Contemplation on Calvary

Good Friday - April 6th, 8:00 p.m.

Through Christ's death on the cross, we have been redeemed. Each year, we reflect on that historic incident. Through the ministry of the Chapel Concert Choir and dramatic presentations, we will be drawn back to that memorable moment. The theme of the evening's message from our pastor will be "Cross Purposes."

Easter Sunday - April 8th, 10:30 a.m.

Dramatic anthems will be heard throughout the auditorium. Music that has blessed the hearts of God's people down through the years will be presented by the Chapel Concert Choir. We will also present more contemporary selections that will uplift your spirit and remind you of the significance of the resurrection in today's world. Our pastor's timely message will be on "The Relevance of the Resurrection in this 21st Century."

For more information on Chapel on the Hill, including directions, go to www.chapelonthehill.org.

More Blessed to Give

We do what we do for the Lord, leaving the results with Him. But sometimes we get to see how our God-directed efforts have blessed others.


This fall, women of all ages from Chapel on the Hill made and sent nearly 500 total hand-knit and crocheted scarves, hats, mittens, gloves, and slippers to Soar International for its annual Stuff-A-Stocking ministry to needy children in orphanages in Russia.


What a blessing to see the pictures of those children opening up the stockings and wearing the gifts we sent them.


Soar International reports that they were able to deliver over 2400 of these stockings (each filled with hygiene items, toys, school supplies, warm clothing, and a Bible). They said they "traveled by bus and train (and even by snow machine in eastern Russia!) to more than 25 different sites in central, northwest and eastern Russia." In some areas SOAR team members even added a clown costume, just for fun.

Pray for the churches and pastors in Russia who worked alongside SOAR and will continue ministering to these children. And pray, too, for the coming Easter Baskets of Hope (go to SOAR for more info) which will be going to Russia April 14-21st. And pray for the children of Russia to know the love of Jesus.

Foundational Work

Back in November, a team of nine men from Chapel on the Hill set off for another missions relief trip to the still devastated-after-Katrina-but-rebuilding Gulf Coast of Mississippi.

Pastor Bill Breckenridge, Pat Arthur, Marc DiEdwardo, Scott Enchelmaier, Johnny Fabrazzo, Steve Hangge, Frank Scerbo, Mark Schoonfield, and Stan Zimmerman went to Lakeshore Baptist Church and this time they were able to begin building a home.

"Ms. Peewee" has been living in a FEMA trailer since Katrina hit, over a year ago.

Our men started to work,

to dig, put in cement blocks,


and mix and pour concrete.


They laid the foundation for a new home for her.


By the time they were done, the cement block foundation (with a little memorial "Chapel On The Hill" graffiti) was all in place.

The men prayed with Ms. Peewee, asking God's blessing on her and on the future He has for her in her coming new home.


The guys were also able to work on James' house - putting up drywall and spackling.

It was hard for them to leave - they wanted to continue, but time was up for this trip.

Now that they've been home for awhile, they've learned that other teams have come in and were able to build on their work. Another team came to put up the walls


and still more teams came to continue building this much-needed house.


As we look back on the several Chapel-sponsored trips to Mississippi and the Gulf Coast (Pastor Bill to Louisiana with Samaritan's Purse just a few weeks after Katrina hit, the first men's team in October of 2005, the second men's team in January of 2006, Pastor Bill and Donna-Jean's trip in March of 2006, the women's team in April of 2006, and now this trip), we thank God for the small part we had in helping those whose lives were so rearranged by this disaster. We pray that the foundation of their future is laid by putting all their hope and trust in Jesus Christ. We will not forget them.

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