The Chapel Herald

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Volume 4 Issue 5

May, 2015

Commitment — Rain or Shine by Dr. John Jacobs

For several years after I began attending an all-boys prep school in Chattanooga, I had heard this enigmatic saying handed down

from a previous generation: "It never rains after three o'clock." I knew it must mean something important, since it was the title of a biography of a legendary coach in our school's history. I eventually learned it was the coach's customary response whenever a

student-athlete asked if afternoon practice might be canceled due to inclement weather. Regardless of the weather, the

coach was saying: Your commitment to this team means you will be here - rain or shine - to support your teammates in our

pursuit of a winning season. Whether we have to meet in-doors or outdoors, practice is never cancelled, and your par-ticipation is required. Being a member of a team meant com-mitment, not only to our coach, but to our teammates as well. Learning to give our best for the sake of the team was a les-son applicable to the God, relationships, and professions we would be called to serve in our lives that followed graduation.

We might well consider membership in a church in terms of being on a team. If you told the coach: "As a member of the team, I don't intend to show up for practice, and if I do at-tend, it will be when I feel like it" - the coach would either inform you of your non-membership on the team, or send you to the school psychologist for an examination. In the spirit of teamwork within the Body of Christ, we are called as Christians to give our best in terms of finances (as we are able) and spiritual gifts for the sake of the church where we spiritually reside. Anything short of that commitment does not serve our common effort to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and our pursuit of the Great Commission.

As we move through this Easter season, looking forward to Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit, we are all in-vited to reflect prayerfully on our relationships with each other as we examine the degree of our commitment to The Village Chapel. Our future together depends on our mutual responsibility to each other and our Lord who sacrificed eve-rything for us. How but in service to our shared mission can we express the love that defines us as Christians?

Blessings in Christ,

Pastor John

The Importance of Fatherhood by Dr. Ashley Smith

"Choose this day whom you will serve...as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15, NIV)

Research supports the fact that the active role of the Father in the home is crucial to the emo-tional and spiritual development of the children. God's plan for discipleship starts in the home, and the key person is the Father.

In Deuteronomy chapter 6, Fathers are encouraged to teach their children in the context of the home and family life. In our Christian context, that would translate into teaching the children Christian principles and modeling Christian behavior. George Barna, in his book Revolution Parenting, discusses concerns with quality vs. quantity, when it comes to spending time with our children. Barna encour-ages Fathers to do both! "Quality time" is not a substitute for "Quantity time." I recently had the privilege of spend-ing time with two dads that are putting Barna's advice into action. Nathan Whitfield and Justin Ball make time regu-larly to invest into their children's lives. On this particular occasion, they took their children (and mine) fishing at a local lake in No. 6. Its was a beautiful day and really nice to be in a canoe (and paddleboard) making memories! Time is passing too quickly; let's follow the examples of these Dads and commit to making lasting investments into our disci-ples we call our children!

It takes a village,

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Strategic Planning: A Letter from Jimmy Schneider

The purpose of this short letter is to explain to you some things about the strategic planning effort that is underway in the Chapel.

Simply put, strategic planning entails determining where an organization is now (assessment), where it wants to go in the next several years (goals), and how it is going to get there (recommendations). Strategic planning is part of good management and all organizations, churches included, are wise to periodically go through the strategic planning process.

The Chapel’s last strategic planning was done in 2005, so we are overdue for another planning effort. There-fore, last fall the Board of Trustees established a Strate-gic Planning Committee to lead us through this process. Over the next several months this Committee will be assessing the Chapel’s status in all areas….looking at strengths, weaknesses, trends and local demographic and economic factors.

The end result of the Committee’s findings will be some goals for the next three years and a set of recommenda-tions to help the Chapel achieve those goals. The Com-mittee’s final report will go to the Pastors and Board of Trustees for evaluation and possible action.

