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DEAR LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK FAMILY, I am writing this to you from sunny Florida. Following the glorious Easter celebration yesterday, Marcia, Tara and I got into our van and made the 9 ½ hour trip down to Melbourne, Florida, to see Jennifer and our grandchildren. As we were driving yesterday, (still emotionally high from our Easter experience) it gave me lots of time to reflect on the past week and a chance to more fully appreciate how grateful I am to be the pastor of such a wonderful congregation. I want to take this time to thank so many people who went “above and beyond” in serving Christ and Little Chapel this past week. The problem with doing something like this is that I will inadvertently leave someone out, and though I might have forgotten you God never will. I want to begin by thanking Sharon Minor for all she did in helping to keep our guest missionaries from Crossnore Presbyterian Church entertained during a very busy Holy Week. She not only helped get them mission opportunities while they were here but she helped provide meals for them during the week, orchestrated the wonderful dinner on Maundy Thursday and then hosted a group for dinner on Good Friday. Jim Bolick also helped the group during the week. Speaking of Maundy Thursday dinner, Carol Coble also deserves a big “thank you.” She not only helped Sharon with the planning of the dinner on Thursday, but was very instrumental in helping with the Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. Thanks also to Heather Noe for all her organizational skills and work for the Easter Egg Hunt, as well as Judy Gibson and her puppeteers and everyone on the Christian Education committee who lent a hand in making sure things went as smoothly as possible. I am sure there were nearly 4000 plastic eggs hidden throughout the complex and there were many other hands who helped make the day possible. I want to thank the choir for their wonderful contribution to Holy Week. From Palm Sunday through Easter, the choir added so much to the meaning of our time together. And to Brett and Kathy Blizzard for their very moving duet during the Maundy Thursday service. I will never again hear “Were You There” and not think of that service at Little Chapel. Tom Solley deserves our thanks playing several times during Holy Week both his clarinet and saxophone, while Jane Mallard and Larry Honeycutt sang for us during the week. A big “thank you” to Janice Allen who kept the sanctuary looking various ways, depending upon the day. She made sure we had Palms for Palm Sunday, and the Easter Cross was glorious with the lilies on Easter Sunday. And I will never be able to say “thank you” enough to the wonderful staff at LCOB. Between Palm Sunday and Easter, Martha Parker had 9 bulletins to type and print. And she did it all, plus so many other things with a smile on her face. Karen Scheboth not only assisted during some of the Holy Week services but she over-saw the Easter Egg “extravaganza” and did not miss a beat when due to weather we had to bring the entire operation inside. It was a great day for the children of Little Chapel. Thank you Karen. And to David Heinzman...who played for every service during Holy Week and continued to give me support throughout the week, my sincere appreciation. David made sure there was special music all during the season, and even stepped in and “pinch-hit” on Good Friday, singing a duet with Jane Mallard. And the music he prepared for us for Easter Sunday was simply awe-inspiring. David, it is a joy to work with you! Thank you. On Easter Sunday, when the decision was made to move indoors, Marcia Rabun, John Moore, Jim Herren and Rick Pindell, stepped in as ambassadors for Little Chapel, serving as greeters and ushers, and put out more chairs as some 400 people moved from the outside to the inside for the sunrise service.

It has been a glorious week and again, thank you to everyone who made it possible. I truly am a blessed person to be your Pastor.

May the blessings of Easter continue for days and weeks and months to come. On another note, I hope you will join us this Sunday as we celebrate “Surprise Sunday”. Instead of it being “low Sunday” as it is in many congregations we are going to have “Surprise Sunday”. Two big surprises...there will be NO 8:30 service. Join us at 9:00 for breakfast and then Sunday School and then our 10:30 service. Another of the big surprises is this Sunday there will be no bulletin. Oh, David and I will know what is taking place, but everyone else will be able to worship without having to follow along in a bulletin. Join us this Sunday for “Surprise Sunday!” Blessings, Pastor Pat

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HAPPY EASTER 2014!

A special Thank You is extended to everyone who shared their musical gifts with us and made our worship during Easter even more magnificent.

Thanks David for sharing your talents with us… We couldn’t have done it with out you!

A NOTE FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT

Bell Choir Kathy & Brett Blizzard

Heather Bobeck Chancel Choir

Larry Honeycutt

Zoe Laakmann Zack Millor

George Mayo Jane Millard

Shannon O’Neil Jean Schild Tom Solley

Ella Grace Wadsworth Lydia Wadsworth

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YOU ARE INVITED

TO PLAY

A GAME

OR TWO

OF CHESS! LEARN TO PLAY!

WE OFFER LESSONS!

WE ALSO HAVE A 3 PERSON CHESS BOARD!

CHESS CLUB SATURDAY, MAY 10,

10:00-NOON in the fellowship hall.

Chess club meets once a month. This month, we meet the second Saturday in May (May 10) at 10:00AM. We hope to have a chess tournament this summer. Join us! [We average 15 youth (middle through college aged students) and 3 or 4 adults.]

