Mexico 2010 missions trip meeting, parenting resources, and more…
// December 15th, 2009 // 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!