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Give Faith Wings

mhenderson — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:32:26 +0000

Greetings! Just a few words about what’s been going on with our youth these last few weeks and what exciting things we have planned for the near future!

Our confirmation retreat was GREAT. Don’t tell the previous years – but this was perhaps the best one yet. We had a wonderful time at Liberty Hill (Thanks to the Longs!) and our group really has begun to grow close as a community of faith. This picture (left) was snapped by Becky Benson, one of our awesome Confirmation Advisors. It really shows what this process is all about. Confirmation is a time of transformation. Our students are growing from one stage of their faith to another. They are coming out of their spiritual cocoon and giving wings to their relationship with God. It is amazing to see this happen. Keep your eyes on this group over the next several months – they will start flying soon!

Our 2011 Mission Team is technically full. We received the 23rd registration on Sunday. We may be able to add more, but that will depend on many factors. So, if you have a friend (or you!) that is still interested, sign up with a deposit and registration form and I’ll put you on the waiting list. It is very possible that we’ll be able to make a bigger team.We have our first team meeting planned for October 24 @ 7pm. This is a mandatory information meeting for all team (and potential) members and their family. We’ll be going over the financial expectations, fundraising plans, and local mission events. This meeting will follow our Middle School SNF and our All Youth Dinner and Bible Study.

We have a Youth Theme Park Weekend Retreat planned for Jan 14-17. See our “resource” page to download a flyer for the trip. It’s a “Battle of the Castles” as you’ll need to vote whether you want to attend Walt Disney World or Universal Studios. You need to sign up by November 14. The cost is $350-$385.

Stay tuned for an amazing year.It’s been great – and is going to keep on getting better!

A Big Start to a Great Year

mhenderson — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:38:27 +0000

I didn’t do any blogging last year! I’m going to change that this year!

Thanks to all who came out to our big Fall Kick-Off Tailgate party. It was fantastic. Many apologies to any who suffered injuries from any of the “Minute to Win It” challenges. Hopefully, you have all recovered by now. It was wonderful to have everyone participating in getting our Fall Youth Ministry started. There was such an energetic and exciting attitude. Special thanks to Mary Linda, Sharon & Natalie and all the dinner planners and cooks.

At our kick-off meeting I presented many plans and hopes for the coming year. More about the “7 year plan” on another blog entry. One of the big plans is our 2011 Youth Summer Mission Trip to Los Angeles. In the 11 short days that have passed since that meeting we have had 18 students sign-up to be part of the mission team. This is awesome! I will be contacting CSM (our mission host) and increasing our team size from 14 to 25! And if those spots fill up….. we’ll hopefully add more! However, it seems likely that we’ll be limiting our team to 20 spots as it may become financially difficult to raise funds to meet that significant a need. Also, it may be difficult to recruit the adults needed to lead a team any bigger than 20 students. I’ll keep you posted! Needless to say, if you haven’t signed up you better do so quickly!

We’ve got great things planned for the year. Make sure you visit our website for updated info on all our events.Blessings,

Matt

PS – we’ve moved our Christmas Party and Progressive Dinner to December 12th (from Dec 19). Please update your calendars!

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Sloppy Joes

mhenderson — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:01:03 +0000

Serves 14

4 # Ground Beef
3 sm onions – diced
8 tbsp Catsup
4 tbsp Mustard
4 cans Campbells Chicken Gumbo Soup

Brown ground beef and onions
add remaining ingredients and let simmer until thick

Fun Time @ Carowinds

mhenderson — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:26:42 +0000

What a great time the 27 of us had at Carowinds. Some of the brave ones rode coasters while others chose the mild rides. (BTW – how many times did you 6th graders ride the sky tower?) The concert was fun – tho perhaps a bit loud! Hopefully the point was made was that there is Christian music that is exciting and fun! If you took any photos send me them! I’ll post then to our site and on facebook! Special thanks to Paul and Denise Rosenzweig and Bette Wright for chaperoning! We couldn’t have gone without you. See ya!

What a weekend!

mhenderson — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:53:41 +0000

Our confirmation retreat was a great start to our confirmation class. The whole class was there and it was a great way to begin to get to know each other and to begin exploring our faith together. I know it’s going to be a great class! The bonfire and star gazing were a great highlight to the weekend. Special thanks to Benita and Jack Long for letting us use Liberty Hill – a perfect location with perfect accommodations. Also thanks to Mike Williams, Ann Helms, and Becky Benson for helping to pull it all off. Pictures will be coming soon. Check our media gallery later this week.

