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Ash WednesdayI AM THE WAYA Concert

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On Calvary’s HillVisit with Cotton

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Four-Legged StoolSpring Cantata

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Christ CrucifiedPRAISE WORKS

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MAP to WSMMen’s Breakfast

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Planned GivingGrief & LossDaylight Savings Time

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Mission TripChristian Light School

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A Remarkable Man, Bill GowerOYSTER ROAST

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Ron, Erik , Eric& Bob

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Hurricane Matthew

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March 2017Calendar

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Ash Wednesday begins our season of Lent, the forty day period leading up to Holy Week. It takes its inspiration from the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness being tested by the devil, which in itself recalls the forty years the people of Israel spent in the wilderness before entering the Promised Land. It is therefore a season of reflection and being tested through suffering—the way of the Cross—before entering into the joy of the Resurrection and Ascension.

You will have received our Lenten Meditations contributed by forty of our members. I hope and pray that they will encourage you in your faith in Christ.

I will be continuing my Sunday series on The Questions Jesus Asked.March 5: The Nature of WorshipMarch 12: Do You Want To Go Away As Well?March 19: For What Good Work Are You Going to Stone Me?March 26: Cantata on the 23rd Psalm. (only one service at 10:00a) April 2: The Loud Cries and Tears of JesusApril 9: Palm Sunday: My God, My God, Why have You Forsaken Me? April 16: Easter: The Main Thing

Our Bible Studies and classes continue through Lent. Make the most of the opportunities they give you to grow in the knowledge and love of the Lord. The Chapel is a wonderful place in which to become spiritually mature in Christ. Remember my 2020 Vision for us:

IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WE WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES WHO WILL BE ABLE TO COMPASSIONATELY RESPOND TO OTHERS.

This is our mission and our attempt to answer the question: “Where is God taking us?” This would also be a good question for you to ask yourself this Lent: “Where is God taking me?”March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. This prayer of his is one of my favorites.

Amelia Plantation Chapel

36 Bowman Rd904-277-4414

www.ameliachapel.com

March 2017

Pastor Ted Schroder

May the strength of God pilot us.May the power of God preserve us.May the wisdom of God instruct us.May the hand of God protect us.May the way of God direct us.May the shield of God defend us.May the host of God guard us Against the snares of the evil one

And the temptations of the world.May Christ be we with usChrist above us.Christ in us.Christ before us.May your salvation, O Lord,Be always ours.This day and for evermore. Amen.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE of HOLY COMMUNION~March 1 at 5:00p

ASH WEDNESDAY ~ MARCH 1st And our Spring Conference

The Season of Lent—a time in the life of the church for reflection and preparation as we await the joy of Easter—begins Wednesday, March 1 with Ash Wednesday. This special service of Holy Communion and the Imposition of Ashes will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Come begin this most meaningful season of worship with us.

Lent takes place every year in the forty days leading up to Easter and is treated as a time of reflection; a time for fasting or giving up a certain food or habit, a time to replace a negative indulgence with a Christ-filled practice. In western Christianity Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday. The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the forty days of the season as these Sundays represent a mini-Easter, a celebration of Jesus’ victory over sin and death.

In the bulletins for Ash Wednesday and the first Sunday of Lent, March 5, you will find a card reflecting one of the Fruits of the Spirit. Take some time to ponder and pray that the fruit you receive will be increased in you this Lenten Season.

Our Meditations for Lent 2017 was mailed to all Full and Associate Members of the congregation last Friday. If you have not received a booklet please pick one up in the Narthex before the Ash Wednesday worship service. Extra booklets are available in the Chapel office. You are welcome to pick up a booklet for a friend, neighbor, family member or even someone you see each week at Yoga! Share these spirit-filled meditations and let the Lord do the rest.

Many thanks are extended to the forty members who wrote meditations for this booklet and the team that motivated the writers, edited the submissions and put these precious words into a booklet.

Love, Joy, and Peace: Our relationship with God

Patience, Kindness, and Goodness:Our relationship with others

Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control:Our relationship of inner self – attitudes, and actions

Galatians 5:22-23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

I AM THE WAYThe Way to Me is through the Cross. Look and you will find Me. For only in Me, the Lord Your God, lies your Salvation.

Those who put Me first, they are the ones who find Me, and the place of rest I have waiting for them, in

Me. Be sure that I will guard you and guide you and whisper to your heart My will for you.

My will is but a light yoke, it is your will that is the heavy burden. When you understand this truth you will see the true meaning of Eternal Life in Me.

