The third week of Advent is upon us. I hope that you have all been able to find some time to get into God's word and spend some time in prayer - even just a few minutes a day - to prepare your hearts and lives for the coming of Christ.
In other news, our Life101 Christmas party hastens! That's right - 2 days from now, Christmas-y fun and fantastic reused gifts await us all! It all starts with a free gift wrapping at Walmart - a chance for us to give a free gift to everyone we meet to show the love of God in Jesus Christ. Meet us at the entrance to the Covington Walmart at 3:45 on Friday afternoon. We'll be wrapping presents from 4:00 until 6:30. Then we'll head over to the Kleins' house for dinner and our White Elephant gift exchange... rumor has it that Caleb and Brendan's mall movie might make an appearance as well! Make sure your parents know to pick you up from the Kleins' place at 8:30pm.What should you bring, you ask? Bring $5 to pitch in for wrapping supplies OR bring a dessert to share at our dinner. And bring a wrapped white elephant gift for our gift exchange. (That's a gift that is old, odd, funny or cheap... something you have around the house... or find at Goodwill - you get the idea!)
This is it people - the last Life101 event before Christmas. Hope that you can make it!
There will be no Life101 on Dec 18, 25, or Jan 1. We will begin the New Year together on Sunday, January 8th - 6:00-8:00 at the Upper Room.
But! Don't forget about the Maple Valley Area Youth New Years' Eve Celebration! Anyone in grades 6-12 are welcome to come. We'll be traveling to the Family Fun Center in Tukwila and Sky High, and playing games at Maple Valley Presbyterian Church. The fun starts at 5:00pm on Dec 31st at Maple Valley Presbyterian Church and ends at 12:15am on Jan 1st at the same location. Cost is $49 per person. Pizza at the Family Fun center is included. Unfortunately, there are no scholarships available for this event. All students will need to fill out a Life101 Release Form and a Sky High Liability Release Form - both of which are available on the Downloads page.
Also, the MUD Retreat is coming up on January 13-16, 2012! If you're interested in coming, please talk to me ASAP. Get your registration form and payment to me by December 23rd and the cost is $115 - after that, cost goes up to $130! Partial and full scholarships are available if you talk to me soon. Why should you go? Talk to someone who's been in the past - it's going to be a blast!
Blessings on the rest of your Advent season. Hope to see you soon!