Pastor’s Message: June 1, 2021
Well, CHUMC Family, I know many of you have embraced joining us back for worship and in person and you have been able to embrace the comfort of mask optional worship for those who are fully vaccinated and congregational singing. And our small groups of all ages are slowly finding their way back to gathering....
Pastor’s Message: May 24, 2021
CHUMC Family, Our annual celebration of Pentecost marks an important moment in the church: the pouring out of God’s loving, justice-hungering, reconciling Spirit on all the church. This outpouring empowers us as followers of Jesus to participate in what the Spirit was already doing in the world around us. God’s Spirit announces good news to the...
Pastor’s Message: May 17, 2021
CHUMC Family, I write today with some exciting news. The Texas Department of State Health Services is making available resources for churches and other non-profits to serve as vaccination hubs. All they need from CHUMC to be a one-time hub that can serve the church and our community is a commitment from at least 10...
Pastor’s Message: May 10, 2021
Dear CHUMC Family, As we have continued our celebration of and reflection on the good news of the resurrection this Easter Session, we discussed yesterday that the resurrection impacts us today. It gives us new life by restoring the relationship between spirit and flesh that was pulled apart by sin. In doing so, it frees...
Pastor’s Message: May 3, 2021
Dear CHUMC Family, As I give thanks for the grace of God at work in us through Christ Jesus, I wanted to share some news. This news comes on the heels of months of work by the CHUMC Discipleship Team which was made up of a combination of members of our Children’s and Youth Councils...
Pastor’s Message: April 26, 2021
The Avett Brothers are a folk rock duo from North America whose music really tugs at my heartstrings. Their latest EP, The Third Gleam, ends with a song named The Fire. In the song, a narrator stands by a campfire and asks a variety of people standing by the fire warming themselves alongside him, “What...
Pastor’s Message: April 19, 2021
For the Second Sunday of Easter, we discussed how the good news of the resurrection points us to the hope of God’s healing of humanity. Within this hope, we know the healing of our sin, in its individual, communal, and structural systemic forms will be overcome by the grace and power of the Risen Christ...
Pastor’s Message: April 12, 2021
CHUMC Family, The Chapel Hill UMC Reopening Team met with Project Transformation this past week to discuss the possibilities for Project Transformation at CHUMC this summer. During that meeting, PT leadership walked us through their plan and protocols to maintain safety on our campus this summer. This includes a much lower enrollment this year so...