Reminder

No SNL at our house this Sunday night due to the Christmas Luncheon. Special thanks to the Westlakes for a great time last week at the campfire with smores, hot cocoa, and fellowship! We are already talking about doing it again!

Coming Up...

Youth Christmas Party, Saturday, Dec. 18th @ 6:30 PM- Come join us for our annual Christmas Party in The Attic. Bring $3.00 for pizza, snacks and goodies to share, and a wrapped gift, under $15, for a gift exchange.

Christmas Caroling, Sunday, Dec. 19th- We will head to some of our local nursing homes and hopefully to some of our shut-ins as well. This is such an enjoyable time together each year during the holidays. Come spread some cheer!

I’m considering a youth and family get together for New Year’s Eve, any ideas? Give me a call and lets discuss some ideas on how to make this New Year’s Eve one to remember!

Winterfest, Jan. 14th-16th- Please sign-up this morning if you plan to join us for Winterfest this year. By far, one of the best youth rally/conferences, that we will attend this year! Also, need to know if we are interested in spending one or two nights in a hotel this year. The cost of the conference itself will be somewhere between $30-$35 then we will have hotel and food cost as well. I am open to any suggestions on this. Please let me know.

Someone Loves You Banquet- Coming in February!

LTC, April 2011- Start thinking now about what events you plan to participate in. We want to encourage you to do at least three events this year!

Stay tuned for dates for a Dream Team meeting to discuss plans for 2011 including our summer which this year includes our Trek trip, High Point!

Announcements for Sunday, Oct. 10th, 2010

Hi everybody! Here is what we need to remember this week! Hope everyone has a great week.

SNL at Myra and Liam's house @ 6:00 PM Sunday night
Fields of Faith, Wednesday night @ 7:00 PM at the High School Football field. We will have a short devo here at the building at 7:00 PM before we head over to join everyone if you would like to come.
Save the date for Trunk or Treat this month- Dress up, decorate your trunks, and bring lots of candy to share with our little ones.
GIRLS sign-up NOW for the West Texas Girl's Conference at ACU on Nov. 13th and 14th- You must register online and then let Ross or Jamie know when you do. The early bird rate of $25 ends this Wednesday. It will go up to $30 after that. Register now for this awesome event. I promise you will not regret it! Here is the link to register: http://web.mac.com/highland3dministry/WTGC/About_Me.html
Turkey Trot is coming soon!- let me know if you are aware of any families who might benefit from this special time of giving during this holiday season. Turkey Trot is where we purchase turkey or hams and then we collect nonperishable items from our Church to give to families for Thanksgiving.
Winterfest Jan. 14th-16th- I realize that Winterfest seems like a long ways away but we have got to start getting you guys signed up now! I read last week that the hotels are already starting to be booked for this awesome event. I will have a sign-up sheet in class this morning and will have it out on the foyer table as well. I know it is early and you may not know if you are for sure going yet or not but I really need you to put your name down even if you are a maybe so I can see how many rooms we will need. Thanks! The cost of the event itself is $37 and then we will have hotel costs as well. Start saving your money now. It's worth it!

West Texas Girl's Conference- Register NOW!

Girls, the West Texas Girl's Conference has updated their blog and this year offer online registration! Go to http://web.mac.com/highland3dministry/WTGC/About_Me.html and scroll down toward the bottom of the page to find the registration link. The early bird special of $25 ends next Wednesday, so sign-up today! Please text me or Jamie when you do so we know that you have registered. Thanks!

Announcements for Sunday, Sept. 26th

• SNL @ Myra and Liam's house @ 6:00
  
• Mud Mania at the Presbyterian Church from 5:00 to 7:00, Sunday night. A meal will be provided. Please take a towel.
  
• Our progressive/scavenger hunt dinner will be Saturday night, Oct. 9th. I believe we have plenty of houses now to host the different courses of the meal. Thank you! We also have a need for adults who would like to sign-up as drivers for the night and also those who might like to help with video recording the nights activities. Please see Ross if interested.
  
• We will be a part of our annual Trunk or Treat next month. Stay tuned for details.
• The West Texas Girl's Conference is at ACU Nov. 13th and 14th. Girls are encouraged to be a part of this very exciting and encouraging time together. This year we are inviting the guys to join is in Abilene and hang out with Ross while the girls are at the conference.
• Remember to be on the lookout for information regarding our Christmas Party in December and Winterfest in January. If you have never been to Winterfest with us you have got to go this year!
• Remember Chijab in your giving as we continue to commit to funding for water for he and his family.

