2012 APRIL NEWSLETTER
DEAR LITTLE CHAPEL FAMILY, On Sunday, April 8th we will celebrate along with millions of other Christians the most glorious day of the Christian faith…Christ Is Risen! Christ is risen indeed. As you read the following words from Mitch Finley, may you be so inspired to tell the world. We make our way through Lent, and lo and behold, all of a sudden it’s Easter Sunday! “Ah”, we say, “Spring is here.” Baskets of candy and gaily wrapped chocolate rabbits for the wee ones. Easter egg hunts. In the old days, the ladies might have a new “bonnet” for Easter. Ah, Easter. Do we stop to reflect that Easter is so much more than this? Easter Sunday makes an eternally cosmic explosion at the heart of the universe and all creation. Resurrection! Ah, yes, Jesus was raised from the dead. Wake up, cries the guardian of the dawn. Resurrection! Do we simply smile sweetly at the children with their chocolate bunnies and let it go at that? “Resurrection,” of course is a troublesome word. Truth to tell, we don’t really know what it means. “Resurrection” happened to Jesus, and it will happen to us, but we don’t yet know exactly what it means. We call the Resurrec-tion a mystery, but that solves nothing because this mystery is an event that blasts an open-ing in the created world order where God slips through with wonders to tell. That’s what Easter is, a wonder to tell, a mystery we begin to experience even now. It is a mystery that fires the faith of those who believe in this “first raised” Jesus, and who believe that after their death, they will see the face of God. A wonder to tell, so let’s tell it…near and far. I hope you will join us on Easter Sunday at 6:30 a.m. for the Community Sunrise Service on the beach and then again at 10:30 a.m. in our sanctuary as we celebrate together the glorious news…HE IS RISEN!
Blessings, Pat
APRIL 2012 NEWSLETTER
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HOLY WEEK WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The Holy Week noon worship services will be followed by a
time of fellowship in the fellowship hall. Bring a sack lunch to each noon day service.
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012 12:00 NOON TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 12:00 NOON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012 12:00 NOON MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012 7:00 PM GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012 7:00 PM
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT SATURDAY, APRIL 7 9:45 AM WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PARK
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2012 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH SUNRISE SERVICE 6:30 AM
Located at the end of East Oxford Street. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on. At the end of the Sunrise Service,
join us in the Little Chapel fellowship hall for muffins and juice.
LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK 10:30 AM
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Dear friends in Christ: As our calendars turn to April and the days get longer and our beautiful beach town comes alive with more spring-time activities that remind us of God‟s eternal promises, our attention as liturgically-practicing Christians turns to the most holy time of the year: Palm Sunday, the first days of Holy Week, the Great Three Days, and finally, the most joyous celebration of the year, Easter. As is always the case, the music in our worship of God reflects these holy days and paints a vivid picture of the final days of Christ‟s earthly life. In order to fully cele-brate the true power of the resurrection of our Lord, we must walk the Via Dolorosa with him (and other count-less Christians) first. At the beginning of Holy Week, Palm Sunday, the Little Chapel Children‟s Choir will lead us in worship with their lively procession with palms and then offer a beautiful anthem recreating the joyful ho-sannas raised in praise of Christ. The Little Chapel Chancel Choir will sing a grand setting of “When I survey the wondrous cross,” and we will sing majestic Palm Sunday hymns. We are starting something new this year during the first weekdays of Holy Week. Each day at lunchtime on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during Holy Week, we will gather for worship in the sanctuary. These services will feature lessons and homilies about the last days of Christ on earth, providing ample time for quiet reflection. Familiar hymns will be sung relating to the important truths we learn during these Holy Week services. During the Maundy Thursday service of Holy Communion and the ancient office of Tenebrae (Latin for darkness or shadows), we will hear seven lessons describing the last moments of our Savior‟s life before his crucifixion. Each of these lessons will be followed by a musical piece: either an anthem, solo or hymn reflecting on the words which had just been read. The choir will prepare us for receiving Holy Communion by singing Mozart‟s Ave verum corpus. At the end of this service, in darkness, the furnishings of the church will be removed and the stark emptiness of the chancel will remind us that in order for God to save us, Jesus had to be removed from this earth and from God, through death on the cross. Good Friday‟s service will be a somber observance of penitence, with lessons and hymns reminding us of Christ‟s greatest sacrifice. Of course, all of these Holy Week services would be quite dreadful and disheartening if we did not know what followed on the third day. But as resurrection Christians, we know that Christ arose on Sunday morning, and we will celebrate the victory over death, the grave and sin with festival worship services on Sunday, April 8. The first service will be on the beach at sunrise and will feature leadership by clergy and musicians from each of the Wrightsville Beach area churches. Our own Little Chapel service will be at 10:30 AM in the sanctuary. This ser-vice will feature glorious music for brass quintet, choir, handbells, piano and organ. The festival voluntary will begin at 10:10 AM and all are welcome to come early and enjoy the majestic music of the Easter season for brass and organ. The choir will sing three outstanding anthems with brass and bells and all are welcome to join us in singing the famed Hallelujah chorus from Handel‟s Messiah at the end of the service. As always, Holy Week presents a challenging schedule of rehearsals and services for our volunteer musicians at Little Chapel. I thank them for their dedication all year long, but especially during these weeks that contain the most meaningful and wonderful music of the year. Join me in thanking all of these fine individuals as you see them in church.
