Young Adults Bible Study |Fridays, 7-9 pm | The Spot | Ages 18-25

Finding direction for your life doesn’t have to be difficult. Reading the Bible isn’t a “have to” or “you better, or else!” It’s a deep wealth of precious gems waiting to be mined; the key is to know what to look for. It’s essential to remember that God is always interested in adding to your life His gems of truth.

This study is intended to help you take hold of the “sifting pan” God has given you that will enable you to identify things of real truth. Keep your heart open—it’s the pathway to your life!

Please join Brad King in The Spot as we continue our journey through the Bible. This will be an exciting time of worship, connection and gleaning from God’s word. Don't forget a notebook, something to write with, and, of course, your Bible!

If you are interested in praying together for your son and/or daughter, and for the youth of our church, please contact Sue Martinez. Sue meets Tuesday nights, non ICU weeks only, with other parents to pray purposefully over, and to cover, our kids in prayer. This is an open, on going invitation to all parents of Nation aged youth. For more information, please call Sue at 728-0766

Medical Release Forms are due to expire this May, 2008.

Parents, it is time to fill out a NEW Medical Release Form for each of your youth. These new forms will be good until May 2009, and are required for all youth who are attending our services and any youth event on or off campus. Please stop by The Nation booth, The Spot, or The Nation office to pick up a current form.

Questions, Please call Carissa at ext. 220

SWAT registration forms will be due by May 13th at either the VBS table or at the church office. We are so excited to have your youth sign up for this fabulous, fun and meaningful serving opportunity. This team is open to those youth entering 6th, 7th or 8th grade in the fall of '08. We don't want them to miss it, and we don't want to miss them!! So, sign up now; the earlier the better! Questions, please call Carissa (SWAT Director) at 688-5775 ext. 220 Forms are available at the VBS table between services.

Wednesday, May 21st | 7-8:30pm | The Spot

Parents, there are 168 hours in every week. Hopefully, your youth are sleeping at least 56 of those, which leaves 112 waking hours. At times your youth are at church more often than at other times (such as during VBS!), but for the most part, our leadership gets just 3 of those hours to spend time with them each week. In other words, we have limited opportunity! Would you join me and our Nation leadership for the upcoming parents’ night? We want to partner with you in raising GREAT kids(!), and to do that, we need to connect and dialogue with you. The theme for May’s meeting is “Created for Good Works!” (Eph 2:10). I’m learning that parenting is hard work, but like you, I don’t want to reduce parenting to trying to keep my kids from getting into too much trouble. Let’s aim high together so we can give our children the best advantage possible—and set them up for great success in this life. They are destined by God for great things.” Josh Engelhardt

Questions, please call The Nation office at 688-5775 ext. 220.

After reassessing our 2008 Summer Program , here is a fresh look at the events open to our youth in the coming months!!

VBS: Monday, June 16-Friday, June 20: Church Campus

Mission Trip: (preregistered youth only) July 12-July 22: Littleton/Juarez

Churchwide Beach Day: Sunday, July 13: Seacliff Beach

Junior High Winter Camp: Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18: Old Oak Ranch

Senior High Camp: Friday, July 18-Sunday, July 20: Place TBD

(Note: No combined camp on August 4-9 as previously scheduled)

Churchwide Picnic:Sunday, August 3: Monte Vista

In addition, there will be fun mid-week activities and day trips planned throughout the summer. Details and more information to come!!

Questions about any of the above, please call The Nation at 688-5775 ext.220

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