Weekly Update 12/29

Greetings! Hope that you and yours had a great Christmas, and that all our students are enjoying their holiday break.

Thursday, December 31- Friday, January 1
It's Lock-In time! We will be having a lock in at the church to kick off 2010. Youth should arrive between 8-9pm. At 9:05pm, the doors will lock and no one will go outside and no one will be allowed inside. We will be playing many games, hanging out, shooting Nerf guns, and we will bring in the New Year in a pretty cool way. All we ask is that each youth brings a snack to donate. The church will provide the drinks, but we need the students to bring the snacks. We hope to see you, and all your friends Thursday night!


Last Sunday, we handed out some important information. The first sheet was a financial outlook on the activities we will be doing in 2010. We wanted to give everyone a heads up, and also offered discounted prices for those who will be attending more than one event with us. The second sheet was the calendar for spring 2010. While these could change, the calendar will give you a pretty good overview of all the things that we are going to be doing. The third and final sheet was for the junior highers and it concerned CIY:Believe. Speaking of which..

Sunday, January 3, 2010
At 5:30pm we will have an informational meeting for all junior high students and their parents concerning CIY:Believe. Like last year, CIY will be held in Highland Heights, KY on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. We all had a blast last year, and we hope that all our junior high kids will attend! The meeting will be held in the Commons and will be very brief. We are asking that you make a deposit to reserve your kid a spot, we are reserving our spot at CIY and our hotel the first thing Monday morning. Make sure to view the financial information for discounted prices.

Following the parent meeting, from 6:00-7:30pm, Ignite returns! We will be starting a new series called Basic Training. We will be looking at the similarities between the duties and experiences of our military and our own faith journeys. Join us Sunday as we sit down with Tiff Belcher and discuss her experiences as a part of our armed forces.

Earlier in the day, we will be beginning a new BFC study called Bible 101. It is a study that we will start every year off with. Bible 101 is a quick overview of specific Biblical teachings and necessary Biblical knowledge. We hope you will join us for that!

If you are in need of any of the handouts, or have any questions about upcoming events, please e-mail youth@bowlinggreenchristian.org -or- call the church office at (270) 842-6231.

Weekly Update: Things to Remember this December

Believe it or not, December is here. Here is a detailed glance at what is going on with the youth during December. This should answer all your questions:

Sunday, December 6

We will kick off new BFC series entitled "A Voice in the Desert". We are going to take a look at the life of John the Baptist, someone created to point towards Jesus. I also encourage you to come out either at 4:00 or 6:00 that afternoon to watch our children's musical. The kids have worked very hard and the deserve our support!

Sunday, December 13

We are going to have our annual Christmas parties the afternoon of the 13th. We will be splitting up junior and senior high BUT IF YOU HAVE A CHILD IN BOTH GROUPS, we want to make it easy on you. Simply bring them both to the senior high party. The schedule looks like this:

• Junior High Party 2:00-4:00pm
• Senior High & Siblings Party 5:00pm-7:00pm

We will be sending out directions as the time draws nearer. We ask that you please bring a "Dirty Santa" gift for the game that we will play. We hope to see all of you out there!

Sunday, December 20

We are going to go Christmas caroling again this year. We will be traveling to some of our shut-ins and will be sharing the holiday cheer. We will be leaving the church parking lot at 5:00pm for our various destinations. The night will conclude at the Rose household at 8:00pm. Once again, we will be sending directions out to everyone as the day comes closer.

Thursday, December 31-Friday, January 1

We will be hosting New Year's Lock-In at the church for all youth. Festivities will begin at 8:00pm and will end at 8:00am. We will be playing games, hanging out, and doing just about everything but sleeping. We will also be launching our new theme for the year. We hope you will join us!

Weekly Update 11/16

Wednesday, November 18
We will be having our final WNL of the year this Wednesday. We will come together to play some games and relax. We will meet from 6:30-7:30.

Friday, November 20-Sunday, November 22
The Fall Retreat is finally here! We will leave at 4:00pm and will be finished with the retreat at 12:00pm on Sunday morning. Look for the usual last minute e-mails soon!

Sunday, November 22
For those not attending the retreat, we will be having one BFC on Sunday morning in the Elementary Power Up! room at 9:45. Also, there will not be any Sunday night activities at the church.

Tuesday, November 24
Guys Night @ Jared's! We will hang out, make a campfire, and who knows what else. We will start at 5:00 and end whenever you have to leave, or no later than 9:00pm.

December Events:

• 6th: No Sunday night due to Christmas plays
• 12th: Youth will be helping with the Angel Tree Breakfast
• 13th: Christmas parties at Jared's house. Junior High from 2-4, Senior High from 5-7.
• 20th: Christmas caroling around Bowling Green. Meet at church at 5. End at 8 at the Rose's house.
• 27th: No Sunday night
• 31st: New Year's Lock in begins at 8:00pm.