This Wednesday, February 29th we will be having a special worship service for the youth. The middle school and high school will be combined this night. DirtyFridge will be leading worship for a section of our service. We will be meeting in the Fellowship Hall at 7pm.
Our goal for this week is to spend the evening speaking directly to God. Way too often we attend worship services, sing songs, and pray prayers without ever having God in mind. How can we "worship God" and never even think about Him?
This doesn't mean that we just need to sing louder or better. You may spend the evening in silence in prayer, or writing a letter to God about the junk in your life, or praising God for all that He is.
Start the worship service today. Right now.
Don't wait for a specific day to spend time with God. Do it now. God may have something He wants to tell you now.
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Our afterschool program starts this Wednesday! We've changed it up a little bit but here is the basic schedule...
2:00-3:00 pm - Pick up students from various schools
3:30 - Arrive at Lighthouse - Work on homework
4:30 - Challenge/Open/Service/Tech
6:00 - Youth Choir/Meal Meeting
7:00 - The Point/SHARP Groups
We will leave an hour for homework. If a student needs more than that they can work on it during the 4:30 time slot. If a student doesn't have homework they will help setup the fellowship hall for our meal/Church activities.
Each week we will have a different theme. The theme of each week spells out the word C.O.S.T. This is a reminder that the afterschool program's cost IS FREE!!!
During the 4:30 time slot students will be... Challenge - During this time a fun challenge/activity will be presented to them. They will try to work together as one group, or as separate teams to accomplish their goal. Open - This week is left open. Students will have this week free to work on homework, play games, or just hang out. Service - Many students are in need of service hours. This week gives student's opportunities to serve the community, the church, and eachother. Tech - This week is dedicated to all things involving technology. Students will get to make videos/commercials, work on our website, and learn how to work other sound and video equipment.
Here is an example of a video, that a few of the youth made on a Wednesday...
9:30 am - Arrive at church
9:50 am – Leave the church in the van towards the Cincinnati Museum Center (Union Terminal)
10:15 – 2:30 pm – Arrive at Union Terminal
Visit the Duke Trains located in the main lobby
Visit the rest of the museum center
Eat lunch at the Museum
2:30 pm – Depart Union Terminal
3:00pm – Arrive at church
Hangout/Play games
Write letters to Sujan (Our sponsored child from Bangladesh)
Other planned activities
5:00 – Leave Church for PROGRESSIVE DINNER – Carpool*/Church Van
5:15 –Diane Sebastian’s House – Appetizer
6:15 – The Schoborg’s House – Main Course
7:45 – The Ball’s House – Dessert
8:45 – Arrive back at church for parent pickup
As you can see there are many things going on throughout the day. The cost for the museum/trains is $8.50 per person. We suggest to bring $18-20 total for the entire day (museum admission + lunch costs).
If a student wants to drive themselves they can, however, they are not permitted to drive anybody else unless it is a relative. If a student needs a ride we have many parents/adults that will be able to drive the students to each event.
This Wednesday starts the beginning of our Christmas activities. Every year we spend a couple of weeks doing fun and silly Christmas traditions.
For this Wednesday we are asking everyone to wear Christmas jewelry and apparel. This may include Christmas earrings that light up, Christmas ties that require batteries, or a Christmas hat. We will judge who wears the best Christmas apparel.
We'll also be eating snacks and playing games, following up with a Bible lesson.
Invite your friends to this fun event. It starts at 7pm. If you are in the youth choir, practice starts at 6pm. Please plan on attending both!