Our youth are an important part of our life at the Little Chapel! Through the Presbyterian Youth Connection, the church provides our young people with opportunities for mission, participation in worship, service to the community, Bible study and reflection, and a wide range of fun trips and activities. Contact: Karen Scheboth, 910-256-2819 ext. 105

SUNDAY, MAY 4 · 5:30 PM Parent and PYC meeting. Bring your calendars.

SATURDAY, MAY 10 · 10:00AM-NOON Chess Club

SUNDAY, MAY 11 · 10:15AM PYC meets with Karen in the Narthex.

Happy Mother’s Day!

SUNDAY, MAY 18 - 10:30AM Celebrating our GRADUATES during church!

If you have a graduating senior, please let Karen Scheboth know (910) 256-2819 ext. 105.

PYC AT

WORK AND PLAY

PKC SUMMER KICK OFF

(Presbyterian Kids Connection) Whether it is packing meals for the hungry, working with Habitat Restore, helping with Walk MS or Nurture NC, going bowling or ice skating, or simply hanging out together studying the Word - there is always something going on with PYC! You might be saying to yourself...But my children aren’t old enough. Well, guess what!!! We are kicking off a PKC (Presbyterian Kids Connection) program at LCOB! Want to get in on the action? Parents of elementary aged school children, please meet Karen Scheboth in the church fellowship hall.

WHEN: Sunday, June 1 Immediately following worship

Bring your calendar!

Coming soon: Train to be a clown!

VBS SUPPLIES WANTED swimming pool noodles, baby wipes/hand wipes,

9 Hula Hoops (any size), 9 Frisbees, colorful buttons, sequins/jewels, washers,

plastic table cloths, 45 pairs of white shoe laces, jumbo crafts sticks, sand pails, 6 - five-gallon buckets, or let us do the shopping for you — monetary donations

for small clay flower pots and wooden picture frames

THANK YOU!!!


The Christian Education Committee is excited to announce

this year’s Vacation Bible School:

Our overall theme verse is Psalm 77:14a.

“You are the God who works wonders.”

Vacation Bible School will be held at the

Little Chapel on the Boardwalk

SIGN UP NOW! Volunteer Sign ups and

Child Registrations are available

online: 2014.cokesburyvbs.com/littlechapel

Applications are also available in the narthex for those who would like to be a part of the VBS volunteer team!

A kick off event will be held Sunday, July 6

3:00PM-4:00PM

VBS will be held Monday, July 7

through Thursday, July 10 5:15PM—7:45PM

A special VBS participation worship service will be held Sunday, July 13.

IN THE MAIL Dear LCOB Friends, I want to thank all of you for the prayers, cards and visits when I was so sad for the loss of our son. Reid was a very brittle diabetic and had the disease for 49 years. We were very blessed to have him for that length of time.

With great appreciation for your kindness. Love,

Freddye Ledford

Dear LCOB Friends and Family, This heartfelt thank you is given to Karen Scheboth who so graciously spent the morning in prayer with my mother Janet Louise Weimer, just prior to her death on April 22, 2014. I also extend my gratitude for the outpouring of love from the Little Chapel for the cards, prayers and visits. Peace and Grace, Libby

Dear Friends: Thank you for your donation to Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. Your kindness helps us provide a safe ha-ven and critical serves for individuals and families fleeing the violence on their own homes. Please know that you are making a difference in the lives of victims, as they start lives free of violence and fear. Your gift is greatly appreciated.

Mary Ann Lama Executive Director

Beach Hats Off to our

Crossnore Presbyterian buddy,

Clarence Kenyon!

Clarence, a master

woodworker, crafted 70 posts from materials he supplied so that LCOB

can rope off the age groups at future Community Easter Festivals.

A great big WOO-HOO, CLARENCE!


LITTLE CHAPEL TEAMS WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

In late March, Pastor Pat and Mary Jo Kohunsky attended the Kick-Off breakfast for the 2014 Ecumenical Build at the offices of Habitat for Humanity in March, and had an opportunity to meet the Garcia Family, who will be buying this special home this year. We had a chance to talk with pastors and representatives of the 8 other churches who will be on this great team! Meet your Habitat Homeowners! Carlos and Stephanie

Garcia have been a part of the Habitat program since Novem-ber 2013; however, Carlos was already familiar with Habitat’s work. When Cape Fear Habitat was building in Brunswick Coun-ty, Carlos assisted in the water hookups as a Public Works Su-pervisor for the town of Navassa. When we met with them for their first interview, Carlos mentioned that he had never considered Habitat as a solution for his own

family until his wife mentioned it. After meeting with Habi-tat’s Credit Specialist, they realized they were a great fit for the Habitat program and homeownership. As a family with two adults, Carlos and Stephanie have al-ready invested more than 50% of their required 400 sweat equity hours with Habitat. They have worked hard on build sites, in our ReStores, and at Habitat’s special events. Their first sweat equity hours were completed as a family when they helped at our annual Turkey Trot fundraiser on Thanksgiving morning! Carlos still works as a Public Works Supervisor and Stepha-nie is a stay-at-home mom and enjoys cooking for others. They have instilled in their children a sense of hard work and service to others, and that has been evident in their partnership with Habitat. Carlos and Stephanie have four children ages 9, 12, 15 and 18, who have each found their own way to be involved in Habitat. The dream of homeownership is becoming a reality for the Garcia family, as they are set to break ground on their own home on April 26. The entire family is looking forward to calling the Love Grove community home! The Garcias are working alongside us on their new home which broke ground on April 26. Special note: Joining us this year on our Habitat Build are two students from the Presbyterian Campus Ministry at UNCW. Michael and Christian participated with us for the groundbreaking, even though that took place only a few days before final exams! We appreciate Kevin Hay for connecting us, and thank these young men for giving their time to be part of the LCOB Habitat Team!