Seek Me first with all your heart and My cross that stands before you. Come, My beloved, follow Me, the one who was pierced, and you shall be one with Me in all My glory.

Janet McGugan

BRONZE AMBASSADORS

Perform at the ChapelMonday, April 10

5:00p

San Antonio, TX, minister and author Max Lucado has touched countless lives with his signature storytelling writing style. On Calvary’s Hill tells in 40 readings “the greatest story ever told,” the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. The material for these readings comes from some of the prolific author’s award-winning books, including When Christ Comes, And The Angels Were Silent, and Six Hours One Friday.

The Introduction sets the stage:

As we meditate on these Lenten readings, Max Lucado makes Jesus’ walk to the cross raw and real. We can’t believe he would do this for us. He is innocent. It is not right! But he didn’t resist. He suffered for us and he died for us. As late Christian singer Keith Green sang in a 1980’s song, “He paid a debt he did not owe. I owed a debt I did not pay.”

There are other Lenten devotionals in the library, notably two more by Max Lucado, Six Hours One Friday and He Chose the Nails. In addition, there are TEN copies of Walter Wangerin Jr’s award-winning Reliving the Passion. These books will be placed on the table in the Library for your convenience. Please come by and choose one and take it home to enhance your Lenten meditations.

ON CALVARY’S HILL40 Readings for the Easter Season

Carol Ann McKayBook Reviews

The ladies of Adventures in Prayer visited Cotton and Charles in their new home.

Everyone loves a selfie!Photos by Claudia Smith

As the Choir prepares for the Chapel’s Spring Cantata, we might imagine a four-legged stool. With some creative imagination, we could see ourselves as legs of a well-crafted seat positioned to provide a good perch for its director. As with any good choral group—and our Chapel Choir is one—it can excel only when it displays equilibrium. Shorten one of the stool’s legs, the leader falls from his perch, and his singers are thrown off-balance during their musical offering. We know the term “four-part harmony” where each of four parts—sopranos, altos, tenors and basses—provide a different note for each chord of the music. That being the case, each part may be thought of as comprising a leg of the choral stool with each singer concentrating and striving to achieve acceptable harmony. At the moment, however, the Choir has a problem: We face a serious shortage of tenors. Thus, the Choir will have a tall order to strengthen that leg so that we may continue presenting melodious music. To attract interest in becoming a Choir member, perhaps a few of the more experienced current members could become mentors to those hesitant to join.

Looking closely at Choplin’s PSALM 23 we readily observe the four-voice texture of this part of the cantata – The Lord Is My Shepherd. The words implore us to recognize the Lord’s presence in times of trouble, providing comfort through all our days. This piece sweeps us along melodiously and serves both as a declaration as well as a celebration. We recognize the soothing pastoral scene where we are the sheep of His pasture.

Throughout the rehearsal of this and the other sections that follow, we train our ears to hear the moving parts of the other sections even while our part remains mute. This is important since we need to know how we fit within the choral mixture.

We are all working hard to keep the four-legged stool in balance.

SPRING CANTATAAnd Four-Legged Stools

The Chapel’s Chancel Choir will present the cantata Psalm 23, A Journey With the Shepherd, composed by Pepper Choplin on Sunday, March 26th, at 10:00 a.m. (There will be only one service on March 26) This work, based on one of the most beloved scriptures in the Bible, brings a message of hope and comfort as we face the trials of life. King David reflects on his past as a shepherd boy taking care of his father’s flocks

around Bethlehem. Choplin writes this beautiful cantata with that imagery in mind. Jesus makes a bold claim in John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” As we sing this cantata we are reminded in this season of Lent of Jesus—our Shepherd who paid our debt on the cross—the sacrificial lamb. The cantata will be sung with a choir of fifty singers and accompanied by full orchestra.

Some members of our Chancel Choir will be joining vocal musicians from around the

country to premiere this work at the Lincoln Center in New York on Memorial Day. This performance at the Lincoln Center will be under the direction of the composer, Pepper Choplin.

“Pepper Choplin is a full time composer, conductor and humorist. He has gained a reputation as one of the most creative writers in church music today. Beginning his music training at the age of four, he grew up singing and playing piano, trumpet, guitar and banjo. With a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, he went on to earn a Master of Music degree in composition from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. With a diverse musical background, Choplin incorporates varied styles such as folk, Gospel, classical, and jazz. His published work includes over 250 anthems for church and school choir with 16 church cantatas and a book of piano arrangements. Over 100 groups have commissioned him to write original works for them. An original hymn, “Come to the Water,” appears in the hymnal, Celebrating Grace. His anthems consistently appear in the top seller lists of publishers and distributors. Since 1991, his choral music has sold several million copies. Each week, thousands of singers present his music in churches and schools in the United States and around the world.”

www.pepperchoplin.com/bio-1

Sunday, March 26 at 10:00a the Sanctuary will be alive with the music of Pepper Choplin as we take a comforting journey with the Shepherd.

