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Page 1 Welcome Back Sunday 2018 pg 2 Installation Sunday Hospitality Cont. pg 3 Book Review Men’s Breakfast pg 4 I am your God Education Offers pg 5 Ancient Words Christmas Cantata pg 6 Christmas Child Memories pg 7 Updates Saying Good-bye pg 8 Recap; September Men’s Breakfast pg 9 Recap; cont. Flower Call/ Men’s Prayer Group pg 10 Alvin Green Choir Note From Ted pg 11 September Calendar pg 12 My wife Lauren bought a shirt for me just days before we returned south to our homeAmelia Island! The shirt was a gift, sort of a celebration upon our return to this wonderful community! It has a slight tropical flair: festive pink and patterned with small pineapples. I pledge to purchase an ice-cream float for the first person who spies me wearing it in public… as long as it’s topped with pineapples! Yes, it was the pineapples that caught my eye and my imagination because pineapples have a unique history dating back to our nation’s colonial days. The first recorded mention of the pineapple appears in the 16th century when early colonists of Virginia attempted to transplant it from the Caribbean to the colony as a cash crop. The pineapple or Pyne Fruit eventually emerged as a sign of hospitality as returning ship officers would affix a pineapple to the top of their gates to signify their safe return and sincere desire to welcome friends and guests. Hospitality was also an ancient moral virtue that recognized another’s needs for food and shelter and was a practical, if not obligatory, way to obey and honor God. This is evident in the story of Abraham’s welcome of three visitors in Genesis 18: The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed to the ground. He said, ‘If I have favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by. Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree. Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way– now that you have come to your servant.’(Genesis 18:1-5b) Of course, we no longer spear pineapples on our gates to signify our safe return from dangerous journeys. Nor is it customary to encourage strangers at our doors with invitations of foot washings and food. Yet hospitality and the sharing of our resources with those in need are still spiritual disciplines we are called by God to observe. Jesus even connected hospitality to righteousness as he instructed the host of a banquet: When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. (Luke 14:12b-14) (Continued on page 3) Amelia Plantation Chapel 36 Bowman Rd 904-277-4414 www.ameliachapel.com Find us on Facebook October 2018 “Christian Hospitality” Conrad Sharps Senior Pastor

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Welcome Back Sunday 2018

pg 2

Installation SundayHospitality Cont.

pg 3

Book Review Men’s Breakfast

pg 4

I am your GodEducation Offers

pg 5

Ancient WordsChristmas Cantata

pg 6

Christmas ChildMemories

pg 7

UpdatesSaying Good-bye

pg 8

Recap; September Men’s Breakfast

pg 9

Recap; cont.Flower Call/ Men’s Prayer Group

pg 10

Alvin Green ChoirNote From Ted

pg 11

SeptemberCalendar

pg 12

My wife Lauren bought a shirt for me just days before we returned south to our home–Amelia Island! The shirt was a gift, sort of a celebration upon our return to this wonderful community! It has a slight tropical flair: festive pink and patterned with small pineapples. I pledge to purchase an ice-cream float for the first person who spies me wearing it in public… as long as it’s topped with pineapples!

Yes, it was the pineapples that caught my eye and my imagination because pineapples have a unique history dating back to our nation’s colonial days. The first recorded mention of the pineapple appears in the 16th century when early colonists of Virginia attempted to transplant it from the Caribbean to the colony as a cash crop. The pineapple or Pyne Fruit eventually emerged as a sign of hospitality as returning ship officers would affix a pineapple to the top of their gates to signify their safe return and sincere desire to welcome friends and guests.

Hospitality was also an ancient moral virtue that recognized another’s needs for food and shelter and was a practical, if not obligatory, way to obey and honor God. This is evident in the story of Abraham’s welcome of three visitors in Genesis 18:

The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed to the ground. He said, ‘If I have favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by. Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree. Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way– now that you have come to your servant.’(Genesis 18:1-5b)

Of course, we no longer spear pineapples on our gates to signify our safe return from dangerous journeys. Nor is it customary to encourage strangers at our doors with invitations of foot washings and food. Yet hospitality and the sharing of our resources with those in need are still spiritual disciplines we are called by God to observe. Jesus even connected hospitality to righteousness as he instructed the host of a banquet:

When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. (Luke 14:12b-14)

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Amelia Plantation Chapel

36 Bowman Rd904-277-4414

www.ameliachapel.comFind us on Facebook

October 2018

“Christian Hospitality”

Conrad SharpsSenior Pastor

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Fall is coming and with it the return of so many in our Chapel family.

