On behalf of everyone with the City of Carlsbad, we wish you all a very Happy Easter. We know our local ministers and churches have been working very hard to make this year’s Easter celebration a very special one. For some residents, who have been hesitant to attend services due to COVID-19, this may be the first in-person worship service they’ve attended in person in two years.
Our local churches have stepped forward over the past two years by adding internet broadcasts and drive-in procedures to reach out to the faithful. Many of those options will continue, but we think everyone is also happy about seeing some familiar faces in person again.
Our Easter celebrations have changed quite a bit over the past few years, but the overall message of celebrating faith and hope has not changed a bit. We are optimistic that all of our local churches will make new friends and see some familiar faces at Easter celebrations this Sunday.
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As we’ve announced before, a group of ministers have been working hard to prepare the annual Prayer Breakfast for May 5, which is the National Day of Prayer.
We have thoroughly enjoyed meeting with members of the Prayer Breakfast Committee, who represent a wide variety of Carlsbad’s churches. Their faith and enthusiasm has been an inspiration. Local ministers will be leading the Prayer Breakfast service, but we are also excited to have Corey Russell, with the Upper Room Church in Dallas, as our keynote speaker. Crystal River will lead our musical worship.
Prayer Breakfast committee members have been doing an outstanding job with this event, and there are some table spaces left. If you know of an organization that would like to participate in the Prayer Breakfast by sponsoring a table, please visit https://carlsbadfoundation.org/
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Here’s some more information about positive developments in Carlsbad.
- Thank you to Intrepid Potash for a very generous donation to the Carlsbad Community Foundation to support the Carlsbad Fire Department with fighting fires in Ruidoso. This donation will be used to buy additional wildland gear and other supplies. Intrepid also recently became a Gold sponsor of our Independence Day celebration. This outstanding potash company is always willing to assist the community.
- Thank you to Lucy’s and Eddy County Emergency Management, who delivered more than 300 meals to firefighters and evacuees near Ruidoso on Thursday. Other local businesses, including the Trinity Hotel and Cal’s Shade Western, are also holding food drives and fundraisers for Ruidoso.
- Thank you as always to the citizens of Carlsbad, for making this such an excellent community by always looking for ways to volunteer and donate. Happy Easter.
Sincerely,
Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway