Registration is now open for 2008 Vacation Bible School. Click below to go to the VBS webpage.

2008 Vacation Bible School

The Associate Pastor Nominating Committee
is pleased to nominate
The Reverend John B. Rogers
As Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry.

Here are some six month trends reported to the Board of Directors of the InterFaith Council for Social Services in January.

*1,068 households now have Food Pantry membership cards entitling them to monthly visits for groceries

*Client interviews for food, rent an utilities are up by 55%

*Food distribution from the pantry is up by 39%

*Monetary support provided to households and individuals has increased by 31%

*Amount of in-kind food received from congregations and other groups is up by 3%

You may bring any of the following items to church and leave them in the grocery cart in the narthex to be taken to the IFC.

Food Pantry Needs
Canned meat
Canned spaghetti
Canned black beans

dry beans
black beans
lentils
mayonnaise (1 lb.)
flour (2 lb.)
sugar (2 lb.)
oil (32 oz.)
cake mix
jelly
macaroni and cheese
juice
snacks
cereal

Non-Food Items
shampoo
personal care items

The UPC Refugee Resettlement Committee wants to share the following celebrations and accomplishments of the Thaw family (the Burmese refugees we are co-sponsoring) since their September arrival.
*All children enrolled in schools, making friends, learning English.
*Family and their friends enjoyed UPC church picnic at Camp New Hope.
*Family attended Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade, especially enjoying fire trucks, floats with children in parade, Chick-fil-A cows, all horses and dogs.
*Part-time temporary jobs for the Thaw parents, who are now able to take the bus alone to go to and from work; many applications submitted for possible permanent full-time jobs.
*Everyone is trying out English eagerly, inviting us to "come in and sit down." ESL classes are going well.
*Family attended Harvest Feast by Lutheran Family Services November 30 and free Clothes Fair December 1 at Carolina Apartments.
*Independently, the family members are able to walk or ride bus to the PTA Thrift Shop, to take care of all their groceries and meals, and to take the J bus for English classes. They now have several Karen (their ethnic group) friends at their apartment complex and in the area who also help with English translation, school buses and groceries.
*Many necessary medical appointments have been accomplished or are scheduled. The family is in good health, receiving required vaccinations, screenings, and preventive care.