Sunrise Student Ministry

Weekly E-Mail Newsletter

2.18.08-2.25.08

Marcus Carlson, Director of Student Ministries

Lucas Lafferty, Student Ministry Worship Director

www.sunrisestudents.org

info@sunrisestudents.org

(719) 648-6396

Three Biggest Things:

1. Two new Bible Studies starting back up for students. We will be offering a Bible Study for students during the last half of the Saturday night service at the Woodmen Campus and a new Sunday morning Bible Study on at the Woodmen Campus as well! Contact Marcus with questions.
2. Don’t miss out on the CRY concert on Sunday February 24 at 5pm in the Connection Center at the Woodmen Campus. This is a concert featuring several local student bands and another worship group. Several churches in the area are participating and brining their middle school and high school students. Don’t miss this amazing battle of the bands event!
3. Jesus Freaks, our Student drama group begins again on February 25. For more information contact Marcus or Jessica.

Other Announcements:

• Flyers are now available for our high school and middle school retreats. Get these flyers at any Student Ministry event or online at www.sunrisestudents.org. Don’t miss out, the deadlines approach quickly.
• Don’t miss out on the CRY concert on Sunday February 24 at 5pm in the Connection Center at the Woodmen Campus. This is a concert featuring several local student bands and another worship group. Several churches in the area are participating and brining their middle school and high school students. Don’t miss this amazing battle of the bands event!
• We are looking for 1 more parent, and 2 more students to serve on the planning team that works on all of the big picture planning and programs for the Student Ministry. The team meets 4 times a year on the second Monday of even numbered months except June and December. We really need folks to help discern and pray for God’s direction in all we do, so please consider joining this group. We are in need of two students and one parent at this time.
• Don’t forget about Walkabout our exciting and interactive Christian discussion group for students in grades 6-12 that meets in room 221 every Sunday during the 10:30am service.
• We need students to help serve and provide childcare during the Sweetheart dinner on March 7. This counts as a service project for mission trips and confirmation. See Marcus to sign up.
• Our Stock Sales Fundraiser for mission trips has begun! Please support this years mission trips by stopping by the table before or after services!
• The Student Ministry Deep Retreat has been postponed until March 14 & 15. Pick up a flyer today or online at www.sunrisestudents.org.
• Jesus Freaks, our Student drama group begins again on February 25. For more information contact Marcus or Jessica.
• Our March service project on March 1 is to go and provide food to the homeless in our community downtown. Time is 9-1:30pm. If you want to sign up, please contact Marcus.

Upcoming Events:

• High School Retreat February 22-24.
• Cry Concert Sunday February 24, 5pm.
• Middle School Retreat March 7-9.
• Deep Retreat March 14 & 15.

Monthly Mission/Service:

• February- Completed!
• March-Lunch for the Homeless on Saturday March 1.
• April- None

Monthly Fun:

• February-Completed!
• March-Our monthly fun event was cancelled for this month, but done miss out on our great retreats in March (and February).
• April-Game Night on April 18.

Links: (these are pdf documents requiring Acrobat Reader)

• High School Retreat Flyer
• Middle School Retreat Flyer
• Deep Retreat Flyer
• Health Form

Help Needed-Students:

• We are in need of students to help with occasional projects around the office after school and during breaks. Please talk to Marcus if interested.
• See announcements above for some great service opportunities.
• We are always looking for more students to be a part of our worship teams, especially guitar and keyboard. If you are interested please contact Lucas using the information above.

Help Needed-Parents:

• We are always looking for more parents to help out in a variety of ways both with students and behind the scenes. Our current areas of high need are teachers (Walkabout, Bible Study, & Sunday School), phone calls and other office help, more leaders for Wednesday night programs (especially high school) and drivers & chaperones for special events and trips.
• We need adults to help chaperone the Cry Concert on February 24.

Please let Marcus know if you can help in any of these ways.

Devotional:

I am reading a book called “The Shack” and is a powerful Christian fiction book. One of the quotes in the foreword that got me thinking was: “I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing, and I know that grace rarely makes sense for those looking from the outside.” Think about this quote this week.