev. Theodore E. Churn. Since

coming to North Carolina in May 2007, Ted has served as Interim Head of Staff at North Raleigh

Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church, Rocky Mount, and as Temporary Associate Pas-

tor at White Memorial in Raleigh. He began his work as New Hope’s Interim Executive Presbyter/

Stated Clerk in July 2011 and was installed to this position in April 2013. Prior to his move to North

Carolina, he and his wife, Moffett, were Co-Pastors of a multicultural New Church Development in

the Presbytery of Boston for 17 years. They are the proud parents of two grown children and one

granddaughter.

On Sunday, July 27, University Presbyterian Church welcomes the Rev. Julio Ramirez-Eve. Julio is the second of four children

who were raised by a single mother in a poor neighborhood in the Dominican Republic. His mother

has always been an inspiration to him and his siblings because she raised them in the church and

declared that they would all become professionals. Thanks to her inspiration and sacrifice, that

dream has become a reality. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, a Masters of Divinity from

McCormick Theological Seminary and a Masters of Social Work from Columbia University. He is

married to Martha, and they have two children, Rosa and Cesar. He pastored his first church in

Brooklyn, New York for four years before being called as Organizing Pastor of Iglesia Emanuel His-

panic Presbyterian Church of Durham and Associate for Hispanic Ministries for New Hope Presby-

tery in 2004.

Summer Sermon Ser ies Cont inues This month, we continue a series of sermons called “Jesus said.” Do you believe in Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ the Word made

flesh? Jesus Christ the peacemaker? Jesus Christ the rabble rouser? Jesus Christ the Son of God? Jesus Christ the poor carpen-

ter? Jesus Christ the leader? Jesus Christ the servant? Jesus Christ the Savior? This summer, we’ll explore some of the things

Jesus said in an attempt to get to know Him better.

Below is the sermon schedule through August 17:

July 6: “Jesus said: Believe”

July 13: “Jesus said: You are Wrong”

July 20: Guest preacher Ted Churn*

July 27: Guest preacher Julio Ramirez-Eve*

August 3: “Jesus said: Forgive Them”

August 10: “Jesus said: You do not Know”

August 17: “Jesus said: Follow Me!”

*See below for more information about guest preachers this summer

Summer Trips with our youth are all about living in community with one another and grow-

ing in relationship with God as we serve others and expand our perspective. Keep our youth

and adults in your prayers as they travel together this summer.

Sunday, July 13 - Saturday, July 19 - Appalachia Service Project

Sunday, July 27 - Saturday, August 2 - Montreat Youth Conference

Youth Summer Tr ips a t UPC

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Capi ta l Campaign Const ruc t ion Upda te

While renovations are taking place in our building, our nursery will have a new home this summer. As of June 1, our nursery

has been moved to Room 226 on the upstairs hallway near the parking lot end (usually the 5th grade classroom). To get there

from the Sanctuary, leave through the doors on the font side. Walk down the hall, and you’ll run directly into it. Stay tuned for

another move to Vance Barron Hall during the next phase of construction in mid to late July.

Our Nurser y Has Moved for the Summer

Renova t ions a t UPC Cont inue

A few areas are off limits during the first phase of work, which we expect to last through mid-July. We do not have access to

the Fellowship Hall and Landing, the Cam-

pus Ministry wing, the Memorial Garden

or the entire downstairs portion of the

building, including the Youth Center, Gar-

den Room, Nursery (new location—see

below), all classrooms, Fellowship Hall

Kitchen and the Stephen Ministry Room.

Note that we cannot use the entrances and

exits at Henderson St., the Youth Center

or the entrance going directly onto the playground. You may enter and exit the building at the parking lot door (and go up the

stairs). You may enter the doors at the front and side of the Sanctuary (the front is an accessible entrance on Sundays only).

A new phase of construction is scheduled to begin in mid to late

July. When this phase starts, the Fellowship Hall and Landing will once

again be accessible, but the Sanctuary will be closed. At this time, we will

hold Sunday worship services in the Fellowship Hall. Check the bulletin

announcements and Weekly E-News for additional updates.

Please keep in mind that due to renovations, the coffee machine from the

Landing has been moved and will not come back for a while. Instead,

please join us on Sundays after each worship service for Punch on the

Porch. This year, Punch on the Porch will be scheduled around construc-

tion. We hope to meet every Sunday through July 20, and to return in

September, pending the construction schedule.

During the week, we’ll need to have parking spots set aside for the construction crew and their materials. All of the middle

parking spaces in the Robertson Lane lot will be reserved Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m. There will be a few visitors spots available next to the church build-

ing, but those will be the only non-reserved parking spots during construction.

If you need to come to the church during the day, please plan to park in the

parking deck at 150 East Rosemary Street, or call in advance to see if there are

any other spots available.