Also had a great start to our Sunday Night Fellowship. Good crowd and a lot of excitement. Thanks to Denise Rosenzweig for a great dinner.

I also heard we had a great turn out for Sunday School. I want to make sure everyone knows we have an exciting SPECIAL SUPER SUNDAY SCHOOL this Sunday. It’s a game show styled battle of the sexes. Who will be the champion – the boys or girls? Come and join us to find out!

We’ll see you all next Sunday!

Fall 2008 – Off To A Great Start!

mhenderson — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:16:31 +0000

If the first couple weeks of our new school year is any indication of the year we’ll be having – it’s gonna be great! Our End of the Year Lake trip was loads of fun (be sure to see the photos in the media gallery). Special thanks to the Benson’s and Rosenzweig’s. We’ve had amazing turn out to the Tuesday Morning Prayer Breakfast – in fact our attendance has doubled! We also had a great turn out at the parent’s planning meeting. Thank you to the Few’s and Doyle’s for hosting. We’ve got a brand new schedule and an exciting year planned. I’m hoping you’ll all be involved.

Matt

Great Adventure

mhenderson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:59:39 +0000

We had a great time at Adventure Crossing this last Sunday. 30 of us gathered to ride go-karts and play video games. No serious injury (no thanks to a certain middle schooler who shall remain nameless, but who’s initials are DH). Thanks to all who brought friends and to the adults who helped drive. Photos are in the media gallery.

On Tuesday we had our biggest gathering for our Prayer Breakfast. 12 of us started the day off with prayer and chicken-minis or chicken biscuits. Maybe we can get up to 15 next week!

Matt

Lock-In 2008

mhenderson — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:42:05 +0000

Many of you (of the 30 who were there) will remember (hopefully) that I introduced you to “Answer Me Jesus.” My memory of the lock-in was that it was a great one – but could my sleep impaired memory be trusted? I decided to ask Jesus how the Lock-In went. Here’s how the interview went.

ME: Answer Me Jesus, do you think the youth had a good time at the lock-in?

AMJ : – HAVE FAITH

ME: Answer Me Jesus, I wasn’t able to stay awake the whole time, and some of the youth said I snored.

AMJ: I STILL LOVE YOU

ME: Answer Me Jesus, I would like to have another game of SEARCH so I can scare the youth some more. They seemed real spooked by how dark it was.

AMJ: RESIST THE DEVIL

ME: Answer Me Jesus, Do you think that the youth who stayed up all night will be able to recover and focus on their school work the rest of the week? Or do you think their parents will be mad they stayed up all night playing Guitar Hero and watching movies?

AMJ: REWARDS AWAIT YOU

ME: Do you think that we’ll have another lock in in the future?

AMJ: I WOULD!

I hope you all enjoyed meeting Answer Me Jesus at the Lock-in and I hope you all look to the real Jesus for your answers and make him a bigger part of your life.

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS IN THE PHOTO GALLERY

Glad Tidings of Great Joy!

mhenderson — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:51:40 +0000

Thank you to all of you who have been praying and supporting Betsy and I during this time of struggle – and now joy. Your kind words following my sermon have been a great encouragement. It has been wonderful to be surrounded by your support. We’re so excited that we’re expecting, and that we get to share that with you all. The baby is due around June 10th.

Because many have already requested a copy of my sermon to share with a friend or family member, or in case you missed it, you can listen to the sermon at our media gallery (photos and videos from the home page). You can get there directly HERE

It is my prayer that our story may be a testimony of the great things God is doing in our midst. If this can be a help to others – please feel free to share!

Making a Mess of Things

mhenderson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:55:29 +0000

Another Great Night! Thanks to all who came out for the Lame Games last Sunday. About 30 people gathered at the Rosenzweig’s for a night of sloppy joes and messy fun. Special thanks to Denise, Paul, Anna, Paul and Mary for hosting the fun and putting all the messy games together.

We enjoyed Cheeto-Head, Donut-Bobbing, Blindfolded Ice Cream, and the Slip-N-Slide and the screaming balloons.

Derrick T. won the Messy Diaper Challenge. The correct messes were caramel (incorrectly identified the most of all five substances), barbecue sauce, CheezeWhiz, chocolate syrup, and peanut butter with raisins. Congrats Derrick!

Check out the photos at the media gallery of all the messy fun.