The deadline to get your "Meal & Unlimited Drinks Bracelets" has been extended till Monday, June 15th! If you desire one, register by June 15th with an additional payment of $8. After that count on bringing an extra $20 for your food and drinks. $8 for a meal & all day drinks is a steal!
Whether you get your "MUD" bracelet or not remember to SIGN-UP by June 21st to join the youth at Wet-n'-Wild Emerald Pointe on Tuesday, June 23rd! We will leave at 9am (park opens at 10am) and return back at the church at 7pm (park closes at 6pm). You can pick up an event waiver (lime green color) at the welcome center, fill it out completely and get it to the church office with payment ($25 for park admission + $8 if MUD bracelet) to reserve your seats. Friends are welcome!
Adults 21 of age and older who are interested in charoning this trip contact Marcus as soon as possible.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Have You Ever Wondered Why....
Why do we find earthworms flopping around on sizzling hot sidewalks? I pondered this thought the other day and came up with 4 possible scenarios of what they might have been thinking. I shared them with our Hang Time folks this week and thought I would share them with you.
a) It wasn't hot when they started the journey and they are just so darn slow.
b) Like whales beach themselves when they anticipate their demise, worms have chosen this well-done approach to the afterlife.
c) Another worm double-dared him.
d) To get to the other side.
Enjoy the depth of this question!
a) It wasn't hot when they started the journey and they are just so darn slow.
b) Like whales beach themselves when they anticipate their demise, worms have chosen this well-done approach to the afterlife.
c) Another worm double-dared him.
d) To get to the other side.
Enjoy the depth of this question!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Emerald Pointe Trip Sign-Up!
Tuesday, June the 23rd youth will head to WET-'n WILD EMERALD POINTE for a day of fun in the Sun! If you would like to join us I need to know by Sunday, June 21st (Father's Day). To sign-up you must pay the office $25 per youth by that date. This price includes transportation, parking and admittance to park.
We will leave the church parking lot at 9am and return at 7pm. You will need to bring money for lunch, snacks and drinks while in the park. A "Meal & Unlimited Drink Bracelet" can be purchased for $8 if paid by June the 9th. (Sorry for the tardiness of getting this information on the blog. It has been on the summer student calendar for that last 2 weeks.)
Bag lunches can be carried and left on the bus. I can also fill a cooler with ice and water bottles to help reduce cost.
Contact Marcus if any ADULT CHAPERONS would like to catch some rays with us as well!!
We will leave the church parking lot at 9am and return at 7pm. You will need to bring money for lunch, snacks and drinks while in the park. A "Meal & Unlimited Drink Bracelet" can be purchased for $8 if paid by June the 9th. (Sorry for the tardiness of getting this information on the blog. It has been on the summer student calendar for that last 2 weeks.)
Bag lunches can be carried and left on the bus. I can also fill a cooler with ice and water bottles to help reduce cost.
Contact Marcus if any ADULT CHAPERONS would like to catch some rays with us as well!!
WHAT TO BRING TO MIDWEEK HOME CONNECTIONS
Recommended items to bring to MIDWEEK every Wednesday are your swim trunks, friends, your TD devotion book (See earlier post, however you can pick up your copy there), Girls bring a 2-liter and something SWEET/Guys bring a 2-liter & something SALTY, change of clothes, a towel, and tennis shoes for outdoor games. We will eat so come hungry!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
FIRST FRUITS FROM THE GARDEN
Praise God! For when we are planted in His fertile soil we shall bear much fruit. This photo is of the first crop from the church's garden.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Eugene O'Neal's New Address
Eugene's new address beginning this weekend will be:
2703 Conifer Drive
Raleigh NC, 27606
Like most people moving and experiencing significant change, they welcome mail. Send him a postcard with a prayer, blessing or a joke to help him know people are thinking of him!
2703 Conifer Drive
Raleigh NC, 27606
Like most people moving and experiencing significant change, they welcome mail. Send him a postcard with a prayer, blessing or a joke to help him know people are thinking of him!
