Longboat Island Chapel celebrates Super Bowl Sunday

Following the Sunday morning service, 74 chapel members gathered for lunch in the fellowship hall.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 12:55 p.m. February 5, 2017
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Some people are cheering for the Atlanta Falcons, others are cheering for the New England Patriots, and a lot of people don’t seem to care either way.

At least, that’s what the poll Valarie Evanko took at Longboat Island Chapel showed.
Following the Sunday morning service on Feb. 5, about 75 members of the chapel gathered for a Super Bowl lunch. The lunch was also a time to welcome 13 new members to the congregation. Attendees enjoyed hot dogs, baked beans and other tailgate-like foods while mingling with friends.

Members gathered after the Sunday morning service for a Super Bowl lunch.
Members gathered after the Sunday morning service for a Super Bowl lunch.
Lois Finley Shook and Bill and Valarie Evanko
Lois Finley Shook and Bill and Valarie Evanko
Each table had beads for the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots and field goals in the center.
Each table had beads for the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots and field goals in the center.
Marie Bone and MiMi Horwitz
Marie Bone and MiMi Horwitz
Joyce and Bob Mazurek
Joyce and Bob Mazurek
Christine Rose Kennedy, Evelyn Fresch and Catherine MacDuff
Christine Rose Kennedy, Evelyn Fresch and Catherine MacDuff
Dolly Gianni, Jane Dube, Lorie Hagele and Carol Peschel
Dolly Gianni, Jane Dube, Lorie Hagele and Carol Peschel
The Rev. Bill Friederich, music director Bonnie Wolfgram and Bah Hero
The Rev. Bill Friederich, music director Bonnie Wolfgram and Bah Hero
Tom Reese, Kristen Reese, Charlie Shook and Sue Reese
Tom Reese, Kristen Reese, Charlie Shook and Sue Reese
Valarie Evanko takes a poll of who is cheering for the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots
Valarie Evanko takes a poll of who is cheering for the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots
Roy and Donna Brown
Roy and Donna Brown
Linda and Steve Schroeder
Linda and Steve Schroeder

 

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