Hope you are coming with your friends and your checkbook to Peace’s Wonderful Italian Dinner and Variety Show Saturday, the 27th at 5:00 at First Presbyterian on Oak Street in Sarasota.  Call my cell if you get lost (779-4900) You do not want to miss all the delicious and authentic Italian food that Gia and her crew are preparing, plus the treat of new acts in the variety show! 

Don’t forget that we will have a silent auction and raffle and all donations for food and prizes will support our youth as they go to Montreat to grow in Christian faith.  Special thanks to those who have offered prizes like the Sheraton Sand Key Resort of Clearwater (Suzi’s sister) and Rays/Red Sox tickets (Ed and Ellen Walch)

Our new Men's Fellowship Group is having lunch on Sunday at 12:30.  This group is primarily for guys who cannot make the Tuesday morning prayer group.

Ten of us are going to enjoy the Cotton Patch Gospel, a musical at Palm Sola Presbyterian in Bradenton on Sunday afternoon, the 28th.  Meet at Peace at 2:00 if you’d like to come along.

Our scripture for Sunday morning is the story of Peter sharing his vision of the openness of the church from Acts 11. 

Speaking of openness, we hope to find someone willing to negotiate with us at C1 Bank in the next day or two.  Our Building Vision leaders have made every effort to push forward.   It will be great when C1 lives up to their motto: Clients first. Community  first.  

Let me recommend that a group of Peace friends take advantage of the free concert by the Ariel Quartet (alumni of Perlmann string music program – ask Barbara Staton how good they are) on Monday, May 6 at 7:00 at the Polo Grill Ballroom on Main Street, Lakewood Ranch.   More info on table Sunday.   I’d be there, if not traveling home from daughter Catherine’s college graduation!

With love and prayers,

Elizabeth