The Strategic Planning Committee has 20 members and is led by its chairman, Jack Wood. The Committee is organized by functional area into six subcommittees. The subcommittees with chairpersons and contact num-bers are:

Mission and Vision: Jack Wood 255-6481

Membership and Revenue: Rich Cowell 673-3779 Cost Structure and Control: Jim Voelkel 295-4664 Management of Chapel Affairs: George Trail 295-1743 Asset Management & Programming: John Rowerdink 235-0644 Needs of the Congregation: Eleanora Voelkel 295-4664

The strategic planning process must involve everyone in the Chapel….the Board, pastors, staff, committees, vol-unteers, and all members of the congregation. Strategic planning is an open process, and everyone’s input is im-portant.

Each subcommittee will need lots of input in order to produce solid, well thought out goals and recommenda-tions. Please contribute to this process by freely sharing your ideas and views with members of the Committee when you are called upon or when you have the oppor-tunity to do so.

The Chapel has achieved an enviable record of success because our ministers, our leadership and especially our congregation have shown their willingness to adjust to societal, cultural and demographic changes in our envi-ronment. All the while doing its best to stay true to the teaching in the Bible. Strategic planning will help us identify, anticipate and react to those changes in order to continue our record of success. Proverbs 29:18 puts it succinctly, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”

Lastly, please pray for the Committee’s sound judgment and its success in dealing with so many tough issues.

Jimmy Schneider, Chairman, Board of Trustees

Volunteers and Their Ministry (by Sally Brown)

Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity and is intended to promote goodness or improve quality of life. It is truly amazing how many people here at The Village Chapel volunteer for not just one, but three or more posi-tions a year. Although they aren’t considered jobs, these posi-tions are more like giving love back to Christ. We are truly grateful for each and every one of you. Whether it be a calling for in-home visitation, food pantry, Upper Room ministry, altar guild, women’s ministry, men’s ministry, worship committee, each position is very important. We make up the body of an important community in Christ Jesus as we share ourselves and knowledge with those in need. Your love and support for your church shows through your

hard work and dedication. I love seeing the smiles on the children who come to receive their gifts from our Angel Tree. Our volunteer’s rejoicing with love and celebration dur-ing our Christmas season. Sharing with Habitat for Humanity in Apostle Build through our Missions Ministry. There are so many I could name. Thank you, Thank you!! We would love to have you! Don’t worry, we can work around your schedule, too. People are busy. Families are im-portant to The Village Chapel. We are a community. Working together in the house of the Lord is a wonderful experience. It really gets the spiritual juices flowing in so many wonderful ways. We want you to be a part of it!! Fill out the form on the back of the Herald or to call me at home to find out more.

Contact Sally Brown at 910-639-3874

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Memorial Day Service (May 24) -- Remembering Those Who Have Died

In keeping with our tradition, The Village Chapel will honor those members of our church who served in the military, but have since passed away. A special presentation will be shown at all three services on Sunday, May 24. We invite family members to submit photos (originals or electronic copies) to Heather at The Chapel office (Heather@tvcpinehurst.com) of those they wish to be re-membered and honored for their service. Originals will be returned to their owners. Along with the photos (preferably in uniform) should be the deceased member’s name, branch of military service, period of military service, and highest grade attained. There is no need to resubmit photos that are currently on file unless the family member wishes to do so. If there are any questions, please contact Don Goulet (246-0077 or dgoulet002@nc.rr.com) or Jack Raffaele (295-3031 or jackraffusa@gmail.com).