Announcements for Sunday, Sept. 19th

• SNL @ Myra and Liam's house @ 6:00- Come join us for Root Beer Floats tonight!
  
• See You at the Pole is this Wednesday morning @ 7:00 AM at your school.
• In October we want to have a progressive/scavenger hunt dinner and we are looking for families who would like to open their home for part of the festivities that night. We are looking at Saturday night, Oct. 9th. Please let Ross know if you are interested. Thank you!
• We will be a part of our annual Trunk or Treat next month. Stay tuned for details.
• The West Texas Girl's Conference is at ACU Nov. 13th and 14th. Girls are encouraged to be a part of this very exciting and encouraging time together. This year we are inviting the guys to join is in Abilene and hang out with Ross while the girls are at the conference.
• Remember to be on the lookout for information regarding our Christmas Party in December and Winterfest in January. If you have never been to Winterfest with us you have got to go this year!
• Remember Chijab in your giving as we continue to commit to funding for water for he and his family.
  

Movie Night, Tuesday, July 27th

We will have movie night at The Attic on Tuesday starting at 7:00 PM. Bring popcorn and drinks to share and come hangout and enjoy a good flick together!

Last Family Night of the Summer

This Sunday night, from 4:30 to 6:30, we have the city pool reserved for our last summer family night together! Plan to bring drinks and watermelon to share. Get your swim gear together and get your family out to our last Family Night of the summer!

June Events

Check out what is going on during this first month of summer!

June 3rd-5th- Mission/Mystery Trip
June 6th- Summer Family Night- 6:00 PM @ Fireman's Park
June 8th- Volleyball @ the Church @ 7:30 PM
June 9th- Refresh
June 1oth- BLT- IN Wichita Falls @ IHOP
June 11th- Service Day- meet at building at 10:30 AM
June 12th-19th- Pine Springs Summer Camp
June 20th- Summer Family Night
June 22nd- Go-Karts and mini Golf at PK
June 23rd- Refresh
June 24th- BLT
June 25th Service Day

WHEW!

Summer's Comin!

Yes, summer will be here before we know it! I have an Elder's meeting tonight and tonight I will present a quick layout of the summer months for their approval. After the meeting, I will post the tentative schedule on the blog so that we can begin to prepare for the upcoming summer of 2010. Thanks!

Events in March

Well, March is the month of preparation for us in the youth group. We are getting our things together for LTC and Senior Sunday which both fall in April this year. It is hard to believe that LTC is only 3 and 1/2 weeks away! WOW! We also need to remember that we will have our LTC presentation and awards probably on Sunday, April 11th which is the Sunday after the weekend of LTC. For those of you who may not know, this is when the kids will present their presentations to the congregation on Sunday night. I know that the congregation really enjoys this time together.

Sorry I haven't updated in awhile!

Well, I need to apologize that I haven't updated the blog in such a long time. I guess I get caught up in the bulletin and the parentlink newsletter and forget the blog. Sorry to both of you who read this thing. HA! Of course, at this point, I have probably lost you too since it has been so long since I posted. In that case, I am updating this for my pure reading enjoyment. Aw yes, I feel much better getting all of that off of my chest.

Upcoming Events and Dates

Feb. 7th- Myra's birthday and, oh yeah, the Super Bowl Party!
Feb. 14th- Someone Loves You Banquet
Feb. 20th- Sing Song @ ACU
March- possible retreat for Junior High and High School

Dream Team Meeting this Sunday afternoon!

Well, it has certainly been awhile since our last Dream Team Meeting and I wanted to make sure that the two people who check the blog occasionally knew that we had a meeting this Sunday afternoon! HA! At 4:00 PM we will meet in the library to discuss events and plans for this spring and summer. We will also spend some extra time discussing Senior Sunday since our plans are to have this event in April. Please come if you can!

Winterfest was awesome!

Well, I think we have found a new youth conference to look forward too every January! Winterfest was so much fun and so encouraging and uplifting. I really enjoyed hanging out with Alyssa, Alece, Ian, Barrett and Debbie. We sure hope that more of you can join us next year! This year's theme was removing our veils that tend to blind us from the truths of God and they can also prevent those around us from knowing who we are. I can't wait until next year!