We’ve missed you!

WELCOME BACK!!Sunday, October 7th

9:15AM & 11:15AMJoin us at either service to hear Senior Pastor Conrad

speak about God’s Holy Word.

10:15AMFall’s return heralds cooler weather; returning

Chapel family members; the beginning of Sunday School; weekday classes; and joyful socializing during fellowship time between services. Chapel members, guests, and visitors who typically

worship at the 11:15AM service are encouraged to come and enjoy this special time in the Fellowship Hall.

10:25AMOur fall Sunday class is held in the Meeting Room.

We’re going to focus on the book of Job with Ara Trembly leading the way.

10:30AMDon and Jeanette Edwards will continue their video study on Israel

in the Upper Room

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Rev. Dr. Conrad Sharps Installation ServiceSeptember 2, 2018

On September 2, 2018, we welcomed the Chapel’s new Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Conrad C. Sharps. He was installed by our Governing Board with the help of the congregation!

Continued from front page.

So what are the signs and symbols of Christian hospitality in our lives? How do people recognize that we have something different to offer?

If I had a simple answer for this I would include it here, but it is an individual’s response to the leading of the Holy Spirit that determines when and to whom the resources God has provided will best demonstrate His love, care and compassion. It is, however, a day-to-day discipline that I challenge you to reflect upon and practice. Enlarge your circle! Acknowledge the providence of God who brings people into our lives every day for a purpose!

God wants us to demonstrate hospitality to those who need to know God loves and cares for them. Their well-being and their salvation matter so much to God that He sent His Son, Jesus, our Lord, to redeem them. Conrad Sharps

Senior Pastor

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THE LAND BETWEEN: FINDING GOD IN DIFFICULT TRANSITIONS

By Jeff Manion

Men’s Breakfast Friday, October 12 with Sheriff

Bill Leeper

Sheriff Bill Leeper is a life-long resident of Nassau County who served 35 years with the Florida

Highway Patrol, before retiring as a Captain. He and his wife Emma own and operate a retail business in Fernandina Beach, the Corner-Copia (The Pirate Store) on Centre Street. He is a former City Commissioner and 2-time Mayor of Fernandina. Sheriff Leeper was drafted by the New York Mets and played in the minor leagues. He was selected as a “Top 50 Athlete” from 1949-1999 by the

Best breakfast in town for $5. Eat at 7:30am and

presentation at 8:00am. Sign up with Beth in the Chapel

Office (277-4414).

Zondervan Publishers tells us that author Jeff Manion uses the Biblical story of the Israelites’ journey through the Sinai desert as a metaphor for being in an undesired time of transition. After

enduring generations of slavery in Egypt, the descendants of Jacob travel through the desert (the land between) toward their new home in Canaan. They crave the food of their former home in Egypt and despise their present environment. They are unable to go back and incapable of moving forward. Their reactions provide insight and guidance on how to respond to God during our own seasons of difficult transition.

This book reveals, in addition to the Israelites’ problems, the author’s and others’ true personal difficulties, exhibiting how real people attempt to maneuver their lives in The Land Between. While not seeing the clichéd words, we are reminded

that although we can’t always choose our paths in life, we can always choose, with God’s help, how we respond to what happens to us. The Israelites in this instance are examples of what NOT to do–whining and complaining. They complained to Moses incessantly regarding their living conditions as they traveled a grueling path that seemingly would last forever. As we travel similar roads, Jeff Manion provides inspiring, God-centered guidance for us. There is always a solid, underlying Biblical message, rendered relatable to 21st century life. This book is useful, constructive, and beneficial to all who live through The Land Between, which at some point is all of us.

