Next Sunday, July 29, is a very special day in the Chapel’s calendar of events. Our special friend, the Reverend Joe Granberry, will be our honored guest. The Reverend Granberry was the Superintendent for over 350 churches in South Texas until his retirement earlier this year. He will be leading us in a very special “Holy Communion” service. We are looking forward to an anointed time of remembering the works of Jesus Christ and His death for us. The special service will begin at 11:00 a.m and all are welcome to attend.
What can we say about Poco Bueno? It was a long week – Yes! It was a very busy week – Yes! It was one of the highlights of the summer for Fisherman’s Chapel – Yes! We express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Walter Fondren and the Poco committee, who make us a part of the largest bill fishing tournament on the Gulf Coast. Each evening, Danny brought the gleanings from the evening meal for us to care for and pass along to others. We received a large percentage of the bay fish that was weighed for the tournament. We received three blue marlin that were weighed and three of the weighed dorado found their way to our cleaning tables. Special thanks to the anglers who were a part of Poco and generously donated their catch. Those who kept records for the Tournament are special friends of the Chapel, for they asked each fisherman if they would like to donate their fish! Henry Anderson provided the ice we needed for the tournament – Thanks!
But, this is only part of the picture – what about all those folks, some of which are Chapel members and others friends of the Chapel, who did the hard work – thanks and may your rewards in Heaven be increased greatly because of this labor of love. When I name people, I will miss some important people who helped, but let me shout-out to our son, Ray, who took time off of work in order to help! Thanks Zach, Julian, and Patrick who spent a lot of hours getting things ready, working the cleaning tables, and cleaning up afterwards! Thanks to those from the community who helped, like our neighbors Daryl and Dennis and others! Thanks to Joane who headed up the “gleaning” crew! Thanks to those who provided the necessary money to buy all the products we needed for the crew to get their work accomplished successfully.
Strong Tower Ministry from Hitchcock, Texas was our special guest. Ten of them came and helped with every area of fish cleaning, including helping to fry up some of them for the workers.
Poco Bueno has come and gone (well, we are still cleaning up everything), but the Texas Shoot-Out happens this weekend. We will be helping Mr. Randy Bright and his team with the same process we have just experienced. We appreciate the opportunity to glean in order to have to give.
Vacation Bible School begins at the Chapel on Monday, July 30 (6-9 p.m.) and will conclude on Sunday morning, August 5. Devon Vasquez is our director and the theme is “Sky”. A lot of planning and much hard work are going on to make this event one to be remembered. One thing that is being planned is a “sleep-over” on Friday night, August 3. There are so many things happening that those who miss a single evening will miss something very important and lots of fun!
Fisherman’s Chapel is a vibrant congregation that is working to see God’s Kingdom advanced in any area that we feel we might make a difference. Whether it is fixing breakfast tacos for Warrrior’s Weekend, cleaning fish, providing a community pantry, helping with Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, being a part of Easter Sunrise Service, or any number of other community projects that we involve ourselves in, we do it to serve God by serving our community. One will always find a warm welcome at the Chapel, and you are urged to, “Come, grow with us!”
