Religion Notes
Adventist Community Services
Adventist Community Services, at 1509/1511 S.E. 47th Terrace, in the Euro Plaza, Cape Coral, is offering free English classes on Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m.
Please call ACS to register at 239-257-1493, or just walk-in.
Branch of Life Christian Fellowship
The Branch of Life Christian Fellowship is at 4818 Coronado Parkway in Cape Coral and is a non-denominational, Spirit-filled, contemporary Christian fellowship.
Contact the church office at 239-464-4803 for a listing of weekly programs, outreach ministry opportunities and the Master’s School of Ministry Seminary.
All faith backgrounds are welcome.
Cape Alliance Church
Join Cape Alliance Church every week at 9:30 a.m. for an uplifting and transforming time of worship, grounded in God’s word, enriched with an authentic blend of traditional and contemporary music.
Women in the Word, a study of the New Testament, meets Monday evenings, beginning at 7.
Each Tuesday morning at 10:30, Ordinary Adult Kingdom Seekers is a weekly Bible study for those who would like to learn more about the Bible.
Students meet at the Nomad Lounge Sunday nights at 6. All students in grades 6-12 are welcome.
Cape Alliance Church is at 4307 Skyline Blvd., Cape Coral. Call 239-542-7844 or visit Cape4Christ.com for more information.
Sunday worship celebration is at 9:30 a.m. – family atmosphere, casual dress. Nursery care is available for youngsters through age 4; and KIDMO worship is for children age 5 through 5th grades.
Cape Baptist Church
Come celebrate the true meaning of Christmas at the Cape Baptist Church Saturday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. The adult and children’s choirs will be presenting the birth of Jesus in song. This is a free event for the whole family to enjoy!
All 7th – 12th graders are invited to come to the church’s Impact Youth Group. It meets every Wednesday evening from 6:30-8. The group plays games, enjoys snacks and learns how God wants teens to live their lives.
Kids ages 3 years old through 6th grade are welcome to visit the church each Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m., for AWANA Youth Clubs. The club plays games and learns about Jesus.
The Ladies’ Bible Study meets every Friday at 1 p.m. They are currently studying “Portraits of Christ” All ladies are invited to attend.
Visit the church’s website at www.capebaptist.org.
For more information, call 239-242-8022. Cape Baptist Church, 435 S.E. 10th Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33990.
Cape Christian
Cape Christian, located at 2110 Chiquita Blvd., S., is a contemporary church that is focused on transforming our city through healing our homes.
Weekend services are offered Friday evenings at 6:30, Sunday mornings at 9, 10:15 and 11:30, or online at www.capechristian.tv on Sundays at 10:15 a.m. Childcare, classes and services for children from 3 months old through 8th grade are available during our Friday evening and Sunday morning services.
Rock Harbor is for recovery of addiction and hang-ups of all kinds. Give transparency a try! It is on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., children’s classes are provided.
Youth Night, open to all middle and high school students, takes place Wednesday evenings at 6:30. It’s loud, it’s awesome, and it’s a whole lot of Spirit!
The church’s cafe is open and ready to serve you! It’s open seven days a week with coffee drinks, delicious sandwiches and more! It’s open Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. – find out more on facebook.com/tonyandadas.
Fellowship Park is open dawn to dusk and is 100 percent free – Cape Christian’s gift built by our families for the families of Cape Coral. Pavilions are available for rental, call the church office for details 772-5683.
Cape Christian always has new and exciting opportunities for you and your family, from special worship services and service projects to chances to find help, support and encouragement.
For more information on Cape Christian and all of its activities, check out www.capechristian.com or contact the church office at 239-772-5683.
To join in the conversation, visit www.face-book.com/capechristian.
Cape Coral First
United Methodist Church
Celebrate Recovery, which meets every Monday from 6-9 p.m., transforms people with hurts, habits and hang-ups by connecting them to God and each other. Contact Ken F. at 239-945-8477
GriefShare is a special seminar and support group for people grieving the loss of someone close. The group meets every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. Each GriefShare session includes a video seminar and group discussion. GriefShare is a nondenominational group and features biblical teaching on grief and recovery topics. Each session is “self-contained” so you do not have to attend in sequence.
