Winter Weather Guidelines

With the unpredictable weather going on, here are a few guidelines to follow when it comes to youth meetings.

If Kenton County Schools are closed on Wednesdays, there will NOT be any afterschool program.

If there is a level 2 or 3 snow emergency for Kenton County there will NOT be any youth activities.

There will also not be any children's activities on Wednesday night if there is a level 2 or 3 snow emergency for Kenton County.

Make sure you check the website for any updates on activities. This will be the first thing I update before I start making phone calls.

Just a reminder... that if we DO have "The Point" tomorrow to bring your friend four series finale of "The Greatest Sermon". It will take $10 off your camp balance.

If you have a friend that would like to be a part of the afterschool activity, they must have

1. A permission slip which is downloadable off of this website (click on the "Afterschool Permission Slip" Tab).

or

2. A signed permission slip from their parent.

If I do not receive either of those then the student will not be allowed on the van for pickup. We would love to have your friends come over, but before we can we have to have these forms. Its a matter of safety and security.

Previously on Oak Ridge Youth...

We're Back!!!

I hope you all are having a happy new year. We are starting back this Wednesday, JAnuary 5th. Here are some important dates that are coming up...

January 5th - First "The Point" of 2011 - 7:00pm

January 9th - DirtyFridge practice 5:00 pm - anyone welcome, be early!

- SHARP Groups - We will ALL be doing days 41-45 this week (

***If you have already read that read it again, if you aren't there, double up on days until you get there (it will take you 2 minutes)***

January 12th - The Point

January 14th - New Years Lock-in - 7pm-7am

- This is NOT the big lock-in we do every year. This is just a night to celebrate our year, and talk about the new exciting things we will be doing in 2011.

January 26th - 1st day of afterschool program

SYATP - Reveal - September 22nd

See You At The Pole (aka SYATP) is coming back fast!!!

For those who have no idea what is going on...

On September 22nd, nationwide, Christian students will meet at the flag pole located on their school grounds before school starts. As a group the students will then pray. They will pray about their school, teachers, lives, and other things that affect them. I cannot tell you how amazing it is to see dozens (sometimes hundreds) of students coming together to pray to God.

This years theme is "Reveal" with Matthew 6:9-13 as the scripture we are focusing on.

At Oak Ridge we will be providing a breakfast to anybody that would like to have some. We will be meeting at the Lighthouse at 6:00 am (yes 6am, that is not a typo) with breakfast. If you attend Simon Kenton we will be providing transportation (via church van) to the school. We wish we could give everybody a ride but we have so many students that go to so many different school. We chose S.K. because more of our students at Oak Ridge attend S.K.

That night we will be meeting up at the Lighthouse at 6pm and travelling to New Banklick Baptist Church for a SYATP Recap/Celebration. Many churches will be coming together to talk about what happened that morning. If you would like to meet us that is fine. The service starts a little bit before 7pm. Steve McDaniels will be leading worship and I (Bro. Thom) will be giving the message. This will be an awesome event to bring your friends!!!

To Recap...

See You at the Pole (SYATP) = Students praying and worshipping around school flagpole.

Date: September 22nd - Wednesday

Breakfast: 6am - Lighthouse

Transportation: For students going to S.K.

Recap Rally - Meet @ Lighthouse at 6pm. We will try to be back at the Lighthouse at 8:45pm.

Recap Location - New Banklick Baptist Church

World's Tallest Flagpole - 525 feet, North Korea

Morning Prayer and Afternoon Fish

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to let you all know about different opportunities you have to fellowhsip with believers at your school.

I will try to put as many schools as I can find or know about. Here a couple I have so far...

Summit View Middle School - has a morning prayer service every TUESDAY before school in the multi-purpose room.

Twenhofel Middle School - has a morning prayer service every WEDNESDAY near the front entrance of the school.

Simon Kenton High School - has a morning prayer service EVERYDAY. Ask Christopher for the location.

S.K. also has an amazing Christian club that meets every FRIDAY afterschool. It meets in the Chorus Room. This club started in 2001. If you have any questions about the club ask Christopher Setters (he's in charge of "I" week) or me, Bro. Thom (I was the first leader of "F" week.). Every week has a different idea or theme represented by the acronym F.I.S.H.

F-Focus - This is a time for members to have Bible studies and to FOCUS on who they are in Christ as well as what their purpose is as a witness for Christ.

