High-Voltage Youth Ministry       August 17,  2008    Volume 20 Issue 27
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Text Box: Summer Dreaming We have a great evening plan for this Friday, August 22 from 6:30 p.m. to Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. We will be meeting at the building at 6:30 p.m. to register everyone that needs a ride and then we will shuttle over to the Newtons, 175 Los Nogales Dr. At the Newton’s we will be having a beach party. We will play volleyball, swim, eat, and hang out together until 8:45 p.m. Then we will travel to the church building for basketball, games, and a climbing wall. At 11:15 we will have a devotional then travel to Telshor 12 to watch a movie. I do not know what the movie is presently, it will be decided on Monday. After the movie, we will travel to Sun Lanes bowling alley from 2-7 p.m. for unlimited bowling and breakfast. It should be a great evening and the purpose is to bring visitors. So take this opportunity to invite a friend to and perhaps change a life. The cost is presently $25 per person for the whole evening and each person must have a permission slip filled out. You can stay for only one part or several. But once you leave, you are not allowed to return and if you leave before your designated time, you parents will be called. We also require everyone to stay within the venue at each location. For example, you are not allowed to wonder the streets, take a detour between venues, or “disappear” during activities. If you bring a friend, please share some of the rules about Summer Dreaming. The cost does change, depending on what activities you are staying for. Don’t miss this opportunity to bring a friend! Fall Retreat The fall Retreat is set for September 19-21 at Pine springs Summer camp. The cost will be $35 per person. We will be combining our fall retreat with three other youth groups, Ruidoso, Alamogordo, and El Paso. There should be a good number of participants and we are excited to have Charlton Taylor from Grants NM. to be our resource speaker! Charlton has been a favorite speaker at Encounter the past five years and I am sure he will do a great job talking to us. He will be speaking about living the Christian life. This is the first time we have combined our fall retreat with many other churches, so it should be a new experience for all of us. It should have a flavor of camp so I am hoping that it will be a time of renewal as we start up the new semester! Parent Meeting/Directory We will have a brief parent meeting next Sunday after morning service. There is a pot-luck meal planned for the college students so we will have a brief meeting in the high school room. All the sign up sheets have been posted, so please encourage your parents to stop by and take a look at what they would like to help with this semester. Huddles started last week, and we desperately need parents to sign up and bring food for huddles. Please stop by and check out the upcoming events for the fall semester. We will mail out the youth directories and calendars by next week, so please check your information on the bulletin board and make sure all your information is correct, especially your e-mail. Youth Secretary Each fall semester, we hire a senior to work at the church office as the youth secretary. If you are a senior and your interested, please submit your resume by tomorrow, August 18 so we can review those at the youth staff meeting. We made announcements in class last week so if there is an interest please get your information in as soon as possible. The youth staff makes the decision. News and Notes Sunday – Nothing is planned for today Wednesday – Huddles at the “Aggies for Christ” building from 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday – “Summer Dreaming” registration at the building begins at 6:30 p.m. Saturday – “Summer Dreaming ends at 7:00 p.m. at Sun Lanes Sunday, August 25 - Parent Teen meeting after morning services September 19-21 – Fall Retreat Birthdays This week, Jessica Rhodes will celebrate her birthday on Thursday, August 21. Please wish Jessica a happy day! Parents Page We do have a brief parent/teen meeting next Sunday after morning services. We have a pot luck meal planned for the college students, so I am piggy backing off of that activity to have a brief meeting with our parents. We have all the sign up sheets posted in the high school room so if you can’t make the meeting please stop by early and sign up. Especially, take note of the food needed for huddles, we have a big need for parents to step up and help us with food each week. If you are interested in being a sponsor for summer dreaming, please let me know! We do need parents to stay up all night with us to help transport teens around the city. I believe our numbers are down this year, especially in the high school, but I am hoping that our teens will step up and start inviting their friends, and this activity is a great place to start, it is non-threatening and loads of fun. Lets encourage our teens into greatness this semester. God Bless, David