No Youth Night / Missions Dinner Planning

To all members of our Messiah's Youth Community,

We have decided to postpone Youthnite this Easter Week. So, there will be no Word for the Hungry Bible Study this Wednesday, March 26th, but we'll be back the following week, April 2nd. Instead, this Wednesday we will begin planning our Annual Youth Mission's Dinner. The Dinner, scheduled for May 2nd, is a large undertaking, and we realize we need to start now and include as many as possible in the planning. So all leaders, 412 members, students even remotely thinking of going on the trip and their parents are invited. The Mission's Trip Planning meeting runs from 6:30-8:00 this Wed, March 26th. Please reply with any questions you may have.

Blessings of the Risen Christ,
Dave

Acquire the Fire Deadline Extended

Friends,

I recently had the privilege of spending time with the National Director for Acquire the Fire. Kamel Glasgow, a fellow Canadian, shared much of his heart and his hopes for this year's event. I'm excited and am trusting God for an impactful event. To make sure that many youth and their friends join us I've extended the deadline to this Wednesday. All of our friends who attended the Monster Lock-In were also invited to ATF--with a discount! It would be awesome if they were personally invited as well.

Note to Parents:
We will need at least six mini-vans to drive students to and from Target Center Friday (5:30 and 10:00pm) and Saturday (8:00am and 10:00pm). We'll also need folks to help with breakfast on Saturday. Please let me know what you can do.

Note to Parents of Sixth Graders:
Let me clarify what I mean when I say that the content of ATF is geared to older youth. Acquire the Fire deals with many of the issues that today's teens face. I am becoming more aware of the pressures our sixth grader faces. I believe ATF is one tool to help Christian kids answer the challenges they face, especially those facing negative peer pressure. There is something powerful for a Christian kid to be part of a worship event where they know they are not alone. In the end, it is a parents call.

With every blessing,
Dave

Summer Events

Here are the dates for our 2008 summer events:

• All Church Retreat @ Crosswoods: June 13-15th
  
• Jr. High & Confirmation Camp @ Crosswoods: June 15-20th
  
• Sr. High Mission to Winnipeg: June 24th-July 2nd
  
• Sonshine Music Festival July 17-19th
  
• Great Adventure Camp (VBS): July 29th-August 1st

Mark your calendars!

(and don't forget to check our events page where you can get all our events and subscribe via RSS or iCal)

Lock-In Deadline Extended

As of Monday there are 51 students signed up for the Lock-In. Please don’t miss out, there is till room for you and your friends.* We need all applications here at Messiah by the end of this Wednesday’s Youthnite. By the way, this week is Small Group night, so we’ll be having Pizza (suggested donation of $2 per person.)

Note to Parents and Leaders:
We are still in need of five adults who are willing to spend the night as either Security or chaperones. We especially need female leaders. We also need at least three more to help serve breakfast and do clean-up in the morning. (*Without these additional numbers we will need to cap total registrants at 60 in order to guarantee a safe event for all students.) Please get back to me by Wednesday.

-Dave