The Chapel Herald
I N T E R D E N O M I N A T I O N A L C H R I S T I A N W O R S H I P I N H I S T O R I C P I N E H U R S T , N C S I N C E 1 8 9 8
July 2017
Volume 6 Issue 7
Reflecting on Fairness Summer is a time for many of us to
experience an interlude from the "busy
-ness" that can overwhelm us during
the months from autumn through
spring. When our schedules are set on
"decelerate," we can pause, reflect, and
adjust our focus on the world around
us; seeing things that may have evaded
our gaze during more stressful times.
Considering the events of these past nine months - and our
nation's response to last November's elections - I would
measure the level of public unrest and civil strife in America
at the highest since the summer of 1968 (following the MLK,
Jr. and RFK assassinations). Have you noticed? It raises the
question: what is the basic issue that has so elevated the na-
tional blood pressure, spewing agitated throngs into the thor-
oughfares outside our windows and on our screens? In a
word: Fairness– and the differing ways we define it.
Our country was founded upon principles of justice and
equality for all. Thus, it's understandable we would interpret
what happens to us in terms of fairness. So much of our com-
plaining is essentially an appeal for fairness, isn't it? And
more specifically, isn't it about how unfair that something
bad is happening to me, while something good is happening
to someone else?
And yet, in his parables on the Kingdom of God, Jesus illus-
trates that the Kingdom is about grace, which is exactly the
opposite of what we earn and think we deserve. If you're like
most people, you never complain about the grace you re-
ceive, or the blessings you don't deserve; nor do we protest
our escaping a punishment we do deserve. Yet how often are
we upset when someone else is blessed, who we deem un-
worthy of God's gracious mercy?
Here's a reliable indication of how close we are to the King-
dom of God: If we can rejoice and give thanks for the mercy
and grace received by those we consider undeserving (or who
we just don't like), just as much as we are grateful for the
blessings we receive, then - as Jesus might say - we are not
far from the Kingdom of God. And in a world where unfair-
ness is the norm, that's not a bad place to be.
Pastor John
The Body of Christ Grew at Centri-Kid
Summer Camp
by: Pastor Ashley Smith
Pastor Ashley, Vickie, and
Maribel Pena led a group of
3rd-6th grade students to the
annual Centri-Kid Summer
Camp at Campbell Universi-
ty. The students started each
day studying God's word, be-
fore participating in recrea-
tional activities throughout
the day. Each evening the stu-
dents attend a camp-wide
worship service, where they were presented with the
Gospel and given an opportunity to respond. On
Tuesday night, I received a text from Vickie saying
she had just had a "Holy Spirit led meeting" with two
of the students. One of the students, Mateja Tillman,
had decided to be a follower of Christ two years ago
at Centri-Kid camp. The other student, Chloe Bowen,
was attending camp for the first time, and was
brought by Mateja to speak with Vickie about be-
coming a Christian. The next evening at the close of
worship, Chloe went forward in a decision to give
her life to Jesus! The next day, Chloe was found en-
couraging another student, Nora Venable, to also giv-
er her life to Jesus. So at the following evening wor-
ship, Nora (also a first time camp participant) made a
decision to follow Christ! It was a biblical and genu-
ine example of how the Early Church evangelized
and grew exponentially. Two other students, Chloe
Baker and Victor Aguilar, also made decision to be-
come followers of Jesus. We will be scheduling wa-
ter baptisms soon, and we praise God for the souls
He saved! Please help us to pray for the salvation and
spiritual formation of all of our children and youth!
God is Good!
Pastor Ashley
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On Thursday, May 25, Pastor Ashley and Vickie were pre-sent to witness an Army Change of Command Ceremony at Ft. Bragg for Lt. Col. Dean Scaletta. Dean and Andrea Scaletta, with their daughters Alessandra and Brianna, are active members of The Village Chapel. They attend the 9:30 Family Service, where they serve as greeters and ushers on a rotational basis. Dean will be assigned to the Pentagon, which will not require the Scalettas to relocate. We are grateful for Dean's leadership to our nation, and will pray for him and his family for this new assignment. God Bless America!