Soli Deo Gloria, C. Justin Smith
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“THE EASTER STORY”
Presented by Little Chapel Youth
The Little Chapel Youth,
grades Kindergarten and up,
are proud to present again
this year, a portrayal of the
most amazing story in the
Bible, “The Easter Story.”
Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 you, your family, and
friends are invited to attend this exciting event in the
Fellowship Hall during our regular Sunday School
hour. So pour your coffee or juice and find your seat,
because the production begins promptly at 9:45 A.M!
Youth: If you are performing in “The Easter Story,”
you should arrive Easter morning, April 8, at 9:15 A.M.
If you have not yet been assigned your part, or have
questions, contact Linda Allen 256-4629, or
Practice and costume fitting is Sunday, April 1,
5:30 P.M.
I NVITATION FOR EASTER LUNCH
Would you like to share Easter Lunch with other Little
Chapel family members? You are cordially invited to a
covered dish at Jane Davis‟ house following worship
Easter Sunday. Please sign up in the narthex.
STEPHEN MINISTRIES PROGRAM AT LCOB
At its February meeting the Session of Little Chapel
approved to send a group of people to Raleigh on
Saturday, April 28 to attend a half day orientation pro-
gram on Stephen Ministries. What are Stephen Minis-
ters? They are laypeople who receive Christian caregiv-
ing training in their congregation and then provide one-
to-one Christ-centered care to people experiencing a
variety of life‟s difficulties. Each Stephen Minister typi-
cally has one care receiver at a time and meets with that
person once a week.
Stephen Ministers provide high-
quality, one-to-one Christian care to
individuals facing a variety of crises
or life challenges – people who are
experiencing grief, divorce, cancer,
financial difficulties, hospitalization,
chronic illness, job loss, disabilities,
loneliness, a spiritual crisis, or other
life struggles. In addition to caring for members of the
congregation, Stephen Ministers can provide care to
nonmembers, reaching out to unchurched people in
crisis.
If you are interested in attending the half day workshop
in Raleigh at the end of April, please contact Pat Rabun
before April 15th. We have to register in advance for
the workshop.
CELEBRATING THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM AT THE LITTLE CHAPEL
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2012.
We welcome into the Little Chapel on the Boardwalk family
Roman Walker Jude Schaffer, born January 20, 2012.
Roman is the son of Danielle and Robert Schaffer
and he has two big brothers, Robert and Dylan.
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Our own Heather Bobeck will present her senior recital on Saturday, April 14, at
7:00 PM at Beckwith Hall, on the campus of UNCW. Heather's beautiful soprano
voice has been such a blessing to our congregation and it would be wonderful if we
can pack the house that night, to show our love and support for her. Please mark the
date on your calendar and plan to attend. Many of us attended her junior recital last
year and we were absolutely overwhelmed by her beautiful performance. You will be
blessed!
You may wish to see Heather perform as the fairy godmother in the UNC-W Opera
Outreach Project: “Cinderella,” Saturday – Sunday, April 21 and 22, at the Kenan
Auditorium. Tickets are $10. general public and free to children under 10 and students
with valid UNCW ID.
SINGLES MEET ‘N EAT
We are in need of volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up for our monthly
communion services during worship. We set up on the Saturday morning
prior to communion Sunday and then we clean up immediately following wor-
ship on Sunday morning. No experience required (training provided), and you
can choose your preferred time and month.