1st

Jean Ann Doern

2nd

Geoff Taylor Gary Jacobsen

5th

Rich Cowell Tim Waesche Tim Woodruff

7th

Glenn Bower Don Goulet

Adrienne Oxendine 8th

Ilana Stewart Martha DeVault

9th Ronald Milam

10th Pat Ritchie

13th Juanita Davenport

14th John Shannon Kris Dahlberg

16th Ashley Smith

17th Martha Kusek Jesse Ingham

18th Carol Gelfo

19th Molly Taylor

Chris Imperial Betsy Jacobs

20th Lori Valentinas

21st Barbara Fulghum

22nd Sarah Smith

23rd Dave Edrington

24th Ham Webster

John Rowerdink 25th

Betty Jane Wardle Sarah Baucom

27th Barb Beatty

Lt. Col. Dean Scaletta 28th

Ron Whitley Don Taylor

2nd Peter and Sigrid Gross

7th Don and Georgene Edwards

8th Geoff and Molly Taylor

9th Steve Balltus and Judie Roensch

12th George and Sharon Trail Julian and Sarah Hawes

14th Ashley and Vickie Smith

15th Jim and Amy Corcoran

16th John and Betsy Jacobs

16th (cont’d) Bro and Dee Park

George and Pat Vickers 20th

Hans-Peter and Karin Feddersen 21st

Franz and Stefanie Robinson 24th

Al and Shirley App 25th

Rich and Lisa Wingfield 26th

Jerry and Judy Townley 27th

Richard and Lynne Heilman 30th

Jack and Judi Wood

May Birthdays

Please contact the office if your birthday or anniversary information is incorrect.

The Communications Committee

We are pretty certain that members look forward to and read the Herald each month. We would like you to feel that this is our sort of home town newspaper. To that end, we want it to be more than just a monthly bulletin. We want to keep you informed of the events and the people that make the Village Chapel run and contribute to its unique place in the community. So please let us have your feedback. How can we make it more responsive and relevant to your inter-ests? If you want to contribute and article relevant to the Chapel’s history or key personalities, let us have it. In the near future, you will see a special article on the Foundation with the objective of making the Foundation’s history, pur-pose and operation more comprehensible and transparent. And we would like to start a series of short biographies of individuals/couples who have been long time volunteers and contributors to the Chapel as well as newer members who are already making their impact felt. Many of us do not have the opportunity to get acquainted with members who attend different services so this series will help us all get to know each other better and, hopefully, contribute to the unity of the Chapel that we all seek. We live in the age of technological innovation and even old folks like some of us on the Communications Committee do Facebook, blog and would rather download documents than have more paper to receive and then discard. If you would prefer to receive the Herald by e-mail, please inform LuAnn (LuAnn@tvcpinehurst.com). We might save a few trees and a lot of ink in the process. But we will continue to mail the Herald each month to those who have not asked for it by e-mail.

The Choir in Action

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The Village Chapel Music Series

On Sunday afternoon May 3, at 5:00 PM, our

final concert of this inaugural season will fea-

ture organist Dr. David Arcus. Dr. Arcus is for-

mer Chapel Organist/Associate University Or-

ganist at Duke Chapel, a post he held for 30

years, becoming a staple in the Chapel’s mu-

sic department. He holds degrees from Ober-

lin Conservatory and the Yale University School

of Music, where he received his Doctor of Mu-

sical Arts. Dr. Arcus has performed in interna-

tional venues such as London’s St. Martin-in-

the-Field, Leeds Town Hall, Paris’s St. Sulpice as

well as many venues here in the United States.

He is also known as a composer, and has writ-

ten a number of pieces for organ and choir.

Additionally, Dr. Arcus is known internationally

as an improviser. He was selected as the only

American to participate in the International

Organ Improvisation Competition at the 1990

Haarlem Organ Festival. He also won second

prize at the 1994 National Improvisation Com-

petition at the American Guild of Organists Na-

tional convention.

Dr. Arcus’ program will feature towering mas-

terworks of the organ repertoire but will also

showcase three of his compositions, each

based on well known hymn tunes. His program

will close with an improvisation based on two

themes submitted to him at the time of the

concert. Everyone is encouraged to take ad-

vantage of this as it will be one of the most an-

ticipated events in the musical history of this

church. If you have not yet taken in one our

concerts, now is surely the time. Dr. Arcus is

one of the most talented organists in the coun-

try at this time and you are sure to be moved

dramatically by his playing.

To God be all the glory,

Stephen Gourley

Director of Music

WELCOME NEW MEMBER

Kim Berner

RAY VANDER LAAN SERIES CONTINUES AT THE CARE COTTAGE

“THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW” 10:45 Adult Sunday School Class

Breathtaking Views of the Holy Land ON –SITE TEACHING BY RAY VANDER LAAN

CLASS DISCUSSION AND FELLOWSHIP!