Bill HillesMonthly ContributorChancel Choir Tenor

In Romans Chapter 6 Paul tells us many interesting things. We know that Jesus was crucified and took our sins upon Himself, but here Paul tells us that we, too, were crucified with Christ. And not only that, he tells us we were also buried with Christ, and raised with Christ. These are deep truths in the Bible that I never paid much attention to over the years. I didn’t understand what they meant so I generally glanced over them and

moved on to something else.

As I matured in the Lord, God took me back to verses such as these, explaining that everything in the Bible is important, and all of it is essential to our walk with God.

As the Spirit gave me revelation of this part of Romans I began to see how the whole picture came together:

We were born in Adam and inherited his “sin nature” because we are his descendants. That “sin nature” made us sinners and separated us from God the moment we were born. We didn’t realize we needed to die so we could be Born Again: Born new into the family of God.

But how could we die? God accomplished this feat by crucifying us with Christ. Having died in Christ, God had us all in the perfect position to be Born Again.

In this second birth we are born of the Holy Spirit. Now God is our Father instead of Adam. This new birth made us Children of God. Being Crucified with Christ is the beginning of the life we will have throughout eternity.

We will be studying these things in detail for six weeks, starting March 8 during our Wednesday evening Bible study. We invite you to come join us. We meet each Wednesday at 6:30p in the Fellowship Hall. Please bring your Bible.

CHRIST CRUCIFIEDAnd Us Crucified With Him

Jan SmithEducation Chair

SUNDAYS: (Men & Women)Simplify, a book study with Antoinette. 10:25a~Meeting RoomMONDAYS: (Ladies only)Faith, Hope and Love, a Bible study with Jan.10:30a~Meeting RoomTUESDAYS: (Men & Women)Galatians, a Bible study with Millie and Ted.11:00a~Men in the Library / Women in the Meeting RoomWEDNESDAYS: (Men & Women)Romans, a Bible Study with Jan and Barney. 6:30p~Fellowship HallTHURSDAYS: (Ladies only)The Normal Christian Life, a book study with Jan. 10:30a~Fellowship Hall

NEW TUESDAY STUDYBegins April 18 (6 week study)Pastor Ted will led a class on the Christian approach to dying using material from Speaking of Dying: Recovering the Church’s Voice in the Face of Death by Fred Craddock, and Dale and Joy Goldsmith.

The discussion will be held on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. and will focus on the secular narrative, the outsourcing of dying to medical science and the alternative Christian narrative. This study is open to both men and women. The text will be available in the Chapel office.

This is a wonderful verse from the Bible, but being thankful for everything is difficult for the majority of people to grasp. However, Merlin Carothers, in his books on praise, teach us that indeed it is possible, practical, and essential in our everyday lives to give thanks and praise as we grow deeper in our relationship with Jesus Christ. He makes it clear that the only way out of a dilemma is a step of faith on our part, believing that God’s promises are true. Beginning April 2, the Adult Sunday Class, taught by JoLene McCann, will begin a study on the book PRAISE WORKS by Merlin Carothers. In this book Carothers shares letters he has received from a variety of people with questions and testimonies about praise. Books will be available in the Chapel office. Plan to attend!

Thessalonians 16-18 Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

JoLene McCann

The February men’s breakfast was attended by four dozen Chapel men who were treated to a remarkable presentation by Steve Stirling. Substituting for Bo Duffy who had recent surgery, Jeannette Edwards and Mary Beth Eakin conjured up a delicious quiche

and omelet breakfast ably assisted by Billy Allen and Don Boyd.

Steve Stirling, present CEO of MAP (Medical Assistance Program) started life as a humble Korean infant who acquired polio at the age of one and lost most of the use of his legs. Placed in an orphanage in the early 60’s he and his sister were adopted by a couple in Anchorage, Alaska when he was five years old.

In Korea he was picked on because of his disability; but in Anchorage, after initially going to a school for children with special needs, he main streamed and was treated with respect.

His goals in life were to attend an Ivy League school and marry a woman who was kind, intelligent, and beautiful. Starting at the University of Alaska, he moved on to Cornell and Northwestern and married Sook Hee, accomplishing those early goals.

