Events

There is a LOT happening in the next 10 days  ; MORE is coming in the November newsletter!

Our Service this Sunday:  Nov 1    11:00 am

Our Service for this All Saints and Communion Sunday will be led by Pastor Bill with Allen as liturgist.  The sermon title is “The Battle against Discouragement”.  We invite everyone to come worship on Sunday at 11:00 am.  

Sunday School:   Nov 1  10:00 am

There will not be Sunday School for the Sonbeams (younger children), Young Adult, and Youth classes this Sunday. 

Pittsboro Street Fair:  Oct 31

The Pittsboro Street Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31.  The Street Fair helps bring in money to help with our mission programs.  We need prayers for good, street fair weather so people will come out.  The menu for the day is ham biscuits, hot dogs, BBQ, desserts and drinks to be served until sold out.  Desserts can be things you would like to eat at the fair or take home for later – cookies, brownies, a slice of cake in $2 or $3 baggies.  Desserts should be packaged for sale since the workers will not be able to cut cakes, etc.  All food and desserts for the booth can be left at the Fellowship Hall by Friday, 10/30 at 6 pm for pick up.

NOTE:  We are in a new location this year!!  We will be located in the open parking lot area (with the other food vendors) – the second vendor on the far left, facing Hanks Street from Salisbury Street!!

·         If you can help work from 10-12, 2-4 or take down and pack up at 4, please just show up and help! 

·         Due to the new location, we cannot bring our trucks in to load, so we’re going to have to carry everything to the trucks to bring back to the church.  If you can come help carry some items, and if you have a hand truck you can bring, that would be greatly appreciated. 

Care For Kids at the Street Fair: Nov 1  afternoon

Learning to Use My Bible Class for Elementary Students: Nov 1   2:30 pm

Learning to Use My Bible will be continuing this Sunday afternoon from 2:30 to 4 in the Fellowship Hall.  The curriculum is designed primarily for ages 7–9, but the class is open to any child who is interested and has basic reading skills.

Election News:  Nov. 2-3

The Brown’s Chapel Fellowship Hall is used as a polling place for the election.  The setup of equipment will start on Mon., Nov. 2 at noon and it will be in use all day on Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the Election.  They are supposed to take down the equipment after the election is over on Tuesday night.  During this time, church members should not go into the Fellowship Hall. 

Bible Study:  Nov 3  10:00 am

Everyone is invited to the Bible Study meeting on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall.  Due to the Election, Bible Study will be in the sanctuary and members attending should enter via the ramp or the front door.   The Bible Study group is now studying Luke. 

Choir Practice:  Nov 4  7:30 pm

Come have a joyful noise evening and join the choir for practice on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm and especially as we work on the cantata.  All are invited.   

Brunswick Stew and Chicken Signup:  Now – Nov. 5

The Brunswick Stew is set for Saturday, Nov. 7. Brunswick stew and barbecue chicken plates and stew by the container will be available. Plates will contain the chosen chicken or stew, slaw, hushpuppies and dessert and will be sold for $13/plate, $12/quart and $6/pint of stew.  Proceeds from this sale go to support Building Maintenance projects, Missions, and the Youth Director position. 

We need: 

·         Pre-Orders:  While we do not take outside pre-orders, church members will be able to fill out pre-order forms available this Sunday, 11/1, and put in the box in the Fellowship Hall by Saturday noon on the day of the Stew.

·         Desserts which are cakes or pies, easy to slice and serve, and not require refrigeration or bowls.  Approximately 450 slices of dessert (at least 25 cakes or 2-3 pies for each cake) are needed to serve with the plates.  Desserts should be in the Fellowship Hall by noon or 1 pm to be sliced and packaged for take-out.

·         Beverages are needed for those who will eat in the tent.

·         Boxes are needed for loading orders of stew.  These may be brought ahead of time and placed in the shed, in the Fellowship Hall (keep in mind the election will be in there on Nov. 3) or choir room. 

·         Workers from 5-7 and afterwards to clean up.  While people usually stay around and help, please just show up and help finish serving from 5 – 7 and cleaning up afterwards.    

·         Flyers:  Please spread the word and flyers about the stew.  Note: the info has been sent to the Chatlist and is appearing on Saturdays.   

We look forward to good weather and a successful stew and chicken sale!

Please call or text Kay at 919-548-2895 or email me at kay.straughn@gmail.com  if questions.