Please contact Jean Schild, 509-2861, or Karen Scheboth in the church office
(256-2819 ext. 100), if you can help, or if you have any questions.
FROM THE WORSHIP COMMITTEE
HEATHER BOBECK PERFORMS AT BECKWITH HALL AND KENAN AUDITORIUM
Join us at the
Boathouse
Restaurant!
Come join us for lunch on
FRIDAY, APRIL 13 AT 12:00 NOON
We will meet for good food, with great friends at the
THE BOATHOUSE RESTAURANT
6328 Oleander Drive, Wilmington
We look forward to sharing food and friendship with you.
Hope to see you there!
For more information,
please contact Linda Shahaltough (794-5280).
Heather Bobeck
will present her
senior recital
Saturday,
April 14,
7:00PM
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PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN CIRCLE NEWS
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CIRCLE #1
MONDAY, APRIL 9,
10:30AM
Hostess: Nancy Rosselot and
Fredericka Powell at Bertha Martin‟s home, 121 King Arthur Drive Wilmington Bible Study: Janice Allen
CIRCLE #2
TUESDAY, APRIL 3,
10:30AM
Hostess: Pat Hardison
106 Parmele Boulevard
Wrightsville Beach
Bible Study: In house
CIRCLE #4
TUESDAY, APRIL 3,
10:00AM
Hostess: Janice Allen
1815 Mews Drive
Wilmington
Bible Study: Janice Allen
CIRCLE #5
TUESDAY, APRIL 3,
7:30PM
Hostess: Nan Spainhour
115 Seaside Lane
Wrightsville Beach
Bible Study: Brenda Parker
CIRCLE #6
MONDAY, APRIL 2,
7:00PM
Hostess: Karthy Karp
218 El Ogden Drive
Wilmington
Bible Study: Shirlee Gearhart
PW COUNCIL
SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 11:45AM LIBRARY
MEALS ON WHEELS
APRIL 28, CIRCLE #4
OTHER PW EVENTS
Shirlee Gearhart, Helen Swartz, and Joyce Bradley will attend the PW Coastal Carolina Spring Gathering in Sanford, NC.
THE CHURCH WOMEN UNITED
SPRING FORUM
will be held on
Friday, April 6, 2012
at
St. Andrews AME Zion Church
1201 South 9th Street
Registration and coffee are at 9:30AM, followed by the meeting at 10:00AM. Guest speaker is Kim Karslake, CEO of Nourish NC, a non-profit organization which provides weekend meals for over 190 children in New Hanover County Schools. Childhood hunger is a community problem. Come learn what we can do to impact the lives of hungry children in our area. The final lesson in the 2012 Bible Study series will be held on Friday, April 20, from 10:00AM until Noon at Gregory Congregational Church of Christ, 609 Nun Street. The study focusing on The Sermon on the Mount will be led by Marjorie Kunz. For additional information about the CWU events, please contact Jean Northrop, 686-5376.
MIGRANT MINISTRY The Migrant Ministry is an important phase of the Church Women United Outreach. Each year, health kits and duffle bags are assembled by member churches to be used by North Carolina‟s migrant workers.
MIGRANT HEALTH KITS ARE TO CONTAIN: Toothbrush in a container
Toothpaste Dental Floss
Soap Plastic Soap Dish
Towel Washcloth
Deodorant Disposable Razor
Shampoo Handcream
Band-aids Safety Pins
Nail File Comb and Brush
Place items in a duffle bag 18” by 36”, made of strong material with a drawstring at the top. Kits should be returned to the church by May 2. They will be presented at the Church Women United Friend-ship Day Service on May 4. Thanks for your support of this important Christian outreach project, which is much appreciated by our migrant population.
THE LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)
YEAR TO DATE REPORT THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2012
We are pleased to report our offerings and contributions, at $55,300 for the two
months ended February 29th, and our other income, at $9,950, are on plan and are
seen as a great indicator of our financial well-being for the year. With our general
fund expenses of $64,600 for the two months in line with the 2012 Budget, we have
a small surplus year-to-date. Funds are available and adequate to pay for recent re-
pairs to the Narthex, Fellowship Hall, and storage room.
1. Marcia and Pat Rabun have visited 26 homes thus far, in their congregational home visitation process, and have so enjoyed their contacts with those members.