Organized and regimented he entered the pharmaceutical industry and moved up the ladder. His wife, an artist, was Buddhist and perhaps less driven. Steve and Sook Hee worked together and found Christ, he notes “God

answered all my prayers.”

After years with Meade Johnson/Squibb he was hired by World Vision in Seattle. Here he addressed the terrible time those with disabilities have in underdeveloped countries, compared with provisions in the US. Although he planned to stay longer at World Vision, he was recruited by MAP and “God prepared and called him.” He defined “a calling” as a “cut in pay.”

MAP International is a global Christian health and relief organization that partners with people living in conditions of poverty to save lives and develop healthier families.

Founded in 1954, and moved to Georgia in 1985, MAP International annually processes 500 million dollars worth of medicines donated by pharmacies. The Chapel’s donation helps to process and distribute those medicines to over 10 million people in over 100 countries. MAP provides from a single source a combination of essential medicines, supplies,

logistics and consulting services required to maximize humanitarian impact practically anywhere on earth; to rural and urban settings, and places experiencing complex humanitarian emergencies, as defined by the U.N.

Steve Stirling’s personal history, and his efforts leading MAP are a tribute to his persistence and calling. The Chapel is supporting a worthy cause.

FEBRUARY MEN’S BREAKFAST with Steve Stirling

Steve Stirling

BREAKFAST in MARCHJim Magro is a Board Member of World Sport Ministries, which brings NFL players and other professional athletes to youth groups to share their personal life experiences. These men and women have fought their own demons, found Christ, and now are on a path with Jesus as the central force.

The message: You are not borne a Winner or a Loser, but a Chooser . . . and your choices have consequences. Best $5 breakfast in town. Sign up in the Narthex or with Beth at 277-4414.

Find out more about WSM at: http://worldsportministries.com

Bob TimothyGuest Writer

Have you thought about establishing a legacy with your church home and family? Ever consider the Chapel as an heir? Many of us are in, or approaching, the season of our lives where we begin to think about our heirs, wills, beneficiaries and bequests. On December 27, 2016, a few Chapel

members attended a Planned Giving 101 presentation. Presented by Amanda R. Hopkins, JD, the workshop was especially tailored for the Amelia Island Plantation Chapel. Mrs. Hopkins is the daughter-in-law of Glenda Young, our Chapel Treasurer. She was serving as Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Rollins College, her Alma Mater, and guides and structures planned gifts for Rollins. She gave us insight as to what planned giving is, some of its financial considerations and how they may apply to the Chapel.

PLANNED GIVING 101Glenda Young ~ Treasurer

In its essence, planned giving enables a donor to make a gift or provide income for a charity or other heirs in a way that maximizes the gift and/or minimizes its impact on the donor’s estate. Planned gifts and bequests may be structured in different ways with options to be ongoing both during and/or after the donor’s lifetime. Of course, any prospective donor must vet all such money matters with their attorney and financial advisor. Assets to consider for planned gifts: Insurance policies, Retirement/401K, IRA rollover accounts, Appreciated Securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds), Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), other bequests.

As you journey through this season of life, be prayerful of ways you might help sustain the Amelia Island Plantation Chapel and help it grow into its future.

Please contact Glenda Young, Treasurer, through the Chapel Office (277-4414) for more detailed information.

Glenda Young

Wanted: Sunday Offering Counters When: 15 minutes after service

in a quarterly rotation

Contact Glenda Young with a note in the collection plate or a call to the Chapel office. 277-4414

We need a few good men and women to help on Sunday mornings. If you can count from 1 to 20 then you are qualified for the job!

GUILD of DEACONSDealing with Grief & Loss

Join the discussion.Loss . . . Recently we have lost several members of our Chapel family, perhaps you too have lost someone dear to you. And while we know these loved ones are safely in the arms of the Father, our hearts long for them. There are times when this longing returns even after months or years have passed.

Rev. Jim Tippins, the Chaplain at Baptist, Nassau, deals with families almost daily who are experiencing loss and the grief it leaves in its wake. As you can imagine, he has a few ideas about this topic.

Jim will offer ways to deal with our grief born of loss during our March Guild of Deacons meeting. This meeting is open to all members of the Chapel and their invited guests.

We will meet in the Chapel Meeting Room on Wednesday, March 22 at 11:00 a.m. Join us for this important discussion.

Betty LeePastoral Care, Chair

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4

Daylight Savings Time begins Saturday, March 11 at 2:00a.

