Morning and evening Church services, under the leadership of our Pastor, Donnie Martin, have seen attendance growing as the Holy Spirit has been evident in each service. Many of our Post O’Connor visitors have joined in the worship service. The mid-week service attendance on Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. has been growing.

A beautiful “new” lady joined in the Church Nursery as she was born into the Brown family and her name is Amara Faith Brown. Congratulations to Robert and Michelle Brown.

On Sunday evening, September 8, the Church will have their quarterly “Birthday Bash” celebrating all those who have birthdays in July, August and September. This big event will be in Fellowship Hall at 6:00 p.m. Bro. Donnie Martin will bring a short devotion followed by food and fellowship. Everyone is invited to attend.

The Southern Gospel Quartet “Appointed by Grace” will be in our Church on Sunday morning, September 15. Joe Irwin, Amy Gregory, and Karla Burris offer a unique mix of gospel music singing styles. Joe has been involved in music ministry for over 30 years. He sang with his family group for many years as they traveled throughout the southeastern United States. In addition to being godly wives and mothers, Karla and Amy have been involved in singing ministries since childhood. Their ministry consists of powerful singing wrapped in the Word of God, seasoned with personal testimonies. Through the medium of song they paint a portrait of hope for the lost, call the sinner to repentance, and encourage the Christian to service. Everyone is invited to this very inspirational service on Sunday morning, September 15, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.

See you in Church Sunday!

First, I wish to express appreciation to Mr. Walter Fondren, Jr. and Mr. Randy Bright for allowing us to glean from the Poco Bueno and Houston Big Game tournaments. We were able to provide over a ton of fish to needy families. If a meal of fish consists of 8 ounces of protein, we helped provide about 8,000 meals. The Chapel would never be able to accomplish such a feat if not for generous fishermen as well as tournament officials. Of course, we must not forget that we had a lot of hard workers who cleaned, bagged and delivered these potential meals. If I started naming all of them, I would surely leave some out! Oh, yes, thanks Henry, for providing the ice! We look forward to working again next year to help provide food for the needy!

Pastor Joane has been teaching each Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. on God-given Gifts. All of us have been gifted and the Bible tells us what these gifts are in Romans 12. With her help, all of us have been able to define our gifting and hopefully this will help us operate better in them.

This past weekend, we at the Chapel celebrated “Christmas with Ric”. Ric Gorden has written a song about how commercialized December 25th has become, and suggests that we celebrate Christ’s birth in August – so we did! We had decorations, Bible classes on Jesus’ birth, and sang carols. To help us remember that it is cooler in December, we concluded our service exchanging “white elephant gifts” and eating Blue Bell! This was a day worth remembering!

Friday Night Youth (FNY) is back in full gear as we get ready for school to begin. Due to our August schedule, we will not have FNY on August 30. All kids are invited to the Chapel from 7:00-10:00 p.m. each Friday night except the first one of each month. There are always friends to “hang with” and food to eat! Come and enjoy these evenings with Julian and Alissa and friends!

Our Retreat Center is coming together in grand fashion. You are welcomed to come by and have Pastor Erny show you this facility that is being built to welcome different interest groups to our area for a time of spiritual and physical renewal. We are still needing different craftsmen to help us complete this project, so please offer to help!

Our services are on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. with Bible Study, 11:00 a.m. with Morning Worship, and 6:00 p.m. for Evening Services. We also meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. for a time with the Bible. It is almost time for us to begin our FBI classes. FBI stands for “Fisherman’s Bible Institute”. Students can complete a complete Bible survey by attending classes for three years. There are workbooks to complete and two hours of class time weekly. Serious students of the Bible will find FBI a great help to their spiritual development. All interested persons should call Pastor Joane, our instructor, at 983-4240 or 983-2619 for further information.

Fisherman’s Chapel is an interdenominational congregation that is moving forward in our knowledge of God’s Word and a pattern for living a Christian lifestyle. Everyone is welcomed to attend and urged to, “Come, grow with us!”

Should you happen to be traveling through Germany anytime from September 17 though October 19, Dieter Erhart invites you to drop by his newest exhibit in Erlangen. The main piece of “Dragonblood”  is an 18 foot dragon enhanced by thousands of plexiglass pieces.

Dieter is the owner of Art Center Seadrift, located at 6th and Broadway in Seadrift. The center is open by appointment, but there are many works on display outside.

Find out more about Art Center Seadrift and Dieter’s other artistic works at:
www.artcenter-seadrift.com.

To see what Dieter has been doing to help children in Guatemala, go to: www.dieter-erhard.com/Soziales

This year has been an unforgettable time for Port O’Connor. The pavilion on King Fisher Beach is in need of replacement due to its condition. The Chamber of Commerce has put its time and effort into this project. First, the Crawfish Cook-off and Festival and now, on August 31st, the Labor Day Beach Bash will be another event to raise more funds for this project.

If you would like to be involved in the future improvements of King Fisher Beach by making a donation or being a volunteer in making this dream come true, contact anyone with the Chamber or call 361-983-2898. The Chamber appreciates everyone who has been involved in making this happen.

New/Renewing Chamber Members:

J Jordan Properties
Port O’Connor R.V. Park
Lowtide Guide Service
Josie’s Mini Mart
Joe & Rose Stringo
Larry & Mary Vaughn
Jim Vass
Port O’Connor Country Club Condo. Assoc.

For What’s Happening in Port O’Connor, go to: www.portoconnorchamber.org