School is out, but we are IN- in for a good time! This Friday, March 19th, join us for our Bigger and Better Scavenger Hunt from 12 noon – 4pm. Sign-up your team and your team driver by Wednesday night and be ready for some fun around Lexington. No cost!
Each student needs to bring the attached release form to participate!
Hey guys,
Several of our students have expressed interest in Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City, OK (visit the site at www.macu.edu). This is where I (Julie) went and would not trade my experience there. Here are the trip details:
When is the trip? Tuesday, April 6th- Friday, April 9th
Who can go? Students in 10th-12th grade
How much does it cost? $60 plus money for food on the way there and back (MACU is providing our meals while we are there on Wednesday and Thursday- LOVE free food)
How long is the drive? approx. 15-16 hours (more time with each other though!)
Where will we stay? MACU will set us up in the dorm rooms. This lets you get to know the students there and get a fuller college experience.
What will we do there? On Wednesday and Thursday, we will be going to their chapel service, visit classes, meet with professors (especially the ones in areas you are more interested) and financial aid, and hang out with students there.
Space is limited, so please let me know if you are going ASAP!!! Email me at julie@eastland.org.
March is quickly approaching, and with it comes a HUGE time for Eastland Church and Eastland Student Ministry. We have our Egg Project (yes, even during this up-coming season of prayer and fasting), a great service opportunity, and a time to gather and just have fun being the church together. Mark your calendars for the following dates!
Friday, Mar. 12th- Saturday, Mar. 13th – Our biggest fundraiser of the year!
We will be making our 70z. chocolate-covered eggs in all of our favorite flavors to raise money for student accounts. Please plan on arriving on Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 9am.
Friday, Mar. 19th – Join us for a fun day of scavenging! Unless we get more snow, school is scheduled to be out this day. If Fayette County schools are still out, we will scavenge at 12 noon. If school is in session, we will scavenge at 6pm. Come and bring a friend!
Monday, Mar. 29th- Wednesday, Mar. 31st– If you went to KSYC this past fall, you remember going to serve at God’s Net. We are going to continue that relationship with such a great organization! We are again teaming up with people at God’s Net for 3 days of service and fun together. Details will be announced as their biggest needs surface. Just plan on giving part of your Spring Break to serve!
*Because the last week of March is the beginning of Passion Week (week before Easter), we will not be gathering on Wednesday night (31st). Instead, plan on joining us on Thursday, April 1st with the rest of the Eastland community for Maundy Thursday.
On Valentine’s Day, our Sr. High (and those 8th graders who are going to IYC) will be hosting a Parents Night Out from 6pm-9pm at Eastland. Students will need to be in the youth room/downstairs of the FLC gym at 5pm to get special information and instruction for the night. They will help provide a movie, activities, and snacks to children from Eastland and the Upward community. Please email Julie at julie@eastland.org or Nancy at nancy@eastland.org for more information and to sign-up to help!
International Youth Convention is one of the highlights of a student’s time during their high school years. The convention is hosted by a different city every other summer. Over the past three youth conventions:
God uses IYC to change lives!
We will be traveling all day on July 14th, staying through the convention, heading to Cocoa Beach on Sunday afternoon, and making the return trip on Monday, July 19th.