Events

Our Service this Sunday:  Oct 4    11:00 am

Our Service for this Sunday will be led by Michelle Rash with Allen as liturgist.  The sermon title is “Called and Frustrated”.  We invite everyone to come worship on Sunday at 11:00 am. 

Sunday School: Oct 4  10:00 am

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

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/pintt of stew.  The church family are asked to bring desserts which are cakes or pies, easy to slice and serve, and not require refrigeration or bowls.  Approximately 425 slices of dessert (at least 25 cakes or 2-3 pies for each cake) are needed to serve with the plates.  Beverages are needed for those who will eat at the Fellowship Hall tent.  We also need boxes for loading with orders.

Preparatory work is in process.  Please be cooking your chickens now.  The beef is almost complete.  There is a sheet on the freezer to sign as you take chickens or beef to cook or return the prepared meat.  Worklists are being sent in a separate email and are available on the clipboards at church.  Please sign up to work in slots as you can on the day of the stew.  Flyers are available to post at any and all locations. 

Prior to COVID, we were fortunate to sell out by 5 or 6 pm on the day of the stew and it is our goal to start selling out again so please help encourage people to come!   The stew is great to eat on a cold, winter day (which may get here some day), a day when you are too tired to cook, or just because you like the stew!

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

Flyers are available beside the church bulletins to post at any and all locations.  Before COVID, the stew and chicken plates were selling out by 5:00 or 5:30 and we want to return to that so please help advertise!

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

Care for Kids at Street Fair:  Oct. 4
Care for Kids has procured a booth spot for Pittsboro’s First Sunday on Oct 4. from 12:00 to 4:00. We will be distributing information about the mission work of the organization and taking donations. There will also be cookie mixes for sale. They make great Christmas gifts, hostess gifts, or just to keep on hand when you need a quick dessert. Stop by the booth to say “Hi” and do a little early shopping.

Learning to Use My Bible Class for Elementary Students: Oct 4

Beginning Sunday, Oct. 4, we’re excited to offer Learning to Use My Bible, designed to help children become more comfortable and confident using their Bibles.

Through games, activities and hands-on learning, children will explore questions like: What is the Bible? How is it organized? What’s the difference between the Old and New Testaments? And how do I find a particular book, chapter or verse?

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.

Our goal isn’t simply for children to know about the Bible. We want them to feel comfortable opening it, exploring it and beginning to discover for themselves what God’s Word has to say to them.

Learning to Use My Bible will meet Sunday afternoons in October and November from 2:30 to 4.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help. We’re grateful for your willingness to invest in our children and their faith!

Yoga:  Oct 5   7:00 pm   Cancelled

The session for this week will be cancelled.  We will be continuing with the Yoga session, The Presence of the Lord, on Mondays from 7 – 8 pm in the Fellowship Hall.  All are welcome regardless of yoga experience or fitness level, modifications offered.  

Bible Study:  Oct 6  10:00 am

Everyone is invited to the Bible Study meeting on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall.   The Bible Study group is now studying the 1 and 2 Timothy.

United Women in Faith:   Oct. 6

The UWiF will be meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall with a catered meal of lasagna and vegetables.  We will discuss our Christmas gifts to the Methodist Home for Children and Care For Kids.  We will also be planning our meals for the Silk Hope Ruritans on Nov. 9 and Jan. 11 and rescheduling our After-Christmas celebration.  We invite all women to come and participate in this time of sharing.  Please let Marcia know if you can come so they can plan for food.

Choir Practice:  Oct 7  7:30 pm

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

Church Health Survey Due:  Oct. 9  for those who were sent the survey

Christmas Outing;   Dec. 5,  Signup & payment due by Oct. 9th

Brown’s Chapel will once again have a Christmas outing for anyone interested. 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”.
Seats are $36 each. Final headcount is due Oct 9. The theater has changed their group reservation policy this year. If you change your mind after Oct 9 I cannot get a refund, you will be responsible to find someone to take your seat.

Please signup on clipboard lists. Payment can be cash, check, or Venmo to Robin.

Join Us Oct. 10 for Team Family

Faith formation doesn’t only happen at church. Some of the most meaningful opportunities to grow in faith happen in the ordinary moments families share together.  That’s the idea behind Team Family, a new ministry designed for the whole family. Children, parents, grandparents and caregivers are invited to learn, play and grow in faith side by side. Through quarterly family events, along with simple activities and resources to use at home, Team Family will help families discover ways to make faith part of everyday life.

Our first Team Family event, Take Courage, will be Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. Through fun, hands-on activities, families will explore what it means to have courage — not because scary or difficult things never happen, but because we can trust that God is always with us. Our theme comes from Joshua 1:9: “Be strong and courageous … for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

And remember: Team Family really does mean the whole family! This isn’t a drop-off event for children. Parents, grandparents and caregivers are part of the experience, too. Come ready to play, laugh, learn and make some memories together as a family.

