Hey everyone,I hope that you've been able to take some time in this Advent season to pray and read God's word. If you're looking for some songs, videos, scripture readings, or articles to help you dig deeper into Advent themes, check out the resources that we've put together at http://advent.cedarcreekcovenant.org.
This Sunday we have our last Sunday night Life101 meeting of the year! Come to celebrate Advent with us and take a closer look at the gift that God has given us in Jesus Christ. Upper Room - 6:00-8:00.
Coming up on Friday, December 16th, we will have our Life101 Christmas Gift Wrapping Party! We'll start out at the Covington Walmart, where we'll be wrapping presents for the people shopping there. Meet us at the Walmart entrance at 3:45. We'll be wrapping presents inside from 4:00-6:30. After that, we'll head to Steve and Doris Klein's home for our Christmas dinner and party! There will be food, singing, a White Elephant gift exchange and more. We'll finish up around 8:30pm. Your parents can pick you up from the Klein's house. You should bring: a wrapped 'white elephant' gift (something not very valuable that you don't want... this is a great opportunity to re-gift something!) and $5 for gift wrapping supplies OR a dessert to share with our group. This is a chance to share kindness with random people at Walmart and spread God's love to others during this season, and it will be fun to celebrate together. Please RSVP if you're coming.
Coming up on December 31st is the Maple Valley Area Youth New Years' Eve Celebration! 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 at Maple Valley Presbyterian and ends at 12:15am at the same location. Cost is $49 per person. Unfortunately, there are no scholarships available for this event. Let me know if you want to go!
And finally, on January 13-16, 2012, the MUD retreat is happening at Cascades Camp (for grades 9-12). It's going to be a freaking sweet retreat... you don't want to miss it. The weekend is filled with music, an awesome speaker, huge group games, time to hang out with friends, hiking, good food, and much more craziness. Cost is $115. Scholarships are available if you register ASAP! A $15 late fee will be added to any registrations submitted after December 23rd. Talk to Eric to get a registration form!