Other books by Jeff Manion are Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time (2017) and Satisfied: Discovering Contentment in a World of Consumption (2014).

News-Leader. This is an opportunity to hear from our top local law enforcement official about issues in our community, in an intimate setting.

Our November speaker is Ed Hubel, President of Baptist Hospital. In December, Kurt Carlson, author of One American Must Die, will share his dramatic story of being the hostage of Muslim terrorists.

Ed Weihenmayer

Carol Ann McCayChapel Librarian

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I AM YOUR GOD By Janet McGugan

I am your God, I am your Fortress. I am your rock, I am your salvation. I hold you in my hand. I protect you with my victorious right arm. I fill you with my strength, my power, my love. I will never forsake you. I shall never let you stray from me. I shall lead you up the mountain tops and through the valleys. I shall be the light to light your path when darkness encroaches. The darkest night I shall make as day for you. I shall admonish you. I shall teach you. I shall guide you and lead you into

Consider making God your God this fall! Come and pray with the ladies of the Chapel on Thursday mornings at 9:00a in the Upper Room. Our Adventures in Prayer group meets this month on October 4 & 18.

the knowledge of all truth. I shall make you strong and purify your heart with my Holy Fire. I shall pick you up and carry you when you can no longer walk. I shall hold you steady when you stumble. I shall wash you clean with my Holy Waters. I call you by name. I shall be with you forever. I am all things in you. You are all things in Me.

Jan Smith continues her three weekly classes. On Monday mornings, 10:30a-12:00p, she teaches a Ladies’ Bible Study using the book by Caussad, entitled Abandonment to Divine Providence. The premise of this study is to show believers how to see God in every moment. Wednesday evening, she teaches an adult Men and Women’s study on the Book of Romans. Jan brings out truths espoused in Romans that are thought provoking and appeal to those who want a deeper walk with the Lord. On Thursday mornings, 10:30a-12:00p, Jan teaches Watchman Nee’s classic, The Normal Christian Life. This book instructs one how to live a Christ-centered life.

Sundays in September, Ara Trembly will lead an eight-week class entitled, When Bad Things Happen to Good People: Lessons from the book of Job. After interviewing Ara, I believe this class will be beautifully received by Chapel members. The class is from10:30 to 11:00 in the Meeting Room.

Tuesday Study Groups will resume on September 18. Pastor Conrad Sharps will teach the men’s class and Millie Stevenson will lead the ladies’ class. Their shared topic will be John: The Way to True Life. The classes will meet simultaneously from 11:00a-12:00p each week. The ladies will meet in the Meeting Room and the men in the Chapel Library.

A great addition to the class line up will be a weekly Men’s Prayer Circle lead by Frank Vacirca. This group will meet each Wednesday at 8:00 AM in the Chapel Library. Frank’s vision is for the men of the Chapel to be Prayer Ambassadors for Christ. I have met with Frank and believe his zeal for prayer will be contagious to all men who choose to attend.

Don and Jeanette Edwards continue their film series about the historical facts of Israel, entitled The Holy Land Revealed by professor Jodi Magness. It is held in the Upper Room at 10:30 AM each Sunday. This series will go on into the 2019 calendar year. Don and Jeanette are hosting a Holy Land Tour next year and most of their fellow travelers will be attending this class.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OFFERS THIS FALL

Barney Smith

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In This World Where’er We Roam... Ancient Words Will

Guide Us Home.

Holy words long preservedFor our walk in this world

They resound with God’s own heart Oh, let the ancient words impart

Our Choir occasionally sings these lyrics from one of my favorite anthems. It was also a favorite of

former choir member, Neil Coleman, who in life would show strong feelings as the Choir presented this particular piece. He would sing it enthusiastically along with others in the Choir. The deep, meaningful words haunt and inspire so many of us.

Holy words of our faithHanded down to this age.

Came to us through sacrifice.Oh, heed the faithful words of Christ.

Words of life, words of hopeGive us strength, help us cope.

In this world where’er we roam Ancient words will guide us home.

