The Project Experience, Winter Retreat, Life Groups!
High School Ministry Updates 1.17.12
SPOTLIGHT:
The Project Experience is HERE this weekend! Hosted by the high school international mission teams,The Project Experience, opens at CPC on Saturday. The exhibit is open to all ages (Saturday, Jan 21 at 1-4:00 p.m. and Sunday, Jan 22 at 10am – 2:00 p.m.). Participants will gain a better understanding of the needs of impoverished nations through this interactive experience.
Walk through CPC rooms transformed to represent homes, cooking needs, lack of medical care, and other challenges facing developing countries. Allow approximately 30-45 minutes for the experience. The exhibit concludes with the Response Room where you can write letters to orphans, pick-up brochures to learn more about missionaries, sign up for a mission project, as well as prayerfully and financially support this summer’s international teams.
Announcements….
Winter Retreat 2012. We return to Rhodes Grove Conference Center in Pennsylvania for our February 17-19 weekend! Discussions of faith, connecting with others, great food and lots of games will fill our hours. On Saturday we’ll go to Whitetail Ski Resort to tube, ski, snowboard, or just hang out in the lodge. Download the flier for costs and the permission slip from our “Events” sidebar. Fliers also available outside the Student Min office.
Genghis Grill Fundraiser! Please join the high school mission teams for their fundraiser at Genghis Grill (near Chantilly Costco) TONIGHT (Tuesday, January 17 between 5-10:00 p.m.). Please tell your server that you are there to support our mission team and we will receive a percentage of the sales.
International Summer Mission Teams. If you are interested in serving on one of next summer’s international teams and have not registered yet, please contact me as soon as possible. The Guatemala team is full, but the Yucatan (June 30-July 7) and Zambia (July 17-31) teams have space available. Info sheets and applications are on our website.
(REALLY Important) Sunday Morning Life Group Snacks. We have a few more weeks on our snack schedule for the Sunday morning Life Groups. For the remainder of the year, I have created a sign-up through Volunteer Spot. Love the new technology! Here is the link to sign-up. Thank you so much for contributing to this critical piece of ministry! :-)
Sunday Morning Ministries. Join us for Life Groups (9th – 12th grades) every week at 10:00 a.m. in room 206. We begin the new season as we discuss having a missional lifestyle…including the joys and the struggles!
High School Musical, Jr. opens next month! Get your tickets online or in the church office for a wonderful show of hope and encouragement. Showtimes are February 2 and 3 (7:30 p.m.) and Feb 4 (4:00 p.m.). All proceeds help to support our middle school mission team serving in Charlotte, NC this summer.
Super Bowl Sub Sandwich Sales. Order your Super Bowl Subs and let the North Carolina Mission Team cater your Super Bowl meal! Order one, two, or twenty 6” sub sandwiches for only $4.00 each! Menu options will include ham and cheese, turkey and cheese, and deluxe (variety of meats and cheeses). Orders may be made on Sunday mornings or by calling the church office! Last day to order is January 29.
Class of 2012. Jashemski Scholarships provide financial assistance for students of outstanding intellectual ability as evidenced by prior academic performance, and significant religious commitment as evidenced by formal membership in a religious body, regular participation in its worship life, and active involvement in its service ministry. Ordinarily recipients will be young people (17-25 years of age) who demonstrate in their thought and action the broad religious sensitivity characteristic of Stanley and Wilhelmina Jashemski; have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5; are active members of a Christian church; are pursuing liberal arts studies; show evidence of social and civic concern; have financial need. Applications can be found here are due February 15. Please send questions to Jashemski@takomaparkpc.org.
For Parents: Weekly Sunday morning Adult Education opportunities are resuming (10-10:45 a.m.). The Study of Daniel continue (new participants are always welcome). The 8-week Hurried Family class offers valuable discussions to ponder ways to balance the busyness of life and the health of our family.
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Blessings,
Sharon Hoover
Director of Student Ministry
www.centrevillepres.com
703-830-0098 ext. 17
1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
“Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!” (Psalm 66:1-2)
King David had a volume issue. He had this expectation that people praising the God of the universe should crank it up to 11 sometimes. He wanted to hear joyful shouting and loud singing — but not just noise. He wanted it to be both loud and “glorious,” excellent, good.
We’re tuning in to Psalm 66 this week to think about what it means to praise God. Sometimes we think of praising God as doing whatever the worship leader tells us to do for the 20 minutes before the preaching starts. Read the screen and follow along.
We’ll see, though, that David praised with a purpose. There was a method to his glorious worship shouting. We’re going to look at a few ways we can learn to praise and worship our glorious God on purpose, as well.
Think: How often do you shout with joy? Sporting events? Concerts? How often do you shout for joy to God? Does your church get loud and excellent when praising Him? How could you make it even better?
Pray: Ask God to help you to shout with joy to Him when the time is right and to sing the glory of His name and to make His praise glorious.
Do: Find the right time and place this week and do what today’s verse tells us to do.
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