Scaremare @ Liberty University

High School Trip - Thursday, October 27th

Middle School Trip - Friday, October 28th

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

$20 + dinner money

Scaremare presents fun-house rooms and scenes of death in order to confront people with the question “What happens after I die?”

Groups of people are escorted on a 20 minute tour through the House. At the end of the tour, visitors are presented with THE answer to this question and given the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. Approximately 26,000 people have made decisions for Christ over the past two decades. So you see, this House of Death really can show you the Way of Life!

*Registration for both Scaremare trips will begin Sunday, October 9th*

Middle School Retreat

FALL MIDDLE SCHOOL RETREAT @ Camp Willow Run

October 14-15 - $95

The Fall Middle School Retreat is just around the corner! The theme for this year’s retreat is “Inside Out” and is based around Paul’s letter to the Philippians. This theme serves to equip the student to not lean on his own strength but on the strength of Christ in him. It focuses on standing firm in the commitment that one has made to Christ and finishing the work of God as we work outwardly what God has worked inside of us. The ministry team Youth Quest will be leading the weekend for us! Your remaining $50 is due by Friday, Oct. 14th. Below is some info for you to take note of. If you have any questions, please let us know!

What to Bring:

-Bible, pen, notepad

-Sleeping Bag, Pillow, Toiletries, Towel, Washcloth, snacks

-Comfortable clothes, jacket/sweatshirt

-Anything else you need for an overnight trip!

What to NOT Bring:

-Cell phones, ipods, any portable gaming/music device

-Any clothes with offensive graphics/lettering

-Alcohol/tobacco products

-Pranking supplies

Schedule:

Friday, October 14th

-4:00pm - LEAVE Parkway

-6:00pm - Arrive at Willow Run - Unload and eat dinner

-7:00pm - Session 1 w/ Youth Quest

-9:00-11:00pm - Free Time/Games in gym

-11:00pm - In Box Cars

-12:00mid - Lights Out

Saturday, October 15th

-8:00am - Breakfast

-9:00-11:00am - Session 2 & Small Groups

-12:00noon - Lunch

-1:00-4:00pm - Free Time - Rope Swing, Rock Wall, Field Games, etc. (YQ tear down and pack equipment)

-4:00-5:00pm - Final Small Group Session

-5:00-6:00pm - Parkway packs up and cleans out boxcars

-6:00pm - Dinner

-6:30pm - Leave Willow Run

-8:30pm - ARRIVE @ Parkway

Blogspot LAUNCH

It is finally here...our Parkway Studentz Blogspot is now officially up and running! This is another way that we can stay connected with our students, their parents, and others who want to know what we are up to! Here are some things that you can expect from this blog:

-Details about upcoming events

-Special posts regarding youth culture

-Reviews on music, movies, tv, etc.

-Special guest blogs from adults who serve in the Studentz Ministry

-AND MUCH MORE

Thanks for checking in and look out for the next post!

4 HIS Glory,

Pastor Mike

It's Been A While

WOW...it is been a long time since anything was posted on our blog site. I just wanted everybody to know that we are going to re-launch our blog site this summer. Some things that will be posted on the blog this summer are:

1) Mission Project Reports

2) Details and Information about Studentz Events and Programs

3) Guest bloggers

4) A general post once a week

5) AND MORE!

So stay tuned...it's going to be an amazing summer of ministry here at Parkway!

NEW POST...FINALLYY

Hey everyone,

Sorry it has taken so long to post a message. It has been busy trying to get everything closed out of the "summer mode" and starting fresh with the fall stuff! With fall this year comes CHANGE...we have changed some of our programming in the Studentz Ministry. We have changed how we do Sunday mornings (starting in October), Sunday nights, Wednesday nights. These changes are ones that have been prayed over and discussed with several supports and we fill that this is where God wants the Parkway Studentz Ministry to go. Below are some of the changes we have made:

Sunday Mornings (Starting in October) 9:45-10:45 @ Grange Hall School - Starting October 4th, we will be moving from the K-Wing at Grange Hall School to the Cafeteria. We will have an opening time with students from 6-12 grades together for fellowship and announcements. After the opening time the middle school students will be divided by grades and go to separate classrooms to have a time of fellowship and Bible study. The high schoolers will stay together in the cafeteria and have a video to watch that will introduce the lesson. After the video there will be a large group master teacher session where one of our Studentz Bible Fellowship Leaders will give a quick 10-15 minutes overview of the lesson. After the master teacher session the high school students will be divided up into small groups for discussion. Within these small groups students will connect with each other, discuss the lesson, and pray for one another. There will be adult leaders leading each discussion group. All of this wraps up around 10:45.