Begins April 26th

The archaeological discoveries re-vealed and portrayed in the Ray Vander Laan “That the World May Know” twelve volume series provide insights to the Bible that will enhance your Christian knowledge and faith. The videos, filmed on location in Israel, Egypt and Turkey, make the words of the Bible explode with new relevance by revealing their

historical and cultural context! In-depth video tours of the buried, distant, or otherwise forgotten places where the stories of the Bible actually happened. Teacher and histo-rian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into the Scrip-tures significance for believers today and always ends with a Faith Lesson that is understandable and applicable to our individual lives. Please do not be concerned about your level of Biblical knowledge. We are a diverse group of all ages, church backgrounds and cultures. We open each session with coffee and refreshments, a hymn and prayer requests. The DVDs are 25-30 minutes followed by group discussion led by a member of the class. You will always be warmly welcomed to the 10:45 Class. Come this week to see if you would be interested in the class, or if you can’t attend this week, come anytime!

Contact: class coordinator almangum@embarqmail.com or call 910-215-9093.

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Dr. George Braswell Presents “Iran: Lessons I learned from teaching Muslim Preachers, Hearing their Sermons, and

Visiting Women’s Prayer Meetings.” by Pastor Ashley

Dr. George Braswell will be presenting at Break Night on May 13th and also on May 14th. Please plan to join us for this outstanding and presentation. George W. Braswell, Jr. D.D., DMin., Ph.D. has degrees from Wake Forest University, Yale Uni-versity Divinity School, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Braswells were the first missionaries of the Southern Baptist Convention to Iran. He served on the Faculty of Islamic Theology of the University of Teheran. He retired as Distinguished Pro-fessor Emeritus of Missions and World Religions from Southeastern Seminary. He now serves as Senior Professor of World Religions and Founding Director of the World Religions and Global Cultures Center of Campbell University Divinity School. Among his nine books on world religions and Iran are Islam: Its Prophet, Peoples, Politics and Power, What You Need To Know About Islam and Muslims, and Understanding World Religions., and his latest book, From Iran To America: Encounters With Many Faiths. Dr. Braswell and his family lived in Iran between 1968-1974. He taught Shiah Muslim clergy (Imams) as a professor in graduate degree programs at the University of Teheran. His M.A. and Ph.D. thesis and dissertation concerned "Religion and Politics in Iranian Shiah Islam." Some questions he explores: What was Iran (Persia) like in Old and New Testament times?

Why do Iranian Shiah Muslims cry and mourn after their saints (are there saints in Islam)?

Why do Sunni Muslims, like those in oil rich Saudi Arabia, consider Shiah Muslims heretics?

Why does the government of Iran view the nation of Israel with rabid hostility?

Why do some view leaders in Iran as promoters of apocalyptic and end-time preachings?

What are the dynamics of other nations' relations with Iran?

U.S.; Russia; China; Europe, Iraq: What are the challenges of Iran's history, culture, and religion to Christians and churches?

Please Help Us Keep Our Grounds Beautiful

Occasionally drivers acciden-tally hit a sign in the parking area. It would be very helpful, if you should hit a sign, to let the office staff know so it can be attended to. Thank you!

Easter Beauty

Photos of the lovely Sunday

flowers April 26th

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Break Night in May Break Night is scheduled for the following: (Begins with dinner at Chapel Hall at 5:45pm -please call 295-6003 for reservations)

May 6—"St. Paul on the Role of Women in the Home and Church" - an examination of scripture and Church/ cultural traditions led by Pastor John

May 13—Dr. George Braswell “Iran: Lessons I learned from teaching Muslim Preachers, Hearing their Sermons, and Visiting Women’s Prayer Meetings.”

