DUE DATES TO REMEMBER!

May 2nd - Adventureland money is due. $21 per person.
May 2nd - All Mission's Trip Applications due. (date extended due to jr. high being invited)
May 9th - Camp Registration is due. Registration form and $25 registration fee.
May 9th - Last night to finish cre8tive discipleship in the youth group.
May16th - $10 is due for the book we will be going through this summer.

Lots of things due in the month of May, not to mention all the final schoolwork the teens will have to turn in. Busy month! If you have questions feel free to call, text, or email Pastor Jake. Thanks!

Food, Friends, and Great Weather = FUN!

We had a great turnout this last Saturday for the Parent/Teen Cookout at Wildcat Den. We enjoyed great food and getting to know each other more. We also enjoyed a couple of great volleyball (where the parents dominated) and croquet games. Yes, croquet. The Boucher's brought their croquet set and we enjoyed learning how to play it! The teens also enjoyed hiking around the trails the state park has. Overall it was a successful day with awesome weather! Thanks to everyone who came and brought food/drinks!

Parent/Teen Cookout

Parent/Teen Cookout is scheduled for April 21st at Wildcat Den State Park starting at 12:30. Sign up sheets for food and how many in your family are coming are on the table in the youth room. Please sign up you and your parents/grandparents. Make sure to sign up to bring a food item as well. Remember also to TELL YOUR PARENTS what you signed up for so that they will know as well. We will eat, play games, get to know each other, and spend some quality time with our parents. If you have any questions please feel free to ask Pastor Jake. Pray for good weather! Seeya there!

MISSION'S TRIP: Ahhh! Something is due!

"Aaahhh!!!! I FORGOT!" Haha....I hope these aren't the words you say or the face you'll make when you come to youth group next Wednesday night. (April 4th) Mission's trip applications are due this coming Wednesday. There are 2 pages to it. Fill the first one out and sign it and have your parents sign it, and then sign and have your parents sign the second page. Then we can start getting ready for it and get the t-shirts ordered! Did you know????...that the mission's trip is June 10-16? That is 11 weeks from this week!....o.k. my turn "AAAaahhhh!" O.K. sorry...just realized we gotta get on the ball with preparing for it! :) Seeya Wednesday!

Couple things to remember...

Hey y'all! Loren and I will not be there this Wednesday, March 21st, so I wanted to give you a couple reminders. We'll be putting a bigger emphasis than ever before on the cre8tive discipleship program. We have basically 2 months before it ends. Camp Scholarships are based on it so it is very important to stay on top of it. If you ever have any questions about it please feel free to ask! Grab a new "MuscaTEEN Times" out on the foyer table. There are some interesting things to read about, but also updates on what is coming up. Teens who are going on the mission's trip don't forget to fill out your registration papers and turn them in by Wednesday night, April 4th. That should be it for now! Seeya Sunday!

YOUTH GROUP THIS WEDNESDAY!

Happy Spring Break to you all.....except for those who live in Aledo! :( Don't worry....your Spring Break is coming. WE ARE STILL HAVING YOUTH GROUP! Yes....even though there is No Awana, we are having youth group still. So!....Seeya there! 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Scottage Cheese

Hey everyone...quick update on Mr. Scott Tanner. He has safely arrived in Wyoming and is settling in there. He is really missing the youth group and the church, but we know that God will give Scott peace and understanding. Thanks for everyone who put some good memories of Scott on the facebook page. Let's all continue to pray for him as God continues to lead His life! Thanks! (This is a picture of Scott being goofy on the mission's trip last summer...and yes....that's a Cub's shirt.)

This Wednesday...

Hey everybody...just sending out a reminder that we are meeting at Pastor's House this Wednesday night to hear Curtis Fry speak. The times are the same. (6:30-8) If you forget and come to the youth room I'll have a note reminding you to come on up to his house. Seeya Wednesday!
ps: Great job those of you that participated in the youth service Sunday morning! Remind your leaders to mark "Youth Emphasis Service" in your cre8tive discipleship books when we meet again on the 7th of March! Thanks!

Funny Pictures from WM#3 @ IRBC

No coat for Tanner, Scottage up in the air, and where's Jake going?

Now that's what I call "Friendly Fire!"

Oops! He was looking at me when the picture was taken...awkward! :)

Colton "Wilson" Oldfield!

Chandler going crazy off the wall.....ch...ninjas...

Heather is sooooo tired! She's sound asleep while standing!

Look at those eyes! Scary!

Taylor loved the candy cane game!

Jake and his best buddy David! Playoffs?

Good Times.

Snow-less Meltdown....but a Power-full God!

We may not have had any snow, but we had an awesome time at Winter Meltdown 2012! We learned a lot about God and how we should live for Him. The question was asked "What should we do" with all of the heart-ache, pain, suffering, and loss in our world today? We learned about what our Biblical responses should be. We were challenged by Pastor Dark to have compassion, be connected, stay consistent, and be committed to patience. It was evident that these messages had an impact on the students that were there. The testimony time we had on Saturday evening was evidence of that. Of course, the activities and games and challenges were a blast too!....and the best thing of all....Jake's friend Brent accepted Christ as His Savior too! What a blessing! What a fun trip! What a God who is full of love and grace! Special thanks to Chase and Deeann Oldfield for being youth leaders on this trip. I believe they have moved into the "veteran" status when it comes to Winter Meltdowns! This was their 4th year in a row going to Winter Meltdown! We need to say a BIG THANK YOU to them for their faithful service and a BIG THANK YOU to God for His many blessings!