Hey Everyone,

I hope that you all had a great summer. We will be having an informational parent meeting on Sunday, September 13th after church. This will be a potluck lunch so please bring something to share. I will remind you as it draws closer but I wanted to give you enough time to put it on your calendar.

We have some very exciting things for the fall that I want to make you aware of.
We have a new Wednesday night class for 5th-7th graders beginning in September called Boost. If you have a child in that age group, please make sure you check it out. If you have any questions about Boost, please let me know.

Uplift and Boost will begin September 2 and 3 with Uplift moving to Thursday nights now that Boost is on Wednesday nights. The times for both classes are the same: 6:30-8:00 PM.
Our Fall Teaching Series is entitled "Contaminated." We will be looking at how our culture influences our lives. I am very excited about this series as it pertains to what these teens are and will be going through. This could be a great opportunity for you to be involved.

If you have any questions about anything involving the Youth & Family Ministry then please feel free to call or email.

Thanks and God Bless,

Dan

Two upcoming events and WBS

You should have all received the calendar and letter for the first half of the year. Let me know if you did not receive one and I will get that out to you promptly.

We have two upcoming events:

GM-Pottery Painting
This will be a time for the girls to come together, make pottery and paint it. It should be a blast. Should cost around $20 for supplies. Expect an email from Lindsay with all the details and how you and your daughter can be involved.

So Cal Retreat
This is a really unique event that it is led by high school students from across Southern California. The student leaders plan and implement the small groups, facilitate worship, and share their lives in speaking sessions. This should be an amazing weekend of spiritual growth for our group. Cost is $110 due by March 20, 2009. If your family needs financial help sending your child, please talk to Dan. Forms are on the Y&F Ministry table.

If you have any questions on either event please email or call Dan.

Weekly Bible Study
I have been reading through the book of Luke the last few weeks and I came across this scripture:

"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Exalt–verb (used with object)
1.to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:

You've heard it said that "pride comes before the fall."

Jesus basically says that the "fall" leads to exaltation. That when we lower ourselves, we will be raised up. I can think of times in my life where I was prideful or arrogant and I can look at time where I show humility.

I can say that I have never seen blessings from the former, but I always see blessing from the latter.

I challenge us to evaluate our lives.

In what ways are we prideful?

Do we need to learn humility?

I pray that humility would be a Godly characteristic that we all possess.

May God bless you in your walk with Him this week,

Dan