A&M Youth
AM.YOUTH
Parent Update June 8, 2025
Summer is going great so far. We're thankful for the 59 3rd-6th graders who went to camp with us this past week, and for the 18 HS students who helped us make camp happen. We could not have done it without them.
Thanks also to all students who helped us at Paint-o-Rama two weeks ago. 31 students, 2 houses in 2.5 days.
Pictures of Mega Days and Paint-o-Rama can be found at amyouth.smugmug.com
While we're thanking people, we've had some parents jump in and help in some big ways. Also, we appreciate students who have spoken at Intersection over the past two Sunday nights.
Sunday Morning Classes -
Gospel of John - This week: John 2:13-25 - Jesus Clears the Temple Courts
Sunday Evening -
Intersection at 7:00pm. For all MS & HS students. Bible. Friends. Good times.
No Wednesday night classes this week because of VBS.
Summer Lineup:
Powder Puff - done
Paint-O-Rama - done
Mega Days - done
VBS - this week
Horizon - June 22-27
Trek - July 5-13
HS Mission Trip - July 21-25
We'll get Horizon info (travel details and a packing list) sent out soon.
Powder Puff - May 18
Paint-o-Rama - May 27-29
Mega Days - June 2-6
In case you missed them, here are the two Family Moment videos we have shown in church recently. These take a while to make, but we want you to see the great things our students have been a part of recently. Paint-o-Rama and Mega Days. Enjoy!
AM.YOUTH Parent Update - May 17, 2025
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Summer is nearly here. School is out for some. Most everyone else will finish this week. We're excited about the summer and hope your son/daughter can be involved in youth ministry things this summer.
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In this week's update:
Sunday Morning
Sunday Evening
Wednesday Evening
Paint-O-Rama
Summer Camps and HS Mission Trip
Powder Puff Pictures
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Sunday Morning -
Worship at 10:30 (no 8:30 assembly until mid-August)
Bible Class at 9:40 - special guests in youth class: Mitchell and Rebecca Bradford. Mitchell grew up in our youth ministry and he and Rebecca are headed into full-time mission work this fall. We have invited him to come and talk to our students about following God in HS, college, and into adulthood. His story is a great one, and we're excited for him to be here to talk to our students.
Senior Lunch Celebration - following worship. All youth and youth families are invited to join us. If you haven't RSVP'd yet but would like to come, please RSVP by Saturday night around 7pm, and we'll make sure there is enough food. RSVP here: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/1015/responses/new
​Tomorrow will be a fun day for our church and for our HS seniors. There will be yard signs with their pictures along the front entrance. Gift tables will be in the Great Hall with a photo collage of each student. Senior booklets will be available at the tables where everyone picks up communion. And each senior will be recognized during worship.
ALSO - Shaun and Emily Burrow are teaching a great Parenting Class which will really help you with your teenage children. It meets in the Parlor. We highly recommend.
Sunday Evening-
(No Intersection at 7:00 this week)
Visiting Youth Groups at 6:00pm - Huntsville and Franklin church youth groups are coming for supper, some games, and a devo. It should be a great night.
If you are a parent who can help by serving food or providing desserts, please click here to go to our Parent Needs Page: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/need_detail.php?need_id=922
We will be finished at 7:15.
(NOTE THE DIFFERENT TIMES THIS SUNDAY NIGHT)
After the Huntsville and Franklin groups are gone, we will meet with all HS students going to Mega Days for a planning meeting. We plan to be finished no later than 8:45.
Here are some pictures from last Sunday evening. Special thanks to Emma W, Ty, Gwyneth, Clara S, Jackson, Emma M, Parker, and Charlie for their help. Not all pictures are great - I just snapped a quick pic of each student. The additional pictures below the individual pics are of students praying together in groups at the end of Intersection.
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Emma M
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Gwyneth
Emma W
Parker
Clara S
Charlie
If your son/daughter has been missing Sunday nights, they have been missing a lot of great things. Sunday nights during the summer are not consistent because of all of the youth trips we have, but when we are in town, we will usually meet. And we have some in-town interns this summer who are going to try to keep students involved even when there is an out-of-town trip. We'll keep everyone informed by in-class announcements, the parent email update, and at amyouth.net. Hope you student can join us!
Wednesday Evening-
Midweek at 7:00 - This is our last Midweek of the 2025-2025 school year. All MS and HS students are invited. We'll meet together at the beginning, have some announcements and worship and then split up into separate MS/HS classes. It should be a great night.
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FYI: Wednesday, May 28 is a church-wide ice cream fellowship night.
Paint-O-Rama is Coming!
May 27-29 - All MS and HS students are invited to help us paint houses for Habitat for Humanity. All details can be found here: Paint-O-Rama webpage.
Sign-up deadline is Wednesday, May 28.
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Summer Camps and HS Mission Trip -
Don't miss these. Click on "Summer 2025" in the menu to go to the individual pages.
Powder Puff Was Great!
We're glad everyone could come to this year's Powder Puff game. The girls game was great. The guys did well on all of their games. And it was a really fun night. Special thanks to David Hailey for grilling the burgers during the game - and thanks to everyone who pitched in to set-up, clean-up, and take care of everything that needed attention. You can see pics from last week's game here: https://amyouth.smugmug.com/Powder-Puff-2025
That's it for this week. Again, tomorrow will be a fun day for our seniors. Please do your best to talk to them and congratulate them on making it to the end of high school.
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We're glad you're a part of this church. We're not a "customer service" organization - so we don't operate in the same ways as a business or sports team or similar - and it's not about us, but it's about God. We are the body of Christ, joined together because of God. Hope you'll be here, be involved, be an encourager, pitch in and help and serve others.
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We love your kids and we love your family!
AM.YOUTH Parent Update - May 3, 2025
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Happy first weekend of May to everyone. Hope you are enjoying this weekend with the springtime weather and awesome sunshine. As God brings the changing of the seasons, may we each be reminded of His continual work in our lives each day.
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In this week's update:
Sunday Morning
Sunday Night
Wednesday Night
Summer is Coming
Senior Sunday
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This Sunday Morning:
Classes at 9:40
Worship at 8:30 and 10:30
At the 10:30, we'll have a time to pray for all summer mission groups, and the LTC chorus will sing a song.
Parent Class - There is a great new class which began last week. Led by Shaun and Emily Burrow, this class is called How We Love Our Kids. They meet in the Parlor at 9:40. We encourage you to go.
Students need a Bible each week. If any parents ever want to bring donuts and juice to have before class, let us know.
Sunday Night:
Powder Puff at 7:00.
All students, all families.
Football, fun, and a cookout.
Follow this link to read all the info and RSVP for supper: Powder Puff 2025 RSVP
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Pics below are from last Sunday night. Thanks to Sterling, Brogan, Katherine, Travis, and Owen for speaking last Sunday night.
Wednesday Night:
Midweek at 7:00pm.
All MS and HS students. Friends, Bible, and encouragement.
We meet together with all MS and HS at the beginning for announcements and worship before splitting up into separate MS and HS classes.
There are just a few more Midweek's left this school year. So don't miss out!
Summer is Coming!
Join us for camps and the HS Mission Trip
3rd-6th Grades - Mega Days - June 2-6
7th & 8th Grades - Horizon - June 22-27
9th-12th Grades - Trek - July 5-13; and HS Mission Trip - July 21-25
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Senior Sunday - May 18
We'll recognize all HS Seniors at worship.
All youth families and students are invited to lunch with Seniors and their families in the Refinery.
Look for lunch RSVP info soon.
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Parents of Seniors - this Sunday is the deadline for pictures. If you have any questions, refer to the email you received or talk to Monty anytime.
That's it for this week. Hope to see everyone tomorrow. And remember to RSVP for Powder Puff if you have not already.
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With joy!
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- monty & heather
Put on your new nature, created to be like God - truly righteous and holy. - Ephesians 4:24
April 27, 2025 - Parent Update
Last Sunday night was Easter Hoopla. Thanks to the Hutchinsons and Potes for helping. Pancakes, sausage, bacon, fruit, yogurt, juice, milk and coffee, along with games, 9-square, Bible stuff on the topic of Easter, and an egg hunt in the entire 2nd floor of our church building. It was a fun night.
Sunday Evening -
Intersection at 7:00pm - We texted some students yesterday about helping - some have already said yes, some have already said no, but here are the MS and HS students who have been asked to help this week: Sterling, Ty, Travis, Clara S, Kyler, Brogan, Katherine, Karson, Owen, Jackson
Powder Puff Football and Family Night - May 4
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Everyone is invited to join us next Sunday night for a fun night of football and games. When it's over, we'll have supper for everyone. Look for an email this week with a link to RSVP for supper and a way to help if you want.
Summer is Coming.
Imagine: next August your son/daughter is so excited about all of the experiences from summer. As they begin a new year of school, the time they spent at Horizon, HS Mission Trip, or Trek, plus all of the things that happened in-town or at events like Paint-O-Rama, helped change them in so many ways. The connections they made with other students (some of which they barely knew before summer) and the spiritual challenges and encouragement they received at these events helped them in their walk with God.
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This could all be true. But not if they don't sign-up. So sign-up today. Horizon, HS Mission Trip, and Trek are all open for sign-ups.
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The Trek sign-up deadline is today. We can try to get students in after today (and we'll always try to squeeze students in even after the sign-up deadline) but we have to get numbers to our outfitter this week to get our equipment reserved.
Senior Sunday - May 18
Senior families, be looking for your 10 pictures plus a senior portrait.
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Junior families - we'll get in touch soon about ways you can be involved.
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Everyone - you're invited to lunch on May 18. Hope you can join us as we celebrate our graduating seniors.
That's it for now. This update is a day late because yesterday was busier than I expected and I did not get it sent out. We'll send out more info this week about Powder Puff and some additional youth things.
April 18, 2025 Parent Update
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Hey Parents -
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It's Easter Weekend! We pray God will show each of us the power of His presence and love in our lives this weekend.
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We encourage you to take time with your family to focus on the resurrection this Sunday.
Here is this week's update:
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1) Sunday Morning - 8:30 and 10:30 worship. No Bible classes. Donut fellowship at 9:30 in AFC Center
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2) Sunday Evening - Easter Hoopla. Supper, games, worship. 7:00pm. This is the same time and place as Intersection is each week. We'll have a few special things because it is Easter. If any parents can come and help serve food, click here: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/need_detail.php?need_id=915
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3) Summer is Coming - We hope your son/daughter can be a part of camp for their age group.
It's Horizon for current 7th and 8th graders. All info at: https://www.amyouth.net/horizon
And it's Trek for current 9th through 12th graders. All info at: https://www.amyouth.net/trek
We want our students to have great camps, and we want them to be able to go to camp together. Hope your son/daughter can join us at Horizon or Trek!
4) HS Mission Trip - July 21-25.
This is our HS group's chance to serve in a big way. We want our students to learn to love serving other people. The HS Mission Trip is a great chance to do that and join hands together with other HS students from our church to share God's love in a powerful way. Info and sign-up here:​ https://www.amyouth.net/high-school-mission-trip
5) Senior Sunday - May 18. Everyone is invited to join us at this year's Graduate Banquet, following the 10:30 assembly on May 18. More info soon.
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6) Possible date for Powder Puff - We will finalize this soon, but we're looking at May 4 for this year's Powder Puff Football Game. It will be at 6 or 7, and we're working on having supper for everyone after the game. More info soon.
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7) Pictures below are from Intersection last Sunday night - From left to right, it's Sofia, Brooklyn, Gwyneth, and Abby. Each week we ask around 8-10 students to help. Some say yes, some say no, and some don't get back to us. But the opportunity is always there for students who are willing. We have had a lot of students say "yes" to helping this semester. We're so grateful.
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We love your family and we love your kids. Happy Easter!
April 12, 2025 Parent Update
Lots of summer sign-up opportunities in this update.
Before we tell you about them, we want you to know we do all of these summer things for your family and for your children. We're not doing these things for us, we're doing them for your family.
We hope your student can be involved in Horizon and HS Mission Trip and HS Trek and
Paint-O-Rama and everything else.
Here are the big summer dates:
Paint-O-Rama (MS/HS) - May 27-29
Mega Days (3rd-6th Grades) - June 2-6
Horizon (MS) - June 22-27
Trek (HS) - July 5-13
HS Mission Trip - July 21- 25
Sign-ups are open for Horizon, Trek, and HS Mission Trip. (Mega Days is also open if you have 3rd-6th graders.)
Remember, we advance grades at the end of summer, so everyone will go to camp and mission trip with the grade they are in currently.
The sign-up for deadline coming first is for Trek. Early-bird deadline is this Wednesday, April 16. The regular deadline for Trek is April 27.
When you look at the Trek and HS Mission Trip webpages, you'll notice a discount if you sign-up for both. The discount is $50 for Mission Trip and $25 for Trek. So, a total of $75 discount for both. This means students can go to both for $375 total. We're really trying to keep costs low for families so money will not be an issue for church events.
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For this week, April 13-19:
Bible classes at 9:40am
Worship at 8:30 and 10:30
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Intersection at 7:00pm
Students being asked to help at Intersection this week are: Alli, Brooklyn, Hannah, Kyler, Brogan, Abby, Gwyneth, Jackson, Travis, Sterling, Sofia.
(If your son/daughter would like to help on Sunday nights, let us know. We try to ask everyone...we do not want to leave anyone out. We have some students on our roles who do not come on Sunday nights. We also have some consistent students who are guests who come many Sunday nights. And even though we try to not leave anyone out, and we spend a lot of time planning Intersection each week, we sometimes miss some students who would be willing to help. Not on purpose. So let us know if your son/daughter could help but has not been asked in a while.
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Midweek is Wednesday night at 7:00.
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LTC is Friday and Saturday, April 18 & 19.
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(pictures below are from Intersection last Sunday night.)
Pictures from last Sunday night at Intersection are above...Left to right from top: Katherine,
Emma M, Karis, Katie, Rilyn, Grady, Molly, Alli.
Easter Sunday Schedule:
- Worship at 8:30 and 10:30
- Donut Fellowship at 9:30
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We are working on dates for some upcoming events including Powder Puff Football and Family Night, a Mother/Son night, a Father/Daughter night, and a few other events. All of these are for your family and to help all students have a place to belong at church. We'll share more info as soon as it's finalized.
That's it for this week. Hope your family can join us at worship this Sunday!
We are always here if you need anything.
April 5, 2025 Parent Update
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In this week's update:
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1) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
2) Sunday Evening Intersection
3) MS Horizon
4) HS Mission Trip
5) HS Trek
6) Other Summer Dates
7) Midweek - Each Wednesday Night
8) Other Things to Knkow
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1) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
-9:40am. Current Series: God's Righteousness
-Last week's topic: Righteousness From the Cross - Mark 2:13-17, 1 Peter 3:18, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Colossians 1:21-23, John 10:10
-This week's theme: Righteous Reliance - 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 2:22, Philippians 1:9-11, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Romans 8:5-8
-Miles will be teaching HS. Maddie will be teaching MS.
-All students need a Bible
2) Sunday Evening Intersection
-7:00pm. (We announced on Wed night that we would meet from 6 til 7:15 this week - because an out-of-town youth group was planning to come and we wanted to give them a chance to get back home before too late. But they let us know today they can't come. So we're back to our regular schedule.)
-Students we are asking to help with Intersection this week: Katherine, Emma M, Alli, Sofia, Seth, Katie, Rilyn, Grady, Molly, Karis.
-All students need a Bible
-Here is a link to pics from last Sunday night: https://amyouth.smugmug.com/Intersection-on-3-30-25
3) Middle School Horizon
-Horizon is our MS Summer Camp
-June 22-27
-All details can be found here: https://www.amyouth.net/horizon
4) High School Mission Trip
-This is a chance for our HS students to serve others in a big way and get involved with people at a children's home who have been sharing God's love with kids for many many years.
-July 21-25
- All details here: https://www.amyouth.net/high-school-mission-trip
5) High School Trek
-July 5-13
-This is a week-long backpacking experience in the mountains of Colorado. Every part of Trek is intended to help students grow closer to God.
-The sign-up deadline for this is soon - April 16. Our first payment for equipment (backpacks and tents) rental is due then.
All details can be found here: https://www.amyouth.net/trek
6) Other Summer Dates
Remember, all grades promote at the end of summer.
7) Midweek - Each Wednesday Night
-7:00pm for all MS and HS students
-If you (parents) do not have a class to go to, you can go in the back of the Chapel class and see what they have been doing (some people sit at discussion tables and others are in the back and can observe). You can also find a quiet place in the building and have some Bible study time, while also getting to talk to people from our church before and after classtime.
-Last Wednesday night, we had a special celebration for John Singleton's Birthday. If you don't know John, you're missing out. He is a great guy and has become someone our students have gotten to know well.
This past Wednesday night - the crowd was too big when we took the picture from straight ahead - so we took it at an angle - but we forgot to tell John which way we were looking...oops.
This past Wednesday night - Parker talking at the beginning of class.
8) Other Things to Know
-If you're looking for family vacation dates, , there are no big youth events scheduled June 7-22, or June 28-July 4, or after July 26. But VBS is happening June 9-12, so if you can help or you have kids VBS age, be aware of that.
-VBS sign-ups are now open for volunteers. If you can help, see more info or sign-up here: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/999/responses/new
-Bed Build is next Saturday. If you can help, sign-up here: https://volunteer.shpbeds.org/timeslots/tHKfxoZfyM
March 29, 2025 Parent Update
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Happy end-of-March to you all.
In this week's update:
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1) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
2) Sunday Evening Intersection
3) Each Week
4) Summer is Coming
5) Family Campout​
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1) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
-9:40am. Current Series: God's Righteousness
-Last week's topic: The Good God - Psalm 119:137, 142, 144, 172, Psalm 25:8, Mark 10:17-18, Romans 6:11-14
-This week's theme: Righteousness From the Cross - Mark 2:13-17, 1 Peter 3:18, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Colossians 1:21-23, John 10:10
-Joseph will be teaching HS. Monty will be teaching MS.
-All students need a Bible
2) Sunday Evening Intersection
-7:00pm, for all MS and HS students.
-Intersection is where life and faith intersect. Students help each week by picking and talking about Bible verses, doing a devo talk, and leading activities. It's a great time for students to be involved and learn how to lead so they can continue to lead wherever they go after they graduate HS.
Students being asked to help this week: Parker, Karson, Owen, Macie, Travis, Kate, Clara M, Steward, Cami, Ty.
...And as a bonus...This Sunday Night: Big Joe's Surprise Birthday Bash. One of our interns, Joseph Knox had a birthday on Friday, March 28. He has been such an important part of our youth ministry since this past May, and we want to give our students a chance to celebrate after Intersection this week. A few things about that:
1) It would be great if all students could bring a "gift" - but not a real gift - instead, something silly or funny - like from a junk drawer or something old that is not used anymore. (part of a toy, old abc children's book, tennis ball that's been in the garage for a while, etc., Just something that's like a gift. This is meant to be funny and not serious.)
2) Also, we want to have a pizza "blind taste test" as a game on Sunday night. If your family could order and pick up a pepperoni pizza from a local place and bring it at 7, please see the sign-up page here: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/need_detail.php?need_id=909
Below are some pictures from last week's Intersection. Thank you to Cami, Emma W, Abby, and Brogan (these are the students in the front of each picture) for helping lead Intersection last week.
3) Each Week
Here are the three times we meet each week and the format of each time
-Sunday morning - Bible study from a specific book or subject. Trying to help students dig in to God's Word and apply it to their lives
-Sunday Evening - student led and student involved worship and Bible study and a chance o know each other better.
-Wednesday Evening - topical Bible study, with application and relevance to our lives.
Most youth groups at other churches meet once a week. We are blessed to be able to meet three different times a week. Hope your son/daughter can be a part of these times. Spending time together, and spending time in the Word matters.
4) Summer Is Coming
-On Wednesday night we shared a lot of summer info with students. Specifically, Horizon (for current MS students) and HS Mission Trip. Sign-ups for these two events are open. You'll see a link at the top of any amyouth.net page (or click on the three lines at the top of a mobile device) and click on Summer 2025, followed by clicking on Horizon or HS Mission Trip.
-We'll have info for additional summer things soon.
-Summer dates can always be found at amyouth.net
5) Family Campout
-The Family Campout is next weekend. We had one family who had to back out, so a site is now available. If you would like to go, let us know.
That's it for this week. Hope your son/daughter can join us tomorrow morning and evening. God bless! - monty & heather
March 22, 2025 Parent Update
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Hey Everyone - Here is this week's Update:
Sunday Morning -
-Bible Classes at 9:40. Topic: God's Righteousness.
Verses we'll look at: Psalm 25:8; 119:137, 142, 144, 172, Mark 10:17-18, Rom 6:11-14.
-Worship at 8:30 and 10:30
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Sunday Evening -
-Intersection at 7:00. Join us. Friends, Bible study, encouragement, worship, and fun. Bring a friend.
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Family Campout -
-April 4-6
-We have had a waitlist multiple times since sign-ups started in January. We've been able to clear the waitlist every time so far. We have 29 sites at the campground. All of them are reserved. If you want to go but haven't signed up yet, sign-up soon and we'll do our best to make sure there is a campsite for you.
https://www.amyouth.net/campout
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Midweek -
-Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm. Wednesday nights are great.
Hope your son/daughter can join us.
Last Wed night our HS students looked at 1 Peter 1:17-2:10
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Summer Dates -
Paint-O-Rama (MS/HS) - May 27-29
Mega Days (3rd-6th Grades) - June 2-6
Horizon (MS) - June 22-27
Trek (HS) - July 5-13
HS Mission Trip - July 21- 25
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That's it for this week. Hope you and your family are doing well.
We're praying for you all.
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- monty & heather
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"But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!" - Matthew 5:44
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The pictures below are from Intersection last Sunday night. Thanks to Molly, Emma, Emily, Helen, Connor, and Sterling for their help. Sunday nights are awesome. Don't miss them.
March 8, 2025 Parent Update
Sunday - March 9 - 10:30 worship only
Wednesday - March 12 - no Wednesday night classes
Sunday - March 16 - everything is normal - 2 worship assemblies, Bible classes at 9:40, Intersection (youth) at 7.
Everyone who went to Winterfest or Soul Link should be receiving letters today or Monday with a group picture. I almost have all of the pics from Soul Link uploaded to Smugmug. I'll get that done soon.
Summer 2025 dates are on the website under the Upcoming Events section on the homepage. We hope you'll save the date for these faith-growing summer events.
Happy Spring Break everyone!
February 22, 2025 Parent Update
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In this week's update:
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1) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
2) Sunday Evening Intersection
3) Midweek
4) Soul Link (MS)
5) Family Campout​
6) Summer 2025 Dates
1) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
-9:40am. Current Series: Jesus on Purpose
-This week's text: Acts 1:1-11
-This week's theme: Famous Last Words
-Previous text from this series: John 13:1-17
-Previous theme: Doing the Dirty Work
-Monty will be teaching HS. Maddie Bennett will be teaching MS.
-All students need a Bible
2) Sunday Night Intersection
-7:00-8:00pm
-For all MS and HS students
-Intersection is where life and faith intersect
-This is a student-led time of worship, Bible study and encouragement. Two things we do (the bucket and my pics) are specifically to help students know each other better. Everything else is to help us know God better and worship Him.
-Students who have been asked to help this week (we ask students in advance by text) are:
The Bucket (kind of like show and tell, 10 things about you, at least 1 of them about your faith) - Cami
My Pics (10 pictures from your phone which you like and which show us about family, friends, faith, school, or hobbies) - Luke
Bible verse (pick a verse or two and then tell talk about the verse for a few minutes to explain it to everyone) - Gage, Emelyn, Clara S, Jackson, Karson
My Story (devotional thought, extended Bible verse study, ways you have seen God working in your life, etc.) - Gwyneth, Parker
3) Midweek
-Make Wednesday nights a part of your family's schedule this semester.
- 7:00pm
- Bible study, encouragement, and fun.
4) Soul Link (MS)
-February 28-March 2
-All info here: https://www.amyouth.net/soul-link
-Travel details and a packing list are almost done. I'll get those published and sent to everyone who is signed up soon.
5) Family Campout
April 4-6
Cagle Recreation Area (US Forest Service campground on Lake Conroe)
All of the sites we reserved have been claimed, except a sit available for Friday night and a different site for Saturday night. If you can only come one night, or if you're willing to swap sites during the day on Saturday, let us know. Otherwise, we have a waitlist in case any families need to cancel. If you want to know more info: https://www.amyouth.net/campout
6) Summer 2025 Dates
Get ready! Summer is coming. Here are some dates we hope you will put on your family's calendar. (These dates are also on the youth webpage under the "Upcoming Events" section, so you can reference them anytime you need to.)
Paint-O-Rama (MS/HS) - May 27-29
Mega Days (3rd-6th Grades) - June 2-6
Horizon (MS) - June 22-27
Trek (HS) - July 5-13
HS Mission Trip - July 21- 25
Grades advance in August. Students stay with their current grade through summer.
If there is anything we can do to help your family or help your student, please let us know.
Have a great weekend! God bless.
February 15, 2025 Parent Update
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Hey Everyone - this week's update will be short because there are not a lot of new things to let you know about. BUT, please note the change for tomorrow night - no Intersection because of the President's Day holiday on Monday.
Sunday Morning -
-Bible Classes at 9:40.
-HS in joint class with AFC. Joseph Knox (our intern) will be teaching. It's a great morning to have our HS students with AFC and they are used to Joseph teaching, so we think this will work out well.
-MS Class will be in the youth rooms. We may meet in the HS room to have more space.
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Sunday Evening -
-No Intersection because of President's Day holiday.
-Feel free to call friends or other families and eat supper together, if you'd like.
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Soul Link and Family Campout -
-Soul Link is Feb 28-Mar 2
-Campout is April 4-6
-Hope you can join us
-Click on Soul Link or Campout at the top of this page for all the info
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Midweek -
-Wednesday evening at 7:00pm
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Summer Dates -
-In last week's (Feb 8) update. Scroll down to see them.
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That's it for this week. Hope you and your family are doing well.
We're praying for you all.
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- monty & heather
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February 8, 2025 Parent Update
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Happy mid-February weekend to you all.
In this week's update:
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1) Summer 2025 Dates
2) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
3) Sunday Evening MS Super Bowl (No Intersection)
4) Soul Link (MS)
5) Family Campout​
6) Pics from last Sunday's Intersection
7) Midweek
1) Summer 2025 Dates
Get ready! Summer is coming. Here are some dates we hope you will put on your family's calendar. (These dates are also on the youth webpage under the "Upcoming Events" section, so you can reference them anytime you need to.)
Paint-O-Rama (MS/HS) - May 27-29
Mega Days (3rd-6th Grades) - June 2-6
Horizon (MS) - June 22-27
Trek (HS) - July 5-13
HS Mission Trip - July 21- 25
2) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
-9:40am. New Series: Jesus on Purpose
-This week's text: John 13:1-17 This week's lesson: Doing the Dirty Work
-Miles Huffhines is teaching HS. Monty and Heather are teaching MS.