HANG TIME for High School Youth
Every Tuesday during the summer at 11:49am high school students can meet and eat together for lunch at various locations, catch up on how everyone is doing while sharing a meal and prayer! Hang Time locations are as listed. Feel free to swing by for lunch and be built up in Christ. No transportation is provided yet if desperate Marcus might return you home for a small fee. Bring money for food ...and to treat Marcus...ha, ha. I don't eat much nowadays anyway due to diabetes...sad, I know. Yet now I can fit in my bikini! Erase that disturbing thought!
June 9 - Cookout - Food was lip smacking good! 11 showed up for our first HANG TIME! Cool..
June 16 - Moe's
June 23 - Toast
June 30 - Chick-fil-a
July 7 - Donatos
July 14 - Five Guys
July 21 - Tijuana Flat's
July 28 - Tenders
August 4 - Vocelli Pizza
August 11 - House of Tapia
August 18 - IHOP
June 9 - Cookout - Food was lip smacking good! 11 showed up for our first HANG TIME! Cool..
June 16 - Moe's
June 23 - Toast
June 30 - Chick-fil-a
July 7 - Donatos
July 14 - Five Guys
July 21 - Tijuana Flat's
July 28 - Tenders
August 4 - Vocelli Pizza
August 11 - House of Tapia
August 18 - IHOP
GET YOUR TD DEVOTION BOOK TODAY!!
Throughout the Summer DON'T FORGET to schedule time with God. Make an appointment! Make it your "Total Devotion" to develop intimacy with your Creator.
In the spirit of fostering the importance of spending regular time with God, this summer our students will get a chance to lead devotions at the MIDWEEK Home Connections using their copy of TOTAL DEVOTION by Kevin Johnson. Youth who elect to lead that week's devotion can either discuss that current day's devotion from the book or choose a previous day's devotion occuring since our last gathering. Anywho...if all the youth have kept up with their 77-day challege to spend time with God they should be ready to prayerfully talk about any one of the devotions. (FYI - June 1st is Day #152 in this devotion book)
The summer of 2009 can be the start of something AWESOME in your life and the life of our youth group. TAKE THE CHALLENGE ...of 77-days of purpose! You want regret it! You can pick up your copy of TOTAL DEVOTION today from Marcus. Copies are available at the church NOW for only $5 (in stores for $13.99). Youth attending our Midweek Home Connections are not required to have a copy though it would be spiritually helpful!
MIDWEEK - Summer Home Connections
Our Wednesday youth small group Bible studies have wrapped up for the school year and take on a new face for the summer. Instead of meeting at the church building, our high school and middle school youth will gather in the homes of FBC Huntersville members for a fun time of fellowship and devotion. Beginning June 10th through August 19th activities will be planned for these home connections consisting of swimming, cookouts, bondfires, outdoor wacky games, incredible feets of strength, capture the flag, daredevil waterslides, wii tournaments, sand volleyball, and much, much more.
Regular items recommended to bring at each MIDWEEK gather are your friends, your swimsuit & towel, change of clothes, tennis shoes for outdoor games, your TD devotion book (see ad on blog), GIRLS bring a snack & GUYS bring a 2-liter drink.
Here are the locations and times of our MIDWEEK Home Connections over the summer!
YOUTH, SIGN-UP TODAY to facilitate one of these MHC devotions. (You can sign-up by using the comment section below. Thanks!)
June 10 - Henry's (6-9pm) Great Start! Roughly 35-40 folks, plenty of food, dare-devil waterslide, killer football game (which I am still recovering from) & good devo from J Dorcas. Special thanks to the Henrys!
June 17 - Mims' (5:30-9pm)
June 24 - Dorcas' (6-9pm)
July 1 - Helms' (6-9pm)
July 8 - Mashburns' (2:30-6:00pm)
July 15 - Barnett's (5-8pm)
July 22 - Orr's (6-9pm)
July 29 - Tatum's (6-9pm)
August 5 - Smith's (6-9pm)
August 12 - Davidson College Lake Campus (tba)
August 19 - McMellon's (5:30-8:30pm)
Please email, text, call or holler at me for more info such as directions, etc.
