This Week at New Day - June 18, 2025
A NOTE FROM SITE SYSTEMS PASTOR DAVID VANDERLOOP
Greetings again, my friend! We are working diligently to finish the work on the Sarasota campus. Our incredible volunteers have completed the interior and exterior painting, as well as the flooring! Electrical, sound, and security are in the process of being completed, and Steve and I moved chairs into the building this past week. It is amazing how our team of volunteers is coming together to help us finish this project and save New Day costly labor hours. We are incredibly grateful to the many individuals who have generously given their time, energy, and support during the final phases of the Sarasota project. Every contribution, big or small, has made a meaningful difference, and we sincerely thank each and every one of you. We’re especially grateful to a few folks who really stood out during these final phases: Chip Laskowski, Gary Crookshanks, Keith Westerman, Michael Strand, Kevin and Nick Deacetis, Rick and Belkis Nesser, Aleks Petrishin, Peter Rozvodovskiy, Dave Rivkin, Tom Antanovich, Steve Kirkpatrick, Tim Young, Frank Lucena, Brian Lee, Rob Comeau, Al Ford, Jim Kasbohm, Dick Hewer, and Bob Vigna. Your dedication has meant the world to us, and we couldn’t have done it without you.
My schedule has been busy, with tasks including writing devotions, sermons for chapel, managing safety and facilities, assisting with memorial services, and leading counseling sessions. This July, I will be helping with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Football Camp in Naples, Florida, where I will teach and preach to our local team during the camp. I also officiated a wedding for my close friend, John Bui, and his bride, Tiffany, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
We are still seeking volunteers in various areas, including the grounds team for our Port Charlotte and Sarasota campuses. If you have a green thumb and can help trim bushes and pull weeds, we desperately need you. We currently have four people managing our Port Charlotte location, and they are struggling to keep up with the workload. I want to thank Kaitlyn and Aubrey Day, Laura Jacobs, and Todd Wellens for continually taking on this enormous task. We also need help in Sarasota with mowing and landscaping. Currently, David “Sparky” Sparks is handling this project on his own, and it would be great to give him some help as well. If you feel called to volunteer in either of these areas, please reach out to me.
