FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ U-571 ~ 08 March 2020

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

U-571

U-571 is truly an "on the edge of your seat" film about a US Navy crew trying to sail a Nazi U-Boat to England in 1942 (won't explain how that happens, see the movie). In one scene, the boat is attacked by depth charges from a German destroyer. The crew turns to the young skipper for guidance and asks what they should do to save the boat and their lives. He says he doesn't know.

Somehow they survive this attack. The wise, crusty Chief then has a fatherly chat with the skipper in a quiet moment over coffee. He explains that he let the crew down because they need to believe he knows everything, even when he doesn't. Why? Because their lives are in his hands, and they have to have absolute confidence in the ability, knowledge, and judgment of their skipper.

A submarine crew needs to have confidence in their skipper. We need to have confidence in ourselves. So often, the difference between success and failure is not intelligence or innate ability, but attitude! Many people condition themselves into believing they aren't as smart or capable as other people. They suffer from low self esteem. Even though they are every bit as intelligent as the next person, because they constantly down-rate themselves, they think they can never be successful. Eventually, their belief that they are doomed to fail becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy.

We must live with a strong confidence (not to say, arrogance) in our abilities and potential. This confidence will fuel our will to succeed, and once again, the belief we can do the job and succeed becomes self-fulfilling prophesy. We are all Winners!

Chaplain Mitch Schranz

 

[PROCON]

Thanks Kathy!

[The Mayor]

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March 8

Pure Worship

Bible in a Year:

• Deuteronomy 5–7
• Mark 11:1–18

My house will be called a house of prayer.

Mark 11:17

Jose pastored a church known for its programs and theatrical productions. They were well done, yet he worried the church’s busyness had slipped into a business. Was the church growing for the right reasons or because of its activities? Jose wanted to find out, so he canceled all extra church events for one year. His congregation would focus on being a living temple where people worshiped God.

Jose’s decision seems extreme, until you notice what Jesus did when He entered the temple’s outer courts. The holy space that should have been full of simple prayers had become a flurry of worship business. “Get your doves here! Lily white, as God requires!” Jesus overturned the merchant’s tables and stopped those who bought their merchandise. Furious at what they were doing, He quoted Isaiah 56 and Jeremiah 7: “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers’” (Mark 11:17). The court of the gentiles, the place for outsiders to worship God, had been turned into a mundane marketplace for making money.

There’s nothing wrong with business or staying busy. But that’s not the point of church. We’re the living temple of God, and our main task is to worship Jesus. We likely won’t need to flip over any tables as Jesus did, but He may be calling us to do something equally drastic.

By:  Mike Wittmer

Reflect & Pray

Why do you attend church and meet with believers? What expectations of yours might you need to let the Spirit change?

Father, show us where our expectations of worship fail to please You. Help us see that it’s all about You.

[lightman]

Have a blessed Lord’s Day—don’t let the fear of coronavirus keep you from the Chalice!

[Biggirl]

Thank-you and God Bless. Hi as well.

[mountainlion]

Tonight is the night the clocks go crazy. To make sure I get it right I plan on going to bed early and sleeping in late. I only have one clock to set as the others will change themselves and so will the puter.

60 degrees today melted some of the remaining Thanksgiving snow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ U-571, and Liberty

Lt. Charles F. Suver, CHC, USN, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division
"Mass at Iwo Jima"

Please stop in and say a prayer of protection for the military.
Prayers from all denominations are needed.




Sunday Liberty starts after the Guest Military Chaplain's Service!

[SkyDancer]

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~ Good Evening ~

~ Welcome To My World ~

Frontier Flights - I'm Down There Somewhere

[Kathy in Alaska]

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine
feel alone or forgotten.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is loving kindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

[lightman]

Remaining Thanksgiving snow?

What is snow?

February was snowless in southcentral PA and the seasonal total of barely 8 inches is one of the lowest on record.

[mountainlion]

What is snow? ...

They said 3 inches of snow and we got 3 feet. Then there was one with about 2 feet. It was -44 degrees down south earlier . Colorado has warmed up quite bit since they closed the weather station at Fraizer Colorado.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours. You and son have weekend plans?

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[lightman]

We had back-to-back 24” snowfalls in February of 2010 separated by only three days. (5-6 & 9-10)

That was bad enough...can’t imagine what you’ve been dealing with.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

A Blessed Lord's Day and Shavua Tov to you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Happy resting and don’t forget to set your clocks ahead tonight.

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, no weekend plans, starting to turn my clocks forward now so I don’t forget, LOL.

[Kathy in Alaska]