-All students need a Bible
3) Sunday Evening MS Super Bowl Night
(No Intersection this week)
-5:30-8:00 (we will end before the game does, so make plans to pick up your son/daughter at 8:00)
-RSVP here: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/983/responses/new
-We need parent help because we will not have interns on this night. Here is a link to see what help is needed: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/need_detail.php?need_id=902
-If there is not a good number of students who want to come, we will probably postpone until next year. We assume this is unlikely because our MS students have been showing up in big numbers, but we still need to say this. And we will decide if we are going to cancel by class on Sunday morning.
-No cost. Friends are welcome.
4) Soul Link (MS)
-February 28-March 2
-Almost every MS student in our database has signed up, but if your son/daughter has not, the sign-up deadline is Wednesday February 16.
-All info here: https://www.amyouth.net/soul-link
5) Family Campout
April 4-6
Cagle Recreation Area (US Forest Service campground on Lake Conroe)
All of the sites we originally booked are reserved. But we have been able to get a few more sites. It's going to be a great weekend of hanging out with your family and being with people from church. If you're thinking about going, here is a link to all of the info: https://www.amyouth.net/campout
6) Pics from Last Sunday Night's Intersection
Thanks to Sofia, Abby, Katherine, Owen, and Charlie for helping with last Sunday night's Intersection. We appreciate their help, and we're thankful for all students who were able to come.
7) Make Wednesday Nights a Part of Your Family's Schedule This Semester
Each Wednesday night at 7, our students meet up for Bible study and encouragement.
We hope your son/daughter can join us each week!
If there is anything we can do to help your family or help your student, please let us know.
Have a great weekend! God bless.
January 11, 2025 Parent Update
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Happy mid-January weekend to you all.
In this week's update:
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1) Middle School Movie Night
2) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
3) Sunday Evening Intersection
4) Winterfest (HS)
5) 4 Verses in 4 Weeks
6) Soul Link (MS)
7) Family Campout​
8) Midweek
1) Middle School Movie Night
Saturday, January 11, 7:00-9:00pm
In the Refinery
Supper provided.
Please RSVP if you have not already done so: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/967/responses/new
The movie is one we planned to show at the middle school retreat last semester. We ran out of time, and we told students we would have a movie night sometime to watch it. The name of the movie is Woodlawn.
2) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
-9:40am. New Series: Jesus and the Least.
-This week's theme: Who's First. Scriptures: Matt 19:13-15 & Mark 9:33-37
-Miles Huffhines is teaching HS. Monty and Heather are teaching MS.
-All students need a Bible
3) Sunday Evening Intersection
-Intersection - where life and faith intersect
-7:00-8:00pm
-In the Refinery
-Students are involved at Intersection in some great ways. Each week we ask a few students to pick a verse (or verses) and talk about it
-All students need a Bible
-We really want Intersection to be a place where God's Word is on center stage, and where students can come and find a place to belong while being encouraged in their faith.
4) Winterfest (HS)
-Next Weekend, January 17-19
-Winterfest is a weekend youth conference for students throughout Texas and surrounding states.
It's a great weekend of faith and encouragement and friends. There is so much opportunity for spiritual growth for our students. And trips like this make memories that help our high school group throughout the entire semester.
Sign-up deadline is Sun, Jan 12. (But if you can't sign-up by then and later find out you can go, let us know.)
All info here: amyouth.net/winterfest
5) 4 Verses in 4 Weeks
Each week in January we will have a verse we encourage students to learn. Last week's verse was 1 Peter 4:10 - Each of you should use whatever gifts you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.
This is similar to some of the things we did last semester when we did "One Month, One Gospel", "One Prayer a Day", and "Got 5?"
We hope 4 Verses in 4 Weeks will be an encouragement to students
6) Soul Link (MS)
February 28 - March 1
This is a weekend youth conference for our MS students
Sign-up info will be available soon
7) Family Campout
April 4-6
Cagle Recreation Area (US Forest Service campground on Lake Conroe)
Sign-up info will be available soon
8) Make Wednesday Nights a Part of Your Family's Schedule This Semester
Each Wednesday night at 7, our students meet up for Bible study and encouragement.
We hope your son/daughter can join us each week!
If there is anything we can do to help your family or help your student, please let us know.
Have a great weekend! God bless.
December 14, 2024 Parent Update
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The year is about to wrap-up, but we've got some great things happening before it does. We hope your son/daughter can be involved.
In this week's update:
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1) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
2) Middle School Christmas Party
3) Breakthrough Christmas Pageant
4) Service Night - Bed Sanding for Sleep in Heavenly Peace
5) Final Midweek of 2024
6) Leadership Training for Christ
7) Winterfest (HS)
8) Soul Link (MS)
9) MAGI Gift Boxes
10) GenNow
11) Chairs in Refinery
Before this week's update gets going - and you know, all the excitement of upcoming events and announcements - we want to say a huge thanks to Bryan and Lisa and Macie Hanna for hosting the High School Christmas party last Sunday night. Great food, lots of fun, and plenty of stolen gifts and laughter.
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And now, this week's update...
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1) Sunday Morning Bible Classes
9:40am. Class topic: Mary's Belief - Luke 1:26-45.
Miles Huffhines is teaching HS. Monty and Heather are teaching MS.
2) Middle School Christmas Party
Sunday afternoon, 5:00-6:00pm
Supper, some games, and a gift exchange.
Students need a wrapped white elephant gift.
We'll be finished by 6:00 for students who would like to go to the Breakthrough Christmas Pageant.
If any parents would like to help, here is a link to a needs list: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/need_detail.php?need_id=891
3) Breakthrough Christmas Pageant
6:00pm - in the auditorium
4) Service Night - Bed Sanding for Sleep in Heavenly Peace
7:00pm until 8:15pm, this Sunday night
For all MS & HS students. Friends welcome.
Students need to fill out a waiver before participating. Here is a link to the waiver: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/961/responses/new
This will begin after the Christmas Pageant. We will be under or beside the portico at the end of the Great Hall. If any parents can help, here is a link to our needs list: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/need_detail.php?need_id=891
5) Final Midweek of 2024
7:00pm, in the Refinery
For all MS & HS students
Bible study, worship, friends, and faith.
6) Leadership Training for Christ
This Sunday is the last day to sign-up.
Details in the church app.
Here is a sign-up link: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/956/responses/new
7) Winterfest (HS)
A weekend of worship.
A weekend of encouragement.
A weekend of faith.
A weekend of fun.
It's January 17-19.
Cost is $50 (or $60 if you sign-up after 1/8)
We know life is busy...we know students have a lot of things on their schedule...but we encourage all HS students to be a part of Winterfest if they can.
All info and sign-up forms can be found here: Winterfest 2025 webpage
8) Soul Link (MS)
Save the Date - February 28-March 2
For all MS students
Sign-up info will be available mid-January
9) MAGI Gift Boxes
Last Sunday night we filled Christmas shoe boxes to be distributed to children who need them.
We took the bus and van to Walmart, students worked together in groups to buy things for the boxes, and we overwhelmed the check-out stands by checking out at the same time. :)
This is always a great night for our students. Thanks to all students who came and helped!
10) GenNow
GenNow is a student led night of worship. The next GenNow is this Saturday (12/14) at First Baptist Bryan. 6-7 is food and games. 7-8 is worship and testimonies.
11) Chairs in the Refinery
If your family would like to buy the youth ministry a Christmas present, we need some new chairs for students. The cheapest place to get the chairs we have is from Wayfair. The chairs are $77.50 each...but they come in sets of 4...so if you'd like to buy one, we will combine the funds we get and buy as many sets of 4 as we can. You can make a donation to the church office or through the church app/website, and let Becky Hix (becky@amchurch.net) know that your donation is for chairs.
If you want to see the chairs, here is a link to the page: https://www.wayfair.com/school-furniture-and-supplies/pdp/mity-lite-mesh-one-fabric-folding-chair-mity1012.html?&experiencetype=2&selectedvertical=7
Have a great weekend! God bless.
November 9, 2024 Parent Update
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Different schedule for this Sunday - no Small Groups / Intersection at the building this week. Make note of the MS Bowling and Lunch, and HS Dinner and Devo below. These are two separate events, meant to be a special time together for each group.
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1) Sunday Morning
2) Sunday Afternoon/Evening
3) HS Retreat - Next Weekend!
4) GOT 5? - During November
5) Wednesday Night Midweek
6) Pics from Last Sunday Night
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1) Sunday Morning
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Worship at 8:30 in the chapel and at 10:30 in the worship center.
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Bible classes at 9:40.
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Will wrapped up our "Dinners with Jesus" series last week. New series this week called "But God." This 1st week will focus on "But God - who is rich in mercy" and we'll use Ephesians 2:1-10 as our Bible study text.
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Miles Huffhines will be teaching HS. Monty and Heather and one of our interns, Maddie Bennett will be teaching MS.
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Students need a Bible each week.
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We have guests in class every week. We need our students who are a part of our church to be here consistently if at all possible. This really helps us encourage our regular students and welcome our guests.
2) Sunday Afternoon / Evening
- Middle School: Bowling and Lunch - 12:00 until 2:00. We'll eat lunch in the Youth Cafe. Then head to Grand Station in the bus. We'll return at 2:00pm. Students need socks and $5. (You can pay through the church app if you want to pay by credit/debit card.) Students can change before or after lunch, or they can wear clothes on Sunday morning which they can bowl in. Please RSVP here: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/950/responses/new
- High School: Dinner and Devo - 7:00pm until 8:30pm. We'll take the bus to the Wardens' house and back to church. Supper, games, devo. Students need $3 for supper.
