Pastor’s Message: Dec. 14th, 2020
Well, friends, we have ten days remaining in Advent 2020. That means Christmas Eve is around the corner. Last week we advised we would be gathering outdoors in the courtyard at 7 pm. However, after further conversations and our monthly worship meeting, we have determined it is best to start at 5 pm. We ask...
CHUMC Continuing Online Only Worship
Friends, I write today to share some news that was announced yesterday. The CHUMC Reopening Team decided, after much deliberation, that it is most prudent for CHUMC to continue to worship online only through at least January 3 with hopes of returning in person on January 10. I can tell you we long to worship...
Pastor’s Message: Nov. 30, 2020
I hope everyone had a happy, yet safe, Thanksgiving. We know that, while preparing for the Thanksgiving meal may have been simpler this year, the holiday contained other challenges in 2020 that provided an emotional and mental toll you do not always encounter on Thanksgiving. Also, as we have entered into Advent, we continue to...
Please Help: Oak Lawn UMC Emergency Shelter
Our friends at Oak Lawn UMC have reached out to us for help to provide shelter for neighbors who experience housing and food insecurity. Under normal circumstances, OLUMC uses its building to provide overnight shelter and meals when temperatures drop below freezing. Unfortunately, with the pandemic this is no longer feasible. The work around to...
Pastor’s Message: Nov. 23, 2020
As we enter into this week of Thanksgiving, I want to start by thanking you. We have been navigating an unexpected and difficult year of life and faith as we have encountered the COVID-19 pandemic. You all have approached the circumstances we face with grace and understanding as we, under Bishop McKee’s direction, moved to...
Children Collecting Food for Metrocrest
Starting Sunday, Nov. 8, the annual Succoth Booth will be displayed in the sanctuary. The children of Chapel Hill encourage everyone to bring food items to help Metrocrest feed families in need. There will be a cart under the awning on Sunday morning before church, with some of the kids to help unload your car....
Pastor’s Message: Nov. 17, 2020
It appeared the Arizona Cardinals were done yesterday. After trailing the Buffalo Bills by two scores early in the third quarter, they rallied to score 17 points in the final 6 minutes of the quarter to grab the lead. They protected that lead until Josh Allen hit Stefon Diggs in the endzone for the go...
Pastor’s Message: Nov. 9, 2020
Well, friends, another election has come. As of this writing, it remains and will, hopefully, be resolved by the time you read this. The incoming results are creating a variety of thoughts and feelings for people in the United States of America. The last several years of our political lives have been beyond contentious. We...