This music and words were composed by noted Christian songwriter, Lynn DeShazo. Her piece has a poetic quality with verses melding exquisitely. As Christians we are taught to respect God’s Word and hold it as inspired. Unfortunately, many fail to see the connection between our day and when the Bible was actually written.

Some believe DeShazo was inspired by what were found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Certainly, antiquity and beauty resonate as meaningful markers on our journey ”Home.” For many of us, there is a deep longing for “groundedness” and for a sense of tradition.

Earlier this year, a few Choir members traveled to the Holy Land. More will visit next year. For those Holy Land visitors and for friends and family left at home,

ANCIENT WORDS – A MARKER ON LIFE’S SIGNPOST By Bill Hilles

worldly distractions can be overcome by time-worn values. Many of us are caught up in hurry-up communication mind-sets. We twitter and tweet our way to distant friends and family across the Ethernet; we are impatient to express a thought and feel the best way through the use of abbreviated words and phrases, and we have grown used to expecting instant responses in the same cryptic short hand.

Many of us were privileged in days long past to have had excellent English and literature teachers who highlighted beautiful contributions of poets and writers over the years. Unfortunately, the old ways of speaking and writing have given way to ultra-modernism that ignores historical values and deeply felt emotions. Words from the Scriptures may seem outmoded against today’s lifestyles But the spiri-tuality and impact of the words from the ancients convey the timeless foundations of our faith.

Where’er We Roam . . . Ancient Words Will Guide Us Home

Bill Hilles

Our choir is working on the Christmas Cantata “Invitation to a Miracle” by Joseph Martin.

It will be presented on Dec.16th at the Chapel. I would like to invite anyone who would like to sing

with us to come and join us for this exciting cantata. We dedicate one hour of rehearsal time on

Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00p. See Don Edwards for more information.

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Our Amelia Plantation Chapel’s 2018 Shoebox collection for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child will run through the Blessing of the Boxes on October 21 at both services.

Last year our Chapel members prepared 246 boxes! Worldwide, 11.3 million shoeboxes were lovingly prepared and children living in over 100 countries were blessed with a shoebox in 2017. Since its inception in 1993, when 28,000 boxes were sent to children in Bosnia who were suffering because of civil war, Operation Christmas Child has delivered 157 million boxes to children in need in 160 countries. These shoeboxes are an opportunity to share the Gospel and “Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples!” Psalm 96:3.)

For ideas about what to put in your shoeboxes, go to samaritanspurse.org and click on Operation Christmas Child-Let’s get packing! There are ideas for what to include for each group, and what not to

include. Please look at the entire website. There are so many wonderful testimonials and articles!

The $9 shipping fee per shoebox can be paid online if you would like to learn the destination of your boxes, or you can include the $9 in cash or check in the box. All boxes are opened at the processing

center. Your donation for shipping will be removed then.

Remember to pray for the children who will receive your boxes. We are so blessed!

We will need helpers to hand out boxes after both services on October 7 and 14, and to receive boxes before both services on October 7, 14, and 21.

Please contact Claudia Smith at 912-294-4778 or email [email protected] to volunteer.

We’ve Got Stories to TellTurning Memories into Memoirs

Seminar at Amelia Plantation ChapelSaturdays, October 6-27, 2018

9:00 to 11:00 amThe Chapel will hold a seminar on the topic of genealogy. The goal is to

present stories reflecting personal memories–writing them and sharing with others in the course. We will use pictures to illustrate and enhance each presentation. Noted local writer Dickie Anderson will lead off and set the tone for the workshop on October 6. She will also help guide the attendees during the course on making their memories into memoirs. The Chapel last presented a somewhat similar course two years ago. Four of the participants in that seminar will be contributing this year.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD & MEMORIES TO MEMOIRS

For more information contact Bill Hilles

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry

Claudia Smith

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Goodbye to A Hero - Lt. Col. Joe Reece ... A MarineWe lost another military hero last month. Lt. Col. Joe Reece died at age 98. We remember him as all Marine and all Clemson. He was part of the legendary assault of Iwo Jima, the bloodiest battle of WW II. I’ve been told he was the last survivor of that vicious campaign. His last years were spent wearing Clemson jackets and shirts with Clemson insignia, driving a Clemson golf cart replete with Tiger paws, and cheering for his beloved Clemson football team.

