Vacation Bible School 2012 - Register Online!

June 18 – 22

8:30 a.m. – Noon

Our annual VBS is the hit of the summer! Kids who have completed K-5th grade can come participate in an amazing week of songs, Bible Stories, snacks, games, crafts and more! This year we will be learning all about Daniel’s courage in captivity at Babylon VBS! We will learn that God is with you, no matter what. Preschool and nursery children can attend with a volunteering parent or grandparent. Children of of working parents may be dropped off at 7:45 every morning, but you must sign up for this service.

There are registration forms available on the table in the Worship Center foyer or you can now register online at the Children's Ministry Webpage.

Working hard at the wrong things

a devotional by pastor Taylor

Last summer, Matt was wanting to get a head start on his doctoral work before all his youth activities got going. The only problem was that the school hadn’t issued a syllabus for his first class yet. Knowing I had taken that same class the summer before, he came and asked me what the assignments had been. I showed him the list of books and papers we had been assigned but warned him that they had told us that they may change up some of the readings. We pondered which books they might keep on the list. We both thought that the book authored by one of the professors teaching the class was the most likely to remain on the syllabus. I think I remember telling Matt he should e-mail the professor to make sure. I’m not sure that Matt remembers me saying that. Anyway, he didn’t. He did set out reading the book, taking copious notes, and writing a seven page paper – all just in time to get the actual syllabus and realize – that book was not on the list! All that work for naught.

Annual Swim & Burger Night is June 11

Tickets go on sale May 27th during the morning service. They may also be purchased in the office.
The burgers and the fixings will be made by Sunset Grill.

Summer Feeding Program (July 9 - Aug 17, 2012)

"That's So Daniel" Children's Musical (May 20)

Our Children's Spring Musical will be presented on Sunday, May 20th at 6:00pm in the Multi-purpose building. Children performing in the musical will need to be in the Multi-purpose building by 4:30pm for rehearsal.

This year's musical is "That's So Daniel" and is based upon the story of Daniel and the Hebrew children found in the Bible. We hope you'll join us and that you'll bring a friend!

Thought for Thursday - "Looking Good"

A devotional thought by Pastor Taylor

Last Saturday my family had the fortune of celebrating my sister-in-law’s wedding. One of my jobs was to get John Curtis in his tuxedo. We weren’t quite sure how he’d take to wearing a tux so we’d been talking up the occasion. We’d explained how the whole family had special clothes picked out for that day. We highlighted the fact that his tux was extra special because only he and the groom had a white vest. Apparently, all the build-up worked. By Saturday morning, John Curtis was itching to get into his tuxedo. He asked about every part of his ensemble. Why are the shoes so shiny? Why do the pants have these stripes? Why do we have to wear cufflinks? I just kept telling him that these are things that help make these clothes special for this special day. When we finally got him all dressed, John Curtis looked in the mirror and with an unpolluted kind of pride said, “I look good, Dad, don’t I?”

Youth Camp Deadline is Wednesday!

PowerPlus Youth Camp
July 2-6, 2012 ~ 6th-12th grade

Don't forget that the deadline to sign up for PowerPlus Youth Camp is May 16th! To sign up, turn in your $100 deposit and your camp medical form (Blue for guys, pink for girls). The total cost for camp is $275 a person. Scholarships are available.