PS Note - The Chapel

11.18.12
PS Note
Stuck!
“Stuck!” That is what Mila, my granddaughter, proclaims when she is
precariously between here and there. She is getting out of her booster
chair and not quite with her feet on the floor … “Stuck!” You are helping
Mila take her coat off and her arm is bent in a weird way half out of the
cumbersome sleeve … “Stuck!” Everyone else is out of the car and you
fumble trying to get her out of her tight car seat … “Stuck!”
Between here and there. That uncomfortable no-man's land. Will you get
there Is anybody going to help me Am I stuck here indefinitely Lord
My friend, Don, entered University Hospital in Cleveland on Wednesday.
He is going to undergo a stem cell transplant as treatment for his cancer.
He will be in total isolation (the “bubble” he calls it) for many weeks. Stuck!
My friend, Matt, has been out of work for six months now. Some good
leads but they dry up quickly. He is looking forward to the day he is
gainfully employed again. In the meantime … Stuck!
Emma's spiritual journey has hit a dry patch. The Lord, who had seemed
so near and intimate, now seems distant and quiet. The joy that was so
profound for so long is gone and in its place worry and frustration and
doubt. Lord, where are you Where am I Stuck!
God's people have regularly experienced “stuck.” Enslaved in Egypt, the
Israelites were told they would be leaving the land of their oppressors and
headed to a beautiful place “flowing with milk and honey.” Great! Instead
God's people found themselves in the wilderness—for quite some time.
Stuck! Nothing to do but complain, panic and fear that this is forever.
What do you do if you are Mila or Don or Emma When she is stuck, Mila
tells someone. And so should we. When King David felt stuck, he told
God how he felt. “How long, O Lord” he asked. When I feel stuck in the
wilderness, as difficult as it may be, I have to cry out to my God and in
doing so I remember his love and presence even in the midst of “stuck.”
“But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me” (Psalm 13). The
Apostle Peter who had his share of “stuck” and wildernesses writes these
words: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” Don't
forget little stuck one, God cares for you more than you will ever know.
Even when it doesn't seem so. His eye is on you; he has you in the palm
of his hand; his plans for you are good and redeeming. Believe it.
Eventually Israel made it out of the wilderness and into the Promised
Land. And yet we walk by faith. We are not always certain where the other
side of “stuck” will be. But we are certain that we have a loving God who
cares for us and is ever-present and who is “finishing the good work” that
he began in us when he first claimed us as his own in Christ.
- paul
Church & State
Pastor Mike Castelli
Akron | 135 Fir Hill | 9:00am Classic or Resonate, 10:40am Current, 7:00pm The Gathering
Green | 1800 Raber Road | 9:00am Blend or Resonate, 10:40am Current
Wadsworth | 1391 State Road | 10:30am Current Blend
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Now, our God, we give you
thanks, and praise your
glorious name. 1 Chronicles 29:13

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Church Financial Report
Income to Budget Income as a percentage of budget
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90%
80%
91%
Chapel
MinistrieS
97%
Missions
98%
Camp
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Just a note, even though
Camp Carl is close to
budget, we still have a
great need to improve the
buildings and grounds.
Questions Please call Bob
Davis at 330.315.5477.
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This report is for two
months of the fiscal year
beginning 9/1/2012
through 10/31/2012.
Or join us for prayer:
Wednesdays Revival, God's mercy on our nation, and Chapel families.
• 12:00–1:00pm, Worship Center, Green.
Wednesdays God moving in our lives, the church, and community.
• 6:45pm, Conference Room, Akron; Prayer Room, Green.
Fridays Men gather to pray for Sunday, our church, leaders, and each other.
• 6:30am, Akron & Green. Contact vhutnik@neo.rr.com.
Sundays Pray for the morning’s services and classes.
• 8:20am, Prayer Room, Akron and Green.
Sundays Pray for our ministry in India.
• Noon, Akron: 1st Sunday, Great Commission Room; Green: 3rd
Sunday, Prayer Room. Wadsworth: 4th Sunday, Room 209.