May 20—Volunteer and Choir Appreciation Night

May 27—Chapel Cookout at Canon Park—

This year's celebration of Christ's Resurrection was observed with our Chapel's An-

nual Easter Egg Hunt. The weather was beautiful! We had the opportunity to meet

many new families, and everyone present heard a clear presentation of the Gospel.

There was food, candy, and Christian fellowship for all! Thank you for your prayers,

financial support, and the candy that made this a wonderful celebration of an empty

tomb-- Pastor Ashley

2014 VILLAGE CHAPEL OUTREACH GRANTS

Throughout this year your Outreach Committee will be sharing with you background information on those organizations that TVC supports thanks to your pledge & plate contributions (10% of which is automatically designated for Outreach grants) along with funds from specific VC Foundations.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NC SANDHILLS

Habitat in Moore County started in 1988 and then broadened its

services to include Richmond County in 2008. Ninety percent (90%) of their work is in Moore County. It is a Christian organiza-tion striving to connect local congregations to take ministry out-side the walls of the church into the community to build homes, communities and hope. Habitat also has two ReStores offering bargain prices for household goods and the proceeds help fund housing projects.

MISSION: To put God's love into action by bringing together peo-ple and communities to build new homes, recycle and repair older homes for families currently living in substandard housing, earn less than 60% of the local median income, contribute 300 sweat equity hours per adult and purchase the home through interest free loans.

VISION: To strive for a world where everyone has a decent place to live by ending substandard housing. In addition to building homes, Habitat serves the community by providing critical repairs for the elderly and disabled. One of the new faith initiatives is Apostle's Build with 12 area churches joining together to both fund ($6,000) and providing volunteer support to build a home in 2015. THE VILLAGE CHAPEL IS ONE OF THE PARTICIPAT-ING PARTNERS!

ANNUAL POPULATION SERVED: 316 families served since 1988 with 212 new houses built, 10 recycled homes, and 94 re-pairs completed. This past year, 8 new homes were constructed with 37 families served along with 27 repair projects by virtue of 22,600 volunteer hours.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: There are 3 choices: Office (M

-F), Construction (T-Th-Sat) and Restore (T-Sat). Contact Erin Hairston at 910-295-1934 or ehairston@sandhillshabitat.org for further information or check the website at www.SandhillsHabit.org VC contact: Senior Pastor John Jacobs (295-6003) who is on Habitat's Board.

BOYS & GIRLS HOMES OF

NORTH CAROLINA

Since 1954, the B&GH located at Lake Waccamaw, NC has been a sanctuary for hurting children—a safe place for young people who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect or other family dysfunction. The children come from every county in North Carolina. To date, more than 5,000 children have bene-fitted in this faith based non-sectarian, non-denominational com-munity.

MISSION: Dedicated to providing a comprehensive array of resi-dential and community-based services to meet the needs of vul-nerable children by addressing their physical, emotional, social, educational and spiritual development.

VISION: To offer adoption, family and therapeutic foster care as well as residential care on their campus that also includes a char-ter school for middle & high school students, vocational educa-tion, recreation facilities, farm chapel (six weekly worship and discipleship services), and cottage life.

ANNUAL POPULATION SERVED: As many as 142 children (from birth to 21 years old) every year.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Their website is www.boysandgirlshomes.org. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Rev. Michael Jones, Director of Pastoral Care (864-323-2294) or (michael.jones@bghnc.org). VC contact: Carolyn Register (295-2352) former Board member.

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The Women’s Discussion Group will be discussing Wayne Mul-ler’s book SABBATH on May 14th at 10:00 AM in the choir room of The Village Chapel. Dr. Muller is an ordained mnister who was a close friend of the Rev. Henry Nouwen to whom the book is dedicated. The chapter that we will be focusing on is “Happiness”. Muller stresses that the more hurried and rushed we are, the more we are willing to trade happiness for desire—

and over time, the less we are able to discern the difference be-tween the two. “Remember the Sabbath” means “Remember that everything you have received is a blessing. Remember to stop and offer thanks for the wonder of it.” Do plan to join us for our annual luncheon at Theo’s following the study. Our fall season begins September 10th.

