Dont forget to set your

                             "You can’t spell Community without UNITY”                                                                  clock ahead

              Com·mu·ni·ty—  noun :  a unified body of individuals, people with common interest  living in a particular area       

 

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                          This page is dedicated in honor of all the citizens of Spring Hill and our courageous firefighters in each of their perspective faiths

Community
Spring Hill

   

 

 

Our deepest respects for Dr. Paul. He came on board with me a month or so after I got started. And served all the years right up to the time of his passing away. Paul was a brilliant Biblical Scholar but an even better friend and Christian. He is sorely missed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                          FAMILY THE BACKBONE OF OUR NATION!

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Make a special night each week or month to take that special woman in your life out on a date!  You both need it.
 
Have a Date night!

 

Great idea that is presently available is to see Scott E. Word has it that if you have secretly stashed away

some of those 50's,60's,70's,80's,90's clothes you can have a great night at the Kiwanis upcoming event.  See Scott.

 And no going into denial, I've seen a few of you Sha na na wanna be's lol.  There ya go Scott! And I know that more than

one of you was trying to scratch out those WHO songs at half time of the Superbowl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                 MOVIE NIGHT COMING UP: We had a great time the last time so we are going to have another movie night.

 

I am trying to work on a night to have a showing of the film Facing the Giants, done by the same group that did " Fireproof. "We will have hot dogs and popcorn and beverages available, and baby sitting will be provided.

   So once the date is established come on out and have a night with your spouse. Makes the start of " Date Nights" 

a little easier.

 

                                                                                     

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     Christian Fire Fighters of Spring Hill  welcomes all our department

     to share breakfast with us once a month at Perkins Restaurant!

     Just a time to kick back, encourage each other, and say a prayer for

     those who need it.

 

 

 

 

 The Dates for this years breakfasts are as follows:

April 19th

May 17th

June 14th

July 12th

 

August 9th

September 6th

October 4th

November 22nd

December 7th

Everyone is welcome

 

          

                                    Memory's of 2009

                                                    CHILI COOK OFF  THANK’S TO ALL WHO WERE PART

                                                                  Congratulations Jimmy Z. on taking 1st Place.

 

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IN HONOR OF OUR BRAVE CITIZENS WHO HAVE GIVEN ALL FOR THEIR COUNTRY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 21, of Spring Hill, Fla., died July 24 in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Army Spc. Cody C. Grater

 


SPC. Cody C. Grater20, of Spring Hill, Fla.; assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 29 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy direct fire. Grater joined the Army in April 2006. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Marine Sgt. Lea R. Mills


Sgt Lea R. Mills21, of Brooksville, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 28, 2006 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Brandon M. Hardy.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSgt. Michael Schafer             Army SSgt. Michael W. Schafer

 


25, of Spring Hill, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy; killed July 25 when he was shot by enemy forces while on a quick reaction force mission in Oruzgan, Afghanistan.

 

 

 

 

IF SOMEONE HAS IMPACTED YOUR LIFE, BE SURE TO TELL THEM. 

 

 

                                                                     

                                  

 

 

                                                Marriage Oil Change here!

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TEARS by  -  Leeland   

We must reach this generation!

 

What Wounds A Woman

*An awareness that she is not first in her husband’s life

*Her husband’s failure to recognize her attempts to please him

*Unfavorable comparison to other women

*Her husband’s lack of spiritual leadership

*Rejection of her opinion as important

*Inconsistency in the discipline of the children

*Attempts to correct her in public

 

What Wounds A Man

*Resistance to his will

*Lack of confidence in his opinion or decisions

*Resentments for past failures

*Failure to build loyalty in the children

*Lack of a grateful spirit

*Inconsistency in the discipline of the children

*Criticism in public

 

                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

This is a biography and not meant to point to  one particular church or denomination.

Pastor Jack is an ordained Assembly of God minister and the Lead Pastor of Praise Assembly of God. He has been with the chaplaincy program from the onset on January 27, 1999.

 He is a resident of the Spring Hill community, the father of six children, and husband to De Anna Martin. They married in June 1982. He has been an active Senior Pastor since 1982, serving churches in Missouri, New York, and Florida.

