Southern Evangelism Conference

What a weekend at SEC! Great speakers, great singing, and record-setting attendance - we brought 26 (more than double last year's group, and one of the largest groups there), and there were 824 brothers and sisters in the Sunday session.

Summer class schedule - Wednesday Nights

**UPDATE**

Youth group will meet for Wednesday night class on the following dates - July 8th, 15, and 22nd; and August 12th and 19th. Tell everyone.

PYG Devo

We are changing the schedule this month just a little bit. Here are the changes:

Saturday, April 18th -- PYG Devo at the Moorer's/Hilliards from 4-8pm. We will meet at the church by 3:30pm Saturday and ride out there. Guys-drinks & Girls-desserts. We'll play some games and cook out.

Sunday, April 19th -- Area-Wide Youth Devo at Grady Church of Christ. We will leave at 4:30pm.

Upcoming Events

Hey PYG Family...I wanted to update you on some upcoming events that you really need to know about.

• This Sunday (22nd) -- PYG Devo at the Gibbs'. Guys-drinks & Girls-desserts.
• Also this Sunday we will have a High School Puppet meeting that starts after church Sunday morning and we will go till about 3pm.
• Next Sunday, 29th -- Mission Trip essays are due for those in 9th-12th grades who are interested in going on the Mission Trip in July.
• Saturday, April 4th -- The Dalraida church of Christ (Montgomery) will be hosting a Purity Day for guys and girls. It is called "Men of Honor" and "Women of Virtue". There is no cost for this event. We will leave the church building about 8:10am and should return sometime in the afternoon. It is going to be an excellent event, and we want to try and take a good group.
• April 10-12 -- Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes Convention.
• May 24-29 -- Gulf Coast Bible Camp (3rd-12th grade). The cost is $75 per camper. The church will be paying $50 per person, so thank the elders :) . I want to encourage all of our children and teens in these grades to go, and if any of the adults are interested in going then please let me know.
• June 7-10 -- VBS at Prattville.
• July 11-17 -- Mission Trip to Pikeville, Kentucky. Cost will be announced very soon, but should be around $100. Also, I need at least one more person to go, possibly 2 more, who will be able to help drive the vans. It is a very long drive and we need some extra drivers.
• August 14-16 -- Southern Evangelism Conference (Gardendale church of Christ near Birmingham).

SOAR 2009 Youth Rally

List of Things to Bring

• Bible
• Toiletries (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, etc.)
• Pillow & Sleeping Bag
• Clothes for Saturday and Sunday morning worship -- Remember the dress code
• Money for 2 fast food meals

We will be leaving Friday at 4:15pm, so be at the church building no later than 4pm. We should arrive at the Central Church of Christ around 11pm Eastern Standard Time. We'll stop for dinner on the way there.

We will leave on Sunday and return home around 5pm. We'll also stop for lunch on our way back.

The Central church will be housing us in their members' homes.

On Saturday afternoon, we will be going to a huge gymnasium to play basketball, dodgeball, Knock-out, Mafia, High-Ya and to hang out. We will also be eating dinner there, which is provided by the church. You can take clothes to change for these games, but please don't bring sleeve-less shirts, tank tops, short shorts, etc. And if you play any of these games, you must have on some type of tennis shoe to play on the gym floor.

You are allowed to bring cell phones, iPods, etc. But once we get to the church, these need to be either left in the van, in your bag, etc. You are not allowed to bring them into the church building. We don't want any distractions. If anyone needs to be contacted, please call me at (334) 430-3262.

If you have any questions, please contact Eric Gray at (334) 430-3262.

Here is the info for the church we are going to:
Central Church of Christ
3650 Old Petersburg Road
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 855-0801
www.soaryouthrally.org
www.visitcentral.org

Mother/Daughter Tea

Don't forget about the Mother/Daughter Tea this Saturday (Feb. 28th) from 11-2pm. The cost is $5 per person, and all questions can be directed towards Haley.

