Seadrift School celebrated its “100th Day of School” on Tuesday, January 28th. Prekindergarten and Kindergarten students dressed in celebratory attire and created posters to parade the halls. As is a Seadrift School tradition, all hands were on deck to support the youngest. Therefore, first through eighth grades lined the halls to cheer and celebrate this yearly milestone with the youngest of the young!  

We often have a hard time waiting for the best God has to give. God may take much longer to act than we like. Mary and Martha came to tell Jesus about their brother Lazarus and his near-to-death illness. They knew Jesus had the power to heal their beloved brother. The Scripture says, “Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When He had heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed still in the same place where he was.”

How could Jesus have loved His friend Lazarus and yet desert him at such a critical time? Why did He wait until Lazarus’ funeral before arriving at the friend’s side? Could it be that Jesus’ works have their own hour.” Perhaps we need to realize that sometimes God comes through at the last hour.

Many today would react differently to a plea from Mary and Martha. We probably would have, in Jesus’ situation, gone immediately and healed Lazarus. Remember, Lazarus was Jesus’ friend. Healing him would have saved Jesus from accusations that He did not care. It would have saved Jesus from the grief of losing such a close friend. Jesus had the power to heal, and the religious authorities would have felt much better about Jesus’ healing Lazarus than they did about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.

Jesus chose to act according to God’s will and not react according to man’s desire. Waiting until Lazarus was in the grave four days proved that Lazarus was truly dead according to Jewish beliefs. Tarrying a few days until Lazarus’ funeral gave other people an opportunity for a deeper faith. Had Jesus intervened too soon, it would have seemed Jesus had only human concern rather than having a higher purpose – following God’s plan.  This miracle was the final step toward God’s purpose being fulfilled in the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Jesus was teaching us that waiting for His Father to act in His own time and in His own way was worth it in the end.

There are many Scriptural examples in which God appeared to come too late. Sarah was ninety-nine when she had a baby! The Isrealites were in bondage for four hundred years before Moses led them out! Elijah, believing he was the only prophet who was left, was assured that there were many who had not bowed down to the false god! When Habakkuk asked the Lord when the violence would end, God replied, “My vision waits for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come.” The birth of our Lord was “in the fullness of time,” and Jesus did not die until “It is finished.”

God never comes through too late – He comes through when it seems to be the last hour! God may not always lift us out of the difficulties of this life. He wants to teach us to follow His plan and to trust His guidance, no matter what people may say and no matter what obstacles may come into our pathways. God may allow certain things to happen to us in order to accomplish a Divine purpose we are not presently aware of!

The point of this miracle is that Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life. Only He can enable anyone to live beyond the grave. Lazarus was a sign of the resurrection, but Jesus was the Reality. Jesus said, “Whosoever lives and believes in Me shall never die!” Place your faith and trust in Jesus and you will never go astray!

Weekly Events:
Wednesdays:    8:30 am-9:30 am Coffee & Conversation at POC   Library
Wednesdays:    9:30-10:30 am Bingo followed by Loteria
Wednesdays:    4:30 pm Boy Scouts meet at Scout Hall in Seadrift
Wednesdays:    1:00-3:00 Mah Jongg, POC Library
Wednesdays:    5:30 Team Kids. POC Baptist
Thursdays:    POC Bridge at Library 1:00-3:40 pm
Saturdays:    7:00 pm Friends of Bill W at First Baptist Church POC
Monthly Meetings:
1st Sunday    Intercoastal 4-H
5:30 pm        Port O’Connor Community Center
2nd Monday     Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce
6:00 pm        Port O’Connor Library
3rd Wednesday     Seadrift Chamber of Commerce
6:00 pm        Seadrift Train Depot
3rd Thursday    POC Water Board Meeting
1:00 pm        39 Denman Drive
1st Saturday    Roll Off Bin
8-2 or until full    Behind the POCID office

Sat., Feb. 22    Dedication of Historical Marker (Light House)
10:00 am        Port O’Connor Library
Sat., Feb. 22`    Seadrift Market Days
9:00-1:00        Seadrift Civic Center“`
Tues., March 4    Democrat Club Meeting
6:00 pm        Calhoun County Library
Tues., Feb. 4    Bunco
6:30 pm        POC Community Center
Thurs., March 6    Port O’Connor Service Club
10:00 am        POC Community Center
Sat., March 8    Farmers Market
8:00-Noon        King Fisher Beach Pavilion, POC
Sun., March 9    Daylight Saving Time Begins
Thurs., March 20    Port O’Connor Service Club
10:00 am        POC Community Center

Calhoun County Historical Commission invites the public to

The Matagorda Light House Historical Marker dedication on February 22,2025 ,at the Port OConnor Library at 10:00 A.M.

MATAGORDA ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE IN 1848, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACQUIRED LAND ON THE EASTERN END OF MATAGORDA ISLAND TO BUILD A LIGHTHOUSE AS A NAVIGATIONAL AID AT PASS CAVALLO. THE BALTIMORE FOUNDRY OF MURRAY & HAZLEHURST WAS CHOSEN TO PRODUCE THE CAST IRON TOWER. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN JUNE 1852 WITH A 75-FOOT-TALL TOWER; THE REFLECTOR-TYPE LIGHT FIRST SHONE ON DECEMBER 31, 1852, CASTING A LIGHT EVERY 90 SECONDS WHICH COULD BE SEEN FOR MILES. IN THE SPRING OF 1854, THE TOWER WAS PAINTED WITH DISTINCTIVE WHITE, RED, AND BLACK HORIZONTAL BANDS. IN 1857-58, THE TOWER’S HEIGHT WAS INCREASED AND THE ORIGINAL LIGHT WAS REPLACED WITH A THIRD ORDER FRESNEL LENS. AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF THE CIVIL WAR IN 1861, THE LIGHTHOUSE CEASED TO OPERATE. CONFEDERATE TROOPS ATTEMPTED TO DESTROY THE LIGHTHOUSE, DAMAGING SIX CAST IRON PANELS AND REMOVING THE LENS. THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS DISMANTLED IN 1866. THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS REBUILT AT A HEIGHT OF 92 FEET A NEW LOCATION FURTHER INLAND, USING THE EXISTING IRON PANELS AND NEW MATERIALS. THE TOWER WAS PAINTED BLACK, AND THE LIGHT WAS RESTORED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1873, SERVING THE AREA AND THE COASTAL PORTS OF INDIANOLA AND PORT O’CONNOR. THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUNDS ALSO INCLUDED A LIGHTKEEPER’S RESIDENCE; THE LIGHTHOUSE REMAINED MANNED UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS AUTOMATED IN 1956. THE COAST GUARD PLANNED TO ABANDON THE LIGHTHOUSE IN 1977, WHEN THE HISTORIC FRESNEL LENS WAS MOVED TO PORT O’CONNOR, BUT THE MATAGORDA ISLAND FOUNDATION AND MANY IN THE COMMUNITY RALLIED TO SAVE IT. IN 1984 THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. HAVING SURVIVED SEVERAL MAJOR HURRICANES AND STORMS, THE LIGHTHOUSE SITE, NOW PART OF THE MATAGORDA ISLAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, REMAINS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE STORY OF TRANSPORTATION, COMMERCE AND ENGINEERING IN THE REGION.