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December 2023 Newsletter
Upcoming Events
December Worship Events
Please note there is NO YOUTH Sunday School on December 24 or 31. Other adult classes may be meeting, but please check with each individual class.
Winter Retreat is Here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch/85WpDDAo3a0January 26 - 27, 2023 - Winter Retreat "D.U.D"
Winter Retreat 2024 is going to be unlike any other cause we aren't going anywhere! D.U.D stands for doing unknown destinations as we will travel around Lexington doing 3 fun activities over 2 days with 1 awesome youth group! So sign up at the link below for the best weekend of your life (and watch the video above to learn more about what the weekend entails).
2024 Winter Retreat Sign-UpsFull Winter Calendar (December - February) is Here!
Parents Corner
Making the Most of Your Family's Christmas
Jim Burns -President of HomeWord and Executive Director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific UniversityIt's Christmastime and it's time to celebrate! But, for many parents, just the thought of the season makes them want to scream "Bah hum-bug!" Why? It's because the holidays can be hectic and just plain hard to deal with. Christmas shopping, school and church pageants, and the various Christmas festivities can cause us a lot of stress! But here's the good news -- there is a remedy for getting beyond the "Bah hum-bug!" By reducing your family's stress levels, you can make the most of your family's Christmas this year! Here's how:
1. Refresh. Revisit some old family traditions that you haven't enjoyed in awhile and take the initiative to create some new ones. Some of the previous generations did a better job than we do with building family traditions. Traditions are important for families because they provide opportunities to keep your family legacy going. From the simple to the silly to the sentimental, traditions can create meaningful memories. As a parent, one of your jobs is to look for ways to promote special moments and traditions for your family -- ones that will create special family memories that your kids will keep forever.
2. Restore. Christmastime is a great time to reestablish connections with friends and family members with whom you've lost touch. Make a goal of restoring connection with at least one person or family member this year.
3. Relax. There are only so many hours in the day, so much money at your discretion, and only so much of "you" to go around. Well, it is my profound privilege to give you permission to not attend every Christmas pageant featuring a distant relative of yours, and when you've maxed out your gift-purchasing budget, please know that it's perfectly okay to say, "Enough. Our shopping is done."
4. Rejoice. And again I say, "Rejoice!" We're celebrating the birth of our Savior -- our whole reason for living! What kind of message do we send to an unbelieving world if we're cranky, hassled, and sad during Christmastime? Of all people, we should be the ones leading the celebrations! So enjoy the season and watch how many people wonder why you're so happy!
Attention all Middle School Students at Pleasant Hill Middle Schools, you have an incredible opportunity to learn the bible during school! This is such an incredible class being offered, and is actually something that I (Todd) did as a student in high school! My friend, Kevin Salley, who is a fellow youth pastor here in Lexington, is going to be the main teacher and myself, along with some other youth pastors here in town are going to be helping out when we can! So register using the QR code above or at the following link! Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions!
School Time Bible Registration*As of now this is only offered at Pleasant Hill Middle, but hope for it to be offered at future schools in our district soon!
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It pays to read the newsletter all the way to the end during the Holiday Season, because we've got a gift for you loyal readers.
The first 10 people to register for the Winter Retreat using discount code MERRYCHRISTMAS will receive $10 off their registration. Sign-Up Now!When registering at the link above, after entering in your number of students, the field for the discount code will populate.
Only one discount PER FAMILY, not per student. Deadline to use discount will be once 10 registrations are reached or will expire on December 31st, 2023.