​ - There is no Intersection or Small Groups at the building this week.
- Next Week: Middle School Dinner and Devo, 7:00pm until 8:30pm. (We're looking for a host, so let me know if your family would be willing to host us in your home.)
- No Intersection or Small Groups next Sunday night because of HS Retreat. (So - this week: special thing for MS on Sunday morning, special thing for HS on Sunday night. Next week: special thing for HS on Sunday morning (HS Retreat) and special thing for MS on Sunday night.)
3) HS Retreat - Next Weekend!
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We'll have the webpage with travel details and a packing list available soon. We will send an email to all involved families when it is ready.
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Until then, know that we are planning to meet on Friday night at 7:00pm
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Please keep this retreat and all of our students in your prayers.
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We can squeeze a few more students in if your son/daughter did not sign-up but can go.
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4) Got 5? - During November
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- We are encouraging students to take at least 5 minutes every day reading their Bible, reading a devotional, praying, or doing a Bible study.
- 5 minutes is 1/288ths of a day. (so there is still 287/288ths of your day left after you spend time with God. (This shows it's kind of crazy when we sometimes have a hard time finding 5 minutes to focus on God.))
- If they are already spending time with God each day, great. This is specifically for students who do not open their Bible or pray except when they are at church. We want to help them grow on their own.
- September was "One Prayer a Day." October was "One Month, One Gospel." Hope everyone is blessed by "Got 5?" in November.
5) Wednesday Night Midweek
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You've figured this out by now, right? Wednesday nights. 7pm. Encouragement. Faith. Bible. Friends. Awesome.
6) Pics from Last Sunday Night
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for last Sunday night's Girls vs Guys Volleyball and Family Night, and for Intersection (youth worship) Here are some pics from the evening.
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The pics of the small groups of students is from some small group prayer time. I didn't get all of the students, and I didn't get every group praying (they shared prayer requests before praying, and some of the pics was when students were talking.) Hope you enjoy!
Okay, youth section update. The last two weeks have gone really well. Thank you to everyone for your help.
Hope your family has a great weekend. Put God First!
November 2, 2024 Parent Update
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Of all the things your son/daughter does during middle and high school, we want for church and youth ministry things to be some of the most memorable and most life-changing of them all.
In this week's update:
1) Sunday Morning
2) Sunday Evening
3) HS Retreat Sign-Up Deadline - It's here!
4) GOT 5? - During November
5) Wednesday Night Midweek
6) MS Bowling and Lunch
7) Mission Sunday Family Prayer Time
8) Our Awesome Interns
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1) Sunday Morning
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Worship at 8:30 in the chapel and at 10:30 in the worship center.
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Bible classes at 9:40.
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We will wrap-up our "Dinners with Jesus" series this week. We're on week 4. Here are the topics for each week:
Week 1: A Dinner to Remember (Matthew 26:14-30)
Week 2: Hey, You…Yeah, You! (Matthew 9:9-13)
Week 3: Name Calling (Luke 7:36-50)
Week 4: Back Up (John 21:4-19) -
Miles Huffhines will be teaching HS. Monty and Heather will be teaching MS.
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Students need a Bible each week.
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We have guests in class every week. We need our students who are a part of our church to be here consistently if at all possible. This really helps us encourage our regular students and welcome our guests.
2) This Sunday Evening
- Girls vs. Guys Volleyball at 6:00pm
- Students play (or watch). Parents watch and cheer.
- Girls are dressing as Superheroes (or anything quick you can grab to be superhero-ish. Guys are wearing Maroon.
- Supper afterward for anyone (parents/students/friends) who wants to eat. (chicken and fried rice from Fusion Peru)
- RSVP for supper here: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/949/responses/new
- Intersection (Sunday night youth worship) for all MS & HS students begins around 7 and ends around 8.
(We recognize this may mean you have an hour to go somewhere or to stay at the building while you wait on your MS or HS student. Feel free to get some grocery shopping done for the week ahead or spend some quiet time at the church building reading or praying for the upcoming week.)
3) HS Retreat Sign-Up Deadline - It's here!
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Sign-up deadline is THIS SUNDAY
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If you have to miss something on November 15-17, don't miss the retreat.
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All info, last year's video, pics from last year, and the sign-up form can be found here: https://www.amyouth.net/hs-retreat
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4) Got 5? - During November
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- In September it was "One Prayer a Day."
- In October it was "One Month, One Gospel."
- Now, with the arrival of November, we are encouraging students to take at least 5 minutes every day reading their Bible, reading a devotional, praying, or doing a Bible study.
- Just like in previous months, we will give students helpful tools and resources to be successful.
- And just like in other months, the goal is to help students who do not open their Bible or pray except for when they come to church. Growing on your own is such an important part of our faith. We want to help them do that.
5) Wednesday Night Midweek
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If your son/daughter has been missing Wednesday nights at church, we have some good news: it's a new month. It's a chance to make Wednesday nights a part of your family's schedule this month. So, join us in November!
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7:00-8:00pm each Wednesday night
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It's a midweek shot of encouragement, fun, faith, Bible study, and friends.
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Classes for parents also happen on Wednesday nights
6) Middle School Bowling and Lunch
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Next Sunday, November 10, after the 10:30 assembly
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We'll have lunch for all MSers in the Youth Cafe, and then we'll head to Grand Station for bowling. We will be back to the building by 2:00pm
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Students will need $5. (You can pay through the church app if you want to pay by card.) RSVP link will be available soon.
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AND - the Bowling and Lunch will be in place of the Sunday night youth worship for our MS students. We will be doing a special HS-ONLY dinner and devo on Sunday night, November 10.
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Additionally - on November 17, we will have a MS-ONLY dinner and devo. (HS students will have been at the HS Retreat all weekend, so there will not be a Sunday night youth worship gathering for HS on November 17.
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7) Mission Sunday - Family Prayer Time
During the Family Prayer Time for Mission Sunday (this Sunday) our youth group will be praying for our two big mission efforts: Southern Christian Children's Home in Morrillton, Arkansas, and for Paint-O-Rama, which is our yearly outreach and service week of painting homes in B/CS. We will invite all students to pray with us, whether they have been a part of Paint-O-Rama or HS Mission Trip or not. Feel free to come and pray with us if you'd like, especially if you have been with us to Morrillton, or have been a part of our Paint-O-Rama efforts in the past.​
8) Our Awesome Interns
We are so thankful to have Adrie Gruis, Maddie Bennett, Miles Huffhines, and Joseph Knox with us as youth ministry interns. They are all 4 AFC students, and these are some of the best of the best. Their love for God is incredible. Their faith in God's plan for their lives is inspiring. And they love our students so well each week. Please let them know you appreciate them every time you see them.
Okay, youth section update. We have never had a semester when we've had to spend so much time focusing on helping students be respectful during worship. But hey - things are getting better. Everything went much better last week in the youth group section at 10:30 - mainly because one of our interns, Joseph, sat in the youth group section and kept things good. But since Joseph is gone on an AFC weekend trip this weekend, we need the help of all parents to make sure you know how your son/daughter is doing if they are sitting in the youth group section this week.
As we wrap up this week's update, here are two encouraging reminders we came across this week. God bless!
October 26, 2024 Parent Update
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We want to help you raise your children to know and love the Lord and to make Him as the number 1 priority in their life.
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In this week's update:
1) One Month, One Gospel is Almost Done
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
3) This Sunday afternoon/evening - Fall Festival
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
5) Girls vs. Guys Volleyball
6) High School Retreat
7) Youth Group Section
8) Small Group Wrap-Up (link to lesson page)
9) Date Night - November 1
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1) One Month, One Gospel is Almost Done
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The idea is for students to let the voice of Jesus become more prevalent in their lives by reading one of the four Gospels in October.
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They pick the Gospel. They pick when and where to read it. Maybe once. Maybe lots of times. That's the goal.
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We have given students summaries of each Gospel. On Wed night in HS class we spent a lot of time talking about the Gospel of John. 7 Signs. 7 I Am statements. Outline of the Gospel. And we took some time to really look at John 14:1-6.
We really hope One Month One Gospel has helped some of our students who never spend time in the Word on their own.
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
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Worship at 8:30 in the chapel and at 10:30 in the worship center.
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Bible classes at 9:40.
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We will pick back up on our "Dinners with Jesus" series this week. We're on week 3. Here are the topics for each week:
Week 1: A Dinner to Remember (Matthew 26:14-30)
Week 2: Hey, You…Yeah, You! (Matthew 9:9-13)
Week 3: Name Calling (Luke 7:36-50)
Week 4: Back Up (John 21:4-19) -
Students need a Bible each week.
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We have guests in class every week. We need our students who are a part of our church to be here consistently if at all possible. This really helps us encourage our regular students and welcome our guests.
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3) This Sunday Afternoon/Evening - Fall Festival
- Okay, we have some students who have let me know they are doing a booth. Most students have not, and that's okay, but we want to make sure everyone knows this: Fall Festival is not a "come and hang out" event for MS and HS students. Students need to be serving somewhere.
