Pastor’s weekly newsletter | 04-16-2021

Dear Church Family and Friends,

We hope you are safe and well on this beautiful Friday morning in Key West.

Last night, we slept in our master bedroom for the first time since early December as our bedroom, bathroom and closet are 99% finished. Please see attached pictures. We are waiting for the glass door for the shower. A huge thank you to Doug Brown who oversaw the entire project with the help of his chief assistant, Radick and the assistance of many talented and skilled workers. Job well done!

This Sunday we return to our sanctuary for the first time in 13 months! We will still require masks and please sit a pew apart with your family. We will be singing as we try to return to a normalized church setting. I know that nearly all of our members have been vaccinated but we still want to remain cautious to keep everyone as safe as possible. The sanctuary has been completely disinfected.

This Sunday I will be preaching on stress. Over the past year, many people across the country and the world have experienced high levels of stress due to the pandemic, loss of income, jobs, living at home for long periods of time and unable to handle the massive changes. As we start to come out of the pandemic, what can we do make our lives less stressful? What did Jesus aim to do as he was inundated with people constantly seeking his attention? Our Scripture comes from Matthew 11.

Yesterday, I spoke to Sony to fix our video camera and we should be back to normal this coming Sunday.

Please keep in your prayers, Beth Childress, Barry Gibson, and Diana Jones and others going through the challenge of cancer as well as other people facing major changes in their lives.

Have a blessed weekend,

Pastor Daniel