ISAIAH 58:7: "Is it not to share your food with the hun-gry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?"

Women's Discussion Group: SABBATH by Wayne Muller

During the past year, the Board of Trustees established a Communica-tions Committee charged with devel-oping and managing an effective program to communicate the mes-sage, vision and activities of the Chapel to our membership and the surrounding community.

The new committee encompasses the responsibilities formerly carried out by the Audio Visual Committee and the Radio ministry and adds those of monitoring and managing the Chapel web site, the Herald, communications and advertising with the print and electronic media, and developing a system for pro-actively communicating to new arri-vals in the area the vision of the Vil-lage Chapel. It is essential that we take maximum advantage of the new wave technology available to us to accomplish that.

The Communications Committee falls under the Senior Pastor, who along with the Associate Pastor, acts as an advisor to the committee. As you are aware, the Radio Ministry has been doing an outstanding job for many years so it is an integral part of our overall communications effort that does not need to be fixed. Kudos to Ray Barnes, Bill Matthews, Don Goulet and Jack Raffaele who make the (complicated) system work through hours of dedicated work every week. A new initiative is to video the 9:30 and 11:00 services,

which will be carried on the web site, unedited. Viewers checking our web site will be able to see services in progress, the children’s programs, see the choir in action. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Although we have a completely re-vamped the Chapel web site, it still needs a lot of attention to get it to the professional level we want. We have a new consultant who is located in Pinehurst and who is working with Sally Brown and Heather to make it more user friendly and easier to keep up-to-date. A web site that is difficult to navigate and contains out-of-date or irrelevant information is almost worse than no web site at all. Please visit the web site <tvcpinehurst.com> and let us have your reaction or recommendations for improvement. You can call or e-mail George Trail, Sally Brown, Pas-tor John, Pastor Ashley or Heather Dunn.

Stephen Gourley is responsible for our Facebook page. He will be look-ing at ways we can use Facebook to reach and interact with an expanding audience. We have sharpened our weekly advertisement in The Pilot and reformatted the accompanying article to make it easier to read and more informative.

A new initiative that has all of us ex-cited is a program to reach out to new arrivals in the area. This effort is being spearheaded by Al Mimms

with strong support from Christine Warren, Chair of the Membership Committee and a member of the Communications Committee. We are able to obtain, on a monthly basis, a list of names and addresses of new arrivals in Pinehurst and Moore County, usually between 60 and 80 people. Each new family arriving will receive a post card (with a beautiful photo of the Chapel) inviting them to visit us. The card will be followed up by personal contact, perhaps making use of the Shepherd system. We are anxious to see how this works and, of course, are hopeful that it will effectively complement the current efforts of the Member-ship Committee.

Chaired by George Trail, Communi-cations Committee members are: Shirley Nelson (advertising and fi-nance) Sally Brown (web site) Stephen Gourley (music, facebook) Sharon Trail (print media) Al Mimms (electronic media, new arrivals) Christine Warren (membership) Ray Barnes, Bill Matthews and Don Goulet (radio broadcasts and repro-duction) Pastor John and Pastor Ashley (advisors). Let us know if you think there are ways we can better achieve our fun-damental goal of reaching out to you and the community around us with the good word of the Village Chapel.

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LuAnn Kinney has joined the staff at The Village Chapel to assist with the production of The Chapel Herald, dis-tributing eblasts, and

writing articles for publication. She is also assisting with office business as needed. Originally from St. Louis, Mis-

souri, she has lived in Nebraska, Califor-nia, Illinois and Montana with a year as an exchange student in Sweden. After nearly 40 years in Montana, she moved to Southern Pines to be near her brother and his family who live in Pine-hurst. Working with print media includ-ing newspapers, newsletters, and educa-tional materials has been an important

part of her career. Combining her love of animals and her enjoyment of writ-ing, she was a newspaper pet columnist for over 15 years in Montana and has authored the “Pet Page” since January of 2013 for The Pilot, which includes her column, Pawsitively Pets.