2. Our Christian Education Committee is busily working on a community Easter
Egg Hunt for Saturday, April 7, and an Easter drama by the children during the Sunday School hour on Easter Sunday morning.
3. Session approved the concept of a plan to hire a Christian Education director
for the Little Chapel, and the Christian Education Committee was charged with developing a job description and salary requirements for this position to bring back to the session for final approval.
4. The Little Chapel will host the coffee and doughnuts fellowship time after the
community Easter Sunrise Service on April 8, 6:30 AM. 5. Our next communion service is scheduled for Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012. Our
elders will also be serving our shut-ins with Traveling Communion. 6. The Missions Committee continues its work with the plan to use our facility at
14 W. Fayetteville St. as a Mission House for youth, college, and adult work groups.
7. Personnel and Planning Committee is finalizing the details for hiring an addi-
tional nursery worker for our worship services. 8. During Holy Week, we will have a short service on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday, 12:00 - 12:30, followed by a bag lunch in fellowship hall. 9. Maundy Thursday service is at 7:00 PM, April 5, and the Good Friday service is
at 7:00 PM, April 6.
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS FROM MARCH 18 STATED MEETING
A NOTE FROM STEWARDSHIP AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
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The next
Session meeting
will be held
Sunday,
April 15, 2012
11:45AM
in room 201
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Empower
your children
by having open
communication
with them and
teaching
them to say
“no.”
CENTERPOINT
This third article in our series on protecting your children and teenagers from sexual pred-
ators will focus on the predator. How do you recognize possible predators. What do they
look like? What do they do?
The first thing you should know about sexual predators is they are frequently operating in
plain sight! They work or volunteer in settings that put them in regular, frequent contact
with children/teens. They come across as caring, warm, friendly and giving. In other
words, they can look like great people! Predators are often in positions of authority and
are considered trusted individuals. Predators intentionally place themselves where they
have access and work to ingratiate themselves to potential victims and their families.
Predators will attempt to gain their victim‟s trust by showing special interest in them.
There are many ways this is done, such as getting to know the victims likes and dislikes,
buying gifts, offering ideas, taking them to special events and showing concern for the
victim. At the same time, a predator may develop a relationship with the parents in order
to alleviate any concerns or suspicions the parents might have. Once the trust is estab-
lished the predator gradually increases the inappropriate touch and contact while convinc-
ing the victim the relationship is “special”.
Empower your children by having open communication with them and teaching them to
say “no.” Parents, do not ignore any concerns you may have about anyone involved in
your child/teenager‟s life! The Presbyterian Counseling Center . . . hope and healing for
all. Call us at 452-7370 or visit us at www.presbyteriancounselingcenter.org
Featured to the right are Janet and Earl Locklear. Janet and Earl
joined our church in 1999. They have been active members in the
life and mission of the Little Chapel on the Boardwalk. The couple
is planning to relocate to Virginia.
Janet and Earl, please know that we will miss having you here
with us. Our prayers and well wishes go with you.
All the best!
Your family and friends in Christ,
The Little Chapel on the Boardwalk
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Please keep your eyes open for these small coupons on product boxes. Then clip them and save them in a small sandwich size Ziplock bag.
If you are not giving these coupons to your favorite school, please put these little treasures in the Tileston Toiletry Basket on the mission table. Libby Frye will then deliver them to Tileston Outreach.
The Little Chapel will continue collecting spring and summer clothing for any family member for Tileston Outreach during April and May. Gently used household items are always welcome as well. The driving team will concentrate on 2nd Loaf this summer and resume weekly trips to Tileston after Labor Day.
As always, pack all of your gifts in boxes or bags that weigh no more that 15 pounds each. If you have cleaned clothing on hangers, please cover these with a plastic bag also. We want to keep all of your lovely donations clean while they are being transported to Tileston.
If you have larger items such as furniture and appliances that need to be picked up by the Tileston van, please call Sister Isaac‟s office directly and leave a message that includes a list of what you wish to donate. The phone number is 762-5491, exten-sion 135. A volunteer will return your call within a few days and make arrange-ments for a date to have your donations transported downtown.
TOILETRIES FOR TILESTON are always welcome. These may be left in the basket on the mission table any Sunday. You may also leave them in a bag on the Tileston bench.
Thank you to our Team Tileston drivers for March: Ellen Dudley, Mary & Pat Roche, Susan Long and George & Linda Johnson. The Mission Committee would like to thank all of the drivers as well as all LCOB members who made donations last month.