In an age when we fawn over pop stars and overpaid athletes, Joe was a REAL hero. He picked cotton, attended a land grant college, endured

Parris Island, and later contributed greatly to the development of a family of new military assault vehicles, which led to the armored personnel carriers used in Desert Storm.

Goodbye to a REAL hero.Ed Weihenmayer

THANK YOU TO OUR WORSHIP

TEAM!!Pat Stichweh

Our Worship Team is dedicated to take care of all the details that make each Sunday morning a special time of

worship for everyone. We want to take a moment to thank everyone involved!

ALTAR GUILD: JOYCE WELLS and REGINA COMRIE

LAY READERS:BRYAN TABLER and ALISON TREMBLY

USHERS:BUDDY JACOBS, DINO CASILLAS

and BRUCE COMRIE

PARAMENTS:GAYLE HOWARD

PRAYER ALTAR:BARNEY SMITH and JEANETTE EDWARDS

LIVE STREAM: STEVE RIECK and Team

OktoberfestSunday, October 28

We will be celebrating “Oktoberfest” at Walkers Landing.

5 o’clock social hour6 o’clock dinner

There will be musical entertainment by Early McCall

More information will be available in the weekly bulletins!

Sign ups will begin on October 7th in the Narthex or in Fellowship Hall.

For further details call Mary Lee Garrett (904)277-4508.

Mary Lee Garrett

A FEW UPDATES AND SAYING GOODBYE TO A HERO

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Addressing a full house of 65 men and women at the Amelia Plantation Chapel Men’s Breakfast September 14, 2018, Denver Singletary, known as the “drill sergeant” at Camp Consequence, said, “We take the toughest, most disruptive kids with their parents who have tried

every behavior option and restore peace to the family. We know from doing this for over 15 years that there are no bad kids, only parents who are afraid to be parents. The result is chaos in the home, the schools and the streets.”

Singletary sounds like a drill sergeant. With a deep, powerful voice and serious eyes, all he needs is a flat hat and a starched shirt to complete the character. This is the first person a busload of disruptive teens meet when they begin a 31-day program at Camp Consequence, located strategically next to the Nassau County Jail. Singletary spent 20 years in the US Navy and has nine children of his own. No, he is not related to former Chicago Bear Mike Singletary.

“In 2010 I was involved with a ministry at Florida State Prison,” he said. “This is where the electric chair is located with many men on death row. It is a scary place. The spiritual evil there is immense and we went there to pray. I met a young man in his cell and was very impressed at the artwork he had created on the walls. I asked him, “You are clearly a talented artist. Why are you here? ” His response to me was somebody disrespected him so he pulled out his gun and shot him. That day my heart broke. I realized I could not be part of the aftermath any longer. As a proactive person, I sought a way to help families do better.

“I had met Glenn Ellison, founder of the Parents’ Help Center at a prayer breakfast in 2008 and was helping him out with the Empowered Parents program. He had met my children and asked how I raised them. I told him my kids know that man does not live by bread alone but by

the word of God. They know it because I have taught them and demonstrated it. Glenn asked me to work with him full time.

“Over the years, I learned how to get to the heart of a person because if you don’t change the heart, nothing will change. We sit down with parents of these kids and tell them straight out, “It’s something you did or something you didn’t do. We put the cause and responsibility where it belongs: on the parents. Moreover, we see many kids who have been categorized with labels such as ADHD, who are on multiple medications… That’s killing our kids.

“My goal is to save America by leading people to the cross. We are a Christian organization but we don’t advertise ourselves that way. We are helping people solve a critical problem. And isn’t that what Jesus did? He fed them first so he could lead them.

“Some years ago, I spoke at a small conference where an older woman came up to me saying, ‘I’m done with these young people. I don’t want to have anything to do with them.’ As a man of God, it broke my heart. If our young people are not directed by the wisdom God has given our older people, all that strength and energy will be directed the wrong way. Our world is built on a family plan. But it seems like parents have given up on kids. They are quitters. But the older generation has the power to help change that. I challenge you to get involved. If we

are to save our way of life, it is necessary.