Sunday Nights - For Sunday night activities this fall, we will have a different activity or emphasis each Sunday night of the month. One Sunday a month we will have Middle School and High School separate fellowships that will meet at different places each time. We may also do fellowships with Middle School and High School together. Every 2nd Sunday of the month we will have SNL. SNL will look and feel different. SNL is going to be a worship service with an evangelistic intent. This will be a time to bring friends to b/c at every SNL the Gospel will be clearly given and an invitation will always be given so students can respond to God's working in their hearts. We will have food, games, giveaways, worship, and fellowship. On a different Sunday we will have a LIVE LOVE Sunday where we will go out into the community and serve in some way or do an outreach event. On another Sunday night we may have a special emphasis night or a church wide or community event to be a part of!

Wednesday Nights - On Wednesday nights we have a couple of different options/opportunities for students. For the Middle School students we have Middle School CONNECT. This is a Bible study just for middle schoolers! We meet in cottage B2 on Wednesdays starting at 6:30pm. We start out with our very own Middle School Student Band and then move into the Bible study. We wrap up at 8:00pm with a review of the lesson and prayer time. Middle School CONNECT is great way to CONNECT with God while we CONNECT with each other! For High School students we give them the option of serving in our Children's Ministry program, Club 14:6, OR they can go to a High School d_group (discipleship group) hosted by Pastor Brian and his wife in his office. The study that this group is going through is a study on the attributes of God. Wedensday nights are a great time for discipleship and service!

*There is also one more high school d_group (discipleship group) option for High School students. This study meets on Tuesday nights at the home of Kyle Walton. Kyle is taking students through the book "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan. Students meet at Kyle's house at 6:45pm and are done by approx. 8:30pm. This is a great time to fellowship with others and to be challenged in your faith!*

I will soon be posting a calendar of the fall schedule on here with these programs and other events that will challenge you to grow close to God and encourage you to spread the gospel in the world that you live!

If you need any information about the above programs or other things in the Studentz Ministry, feel free to contact Mike Camire through phone (804-639-2236) or by email (mcamire@parkwayfamily.org)!

Thanks!

M-FUGE 2009

Since FUGE I have been amazed at what God has been doing in my own life and in the lives of our students. I have seen a passion and fire for God and His Gospel in many of our students after this year's FUGE. I would go on record and say that this year's FUGE was one of the best that we have been to. The worship was great and the messages each night were convicting. God spoke and moved in our group in mighty ways. My prayer is now that students are back home and back into their daily routines that they would take time to continue their quiet times, prayer time with God, worship, and service to others. It is great and easy to do all of that away from family, friends, and other "stuff" in our lives but we need to focus on what is most important in our lives and that is our relationship with Christ. A relationship is 2-fold and requires us participate. God is there waiting on us to call on him and spend time with him. He wants to spend time with us but many times we brush him aside for other things, other people, and other stuff. Don't treat God like that. He has done so much for you and for me and wants us to grow in our relationship with him and tell others about him and His gospel message! So as we are back into the groove remember to keep God FIRST in all that you do...pray to him, read and study his Word, worship Him, call out to Him...He desires and wants that from us.

The final highlight video from FUGE will come soon...I have been having technical difficulty with my video software ever since I have come back from Romania...Keep checking back for it!

FUGE REPORT

FUGE DAY 1:
The Day of Travel!

Well...we made it! After many hours of driving, watching movies, napping, and crazy yelling on the bus...we made it to M-FUGE in Charleston, SC! The ride down was AWESOME...charter buses are the way to go to camp! Once we arrived and the bus doors opened, the South Carolina humidity hit us like a ton of bricks. Once we got off of the bus, we hit the ground running. We arrived at around 3:30 and did not get done until 11 or so Monday night. It was a busy day but a fun day! Thank you for your prayers and support! ENJOY THE VIDEO!

4 HIS Glory,
Mike Camire