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Here is a link to the Fall Festival youth page: amyouth.net/fall-festival
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There will be no Small Groups or Intersection this week.
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
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7:00-8:00pm each Wednesday night
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It's a midweek shot of encouragement, fun, faith, Bible study, and friends.
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Get the homework done early, finish up the chores as soon as school is out, and get to the building for Midweek.
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We begin together with all MS & HS students before splitting up into separate MS/HS classes.
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Classes for parents also happen on Wednesday nights
5) Girls vs. Guys Volleyball
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- In the AFC Center at 6:00pm.
- Students can play or watch. Parents cheer the teams on.
- We may have team names and colors. As soon as the Seniors let me know, I will let everyone else know.
- Volleyball first. Then supper for everyone. (look for an RSVP link next week.) Then Intersection (youth worship) for all MS and HS students.
- Intersection will be over around 8:00​
- Sign-up to help here: Parent Help Page
6) High School Fall Retreat
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November 15-17
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Sign-ups are open
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The HS Retreat only happens once a year, and it's going to be a great weekend.
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All info, last year's video, pics from last year, and a sign-up form can be found here: https://www.amyouth.net/hs-retreat
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Sign-up deadline is Sunday, November 3
7) Youth Group Section
As a reminder...
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We need some parent help making sure your son/daughter is acting appropriately on Sunday mornings in the 10:30 assembly. This involves mainly middle school students, but some high school students are involved too.
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Among HS students, it's mainly being on their phone continually throughout the worship service. Among MS students, it is a lot of talking, disrespect, throwing papers at each other, etc.
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We have talked to students continually about this all semester and tried to help this situation. But we need parents to be aware of their son/daughter's actions during worship and sit in a place where you can see them.
8) Small Groups Wrap-Up (and link to lesson page)
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We've had 5 great weeks of Small Group Bible studies. Thanks to all students who have come and been a part of these. We hope they have grown in friendship with other students and in their faith as well.
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Our small group Bible studies this semester have focused on parables.
Week 1: Parable of the Rich Fool
Week 2: Parable of the Soils
Week 3: Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector
Week 4: Parables of the Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, and Lost Son
Week 5: Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
Week 6: Parable of the Unmerciful Servant -
Special thanks to our small group leaders: Adrie Gruis, Tori Grant, Samantha Williams, Miles Huffhines, Seth Williams and Joseph Knox.
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Each student was given a book the first week they cam, and they were given a lesson each week to put in their book. So, they should have all the lessons to keep.
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If you want to see the lessons for each week, here is a link to the lessons we sent to small group leaders and gave to students each week: Fall 2024 Small Group Lessons
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​The pictures here are from some of the small groups from last Sunday night, October 20.
Thank you to all students who came to small groups this semester. When your student comes, it really encourage other students and helps our church's youth ministry be stronger.
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9) Date Night - November 3
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This is going to be a great night.
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Ted Cunningham is a very gifted speaker, comedian, and preacher. He is nationally known and speaks regularly at many churches and for ministries such as Focus on the Family.
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John Singleton will be with us to sing for a few minutes before Ted Speaks. And if you do not know John Singleton, he is incredible. He was a part of our MS camp (Horizon) and our HS camp (High School Week) this year, in addition to being a part of AFC Soar and one of the AFC weekend trips.
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If you can be here on November 1, it will be worth it.
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Details and sign-ups in the church app.
God is big enough to oversee the whole world, and loving enough to care about you.
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"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? … No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:35, 37-39
October 19, 2024 Parent Update
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In this week's update:
1) One Month, One Gospel is 2/3 Done
2) Sunday Morning Schedule - Different this week
3) Final Week of Sunday Night Small Groups
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
5) Fall Festival - October 27
6) Youth Group Section
7) When Your Teen is Struggling
8) For Parents of Students With Cell Phones
9) High School Retreat
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1) One Month, One Gospel is 2/3 Done
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The idea is for students to let the voice of Jesus become more prevalent in their lives by reading one of the four Gospels in October.
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They pick the Gospel. They pick when and where to read it. Maybe once. Maybe lots of times. That's the goal.
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We passed out summaries of each Gospel on Wednesday night. We will continue to help students know things about each Gospel.
2) Sunday Morning Schedule - Different this week
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Worship at 8:30 in the chapel and at 10:30 in the worship center.
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Different Bible Class plan this week only:
--- HS Week meet in the Chapel with Joseph Knox (intern) who is sharing his story about cancer with the chapel class. Sid Walker and CJ Wilson usually teach this class. We think it will be a great time for our HS students to join them and get to hear Joseph's story.
--- MS meets in the MS room. Heather and Monty will teach MS. We'll jump back into our theme from the MS Retreat: "My Faith." -
We will take a week off of the "Dinners with Jesus" series this week and pick it back up with Week 3 next week. Here are the topics for each week:
Week 1: A Dinner to Remember (Matthew 26:14-30)
Week 2: Hey, You…Yeah, You! (Matthew 9:9-13)
Week 3: Name Calling (Luke 7:36-50)
Week 4: Back Up (John 21:4-19) -
Students need a Bible each week.
3) Final Week of Sunday Night Small Groups
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We've had 5 great weeks of Small Group Bible studies. Thanks to all students who have come and been a part of these. We hope they have grown in friendship with other students and in their faith as well.
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Our small group Bible studies this semester have focused on parables.
Week 1: Parable of the Rich Fool
Week 2: Parable of the Soils
Week 3: Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector
Week 4: Parables of the Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, and Lost Son
Week 5: Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
Week 6: Parable of the Unmerciful Servant -
Special thanks to our small group leaders: Adrie Gruis, Tori Grant, Samantha Williams, Miles Huffhines, Seth Williams and Joseph Knox.
Coming Up on Sunday Nights:
October 20 - Small Groups
October 27 - Fall Festival
November 3 - Intersection
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
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7:00-8:00pm each Wednesday night
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It's a midweek shot of encouragement, fun, faith, Bible study, and friends.
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Get the homework done early, finish up the chores as soon as school is out, and get to the building for Midweek.
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We begin together with all MS & HS students before splitting up into separate MS/HS classes.
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Classes for parents also happen on Wednesday nights
5) Fall Festival - October 27
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All MS & HS students are invited to be a part of this year's Fall Festival.
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IF STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE INVOLVED, they need to sign-up to help somewhere. It is not a night to show up and just hang out without working.
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Students can get a group of students together and decide on an activity booth.
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We need a parent to oversee each MS activity/booth. (You can oversee more than one booth.) The biggest things for parents to do is: make sure the activity goes well, make sure our students are doing a good job, make sure they are not running crazy around the church building, help them with ideas for their booth if needed, etc.
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Students/parents can look for booth/activity ideas on Pinterest, if you need ideas.
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Here is a link for parents to sign-up to help oversee a Middle School booth: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/need_detail.php?need_id=870
So far we only have two HS booths. And that's okay because we're still over a week away from the night. We'll keep encouraging students to come up with a plan for a booth or activity.
6) Youth Group Section
Things went MUCH BETTER last week. Thank you! As a review...
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We need some parent help making sure your son/daughter is acting appropriately on Sunday mornings in the 10:30 assembly. This involves mainly middle school students, but some high school students are involved too.
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Among HS students, it's mainly being on their phone continually throughout the worship service. Among MS students, it is a lot of talking, disrespect, throwing papers at each other, etc.
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We have talked to students continually about this all semester and tried to help this situation. But we need parents to be aware of their son/daughter's actions during worship and sit in a place where you can see them.
7) When Your Teen is Struggling
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All of us go through difficult times. It's challenging to know how to best help our children when they go through difficult situations or when they are struggling.
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This guide by axis.org will give you some helpful tips so you'll be ready to walk through times of struggle with your student
- https://axis.org/resource/a-parent-guide-to-a-struggling-teen/
8) For Parents of Students with Cell Phones
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Navigating how to help our children deal with cell phones is difficult, but it is something we need to help them with.
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We are not called to buy a phone for a teen, pay the bill each month, and sit back and hope they figure out how to use it wisely and avoid the potential pitfalls.
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A cell phone contract is a really good idea to help students know your expectations of using a phone. You can find a lot of sample contracts with a simple web search.
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This info from axis.org will help you know some things we all need to be thinking about when it comes to our kids and their phones.
9) High School Fall Retreat
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November 15-17
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Sign-ups are open
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The HS Retreat only happens once a year, and it's going to be a great weekend.
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All info, last year's video, pics from last year, and a sign-up form can be found here: https://www.amyouth.net/hs-retreat
Last thing: Some AFC Girls have invited elementary, middle school, and high school girls to come to a movie night on Friday, October 27. Encanto is the movie. 6:45 until 8:00pm. At the church building.
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Below is a copy of last Sunday's student handout.
We hope you have a great weekend.
So glad your family is a part of our church.
Be here. Be involved. Be connected to others.
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With joy!
- monty & heather
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1
October 13, 2024 Parent Update
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Hey Parents - Hope everyone has had a good week. A few new things this week, including some special info about Sunday night. Enjoy!
In this week's update:
1) One Month, One Gospel Continues
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
3) Sunday Night Small Groups are Back
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
5) Fall Festival - October 27
6) Youth Group Section
7) High School Retreat
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1) One Month, One Gospel Continues
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During October, we have encouraged all students to pick a Gospel to read. Some students may already be reading their Bible on a regular basis, but we hope this will be helpful to those who are not.