He is a graduate of Zion Bible College, East Providence, Rhode Island and Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri with a BA in Theology and a minor in Psychology and counseling. In addition, he attended Union College 6 semesters towards a Business  Administration degree prior to going to Seminary College.

Trained in a multiple of counseling fields, he brings to our Department tested skills, both in crisis intervention, and abnormal psychology,  as well as in family counseling, pre and post marital. He is trained in Crisis Hotline Intervention as well as Critical Response Team Intervention (C.I.S.M.).

Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support, Group Crisis Intervention, Advanced Group Intervention,  R.D.B.H.A.T. Training. Member of the FCC in Florida. Member of the SERT ( State Emergency Response Team) ESF-8 Team member.

Chaplain for the retired F.D.N.Y. Spring Hill Group

He is the founder and first president of the Niagara Frontier Christian Athletic Association in Western New York,  and has been involved in District work both in the Southern Missouri District and the New York District of the Assemblies of God, in Sectional World Missions and Youth representative positions.  Serving at Gowanda Assembly of God both as Senior Pastor and Principal of Gowanda Christian Academy K-12  A.C.Eaffiliation.

His goal is to help our Department and our community in every way possible.

 

 

OUR CHAPLAIN

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      To contact:

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  Church (727) 863-8989                       

   Pager (352) 412-2026  

                                    

This ministry is meant to serve all of the citizens of

Spring Hill, and our Firefighters.

 

 

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                                                                                                                     "A Taste of Fire & Rescue"                                    

  

   CommentYou.com is your One Stop Shop

 

                         Pray for the wives of our fire fighters. Theirs is a challenging role.


 

 

 

 

 

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  Soft on discipline = hard on family

It’s been a long, hard day at work. You want to come home and just relax and have fun with your kids. You don’t want to deal with discipline. But Mom has had the children for most of the day and she’s tired of the fighting and bickering. So she starts to discipline and wants you to help. This is not your idea of unwinding.

So what do you do? Support her. Absolutely. Children need a unified front from parents, and when Dad is viewed as the Softie, it makes Mom look like the Bad Guy and makes her job so much more difficult. And marital tension increases dramatically. If you have an issue with the way Mom is disciplining, wait to talk to her about it after the children go to bed. Short term, backing up your wife will be extra work. But long term it will be well worth it as your children will be unable to pit Mom and Dad against each other. The softer you are on discipline now, the harder it will be for your family.               
                     

 

                                                 

                                                      Below are misc. videos from the Dept. & Events   

                          

        For the Home & Family:

                                     If your looking for a great Husband/ Wife get away retreat try.....

 

         click on  " Weekend to Remember banner below.

Don't give up on something you have committed so much to...       

 

                      When it looks down, look up!          Weekend to Remember - An Experience You'll Never Forget

 

        

 

 

    Keys to a Strong Marriage      

·         Patience -     Remember your spouse and children  are mortal.

·         Kindness-     It goes a long way. Be to others as you would have them be to you.

·         Lack of Envy- Your a team, your victories are both of yours so no envy.

·       Limited self boasting- Self praise and the garbage have this in common they stink

·         Humility-      Pride will make a wise man do foolish things.

·      Politeness -   Also goes a long way

·         Not self centered- A marriage is two, maybe the best advice is do for your spouse first.

·         Not easily angered- Anger never solved anything and a quick tempered person always fails.

·         Not keeping a list of spouses past failures- The " well what about when you" list takes a small misunderstanding and makes it a history of your entire marriage. Forget the  past.                                             

·         Not happy at spouses failures- If they fail you fail, you are half the team.

·       Protecting not exposing spouses shortcomings- We all have them, lets not exploit them.

·         Trust- is the back bone, if you've lost it form a search party and find it again. Without it your lost.

·         Hope - Hope lets us see what reason is blind to.

·         Perseverance- The marathon isn't won by the one who starts the fastest, but by the one who makes it to the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking for a Bible verse or a particular word.


