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Dear Little Chapel on the Boardwalk family,
2019 was a year to remember but in one respect, not like we would want. We had 14 members of our congregation die in 2019. And those 14 deaths, brought 14 Celebration of Life services to Little Chapel, and some of you were present at most every one of them.
In all my years of ministry, including serving in some rather larger churches, I don’t remember ever, having 14 members die in one year.
There is a statistic that suggests the average person knows about 50 people for whom they are close enough to want to attend their funeral, 1 percent of whom will die in any given year. At that rate, they’ll wind up attending about one funeral every two years. Many of you, this year alone have proven that statistic wrong.
As an active church member, you have a larger circle of friends, and we know one another more intimately than we might know co-workers, neighbors, and other friends. What’s more, in our faith tradition the “sting of death” has
been “swallowed up” in Christ’s glorious resurrection which we share by virtue of the sacred promise of life everlasting.
(See I Corinthian 15:50-58)
Thus, for us, participating in a funeral service is not something to dread but an opportunity to “witness to the resurrection.”
As a person of faith, I’m always taken aback when I read in an obituary notice that someone has “gone to be with the Lord.”
Don’t tell me this dear soul missed God’s sacred presence in the world!
God present in the beauty and wonder of creation;
God present in the timeless stories and teachings of Holy Scripture;
God present wherever and whenever “two or more” are gathered together in God’s Holy name;
God present in ministries of mercy, great and small;
God present in every newborn baby’s cry; and
God present in the peaceful passing of each good and faithful servant.
As Christians we believe that life with God, everlasting life, begins in the here and now and never ends.
But you don’t have to take my word for it. Take the word of the whole Presbyterian church (USA) in these words from our denomination’s Declaration of Faith:
“We are convinced the life God wills for each of us is stronger than the death that destroys us. The glory of that life exceeds our imagination but we know we shall be with Christ. So we treat death as a broken power. Its ultimate defeat is certain. In the face of death we grieve. Yet in hope we celebrate life. No life ends so tragically that its meaning and value are destroyed. Nothing, not even death, can separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ our Lord.”
As we begin a New Year together, let us always remember:
God is with us!
Blessings,
Pastor Pat
JANUARY The Little Chapel with the Big Heart 2020
*The December Session meeting was opened with
devotions from the LCOB Advent Devotional
booklet. Thanks to all who contributed to this
inspiring devotional.
*Outgoing elders Jim Alexander, Scottie Anderson,
Estelle Baker, and Al Wordsworth were recognized
and thanked for their service to the church as
elders.
*The session praised the choir and instrumentalists
for the wonderful Christmas cantata presented on
the past Sunday. Special thanks to Music Director
David Heinzman, Jr for his hard work and
invaluable contributions to our worship through
music. We are very blessed!
*Session members all agreed that the Christmas
pageant presented by the children and youth of the
church was well received. Thanks to all who
participated and special thanks to Zoe Laakmann
and Angela McConnell, Director of Children’s
Ministry, for their leadership.
*The Property Committee announced that the
church has finally received the final insurance
settlement for damages from Hurricane Florence.
Special thanks to Jim Martz for his diligence and
patience in overseeing the insurance issues.
*Special thanks from the Property Committee to
Gene Auvil for his leadership in finding a solution
to our refrigerator door problem. Hopefully the
doors will now function properly! Thanks, Gene!
*All elders agreed that having a uniformed police
officer on church premises on Sunday morning is
an important step for church security. Response
from the congregation has been positive with
regards to this issue.
*The Personnel Committee is reviewing
applications for a permanent nursery attendant for
Sunday mornings.
*The session approved communion dates for 2020,
as recommended by the Worship Committee.
*Elder Beckey Smith reported on the October
Presbytery meeting, October 12, 2019 at First
Presbyterian Church, Dunn. Two new
congregations were received - Monte de los Olivos
in St. Paul’s, NC and Manantial de Vida in Erwin, NC.
The Rev. Marie Cone, former pastor at First
Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, was installed as
Moderator of Presbytery of Coastal Carolina for
2020.