Park ing Dur ing Const ruct ion

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2014 Montreat Worship

and Music Conference

June 15 - 21, 2014

“Rise, O Church, like Christ Arisen”

These words, by hymnist Susan Palo Cherwien, framed our gathering at Montreat this

summer! Each summer, we come together as children of God to seek rest, renewal,

inspiration and support. It was another wonderful week of music and fellowship! This

was our twenty-sixth year attending this excellent conference. Giving thanks for this special place called “Montreat.”

Attending the conference this summer from University Church:

UPC Staff: Beth Auman Visser,

Tom Brown, Kim McNeill

Leaders: Elizabeth Moshier, Mark

Moshier, Ben Straight, Jen Singleton,

Scott Singleton, Alison Kavanaugh,

Mary Bozymski, Steve Kennedy,

Christie Osborne, Anna Richardson,

Peter Gollmar, Michael Peel,

Frances Hess, Sharon Edmiston,

Katie Edmiston

Singers: Monty Swafford, Ella Ka-

vanaugh, Josh Singleton, Ann McAl-

lister Alexander, Hannah Ford, Sa-

rah Bozymski, Bella Moshier, Sarah

Allan Straight, Rachel Vandersea,

Maddie Minton, Ethan Merklein,

Eva Buckner, Anna Blythe, Nicholas

Osborne, Jonathan Osborne, Alex

Ford, Lily McCormick, Matt Singleton, Sam Merklein, Jake Krzyzewski, Sam Sisk, Chad Osborne, Garrett Pearce,

Chandler Younts, Ben Edward, Julia Sisk, Masaya Tojo

“Service be our sure vocation; courage be our daily breath;

mercy be our destination from this day and unto death.

Alleluia! Rise, O church, a living faith!”

~ Susan Palo Cherwien, 2014 Erik Routley Lecturer

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Imagine you are in the hospital and there is nowhere for you to go to recover after discharge—no place to call home, no one to pick you up and no place to go. You are homeless and have run out of hope. This was Michael Kelly.

Housing for New Hope’s (HNH) Street Outreach team first met Michael Kelly in the woods next to his makeshift shelter built out of discarded items. It took months of checking in, talking with and listening to Michael to build trust. When it was cold, HNH gave him socks, when he was hungry or thirsty, they provided him with a granola bar and water. Sever-al times, HNH gave him hygiene products. They asked him how he was and they listened. Mostly, HNH showed Michael we cared, let him know there was hope and that HNH could help when he was ready to accept their help and take a step forward. After months of visiting Michael, they got the call. He was in the hospital. It was a critical moment when he pulled out the Housing for New Hope card they gave him and called to ask for help. When they visited Michael in his hospi-tal room, they did so with compassion, respect, hope and sup-port. Together, they made a plan to get him on a path to housing. Michael made a commitment that day to no longer be homeless, and HNH was there to help guide him on his journey home. This was Michael Kelly.

Did you know, most homeless people are released back into homelessness by hospitals without access to medical care or housing? Many return to the emergency room and the cycle continues. Most alarmingly, life expectancy of a homeless person is ten years less than the average life expectancy. This also was Michael Kelly.

Housing for New Hope serves the most desperate and hardest to serve homeless population: the unsheltered chronically homeless. They help serve the needs and wants of the elderly, sick, poor, young, bereaved and handicapped, whether physically, spiritually or mentally. Established in 1992, Housing for New Hope’s mission is to prevent and end

homelessness by providing increased access to housing, healthcare and integrated services in the Triangle. Programs include homeless outreach, housing and clinical support, healthcare navigation, homeless prevention, transitional housing and permanent housing. Last year HNH housed 1,000 households and helped more than 2,500 homeless people in the Triangle.

Today, Michael is reunited with his family, finishing his degree and a homeowner. Perhaps, what Michael is most proud of is being able to help other homeless people see a glimmer of hope in the darkness of homelessness and offer them help as a peer counselor/ housing specialist for Housing for New Hope’s Outreach and Street Medicine Team. This is Michael Kelly.

Keep an eye out for Michael on the streets of Chapel Hill. He is the person who stops and talks to the homeless person as others walk by. If you do see him, please introduce yourself. Together with University Presbyterian Church’s support,

Local Outr each News: Housing for New Hope

Invi tes You to Meet Michael Kel ly

Housing for New Hope received a $5,000 grant from the University Presbyterian Church Endowment Committee. These funds will support their

Outreach and Street Medicine Team by funding the cost of moving homeless people into housing (security deposits, application fees and processing fees),

and access to healthcare (fees to secure their benefits, such as SSI, SSDI, VA, etc., transportation to medical appointments, medical services fees and

prescriptions for homeless people).

Last year, Housing for New Hope staff and volunteers helped 882 homeless people in Orange and Durham Counties. A fourth of the homeless were

families with children. On any given night, at least 123 individuals experience homelessness in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County (2013

homeless point-in-time count). Of those, twenty-eight are considered to be chronically homeless—mentally ill or dually diagnosed and without a stable

residence for more than a year or homeless at least four times over the past three years.