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                                                                                                   Saving a generation

Our generation of young people are in danger. Kids are left to themselves, raised by grand parents, and in general left

to feel as if they are of no importance. Put out your hand to a kid who just needs to know that someone loves them

It wont kill you if you do, but it might kill them if you don't.

                                   

 

                                   OUR GUYS / GAL'S FACE EMOTIONAL AS WELL AS PHYSICAL FIRE AND TESTING!

 

Recognize Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is in many ways a normal response to an abnormal situation. Clearly the tragedies that occurred on September 11, 2001 were abnormal. After a tragic event it is likely that you will experience a variety of symptoms and emotions. Sometimes, however, these symptoms surface several weeks or months after the tragedy. This is called post-traumatic stress disorder. Recognizing these symptoms in yourself or others is the first step toward recovery and finding appropriate treatment.

     1.  Re-experiencing the event through vivid memories or flashbacks.

2.  Feeling emotionally numb.

3.  Feeling overwhelmed by what would normally be considered everyday situations and diminished interest in  performing normal tasks  or pursuing usual interests.

4.      Crying uncontrollably.

5.      Isolating oneself from family and friends and avoiding social situations.

6.      Relying increasingly on alcohol or drugs to get through the day.

7.      Feeling extremely moody, irritable, angry, suspicious or frightened.

8.      Having difficulty falling or staying asleep, sleeping to much and experiencing nightmares.

9.      Feeling guilty about surviving the event or being unable to solve the problem, change the event or prevent the disaster.

10.  Feeling fears and sense of doom about the future

First Responder to the First  Responder"

 What do Fire Chaplains do?

Fire Chaplains respond to the following needs:

  • Provide for the Spiritual needs of fire personnel and their families
  • Help the families of our community when they have had a crisis.
  • Crisis situations involving fire personnel.
  • Crisis situations involving families of fire personnel.
  • Visiting fire personnel that are sick or injured at home or in the hospital.
  • Crisis intervention involving victims of emergencies that require fire response.
  • Assist fire personnel with stress management.
  • Crisis intervention involving fire personnel who seek family guidance.
  • Serve as a part of the C.I.S.M. process.
  • Assist the IC at an emergency as directed.
  • Serve as a liaison with local clergy, and religious leaders.
  • Perform or participate in wedding ceremonies, funerals, dedications, and baptisms for fire personnel and their families.
  • Provide a listening ear and keep what is heard confidential.

 

"Being Good Citizens"

Thank you to the Citizens of Spring Hill who so graciously moved to make our Dept. Independent.

The History of this Department has been one of careful, thought out planning. We have been blessed with several very effective Chiefs. In my time I have had the honor to serve with Chief Mike Morgan, Chief J.J. Morrison and now our wonderful Chief Mike Rampino.

A big shout out to his wife for allowing him to serve us so faithfully.

And again a big thanks to the men and women of Spring Hill Fire and Rescue who daily protect the lives of each of us the citizens of Spring Hill.

Hopefully each of the 5 Zones will soon have the same coverage with a Station centrally located in each zone. This is a wonderful community to be a part of, and I thank the Fire Dept, and the citizens for allowing me this honor.

 

              EMAIL ME -     SHFRChaplainJack@yahoo.com

                                                                                                               

 Great Links to view!

FINDING SPRING HILL HOUSES OF WORSHIP

http://www.churchangel.com/WEBFL/spring.htm

  1.    Temple Beth David Jewish Center

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www.dashpoemmovie.com

            http://www.greatcom.org/laws/english/flash/           

FireFighting.org  

  Fire & EMS - Emergency Ministries 

 Fellowship of Christian Firefighters

www.allprodad.com

http://www.interviewwithgod.com/patriotic/highband.htm

Video clips going through tough spots in marriage      http://nothingstoohardforgod.org/relationship/

Red Skelton talks about the Pledge of Alligence                            http://patriotfiles.org/Pledge.htm

Michael Israel painting honoring the WTC                      www.youtube.com/v/QZFkZiwMLZ4

Site below is great for those with older parents!

www.paete.org/parentswish/site01/big.html

 

                THANK OUR TROOPS FOR ALL THEY ARE DOING                 

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