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Welcome to University Presbyterian Church
in the heart of downtown Chapel Hill across from
the UNC Campus
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Everyone is invited to enjoy cookies, punch, and fellowship after the 11:00 service on the front porch. If you are interested in signing up to host one Sunday, please
click here.
All supplies are provided; simply add your smile and hospitality. It's a fun way for families and friends to volunteer and serve the church.
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Confirmation Information Session
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All rising 8th graders and their parents are invited to an information session about Confirmation this Sunday, August 21, following the 11:00 a.m. worship service in Vance Barron Hall. This meeting will last about 30 minutes and will help families understand the commitment and joys of this confirmation year and why it's so important in our life of faith.
Email Kim McNeill, Staff Associate for Youth Ministries, at
[email protected] with any questions.
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Faith Education Opportunity
Parents and Sunday School teachers of infants through fifth graders are invited to attend a free program called Cultivating the Faithful Child: At Home and in Church. The event will be at Binkley Baptist Church on Saturday, August 27, with a program for parents from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and a different program for teachers from 1:00-3:30 p.m. Come explore ways to help children grow in their lives of faith, both at church and at home. The speaker for this event will be Dr. Karen-Marie Yust, Professor of Christian Education at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond.
Please email Nancy Myer at
[email protected] no later than Wednesday, August 24, if you are interested in attending.
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The congregation is invited to read
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi this summer in preparation for a class that will begin in September. Please contact Kate Fiedler Boswell at
[email protected] if you'd like to purchase a book for $15.
Other upcoming classes will discuss the 2016 election and the book
The Blessings of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel. For more details, see page 7 of the August edition of
The Chimes.
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Weekly News from University Church Friday, August 19, 2016
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With this email, we bring you news about this Sunday's worship services, as well as upcoming events and announcements.
Join us for worship on Sundays at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
All are welcome!
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On Sunday, August 21, 2016
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Worship Services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Organ Voluntary:
Adagio (from Sonata 1, Op. 65) - Felix Mendelssohn
Scripture Reading:
At the Offering:
I waited for the Lord (from Lobegesang, Op. 52) -
Felix Mendelssohn
Kathleen Jasinskas, soprano, and Charlie Hyland, baritone
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Congregational Meeting
Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Noon
The session has called a Congregational Meeting on August 28 after the 11:00 a.m. worship service to act on the report of the Congregational Nominating Committee. The report includes the complete list of nominees for the Class of 2018, along with a brief biography of each one.
Click here to view the
Nominating Committee Report. Printed copies are available at church on Sundays. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please call the church office at (919) 929-2102.
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Church Office Volunteers Needed
The church office
needs volunteer help for the 2nd and 4th Monday mornings and the 4th Wednesday morning, 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., of the month.
Responsibilities include welcoming visitors, answering the phone and simple clerical tasks, such as recording the previous Sunday's visitors.
If you're available to volunteer, or if you'd like to volunteer as a substitute, please contact Shelley Adams at
[email protected]
or (919) 942-2525.
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2016 - 2017 Youth Choir Leadership Team
All 9th-12th grade singers are invited to join the UPC Youth Choir Leadership Team. This group of talented and energetic leaders will meet this Sunday, August 21, at 5 p.m. in a Sunday School classroom near Beth's office. We need you!
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Back to School Worship Service
and Youth Choir Party
We will hold the Back to School Worship Service for school-aged children, youth and families on Sunday, August 28, at 4:30 p.m. Join us for worship in the Sanctuary as we prepare to begin another school year and start the year with a focus on God. We'll worship together at 4:30 p.m. through liturgy, scripture and song, confessing that school and relationships are hard and asking for God's help throughout the year. Then we'll head to the Fellowship Hall for a meal together! The cost is $5/dinner, $15 max/family. The Youth Choir Kickoff Party will then continue until 7:00.
Join us for the Youth Choir Party on Sunday, August 28, from 5:15 - 7 p.m. in the UPC Fellowship Hall and Vance Barron Hall. At this party we will measure you for your choir robes, reconnect and welcome new singers and meet your Leadership Team for 2016 - 2017. All 6th - 12th graders are welcome and no audition is required. We give FREE tune-ups! Bring $5 for dinner and wear clothes that you can play in! For more information contact Beth at
[email protected].
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Congregational Retreat
All are invited to join the UPC Family at Montreat September 16-18, 2016 for our first annual Congregational Retreat "Guide My Feet!" We'll explore the theme and take time to worship, play and pray together.
Click here
to learn more about the retreat and to register online.
Check out #UPCCHretreat on social media for updates!
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We look forward to worshiping with you!
Grace and Peace, University Presbyterian Church |
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