Tileston Outreach will close for a long Easter break at noon on March 29 and will remain closed until Tuesday morning, April 10. HENCE, DO NOT LEAVE ANY DONATIONS ON THE TILESTON BENCH FROM MARCH 26 UNTIL EASTER. We cannot deliver donations downtown while Tileston is closed. From March 26-April 10, please call Ellen Dudley at (910) 470-7588 if you have questions about the LCOB mission to Tileston Outreach. For the last three weeks of April, you may contact Libby Frye at 793-1033 if you have ques-tions about the Tileston mission project at the LCOB.
What exciting news! Because of you generosity and faithfulness in feeding your piggy banks, we now have $750.31, and we have exceeded our second goal of $700. Thank you, thank you! Since this is an ongoing pro-ject, please continue to put your change in your banks each day, so that we can continue to help feed our hungry neighbors here in Wilmington.
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Tileston Outreach
will close
for a long
Easter break,
March 29
through
Tuesday morning,
April 10.
A SMALL MISSION OPPORTUNITY FEED THE PIG
TILESTON DELIVERY
SCHEDULE
APRIL 1 (No Tileston collection
at LCOB this week.)
APRIL 8 Ellen and Cameron
Dudley
APRIL 15 Dan Hammond and
Cheryl Gore (back up driver is
Ellen Dudley)
April 22 Mary and Pat Roche
2012 APRIL NEWSLETTER
Things are happening at our Habitat for Humanity house! Ground was broken for the
home of Alicia, her son, and two daughters in mid-March and is progressing well. Her
3-bedroom home is part of an exciting new community called the Cottages at Corner-
stone, where all the homes are built by Habitat volunteers.
For this Ecumenical Build, teams from nine churches are sharing the work, so we have
only two more workdays scheduled. On May 12, please join us as we get a short lesson
in how to put up vinyl siding, then actually do it, or at least help people who are quick
learners!). Some siding will have been installed on the previous Saturday, so we will just
wrap that up. Don‟t shy away because this is something you never imagined doing…
experienced folks will be on hand to help those of us who have never done anything like
this before.
On Saturday, June 2, Little Chapel volunteers will be wrapping up projects like porches
and hardware. Please sign up for either day on the sheet in the narthex. For details,
maps, or questions, please contact Mary Jo Kohunsky at 509-0258, or
[email protected]. Everyone is welcome to lend a hand on this house on Price‟s
Lane.
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Last year was an historic one for weather-related disasters. Japan is still recovering from the destruction of an
earthquake and tsunami. Devastation in our country ranged from massive flooding, wiping out acres of farmland,
to drought and wildfires, to nearly 1,500 tornadoes. But, in the midst all this tragedy,
Presbyterians continue to join with Christians from many denominations to help those in
need through our gifts to the One Great Hour of Sharing. We show God‟s love to those
who are experiencing the trauma of natural and economic disasters and to those who live
without the basic necessities of life.
Our gifts, also, help community development programs. With funding from the One Great
Hour of Sharing, the PC(USA) Self-Development of People program provides grants for
projects that are owned and controlled by the people who will benefit directly from them.
Each project must address and correct long-term conditions that keep people bound by
poverty and oppression. One such project has allowed a group of fishermen and shrimpers
in Louisiana to recently form a fisheries cooperative, so that they can rebuild their lives after
Hurricane Katrina. Projects as this are helping people all over the world become more
self-sufficient.
Through our gifts to the One Great Hour of Sharing special offering on
Easter, April 8, we are reminded that through the simple act of sharing, we are blessed and
experience God‟s abundance in so many ways. God is calling us to share our abundance with
the millions of our brothers and sisters, who are victims of disasters, oppression and hunger.
May we all give generously.
