Youth Happenings

 

M-PRESSIONS Each New Year I get kind of excited about all the things that will happen throughout the next year.  I get excited about seeing who will accept Christ, who will join the church, who will make a new commitment to serving God.  I like to think about all the things the youth group will experience.  From bowling trips to youth conventions, summer camps to days at the lake, each year has a lot of things that happen.   This year is no different.  The first major trip of this year belongs to the Jr. High youth group.  Each spring we pack our bags and head down to Anderson, Indiana for a weekend of fun, but most importantly a weekend of worship.  The “Believe” conference is just as its name suggests, a conference dedicated to showing kids that Jesus Christ is real and that he died for them.  Its goal is to get kids to believe, and not just believe, but act on that belief.   This year’s trip will be April 16th & 17th.  We will once again pack our bags and leave school early on Friday to go down and begin our weekend away from the pressures of school.  We will take a road trip, swim, eat good food, worship till we are tired, then open up the word of God and see what He has to say.  This weekend will energize our spirit to lead our friends to Christ.  I have been blessed to be able to take kids to this event for the past few years, and I am excited about going again this year.  I cannot stress enough how impactful this weekend can be.   So here you sit with a decision:  should I go or not?  You can trust me when I say if you choose to go, you will not regret it.  Even if you are new to the church, and may not know me or the kids in the youth group, I promise you will have a great time learning in God’s word, and being encouraged by each of us.  Take a chance, sign up, and have a weekend that you will remember.                In Christ,                           Mark Walter~   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   JR. HIGH Grades 6-8 Jan 31st          Last day to fill out pizza fundraiser orders.  The pizza fundraiser raises funds for the jr. high to go to the Believe conference in April. Feb 6th            Pizza Fundraiser day.  12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Today we will make the pizza orders to fund our way to Believe.  You must be present at this event to get the discounted price.  If you have other things scheduled that day, you will need to talk to me before February 6th Feb 7th            Super Bowl Party!! Jr. High will be at Glenn and Theresa Noll’s house for the party.  Please bring snack foods and beverages. The game will probably start around 6:30 and be over some time around 10:15 p.m.  Please show up no earlier than 5:30 p.m. Feb 28th          Last day to sign up for Believe.  Registration information must be in my office by this date.   SR. HIGH Grades 9-12 Feb 7th         Super Bowl Party!!  The high school will be at Greg and Karen Hughes’ house.  Please bring snack foods and beverages.  The game will probably start around 6:30 and be over some time around 10:15 p.m.