Welcome New
Members
Caroline Cordell
Betsy Barnard
Jan Jeffress
Patrick & MJ Pizzella
Men's Ministry and Youth Partner for Local Outreach
On June 10th, a "few good men" and an enthusiastic group of children and youth, spent a Saturday in service to
a local school. The team reached out to The Academy of Moore-- a local charter school in Aberdeen. The
school's principal is Allyson Schoen (who is a member of the Chapel). The team spent their time moving
classroom furniture for several classrooms in preparation for the coming school year. The students really
seemed to enjoy serving and when asked, "Why are we here serving?," one student replied, "Because Jesus
served us!" A great day was had by all and we look forward to serving our community in the future for the
Glory of God! A special thanks to Rich Cowell, Doug Sherwood, and Vickie Smith for coordinating the out-
reach.
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Meet The Foxes
Were you ever on an airplane
when the guy sitting beside you
assured you that the only way to
be happy and have a meaningful
life is to have Christ in it? Well,
that guy may have been Fred
Fox, and he meant it. He and
Anne also live it.
Fred and Anne were born less than a month apart and
grew up in the same neighborhood in Baltimore. Their
first date in the ninth grade was an omen of things to
come as they saw the movie The Ten Commandments.
They attended separate boys and girls high schools, but
still managed to work in occasional dates. One of those
dates during their junior year included attending a Pres-
byterian Church where Anne’s brother was a minister.
Fred says, “That evening I became a saved Christian and
my life changed forever.” Everyone who is familiar with
Fred and Anne’s commitment to The Village Chapel
should know that it started very early in their lives.
After high school, Anne entered the Union Memorial
School of Nursing and Fred entered the University of
Maryland. They were married in 1963. After a few years
working in his family business, Fred took a position as
Territory Manager with the Kirsch Company, the
world’s largest manufacturer of Drapery Hardware. He
worked with Kirsch through four mergers and acquisi-
tions for 38 years and retired in 2003 as National Sales
Manager, Commercial & Contract Sales. While Fred
worked for the same company all those years, Anne had
a varied and fascinating series of nursing positions in-
cluding operating room, pediatrics and occupational
health. After obtaining a degree in Health Administra-
tion from the University of Maryland, she spent 16 years
as Heath Administrator for the State of Maryland’s De-
partment of Juvenile Services. She says when you pray,
“Lord, I’ll do what you want me to do, I’ll go where you
want me to go” you have to be prepared for some unusu-
al results. Ask her how she came to operate the Health
Center/ Emergency Room for 800 employees in a
slaughterhouse.
Fred and Anne relocated to North Kingstown, Rhode
Island in 1966 when daughter Lisa was two years old.
Son Jeffrey was born in a snowstorm in 1967. They
moved back to Baltimore in 1970 and later moved into
an old family home in Glen Burnie, Maryland where
they lived until they moved to Pinehurst full time in
2009. Like so many others who have found Pinehurst,
Fred visited Pinehurst to play golf often over several
decades. Sometimes Anne and other family members
came for Thanksgiving visits. When time came to retire,
Pinehurst was an easy choice. They bought their home in
Pinewild from Charlie Jackson in April, 2007. Charlie
and Jane visited them a few days later, and Jane invited
them to The Village Chapel for Palm Sunday. They felt
welcome and began attending when they were here and
joined the Chapel when they moved here in 2009.
Anne says that for the first 36 years of her life she was a
Presbyterian, the next 31 were Methodist, so The Village
Chapel was a perfect fit. Fred was raised Catholic and
never dared miss church and Sunday school. Neither of
them have missed many Sundays at The Village Chapel.
Their service to the Chapel is too long to list in this
space. Here is an abbreviated list. Fred: Interfaith Food
Pantry, Thursday Morning Men’s Breakfast, Chair of the
11:00 Ushers, Long Range Planning Committee and
Worship Committee Chair for the past two years. Anne:
Hospitality Committee, Library Manager, Tuesday
Morning Prayer Group, Pastor Ashley’s Bible Study,
Break Night, and Pastor John’s Thursday Morning Heal-
ing Service. They attend all 3 services, but primarily
9:30 and 11:00. Fred says he plays golf and Anne enjoys
Tai Chi. Where do they find the time?
