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Hope Rising Update #57

by Fr. Bill Van Oss

Dear Friends,
 
I am thrilled to report we are just a few days away from moving into The Gathering Place. The flooring is beautiful and baseboards are being finished. We are happy that Edgardo and Norma will be returning to help clean The Gathering Place for move in and on a weekly basis, yet another return to normalcy.  The church office will be set up over the next few days and will return to regular weekday hours from 9am-5pm. 
 
A huge delivery of 600 sheets of drywall arrived today and the FP crew labored all day in the extreme heat to carry them inside and spread them around the main building and office. The next round of inspections for electrical and plumbing are happening this week in the main building, then wiring for a fire system and internet will happen and then drywall begins. 
 
A reminder this is our last weekend at Peace Lutheran.  Our first services will be Saturday, July 22 at 5pm followed by a social, and Sunday, July 23 at 9:30am followed by coffee hour. Meetings, activities and programs will be held at The Gathering Place @ St. Michael's. Hope continues to rise and rise quickly! 

Peace, 
Bill+

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Hope Rising Update #72

By Fr. Bill Van Oss • December 20, 2023
Today's Excitement Dear Friends, Today was a day to celebrate! LCEC trucks arrived to install the new meter and energize it so the new HVAC system in the sanctuary can be started up! Then a couple hours later, we passed the City of Sanibel final inspection and we were given the Certificate of Completion; the final step in our permit process which started last May. We are very grateful to Councilwoman Holly Smith, City Manager Dana Souza and all the city and LCEC employees who assisted in these final steps and of course to all the FP workers and their subs for all their hard work these past several months and the Property Restoration Team; the working group was there to receive the good news today. We are very busy getting the spaces ready for opening weekend starting with our 4th Advent services this Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at 8am and 10:30am (livestreamed). Then we will have 3 Christmas Services at 4pm, 8pm (livestreamed) and 10:30am. Thanks to the volunteer teams who have been washing dishes in the kitchen, putting books on the bookshelf, hanging wreaths and a 100 other details. It is a stunningly beautiful space and we can't wait for all to experience it again for the first time in 15 months! Bill +

Hope Rising Update #71

By Fr. Bill Van Oss • December 13, 2023
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