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The concept is simple: students pick a Gospel, then they read it. Maybe once. Maybe lots of times. Yep. That's it.
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
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Worship at 8:30 in the chapel and at 10:30 in the worship center.
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Bible classes at 9:40. MS in the MS room, HS in the HS room. Heather and Monty will teach MS. Miles Huffhines is teaching the HS class.
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This is week 2 of a series called "Dinners with Jesus." Here are the topics for each week:
Week 1: A Dinner to Remember (Matthew 26:14-30)
Week 2: Hey, You…Yeah, You! (Matthew 9:9-13)
Week 3: Name Calling (Luke 7:36-50)
Week 4: Back Up (John 21:4-19) -
Students need a Bible each week.
3) Sunday Night Small Groups are Back
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After a one-week break because of Texas A&M Fall Break (all of our small group leaders are A&M students) we're back for our final two weeks of small groups.
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Last Sunday night was awesome! John Singleton was with us and it was a really great evening.
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Our small group Bible studies this semester have focused on parables.
Week 1: Parable of the Rich Fool
Week 2: Parable of the Soils
Week 3: Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector
Week 4: Parables of the Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, and Lost Son
This Week: Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids -
Special thanks to our small group leaders: Adrie Gruis, Tori Grant, Samantha Williams, Miles Huffhines, Seth Williams and Joseph Knox.
If your son/daughter has not been here this semester on Sunday nights, this is a great night for them to come.
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
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7pm
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We begin together with all MS & HS students before splitting up into separate MS/HS classes.
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Classes for parents also happen on Wednesday nights
5) Fall Festival - October 27
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All MS & HS students are invited to be a part of this year's Fall Festival.
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IF students are going to be involved, they need to sign-up to help somewhere. It is not a night to show up and just hang out without working.
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Students can get a group of students together and decide on an activity booth.
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We need a parent to oversee each MS activity/booth. (You can oversee more than one booth.) The biggest things for parents to do is: make sure the activity goes well, make sure our students are doing a good job, make sure they are not running crazy around the church building, help them with ideas for their booth if needed, etc.
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Students/parents can look for booth/activity ideas on Pinterest, if you need ideas.
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Here is a link for parents to sign-up to help oversee a Middle School booth: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/need_detail.php?need_id=870
6) Youth Group Section
Alright, it's the announcement we don't like having to say...but...
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We need some parent help making sure your son/daughter is acting appropriately on Sunday mornings in the 10:30 assembly. This involves mainly middle school students, but some high school students are involved too.
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Among HS students, it's mainly being on their phone continually throughout the worship service. Among MS students, it is a lot of talking, disrespect, throwing papers at each other, etc.
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We have talked to students continually about this all semester and tried to help this situation. But we need parents to be aware of their son/daughter's actions during worship and sit in a place where you can see them.
7) High School Fall Retreat
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November 15-17
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All info here: https://www.amyouth.net/hs-retreat
We hope you have a great weekend. And for those who have Fall Break, we hope it's a great one for your son/daughter. So glad your family is a part of our church. Be here. Be involved. Be connected to others.
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With joy!
- monty & heather
Lead me by Your truth and teach me, for You are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in You. - Psalms 25:5
October 5, 2024 Parent Update
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Hey Parents - Hope everyone has had a good week. A few new things this week, including some special info about Sunday night. Enjoy!
In this week's update:
1) One Month, One Gospel
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
3) Sunday Night
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
5) High School Fall Retreat
6) Knowing Your Children
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1) One Month, One Gospel
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During October, we're encouraging all students to pick a Gospel to read. Some students may already be reading their Bible on a regular basis, but we hope this will be helpful to those who are not.
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The concept is simple: students pick a Gospel, then they read it. Yep. That's it.
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We'll be providing encouragement all month long, and some info about each Gospel so students can know more about what they are reading.
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
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Worship at 8:30 in the chapel and at 10:30 in the worship center.
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Bible classes at 9:40. MS in the MS room, HS in the HS room. Heather and Monty will teach MS. Mark Hutchinson is teaching the HS class.
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We have a new Sunday morning series in October called "Dinners with Jesus." The first week will focus on the Last Supper.
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Students need a Bible each week.
If your son/daughter has not been here this semester on Sunday nights, this is a great night for them to come.
3) This Sunday Night Special Event
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We're taking a one-week break from Small Groups this week, and we're so excited JOHN SINGLETON will be with us at 7:00pm.
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John is a Texas A&M student with an incredible story. He was born in Rwanda. He was struck by lightning before age 1, and has been blind ever since. He grew up in an orphanage. Came to America with the hope of medical treatment for his blindness. Treatment was unsuccessful. And his orphanage closed while he was in the US. Without anywhere to return to, he was adopted by a lady in the DFW area.
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John spoke to our students in April, has spoken to our Ladies Bible class and AFC students. He also went with us to Horizon (our MS summer camp) and at AFC Soar and on an AFC weekend trip.
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We'll spend some time in worship with John.
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Then we'll have some snacks, hang-out time, open gym, and the Dallas Cowboys game will be on until halftime.
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At halftime (around 8:15-ish), we'll be done and we'll send everyone home.
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
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Get here on Wednesday nights!
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7pm
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We begin together with all MS & HS students before splitting up into separate MS/HS classes.
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Classes for parents also happen on Wednesday nights
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We've got a great group of students coming each week. Keep it up. And if you son/daughter has not been here, it's a great time to start coming.
5) High School Fall Retreat
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November 15-17
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Sign-ups will be available soon
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Retreat will be at Pineywoods Camp near Groveton, Texas (NE of Huntsville)
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Cost will be around $65
6) Knowing Your Children Better
There are a lot of things we know about our children, and a lot of things we do not. To help you in your relationships with your children, here are some pages you can use to get to know them better.
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21 questions you can ask your Middle Schooler to get to know them better: 21 Questions for your middle schooler
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21 questions you can ask your High Schooler to get to know them better: 21 Questions for your high schooler
We hope you and your family have had a great weekend. So glad your family is a part of our church.
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With joy!
- monty & heather
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Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. - Galatians 5:25
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September 14, 2024 Parent Update
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Hey Parents - Hope everyone has had a good week. This week's update is quick. Enjoy!
In this week's update:
1) One Prayer a Day
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
3) Sunday Night Small Groups
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
5) Middle School Fall Retreat
6) Phase Cards Coming
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1) One Prayer a Day
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All month long, we are encouraging students (and parents) to think about their prayer life and either:
- begin praying daily if you are not already doing so
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-become more focused in your daily prayer life -
Prayer is not something which is easy for most people, but praying to God each day is life-changing.
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If you are not already praying each day and spending time with the Lord, we encourage you to make a plan to start doing this each day this month. Here are some ways you can do this: Wake up a few minutes earlier; pull over in a parking lot for a few minutes after dropping off the kids or after leaving work; pray together as a family before you eat supper or before everyone goes to bed; use the YouVersion Bible app to go through the verse of the day or the daily prayer prompts on the homescreen.
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
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Worship at 8:30 in the chapel and at 10:30 in the worship center. It's the last Sunday with our torn pews in the worship center.
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Bible classes at 9:40. MS in the MS room, HS in the HS room. Heather and Monty will teach MS. Mark Hutchinson is teaching the HS class.
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To go along with our "One Prayer a Day" in September, our lessons for this month are focusing on Prayer.
3) Sunday Night Small Groups
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It's week two of small group Bible studies.
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All groups begin at 7:00 and end at 8:00.
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We will have a few snacks afterward in the youth cafe, so all students can come back together for a snack/supper before they head home.
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MS Group leaders are Seth and Samantha Williams. HS Group leaders are Adrie Gruis, Tori Grant, Joseph Knox, and Miles Huffhines.
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The small group lessons will focus on parables for September and October. Last week's lesson was from Luke 12:13-21. This week is Luke 8:4-15.
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AM.YOUTH Small Groups: community, friendship, connection, faith. We hope your son/daughter will join us!
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
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Get here on Wednesday nights!
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7pm
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We begin together with all MS & HS students before splitting up into separate MS/HS classes.
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Classes for parents also happen on Wednesday nights
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We've got a great group of students coming each week. Keep it up. And if you son/daughter has not been here, it's a great time to start coming.
5) Middle School Fall Retreat
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Next weekend, for our 7th & 8th grade students.
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We have posted everything you need to know here: MS Retreat Packing List and Travel Details
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Parents, please make sure you see this info about writing a letter to your son/daughter for the retreat: Parent Letter Page
6) Phase Cards are Coming
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We mailed out Phase cards to families on Thursday. These cards contain some of the best research out there regarding mental and emotional development of kids, and they have tips to help your son/daughter grow in their faith.
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A Phase is a timeframe in a kid/teens life when we can leverage distinctive opportunities to influence their future. That means the whining toddler, the dramatic fifth grader, the stressed-out tenth grader, and the independently minded twelfth grader are not just “going through a phase” that should be wished away; rather, they are transitioning through critical periods that we are called to discover, celebrate, and navigate strategically with them.
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Sending out letters and cards to around 135 families takes a bit of work. And in the midst of getting specific grade cards to each K-12 family, some of the MS and HS families got a letter with a typo in it. We do know the difference between you're and your, (and ur, lol) but a few of the typo-d letters still made it into envelopes. Sorry.