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING
SHARING
RESOURCES,
CHANGING
LIVES…
ONE GREAT HOUR
OF SHARING
SPECIAL OFFERING
EASTER DAY,
APRIL 8
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
THE LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)
WE WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Bon anniversaire! Joyeux anniversaire! (French) Bonne Fete! (French Canada)
Omedetou gozaimasu.おめでとうございます。(Japanese)
felix sit natalis dies (Latin) Pinyin (Mandarin Chinese)
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag! (German) Bun Cumpleani! (Italian - Piedmont)
Feliz aniversário (Portuguese) Feliz Cumpleaños (Spanish)
(www.shabbir.com)
APRIL 1 Iola Barnhill APRIL 2 Kate Schild* APRIL 4 Deborah Bullard, Bill Ruoff# APRIL 5 Marie Ahearn, Evelyn Riley APRIL 6 Paul Gerow, Amanda Gotthardt, Barbara Williams APRIL 7 Patrice Huson APRIL 9 Tricia Ennis APRIL 11 Nita Neumeister, Emma Sutton APRIL 12 Pat Rabun# APRIL 13 Daniel Reddick APRIL 15 Lib Parlier APRIL 16 Mary Martha Hardison# APRIL 17 Adeline Hines*, Dylan Schaffer* APRIL 18 Pat Roche APRIL 20 Jackie Veasey APRIL 21 Laura Reddick APRIL 22 Alison Bradley APRIL 25 Mary Hannah Hardison* APRIL 26 Phillip (Brad) Alexander, Brendan MacDaniel APRIL 27 Terri Barker, Robert Gotthardt, Amy Hodges APRIL 28 Brett Blizzard, Pat Hatcher
*Baptized members, #Nonmember Friends of LCOB
SALVATION ARMY FOOD OF THE MONTH IS CANNED FRUIT.
BREAKFAST SUNDAY IS APRIL 29, 9:00-10:15AM
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
ACOLYTE
April 1 Lydia Wadsworth April 8 Andrew and Kate Schild April 15 Steven Miller April 22 Zoe Laakmann April 29 Ashton Hines
CARD MINISTRY
Susan Lewis
CHILDREN’S SERMON
April 1 Janet O‟Neil April 8 Pat Rabun April 15 Estelle Baker April 22 Janice Allen April 29 LCOB Puppets
ELDERS OF THE MONTH
Jim Legg and J.C. Hearne
CHILDREN’S NURSERY CAREGIVERS
April 1 Ada Legg and Faye Hall April 8 Janice Blanton and Joyce Zimmerman April 15 Brian and Tricia Ennis April 22 Ginger and Rob Reynolds April 29 Robin Austin and Heather Noe
LITURGIST
April 1 Susan Long April 8 Barbara Williams April 15 Linda Shahaltough April 22 Terry Paterson April 29 Judy Gibson
PRAYER GROUP
April 3 Circles meet April 10 Pat Vass April 17 Iola Barnhill April 24 Sybel Booth
USHER CAPTAINS
Hellen and Doug Knowles
VISITATION
April 3 - April 6 April 10 - April 13 April 17 - April 20 April 24 - April 27
APRIL BIRTHDAYS AND VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Passion/Palm Sunday
9:00 Children‟s Choir 9:15 Sunday School 10:30 Worship Sacrament of Communion Traveling Communion 11:45 Congregational Care ~ library 11:45 Personnel and Planning ~ Rm. 116 11:45 Property ~ rm. 102 4:00 Puppet Club ~ 14W. 5:30 PYC
2
NOON Holy Week Service
12:30 Sack lunch in Fellowship hall
7:00 Circle #6 ~ Kathy Karp‟s home, see page 5 of newsletter Spring Break for Public Schools. Boy Scouts will not meet this week.
3 10:00 Circle #4 ~ Janice Allen‟s home, see page 5
10:30 Circle #2 ~ Pat Hardison‟s home, see page 5
NOON Holy Week Service
12:30 Sack lunch in Fellowship hall 6:00 Christian Ed. ~ rm. 102
7:30 Circle #5 ~ Nan Spainhour‟s home, see page 5
4 MMO closed NOON Holy Week Service
12:30 Sack lunch in Fellowship hall
5 Maundy Thursday
9:00 Bible Study ~ rm. 201 7:00 Maundy Thursday Worship Service
6 Good Friday
9 : 30 Church Women Un i t ed ~ St. Andrews AME Zion Church , 1201 Sou th 9 th S t re e t
7 : 00 Good Fr id ay Wor sh ip S e rv ic e
7 9:00 Men‟s Prayer Breakfast ~ Boathouse Rest.