Daughter Lisa and her husband Stewart live in Monte-
rey, California. Lisa’s son Nima graduated from Radford
University and is now studying to be a P.A. at the Uni-
versity of Richmond. Daughter Maryam is a recent
graduate of Whittier University and is getting ready to
start a Master PhD program in Astrophysics at the Uni-
versity of Austria in Innsbruck.
Son Jeffrey and his wife
Shannon live here in Pine-
hurst, which is a blessing.
Even better, their soon-to-
be eight year-old daughter,
Olivia also lives here. If
you speak with Fred and
Anne, it doesn’t take long
to learn the role Olivia
plays in their lives. Olivia visits often and loves spend-
ing time in Gran’s kitchen cooking and baking delicious
meals and desserts. Anne says her best volunteer job is
being with Olivia.
Fred speaks for both himself and Anne when he says,
“Throughout my life wherever I have been the Lord has
placed me there for a reason, and I am thankful that
Pinehurst and The Village Chapel were on His list.” We
are too. Thanks Anne and Fred for all God’s work you
have done and continue to do at the Village Chapel.
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The Village Chapel Foundation Update Submitted by: Polk Dillon
The Board of Trustees recently selected new members for the Foundation Committee, including the President,
Jim Schneider. The committee now has the following members: Rob Barrett, Kay Goulet, Mike Matthies
(new), Mark Reif (new), Carolyn Smith, and Buck Warren (new). In our initial meeting last month, we agreed
that the congregation at large is probably not aware of the mission of the Foundation and its importance in
supporting the mission and future viability of the Village Chapel. This article is the first of several intended to
make the congregation more aware of the important role the Foundation plays in the life of the Village Chapel.
The committee will conduct the business and administration of the Foundation and inform the congregation
and the Board of Trustees of what they are doing and of any planned activities. The business of the Founda-
tion consists primarily of being sure that the assets are properly managed and that the desires of the donors are
being met.
The Village Chapel has always been blessed by the remembrances of many people. Some feel the need to do-
nate extra money to meet some present needs, which they believe to be important. Some want to establish
practices that might help the Chapel to grow. Others want to donate for the assurance of the long-term solven-
cy of the many aspects of the operations and benevolence of the chapel. This is what The Foundation is for. It
is a consolidation of a number of endowments for the Chapel, some of which are for specific purposes and
some of which are for general usage. We are thankful for those endowments, because over the last few years,
we have relied on funds from it to meet our expenses. This, of course, also satisfies the wishes of the donors.
If anyone has questions about how to be a benefactor of The Village Chapel, please feel free to ask one of the
committee members or the Board of Trustees.
A FREE LUNCH and a chance to learn about
Habitat for Humanity of the Sandhills!
Community Presbyterian of Pinehurst will host
the next Faith Relations noon lunch meeting of
the local Habitat affiliate on Wednesday July 19.
The Village Chapel supports Habitat as an Apos-
tles Build sponsor. For more information and/or
to register for this meeting, please contact Dan or
Susan Joslin at [email protected] or call us at
910-295-1799.
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A Message from the Shepherd Ministry
Christine Warren, Flock Leader Liaison
Have You Got Pink?
Most of us are familiar with the popular ad campaign entitled, “GOT MILK?” Famous people are pictured
with a milk mustache to promote the health benefits of what was thought to be the “perfect” food. Now, the
merits of drinking the milk of another species are being scrutinized. But science continues to substantiate the
health benefits of loving relationships. We need each other. We need hugs, and laughter, and love. We need
to be listened to and understood. We need to give and receive. So, what does that have to do with the color
pink?
Our physical bodies are surrounded by an energy field or aura; logically named the auric field. When we are
giving or receiving love our auric field glows pink! The physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual ben-
efits of loving human contact are undisputable: Orphans left in their cribs without human touch fail to thrive.
Isolated people who live with pets are less lonely. Marriages with a positive to negative interaction ratio of at
least 4 to 1 survive.
Think of everything we do daily to be healthy: brush our teeth, take a vitamin, eat an apple, get a good night
sleep. Let’s be just as intentional about getting pink, and love our neighbor as ourselves. Your flock leader is
listed below and would love to hear from you!