I - Inspire - Usually this week has a speaker that comes in to share a message.

S - Share - This week is a time of testimonies, stories, struggles, and/or what God has said to you so far this week.

H - Hook - This week is BIG. We encourage you to invite your friends this week. There is usually pizza and drinks. It is during this week that the gospel presentation is presented.

The main purpose of FISH is to reach others for Christ. If you ever need a ride after FISH let me know. Don't let that stop you from coming!!!

Are you ready for some football?!?!

This Saturday (September 4th) we will be attending two football games to watch some of our youth in action.

The Simon Kenton Junior Varsity will be playing (aka dominating) at S.K. around 10am. If you are interested in attending this game, just meet us at the Frisch's in Independence, (by Kroger), at 9am. We will be eating breakfast and then attending the game to cheer on our guys, Luke Stone and Hunter Gregory.

Later that day, Twenhofel and Summit View will be in an epic battle. The game starts at 2:30pm at Dixie Heights High School. If you would like to attend THAT game we will be meeting up at the Lighthouse around 1:30pm. This game will be unique in that we will have students represented by both schools. Josh Ball will be playing for Twenhofel, and Zach Stone will be playing for Summit View.

Some of you may be asking...

1. Can I go to both games?

2. What about lunch?

3. Will going to this make me cooler?

4. How much will this cost?

5. Should Bro. Thom shave his beard?

The answers to those questions are as follows:

1. Yes

2. If you go to both games, lunch will be provided.

3. This will make you 73% cooler.

4. Breakfast is free. The game is free. Lunch will be free (to those going to both games).

5. Why mess with perfection?

So to sum up this obnoxiously long post...

2 Football games - 10 am, 2:30 pm

3 Teams - Simon Kenton, Twenhofel, Summit View

4 Students represented - Luke Stone, Hunter Gregory, Josh Ball, Zach Stone

Absolutely free.

Breakfast @ Frisch's.

Lunch @ Lighthouse.

If you need a ride to Frisch's let Bro. Thom know ASAP.

A Relevant Update: A lot of beginnings

Hey Guys,

Well it's that time of the year again. All of our students are now in school. Last week Walton started and today, Kenton County Schools started.

We know that there is a lot on your mind right now. Between your schedules, lockers, syllabi, first day outfits (unless you were like me and had your mom pick them out for you), and seeing all of your friends it can be a little overwhelming.

Be assured that you have many people praying for you individually. School can be a lot of fun, but it can easily be very stressful. That's one of the purposes of our service "The Point". It will be a great place for you to just hang out with your friends with no responsibility. We meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the mobile unit.

We have also started a praise band practice. We are meeting at the Lighthouse at 5pm on Sundays. If you play an instrument or would love to learn come check us out.

Finally we are also re-starting our Afterschool program. This will meet on Wednesdays starting on September 8th. This program is completely free. The only requirement is a signed permission slip signed by you and your parents. We will pick you up from your school and take you to the Lighthouse. You will be given dinner and free time to work on homework or just hang out with your friends before "The Point" starts @ 7:00pm.

I know this is a lot of information all in one post, (and there is more to come) so we have created an informational flyer for you and your parents that describe all of our programs and ministries that we will be going this year. To get one, ask Bro. Thom.

I hope you all are having a great day so far. I can't wait to hear the stories!

Back to School Party!

Hey Guys!

This Wednesday, August, 11th, we will be having our Back to school party. We will be having free food and games. We will also be showing the movie "To Save A Life".

If you need a ride, please let Bro. Thom know before noon on Wednesday.

The party starts at 6:00pm and will be over at 8:45-9:00pm.

"To Save A Life" is rated PG-13 due to references to drinking, suicide, sex, and other teen issues. This is an excellent movie that will leave you with a lot of questions on whether or not there is more to life than what we see.

Parents: We will be having a screening of the movie just for you on Monday, August 9th at 6:30pm in the mobile unit, next to the church. This will give you an opportunity to watch the movie and discuss issues raised by the movie.

So to sum up...

Event: Back to school party, free food, games, awesome movie

When: Wednesday, August 11th - 6-9pm

Where: Mobile Unit next to church, 6056 Taylor Mill Road

What to bring: Friends!

Parent info: Pre-screening on Monday, August 9th. 6:30pm