MS e-Letter 12.07.11
Looking for meaningful ways to spend time with your teen this Christmas season? Talk as a family to choose some nights to be together. Stay at home or venture out… just do something together! Consider going to Bull Run Regional Park’s Festival of Lights, enjoying a night of bowling, or catching a movie together. Check out additional ideas here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!
SUMMER MISSION PROJECT Interest Meeting THIS FRIDAY. The Middle School Summer Mission Project (combined with high school students) will be July 9-14. We will travel to Charlotte, NC to serve with Travis and Jessica Jones (2010- SMP Niagara Falls Mission Participants) with Missionary Athletes International. Our interest meeting will be held on December 9, (6pm). Please attend if you plan on joining the team, or would like more information first. We have limited space available this year, so be sure to register ASAP! If you plan on attending night.fest there is limited space available on the shuttle to the bowling alley. Make sure to let Nicole know if you plan on riding.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT.FEST THIS FRIDAY!! NEW LOCATION! If you joined us last time for Night.Fest then you know this is a blast of fun that you won’t want to miss. Bring your friends to AMF CENTREVILLE LANES on December 9, 7-8:30 p.m. to win some cool prizes. Cost is $20 due upon arrival. Please RSVP to Nicole so that we can plan accordinly. For questions, contact nicole@centrevillepres.com
“Parent’s Night Out” . Do you know any parents of young children who would like a night out?? The high school international mission teams will host a “Parent’s Night Out” fundraiser THIS Saturday, December 10 (4-8:00 p.m.) for all infants and children through 5th grade! Our teams have a fun evening planned for the children (including pizza for dinner). Children can join us for part or all of the evening.
Parents need to reserve a space on the sign-up sheet in the Lobby or email me. Cost: any amount of donation. All donations received will go toward our 2012 summer mission projects.
Student Ministry Brunch. We are hosting a brunch for all middle school and high school students along with our high school alums (!) on Sunday, December 18 at CPC (upstairs in Room 206) at 11:00 a.m. It’ll be a great way to reconnect with one another and enjoy great food. We’d love help with the food and fixings! Please check out the Volunteer Spot for opportunities to be a part of the event.
REGISTER NOW! 2012 SNOWCOMOTION. All 6-8th grade students (and friends) are invited to join us on January 13-14 for a lock-in and a day on the slopes. We will travel to Whitetail Ski Resort in Mercersburg, PA for a day of tubing, skiing, snowboarding and fun! Click here to download registration form. Online Registration Coming Soon…
White House Ornaments. Support our high school mission teams!! Please purchase your White House Ornaments from our teams. The current year ornament is $20; all back year ornaments are $18. They make great gifts to friends, relatives, co-workers, and teachers! On sale in the church office, from a team member, or at Manassas Mall on Fridays (5-9:00 pm) and Saturdays (9 am – 9 pm) beginning November 11.
Do you Tweet? Follow us on twitter @CPCStudent for event updates, weather changes, retreat check-ins, and more. Then “like” the CPC Middle School Ministry facebook page for even more details!
Sunday Morning Ministries. All middle school students (6th – 8th grades) are invited to join us upstairs in room 206 for Sunday School. We enjoy time together to discuss putting our faith into action. After class be sure to stay for a few minutes of fellowship and YUMMY snacks!
Blessings,
Nicole Paullin
Director of Middle School Ministry
www.centrevillepres.com
703-830-0098 ext. 18
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1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4)
How big is the gap between what you say you believe and how you’re feeling emotionally? That’s the question we’re going to tackle this week as we dig through part of Philippians 4.
Paul wrote a lot about trusting God all the way into our emotional state of mind. Does it make sense for someone to say that the God of the universe is also the Father who loves her best — and still feel depressed? angry? anxious? bitter? sad? giddy?
The Bible answers yes to some of those and no to others, depending on the source of the emotion and the depth of our faith. Today’s verse, for instance, is not a command to feel shiny happy all of the time, no matter what. God doesn’t want us to paste smiles over what we really feel.
It is a command, though, to actively tell ourselves that being in Christ — having God as our Father — is always, always cause for celebration. No matter the ups and downs of our daily lives, exercising our joy response — whether that involves singing and dancing or just quietly remembering that we’re loved and okay in Him — is a rational response to being a child of the King with a secure, prosperous, and eternal future.
Think: How would you describe your emotional state of mind today? How does what you believe about your relationship with God through Jesus impact you emotionally? Do you let it change how you feel? Can you stop it from changing how you feel?
Pray: Ask God to help you to rejoice in the Lord always. Then ask Him again.
Do: Ask five or so Christians you know how they choose to “rejoice in the Lord always.” What does that mean to them?
Get More Daily Devotionals at PlanetWisdom.com.
3. Random Randomness:
In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts.
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