Future opportunities: You don't have to go to Avery County, NC, with missionaries to work on a Habitat home! We have opportunities right here in Wilming-ton. On Saturday, May 10, LCOB once again heads to the build site at 1309 Corbett Street, this time to work on floor sys-tems. We need 10 members of the congregation to join us on this day. Our partners that day will be members of Win-dermere Presbyterian Church. We will definitely burn our calories on that day! Please sign up in the narthex to help construct the floors on which the rest of the home will be built. Lunch will be served to us by members of St. John's Episcopal Church. Those who wish to prepare and/or serve lunch on June 7 may also sign up now, being sure to provide your e-mail address so we can contact you. We have been asked to bring 25 lunches that day, including a few for vegetari-ans. Workers from Holy Cross Episcopal Church and Ma-sonboro Baptist Church will greet us with open arms when we set up lunch at about 11:30. We should finish by 12:45. Our final duty date at this home is Saturday, June 21. On that day we will finish the vinyl siding started the week earli-er. We may only bring 5 workers that day, so don't miss this chance to work with 5 of our friends from Windermere Presbyterian Church. Lunches will be provided by St. An-drews on the Sound Episcopal Church. Tools will be pro-vided, but if you have a favorite pair of work gloves, please bring them. Stay tuned for information about the Dedica-tion, which is scheduled to be sometime in August. EVE-RY MEMBER OF LCOB is invited! Volunteer information: 1. Youth ages 16-17 may be on our team (just no use of lad-

ders or power tools.) 2. Work days begin at 8 am and finish no later than 3 pm. Oc-

casionally, we finish around 1-2 pm. 3. Volunteers will need to sign a Release and Waiver of Liabil-

ity, and should pick up the printed information in the nar-thex.

4. We are also asked to watch a short video on YouTube that outlines safety procedures, before we arrive on the site. Check it here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VH0Fh210o.

5. Please bring a snack and bottle of water for the day; lunch will be provided.

6. When you sign up to volunteer, a packet of information will be available in the narthex.

7. If you sign up and later find that you are unable to par-ticipate, please contact Mary Jo or Sharon. We must have an exact count of volunteers by the Thursday be-fore each of our assigned work days.

Questions? Contact Mary Jo Kohunsky at [email protected] or 509-0258, or Sharon Minor at [email protected] or 686-0794.

"Together we can do great things." -- Mother Teresa

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Seven missionaries from our sister church, Crossnore

Presbyterian, came calling Holy Week from the mountains of Avery County to do good works in our community. We were pleased to host Carroll and Linda Berkley,

Bob and Linda Taylor, Thomasina (Tomi) Tennant, and Clarence and Janis Kenyon at our Matthew House. The group worked two days painting three bathrooms at Kids Making It on Water Street and one day with the Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM) improv-ing Ms. Mary’s home on Seventh Street. A special thanks to Jim Bolick, Mary Jo Kohunsky, and Sharon and Steve Minor who spent time working on the projects side by side with them. With the exception of Clarence and Janis, the group departed on Friday morning. Clarence and Janis stayed to help with the Community Easter Festival on Saturday and to worship with us on Sunday. It was a joy to have these hard workers close by! The week was also a time for reunions and building friendships. Thanks to the 14 missionaries from the LCOB who missioned in Crossnore last October for making their special friends feel so special all week. Thanks to all Little Chapel Big Hearts – over 100 strong – who came to a covered dish dinner on Maundy Thursday honoring the Crossnore group. Thanks to all the good cooks and everyone who worked so hard to make the dinner a success. Thanks to Brenda Parker for making LCOB shells for these first time visitors. The warmth and food were wonderful but the specialness of the service afterwards and the incredi-ble music were divine -Thank You! Please pray for blessings for our Crossnore friends and, especially, for those who could not make the trip due to medical issues…El and Bill Wilson and David and Mary

Jo Hege. They have a rain check. As you know, Crossnore Pres-byterian opened their church and homes to us last year. What a treasure to reciprocate and continue our relationship. While we were in Crossnore,

we made a commitment to The Crossnore School that we are fulfilling the last week in July and first two weeks in August when four cottages of children ages 3 to 10 with their house parents and staff will vacation at The Matthew House. Mary Jo Kohunsky will share more de-tails soon and you will have a better understanding of this special mission. Your Mission Committee is planning for another mis-sion trip to the Crossnore area in the fall. To help us with the planning process, please send an email to Sha-ron Minor ([email protected]) if you might be interested in going…understanding this is an interest only indicator since dates have not been determined.

