HIGH SCHOOL!!!!!

Congrats High School on winning your competition!!!! This Wednesday night (2/10) is your reward - we will be going to the W.A.C. to hang out for a couple of hours. We'll be leaving at 6:30 & we'll be back about 9:30. EAT BEFORE WE LEAVE!!!! Your ticket in is paid and 2 games of bowling - so if you want snacks bring money for that!!

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Jr. High - Wednesday night you have a free night - hang out with your family!!!

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The Sweetheart Banquet has been moved until Saturday night - we need all the help serving that we can get on this!!! Take the poll on the side for YOUR food that night. I'm debating between pizza or hamburgers. Just select the one you want.

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If you have any questions about any of this - please please please let me know!!! You guys are awesome!!!

- Sound Off -

What is the hardest part of life?? Meaning, what makes your day or makes your day really bad?? Let me know!!!

Ok Ok Ok!!!

Man - it has been just a few days since I've updated this thing huh!?!! It may have been a few days, but I know that you will make up for my forgetting by being at church tonight right?? :)

Jr. High VS Sr. High Competition - So far the Sr. High is winning - but that could all change by your being here tonight!! The winner's will be announced tonight and their prize will be announced also - so be here tonight.

Dallas Trip - Sign up is tonight!!!! The first 9 to sign up get to go. More details as soon as they arrive to me - but sign up, sign up, sign up!!!!

We've been talking about purity for the past few weeks. This week is going to be the same but we're thinking about doing a "True Love Waits" program with our youth group. If this is something you would be interested in, check this out (click on the word "this") and see what you think - then leave me a comment to let me know!!

You guys are awesome - the fundraiser brought in $1,600.00. If you were apart of this you get apart of the cash. Pretty awesome huh!!! Thanks for all of your help!!! We are SOOOO blessed to be able to minister to you guys and love that you come out to Carey!! You are a blessing and we hope to see you guys tonight!!!

Christmas Party

Tonight come to our Christmas Party!!! Zach & I will be driving the bus so if you need a ride call before 6!!! If you don't bring a gift you can't be part of the exchange!!

What You Should Bring:

• $5 or under gift for the Chinese Christmas
• A Friend that's never been here (yes, they should also bring a gift)

What will happen:

• Pizza to eat
• Giveaways
• Chineses Christmas
• Havin' fun

Prizes:

• Ugliest Christmas Sweater
• Most Friends Brought Tonight

Please Please Please Please Please Please Please Please COME TONIGHT!!!! Remember if you need a ride tonight, call Amy BEFORE 6 or we won't come & get you!!!

Be THERE!!!

Ok. Real quick - a few updates & a few X's.

- Christmas Drama Team - Come Wednesday Nite & we will figure out a practice schedule.

- Youth Christmas Party - Looking at renting the skating rink & having a 70's disco theme - date TBA

- Youth Leadership Team - if you're on it and you missed Sunday morning consider yourself having 1 strike - no excuses - Mandatory meeting Wednesday Nite - if you're a no show give yourself another strike

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT TODAY

Stop talking about people. Talking trash only makes you look bad. It doesn't show God to other's and it doesn't look good on you. When you talk trash about someone else, especially if you're nice to them to their face, then you are only showing what you're really made of. Remember, they may be really like you and they might be saying really great things about you. Basically, stop rolling your eyes & stop trash talking - it's ugly all the way around.

Give Me Your Thoughts:

What is talking trash so easy?? Why is it not right, especially if you're a Christian??

Ok Ok Ok

Here you guys go. Just one more thing for you to read and one more thing to distract you from listening to your teachers & doing your homework. I'm not going to be held reliable for this distraction, so this entry will not be long at all!! Here's the skinny on a few things:

Sunday Prime Time: Bring as many friends as you can on Sunday - it's really disappointing when we have less people in our class than the nursery....come on those kids can't even dress themselves!! (Plus this Sunday is the church's turkey dinner - you get a yummy free lunch!)

Wednesday Rocker: Let's try to pack out the youth room - we're just about there, but if we can hit 30 youth we will move into the sanctuary - SCORE!!!

Christmas Play: Memorize what I gave you & if you didn't get a script yet be ready you'll get yours Sunday - so BE THERE!!

Leadership Team: Remember what we talked about after the service last night - start showing up - excuses are like butts - everyone has them and they all stink, so stop giving me excuses and just man up and be in church.

EVERYONE: Thank you for coming last night and think about what we talked about - TRUST.

Leave me a comment on this topic:

Why is trust important and how can you regain trust with other people?

OK - get back to listening to your teacher and remember that you are possibly the only bright spot in someones life, so keep shinning!! C-ya Sunday!!

5th Quarter

YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!

Thank you to all of the Carey Youth that showed up at our 5th Quarter!!! We had a HUGE turn out and it was because you guys weren't afraid to invite your friends out to Carey!! We really hope you guys enjoyed it.

JR. HIGH - we are looking at putting something together just for you....kinda like a 5th quarter type!! What do ya think?? Weigh in on this and give me some feed back on what you think!!

LADIES - your mentor ship "Life Application Study" will be starting next Monday. Make plans to come to my casa at 6:00 PM...you can show up a little early...there won't be food so eat before or after but know that we will be through about 7 if not about 7:15. If you can get to my house I can get you home!!

~ CHALLENGE ~

Who can win on Wednesday night???

Vote on the sidebar & give me a preview of who will win!!

Jr. High Girls

Jr. High Guys

Sr. High Girls

Sr. High Guys

I want to see who can bring the most friends and who can get the most people out here!!! Prove me wrong but I bet you can't beat 30 students.......wanna show me you can???

Be there Wednesday!!

Hey you there reading this. I hope to see you on Wednesday night at the church. No matter what your response is to the election results, come to church on Wednesday because I know the one who is still in control - and no I'm not talking about President Bush.

High School Leadership Team - I need to meet with you guys before we kick off Wednesday night. Please be here it's really super incredibly important that you come to church.

High School - After game fellowship is FRIDAY!!! Invite your friends. Food, a HUGE obstacle course, fun, music...be there with 20 of your closest & dearest friends.

Jr. High - we've got something in the works for you so don't think you're being left out!!

Basically - SEE YOU WEDNESDAY WITH SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS!!!!

CHALLENGE: go talk to someone who you don't ever talk to - and smile at everyone you meet today and just see if your day isn't a little better for it!!

See you at 7!!!!