Faith Archive

“Good evening, and welcome to Community Life Church and to PRC’s annual fundraising banquet,” Becky Pala, PRC Board Secretary and event host greeted those who gathered last month.

The Pregnancy Resource Center of Navarre (PRCN) held its annual fundraising banquet Oct. 20 with a unique twist; there was no banquet. This year’s fundraiser was conducted without a banquet as a virtual event out of concern for the spread of the coronavirus.

St. Augustine Church’s community takes care of its faith community.

“We are all about outreach,” said St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church’s Senior Warden, Terri Rothe through a floral face mask. This claim is borne out in the number of community outreaches in which this relatively small congregation is engaged, and they are challenging others to step up and join with them.

I am basically inept when it comes to home repairs. Admitting it has kept me out of the emergency room and has, on occasion, paid some tradesman’s mortgage.

One time, I tried to change out an exhaust fan in a bathroom. An easy job, right? I was glad that I had read the instructions because I learned to shut off the circuit breaker to avoid electrocution.

Navarre First Assembly of God danced the night away with some children from Uganda Saturday night as a traveling choir, Watoto, made a stop along their six-month U.S. tour.

The law enforcement and first responders community is coming together to support one of their own by building a wheelchair ramp on a Navarre home.

Encompass Church held their first official Sunday service this week at Helen Back Again in Navarre.

Florida has the third highest number of sex trafficking cases in the country. These victims, frequently young girls roughly 12-years-old, are forced into prostitution where they may see as many as 30 “johns” or purchasers of sex, a night.

Shelter House and Project Respect kicked off Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month by hosting Quest 4 Respect, a social media scavenger hunt for teens. Dozens of young people dashed around Destin Commons Feb. 3 snapping pictures on Instagram. The pictures were based on clues that carried messages about healthy relationships and warning signs for unsafe relationships.

Almost 3-year-old Charlotte is much like any other child, so it seems. She loves Mickey Mouse and her big sister Clara. She likes to dance and sing. She swims in the pool and plays the day away. But behind the smiles and laughter, Charlotte is very different from other children her age.

When parents are handed a diagnosis for their children, it can be a life altering moment. Autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other diagnoses come with unique and unimaginable challenges.