To use this, when we go live it will just show up below. Then the videos will be at the bottom where it says “Media Stream”.

Below, I will post the videos of the trip each night. Also, as I post pictures, they will show up to the left.

We leave at 8:00 am on July 17 and travel first to Cincinnati, OH. The next day we will be in Madison by the end of the day. We will work in the mornings at the camp, sharing Christ. Then in the afternoons we will do light construction work.

On Friday we will return to Cincinnati and to North Carolina on Saturday, July 24th. Come Sunday July 25th to hear about the trip that Sunday night at 6:00 pm.

This is a little late getting posted and that’s my fault, not Kathy’s. But here is the June Youth Calendar of events.

You can download it to read in your word processor. Right click that link and choose to save it. Or, if you click the link then click on the Download link.

Just a quick note to all of our members. We are starting off our special study called For Parents Only (see the web site) this week. The purpose of this study is to help the parents of our church understand their kids and become better parents in accordance with Ephesians 6:4.  I hope all of our parents will come and be at this study on Wednesday Nights in January and February.  The book that this is based on is one of the most important books I’ve read as a parent. That is not hyperbole. I really mean that. It has helped me greatly and I wanted to share it with you. We will get an overview of the study this week and give out the book and the study guide.

We start at 6:30 this week. The reason is that we know many families have a hard time getting home in time to eat and then get to church. So at 6:30 we will have a meal. This won’t be a big church potluck. This week we are have soup and sandwiches. So come get a healthy, hot supper and learn how to relate to your kids.

The youth are also taking part in a similar study. The guys are studying For Guys Only which will help them better understand themselves, their parents, and girls.  The girls are study For Girls Only which will do the same for them – help them understand themselves, their parents and guys.

We will also have regular Children In Action and a nursery.

If you have friends with kids, let them know about this great study!!

• It is close the sanctuary and would be easy for people to stop off and pray before service or during service
• If someone makes a decision during the service it would be easy to get to for counseling and further prayer
• If someone is praying at the altar and needs extended time of prayer, then a friend or family member or just another concerned member could come forward and ask that person if they would like to go to the prayer room to pray together.

There may be other good reasons.  Previously that room was serving as our library with a lot of very good (and sadly some very outdated) resources.  I am thankful to those who have been working hard to make the library a useful tool.  Sadly, few were actually using it.  So, I asked that the books be moved.  It was suggested that we move them to various locations in the church.  That is what is being done with help from our youth.

At the top of the stairs going down to our basement, there is a bookshelf where some of the best and newest books will be placed.  Stop and look. If you find something of value, then check it out and read it and please return it.  In the children’s area we will be putting children’s books.  Videos will also be distributed based on their content.  We ask that you use the resources and return them.  Many people gave them to our church in memory or honor of someone special. Not using them would be sad.  Not returning them after use would also be very sad.

Once the prayer room is up and running, we will explain some of the great things that it will contain.  Until then, just pray that God will use both our new prayer room and the books from our old library to help grow the people of High Peak!

Youth September Calendar in Adobe PDF Form

Also, here is the calendar of Women’s Ministry for September through December 2009.

Women’s 2009 Fall Calendar in Adobe PDF Form

You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.

Of course there will be classes for all ages and supper each night at 6 PM.  After supper we will all go to our classes with they children and youth leaving the fellowship hall and the adults staying in the fellowship hall.  Adult VBS will start about 6:45 each night and run till about 8:15.

There will be lots of fun and learning.  If the kids have a great weak and raise lot of money for our mission project (a local food kitchen) then there will be a pie in the face of either the pastor, Barb Purcell, Mandy Hice or Dennis Hamrick, our music leader.