After hearing Beth Gueckenberger speak on Sunday night, here’s hoping lots of people are fired up about heading down to Monterrey, Mexico this summer. See below for links to the application and info packet for our Mexico trip on June 19-27. You need to fill out your application and have it turned in with a $50 deposit by November 30. We only have 50 spots, and people whose apps are in on time will have priority if there aren’t enough spots. Also if we don’t have enough spots, seniors in epic will be given priority, and so on. We will let you know by mid December whether or not you have been accepted for the trip.The cost of the trip will be $930, plus a few on-the-road meals. We will discuss fundraising opportunities on January 10, at our first parent meeting.
Bottom line: Get your application filled out and returned with your deposit!
commitmentofstudentandparent09.doc <------ Click to download Commitment form applicationformexicomissiontrip09.doc <------ Click to download Application form abustomexico2.doc <--------------------- Click to download Trip Overview
Beth Gueckenberger at Southbrook Nov. 9th <==== click for full details!
Come hang out with epic students and leaders, and hear from Beth Gueckenberger, author and co-director of Back2Back Ministries in Monterrey, Mexico, the ministry in which many of our Southbrook students have taken part! 6:30 - 8 PM in the small theatre (where church used to be …)
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When Beth and her husband, Todd, took a mission trip to Mexico in 1995, they just thought it was an opportunity to do a little good with their summer vacation. But they couldn’t forget a chance encounter with a forgotten orphanage, couldn’t forget that transcendent feeling of having participated in something truly profound and like addicts they wanted that feeling again. A year later, they moved to Monterrey, Mexico.
Some might call that reckless.
In the years that follow, Beth and Todd establish a ministry that helps orphans–the poorest, most defenseless members of a needy populace. And while the stories here are drawn from those experiences, this book isn’t a memoir.It’s about living with faith, with the certainty that God will show up exactly where and exactly when He’s needed. Beth calls it a reckless faith–a willingness to trust even when you don’t understand. And her book–an inspiring collection of true stories about real people who, when faced with real challenges, chose to trust God–is a call to every reader to live with reckless faith.
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As we go through each of the days that God’s given us, we can either believe what the world tells us about ourselves (which are mostly lies) or we can believe what God and Jesus has told us about who we really are. For some great verses to reaffirm who you REALLY are, click on : Students’ Truths
The Butler Springs Retreat is on November 14-16th! We want EVERYONE in hs epic to go!
When/where/how: We’ll be meeting at Southbrook at 6:30pm on Friday November 14th. We will bus to Butler Springs!
We will return to Southbrook around 2:30 on Sunday, November 16th, after stopping for lunch. Don’t forget to bring extra lunch money for this last stop!
Cost: $85 will cover everything for the trip, except for our lunch stop on the way home on Sunday.
Forms and money are due on Sunday, November 9.
Registration: Register online by clicking HERE. You can also pay by check. Make checks out to Southbrook church, earmarked hs Butler Springs.
Forms: Retreat Promo/info
Release and waiver for minors (if under 18) Release and waiver for adults (if over 18)
Southbrook Medical Release
Video/Photography Release
What to Bring
Hey High School Jr. and Srs. - Come to Ryan’s for dinner on and be part of the Loser’s Club! The Loser’s Club is for Jr. and Sr. High students who want to see Christ make an impact in their lives and in the lives of those around them. Ryan lives at 284 Waterford Dr., Centerville. Additional meeting dates are:
Dates: For 2008 - Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 19, Dec.10,
For 2009 : Jan 14, Feb. 11, March 11, April 15, May 13, June 10
Time: 5:30 – 7PM
HS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sept. 26/27 Father/Kid campout at Camp Jabez -
Oct. Special Event TBD
Nov. 14-16 Fall Retreat – Butler Springs
Dec. 14 Christmas Party
Dec. 28 NO EPIC
Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Bash
Feb 1 Chili Bowl
Mar. 13-15 Spring Retreat
April 12 NO EPIC – Easter
May 17 Senior Night
May 24 Last Epic Encounter for summer
Epic Unplugged Begins
June -TBA Mexico Missions Trip
Go to “Teaching notes” Under Pages to get text from a past Encounter teaching.
High school students… Join us from 6:30 to 8 every Sunday night in the epic room at the Church for Encounter. 6:30-7 is a time to come, hang out, drink some coffee and meet people. 7-8 is when we start with worship, teaching, and fun. Encounter is our large group high school meeting, and is a place where we hope you’ll meet Jesus. Feel free to invite friends!
Click on the links in the Ciy blog below to sign up.
epic Encounter has ceased on Sunday nights for the summer. Encounter has been replaced by epic unplugged which takes place every other Sunday at people’s houses starting June 15. See the schedule below for details.
