AA meets each Saturday night at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Port O’Connor.
AA Meetings are held each Monday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 4th & Cleveland, in Seadrift. Fellowship begins at 7:00.
Friday Night Youth meets at Fisherman’s Chapel in Port O’Connor from 7:00 until 10:00 p.m. Schedule varies this summer.
POC Sports Association meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at POC Community Center.
POC Lions Club meets the second Wednesday of each month, 12 Noon, at Cathy’s Restaurant
Commissioner’s Court meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at 10 a.m., 1st Floor of the Court House, Port Lavaca.
Crossroads Astronomy Club meets at 7:00 p.m., third Mondays, at U of H, Victoria, Room 223 info: wes81461@yahoo.com 935-2016
Reading Hour for 3rd & 4th Graders at the Port O’Connor Library is held each Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Calhoun County Quilt Guild meets the first Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Building.
Open Arms (Families Surviving Infant Loss) meets every third Tuesday at Central Church of Christ, 801 E. Airline, Victoria, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Sat., June 25 Benefit BBQ (George Carter)
11:30 a.m. Seadrift School
Sat., June 25 Amateur Radio Demonstrations
1:00-7:00 p.m. Half Moon Reef LIghthouse, Bauer Center
Sun., June 26 Amateur Radio Demonstrations
8:00 a.m.-1:00 Half Moon Reef Lighthouse, Bauer Center
Thurs., June 30 Blood Drive
4:00-6:30 p.m. Port O’Connor Fire Department
Sat., July 2 POC VFD Barbecue Fundraiser
11:00 a.m. Port O’Connor Fire Station

Sat., July 2 Fireworks on King Fisher Beach POC!

Tues., July 5 Bunco
7:00 p.m. Port O’Connor Community Center back room
Tues., July 5 Seadrift City Council
7:00 p.m. Seadrift City Hall
Tues., July 5 The Country Opry
7:00 p.m. Heritage Center (Dinner at 6:00)
Fri., July 8 & 22 Friday Night Youth
7-10 p.m. Fisherman’s Chapel
Sun., July 10 Chicken Dinner Plates
11:00 a.m. St. Patrick Church, Seadrift

SHARE! is looking for HOST PARENTS to host international exchange students for the 2011/2012 fall semester or school year. The students speak English, are covered by medical insurance and have spending money for their personal expenses. Host families provide a bed, meals, as well as friendship, understanding and a genuine desire to share the American way of life.

SHARE! families are diverse! Traditional two-parent families (with or without children), single parents or adults, and retired couples are wonderful host families. High school aged boys and girls from over 20 counties will be arriving late August to attend local high schools while living with their host family. Persons interested in hosting or obtaining more information can contact Yvette Coffman at 800-941-3738 or visit: www.sharesouthwest.org .

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