*Session approved the winter study for the
Thursday Morning Bible Study, A Clash of
Kingdoms: Paul Proclaims Jesus as Lord by Ray
Vander Laan. The study will begin on Thursday,
January 23, 2020 at 9:00 AM and will be ten weeks
in length.
*Dean Cobble was elected Church Treasurer for
2020 and Jean Schild was elected Clerk of
Session for 2020.
DECEMBER
MEETING
HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Silvey Robinson
Ms. Bertha Martin
Mr. & Mrs. William Schild
Ms. Margaret Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Vass
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Cosby
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Andrew
Mr. John Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Hank Burnett
Ms. Katherine Karp
Dr. N. Jean Dalton
Mr. & Mrs. James Carroll, Jr.
Mr. Bryan McIntyre
Mr. & Mrs. Charles North
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Coleman
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Cobble
David Heinzman, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. William Schild
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Church Women United is an ecumenical
movement of Christian women for the purpose of
witnessing to their unity and faith in Jesus Christ
through worship, study, action, and global
relationships.
Claire Robinson, North Carolina CWU President, is
the speaker for the annual meeting. She will also
install Wilmington CWU officers for 2020.
Thank you, Little Chapel, for all you do throughout
the year to support Wilmington Church Women
United. Please join us on January 3 for Christian
fellowship with representatives from many area
churches as we begin the new year 2020.
For additional information,
please call Jean Northrop at 686-5376
THE SISTER ISAAC OUTREACH WINTER UPDATE
January is a great time to organize your closets,
cabinets, & storage areas for the New Year. For
items you no longer need, please consider
donating gently used items to the Sister Isaac
Center. Their January wish list suggestions
include:
❖ Small kitchen appliances such as
microwaves and crockpots, pots and pans,
dishes and flatware
❖ Children and infant clothing plus baby
wipes, diapers, towels & bathing items
❖ Winter clothing & blankets are especially
appreciated on cold winter days.
❖ Toiletry items (soap, shampoo, deodorant,
etc.)
Please place your donations on the Sister Isaac
Bench at Little Chapel or in the toiletry basket on
the mission table.
If you have gently-used furniture, appliances or a
large quantity of boxed/bagged donations, you
may call Mary Ann Kotas and leave a message
requesting a van pick-up. Please give a detailed
description of the items you wish to give at 762-
5491, Ext 135. A volunteer will return your call to
arrange a time for pick-up.
For questions, please contact Ellen Dudley
[email protected] (470-7588) or Jacalyn Bristow
at [email protected] (471-5959).
Drivers for January:
January 5 – Ellen Dudley
January 12 – Jacalyn Bristow
January 19 - Ann & Jim Martz
January 26 – Mila & Paul Hill
The Church Women United
Winter Park Presbyterian Church 4501 Wrightsville Avenue
ANNUAL MEETING
Friday, January 3
To our Little Chapel Family:
A huge THANK YOU! The Christmas love offering
from the congregation was greatly appreciated, as
were all the individual gifts and acts of kindness we
have received. It is indeed a warm feeling to know
we are part of this church family, and we thank
you for all the ways you have shown us how much
you care for us this Christmas season.... you are
truly the Little Chapel with the BIG HEART!
Blessings,
Pat, David, Delores
Angela, Emily, Dan,
Caitlyn and Joan
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THE MATTHEW HOUSE
14 West Fayetteville Street
“Truly I tell you, whatsoever you did for one of
the least of these brothers and sisters of mine
you did for me.”
Matthew 25:40
If you have joined our church family in the past
seven years, you might wonder what that white
beach house with the aqua trim is at the end of
our of parking lot.
The house belongs to Little Chapel and over the
years had served the church in many ways,
including a place for Sunday school classes to
meet and as a pastor’s home.
When Pat and Marcia arrived in 2011, the house
at 14 West Fayetteville Street was not being used.
Pat quickly saw the potential of turning it into a
place where traveling mission groups could stay
while doing mission work in our area, and his
dream soon became a reality. You, the members
of Little Chapel, jumped on board and soon
accomplished this goal.
The Mission Committee invited our church
members to a “house shower”. Because of your
generosity, you provided much of what was
needed to set up housekeeping.
You helped build bunk beds and donated other
household items needed to transform “this old
house” into a home.
