New Life Church Weekly Update

December 6, 2024

New this Week:

• Bell Ringers Still Needed
• Memorial Notice, Dr. Jim Scherer
• Beware of Email Scams
• Rebuilding Progress Update

Salvation Army Bell Ringers Needed

Times are still available to ring the bells for the Salvation Army at the Punta Gorda (Airport Road) Publix.

Please sign up for a time to ring the bell by using the link below, or you can call the church office to sign up for a time 941-639-3842.

BELL RINGER SIGN UP

Dr. Jim Scherer

Dr. Jim Scherer passed away on November 12, 2024. Jim and his wife Nancy had been an active part of the leadership team and care ministry here at the church until they moved to the Tampa area around 2015. A celebration of life and faith will be held with the family sometime in January. For information about the service please contact Pastor Earl at 941-626-5227. Nancy’s address is 12741 Aston Creek, Tampa 33626.

The Youth Need Your Help Saturday!

Tim Buck, tim@newlifeforall.church

Saturday, Dec. 7th

2:15 - 3:45 pm

(15+ Volunteers needed)

Help us clean up following the Foster Christmas Luncheon. Helpers are needed for a variety of tasks. There will be something for everyone to help pitch in and reset the Life Center for the Sunday worship service.

Thank you to those who came out this week to wrap gifts and prepare

the Life Center for the Foster Christmas Luncheon!!

Watch Out for Scams

Scammers have been impersonating church staff, sending emails that may ask for personal information. Always check the sender’s email address—legitimate emails from staff will end with @newlifeforall.church. If the message comes from any other address or number claiming to be from someone at our church, it’s a scam. When in doubt, verify the person you are communicating with before responding. Let’s stay vigilant and look out for one another!

Rebuilding Progress Update

We now have Rooms 9 and 13 set up for use! And as you look around the outside our contractor, Total Comfort, has begun replacing our air conditioners. The new units are being installed above ground level in case of future storms.

Staff Love Offering

Peter Bell

Chair, Staffing Committee

Church Family and Friends:

As we approach Christmas, the Staffing Committee would like to offer you an opportunity to say thank you to our staff for all the work they have done and that they continue to do. Their faithful labor has been a huge blessing, both to our congregation and to the community at large. They have worked tirelessly so that we might worship, serve, bless and offer Christ to the people around us. There has been a great deal of ongoing work to do, from the impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton in our community, our congregation, and our campus.

We know that 2024 has continued to be a hard year for many. So, please know that if you are

not able to give at this time, we understand.

At the same time, we want to bless and encourage our Church Staff.

We invite you to return your gift to the church by Monday, December 16th, in order to be able

to present them with your love gifts before Christmas. Please include in the memo line of your

check “Staff Love Offering.”

Thank you for your compassion and generosity. Our prayer is that 2025 will present us with

opportunities both to receive God’s greatest blessings and to provide the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a hurting world.

Pregnancy Solutions Reminder

Registration is still open for our Mission Partner Pregnancy Solutions’ Fund Raising Gala to be held at 6:00 PM on December 19th at Charlotte Harbor Event Center on Taylor St in Punta Gorda. There is no cost to you to join us for a wonderful dinner and learn more about the ministry of this organization. Registration closes on Wednesday December 11th. Please call Dick Brewer at (517) 331-4617 or email dickbrewer25@gmail.com for more information or to help with your registration for the Gala.

RSVP for the Pregnancy Solutions Gala HERE.

Blue Christmas, December 15

Merry Christmas! But perhaps not for everyone. The death of a loved one, estrangement from family, the loss of a job, or any number of difficult circumstances, can change the way we feel about the holidays. 

Merry means to be cheerful, lively, jovial, jolly. For some it will not be a merry Christmas, but the birth of our Savior can be celebrated with a deep, God-given joy. 

The Blue Christmas Service gives us permission to acknowledge our gratitude and inner joy, without feeling pressured to express our blessedness in traditional jubilation. It's not a solemn service, but neither is it whimsical. We reverently celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

We hope that you will join us for the Blue Christmas Service on Sunday, December 15 at 4pm in the Sanctuary.

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.