It’s SPRING so SPRING FORWARD!

Set your clocks ahead one hour before heading to bed on Saturday night. You’ll loose an hour of sleep ... but you won’t miss Sunday services!

Four of our Chapel members were joined by three people from Jacksonville for a mission trip to the Christian Light School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti led by the school’s founder, Sherrie Fausey. The group left on February 4th and returned on the 11th.

Diane Duffy and Marjie Meder led training for teachers who work with the third through twelfth grade, while a woman from Jacksonville worked with the teachers of three year olds through second grade. Sally Ericksen taught “Brain Gym” exercises to many of the teachers and students as well as reading “in English” to first through fourth graders. Bill Ericksen and two other gentlemen completed

CHAPEL MEMBERS on a MISSIONChristian Light School in Haiti

“handyman” projects at the school.

Thanks to the generosity of our Chapel members the “missionaries” from our church were able to take 252.6 pounds of peanut butter and 48 pounds of baby formula with them to be used to make “nutrition balls” for the baby feeding program!

Highlights of the trip included: Sunday worship at an American-Haitian church, morning devotions with the teachers, spending time with the students and teachers, a visit to the baby feeding program and two orphanages, and devotionals with the team on the roof each evening as the sun went down!

and treasure from others. It is very difficult to say no to this man. He views challenges as opportunities. He continually goes above and beyond and never gives up until the job is done.

No task is too big or too small for him. Organizing a major fund

raising event is just as important to him as physically laying bricks for an Honor Walkway.

Bill has faced unimaginable loss and hardship in his personal life. But remarkable people will face life’s challenges head on and move forward with their lives. They will see a window opening when a door closes.

In August of last year he and an acquaintance were married. As they begin a new chapter in their lives together, he has decided to step down as President, but remains unwavering in his personal commitment to help youth and will remain on the board to concentrate on fund raising for the Boys & Girls Clubs.

This remarkable man is Bill Gower. The Boys and Girls Club would like to thank Bill for being a man of action and not just words. For helping make the two Boys & Girls Clubs a reality for Nassau County. While there have been many individuals who have contributed to the success, Bill Gower has been the champion of the team. He has shown how the efforts of one remarkable man can truly make a difference to a community. He also has inspired us all to become involved and share our talents with those around us in order to make a positive change in our community and our world.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America recently honored Bill Gower with the Man & Youth Award in recognition of 16 years of exceptional and devoted service to Nassau County youth and their families.

If you mention Boys & Girls Clubs in Nassau County, one man’s name will usually come to mind. Since 2001, he has been a passionate advocate for youth and provided sustained and selfless volunteer service to make things better for local children and their families. He knows there are serious issues facing youth today, and that Boys & Girls Clubs programs are tools to help address them.

He has used his extraordinary leadership skills to motivate and inspire others to take action with him and accomplish the following:

• Raise more than $5 million to build two state of the art Boys & Girls Clubs facilities in Nassau County

• Raise more than $2.2 million through the Our Guardians Initiative to sponsor children attending the clubs

• Recruit new and diverse board members to strengthened board leadership.

• Expand the volunteer program by adding new volunteers with various backgrounds and interests

• Introduce unique specialty programs to enhance core programs provided by Boys & Girls Clubs of America

• Partner with Baptist Health on a unique program for teens to offer opportunities for mentoring, paid employment and college scholarships

These accomplishments are even more extraordinary for a man, who at the same time, was also a founder and managing partner for a large technology company in Atlanta.

There is one word that best describes a man like this - REMARKABLE. He is a man who has the will and energy to make good on his commitments. He also has a mighty gift of persuasion to help him secure gifts of time, talent

A REMARKABLE MANBill Gower

CONGRATULATIONS!To Chapel Members and Their Families

Ron Kolar was recently honored at the AIPCA Annual Meeting for his forty-five years of dedicated service to the Amelia Island Plantation Community. The road leading from the main entrance to Sea Marsh Road, at the West Gate, will now be known as Ron Kolar Way.

This is well deserved recognition. Ron has given freely of his time, his institutional knowledge, and exceptional engineering expertise to maintaining and improving the infrastructure, drainage and paving of the Plantation property since its inception.

He has served on the AIPCA Board of Directors and multiple Committees and is an invaluable volunteer.

Congratulations Ron!

Chapel Board President Ed Weihenmayer has an extraordinary son, a blind adventurer, author, film maker, and international speaker. Erik’s just published book, No Barriers, is the moving story of his life journey from climbing Mt. Everest to kayaking the Grand Canyon with teammates who help him along the way, people that he calls alchemists, who turn the lead of their lives into gold.