The Matthew House could now sleep 18 people
enjoying a fully-equipped kitchen,
two comfortable sitting areas, a grand porch and
the Atlantic Ocean.
So, how did our new mission home get its
name? It quickly became clear to the Mission
Committee that a meaningful and appropriate
name should be “The Matthew House”
because of the familiar words in the Gospel of
Matthew, where Jesus says to his disciples:
“Truly I tell you, whatsoever you did for one
of the least of these brothers and sisters of
mine you did for me.” Matthew 25:40
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Over the past seven years, a total of 71 mission
groups have called The Matthew House their “home
away from home”. We opened the house in 2013.
Five groups stayed with us that first year, which
included one college and three church groups. The
word spread, and six years later in 2019, we hosted
19 groups.
It’s been a joy to welcome college groups, who have
chosen to serve our neighbors during their
spring/fall breaks, as well as, church groups.
Mission Groups choose the mission agencies they wish to serve. Most connect with WARM (Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry) or Habitat for Humanity. By working these two organizations, numerous homes have been built or repaired by these amazing, selfless people, who are willing to travel from near and far, to work in all kinds of weather, so that they can be Christ’s hands and feet to our neighbors in need. Just as the mission groups, who stay at The Matthew House reach out to our neighbors, Little Chapel reaches out to the children and teens living at the Crossnore School and Home in Avery, NC. Every June we welcome five separate groups from Crossnore. Each group spends a few fun-filled days enjoying the beach, and exploring the many sites in our area. Crossnore is a residential care home for children in crisis from North Carolina, which provides a sanctuary of hope and healing for these children.
Every group that has stayed at the Matthew House has been very grateful for the accommodations, and many have returned over the years to continue serving our neighbors. Wake Forest Presbyterian recently stayed with us and left a note saying, “Thank you for the great lodging! We so enjoyed the calming water view after a hard day of work. Thank you. Thank you.” Thank you, the members of Little Chapel with the Big Heart, for your continued support of this vital ministry. Jim and Ann Martz
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Reuben Hunt Allen graduated cum laude from East
Carolina University on Friday, December 13, 2019
with a degree in Construction Management.
He is wearing a hard hat with the East Carolina
University logo on it in place of the traditional
mortarboard. He received the hard hat at the Topping
Off Ceremony on December 4. Topping Off is a
tradition in the construction industry. Hunt has taken
a job with Rodgers Construction Company out of
Charlotte. He will be based in Wilmington at the
present time.
Hunt would like to thank his Little Chapel family for
always being part of his life and would like to thank
The Little Chapel for the scholarships provided him
through the scholarship fund. These scholarships
helped him in funding his college education.
(2020 LCOB Scholarship information can be found in this issue)
WECT -TV featured Little Chapel member, Leita McCormick,
earlier this month prior to UNCW’s graduation exercises.
The following is copyright protected by 2019 WECT. All
rights reserved.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hundreds of students
will reach a milestone when they graduate from
UNCW this weekend. For Leita McCormick, the
graduation march has been fifty years in the making.
"All of my children, my grandchildren, everybody had
a degree and I said ‘you know I think that is
something I would like to add to my name,’”
McCormick said.
She actually took her first college course in 1966 and
spent 20 years moving state to state for her
husband’s job. She took college classes wherever
they moved, but never finished her degree. She took
more than 30 years off, and always kept the idea of
getting her diploma in the back of her mind.
After her husband died from Alzheimer’s disease, “it
was time, it was time to devote myself to something
for me to accomplish,” she said.
McCormick’s children and grandchildren will be in
the audience when she turns her tassel on Saturday.
She says she never worried about it being too late.
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“I really didn’t because I knew I had it in me, you
know, to do it, and I ... why not, you know?” she said.
“If you were to ask what was the most difficult part,
I’ll just tell you it’s getting up to grade on the
computer. I mean... believe me, it was all very new to
me!”
Despite those challenges and being a “non-
traditional student," Professor Rick Olsen says she
proved to be an exemplary student. She was awarded
one of the communication studies department’s
highest awards: the Cunningham Department
Exemplar Award.