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We hope the Phase cards are helpful to your family.
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And remember, it's just a phase, so don't miss it!
We hope you and your family have a great weekend. So glad your family is a part of our church.
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With joy!
- monty & heather
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Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing. - Proverbs 12:18 (NLT)
September 7, 2024 Parent Update
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Hey Youth Parents -
Happy beginning of September to everyone. Here is your weekly dose of awesome: the AM.YOUTH Parent Update!
In this week's update:
1) One Prayer a Day
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
3) New Small Groups
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
5) Middle School Fall Retreat
1) One Prayer a Day
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We kicked this off last Sunday...in September we are encouraging all students (and parents) to think about their prayer life and either:
- begin praying daily if you are not already doing so
or
-become more focused in your daily prayer life -
Prayer is not something which is easy for most people, but praying to God each day is life-changing.
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Students who were in Bible class last Sunday received a calendar with a lot of prayer ideas on it.
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We will continue to encourage students throughout the month.
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If you are not already praying each day and spending time with the Lord, we encourage you to make a plan to start doing this each day this month. Here are some ways you can do this: Wake up a few minutes earlier; pull over in a parking lot for a few minutes after dropping off the kids or after leaving work; pray together as a family before you eat supper or before everyone goes to bed; use the YouVersion Bible app to go through the verse of the day or the daily prayer prompts on the homescreen.
2) Sunday Morning Schedule
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Worship at 8:30 in the chapel and at 10:30 in the worship center.
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Bible classes at 9:40. Tomorrow is our first day to be into our normal fall schedule: MS in the MS room, HS in the HS room. Heather nad Monty will teach MS. Miles Huffhines (along with other interns and Mark Hutchinson) will be teaching the HS class.
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To go along with our "One Prayer a Day" in September, our lessons for this month are focusing on Prayer.
3) New Small Groups
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Starting this Sunday night we will have small groups for our MS and HS students. We hope this will be a great encouragement to all of our students.
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All groups begin at 7:00 and end at 8:00.
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We will have pizza afterward in the youth cafe, so all students can come back together for a snack/supper before they head home.
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MS Group leaders are Seth and Samantha Williams. HS Group leaders are Adrie Gruis, Tori Grant, Joseph Knox, and Miles Huffhines.
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The small group lessons will focus on parables for September and October. This week's lesson is from Luke 12:13-21
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AM.YOUTH Small Groups: community, friendship, connection, faith.
We hope your son/daughter will join us!
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
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Get here on Wednesday nights!
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7pm
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We begin together with all MS & HS students before splitting up into separate MS/HS classes.
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Classes for parents also happen on Wednesday nights
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We've got a great group of students coming each week. Keep it up. And if you son/daughter has not been here, it's a great time to start coming.
5) Middle School Fall Retreat
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Faith, friendship, and fun.
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September 20-22.
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Sign-up deadline is this Wednesday, September 11
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Cost is $60 per student. Scholarships available.
- Sign-ups are available here: MS Retreat Webpage
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We do one retreat a year for our MS students and one per year for our HS students. So, middle school families, if your son/daughter wants to go to a church retreat this year, this is the weekend.
We hope you and your family have had a great weekend. We love your kids and we love your family.
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With joy!
- monty & heather
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So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up. Romans 14:19
Awards from Cardboard Boat Race - Given out this past Wednesday night
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1st Place - Kate and Clara S
Best Looking Boat - Honour and Emily
Most Like a Real Boat - Mila
Judge's Choice - Katherine
Best Boat Design - Kate and Clara S
Most Creative Boat - Honour and Emily
Most Surprising Performance -
Aiden, Max, Koen and Case
Most Enthusiastic Drivers -
Connor, Jackson, Luke
Most Duct Tape Award - Luke
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August 31, 2024 Parent Update
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Hey Youth Parents -
Remember when you woke up this morning? And you were thinking: "Wow, I wish it was Parent Email Update Day." Well...surprise, it is! Yep, it's the AM.YOUTH Update, winner of the "Best Parent Email Update of the Week, Within a 1.8 Square Mile Radius of the Pond at our Church Building," (The award is much more prestigious than it sounds. Much more. Very much more.) This update has all the info you need to help your son/daughter be connected to others at church and all the info you need to make your weekend awesome. Enjoy!
In this week's update:
1) One Prayer a Day
2) Youth Movie Day - Tomorrow
3) Sunday's Schedule
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
5) Middle School Fall Retreat
6) Cardboard Boats Wrap-Up
7) High School Fantasy Football
8) Daniel - Sight & Sound Production
9) End of Summer AM.YOUTH Video
1) One Prayer a Day
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Starting, September 1, we are encouraging all students (and parents) to think about their prayer life and either:
- begin praying daily if you are not already doing so
or
-become more focused in your daily prayer life -
Prayer is not something which is easy for most people, but praying to God each day is life-changing.
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We will give students tips, ideas, and help to be able to be successful at this.
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We will continue to encourage students throughout the month.
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If you are not already praying each day and spending time with the Lord, we encourage you to make a plan to start doing this each day this month. Here are some ways you can do this: Wake up a few minutes earlier; pull over in a parking lot for a few minutes after dropping off the kids or after leaving work; pray together as a family before you eat supper or before everyone goes to bed; use the YouVersion Bible app to go through the verse of the day or the daily prayer prompts on the homescreen.
2) Youth Movie Day - Tomorrow (no Intersection this week)
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Because of the holiday weekend, we are planning something different in place of Intersection. Here are the details:
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The Forge movie, at Bryan Premiere
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3:45pm (we'll meet at 3:40 at the theater to pass out tickets)
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Cost is $6
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We have a block of tickets. We have NO IDEA how many students will want to come. But if we sell all of our block, we'll try to get more.
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The movie is 2 hours long, so we assume we'll be done around 6:00pm. (because of previews at the beginning)
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Friends are welcome.
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RSVP as soon as possible if you want to come. Click here to RSVP: https://amchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/928/responses/new
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We think this will be an encouraging movie to our students. We love helping our students find entertainment which helps them grow in their relationship with God.
See the trailer for The Forge by clicking on the video below.
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3) Sunday's Schedule
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Worship at 8:30 in the chapel and at 10:30 in the worship center.
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Bible classes at 9:40. MS & HS class will focus on prayer. After we talk about some different Bible verses, we'll introduce One Prayer a Day and encourage students to pray every day this coming month.
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Cardboard Boat Race Awards will be presented at the beginning of class.
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The Forge movie, at 3:45 at Bryan Premiere. Cost is $6. Scholarships available (talk to Monty - we're glad to help - and we want all students to be able to come to this movie if they are willing.)
4) Wednesday Night Midweek
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7pm on Wednesday nights
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We begin together with all MS & HS students before splitting up into separate MS/HS classes.
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Classes for parents are also available
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We've had a large number of students coming each week so far this semester. It's been great and we encourage students to keep coming, even though schedules get busy as the semester goes on.
5) Middle School Fall Retreat
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September 20-22.
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Camp Pineywoods
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We'll meet on Friday evening to leave. We'll be back on Sunday after morning worship.
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Cost is $60 per student. Scholarships available.
- Sign-ups are available here: MS Retreat Webpage
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We do one retreat a year for our MS students and one per year for our HS students. So, middle school families, if your son/daughter wants to go to a church retreat this year, this is the weekend.
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6) Cardboard Boats Wrap-Up
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Last Sunday night was great. Thanks to everyone who came out to Lake Bryan for the cookout and cardboard boat race.
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Thanks also to everyone who made a cardboard boat.
- You can see pictures here: https://amyouth.smugmug.com/Cardboard-Boat-Race-2024
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7) High School - Fantasy Football
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We have a fantasy football league for our HS students. If they would like to be a part and have not yet let us know, tell them to let us know.
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Fantasy football takes real NFL players and puts them on "fantasy" teams. Students can manage their teams and switch players in and out each week, make trades, etc. Or they can just set their team up and let it go for the season and see how they do each week. We'll announce scores each week at Midweek.
8) Daniel - Sight & Sound Production
​This weekend, Sight & Sound's production of Daniel is in theaters. Sight & Sound is a theater company in Branson and Pennsylvania which does world-class Biblical on-stage productions. We took our HS students to see their production of Jesus in 2022 and to see Esther this past summer. We wish you could have heard the cheers in the bus when we pulled up to the theater earlier this month at HS Week. To have HS students excited about a Biblical on-stage production...well, you know it must be good.
If you have never seen a Sight & Sound show, we encourage you to check them out. If you need something to do today or Monday, this would be a fun thing to do.
9) End of Summer AM.YOUTH Video
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If you missed the End of Summer video at the Back to School Family Fellowship - or if you want to see it again - you can see it here: https://youtu.be/CiqyvTzHEdw
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And pics from the summer can be found here: https://amyouth.smugmug.com/
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Hope you've had a great weekend. Hope the Aggies can pull out a win tonight. Hope to see you tomorrow. And hope your son/daughter can join us in Bible class tomorrow. Remember to RSVP for The Forge if your son/daughter can go. We love your kids and we love your family.
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Put God First!
- monty & heather
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many. - Matthew 20:28