Howard Pines reviewed No Barriers in a recent News Leader article; Sports Illustrated highlighted the book’s release under the banner, What’s it like to kayak the Grand Canyon without being able to see it; and Pastor Ted Schroder’s recent blog covered it under Inspiration for the Challenged.

Erik was recently presented the Explorers Award, an award previously won by Sir Edmund Hillary, John Glenn, Ernest Shackleton, Admiral Perry, and Teddy Roosevelt. Additionally, Erik has been named by Men’s Journal as one of the Top 25 Athletes of the last 25 years.

No Barriers is available at the BookLoft in Fernandina and at Amazon and Barnes & Nobles.

Congratulations Erik!

Eric Legge, son of Sharon Martin, has been painting for over thirty years, specializing in folk art. “Look on the back of any of his paintings and you are likely to find his trademark angel faces staring serenely at you. Eric draws his inspiration from nature and his surroundings, often painting mountains, flowers, churches and smiling faces in a bright color palette.”

During the Olympics, held in Atlanta, GA Eric was one of just a few Georgia folk artists allowed to sell their artwork in the public venues. From there he developed a following. Today his work is found in galleries across the country.

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA has accepted his work, Untitled (Doppler Studio Commission) 2003 for their permanent collection beginning October 24, 2017. This piece of art will become part of the Museum’s strong collection of Southern self-taught art.

Congratulations Eric!

We are happy to welcome Chapel member Bob Cockayne

to our Sunday morning audio team!

Bob and Stan Cottler

HURRICANE MATTHEWBefore and After

Hurricane Matthew blew over a very large tree between the Chapel and the Columbarium. Along with the tree came the paved walkway and part of the Columbarium wall. Other trees came down as well, leaving a tree split down the middle over the waterfall by the Memorial Garden. In a word ... it was a mess. (October 2016)

Order has been restored. And while we will miss that big beautiful tree, this new view of the grounds around the Chapel is beautiful and welcoming. Strolling down the stone path and into the garden by the waterfall brings a sense of calm and tranquility.

Thank you Trim All for the beauty restored.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 LENT: Day 1Genealogy Workshop 2:00p

AIP Book Club 2:30p

Chancel Choir Rehearsal 4:00p

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE 5:00p

2 LENT: Day 2SPRING

CONFERENCE “Overhearing

God”9:30a - 2:30p

3 LENT: Day 3 4 LENT: Day 4

5 COMMUNION9:15 & 11:15a

First Sunday of LENT

Rx Haiti Collection

6 LENT: Day 5Petal Pushers & Pedal Express10:00a

Ladies’ Bible Study 10:30a

7 LENT: Day 6Tuesday Bible Study 11:00a

8 LENT: Day 7Genealogy Workshop 2:00p


Adult Bible Study 6:30p

9 LENT: Day 8Adventures in Prayer 9:00a


Outreach 2:00p

MarCom Meeting 3:00p

10 LENT: Day 9

MEN’S BREAKFAST

7:30a w/ Jim Magro, World Sport Ministries

11 LENT: Day 10

Spring forward one hour

before going to bed

12 COMMUNION

11:15a

Second Sunday of

LENT

Mission Minute Gordon-Conwell

Theological Seminary



14 LENT: Day 12Tuesday Bible Study 11:00a

15 LENT: Day 13Osprey Communion2:00p

Genealogy 2:00p



16 LENT: Day 14Ladies’ Bible Study 10:30a


19COMMUNION

11:15a

Third Sunday of Lent

Mission MinuteHabitat for Humanity



21 LENT: Day 18Tuesday Bible Study 11:00a(Last Session)

22 LENT: Day 19Guild of Deacons11:00a

Genealogy 2:00p



23 LENT: Day 20Adventures in Prayer 9:00a



26Fourth Sunday

of Lent

CANTATA10:00 a.m.



28 LENT: Day 24 29 LENT: Day 25 Chancel Choir Rehearsal 4:00p


30 LENT: Day 26Ladies’ Bible Study 10:30a

31 LENT: Day 27 APRIL 1LENT: Day 28

MARCH 2017

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

Coffee Fellowship at 10:15aAdult Sunday Classes at 10:25aYouth Sunday Class at 11:30a

Executive Committee & Governing Board

2:00 & 3:00p~March 15

SAVE THE DATEAnnual Oyster Roast

April 30, 2017Anne Coonrod’s HomeOnly

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