“It wasn’t because she was a novelty act. It was
because we sat around and said who blended
academic achievement, personal growth, embodied
our ideals, embodied what we call our core skills that
we want all our students to have -- civility,
responsibility, curiosity, problem solving -- all of
these things we know matter in the marketplace,
matter in life and we said who is that person and we
all went ‘it’s her,’” Olsen said.
“Even though I was non-traditional, I felt like just one
of the other students and we had great
relationships,” McCormick said.
While McCormick says her degree opens the door to
a wide variety of career options, she intends to
recommit herself to music, as an avid pianist, and her
volunteer work.
THURSDAY MORNING
WINTER 2020 The Thursday Morning Bible Study will resume
on Thursday, January 23 at 9 am. We will be
studying A Clash of Kingdoms: Paul Proclaims
Jesus As Lord by Rev. Dr. Ray Vander Laan.
This will be a ten-week study, ending on March
26. The videos by Dr. Vander Laan are filmed in
Philippi, Delphi, and Thessaloniki, Greece, and
focus on how Paul communicated the Good
News of Christ to the Greeks living in these
areas, who worshipped false gods. Life lessons
for us include how we can live the message as
Paul did while he encouraged the church in
Philippi to consider itself a colony of heaven,
not Rome.
As Christians, we are called to proclaim God's
name in all the earth, but how do we do that in
the midst of our current society? This study will
inform, encourage and inspire us as we strive to
live as God's people.
Our sessions will be led by Bryan McIntyre,
Janet O'Neil, and Jean Schild. We welcome all
who are interested in studying the Word!
Signups for this study will begin this month.
Cost of study book is $12. Contact Jean Schild
with any questions.
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Annual Epiphany Party Sunday, January 5 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Fellowship Hall
The first PYC of 2020 is our annual Epiphany Party white elephant gift exchange. Bring a wrapped re-gift item. Remember “one person’s junk is another one’s treasure.” Make sure this item is new or never used.
Youth News
(Grades 6th - 12th)
PYC JANUARY SCHEDULE
5: Epiphany Party
5:30pm - 7:30pm
12: Regular PYC
5:30pm - 7:30pm
19: Regular PYC
5:30pm - 7:30pm
26: Regular PYC
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Choir
January Schedule (Grades 6th - 12th)
5: 5:00pm - 5:30pm
12: 5:00pm - 5:30pm
19: 5:00pm - 5:30pm
26: 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Thank You Little Chapel
with a Big Heart!
CAROL-O-GRAM SUCCESS!
We did it! We raised enough
money from selling Carol-O-
Grams to purchase TWO
community water irrigation
systems for farmers in
Nigeria!! Thank you to all who
supported our efforts. We had
a wonderful time spreading
Christmas cheer while raising
money for a truly great cause.
Thank you to the Baker Family for hosting our annual PYC
Christmas Party! We had a lot of fun and ate some yummy food!
2020 Spring Retreat
Save the date!
April 3 - 5
We're headed back to Camp Kirkwood
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An Artwork kick-off was held on Friday, December 13, 2019 in the Narthex of Little Chapel. The meeting included Jean Schild, Pat Rabun, Pete Paterson, and Barry Lindholm from LCOB. Also in attendance were Ann Brennan, Director of Cameron Art Museum, and John Bankson, Appraiser. This initiative was due to the heads up provided by our LCOB artwork historians and enthusiasts, Janice Allen and Pete Paterson. After Jean Schild pointed out that she saw some bubbles in the painting they became concerned about the on-going maintenance and care of these very valuable paintings done by Claude Howell, a well-known and respected local artist. The history and importance of these paintings will be addressed more thoroughly in a future article and other forms of communication. The primary objectives of this meeting were to: 1) determine the condition of the paintings; 2) what should be done in the short term to resolve any issues; 3) and what, if anything, should we be considering long term for the protection of the physical paintings themselves.
1) Both Ann Brennan and John Bankson did a preliminary inspection of the paintings and the good news is there is nothing serious to report. However, there probably needs to be some refurbishing and/or maintenance done to the paintings since it has been over 20 years since the last fine tuning.