UWiF Serves Silk Hope Ruritan:  Nov. 9  

The Ruritan meal helps kickstart money to support the UWiF Christmas gifts and backpack/school projects.  Our menu for November is BBQ and Stew but we could still use helpers to serve.  If you are taking your food to the Fellowship Hall, please have there on Monday, Nov. 9 by 5:30 pm or you can take food to the Ruritan building by 6:15 pm.

Jamie’s Vision Thanksgiving Food Drive:  By Nov. 15

Jamie’s Vision will be collecting the following items for Thanksgiving Meals now through Nov. 15.  Sherri will take the items collected on Monday Nov 16 along with the $20 gift cards as well.

Items Needed: 

$20 Food Lion Gift Cards

Instant Potatoes

Gravy Packet

Canned Green Beans

Canned Cranberry Sauce

Canned Corn

Boxed Mac and Cheese

Boxed Jiffy Cornbread Mix

Boxed Dessert (Cake Mix and icing or Brownies)

Christmas Outing:  White Christmas at Temple Theatre:  Dec. 5

Brown’s Chapel will have a Christmas outing for those who have registered. On Saturday, Dec 5 we will go to Davison’s Steakhouse in Sanford for dinner at 5:00. Then at 7:30 we will go to the Temple Theater for the performance of “White Christmas”.  The theater has changed their group reservation policy this year. If you change your mind about going, Robin cannot get a refund, you will be responsible to find someone to take your seat.

Wellness Retreat Trip Interest?  By Dec. 15

The Wellness Committee is looking into sponsoring lodging for a Retreat Trip to the Virginia Creeper Trail next Spring to include but not limited to a biking adventure. It would be a great time of activity, fellowship, and some meals together for health, mental and spiritual wellness. Everyone is welcome (and the biking/safety gear could be rented, trails are listed as gentle grades suitable for even active beginners and all age families). We will need to know we have enough interest to start the lodging planning and date finalization in the new year. Please let Christie Morgan know by December 15th if you are preliminary interested in joining. (919) 444-1360 to text or mannchristie@ymail.com to email. She will survey the group at the end of December to finalize a date and lodging. https://www.vacreepertrail.org/ is an online link for general information. We would likely stay around Damascus, VA if interested in looking at other general area information.

Care For Kids

Care for Kids is expanding their mission of assisting homeless and home insecure children in Chatham County and takes over when other assistance has been exhausted or works in conjunction with other nonprofits in our area. Continuing funds will be needed to maintain the support being sought after by an increasing number of children in the county.  Please consider making a one time or regular donations to Care for Kids.  Checks can be made to Brown’s Chapel UMC, with Care for Kids in the memo line.

Jamie’s Vision Cookbooks (from Sherri) 

Need an idea for a present?  A cookbook from Jamie’s vision would make a great gift and are still available.  Cookbooks are for sale for $20.  Contact Sherri. 

Please be in Prayer for:    

·         Good weather and a good day at the Street Fair!

·         Chip Bryan running in the Miles that Matter Marathon in NYC and Travelling mercies for Chip and the Easterlings going there to support him!

·         Good weather and a good day at the Brunswick Stew and Chicken Sale

·         While we continue to be grateful for the rain we have received, we continue to need more rain in our area which is still in a severe drought condition (although we hope for clear weather on the days of the Street Fair and Brunswick Stew sale). 

Stay Connected:  Our Sunday 11am services are on Facebook and YouTube.

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/Brown’s-Chapel-United-Methodist

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Website: Browns Chapel United Methodist Church.  

Youtube channel:  Browns Chapel UMC Pittsboro NC - YouTube

Content in our previous channel @BrownChapel-b8t can be viewed under Subscriptions in our current channel. 

In response to the conference checklist for a more inviting website for new comers, Bud has added an I’M NEW page on our website.  You may check it out at

https://brownschapelumc.org/about/im-new 

Changes to Email Mailing List:

If you know of anyone who is new or who needs to be added to the distribution of this list or if you wish to be removed from this distribution, please let Kay know via text or email .

If you have information to share on the email, please notify Kay by Friday 10/30 

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How to Give

 If you are able and feel called to give, there are several ways you can do so

Miles That Matter: Fighting Glioblastoma Together

The best way is to donate directly though Chip’s GivenGain site.  This is the only way to generate a donation receipt for tax purposes.

·         Visit https://www.givengain.com/project/chip-raising-funds-for-stachestrong-121603 on a computer or tablet

Check:  Any checks should be made out to Chip Bryan with StacheStrong in the Memo line and mailed to:

Chip Bryan

722 Garden District Drive

Charlottte, NC   28202