Thanks so much for all your support of the many missions of your church! Jesus Loves YOU!

T I L E S T O N O U T R E A C H F I N A L S P R I N G U P D A T E

May is the final month we will be collecting donations at the Little Chapel for Tileston Outreach this spring. Tileston is closed much of the summer and the Tileston bench is used for 2nd Loaf from June through August. Special requests for May include boys’ clothing 3-12 months, girls 2T and 3T and boys sizes 14-18. Sippy cups are needed and TOILETRIES FOR TILESTON ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. They have also requested that we only collect spring/summer clothing this month –please no more winter/cold weather clothing until next fall. You may leave all boxed/bagged donations on the Tileston Bench at LCOB. If you wish to make a large bagged or furniture donation please call Sister Isaac at 762-5491, Ext 135 to schedule a pick up. We want to thank all of the drivers this past year: Brett & Kathy Blizzard, Cos & Nancy Cosby, Pam Gerow, Gary & Betty Gischel, Dan & Cheryl Hammond, George & Linda Johnson, Susan Long, Dianne Mat-thews, Silvey Robinson and Pat & Mary Roche. What a great team! A sincere thank you to all the members of the Little Chapel for their donations. We appreciate your contin-ued generosity! Ellen Dudley and Jacalyn Bristow



Kids Making

It! Accompanied by our friends from Crossnore Presbyterian Church, members of Little Chapel were recently able to discover another way in which for we might make a big difference in a mission to give children a better chance in life, right here in Wilmington.

At Kids Making It, skilled woodworkers are teaching chil-dren as young as eight how to use wood hand tools to make a product and then sell it and and earn money. Once they master hand tools, they move on to learn how to safely use power tools all the way to how to work with a computer lathe. The kids (from ages 8-18), who are re-ferred by various social services agencies or just come in because they like what their friends are doing, are trained for jobs in wood work and are given help in job placement at companies in the area.

Executive Director (Jimmy) James W. Pierce is a wonder-ful man with a passion to help teach young people with skills in wood work and project design. We suggest you visit their building at 15 S. Water street and see all the items they make to sell, including wood pens, wood and metal awards and plaques, signs, birdhouses, bookshelves, address signs, laser-cut earrings and keychains, and a varie-ty of other items. A special project involves using wood from the original decking of the battleship North Caroli-na. Proceeds go to back to the individual kids so they can see a return on their efforts. An art show/sale is being planned to showcase some of the work the kids do, and pieces will be available for purchase.

There will be more information in the July newsletter but we invite you to view the organization's website before then at www.kidsmakingit.org. Please let us know how you might want to get involved in this mission. For further information, contact Jimmy Bolick at [email protected].

2ND LOAF SIGN-UPS Summer is quickly approaching and it’s that time when “The Little Chapel with The Big Heart” steps up to help with the 2nd Loaf summer ministry program. 2nd Loaf, which will soon begin its 14th season, collects unused food from vacationers renting at Wrightsville Beach. We ask departing renters to drop off their food and other useful items every Saturday morning during June-August, beginning on June 7 and ending on August 30. On Monday mornings the donations will be taken to Good Shepherd Center, where about 350 of our hungry neighbors are fed each day. Mem-bers of our church family will collect the food from 8:30 until 11:30 am under the portico of the Little Chapel, while enjoy-ing the opportunity to meet and greet vacationers, who travel from all over the country to visit Wrightsville Beach. As you know, we are trying a new approach for 2nd Loaf min-istry this summer, which we hope will make it easier, more efficient, and will involve more participants. The Pathfinders’ Sunday school class will be responsible for collecting and de-livering the food in June. Barbara Tyndall is serving as their coordinator. Susan Long is the coordinator for the choirs, who will be singing or playing the bells for all who drop off food in July! The month of August is open for any individuals, who are willing to collect the food on Saturdays or drive to Good Shepherd on Mondays. Peggy Gentry has already signed up for collecting food, so please sign up to help her, or find a friend or neighbor to collect food on another Saturday. We invite you to be a part of Little Chapel’s 2nd Loaf summer ministry program so that, together with Good Shepherd, we can do our part to end hunger in our community.

MOTHER’S DAY OFFERING

Our Mother’s Day offering on May 11 will be divided between Elderhaus and Homes for Children.

Elderhaus of Wilmington manages the health and medical needs of its elderly clients to enable them to live in the com-munity for as long as possible and to prevent hospitaliza-tions and staying in nursing homes. Barium Springs and Grandfather Home are combining re-sources to be able to serve more children and families across NC. The official date for the merger was April 1. Both agencies are Christian ministries with similar core services such as adoption, foster care, group home care and therapy for abused and neglected children all over NC. This merger creates infrastructure efficiencies and economies of scale that will help sustain Christian care to children and families for another 100 years. This is a merger of equals in its truest form. both agencies will be operating under an umbrella called Homes for Children.

http://www.kidsmakingit.org/



A MESSAGE FROM OUR MISSIONARIES IN CONGO

Dear Friends,

The despair in Marie Katende’s eyes is haunting. She lives in a small, mud brick house with a thatched roof, no running water, no electricity and obviously very little food. The ground around her house is swept clean and there are a few coffee trees in the yard. Marie is a widow and her daughter and 3 grand children live with her. The grand chil-

dren are all under 5 years of age, all under clothed and underfed. Two of the children are severely malnourished with signs of edema. Her daughter’s husband, she said, was off in Angola. Life has clearly been very difficult for Marie. Through the ASSP project (Access to Primary Health Care), a trained community relay will come alongside Marie and work with her over the next 3 months to help her and her daughter put in a garden of nutritious perennials and green leafy vegetables and talk with her about how best to feed the children.