2) It was highly recommended that we should perform some basic maintenance to the paintings, which would require taking them down and moving them to the renovation facility. We will be
Art Work Kick-Off Meeting
Pictured with the Claude Howell Paintings in the Little Chapel Narthex: Jean Schild, Pat Rabun, Ann Brennan, John Bankson, and Pete Paterson
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receiving John Bankson’s appraisal estimate to have the work done which will require a recommendation of the newly created Artwork Sub-Committee under the Property Committee.
3) As part of the recommendation, every attempt will be made to determine the most appropriate method(s) to preserve the paintings long term.
In addition to the paintings, we have asked to have an appraisal done on our stained-glass windows in both the Narthex and Sanctuary – they also are a very integral part of Little Chapels artwork value and history.
These initiatives will be a very important undertaking for the church and its relationship to the art community within New Hanover County and beyond. Every effort will be made to both educate and inform our membership of the needs and journey ahead for our Artwork.
- Your Artwork Sub-Committee / Property Committee
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Property Work Party – Day 2
The Property Committee, in a couple of our planning sessions, decided that we needed to bring back the Work Party – volunteer initiatives.
We determined that it would be a way to enhance awareness of our landscape efforts by involving more church members, which as a by-product would also save money! As such, we targeted two areas that volunteers could provide assistance – the improvements to our landscape plants and trees, and the clean-up of our parking lot and storm drains.
In the last December newsletter, we mentioned the November 3rd Work Party that spent 4 hours improving the landscape around our church building. Again, many thanks to these volunteers.
The 2nd Work Party congregated early at the church on November 23rd to attack the messy parking lot and mud packed storm drains. The team consisted of the following dedicated folks:
Jim Alexander – Lead Pressure Washer Hugh Armstrong – Master Mind behind the Storm Drain cleaning Mila Hill - Pressure Washer / Broomer Susan Lewis - Dedicated Broomer Barry Lindholm – Broomer/Blower & Work Party Lead Andy Marhevsky – Lead Blower / Broomer Jim Martz - Traffic Control and Freelancer (church traffic director) Jeff McLaughlin - Pressure Washer - Broomer
OUR MISSION: Completely blow off the parking lot in front of the pressure washers, move the water to the storm drains, and clean out the storm drains which were packed with mud. After 4 ½ hours, our hardscape volunteers completed the mission due to an awesome work
effort and an unbelievable team effort! Wow! Again, many thanks to both the Nov 9th and 23rd property committee members and the volunteers! What’s the bottom line? We probably saved the church an estimated $ 2,000.00 versus having our landscape contractors achieve the same results. Moving forward into 2020, we expect to continue “targeted” Work Parties for other landscape, general building maintenance, and storage room “cleansing” ☺ If you would like to participate in these work days in the future – we will once again give advance notice in the bulletin and the narthex communication tower.
- Your Property Committee “TEAM” at Work
JANUARY
Date
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Ushers
Ginny Hall Dan Hammond Margaret McIntyre Gayle Rivenbark Cheryl Hammond Pat Hatcher Beckey Smith Helen Swartz Ginny Hall Pat Hatcher Beckey Smith Bonnie Warwick Connie & Andy
Marhevsky
Carol & Abe
Walston
Liturgist
Harriett Andrew
Mila Hill
Sherry Lovette
Brenda Parker
Financial Summary as of November 2019
November Income $37,560 November Expenses $30,118 Year to date Income $431,057 Year to date Expenses $426,824
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JANUARY
4 Dianne Matthews
5 Elizabeth Dinko
6 Robert Avent
6 Mike Hamby
7 Harry Paterson, III
8 Zoe Laakmann
9 Martha Anna Efird
12 Helen Brumbaugh
13 Sam Durham
13 Lauren Miller
14 Joanne Purnell
18 Hugh Milton
18 Patty Rogers
19 Karl Allen
One of our members, Dr. Christa Metzger,
recently added her voice to the many who sang
in December’s Cantata. What you may not know
is that in December, Christa also displayed her
artistic talent by not only entering the
Wilmington Art Association’s holiday event, but
she earned first place honors for her art work –
an original ‘Christmas Card’ shown below.
You might be interested in seeing another of Christa’s water colors and art work by other artists at the Blockade Runner’s
FLORAL ART SHOW WITH ART AND THE BLOOM
January 9 – 12
AND
RESOLUTION: Do Something today that
your future self with thank you for.