Communications at Work

THE TUFTS MEMORIAL GARDEN/SANCTUARY LANDSCAPING UPGRADE

By Jack Raffaele

Above, photos of the Memorial Garden before the improvements. Right, new photos. Below, older view of the Sanctuary landscape. Below right, new photos.

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In 1968 The Village Chapel, along with community leaders and Chapel members, dedicated ”The Tufts Memorial Garden” in honor of James W Tufts, founder of Pinehurst and The Village Chapel, and his wife Helen Tufts. During these preceding 46 years, The Memorial Garden has become the focal point of the Village Chapel’s campus. One only has to look at the many small plaques memorializing those whose ashes have been scattered in the garden, which are located inside the East entrance of Chapel Hall, to fully understand the importance of the garden to all of our members. Realizing this, the Property Management Committee and the Board of Trustees de-cided that the Garden needed to be upgraded in order to regain its former splendor. They also recognized a need to have some year-round color while still remaining true to the original design. It was further decided that the adjacent landscaping along the Sanctuary needed to complement this plan. Three landscape design firms were requested to submit proposals. After a long period of review, discussion and redesign, the proposal submitted by Reaves Landscaping and Design was selected. A contract was awarded, and our new and vibrant landscaped Memorial Garden and Sanctuary was completed on Friday, 17 April. There are two more small items which will be completed by the end of May: the refurbishing of the teak benches and the Steeple Bell carriage. The Memorial Garden/Sanctuary landscaping upgrade project cost was $13,000.00 and was made possible due to the generous bequests of two late Chapel members: Mae Boyer-Cooper and Miriam Breting.

The library is celebrating its 5th full year of existence. Perhaps you didn’t know The Village Chapel had a library. It is lo-cated in the rear of the Care Cottage in the conference room.

There are books in many different categories ranging from fiction to reference. There are many Bible Commentaries that can assist you with Bible knowledge and understanding. If you are interested in resources for family life, self-help, finances, evangelism, church history, etc. please stop in and peruse the shelves for something that may strike your fancy.

In case anyone missed the opportunity to read any of the “Left Behind” series you can visit the library and read one or all of them.

Daily Devotionals are frequently checked out and are a great source for inspiration.

Books, videos, audio cassettes are available to be checked out via a simple process. Select the item you wish to borrow, sign the card in the back of the book and place the card in the little yellow box on the table near the entrance to the room. It is your responsibility to return the item when you are fin-ished. I invite anyone to look through the pack of cards in the yellow box to see if perhaps you are one of the library users who borrowed a book and have not yet returned it.

To return a book simply place it in the white plastic crate on the table.

If you are looking for a good book to read please consider “A Bend in the Road.”

A Bend In The Road recounts Dr. David Jeremiah’s very personal experience with cancer. On September 26, 1994 he discovered he had a mass in his abdomen during a routine physical examination. The following day he learned he had lymphoma. This was the beginning of a 5-year journey through very unfamiliar territory.

This book poignantly relates Dr. Jeremiah’s personal struggle along with the inspiring real-life stories of others who have faced adversity to find that God’s grace is sufficient for every need. Instead of asking the Lord the why questions…Why now? Why not later? Why not someone else? Dr. Jeremiah sug-gests we ask the what questions. What, Lord? What would you have me to do? What are You trying to teach me? A quote from David B. Stewart was particularly meaningful to Dr. Jeremiah:

“We know not what the future holds But take each day as it unfolds The bitter with the sweet God blends. We wisely take what ‘ere He sends. His dealings are in wisdom made, The warming sun or chilling shade.

On mountain top in the dell Our Father doeth all things well.”

