I wish to begin this article with a great ‘THANK YOU’ to the many who stopped on the highway recently to offer your assistance to a family in our community. Richard and Alyssa, along with their two daughters, were headed toward Seadrift to help a family who is moving into our area. It was Friday morning, July 7, about 6:30 when their vehicle hit water and spun around twice before landing in the ditch going the opposite direction! No injuries and no damages were experienced. I arrived before 7:00 a,m. A County policeman was already there. We explained that we had a tractor available and would get it and pull the truck out. Before the situation had been resolved, there were more than thirty people who had stopped or called to inquire if they could help in any way! People in our community are always willing to help and the “helping hand” attitude is the one that all of us should have! Thank you to everyone who stopped their busy lives to check on those who were in need!
We were honored to perform a wedding for Bryan and Debbie toward the end of June. It was a lovely event and those attending had a wonderful time. Thanks for allowing us to be a part of your lives. We were provided with fish to glean from the Ross Tournament and have fed a number of people with the fillets. Thank you, Daryl, for cleaning the fish and several people who helped bag and freeze the catch. We have hosted a Men’s Retreat from the surrounding area with about 20 men attending. We got to host Naomi and her husband, Jordan, who are headed with the Navy to Japan in a couple of weeks. We are gleaning fish from the Lone Star Shoot-Out and appreciate the fishermen who donate their catch to help feed people in our community. Did I mention that we have been busy?
Both Pastor Joane and Erny have been called to preach for several churches in these last couple of months. We both enjoy meeting the different congregants and doing church in the mode to which they are accustomed. We are joining with the congregation of New Beginnings in Port Lavaca on Sunday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. They are bringing Pastor/Evangelist Michael Rowan for that special service. Everyone is welcome to come and go with us.
On August 3 through August 6, we are hosting a different type of Retreat. It is being called “God’s Fish Camp Retreat.” It will feature a group of people wanting to provide a setting for veterans who are suffering with PTSD. All the details have not yet been worked out, but we are excited to reach out to our fellow veterans who are suffering because of their sacrifices for us, to keep us free! If you want to be a part of this effort, please ask!
Fisherman’s Chapel is an interdenominational congregation who began in Port O’Connor in January, 1995. We have worked hard to build a group of caring people who in turn will reach out to others to minister to the whole community. We gather each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. for Bible Study; 11:00 a.m. for Morning Service, and 6:00 p.m. for Evening Service. We also meet each Wedneday evening at 7:00 p.m. for a time of “Food Fellowship” before the Midweek Service. Everyone is welcome to attend and all are urged to, “Come, grow with us”!