19 Reuben Allen, III
19 Caroline Barnes
20 Roman Schaffer
22 Donna Bradley
23 Mary Jo Kohunsky
23 Megan MacDaniel
27 Ross Bulger
27 Tonia Hines
27 Noah Rogers
28 Riley Shogi
28 Abe Walston
30 Mary Wilson
31 Phyllis Warren
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The FLOWER CALENDAR is being prepared for
Sundays during 2020. The cost is $60 per vase.
Flowers can be for memorials, anniversaries,
birthdays, or any special occasion.
You are invited to choose any Sunday, but please
be aware that there are a few ‘special’
circumstances through the year that pre-
determined arrangements are used. On Palm
Sunday, palms are used. On Easter Sunday,
Easter lilies are used and on Sundays during
Advent, seasonal greens are used. On these
special Sundays, 2 vases are required.
If you selecte the first Sunday of a
month/Communion Sunday, 2 vases are required
for the communion table.
The 2020 Sundays are listed on the Flower
Calendar in the narthex. To submit your request
for flowers, please follow the process outlined
below.
1. Sign-up on the flower calendar in the narthex.
Please print your name in the appropriate date you
wish to have your flowers placed in the sanctuary
and when applicable, indicate one or two vases.
2. The church office will post an acknowledgement
dedication into the bulletin for any and all vases
purchased. Please complete the flower form with
your request and submit it along with your
payment to the church office. You may mail the
form with a check marked ‘Flower Fund’ to the
church office or put them in the offering plate. As
in the past, we will honor requests in the order in
which they are received, so please give this your
prompt attention.
3. Please note that you must submit a completed
flower form and payment to the church office at the
time that you sign-up to give flowers.
Unless you request otherwise, the Worship
Committee will deliver the flowers to shut-ins as
well as to nursing homes and the hospital.
NUMBER OF VASES______
AMOUNT ENCLOSED ($60 PER VASE) __________
YOUR NAME__________________________________
YOUR
ADDRESS____________________________________
____________________________________________
YOUR
TELEPHONE # ___________________________
FOR THE BULLETIN:
IN (MEMORY or HONOR) OF: ___________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
DISPOSITION: (check one)
• I would like to have the flowers_____
• Please have them delivered to
ill/bereaved/nursing home _____
CHOICE OF DATES:
First Date: ___________________________________
Second Date: _________________________________
Third Date:
___________________________________
No Preference ________________________________
Form and check may be mailed to:
Little Chapel on the Boardwalk
2 West Fayetteville Street
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Questions? Call the Church Office at 910-256-2819
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND
SUBMIT TO THE CHURCH OFICE WITH
YOUR CHECK TO INSURE YOUR
CHOICE OF DATES
For each Sunday requested, please
include a check for $60 per vase
payable to:
Little Chapel on the Boardwalk
and memo your check ‘Flower Fund’
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Christmas Trip to Myrtle Beach
On Saturday, December 7, 45 people from Little Chapel boarded a bus for Myrtle beach; specifically, The Carolina Opry
Theater in Myrtle Beach. We went to see the "Christmas Show of the South." After boarding the bus, we all received a
"goodie bag" containing Christmas cookies, Hershey Candy Kisses, cheese crackers, candy canes and a bottled water. The
"Christmas Show of the South" was a wonderful variety show. On the way home we stopped at Ella's restaurant in
Calabash for dinner. It was a great day for all. Special thanks to Marica Rabun for putting the trip together.
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WHERE IS YOUR NAME TAG?
ANOTHER COMMITTEE - WHAT A PITY
COMMITTEE'S MEMBERSHIP,
I CAN GIVE THEM THE SLIP
WEAR YOUR NAME TAG THEY CRY
WHY I DON'T EVEN THINK TO TRY
SHALL I LIST ALL OF MY REASONS?
THAT COULD TAKE TILL NEXT SEASON
I'M NOT A CHILD,
I KNOW JUST WHO I AM
EVERYONE KNOWS ME,
EVEN THE KING OF SIAM
IT DOESN'T MATCH MY BEST SHIRT
NOR MY WIFE'S FANCY NEW SKIRT
IT'S IN THE CAR
THAT WE DIDN'T DRIVE TODAY!
