Hey Middle Schoolers -

I hope that you were planning on joining us for the fall fest today out at Maska’s. The bad news is that with all the rain and snow yesterday the area where we were going to be is basically a big snowy muddy swamp. So unfortunately, no Fall Fest this year.

Brent

Well, depending on what grade you’re in and where you go to school you’ve got the first day or two or three under your belt now. While you may be bummed about going back to school, the good news is that with the beginning of the school year comes the kickoff for MS and HS student ministry.

The Middle School kickoff will be Wednesday Septermber 16th from 6:30 to 8:00. Don’t miss the start of the year as we dive in to who God is. See you there! There is no Wednesday night dinner this year, so if you show up earlier than 6:15 you’ll just get bored and be hungry!

HS will officially start on Sunday the 20th, but since I didn’t want to wait that long to kick something off, come to church on the 13th to eat pizza, play wii, shoot hoops, trade stories about your new teachers and watch the Packer game. If you don’t want to watch the game or play wii, you should still come for the pizza (i.e. huge Jeff’s Pizzas & smotherellas). I’m totally excited for this year to begin, so I’ll see you on the 13th!

I know that May of 2016 seems like an eternity from now (heck, maybe Jesus will come back before then!), but that is when the incoming sixth graders will graduate from High School. In order to welcome these stellar individuals into the Student Ministry here at the Alliance Church we will be having our annual 6th grade intro lunch. If you or your student is entering 6th grade this year put Sunday, September 13th on your calendar. We will meet in the youth room after second service (about noon), have some lunch, talk about what happens on Wednesday nights and let the parents throw balls at the students. The whole family is welcome, so comment on this post or send an e-mail to church to RSVP by Sept 10th so we can make sure we have enough food. See you then!

You’ve probably heard about the huge concert event that will be in St. Paul on Sunday the 16th of August called Rock the River. If you’re looking for a way to get there, look no further. We’ll be loading up a big old bus in the church parking lot at 12:30 for anyone who want to join us. Bring $10 for admission and some $ for dinner (they don’t allow you to bring food into the concert area, but will have vendors there) and the permission slip at the bottom. We should get back a little after 11:00. This is a great opportunity to enjoy some music with some friends and hear Franklin Graham speak about God’s love for us. Note that if you’re not going to be at least a freshman this year you need to have an adult come with you, since we won’t be able to keep an eye on everyone at the event. See you at RTR!

Rock the River Bus Permission Slip

Hey High Schoolers (and anyone else who’s reading). We’ve been going over the book of Revelation this summer and it’s been good. I know that the book can get a little confusing, so I put together this summary of chapters 6-19. Hopefully it gives you enough of an overview to make it a little easier to read and understand. I know I was amazed that I could see some of the “flow” of the book as I was trying to summarize it. So click here to get the PDF, hope it helps and happy reading! Brent

Just a friendly reminder that middle school and high school summer nights are a little different the week of June 22nd because of the Middle School Summer Serve. Middle School will not have “summer nights” on the 25th, and High School will be at Chris & Casey Peterson’s. Check out the map below for how to get there (E5359 651st Ave, Menomonie)

If you have a question about the Summer Serve that might be frequently asked, check here and hopefully you’ll get the info you need. If not, give me a call!

2009 MSSS FAQ

High Schoolers, Tuesday nights throughout the summer join us at the Casa De Costello (Brent’s house, map below) to hang out, play wii, eat food and study God’s Word. We’ll be looking at Hebrews 11 and the faith of the people mentioned there. We start a week from today, June 16th at 7:00 PM. See you there!

Well, summer is finally here (or will be on Wednesday if you go to Menomonie). And I know some of you are wondering “Are we having youth group this summer?”, to which I can only respond “totally”. If you were in middle school last year (2008-2009) join us on Thursday, June 11th as we kick off middle school summer nights. We will meet every Thursday beginning June 11th through August 6th (except for June 25th, which we will take off for “The Serve”). The Brunstad’s have invited us to use their place again to meet over the summer, so follow the map below to get there. We will meet each week at 7:00 PM, and get done at 8:30.

We’ll be looking through the books of Philippians and Colossians this summer, to see what Paul had to say to these two churches, and what we need to do about it today. Of course we will also eat food, run around and generally have a blast. Friends, food and Philippians, sounds like a good way to spend summer nights to me. See you there!

Summer is just around the corner, and along with summer comes the Middle School Summer Serve. This year the serve will be Monday June 22nd through Friday June 26th. As in year’s past we will work hard, have fun and learn more about serving others around us with all of our lives. If you want to get in on “The Serve” this summer print out the application below and get it into Brent by May 31st. See you at the Serve!

2009 Summer Serve Application