Mother’s day is around the corner. When I think about the challenges that the average Congolese mother faces, it is heartbreaking. In March, at an ASSP staff meeting, Yvette Mulongo gave a short presentation to the staff on gender. “Life for many women in Congo is precari-ous and difficult”, she said, and she began to lay out the statistics. “70% of Congo’s women live in rural areas which mean they don’t have access to running water, electricity and often medical care. 70% live on less than 1 dollar a day. The average life expectancy for a woman in Congo is 47 years. The literacy rate for women is 41%.” “Women in Congo”, Yvette explained, “are of-ten victims of social injustice, and victims of sexual and gender based violence. Many of their children are hun-gry, 43% of the children under 5 years of age suffer from chronic malnutrition.” “And they lose their chil-dren”, she continued, “97 children out of 1,000 die be-fore their 1st birthday. Their daughters marry young, often at 13 or 14 years of age and start bearing children

too early. Their daughters die in child birth, with mater-nal mortality at 540 per 100,000 live births.” I could have left that meeting very discouraged with those statistics. But actually I left encouraged, because as I looked around the room, I realized we had several women in that room, mother’s themselves, who were using their gifts, talents, and education to make life bet-ter for their fellow Congolese women. I would like to introduce you to them because they are an inspiration to me every day. Yvette Mulongo has worked over 20 years in family planning and with programs addressing sexual and gen-der based violence (SGBV). Now she is the Gender Advisor to the ASSP project. She challenges all of us to have a larger vision of the role of women in Congo. She is tracking how well the ASSP project is empowering women and achieving gender balance in its health activi-ties. And in so doing, she is pushing all the implement-ing partners to reflect and act on advancing the involve-ment of women. “Women”, she says, “are the gateway for development and well being of their communities.” Dr. Marie Claude Mbuyi is the Women’s Health Spe-cialist to the ASSP project. Dr. Marie Claude is respon-sible for all the activities involving family planning and maternal and newborn care. ASSP has a challenging family planning target of 450,000 “couple year’s protec-tion” in the next 3 years and ensuring family planning materials are available at all 920 health facilities. She is also responsible for planning the training for the nurses and doctors in 56 health zones, to upgrade their skill level and knowledge of best practices in maternal and newborn care.

Dr. Charlotte Ndolerire is the malaria specialist for the ASSP project. Malaria, transmited by mosquitoes, is the 2nd leading cause of death for children under 5 years of age in Congo. Dr. Charlotte has been a strong advocate for the “Hang Up Strategy” for bed nets and convinced the government and donors to pilot test the approach in South Kivu. They were able to show that “Hang Up” was a more effective strategy to get people to use bed nets than mass campaigns or routine distribution. She is now organizing a “Hang Up” distribution of 800,000 bed nets over a 6 month period. Dr. Gisele Lowa is the point person for ASSP health activities in Orientale and Maniema provinces, working to strengthen the health system in the part of the coun-

Marie Katende


Dr. Ninette Mbuyi, Dr. Marie Claude Mbuyi, Dr. Charlotte Ndolerire, Mrs. Yvette Mulongo,

Dr. Gisele Lowa with Dr. Sarah Goldsmith at the ASSP annual partners meeting.

Dr. Sarah Goldsmith oversees the ASSP program for UK Aid and the Swedish Government.

She is the person to whom Larry reports as he directs the project.

try where she was raised. CARITAS is the implement-ing partner in those provinces and she works closely with Dr. Ninette Mbuyi of CARITAS with activities involving women’s reproductive health, family planning, and SGBV.

Thank you for your financial support which enables Larry and me to work with these dynamic Congolese women who are moving their country forward. We hope you will continue to be a part of this health minis-try through your financial gifts for our sending and sup-port and through your prayers.

Please keep these women in your prayers, also. The challenges they face to bring better health care to wom-en and children in the far reaches of Congo are signifi-cant. Congo has consistently rated among the worst places in the world to be a mother. Join us as we work together toward a shared dream; that someday, every day will be a good day to be a mother in the Congo.

Warmly, Inge Sthreshley

“God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.” Ephesians 3:20

PICTURES FROM INGE

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ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING

Thank you for supporting One Great Hour of Sharing on Easter Sunday by giving $801.00. Your generous contributions will help fill the hearts of those weather-ing life’s storms by restoring hope to those affected by natural disasters, feed those who are hungry, and sup-port those in need of emotional, physical, and spiritual misfortune.