Men’s Club:  Oct 11

The Men’s Club breakfast will be Sunday, Oct. 11 at 8:30 am in the Fellowship Hall.  Charles, Charlie, Mike and John look forward to sharing fellowship and good food!

Learning to Use My Bible Class for Elementary Students: Oct 11

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It… Oct. 16

Mission Possible Kids (MPK) is a new monthly program where children become “agents of change,” completing top-secret missions in God’s service. Through hands-on community service projects, children will discover that they don’t have to wait until they grow up to make a difference. God can use them to serve others and share his love right now!

Our MPK agents will gather for their first mission on Friday, Oct. 16, from 5:30–8 p.m. Children ages 4 and up are invited to join us for dinner, games and a top-secret service project designed to help someone in our community. Along the way, they’ll learn what it means to put their faith into action and serve as the hands and feet of Jesus.

And our first mission needs the help of the whole church! We are collecting new toddler and children’s socks for our agents to use as part of their October mission. Collection bins are available at the church, so pick up a package of socks and help our young agents get ready for their first assignment.

Learning to Use My Bible Class for Elementary Students: Oct 18

Third Tuesday Prayer Service: Oct 20

For October 20^th our Tuesday Night Prayer meeting will be at 6:30 pm will have guest UMC Pastor Krysha Jannis and Broadway UMC Broadway UMC youth Worship team. Let us gather together as Pastor Krysha brings God’s word followed by a healing service. 

Fairway District Charge Conference Host:  Oct. 25   2:00 pm

Brown’s Chapel has been asked to be a host for the Charge Conference this year.  The Charge Conference will begin with a time of worship and then transition into the Charge Conference business.

In preparation for the Charge Conference, we will be presenting the list of officers and committees for 2027.  Committee heads are asked to ask the people on their committees if they wish to stay on the committee and, if they are at the end of their term, are they willing to continue for the next three years? This goes for all committees but the top five that are needed are Trustees, Finance, PPR, Nominations and Admin Council Chair and Secretary. Please send these responses to Pastor Bill at wnegron@nccumc.org.

Learning to Use My Bible Class for Elementary Students: Oct 25

Pittsboro Street Fair:  Oct 31

The Pittsboro Street Fair has been 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. 

Think of the food you would like at the street fair:  a hot dog with good chili, bbq, desserts you would like – whether to eat at the fair or take home for later - cookies and brownies, half and whole cakes and pies.  We have sold some of everything in the past.  Desserts should be packaged for sale since the workers will not be able to cut cakes, etc.  Clipboards will be circulated to help with the planning for this event. 

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 be on Mon., Nov. 2 and it will be in use all day on Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the Election.  Schedules will be adjusted as we move closer to the Election.

UWiF Serves Silk Hope Ruritan:  Nov. 9  

Pilgrimage: Nov. 13-15

Pilgrimage, the NC Conference’s annual fall youth retreat, will be held at the Rocky Mount Event Center the weekend of Nov. 13-15. The theme this year is Serve Joyfully. This event is open to youth in 6th grade through 12th grade. Please let Michelle Rash know if your youth is interested in going. The church will cover the cost for all youth who attend.   

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

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.

Care for Kids:  Clear the Lists campaign

Brown’s Chapel and Pleasant Hill are outreach partners with JS Waters, Bonlee Elementary, and Chatham Central High School. Their social worker, Jamie Allen, has requested some items she would like to have on hand for students in need. Through Amazon, The Local Church has created “Clear the Lists” to help provide supplies needed by teachers in Chatham County Schools. Care for Kids has added links for the school social workers. This works like a gift registry where you select items and they are shipped directly to the person with the need.  Click on the link below to see this list:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3JM1R1MINQ8XJ?ref_=wl_share

If you’re able to help clear Jamie’s list, please follow the above link and choose any items you desire to purchase.  The items are shipped to Jamie so you will not have to worry about how to get to her.

Parent Resources for Faith Conversations

Youth Director Michelle has been creating resources to help spark faith conversations at home. Each week, she posts a new video to our Facebook page and YouTube channel providing suggested activities or discussion topics for families. She has also created monthly conversation cards with daily questions to help prompt conversations in the car or around the dinner table. The cards for September are available at the church outside both entrances to the sanctuary.

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: 

·         Sherri’s father, T.A. McLendon, fell at his home Thursday morning.  After going to the ER at the VA hospital, he was found to have 3 broken ribs and is now in a room at Duke. 

·         Nikki’s friend Katie is back at home but does not have an answer on her strange symptoms and is on a waiting list for Mayo Clinic.

·         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 at 919-548-2895 or email at kay.straughn@gmail.com of the address to be updated.

If you have information to share on the email, please notify Kay by Friday noon at the above contacts.   

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 Miles that Matter:  Fighting Brain Cancer Together:  By Nov. 1

How to Give

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

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

·         Email Chip and he can send you the link – cb55246@gmail.com

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