6328 Oleander Dr.
9:45 Community
Easter Egg Hunt and
Puppet Show
~ Wrightsville
Beach Park
8 Easter Sunday; One Great
Hour of Sharing special offering
6:30 Sunrise Service at the Beach ~ end of East Oxford Street 7:30 Fellowship time ~ fellowship hall 9:00 Children‟s Choir 9:15 Sunday School 9:45 The Easter Story ~ fellowship hall 10:10 Festival Voluntary 10:30 Worship 1:00 Pot Luck luncheon ~ Jane Davis‟ home
9 Easter Monday The Church Office is closed today.
10:30 Circle #1, ~ Bertha Martin‟s home, see page 5 7:00 Boy Scouts ~ fellowship hall
10 9:30 Prayer and Share Team ~ rm. 102
11 9:30 MMO ~ nursery wing Noon Session minutes are due to the church office.
12 6:00 LC Ringers ~ sanctuary 7:30 Choir ~ choir rm
13
NOON Singles Meet „n Eat ~ The Boathouse 6328 Oleander Drive, Wilmington
14 7:00 Heather Bobeck performs at Beckwith Hall, UNC-W campus.
15 9:00 Children‟s Choir 9:15 Sunday School 10:30 Worship 11:45 Session ~ rm. 201 5:30 PYC
16 May Newsletter articles are due to the church office. 7:00 Boy Scouts ~ fellowship hall
17 9:30 Prayer and Share Team ~ rm. 102
18 9:30 MMO ~ nursery wing
19
6:00 LC Ringers ~ sanctuary 7:30 Choir ~ choir rm
20
9:00 Harbor Island Garden Club ~ fellowship hall
21 WALK MS 9:00 Men‟s Prayer Breakfast ~ Boathouse Rest.
6328 Oleander Dr.
22 9:00 Children‟s Choir 9:15 Sunday School 10:30 Worship 11:45 PW Council ~ rm. 116 4:00 Puppet Club ~ 14W. 5:30 PYC
23 7:00 Boy Scouts ~ fellowship hall
24 9:30 Prayer and Share Team ~ rm. 102
25 Admin.
Professional Day 9:30 MMO ~ nursery wing
26 6:00 LC Ringers ~ sanctuary 7:30 Choir ~ choir rm
27 28 Stephen Ministry Program ~ Raleigh, see page 3
9:00 Meals on Wheels ~ Circle #4
29 Breakfast Sunday 9:00 - 10:15 Breakfast Sunday 9:00 Children‟s Choir 9:15 Sunday School 10:30 Worship 5:30 PYC
30 7:00 Boy Scouts ~ fellowship hall
T H E A P R IL S A L V A T I O N A R M Y F OO D
O F TH E M O N T H I S
C A N N E D F R U I T
Please remember to keep feeding
the piggy banks every day with
change to help feed the hungry.
You may put your offerings any
Sunday in the big white pig located
in the narthex.
Karen Scheboth on study leave, April 26-May 1.
THE LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)
We’re on the Web!
www.littlechapel.org
CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Patrick T. Rabun
Minister
910-256-2819 ext. 103 or
910-617-7188 (cell phone)
Karen L. Scheboth,
Office Administrator
910-256-2819 ext. 100
C. Justin Smith,
Director of Music and Organist
910-256-2819 ext. 106
J. Denney, Bookkeeper
910-256-2819 ext. 102
Daniel B. Holt, Custodian
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Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Tel:910.256.2819
Fax: 910.256.9624
E-mail: [email protected]
The Little Chapel Boardwalkers invite
you to lace up your walking shoes and join us
Saturday, April 21 to participate in the 2012
Wilmington Walk MS. There are also many
opportunities to volunteer for those who prefer
to work rather than walk!
Why We Walk for MS...
The Little Chapel Boardwalkers team was created in 2007 after our 4th church
member was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
Because we choose to walk for those who sometimes can't, because we CAN
WALK, because we choose to donate to Walk MS, we are getting closer to the
hour when no one will have to hear the words, "You have MS." The National
Multiple Sclerosis Society will use funds collected from the Walk to support re-
search for a cure, advocacy efforts, and to provide programs and services which
address the needs of people living with MS today.
A diagnosis of MS is pretty scary and having multiple sclerosis means that you
may not be able to walk when you wake up. Or that you may suddenly have
impaired vision. Or that your memory will fail you for no apparent reason. The
symptoms of MS are different, and devastating, for everyone - the only certainty
is that it will affect yet another person every hour of every day. We are fighting
this disease so that we may one day create a world free of MS.
If you would like to join the Little Chapel Boardwalkers, please contact
Barbara Tyndall at 910-392-7883 or you can register for our team on line at
http://walknct.nationalmssociety.org/