JUNIOR HIGH RETREAT!!

With the gorgeous NWA fall comes the chance to have amazing retreats like this one at beautiful camps and parks.  The Junior High Retreat embodies this PERFECTLY!  This is always an amazing weekend, so let's jump at the chance to be part of it! 

This is an area-wide event, meaning Jr High kids from churches of Christ all over the NWA come together to make new Christian friends, worship together, grow together, and make memories and friendships that will literally last a lifetime!  This year's theme is "Out of Place" and is all about being willing to be different from the world and should be GREAT to hear and discuss!

Here are the basics!

WHO?  RAVE Jr High (this means 7th, 8th, and 9th graders) AND PARENTS!!
WHAT?  A weekend full of worship, growth, and tons of fun
WHEN?  October 25-27
WHERE?  Camp Siloam in Siloam Springs
HOW MUCH?  $44
WHAT DO I BRING?  All the usual stuff: Bedding, toiletries, warm and cool weather clothes for Fri-Sun, BIBLE

It's gonna be a GREAT WEEKEND, so sign up on the board outside my office!  PARENTS NEEDED AND WELCOME!

FAMILY NIGHT LIVE COOKOUT!!

THIS SUNDAY IS ANOTHER FAMILY NIGHT LIVE!!  These are always a great time to come together as families and let our hair down and have a great time alongside our teens, and to worship together when the situation allows.  This is one of those times.  We'll eat together, play volleyball together, and most importantly have a devotional time together.  Here are the details!

WHO?  ALL RAVE TEENS AND THEIR FAMILIES
WHAT? A chance to grow closer as families as we eat, play, and worship together
WHEN? Sunday night, Sept 22, 7:00 pm until around 8:30 or 9:00
WHERE? Veterans Memorial Park in Fayetteville, behind Lowe's off of Zion Road
WHAT DO I BRING?  Guys bring chips, girls bring sweets!

FALL RETREAT: REAL!!

Time again for our annual, amazing All Ages Fall Retreat!  This is always a great time to break in the fall, fuel us up for the school year, and spend some beautiful time together in God's creation in the beauty of the fall, worshiping, growing, and spending time together.  It's one of my favorite things we do!

[UPDATE: We've already got right at 60 PEOPLE signed up, and I can add people as late as Tuesday, so let me know ASAP, adults or teens, if you would like to join us!!]

Here are the basics!

WHO?  ALL RAVE TEENS, families, and friends!
WHAT?  A retreat to the beauty of Siloam in the fall for a weekend of worship, growing, learning, and fellowship!
WHEN?  Sept. 13-15  We'll have a TOTALLY OPTIONAL dinner time at Wendy's across from the church at 5:00, and then we'll depart from Robinson Avenue at 6:00.  We'll return Sunday at about 11:00 AM.
WHERE?  New Life Ranch, one of the very best around, in Colcord, OK.  Here's a map!
HOW MUCH?  The cost is $65 (half for adults and their kids) which includes EVERYTHING (shirt, lodging, all food, all activities, etc.  YOU CAN ALSO BRING A LITTLE MONEY FOR THE CANTEEN AND GIFT SHOP, but this is totally up to you.

Our theme is REAL and we'll be diving into the REAL Jesus, as opposed to the image we've given Him over the years, what it means to be REAL ourselves, as opposed to putting on masks and putting up fronts, and closing out by talking about how to see the people around us as they actually are and seeing through their fronts, as opposed to believing that what we see on the outside is how they actually are.  It's gonna be some deep waters, and I can't wait to dive in!!