New Life Church Weekly Update

March 28, 2025

This Sunday: March 30, 2025

9:15 Traditional Worship, Sanctuary

10:45 Contemporary Worship, Life Center

Message: "The Betrayal"

Scripture: Matthew 26:47-50; 69-75

Pastor Casey

New this Week:

Fifth Sunday, March 30
Blood Drive, this Sunday!
Town Hall Meeting, this Sunday at 3pm
Easter Team, Join us!
Operation Christmas Child, Donations Needed
Men's Breakfast, April 12

Fifth Sunday, March 30

We will receive a special Fifth Sunday offering for our mission partner, Residing Hope (formerly known as the Florida Children's Home) this Sunday. Envelopes will be available in the Sanctuary and Life Center.

Blood Drive APPOINTMENT LINK

Download Annual Report

Download Church History

New Life Easter Team - We need YOU!

Easter Sunday is one of the most highly attended services of the year, offering a wonderful opportunity to make a warm and welcoming first impression on our visitors.

To help create a friendly and inviting atmosphere, we are in need of additional greeters, parking lot attendants, and hospitality hosts on Easter Sunday.

If you're available and interested in serving, please follow the link below to sign up. We will contact you with more details, including the date for our Easter Team Training.

Join the EASTER TEAM

Operation Christmas Child

Debbie Harrington, Project Team Leader

The Operation Christmas Child Team of New Life Church asks for monetary donations during the months of April and May to help defray the costs involved in this mission field. We have never asked the Finance Committee for any funding to support this program since it began in 2002 thanks to your generous donations. God is Good and so are YOU! We must pay for a driver and moving truck to take all the shoeboxes to Fort Myers at the end of Collection Week in November, which costs around $600. The packing party shoeboxes recommended donation of $10 each to defray shipping costs adds and additional $1,000 for the 100 we pack that evening, so you can clearly understand we need your help. Please make your check out to New Life Church and write “Operation Christmas Child” (or “OCC”) on the memo line of your check and simply drop it into the Offering Boxes in the Life Center or Sanctuary. Thank you so much for your help with our 2025 OCC ministry program to bring the Good News to children around the world.

Men's Breakfast, April 12

Please Join us for our next Men's Breakfast, Saturday, April 12 at 8AM in Lenox Hall for fellowship and a presentation by Mason Weaver. Mason works as an author and motivational speaker. His goal is to change how people do business, interact with others, and to teach, train, and reach people with

a message of hope for the future. He works hard to empower individuals with the tools they need to affect positive change in the world.

All men are welcome and encouraged to invite a guest. A Continental Breakfast will be provided. There is no charge for this event, but plea RSVP by noon Friday, April 11th by emailing Wayne Sharp: sharpww@me.com.

2026 Travel Interest Survey

Pastor Casey is planning a trip to explore "The world of the Bible" in 2026.

Would you like to join him?

Possible itineraries could be Israel (Holy Land), Paul's Journey Cruise (Mediterranean), or Journeys of Paul (Greece). If you would like to learn more, please take a moment to fill out a brief travel interest survey by following this link: SURVEY Take the Survey

RSVP to AJ Rilat for Family Night: aj@newlifeforall.church, 281-910-8594

A Word from Worship

Greetings New Life Family and Friends,

Here it is Wednesday already! I don't know how the days pass so quickly when a person is sick and has only enough energy to lay around. I truly try not to complain but to share what's happening with me and to ask for prayer. This past month has been not only a challenge but a humbling experience. Here is the update: I saw the pulmonologist's PA today and still have symptoms of pneumonia in one lung. While things had improved he felt I need another round of heavy steroids. The one benefit of steroids is: I've gained a few pounds! I never thought I'd be happy to gain weight!

I continue to pray for total healing and recovery from this very lengthy and exhausting illness. I want simply to be able to get on with dealing with the loss of my love Don, and adjust how to navigate this new time in my life. I love being able to serve the Lord, however I'm able so am very anxious to get back to it.

I have been blessed by Pastor Casey's messages and his "walk to the cross." I have been reading more and praying about that journey, since I've had time! I have a book of Devotions for Easter and appropriately I opened it to a page that stated, "What is your go to response when life is overwhelming?" Well that was me these past few weeks so my first thought was a nap. Something about sleep seems to shut out the world for just a little while. Reading Luke 22:45 "When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow." Can you imagine? Jesus had told them what was coming. But when he returned, he told them to get up and pray. He didn't want them to fall into temptation. I know how weak I feel when I let overwhelming situations neglect my prayer life. With physical problems, it's important to rest and balance activities.

But I've really been trying to praise God through this recent trial for leading me to prayer first and pray for energy to carry on. During long lonely nights, I've been seeking His face in prayer and what a comfort that is. When life gets to be a little too much, and we want to hide, let's get up and pray instead.

I am grateful for your continued prayers, meals, and your never-ending love and support with rides etc.

I am praying for you all!

Rosie Young

Worship Coordinator

rosie@newlifeforall.church

Dates to Remember - Mark your Calendars!

MARCH

Blood Drive, March 30 - Appointment Link

Town Hall Meeting, March 30th at 3pm - Sanctuary

APRIL

Children's Ministry FAMILY NIGHT, April 1

Men's Breakfast - April 12, 8am

Palm Cross Folding - April 15, 5:30pm

Holy Thursday Service - April 17, 6pm

Good Friday Service - April 18, 12pm

EASTER SUNDAY - APRIL 20, 2025

6:15 AM Sunrise Service, Sanctuary

8:00 AM Traditional Service, Life Center

with Special Music by the Chancel Choir

11:00 AM Contemporary Service, Life Center

Easter Kid's Activities 9:30 - 10:30 AM: Arts & Crafts, Pictures with the Easter Bunny!

Easter at New Life Church

Pick up a few Easter Invite Cards to invite someone to join you for church this Easter!

Meal Train for 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.

New Life Name Tags

If you would like a name tag (magnetic or pin style), you can request one HERE or by calling Katherine in the church office 941-639-3842 ext 106. Suggested donation, $6 per nametag.