This is Michael Kelly

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Sess ion Diges t

At our June meeting, the Session:

• listened to a devotion by Elizabeth Gibson who read from the Statements of Faith written by the 2014 UPC

Confirmation Class. She especially noted their comments on the support they felt from their UPC home and how it

highlights the importance to us of ensuring we remain an open, welcoming and supportive congregation;

• approved the baptism of Beaufort Miller Crunkleton, the son of Megan and Gary Crunkleton, on June 8, 2014;

• approved the wedding of Mackenzie Payne and Matthew Brown on June 28, 2014;

• called a Congregational Meeting for September 21, 2014 for the purpose of electing officers after receiving the report

from the Nominating Committee Chair Sandy Alexander;

• received a report from Jim Copeland on the Associate Pastor Search Committee noting many good applications had

been received and interviews would be occurring during the summer;

• received a report from Anna Pinckney Straight on the renovation process—now underway—including moving

expenses and changes in parking space availability;

• approved Anna Richardson as our summer intern;

• received a report from John Wilson, Chair of the new Stewardship Committee, with information on 10 year steward-

ship trends at UPC and stewardship comparisons with other area Presbyterian churches;

• received a summary of PCM activities this year from Donna Van Engen, noting the program had received a $100,000

Lily Endowment grant for the development of a program to assist undergraduates in exploring future careers that

embody their spiritual beliefs;

• elected Nancy Oates, Ruth Moose and Daphne Little to be commissioners to the July 22 New Hope Presbytery

Meeting in Smithfield, NC; and

• received notice from UPPS Chair Kelly Moore of a donation to our Capital Campaign from their playground renova-

tion fund, since the playground will be renovated during the construction process.

~Mary Ellen Olson, Clerk of Session

Michael is a ray of hope helping many of the 882 home-less people in Orange and Durham Counties (according to the 2013 homeless point-in-time count). In Orange Coun-ty, he will work to help more than 230 homeless people this coming year. Many Michael will find in camps, under bridg-es and in abandoned houses. He may start with a “Hello… how are you today…” but as he listens, he will identify oppor-tunities to help with a special focus on housing as a therapeutic intervention. Today, this is Michael Kelly.

In Michael’s words: “I was a lost spirit. I lived in the woods. One day, some people came trying to find me. I was scared, nervous, and afraid of change. But they comforted me and reassured me. I believed in them, and they believed in me. A bond of trust formed, and I let them lead me out of the woods. Today, I have a job, an apartment, and money in the bank thanks to Housing for New Hope.”

~ Melissa Hartzell, Development Director, Housing for New Hope

To learn more about Housing for New Hope, please visit their Website at www.housingfornewhope.org, or contact them at (919) 489- 6282 or info@housingfornewhope.org. You may also go to www.facebook.com/housingfornewhope to join their Facebook page and learn more about the needs of the organization.

Local Outr each News: Housing for New Hope

Invi tes You to Meet Michael Kel ly, cont .

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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 (June—August): 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 Face-

book page (www.facebook.com/upcch).

Above the Affluence All Youth Retreat - Montreat, NC

November 7 - 9

Most of our youth have grown up in a world where the latest technology, safe homes, the best health care and an incredible education are all part of every day life. But what are we expected to DO with all of our abundance? How do we stretch our comfort zones to live a life that answers to a calling above the affluent norms of our culture? What do scripture and our life of faith have to say about it? We’ll tackle these questions and more at our annual Presbyterian Youth Connection Retreat from November 7-9, 2014 in Montreat!

We’ll also enjoy an ice cream party; Saturday afternoon events like hiking Lookout Mountain, ultimate Frisbee and crafts; wor-ship, keynotes, energizers and music; and spending a wonderful weekend in the mountains with your PYC friends! Registration forms will be online soon and are due with the fee of $150 by September 28. Scholarships are available. Contact Kim McNeill, Staff Associate for Youth and Congregational Life, at kim@upcch.org with any questions.

THEME GRID Friday Night Saturday AM Saturday Noon Saturday PM Sunday Worship

Theological

Focus

Burs�ng the Bubble Mind the Gap The View From up Here Bridge the Gap Spiritual Affluence

Scripture Luke 19: 1-11

Zaccheus is out of

comfort zone

Luke 19: 1-11

Zaccheus becomes

aware of affluence

Proverbs 22:16 Luke

19:1-11 Jesus says

"Come Down!"

Ma2 6:19-21

Luke 19:1-11

Earthly treasures vs

heavenly treasures

Luke 12: 22-29,

Exodus 16

Ques)ons to

Consider

Where are the gaps?

Where are we on

the spectrum of

wealth?

Simply living or

living simply?

What does

affluence mean

to us? to God?

for us?

How do we come down

from affluent high

places?

What can we do

together that we

can't do alone? How

do we bridge the

gap even with

disagreement?

What gi9s do we have

to bring others into our

faith community?

How do we share

spiritual affluence?