New Life Church Weekly Update

December 20, 2024

Can You Serve on Christmas Eve?

We are looking for a few more volunteers to help at either the 3pm or 7pm service on Christmas Eve. The duties include greeting, handing out communion or candles - and you will be greatly blessed! Please contact Rosie on or by Sunday, rosie@newlifeforall.church. 

You will need to arrive early. Thank you for your help!

New this Week:

• The church phone lines are working!
• 2025 Daily Bible Reading Plan
• Cancer Support Group, January 8
• Men's Breakfast, January 11
• Beth Moore Study, Begins January 20
• Apostles Build 2025
• Residing Hope 10th Anniversary, February 1

End-of-Year Giving

Denise Holcomb, Finance Manager

denise@newlifeforall.church

Just a reminder that all donations need to be in the Church Office by December 30th at noon

to be counted as a 2024 Contribution.

Also, 2024 Contribution Statements will be going out by email, so if the Church Office doesn’t

have your email, please call us to update your information. 941-639-3842.

Please note: The church offices will be closed from December 24-27, 2024.

Church Office - Holiday Schedule

December 24-27: Closed

December 30: 9-4

December 31: 9-12

January 1: Closed

The Church Phone Lines are Working!

Another hurricane repair is complete... our church phone system is fully operational! The temporary number will no longer be used.

To reach anyone in the church office, please call 941-639-3842.

2025 Daily Bible Reading Plan

Read the entire Bible or just the

New Testament in 2025!

This special Bible reading system allows you to read the entire Bible (or just the New Testament) in one year while only reading five times a week. Five readings a week gives room to catch up or take a day off to focus on other Bible reading or spiritual disciplines, and makes daily Bible reading practical and do-able.

Cancer Support Group, January 8

Due to New Years Day being on Wednesday, our January meeting will be on the 8th at 6:30pm in Room 9.

The Cancer Support Group is open to all patients, survivors, and care givers. We are open to the community, if you have friends on a Cancer Journey, please invite them to come. Our goal is to bring “Hope for Your Journey: Coping with Cancer Through Faith.”

Beth Moore Bible Study

January 16 - February 20, 2025 

Thursdays, 9:30 - 11:30 am in the Life Center

JOIN THE BETH MOORE STUDY

Join us for a six-week deep dive into Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Discover or perhaps rediscover what makes the gospel of Jesus Christ revolutionary to those who choose to believe. There is a workbook which costs $17. Please sign up by January 13th. Invite a neighbor or friend!

If you have any questions, contact Debbie Spahn at 772-708-6355 or email debraaspahn@yahoo.com.

Men's Breakfast, January 11

Please Join us for our next Men's Breakfast, Saturday January 11th at 8AM in Lenox Hall for

fellowship and a presentation by Arnie Eastburn, entrepreneur and CEO of Water4Life Mozambique. Arnie is extremely passionate about delivering fresh clean water for the impoverished peoples of Mozambique. Through Water4Life Mozambique, more than 400,000 peoples' lives have been vastly improved because they now have clean drinking water. All men are welcome.

A Continental Breakfast will be provided. There is no charge for this event, but please make

reservations by Thursday, January 9th by emailing Wayne Sharp, sharpww@me.com.

Apostles Build 2025

New Life Church is one of 9 churches working with Habitat for Humanity to build a home in Port Charlotte for Melissa Kinney and her two children. They are very excited to be starting construction on their new home after many years of renting.

Our commitment is to provide volunteers and to raise $5,000 to help with costs. On January 12th, please stop between services at our table by Lenox Hall and write a blessing on 2x4s which will be used for the interior walls. New Life Church volunteers will be working on the home Saturday, February 1st.

Donations are welcome. Please indicate ‘Apostles Build’ in the memo line of your check. For more information, call Wayne Sharp at 612-867-3017 or email sharpww@me.com.

An Invitation from Residing Hope

Formerly known as the Florida United Methodist Children's Home

The Residing Hope 10th Anniversary Celebration has been rescheduled for February 1st.

We look forward to seeing you at the Madison Youth Ranch to celebrate with us! There will be tours of the Ranch, catered lunch, and a special program. Please be sure RSVP through the link below.

To RSVP for the celebration, just click on the link below and complete the form.

Do You Like to Cook?

We are looking for volunteers to help prepare a meal/dessert and serve lunch at Crossroads Hope Academy Davidson Campus on the 3rd Saturday of each month. We would like to have multiple people helping to alternate months. If interested, please call Gail Lagro at (941) 613-1745.

Harmony Class

Sundays at 9:15, Room 9

Sunday, December 15th, The Harmony Class will begin a new six-week study, “Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth For a Skeptical World” in Room 9 at 9:15. Have you ever been stumped by arguments against Christianity or the Bible?  Josh & Sean McDowell, Ph.D., a father/son duo, will discuss how to communicate biblical truth to a skeptical world.  All are welcome to attend!

Meal Train for Don & Rosie Young

Click HERE to sign up.

Hospital Visitation, Prayer Available

We want to know when you are having surgery or are in the hospital! We are available to pray with you before surgery and visit you in the hospital, rehab, etc.

Contact us through email: prayerteam@newlifeforall.church or call/text Pastor Bob, Minister of Pastoral Care (941) 585-9576.

Church Name Tags

When you come to the church campus, please wear your New Life Church name tag. If you do not have a church name tag, you can order one HERE or by calling the church office.