“Our monthly Empowered Parent Conference is organized chaos. A psychological thing – get the whole family out of balance. We bring the whole family in and separate them. Parents can’t talk to kids but they are aware of what

we are doing because we spend 75% of our time working with parents, 25% with kids. Why? Children are easy. It’s the parents we need to train, to work through issues. We want parents to be effective, not prideful or arrogant.

Lee Mulder

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 MEN’S BREAKFAST

with Denver Singletary

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“Once parents get reality therapy at camp we support them throughout the U.S. and several other countries – all based on our book Changing Destructive Adolescent Behavior,” our curriculum by parents for parents. This is the book you should have gotten when you took your baby home from the hospital.”

Glenn then introduced Charlie Ward who has become a spokesperson for the organization.

Charlie Ward is a not-so-tall skinny guy with big glasses who doesn’t look like Heisman Trophy winner that took Florida State University to a national championship. He has been married 23 years with three children aged 18, 15 and 9 years. “Our foster son Josh was a troubled kid to begin with, having been abandoned by his mother. He was disruptive, full of anxiety. Josh went to several schools, saw therapists but nothing worked.

“Our kids started to bring out the worst in us,” he said. “My wife found Camp Consequence about two years ago where our lives were changed as we learned how to be empowered parents. Now, as a result of working in a structured environment, Josh is an A/B Honor Roll student

and was recently given a citizenship award at school. This program saved our family.”

In the audience was Bill Leeper, Nassau County Sheriff, Bryan Alvare from Faith Christian Academy and Andy Powell from the Nassau County School District. At a brief round table discussion following the breakfast, “We can’t solve this problem ourselves,” Glenn Ellison said. “We need this program in every school and law enforcement organization in the nation.” He held up a three-ring binder saying, “These are testimonials from parents – over 700 of them. The program works. We must work together to save our families.”

Camp Consequence is one of the organizations supported financially by Amelia Plantation Chapel Outreach. The book Changing Destructive Adolescent Behavior and information on Camp Consequence may be found at www.theparenthelpcenter.com

Altar Flower Call!Want to dedicate or honor a loved one? We know just the thing! Sign up to have an altar flower arrangement

for just the right time! The sign-up book is in the Narthex and there are still many spots open for the

remainder of 2018! Questions? Call the Chapel office (904) 277-4414.

Men’s Prayer GroupCalling The Men of Plantation Chapel

to be our Prayer Warriors!

In all time and in this time, men of faith are needed to cover our church, community, country and world in prayers. Coordinated by Frank Vacirca, grateful for help from Barney Smith, The Men’s Prayer Group will meet each Wednesday morning at 8:00a in the Chapel library. Please place this request on your hearts. Together, as men of The Chapel, we can be prayer ambassadors for Christ.

We hope to see you at our meetings on Wednesday at 8:00a.

Frank Vacirca

Please join us in thanking one of our Chapel’s artists, Barbara Hopkins, who has assisted us

with art selections for the Sunday bulletins. The great art selected by Barbara speaks for itself.

We are so blessed to have so many talented, giving Chapel Members.

From Governing Board President, Millie Stevenson

Jim and I were both overwhelmed at the outpouring of kindnesses from our fellow Chapel members during and following my recent surgery. We thank you for the many cards, e-mails, delicious food and most of all for the special prayers sent up for my recovery. They are working and I am getting better each day. I am looking forward to

being “full steam ahead” soon and resuming all of my Chapel activities.

Love in Christ,Millie

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A NOTE FROM TED SCHRODER: RETIRED SENIOR PASTOR

Dear Chapel friends,

I want to thank you for the generous love offering you sent Antoinette and me as a farewell gift on retiring. It was most unexpected and greatly appreciated, especially after your funding the Scholarship for students at Trinity School for Ministry last year on the 50th anniversary of my ordination.

We are enjoying taking it easy after so many years of pastoring. It will take us some time to transition into a new stage of life and we are praying for the Lord’s guidance and direction.

