St. Patrick Church in Seadrift will be selling Chicken Dinner Plates at St. Patrick Hall on July 10 at 11:00 a.m.

Plates will include 1/2 chicken, beans and German potatoes with trimmings.

Homemade Vietnamese Egg Rolls, Fried Rice, and Stir Fried Noodles will also be sold at the same time to help raise funds for their new hall.

Thank you, Chapel Family, for helping me travel to Central Arkansas to see Dad! He has some medical issues, which became acute in the middle of May, and you made it possible for me to go and spend Father’s Day with him. Having been totally out of church for over four weeks, it was a joy for me and my sister Ruth Anna to sit on either side of him in Church. Many people had to help shoulder the loads and wear my many hats while I was gone. Your faithfulness in ministry tasks and attendance help me realize what a great congregation God has blessed us with. Thank you seems so trite compared to the huge sacrifices many made in my absence, but I will say “Thank you!” and allow the Lord to reward you for it!

Special appreciation needs to go to those who filled the Chapel pulpit while I was away. Patrick Overton ministered on the two Wednesday evening services and taught our morning Bible study on June 12. The Reverend Joane ministered during both Sunday morning worship services and the Sunday evening service on June 12. Hermano Jessie Alderete taught the Sunday School on Father’s Day and ministered in the p.m. service. Thank you!

Also, I must mention others who went above and beyond to assist me. Pat, Adella, Martie, Daryl, Dennis and Donna, Marshall, and Zack – of course I have missed several, but “Thank you!” Also, thanks to several minister friends in the area who helped cover our Sectional responsibilities. BUT, I must not fail to mention all those who have and are and trust will continue praying for Dad that his health be restored!

We had a great Father’s Day celebration. Each dad present received a special gift, courtesy of Marty’s Landing. Thank you, Marty – each was greatly appreciated.

I am looking forward to being back in the pulpit and accepting my responsibilities. We have a lot of activities coming up. We will be helping with the Houston Big Game Tournament and the Harbor’s Pescado Grande this weekend. We are working toward the Poco Bueno Tournament that begins in the middle of July. These fishing tournaments provide us with fish that we pass along to needy missions. In the past, hundreds of pounds of fish have fed the needy. Thank you for allowing us to glean!

Important notice: All-Church Fellowship – Sunday, July 3, 6:00 p.m. With all the activities in June, we have not been able to have our normal activities, but we are planning for July 3 to be an extra special event! Everyone is invited! We hope that some will bring their guests who have come to see our Fireworks Display on the front beach. It will be a special evening of activities, great fellowship, and lots of food.

Friday Night Youth activities for July are as follows: Regular events on July 8 and 22; none on July 1 or 15; but a big area rally on July 20 at the front beach, featuring a basketball tourney, hot dog roast, and a lot of other kids coming to POC for this special evening’s activities. “Be there or be square” – or whatever it is that kids say nowadays!

The next Sea Academy class is scheduled for July 29 through August 7. For information please call Captain Robert at 361-816-3010 or 361-758-6184.

God’s blessings have been easily seen at the Chapel in recent weeks. You are invited to be a part of the many activities that we offer to this community. Our goal remains the same – to do everything we can to assist people to make a successful journey from here to eternity! You will always find a warm welcome here and are urged to, “Come, grow with us!”

Share your photography of our coastal area with others. The Victoria Photography Club’s Annual Contest and Exhibit is coming up soon and we would love to have photos from the coastal area included this year. Photos must be submitted July 1-31 and can be dropped off at Action Welding on Hwy 185 in Port O’Connor or at HEB Plus on Navarro in Victoria. Judging will take place on August 6, 2011 and the exhibit will be at the Victoria Mall, August 13-21.

Money and ribbons will be given for the top 3 photos in each category and for Best of Show. Korczynski’s Photo Lab is also donating prizes to the top 3 entries.

Categories are:
• Animals/Fauna
• Birds
• Creative
• Flowers/Plants
• Landscape/Scenic
• Macro
• Miscellaneous
• People/Portrait

For more information on entry requirements or if you would like information on being a sponsor for this event contact Pam Stryker at 361-649-2710 or see the club’s website,
http://www.victoriaphotographyclub.com/annual-photography-contest.asp .

Photo by Robert Stryker

Maizy

This photo really doesn’t do justice to Maizy. She’s about 2 years old, mostly white with beautiful accents of light and dark gold and a truly magnificent ringed tail. Her cage is always very clean, and she’s always eager for attention, a perfect lap cat and companion.

Mindy

For your pleasure, Mindy returns with a new “hairdo” to show what a cutie she is. A professional grooming with ribbons and bows would make her irresistible. A Schnauzer mix about a year old, Mindy is a very small girl – you can hold her under your arm with room to spare. Friendly and energetic, she has a terrific personality.

Biggio

Biggio is a teenager about 6 months old. He has lovely brown and tan markings and a lot of white, a very good looking guy. Playful and happy, he will be a much loved member of your family.

Casey

We don’t know about all those other blondes, but this one is definitely having more fun. Casey is a year old Shi Tzu mix that elicits a lot of “oohs” and “SO cute!” comments. Everyone and every dog is an instant friend so be prepared for lots of loving attention from Casey.

Come see Maizy, Mindy, Biggio, Casey and all the other animals at the Port Lavaca Animal Shelter, 201 Stringham Drive (across from the rodeo arena), Monday through Saturday, 10 to 2, or call the Calhoun County Humane Society, 553-8916. You can also view her and other animals ready for adoption on line at www.calhouncountyhumanesociety.org Thanks and we’ll be waiting for you!

We would like to thank the Seadrift Chamber of Commerce for picking our band to play at Shrimpfest in the Battle of the Bands. We also want to thank the many fans who came to cheer us on, and to the new friends and fans we met who stopped and told us how much they liked our performance.

We thought we were entering a talent contest but realized before our set was even through, members of other bands were buying hundreds of tickets to fill their own boxes to buy a top spot.

We worked and practiced hard to make the music enjoyable for everyone including ourselves. The cheers and applause we received gave us great inspiration. We have only played together for a short time and getting six instruments timed together to produce great songs is lots of hard work. Thanks again to our fans and friends. We enjoyed the opportunity to play at Shrimpfest. It was a great family gathering and lots of fun.

The Po Boys
(For bookings call: 361-649-9021 or 361-649-7997.)

The Po Boys performing at Shrimpfest -Photo by Patricia Mayhall

Letter to the Editor:
For those of you concerned with Federal waste of taxes and borrowed money: Cecilia Munoz, La Raza’s senior vice president and lobbyist, joined the Obama administration in 2009 as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. Since then Federal funding has poured into the pro illegal immigration group funding it’s leftist, open-borders agenda and teaching radical Chicano ideology. Judicial Watch reports La Raza funding rose to $11 million for 2009, with more programs added since. Obama also appointed Hilda Solis Secretary for Labor, former California congresswoman with close ties to La Raza. Many other La Raza affiliates get tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. An offshoot called Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) reported receiving $18.3 million following Munoz’ appointment.
I believe that much of this money is used to organize community support for radical leftist causes as well as protecting illegal immigrants and teaching them how to tap into our bloated welfare system as well as illegal voter registration, vote scams, and raising support for Obama and his far-leftist agenda. This is taxpayer money going to groups that advocate breaking the law, aid and abet lawbreakers, and often advocate overthrow of the US gov’t.
How long must we tolerate these abuses? This is Obamunist subsidization of criminals and using them as illegal voters to stay in power!
Bill Brayshaw
Seadrift

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