1) Pinehurst Village, Oldtown, Donald Ross Frieda Powers 910.235.9284 Polk Dillon [email protected]
Liz Skvarla [email protected]
2) Village Acres, No.6, Pinehurst Trace FLOCK LEADER NEEDED
3) Midland Rd East: Longlead, Talamore, Middleton Place, Pine Needles, Whispering Pines, St. Joseph, Southern Pines
West of HWY 1 Tisha Edrington [email protected]
4) Forest Creek: FLOCK LEADER NEEDED
5) Belle Meade Yvonne Gale 910.215.5609 [email protected]
6) No. 7 and No. 9 Martha & Jon Devault [email protected] [email protected]
7) CCNC FLOCK LEADER NEEDED
8) Morganton Road: Doral Woods, Lawn and Tennis Club, Monticello, Quail Haven
Dee and Bro Park [email protected] 910.255.6091
9) Pinehurst Lake and Foxfire; South Of Linden and West of McKenzie
Michael and Mary Jo Matthies [email protected] 910.295.5501
10) Pinewild and Cotswold Ferrell Ann & Bud Harper (pending co-leaders) [email protected]
11) Southern Pines East of HWY 1, Penick Village and Aberdeen FLOCK LEADER NEEDED
12) Seven Lakes and West End Cricket & Rich Cowell [email protected] [email protected]
910.673.3779
For questions, information, or to join this ministry please contact:
Christine Warren 704.641.5325 [email protected]
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July Birthdays 1 Carolyn Smith
2 Seth Whitfield
3 Tom Flanagan
Warren Pardue
Mary-Ellen Morris
4 Bobbie Mumford
Mack Verhyden
Dian Moore
5 Margaret Shaw
Marge Behning
6 Patricia McLean
Sallie Webster
Darlene Reeves
8 Jack Raffaele
9 Nancy McNally
10 Laura Spence
Terry Prince
11 Ann Shoemaker
Marian Maag
Lynn Roberts
12 Donna Traylor
Nathan Vogt
13 Jean Williams
Cricket Cowell
15 Carty Davis
John Breting
18 Freddie Fissel
Gene Horne
Louise Weiss
Ale` Scaletta
Chloe Bowen
Joan Montgomery
19 May Caldwell
Dave Anderson
Bud Fisher
20 Walter Hostetter
Sharon Trail
Shirley Aquino
22 Jerry Townley
Charlotte Cable
23 Nancy Wetmore
Rob Barrett
Tori Valentinas
26 Darlene Skinner
27 Adysen Robinson
28 Charles Clack
26 John Skvarla
Olivia Fox
29 Loyd Nelson
Doug Smith
Jim Schneider
28 Lexi Valentinas
Jean Sundstrom
Marc Granata
1 Rob and Katie Barrett
2 Bob and Florence DeSandy
4 Ron and Jan Kelly
6 Rob and Susan Culp
9 Dave and Tisha Edrington
13 Ron and Ann Whitley
17 Jim and Jane Lewis
Jim and Eleanora Voelkel
20 Mark and Vikki Priest
21 Don and Cecile Hanson
22 Robert and Kathy Hawks
25 Roy and Carolyn Register
28 Ham and Sallie Webster
29 Mike and Kristen Obst
31 Gary and Jean Ann Doern
Please contact the office if your birthday
or anniversary information is incorrect, or if you
need to be added to the list.
VBS Mission
Living Water International exists to demonstrate the love of God
by helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water,
and to experience “living water” - the gospel of Jesus Christ–
which alone satisfies the deepest thirst.
More than 840,000 are estimated to die each year from diarrhea as
a result of unsafe drinking-water, sanitation, and hand hygiene.
The deaths of 360,000 children under the age of five could be
avoided each year if these risk factors were addressed*.
Place monetary donations in a sealed
envelope marked “Clean Water for
Peru” in the offertory plates on Sun-
days or in the church office. Online
donations available through the VBS
Registration link on the church’s web-
site (tvcpinehurst.com)
Donations will be accepted
through July 12, 2017
Make A
DONATION
4001 Greenbriar Dr.
Stafford, TX 77477
*WHO Fact Sheet #391, July 2014
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Chick–fil-A will host a Spirit night for Christmas for Moore on
Thursday, July 6th from 5-7 PM . A portion of the sales will be
given to Christmas for Moore, the organization who interviews
and links people in need at Christmas with sponsors. Hope to see
you there for dinner and support of this program that The Village
Chapel partners with each year through our Angel Tree Program.