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// December 15th, 2009 // No Comments » // Youth News

Mexico 2010 missions trip meeting

This coming summer we’re going to a town in Mexico where no Covenant missions group has gone before. It will be a great time to minister to several Mexican Covenant churches in the area through a variety of means. And the cool thing about this trip is that it is open to the entire church body: youth, adults, college students, married couples, parents, everyone serving side-by-side.

Dale Lusk of Merge Ministries will be our host and coordinator for the trip. He will also be here at our church on January 7 to give us more information about the missions trip, tentatively scheduled for early August 2010.

If you have any interest at all in going to Mexico with us this summer, please make it a high priority to attend this meeting. It’s on Thursday, January 7, at 7:00 PM at church.

Real World Parents Seminar

All the information about the Real World Parents seminar is now posted on our church’s website. You can find the promo video, a download of our print ad, and even register and pay for the seminar online.

Please help us spread the word about this seminar that has the potential to be truly life-changing for you and your family. Matt Reeve, a guy who travels the country speaking, will be here to present the seminar and I’m confident will be worth your time. The cost is $10 per couple in advance, $15 per couple at the door, so sign up today! It’s from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Find more info and register online here. Also, pick up a brochure with more info at the youth kiosk at church to pass out to parents you know.

Youth For Christ Jr. High Christmas Party

This Monday, December 21, Youth For Christ is hosting a hangout for Jr. Highers in the YFC room at 8th and Broadway in Alexandria (top floor of the old CCO building, by the radio tower). It starts at 7:00 PM and will go until 9:00 PM. Come hang out, play games, play Xbox, ping-pong, foosball, and even win some pretty amazing prizes like skip passes, DVD player, MP3 players, gift card, movie passes, free bowling and more.

This is intended to be a Youth For Christ outreach event, so please bring a friend who doesn’t know Jesus.

Cancellations for the holiday season

Due to everyone traveling, we want to honor the time commitments of our volunteers and give each of you time to spend with family this Christmas and New Years season. So, we will not have youth meetings on the following dates:

They Journey is canceled on December 23 and 30.
Sunday School is canceled on December 27 and January 3.
Sr. High Impact is also canceled on December 27 and January 3.

Revolutionary Parenting class on Sunday mornings

As parents, our deepest desire is to raise children who succeed in life. This is also our greatest challenge. How can we foster traits such as honesty, compassion and dedication in young minds? How can we raise children who will love and serve God as adults? How can we develop future spiritual champions?

This class will help you create a plan for your family to do just that. This class is based on results from a landmark study of Christian twentysomethings who were thriving in their faith and the parents who raised them. Intended to help you build a solid foundation of faith in your child, the class will feature thought-provoking short video clips at the beginning and end of each session by George Barna, author of 40 books including the bestseller Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions, and founder of The Barna Group, a national research and resource firm.

So whether you’re a parent of a newborn, a teenager, or any age in between, join the revolution, and share a lasting legacy of faith with your children. It runs from January 10 to February 28, 2010, on Sunday mornings at 9:45 AM in the Family Life Center at church.

C-Group Christmas Parties

The Giroux’s are hosting a C-Group Christmas Party for high school students on Wednesday, December 30. It will unofficially start at 6:30 PM. Check with them for more details as the event draws closer.

The Carlson’s C-group is also having a Christmas party, but it’s on December 23. There will be pizza and lots of fun games!

This is a MUST READ update for all parents. Also includes dodgeball video, YFC hangout, Christmas plans

// December 1st, 2009 // No Comments » // Videos, Youth News

Real World Parents Seminar

One of they key feedback areas I hear from you parents is about having a parenting seminar sometime. You parents have expressed an urgent need for help in navigating the complex issues they face in trying to raise Godly children. So, on Saturday, January 30, we will be hosting a 3-hour workshop, called Real World Parents, to give you the Biblical principles and practical tools you need now.

What does this training provide?

• Realistic, practical next steps, not cheesy ideas that teenagers will roll their eyes at
• Help understanding what is really happening in our culture by looking at the latest statistics and what they mean
• A deeper look at the Biblical principles of parenting, and how to apply them
• How to build trust, independence, proper boundaries and wise decision-making
• Ideas for how families can integrate faith into their everyday lives
• Vision of how God wants to use each family to bring His love and generosity to their neighborhood
• Reframes the local church as a resource that supports the entire family
• Follow up web site with free resources to help pastors and parents go beyond the seminar

Matt Reeve, a parenting seminar training for Real World Parents, will be joining us to lead this workshop for parents. A brief promotional video about Real World Parents can be found on YouTube here.

Join us on Saturday, January 30, for Real World Parents. The seminar is from from 9:00 AM to noon. The cost is $10/couple, which includes your workbook.

Parent Resource: “10 ways to turn around your teen”

Here’s a free ebook called, “Ten Ways To Turn Around Your Teen,” from HeartLightMinistries.org. I haven’t read this ebook in it’s entirety, but it looks worth passing on. As a free download, there’s really nothing to loose.

Download, “10 Ways To Turn Around Your Teen,” free ebook

Dodgeball Tournament highlight video

On November 21 we had our Alexandria Allies Dodgeball Tournament. It was a lot of fun! All the teams did extremely well pounding each other with balls.

Here’s a highlight video of the event, including some of the best dodgeball shots in slow-mo. Check it out!

Youth For Christ Jr. High Hangout

On Monday, December 21, Youth For Christ is hosting a hangout for Jr. Highers in the YFC room at 8th and Broadway in Alexandria (top floor of the old KASX building, by the radio tower). It starts at 7:00 PM and will go until 9:00 PM. Come hang out, play games, play Xbox, ping-pong, foosball, and even win some pretty amazing prizes.

This is intended to be a Youth For Christ outreach event, so all church kids are expected to bring at least one friend who doesn’t know Jesus.

Hope to see you there!

Cancellations for the holiday season

Due to everyone traveling, we want to honor the time commitments of our volunteers and give each of you time to spend with family this Christmas and New Years season. So, we will not have youth meetings on the following dates:

• They Journey is canceled on December 23 and 30.
• Sunday School is canceled on December 27 and January 3.
• Sr. High Impact is also canceled on December 27 and January 3.

C-Group Christmas Party

The Giroux’s are hosting a C-Group Christmas Party for high school students on Wednesday, December 30. It will unofficially start at 6:30 PM. Check with them for more details as the event draws closer.

Monday C-Group at Rosengren’s next week

This Monday, December 7, the C-Group that normally meets at the Hurlbut’s house will meet at Roger Rosengren’s house instead. It starts at 6:30 PM with dinner as normal, followed by a Bible study and bonfire, so wear warmer clothes for sitting outside.

Roger lives at 2338 Centennial Lane NW in Garfield. Here’s a link to his house on Google Maps if you need to print out driving directions.

From Alexandria to Roger’s house (these directions are from Roger if you’re close to Hwy 82).
Take Hwy 82 West for 4 miles to Brophy Park. Angel left (west) onto County Road 8 for 2.5 miles. Cross County Road 40. Continue on County Road 8 for 0.9 miles. Turn right on Centennial. Drive on gravel for 0.9 miles to 2338 Centennial. Their house is on the left.