New Life in Christ Church Weekly Update - March 24, 2023 |
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This Sunday: March 26, 2023 |
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8 am Praise in the Park, Gilchrist Park
9:15 am Traditional, Sanctuary
10:45 am Contemporary, Life Center
Ashes to Beauty: Repentance and Holiness
Pastor Mike Loomis
View our complete schedule for Lent HERE.
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- Sunlight Mission Health Fair & Cookout - March 25
- United Christian Women - March 27
- YoungLife Gala - April 3
- Palm Crosses for Easter - April 4
- Cancer Support Group - April 5
- Holy Thursday - April 6, 7pm
- Good Friday - April 7, 12 pm
- Easter Sunday - Children's Activities HELP NEEDED!
- Leave us a Google Review
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Charlotte County Health Fair - This Saturday! |
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The New Life Church Shower Ministry will be represented in the Sunlight Mission Health Fair this Saturday at the Port Charlotte Public Library on Aaron Street. Come out and see us! |
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Town Hall Meeting - This Sunday! |
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What: New Life in Christ Church Town Hall Meeting
When: Sunday, March 26, 2023, after the 10:45 am Contemporary Worship Service
Where: Life Center
Why: Update on the present and future path of our church
We hope to see you on Sunday after the 10:45 am Contemporary Service, in the Life Center.
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United Christian Women - March 27 |
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The United Christian Women will meet on Monday March 27th at 11:30 am in Lenox Hall. Geri Bodnar will be sharing her experience on the Cuba Mission Trip earlier this year. Bring your lunch and a friend. All women are invited! |
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Invite Cards - Easter Sunday |
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Easter Sunday is an easy opportunity to invite your friends, neighbors and people you interact with during the week to church!
We will have invite cards available beginning this Sunday. They are 2-sided cards which promote the services and activities at Laishley Park on one side, and the Traditional 9:15 Service in the Life Center on the other side.
Thank you for spreading the work and inviting all you can to our Easter Celebration services!
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Lenten Service - Wednesday at Noon |
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Our final Lenten Midweek Worship Service will be held Wednesday at 12 PM in our Historic Sanctuary.
Pastor Bob Carlson will be giving the message this week. Please join us!
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Help Increase our Visibility Online |
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One of the most common ways visitors and new residents to our area look for a church is Google Maps. Reading reviews build trust and helps New Life Church stand out to visitors on Search and Maps. If you have a Google account (Gmail) take a moment to leave a review using the link below!
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Save the Date for our next Blood Drive, April 2. The Big Red Bus will be on campus from 8:30 am - 1:30 pm.
All donors receive:
- $20 eGift Card
- OneBlood T-shirt
- Chick-fil-A Coupon
- Wellness Checkup including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, and cholesterol screening.
Online appointments are encouraged - you can sign up to donate HERE. |
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Our most important ministry outside our campus is to the youth of Charlotte County. A partner in that ministry is Young Life at the high schools and Wyld Life in the middle schools. We have to go where the teens are because they are not yet at church. Each year the teens hold
a GALA to celebrate those who have come to Christ that year and to let the teens see that we support them. At church services on Sunday, March 26, we will hear from Jennifer Candia who started out at Charlotte High School and now runs Young Life in Charlotte County. Cody Workman who replaced Jennifer at Charlotte High and PG Middle School will tell of his ministry there. You are invited to celebrate Young Life at the GALA on Monday, April 3, at 6pm at Holy Trinity Banquet Hall on Rampart in Port Charlotte. There is no charge for this banquet and the great entertainment which it includes. To fill up our tables and to sign up contact Peter Gillen 941-661-8367 or Tom Little 941-769-0002.
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Help is needed in making the crosses from the palms so we can hand them out on Easter morning. Many hands will make this project go fast. Please come at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, April 4 to Room 9. Please bring a pair of scissors with you. If you have never made them before, don't worry, it is easy and we will teach you!
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Cancer Support Group - April 5 |
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The Cancer Support Group will be holding our April meeting on Wednesday, April 5th at 6:30 PM in Room 9. Dr. Ivor Percent from Florida Cancer Specialists will be our guest speaker. Dr. Percent will be giving us information on clinical trials, as well as answering questions you have regarding your cancer journey.
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.”
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DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, THESE ARE THE ONLY ITEMS BEING COLLECTED AT THIS TIME:
-women's size 5 underwear (new in packages)
-women’s socks (new in packages)
-men’s 2X underwear(new in packages)
-men’s 2X, 3X casual or T-shirts
-men’s size 28-34 jeans or cargo shorts
-men’s sneakers and sandals
-backpacks
Please bring your donations to Lenox Hall, Thank you!
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Volunteers Needed - Easter Sunday |
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We are so excited to hold our Easter event at Laishley Park! We still need help managing craft tables and games! Interested? Email Becca at becca@newlifeforall.church.
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Join us for Breakfast on Easter!
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Greetings Everyone,
Please join us for another wonderful concert event “An Afternoon of Hymns on the Harp” Concert – March 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM in the Historic Sanctuary.
Barbara Moses, Harpist
Free Concert – No Tickets Needed.
Music Ministry Opportunites:
The Chancel Ringers rehearse on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM and plays at the 9:15 AM service once a month. If you are interested in joining our handbell group and can read music I want to talk to you!
The Chancel Choir rehearses on Thursdays at 6:00 PM in the Historic Sanctuary and sings Sundays at the 9:15 AM Service. The Chancel Choir is open to anyone interested – no audition is necessary.
Please contact me for more information or questions.
Soli Deo Gloria!
David Bellows
Director of Music Ministries
This Sunday’s Music – March 26, 2023 – 9:15AM Service
Prelude: Amazing Grace – E. Excell
Jay Heath, Sop. Saxophone & David Bellows, Organ
Opening Hymn: 626 Come, We That Love The Lord
Offertory Anthem: Lord Our God – W. Beckstrand
Chancel Choir & David Bellows, Director
Jay Heath, Sop. Saxophone
Doxology 682
Closing Hymn: 127 Jesus The Very Thought Of Thee
Postlude: Trumpet Tune in D Major – D. Johnson
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Greetings New Life Church family -
Happy Spring! Although the days leading up to Christmas bring up reminders of rejoicing through traditional carols that are sung, this year I've been reading a daily devotional about the "40 days of Easter." While it reminded me of Jesus' journey to his crucifixion and ultimate resurrection, it pointed out current day traditions and Easter stories shared from history, and family traditions and scripture that help make it more personal. When I think about Easter and what it means to me, I recall a Palm Sunday many years ago when I was facing my first of three 12 hour surgeries in an attempt to reconstruct my spine. While this in no way is what Jesus knew he was going through, we've all faced a time when we faced situations where there was no turning back. Imagine the intensity of Jesus riding into Jerusalem that first Palm Sunday. I have tried to pray a lot about how that must have been knowing he was heading to that cross. Luke 9:51 tells us "As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem". While my courage during challenging or frightening times has not been an easy thing, God has shown me that I only need to call out to Him in prayer and my cries are always heard. It is a blessing to believe and trust Him in every situation.
Please be sure to mark your calendars for our Holy Thursday worship service at 7 pm on April 6th in the sanctuary and Good Friday at 12 pm in the sanctuary. Let me know if you're able to help out with those services.
Also, please email or text me if you are available to volunteer at one or more of the Easter Sunday services:
* 6:30 - 8:00 - 10:45 at Laishley Park
* 9:15 in the Life Center
Watch The Bridge for upcoming event information.
I'm praying for you!
Rosie Young
Worship Coordinator
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