It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.
- Ecclesiastes 7:5
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Praise God for Ridge Haven
Praise for the service we were able to do for the camp. And pray for the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of each of our students and chaperones there.
(If you haven't paid yet you can click HERE to pay for Ridge Haven)
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Summer VBS is Ongoing
June 14th-17th, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Pray for everyone working with K-4th grade and we look forward to having fun with the 5th-grade Bible study class!
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Wednesday Night Youth Group
starts back tonight! 6:00 p.m.
Note this is 7th-12th Grade
(Bridge will meet on the Tuesdays listed below)
This summer we are studying SING! Why Singing Matters in the Christian Life. We will meet on June 15th, 22nd, 29th, July 6th, 20th, and 27th (No Wed. Night July 13th due to RYM)
5:30-6 p.m. High School is welcome to bring food, eat early and help set up.
6-7:30 p.m. Teaching, Singing, and Game time.
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Snack Sign-up Reminder:
Wednesday Night Summer Snack Sign-Up: (7th-12th avgs 30 students, its a snack, salty or sweet, not a meal :)
Date/Who
June 15th: Wellborn/Benton
June 22nd: Buhl/Murphree
June 29th: McFadden/Bosma
July 6th: Laflin/Crowhurst
July 20th: Hodge/-
July 27th: Buhl/-
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Westminster Youth Group
Character Growth Goals
Parents and Students, please take the time to read our youth character growth goals that have particularly Wednesday nights in mind. Please use this as a conversation guide to go through perhaps around a mealtime. Lessons contained here if embraced will translate to school, work, marriage, and friendships.
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Hello Westminster Youth Group!
The Student Ministry team is putting on a Ultimate Frisbee Tournament on July 20th during Youth Group!
On June 15th, June 29th, and July 6th, there will be opportunities for those who wish to come early to Wednesday night church at 5pm to join us for frisbee practice before Youth Group.
Point of Contact is Elizabeth Wellborn if you are interested or if you have questions. We hope to see you there!
Regards,
Elizabeth, Emma, Richard, Conley
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Summer Small-Group Book Study |
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This summer we are studying Men and Women in the Church by Kevin DeYoung. This is an excellent, richly biblical, wise, and concise (112 pgs, 16/wk) study on the way God has made us in his image both male and female with both joint and unique callings as men and women.
Parents may be interested in the reading as well!
Books are $12/person.
- Girls will meet Thursdays at 7 pm at the Keel's House. Contact Mary Katherine Keel.
- Guys will meet Thursdays at 7 pm at the Buhl's House. Contact James Ensley.
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We are planning for 7 meetings: June 2nd, 16th*, 23rd, 30th, July 7th, 21st, and 28th.
*Girls will have one change from Thursday (16th) to Tuesday (14th).
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Registration is now closed. Please finalize payments.
Click HERE to pay for RYM.
You may submit electives preferences for planning purposes HERE.
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Covenant Connection Points:
As a covenant community, our youth are part of the wider body. Consider
this church-wide event as an involvement opportunity for your student.
- VBS June 14-17
- Consider having another youth family over for Sunday Supper!
- Come to Summer Ice Cream fellowships after Evening service. There are always tons of youth playing and lots of conversation and sunshine still!
- July 4th Picnic
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UP NEXT Summary:
- June 14 - 17 VBS, *5th Grade backyard study
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**Delayed:
June 17 Boys vs. Girls Cookoff (Fri, HS)
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**New Date: June 25th, Boys vs. Girls Cookoff at Burley (Guys) /Ensley (Girls) Home (Sat, HS). 4-9 p.m.
- June 28 Bridge 5th-6th, Tuesday Night (Church)
- July 4 Churchwide Picnic
- July 9 Bridge Slip-n-slide at McFaddens
- July 11 -16 RYM (HS)
- July 19 Bridge Tuesday Night (Church)
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July 22 Trash Pandas, 6:05 pm (7th-12th, Parents)
- July 30 End of Summer Party (TBD)
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- September 17 Navigating Sex & Gender Conference
- November 4-5 Journey Man / Woman of God Trip
- January 20-23, 2023 ROOTs
(We will not use "rising" grades over the summer)
Bridge is 5th-6th grades
Journey is 7th-8th grades
ROOTed is 9th-12th grades
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Summer Songs Spotify Playlist
This summer we will focus Wednesday nights on the joy and importance of singing in the Christian life. Here are 16 songs of which we'll focus on these 8 for singing this summer.
Be Thou My Vision
In Christ Alone
It Is Well with my Soul
O Church Arise
O Worship the King
On Jordan Stormy Banks
Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
We Will Feast in the House of Zion
(melodies are all the same, not necessarily style)
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Student Servant Team:
Next Meeting: TBD
No meeting on June 5th due to
proximity to Ridge Haven.
Homework: Side-By-Side: Chapters 7-11.
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The Student Ministry team desires to pray for our students. Please contact James Ensley to add your prayer request for the student newsletter and Wednesday night prayer meeting.
- Pray for summer studies, camps, and events. It's a joyful time and also one of much growth in grace and godliness as young men and women.
- Pray for our parents and students this month as the world speaks deceitfully and corruptly about what it means to be created male and female with dignity and God's blessings to us as men and women.
- Pray for our students for truth and love as we think through and engage with a lot of cultural idols in our teaching this summer. Pray that God's word and the truth revealed there would be precious and point us to God's character and the joy of our salvation in Christ.
- Pray for us as we bring 16 middle schoolers to Ridge Haven in June and 23 High Schoolers to RYM in July. Pray for the students on the Honduras trip.
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5th-6th Grade Classes
Girls: Modular Building
Classroom 2
with Deb McFadden & Anna Ensley
Boys: Church Office
Assistant Pastor Office with Brian McFadden & Jackson Bryant
G2R Year 1 Quarter 4:
Job-Malachi
Lesson 3: Crying Out to God
Scripture: Psalms
Bible Truth: In addition to praising God, the psalmists wrote many songs of lament honestly expressing the whole range of responses to spiritual, emotional, and physical struggles of life.
Lesson Aims:
1) To learn what lament psalms are.
2) To discover that God gives his people
help and comfort through the Psalms.
3) To read and pray the psalms in times of
trouble.
Scripture Memory: Yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures ...
- Proverbs 2:3–4
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7th-12th Boys and Girls
Week 3: Sex, Lies, and Culture: Does God's Design for Sexuality Make Sense? (Part 2/2)
Topic: God's Design for Sexuality in a Changing Culture.
Big Idea: God is the creator and designer of human sexuality.
We will discuss, how God made us male and female and foundation for a biblical view of marriage. A life-giving, complementarity, monogamous, union that is an analogous sign-post to Christ and the Church.
This means for God’s people Sexuality is a major doctrinal issue. Denying God’s design for sexuality (male and female) is denying God’s goodness in creation. Christians are to be radically different from the culture in all ages.
Locations:
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7th-12th Grade Girls: In the Parlor with Mary Katherine Keel
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7th-12th grade Boys: In the Modular Building Classroom 3 with James Ensley
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Follow these Links for the Lessons and Videos
*Series recorded in 2016, some elements and cultural context can be updated as it arises*
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James and Mary Katherine are always eager to talk with any of you and would love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have questions, concerns or just want to talk. |
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James Ensley, Pastor of Student Ministry
706.254.0732
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Mary Katherine Keel,
Student Ministry Assistant
678.699.0189
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[256.830.5754] [office@wpc-hsv.org] [wpc-hsv.org] |
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