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Hi Parents,

I hope you are having a good start to the week! Please check out the details on the Parent Meeting on September 20^th! Here is the weekly update:

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

• High School Connect: High School Connect will take place at the church from 6:30-7:30pm on Wednesday, August 26th.
• High School Afterburner: High School Afterburner will take place in the ministry center from 7:30-8:30pm on Wednesday, August 26^th.
• Middle School Connect: Middle School Connect will take place at the church on Sunday, August 30^th, from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
• Middle School Afterburner: The Middle School Afterburner will take place in the church Fellowship Hall immediately after Connect on Sunday, August 30^th, from 7:30pm to 8:15pm for some fun games!

NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

• High School Connect: High School Connect will take place at the church from 6:30-7:30pm on Wednesday, September 2nd.
• High School Afterburner: High School Afterburner will take place in the ministry center from 7:30-8:30pm on Wednesday, September 2nd.
• Middle School Connect: Middle School Connect will take place at the church on Sunday, September 6^th, from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
• Middle School Afterburner: The Middle School Afterburner will take place in the church Fellowship Hall immediately after Connect on Sunday, September 6^th, from 7:30pm to 8:15pm for some fun games!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS & NEWS:

• Parent Meeting:
  • When: There will be a joint Parent Meeting for children’s ministry and youth ministry on September 20^th after 2nd service
  • Where: Ministry Center
  • What: This parent meeting will discuss several important things that you do not want to miss. Among other things we will be discussing the New Fall Schedule for High School and Middle School ministries that will kick off on September 23^rd and what will be taught during this fall.
  • Who: This is a parent meeting, but since it will be right after church we will have lunch provided not only for parents, but also your families.
• Adjusted Times for Afterburners: Since school has started up, we have adjusted the times of the afterburners. So please be sure to check out the schedule above to see the changed times.
• No High School or Middle School Sunday School on September 6^th due to the all church brunch!

IN THE LOOP?

It is my desire to be a resource to you in any way that I can. I believe an important part of family ministry is my partnership with parents. I want to help keep you in the loop on not only what is going on, but also what is being taught. This will give you an opportunity to better engage with your students about what they are learning and how they are learning to apply God’s Word to their lives.

• High School Sunday School: Last week we continued our study in Proverbs by taking a look at sexual immorality and Proverbs 5. This week we will be starting up a new series that I am incredibly excited about. This series is called: The Greatest Story Ever Told: A Journey from Genesis to Revelation. I will provide a more in depth discussion of what this series is about, what students will be learning, and why I am so excited about this series at the Parent Meeting. So please try to be there if you can! This fall will be Part I of this series. It will cover the book of Genesis and why the beginning is critically important to understanding the greatest story ever told.
• Middle School Sunday School: Ron Wilson is using the summer to focus on the idea of relationships. How do we relate to God? How do we relate to the world? How do we relate to Christians? Starting September 13^th the Middle School will also be starting the same series as the High School: The Greatest Story Ever Told: A Journey from Genesis to Revelation.
• Connect: We are going through a series called, The Weird, The Wicked, and the Wondrous: Lesser Known Old Testament Stories. The goal of this series is to engage students with intriguing stories that are included in Scripture and to help them see that all of the Bible is God’s inspired Word and is useful for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness. This series will help students critically think about the meaning of these stories, how they fit into the larger story of redemption, and how even these strange stories can help us grow in our walk with the Lord. This week we will take a look at Elijah calling fire down on the soldiers in High School and the Earth swallowing Korah and Company in Middle School.

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please feel free to email or call me!

Blessings,

Michael Morefield

913.530.5182

Michael@gashland.org

Hi Parents,

Here is the weekly update. Please note that because school has started back up again there is a slight change in time for the Middle School Afterburners for the following weeks until our Fall Schedule takes over with Conversations. Please see below for more information about the Fall Schedule as well. Thanks!

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Connect and Afterburners:

• High School Connect: High School Connect will take place at the church from 6:30-7:30pm on Wednesday, August 12th.
• High School Afterburner: High School Afterburner will take place in the ministry center from 7:30-9:00pm on Wednesday, August 12^th.
• Middle School Connect: Middle School Connect will take place at the church on Sunday, August 16th, from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
• Middle School Afterburner: The Middle School Afterburner will take place in the church Fellowship Hall immediately after Connect on Sunday, August 16^th, from 7:30pm to 8:15pm for some fun games! Middle School Afterburners will no longer go until 9:00pm because school has started. So please pick your student up around 8:15pm. Thanks!

NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

• High School Connect: High School Connect will take place at the church from 6:30-7:30pm on Wednesday, August 19th.
• High School Afterburner: High School Afterburner will take place in the ministry center from 7:30-9:00pm on Wednesday, August 19^th.
• Middle School Connect: Middle School Connect will take place at the church on Sunday, August 23^rd, from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
• Middle School Afterburner: The Middle School Afterburner will take place in the church Fellowship Hall immediately after Connect on Sunday, August 23^rd, from 7:30pm to 8:15pm for some fun games!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS & NEWS:

• New Fall Schedule/Parent Meeting: In the coming weeks a date will be announced for our Fall Parent Meeting in which we will discuss the new Fall Schedule for the High School and Middle School Ministries. This schedule will be different from our current Summer Schedule. The date for this Parent Meeting is still to be determined, but I wanted to put this on your radar so you could be on the lookout for this announcement. Thanks!

IN THE LOOP?

It is my desire to be a resource to you in any way that I can. I believe an important part of family ministry is my partnership with parents. I want to help keep you in the loop on not only what is going on, but also what is being taught. This will give you an opportunity to better engage with your students about what they are learning and how they are learning to apply God’s Word to their lives.

• High School Sunday School: Last week we took a break from our summer series and examined the Parable of the Good Samaritan. This week we will continue our study in Proverbs and take a look at Proverbs 6 and sowing discord.
• Middle School Sunday School: Ron Wilson is using the summer to focus on the idea of relationships. How do we relate to God? How do we relate to the world? How do we relate to Christians?
• Connect: We are going through a series called, The Weird, The Wicked, and the Wondrous: Lesser Known Old Testament Stories. The goal of this series is to engage students with intriguing stories that are included in Scripture and to help them see that all of the Bible is God’s inspired Word and is useful for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness. This series will help students critically think about the meaning of these stories, how they fit into the larger story of redemption, and how even these strange stories can help us grow in our walk with the Lord. This week we will take a look at Balaam’s talking donkey in High school and Jael and Sisera in Middle School.

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please feel free to email or call me!

Blessings,

Michael Morefield

913.530.5182

Michael@gashland.org

Hi Parents! This email is specifically directed to the Middle School Mystery Trip. So if you have a student going on the trip please read! If not, please do not worry about reading the email. Thanks!

Middle School Mystery Trip Details:

When do the medical waivers need to be turned in by? Please turn in the medical waivers by THIS SUNDAY with a COPY OF YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE CARD!!!!!!! I need to get these before we leave for the trip. If I do not get a medical waiver, students cannot go on the trip. Thanks!

When are we Leaving? We are loading vehicles at 6:45am on Wednesday August 5^th. So please get here before 6:45am so that you are ready to load up! After the vehicles are loaded we will gather around the students and pray briefly for the trip and safe travel.

When will I find out where the students are going? After we load the vehicles with our bags, pray for the trip, and get all the students in the vehicles, I will pass out sealed envelopes with a detailed itinerary that will let you know where students will be at all hours of the day.

Any restrictions on luggage size? Please limit your student to ONE medium-sized bag. Please no extra large suitcases as we will not have enough room in the vehicles for everything. Your sleeping bag and pillow do not need to fit in your bag though!

Do my students need any money for meals? Nope! All the meals are covered! Students do need to bring a sack lunch for Wednesday on the road! We will have a cooler with ice, so it will keep the lunches cool. Students will only need money if they want to get any snacks while we are there!

Can students bring their cell phones? Yes under the following conditions. I allow students to bring phones in case parents would like to check up on them at night, in the case of emergencies, and to let their parents know our estimated time of arrival on the way back home. However, ANY STUDENT WHO BRINGS THEIR PHONE MUST AGREE TO THESE CONDITIONS: 1) I will collect phones before the car trip because I want students to spend that time in the car together rather than being isolated on their individual screens; 2) I will collect and hold onto phones for most of the day. There may be certain times where I allow students to use their phone, but mostly students will only be given back their phones at night to set an alarm or let their parents know that all is well.

What about other electronics? I ask that students do not bring any technological devices. Please do not bring ipods, ipads, video game devices, kindles, or anything else of that matter. I find that technology on these trips really hinders fellowship. So for that reason alone, I am asking for no electronic devices. If you have any questions whether something is permissible or not, please send me an email: Michael@gashland.org.

