New Life in Christ Church Weekly Update - March 31, 2023 |
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Palm Sunday: April 2, 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
Message: "Who Is This?"
Pastor Mike Loomis
This Week: Holy Thursday, April 6 at 7 PM | Good Friday, April 7 at 12 PM
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- A Mother's Prayer of Hope - Food Collection, April 9 - May 14
- Men's Breakfast - April 15
- Harmony Class, Holy Spirit study - April 16
- Tuesday Night Small Groups - April 18
- Jesus Love You Ministry Benefit Concert - April 21
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The Big Red Bus will be on campus from 8:30 am - 1:30 pm this Sunday, April 2.
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 6 pm 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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Reminder: Bring a chair or a blanket for worship at Laishley Park! |
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A Mother's Prayer of Hope |
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Today a mother reaches into a cupboard and opens two cans of food. How can she feed her family? Rising prices of food, still facing damages from Hurricane Ian, a lost job or low pay, children looking at her expectantly. She stops. She prays for a miracle. Deep inside, she trusts God to supply her needs.
A church prays “How can we help those less fortunate?” And God leads us - one can of food at a time. Or one bag of food. A box of food. We will stock the shelves of the Salvation Army food pantry. We can be an answer to a mother’s prayer!
Dates: April 9 - May 14, 2023
Timing: We will collect food from Easter through Mother’s Day!
Where: Collection boxes will be in Lenox Hall, labeled “A Mother’s Prayer of Hope”
How can you help?
- Shop each week and bring items to collection boxes at church
- Pray for the items as you place them in the boxes
- Give a cash donation. We’ll be glad to shop for you! Earmark donation “A Mother’s Prayer of Hope”
- Pray for the families that we will help.
- Volunteer to help collect boxes of food and move them to the storage area
- Call Chris Wilkens to volunteer! 941-276-4416
Sunday, May 14 - Mothers’ Day! This is the day that the Lord has made! We will rejoice and be glad in it! Everyone brings food for the collection boxes!
Monday, May 15: Deliver to the Salvation Army! We will need a few volunteers to load and
transport food to Salvation Army!
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Men's Breakfast - April 15 |
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The Men of New Life Church will be meeting on Saturday, April 15th at 8:00 am in Lenox Hall. Our guest presenter will Leo Modica, author of Mainstream Apologetics, a website that trains leaders to know and articulate the truth claims of the Christian faith. Our goal is to equip men to overcome person doubt and confidently engage with people far from God. Learn more about Leo and Mainstream Apologetics at leomodica.com and mainstreamapologetics.org.
A Continental Breakfast will be provided. There is no charge for this event, but please RSVP (below) by Thursday, April 13 or contact Wayne Sharp at sharpww@me.com. All men are invited to join us!
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LOCATION
Lenox Hall
DATE AND TIME
04/15/23 8:00am
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04/15/23 10:00am
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Tuesday Night Small Groups |
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Come and join us Tuesday evenings, starting April 18th, for 6 weeks as we explore what it looks like to Appentice with Jesus! Everyone is welcome, dinner and child care is provided! Please register below. |
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Harmony Class - Holy Spirit Study |
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The Harmony Class will begin a new six-week study on The Holy Spirit taught by Pastor Bill Grant. The class will begin Sunday, April 16th at 9:15 AM in Lenox Hall. This class will be based upon the teachings and ministry of Bill Bright and his book "The Christian and the Holy Spirit." Pastor Bill will be taking orders for books at the first class.
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Jesus Love You - Benefit Concert, April 21 |
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A night of local talented Singers & Soloists coming together to raise funds to minister and help the homeless. A love offering will be received to further Jesus Loves You Ministry. For concert information call Jerry: 920-470-5014. |
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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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Greetings Everyone,
Thank you Barbara Moses for another beautiful Harp concert this past Sunday!
Easter Sunday, April 9, our 9:15 AM Traditional Service will be held on campus in the Life Center. The Life Center is the building located on the corner of Gill St. and W. Olympia Ave.
Music Ministry Opportunites:
The Chancel Ringers rehearse on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM and play 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 – Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023 – 9:15 AM Service
Prelude: Processional – W. Mathias
Opening Hymn: 228 All Glory, Laud, And Honor
Bell Anthem: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna – D. Wagner
Chancel Ringers & David Bellows, Director
Offertory Anthem: Let The King Come In! – L. Larson
Chancel Choir & David Bellows, Director
Doxology 682
Closing Hymn: 245 O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Postlude: Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley – A. L. Pag
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Greetings New Life Church family -
Can you believe we're entering Holy Week? Seems like the garland and poinsettias just got packed away (don't worry the flowers are silk) and it's time to get the palms out for Palm Sunday worship. I somehow have felt more aware this Lenten season than ever before. To really think about that beautiful old hymn by George Bennard
(1913) "The Old Rugged Cross" - I can visualize an old wooden cross and try to imagine the suffering and shame that our Savior went through. He endured that terrible cross and suffers with us and for us.
We will be having a special Holy Thursday service at 7 pm in the sanctuary on April 6th. As Jesus prepared for the cross, He wanted to give the apostles a way to remember Him, so He gave them and us the gift of the Lord's Supper. At our service we will remember this by partaking of these elements as a visual reminder of all He has given us. On Friday, April 7th at 12 noon we will have a traditional Good Friday service, also in the sanctuary, planned by the Men of Faith group. This is always a moving service as we take the opportunity to thank and remember Christ on the cross. I read that we shouldn't be afraid to think about His sorrow and anguish because this was His gift to us. When I read about and pray about what our Savior went through to save us, I am filled with a feeling of hope that's hard to explain. Just imagine -- Jesus takes our brokenness and makes it beautiful. When our lives seem in pieces, He takes them and gives us peace. He knows us by name and removes our shame. Through our prayer life, I believe that the more we reach out to Him, the more we want Him. Jesus is everything and is more than enough for anything we have to face. I call out to Him on sleepless nights, when facing new medical problems or any time I feel afraid. I am grateful that He knows each of us by name!
FYI: I need volunteer help for Holy Thursday 4/6 @ 7 pm.
Easter Sunday 4/9 Laishley Park
6:30 am Sunrise - Laishley Pk
8 am - Laishley Pk
10:45 am - Laishley Pk
Also, at 9:15 am Life Center
Please consider helping and contact me for information and instructions. I know you will be blessed.
I'm praying for you! Have a blessed Holy Week!
Rosie Young
Worship Coordinator
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