"For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in
their midst.” Matthew 18:20
Worship
seek | focus | praise God
Worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of
conscience by His holiness; the nourishment of mind with His truth; the
purifying of imagination by His Beauty; the opening of the heart to His love;
the surrender of will to His purpose—and all of this gathered up in adoration,
the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable and therefore the
chief remedy for that self-centeredness which is our original sin and the
source of all actual sin. --William Temple
Handbells Looking for skilled, experienced handbell players for the Christmas
Concerts. Contact jim.mitchell@the-chapel.org or 330.315.5429.
The 41st Annual Christmas Concerts Dec. 7 & 8, 14 & 15, Fridays at 7:00pm,
Saturdays at 4:00 & 7:00pm, Akron. Tickets $ 7.50 at iTickets.com.
COMMUNITY
connect | relate | support each other
A friendly reminder to be mindful of the designated spaces for handicap
parking, and for those with a permit, to be mindful of van-use-only spaces.
POPs (Parents of Prodigals) Nov. 20, 7:00pm, Great Commission Room, Akron.
Topic: Gratitude. Call Rhonda at 330.315.5501.
Car Donations Consider donating a car in good running condition to help
those in need of transportation. Tax-deductible. Call Molly at 330.315.5525.
Job Connection Page Out of work Visit the-chapel.org/work.
Condolences Patricia Nagle, Melinda (Jeramie) Weakland and family (husband,
father, Richard “Sonny” Nagle); Helen Hardesty and family (husband, Joseph)
mission
love | go | serve others
Diapers, pull-ups and wipes are being collected through Dec. 16 to benefit
children who are involved with foster care system through Summit County
Children's Services and the Teen Moms and Young Moms programs at First
Glance.Contact Kirsten Smith at summitdiaperdrive@gmail.com or drop off at
Fir Hill Welcome Center labeled “Diaper Drive.”
Giving Catalog Pick up a catalog at any welcome center. Prayerfully give in
the name of Jesus to something that stirs your heart. Visit the-chapel.org/gift.
Chapel Community Service Serve at Christmas at Town Park in Green Dec.
1, 2:00–5:00pm. Serve cocoa and cookies, collect Operation Shoeboxes for
soldiers. Contact Sandy at 330.315.5603 or sandy.muffet@the-chapel.org.
OpportuniTEA Dec. 8, Quaker Station, 10:00am–12:30pm. Tickets: $ 20 (minimum
donation). Buffet brunch for women to support oppressed women of India and
Mozambique. Register at the-chapel.org/tea or call Kathie 330.315.5498.
Love the Bus Chapel Community Service and Mission USA. Haiti Bus Project.
Help Fix It; Help Fill It. Visit information table in atrium today or contact Fred &
Sandy at 330.608.1027 or FMuffet@aol.com. See more at the-chapel.org/ccs.
t h e - c h a p e l . o r g
Baptism
one Lord, one
faith, one
baptism
Ephesians 4:5
Green: 9:00am Scot Twiddy, Scottie Twiddy, Nathan Smith
10:40am Erik Owens
Wadsworth: 10:30am Gary Kisling, Sue Kisling
Baptism Class: January 13 & 20, 9:00am, Akron: Room 267; Green: Conference
Room. Pre-register: the-chapel.org/baptism or call 330.315.5465.
Ring in 2013 together!
newyear’seve
Gala
Monday, December 31, 7pm - 12:30am | $35 advance
St. Nicholas Byzantine Church Hall
1051 Robinson Ave, Barberton
Join other 30+ singles as they ring in 2013 with an evening of
food and fun. Call 330.285.2655 or visit the-chapel.org/singles
Food Closet Needs
Canned Soup
Boxed Potatoes
Canned Fruit
Please do not donate expired food.
Please drop in the “soup bins” | Visit the-chapel.org/foodcloset
Thanksgiving Eve Services
November 21, 6:30pm
Akron, Green, Wadsworth, & Camp Carl
Reflect on how much God has given to us as a Chapel
family and in our own lives.