Regular items recommended to bring at each MIDWEEK gather are your friends, your swimsuit & towel, change of clothes, tennis shoes for outdoor games, your TD devotion book (see ad on blog), GIRLS bring a snack & GUYS bring a 2-liter drink.
Here are the locations and times of our MIDWEEK Home Connections over the summer!
YOUTH, SIGN-UP TODAY to facilitate one of these MHC devotions. (You can sign-up by using the comment section below. Thanks!)
June 10 - Henry's (6-9pm) Great Start! Roughly 35-40 folks, plenty of food, dare-devil waterslide, killer football game (which I am still recovering from) & good devo from J Dorcas. Special thanks to the Henrys!
June 17 - Mims' (5:30-9pm)
June 24 - Dorcas' (6-9pm)
July 1 - Helms' (6-9pm)
July 8 - Mashburns' (2:30-6:00pm)
July 15 - Barnett's (5-8pm)
July 22 - Orr's (6-9pm)
July 29 - Tatum's (6-9pm)
August 5 - Smith's (6-9pm)
August 12 - Davidson College Lake Campus (tba)
August 19 - McMellon's (5:30-8:30pm)
Please email, text, call or holler at me for more info such as directions, etc.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
D.NOW '09 FOLLOW-UP
Hey everyone,
D.Now has come and gone....and what a RIDE! Can you believe all the energy that went into this event and it zipped past us like nobody's business...taking names and numbers. However, it has not just become a memory! The work the Lord began during this experience hopefully is being rooted in prayer, bible study, in caring Christian relationships and in the living out of that growth. We shouldn't forget the work He began in us during d.now.
Philippians 1:6 --“being confident of this, that he who began a good work
in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Jesus Christ.”
Whether through the challenging words from Graham or during the late night Cell Group discussion in your Safe Houses, don't forget how you were stretched. Don't forget what He taught you. When you were building props and forming new bonds with others, don't forget what He was showing you.
We would like to know your experiences from this year's d.now. Even if you were not able to attend this year we invite you as well to take just a few minutes to fill out this brief survey and give us insight in how next year could be better. You can go to http://yukon-learning.articulate-online.com/9675747318 to fill out the survey.
Our recent D.Now Leadership Team Debriefing was Thursday, April 30th. The team members present left the debriefing feeling a strong sense of success over the event but with many opportunities for improvement as they look to 2010. There were not enough surveys returned for them to be of any help in the evaluation at this point, so please be sure you fill one out.
As just a personal note to everyone who helped made this D.Now Weekend possible....KUDOS! Praise Jesus! To God Be the Glory! I enjoyed my first discipleship weekend with you all and was so impressed with everyones love and support of the students and the church's ministry to them. I am so looking forward to what's next!
D.Now has come and gone....and what a RIDE! Can you believe all the energy that went into this event and it zipped past us like nobody's business...taking names and numbers. However, it has not just become a memory! The work the Lord began during this experience hopefully is being rooted in prayer, bible study, in caring Christian relationships and in the living out of that growth. We shouldn't forget the work He began in us during d.now.
Philippians 1:6 --“being confident of this, that he who began a good work
in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Jesus Christ.”
Whether through the challenging words from Graham or during the late night Cell Group discussion in your Safe Houses, don't forget how you were stretched. Don't forget what He taught you. When you were building props and forming new bonds with others, don't forget what He was showing you.
We would like to know your experiences from this year's d.now. Even if you were not able to attend this year we invite you as well to take just a few minutes to fill out this brief survey and give us insight in how next year could be better. You can go to http://yukon-learning.articulate-online.com/9675747318 to fill out the survey.
Our recent D.Now Leadership Team Debriefing was Thursday, April 30th. The team members present left the debriefing feeling a strong sense of success over the event but with many opportunities for improvement as they look to 2010. There were not enough surveys returned for them to be of any help in the evaluation at this point, so please be sure you fill one out.
As just a personal note to everyone who helped made this D.Now Weekend possible....KUDOS! Praise Jesus! To God Be the Glory! I enjoyed my first discipleship weekend with you all and was so impressed with everyones love and support of the students and the church's ministry to them. I am so looking forward to what's next!
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