Joyful Place Community Respite

10/12/2026

We will be closed tomorrow to allow our friends, caregivers, and volunteers time to recover from the storm. We hope and pray that everyone in our Joyful Place family and beyond are safe. Please remember there can be JOY even in times of sorrow. We will provide an update about Thursday's respite services in the coming days.

10/08/2026

Alzheimer's Support Group at TUMC for Joyful Place is cancelled today due to weather. Joyful Place and Trinity follow the Okaloosa County School Protocol for closures due to weather. The Support group will meet next month on 11/12/2026 at 1 pm.

10/07/2026

Joyful Place Community Respite follows the School District's direction in closing for any storms. Therefore, WE WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW. We send our love and prayers for the safety of all.

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School district officials continue to remain in close communication with Okaloosa Public Safety Director Patrick Maddox as we monitor Tropical Storm Isaias. Weather experts expect our area to experience high winds, storm surge, flash flooding, and the potential for tornadoes beginning as early as Friday mid-day. The Okaloosa Public Safety Department will open shelters as needed, with the possibility of using one of our schools as a shelter. This system is expected to make landfall as a high-end category 1 or 2 along the northern gulf coast on Friday evening or Saturday early morning.

Due to the anticipated weather conditions and evacuation protocols, Okaloosa County Schools will be closed on Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9 to alleviate additional roadway pressures and to provide our families and school district employees with sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements in preparation for the storm. Schools will communicate directly with families regarding any school events, extracurricular activities, or athletic events that may be impacted.

As a reminder, Monday, October 12, is a scheduled Teacher Workday. Classes are expected to resume on Tuesday, October 13.

We will continue to closely monitor the storm and provide updates as needed through text messages and callouts, as well as on our website and social media channels.

Thank you, and stay safe.

09/12/2026

Entertainment of the day at Joyful Place Respite!

08/04/2026

In Loving Memory
Major General Donald P. Litke

It is with extremely heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of our beloved Don Litke, the visionary and founder of our Joyful Place Community Respite Ministry.
Although we will miss him terribly, we can find some joy knowing that Don is safely in the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, and is now reunited with his precious late wife, Kay, as she was his inspiration for his vision for this most wonderful respite ministry.
Don was a faithful and dedicated servant of God and to Joyful Place since its inception in 2022, and the vision he had for this ministry will live on infinitely.
We all at Joyful Place are, and will be, forever grateful that Don has given us the opportunity to serve God and His people in this loving and rewarding ministry.
Rest in peace, dear friend and awesome servant of God.

07/21/2026

No tropical storm can steal our JOY. We will be open tomorrow and look forward to seeing everyone!

07/08/2026

Join us tomorrow!

07/06/2026

Join in on the JOY!

06/08/2026

Please join us and help spread the word about this new support group.

05/19/2026

Ukuleles are awesome!!!