Questions? Please contact Pastor Dennis Ball at dball@capecoralfirst.org
DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. CCFUMC is offering this Biblically based 13-week support group on Tuesday nights from 6-8 in room 152. Child care is available upon advanced request. This class is open to everyone regardless of church affiliation. Questions? Contact Pastor Dennis Ball at dball@capecoralfirst.org
Foundations Early Learning Center provides childcare; preschool and afterschool care for children from 1 to 5 years old, as part of the growing family and youth programs at CCFUMC. The preschool’s website is www.foundationselc.org. A discount is available for children of “first responders” (police, fire, EMT) as well as Lee County teachers. Come visit, tour the facility and meet Director Mary Richardson.
For information, contact mrichardson@capecoral-first.org or call 239-542-4051.
The Intersection Youth Ministry meets from 5-7 p.m. Middle and high school students gather in The Intersection Youth Center, on the upper floor of the church. All students, 6th -12th grade, are welcome!
Cape Coral First United?Methodist Church is at 4118 Coronado Parkway. Visit www.capecoralfirst.org. Sunday services are at 8:45 a.m. – Traditional Service; and 11 a.m. – Casual Service.
Come as you are!
Center for Spiritual
Living Cape Coral
Located at 406 S.E. 24th Ave., in Cape Coral, the Center for Spiritual Living Cape Coral invites the public to visit its spiritual community to explore new possibilities for your life.
The Center is dedicated to teaching how individuals’ spiritual tools can transform their lives and make the world a better place. It is an inclusive community, bringing together the wisdom of the ages and emerging science of today. These teachings point toward the truth that there is one life and one source of all things.
The Center fulfills its purpose by holding Sunday morning meditation and celebrations as well as classes and workshops designed to guide you in the exploration of your spiritual path. Meditation begins at 10 a.m. and the Sunday Celebration begins at 10:30 a.m.
For additional information about the church or its programs, call 239-574-6463.
Christ Lutheran
The presence of the Lord “in your midst” in the wonder of the holy supper is cause for singing. The nearness of the Lord in prayer, in every circumstance, is cause for rejoicing. The coming of one “more powerful” than John, even with his winnowing fork in his hand, is good news – and cause for exultation – for us who are being saved. Great joy is the tone for the third Sunday of Advent.
This third weekend in Advent the Eucharist is celebrated Saturday evening at 5:30. The middle and high school youth with meet Saturday evening. They will attend the evening liturgy together, then stay for a meeting, dinner, and a gift exchange.
Sunday the Eucharist is celebrated at 9 a.m. The music department will present “Once Upon a Night,” a Christmas Cantata at 2 p.m, which will be followed by an ice cream social.
Wednesdays at 10 a.m. the parish prayer team meets and at 12:15 p.m., Brown Bag and a Bible, a lunchtime Bible study, is held. Thursday evening at 7, a Bible study exploring the book of Acts meets. Pastor Bogholtz leads both Bible studies and they can be joined at any time.
The Nativity of Our Lord will be celebrated with four special liturgies. Thursday, Dec.24, there will be a Family Eucharist at 5 p.m., lead by the youth. Traditional Candlelight Eucharists will be held at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Friday, Dec.25, a Festival Carol Eucharist will be celebrated at 10 a.m. This will be a combined liturgy with Epiphany Episcopal.
Christ Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Rev. Dr. William E. Bogholtz is the pastor. The congregation meets at Epiphany Episcopal, 2507 Del Prado Blvd. S., Cape Coral.; the mailing address is PO Box 152576, Cape Coral, FL 33915.
For more information about the services or the church, call 239-542-2709 or check the website www.christlutherancapecoral.org, or like us on Facebook.
Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Evangelical Presbyterian Church is offering a Women of the Word study on Tuesdays from 9-11 a.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. Women of the Word is a unique program that brings women in the Lee County area together to support one another in their faith. The study involves women from a variety of faith backgrounds who meet.
While women who are mothers are involved in the study, a program will be provided for their children during the morning session only. The study is done in small groups as relationships are developed. The next study will begin Jan. 12. And we will continue in the book of Genesis.
The church invites everyone to its weekly Sunday worship service that start at 10:30 a.m. as well as our Sunday School hour that starts at 9:15 a.m.
