Parents
of Junior Highers!
Hey, I don't mean to
scare you parents of 7th graders, but
your kids are in junior high school.
Now, I know that that is a scary idea
for many of you, but don't worry, its
not high school high school yet, only
the junior one.
Well, whether you're
ready or not… we are!
We here at StudentLife
Ministries (SLiM) have been anxiously
awaiting the start of this school year.
We've made a big programming shift to
Friday nights and we're really excited
about what will be happening this fall.
Here are the big changes…
1. It's Friday nights,
because junior highers have nothing else
to do on Fridays.
2. Instead of dinner,
we'll have food and snacks stocked in
the café for sale. This means you can
eat dinner with your family and then
send them on to youth group.
3. We've got two
staffs working with us; a programming
staff that are still as crazy as junior
highers ready to crack them up, and a
pastoral staff that remembers what its
like to be in junior high and who are
waiting to learn their names, and help
them navigate these crazy two years of
middle school.
Here are the 3 good
ways for you to stay connected and make
sure your child gets involved with us at
the Element (our 7th & 8th grade group).
1. Element Lock-Out -
September 12, 2008. We'll be kicking off
our year with a late night of fun and
games. We'll get together in the youth
center at church at 6pm. We'll wrap
things up at midnight. The night will be
spent around town. Previous years
activities include bowling, dodgeball,
broomball, video games, and movies.
2. Join us with your
kid for our parent open house on
September 26th. We'll have fun all
together and then pull the parents aside
to fill you in on everything.
3. Check the website
for up-to-date calendar, all the forms,
and posts of new events and ways to
connect. Visit
www.SLiMwired.com.
Jeremy Baynai |
Director of SLiM | 734.624.3608 |
Jeremy@mpcc.org
| 2008-2009 Detailed
Schedule
September
12 Lock-Out >> the year
kicks off with a late night
 of
fun and games. The night
will cost $15 and The night
will kick off with dinner at
6pm in the youth center.
We’ll spend the evening
around town, ending back up
at Community Church at 10pm.
The night will conclude at
midnight.
September 19 Friday Night
Element >> World – We’ll
be taking a look at
this world we live in.
 September
26 Parent Open House >>
Parents, come with your kids
to check us out.
October 3, 10, 17 Friday
Night Element >> Mirror
– We’ll be turning our view
from the world to ourselves,
talking about topics such as
respect, integrity, honesty,
self-image, and how God sees
us.
October 24-26 Core Retreat
October 31 SugarFest
(8-10pm) >> It’s
Halloween. And as soon as
trick-or-treating is over,
we’ll be getting everyone
together with all their ca ndy
for
SugarFest. Festivities
include costume contest,
candy exchange, games, and
more.
Nov
7,14,21 Friday Night Element
>> Movie Time – We’ll be
taking a look at some of the
spiritual
truths behind some of
today’s top junior high
movies.
November 28 NO ELEMENT
(Thanksgiving)
December 5 Friday Night
Element >> Myth Busters
– Dissecting fact from myth
about Christmas.
December 12 Element
Christmas Party
Dec. 19 – Jan. 2 NO
ELEMENT (Christmas
Break)
January 9,16, 23 Friday
Night Element >> Refuel
– We’ll be talking about
what we do to fill ourselves
up and why we do it.
Jan
30, Feb 6, 13 Friday Night
Element >> Love – In
honor of St Valentine, we’ll
be talking about love.
 February
20 NO ELEMENT (Women’s
Comedy Night Out)
February 27-29 SpringHill
Winter Retreat
March 6, 13, 20 Friday
Night Element >> Follow
– We’ll be talking about
what discipleship means;
what it meant in Bible times
and what it means today.
 March
27 NO ELEMENT (Spring
Break)
April 3 NO ELEMENT
(Spring Break)
April
10 NO ELEMENT (Good
Friday)
Apr 17, 24, May 1 Friday
Night Element
>> Why? – We’ll be
taking time to answer the
questions that the students
have about what we’ve talked
about all year or any other
life questions they have.
May 8, 15 Friday Night
Element >> What Are You
Doing? – We’ll talk about
what is going on throughout
the summer.
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