LAST WEEK I SAID
IT WAS LOST IN THE HAY
THE BOARD WHERE THEY HANG
A VERY LARGE, MESSY A-FRAME
THAT IS WHERE I'LL LAY ALL THE BLAME
AND MY FAVORITE OF ALL SAYS HE:
“NOBODY ELSE DOES, WHY SHOULD WE?”
THE COMMITTEE RESPONDS
TO EACH COMPLAINT
WE KNOW YOU ARE NOT A CHILD,
THEY DON'T HAVE SENIOR MOMENTS
WEAR YOUR NAME TO HELP THOSE WITH
MEMORY PROBLEMS
IT'S WONDERFUL TO THINK EVERYONE
KNOWS YOU,
THE ONLY PERSON EVERYONE KNOWS IS
PASTOR PAT
IF YOU FORGET HIS NAME, YOU CAN STILL
SAY PASTOR AND GET IT RIGHT
NEW PEOPLE ARE ASKED
TO WEAR THEIR NAMES
WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN
HUNDREDS OF NEW PEOPLE?
SPEAK TO THEM
SHOW THEM YOUR NAME TAG
IF TEAL IS NOT YOUR COLOR,
THE CHURCH WILL NOT OBJECT TO YOU
MAKING UP NAME TAGS TO MATCH
ALL YOUR LOVELY OUTFITS
YOU COULD ALSO MAKE NAME TAGS FOR ALL
OF YOUR VEHICLES
THE COMMITTEE AGREES,
"THE BOARD NEEDS WORK"
ANSWER TO LAST:
IF YOU WEAR YOUR'S, MAYBE IT WILL
INSPIRE SOMEONE ELSE TO WEAR THEIRS.
What’s in a Name?
Gordon MacDonald, a pastor and author, tells this
story:
After giving a lecture one day, a Nigerian woman
introduced herself to him using an American
name.
‘What’s your African name?’ he asked.
She immediately gave it to him, several syllables
long with a musical sound to it.
‘What does the name mean?’ he asked.
She answered, ‘It means, “Child who takes the
anger away.”’ When he inquired as to why she
would have been given this name, she said, ‘My
parents had been forbidden by their parents to
marry. But they loved each other so much that
they defied the family opinions and married
anyway. For several years they were ostracized
from both their families. Then my mother became
pregnant with me. And when the grandparents
held me in their arms for the first time, the walls of
hostility came down. I became the one who swept
the anger away. And that’s the name my mother
and father gave me.
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Rev. Pat Rabun Minister
Delores Dyer Office Administrator
Emily Donovan Director of Youth Ministries
Angela McConnell Director of Children’s Ministries
David Lee Heinzman Director of Music Ministry
Joan Denney Bookkeeper
Daniel B. Holt Custodian
SESSION
CLERK of SESSION
Jean Schild [email protected]
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Christine Kennedy [email protected]
Gail Miller [email protected]
FINANCE Beth Price
[email protected] John Copeland
MISSION Beckey Smith
[email protected] Mary Jo Kohunsky
PERSONNEL & PLANNING Jane Hughes
[email protected] Ed O’Neill
PROPERTY Jim Herren
[email protected] Barry Lindholm [email protected]
WORSHIP
Janice Allen [email protected]
Sherry Lovette [email protected]
DIACONATE
COMMUNICATONS
Gary Kohunsky [email protected]
CONGREGATIONAL LIFE
Karen Brown [email protected]
Joan Page [email protected]
FELLOWSHIP
Karen Windham [email protected]
Phyllis Warren [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP
Ginny Hall [email protected]
Gerry Williamson [email protected]
STEWARDSHIP Jennifer Barnes
[email protected] Rita Bolick
Presbyterian Church (USA)
2 W. Fayetteville Street
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Church Office: 910.256-2819
Early worship service (May – September) 8 am @ Access #4
Early worship service (October – April) 8:30 am in the sanctuary
Sunday School – 9:15 am / Traditional worship service in the sanctuary - 10:30 am -