Once again, Friday night we will have a High School Puppet Meeting from 7-10pm. We will meet at Subway for those who want to eat dinner with us before the meeting.

The March Calendar will be done by the end of this week, and I will post it on the blog when it is finished.

Have a great week!

Blessings,
Eric

This Weekend

This weekend is the PYG Devo at Steve & Gloria Hickman's. It will be after church on Sunday night. Guys need to bring drinks and girls need to bring desserts. Please make sure you bring something...we've been slacking lately.







Also the High School Puppet Team meets this Friday night from 7-10pm. We will meet at CiCi's Pizza for dinner at 7pm. If you can't come to dinner, make sure you're at the church by 8pm to work on the puppet skit.

Blessings!
Eric

Things You Need To Know

Don't forget about the High School Puppet Meeting each Friday night from 7-10pm. This Friday, the 13th, we will meet at Chick-Fil-A for dinner, and then go to the church building to work on props. On the 20th we will meet at CiCi's Pizza.

Also, this Sunday night (the 15th) is Dinner & Movie at Eric & Haley's. Everyone is out of school on Monday, so we will be hanging out after church Sunday night. Everyone needs to bring $3 and a drink.

The Mother/Daughter Tea is Saturday, Feb. 28th. The cost is $5 per person and is open to all mothers and daughters.

Finally, the SOAR Youth Rally in Augusta, GA is March 13th-15th. The cost is $25 per person. For more information, visit soaryouthrally.org. It is an excellent event, and the keynote speaker will be Eric Lyons of Apologetics Press.

Also, don't forget about the debate between Kyle Butt (Apologetics Press) and Dan Barker, who is the most debated Atheist in the United States. The debate will be regarding the Existence of God. The debate is taking place at the University of South Carolina this Thursday night (the 12th) at 6pm. The debate will possibly be streamed live. If you would like to view it, go to www.apologeticspress.org for the link to view the debate. If they are not able to stream the debate live, then they will load it immediately following the debate at www.apologeticspress.org.

PYG Winter Retreat 2009

The Amazing Race (1 Corinthians 9:24) was our theme. We had such a great time. We went to Ponderosa Bible Camp in Mentone, AL. We took 38 teenagers & 16 adults, for a grand total of 54. Curtis Moorer says this is the largest crowd we have ever taken to a Winter Retreat. This was our 12th year having a Winter Retreat. Our teens participated in five different Challenge Stations (Worship, Fellowship/Unity, Prayer, Holiness and Evangelism. At each station they completed different challenges. On Sunday afternoon we had a debriefing excercise where we talked about what all of these things meant. Our teens really came together during this retreat, and I am excited to see the results as life gets back to normal.

On Saturday night we had the Amazing Relay Race where each team was to compete in a series of relay events. One of the events was to arm-wrestle and beat the amazing "Crusty Rusty" Adair (as the teens refer to him). Eventually all teams won, but only one of the teams was able to succeed on the first try. The victor of this competition has the strength of a lion, and the bite of...well, she's too sweet to bite. Julie Adkins was the only one who could take down Rusty on the first try!


We are really looking forward to the 2010 Winter Retreat, which will be February 12-15, 2010. So mark on your calendars the date. We will again be at Ponderosa Bible Camp in Mentone, AL. We want to make it even bigger and better!

And if you want to see the pride and joy of our youth ministry, watch the video that some of our teens were so precious to take...

The New PYG Blog!

Hey PYG family! I have created a new blog for our Youth Ministry. Please check it on a weekly basis because I will be posting calendars, details about events, pictures and summaries from events when we return, and if we need some help for some events. Who knows...I may even get in the writing mood and put some articles on the blog. We also have a group page on Facebook, but for those of you who don't have one of those accounts, this will be an easy way for you to stay updated on what's going on. Also, I will update this probably more than I do facebook since I know more people can view it.

So add this page to your BOOKMARKS so you can come to it easily and often.

Also, feel free to leave comments about certain posts because it will let me know that you are actively viewing it.

Yours in Christ,
Eric Gray