Evangelical Presbyterian Church is located at 701 Mohawk Parkway in Cape Coral. For more information, call 549-5556 or visit our website at www.epchurch.net
Faith Bible Fellowship
Faith Bible Fellowship is a family-oriented, non-denominational church that focuses on preaching truth from the word of God. The congregation worships God with a contemporary style of music, while keeping the focus on Christ. The church’s desire is to see Christ lifted up and God glorified as we minister to one another and our community.
The congregation meets Sunday mornings 10 at The Lake Kennedy Center, 400 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral. The church offers a safe and well staffed nursery for infants to preschoolers. At Faith Kids, children 5-11 will learn truth from the word of God and how it applies to their lives in a fun, and interactive environment. The youth group meets Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Real connection and growth happens in the church’s Connection Groups. These groups offer an opportunity to really connect with the body of Christ and to dig deeper into the word of God. There are also various Bible study times through the week.
Call at 458-0020 or check out the website www.FBF411.Com for information.
Faith Presbyterian Church
Faith Presbyterian invites everyone to be a part of its church community!
Sunday School has resumed.
Faith Presbyterian Church is at 4454 Coronado Parkway in Cape Coral.
Questions? Contact Ms. Nancy at nancy@fpcfl.org or call 239-542-2858, or visit www.fpcfl.org or www.face-book.com/faithcapecoral
First Baptist Church Cape Coral
First Baptist Church Cape Coral continues with a weekly Saturday night worship service with a “casual and contemporary” style at 6, meeting each week in the worship center at the church, 4117 Coronado Parkway, Cape Coral.
The worship leader is Scott Branan, with Senior Pastor Dr. James Wigton preaching and teaching the word of God.
Call 239-542-3703 or visit www.firstbaptistcapecoral.com for information.
First Church of God
The First Church of God, 2213 Country Club Blvd., Cape Coral, holds the following services: Sunday, 10:30 a.m., Worship Service; Monday and Tuesday, at 7 p.m., Cluster Groups; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Children and Youth Ministry and All Church Prayer Meeting; Sunday morning at 9:30, the congregation and guests can hear the sounds the “Praise Team” rehearsing in the sanctuary.
As members and guests arrive, there is a coffee and donut bar in the fellowship hall to enjoy while visiting with friends. “Worship countdown” begins at 10:25 a.m. and worship starts at 10:30 a.m.
A blend of contemporary, as well as traditional songs, prepares the worshipers for an inspiring, Bible-based message from Pastor Don Neace.
Wednesday evening activities include adult Bible study and prayer and also youth and teen programs.
Call 239-574-5271 or visit www.cogcapecoral.com for more information.
First Congregational Church
Join the First Congregational Church, located at 312 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral, for worship service each Sunday at 10 a.m. Visitors will quickly discover that this is a “small church with a big heart” with people who gather in faith, worship in freedom and live in fellowship. The doors are always open as well as our hearts.
The church offers communion, group study, choir, chimes, mission programs, birthday celebrations, coffee hour and many fellowship events, such as movie night with pizza and popcorn the last Friday each month at 6 p.m., all are welcome!
On Dec. 24, there will be a Christmas Eve service with a pageant at 7 p.m.
On Dec. 25, the Christmas Day Service with brunch will be held at 10 a.m.
Check out the web at www.firstchurchcape.org
Hope United
Methodist Church
Hope United Methodist Church’s mission statement is “Growing with others in Christ, serving others for Christ and introducing others to Christ.”
The church welcomes everyone to join in a traditional worship service Sunday at 10:25 a.m., along with Children’s Church. On the first Sunday of each month, the church offers Holy Communion during the worship service.
Refreshments are served every Sunday after worship.
The church would like to invite everyone to join the congregation on Sunday, Dec. 13, for the third Sunday of Advent as the congregation continues the journey to Bethlehem to look for a child lying in a manger.
Pastor Paul Kisner will continue the Advent series called “The Journey” with “Lessons and Carols.” Join the congregation as it hears the story of Christ’s birth told through both scripture and song.
Hope’s monthly Fellowship Dinner, a Christmas meal, will be held Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 6:30 p.m. Join in with a dish to share and enjoy good food and a great time of fellowship.
Give the gift of life throughout the month of December. The church’s mission focus for Advent is “Imagine No Malaria.” This preventable disease is still taking the lives of many people throughout the world. Hope’s goal is to raise money to support the effort to eradicate malaria and give the gift of life this Christmas.