HOSPICE MEALS OF LOVE

The Little Chapel Mission Committee has set the date, MAY 14, 2014, for our second time to prepare a dinner meal for Hospice Care Center. Look for sign-up sheets in the narthex soon. We look forward to you helping us with this wonderful mission opportunity. Kathy Blizzard – Mission Committee

A community relay measures the arm circumference of

Marie’s grandchild to check for malnutrition.


EASTER EGG HUNT HEAD WHICHWAYERS!

Nicole Roche Wrightsville Beach United Methodist Church

Karen Scheboth LCOB Director of Christian Education

Jeff and Bev Jolly St Therese Catholic Church

Here it is folks… KAREN’S SPINACH SALAD

1 pkg. fresh spinach 1/2 sm. Pkg. Pepperidge Farm herb dressing 4 to 5 slices of fried bacon, crumbled 4 hard boiled eggs, finely chopped Dressing (make a day ahead of time) 1 onion chopped fine 2/3 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 heaping tsp. celery seed 3 T. prepared mustard 1/2 c. apple-cider vinegar 1/2 c. oil Mix onion, sugar, pepper, celery seed, mustard, vine-gar and oil together. Refrigerate. The next day: Wash spinach and trim off stems. Tear into bits. Add Pep-peridge Farm dressing , bacon and eggs. Add dress-ing about 30 minutes before serving for best results. Toss well. This dressing goes well with any greens and will keep for weeks in an airtight jar in the refrig-erator.


A big ♥Thank You♥ to all the volunteers who helped with the

Annual Easter Egg Hunt! A special thanks to puppeteers, sound crew, egg hiders, bunnies, face painters, parking attendants

and Crossnore missionaries. It takes a village!

Love, Karen Scheboth Director of Christian Education


CHURCH WOMEN UNITED

The Church Women United May Friendship Day Celebration,

“Through God Our Hands Can Serve,”

ask us to remember all those who benefit from our acts of service: family, friends, neighbors and “the least of these,” who need our support. Church Women United has a long history of inviting women of diverse races, cultures and traditions to draw together into a Christian fellowship. In our friendships we bond with one another to work toward common goals. These goals may include action in our local com-munity or other parts of the world. God provides us with the tools we need for service. This truly is our call-ing, to care with happy hearts for all of God’s children. The event will be held Friday, May 2, 2014 at Warner Temple A.M.E., Zion Church, 620 Nixon Street. This is the annual luncheon meeting. Migrant worker health kits prepared by our women will be presented to the Telemon Corporation for distribution. We will also have the annual collection of funds for the Fellowship of the Least Coin. Registration is at 10:30AM. The worship service begins at 11:00AM followed by the luncheon. Cost of the luncheon is $6.00.

For tickets or additional information, please call Jean Northrop, (910) 686-5376.

Plan to join us for this enjoyable time of worship and fellowship.

The church calendar has been filled for the past six weeks and everyone has worked hard preparing for Easter.

I am eliminating the April PW Council Meeting. Also Circle # 1 feeds Meals on Wheels with extra duties to set up for the Sunday morning breakfast and clean up duties in the kitchen and fellowship hall after Surprise Sunday. Five members of Circle #1 are also members of PW Council.

The PW Council will meet in May preparing to disband for the summer and plan for the Fall. In May we will plan the Spring Gathering. Jean Northrop and Committee will be in charge of Preparing the fellowship hall for the dinner meet-ing. This is always a fun evening for all women and guest of LCOB. Mark your calendars for Monday Night, June 2nd.

As many of you know I have four grandsons that keep me thinking YOUNG, Keep my mind stimulated with some of their deep conversations and constantly learning the think-ing of new generations. They give me a chance to share my wisdom with them, good things from the past and hope for the future. Thank goodness I took Beth Moore’s Study of Daniel to compare the biblical history with today’s times. Something for them to think about.

Two of the books they gave me for Christmas will explain some of my thoughts I will be sharing with you during this next year in the Newsletter. A Philosophy, A Faith, A Way of Life by Ernest

Holmes, THE SCIENCE OF MIND. (This one will take some time and study).

The second book is Dirty God; (Jesus in the Trenches) by Johnnie Moore. In the first six pages of Praises from noted authors I did not recognize any Pres-byterian Authors but many Christian denomina-tion leaders.

Perhaps many of you have read these. This will be my sum-mer reading and study preparing for those conversations that will surely come when we are all together.

I will leave you with a quote from Philippians 4:8. Think on these things to bring you peace.

“Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, what-ever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if any-thing worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.”

May you find daily Peace through God’s Word. Iris Davis

Join us for lunch Friday, May 9th at noon. We will meet for

good food, with great friends at

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

5307 Market Street Wilmington

Hope to see you there! To more information,

please contact Linda Shahaltough (794-5280).