We had a wonderful two weeks in London, where we met 49 years ago, dated and got married while I was on the staff of All Souls Church, Langham Place under the ministry of John Stott. We worshipped there the two Sundays we were in London where there is an international congregation and three packed services each week. It was inspiring and encouraging to see the continuing vitality of that congregation. I sat next to a student from Brazil who told me he was there because he had read John Stott’s books. While Antoinette was attending a Bronte Conference in York, where she met conferees from as far away as Japan and Poland, I met with Tim Chester who is writing a book on John Stott. We compared notes

and discovered that while his book and mine have the same subject we will come at it from different perspectives: his from the English perspective and mine from the American.

We visited the National Gallery, the Museum of London, the Guildhall Art Museum, the Tate Britain, a John Piper exhibit and, you will not be surprised, several bookstores, who did well out of us! You can see some photos on my Facebook page.

I am taking the words of Isaiah 40:31 to heart as I pray for God’s wisdom for my future service:

“Those who hope in the Lord Will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles;They will run and not grow weary,They will walk and not be faint.”Antoinette and I will be worshipping at churches in Jacksonville for a while but we hope to see you from time to time in the neighborhood.

Much love in Christ, Ted

H. Alvin Green Memorial Alumni Choir November 11, 2018

The H. Alvin Green Memorial Alumni Choir has not visited the Chapel in two years. Many Chapel members and friends have asked when this exciting group is returning. Well, buckle your seat belts. The date is

Sunday, November 11 at 5:00pm, with Patricia Black directing. You don’t want to miss this powerful and patriotic concert on Veterans Day, so mark your calendars now.

Those who have enjoyed them previously, spread the word.

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Petal Pushers & Pedal Express10:00a

Ladies’ Bible Study 10:30a

2Tuesday Study 11:00a

3Chancel Choir Reheasal 4:00p

4Adventures in Prayer 9:00a

Adult Bible Study 10:30a

5 6Memories to Memoirs Class 9:00a

7COMMUNION

11:15a

Welcome Back Sunday

Sunday Class 10:25a

8Petal Pushers & Pedal Express10:00a

Ladies’ Bible Study 10:30a

9Tuesday Study 11:00a

10Bob Siebert’s Memorial Service 11:00a

Chancel Choir Reheasal 4:00p

Adult Bible Study 6:30p

11Adult Bible Study 10:30a

Outreach Meeting 2:00p

12MEN’S BREAKFAST7:30a withSherriff Bill Leeper

13Memories to Memoirs Class 9:00a

Joe Reece’s Memorial Service 11:00a

14COMMUNION

11:15a

Sunday Class 10:25a

15Petal Pushers & Pedal Express10:00a

Ladies’ Bible Study 10:30a

16Tuesday Study 11:00a

17Osprey Village Communion 2:00p

Executive Board Meeting 2:00p

Governing Board Meeting 3:00p

Chancel Choir Rehearsal 4:00p

Adult Bible Study6:30p

18Adventures in Prayer 9:00a

Adult Bible Study 10:30a

19Ladies Tea with Lauren Sharps 2:00p

20Memories to Memoirs Class 9:00a

21COMMUNION

11:15a

Blessing of the Boxes

Sunday Class 10:25a

22Petal Pushers & Pedal Express10:00a

Ladies’ Bible Study 10:30a

23Tuesday Study 11:00a

24Deacon’s Meeting 11:00a

Chancel Choir Rehearsal 4:00p

Adult Bible Study 6:30p

25Adult Bible Study 10:30a

26 27Memories to Memoirs Class 9:00a

28COMMUNION

11:15a

Sunday Class 10:25a

Octoberfest at Walkers Landing

29Petal Pushers & Pedal Express10:00a

Ladies’ Bible Study 10:30a

30Last Tuesday Study 11:00a

31Chancel Choir Rehearsal 4:00p

Adult Bible Study 6:30p

OCTOBER 2018

SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULEWorship at 9:15a & 11:15a

Coffee Fellowship at 10:15aAdult Sunday Classes at 10:30a