This is a very personal account of a well-known author and Pastor, with a wide radio and television audience.

by George Trail

We all know how to register complaints or concerns about the Chapel when we have them. Unfortunately, like the pro-verbial squeaky wheel, those often negative comments get the attention and overshadow the truly admirable deeds that are done daily by our members and volunteers, which far outweigh the negatives and too often go unnoticed. So the Herald (think of it as your home town newspaper) will pro-vide space each month for any member to send us a KUDOS about some good deed or special contribution that we should all acknowledge. For starters, all of us can agree “Holy Cow! What a Holy Week!”. There is plentiful KUDOS to go around for the planning, the meaningful services and celebrations and the inspirational music. To the Pastors for their leadership in putting together a wonderful Holy Week program that in-cluded a special Seder dinner on Maundy Thursday, a spe-cial reading of the passion on Good Friday, an Easter Egg hunt to be remembered on Saturday and four services on Easter Sunday. The week was beautifully introduced on Palm Sunday with a moving processional of the Senior and Youth choirs - what a moving sight! – and great renditions of Easter music, especially the ever beautiful Easter favorite, The Holy City. Kudos to Stephen Gourley, Shanon Venable and all the singers in the two choirs. Perhaps a special Kudos for the Chapel Choir which sang at three ser-vices on Easter Sunday, starting with the 6:30 Sunrise Ser-vice at the Carolina Hotel. Thanks and well done to all. Jack Raffaele gets a timely KUDOS for the time and effort he put into the planning, contracting and oversight of the renovation of the Tufts Memorial Garden (see separate arti-cle). He has been working on this project since late last year, using funds generously provided through bequests of Mae Boyer- Cooper and Mim Breting. Both would have been extremely pleased to see the job Jack has done. Take a few minutes to take in the beautiful results. A note about Kudos: It essentially means “praise” and is not plural, but singular.

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The Library-a joy for the Christian mind By Anne Fox

7TH ANNUAL SPRING TEA By Lori Valentinas

Women’s Ministry hosted the 7th Annual

Spring Tea, April 11, 2015. It was a won-

derful afternoon full of good food, mu-

sic and a meaningful message.

Christine Warren, chair of the Chapel's

CONNECT committee was this year's

speaker. In her talk entitled "Legacy of

Love" she told the story of how her

great-great-grandmother, Gogi, had

loved her with a five-star recipe of

love. It was not until Christine was a

grown woman and student of the Bible

that she realized how biblical and

Christ-like Gogi's actions were. And it

wasn't until Gogi died that her whole

story was told. She was an epic hero-

ine, who managed to overcome

seemingly impossible obstacles to ac-

complish something good. How did she

do it? Her hero was Jesus Christ!

A special thanks to the Tea Commit-

tee: Christine Warren, Eleanora

Voelkel, Dee Park, Jane Lewis, Betsy

Jacobs and Heidi Anaya for all their

time and talents given to create a

wonderful experience for all.

We are thankful to all the table host-

esses who set such beautiful tables for

the ladies to sit and enjoy their after-

noon tea. We hope this event gives the

women of The Village Chapel an op-

portunity to invite their mothers, sisters,

daughters, family and friends to share

in an inspirational afternoon of fellow-

ship. Look for more information for next

year’s Tea in the month of May 2016.

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THE VILLAGE CHAPEL MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

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talents and gifts. If you would like information about or want to serve in, one of these ministries, detach, fill out your contact

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WOMEN’S MINISTRY

Prayer/Fellowship Breakfast ____

MUSIC MINISTRY

11:00am Choir 9:30am Choir ____

ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRY

Office Help ____ Phone/Receptionist Tue and/or Wed ____

Grounds/Beautification ___

Human Resources Interest and Experience ____

Financial Management Interest and Experience ____

Property and Building Management ____

WORSHIP MINISTRIES

Greeters ____ Altar Guild ____ Ushers ____

CARE OF CONGREGATION

Upper Room Prayer Flower Delivery ____ Chair ____

Serve as Shepherd Visitation ____

Lay Eucharistic Assistant ____ Communion to the

Homebound ____

MEN’S MINISTRY

Prison Ministry Annual Retreat ____

Prayer/Fellowship Breakfast ____ Golf Fellowship ____

Name __________________________________________________________ Best time to call AM___ PM___

Phone________________________________________ Email ________________________________________

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