On Tuesday, May 13, the Stephen Ministers of Little Chapel will host a congrega-tional dinner at 6:00PM, followed by a talk by Jason Clamme, Director of Community Outreach for Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center. Jason is a versatile and

gifted speaker and will bring us information concerning the benefits of advance-care planning and communica-tion. Studies indicate that the majority of people do not have advance directives nor do they feel comfortable in having critical end-of-life conversations. However, most of us do have preferences about the kind of medical care we would want if faced with end-of-life decisions. Because of this situation, a public education program entitled "Begin the Conversation" has been initiated to encourage everyone to identify and communicate their healthcare choices. The website BeginTheConversation.org offers access to downloadable forms, personal testimonies, up-coming events, and critical resources and materials. We encourage everyone to attend this important event. Dinner will be provided and Jason's talk will follow. Sev-eral of us have heard Jason speak and we were fascinated by his charm, wit, and engaging information. He is proof that this topic is not morbid or depressing but is vitally important. This is a gift each of us owes to our families! Please sign up in the narthex so that we can anticipate numbers for the meal.

The Stephen Ministry Team

♥ Janice Allen ♥ Reuben Allen ♥ Estelle Baker ♥ Judy Gibson ♥ ♥ Mila Hill ♥ Susan Long ♥ Marcia Rabun ♥

♥ Linda Shahaltough ♥ Jean Schild ♥ Pastor Pat ♥

PW CIRCLES

Circle #1, May 5, Monday, 10:30AM Hostess: Marjorie Cartier

@ Bertha Martin’s home 121 King Arthur Drive

Bible Study: Karen Scheboth

Circle #2, May 6, Tuesday, 10:30AM Hostess: Pat Vass

400 Painted Spindle Court, Wilmington Bible Study: Helen Swartz

Circle #3 May 6, Tuesday, 7:30PM Hostess: Gail Miller

102 Bedford Road West, Wilmington Bible Study: Brenda Parker

Circle #4, April 1, Tuesday, 10:00AM Hostess: Ann Martz

1437 South Mooring Drive, Wilmington Bible Study: Judy Gibson

THIS MONTH’S DUTY LIST

Circle #2 Meals on Wheels and set up for breakfast

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN’S COUNCIL May 25, 2014

11:45AM ~ library

BEACH SERVICE TO BEGIN JUNE 1, 2014

As has become our custom, we will be having an 8:00AM service at access #4 beginning on Sunday, June 1 and con-tinuing until the end of September. The service is an infor-mal 30 minutes of worshiping and praising God. For the summer months we will not have an 8:30 service, but in-stead everyone is invited to join us at access #4 at 8:00AM.

Bring a lawn chair or a blanket!

HELP NEEDED FOR BEACH SERVICE

Are you willing to help transport the sound equipment to the beach from Little Chapel? It requires a 4 wheel drive vehicle. If you can help us with this please contact Pastor Pat.

MEN’S PRAYER BREAKFAST Start your Saturday off right!

Treat yourself to a great breakfast and a healthy dose of spirituality!

You are invited to join the Men of the Little Chapel at

The Boathouse Restaurant at 9:00AM. Join us this month:

May 3, May 17 and May 31, 2014.

http://begintheconversation.org/


THIS MONTH’S VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

CARD MINISTRY Sheri Alexander

ELDERS OF THE MONTH Dickson Bridger and Jim Martz

TILESTON DRIVERS: May 4 Susan Long May 11 Betty & Gary Gishel May 18 Linda & George Johnson May 25 Ellen Dudley

PRAYER AND SHARE LEADERS May 4 Circle May 11 Sybel Booth May 18 Shirley Clawson May 25 Marguerite Fiddner

VISITATIONS May 4 Carol Russell May 11 Cynthia Avent May 18 Susan Long May 25 Jean Schild

WORSHIP LITURGIST May 4 Karen Scheboth May 11 Terry Paterson May 18 Kevin Hay May 25 Mary Jo Kohunsky

COOKIE PARTOL May 4 Patsy & Bob Nelson May 11 Rick Pindell May 18 Rita & Jim Bolick

USHER CAPTAINS May 4 Gayle & Jim Rivenbark May 11 Doug & Hellen Knowles May 18 Ada & Jim Legg May 25 Andy & Connie Marhevsky

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

May 01 Gary Gischel May 03 Eleanor Betts* Maggie North Janice Willetts May 04 Jane Baldwin Dean Cobble May 06 Heather Schild Nan Spainhour May 07 Chris Alexander May 08 Christi Vass# Channing Wade# May 10 Sherman Criner May 12 Allison Honeycutt May 13 Delwood Herren May 14 Tommy Bancroft Pat Brassfield Keaton Holmes* May 15 Brian Ennis May 16 Patsy Nelson May 18 Emma Ennis* Ethan Ennis* May 19 Lisa Jordan Cheri Stalls May 21 Mary Roche Kristin Skiba May 22 Janet Locklear Sammy Santaniello* Betty Woodard Connie Marhevsky# May 24 Robert Andrew, Jr. May 26 Faye Hall Mandi Wall May 27 Martha ‘Marti’ Shogi May 28 Nicholas Herren Thomas Simmons May 30 Doug Vass May 31 Neesha Allen

*=Non-confirmed baptized members of LCOB.

#=Nonmember friends of LCOB.

Note to self–

Stop by the church office and see Martha to get a LCOB parking sticker.