For further information, contact the church, located at 2006 Chiquita Blvd., Cape Coral, at 239-574-5570. Office hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Messiah Lutheran Church
Messiah Lutheran Church is at 2691 N.E. Pine Island Road, at the corner of Corbett Road. A member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Messiah offers a variety of worship services, educational programs, fellowship opportunities and social justice and mission endeavors.
Messiah is a welcoming and caring family of God, centered in the good news of Jesus. Its mission is to educate, equip and energize believers to serve as disciples. Everyone is welcome!
Worship times are Saturday at 5 p.m. (blended) and Sunday at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. (traditional).
The Traditional Living Nativity Diorama is coming Friday, Dec. 11, and Saturday, Dec. 12. Come and share the birth of Jesus in the live drive-through nativity from 7-9 p.m. There will be a free will offering.
Sunday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m., starts the 25th season of the Messiah Concert Series with Christmas Concert featuring the music ensembles of Messiah Lutheran Church performing “Once in Royal David’s City.” There will be a free will offering.
Worship times for the Christmas season will be the following:?Thursday, Dec. 24, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 25, 10 a.m.; Saturday, Dec. 26, 5 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 27, at 9:30 a.m.
Check out the website for more information on the church’s study groups, services and events. www.messiahnfm.org. 239-995-0133.
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Weekly church services for the Adventist Church are Wednesday evenings, “A Place for Prayer,” at 7; Bible Study Classes for all age groups: Saturday at 9:30 a.m.; and weekly Worship Service on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Call 239-357-4122 for additional information about the church or its services.
St. Andrew
Catholic Church
“Come Home for Christmas,” informal sessions at the home of a parishioner with fellow parishioners, including former Catholics who have returned home, is under way Sunday afternoons for five weeks.
The series began Nov. 15 and concludes this Sunday, Dec. 13.
For additional information, including time and location of the session, call Barb Sasso at 239-542-6613 or dbsasso@em-barqmail.com
St. Katharine Drexel
Catholic Church
St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church is offering a six-week series, “Catholics Returning Home,” starting Monday, Dec. 28, and concluding Feb. 1.
Presented by lay members or the parish, the group meets Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Faith Formation building.
The sessions are for non-practicing Catholics who are seeking answers to questions about returning to the church.
For more information, call Jane DiPaola at 573-8766 or Andy Halek at 471-7315.
The Connection Church
The Connection Church recently celebrated the opening of its new location at 814 S.W. Pine Island Road.
The Connection is a Christ centered church offering a 10:30 a.m. Sunday service with relevant Bible messages, contemporary music, nursery and children’s church.
There are youth and adult Bible studies Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m.
Call or text Pastor Ron for additional information at 239-565-5373 or visit the website capeconnectionchurch.com
Trinity Reformed
Church of Cape Coral
Trinity Reformed Church of Cape Coral will hold the following services:
n Sunday, Dec. 13:
9:15 – 9:55 a.m. – Sunday School (children and adults).
9:55 – 10:15 a.m. – Fellowship
10:20 a.m. – Announcements/prelude
10:30 a.m. – Worship service – Sermon: “Preach the Gospel to All People” (Isaiah 64:1-5 & Mark 16:9-20)
The message will be delivered by Dr. Neal Hegeman.
6 p.m. – Worship service – Sermon: “Husbands Love Your Wives” (Ephesians 5:24-32)
The message will be delivered by the Rev. Stephen Wetmore.
n Thursday, Dec. 24:
6 p.m. – Christmas Eve Service
The church’s Missionary of the Month is Dr. Cornelius Hegeman, an academic dean of Miami International Seminary (MINTS). He supervised distance education for pastors around the world. He travels extensively throughout Latin America, teaching classes to pastors of churches who lack a desirable level of education. Regular seminary-level courses are offered in all areas, and degrees are awarded as the students advance to higher levels of learning. The pastors then teach others courses so that the program is growing exponentially.
Trinity Reformed Church is a member of the United Reformed Churches of North America, a federation of churches located throughout the United States and Canada. It is part of the wider Reformed and Presbyterian family of churches.
You can listen to Trinity Reformed Church’s sermons every week free of charge at www.sermon-audio.com / trinityreformed.
The church at 2220 Hancock Bridge Parkway in Cape Coral; please call 239-574-1424 for additional information.