What do I need to bring? Please bring the following items: sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries, personal items, clothes for 4 days (nothing fancy), 2 plastic trash bags for wet/dirty clothes and shoes, light jacket (Or hoodie) for cool evenings, beach towel, bath towel, modest swim wear (shorts & t-shirts ok), hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, insect repellent, extra old shoes that can get wet, sandals, Bible, flashlight, sack lunch for first day’s trip, small amount of spending money for snacks.

How can I get in touch with you on the trip? All of the leaders will have their cell-phones on them during the trip. Please feel free to contact any of the leaders. I will pass out a contact sheet on Wednesday morning before we leave that has all of the contact info for all of the leaders. But feel free to call me at any time. My cell phone number is 913.530.5182.

Any other questions? Please email me! All of my contact info is listed below! Thanks!

Blessings,

Michael Morefield

Michael@gashland.org

913.530.5182

Hi Parents!

Here is the weekly update:

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Connect and Afterburners:

• High School Connect: High School Connect will take place at the church from 6:30-7:30pm on Wednesday, July 22th.
• High School Afterburner: High School Afterburner will take place at the church from 7:30-9:00pm on Wednesday, July 22^th.
• Middle School Connect: Middle School Connect will take place at the church on Sunday, July 26th, from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
• Middle School Afterburner: The Middle School Afterburner will take place in the Fellowship Hall immediately after connect on Sunday, July 26th, from 7:30-9:00pm for some fun games!

NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

Connect and Afterburners:

• High School Connect: High School Connect will take place at the church from 6:30-7:30pm on Wednesday, July 29th.
• High School Afterburner: High School Afterburner will take place at the Vande Polder’s house (9403 NW Pleasant Dr. Kansas City, MO 64152) from 7:30-9:00pm on Wednesday, July 29^th.
• Middle School Connect: Middle School Connect will take place at the church on Sunday, August 2nd, from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
• Middle School Afterburner: The Middle School Afterburner will take place in the Fellowship Hall immediately after connect on Sunday, August 2nd, from 7:30-9:00pm for some fun games!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS & NEWS:

• The Middle School Mystery Trip is coming up soon! We have a bunch of high energy activities planned for the Mystery Trip and could use some snacks to refuel the kids. If you would be willing to bake a dozen or two cookies (or other goodies), freeze them, and label them for the Mystery Trip and put them in the freezer at the Church on Sunday, August 2, our hungry students would sure appreciate it! Thanks so much!

IN THE LOOP?

It is my desire to be a resource to you in any way that I can. I believe an important part of family ministry is my partnership with parents. I want to help keep you in the loop on not only what is going on, but also what is being taught. This will give you an opportunity to better engage with your students about what they are learning and how they are learning to apply God’s Word to their lives.

• High School Sunday School: We are going through Proverbs on Sunday Mornings. This week we will take a look at the topics of laziness and diligence.
• Middle School Sunday School: Ron Wilson is using the summer to focus on the idea of relationships. How do we relate to God? How do we relate to the world? How do we relate to Christians?
• Connect: We are going through a series called, The Weird, The Wicked, and the Wondrous: Lesser Known Old Testament Stories. The goal of this series is to engage students with intriguing stories that are included in Scripture and to help them see that all of the Bible is God’s inspired Word and is useful for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness. This series will help students critically think about the meaning of these stories, how they fit into the larger story of redemption, and how even these strange stories can help us grow in our walk with the Lord. This week we will take a look at Eglon and Ehud in High school and the stoning of Achan in Middle School.

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please feel free to email or call me!

Blessings,

Michael Morefield

913.530.5182

Michael@gashland.org

Hi Parents!

The plan for the High School Afterburner tonight is to go to the Parkville Fourth of July Festival, which starts this evening. We are planning on being there from 7:30pm to 10:00pm. They have all kinds of vendors with food and shopping. They also will have carnival rides. (They offer unlimited carnival rides for $20). So have your students bring some money with them tonight!

The weather forecast does say there is a chance of rain tonight. So with that being the case, we will still plan on going to the Parkville Fourth of July festival. However, if it is pouring outside, we will do the afterburner in the gym and play some games in there instead! I will notify you by email if we decide to make this change. Also, if we do decide to have the afterburner in the gym due to rain, the afterburner will go only until 9:00pm. Thanks!

-Michael Morefield

913.530.5182

michael@gashland.org