ELDERS OF THE MONTH : Dickson Bridger and Jim Martz

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Salvation Army Food of

the Month:

Baby Food

1 9:30 Knitters & Crocheters ~ parlor 7:30-9:00 Chancel Choir

2 9:30 Church Women United ~ Warner Tem-ple AME ~ 620 Nixon Street

3 9:00 Men’s Prayer Breakfast ~ Boathouse Restaurant 9:00 Workday ~ Property

48:30 Worship 9:00 Children’s Choir 9:15 Sunday School 9:45 Chancel Choir 10:30 Worship 11:45 Christian Ed ~ rm. 202 11:45 Personnel and Planning ~ library 11:45 Mission Com-mittee ~ rm. 102 5:30 PYC ~ Parent’s Planning Meeting

5 Presbyterian College Bell Choir @ Matthew House

10:30 Circle #1 Hostess: Marjorie Cartier @ Bertha’s House

6 10:00 Circle #4 Hostess: Ann Martz

10:30 Circle #2 Hostess: Pat Vass 7:30 Circle #3 Hostess: Gail Miller

6:30 Handbells

7 9:30 Mother’s Morning Out Pat’s Bible Study ~manse

8 7:30-9:00 Chancel Choir

9 Noon Singles Meet ‘n Eat ~ Olive Garden

10 10:00 Chess Challenge 8:00 Habitat House (floors)

11 Mother’s Day 8:30 Worship 9:00 Children’s Choir 9:15 Sunday School 9:45 Chancel Choir 10:30 Worship 11:45 Property Committee ~ fel-lowship hall

12 9:00 Worship Committee ~ rm102 7:00 Stephen Ministry 7:00 Boy Scouts

13 9:30 Prayer and Share ~ rm. 102 6:00 Dinner and Hospice Speaker 6:30 Handbells

14 9:30 Mother’s Morning Out Pat’s Bible Study~ manse

15 9:30 Knitters & Crocheters ~ parlor 7:30-9:00 Chancel Choir

16

17 9:00 Men’s Prayer Breakfast ~ Boathouse Restaurant

18 8:30 Worship 9:00 Children’s Choir 9:15 Sunday School 9:45 Chancel Choir 10:30 Worship ~ Baptism 11:45 Session No PYC

19

Deadline for Newsletter 7:00 Boy Scouts

20 9:30 Prayer and Share ~ rm. 102 6:30 Handbells

21 9:30 Mother’s Morning Out Pat’s Bible Study ~ manse

22 7:30-9:00 Chancel Choir

23 24 MEALS ON WHEELS

~ Circle # 2

25 8:30 Worship 9:00 Children’s Choir 9:15 Sunday School 9:45 Chancel Choir 10:30 Worship 11:45 PW Council ~ library No PYC

26 Church office closed for Memorial Day

27 9:30 Prayer and Share~ rm. 102 6:30 Handbells

28 9:30 Mother’s Morning Out Pat’s Bible Study `manse

29 6:30 Music Fellowship 7:30-9:00 Chancel Choir

30 31 9:00 Men’s Prayer Breakfast ~ Boathouse Restaurant

May 2014


♥ T h e L i t t l e C h a p e l w i t h t h e B I G H e a r t ♥

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 2 W. Fayetteville Street • Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

(910) 256-2819 (910) 256-9624 [fax] [email protected] • www.littlechapel.org

LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK

Rev. Pat Rabun Minister

910.256.2819 ext. 103

[email protected]

♥

David Heinzman Director of Music

ext. 106 [email protected]

♥

Martha J. Parker Office Administrator

Ext. 100 [email protected]

♥

Karen Scheboth Director of Christian Ed


♥

Joan Denney Bookkeeper


♥

Daniel “Dan” B. Holt Custodian

[email protected]

Presbyterian Counseling Center CENTERPOINT

People come to counseling because they want something to change. Sometimes it may be a difficult family issue, and they say they want family members to change. Sometimes it may be a work challenge, and they say they need co-workers to alter their ways. Sometimes it may be hard life choices, and they say they need the circumstances to change. What people often overlook is the ways they can let themselves change. Such inner changes enable us to feel and act differently, to understand ourselves more fully, or to relate to the world around us in more accepting and positive ways. These changes of mind require changes in our brains. Neurologists are recog-nizing how our brains change and grow throughout our lifetimes. The essence of counseling is developing the inner strengths that promote positive changes in our brain structure. Counseling is an astounding journey of exploring who and what we are. We discover more of what it means to be the sons and daughters of God. Call 452-7370, and visit the Center: www.presbyteriancounselingcenter.org and www.smhealing.org Jonathan Kelley

A NOTE FROM PRISCILLA Dear Little Chapel Pig Feeders,

Thanks so much for contributing $294.70 during the first quarter of 2014. You know that when you feed me, you feed the malnourished via

Presbytery's Two Cents a Meal Fund so

keep up the good work! Sincerely,

Priscilla The Pig P.S. It's been a long, cold winter

and I need some fattening up, please.

http://www.presbyteriancounselingcenter.org

http://www.smhealing.org

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