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"It is a brand, my fool!" - Josh

Draw Near to God and He will Draw Near to You

In our culture, it's easy to not need God. We don't have many material things to worry about. Everyone of us knows when our next meal will be, has plenty of clothes, visits the doctor, etc. It's easy to forget that God provides those things. The problem is when we start feeling distant from God. We have to learn to bring ourselves back. We have to begin to depend on God again.

James 4:8 tells us that if we draw close to God, He will draw close to us.

This is our challenge. Draw near to God. Then see if anything changes.

We came up with a list of ways that we could draw near to God each day. If you only focus on one a day, it won't be that difficult. Here is the list and feel free to add to it.

Pray
read the bible
play music/listen to music
develop relationships with others
serving others
being still

January/February Schedule

January 18th – Family Fun Night at the YMCA at 7PM

(swimming, volleyball, basketball, snacks mmmmm….bring a friend!)

January 25th – Youth Group 4-6

February 1st – Youth Group 4-6

February 8th – NO Youth Group : (

February 20th – Community Dinner/Movie Night be at church at 5PM

February 22nd – Youth Group 4-6

February 27-28th – SKI TRIP WEEKEND – details coming soon!

Quotes During Scategories!

Category: Authors
"Bradbury...you know, he wrote stuff." Kyle

Category: Things that are black
"Sammy Sosa - Two Points!" Ben
(so wrong!)

Category: Things you replace
"Uh...Dogs" Ryan

Category: Things in the Ocean
"Toitles" Ryan
"Turtles - completely different. He said toitles; I said turtles. They don't exist" Ben

Category: Drugs
a drug was said, and debate ensued over whether this particular drug counted.
"It doesn't say medilizing drugs." Ben

"I'm smarter than you." Josh
"I'll fight you in a brain competition." Ben

I Am Second

Hey guys!

check out this website --> iamsecond.com

Have a good week, see you Sunday ;-)

Jesus should write a book

So Jesus is a pretty cool guy. - Sarah
Yea, he should write a book. A biography...an autobiography. - Corey
Um, Hi my name is Jesus. - Jeffrey
I was born in zero. - Ben
He should name it "Jesus: Life after Death." - Brendan

November Calendar

Sunday, Nov. 2nd: Rummage Sale – Help after church to make money for summer trips
Youth Group – 4 – 6 PM
Sunday, Nov. 9th: No Youth Group
Saturday, Nov. 15th: Prepare Affair – Meet at 8AM, with RAKES to serve our neighbors
(Breakfast provided!)
Sunday, Nov. 16th: Youth Group – 4 – 6 PM
Friday, Nov. 21st: Community Dinner/Movie Night – Details next week
Sunday, Nov. 23rd: Youth Group – 4 – 6 PM (Pizza Party Day: Bring a few dollars!)
Sunday, Nov. 30th: No Youth Group – Enjoy the time with your fam!

THINGS TO NOT FORGET:
• LOOSE CHANGE!!!
• Jersey Mike’s Day is on Thursday - > Go eat dinner to make $ for our Youth Group!
• MAP Trip Week: Save the date for June 27th – July 5th
• Camp Week: Save the date for June 14th – 19th
• Last Thing: It’s important that we commit our time not only to the fun things, but the fundraisers and the service projects too.